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): May 26, 2010
Celera Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
001-34116
(Commission File Number)
| Delaware | 26-2028576 | |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
1401 Harbor Bay Parkway
Alameda, CA 94502
(Address of principal executive offices, with zip code)
(510) 749-4200
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On May 26, 2010, Celera Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). Set forth below are voting results for the two proposals that were subject to a vote of the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting:
1. The election of three nominees for director to serve a three-year term expiring at the Company’s 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders:
| Nominee |
For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes | ||||
| Richard H. Ayers |
50,046,071 | 1,141,778 | 38,088 | 13,078,289 | ||||
| Wayne I. Roe |
50,053,666 | 1,137,659 | 34,612 | 13,078,289 | ||||
| Bennett M. Shapiro |
50,044,466 | 1,149,412 | 32,059 | 13,078,289 |
2. To ratify the selection by the Audit and Finance Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for its fiscal year ending December 25, 2010:
| For |
Against |
Abstain | ||
| 63,850,312 |
405,996 | 47,918 |
No other matters were subject to a vote of the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting.
SIGNATURES
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.
| CELERA CORPORATION | ||||||
| Date: May 28, 2010 | By: | /s/ Scott Milsten | ||||
| Scott Milsten | ||||||
| Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||||||