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FILED AS OF DATE:		20240528
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20240528

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			WATERS CORP /DE/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001000697
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	LABORATORY ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTS [3826]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	08 Industrial Applications and Services
		IRS NUMBER:				133668640
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SD
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-14010
		FILM NUMBER:		24986312

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		34 MAPLE ST
		CITY:			MILFORD
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			01757
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5084782000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		34 MAPLE STREET
		CITY:			MILFORD
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			01757

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	WCD INVESTORS INC /DE/
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19960605
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>34 Maple Street, Milford, Massachusetts</B></TD>
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<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">508-478-2000</FONT></FONT></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name and telephone number, including
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;1 - Conflict Minerals Disclosure </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Item 1.01 Conflict Minerals Disclosure </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This filing is being made
by Waters Corporation (&#147;Waters&#148;, the &#147;Company&#148;, &#147;we&#148;, &#147;us&#148;, or &#147;our&#148;) for the calendar year January&nbsp;1 to December&nbsp;31, 2023 in accordance with Rule
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13p-1</FONT> (&#147;Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13p-1&#148;)</FONT> under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the &#147;1934 Act&#148;) and Form SD (collectively, the &#147;Conflict Minerals Rule&#148;).
Consistent with the Conflict Minerals Rule, as used herein, &#147;Conflict Minerals&#148; or &#147;3TG&#148; are tin (cassiterite), tungsten (wolframite), tantalum (columbite-tantalite or coltan) and gold. In accordance with the Updated Statement on
the Effect of the Court of Appeals Decision on the Conflict Minerals Rule issued by the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission on April&nbsp;7, 2017, we have not included a Conflict Minerals Report exhibit as part
of this filing. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Company Overview </U></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Waters is a
specialty measurement company that operates with a fundamental purpose to advance the science that enables our customers to enhance human health and well-being. The Company has pioneered analytical workflow solutions involving liquid chromatography,
mass spectrometry, thermal analysis and light scattering innovations serving the life, materials, and food sciences. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Waters sells and services high performance liquid chromatography, ultraperformance liquid chromatography and mass
spectrometry technology systems and support products, including chromatography columns, other consumable products, and comprehensive post-warranty service plans. These systems are complementary products that are frequently employed together and sold
as integrated instrument systems using common software platforms. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Waters is also a developer and supplier of advanced software-based products that interface with the
Company&#146;s instruments, as well as other manufacturers&#146; instruments. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Through its TA Instruments product line the Company designs, manufactures, sells, and services thermal analysis,
rheology and calorimetry instruments. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Through Wyatt Technology (a business acquired by Waters in May 2023), Waters researches, develops and
commercializes light scattering instruments used in the pharmaceutical, and biotechnology academic institutions. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Product Scoping;
Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry (&#147;RCOI&#148;) </U></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company determined that 3TG are used in certain components contained in the Company&#146;s
instrument systems, which are products that the Company manufactures. These 3TG are necessary to the functionality or production of the Company&#146;s instrument systems. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As required by the Conflict Minerals Rule, the Company conducted a RCOI to determine whether any of the 3TG in the Company&#146;s products originate in the
Democratic Republic of the Congo (the &#147;DRC&#148;) or its adjoining countries or are from recycled or scrap sources. The Company&#146;s due diligence program is based upon industry guidance published by the Organisation for Economic <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Co-operation</FONT> and Development, the Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas (the &#147;OECD Guidance&#148;). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As part of our RCOI, we asked 5,722 potentially <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">in-scope</FONT> suppliers to complete the Conflict Minerals Reporting
Template (&#147;CMRT&#148;), developed by the Responsible Minerals Initiative (the &#147;RMI&#148;). The CMRT includes questions about suppliers&#146; uses and sourcing of 3TG, as well as questions about their own due diligence measures. All
potentially <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">in-scope</FONT> suppliers received a letter from the Company&#146;s Senior Vice President of Global Operations, requesting their compliance with the annual RCOI process. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company has designed its due diligence program to align with ongoing compliance with the Conflict Minerals Rule. As recommended by the OECD Guidance, the
Company published a Conflict Minerals Statement, which is made available to employees, suppliers and the public on our website at <U>https://www.waters.com/nextgen/us/en/about-waters/corporate-governance/conflict-minerals-statement.html</U>. Among
other things, the Company&#146;s due diligence program includes the review of its worldwide supply chain for materials that contain 3TG and the evaluation of the risk that these materials are from sources that directly or indirectly finance or
benefit armed groups in the DRC or an adjoining country. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company&#146;s program has several elements including, but not limited to, the following:
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Establishing a cross-functional team with representation from Product Stewardship, Trade Compliance, Procurement,
Sustainability, Legal, Finance, and Investor Relations to monitor supply chain due diligence and reporting. Waters has permanent staff dedicated to the management of this program. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Having a Supplier Environmental and Social Responsibility (ESR) Code of Conduct. Pursuant to the ESR Code of
Conduct, the Company expects its suppliers to exercise due diligence on their own supply chains and to make their due diligence findings available to the Company. The ESR Code of Conduct indicates that the Company reserves the right to take remedial
action up to and including termination in the event of supplier <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-compliance.</FONT> </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Including language in the Company&#146;s purchase order terms and conditions related to Conflict Minerals
reporting and compliance. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Holding periodic virtual training with certain critical suppliers about our Conflict Minerals compliance program,
our reporting obligations, and the importance of supplier participation. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Engaging with a third-party vendor to administer the supplier survey, to tabulate survey results, and to help
measure year-over-year performance. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Utilizing our Conflict_Minerals@waters.com email as a mechanism for our suppliers and other third parties to
report compliance questions or issues to the Company. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Notifying the Company&#146;s Procurement organization about suppliers who do not respond to the RCOI.
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">In certain circumstances where a supplier acknowledges the use of smelters not certified by the RMI, removing the
supplier from the Company&#146;s approved vendor list.</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Findings and Results</U></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For calendar year 2023, the number of our total <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">in-scope</FONT> suppliers increased from 5008 to 5,722. This increase is due
to the net addition of suppliers in the ordinary course of business and the acquisition of Wyatt Technologies. Our methodology is intended to increase visibility into our products and their components, including those components we consider to be at
lower risk of containing 3TG. The Company received responses from 69% of the 5,722 potentially <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">in-scope</FONT> suppliers contacted, and the responses received were applicable to 78.6% of the 89,928 parts from those
suppliers. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">No suppliers informed the Company, in response to the Company&#146;s RCOI survey, that they obtained 3TG from
mines controlled by armed groups in the DRC or an adjoining country. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As a result of the information the Company received from its
suppliers for calendar year 2023, the Company was not able to determine with certainty the country of origin of the 3TG in our products. However, the Company does not have reason to believe that any 3TG used in its products originated from mines
controlled by an armed group in the DRC or an adjoining country. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Future Due Diligence Considerations </U></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company is committed to continuing to evolve our RCOI and due diligence program. The Company intends to work to improve survey response rates from its
suppliers over time. The Company also intends to continue to update our RCOI and due diligence program processes and procedures as appropriate. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The
Company&#146;s Form SD is publicly available on our website at <U><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">https://ir.waters.com/financials/sec-filings</FONT></U>. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the duly
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center">May&nbsp;28, 2024</TD></TR>
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