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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549
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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):

September 6, 2018
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THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
 
Delaware
 
1-8002
 
04-2209186
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
 
 
168 Third Avenue
 
 
 
 
Waltham, Massachusetts
 
02451
 
 
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
 
 
(781) 622-1000
 
 
(Registrant’s telephone number including area code)
 

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Item 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
    
On September 6, 2018, the Board of Directors of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (the “Company”), elected James C. Mullen as a director of the Company, effective November 8, 2018, for a term expiring at the 2019 annual meeting. Mr. Mullen was appointed to the Board’s Strategy and Finance Committee.  Mr. Mullen served as Chief Executive Officer of Patheon N.V. (“Patheon”) until its acquisition by the Company in August 2017. Before joining Patheon, he served as Chief Executive Officer and President at Biogen.  
As a result of the end of his service to Patheon upon the Company’s acquisition of Patheon, Mr. Mullen was entitled to receive severance pay of 24 months’ base salary ($2,200,000 in the aggregate) pursuant to his employment agreement with Patheon, payable in 24 monthly installments following the date of termination. These severance payments, which he will continue to receive in monthly installments through August 2019, were not contingent on continued service and Mr. Mullen has not provided services to the Company in any capacity since it acquired Patheon.
In connection with his service as a director, Mr. Mullen will be entitled to receive the Company’s previously disclosed standard agreements and arrangements for non-employee directors as described in Exhibit 10.7 to the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, which was filed with the SEC on February 28, 2017 (File No. 001-08002), and will enter into the Company’s standard form of indemnification agreement, which was filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Reg. No. 333-90661).



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 7th day of September, 2018.


 
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Michael A. Boxer
 
 
 
Michael A. Boxer
 
 
 
Senior Vice President and General Counsel