Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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):

May 26, 2010

THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization) 1-8002
(Commission File Number) 04-2209186
(I.R.S. Employer Identification
Number)

81 Wyman Street
Waltham, Massachusetts
(Address of principal executive offices) 02451
(Zip Code)

(781) 622-1000
(Registrant’s telephone
number including area code)

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 (seeGeneral Instruction A.2. below):

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

The annual meeting of stockholders of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 26, 2010. At the annual meeting, the stockholders of the Company voted on the following proposals:

1. To elect the two directors named in the Company’s proxy statement for a three-year term expiring in 2013. Each nominee for director was elected by a vote of the stockholders as follows:

	For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
Marc N. Casper		310,704,443		4,944,232		94,763		21,037,854
Tyler Jacks		300,363,713		15,087,550		292,175		21,037,854

2. To ratify the selection by the Company’s Audit Committee of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for 2010. The proposal was approved by a vote of stockholders as follows:

For	327,870,095
Against	8,347,731
Abstain	563,466

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 thereunto duly authorized, on this 28^th day of May, 2010.

THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC.
By:	/s/ Seth H. Hoogasian
	Seth H. Hoogasian
	Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary