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 28, 2020

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):

☐ 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)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol	Name of exchange on which registered
Common stock, $1 par value per share	PKI	The New York Stock Exchange
1.875% Notes due 2026	PKI 21A	The New York Stock Exchange
0.600% Notes due 2021	PKI 21B	The New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company  ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

At the annual meeting of shareholders of the Company held on April 28, 2020, 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; and

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

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

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

Name	Votes in Favor		Votes Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
Peter Barrett		96,186,244		1,995,906		708,059		5,395,681
Samuel R. Chapin		98,517,188		270,499		102,522		5,395,681
Sylvie Grégoire, PharmD		98,137,077		658,162		94,970		5,395,681
Alexis P. Michas		97,828,154		966,144		95,911		5,395,681
Prahlad R. Singh, PhD		98,508,435		281,691		100,083		5,395,681
Michel Vounatsos		98,522,437		270,113		97,659		5,395,681
Frank Witney, PhD		98,027,944		768,820		93,445		5,395,681
Pascale Witz		97,477,448		1,312,094		100,667		5,395,681

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
	102,378,167		1,702,853		204,870		0

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

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
	78,436,743		19,017,887		1,435,579		5,395,681

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: May 1, 2020	By: /s/ John L. Healy
	John L. Healy
	Vice President and Assistant Secretary

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