Form 8-K

 

 

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): April 26, 2015

 

 

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   1-8002   04-2209186

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

81 Wyman Street

Waltham, Massachusetts

  02451
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

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

Not applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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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 April 26, 2015, Lars R. Sørensen, a director of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (the “Company”), notified the Company that he would be resigning from the Board of Directors due to increased commitments associated with his primary employment. Mr. Sørensen’s resignation is effective July 1, 2015.


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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC.
Date: April 30, 2015 By:

/s/ Seth H. Hoogasian

Name: Seth H. Hoogasian
Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary