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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): October 1, 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) 781 - 663-6900 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) 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(s)   Name of each 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). 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 8.01 Other Events. PerkinElmer, Inc. (the “Company”) is filing this Current Report on Form 8-K for the purpose of incorporating by reference into the Company’s automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-230425) the items filed herewith as Exhibits 5.1 and 23.1.   Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits. (d) Exhibits   5.1    Opinion of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP. 23.1    Consent of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1). 104    Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL with applicable taxonomy extension information contained in Exhibit 101). 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: October 1, 2021     By:   /s/ John L. Healy     Name:   John L. Healy     Title:   Vice President and Associate General Counsel