Edgar Filing: THERMO ELECTRON CORP

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

ULLIAN ELAINE

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
THERMO ELECTRON CORP [TMO]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

__X__ Director	_____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

81 WYMAN STREET, P.O. BOX 9046

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/02/2005

(Street)

WALTHAM, MA 024549046

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Phantom Stock Units

⁽¹⁾

04/02/2005

784.04

⁽²⁾

Common Stock

784.04

⁽²⁾

9,682.67

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
ULLIAN ELAINE 81 WYMAN STREET P.O. BOX 9046 WALTHAM, MA 024549046	X

Signatures

By: Barbara J. Lucas, Attorney-in-Fact for Elaine S. Ullian		04/05/2005
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Convertible into Common Stock on a 1-for-1 basis.
(2)	Represents stock units credited to the Reporting Person's account as of April 2, 2005, at a price of $25.19 per unit pursuant to the Issuer's Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors (the 'Plan'). Director's fees and retainers are deferred quarterly under the Plan as Common Stock units based on (a) the average closing price of the stock for the 5 days prior to the end of the quarter with respect to fees and retainers deferred on or prior to December 31, 2004, and (b) the average of the opening and closing price of the stock as of the quarter end with respect to fees and retainers deferred after December 31, 2004. The shares are distributable as stock upon cessation of director service (for any reason), a change of control or, with respect to stock units credited for fees and retainers deferred on or prior to December 31, 2004 only, retirement from principal occupation.

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