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 23, 2012

 

 

THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)

 

Delaware		1-8002		04-2209186
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

 

81 Wyman Street Waltham, Massachusetts		02451
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(781) 622-1000

(Registrant’s telephone number including area code)

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 stockholders of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (the “Company”) held on May 23, 2012, the stockholders of the Company voted on the following proposals:

 

1.

The following nominees were elected to the Company’s Board of Directors for a one-year term expiring at the 2013 annual meeting of shareholders.

 

		For				Against				Abstain				Broker Non-Votes
C. Martin Harris			305,359,896				1,071,557				102,203				20,458,104
Judy C. Lewent			299,591,124				6,849,714				92,818				20,458,104
Jim P. Manzi			298,665,433				7,760,671				107,552				20,458,104
Lars S. Sorensen			303,478,724				2,951,442				103,490				20,458,104
Elaine S. Ullian			294,633,297				11,138,815				761,544				20,458,104

Following the annual meeting, Marc N. Casper, Nelson J. Chai and Tyler Jacks, having terms expiring in 2013, and Thomas J. Lynch, William G. Parrett and Scott M. Sperling, having terms expiring in 2014, continued in office.

 

2.

A non-binding, advisory proposal on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved.

 

For:			293,853,575
Against:			12,337,310
Abstain:			342,771
Broker Non-Votes:			20,458,104

 

3.

The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012 was ratified.

 

For:			322,423,210
Against:			4,092,702
Abstain:			475,848

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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 thereunto duly authorized, on this 25th day of May, 2012.