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 28, 2015

 

 

PerkinElmer, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

Massachusetts   001-05075   04-2052042

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization)

 

(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 28, 2015, 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:

 

Name    Votes in Favor      Votes Against      Abstentions      Broker Non-Votes  

Peter Barrett

     96,099,144         257,802         64,150         6,553,209   

Robert F. Friel

     91,711,222         4,632,857         77,017         6,553,209   

Sylvie Grégoire, PharmD

     96,241,116         116,824         63,156         6,553,209   

Nicholas A. Lopardo

     94,573,771         1,782,866         64,459         6,553,209   

Alexis P. Michas

     94,596,573         1,761,662         62,861         6,553,209   

Vicki L. Sato, Ph.D

     94,363,124         1,680,017         377,955         6,553,209   

Kenton J. Sicchitano

     94,745,556         1,608,627         66,913         6,553,209   

Patrick J. Sullivan

     96,193,224         153,807         74,065         6,553,209   

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

 

Votes in Favor   Votes Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes
101,151,997   1,707,594   114,714   0


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

 

Votes in Favor    Votes Against    Abstentions    Broker Non-Votes
93,028,095    3,122,893    270,108    6,553,209


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 29, 2015 By: /s/ John L. Healy
John L. Healy
Vice President and Assistant Secretary