SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 --------------------------------------- AMENDMENT NO. 1 ON FORM 10-Q/A (mark one) [X]Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the Quarter Ended September 30, 1995. [ ]Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Commission File Number 1-8002 THERMO ELECTRON CORPORATION (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 04-2209186 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) Identification No.) 81 Wyman Street, P.O. Box 9046 Waltham, Massachusetts 02254-9046 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (617)622-1000 Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X] No [ ] Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of Common Stock, as of the latest practicable date. Class Outstanding at October 27, 1995 ----------------------------- ------------------------------- Common Stock, $1.00 par value 86,454,678 PAGE FORM 10-Q September 30, 1995 THERMO ELECTRON CORPORATION --------------------------- PART II - Other Information --------------------------- Item 6 - Exhibits ----------------- The Exhibit Index is amended to read as attached hereto. 2 PAGE FORM 10-Q September 30, 1995 THERMO ELECTRON CORPORATION --------------------------- SIGNATURES ---------- Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Amendment to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized as of the 19th day of December 1995. THERMO ELECTRON CORPORATION /s/ Paul F. Kelleher Paul F. Kelleher Vice President, Finance and Administration /s/ John N. Hatsopoulos John N. Hatsopoulos Chief Financial Officer 3 PAGE FORM 10-Q September 30, 1995 THERMO ELECTRON CORPORATION --------------------------- EXHIBIT INDEX ------------- Exhibit Number Document Page -------------- -------- ---- 2* Amendment No. 2 to Asset and Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of November 1, 1995 among Thermo Instrument, the Company, and Fisons plc (filed as Exhibit 2 to Thermo Instrument Systems Inc. Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 1995 [File No. 1-9786] and incorporated herein by reference). Pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K, schedules to this Agreement have been omitted. The Company hereby undertakes to furnish supplementally a copy of such schedules to the Commission upon request. 11 Statement re: Computation of earnings per share. _______________ * Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and filed separately with the Commission. 4