Business Context and Reporting Period
This Form 8-K is a current report filed by PerkinElmer, Inc. (Note: The metadata references "REVVITY, INC.", but the filing text identifies the registrant as PerkinElmer, Inc.) regarding the annual meeting of shareholders held on April 24, 2018. The report details the results of shareholder votes on director elections, auditor ratification, and executive compensation.
Financial Metrics
The filing text does not provide a clear value for revenue, profit, cash flow, margins, debt, or liquidity. This document is a governance report (Item 5.07) and does not contain financial performance data.
Material Changes
No material financial changes are reported in this filing. The document solely reports the outcomes of shareholder proposals, all of which were approved.
Guidance, Outlook, and Voting Results
The filing reports the following voting outcomes from the April 24, 2018, annual meeting:
- Proposal 1 (Director Elections): All nine nominees were elected for one-year terms.
- Pascale Witz received the highest number of votes against (6,443,532) and abstentions (221,887) among the nominees, though still elected with 92,206,782 votes in favor.
- Robert F. Friel received 2,636,862 votes against and 1,445,509 abstentions.
- Alexis P. Michas received 2,530,671 votes against.
- All other nominees received fewer than 1 million votes against.
- Proposal 2 (Auditor Ratification): The selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm was approved with 102,797,832 votes for, 1,408,145 against, and 228,870 abstentions.
- Proposal 3 (Executive Compensation): The non-binding advisory vote to approve executive compensation was approved with 95,468,838 votes for, 3,028,154 against, and 375,209 abstentions.
Key Facts for Investor Verification
- Verify the corporate name discrepancy: The filing is for PerkinElmer, Inc., not REVVITY, INC. (PerkinElmer later spun off its Life Sciences business to form REVVITY in 2024).
- Review the dissenting vote count for Director Pascale Witz, which was significantly higher than other nominees (approx. 6.4 million votes against).
- Confirm that Deloitte & Touche LLP was ratified as the auditor for the fiscal year following the 2018 meeting.
- Note that this filing contains no financial data; investors should refer to the company's 10-K or 10-Q for financial metrics.