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accession: "0000097745-22-000060"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "TMO"
cik: "0000097745"
company_name: "THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC."
filed_at: "2022-11-14T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-21T22:00:14.244875+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Thermo Fisher aligns CEO Marc Casper's equity vesting on retirement with other officers

## Summary
- Compensation Committee amended equity awards for CEO Marc Casper to align retirement vesting with other officers.
- Amended awards include stock options (2017-2022) and time/performance-based RSUs (2020-2022).
- Changes provide accelerated vesting upon retirement and extend option exercise to original expiration (except grants within 2 years pre-retirement).
- Committee determined alignment is appropriate and in the best interests of the company and stockholders.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000097745-22-000060
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: TMO
- cik: 0000097745
- company_name: THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC.
- filed_at: 2022-11-14T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/97745/000009774522000060/0000097745-22-000060-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/97745/000009774522000060/tmo-20221110.htm

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