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 20, 2014

  

 

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):

 

¨	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

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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 20, 2014, 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 2015 annual meeting of stockholders.

 

		For				Against				Abstain				Broker Non-Votes
Marc N. Casper			326,115,101				3,264,891				497,698				21,703,972
Nelson J. Chai			322,765,384				6,607,081				505,225				21,703,972
C. Martin Harris			325,862,120				3,508,658				506,912				21,703,972
Tyler Jacks			325,345,196				4,026,461				506,033				21,703,972
Judy C. Lewent			326,108,586				3,270,972				498,132				21,703,972
Thomas J. Lynch			325,109,364				3,573,851				1,194,475				21,703,972
Jim P. Manzi			324,971,529				4,402,036				504,125				21,703,972
William G. Parrett			306,920,620				22,449,988				507,082				21,703,972
Lars S. Sorensen			323,891,456				5,484,815				501,419				21,703,972
Scott M. Sperling			324,673,685				4,015,302				1,188,703				21,703,972
Elaine S. Ullian			323,868,306				5,503,167				506,217				21,703,972

 

2.

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

 

For:			324,460,931
Against:			4,317,335
Abstain:			1,099,424
Broker Non-Votes:			21,703,972

 

3.

The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014 was ratified.

 

For:			343,655,038
Against:			6,855,709
Abstain:			1,070,915

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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 22nd day of May, 2014.