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 23, 2013

 

 

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 23, 2013, 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 and the number of broker non-votes on each of those two proposals 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

     87,425,242         403,788         98,086         9,402,460   

Robert F. Friel

     84,336,461         3,434,631         156,024         9,402,460   

Nicholas A. Lopardo

     85,812,857         2,018,284         95,975         9,402,460   

Alexis P. Michas

     86,810,179         1,018,452         98,485         9,402,460   

James C. Mullen

     86,440,514         1,386,936         99,666         9,402,460   

Vicki L. Sato, Ph.D

     86,856,446         971,983         98,687         9,402,460   

Kenton J. Sicchitano

     85,860,673         1,962,855         103,588         9,402,460   

Patrick J. Sullivan

     86,644,466         1,176,900         105,750         9,402,460   

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   Broker Non-Votes

95,531,123

  1,650,422   148,031   0


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

 

For   Against   Abstain   Broker Non-Votes

70,151,340

  13,277,762   4,498,014   9,402,460


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 25, 2013   By:   /s/ John L. Healy
  John L. Healy
  Vice President and Assistant Secretary