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Form 8-K

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8-K — WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES INC

Accession: 0001104659-26-064461

Filed: 2026-05-20

Period: 2026-05-19

CIK: 0000795403

SIC: 3490 (MISCELLANEOUS FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS)

Item: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES, INC._May 19, 2026

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 19, 2026

WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware

001-11499

04-2916536

(State or Other Jurisdiction

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer

of Incorporation)

Identification No.)

815 Chestnut Street, North Andover, Massachusetts 01845

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(978) 688-1811

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

☐  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading

Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Class A Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share

WTS

New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.07Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

(a)The 2026 Annual Meeting (the “2026 Annual Meeting”) of Watts Water Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), was held on Tuesday, May 19, 2026.

(b)The results of the voting on the proposals considered at the 2026 Annual Meeting were as follows:

Proposal 1: Election of Directors

Each of the following nine persons was elected as a Director of the Company for a term expiring at the Company's 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until such Director's successor is duly elected and qualified.

The voting results were as follows:

Nominee

Votes For

Votes Withheld

Broker Non-Votes

Rebecca J. Boll

75,774,110

8,143,526

996,522

Michael J. Dubose

72,264,976

11,652,660

996,522

David A. Dunbar

75,522,888

8,394,748

996,522

Kenneth Napolitano

75,771,070

8,146,566

996,522

Joseph T. Noonan

83,167,474

750,162

996,522

Robert J. Pagano, Jr.

82,158,306

1,759,330

996,522

Merilee Raines

75,424,649

8,492,987

996,522

Joseph W. Reitmeier

75,648,010

8,269,626

996,522

Suzanne L. Stefany

82,655,890

1,261,746

996,522

Proposal 2: Advisory Vote on Named Executive Officer Compensation

The results of the non-binding advisory vote on the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers were as follows:

Number of votes cast for the proposal:

82,418,117

Number of votes cast against the proposal:

1,393,242

Number of abstentions:

106,277

Number of broker non-votes:

996,522

Proposal 2, having received the affirmative vote of the holders of 98.2% of the votes present or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the 2026 Annual Meeting, was approved on an advisory basis.

Proposal 3: Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The votes regarding the ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 were as follows:

Number of votes cast for the proposal:

82,385,073

Number of votes cast against the proposal:

2,506,809

Number of abstentions:

22,276

Number of broker non-votes:

0

Proposal 3, having received the affirmative vote of the holders of 97.0% of the votes present or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the 2026 Annual Meeting, was approved.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: May 20, 2026

WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

By:

/s/ Kenneth R. Lepage

Kenneth R. Lepage

General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, Chief Sustainability Officer & Secretary

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