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 26, 2016

 

 

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 26, 2016, 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

     96,051,941         500,102         367,650         5,940,962   

Robert F. Friel

     93,507,321         3,038,377         373,995         5,940,962   

Sylvie Grégoire, PharmD

     96,378,077         154,858         386,758         5,940,962   

Nicholas A. Lopardo

     95,093,554         1,753,535         72,604         5,940,962   

Alexis P. Michas

     94,754,805         1,771,900         392,988         5,940,962   

Vicki L. Sato, Ph.D

     93,650,622         1,949,414         1,319,657         5,940,962   

Kenton J. Sicchitano

     94,942,638         1,902,344         74,711         5,940,962   

Patrick J. Sullivan

     96,635,153         230,602         53,938         5,940,962   

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  

101,566,013

     1,215,439           79,203         0   

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

 

For    Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Votes  

89,804,415

     6,896,871         218,407         5,940,962   


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 27, 2016

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