SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549 ---------------------------------------------------- FORM 10-K (mark one) [ X ] Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the fiscal year ended January 1, 2000 [ ] Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Commission file number 1-9786 THERMO INSTRUMENT SYSTEMS INC. (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 04-2925809 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 81 Wyman Street, P.O. Box 9046 Waltham, Massachusetts 02454-9046 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (781) 622-1000 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of each class Name of each exchange on which registered Common Stock, $.10 par value American Stock Exchange 4% Convertible Subordinated Debentures due 2005 American Stock Exchange Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None 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, and (2) has been subject to the filing requirements for at least the past 90 days. Yes [ X ] No [ ] Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of the Registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference into Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. [ ] The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by nonaffiliates of the Registrant as of January 28, 2000, was approximately $221,069,000. As of January 28, 2000, the Registrant had 118,851,664 shares of Common Stock outstanding. DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the Registrant's Annual Report to Shareholders for the year ended January 1, 2000, are incorporated by reference into Parts I and II. The information required by Part III of Form 10-K will be filed as part of an amendment to this Form 10-K no later than 120 days after January 1, 2000, and such information is incorporated by reference from such filing. PART I Item 1. Business (a) General Development of Business Thermo Instrument Systems Inc. (the Company or the Registrant) is a global leader in the development, manufacture, and sale of measurement and detection instruments used in virtually every industry to monitor, collect, and analyze data that provides knowledge for the user. For example, the Company's powerful analysis technologies help researchers sift through data to make the discoveries that will fight disease and prolong life; allow manufacturers to fabricate ever-smaller components required to increase the speed and quality of communications; or monitor and control industrial processes on-line to ensure that critical quality standards are met efficiently and safely. The Company operates in three segments: Life Sciences, which includes the Company's 90%-owned ThermoQuest Corporation and 67%-owned Thermo BioAnalysis Corporation subsidiaries, as well as certain wholly-owned subsidiaries; Optical Technologies, which includes the Company's 93%-owned Thermo Optek Corporation, 78%-owned Thermo Vision Corporation, 90%-owned ThermoSpectra Corporation, and 80%-owned Spectra-Physics-Lasers, Inc. subsidiaries, in addition to certain wholly-owned subsidiaries; and Measurement and Control, which includes the Company's 80%-owned ONIX Systems Inc. and 70%-owned Metrika Systems Corporation subsidiaries, as well as certain of the Company' wholly owned subsidiaries, including certain of the businesses of Spectra-Physics AB, acquired in February 1999. Historically, the Company had adopted a strategy of spinning out certain of its businesses into separate public subsidiaries in which it held the majority ownership. See Note 10 to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Registrant's 1999* Annual Report to Shareholders for a description of the issuance of stock by the Company's subsidiaries, which statements are incorporated herein by reference. ThermoSpectra and Thermo Vision announced in May and July 1999, respectively, that they had entered into definitive agreements and plans of merger with the Company pursuant to which the Company would acquire all of the outstanding shares of common stock of ThermoSpectra and Thermo Vision held by the public shareholders in exchange for $16.00 per share and $7.00 per share in cash, respectively. The mergers of ThermoSpectra and Thermo Vision were completed in December 1999 and January 2000, respectively, for $22.7 million and $11.2 million in cash, respectively. The common stock of these companies has ceased to be publicly traded. The Company's parent, Thermo Electron Corporation, owns 10% and 3% of the outstanding shares of ThermoSpectra and Thermo Vision, respectively. In January 2000, the Company announced that it plans to take private ThermoQuest, Thermo Optek, Thermo BioAnalysis, Metrika Systems, and ONIX Systems. In addition, the Company announced that Thermo Electron plans to take it private. These actions are part of a major reorganization plan under which Thermo Electron will spin in, spin off, and sell various businesses to focus solely on its core measurement and detection instruments business. Each component of the reorganization is subject to certain conditions, as outlined in Note 18 to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Registrant's 1999 Annual Report to Shareholders, which statements are incorporated herein by reference. Historically the Company has grown through the acquisition of companies, technologies, and product lines, as well as through internal development of new products and technologies. During the past several years, the Company has completed a number of complementary acquisitions that have provided additional technologies, specialized manufacturing or product development expertise, and broader capabilities in marketing and distribution. The Company completed its acquisition of Spectra-Physics AB, a Stockholm Stock Exchange-listed company, in February 1999, when it acquired 17,494,684 shares of Spectra-Physics (or approximately 99%) for approximately 160 Swedish krona per share (approximately $20 per share) in completion of the Company's tender offer to acquire all of the - -------------------- * References to 1999, 1998, and 1997 herein are for the fiscal years ended January 1, 2000, January 2, 1999, and January 3, 1998, respectively. 2 outstanding shares of Spectra-Physics. In March 2000, the Company completed the acquisition of the remaining Spectra-Physics shares outstanding pursuant to compulsory acquisition rules applicable to Swedish companies. The aggregate purchase price was $351.5 million, including related expenses. Spectra-Physics manufactures a wide range of laser-based instrumentation systems, primarily for the process-control, industrial measurement, construction, research, commercial, and government markets. Acquisitions slowed during the months preceding the reorganization announcement, while Thermo Electron evaluated its businesses and the markets it serves. Thermo Electron has commenced its acquisition strategy once again and expects to use proceeds from the sale of businesses under its reorganization plan to bolster the Company's instrument technologies, product lines, sales and marketing, and distribution channels. The Company also plans to emphasize internal development as a source of growth in revenues and profitability. The strategy calls for increasing research and development expenses, particularly in, but not limited to, the high-growth Life Sciences segment and telecommunications area of its Optical Technologies segment; developing strategic partnerships to increase product sales; and divesting of slower-growth businesses. The Company's goal is to balance revenue growth equally, with half from acquisitions and half from internal development. The Company was incorporated in Delaware in May 1986 as a wholly owned subsidiary of Thermo Electron to operate the instruments businesses that were previously conducted by several Thermo Electron subsidiaries. During 1999, Thermo Electron purchased 2,424,700 shares of the Company's common stock in the open market at a total cost of $37.4 million. As of January 1, 2000, Thermo Electron owned 104,271,860 shares, or 87.8%, of the Company's outstanding common stock. In February 2000, the Company's $140.0 million principal amount 3 3/4% senior convertible note, convertible at $13.55 per share, was converted by Thermo Electron into 10,334,620 shares of Company common stock. Following the conversion, Thermo Electron owned 88.8% of the Company's outstanding common stock. Forward-looking Statements Forward-looking statements, within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, are made throughout this Annual Report on Form 10-K. For this purpose, any statements contained herein that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. Without limiting the foregoing, the words "believes," "anticipates," "plans," "expects," "seeks," "estimates," and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. There are a number of important factors that could cause the results of the Company to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements, including those detailed under the heading "Forward-looking Statements" in the Registrant's 1999 Annual Report to Shareholders, which statements are incorporated herein by reference. (b) Financial Information About Segments Financial information concerning the Company's segments is summarized in Note 13 to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Registrant's 1999 Annual Report to Shareholders, which information is incorporated herein by reference. (c) Description of Business (i) Principal Products and Services Life Sciences The Company's Life Sciences segment addresses the biotechnology and pharmaceutical markets, as well as the clinical laboratory and healthcare industries. The segment is organized into five groups: biosciences instruments and consumables; advanced instrumentation and consumables; scientific equipment; clinical equipment and supplies; and information management systems. 3 Biosciences instruments and consumables encompass a broad range of instruments, such as microplate-based handling and reading equipment, optical biosensors, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) thermal cyclers for deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) amplification, and capillary electrophoresis (CE). Consumables - disposable, one-time use, or limited life span products - include reagents, microtiter plates, liquid-handling pipettes, and pipette tips. Biosciences instruments are used primarily by pharmaceutical companies for drug discovery and development, testing, and quality control, and by biotechnology companies for research leading to knowledge about diseases and possible treatments. These products are typically used on the "front end" of multi-instrument systems, as the instruments prepare and handle samples prior to being loaded into other, advanced instruments. Advanced instrumentation and consumables includes the Company's offerings of mass spectrometers, liquid chromatographs, gas chromatographs, and multi-instrument combinations of these products, along with the vials, syringes, and columns necessary for chromatography. As with biomolecular instruments, these products are used by the pharmaceutical industry for drug development, testing, and quality control; and by the biotechnology industry for research leading to knowledge about disease and possible treatments. A significant, and growing, application for these instruments is proteomics, which is the study of proteins. Most drugs - about 90 percent - interact with proteins, so multi-instrument systems that rapidly identify and quantify proteins are of increasing value to pharmaceutical and biotechnology customers. In 2000, the Company introduced an integrated, high-throughput system for the quantitative analysis of proteins, employing the Company's new Surveyor high performance liquid chromatograph, LCQ Deca mass spectrometer, and new TurboSEQUEST software. Scientific equipment is used for the preparation and preservation of chemical samples, principally in research settings for pharmaceutical, academic, and government customers. Products in this group include ultralow-temperature freezers, high-speed centrifuges, centrifugal vacuum concentrators, and laboratory freeze dryers. Clinical equipment and supplies are used by such healthcare facilities as reference laboratories, physician-office laboratories, and hospital laboratories to detect and diagnose disease. Products in this group include sample preparation instruments and materials to highlight abnormal cells, blood gas and ion-selective electrolyte (ISE) consumables, chemistry reagents, clinical biochemistry instruments and automation equipment, and rapid diagnostic tests for use in physicians' offices. The Company received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance in December 1998 for its FLU OIA 15-minute diagnostic test, which detects influenza A and B in patient samples. The Company also received FDA clearance in 1999 to market a rapid diagnostic test for Clostridium difficile, an intestinal disease. Information management systems provided by the Company facilitate the monitoring and analysis of samples, as well as storage and organization of information in laboratories, industrial settings, and clinical testing sites. The Company is a leading supplier of laboratory information management systems (LIMS) and provides chromatography data systems (CDS) to analyze chromatographic data obtained via gas or liquid chromatography and capillary electrophoresis. Optical Technologies The Company is a leader in optical and energy-based systems and technologies that control and apply light throughout the electromagnetic spectrum for many different uses. Products within the Optical Technologies segment are used in multiple markets, particularly the scientific instrument, semiconductor, and telecommunications industries, to fabricate, analyze, and implement advanced materials. These products are grouped into four categories: spectroscopy, semiconductor, physical properties, and photonics. In addition, the Company's majority owned Spectra-Physics Lasers, Inc. (SPLI) subsidiary, a leader in the design, development, manufacture, and distribution of lasers and laser systems for a broad range of markets, is also part of the Optical Technologies segment. SPLI was acquired indirectly by the Company as part of its acquisition of Spectra-Physics AB. 4 Spectroscopy instrumentation is used for molecular and elemental analysis based upon energy and light measurements. These precision instruments use optics to determine, in a nondestructive manner, the composition of a wide range of complex liquids and solids. Customers include pharmaceutical, specialty chemical, and basic material producers, who use these instruments either in a laboratory or integrated into the production line. Semiconductor products are used in the manufacture of capital equipment that produces and tests semiconductors. In particular, the Company is the leading supplier of molecular-beam epitaxy (MBE) reactors for the manufacture of gallium arsenide and other compound semiconductor devices. The largest application is for microwave devices used in cellular telephones and other high-speed wireless communications devices. In 1999, the Company introduced the V150 MBE, a successor to its market-leading V100 MBE system. The V150 MBE helps customers keep up with the rapidly growing demand for high-speed telecommunications devices by significantly increasing semiconductor production capacity. Physical properties products analyze materials for viscosity, surface tension, and thermal properties. Significant customers include the food and beverage industries, which use high-precision viscometers to maintain quality and consistency of their products. In addition, the Company manufactures products for precision temperature control necessary for analytical, laboratory, industrial, research and development, laser, and semiconductor applications. Photonics businesses manufacture optical components that are used in a variety of industries, including scientific and medical instruments, telecommunications, and semiconductor applications. Also a part of this segment, SPLI offers technologies of high-power semiconductor-based laser and semiconductor laser pumped solid state laser technologies, as well as conventional lasers and laser-related products. Conventional lasers have unique performance characteristics that make them the only current solution for certain demanding technical applications. SPLI also manufactures high-power semiconductor-based lasers, which are generally more efficient, reliable, cost-effective, and compact than conventional lasers. SPLI's customers are in the materials processing, life sciences, research and development, printing, and telecommunications markets. Research and development emphasis will be on creating components for the next generation of high-speed fiber-optic telecommunications. In 1999, SPLI introduced a new line of thin-film filters, which are used to separate data (light) within fiber-optic cable, allowing more wavelengths of light to travel down the cable to increase what is known as the "bandwidth" or capacity of the fiber. Measurement and Control The Company provides a range of real-time, on-line sensors, monitors and control systems through its Measurement and Control segment that not only help manufacturers ensure their processes and industrial practices meet their own and government standards for quality, reliability, and safety, but also reduce costs, save materials, and increase productivity. The segment is organized into four groups: environmental, quality control, field instruments and sensors, and oil and gas. Environmental products include a complete line of instruments and systems for monitoring environmental pollutants generated by industrial and mobile sources. These include continuous gaseous and aerosol monitors, and water quality instruments for assessing ambient air quality and emissions from stationary sources. Specific compounds measured include oxides of nitrogen, sulfur dioxide, ozone, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, volatile organic compounds, fine particulates, total organic carbon, and total organic halogens. The Company also provides a comprehensive line of radiation and gas detectors for controlling and detecting the presence of harmful radiation and combustible and toxic gases for worker and plant safety. These products range from the simplest handheld general-purpose portable equipment to more sophisticated stationary installed systems. 5 Quality control systems are manufactured by the Company for on-line process optimization, taking ultrahigh-speed, noninvasive measurements and analyzing the physical and chemical properties of streams of raw materials in real time. These systems are used primarily to analyze the composition of raw materials for certain basic industries, such as coal, cement, and minerals production. This technology allows the entire stream of material to be analyzed and eliminates the need for off-line sampling, which adds production time and cost. Process optimization systems are also provided by the Company for the continuous production of certain web-type finished materials, such as metal strip, plastics, foil, rubber, glass, and paper. The Company's instruments measure the total thickness, basis weight, and coating thickness of such materials, and are also capable of detecting defects the size of a pinhole in these webs. They can measure a single point on the material, several points, or generate a web profile. Measurements are gathered without contacting the material or interfering with the production process, and are highly accurate and extremely reliable - even in hostile environments such as steel mills. These systems provide tangible economic benefits for customers, while reducing material waste and energy consumption. Field instruments and sensors are provided by the Company for use in the process control industry. These instruments measure level, density, flow, and composition, acquiring data for use in controlling industrial and chemical processes. Level and density instruments include point-level, continuous-level, and density sensors that use a variety of technologies, including commercial radiation, radar, ultrasonic, and vibrational measurement principles. Flow instrumentation includes ultrasonic flowmeters, in-line turbine meters, pitostatic air flow monitors, and electronic flow metering instruments used for natural gas custody transfer. The Company's on-line composition analysis instruments are used to measure chemical compounds in a variety of liquids, gases, and solids using gas chromatographic, mass spectrographic, and X-ray fluorescent technologies. The Company also offers strip chart and video graphic recorders along with instrumentation for measuring and recording AC power in industrial facilities. Oil and gas products cover specifically designed and installed sensor systems that are used to provide real-time measurement, data communication, and local control of process functions, primarily for customers in the production segment of the oil and gas industry. These special-purpose instruments and sensors include rod pump controllers, remote terminal units, gas-injection systems, and both topside and subsea wellhead safety and control systems. These systems and the aftermarket services provided are required by oil and gas companies throughout the world, particularly those operating offshore platforms. The Company's electrical generators, switchgear, and motor control units are used in a wide variety of industrial and commercial applications. (ii) and (xi) New Products; Research and Development The Company maintains active programs for the development of new technologies and the enhancement of existing products. Research and development expenses were $157.3 million, $113.9 million, and $107.6 million in 1999, 1998, and 1997, respectively. (iii)Raw Materials Raw materials, components, and supplies purchased by the Company are generally either available from a number of different suppliers or from alternative sources that could be developed without a material adverse effect on the Company. To date, the Company has experienced no difficulties in obtaining these materials. (iv) Patents, Licenses, and Trademarks The Company's policy is to protect its intellectual property rights, including applying for and obtaining patents when appropriate. The Company holds numerous patents related to its technologies, with additional patents pending. The Company also enters into licensing agreements with other companies in which it grants or receives rights to specific patents and technical know-how. The Company also considers technical know-how, trade secrets, and trademarks to be important to its business. 6 (v) Seasonal Influences There are no significant seasonal influences on the Company's sales of its products. (vi) Working Capital Requirements There are no special inventory requirements or credit terms extended to customers that would have a material adverse effect on the Company's working capital. (vii) Dependency on a Single Customer No single customer accounted for more than 10% of the Company's total revenues in any of the past three years. (viii)Backlog The Company's backlog of firm orders at year-end 1999 and 1998 was as follows: (In thousands) 1999 1998 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------- -------- Life Sciences $107,784 $ 89,679 Optical Technologies 200,421 122,361 Measurement and Control 94,432 71,461 -------- -------- $402,637 $283,501 ======== ======== Certain of these orders are cancelable by the customer upon payment of a cancellation charge. The Company anticipates that substantially all of the backlog as of January 1, 2000, will be shipped or completed during 2000. The Company does not believe that the level of, or changes in the level of, its backlog is necessarily indicative of intermediate or long-term trends in its business. (ix) Government Contracts Not applicable. (x) Competition The markets for the Company's products are highly competitive. The Company generally competes on the basis of technical advances that result in new products and improved price/performance ratios, reputation among customers as a quality leader for products and services, and active research and application-development programs. To a lesser extent, the Company competes on the basis of price. In many markets, the Company competes with large analytical instrument companies such as Agilent Technologies; PerkinElmer, Inc.; Varian Associates, Inc.; Waters Corporation; and Hitachi, Ltd. Certain products manufactured by the Company also compete with products sold by numerous smaller, specialized firms. Life Sciences Biosciences instruments and consumables. The Company competes with PerkinElmer; Molecular Devices Corporation; Beckman Coulter, Inc.; Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.; Agilent; MJ Research Technology; Qiagen Corporation; Biacore International, Inc.; Nalge Nunc Inc.; Corning-Costar Corporation; Rainen Instruments; Greiner GmbH; and Eppendorf GmbH. The Company competes primarily on the basis of technical performance, user convenience, and, to a lesser extent, price. 7 Advanced instrumentation and consumables. The Company's principal competitors include Agilent, Waters, Shimadzu Corporation, and PerkinElmer. The Company competes primarily on the basis of technical performance, customer service and support, and price. Scientific equipment. The Company's principal competitors in this market are Jouan S.A., NuAire Inc., Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd., and Labconco Corporation. In this market, the Company competes primarily on the basis of technical performance, customer service and support, and price. Clinical equipment and supplies. The Company competes with Leica Microsystems; Sakura Finetek U.S.A., Inc.; Ventana Corporation; Cytyc Corporation; Wescor Inc.; Jewett Inc.; and Mopec Inc. The Company competes primarily on the basis of quality, price, and service. In the clinical chemistry reagent market, the Company's competitors include Abbott Laboratories; BioChem Pharma; Chiron Corporation; and Sigma Diagnostics, a division of Sigma-Aldrich Co. The Company competes in this market primarily on the basis of product quality and price. Competitors in the market for rapid diagnostic test kits are Abbott Laboratories; Becton; Dickinson and Company; Roche-Boeringher Manheim; and Quidel Corporation. The Company competes primarily on the basis of its innovative technology as well as price. Information management systems. The Company's competitors include PerkinElmer, PE Biosystems, Beckman Coulter, Agilent, LabVantage Solutions, LIMS U.S., Scientific Software Inc., and Waters. The Company competes primarily on the basis of product performance and price. Optical Technologies Spectroscopy. In the spectroscopy market, the Company competes primarily with the Analytical Instrument division of PerkinElmer, Varian, Agilent, and Bio-Rad. The Company competes primarily on the basis of quality, performance, technology, and price. Semiconductor. The Company competes primarily with Riber Instruments S.A. and Oxford Instruments plc. In this market, the Company competes primarily on the basis of quality, performance, technology, and price. Physical properties. The Company competes with TA Instruments, Inc., a subsidiary of Waters; and Rheometrics Scientific Inc. The Company offers mid-level products in this market, with instruments that operate on a personal-computer platform. The Company competes in this market primarily on the basis of quality, performance, and price. Photonics. The Company competes primarily on the basis of technical suitability, product performance, reliability, and price. Principal competitors include Optical Coating Laboratory, Inc. and Newport Corporation. Measurement and Control Environmental. The Company's principal competitors include Monitor Labs Incorporated; Advanced Pollution Instruments; Rupprecht & Pataschnick Co., Inc.; and Mine Safety Appliances Co. The Company competes in this market primarily on the basis of technical performance, price, reliability, and customer service. Quality control. The Company's principal competitors include Scantech Limited, Integrated Measurement Systems, Inc., Toshiba Corporation, Yokogawa Electric Corporation, and Infrared Engineering Limited. The Company competes primarily on the basis of technical performance, customer service, and, to a lesser extent, price. 8 Field instruments and sensors. In the field measurement instruments and sensors market the Company competes primarily on quality and reliability, technical features, accuracy, ease of use, price, and reputation for aftermarket service. The Company competes with a few large competitors in each product area and with many companies within specific industries. Major competitors include Fisher-Rosemount, a division of Emerson Electric Co., Inc.; Asea Brown Boveri (Holding) Ltd.; and Yokogawa. Oil and gas. The Company has a relatively small presence within the large and varied process-control marketplace, which is extremely fragmented and consists of several large companies, including Fisher-Rosemount, Elsag Bailey, and Honeywell Process Control, as well as numerous smaller companies. The Company competes in this market primarily on the basis of technical performance, customer service, price, and reliability. (xii) Environmental Protection Regulations The Company believes that compliance with federal, state, and local environmental protection regulations will not have a material adverse effect on its capital expenditures, earnings, or competitive position. (xiii)Number of Employees As of January 1, 2000, the Company employed approximately 12,200 people. (d) Financial Information About Geographic Areas Financial information about geographic areas is summarized in Note 13 to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Registrant's 1999 Annual Report to Shareholders and is incorporated herein by reference. (e) Executive Officers of the Registrant Name Age Present Title (Fiscal Year First Became Executive Officer) ---------------------------- --- --------------------------------------------------------- Earl R. Lewis 56 President and Chief Executive Officer (1990) Denis A. Helm 61 Executive Vice President (1986) Richard W.K. Chapman 55 Senior Vice President (1994) Barry S. Howe 44 Vice President (1994) Theo Melas-Kyriazi 40 Chief Financial Officer (1998) Paul F. Kelleher 57 Chief Accounting Officer (1986) Each executive officer serves until his successor is chosen or appointed by the Board of Directors and qualified or until earlier resignation, death, or removal. All executive officers, except Mr. Lewis, Dr. Chapman, and Mr. Melas-Kyriazi, have held comparable positions for at least five years, either with the Company or with its parent company, Thermo Electron. Mr. Lewis was named President of the Company in March 1997 and Chief Executive Officer in January 1998. Mr. Lewis served as Chief Operating Officer of the Company from January 1996 through January 1998, as Executive Vice President from January 1996 through March 1997, as a Senior Vice President from January 1994 through January 1996, and as a Vice President from March 1992 through January 1994. Dr. Chapman has been President and Chief Executive Officer of ThermoQuest since its inception in June 1995, and served as President of Finnigan Corporation, a subsidiary of ThermoQuest, from 1992 to 1995. Mr. Melas-Kyriazi was appointed Chief Financial Officer of the Company and Thermo Electron on January 1, 1999. He joined Thermo Electron in 1986 as Assistant Treasurer, and became Treasurer in 1988. In 1994, he was named President and Chief Executive Officer of ThermoSpectra. In 1998, he became Vice President of Corporate Strategy for Thermo Electron. Messrs. Lewis, Helm, Chapman, and Howe are full-time employees of the Company. Messrs. Melas-Kyriazi and Kelleher are full-time employees of Thermo Electron and certain of its subsidiaries, but devote such time to the affairs of the Company as the Company's needs reasonably require. 9 Item 2. Properties The Company believes that its facilities are in good condition and are suitable and adequate for its present operations and that suitable space is readily available in the event any lease is not extended. With respect to leases expiring in the near future, in the event the Company does not renew such leases, the Company believes suitable alternate space is available for lease on acceptable terms. The location of the Company's principal properties by segment as of January 1, 2000, are as follows: Life Sciences The Company owns approximately 1,070,000 square feet of office, engineering, laboratory, and production space in Ohio, California, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Italy, and Germany, and leases approximately 1,000,000 square feet of office, engineering, laboratory, and production space under leases expiring from 2000 through 2016, principally in Finland, England, France, New York, Virginia, Texas, and Colorado. As of January 1, 2000, the Company had a $6.2 million mortgage loan that is secured by 200,000 square feet of property in California with a net book value of $14.6 million. Optical Technologies The Company owns approximately 860,000 square feet of office, engineering, laboratory, and production space, principally in Wisconsin, California, New York, Arizona, Germany, Switzerland, and England, and leases approximately 1,330,000 square feet of office, engineering, laboratory, and production space under leases expiring from 2000 through 2017, principally in Massachusetts, California, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and England. Measurement and Control The Company owns approximately 400,000 square feet of office, engineering, laboratory, and production space in New Mexico, California, Indiana, Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Germany, and England, and leases approximately 1,570,000 square feet of office, engineering, laboratory, and production space under leases expiring from 2000 through 2011, principally in Ohio, Texas, Maryland, California, Massachusetts, Georgia, Sweden, England, Germany, the Netherlands, and Australia. Item 3. Legal Proceedings Not applicable. Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders Not applicable. 10 PART II Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters Information concerning the market and market price for the Registrant's common stock, $.10 par value, and dividend policy is included under the sections labeled "Common Stock Market Information" and "Dividend Policy" in the Registrant's 1999 Annual Report to Shareholders and is incorporated herein by reference. Item 6. Selected Financial Data The information required under this item is included under the sections labeled "Selected Financial Information" and "Dividend Policy" in the Registrant's 1999 Annual Report to Shareholders and is incorporated herein by reference. Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations The information required under this item is included under the heading "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in the Registrant's 1999 Annual Report to Shareholders and is incorporated herein by reference. Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk The information required under this item is included under the heading "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in the Registrant's 1999 Annual Report to Shareholders and is incorporated herein by reference. Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data The Registrant's Consolidated Financial Statements as of January 1, 2000, and Supplementary Data are included in the Registrant's 1999 Annual Report to Shareholders and are incorporated herein by reference. Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure Not applicable. PART III The information required by Items 10, 11, 12, and 13 of Form 10-K will be filed as part of an amendment to this Form 10-K no later than 120 days after January 1, 2000, the end of the Registrant's fiscal year covered by this Form 10-K. 11 PART IV Item 14. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, and Reports on Form 8-K (a,d) Financial Statements and Schedules (1)The consolidated financial statements set forth in the list below are filed as part of this Report. (2) The consolidated financial statement schedule set forth in the list below is filed as part of this Report. (3)Exhibits filed herewith or incorporated herein by reference are set forth in Item 14(c) below. List of Financial Statements and Schedules Referenced in this Item 14 Information incorporated by reference from Exhibit 13 filed herewith: Consolidated Statement of Income Consolidated Balance Sheet Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income and Shareholders' Investment Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements Report of Independent Public Accountants Financial Statement Schedules filed herewith: Schedule II: Valuation and Qualifying Accounts All other schedules are omitted because they are not applicable or not required, or because the required information is shown either in the financial statements or in the notes thereto. (b) Reports on Form 8-K None. (c) Exhibits See Exhibit Index on the page immediately preceding exhibits. 12 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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. Date: March 22, 2000 THERMO INSTRUMENT SYSTEMS INC. By: /s/ Earl R. Lewis Earl R. Lewis President and Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities indicated, as of March 22, 2000. Signature Title By: /s/ Earl R. Lewis President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director Earl R. Lewis By: /s/ Theo Melas-Kyriazi Chief Financial Officer Theo Melas-Kyriazi By: /s/ Paul F. Kelleher Chief Accounting Officer Paul F. Kelleher By: /s/ George N. Hatsopoulos Director George N. Hatsopoulos By: /s/ Polyvios C. Vintiadis Director Polyvios C. Vintiadis 13 Report of Independent Public Accountants To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of Thermo Instrument Systems Inc.: We have audited, in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, the consolidated financial statements included in Thermo Instrument Systems Inc.'s Annual Report to Shareholders incorporated by reference in this Form 10-K, and have issued our report thereon dated February 15, 2000 (except with respect to the matters discussed in Note 18, as to which the date is March 8, 2000). Our audits were made for the purpose of forming an opinion on those statements taken as a whole. The schedule listed in Item 14 on page 12 is the responsibility of the Company's management and is presented for purposes of complying with the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and is not part of the basic consolidated financial statements. This schedule has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audits of the basic consolidated financial statements and, in our opinion, fairly states, in all material respects, the financial data required to be set forth therein in relation to the basic consolidated financial statements taken as a whole. Arthur Andersen LLP Boston, Massachusetts February 15, 2000 14 SCHEDULE II THERMO INSTRUMENT SYSTEMS INC. Valuation and Qualifying Accounts (In thousands) Description Provision Accounts Accounts Other (a) Balance Balance at Charged to Recovered Written at End Beginning Expense Off of Year of Year - ----------------------------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Year Ended January 1, 2000 $23,726 $ 7,301 $ 329 $(8,128) $ 6,609 $ 29,837 Year Ended January 2, 1999 $22,786 $ 4,169 $ 502 $(7,221) $ 3,490 $ 23,726 Year Ended January 3, 1998 $16,981 $ 4,366 $ 304 $(4,375) $ 5,510 $ 22,786 Description Balance at Established Activity Other (c) Balance Beginning as Cost of Charged to at End of Year Acquisitions Reserve of Year ------------------------------------------- ----------- -------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Accrued Acquisition Expenses (b) Year Ended January 1, 2000 $ 15,319 $ 16,453 $(10,399) $ (2,144) $ 19,229 Year Ended January 2, 1999 $ 20,424 $ 7,078 $ (9,444) $ (2,739) $ 15,319 Year Ended January 3, 1998 $ 19,509 $ 24,280 $(18,528) $ (4,837) $ 20,424 Description Balance at Provision Activity Other (f) Balance Beginning Charged to Charged to at End of Year Expense (e) Reserve of Year --------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Accrued Restructuring Costs (d) Year Ended January 1, 2000 $ 11,225 $ 1,100 $(9,994) $ (649) $ 1,682 Year Ended January 2, 1999 $ 244 $ 18,401 $(7,682) $ 262 $ 11,225 Year Ended January 3, 1998 $ - $ 953 $ (709) $ - $ 244 (a) Includes allowance of businesses acquired during the year as described in Note 3 to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company's 1999 Annual Report to Shareholders and the effect of foreign currency translation. (b) The nature of activity in this account is described in Note 3 to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Registrant's 1999 Annual Report to Shareholders. (c) Represents reversal of accrued acquisition expenses and corresponding reduction of cost in excess of net assets of acquired companies resulting from finalization of restructuring plans and the effect of foreign currency translation. (d) The nature of activity in this account is described in Note 11 to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Registrant's 1999 Annual Report to Shareholders. (e) Includes reversal of previously recorded restructuring costs of $2.3 million and excludes provision of $0.1 million for asset write-down in 1999. Excludes provision of $2.8 million for asset write-downs and $0.4 million for loss on division sold in 1998. (f) Represents the effect of foreign currency translation. 15 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Number Description of Exhibit 2.1 Reserved. 2.2 Agreement and Release dated as of December 15, 1997, among Fisons plc, the Registrant, and Thermo Electron (filed as Exhibit 2.2 to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 3, 1998 [File No. 1-9876] and incorporated herein by reference). 3.1 Amendment to Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 29, 1996 [File No. 1-9786] and incorporated herein by reference). 3.2 Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 1, 1994 [File No. 1-9786] and incorporated herein by reference). 3.3 By-Laws of the Registrant (filed as Exhibit 3 to the Registrant's Amendment No. 1 on Form 8-A, filed with the Commission on January 24, 2000 [File No. 1-9786] and incorporated herein by reference). 4.1 Subordinated Indenture, dated January 15, 1998, among the Registrant, Thermo Electron, and Bankers Trust Company as trustee, relating to $250,000,000 principal amount of 4% Convertible Subordinated Debentures due 2005 (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on January 16, 1998, and incorporated herein by reference). 4.2 Senior convertible note purchase agreement by and between the Registrant and Thermo Electron as of September 15, 1993 (filed as Exhibit 10(a) to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October 2, 1993 [File No. 1-9786] and incorporated by reference). The Registrant hereby agrees, pursuant to Item 601(b) (4) (iii) (A) of Regulation S-K, to furnish to the Commission upon request, a copy of each instrument with respect to other long-term debt of the Registrant or its subsidiaries. 10.1 Amended and Restated Corporate Services Agreement, dated as of January 3, 1993, between Thermo Electron and the Registrant (filed as Exhibit 10(a) to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 2, 1993 [File No. 1-9786] and incorporated herein by reference). 10.2 Tax Allocation Agreement dated as of May 29, 1986, between Thermo Electron and the Registrant (filed as Exhibit 10(b) to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 [Reg. No. 33-6762] and incorporated herein by reference). 10.3 Thermo Electron Corporate Charter, as amended and restated effective January 3, 1993 (filed as Exhibit 10(f) to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 2, 1993 [File No. 1-9786] and incorporated herein by reference). 10.4 Form of Indemnification Agreement with Directors and Officers (filed as Exhibit 10(g) to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 29, 1990 [File No. 1-9786] and incorporated herein by reference). 16 Exhibit Number Description of Exhibit 10.5 Master Cash Management, Guarantee Reimbursement and Loan Agreement dated as of June 1, 1999, between the Registrant and Thermo Electron (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 3, 1999 [File No. 1-9786] and incorporated herein by reference). 10.6 Restated Stock Holdings Assistance Plan and Form of Promissory Note (filed as Exhibit 10.10 to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 3, 1998 [File No. 1-9786] and incorporated herein by reference). 10.7-10.15 Reserved. 10.16 Amended and Restated Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors of the Registrant (filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 3, 1999 [File No. 1-9786] and incorporated herein by reference). 10.17 Amended and Restated Directors Stock Option Plan of the Registrant (filed as Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 3, 1999 [File No. 1-9786] and incorporated herein by reference). 10.18 Incentive Stock Option Plan of the Registrant (filed as Exhibit 10(c) to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 [Reg. No. 33-6762] and incorporated herein by reference). (Maximum number of shares issuable in the aggregate under this plan and the Registrant's Nonqualified Stock Option Plan is 3,515,625 shares, after adjustment to reflect share increase approved in 1990; 3-for-2 stock splits effected in January 1988, July 1993, and April 1995; and 5-for-4 stock splits effected in December 1995 and October 1997). 10.19 Amended and Restated Nonqualified Stock Option Plan of the Registrant (filed as Exhibit 10.5 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 3, 1999 [File No. 1-9786] and incorporated herein by reference). (Maximum number of shares issuable in the aggregate under this plan and the Registrant's Incentive Stock Option Plan is 3,515,625 shares, after adjustment to reflect share increase approved in 1990; 3-for-2 stock splits effected in January 1988, July 1993, and April 1995; and 5-for-4 stock splits effected in December 1995 and October 1997). 10.20 Amended and Restated Equity Incentive Plan of the Registrant (filed as Exhibit 10.6 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 3, 1999 [File No. 1-9786] and incorporated herein by reference). (Maximum number of shares issuable is 5,039,062 shares, after adjustment to reflect share increase approved in December 1993; 3-for-2 stock splits effected in July 1993 and April 1995; and 5-for-4 stock splits effected in December 1995 and October 1997). In addition to the stock-based compensation plans of the Registrant, the executive officers of the Registrant may be granted awards under stock-based compensation plans of Thermo Electron for services rendered to the Registrant. The terms of such plans are substantially the same as those of the Registrant's Equity Incentive Plan. 10.21 Finnigan Corporation 1979 Long-term Incentive Stock Option Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.21 to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994 [File No. 1-9786] and incorporated herein by reference). 17 Exhibit Number Description of Exhibit 10.22 Former Thermo Environmental Corporation Incentive Stock Option Plan (filed as Exhibit 10(d) to Thermo Environmental's Registration Statement on Form S-1 [Reg. No. 33-329] and incorporated herein by reference). (Maximum number of shares issuable in the aggregate under this plan and the Former Thermo Environmental Corporation Nonqualified Stock Option Plan is 1,450,195 shares, after adjustment to reflect share increase approved in 1987; 3-for-2 stock splits effected in July 1993 and April 1995; and 5-for-4 stock splits effected in December 1995 and October 1997). 10.23 Former Thermo Environmental Corporation Nonqualified Stock Option Plan (filed as Exhibit 10(e) to Thermo Environmental's Registration Statement on Form S-1 [Reg. No. 33-329] and incorporated herein by reference). (Maximum number of shares issuable in the aggregate under this plan and the Former Thermo Environmental Corporation Incentive Stock Option Plan is 1,450,195 shares, after adjustment to reflect share increase approved in 1987; 3-for-2 stock splits effected in July 1993 and April 1995; and 5-for-4 stock splits effected in December 1995 and October 1997). 10.24 Amended and Restated Thermo Instrument Systems Inc. - ThermoSpectra Corporation Nonqualified Stock Option Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.7 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 3, 1999 [File No. 1-9786] and incorporated herein by reference). (On December 9, 1999, ThermoSpectra merged with Thermo Instrument. All outstanding options granted under this plan were assumed by Thermo Instrument and converted into options to purchase 72,356 shares of Thermo Instrument.) 10.25 Amended and Restated Thermo Instrument Systems Inc. - ThermoQuest Corporation Nonqualified Stock Option Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.8 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 3, 1999 [File No. 1-9786] and incorporated herein by reference). 10.26 Amended and Restated Thermo Instrument Systems Inc. - Thermo BioAnalysis Corporation Nonqualified Stock Option Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.9 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 3, 1999 [File No. 1-9786] and incorporated herein by reference). 10.27 Amended and Restated Thermo Instrument Systems Inc. - Thermo Optek Corporation Nonqualified Stock Option Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.10 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 3, 1999 [File No. 1-9786] and incorporated herein by reference). 10.28 Amended and Restated Thermo Instrument Systems Inc. - Metrika Systems Corporation Nonqualified Stock Option Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.11 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 3, 1999 [File No. 1-9786] and incorporated herein by reference). 10.29 Amended and Restated Thermo Instrument Systems Inc. - Thermo Vision Corporation Nonqualified Stock Option Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.12 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 3, 1999 [File No. 1-9786] and incorporated herein by reference). (On January 8, 2000, Thermo Vision merged with Thermo Instrument. All outstanding options under this plan were assumed by Thermo Instrument and converted into options to purchase 35,826 shares of Thermo Instrument.) 10.30 Amended and Restated Thermo Instrument Systems Inc. - ONIX Systems Inc. Nonqualified Stock Option Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.13 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 3, 1999 [File No. 1-9786] and incorporated herein by reference). 18 Exhibit Number Description of Exhibit 10.31 1997 Spectra-Physics Lasers, Inc. Stock Option Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.6 of Amendment No. 1 to Spectra-Physics Lasers, Inc.'s Registration Statement on Form S-1 [Reg. No. 333-38329] and incorporated herein by reference). 10.32 Reserved. 10.33 3 3/4% Senior Convertible Note in the principal amount of $140,000,000 dated September 15, 1993, issued to Thermo Electron (filed as Exhibit 10(b) to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October 2, 1993 [File No. 1-9786] and incorporated herein by reference). 10.34 Fiscal Agency Agreement dated as of August 3, 1995, among ThermoQuest, Thermo Electron, and The Chase Manhattan Bank (formerly Chemical Bank) (filed as Exhibit 10.12 to ThermoQuest's Registration Statement on Form S-1 [Reg. No. 333-00276] and incorporated herein by reference). 10.35 Fiscal Agency Agreement dated as of October 12, 1995, between Thermo Optek, Thermo Electron, and The Chase Manhattan Bank (formerly Chemical Bank) (filed as Exhibit 10.10 to Thermo Optek's Registration Statement on Form S-1 [Reg. No. 333-03630] and incorporated herein by reference). 10.36 $150,000,000 Promissory Note dated as of August 27, 1999, issued by the Registrant to Thermo Electron (filed as Exhibit 10 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October 2, 1999 [File No. 1-9786] and incorporated herein by reference). 10.37 Master Cash Management, Guarantee Reimbursement and Loan Agreement dated as of June 1, 1999 between ThermoQuest Corporation and Thermo Electron (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to ThermoQuest's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 3, 1999 [File No. 1-14262] and incorporated herein by reference). 10.38 Master Cash Management, Guarantee Reimbursement and Loan Agreement dated as of June 1, 1999, between Thermo BioAnalysis Corporation and Thermo Electron (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Thermo BioAnalysis' Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 3, 1999 [File No. 1-12179] and incorporated herein by reference). 10.39 Master Cash Management, Guarantee Reimbursement and Loan Agreement dated as of June 1, 1999, between Thermo Optek Corporation and Thermo Electron (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Thermo Optek's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 3, 1999 [File No. 1-11757] and incorporated herein by reference). 10.40 Master Cash Management, Guarantee Reimbursement and Loan Agreement dated as of June 1, 1999, between Metrika Systems Corporation and Thermo Electron (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Metrika Systems' Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 3, 1999 [File No. 1-13085] and incorporated herein by reference). 10.41 Master Cash Management, Guarantee Reimbursement and Loan Agreement dated as of June 1, 1999, between ONIX Systems Inc. and Thermo Electron (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to ONIX Systems' Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 3, 1999 [File No. 1-13975] and incorporated herein by reference). 19 Exhibit Number Description of Exhibit 13 Annual Report to Shareholders for the year ended January 1, 2000 (only those portions incorporated herein by reference). 21 Subsidiaries of the Registrant. 23 Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP. 27 Financial Data Schedule.