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 27, 2010
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) |
781-663-6900
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not applicable
(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. |
At the annual meeting of shareholders of PerkinElmer, Inc. held on April 27, 2010, the shareholders voted on (i) a proposal to elect the nine nominees for director named below for terms of one year each and (ii) a proposal to ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as PerkinElmer’s independent registered public accounting firm for the current fiscal year. The shareholders elected each of the nominees to serve as 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 PerkinElmer’s independent registered public accounting firm was also approved. The final number of votes cast for or against or abstaining from voting on that proposal are listed below.
Proposal #1 – To elect the following nominees as our directors for terms of one year each:
| Name |
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
| Robert F. Friel |
92,169,412 | 3,007,184 | 129,624 | 9,891,614 | ||||
| Nicholas A. Lopardo |
92,492,797 | 2,685,956 | 127,467 | 9,891,614 | ||||
| Alexis P. Michas |
93,255,551 | 1,925,504 | 125,165 | 9,891,614 | ||||
| James C. Mullen |
67,573,518 | 27,601,115 | 131,587 | 9,891,614 | ||||
| Vicki L. Sato |
93,981,626 | 1,219,985 | 104,609 | 9,891,614 | ||||
| Gabriel Schmergel |
65,095,572 | 30,078,518 | 132,130 | 9,891,614 | ||||
| Kenton J. Sicchitano |
67,376,540 | 27,801,784 | 127,896 | 9,891,614 | ||||
| Patrick J. Sullivan |
93,390,987 | 1,788,307 | 126,926 | 9,891,614 | ||||
| G. Robert Tod |
67,491,371 | 27,679,468 | 135,381 | 9,891,614 | ||||
Proposal #2 – To ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent public accounting firm for the current fiscal year.
| For | Against | Abstain | ||
| 102,424,792 | 2,580,655 | 192,387 |
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.
| PERKINELMER, INC. | ||||
| Date: April 30, 2010 | By: | /S/ JOHN L. HEALY | ||
| Name: | John L. Healy | |||
| Title: | Vice President and Assistant Secretary | |||