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 22, 2014

 

 

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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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 22, 2014, 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;

 

    a proposal to approve, by non-binding advisory vote, the Company’s executive compensation; and

 

    a proposal to re-approve the PerkinElmer, Inc. 2009 Incentive Plan.

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, the proposal to approve, by non-binding advisory vote, the Company’s executive compensation, and the proposal to re-approve the PerkinElmer, Inc. 2009 Incentive Plan were each also approved. The final number of votes cast for or against or abstaining from voting on those three proposals and the number of broker non-votes on the executive compensation proposal and the re-approval of the PerkinElmer, Inc. 2009 Incentive Plan are listed below.

Proposal #1 – To elect the following nominees as our directors for terms of one year each:

 

     For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Votes  

Peter Barrett

     90,203,727         247,937         2,025,785         8,246,235   

Robert F. Friel

     88,114,380         2,316,596         2,046,473         8,246,235   

Nicholas A. Lopardo

     89,194,733         1,258,893         2,023,823         8,246,235   

Alexis P. Michas

     89,228,520         1,217,932         2,030,997         8,246,235   

James C. Mullen

     90,032,903         421,590         2,022,956         8,246,235   

Vicki L. Sato, Ph.D

     88,860,018         1,594,622         2,022,809         8,246,235   

Kenton J. Sicchitano

     89,275,079         1,169,224         2,033,146         8,246,235   

Patrick J. Sullivan

     90,247,906         206,073         2,023,470         8,246,235   

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  
  97,969,655        733,080        2,020,949        0   


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

 

For     Against     Abstain     Broker Non-Votes  
  87,734,136        2,589,273        2,154,040        8,246,235   

Proposal #4 – To re-approve the PerkinElmer, Inc. 2009 Incentive Plan.

 

For     Against     Abstain     Broker Non-Votes  
  87,238,580        3,113,442        2,125,427        8,246,235   


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 23, 2014     By:   /s/ John L. Healy
    John L. Healy
    Vice President and Assistant Secretary