Form 8-K

 

 

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): April 24, 2012

 

 

PerkinElmer, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Massachusetts   001-05075   04-2052042

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

  (Commission
File Number)
  (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

940 Winter Street, Waltham, Massachusetts   02451
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (781) 663-6900

Not applicable.

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

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):

 

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

At the annual meeting of shareholders of PerkinElmer, Inc. (the “Company”) held on April 24, 2012, the shareholders voted on the following proposals:

 

   

a proposal to elect the eight nominees for director named below for terms of one year each;

 

   

a proposal to ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the current fiscal year; and

 

   

a proposal to approve, by non-binding advisory vote, the Company’s executive compensation.

The shareholders elected each of the nominees to serve as a director for a term of one year. The final number of votes cast for or against or abstaining and the number of broker non-votes for each nominee are listed below. The proposal to ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm and the proposal to approve, by non-binding advisory vote, the Company’s executive compensation were each also approved. The final number of votes cast for or against or abstaining from voting on those two proposals and the number of broker non-votes on the executive compensation proposal are listed below.

Proposal #1 – To elect the following nominees as our directors for terms of one year each:

 

     For      Against      Abstain      Broker
Non-Votes
 

Peter Barrett

     91,684,651         480,939         124,033         8,824,585   

Robert F. Friel

     90,022,722         2,154,624         112,277         8,824,585   

Nicholas A. Lopardo

     89,080,220         3,074,372         135,031         8,824,585   

Alexis P. Michas

     90,941,622         1,212,439         135,562         8,824,585   

James C. Mullen

     89,572,535         2,585,974         131,114         8,824,585   

Vicki L. Sato, Ph.D

     90,923,924         1,225,596         140,103         8,824,585   

Kenton J. Sicchitano

     89,148,391         3,004,385         136,847         8,824,585   

Patrick J. Sullivan

     91,693,584         463,663         132,376         8,824,585   

Proposal #2 – To ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent public accounting firm for the current fiscal year.

 

For    Against    Abstain
100,088,724    862,250    163,234


Proposal #3 – To approve, by non-binding advisory vote, the Company’s executive compensation.

 

For    Against    Abstain    Broker Non-Votes
72,032,597    15,299,925    4,957,101    8,824,585


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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

    PERKINELMER, INC.
Date: April 26, 2012     By:   /s/ John L. Healy
    John L. Healy
    Vice President and Assistant Secretary