WATERS CORP DE
For the period ended Dec 31, 2023. Filed Feb 27, 2024.
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FY2023 · Filed Feb 27, 2024
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Item 9B. Other Information
Insider Trading Arrangements and Related Disclosures
None.
Amendment and Restatement of Bylaws
On February 23, 2024, the Board of Directors of the Company approved an amendment and restatement of the bylaws of the Company (the “Amended Bylaws”), effective as of such date.
Among other matters, the Amended Bylaws:
| (1) | revise procedures and disclosure requirements for the nomination of directors and the submission of proposals for consideration at meetings of the stockholders of the Company, including, among other things, limiting the scope of persons to whom such disclosure requirements apply and adding a requirement that a stockholder seeking to nominate director(s) at an annual meeting deliver to the Company reasonable evidence that it has complied with the requirements of Rule 14a-19 of the Exchange Act, no less than seven business days prior to the meeting; |
| (2) | clarify the applicability of the majority voting standard for contested elections of directors; |
| (3) | clarify the position, duties and powers of the Chairman and Vice Chairman within the Company structure; |
| (4) | make certain administrative, modernizing, clarifying and conforming changes, including making updates to reflect recent amendments to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware; and |
| (5) | adopt gender-neutral terms when referring to particular positions, offices or title holders, including the adoption of the title Chair in place of Chairman. |
The foregoing description of the Amended Bylaws does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amended Bylaws, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.5 and incorporated herein by reference.
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