UNITED STATES

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 20, 2015

 

 

THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware		1-8002		04-2209186
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

 

81 Wyman Street Waltham, Massachusetts		02451
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(781) 622-1000

(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)

 

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Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

At the annual meeting of stockholders of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (the “Company”) held on May 20, 2015, the stockholders of the Company voted on the following proposals:

 

1.

The following nominees were elected to the Company’s Board of Directors for a one-year term expiring at the 2016 annual meeting of stockholders.

 

		For				Against				Abstain				Broker Non-Votes
Marc N. Casper			335,088,539				1,097,117				615,034				20,934,093
Nelson J. Chai			334,359,449				1,824,030				617,211				20,934,093
C. Martin Harris			334,785,360				1,397,712				617,618				20,934,093
Tyler Jacks			334,570,794				1,607,616				622,280				20,934,093
Judy C. Lewent			336,013,238				184,575				602,877				20,934,093
Thomas J. Lynch			333,706,907				2,482,502				611,281				20,934,093
Jim P. Manzi			334,621,656				1,555,138				623,896				20,934,093
William G. Parrett			310,807,119				24,525,742				1,467,829				20,934,093
Lars S. Sorensen			332,285,133				3,899,668				615,889				20,934,093
Scott M. Sperling			335,136,690				1,047,285				616,715				20,934,093
Elaine S. Ullian			330,670,347				5,522,409				607,934				20,934,093

 

2.

A non-binding, advisory proposal on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved.

 

For:			322,909,865
Against:			6,834,509
Abstain:			7,056,316
Broker Non-Votes:			20,934,093

 

3.

The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015 was ratified.

 

For:			349,123,957
Against:			7,939,876
Abstain:			670,950

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized, on this 21st day of May, 2015.