Salt Lake City, Utah - May 24, 2010

Waters Corporation (WAT:NYSE) today introduced a new device to help drug discovery and development scientists improve the efficiency of their sample extractions. The Waters^® Positive Pressure-96 Processor is specifically designed to perform solid-phase extraction (SPE) for analytes in biological samples using Waters 96-well Oasis^® mElution Plate or the Waters Oasis 96-well macro plate. Using positive pressure for liquid displacement, the product produces consistent, uniform flow from well-to-well that improves the overall reproducibility of analyte recoveries, even in viscous samples. Waters Positive Pressure-96 Processor will be available on a worldwide basis beginning June 7.