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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000097745-25-000069"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "TMO"
cik: "0000097745"
company_name: "THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC."
filed_at: "2025-05-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-20T09:54:25.816180+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Thermo Fisher say-on-pay vote fails at 2025 annual meeting; all directors elected

## Summary
- Non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation failed: 201.4M against vs 111.1M for (64.5% against).
- All 12 director nominees elected; Marc Casper received 25.7M against (8.2%) and Dion Weisler 41.3M against (13.1%).
- Ratification of PwC as independent auditor approved with 295.9M for, 38.1M against.
- Shareholder proposal to remove one-year holding period for special meetings rejected: 289.7M against vs 25.7M for.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000097745-25-000069
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: TMO
- cik: 0000097745
- company_name: THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC.
- filed_at: 2025-05-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/97745/000009774525000069/0000097745-25-000069-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/97745/000009774525000069/tmo-20250521.htm

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