Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * King Ian	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 2/10/2016	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol WATERS CORP /DE/ [WAT]
(Last)        (First)        (Middle) 34 MAPLE STREET	4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director                            _____ 10% Owner ___ X ___ Officer (give title below)          _____ Other (specify below) Sr VP, Instrument Technology /
(Street) MILFORD, MA 01757        (City)              (State)              (Zip)	5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	4559	D   (1)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	12/9/2011   (2)	12/9/2020	Common Stock	23000	$79.05	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	12/7/2012   (3)	12/7/2021	Common Stock	23000	$79.15	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	12/11/2013   (4)	12/11/2022	Common Stock	23000	$87.06	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	12/6/2014   (5)	12/6/2023	Common Stock	12000	$98.21	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	12/11/2015   (6)	12/11/2024	Common Stock	19000	$113.36	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	12/9/2016   (7)	12/9/2025	Common Stock	17825	$128.93	D

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	5,091 Restricted Stock Units vest 20% per annum for a 5 year period beginning on December 6, 2014. A total of 811 shares of common stock representing taxes were withheld at vesting dates, December 6, 2014 and December 6, 2015.
( 2)	These options vest 20% per annum for a 5 year period beginning on December 9, 2011.
( 3)	These options vest 20% per annum for a 5 year period beginning on December 7, 2012.
( 4)	These options vest 20% per annum for a 5 year period beginning on December 11, 2013.
( 5)	These options vest 20% per annum for a 5 year period beginning on December 6, 2014.
( 6)	These options vest 20% per annum for a 5 year period beginning on December 11, 2015.
( 7)	These options vest 20% per annum for a 5 year period beginning on December 9, 2016.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
King Ian 34 MAPLE STREET MILFORD, MA 01757			Sr VP, Instrument Technology

Signatures
/s/ Ian King		2/11/2016
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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