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accession: "0000097745-26-000117"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "TMO"
cik: "0000097745"
company_name: "THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC."
filed_at: "2026-05-26T11:31:03+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-26T11:39:41.972677+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Thermo Fisher say-on-pay fails with 68% votes against at 2026 annual meeting

## Summary
- All 11 director nominees elected; top vote-getter Debora L. Spar (314.4M for), lowest Dion J. Weisler (281.8M for).
- Advisory say-on-pay proposal failed: 214.5M votes against (68.2%), 99.9M for.
- Ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers as independent auditor for FY2026 passed with 296.9M for.
- Annual meeting held May 20, 2026; results filed May 26, 2026.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000097745-26-000117
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: TMO
- cik: 0000097745
- company_name: THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC.
- filed_at: 2026-05-26T11:31:03+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/97745/000009774526000117/0000097745-26-000117-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/97745/000009774526000117/tmo-20260520.htm

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