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 27, 2021

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)

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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

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).

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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 27, 2021, the shareholders voted on the following proposals:

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a proposal to elect the eight nominees for director named below for terms of one year each;

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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

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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, PhD		93,160,674		1,780,212		52,259		6,312,906
Samuel R. Chapin		94,040,969		881,479		70,697		6,312,906
Sylvie Grégoire, PharmD		93,914,792		1,019,607		58,746		6,312,906
Alexis P. Michas		91,807,573		3,137,698		47,874		6,312,906
Prahlad R. Singh, PhD		94,770,146		176,348		46,651		6,312,906
Michael Vounatsos		94,746,478		177,156		69,511		6,312,906
Frank Witney, PhD		94,279,251		645,664		68,230		6,312,906
Pascale Witz		93,512,669		1,433,229		47,247		6,312,906

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
99,594,596	1,564,822	146,633	0

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


For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
89,990,259	4,856,614	146,272	6,312,906


						PERKINELMER, INC.

Date: April 30, 2021						By: /s/ John L. Healy

						John L. Healy

						Vice President and Assistant Secretary