John E. Lynch, Vice President of Investor Relations, 508-482-2314 Waters Corporation Announces Sherry Buck as Chief Financial Officer

Contact: John E. Lynch, Vice President

of Investor Relations, 508-482-2314

Waters Corporation Announces Sherry Buck as

Chief Financial Officer

Dec. 8, 2016 Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) today announced Sherry Buck as its Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective January 9, 2017. Ms. Buck replaces Eugene G. Cassis, Waters Corporation CFO since

February 2014, who will transition to a senior advisory role.

On behalf of our Board of Directors and Executive Committee, I am pleased to welcome

Sherry Buck to Waters as our CFO, said Christopher J. O Connell, Waters Corporation President and CEO. Sherry brings a significant breadth of experience as a global financial executive and CFO of a public company, as well as being

an excellent fit with Waters values and culture.

Mr. O Connell continued, I would also like to thank Gene Cassis for his

exemplary leadership of the finance function at Waters over the past three years, and for his valuable and ongoing counsel to me as we shape our business strategy and investments for future growth.

As CFO of Libbey Inc. for more than four years, Ms. Buck was responsible for the company s financial strategies, information technology and

worldwide finance organization. Prior to joining Libbey, Ms. Buck spent nearly 20 years at Whirlpool Corporation in a number of leadership roles, including CFO, Global Product and Enterprise Cost Leadership, and Vice President, U.S. Finance.

She earned her bachelor of science in Accountancy from the University of Missouri.

I am excited to join Waters Corporation, Ms. Buck

said. As the industry s leader in technology, there are compelling opportunities for Waters to continue to extend its leading position. I look forward to working alongside Chris and the Waters team to execute our strategies and

to drive value for our shareholders.

About Waters Corporation (www.waters.com)

Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT) develops and manufactures advanced analytical science technologies for laboratory-dependent organizations. For more than 50

years, the company has pioneered a connected portfolio of separations science, laboratory information management, mass spectrometry and thermal analysis systems.

Waters is a registered trademark of the

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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT

This release contains forward-looking statements regarding the future. The Company s actual future results may differ significantly from

what is discussed or suggested in the forward-looking statements within this release for a variety of reasons, including and without limitation, a revision in organizational/leadership transition plans.