Shareholder Vote

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 26, 2022     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 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 26, 2022, 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, PhD      99,168,191        5,262,413        60,746        5,861,485   Samuel R. Chapin      103,692,212        723,767        75,371        5,861,485   Sylvie Grégoire, PharmD      101,176,072        3,259,388        55,890        5,861,485   Alexis P. Michas      82,410,855        22,019,560        60,935        5,861,485   Prahlad R. Singh, PhD      103,956,449        458,658        76,243        5,861,485   Michael Vounatsos      104,224,649        189,080        77,621        5,861,485   Frank Witney, PhD      103,489,571        925,128        76,651        5,861,485   Pascale Witz      103,930,943        498,221        62,186        5,861,485   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 108,503,141   1,699,245   150,449   0 Proposal #3 – To approve, by non-binding advisory vote, the Company’s executive compensation.   For   Against   Abstain   Broker Non-Votes 99,228,054   5,110,363   152,933   5,861,485 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: April 29, 2022       By: /s/ John L. Healy       John L. Healy Vice President and Assistant Secretary