WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES INC

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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April 1, 2026

Dear Stockholder:

It is my pleasure to invite you to attend our 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which will be held on Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. at our principal executive offices located at 815 Chestnut Street, North Andover, Massachusetts 01845. On the pages following this letter you will find the notice of our 2026 Annual Meeting, which lists the business matters to be considered at the meeting, and the proxy statement, which further describes the business matters listed in the notice. Following completion of the scheduled business at the 2026 Annual Meeting, we will report on our operations and answer questions from stockholders.

We are pleased to take advantage of the Securities and Exchange Commission rules that allow issuers to furnish proxy materials to their stockholders through the Internet. We believe these rules allow us to provide you with the information you need while lowering the costs of delivery and reducing the environmental impact of the 2026 Annual Meeting.

Whether or not you plan to attend the 2026 Annual Meeting, your vote is important and we encourage you to vote promptly. After you have read the attached proxy statement, please cast your vote by telephone or through the Internet. Instructions for voting by telephone or through the Internet are included on the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials you received in the mail. If you received printed copies of these materials, please mark your vote on the proxy card, sign and date the proxy card, and return it per the instructions on the card.

We hope that you will be able to join us at the 2026 Annual Meeting.

Sincerely,

ROBERT J. PAGANO, JR.

Chief Executive Officer, President

and Chairperson of the Board

815 Chestnut Street

North Andover, MA 01845

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NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

To Be Held on May 19, 2026

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To the Stockholders of

Watts Water Technologies, Inc.

Notice is hereby given that the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Watts Water Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation, will be held at our principal executive offices located at 815 Chestnut Street, North Andover, Massachusetts 01845, on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, at 9:00 a.m., local time, for the following purposes:

To elect the nine directors named in the proxy statement to our Board of Directors, each to hold office until our 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until such director’s successor is duly elected and qualified;

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To approve, by a non-binding advisory vote, named executive officer compensation; and

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To ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026.

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The stockholders will also consider and act upon any other matters that may properly come before the Annual Meeting. If any other matters properly come before the Annual Meeting, it is the intention of the persons named in the enclosed form of proxy to vote the shares they represent as the Board of Directors recommends.

Only stockholders of record at the close of business on March 24, 2026 are entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting or any continuation, adjournment or postponement thereof.

By Order of the Board of Directors

KENNETH R. LEPAGE

General Counsel,

Chief Compliance Officer,

Chief Sustainability Officer and Secretary

North Andover, Massachusetts

April 1, 2026