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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July&nbsp;10, 2009.</B></DIV>


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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>WASHINGTON, DC 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>WATERS CORPORATION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><I>(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)</I></DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>DELAWARE</B><BR>
<I>(State or Other Jurisdiction of <BR>
Incorporation or Organization)</I>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>13-3668640</B><BR>
<I>(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>34 Maple Street, Milford, MA 01757</B><BR>
<I>(Address of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)</I></DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Waters Corporation<BR>
2009 Employee Stock Purchase Plan</B><BR>
<I>(Full title of the plan)</I></DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Mark T. Beaudouin, Esq.<BR>
Waters Corporation<BR>
34 Maple Street<BR>
Milford, Massachusetts 01757</B><BR>
<I>(Name and address of Agent for Service)</I></DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>508-478-2000</B><BR>
<I>(Telephone Number for agent for service)</I></DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated
filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; in Rule&nbsp;12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
(Check one):
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<TD align="center">Accelerated filer&nbsp;<FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD align="center"><br>Non-accelerated filer&nbsp;<FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT><BR>(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)</TD>
<TD align="right">Smaller reporting company&nbsp;<FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>
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                    <TD valign="top" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Common Stock (par value $0.01 per share)
</DIV></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">886,456</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$49.22</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$43,631,364.32
</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$2,434.63</TD>
    <TD width="1%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">886,456</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$43,631,364.32
</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$2,434.63</TD>
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    <TD>This Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of Common Stock which
become issuable under the Waters Corporation 2009 Employee Stock Purchase Plan by reason of
any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization, or other similar transaction effected
without the receipt of consideration which results in an increase in the number of outstanding
shares of Common Stock of Waters Corporation.</TD>
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    <TD>The proposed maximum offering price of $49.22 per share, which is the average of the high and
low prices of the Registrant&#146;s common stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on
July 6, 2009, is set forth solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant
to Rule 457(c) and (h)&nbsp;under the Securities Act of 1933.</TD>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">PART I</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#001">PART II</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#003">Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#004">Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#005">Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#006">Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#007">Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#008">Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#009">SIGNATURES AND POWER OF ATTORNEY</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#010"><U>EXHIBIT INDEX</U></A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="b76149wcexv4w1.htm">Ex-4.1 Waters Corporation 2009 Employee Stock Purchase Plan</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="b76149wcexv5w1.htm">Ex-5.1 Opinion of Bingham McCutchen LLP</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="b76149wcexv23w1.htm">Ex-23.1 Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP</A></TD></TR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>PART I</B>
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</B>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The information required by Part&nbsp;I is included in documents sent or given by Waters
Corporation (the &#147;<U>Registrant</U>&#148;) to the participants in the Waters Corporation 2009 Employee
Stock Purchase Plan (the &#147;<U>Plan</U>&#148;).
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the &#147;<U>Commission</U>&#148;) pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
&#147;<U>Exchange Act</U>&#148;), are hereby incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement:
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    <TD>The Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2008 filed
with the Commission on February&nbsp;27, 2009;</TD>
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    <TD>The Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April&nbsp;4, 2009,
filed with the Commission on May&nbsp;8, 2009; and</TD>
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    <TD>the description of the Registrant&#146;s common stock contained in the registration
statement on Form 8-A filed with the Commission on October&nbsp;17, 1995, including any
amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating that description.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition, all documents filed with the Commission pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 and
15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the
filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities registered hereby have
been sold or which deregisters all of such securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of
filing of such documents.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the &#147;<U>Corporation
Law</U>&#148;) permits indemnification of directors, officers, employees and agents of corporations
under certain conditions and subject to certain limitations. The Registrant&#146;s certificate of
incorporation, as amended, provides for the indemnification of directors and officers of the
Registrant to the fullest extent permitted by Section&nbsp;145.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition, the by-laws of the Registrant provide that the Registrant shall indemnify to the
fullest extent authorized by law any person made or threatened to be made a party to an action,
suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact
that he, his testator or intestate is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the
Registrant or is or was serving, at the request of the Registrant, as a director, officer, employee
or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition, pursuant to certain Indemnification Agreements dated August&nbsp;18, 1994 (the
&#147;Indemnification Agreements&#148;) between the Registrant and its directors and executive officers, the
Registrant agreed to indemnify such directors and executive officers to the fullest extent
permitted by the laws of the State of Delaware. Among other things, the Indemnification Agreements
provide indemnification procedures, advancement of expenses during proceedings subject to
indemnification and mechanisms for reviewing executive conduct in connection with a claim for
indemnification.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following exhibits are filed as part of this registration statement:
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Exhibit</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Number</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom">Waters Corporation 2009 Employee Stock Purchase Plan</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom">Opinion of Bingham McCutchen LLP with respect to the
legality of the shares being registered</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom">Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an Independent
Registered Public Accounting Firm</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom">Consent of Bingham McCutchen LLP
(included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">24.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom">Power of Attorney (included in signature page hereto)</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
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    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this Registration Statement (i)&nbsp;to include any prospectus required by Section
10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (&#147;<U>Securities Act</U>&#148;); (ii)&nbsp;to reflect
in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration
statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the
aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration
statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities
offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was
registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range
may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b)
if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20&nbsp;percent change
in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148;
table in the effective registration statement; (iii)&nbsp;to include any material information with
respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or
any material change to such information in the Registration Statement.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(2)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new Registration Statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed
to be the initial <I>bona fide </I>offering thereof.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(3)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities
being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.</TD>
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    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>That, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the
Corporation&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act
that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new
Registration Statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial <I>bona fide </I>offering thereof.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(5)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted
to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Corporation pursuant to the foregoing
provisions, or otherwise, the Corporation has been advised that in the opinion of the
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act
and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such
liabilities (other than the payment by the Corporation of expenses incurred or paid by a
director, officer or controlling person of the Corporation in the successful defense of any
action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered, the Corporation will, unless in the opinion
of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of
such issue.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies that it has
reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has
duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto
duly authorized, in the city of Milford, Massachusetts, on the 10th day of July, 2009.
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    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left">WATERS CORPORATION<BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ John Ornell
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">John Ornell&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">Vice President, Finance and Administration and Chief
Financial Officer&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B>
</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We, the undersigned officers and directors of the Company, hereby severally constitute and
appoint Douglas A. Berthiaume and Mark T. Beaudouin, and all or any one of them, our true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and re-substitution for him
and in his name, place and stead, and in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments
(including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement on Form S-8, and to file the
same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission,
granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do
and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying
and confirming all that each of said attorneys-in-fact or his substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been
signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated as of the 10th day of July, 2009.
</DIV>
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    <TD width="47%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Signature</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Title</B></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ Douglas A. Berthiaume<BR>
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Douglas A. Berthiaume
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and<BR>
Chief Executive Officer;<BR>
(Principal Executive Officer)</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ John Ornell<BR>
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
John Ornell
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Vice President, Finance and Administration and<BR>
Chief Financial Officer<BR>
(Principal Accounting and Financial Officer)</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ Joshua Bekenstein<BR>
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Joshua Bekenstein
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ Michael J. Berendt<BR>
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Michael J. Berendt
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ Edward W. Conrad<BR>
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Edward W. Conrad
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Signature</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Title</B></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ Laurie H. Glimcher, M.D.<BR>
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Laurie H. Glimcher, M.D.
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ Christopher A. Kuebler<BR>
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Christopher A. Kuebler
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ William J. Miller<BR>
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
William J. Miller
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ JoAnn A. Reed<BR>
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
JoAnn A. Reed
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ Thomas P. Salice<BR>
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Thomas P. Salice
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Exhibit</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Number</B></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom">Waters Corporation 2009 Employee Stock Purchase Plan</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom">Opinion of Bingham McCutchen LLP with respect to the
legality of the shares being registered</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom">Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an Independent
Registered Public Accounting Firm</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom">Consent of Bingham McCutchen LLP
(included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">24.1
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom">Power of Attorney (included in signature page hereto)</TD>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 10, 2009.
File No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
WATERS CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
DELAWARE
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
13-3668640
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
34 Maple Street, Milford, MA 01757
(Address of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)
Waters Corporation
2009 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Mark T. Beaudouin, Esq.
Waters Corporation
34 Maple Street
Milford, Massachusetts 01757
(Name and address of Agent for Service)
508-478-2000
(Telephone Number for agent for service)
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed
Proposed
Amount
Maximum
Maximum
Amount Of
Title Of
To Be
Offering Price
Aggregate
Registration
Securities To Be Registered
Registered
(1)
Per Share
(2)
Offering Price
Fee
Common Stock (par value $0.01 per share)
886,456
$49.22
$43,631,364.32
$2,434.63
TOTAL:
886,456
$43,631,364.32
$2,434.63
(1)
This Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of Common Stock which
become issuable under the Waters Corporation 2009 Employee Stock Purchase Plan by reason of
any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization, or other similar transaction effected
without the receipt of consideration which results in an increase in the number of outstanding
shares of Common Stock of Waters Corporation.
(2)
The proposed maximum offering price of $49.22 per share, which is the average of the high and
low prices of the Registrant's common stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on
July 6, 2009, is set forth solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant
to Rule 457(c) and (h) under the Securities Act of 1933.
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PART I
PART II
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
Item 4. Description of Securities
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed
Item 8. Exhibits
Item 9. Undertakings
SIGNATURES AND POWER OF ATTORNEY
EXHIBIT INDEX
Ex-4.1 Waters Corporation 2009 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Ex-5.1 Opinion of Bingham McCutchen LLP
Ex-23.1 Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The information required by Part I is included in documents sent or given by Waters
Corporation (the "
Registrant
") to the participants in the Waters Corporation 2009 Employee
Stock Purchase Plan (the "
Plan
").
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
The following documents filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "
Commission
") pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"
Exchange Act
"), are hereby incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement:
(a)
The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 filed
with the Commission on February 27, 2009;
(b)
The Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 4, 2009,
filed with the Commission on May 8, 2009; and
(c)
the description of the Registrant's common stock contained in the registration
statement on Form 8-A filed with the Commission on October 17, 1995, including any
amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating that description.
In addition, all documents filed with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and
15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the
filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities registered hereby have
been sold or which deregisters all of such securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of
filing of such documents.
Item 4. Description of Securities
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Section 145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the "
Corporation
Law
") permits indemnification of directors, officers, employees and agents of corporations
under certain conditions and subject to certain limitations. The Registrant's certificate of
incorporation, as amended, provides for the indemnification of directors and officers of the
Registrant to the fullest extent permitted by Section 145.
In addition, the by-laws of the Registrant provide that the Registrant shall indemnify to the
fullest extent authorized by law any person made or threatened to be made a party to an action,
suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact
that he, his testator or intestate is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the
Registrant or is or was serving, at the request of the Registrant, as a director, officer, employee
or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise.
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In addition, pursuant to certain Indemnification Agreements dated August 18, 1994 (the
"Indemnification Agreements") between the Registrant and its directors and executive officers, the
Registrant agreed to indemnify such directors and executive officers to the fullest extent
permitted by the laws of the State of Delaware. Among other things, the Indemnification Agreements
provide indemnification procedures, advancement of expenses during proceedings subject to
indemnification and mechanisms for reviewing executive conduct in connection with a claim for
indemnification.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits
The following exhibits are filed as part of this registration statement:
Exhibit
Number
Exhibit Description
4.1
Waters Corporation 2009 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
5.1
Opinion of Bingham McCutchen LLP with respect to the
legality of the shares being registered
23.1
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an Independent
Registered Public Accounting Firm
23.2
Consent of Bingham McCutchen LLP
(included in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
Power of Attorney (included in signature page hereto)
Item 9. Undertakings
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1)
To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this Registration Statement (i) to include any prospectus required by Section
10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("
Securities Act
"); (ii) to reflect
in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration
statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the
aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration
statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities
offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was
registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range
may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b)
if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20 percent change
in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee"
table in the effective registration statement; (iii) to include any material information with
respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or
any material change to such information in the Registration Statement.
(2)
That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new Registration Statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed
to be the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
(3)
To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities
being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
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(4)
That, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the
Corporation's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act
that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new
Registration Statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
(5)
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted
to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Corporation pursuant to the foregoing
provisions, or otherwise, the Corporation has been advised that in the opinion of the
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act
and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such
liabilities (other than the payment by the Corporation of expenses incurred or paid by a
director, officer or controlling person of the Corporation in the successful defense of any
action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered, the Corporation will, unless in the opinion
of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of
such issue.
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SIGNATURES AND POWER OF ATTORNEY
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies that it has
reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has
duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto
duly authorized, in the city of Milford, Massachusetts, on the 10th day of July, 2009.
WATERS CORPORATION
By:
/s/ John Ornell
Name:
John Ornell
Title:
Vice President, Finance and Administration and Chief
Financial Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
We, the undersigned officers and directors of the Company, hereby severally constitute and
appoint Douglas A. Berthiaume and Mark T. Beaudouin, and all or any one of them, our true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and re-substitution for him
and in his name, place and stead, and in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments
(including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement on Form S-8, and to file the
same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission,
granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do
and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying
and confirming all that each of said attorneys-in-fact or his substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been
signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated as of the 10th day of July, 2009.
Signature
Title
/s/ Douglas A. Berthiaume
Douglas A. Berthiaume
Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and
Chief Executive Officer;
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ John Ornell
John Ornell
Vice President, Finance and Administration and
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Accounting and Financial Officer)
/s/ Joshua Bekenstein
Joshua Bekenstein
Director
/s/ Michael J. Berendt
Michael J. Berendt
Director
/s/ Edward W. Conrad
Edward W. Conrad
Director
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Signature
Title
/s/ Laurie H. Glimcher, M.D.
Laurie H. Glimcher, M.D.
Director
/s/ Christopher A. Kuebler
Christopher A. Kuebler
Director
/s/ William J. Miller
William J. Miller
Director
/s/ JoAnn A. Reed
JoAnn A. Reed
Director
/s/ Thomas P. Salice
Thomas P. Salice
Director
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Exhibit Description
4.1
Waters Corporation 2009 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
5.1
Opinion of Bingham McCutchen LLP with respect to the
legality of the shares being registered
23.1
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an Independent
Registered Public Accounting Firm
23.2
Consent of Bingham McCutchen LLP
(included in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
Power of Attorney (included in signature page hereto)