UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549



                                  SCHEDULE 13G
                        Under the Securities Act of 1934




                                PerkinElmer, Inc.
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                                (Name of Issuer)


                           Common Stock, $1 par value
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)


                                    714046109
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                                 (CUSIP Number)

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                                  December 31, 2001
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             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)



Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:

     [_]    Rule 13d-1(b)

     [_]    Rule 13d-1(c)

     [X]    Rule 13d-1(d)






                                  SCHEDULE 13G

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|  1  |       NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS                                       |
|     |       I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)       |
|     |                                                                        |
|     |       Stonington Capital Appreciation 1994 Fund, L.P.                  |
|-----|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  2  |       CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP        (a) [_]  |
|     |                      (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)                       (b) [_]  |
|-----|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  3  |       SEC USE ONLY                                                     |
|     |                                                                        |
|-----|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  4  |       CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                             |
|     |                                                                        |
|     |       Delaware                                                         |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|             | 5 | SOLE VOTING POWER                                          |
| NUMBER OF   |   | 9,609,554 (1)                                              |
|             |   |                                                            |
|  SHARES     |- -|------------------------------------------------------------|
|             | 6 | SHARED VOTING POWER                                        |
|BENEFICIALLY |   | 0                                                          |
|             |   |                                                            |
|   OWNED     |---|------------------------------------------------------------|
|             | 7 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                                     |
|  BY EACH    |   | 9,609,554 (1)                                              |
|             |   |                                                            |
| REPORTING   |---|------------------------------------------------------------|
|             | 8 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                                   |
|PERSON WITH  |   | 0                                                          |
|             |   |                                                            |
|-------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|     9       | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON   |
|             |    9,609,554 (1)                                               |
|-------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|     10      | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN  |
|             | SHARES           (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)                       [_]  |
|-------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|     11      | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)              |
|             |     7.8% (2)                                                   |
|-------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|     12      | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)                    |
|             |        PN                                                      |
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(1)      See Item 4(a).

(2)      Based on 123,381,965 shares of Common Stock, $1 par value, of
         PerkinElmer, Inc. issued and outstanding as of November 30, 2001,
         according to PerkinElmer, Inc.'s Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to Form
         S-4 on Form S-3 (filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
         December 11, 2001).





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|  1  |       NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS                                       |
|     |       I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)       |
|     |                                                                        |
|     |       Stonington Partners, L.P.                                        |
|-----|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  2  |       CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP        (a) [_]  |
|     |                        (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)                     (b) [_]  |
|-----|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  3  |       SEC USE ONLY                                                     |
|     |                                                                        |
|-----|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  4  |       CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                             |
|     |                                                                        |
|     |       Delaware                                                         |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|             | 5 | SOLE VOTING POWER                                          |
| NUMBER OF   |   | 9,609,554 (1)                                              |
|             |   |                                                            |
|  SHARES     |---|------------------------------------------------------------|
|             | 6 | SHARED VOTING POWER                                        |
| BENEFICIALLY|   | 0                                                          |
|             |   |                                                            |
|   OWNED     |- -|------------------------------------------------------------|
|             | 7 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                                     |
| BY EACH     |   | 9,609,554 (1)                                              |
|             |   |                                                            |
| REPORTING   |---|------------------------------------------------------------|
|             | 8 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                                   |
| PERSON WITH |   | 0                                                          |
|             |   |                                                            |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|     9       | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON   |
|             | 9,609,554 (1)                                                  |
|-------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|    10       | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN  |
|             | SHARES                  (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)                [_]  |
|-------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|    11       | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)              |
|             | 7.8% (2)                                                       |
|-------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|    12       | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)                    |
|             | PN                                                             |
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(1)      See Item 4(a).

(2)      Based on 123,381,965 shares of Common Stock, $1 par value, of
         PerkinElmer, Inc. issued and outstanding as of November 30, 2001,
         according to PerkinElmer, Inc.'s Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to Form
         S-4 on Form S-3 (filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
         December 11, 2001).





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|  1  |       NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS                                       |
|     |       I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)       |
|     |                                                                        |
|     |       Stonington Partners, Inc. II                                     |
|-----|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  2  |       CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP        (a) [_]  |
|     |                      (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)                       (b) [_]  |
|-----|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  3  |       SEC USE ONLY                                                     |
|     |                                                                        |
|-----|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  4  |       CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                             |
|     |                                                                        |
|     |       Delaware                                                         |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|             | 5 | SOLE VOTING POWER                                          |
| NUMBER OF   |   | 9,609,554 (1)                                              |
|             |   |                                                            |
|  SHARES     |---|------------------------------------------------------------|
|             | 6 | SHARED VOTING POWER                                        |
| BENEFICIALLY|   | 0                                                          |
|             |   |                                                            |
|   OWNED     |- -|------------------------------------------------------------|
|             | 7 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                                     |
| BY EACH     |   | 9,609,554 (1)                                              |
|             |   |                                                            |
| REPORTING   |---|------------------------------------------------------------|
|             | 8 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                                   |
| PERSON WITH |   | 0                                                          |
|             |   |                                                            |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|     9       | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON   |
|             | 9,609,554 (1)                                                  |
|-------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|    10       | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN  |
|             | SHARES                  (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)                [_]  |
|-------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|    11       | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)              |
|             | 7.8% (2)                                                       |
|-------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|    12       | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)                    |
|             | CO                                                             |
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(1)      See Item 4(a).

(2)      Based on 123,381,965 shares of Common Stock, $1 par value, of
         PerkinElmer, Inc. issued and outstanding as of November 30, 2001,
         according to PerkinElmer, Inc.'s Post-Effective Amendment No. 3
         to Form S-4 on Form S-3 (filed with the Securities and Exchange
         Commission on December 11, 2001).





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|  1  |       NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS                                       |
|     |       I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)       |
|     |                                                                        |
|     |       Stonington Partners, Inc.                                        |
|-----|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  2  |       CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP        (a) [_]  |
|     |                       (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)                      (b) [_]  |
|-----|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  3  |       SEC USE ONLY                                                     |
|     |                                                                        |
|-----|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  4  |       CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                             |
|     |                                                                        |
|     |       Delaware                                                         |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|             | 5 | SOLE VOTING POWER                                          |
| NUMBER OF   |   | 9,609,554 (1)                                              |
|             |   |                                                            |
|  SHARES     |---|------------------------------------------------------------|
|             | 6 | SHARED VOTING POWER                                        |
| BENEFICIALLY|   | 0                                                          |
|             |   |                                                            |
|   OWNED     |- -|------------------------------------------------------------|
|             | 7 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                                     |
| BY EACH     |   | 9,609,554 (1)                                              |
|             |   |                                                            |
| REPORTING   |---|------------------------------------------------------------|
|             | 8 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                                   |
| PERSON WITH |   | 0                                                          |
|             |   |                                                            |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|     9       | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON   |
|             | 9,609,554 (1)                                                  |
|-------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|    10       | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN  |
|             | SHARES                 (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)                 [_]  |
|-------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|    11       | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)              |
|             | 7.8% (2)                                                       |
|-------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|    12       | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)                    |
|             | CO                                                             |
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(1)      See Item 4(a).

(2)      Based on 123,381,965 shares of Common Stock, $1 par value, of
         PerkinElmer, Inc. issued and outstanding as of November 30, 2001,
         according to PerkinElmer, Inc.'s Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to Form
         S-4 on Form S-3 (filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
         December 11, 2001).





                                  SCHEDULE 13G

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ITEM 1(A):     NAME OF ISSUER:

               PerkinElmer, Inc. (the "Issuer")


ITEM 1(B):     ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES:

               45 William Street
               Wellesley, MA  02481


ITEM 2(A):     NAME OF PERSON FILING:*

               Stonington Capital Appreciation 1994 Fund, L.P. ("Stonington
               Fund"), Stonington Partners, L.P. ("SP"), Stonington Partners,
               Inc. II ("SPII") and Stonington Partners, Inc. ("Stonington").

               (*) A joint filing agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 1.

ITEM 2(B):     ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE OR, IF NONE, RESIDENCE:


                  c/o Stonington Partners, Inc.
                  767 Fifth Avenue, 48th Floor,
                  New York, NY 10153.


ITEM 2(C):        CITIZENSHIP:

                  Delaware.


ITEM 2(D):        TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES:

                  Common Stock, $1 par value ("Common Stock").


ITEM 2(E):        CUSIP NUMBER:

                  714046109





                                  SCHEDULE 13G

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ITEM 3:           IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13D-1(B), OR
                  13D-2(B) OR (C), CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A:

                  (a)   |_| Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the
                            Exchange Act.
                  (b)   |_| Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Exchange
                            Act.
                  (c)   |_| Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of
                            the Exchange Act.
                  (d)   |_| Investment company registered under Section 8 of the
                            Investment Company Act.
                  (e)   |_| An investment adviser in accordance with Rule
                            13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
                  (f)   |_| An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in
                            accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
                  (g)   |_| A parent holding company or control person in
                            accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
                  (h)   |_| A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of
                            the Federal Deposit Insurance Act;
                  (i)   |_| A church plan that is excluded from the definition
                            of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of
                            the Investment Company Act;
                  (j)   |_| Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).


ITEM 4:  OWNERSHIP.

                  (a)   Amount Beneficially Owned:

                        STONINGTON FUND: Stonington Fund is the record and
                              beneficial owner of 9,609,554 shares of Common
                              Stock of the Issuer (the "Shares").

                        SP:   SP is the general partner of Stonington Fund with
                              a 1% economic interest.  Except for such economic
                              interest, SP disclaims beneficial ownership of the
                              Shares.

                        SPII: SPII is the general partner of SP with a 1%
                              economic interest.  Except for such economic
                              interest, SPII disclaims beneficial ownership of
                              the Shares.

                        STONINGTON: Pursuant to a management agreement with
                              Stonington Fund, Stonington has full discretionary
                              authority with respect to Stonington Fund's
                              investments, including the authority to make and
                              dispose of such investments. Furthermore,
                              Stonington has a 1% economic interest in SP.
                              Except for such economic interest, Stonington
                              disclaims beneficial ownership of the Shares.

                  (b)   Percent of Class:

                        See the responses to Item 11 on the attached cover
                        pages.  See Item 4(a).

                  (c)   Number of shares as to which such persons have:





                                  SCHEDULE 13G

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                        (i)   Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:

                              See the responses to Item 5 on the attached cover
                              pages.

                        (ii)  Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:

                              See the responses to Item 6 on the attached cover
                              pages.

                        (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition
                              of:

                              See the responses to Item 7 on the attached cover
                              pages.

                        (iv)  Shared power to dispose or to direct the
                              disposition of:

                              See the responses to Item 8 on the attached cover
                              pages.


ITEM 5:  OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS.

         Not applicable.


ITEM 6:  OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON.

         Not applicable.


ITEM 7:  IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED THE
         SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY.

         Not applicable.


ITEM 8:  IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP.

         Not applicable.


ITEM 9:  NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF A GROUP.

         Not applicable.


ITEM 10: CERTIFICATION.

         Not applicable.





                                  SCHEDULE 13G

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                                   SIGNATURES


        After reasonable inquiry and to the best of the undersigned's knowledge
and belief, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this
statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated:  February 22, 2002


                                       STONINGTON CAPITAL
                                        APPRECIATION 1994 FUND, L.P.
                                       By:  Stonington Partners, L.P.,
                                             its general partner
                                       By:  Stonington Partners, Inc. II,
                                             its general partner


                                       By: /s/ Alexis P. Michas
                                          ---------------------------
                                       Name:  Alexis P. Michas
                                       Title: Managing Partner


                                       STONINGTON PARTNERS, L.P.
                                       By:  Stonington Partners, Inc. II,
                                            its general partner


                                       By: /s/ Alexis P. Michas
                                          ----------------------------
                                       Name:  Alexis P. Michas
                                       Title: Managing Partner


                                       STONINGTON PARTNERS, INC. II


                                       By: /s/ Alexis P. Michas
                                          ----------------------------
                                       Name:  Alexis P. Michas
                                       Title: Managing Partner


                                       STONINGTON PARTNERS, INC.


                                       By: /s/ Alexis P. Michas
                                          ----------------------------
                                       Name:  Alexis P. Michas
                                       Title: Managing Partner





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     Index to Exhibits
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Exhibit No.                Title
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1                          Joint Filing Agreement







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                                                                       Exhibit 1

                             JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

         In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, the undersigned agree to the joint filing of a statement on
Schedule 13G (including any and all amendments thereto) (the "Statement") with
respect to the shares of Common Stock, $1 par value, of PerkinElmer, Inc. and
further agree to the filing of this Agreement as an Exhibit thereto. In
addition, each party to this Agreement expressly authorizes each other party to
this Agreement to file on its behalf any and all amendments to the Statement.

Dated:  February 22, 2002


                                      STONINGTON CAPITAL
                                      APPRECIATION 1994 FUND, L.P.
                                      By:  Stonington Partners, L.P.,
                                           its general partner
                                      By:  Stonington Partners, Inc. II,
                                           its general partner


                                      By: /s/ Alexis P. Michas
                                         -----------------------------
                                         Name:  Alexis P. Michas
                                         Title: Managing Partner


                                      STONINGTON PARTNERS, L.P.
                                      By:  Stonington Partners, Inc. II,
                                           its general partner


                                      By: /s/ Alexis P. Michas
                                         -----------------------------
                                         Name:  Alexis P. Michas
                                         Title: Managing Partner


                                      STONINGTON PARTNERS, INC. II


                                      By: /s/ Alexis P. Michas
                                         -----------------------------
                                         Name:  Alexis P. Michas
                                         Title: Managing Partner


                                      STONINGTON PARTNERS, INC.


                                      By: /s/ Alexis P. Michas
                                         -----------------------------
                                         Name:  Alexis P. Michas
                                         Title: Managing Partner