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, 2018

 

 

PerkinElmer, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its 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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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

 

 

 


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, 2018, the shareholders voted on the following proposals:

 

    a proposal to elect the nine 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

   98,049,145    645,114    177,942    5,562,646

Samuel R. Chapin

   98,419,961    272,873    179,367    5,562,646

Robert F. Friel

   94,789,830    2,636,862    1,445,509    5,562,646

Sylvie Grégoire, PharmD

   98,131,363    562,626    178,212    5,562,646

Nicholas A. Lopardo

   97,179,230    1,514,070    178,901    5,562,646

Alexis P. Michas

   96,163,772    2,530,671    177,758    5,562,646

Patrick J. Sullivan

   98,078,513    614,649    179,039    5,562,646

Frank Witney, PhD

   97,966,084    727,673    178,444    5,562,646

Pascale Witz

   92,206,782    6,443,532    221,887    5,562,646

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
102,797,832    1,408,145    228,870    0

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

 

For    Against    Abstain    Broker Non-Votes
95,468,838    3,028,154    375,209    5,562,646


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, 2018     By:   /s/ John L. Healy
      John L. Healy
      Vice President and Assistant Secretary