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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
☒ Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the quarterly period ended March 30, 2024 or
☐ Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Commission File Number 1-8002
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) | | | | | |
Delaware | 04-2209186 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
168 Third Avenue
Waltham, Massachusetts 02451
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (781) 622-1000
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Title of each class | | Trading Symbol(s) | | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common Stock, $1.00 par value | | TMO | | New York Stock Exchange |
0.750% Notes due 2024 | | TMO 24A | | New York Stock Exchange |
0.125% Notes due 2025 | | TMO 25B | | New York Stock Exchange |
2.000% Notes due 2025 | | TMO 25 | | New York Stock Exchange |
3.200% Notes due 2026 | | TMO 26B | | New York Stock Exchange |
1.400% Notes due 2026 | | TMO 26A | | New York Stock Exchange |
1.450% Notes due 2027 | | TMO 27 | | New York Stock Exchange |
1.750% Notes due 2027 | | TMO 27B | | New York Stock Exchange |
0.500% Notes due 2028 | | TMO 28A | | New York Stock Exchange |
1.375% Notes due 2028 | | TMO 28 | | New York Stock Exchange |
1.950% Notes due 2029 | | TMO 29 | | New York Stock Exchange |
0.875% Notes due 2031 | | TMO 31 | | New York Stock Exchange |
2.375% Notes due 2032 | | TMO 32 | | New York Stock Exchange |
3.650% Notes due 2034 | | TMO 34 | | New York Stock Exchange |
2.875% Notes due 2037 | | TMO 37 | | New York Stock Exchange |
1.500% Notes due 2039 | | TMO 39 | | New York Stock Exchange |
1.875% Notes due 2049 | | TMO 49 | | New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer ☒ Accelerated filer ☐ Non-accelerated filer ☐
Smaller reporting company ☐ Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒
As of March 30, 2024, the Registrant had 381,716,323 shares of Common Stock outstanding.
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC.
QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q
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PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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| | March 30, | | December 31, |
(In millions except share and per share amounts) | | 2024 | | 2023 |
Assets | | | | |
Current assets: | | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents | | $ | 5,499 | | | $ | 8,077 | |
Short-term investments | | 1,751 | | | 3 | |
Accounts receivable, less allowances of $197 and $193 | | 7,931 | | | 8,221 | |
Inventories | | 5,133 | | | 5,088 | |
Contract assets, net | | 1,422 | | | 1,443 | |
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Other current assets | | 1,904 | | | 1,757 | |
Total current assets | | 23,640 | | | 24,589 | |
Property, plant and equipment, net | | 9,324 | | | 9,448 | |
Acquisition-related intangible assets, net | | 16,048 | | | 16,670 | |
Other assets | | 4,241 | | | 3,999 | |
Goodwill | | 43,843 | | | 44,020 | |
Total assets | | $ | 97,095 | | | $ | 98,726 | |
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Liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and equity | | | | |
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Short-term obligations and current maturities of long-term obligations | | $ | 4,451 | | | $ | 3,609 | |
Accounts payable | | 2,555 | | | 2,872 | |
Accrued payroll and employee benefits | | 1,314 | | | 1,596 | |
Contract liabilities | | 2,632 | | | 2,689 | |
Other accrued expenses | | 2,985 | | | 3,246 | |
Total current liabilities | | 13,937 | | | 14,012 | |
Deferred income taxes | | 1,811 | | | 1,922 | |
Other long-term liabilities | | 4,567 | | | 4,642 | |
Long-term obligations | | 31,157 | | | 31,308 | |
Redeemable noncontrolling interest | | 119 | | | 118 | |
Equity: | | | | |
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. shareholders’ equity: | | | | |
Preferred stock, $100 par value, 50,000 shares authorized; none issued | | — | | | — | |
Common stock, $1 par value, 1,200,000,000 shares authorized; 442,822,699 and 442,188,634 shares issued | | 443 | | | 442 | |
Capital in excess of par value | | 17,482 | | | 17,286 | |
Retained earnings | | 48,542 | | | 47,364 | |
Treasury stock at cost, 61,106,376 and 55,541,290 shares | | (18,186) | | | (15,133) | |
Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) | | (2,764) | | | (3,224) | |
Total Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. shareholders’ equity | | 45,516 | | | 46,735 | |
Noncontrolling interests | | (12) | | | (11) | |
Total equity | | 45,504 | | | 46,724 | |
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and equity | | $ | 97,095 | | | $ | 98,726 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
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Product revenues | | | | | | $ | 5,955 | | | $ | 6,404 | |
Service revenues | | | | | | 4,390 | | | 4,306 | |
Total revenues | | | | | | 10,345 | | | 10,710 | |
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Costs and operating expenses: | | | | | | | | |
Cost of product revenues | | | | | | 2,939 | | | 3,337 | |
Cost of service revenues | | | | | | 3,201 | | | 3,233 | |
Selling, general and administrative expenses | | | | | | 2,183 | | | 2,119 | |
Research and development expenses | | | | | | 331 | | | 346 | |
Restructuring and other costs | | | | | | 29 | | | 112 | |
Total costs and operating expenses | | | | | | 8,682 | | | 9,147 | |
Operating income | | | | | | 1,663 | | | 1,563 | |
Interest income | | | | | | 279 | | | 146 | |
Interest expense | | | | | | (363) | | | (300) | |
Other income/(expense) | | | | | | 10 | | | (46) | |
Income before income taxes | | | | | | 1,589 | | | 1,363 | |
Provision for income taxes | | | | | | (281) | | | (46) | |
Equity in earnings/(losses) of unconsolidated entities | | | | | | 23 | | | (25) | |
Net income | | | | | | 1,331 | | | 1,292 | |
Less: net income/(losses) attributable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interest | | | | | | 4 | | | 3 | |
Net income attributable to Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | | | | | | $ | 1,328 | | | $ | 1,289 | |
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Earnings per share attributable to Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | | | | | | | | |
Basic | | | | | | $ | 3.47 | | | $ | 3.34 | |
Diluted | | | | | | $ | 3.46 | | | $ | 3.32 | |
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Weighted average shares | | | | | | | | |
Basic | | | | | | 382 | | | 386 | |
Diluted | | | | | | 384 | | | 388 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
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(In millions) | | | | | | 2024 | | 2023 |
Comprehensive income | | | | | | | | |
Net income | | | | | | $ | 1,331 | | | $ | 1,292 | |
Other comprehensive income/(loss): | | | | | | | | |
Currency translation adjustment: | | | | | | | | |
Currency translation adjustment (net of tax provision (benefit) of $166 and $(36)) | | | | | | 456 | | | 44 | |
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Unrealized gains/(losses) on available-for-sale debt securities | | | | | | | | |
Unrealized holding losses arising during the period (net of tax (provision) benefit of $0 and $0) | | | | | | (1) | | | — | |
Unrealized gains/(losses) on hedging instruments: | | | | | | | | |
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Reclassification adjustment for losses included in net income (net of tax (provision) benefit of $0 and $1) | | | | | | 1 | | | 3 | |
Pension and other postretirement benefit liability adjustments: | | | | | | | | |
Pension and other postretirement benefit liability adjustments arising during the period (net of tax (provision) benefit of $0 and $(1)) | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | |
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Total other comprehensive income/(loss) | | | | | | 457 | | | 48 | |
Comprehensive income | | | | | | 1,788 | | | 1,340 | |
Less: comprehensive income/(loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interest | | | | | | 1 | | | 6 | |
Comprehensive income attributable to Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | | | | | | $ | 1,787 | | | $ | 1,334 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
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(In millions) | | 2024 | | 2023 |
Operating activities | | | | |
Net income | | $ | 1,331 | | | $ | 1,292 | |
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | | | | |
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment | | 285 | | | 253 | |
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets | | 551 | | | 606 | |
Change in deferred income taxes | | (253) | | | (146) | |
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Stock-based compensation | | 70 | | | 76 | |
Other non-cash expenses, net | | 53 | | | 181 | |
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Changes in assets and liabilities, excluding the effects of acquisitions | | (787) | | | (1,533) | |
Net cash provided by operating activities | | 1,251 | | | 729 | |
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Purchases of property, plant and equipment | | (347) | | | (458) | |
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment | | 4 | | | 6 | |
Proceeds from cross-currency interest rate swap interest settlements | | 64 | | | 2 | |
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired | | — | | | (2,704) | |
Purchases of investments | | (1,758) | | | (2) | |
Other investing activities, net | | 7 | | | 14 | |
Net cash used in investing activities | | (2,030) | | | (3,142) | |
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Net proceeds from issuance of debt | | 1,205 | | | — | |
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Proceeds from issuance of commercial paper | | — | | | 1,027 | |
Repayments of commercial paper | | — | | | (523) | |
Purchases of company common stock | | (3,000) | | | (3,000) | |
Dividends paid | | (135) | | | (117) | |
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Other financing activities, net | | 110 | | | 20 | |
Net cash used in financing activities | | (1,821) | | | (2,593) | |
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Exchange rate effect on cash | | 22 | | | (31) | |
Decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | | (2,578) | | | (5,037) | |
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period | | 8,097 | | | 8,537 | |
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period | | $ | 5,519 | | | $ | 3,500 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTEREST AND EQUITY
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| | Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest | | | Common Stock | | Capital in Excess of Par Value | | Retained Earnings | | Treasury Stock | | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Items | | Total Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. Shareholders’ Equity | | Noncontrolling Interests | | Total Equity |
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Balance at December 31, 2023 | | $ | 118 | | | | 442 | | | $ | 442 | | | $ | 17,286 | | | $ | 47,364 | | | 56 | | | $ | (15,133) | | | $ | (3,224) | | | $ | 46,735 | | | $ | (11) | | | $ | 46,724 | |
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Issuance of shares under stock plans | | — | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | 126 | | | — | | | — | | | (24) | | | — | | | 103 | | | — | | | 103 | |
Stock-based compensation | | — | | | | — | | | — | | | 70 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 70 | | | — | | | 70 | |
Purchases of company common stock | | — | | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 6 | | | (3,000) | | | — | | | (3,000) | | | — | | | (3,000) | |
Dividends declared ($0.39 per share) | | — | | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (149) | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (149) | | | — | | | (149) | |
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Net income/(loss) | | 4 | | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 1,328 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 1,328 | | | — | | | 1,328 | |
Other comprehensive items | | (3) | | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 460 | | | 460 | | | — | | | 460 | |
Contributions from (distributions to) noncontrolling interest | | — | | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (1) | | | (1) | |
Excise tax from stock repurchases | | — | | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (29) | | | — | | | (29) | | | — | | | (29) | |
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Balance at March 30, 2024 | | $ | 119 | | | | 443 | | | $ | 443 | | | $ | 17,482 | | | $ | 48,542 | | | 61 | | | $ | (18,186) | | | $ | (2,764) | | | $ | 45,516 | | | $ | (12) | | | $ | 45,504 | |
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Balance at December 31, 2022 | | $ | 116 | | | | 441 | | | $ | 441 | | | $ | 16,743 | | | $ | 41,910 | | | 50 | | | $ | (12,017) | | | $ | (3,099) | | | $ | 43,978 | | | $ | 54 | | | $ | 44,032 | |
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Issuance of shares under stock plans | | — | | | | — | | | — | | | 70 | | | — | | | — | | | (36) | | | — | | | 34 | | | — | | | 34 | |
Stock-based compensation | | — | | | | — | | | — | | | 76 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 76 | | | — | | | 76 | |
Purchases of company common stock | | — | | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 5 | | | (3,000) | | | — | | | (3,000) | | | — | | | (3,000) | |
Dividends declared ($0.35 per share) | | — | | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (135) | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (135) | | | — | | | (135) | |
Net income/(loss) | | 4 | | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 1,289 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 1,289 | | | (1) | | | 1,288 | |
Other comprehensive items | | 3 | | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 45 | | | 45 | | | — | | | 45 | |
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Excise tax from stock repurchases | | — | | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (30) | | | — | | | (30) | | | — | | | (30) | |
Balance at April 1, 2023 | | $ | 123 | | | | 441 | | | $ | 441 | | | $ | 16,889 | | | $ | 43,064 | | | 55 | | | $ | (15,083) | | | $ | (3,054) | | | $ | 42,257 | | | $ | 53 | | | $ | 42,310 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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Note 1. Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Nature of Operations
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (the company or Thermo Fisher) enables customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer by helping them accelerate life sciences research, solve complex analytical challenges, increase laboratory productivity, and improve patient health through diagnostics and the development and manufacture of life-changing therapies. Markets served include pharmaceutical and biotech, academic and government, industrial and applied, as well as healthcare and diagnostics.
Interim Financial Statements
The interim condensed consolidated financial statements presented herein have been prepared by the company, are unaudited and, in the opinion of management, reflect all adjustments of a normal recurring nature necessary for a fair statement of the financial position at March 30, 2024, the results of operations for the three-month periods ended March 30, 2024 and April 1, 2023, and the cash flows for the three-month periods ended March 30, 2024 and April 1, 2023. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year.
The condensed consolidated balance sheet presented as of December 31, 2023 has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements as of that date. The condensed consolidated financial statements and notes are presented as permitted by Form 10-Q and do not contain all information that is included in the annual financial statements and notes thereto of the company. The condensed consolidated financial statements and notes included in this report should be read in conjunction with the 2023 financial statements and notes included in the company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Certain reclassifications of prior year amounts have been made to conform to the current year presentation.
Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements for 2023 describes the significant accounting estimates and policies used in preparation of the consolidated financial statements. There have been no material changes in the company’s significant accounting policies during the three months ended March 30, 2024.
Amounts and percentages reported within these condensed consolidated financial statements are presented and calculated based on underlying unrounded amounts. As a result, the sum of components may not equal corresponding totals due to rounding.
Inventories
The components of inventories are as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Raw materials | | $ | 2,038 | | | $ | 2,057 | |
Work in process | | 787 | | | 705 | |
Finished goods | | 2,308 | | | 2,326 | |
Inventories | | $ | 5,133 | | | $ | 5,088 | |
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.
The company’s estimates include, among others, asset reserve requirements as well as the amounts of future cash flows associated with certain assets and businesses that are used in assessing the risk of impairment. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
The following table provides a description of recent accounting pronouncements adopted and those standards not yet adopted with potential for a material impact on the company's financial statements or disclosures.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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Standard | | Description | | Required adoption timing and approach | | Impact of adoption or other significant matters |
Standards recently adopted |
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ASU No. 2022-04, Liabilities-Supplier Finance Programs (Subtopic 405-50): Disclosure of Supplier Finance Program Obligations | | New guidance to disclose information about supplier finance programs. Among other things, the new guidance requires expanded disclosure about key program terms, payment terms, and amounts outstanding for obligations under supplier finance programs for each period presented. | | Some aspects adopted in 2023 using a retrospective method and will adopt other aspects in 2024 annual report using a prospective method | | Not material |
Standards not yet adopted |
ASU No. 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improving Reportable Segment Disclosures | | Among other things, new guidance to disclose significant segment expenses and other items by reportable segment as well as information about the chief operating decision maker. | | 2024 annual report and interim periods thereafter using a retrospective method | | Will increase disclosures in Note 4 |
ASU No. 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures | | Among other things, new guidance to disclose additional information about the tax rate reconciliation and income taxes paid. | | 2025 annual report and interim periods thereafter using a prospective or retrospective method | | Will increase disclosures in Note 5 |
Note 2. Acquisitions
The company’s acquisitions have historically been made at prices above the determined fair value of the acquired identifiable net assets, resulting in goodwill, primarily due to expectations of the synergies that will be realized by combining the businesses and the benefits that will be gained from the assembled workforces. These synergies include the elimination of redundant facilities, functions and staffing; use of the company’s existing commercial infrastructure to expand sales of the acquired businesses’ products and services; and use of the commercial infrastructure of the acquired businesses to cost-effectively expand sales of company products and services.
Acquisitions have been accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting, and the acquired companies’ results have been included in the accompanying financial statements from their respective dates of acquisition.
Proposed Acquisition
On October 17, 2023, the company entered into a purchase agreement to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Olink Holding AB (publ) at a price of $26.00 per share, or approximately $3.1 billion. Olink is a leading provider of next-generation proteomics solutions that will expand the company’s capabilities in this field. The company has commenced a tender offer to acquire all of the American Depositary Shares and common shares of Olink. The transaction is expected to close by mid-year 2024, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions including receipt of applicable regulatory approvals, and completion of the tender offer. Upon completion, Olink will become part of the Life Sciences Solutions segment. The company intends to finance the purchase price with cash on hand and the net proceeds from issuances of debt.
2023
On January 3, 2023, the company acquired, within the Specialty Diagnostics segment, The Binding Site Group, a U.K.-based provider of specialty diagnostic assays and instruments to improve the diagnosis and management of blood cancers and immune system disorders. The acquisition expands the segment’s portfolio with the addition of pioneering innovation in diagnostics and monitoring for multiple myeloma. The goodwill recorded as a result of this business combination is not tax deductible.
On August 14, 2023, the company acquired, within the Laboratory Products and Biopharma Services segment, CorEvitas, LLC, a U.S.-based provider of regulatory-grade, real-world evidence for approved medical treatments and therapies. The acquisition expands the segment’s portfolio with the addition of highly complementary real-world evidence solutions to enhance decision-making as well as the time and cost of drug development. The goodwill recorded as a result of this business combination is not tax deductible.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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The components of the purchase price and net assets acquired are as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(In millions) | | The Binding Site | | CorEvitas | | | | | | | | | | |
Purchase price | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cash paid | | $ | 2,412 | | | $ | 730 | | | | | | | | | | | |
Debt settled | | 307 | | | 184 | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Cash acquired | | (20) | | | (4) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | $ | 2,699 | | | $ | 910 | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net assets acquired | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Definite-lived intangible assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Customer relationships | | $ | 868 | | | $ | 260 | | | | | | | | | | | |
Product technology | | 162 | | | 47 | | | | | | | | | | | |
Tradenames | | 42 | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | |
Backlog | | — | | | 46 | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Goodwill | | 1,741 | | | 627 | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net tangible assets | | 174 | | | (2) | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Deferred tax assets (liabilities) | | (288) | | | (68) | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | $ | 2,699 | | | $ | 910 | | | | | | | | | | | |
In addition, in 2023, the company acquired, within the Analytical Instruments segment, a U.S.-based developer of Raman-based spectroscopy solutions for in-line measurement.
The weighted-average amortization periods for definite-lived intangible assets acquired in 2023 are 18 years for customer relationships, 14 years for product technology, 15 years for tradenames, and 13 years for backlog. The weighted average amortization period for all definite-lived intangible assets acquired in 2023 is 17 years.
Note 3. Revenues and Contract-related Balances
Disaggregated Revenues
Revenues by type are as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Consumables | | | | | | $ | 4,328 | | | $ | 4,506 | |
Instruments | | | | | | 1,627 | | | 1,898 | |
Services | | | | | | 4,390 | | | 4,306 | |
Consolidated revenues | | | | | | $ | 10,345 | | | $ | 10,710 | |
Revenues by geographic region based on customer location are as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Revenues | | | | | | | | |
North America | | | | | | $ | 5,519 | | | $ | 5,778 | |
Europe | | | | | | 2,619 | | | 2,601 | |
Asia-Pacific | | | | | | 1,861 | | | 1,986 | |
Other regions | | | | | | 346 | | | 345 | |
Consolidated revenues | | | | | | $ | 10,345 | | | $ | 10,710 | |
Each reportable segment earns revenues from consumables, instruments and services in North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and other regions. See Note 4 for revenues by reportable segment and other geographic data.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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Remaining Performance Obligations
The aggregate amount of the transaction price allocated to the remaining performance obligations for all open customer contracts as of March 30, 2024 was $26.37 billion. The company will recognize revenues for these performance obligations as they are satisfied, approximately 51% of which is expected to occur within the next twelve months. Amounts expected to occur thereafter generally relate to contract manufacturing, clinical research and extended warranty service agreements, which typically have durations of three to five years.
Contract-related Balances
Noncurrent contract assets and noncurrent contract liabilities are included within other assets and other long-term liabilities in the accompanying balance sheet, respectively. Contract asset and liability balances are as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Current contract assets, net | | $ | 1,422 | | | $ | 1,443 | |
Noncurrent contract assets, net | | 9 | | | 4 | |
Current contract liabilities | | 2,632 | | | 2,689 | |
Noncurrent contract liabilities | | 1,427 | | | 1,499 | |
In the three months ended March 30, 2024, the company recognized revenues of $1.32 billion that were included in the contract liabilities balance at December 31, 2023. In the three months ended April 1, 2023, the company recognized revenues of $1.30 billion that were included in the contract liabilities balance at December 31, 2022.
Note 4. Business Segment and Geographical Information
Business Segment Information | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Revenues | | | | | | | | |
Life Sciences Solutions | | | | | | $ | 2,285 | | | $ | 2,612 | |
Analytical Instruments | | | | | | 1,687 | | | 1,723 | |
Specialty Diagnostics | | | | | | 1,109 | | | 1,108 | |
Laboratory Products and Biopharma Services | | | | | | 5,723 | | | 5,763 | |
Eliminations | | | | | | (460) | | | (496) | |
Consolidated revenues | | | | | | 10,345 | | | 10,710 | |
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Segment Income | | | | | | | | |
Life Sciences Solutions | | | | | | 840 | | | 836 | |
Analytical Instruments | | | | | | 400 | | | 421 | |
Specialty Diagnostics | | | | | | 294 | | | 280 | |
Laboratory Products and Biopharma Services | | | | | | 744 | | | 793 | |
Subtotal reportable segments | | | | | | 2,278 | | | 2,330 | |
Cost of revenues adjustments | | | | | | (15) | | | (41) | |
Selling, general and administrative expenses adjustments | | | | | | (19) | | | (8) | |
Restructuring and other costs | | | | | | (29) | | | (112) | |
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets | | | | | | (551) | | | (606) | |
Consolidated operating income | | | | | | 1,663 | | | 1,563 | |
Interest income | | | | | | 279 | | | 146 | |
Interest expense | | | | | | (363) | | | (300) | |
Other income/(expense) | | | | | | 10 | | | (46) | |
Consolidated income before taxes | | | | | | $ | 1,589 | | | $ | 1,363 | |
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Cost of revenues adjustments included in the above table consist of charges for the sale of inventories revalued at the date of acquisition and inventory write-downs associated with large-scale abandonment of product lines. Selling, general and administrative expenses adjustments included in the above table consist of third-party transaction/integration costs related to recent acquisitions, and charges/credits for changes in estimates of contingent acquisition consideration.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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Geographical Information
Revenues by country based on customer location are as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Revenues | | | | | | | | |
United States | | | | | | $ | 5,322 | | | $ | 5,587 | |
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Other | | | | | | 5,023 | | | 5,123 | |
Consolidated revenues | | | | | | $ | 10,345 | | | $ | 10,710 | |
Note 5. Income Taxes
The provision for income taxes in the accompanying statements of income differs from the provision calculated by applying the statutory federal income tax rate to income before provision for income taxes due to the following: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Statutory federal income tax rate | | 21 | % | | 21 | % |
Provision for income taxes at statutory rate | | $ | 334 | | | $ | 286 | |
Increases (decreases) resulting from: | | | | |
Foreign rate differential | | (38) | | | (52) | |
Income tax credits | | (89) | | | (83) | |
Global intangible low-taxed income | | 12 | | | 12 | |
Foreign-derived intangible income | | (22) | | | (23) | |
Excess tax benefits from stock options and restricted stock units | | (33) | | | (27) | |
Provision for (reversal of) tax reserves, net | | 185 | | | 9 | |
Intra-entity transfers | | (102) | | | (144) | |
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Provision for (reversal of) valuation allowances, net | | 47 | | | 67 | |
Withholding taxes | | 4 | | | 5 | |
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Tax return reassessments and settlements | | (29) | | | (3) | |
State income taxes, net of federal tax | | 19 | | | 24 | |
Other, net | | (6) | | | (25) | |
Provision for income taxes | | $ | 281 | | | $ | 46 | |
During the first quarter of 2024, the company recorded a tax reserve and associated interest of $240 million related to the potential settlement of international tax audits for tax years 2009 through 2016.
The company has operations and a taxable presence in approximately 70 countries outside the U.S. The company's effective income tax rate differs from the U.S. federal statutory rate each year due to certain operations that are subject to tax incentives, state and local taxes, and foreign taxes that are different than the U.S. federal statutory rate.
Unrecognized Tax Benefits
As of March 30, 2024 the company had $0.69 billion of unrecognized tax benefits substantially all of which, if recognized, would reduce the effective tax rate. A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amounts of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:
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(In millions) | | 2024 |
Balance at beginning of year | | $ | 540 | |
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Additions for tax positions of prior years | | 195 | |
Reductions for tax positions of prior years | | (42) | |
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Balance at end of period | | $ | 693 | |
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Note 6. Earnings per Share
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Net income attributable to Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | | | | | | $ | 1,328 | | | $ | 1,289 | |
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Basic weighted average shares | | | | | | 382 | | | 386 | |
Plus effect of: stock options and restricted stock units | | | | | | 2 | | | 2 | |
Diluted weighted average shares | | | | | | 384 | | | 388 | |
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Basic earnings per share | | | | | | $ | 3.47 | | | $ | 3.34 | |
Diluted earnings per share | | | | | | $ | 3.46 | | | $ | 3.32 | |
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Antidilutive stock options excluded from diluted weighted average shares | | | | | | 2 | | | 2 | |
Note 7. Debt and Other Financing Arrangements
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| | Effective interest rate at March 30, | | March 30, | | December 31, |
(Dollars in millions) | | 2024 | | 2024 | | 2023 |
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0.75% 8-Year Senior Notes, Due 9/12/2024 (euro-denominated) | | 0.93 | % | | 1,079 | | | 1,104 | |
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1.215% 3-Year Senior Notes, Due 10/18/2024 | | 1.42 | % | | 2,500 | | | 2,500 | |
0.125% 5.5-Year Senior Notes, Due 3/1/2025 (euro-denominated) | | 0.40 | % | | 863 | | | 883 | |
2.00% 10-Year Senior Notes, Due 4/15/2025 (euro-denominated) | | 2.10 | % | | 691 | | | 706 | |
0.853% 3-Year Senior Notes, Due 10/20/2025 (Japanese yen-denominated) | | 1.05 | % | | 147 | | | 158 | |
0.000% 4-Year Senior Notes, Due 11/18/2025 (euro-denominated) | | 0.15 | % | | 593 | | | 607 | |
3.20% 3-Year Senior Notes, Due 1/21/2026 (euro-denominated) | | 3.38 | % | | 540 | | | 552 | |
1.40% 8.5-Year Senior Notes, Due 1/23/2026 (euro-denominated) | | 1.52 | % | | 755 | | | 773 | |
4.953% 3-Year Senior Notes, Due 8/10/2026 | | 5.19 | % | | 600 | | | 600 | |
5.000% 3-Year Senior Notes, Due 12/5/2026 | | 5.25 | % | | 1,000 | | | 1,000 | |
1.45% 10-Year Senior Notes, Due 3/16/2027 (euro-denominated) | | 1.65 | % | | 540 | | | 552 | |
1.75% 7-Year Senior Notes, Due 4/15/2027 (euro-denominated) | | 1.96 | % | | 647 | | | 662 | |
1.054% 5-Year Senior Notes, Due 10/20/2027 (Japanese yen-denominated) | | 1.18 | % | | 191 | | | 205 | |
4.80% 5-Year Senior Notes, Due 11/21/2027 | | 5.00 | % | | 600 | | | 600 | |
0.50% 8.5-Year Senior Notes, Due 3/1/2028 (euro-denominated) | | 0.77 | % | | 863 | | | 883 | |
1.6525% 4-Year Senior Notes, Due 3/7/2028 (Swiss franc-denominated) | | 1.77 | % | | 366 | | | — | |
0.77% 5-Year Senior Notes, Due 9/6/2028 (Japanese yen-denominated) | | 0.90 | % | | 192 | | | 206 | |
1.375% 12-Year Senior Notes, Due 9/12/2028 (euro-denominated) | | 1.46 | % | | 647 | | | 662 | |
1.75% 7-Year Senior Notes, Due 10/15/2028 | | 1.89 | % | | 700 | | | 700 | |
5.000% 5-Year Senior Notes, Due 1/31/2029 | | 5.24 | % | | 1,000 | | | 1,000 | |
1.95% 12-Year Senior Notes, Due 7/24/2029 (euro-denominated) | | 2.07 | % | | 755 | | | 773 | |
2.60% 10-Year Senior Notes, Due 10/1/2029 | | 2.74 | % | | 900 | | | 900 | |
1.279% 7-Year Senior Notes, Due 10/19/2029 (Japanese yen-denominated) | | 1.44 | % | | 31 | | | 33 | |
4.977% 7-Year Senior Notes, Due 8/10/2030 | | 5.12 | % | | 750 | | | 750 | |
0.80% 9-Year Senior Notes, Due 10/18/2030 (euro-denominated) | | 0.88 | % | | 1,888 | | | 1,932 | |
0.875% 12-Year Senior Notes, Due 10/1/2031 (euro-denominated) | | 1.13 | % | | 971 | | | 993 | |
2.00% 10-Year Senior Notes, Due 10/15/2031 | | 2.23 | % | | 1,200 | | | 1,200 | |
1.840% 8-Year Senior Notes, Due 3/8/2032 (Swiss franc-denominated) | | 1.91 | % | | 460 | | | — | |
2.375% 12-Year Senior Notes, Due 4/15/2032 (euro-denominated) | | 2.54 | % | | 647 | | | 662 | |
1.49% 10-Year Senior Notes, Due 10/20/2032 (Japanese yen-denominated) | | 1.60 | % | | 42 | | | 45 | |
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| | Effective interest rate at March 30, | | March 30, | | December 31, |
(Dollars in millions) | | 2024 | | 2024 | | 2023 |
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4.95% 10-Year Senior Notes, Due 11/21/2032 | | 5.09 | % | | 600 | | | 600 | |
5.086% 10-Year Senior Notes, Due 8/10/2033 | | 5.20 | % | | 1,000 | | | 1,000 | |
1.125% 12-Year Senior Notes, Due 10/18/2033 (euro-denominated) | | 1.20 | % | | 1,619 | | | 1,656 | |
5.200% 10-Year Senior Notes, Due 1/31/2034 | | 5.34 | % | | 500 | | | 500 | |
3.65% 12-Year Senior Notes, Due 11/21/2034 (euro-denominated) | | 3.76 | % | | 809 | | | 828 | |
1.50% 12-Year Senior Notes, Due 9/6/2035 (Japanese yen-denominated) | | 1.58 | % | | 142 | | | 152 | |
2.0375% 12-Year Senior Notes, Due 3/7/2036 (Swiss franc-denominated) | | 2.09 | % | | 361 | | | — | |
2.875% 20-Year Senior Notes, Due 7/24/2037 (euro-denominated) | | 2.94 | % | | 755 | | | 773 | |
1.50% 20-Year Senior Notes, Due 10/1/2039 (euro-denominated) | | 1.73 | % | | 971 | | | 993 | |
2.80% 20-Year Senior Notes, Due 10/15/2041 | | 2.90 | % | | 1,200 | | | 1,200 | |
1.625% 20-Year Senior Notes, Due 10/18/2041 (euro-denominated) | | 1.77 | % | | 1,349 | | | 1,380 | |
2.069% 20-Year Senior Notes, Due 10/20/2042 (Japanese yen-denominated) | | 2.13 | % | | 97 | | | 104 | |
5.404% 20-Year Senior Notes, Due 8/10/2043 | | 5.50 | % | | 600 | | | 600 | |
2.02% 20-Year Senior Notes, Due 9/6/2043 (Japanese yen-denominated) | | 2.06 | % | | 192 | | | 206 | |
5.30% 30-Year Senior Notes, Due 2/1/2044 | | 5.37 | % | | 400 | | | 400 | |
4.10% 30-Year Senior Notes, Due 8/15/2047 | | 4.23 | % | | 750 | | | 750 | |
1.875% 30-Year Senior Notes, Due 10/1/2049 (euro-denominated) | | 1.98 | % | | 1,079 | | | 1,104 | |
2.00% 30-Year Senior Notes, Due 10/18/2051 (euro-denominated) | | 2.07 | % | | 809 | | | 828 | |
2.382% 30-Year Senior Notes, Due 10/18/2052 (Japanese yen-denominated) | | 2.43 | % | | 220 | | | 236 | |
Other | | | | 75 | | | 77 | |
Total borrowings at par value | | | | 35,687 | | | 35,028 | |
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Unamortized discount | | | | (108) | | | (113) | |
Unamortized debt issuance costs | | | | (186) | | | (188) | |
Total borrowings at carrying value | | | | 35,393 | | | 34,727 | |
Finance lease liabilities | | | | 215 | | | 190 | |
Less: Short-term obligations and current maturities | | | | 4,451 | | | 3,609 | |
Long-term obligations | | | | $ | 31,157 | | | $ | 31,308 | |
The effective interest rates for the fixed-rate debt include the stated interest on the notes, the accretion of any discounts/premiums and the amortization of any debt issuance costs.
See Note 10 for fair value information pertaining to the company’s long-term borrowings.
Credit Facilities
The company has a revolving credit facility (the Facility) with a bank group that provides for up to $5.00 billion of unsecured multi-currency revolving credit. The Facility expires on January 7, 2027. The revolving credit agreement calls for interest at either a Term Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR), a Euro Interbank Offered Rate (EURIBOR)-based rate (for funds drawn in euro), or a rate based on the prime lending rate of the agent bank, at the company’s option. The agreement contains affirmative, negative and financial covenants, and events of default customary for facilities of this type. The covenants in the Facility include a Consolidated Net Interest Coverage Ratio (Consolidated EBITDA to Consolidated Net Interest Expense), as such terms are defined in the Facility. Specifically, the company has agreed that, so long as any lender has any commitment under the Facility, any letter of credit is outstanding under the Facility, or any loan or other obligation is outstanding under the Facility, it will maintain a minimum Consolidated Net Interest Coverage Ratio of 3.5:1.0 as of the last day of any fiscal quarter. As of March 30, 2024, no borrowings were outstanding under the Facility, although available capacity was reduced by immaterial outstanding letters of credit.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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Commercial Paper Programs
The company has commercial paper programs pursuant to which it may issue and sell unsecured, short-term promissory notes (CP Notes). Under the U.S. program, a) maturities may not exceed 397 days from the date of issue and b) the CP Notes are issued on a private placement basis under customary terms in the commercial paper market and are not redeemable prior to maturity nor subject to voluntary prepayment. Under the euro program, maturities may not exceed 183 days and may be denominated in euro, U.S. dollars, Japanese yen, British pounds sterling, Swiss franc, Canadian dollars or other currencies. Under both programs, the CP Notes are issued at a discount from par (or premium to par, in the case of negative interest rates), or, alternatively, are sold at par and bear varying interest rates on a fixed or floating basis.
Senior Notes
Interest is payable annually on the euro and Swiss franc-denominated fixed rate senior notes and semi-annually on all other senior notes. Each of the U.S. dollar and euro-denominated fixed rate senior notes and Japanese yen-denominated private placement notes may be redeemed at a redemption price of 100% of the principal amount plus a specified make-whole premium and accrued interest, together with swap breakage costs payable to holders of Japanese yen-denominated private placement notes who have entered into cross-currency swap agreements. The company is subject to certain affirmative and negative covenants under the indentures and note purchase agreement governing the senior notes, the most restrictive of which limits the ability of the company to pledge certain property and assets as security under borrowing arrangements. The company was in compliance with all covenants related to its senior notes at March 30, 2024.
Thermo Fisher Scientific (Finance I) B.V. (Thermo Fisher International), a wholly-owned finance subsidiary of the company, issued each of the following notes outstanding as of March 30, 2024, included in the table above (collectively, the “Euronotes”) in registered public offerings: the 0.00% Senior Notes due 2025, the 0.80% Senior Notes due 2030, the 1.125% Senior Notes due 2033, the 1.625% Senior Notes due 2041, and the 2.00% Senior Notes due 2051. The company has fully and unconditionally guaranteed all of Thermo Fisher International’s obligations under the Euronotes and all of Thermo Fisher International’s other debt securities, and no other subsidiary of the company will guarantee these obligations. Thermo Fisher International is a “finance subsidiary” as defined in Rule 13-01(a)(4)(vi) of the Exchange Act, with no assets or operations other than those related to the issuance, administration and repayment of the Euronotes and other debt securities issued by Thermo Fisher International from time to time. The financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of Thermo Fisher International are consolidated in the financial statements of the company.
Note 8. Commitments and Contingencies
Environmental Matters
The company is currently involved in various stages of investigation and remediation related to environmental matters. The company cannot predict all potential costs related to environmental remediation matters and the possible impact on future operations given the uncertainties regarding the extent of the required cleanup, the complexity and interpretation of applicable laws and regulations, the varying costs of alternative cleanup methods and the extent of the company’s responsibility. Expenses for environmental remediation matters related to the costs of installing, operating and maintaining groundwater-treatment systems and other remedial activities related to historical environmental contamination at the company’s domestic and international facilities were not material in any period presented. At March 30, 2024, there have been no material changes to the accruals for pending environmental-related matters disclosed in the company’s 2023 financial statements and notes included in the company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K. While management believes the accruals for environmental remediation are adequate based on current estimates of remediation costs, the company may be subject to additional remedial or compliance costs due to future events such as changes in existing laws and regulations, changes in agency direction or enforcement policies, developments in remediation technologies or changes in the conduct of the company’s operations, which could have a material adverse effect on the company’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
Litigation and Related Contingencies
The company is involved in various disputes, governmental and/or regulatory inspections, inquiries, investigations and proceedings, and litigation matters that arise from time to time in the ordinary course of business. The disputes and litigation matters include product liability, intellectual property, employment and commercial issues. Due to the inherent uncertainties associated with pending litigation or claims, the company cannot predict the outcome, nor, with respect to certain pending litigation or claims where no liability has been accrued, make a meaningful estimate of the reasonably possible loss or range of loss that could result from an unfavorable outcome. The company has no material accruals for pending litigation or claims for which accrual amounts are not disclosed in the company’s 2023 financial statements and notes included in the company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, nor are material losses deemed probable for such matters. It is reasonably possible, however, that
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an unfavorable outcome that exceeds the company’s current accrual estimate, if any, for one or more such matters could have a material adverse effect on the company’s results of operations, financial position and cash flows.
Product Liability, Workers Compensation and Other Personal Injury Matters
The company is involved in various proceedings and litigation that arise from time to time in connection with product liability, workers compensation and other personal injury matters. At March 30, 2024, there have been no material changes to the accruals for pending product liability, workers compensation, and other personal injury matters disclosed in the company’s 2023 financial statements and notes included in the company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K. Although the company believes that the amounts accrued and estimated insurance recoveries are probable and appropriate based on available information, including actuarial studies of loss estimates, the process of estimating losses and insurance recoveries involves a considerable degree of judgment by management and the ultimate amounts could vary, which could have a material adverse effect on the company’s results of operations, financial position, and cash flows. Insurance contracts do not relieve the company of its primary obligation with respect to any losses incurred. The collectability of amounts due from its insurers is subject to the solvency and willingness of the insurer to pay, as well as the legal sufficiency of the insurance claims. Management monitors the payment history as well as the financial condition and ratings of its insurers on an ongoing basis.
Note 9. Comprehensive Income/(Loss) and Shareholders' Equity
Comprehensive Income/(Loss)
Changes in each component of accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss), net of tax, are as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(In millions) | | Currency translation adjustment | | Unrealized gains/(losses) on available-for-sale debt securities | | Unrealized gains/(losses) on hedging instruments | | Pension and other postretirement benefit liability adjustment | | Total |
Balance at December 31, 2023 | | $ | (2,941) | | | $ | — | | | $ | (28) | | | $ | (255) | | | $ | (3,224) | |
Other comprehensive income/(loss) before reclassifications | | 456 | | | (1) | | | — | | | 1 | | | 456 | |
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) | | 3 | | | — | | | 1 | | | — | | | 4 | |
Net other comprehensive income/(loss) | | 459 | | | (1) | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | 460 | |
Balance at March 30, 2024 | | $ | (2,482) | | | $ | (1) | | | $ | (27) | | | $ | (254) | | | $ | (2,764) | |
Note 10. Fair Value Measurements and Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Fair Value Measurements
The following tables present information about the company’s financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | March 30, | | Quoted prices in active markets | | Significant other observable inputs | | Significant unobservable inputs |
(In millions) | | 2024 | | (Level 1) | | (Level 2) | | (Level 3) |
Assets | | | | | | | | |
Cash equivalents | | $ | 2,692 | | | $ | 2,692 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
Bank time deposits | | 1,751 | | | 1,751 | | | — | | | — | |
Investments | | 21 | | | 21 | | | — | | | — | |
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Insurance contracts | | 221 | | | — | | | 221 | | | — | |
Derivative contracts | | 220 | | | — | | | 220 | | | — | |
Total assets | | $ | 4,904 | | | $ | 4,464 | | | $ | 440 | | | $ | — | |
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Liabilities | | | | | | | | |
Derivative contracts | | $ | 57 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 57 | | | $ | — | |
Contingent consideration | | 83 | | | — | | | — | | | 83 | |
Total liabilities | | $ | 141 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 57 | | | $ | 83 | |
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
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| | December 31, | | Quoted prices in active markets | | Significant other observable inputs | | Significant unobservable inputs |
(In millions) | | 2023 | | (Level 1) | | (Level 2) | | (Level 3) |
Assets | | | | | | | | |
Cash equivalents | | $ | 5,021 | | | $ | 5,021 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
Bank time deposits | | 3 | | | 3 | | | — | | | — | |
Investments | | 20 | | | 20 | | | — | | | — | |
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Insurance contracts | | 210 | | | — | | | 210 | | | — | |
Derivative contracts | | 8 | | | — | | | 8 | | | — | |
Total assets | | $ | 5,262 | | | $ | 5,044 | | | $ | 218 | | | $ | — | |
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Liabilities | | | | | | | | |
Derivative contracts | | $ | 290 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 290 | | | $ | — | |
Contingent consideration | | 87 | | | — | | | — | | | 87 | |
Total liabilities | | $ | 377 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 290 | | | $ | 87 | |
The company determines the fair value of its insurance contracts by obtaining the cash surrender value of the contracts from the issuer. The fair value of derivative contracts is the estimated amount that the company would receive/pay upon liquidation of the contracts, taking into account the change in interest rates and currency exchange rates. The company initially measures the fair value of acquisition-related contingent consideration based on amounts expected to be transferred (probability-weighted) discounted to present value. Changes to the fair value of contingent consideration are recorded in selling, general and administrative expense.
In the three months ended March 30, 2024 and April 1, 2023, the company recorded $10 million and $(44) million, respectively, of net gains/(losses) on investments, which are included in other income/(expense) in the accompanying statements of income.
The following table provides a rollforward of the fair value, as determined by level 3 inputs (such as likelihood of achieving production or revenue milestones, as well as changes in the fair values of the investments underlying a recapitalization investment portfolio), of the contingent consideration. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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(In millions) | | | | | | 2024 | | 2023 |
Contingent consideration | | | | | | | | |
Beginning balance | | | | | | $ | 87 | | | $ | 174 | |
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Payments | | | | | | (2) | | | (15) | |
Changes in fair value included in earnings | | | | | | (2) | | | (23) | |
Ending balance | | | | | | $ | 83 | | | $ | 136 | |
Derivative Contracts
The following table provides the aggregate notional value of outstanding derivative contracts. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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(In millions) | | March 30, 2024 | | December 31, 2023 |
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Cross-currency interest rate swaps designated as net investment hedge - euro | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,000 | |
Cross-currency interest rate swaps designated as net investment hedge - Japanese yen | | 4,650 | | | 4,650 | |
Cross-currency interest rate swaps designated as net investment hedge - Swiss franc | | 2,500 | | | 2,500 | |
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Currency exchange contracts | | 1,381 | | | 1,567 | |
While certain derivatives are subject to netting arrangements with counterparties, the company does not offset derivative assets and liabilities within the balance sheet. The following tables present the fair value of derivative instruments in the accompanying balance sheets and statements of income.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
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| | Fair value – assets | | Fair value – liabilities |
| | March 30, | | December 31, | | March 30, | | December 31, |
(In millions) | | 2024 | | 2023 | | 2024 | | 2023 |
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | | | | | | | |
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Cross-currency interest rate swaps (a) | | $ | 219 | | | $ | 5 | | | $ | 56 | | | $ | 287 | |
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | | | | | | | |
Currency exchange contracts (b) | | 1 | | | 3 | | | 1 | | | 3 | |
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Total derivatives | | $ | 220 | | | $ | 8 | | | $ | 57 | | | $ | 290 | |
(a) The fair value of the cross-currency interest rate swaps is included in the accompanying balance sheet under the caption other assets or other long-term liabilities.
(b) The fair value of the currency exchange contracts is included in the accompanying balance sheet under the captions other current assets or other accrued expenses.
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Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges | | | | | | | | |
Interest rate swaps | | | | | | | | |
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Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive items to interest expense | | | | | | $ | (1) | | | $ | — | |
Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive items to other income/(expense) | | | | | | — | | | (4) | |
Financial instruments designated as net investment hedges | | | | | | | | |
Foreign currency-denominated debt and other payables | | | | | | | | |
Included in currency translation adjustment within other comprehensive items | | | | | | 275 | | | (144) | |
Cross-currency interest rate swaps | | | | | | | | |
Included in currency translation adjustment within other comprehensive items | | | | | | 444 | | | (9) | |
Included in interest expense | | | | | | 66 | | | 17 | |
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | | | | | | | | |
Currency exchange contracts | | | | | | | | |
Included in cost of product revenues | | | | | | 3 | | | (3) | |
Included in other income/(expense) | | | | | | (6) | | | 23 | |
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Gains and losses recognized on currency exchange contracts are included in the accompanying statements of income together with the corresponding, offsetting losses and gains on the underlying hedged transactions.
The company uses foreign currency-denominated debt, certain foreign currency-denominated payables, and cross-currency interest rate swaps to partially hedge its net investments in foreign operations against adverse movements in exchange rates. A portion of the company’s euro-denominated senior notes, certain foreign currency-denominated payables, and its cross-currency interest rate swaps have been designated as, and are effective as, economic hedges of part of the net investment in a foreign operation. Accordingly, foreign currency transaction gains or losses due to spot rate fluctuations on the euro-denominated debt instruments and certain foreign currency-denominated payables, and contract fair value changes on the cross-currency interest rate swaps, excluding interest accruals, are included in currency translation adjustment within other comprehensive items and shareholders’ equity.
See Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements for 2023 included in the company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information on the company’s risk management objectives and strategies.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
Fair Value of Other Financial Instruments
The carrying value and fair value of the company’s debt instruments are as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | March 30, 2024 | | December 31, 2023 |
| | Carrying | | Fair | | Carrying | | Fair |
(In millions) | | value | | value | | value | | value |
Senior notes | | $ | 35,318 | | | $ | 32,587 | | | $ | 34,650 | | | $ | 32,191 | |
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Other | | 75 | | | 75 | | | 77 | | | 77 | |
| | $ | 35,393 | | | $ | 32,662 | | | $ | 34,727 | | | $ | 32,268 | |
The fair value of debt instruments, excluding private placement notes, was determined based on quoted market prices and on borrowing rates available to the company at the respective period ends, which represent level 2 measurements. The fair value of private placement notes was determined based on internally developed pricing models and unobservable inputs, which represent level 3 measurements.
Note 11. Supplemental Cash Flow Information
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(In millions) | | March 30, 2024 | | April 1, 2023 |
Non-cash investing and financing activities | | | | |
Acquired but unpaid property, plant and equipment | | $ | 165 | | | $ | 242 | |
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Declared but unpaid dividends | | 150 | | | 137 | |
Issuance of stock upon vesting of restricted stock units | | 63 | | | 91 | |
Excise tax from stock repurchases | | 29 | | | 30 | |
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash is included in the accompanying balance sheet as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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(In millions) | | March 30, 2024 | | December 31, 2023 |
Cash and cash equivalents | | $ | 5,499 | | | $ | 8,077 | |
Restricted cash included in other current assets | | 7 | | | 6 | |
Restricted cash included in other assets | | 14 | | | 14 | |
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | | $ | 5,519 | | | $ | 8,097 | |
Amounts included in restricted cash primarily represent funds held as collateral for bank guarantees and incoming cash in China awaiting government administrative clearance.
Note 12. Restructuring and Other Costs
In the first three months of 2024, restructuring and other costs primarily included continuing charges for headcount reductions and facility consolidations in an effort to streamline operations. In 2024, severance actions associated with facility consolidations and cost reduction measures affected less than 1% of the company’s workforce.
As of May 3, 2024, the company has identified restructuring actions that will result in additional charges of approximately $75 million, primarily in 2024, and expects to identify additional actions in future periods which will be recorded when specified criteria are met, such as communication of benefit arrangements or when the costs have been incurred.
Restructuring and other costs by segment are as follows:
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Life Sciences Solutions | | | | | | $ | 2 | | | |
Analytical Instruments | | | | | | 7 | | | |
Specialty Diagnostics | | | | | | 5 | | | |
Laboratory Products and Biopharma Services | | | | | | 14 | | | |
Corporate | | | | | | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | $ | 29 | | | |
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
The following table summarizes the changes in the company’s accrued restructuring balance, which is included in other accrued expenses in the accompanying balance sheet. Other amounts reported as restructuring and other costs in the accompanying statements of income have been summarized in the notes to the table.
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(In millions) | | | | | | | | Total (a) |
Balance at December 31, 2023 | | | | | | | | $ | 60 | |
Net restructuring charges incurred in 2024 (b) | | | | | | | | 25 | |
Payments | | | | | | | | (32) | |
Currency translation | | | | | | | | (2) | |
Balance at March 30, 2024 | | | | | | | | $ | 51 | |
(a)The movements in the restructuring liability principally consist of severance and other costs associated with facility consolidations.
(b)Excludes $4 million of net non-cash charges.
The company expects to pay accrued restructuring costs primarily through 2024.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Forward-looking statements, within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act), are made throughout this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. Any statements contained herein that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements, including without limitation statements regarding: projections of revenues, expenses, earnings, margins, tax rates, tax provisions, cash flows, pension and benefit obligations and funding requirements, and our liquidity position; cost reductions, restructuring activities, new product and service developments, competitive strengths or market position, acquisitions or divestitures; growth, declines and other trends in markets we sell into; new or modified laws, regulations and accounting pronouncements; outstanding claims, legal proceedings, tax audits and assessments and other contingent liabilities; foreign currency exchange rates and fluctuations in those rates; general economic and capital markets conditions; the timing of any of the foregoing; assumptions underlying any of the foregoing; the COVID-19 pandemic; and any other statements that address events or developments that Thermo Fisher intends or believes will or may occur in the future. Without limiting the foregoing, the words “believes,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “expects,” “seeks,” “estimates,” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements are accompanied by such words. While the company may elect to update forward-looking statements in the future, it specifically disclaims any obligation to do so, even if the company’s estimates change, and readers should not rely on those forward-looking statements as representing the company’s views as of any date subsequent to the date of the filing of this report.
A number of important factors could cause the results of the company to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements, including those detailed under the caption “Risk Factors” in the company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 (which is on file with the SEC). Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by forward-looking statements include risks and uncertainties relating to: the COVID-19 pandemic; the need to develop new products and adapt to significant technological change; implementation of strategies for improving growth; general economic conditions and related uncertainties; dependence on customers’ capital spending policies and government funding policies; the effect of economic and political conditions and exchange rate fluctuations on international operations; use and protection of intellectual property; the effect of changes in governmental regulations; any natural disaster, public health crisis or other catastrophic event; and the effect of laws and regulations governing government contracts, as well as the possibility that expected benefits related to recent or pending acquisitions, including our proposed acquisition of Olink, may not materialize as expected. The company refers to various amounts or measures not prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (non-GAAP measures). These non-GAAP measures are further described and reconciled to their most directly comparable amount or measure under the section “Non-GAAP Measures” later in this “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” Certain amounts and percentages reported within this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are presented and calculated based on underlying unrounded amounts. As a result, the sum of components may not equal corresponding totals due to rounding.
Overview
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. enables customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer by helping them accelerate life sciences research, solve complex analytical challenges, increase laboratory productivity, and improve patient health through diagnostics and the development and manufacture of life-changing therapies. Markets served include pharmaceutical and biotech, academic and government, industrial and applied, as well as healthcare and diagnostics. The company’s operations fall into four segments (Note 4): Life Sciences Solutions, Analytical Instruments, Specialty Diagnostics and Laboratory Products and Biopharma Services.
Consolidated Results
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(Dollars in millions except per share amounts) | | | | | | | | 2024 | | 2023 | | Change |
Revenues | | | | | | | | $ | 10,345 | | | $ | 10,710 | | | (3) | % |
GAAP operating income | | | | | | | | 1,663 | | | 1,563 | | | 6 | % |
GAAP operating income margin | | | | | | | | 16.1 | % | | 14.6 | % | | 1.5 | pt |
Adjusted operating income (non-GAAP measure) | | | | | | | | 2,278 | | | 2,330 | | | (2) | % |
Adjusted operating income margin (non-GAAP measure) | | | | | | | | 22.0 | % | | 21.8 | % | | 0.2 | pt |
GAAP diluted earnings per share attributable to Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | | | | | | | | 3.46 | | | 3.32 | | | 4 | % |
Adjusted earnings per share (non-GAAP measure) | | | | | | | | 5.11 | | | 5.03 | | | 2 | % |
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Organic Revenue Growth
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Revenue growth | | | | (3) | % |
Impact of acquisitions | | | | 0 | % |
Impact of currency translation | | | | 0 | % |
Organic revenue growth (non-GAAP measure) | | | | (4) | % |
Since 2020, the Life Sciences Solutions and Specialty Diagnostics segments as well as the laboratory products business have supported COVID-19 diagnostic testing. Additionally, our pharma services business has provided our pharma and biotech customers with the services they needed to develop and produce vaccines and therapies globally. Since the company’s acquisition of PPD in December 2021, the clinical research business has continued to play a leading role in supporting the clinical trials for COVID-19 vaccines and therapies. These positive impacts are expected to continue at much lower levels in 2024 as customer testing as well as therapy and vaccine demand declines. Sales of products related to COVID-19 testing were $0.03 billion and $0.14 billion in the first quarter of 2024 and 2023, respectively.
During the first quarter of 2024, revenues from pharma and biotech customers declined due to reduced demand for our products and services that support COVID-19 vaccines and therapies as well as a challenging macroeconomic environment and low economic activity in China, partially offset through strong commercial execution. Revenues in the academic and government as well as the industrial and applied markets declined due to strong shipments of analytical instruments to customers in these markets in the first quarter of 2023 as we fulfilled backlog that had been caused by pandemic-related supply chain disruptions. The diagnostics and healthcare market declined due to decreased demand for COVID-19 testing products. During the first quarter of 2024, sales growth in all major regions declined due to decreased demand for COVID-19 related products, as well as a challenging macroeconomic environment and low economic activity in China. Contributions to organic revenue during the first quarter of 2024 from the Specialty Diagnostics segment was more than offset by declines in the Life Sciences Solutions, Laboratory Products and Biopharma Services and Analytical Instruments segments.
The company continues to execute its proven growth strategy which consists of three pillars:
•High-impact innovation,
•Our trusted partner status with customers, and
•Our unparalleled commercial engine.
GAAP operating income margin and adjusted operating income margin increased in the first quarter of 2024 due primarily to exceptionally strong productivity improvements, partially offset by unfavorable business mix and strategic investments. GAAP operating income margin in the first quarter of 2023 was also impacted by restructuring and other charges incurred for headcount reductions and facility consolidations in an effort to streamline operations.
The company’s references to strategic investments generally refer to targeted spending for enhancing commercial capabilities, including expansion of geographic sales reach and e-commerce platforms, marketing initiatives, expanded service and operational infrastructure, research and development projects and other expenditures to enhance the customer experience, as well as incentive compensation and recognition for employees. The company’s references throughout this discussion to productivity improvements generally refer to improved cost efficiencies from its Practical Process Improvement (PPI) business system including reduced costs resulting from implementing continuous improvement methodologies, global sourcing initiatives, a lower cost structure following restructuring actions including headcount reductions and consolidation of facilities, and low cost region manufacturing.
Notable Recent Acquisitions
On January 3, 2023, the company acquired, within the Specialty Diagnostics segment, The Binding Site Group, a U.K.-based provider of specialty diagnostic assays and instruments to improve the diagnosis and management of blood cancers and immune system disorders. The acquisition expands the segment’s portfolio with the addition of pioneering innovation in diagnostics and monitoring for multiple myeloma.
On August 14, 2023, the company acquired, within the Laboratory Products and Biopharma Services segment, CorEvitas, LLC, a U.S.-based provider of regulatory-grade, real-world evidence for approved medical treatments and therapies. The acquisition expands the segment’s portfolio with the addition of highly complementary real-world evidence solutions to enhance decision-making as well as the time and cost of drug development.
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Segment Results
The company’s management evaluates segment operating performance using operating income before certain charges/credits as defined in Note 4 to the Consolidated Financial Statements of the company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for 2023. Accordingly, the following segment data are reported on this basis. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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(Dollars in millions) | | | | | | 2024 | | 2023 |
Revenues | | | | | | | | |
Life Sciences Solutions | | | | | | $ | 2,285 | | | $ | 2,612 | |
Analytical Instruments | | | | | | 1,687 | | | 1,723 | |
Specialty Diagnostics | | | | | | 1,109 | | | 1,108 | |
Laboratory Products and Biopharma Services | | | | | | 5,723 | | | 5,763 | |
Eliminations | | | | | | (460) | | | (496) | |
Consolidated revenues | | | | | | $ | 10,345 | | | $ | 10,710 | |
Life Sciences Solutions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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(Dollars in millions) | | March 30, 2024 | | April 1, 2023 | | Total Change | | Currency Translation | | Acquisitions/ Divestitures | |
Revenues | | $ | 2,285 | | | $ | 2,612 | | | (13) | % | | 0 | % | | 0 | % | | (12) | % |
Segment income | | 840 | | | 836 | | | 1 | % | | | | | | |
Segment income margin | | 36.8 | % | | 32.0 | % | | 4.8 | pt | | | | | | |
The decrease in organic revenues in the first quarter of 2024 was primarily due to moderation in COVID-19 related revenue, as well as lower levels of activity in the bioproduction business. The increase in segment income margin resulted primarily from exceptionally strong productivity improvements and strong pricing realization, partially offset by unfavorable volume pull-through.
Analytical Instruments
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(Dollars in millions) | | March 30, 2024 | | April 1, 2023 | | Total Change | | Currency Translation | | Acquisitions/ Divestitures | |
Revenues | | $ | 1,687 | | | $ | 1,723 | | | (2) | % | | (1) | % | | 0 | % | | (1) | % |
Segment income | | 400 | | | 421 | | | (5) | % | | | | | | |
Segment income margin | | 23.7 | % | | 24.4 | % | | (0.7) | pt | | | | | | |
The decrease in organic revenues in the first quarter of 2024 was primarily due to the impact of strong instrument shipments in the first quarter of 2023, largely offset by very strong growth in the electron microscopy business. The decrease in segment income margin resulted primarily from unfavorable business mix and strategic investments, partially offset by strong productivity improvements.
Specialty Diagnostics
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(Dollars in millions) | | March 30, 2024 | | April 1, 2023 | | Total Change | | Currency Translation | | Acquisitions/ Divestitures | |
Revenues | | $ | 1,109 | | | $ | 1,108 | | | 0 | % | | 0 | % | | 0 | % | | 0 | % |
Segment income | | 294 | | | 280 | | | 5 | % | | | | | | |
Segment income margin | | 26.5 | % | | 25.3 | % | | 1.2 | pt | | | | | | |
Organic revenues in the first quarter of 2024 were flat when compared to the first quarter of 2023, with strong underlying growth in the transplant diagnostics, immunodiagnostics, and healthcare market channel businesses, offset by decreased demand for products addressing diagnosis of COVID-19. The increase in segment income margin was due to favorable business mix and good productivity improvements, partially offset by strategic investments.
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Laboratory Products and Biopharma Services
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(Dollars in millions) | | March 30, 2024 | | April 1, 2023 | | Total Change | | Currency Translation | | Acquisitions/ Divestitures | |
Revenues | | $ | 5,723 | | | $ | 5,763 | | | (1) | % | | 0 | % | | 0 | % | | (1) | % |
Segment income | | 744 | | | 793 | | | (6) | % | | | | | | |
Segment income margin | | 13.0 | % | | 13.8 | % | | (0.8) | pt | | | | | | |
The decrease in organic revenues in the first quarter of 2024 was primarily due to decreased demand in COVID-19 vaccines and therapies, partially offset by strong growth in the clinical research business. The decrease in segment income margin was primarily due to unfavorable business mix and strategic investments, partially offset by strong productivity improvements.
Non-operating Items
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Net interest expense | | | | | | $ | 84 | | | $ | 154 | |
GAAP other income/(expense) | | | | | | 10 | | | (46) | |
Adjusted other income/(expense) (non-GAAP measure) | | | | | | (1) | | | — | |
GAAP tax rate | | | | | | 17.7 | % | | 3.4 | % |
Adjusted tax rate (non-GAAP measure) | | | | | | 10.5 | % | | 10.0 | % |
Weighted average diluted shares | | | | | | 384 | | | 388 | |
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Net interest expense (interest expense less interest income) decreased due primarily to higher cash, and cash equivalents and short-term investments balances, as well as higher interest rates on these balances when compared to the first quarter of 2023. In the first quarter of 2024 and 2023, the company’s net interest expense was reduced by approximately $65 million and $17 million, respectively, as a result of its interest rate swap and cross-currency interest rate swap arrangements (Note 10).
GAAP other income/(expense) and adjusted other income/(expense) includes currency transaction gains/losses on non-operating monetary assets and liabilities, and net periodic pension benefit cost/income, excluding the service cost component. GAAP other income/(expense) in the first quarter of 2024 and 2023 also includes $10 million and $(43) million, respectively, of net gains/(losses) on investments.
The company’s GAAP tax rate increased in the first quarter of 2024 compared to 2023 due to $176 million of expense, net, primarily for a provision associated with a tax audit recorded in the first quarter of 2024. The company’s 2024 and 2023 GAAP and adjusted tax rates were also impacted by $102 million and $144 million, respectively, of tax benefits resulting from capital losses generated as part of intra-entity transactions (Note 5).
The effective tax rates in both 2024 and 2023 were also affected by relatively significant earnings in lower tax jurisdictions. Due primarily to the non-deductibility of intangible asset amortization for tax purposes, the company’s cash payments for income taxes are higher than its income tax expense for financial reporting purposes and are expected to total approximately $1.60 billion in 2024.
The company expects its GAAP effective tax rate in 2024 will be between 9% and 11% based on currently forecasted rates of profitability in the countries in which the company conducts business and expected generation of foreign tax credits. The effective tax rate can vary significantly from period to period as a result of discrete income tax factors and events. The company expects its adjusted tax rate will be approximately 10.5% in 2024.
The company has operations and a taxable presence in approximately 70 countries outside the U.S. Some of these countries have lower tax rates than the U.S. The company’s ability to obtain a benefit from lower tax rates outside the U.S. is dependent on its relative levels of income in countries outside the U.S. and on the statutory tax rates in those countries. Based on the dispersion of the company’s non-U.S. income tax provision among many countries, the company believes that a change in the statutory tax rate in any individual country is not likely to materially affect the company’s income tax provision or net income, aside from any resulting one-time adjustment to the company’s deferred tax balances to reflect a new rate.
Weighted average diluted shares decreased in 2024 compared to 2023 due to share repurchases, net of option dilution.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The company’s proven growth strategy has enabled it to generate free cash flow as well as access the capital markets. The company deploys its capital primarily via mergers and acquisitions and secondarily via share buybacks and dividends.
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Cash and cash equivalents | | $ | 5,499 | | | $ | 8,077 | |
Short-term investments | | 1,751 | | | 3 | |
Total debt | | 35,608 | | | 34,917 | |
Approximately half of the company’s cash balances and cash flows from operations are from outside the U.S. The company uses its non-U.S. cash for needs outside of the U.S. including acquisitions, capacity expansion, and repayment of third-party foreign debt by foreign subsidiaries. In addition, the company also transfers cash to the U.S. using non-taxable intercompany transactions, including loans and returns of capital, as well as dividends where the related U.S. dividend received deduction or foreign tax credit equals any tax cost arising from the dividends. As a result of using such means of transferring cash to the U.S., the company does not expect any material adverse liquidity effects from its significant non-U.S. cash balances for the foreseeable future.
The company believes that its existing cash and cash equivalents and its future cash flow from operations together with available borrowing capacity under its revolving credit agreement will be sufficient to meet the cash requirements of its existing businesses for the foreseeable future, including at least the next 24 months.
As of March 30, 2024, the company’s short-term obligations and current maturities of long-term obligations totaled $4.45 billion. The company has a revolving credit facility with a bank group that provides up to $5.00 billion of unsecured multi-currency revolving credit (Note 7). If the company borrows under this facility, it intends to leave undrawn an amount equivalent to outstanding commercial paper to provide a source of funds in the event that commercial paper markets are not available. As of March 30, 2024, no borrowings were outstanding under the company’s revolving credit facility, although available capacity was reduced by immaterial outstanding letters of credit.
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Net cash provided by operating activities | | $ | 1,251 | | | $ | 729 | |
Net cash used in investing activities | | (2,030) | | | (3,142) | |
Net cash used in financing activities | | (1,821) | | | (2,593) | |
Free cash flow (non-GAAP measure) | | 908 | | | 277 | |
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Operating Activities
During the first three months of 2024, cash provided by income was offset in part by investments in working capital. Changes in other assets and other liabilities used cash of $0.57 billion primarily due to the timing of payments for compensation and income taxes. Cash payments for income taxes were $0.65 billion during the first three months of 2024.
During the first three months of 2023, cash provided by income was offset in part by investments in working capital. Changes in other assets and other liabilities used cash of $1.31 billion primarily due to the timing of payments for compensation and income taxes. Cash payments for income taxes were $0.57 billion during the first three months of 2023.
Investing Activities
During the first three months of 2024, purchases of short-term investments used cash of $1.76 billion. The company’s investing activities also included purchases of $0.35 billion of property, plant and equipment for capacity and capability investments.
During the first three months of 2023, the acquisition of The Binding Site Group used cash of $2.70 billion. The company’s investing activities also included purchases of $0.46 billion of property, plant and equipment for capacity and capability investments.
The company expects that for all of 2024, expenditures for property, plant and equipment, net of disposals, will be between $1.3 billion and $1.5 billion.
Financing Activities
During the first three months of 2024, issuance of debt provided $1.20 billion of cash. The company’s financing activities also included the repurchase of $3.00 billion of the company’s common stock (5.5 million shares) and the payment of $0.14 billion in cash dividends. On November 14, 2023, the Board of Directors announced that it replaced the existing authorization to repurchase the company’s common stock, of which $1.00 billion was remaining, with a new authorization to repurchase up to $4.00 billion of the company’s common stock. All of the shares of common stock repurchased by the company during the first quarter of 2024 were under this program. At May 3, 2024, authorization remained for $1.00 billion of future repurchases of the company’s common stock.
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During the first three months of 2023, net commercial paper activity used cash of $0.50 billion. The company’s financing activities also included the repurchase of $3.00 billion of the company’s common stock (5.2 million shares) and the payment of $0.12 billion in cash dividends.
The company’s commitments for purchases of property, plant and equipment, contractual obligations and other commercial commitments, including the agreement to acquire Olink (Note 2), did not change materially subsequent to March 30, 2024.
Non-GAAP Measures
In addition to the financial measures prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), we use certain non-GAAP financial measures such as organic revenue growth, which is reported revenue growth, excluding the impacts of revenues from acquired/divested businesses and the effects of currency translation. We report organic revenue growth because Thermo Fisher management believes that in order to understand the company’s short-term and long-term financial trends, investors may wish to consider the impact of acquisitions/divestitures and foreign currency translation on revenues. Thermo Fisher management uses organic revenue growth to forecast and evaluate the operational performance of the company as well as to compare revenues of current periods to prior periods.
We report adjusted operating income, adjusted operating margin, adjusted other income/(expense), adjusted tax rate, and adjusted EPS. We believe that the use of these non-GAAP financial measures, in addition to GAAP financial measures, helps investors to gain a better understanding of our core operating results and future prospects, consistent with how management measures and forecasts the company’s core operating performance, especially when comparing such results to previous periods, forecasts, and to the performance of our competitors. Such measures are also used by management in their financial and operating decision-making and for compensation purposes. To calculate these measures we exclude, as applicable:
•Certain acquisition-related costs, including charges for the sale of inventories revalued at the date of acquisition, significant transaction/acquisition-related costs, including changes in estimates of contingent acquisition-related consideration, and other costs associated with obtaining short-term financing commitments for pending/recent acquisitions. We exclude these costs because we do not believe they are indicative of our normal operating costs.
•Costs/income associated with restructuring activities and large-scale abandonments of product lines, such as reducing overhead and consolidating facilities. We exclude these costs because we believe that the costs related to restructuring activities and large-scale abandonment of product lines are not indicative of our normal operating costs.
•Equity in earnings/losses of unconsolidated entities; impairments of long-lived assets; and certain other gains and losses that are either isolated or cannot be expected to occur again with any predictability, including gains/losses on investments, the sale of businesses, product lines, and real estate, significant litigation-related matters, curtailments/settlements of pension plans, and the early retirement of debt. We exclude these items because they are outside of our normal operations and/or, in certain cases, are difficult to forecast accurately for future periods.
•The expense associated with the amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets because a significant portion of the purchase price for acquisitions may be allocated to intangible assets that have lives of up to 20 years. Exclusion of the amortization expense allows comparisons of operating results that are consistent over time for both our newly acquired and long-held businesses and with both acquisitive and non-acquisitive peer companies.
•The noncontrolling interest and tax impacts of the above items and the impact of significant tax audits or events (such as changes in deferred taxes from enacted tax rate/law changes), the latter of which we exclude because they are outside of our normal operations and difficult to forecast accurately for future periods.
We report free cash flow, which is operating cash flow excluding net capital expenditures, to provide a view of the continuing operations’ ability to generate cash for use in acquisitions and other investing and financing activities. The company also uses this measure as an indication of the strength of the company. Free cash flow is not a measure of cash available for discretionary expenditures since we have certain non-discretionary obligations such as debt service that are not deducted from the measure.
The non-GAAP financial measures of the company’s results of operations and cash flows included in this Form 10-Q are not meant to be considered superior to or a substitute for the company’s results of operations prepared in accordance with GAAP. Reconciliations of such non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures are set forth within the “Consolidated Results” and “Segment Results” sections and below.
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GAAP operating income | | | | | | $ | 1,663 | | | $ | 1,563 | |
Cost of revenues adjustments (a) | | | | | | 15 | | | 41 | |
Selling, general and administrative expenses adjustments (b) | | | | | | 19 | | | 8 | |
Restructuring and other costs (c) | | | | | | 29 | | | 112 | |
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets | | | | | | 551 | | | 606 | |
Adjusted operating income (non-GAAP measure) | | | | | | $ | 2,278 | | | $ | 2,330 | |
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GAAP operating income margin | | | | | | 16.1 | % | | 14.6 | % |
Cost of revenues adjustments (a) | | | | | | 0.1 | % | | 0.4 | % |
Selling, general and administrative expenses adjustments (b) | | | | | | 0.2 | % | | 0.1 | % |
Restructuring and other costs (c) | | | | | | 0.3 | % | | 1.0 | % |
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets | | | | | | 5.3 | % | | 5.7 | % |
Adjusted operating income margin (non-GAAP measure) | | | | | | 22.0 | % | | 21.8 | % |
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GAAP other income/(expense) | | | | | | $ | 10 | | | $ | (46) | |
Adjustments (d) | | | | | | (11) | | | 46 | |
Adjusted other income/(expense) (non-GAAP measure) | | | | | | $ | (1) | | | $ | — | |
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GAAP tax rate | | | | | | 17.7 | % | | 3.4 | % |
Adjustments (e) | | | | | | (7.2) | % | | 6.6 | % |
Adjusted tax rate (non-GAAP measure) | | | | | | 10.5 | % | | 10.0 | % |
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GAAP diluted earnings per share (EPS) attributable to Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | | | | | | $ | 3.46 | | | $ | 3.32 | |
Cost of revenues adjustments (a) | | | | | | 0.04 | | | 0.10 | |
Selling, general and administrative expenses adjustments (b) | | | | | | 0.05 | | | 0.02 | |
Restructuring and other costs (c) | | | | | | 0.08 | | | 0.29 | |
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets | | | | | | 1.44 | | | 1.56 | |
Other income/expense adjustments (d) | | | | | | (0.03) | | | 0.12 | |
Provision for income taxes adjustments (e) | | | | | | 0.13 | | | (0.44) | |
Equity in earnings/losses of unconsolidated entities | | | | | | (0.06) | | | 0.06 | |
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GAAP net cash provided by operating activities | | | | | | $ | 1,251 | | | $ | 729 | |
Purchases of property, plant and equipment | | | | | | (347) | | | (458) | |
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment | | | | | | 4 | | | 6 | |
Free cash flow (non-GAAP measure) | | | | | | $ | 908 | | | $ | 277 | |
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(a) Adjusted results in 2024 and 2023 exclude charges for inventory write-downs associated with large-scale abandonment of product lines. Adjusted results in 2023 exclude $10 million of charges for the sale of inventory revalued at the date of acquisition.
(b) Adjusted results in 2024 and 2023 exclude certain third-party expenses, principally transaction/integration costs related to recent acquisitions, and charges/credits for changes in estimates of contingent acquisition consideration.
(c) Adjusted results in 2024 and 2023 exclude restructuring and other costs consisting principally of severance, impairments of long-lived assets, abandoned facilities, and other expenses of headcount reductions and real estate consolidations. Adjusted results in 2023 also exclude $18 million of net charges for pre-acquisition litigation and other matters.
(d) Adjusted results in 2024 and 2023 exclude net gains/losses on investments.
(e) Adjusted results in 2024 and 2023 exclude incremental tax impacts for the reconciling items between GAAP and adjusted net income, incremental tax impacts as a result of tax rate/law changes, and the tax impacts from audit settlements.
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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Management’s Discussion and Analysis and Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements of the company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for 2023 describe the significant accounting estimates and policies used in preparation of the consolidated financial statements. There have been no significant changes in the company’s critical accounting policies during the first three months of 2024. Recent Accounting Pronouncements
A description of recently issued accounting standards is included under the heading “Recent Accounting Pronouncements” in Note 1.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
The company’s exposure to market risk from changes in interest rates and currency exchange rates has not changed materially from its exposure discussed in the company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023. Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Management’s Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
The company’s management, with the participation of the company’s chief executive officer and chief financial officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives, and management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Based on such evaluation, the company’s chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that, as of the end of such period, the company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There have been no changes in the company’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) during the fiscal quarter ended March 30, 2024, that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect the company’s internal control over financial reporting.
PART II OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
There are various lawsuits and claims against the company involving product liability, intellectual property, employment and commercial issues. See Note 8 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements under the heading “Commitments and Contingencies.” Item 1A. Risk Factors
The risks that we believe are material to our investors are discussed in the company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 under the caption “Risk Factors,” which is on file with the SEC. Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
A summary of the share repurchase activity for the company’s first quarter of 2024 follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Period | | Total number of shares purchased | | Average price paid per share (1) | | Total number of shares purchased as part of publicly announced plans or programs (2) | | Maximum dollar amount of shares that may yet be purchased under the plans or programs (1)(2) (in millions) |
Fiscal January (Jan. 1 - Feb. 3) | | 5,523,139 | | | $ | 543.17 | | | 5,523,139 | | | $ | 1,000 | |
Fiscal February (Feb. 4 - Mar. 2) | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 1,000 | |
Fiscal March (Mar. 3 - Mar. 30) | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 1,000 | |
Total first quarter | | 5,523,139 | | | $ | 543.17 | | | 5,523,139 | | | $ | 1,000 | |
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(1) Amounts exclude excise taxes and other transaction costs.
(2) On November 14, 2023, the Board of Directors announced that it replaced the existing authorization to repurchase the company’s common stock, of which $1.00 billion was remaining, with a new authorization to repurchase up to $4.00 billion of the company’s common stock. All of the shares of common stock repurchased by the company during the first quarter of 2024 were under this program.
Item 5. Other Information
Director and Officer Trading Arrangements
On February 12, 2024, Stephen Williamson, our senior vice president and chief financial officer, adopted a trading plan intended to satisfy the conditions under Rule 10b5-1(c) of the Exchange Act. Mr. Williamson’s plan is for the exercise of vested stock options and the associated sale of up to 21,925 shares of company common stock through February 26, 2025. The foregoing exercises or sales will be made in accordance with the prices and formulas set forth in the plan and such plan terminates on the earlier of the date all the shares under the plan are sold and February 27, 2025.
On March 14, 2024, Gianluca Pettiti, our executive vice president, adopted a trading plan intended to satisfy the conditions under Rule 10b5-1(c) of the Exchange Act. Mr. Pettiti’s plan is for the sale of up to 1,200 shares of company common stock through April 28, 2025. The foregoing sales will be made in accordance with the prices and formulas set forth in the plan and such plan terminates on the earlier of the date all the shares under the plan are sold and April 30, 2025.
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101.SCH | | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document. |
101.CAL | | XBRL Taxonomy Calculation Linkbase Document. |
101.DEF | | XBRL Taxonomy Definition Linkbase Document. |
101.LAB | | XBRL Taxonomy Label Linkbase Document. |
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| | The Registrant agrees, pursuant to Item 601(b)(4)(iii)(A) of Regulation S-K, to furnish to the Commission, upon request, a copy of each instrument with respect to long-term debt of the Registrant or its consolidated subsidiaries. |
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* Indicates management contract or compensatory plan, contract or arrangement.
** Certification is not deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act or otherwise subject to the liability of that section. Such certification is not deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act except to the extent that the registrant specifically incorporates it by reference.
SIGNATURES
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. | | | | | | | | |
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Date: | May 3, 2024 | THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC. |
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| | Stephen Williamson |
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| | /s/ Joseph R. Holmes |
| | Joseph R. Holmes |
| | Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer |
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PERFORMANCE RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT
This Performance-based Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made as of the Award Date set forth below between Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the Participant named below.
Notice of Award
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Name of participant (the “Participant”): | |
Award date (“Award Date”): | |
Number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock subject to this Award (“Shares”): | |
Vesting Schedule:
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Vesting date (“Vesting Date”): | Number of RSUs that vest: |
See Schedule A | |
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Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, all vesting is dependent on the Participant remaining an Eligible Participant (as defined in Exhibit A) through the applicable Vesting Date. |
This Agreement includes this Notice of Award and the following Exhibits, which are expressly incorporated by reference in their entirety herein:
Exhibit A – General Terms and Conditions
Schedule A: Vesting Schedule for Performance-based Restricted Stock Units
Exhibit B – Country Addendum (for Participants in all non-U.S. countries)
This Agreement must be accepted on the final page below.
EXHIBIT A
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1.Award of Restricted Stock Units.
This Agreement (including the Notice of Award and, for Participants that work and/or reside outside of the U.S., the Country Addendum attached hereto as Exhibit B) sets forth the terms and conditions of an award on the Award Date set forth in the Notice of Award, by the Company to the Participant of that number of restricted stock units of the Company set forth in the Notice of Award (individually, an “RSU” and collectively, the “RSUs” or the “Award”). Each RSU represents the right to receive one share of common stock, $1.00 par value, of the Company (“Common Stock”) pursuant to the terms, conditions and restrictions set forth in this Agreement and in the Company’s Amended and Restated 2013 Stock Incentive Plan, as from time to time amended (the “Plan”). The number of RSUs set forth in the Notice of Award is referred to as the “Target Award.” Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise defined shall have the same meaning as in the Plan.
2.Vesting Schedule.
Except as otherwise provided in paragraphs (b) through (e) of Section 3 and the Plan, the RSUs shall vest in accordance with the Vesting Schedule set forth in the Notice of Award and Schedule A below, provided that on each Vesting Date set forth in the Notice of Award, the Participant is, and has been at all times since the Award Date, providing service as (as applicable) an employee, officer or director of, or consultant or advisor to, the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate) (an “Eligible Participant”). For the avoidance of doubt, “service” shall mean (i) if the Participant is an employee of the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate) on the Award Date, only service as an employee, and (ii) if the Participant is a consultant, advisor or other non-employee service provider of the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate) on the Award Date, service only in such position. Unless otherwise determined by the Administrator, a Participant shall cease to be an Eligible Participant upon a change in the employment or service relationship (e.g. a change from employee to a consultant).
3.Additional Vesting Provisions.
(a)Termination of Relationship with the Company. In the event that the Participant ceases to be an Eligible Participant for any reason other than those set forth in paragraphs (b) through (e) below before the final Vesting Date (as defined in Schedule A), the RSUs that have not previously vested shall be immediately forfeited to the Company.
(b)Death or Disability. In the event that the Participant’s service with the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate) is terminated by reason of death or employment with the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate) is terminated by reason of Disability after the Performance Certification Date (as defined in Schedule A) but prior to the final Vesting Date, then all unvested RSUs (based on the number of RSUs determined on the Performance Certification Date to be eligible to be received) shall vest 100% upon the date of such termination due to death or Disability.
(c)Change in Control Event. In the event that the Participant’s employment or service is terminated by the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate) due to a Qualifying Termination (as defined in Section 5(e) below) within 18 months after a Change in Control Event that occurs prior to the Performance Certification Date, then all unvested RSUs (based on the number of RSUs determined to be eligible to be received assuming the last day of the performance period was the last day of the fiscal quarter immediately prior to the Change in Control Event) shall vest immediately upon such Qualifying Termination (without regard to performance for any periods following the last day of the fiscal quarter immediately prior to the Change in Control Event), provided that the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors has certified the achievement of the performance conditions. In the event of such termination on or after the Performance Certification Date but before the final Vesting Date, then all unvested RSUs (based on the number of RSUs determined on the Performance Certification Date to be eligible to be received, as adjusted pursuant to any applicable provisions of Schedule A) shall vest upon the date of such termination.
(d)Retirement. If the Participant Retires from the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate) after the later of (i) the Performance Certification Date or (ii) the second anniversary of the Award Date, then nevertheless the Participant shall become vested in the remaining RSUs to be delivered (calculated based on the units earned as of the Performance Certification Date, as adjusted pursuant to any applicable provisions of Schedule A).
(e)Discharge for Cause. In the event that the Participant is discharged by the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate) for Cause, all unvested RSUs and all vested RSUs that have not been delivered in accordance with Section 4 below shall terminate immediately upon the effective date of such discharge. The Participant shall be considered to have been discharged for Cause if the Company determines, within thirty (30) days after the Participant’s resignation, that discharge for Cause was warranted.
4.Delivery of Shares.
(a)Except as provided in (b) below, the Company shall deliver the Shares that become issuable pursuant to an RSU within the sixty (60) day period following the date the RSUs vest pursuant to Sections 2 or 3 above, but in no event later than the last day of the period specified in Treas. Reg. section 1.409A-1(b)(4)(i)(A).
(b)In the event that the Participant Retires under the conditions of Section 3(d) above, the Company shall deliver the Shares that become issuable pursuant to an RSU, to the extent not previously delivered, within the sixty (60) day period following the date such RSUs would have vested had the Participant remained employed with the Company.
(c)The Company shall not be obligated to deliver Shares to the Participant unless the issuance and delivery of such Shares shall comply with all relevant provisions of law and other legal requirements including, without limitation, any applicable federal, state or foreign securities or exchange control laws and the requirements of any stock exchange upon which shares of Common Stock may then be listed.
5.Meaning and Use of Certain Terms.
For purposes of this Agreement,
(a)“Cause” means the willful engagement in illegal conduct or gross misconduct which is materially and demonstrably injurious to the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate). For purposes of the foregoing, no act or failure to act by the Participant shall be considered “willful” unless it is done or omitted to be done, in bad faith and without reasonable belief that the Participant's action or omission was in the best interests of the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate).
(b)“Change in Control Event” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Plan.
(c)“Disability” or “Disabled.” A Participant shall be deemed to be disabled at such time as the Participant is receiving disability benefits under the Company’s (or a Subsidiary’s or Affiliate’s) long term disability coverage, as then in effect; provided however that the Participant shall not be treated as Disabled unless the disability is described under Section 409A of the Code.
(d)“Good Reason” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Plan.
(e)“Qualifying Termination.” A Participant has a Qualifying Termination if the Participant’s employment or service is terminated by the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate) without Cause or by the Participant for Good Reason and such termination results in a separation from service under Section 409A of the Code.
(f)“Retire” or “Retirement.” For the purposes of this Agreement, the Participant shall be deemed to have “retired” (i) in the event of a non-employee director of the Company, when the Participant ceases to be a director of the Company or (ii) in the event of an employee of the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate), upon the Participant’s resignation from employment with the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate) either (A) after the age of fifty-five (55) and the completion of ten (10) continuous years of service to the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate) comprising at least twenty (20) hours per week or (B) after the age of sixty (60) and the completion of five (5) continuous years of service to the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate) comprising at least twenty (20) hours per week. For purposes of this Agreement and for the sake of clarity, subject to execution of a release of claims in a form acceptable to the Company, a termination of employment initiated by the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate), that is not a “termination for Cause” may, to the extent permitted by the Company in its sole discretion, be recharacterized as a voluntary termination by reason of Retirement, in which case the Participant shall not be entitled to receive any severance or other benefits that would have otherwise been provided by the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate) to the Participant pursuant to any agreement between the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate) and the Participant or any Company policy. Any determination concerning eligibility for Retirement shall be made by the Administrator in its sole discretion.
(g)“Subsidiary” or “Affiliate” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Plan, and shall for the avoidance of doubt include any such entity only so long as the Company maintains a controlling interest in such entity.
6.Restrictions on Transfer.
The Participant shall not sell, assign, transfer, pledge, hypothecate, or otherwise dispose of, by operation of law or otherwise (collectively “transfer”) any RSUs, or any interest therein, except by will or the laws of descent and distribution.
7.Provisions of the Plan.
This Agreement is subject to the provisions of the Plan, a copy of which is furnished to the Participant with this Agreement.
8.Dividends; Other Corporate Transactions.
(a)If at any time during the period between the Performance Certification Date and the date that Shares are delivered after the RSU vests, the Company pays a dividend or other distribution with respect to its Common Stock, including without limitation a distribution of shares of the Company’s stock by reason of a stock dividend, stock split or otherwise, then on the date the Shares issuable upon vesting of the RSU are delivered, the Company shall pay the Participant, at the time of delivery of Shares pursuant to Section 4, the dividend or other distribution that would have been paid on such Shares if the Participant had owned such Shares during the period beginning on the Performance Certification Date and ending on the respective delivery date. No dividend or other distribution shall be paid with respect to RSUs that are forfeited.
(b)In the event of a Reorganization Event, then the rights of the Company under this Agreement and all other terms of this Agreement (including without limitation vesting provisions) shall inure to the benefit of the Company’s successor and shall apply to the cash, securities, or other property which the Common Stock was converted into or exchanged for pursuant to such Reorganization Event in the same manner and to the same extent as they applied to the Shares. Such cash, securities, or other property shall be delivered or paid at the time provided in Section 4, except that payments in connection with the liquidation of the Company shall be made only as permitted under Section 409A of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).
(c)Except as set forth in Section 8(a) or (b) above and in the Plan, neither the Participant nor any person claiming under or through the Participant shall be, or have any rights or privileges of, a stockholder of the Company in respect of the Shares issuable pursuant to the RSUs granted hereunder until the Shares have been delivered to the Participant.
9.Withholding Taxes; No Section 83(b) Election.
(a)In the case of a Participant that works and/or resides in the U.S., the Participant expressly acknowledges that the delivery of Shares to the Participant will give rise to “wages” subject to withholding and Participant hereby authorizes the Company to hold back from the Shares to be delivered pursuant to Section 4 of this Agreement that number of Shares (which may include fractional shares) calculated to satisfy all such federal, state, local or other applicable taxes required to be withheld in connection with such delivery of Shares; provided, however, that at the Company’s discretion, a Participant who is not subject to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 may provide notice to the Company prior to the delivery of the Shares that the Participant will make payment to the Company on the date of delivery to satisfy all required withholding taxes in lieu of satisfying such obligation through the withholding of Shares.
(b)The Participant acknowledges that no election under Section 83(b) of the Code may be filed with respect to this Award.
10.No Right To Employment or Other Status. The grant of an award of RSUs shall not be construed as giving the Participant the right to continued employment or any other relationship with the Company or its Subsidiaries or Affiliates. The Company and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates expressly reserve the right at any time to dismiss or otherwise terminate its relationship with the Participant free from any liability or claim under the Plan or this Agreement, except as expressly provided herein.
11.Conflicts With Other Agreements. In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the terms of this Agreement and any employment, severance, or other agreement between the Company and the Participant, the terms of this Agreement shall govern.
12.Governing Law. Except as provided in Addendum A, this Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to any applicable conflicts of laws and in the event of a dispute related to or arising out of this Agreement, the parties submit to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the Delaware federal and Chancery Courts.
13.Unfunded Rights. The right of the Participant to receive Common Stock pursuant to this Agreement is an unfunded and unsecured obligation of the Company. The Participant shall have no rights under this Agreement other than those of an unsecured general creditor of the Company.
14.Compliance with Section 409A of the Code. To the extent the Participant is a U.S. taxpayer, this Agreement is intended to provide for deferred compensation that is exempt from or compliant with Section 409A of the Code and shall be interpreted consistently with such intent. Accordingly, the Participant shall have no right to designate the taxable year of payment. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if and to the extent any portion of any payment under this Agreement to the Participant is payable upon the Participant’s separation from service and the Participant is a specified employee as defined in Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code, as determined by the Company in accordance with its procedures, by which determination the Participant (through accepting the Award) agrees that the Participant is bound, such portion of the payment, compensation or other benefit shall not be paid before the day that is six (6) months plus one (1) day after the date of “separation from service”, except as Section 409A of the Code may then permit.
The Company makes no representations or warranties and shall have no liability to the Participant or any other person if any provisions of or payments, compensation or other benefits under this Agreement are determined to constitute nonqualified deferred compensation subject to Section 409A of the Code but do not satisfy the conditions of that section.
15.Clawback. In accepting this Award, the Participant expressly agrees to be bound by, and subject to, the following clawback policy and any clawback policy that the Company has in effect (as the same may be amended from time to time) or may adopt in the future:
(a)The Award is intended to align the Participant’s long-term interests with those of the Company. Accordingly, subject to Addendum A and unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan or any other applicable agreement, plan, or policy, and to the extent permitted by applicable law, the Company may terminate any unsettled RSUs, whether vested or unvested (“Termination”), recapture any Shares acquired pursuant to the RSUs (“Recapture”), or require the Participant to reimburse the Company for any and all amounts realized from the acquisition or disposition of Shares acquired pursuant to the RSUs (“Reimbursement”), upon the occurrence of any of the following events (collectively, the “Conditions”):
(i)the Participant has engaged in misuse of the Company’s confidential information and/or conduct in breach of any (A) confidentiality obligation to the Company under any agreement between the Company and the Participant, or any policy or plan of the Company, including but not limited to, the Company’s standard form of Information and Invention Agreement applicable to such Participant, or (B) applicable noncompetition or nonsolicitation obligation to the Company under any applicable agreement between the Company and the Participant, or any policy or plan of the Company, including but not limited to the Company’s standard form of Noncompetition Agreement applicable to such Participant; or
(ii)the Participant's employment or other service has been terminated for Cause; or
(iii)during the Participant’s employment or other service, the Participant (A) has rendered services to or otherwise directly or indirectly engaged in or assisted, any organization or business that, in the judgment of the Company in its sole and absolute discretion, is against the interest of the Company or one of its affiliates; or (B) has engaged in activities that are materially prejudicial to or in conflict with the interests of the Company, including any breaches of fiduciary duty or the duty of loyalty.
For purposes of this Section 15, “RSU Benefits” shall mean any and all amounts realized from the acquisition or disposition of Shares acquired pursuant to the RSUs, including any sales proceeds, dividends and/or dividend equivalents.
(b)Prior to the issuance of any Shares upon settlement of vested RSUs pursuant to this Agreement, the Participant shall, if requested in writing by the Company, certify on a form acceptable to the Company that the Participant is in compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and with the obligations contained in the Plan, or any other relevant agreement, plan, or contract listed in Section 15(a).
(c)Within ten (10) calendar days after receiving notice from the Company of any such activity described in Section 15(a) of this Agreement, the Participant shall either deliver to the Company the applicable Shares or make a cash payment to the Company equal to the RSU Benefits. For purposes of the Company’s exercise of its Recapture and/or Reimbursement rights hereunder, the Participant expressly and explicitly authorizes the Company to issue instructions, on the Participant’s behalf, to any brokerage firm and/or third-party administrator engaged by the Company to hold Shares and other amounts acquired under the Plan to re-convey, transfer or otherwise return such Shares and/or other amounts to the Company.
(d)Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 15, the Company may, in its sole and absolute discretion, choose to refrain from exercising its rights of Termination, Recapture and/or Reimbursement with respect to any particular act of the Participant or with respect to any other participant in the Plan, and its determination to refrain from exercising such rights shall not in any way reduce or eliminate the Company’s authority to exercise its rights of Termination, Recapture and/or Reimbursement with respect to any other act of the Participant. Nothing in this Section 15 shall be construed to impose obligations on the Participant to refrain from engaging in lawful competition with the Company after the termination of employment that does not violate the Conditions, other than any obligations that are part of any applicable separate agreement between the Company and the Participant or that arise under applicable law.
(e)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan or this Agreement, the Company shall not seek to exercise its rights of Termination, Recapture or Reimbursement relating to any RSUs that were vested and settled more than twelve (12) months prior to the date of the Participant’s act or omission set forth in Section 15(a); provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, all RSUs shall be subject to the Company’s rights of Termination, Recapture and/or Reimbursement to the extent required by applicable law, including but not limited to Section 10D of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
16.Country Addendum. Notwithstanding any provisions in this Agreement, in the case of Participants that work and/or reside outside of the U.S., the RSUs shall be subject to any additional terms and conditions for the Participant’s country of residence (and county of employment or other provision of services, if different) set forth in the “Country Addendum” attached hereto as Exhibit B. Further, if the Participant relocates to one of the countries included in the Country Addendum, the additional terms and conditions for such country will apply to the Participant to the extent that the Company determines, in its discretion, that the application of such terms and conditions is necessary or advisable for legal or administrative reasons. The Country Addendum constitutes part of this Agreement.
17.Affirmative Acceptance of Award. As a condition to the grant of this Award, the Participant must affirmatively accept this Award and Agreement by logging onto Fidelity’s website at www.netbenefits.fidelity.com and completing the acceptance procedures reflected therein within 120 calendar days of the Award Date (the “Award Acceptance Deadline”). If the Participant fails to accept this Award and Agreement by the Award Acceptance Deadline, this Award automatically will be forfeited and immediately terminate without any further action by the parties.
Addendum A
1. Massachusetts.
For Participants domiciled in the State of Massachusetts, the following language shall be added to Section 15(a)(i) of this Agreement:
Notwithstanding Section 12 of this Agreement, for any Termination, Recapture, and/or Reimbursement that is based, in whole or in part, on the Participant’s breach of a noncompete agreement or nonsolicitation obligation, such disputes shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Massachusetts, and any dispute arising out of the Agreement shall be asserted exclusively in the federal or state courts located in or covering the county in which the Participant resides within the State of Massachusetts, and the Parties hereby submit to the personal jurisdiction and venue of those state and federal courts.
2. California.
For Participants domiciled in the State of California, Section 15(a)(i)(B) of this Agreement shall not apply except to the extent a noncompetition and/or non-solicitation agreement exists and is subject to California Business & Professions Code section 16601 et seq.
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As a condition to the grant of this Award, the Participant by signing below acknowledges receipt and affirmatively agrees to the Agreement, including without limitation the provisions of the above General Terms and Conditions.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
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THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC.
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT
This Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made as of the Award Date set forth below between Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the Participant named below.
Notice of Award
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Number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock subject to this Award (“Shares”): | |
Vesting Schedule:
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Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, all vesting is dependent on the Participant remaining an Eligible Participant (as defined in Exhibit A) through the applicable Vesting Date. |
This Agreement includes this Notice of Award and the following Exhibits, which are expressly incorporated by reference in their entirety herein:
Exhibit A – General Terms and Conditions
Exhibit B – Country Addendum (for Participants in all non-U.S. countries)
This Agreement must be accepted on the final page below.
EXHIBIT A
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1.Award of Restricted Stock Units.
This Agreement (including the Notice of Award and, for Participants that work and/or reside outside of the U.S., the Country Addendum attached hereto as Exhibit B) sets forth the terms and conditions of an award on the Award Date set forth in the Notice of Award, by the Company to the Participant of that number of restricted stock units of the Company set forth in the Notice of Award (individually, an “RSU” and collectively, the “RSUs” or the “Award”). Each RSU represents the right to receive one share of common stock, $1.00 par value, of the Company (“Common Stock”) pursuant to the terms, conditions and restrictions set forth in this Agreement and in the Company’s Amended and Restated 2013 Stock Incentive Plan, as from time to time amended (the “Plan”). Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise defined shall have the same meaning as in the Plan.
2.Time-Based Vesting.
Except as otherwise provided in paragraphs (b) through (e) of Section 3 and the Plan, the RSUs shall vest in accordance with the Vesting Schedule set forth in the Notice of Award provided that on each Vesting Date set forth in the Notice of Award, the Participant is, and has been at all times since the Award Date, providing service as (as applicable) an employee, officer or director of, or consultant or advisor to, the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate) (an “Eligible Participant”). For the avoidance of doubt, “service” shall mean (i) if the Participant is an employee of the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate) on the Award Date, only service as an employee, and (ii) if the Participant is a consultant, advisor or other non-employee service provider of the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate) on the Award Date, service only in such position. Unless otherwise determined by the Administrator, a Participant shall cease to be an Eligible Participant upon a change in the employment or service relationship (e.g. a change from employee to a consultant).
3.Additional Vesting Provisions.
(a) Termination of Relationship with the Company. In the event that the Participant ceases to be an Eligible Participant for any reason not described in paragraphs (b) through (e) below, RSUs that have not previously vested shall be immediately forfeited to the Company.
(b) Death or Disability. In the event that the Participant’s service with the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate) is terminated by reason of death or employment with the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate) is terminated by reason of Disability prior to the final Vesting Date, the RSUs that have not previously vested shall vest 100% upon the date of such termination due to death or Disability.
(c) Change in Control Event. In the event that the Participant’s employment or service is terminated by the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate) due to a Qualifying
Termination (as defined in Section 5(e) below) within 18 months after a Change in Control Event that occurs prior to the final Vesting Date, the RSUs that have not previously vested shall vest 100% upon the date of such termination.
(d) Retirement. If the Participant Retires from the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate) prior to the final Vesting Date, the RSUs that have not previously vested shall vest 100% upon the effective date of such Retirement, provided that the Retirement date occurs at least two years after the Award Date.
(e) Discharge for Cause. In the event that the Participant is discharged by the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate) for Cause, all unvested RSUs and all vested RSUs that have not been delivered in accordance with Section 4 below shall terminate immediately upon the effective date of such discharge. The Participant shall be considered to have been discharged for Cause if the Company determines, within thirty (30) days after the Participant’s resignation, that discharge for Cause was warranted.
4.Delivery of Shares
(a) The Company shall deliver the Shares that become issuable pursuant to an RSU within the sixty (60) day period following the date the RSUs vest pursuant to Sections 2 or 3 above.
(b) The Company shall not be obligated to deliver Shares to the Participant unless the issuance and delivery of such Shares shall comply with all relevant provisions of law and other legal requirements including, without limitation, any applicable federal, state or foreign securities or exchange control laws and the requirements of any stock exchange upon which shares of Common Stock may then be listed.
5.Meaning and Use of Certain Terms.
For purposes of this Agreement:
(a) “Cause” means the willful engagement in illegal conduct or gross misconduct which is materially and demonstrably injurious to the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate). For purposes of the foregoing, no act or failure to act by the Participant shall be considered “willful” unless it is done or omitted to be done, in bad faith and without reasonable belief that the Participant's action or omission was in the best interests of the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate).
(b) “Change in Control Event” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Plan.
(c) “Disability” or “Disabled”. A Participant shall be deemed to be disabled at such time as the Participant is receiving disability benefits under the Company’s (or a Subsidiary’s or Affiliate’s) long term disability coverage, as then in effect; provided however that the Participant shall not be treated as Disabled unless the disability is described under Section 409A of the Code.
(d) “Good Reason” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Plan.
(e) “Qualifying Termination”. A Participant has a Qualifying Termination if the Participant’s employment or service is terminated by the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate) without Cause or by the Participant for Good Reason and such termination results in a separation from service under Section 409A of the Code.
(f) “Retire” or “Retirement”. For the purposes of this Agreement, the Participant shall be deemed to have “retired” (i) in the event of a non-employee director of the Company, when the Participant ceases to be a director of the Company or (ii) in the event of an employee of the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate), upon the Participant’s resignation from employment with the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate) either (A) after the age of fifty-five (55) and the completion of ten (10) continuous years of service to the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate) comprising at least twenty (20) hours per week or (B) after the age of sixty (60) and the completion of five (5) continuous years of service to the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate) comprising at least twenty (20) hours per week. For purposes of this Agreement and for the sake of clarity, subject to execution of a release of claims in a form acceptable to the Company, a termination of employment initiated by the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate), that is not a “termination for Cause” may, to the extent permitted by the Company in its sole discretion, be recharacterized as a voluntary termination by reason of Retirement, in which case the Participant shall not be entitled to receive any severance or other benefits that would have otherwise been provided by the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate) to the Participant pursuant to any agreement between the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate) and the Participant or any Company policy. Any determination concerning eligibility for Retirement shall be made by the Administrator in its sole discretion.
(g) “Subsidiary” or “Affiliate” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Plan, and shall for the avoidance of doubt include any such entity only so long as the Company maintains a controlling interest in such entity.
6.Restrictions on Transfer.
The Participant shall not sell, assign, transfer, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of, by operation of law or otherwise (collectively “transfer”) any RSUs, or any interest therein, except by will or the laws of descent and distribution.
7.Provisions of the Plan.
This Agreement is subject to the provisions of the Plan, a copy of which is furnished to the Participant with this Agreement.
8.Dividends; Other Corporate Transactions.
(a) If at any time during the period between the Award Date and the date that Shares are delivered after the RSU vests, the Company pays a dividend or other distribution with respect to its Common Stock, including without limitation a distribution of shares of the Company’s
stock by reason of a stock dividend, stock split or otherwise, then on the date the Shares issuable upon vesting of the RSU are delivered, the Company shall pay the Participant, at the time of delivery of Shares pursuant to Section 4, the dividend or other distribution that would have been paid on such Shares if the Participant had owned such Shares during the period beginning on the Award Date and ending on the respective delivery date. No dividend or other distribution shall be paid with respect to RSUs that are forfeited.
(b) In the event of a Reorganization Event, then the rights of the Company under this Agreement and all other terms of this Agreement (including without limitation vesting provisions) shall inure to the benefit of the Company’s successor and shall apply to the cash, securities or other property which the Common Stock was converted into or exchanged for pursuant to such Reorganization Event in the same manner and to the same extent as they applied to the Shares. Such cash, securities, or other property shall be delivered or paid at the time provided in Section 4, except that payments in connection with the liquidation of the Company shall be made only as permitted under Section 409A of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).
(c) Except as set forth in Section 8(a) or (b) above and in the Plan, neither the Participant nor any person claiming under or through the Participant shall be, or have any rights or privileges of, a stockholder of the Company in respect of the Shares issuable pursuant to the RSUs granted hereunder until the Shares have been delivered to the Participant.
9.Withholding Taxes; No Section 83(b) Election.
(a) In the case of a Participant that works and/or resides in the U.S., the Participant expressly acknowledges that the delivery of Shares to the Participant will give rise to “wages” subject to withholding and Participant hereby authorizes the Company to hold back from the Shares to be delivered pursuant to Section 4 of this Agreement that number of Shares (which may include fractional shares) calculated to satisfy all such federal, state, local or other applicable taxes required to be withheld in connection with such delivery of Shares; provided, however, that at the Company’s discretion, a Participant who is not subject to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 may provide notice to the Company prior to the delivery of the Shares that the Participant will make payment to the Company on the date of delivery to satisfy all required withholding taxes in lieu of satisfying such obligation through the withholding of Shares.
(b) The Participant acknowledges that no election under Section 83(b) of the Code may be filed with respect to this Award.
10.No Right To Employment or Other Status. The grant of an award of RSUs shall not be construed as giving the Participant the right to continued employment or any other relationship with the Company or its Subsidiaries or Affiliates. The Company and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates expressly reserve the right at any time to dismiss or otherwise terminate its relationship with the Participant free from any liability or claim under the Plan or this Agreement, except as expressly provided herein.
11.Conflicts With Other Agreements. In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the terms of this Agreement and any employment, severance or other agreement between the Company and the Participant, the terms of this Agreement shall govern.
12.Governing Law. Except as provided in Addendum A, this Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to any applicable conflicts of laws and in the event of a dispute related to or arising out of this Agreement, the parties submit to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the Delaware federal and Chancery Courts.
13.Unfunded Rights. The right of the Participant to receive Common Stock pursuant to this Agreement is an unfunded and unsecured obligation of the Company. The Participant shall have no rights under this Agreement other than those of an unsecured general creditor of the Company.
14.Compliance with Section 409A of the Code. To the extent the Participant is a U.S. taxpayer, this Agreement is intended to provide for deferred compensation that is exempt from or compliant with Section 409A of the Code and shall be interpreted consistently with such intent. Accordingly, the Participant shall have no right to designate the taxable year of payment. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if and to the extent any portion of any payment under this Agreement to the Participant is payable upon the Participant’s separation from service and the Participant is a specified employee as defined in Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code, as determined by the Company in accordance with its procedures, by which determination the Participant (through accepting the Award) agrees that the Participant is bound, such portion of the payment, compensation or other benefit shall not be paid before the day that is six (6) months plus one (1) day after the date of “separation from service”, except as Section 409A of the Code may then permit.
The Company makes no representations or warranties and shall have no liability to the Participant or any other person if any provisions of or payments, compensation or other benefits under this Agreement are determined to constitute nonqualified deferred compensation subject to Section 409A of the Code but do not satisfy the conditions of that section.
15.Clawback. In accepting this Award, the Participant expressly agrees to be bound by, and subject to, the following clawback policy and any clawback policy that the Company has in effect (as the same may be amended from time to time) or may adopt in the future:
(a) The Award is intended to align the Participant’s long-term interests with those of the Company. Accordingly, subject to Addendum A and unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan or any other applicable agreement, plan, or policy, and to the extent permitted by applicable law, the Company may terminate any unsettled RSUs, whether vested or unvested (“Termination”), recapture any Shares acquired pursuant to the RSUs (“Recapture”), or require the Participant to reimburse the Company for any and all amounts realized from the acquisition or disposition of Shares acquired pursuant to the RSUs (“Reimbursement”), upon the occurrence of any of the following events (collectively, the “Conditions”):
(i) the Participant has engaged in misuse of the Company’s confidential information and/or conduct in breach of any (A) confidentiality obligation to the Company under
any agreement between the Company and the Participant, or any policy or plan of the Company, including but not limited to, the Company’s standard form of Information and Invention Agreement applicable to such Participant, or (B) applicable noncompetition or nonsolicitation obligation to the Company under any applicable agreement between the Company and the Participant, or any policy or plan of the Company, including but not limited to the Company’s standard form of Noncompetition Agreement applicable to such Participant;
(ii) the Participant's employment or other service has been terminated for Cause; or
(iii) during the Participant’s employment or other service, the Participant (A) has rendered services to or otherwise directly or indirectly engaged in or assisted, any organization or business that, in the judgment of the Company in its sole and absolute discretion, is against the interest of the Company or one of its affiliates; or (B) has engaged in activities that are materially prejudicial to or in conflict with the interests of the Company, including any breaches of fiduciary duty or the duty of loyalty.
For purposes of this Section 15, “RSU Benefits” shall mean any and all amounts realized from the acquisition or disposition of Shares acquired pursuant to the RSUs, including any sales proceeds, dividends and/or dividend equivalents.
(b) Prior to the issuance of any Shares upon settlement of vested RSUs pursuant to this Agreement, the Participant shall, if requested in writing by the Company, certify on a form acceptable to the Company that the Participant is in compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and with the obligations contained in the Plan, or any other relevant agreement, plan, or contract listed in Section 15(a).
(c) Within ten (10) calendar days after receiving notice from the Company of any such activity described in Section 15(a) of this Agreement, the Participant shall either deliver to the Company the applicable Shares or make a cash payment to the Company equal to the RSU Benefits. For purposes of the Company’s exercise of its Recapture and/or Reimbursement rights hereunder, the Participant expressly and explicitly authorizes the Company to issue instructions, on the Participant’s behalf, to any brokerage firm and/or third-party administrator engaged by the Company to hold Shares and other amounts acquired under the Plan to re-convey, transfer or otherwise return such Shares and/or other amounts to the Company.
(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 15, the Company may, in its sole and absolute discretion, choose to refrain from exercising its rights of Termination, Recapture and/or Reimbursement with respect to any particular act of the Participant or with respect to any other participant in the Plan, and its determination to refrain from exercising such rights shall not in any way reduce or eliminate the Company’s authority to exercise its rights of Termination, Recapture and/or Reimbursement with respect to any other act of the Participant. Nothing in this Section 15 shall be construed to impose obligations on the Participant to refrain from engaging in lawful competition with the Company after the termination of employment that does not violate the Conditions, other than any obligations that are part of any applicable separate agreement between the Company and the Participant or that arise under applicable law.
(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan or this Agreement, the Company shall not seek to exercise its rights of Termination, Recapture or Reimbursement relating to any RSUs that were vested and settled more than twelve (12) months prior to the date of the Participant’s act or omission set forth in Section 15(a); provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, all RSUs shall be subject to the Company’s rights of Termination, Recapture and/or Reimbursement to the extent required by applicable law, including but not limited to Section 10D of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
16.Country Addendum. Notwithstanding any provisions in this Agreement, in the case of Participants that work and/or reside outside of the U.S., the RSUs shall be subject to any additional terms and conditions for the Participant’s country of residence (and county of employment or other provision of services, if different) set forth in the “Country Addendum” attached hereto as Exhibit B. Further, if the Participant relocates to one of the countries included in the Country Addendum, the additional terms and conditions for such country will apply to the Participant to the extent that the Company determines, in its discretion, that the application of such terms and conditions is necessary or advisable for legal or administrative reasons. The Country Addendum constitutes part of this Agreement.
17.Affirmative Acceptance of Award. As a condition to the grant of this Award, the Participant must affirmatively accept this Award and Agreement by logging onto Fidelity’s website at www.netbenefits.fidelity.com and completing the acceptance procedures reflected therein within 120 calendar days of the Award Date (the “Award Acceptance Deadline”). If the Participant fails to accept this Award and Agreement by the Award Acceptance Deadline, this Award automatically will be forfeited and immediately terminate without any further action by the parties.
Addendum A
1. Massachusetts.
For Participants domiciled in the State of Massachusetts, the following language shall be added to Section 15(a)(i) of this Agreement:
Notwithstanding Section 12 of this Agreement, for any Termination, Recapture, and/or Reimbursement that is based, in whole or in part, on the Participant’s breach of a noncompete agreement or nonsolicitation obligation, such disputes shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Massachusetts, and any dispute arising out of the Agreement shall be asserted exclusively in the federal or state courts located in or covering the county in which the Participant resides within the State of Massachusetts, and the Parties hereby submit to the personal jurisdiction and venue of those state and federal courts.
2. California.
For Participants domiciled in the State of California, Section 15(a)(i)(B) of this Agreement shall not apply except to the extent a noncompetition and/or non-solicitation agreement exists and is subject to California Business & Professions Code section 16601 et seq.
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As a condition to the grant of this Award, the Participant by signing below acknowledges receipt and affirmatively agrees to the Agreement, including without limitation the provisions of the above General Terms and Conditions.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
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| | Participant |
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC.
NONSTATUTORY STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
This Nonstatutory Stock Option Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made as of the Grant Date set forth below between Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the Participant named below.
Notice of Grant
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Number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock subject to this Option (“Shares”): | |
Option exercise price per Share: | |
Final exercise date (“Final Exercise Date”): | |
Vesting Schedule:
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Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, all vesting is dependent on the Participant remaining an Eligible Participant (as defined in Exhibit A) through the applicable Vesting Date. |
This Agreement includes this Notice of Grant and the following Exhibits, which are expressly incorporated by reference in their entirety herein:
Exhibit A – General Terms and Conditions
Exhibit B - Country Addendum (for Participants in all non-U.S. countries)
This agreement must be accepted on the final page below.
EXHIBIT A
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1.Grant of Option. This Agreement (including the Notice of Grant and, for Participants that work and/or reside outside of the U.S., the Country Addendum attached hereto as Exhibit B) evidences the grant on the Grant Date set forth in the Notice of Grant, by the Company to the Participant of an option (the “Option”) to purchase, in whole or in part, on the terms provided herein and in the Company’s Amended and Restated 2013 Stock Incentive Plan, as from time to time amended (the “Plan”), the number of Shares set forth in the Notice of Grant, of common stock, $1.00 par value per share, of the Company (“Common Stock”), at the exercise price per Share set forth in the Notice of Grant. Unless earlier terminated pursuant to Section 3(b) through (f) below, this Option shall expire at 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, on the Final Exercise Date set forth in the Notice of Grant.
It is intended that the Option evidenced by this Agreement shall not be an incentive stock option as defined in Section 422 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Except as otherwise indicated by the context, the term “Participant”, as used in this Agreement, shall be deemed to include any person who acquires the right to exercise this Option validly under its terms. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise defined shall have the same meaning as in the Plan.
2.Vesting Schedule. Except as otherwise provided in paragraphs (c) through (f) of Section 3 below and the Plan, this Option will become exercisable (“vest”) in accordance with the Vesting Schedule set forth in the Notice of Grant, provided that on each such Vesting Date set forth in the Notice of Grant the Participant is, and has been at all times since the Grant Date providing service as (as applicable) an employee, officer or director of, or consultant or advisor to, the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate) (an “Eligible Participant”). For the avoidance of doubt, “service” shall mean (i) if the Participant is an employee of the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate) on the Grant Date, only service as an employee, and (ii) if the Participant is a consultant, advisor or other non-employee service provider of the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate) on the Grant Date, service only in such position. Unless otherwise determined by the Administrator, a Participant shall cease to be an Eligible Participant upon a change in the employment or service relationship (e.g. a change from employee to a consultant). The right of exercise shall be cumulative so that to the extent the Option is not exercised in any period to the maximum extent permissible it shall continue to be exercisable, in whole or in part, with respect to all Shares for which it is vested until the earlier of the Final Exercise Date or the termination of this Option under Section 3 hereof or the Plan.
3.Exercise of Option.
(a)Form of Exercise. Each election to exercise this Option shall be in accordance with the instructions provided from time to time by the Company. The Participant may purchase less than the number of shares covered hereby, provided that no partial exercise of this Option may be for any fractional share.
(b)Termination of Relationship with the Company. If the Participant ceases to be an Eligible Participant for any reason, then, except as provided in paragraphs (c)-(f) below, the right to exercise this Option shall terminate three months after such cessation (but in no event after the Final Exercise Date); provided that this Option shall be exercisable only to the extent that the Participant was entitled to exercise this Option on the date of such cessation; and, provided further that, if the Participant’s service with the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate) is terminated by the Company without Cause and if the date on which such Participant’s Option would terminate pursuant to this Section 3(b) occurs at a time when trading in the shares of Common Stock by the Participant is prohibited by the Company’s insider trading policy (or during a Company-imposed “blackout period”), then the termination date (or the Final Exercise Date, if earlier) shall be automatically extended until the 30th day following the expiration of such prohibition, but not beyond the day before the tenth anniversary of the Grant Date.
(c)Death or Disability. If the Participant’s service with the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate) is terminated by reason of death or employment with the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate) is terminated by reason of Disability prior to the Final Exercise Date while the Participant is an Eligible Participant, this Option shall vest and become 100% exercisable upon the date of such termination due to death or Disability and the right to exercise this Option shall terminate one year following such date (but in no event after the Final Exercise Date).
(d)Discharge for Cause. If the Participant, prior to the Final Exercise Date, is discharged by the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate) for Cause, the right to exercise this Option shall terminate immediately upon the effective date of such discharge. The Participant shall be considered to have been discharged for Cause if the Company determines, within thirty (30) days after the Participant’s resignation, that discharge for Cause was warranted.
(e)Retirement. If the Participant Retires from the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate) prior to the Final Exercise Date then, subject to Section 3(d) above, the right to exercise this Option shall terminate on the Final Exercise Date and, provided that the Retirement date occurs at least two years after the Grant Date, this Option shall vest and become 100% exercisable upon the date of such Retirement.
(f)Change in Control Event. If the Participant’s employment or service is terminated by the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate due to a Qualifying Termination (as defined in Section 5(e) below) within 18 months following a Change in Control Event, this Option shall vest and become 100% exercisable upon the date of such termination of employment or service and the right to exercise this Option shall terminate one year following such date (but in no event after the Final Exercise Date).
4.Withholding. No Shares will be issued pursuant to the exercise of this Option unless and until the Participant pays to the Company, or makes provision satisfactory to the Company for payment of any federal, state, local, or other applicable taxes required to be withheld in respect of this Option in accordance with the instructions provided from time to time by the Company; provided, however, where Shares are being used to satisfy such tax obligations for a Participant who is not subject to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Participant hereby authorizes the Company to hold back from the Shares to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement
that number of Shares (which may include fractional shares) calculated to satisfy all such federal, state, local or other applicable taxes required to be withheld in connection with the issuance of such Shares.
5.Meaning and Use of Certain Terms.
For purposes of this Agreement:
(a) “Cause” means the willful engagement in illegal conduct or gross misconduct which is materially and demonstrably injurious to the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate). For purposes of the foregoing, no act or failure to act by the Participant shall be considered “willful” unless it is done or omitted to be done, in bad faith and without reasonable belief that the Participant's action or omission was in the best interests of the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate).
(b) “Change in Control Event” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Plan.
(c) “Disability” or “Disabled”. A Participant shall be deemed to be disabled at such time as the Participant is receiving disability benefits under the Company’s (or a Subsidiary’s or Affiliate’s) long term disability coverage, as then in effect; provided however that the Participant shall not be treated as Disabled unless the disability is described under Section 409A of the Code.
(d) “Good Reason” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Plan.
(e) “Qualifying Termination”. A Participant has a Qualifying Termination if the Participant’s employment or service is terminated by the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate) without Cause or by the Participant for Good Reason and such termination results in a separation from service under Section 409A of the Code.
(f) “Retire” or “Retirement”. For the purposes of this Agreement, the Participant shall be deemed to have “retired” (i) in the event of a non-employee director of the Company, when the Participant ceases to be a director of the Company or (ii) in the event of an employee of the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate), upon the Participant’s resignation from employment with the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate) either (A) after the age of fifty-five (55) and the completion of ten (10) continuous years of service to the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate) comprising at least twenty (20) hours per week or (B) after the age of sixty (60) and the completion of five (5) continuous years of service to the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate) comprising at least twenty (20) hours per week. For purposes of this Agreement and for the sake of clarity, subject to execution of a release of claims in a form acceptable to the Company, a termination of employment initiated by the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate), that is not a “termination for Cause” may, to the extent permitted by the Company in its sole discretion, be recharacterized as a voluntary termination by reason of Retirement, in which case the Participant shall not be entitled to receive any severance or other benefits that would have otherwise been provided by the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate) to the Participant pursuant to any agreement between the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate) and the Participant or any
Company policy. Any determination concerning eligibility for Retirement shall be made by the Administrator in its sole discretion.
(g) “Subsidiary” or “Affiliate” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Plan, and shall for the avoidance of doubt include any such entity only so long as the Company maintains a controlling interest in such entity.
6.Nontransferability of Option. This Option may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise encumbered by the Participant, either voluntarily or by operation of law, except by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and, during the lifetime of the Participant, this Option shall be exercisable only by the Participant.
7.Provisions of the Plan. This Option is subject to the provisions of the Plan, a copy of which is furnished to the Participant with this Agreement.
8.No Right To Employment or Other Status. The grant of this Option shall not be construed as giving the Participant the right to continued employment or any other relationship with the Company or its Subsidiaries or Affiliates. The Company and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates expressly reserve the right at any time to dismiss or otherwise terminate its relationship with the Participant free from any liability or claim under the Plan or this Agreement, except as expressly provided herein.
9.Clawback. In accepting this Option, the Participant expressly agrees to be bound by, and subject to, the following clawback policy and any clawback policy that the Company has in effect (as the same may be amended from time to time), or may adopt in the future:
(a)The Option is intended to align the Participant’s long-term interests with those of the Company. Accordingly, subject to Addendum A and unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan or any other applicable agreement, plan, or policy, and to the extent permitted by applicable law, the Company may terminate any unsettled portion of the Option, whether vested, unvested or unexercised (“Termination”), recapture any Shares acquired pursuant to the Option (“Recapture”), or require the Participant to reimburse the Company for any and all amounts realized from the acquisition or disposition of Shares acquired pursuant to the Option (“Reimbursement”), upon the occurrence of any of the following events (collectively, the “Conditions”):
(i)the Participant has engaged in misuse of the Company’s confidential information and/or conduct in breach of any (A) confidentiality obligation to the Company under any agreement between the Company and the Participant, or any policy or plan of the Company, including but not limited to, the Company’s standard form of Information and Invention Agreement applicable to such Participant, or (B) applicable noncompetition or nonsolicitation obligation to the Company under any applicable agreement between the Company and the Participant, or any policy or plan of the Company, including but not limited to the Company’s standard form of Noncompetition Agreement applicable to such Participant;
(ii)the Participant's employment or other service has been terminated for Cause; or
(iii)during the Participant’s employment or other service, the Participant (A) has rendered services to or otherwise directly or indirectly engaged in or assisted, any organization or business that, in the judgment of the Company in its sole and absolute discretion, is against the interest of the Company or one of its affiliates; or (B) has engaged in activities that are materially prejudicial to or in conflict with the interests of the Company, including any breaches of fiduciary duty or the duty of loyalty.
For purposes of this Section 9, “Option Benefits” shall mean any and all amounts realized from the acquisition or disposition of Shares acquired pursuant to the Option, including any sales proceeds and/or dividends.
(b)Prior to the issuance of any Shares upon settlement of the Option pursuant to this Agreement, the Participant shall, if requested in writing by the Company, certify on a form acceptable to the Company that the Participant is in compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and with the obligations contained in the Plan, or any other relevant agreement, plan, or contract listed in Section 9(a).
(c)Within ten (10) calendar days after receiving notice from the Company of any such activity described in Section 9(a) of this Agreement, the Participant shall either deliver to the Company the applicable Shares or make a cash payment to the Company equal to the Option Benefits. For purposes of the Company’s exercise of its Recapture and/or Reimbursement rights hereunder, the Participant expressly and explicitly authorizes the Company to issue instructions, on the Participant’s behalf, to any brokerage firm and/or third-party administrator engaged by the Company to hold Shares and other amounts acquired under the Plan to re-convey, transfer or otherwise return such Shares and/or other amounts to the Company.
(d)Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 9, the Company may, in its sole and absolute discretion, choose to refrain from exercising its rights of Termination, Recapture and/or Reimbursement with respect to any particular act of the Participant or with respect to any other participant in the Plan, and its determination to refrain from exercising such rights shall not in any way reduce or eliminate the Company’s authority to exercise its rights of Termination, Recapture and/or Reimbursement with respect to any other act of the Participant. Nothing in this Section 9 shall be construed to impose obligations on the Participant to refrain from engaging in lawful competition with the Company after the termination of employment that does not violate the Conditions, other than any obligations that are part of any applicable separate agreement between the Company and the Participant or that arise under applicable law.
(e)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan or this Agreement, the Company shall not seek to exercise its rights of Termination, Recapture or Reimbursement relating to any Options that were settled more than twelve (12) months prior to the date of the Participant’s act or omission set forth in Section 9(a), provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, all Options shall be subject to the Company’s rights of Termination, Recapture and/or Reimbursement to the extent required by applicable law, including but not limited to Section 10D of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
10.Governing Law. Except as provided in Addendum A, this Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to any
applicable conflicts of laws and in the event of a dispute related to or arising out of this Agreement, the parties submit to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the Delaware federal and Chancery Courts.
11.Country Addendum. Notwithstanding any provisions in this Agreement, in the case of Participants that work and/or reside outside of the U.S., this Option shall be subject to any additional terms and conditions for the Participant’s country of residence (and county of employment or other provision of services, if different) set forth in the “Country Addendum” attached hereto as Exhibit B. Further, if the Participant relocates to one of the countries included in the Country Addendum, the additional terms and conditions for such country will apply to the Participant to the extent that the Company determines, in its discretion, that the application of such terms and conditions is necessary or advisable for legal or administrative reasons. The Country Addendum constitutes part of this Agreement.
12.Affirmative Acceptance of Award. As a condition to the grant of this Option, the Participant must affirmatively accept this Option and Agreement by logging onto Fidelity’s website at www.netbenefits.fidelity.com and completing the acceptance procedures reflected therein within 120 calendar days of the Grant Date (the “Award Acceptance Deadline”). If the Participant fails to accept this Option and Agreement by the Award Acceptance Deadline, this Award automatically will be forfeited and immediately terminate without any further action by the parties.
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Addendum A
1. Massachusetts.
For Participants domiciled in the State of Massachusetts, the following language shall be added to Section 9(a)(i) of this Agreement:
Notwithstanding Section 10 of this Agreement, for any Termination, Recapture, and/or Reimbursement that is based, in whole or in part, on the Participant’s breach of a noncompete agreement or nonsolicitation obligation, such disputes shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Massachusetts, and any dispute arising out of the Agreement shall be asserted exclusively in the federal or state courts located in or covering the county in which the Participant resides within the State of Massachusetts, and the Parties hereby submit to the personal jurisdiction and venue of those state and federal courts.
2. California.
For Participants domiciled in the State of California, Section 9(a)(i)(B) of this Agreement shall not apply except to the extent a noncompetition and/or non-solicitation agreement exists and is subject to California Business & Professions Code section 16601 et seq.
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As a condition to the grant of this Award, the Participant by signing below acknowledges receipt and affirmatively agrees to the Agreement, including without limitation the provisions of the above General Terms and Conditions.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
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| Name: | |
| Title: | |
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| | Participant |
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC.
NONSTATUTORY STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
This Nonstatutory Stock Option Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made as of the Grant Date set forth below between Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the Participant named below.
Notice of Grant
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Grant date (“Grant Date”): | |
Number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock subject to this Option upon full satisfaction of vesting conditions, including performance at target (“Shares”): | |
Option exercise price per Share: | |
Final exercise date (“Final Exercise Date”): | |
Vesting Schedule:
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Vesting date (“Vesting Date”): | Number of Options that vest: |
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Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, all vesting is dependent on the Participant remaining an Eligible Participant (as defined in Exhibit A) through the applicable Vesting Date. |
This Agreement includes this Notice of Grant and the following Exhibits, which are expressly incorporated by reference in their entirety herein:
Exhibit A – General Terms and Conditions
This agreement must be accepted on the final page below.
EXHIBIT A
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1.Grant of Option. This Agreement (including the Notice of Grant) evidences the grant on the Grant Date set forth in the Notice of Grant, by the Company to the Participant of an option (the “Option”) to purchase, in whole or in part, subject to the terms, conditions and restrictions provided herein and in the Company’s Amended and Restated 2013 Stock Incentive Plan, as from time to time amended (the “Plan”), the number of Shares set forth in the Notice of Grant, of common stock, $1.00 par value per share, of the Company (“Common Stock”), at the exercise price per Share set forth in the Notice of Grant. The number of shares subject to the Option as set forth in the Notice of Award is referred to as the “Target Award.” Unless earlier terminated pursuant to Section 3(b) through (f) below, this Option shall expire at 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, on the Final Exercise Date set forth in the Notice of Grant.
It is intended that the Option evidenced by this Agreement shall not be an incentive stock option as defined in Section 422 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Except as otherwise indicated by the context, the term “Participant”, as used in this Agreement, shall be deemed to include any person who acquires the right to exercise this Option validly under its terms. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise defined shall have the same meaning as in the Plan.
2.Vesting Schedule. Except as otherwise provided in paragraphs (c) through (f) of Section 3 below and the Plan, this Option will become exercisable (“vest”) as described on Schedule A hereto, provided that on the Vesting Date (as defined in Schedule A) the Participant is, and has been at all times since the Grant Date providing service as an employee, officer or director of, or consultant or advisor to, the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate) (an “Eligible Participant”). Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, a Participant shall cease to be an Eligible Participant upon a change in the employment or service relationship (e.g. a change from employee to a consultant).
3.Exercise of Option.
(a)Form of Exercise. Each election to exercise this Option shall be in accordance with the instructions provided from time to time by the Company. The Participant may purchase less than the number of shares covered hereby, provided that no partial exercise of this Option may be for any fractional share.
(b)Termination of Relationship with the Company. If the Participant ceases to be an Eligible Participant for any reason, then, except as provided in paragraphs (c)-(f) below, the right to exercise this Option shall terminate three months after such cessation (but in no event after the Final Exercise Date); provided that this Option shall be exercisable only to the extent that the Participant was entitled to exercise this Option on the date of such cessation; and, provided further that, if the Participant’s service with the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate) is terminated by the Company without Cause and if the date on which such Participant’s Option would terminate pursuant to this Section 3(b) occurs at a time when trading in the shares of
Common Stock by the Participant is prohibited by the Company’s insider trading policy (or during a Company-imposed “blackout period”), then the termination date (or the Final Exercise Date, if earlier) shall be automatically extended until the 30th day following the expiration of such prohibition, but not beyond the day before the tenth anniversary of the Grant Date.
(c)Death or Disability. If the Participant’s service with the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate) is terminated by reason of death, or employment with the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate) is terminated by reason of Disability prior to the Vesting Date (as defined in Schedule A) while the Participant is an Eligible Participant, this Option shall vest and become exercisable to the extent that and upon the date that such Option would have vested had the Participant remained employed with the Company on the Vesting Date and the right to exercise this Option shall terminate one year following such Vesting Date (but in no event after the Final Exercise Date).
(d)Discharge for Cause. If the Participant, prior to the Final Exercise Date, is discharged by the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate) for Cause, the right to exercise this Option shall terminate immediately upon the effective date of such discharge. The Participant shall be considered to have been discharged for Cause if the Company determines, within thirty (30) days after the Participant's resignation, that discharge for Cause was warranted.
(e)Retirement. If the Participant Retires from the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate) prior to the Vesting Date then, subject to Section 3(d) above, this Option shall vest and become exercisable to the extent that and upon the date that such Option would have vested had the Participant remained employed with the Company on the Vesting Date, subject to further adjustment under the “Retirement” provisions of Schedule A, and the right to exercise this Option shall terminate on the Final Exercise Date.
(f)Change in Control Event. If the Participant’s employment or service is terminated by the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate due to a Qualifying Termination (as defined in Section 5(e) below) within 18 months following a Change in Control Event, this Option shall vest and become 100% exercisable upon the date of such termination of employment or service and the right to exercise this Option shall terminate one year following such date (but in no event after the Final Exercise Date).
4.Withholding. No Shares will be issued pursuant to the exercise of this Option unless and until the Participant pays to the Company, or makes provision satisfactory to the Company for payment of any federal, state, local, or other applicable taxes required to be withheld in respect of this Option in accordance with the instructions provided from time to time by the Company; provided, however, where Shares are being used to satisfy such tax obligations for a Participant who is not subject to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Participant hereby authorizes the Company to hold back from the Shares to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement that number of Shares (which may include fractional shares) calculated to satisfy all such federal, state, local or other applicable taxes required to be withheld in connection with the issuance of such Shares.
5.Meaning and Use of Certain Terms.
For purposes of this Agreement:
(a) “Cause” means the willful engagement in illegal conduct or gross misconduct which is materially and demonstrably injurious to the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate). For purposes of the foregoing, no act or failure to act by the Participant shall be considered “willful” unless it is done or omitted to be done, in bad faith and without reasonable belief that the Participant's action or omission was in the best interests of the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate).
(b) “Change in Control Event” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Plan.
(c) “Disability” or “Disabled”. A Participant shall be deemed to be disabled at such time as the Participant is receiving disability benefits under the Company’s (or a Subsidiary’s or Affiliate’s) long term disability coverage, as then in effect; provided however that the Participant shall not be treated as Disabled unless the disability is described under Section 409A of the Code.
(d) “Good Reason” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Plan.
(e) “Qualifying Termination”. A Participant has a Qualifying Termination if the Participant’s employment or service is terminated by the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate) without Cause or by the Participant for Good Reason and such termination results in a separation from service under Section 409A of the Code.
(f) “Retire” or “Retirement”. For the purposes of this Agreement, the Participant shall be deemed to have “retired” (i) in the event of a non-employee director of the Company, when the Participant ceases to be a director of the Company or (ii) in the event of an employee of the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate), upon the Participant’s resignation from employment with the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate) either (A) after the age of fifty-five (55) and the completion of ten (10) continuous years of service to the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate) comprising at least twenty (20) hours per week or (B) after the age of sixty (60) and the completion of five (5) continuous years of service to the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate) comprising at least twenty (20) hours per week. For purposes of this Agreement and for the sake of clarity, subject to execution of a release of claims in a form acceptable to the Company, a termination of employment initiated by the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate), that is not a “termination for Cause” may, to the extent permitted by the Company in its sole discretion, be recharacterized as a voluntary termination by reason of Retirement, in which case the Participant shall not be entitled to receive any severance or other benefits that would have otherwise been provided by the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate) to the Participant pursuant to any agreement between the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate) and the Participant or any Company policy. Any determination concerning eligibility for Retirement shall be made by the Committee in its sole discretion.
(g) “Subsidiary” or “Affiliate” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Plan, and shall for the avoidance of doubt include any such entity only so long as the Company maintains a controlling interest in such entity.
6.Nontransferability of Option. This Option may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise encumbered by the Participant, either voluntarily or by operation of law, except by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and, during the lifetime of the Participant, this Option shall be exercisable only by the Participant.
7.Provisions of the Plan. This Option is subject to the provisions of the Plan, a copy of which is furnished to the Participant with this Agreement.
8.No Right To Employment or Other Status. The grant of this Option shall not be construed as giving the Participant the right to continued employment or any other relationship with the Company or its Subsidiaries or Affiliates. The Company and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates expressly reserve the right at any time to dismiss or otherwise terminate its relationship with the Participant free from any liability or claim under the Plan or this Agreement, except as expressly provided herein.
9.Clawback. In accepting this Option, the Participant expressly agrees to be bound by, and subject to, the following clawback policy and any clawback policy that the Company has in effect (as the same may be amended from time to time), or may adopt in the future:
(a)The Option is intended to align the Participant’s long-term interests with those of the Company. Accordingly, subject to Addendum A and unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan or any other applicable agreement, plan, or policy, and to the extent permitted by applicable law, the Company may terminate any unsettled portion of the Option, whether vested, unvested or unexercised (“Termination”), recapture any Shares acquired pursuant to the Option (“Recapture”), or require the Participant to reimburse the Company for any and all amounts realized from the acquisition or disposition of Shares acquired pursuant to the Option (“Reimbursement”), upon the occurrence of any of the following events (collectively, the “Conditions”):
(i)the Participant has engaged in misuse of the Company’s confidential information and/or conduct in breach of any (A) confidentiality obligation to the Company under any agreement between the Company and the Participant, or any policy or plan of the Company, including but not limited to, the Company’s standard form of Information and Invention Agreement applicable to such Participant, or (B) applicable noncompetition or nonsolicitation obligation to the Company under any applicable agreement between the Company and the Participant, or any policy or plan of the Company, including but not limited to the Company’s standard form of Noncompetition Agreement applicable to such Participant;
(ii)the Participant’s employment or other service has been terminated for Cause; or
(iii)during the Participant’s employment or other service, the Participant (A) has rendered services to or otherwise directly or indirectly engaged in or assisted, any organization or business that, in the judgment of the Company in its sole and absolute discretion, is against the interest of the Company or one of its affiliates; or (B) has engaged in activities that
are materially prejudicial to or in conflict with the interests of the Company, including any breaches of fiduciary duty or the duty of loyalty.
For purposes of this Section 9, “Option Benefits” shall mean any and all amounts realized from the acquisition or disposition of Shares acquired pursuant to the Option, including any sales proceeds and/or dividends.
(b)Prior to the issuance of any Shares upon settlement of the Option pursuant to this Agreement, the Participant shall, if requested in writing by the Company, certify on a form acceptable to the Company that the Participant is in compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and with the obligations contained in the Plan, or any other relevant agreement, plan, or contract listed in Section 9(a).
(c)Within ten (10) calendar days after receiving notice from the Company of any such activity described in Section 9(a) of this Agreement, the Participant shall either deliver to the Company the applicable Shares or make a cash payment to the Company equal to the Option Benefits. For purposes of the Company’s exercise of its Recapture and/or Reimbursement rights hereunder, the Participant expressly and explicitly authorizes the Company to issue instructions, on the Participant’s behalf, to any brokerage firm and/or third-party administrator engaged by the Company to hold Shares and other amounts acquired under the Plan to re-convey, transfer or otherwise return such Shares and/or other amounts to the Company.
(d)Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 9, the Company may, in its sole and absolute discretion, choose to refrain from exercising its rights of Termination, Recapture and/or Reimbursement with respect to any particular act of the Participant or with respect to any other participant in the Plan, and its determination to refrain from exercising such rights shall not in any way reduce or eliminate the Company’s authority to exercise its rights of Termination, Recapture and/or Reimbursement with respect to any other act of the Participant. Nothing in this Section 9 shall be construed to impose obligations on the Participant to refrain from engaging in lawful competition with the Company after the termination of employment that does not violate the Conditions, other than any obligations that are part of any applicable separate agreement between the Company and the Participant or that arise under applicable law.
(e)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan or this Agreement, the Company shall not seek to exercise its rights of Termination, Recapture or Reimbursement relating to any Options that were settled more than twelve (12) months prior to the date of the Participant’s act or omission set forth in Section 9(a); provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, all Options shall be subject to the Company’s rights of Termination, Recapture and/or Reimbursement to the extent required by applicable law, including but not limited to Section 10D of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
10.Governing Law. Except as provided in Addendum A, this Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to any applicable conflicts of laws and in the event of a dispute related to or arising out of this Agreement, the parties submit to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the Delaware federal and Chancery Courts.
11.Affirmative Acceptance of Award. As a condition to the grant of this Option, the Participant must affirmatively accept this Option and Agreement by logging onto Fidelity’s website at www.netbenefits.fidelity.com and completing the acceptance procedures reflected therein within 120 calendar days of the Grant Date (the “Award Acceptance Deadline”). If the Participant fails to accept this Option and Agreement by the Award Acceptance Deadline, this Award automatically will be forfeited and immediately terminate without any further action by the parties.
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Addendum A
1. Massachusetts.
For Participants domiciled in the State of Massachusetts, the following language shall be added to Section 9(a)(i) of this Agreement:
Notwithstanding Section 10 of this Agreement, for any Termination, Recapture, and/or Reimbursement that is based, in whole or in part, on the Participant’s breach of a noncompete agreement or nonsolicitation obligation, such disputes shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Massachusetts, and any dispute arising out of the Agreement shall be asserted exclusively in the federal or state courts located in or covering the county in which the Participant resides within the State of Massachusetts, and the Parties hereby submit to the personal jurisdiction and venue of those state and federal courts.
2. California.
For Participants domiciled in the State of California, Section 9(a)(i)(B) of this Agreement shall not apply except to the extent a noncompetition and/or non-solicitation agreement exists and is subject to California Business & Professions Code section 16601 et seq.
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As a condition to the grant of this Award, the Participant by signing below acknowledges receipt and affirmatively agrees to the Agreement, including without limitation the provisions of the above General Terms and Conditions.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
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THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC.
PERFORMANCE RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT
This Performance-based Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made as of the Award Date set forth below between Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the Participant named below.
Notice of Award
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Name of participant (the “Participant”): | Marc N. Casper |
Award date (“Award Date”): | |
Number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock subject to this Award (“Shares”): | |
Vesting Schedule:
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Vesting date (“Vesting Date”): | Number of RSUs that vest: |
See Schedule A | See Schedule A |
Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, all vesting is dependent on the Participant remaining an Eligible Participant (as defined in Exhibit A) through the applicable Vesting Date. |
This Agreement includes this Notice of Award and the following Exhibits, which are expressly incorporated by reference in their entirety herein:
Exhibit A – General Terms and Conditions
Schedule A: Vesting Schedule for Performance-based Restricted Stock Units
This Agreement must be accepted on the final page below.
EXHIBIT A
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1.Award of Restricted Stock Units.
This Agreement (including the Notice of Award) sets forth the terms and conditions of an award on the Award Date set forth in the Notice of Award, by the Company to the Participant of that number of restricted stock units of the Company set forth in the Notice of Award (individually, an “RSU” and collectively, the “RSUs” or the “Award”). Each RSU represents the right to receive one share of common stock, $1.00 par value, of the Company (“Common Stock”) pursuant to the terms, conditions and restrictions set forth in this Agreement and in the Company’s Amended and Restated 2013 Stock Incentive Plan, as from time to time amended (the “Plan”). The number of RSUs set forth in the Notice of Award is referred to as the “Target Award.” Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise defined shall have the same meaning as in the Plan.
2.Vesting Schedule.
Except as otherwise provided in paragraphs (b) through (f) of Section 3 and the Plan, the RSUs shall vest in accordance with the Vesting Schedule set forth in the Notice of Award and Schedule A below, provided that on each Vesting Date set forth in the Notice of Award, the Participant is, and has been at all times since the Award Date, an employee, officer or director of, or consultant or advisor to, the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate) (an “Eligible Participant”). Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, the Participant shall continue to be an Eligible Participant upon a change in the employment or service relationship (e.g. a change from employee to a director).
3.Additional Vesting Provisions.
(a)Termination of Relationship with the Company. In the event that the Participant ceases to be an Eligible Participant for any reason other than those set forth in paragraphs (b) through (f) below before the final Vesting Date (as defined in Schedule A), the RSUs that have not previously vested shall be immediately forfeited to the Company.
(b)Death or Disability. In the event that the Participant’s service with the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate) is terminated by reason of death or Disability prior to the Performance Certification Date (as defined in Schedule A), 50% of the Target Award shall vest upon the date of such termination. In the event that such termination occurs on or after the Performance Certification Date but prior to the final Vesting Date, the RSUs that have not previously vested (based on the number of RSUs determined on the Performance Certification Date to be eligible to be received) shall vest 100% upon the date of such termination due to death or Disability.
(c)Discharge without Cause or for Good Reason. In the event that the Participant’s employment or service is terminated by the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate) after the last
day of the Company’s fiscal quarter in which this Award was granted, and prior to the Performance Certification Date without “Cause” (as defined in Section 1.2 of the 2009 Restatement of Executive Severance Agreement between the Company and the Participant dated November 21, 2009, as may be amended from time to time (the “‘Severance Agreement”)) or by the Participant for Good Reason (as defined in Section 1.4 of the Severance Agreement), and such termination does not entitle the Participant to severance benefits under the Executive Change in Control Retention Agreement between the Company and the Participant dated November 21, 2009, as may be amended from time to time (the “CIC Agreement”), and provided that the performance conditions (assuming the last day of the performance period was the last day of the prior fiscal quarter) are actually achieved and the Compensation Committee has certified the achievement of the performance conditions, then 1/3 of the RSUs shall vest immediately. In the event of such termination on or after the Performance Certification Date but prior to the final Vesting Date, then the RSUs that are scheduled to vest on the next Vesting Date (based on the number of RSUs determined on the Performance Certification Date to be eligible to be received) shall vest upon the date of such termination, and the remaining RSUs shall be forfeited.
(d)Change in Control Event. In the event that the Participant’s employment or service is terminated by the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate) without “Cause” (as defined in Section 1.3 of the CIC Agreement) or by the Participant for Good Reason (as defined in Section 1.4 of the CIC Agreement), within 18 months after a Change in Control Event that occurs prior to the Performance Certification Date, and such termination entitles the Participant to severance benefits under the CIC Agreement, then all unvested RSUs shall vest immediately, provided that the performance conditions (assuming the last day of the performance period was the last day of the fiscal quarter immediately prior to the Change in Control Event) are actually achieved (without regard to performance for any periods following the last day of the fiscal quarter immediately prior to the Change in Control Event) and the Compensation Committee has certified the achievement of the performance conditions. In the event of such termination on or after the Performance Certification Date but before the final Vesting Date, then all unvested RSUs (based on the number of RSUs determined on the Performance Certification Date to be eligible to be received, as adjusted pursuant to the provisions of Schedule A) shall vest upon the date of such termination.
(e)Retirement. If the Participant Retires from the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate) after the later of (i) the Performance Certification Date or (ii) the second anniversary of the Award Date, then nevertheless the Participant shall become vested in the remaining RSUs to be delivered (calculated based on the units earned as of the Performance Certification Date, as adjusted pursuant to any applicable provisions of Schedule A).
(f)Discharge for Cause. In the event that the Participant is discharged by the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate) for “Cause” (as defined in Section 1.2 of the Severance Agreement), all unvested RSUs and all vested RSUs that have not been delivered in accordance with Section 4 below shall terminate immediately upon the effective date of such discharge. The Participant shall be considered to have been discharged for Cause if the Company determines, within thirty (30) days after the Participant’s resignation, that discharge for Cause was warranted.
4.Delivery of Shares.
(a)Except as provided in (b) below, the Company shall deliver the Shares that become issuable pursuant to an RSU within the sixty (60) day period following the date the RSUs vest pursuant to Sections 2 or 3 above, but in no event later than the last day of the period specified in Treas. Reg. section 1.409A-1(b)(4)(i)(A).
(b)In the event that the Participant Retires under the conditions of Section 3(e) above, the Company shall deliver the Shares that become issuable pursuant to an RSU, to the extent not previously delivered, within the sixty (60) day period following the date such RSUs would have vested had the Participant remained employed with the Company.
(c)The Company shall not be obligated to deliver Shares to the Participant unless the issuance and delivery of such Shares shall comply with all relevant provisions of law and other legal requirements including, without limitation, any applicable federal or state securities laws and the requirements of any stock exchange upon which shares of Common Stock may then be listed.
5.Meaning and Use of Certain Terms.
For purposes of this Agreement,
(a)“Change in Control Event” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Plan.
(b)“Disability” or “Disabled.” A Participant shall be deemed to be disabled at such time as the Participant is receiving disability benefits under the Company’s (or a Subsidiary’s or Affiliate’s) long term disability coverage, as then in effect; provided however that the Participant shall not be treated as Disabled unless the disability is described under Section 409A of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).
(c)“Retire” or “Retirement.” For the purposes of this Agreement, the Participant shall be deemed to have "retired" (i) in the event of a non-employee director of the Company, when the Participant ceases to be a director of the Company or (ii) in the event of an employee of the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate), upon the Participant's resignation from employment with the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate) either (A) after the age of fifty-five (55) and the completion of ten (10) continuous years of service to the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate) comprising at least twenty (20) hours per week or (B) after the age of sixty (60) and the completion of five (5) continuous years of service to the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate) comprising at least twenty (20) hours per week. For purposes of this Agreement and for the sake of clarity, subject to execution of a release of claims in a form acceptable to the Company, the Participant may seek to re-characterize any termination of employment initiated by the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate) that is not a termination for “Cause” (as defined in Section 1.2 of the Severance Agreement) as a voluntary termination by reason of Retirement, in which case the Participant shall not be entitled to receive any severance or other benefits that would have otherwise been provided by the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate) to the Participant pursuant to any agreement between the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate) and the
Participant or any Company policy. Any such determination shall be made by the Committee in its sole discretion.
(d)“Subsidiary” or “Affiliate” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Plan, and shall for the avoidance of doubt include any such entity only so long as the Company maintains a controlling interest in such entity.
6.Restrictions on Transfer.
The Participant shall not sell, assign, transfer, pledge, hypothecate, or otherwise dispose of, by operation of law or otherwise (collectively “transfer”) any RSUs, or any interest therein, except by will or the laws of descent and distribution. Upon delivery of Shares pursuant to Section 4 above, the Participant for two years thereafter shall not transfer more than 50% of the actual net Shares delivered (after withholding for the payment of taxes); provided, however, that this restriction shall not apply to a termination of the Participant’s employment under paragraphs (b), (c), (d), or (e) of Section 3 above. The Participant acknowledges that any stock certificates or other evidence of ownership of RSUs or Shares may bear a restrictive legend evidencing any applicable transfer restrictions.
7.Provisions of the Plan.
This Agreement is subject to the provisions of the Plan, a copy of which is furnished to the Participant with this Agreement.
8.Dividends; Other Corporate Transactions.
(a)If at any time during the period between the Performance Certification Date and the date that Shares are delivered after the RSU vests, the Company pays a dividend or other distribution with respect to its Common Stock, including without limitation a distribution of shares of the Company’s stock by reason of a stock dividend, stock split or otherwise, then on the date the Shares issuable upon vesting of the RSU are delivered, the Company shall pay the Participant, at the time of delivery of Shares pursuant to Section 4, the dividend or other distribution that would have been paid on such Shares if the Participant had owned such Shares during the period beginning on the Performance Certification Date and ending on the respective delivery date. No dividend or other distribution shall be paid with respect to RSUs that are forfeited.
(b)In the event of a Reorganization Event, then the rights of the Company under this Agreement and all other terms of this Agreement (including without limitation vesting provisions) shall inure to the benefit of the Company’s successor and shall apply to the cash, securities, or other property which the Common Stock was converted into or exchanged for pursuant to such Reorganization Event in the same manner and to the same extent as they applied to the Shares. Such cash, securities, or other property shall be delivered or paid at the time provided in Section 4, except that payments in connection with the liquidation of the Company shall be made only as permitted under Section 409A of the Code.
(c)Except as set forth in Section 8(a) or (b) above and in the Plan, neither the Participant nor any person claiming under or through the Participant shall be, or have any rights or privileges of, a stockholder of the Company in respect of the Shares issuable pursuant to the RSUs granted hereunder until the Shares have been delivered to the Participant.
9.Withholding Taxes; No Section 83(b) Election.
(a)The Participant expressly acknowledges that the delivery of Shares to the Participant will give rise to “wages” subject to withholding and Participant hereby authorizes the Company to hold back from the Shares to be delivered pursuant to Section 4 of this Agreement that number of Shares (which may include fractional shares) calculated to satisfy all such federal, state, local or other applicable taxes required to be withheld in connection with such delivery of Shares; provided, however, that at the Company’s discretion, a Participant who is not subject to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 may provide notice to the Company prior to the delivery of the Shares that the Participant will make payment to the Company on the date of delivery to satisfy all required withholding taxes in lieu of satisfying such obligation through the withholding of Shares.
(b)The Participant acknowledges that no election under Section 83(b) of the Code may be filed with respect to this Award.
10.No Right To Employment or Other Status. The grant of an award of RSUs shall not be construed as giving the Participant the right to continued employment or any other relationship with the Company or its Subsidiaries or Affiliates. The Company and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates expressly reserve the right at any time to dismiss or otherwise terminate its relationship with the Participant free from any liability or claim under the Plan or this Agreement, except as expressly provided herein.
11.Conflicts With Other Agreements. In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the terms of this Agreement and any employment, severance, or other agreement between the Company and the Participant, the terms of this Agreement shall govern.
12.Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to any applicable conflicts of laws and in the event of a dispute related to or arising out of this Agreement, the parties submit to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the Delaware federal and Chancery Courts. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for any Termination (defined below), Recapture (defined below) and/or Reimbursement (defined below) that is based, in whole or in part, on the Participant’s breach of a noncompete agreement or nonsolicitation obligation, such disputes shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Massachusetts, and any dispute arising out of this Agreement shall be asserted exclusively in the federal or state courts located in or covering the county in which the Participant resides within the State of Massachusetts, and the parties hereby submit to the personal jurisdiction and venue of those state and federal courts.
13.Unfunded Rights. The right of the Participant to receive Common Stock pursuant to this Agreement is an unfunded and unsecured obligation of the Company. The Participant shall have
no rights under this Agreement other than those of an unsecured general creditor of the Company.
14.Compliance with Section 409A of the Code. This Agreement is intended to provide for deferred compensation that is exempt from or compliant with Section 409A of the Code and shall be interpreted consistently with such intent. Accordingly, the Participant shall have no right to designate the taxable year of payment. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if and to the extent any portion of any payment under this Agreement to the Participant is payable upon the Participant’s separation from service and the Participant is a specified employee as defined in Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code, as determined by the Company in accordance with its procedures, by which determination the Participant (through accepting the Award) agrees that the Participant is bound, such portion of the payment, compensation or other benefit shall not be paid before the day that is six (6) months plus one (1) day after the date of “separation from service”, except as Section 409A of the Code may then permit.
The Company makes no representations or warranties and shall have no liability to the Participant or any other person if any provisions of or payments, compensation or other benefits under this Agreement are determined to constitute nonqualified deferred compensation subject to Section 409A of the Code but do not satisfy the conditions of that section.
15.Clawback. In accepting this Award, the Participant expressly agrees to be bound by, and subject to, the following clawback policy and any clawback policy that the Company has in effect (as the same may be amended from time to time) or may adopt in the future:
(a)The Award is intended to align the Participant’s long-term interests with those of the Company. Accordingly, unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan or any other applicable agreement, plan, or policy, and to the extent permitted by applicable law, the Company may terminate any unsettled RSUs, whether vested or unvested (“Termination”), recapture any Shares acquired pursuant to the RSUs (“Recapture”), or require the Participant to reimburse the Company for any and all amounts realized from the acquisition or disposition of Shares acquired pursuant to the RSUs (“Reimbursement”), upon the occurrence of any of the following events (collectively, the “Conditions”):
(i)the Participant has engaged in misuse of the Company’s confidential information and/or conduct in breach of any (A) confidentiality obligation to the Company under any agreement between the Company and the Participant, or any policy or plan of the Company, including but not limited to, the Company’s standard form of Information and Invention Agreement applicable to such Participant, or (B) applicable noncompetition or nonsolicitation obligation to the Company under any applicable agreement between the Company and the Participant, or any policy or plan of the Company, including but not limited to the Company’s standard form of Noncompetition Agreement applicable to such Participant;
(ii)the Participant has been discharged by the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate) for “Cause” (as defined in Section 1.2 of the Severance Agreement); or
(iii)during the Participant’s employment or other service, the Participant (A) has rendered services to or otherwise directly or indirectly engaged in or assisted, any organization or business that, in the judgment of the Company in its sole and absolute discretion, is against the interest of the Company or one of its affiliates; or (B) has engaged in activities that are materially prejudicial to or in conflict with the interests of the Company, including any breaches of fiduciary duty or the duty of loyalty.
For purposes of this Section 15, “RSU Benefits” shall mean any and all amounts realized from the acquisition or disposition of Shares acquired pursuant to the RSUs, including any sales proceeds, dividends and/or dividend equivalents.
(b)Prior to the issuance of any Shares upon settlement of vested RSUs pursuant to this Agreement, the Participant shall, if requested in writing by the Company, certify on a form acceptable to the Company that the Participant is in compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and with the obligations contained in the Plan, or any other relevant agreement, plan, or contract listed in Section 15(a).
(c)Within ten (10) calendar days after receiving notice from the Company of any such activity described in Section 15(a) of this Agreement, the Participant shall either deliver to the Company the applicable Shares or make a cash payment to the Company equal to the RSU Benefits. For purposes of the Company’s exercise of its Recapture and/or Reimbursement rights hereunder, the Participant expressly and explicitly authorizes the Company to issue instructions, on the Participant’s behalf, to any brokerage firm and/or third-party administrator engaged by the Company to hold Shares and other amounts acquired under the Plan to re-convey, transfer or otherwise return such Shares and/or other amounts to the Company.
(d)Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 15, the Company may, in its sole and absolute discretion, choose to refrain from exercising its rights of Termination, Recapture and/or Reimbursement with respect to any particular act of the Participant or with respect to any other participant in the Plan, and its determination to refrain from exercising such rights shall not in any way reduce or eliminate the Company’s authority to exercise its rights of Termination, Recapture and/or Reimbursement with respect to any other act of the Participant. Nothing in this Section 15 shall be construed to impose obligations on the Participant to refrain from engaging in lawful competition with the Company after the termination of employment that does not violate the Conditions, other than any obligations that are part of any applicable separate agreement between the Company and the Participant or that arise under applicable law.
(e)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan or this Agreement, the Company shall not seek to exercise its rights of Termination, Recapture or Reimbursement relating to any RSUs that were vested and settled more than twelve (12) months prior to the date of the Participant’s act or omission set forth in Section 15(a); provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, all RSUs shall be subject to the Company’s rights of Termination, Recapture and/or Reimbursement to the extent required by applicable law, including but not limited to Section 10D of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
As a condition to the grant of this Award, the Participant by signing below acknowledges receipt and affirmatively agrees to the Agreement, including without limitation the provisions of the above General Terms and Conditions.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date written below.
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THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC.
NONSTATUTORY STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
This Nonstatutory Stock Option Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made as of the Grant Date set forth below between Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the Participant named below.
Notice of Grant
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Name of participant (the “Participant”): | Marc N. Casper |
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Final exercise date (“Final Exercise Date”): | |
Vesting Schedule:
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This Agreement includes this Notice of Grant and the following Exhibit, which is expressly incorporated by reference in its entirety herein:
Exhibit A – General Terms and Conditions
This agreement must be accepted on the final page below.
EXHIBIT A
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1.Grant of Option.
This Agreement (including the Notice of Grant) evidences the grant on the Grant Date set forth in the Notice of Grant, by the Company to the Participant of an option (the “Option”) to purchase, in whole or in part, on the terms provided herein and in the Company’s Amended and Restated 2013 Stock Incentive Plan, as from time to time amended (the “Plan”), the number of Shares set forth in the Notice of Grant, of common stock, $1.00 par value per share, of the Company (“Common Stock”), at the exercise price per Share set forth in the Notice of Grant. Unless earlier terminated pursuant to Section 3(b) through (g) below, this Option shall expire at 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, on the Final Exercise Date set forth in the Notice of Grant.
It is intended that the Option evidenced by this Agreement shall not be an incentive stock option as defined in Section 422 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Except as otherwise indicated by the context, the term “Participant”, as used in this Option, shall be deemed to include any person who acquires the right to exercise this Option validly under its terms. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise defined shall have the same meaning as in the Plan.
2.Vesting Schedule.
Except as otherwise provided in paragraphs (c) through (g) of Section 3 below and the Plan, this Option will become exercisable (“vest”) in accordance with the Vesting Schedule set forth in the Notice of Grant, provided that on each such Vesting Date set forth in the Notice of Grant the Participant is, and has been at all times since the Grant Date, an employee, officer or director of, or consultant or advisor to, the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate) (an “Eligible Participant”). Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, the Participant shall continue to be an Eligible Participant upon a change in the employment or service relationship (e.g. a change from employee to a director). The right of exercise shall be cumulative so that to the extent the Option is not exercised in any period to the maximum extent permissible it shall continue to be exercisable, in whole or in part, with respect to all Shares for which it is vested until the earlier of the Final Exercise Date or the termination of this Option under Section 3 hereof or the Plan.
3.Exercise of Option.
(a)Form of Exercise. Each election to exercise this Option shall be in accordance with the instructions provided from time to time by the Company. The Participant may purchase less than the number of shares covered hereby, provided that no partial exercise of this Option may be for any fractional share.
(b)Termination of Relationship with the Company. If the Participant ceases to be an Eligible Participant for any reason, then, except as provided in paragraphs (c)-(g) below, the right to exercise this Option shall terminate three months after such cessation (but in no event after the
Final Exercise Date), provided that this Option shall be exercisable only to the extent that the Participant was entitled to exercise this Option on the date of such cessation.
(c)Death or Disability. If the Participant’s service with the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate) is terminated by reason of death or “disability” (as defined below) prior to the Final Exercise Date while the Participant is an Eligible Participant, this Option shall vest and become 100% exercisable upon the date of such termination due to death or disability and the right to exercise this Option shall terminate one year following such date (but in no event after the Final Exercise Date). For the purposes of this Agreement, the Participant shall be deemed to be “disabled” at such time as the Participant is receiving disability benefits under the Company’s (or a Subsidiary’s or Affiliate’s) long term disability coverage, as then in effect.
(d)Discharge Without Cause or for Good Reason. If the Participant’s employment or service is terminated by the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate) without “Cause” (as defined in Section 1.2 of the 2009 Restatement of Executive Severance Agreement between the Company and the Participant dated November 21, 2009, as may be amended from time to time (the “Severance Agreement”)) or by the Participant for Good Reason (as defined in Section 1.4 of the Severance Agreement), and such termination does not entitle the Participant to severance benefits under the Executive Change in Control Retention Agreement between the Company and the Participant dated November 21, 2009, as may be amended from time to time (the “CIC Agreement”) prior to the Final Exercise Date, the unvested portion of this Option shall vest as to the 25% tranche of this Option next scheduled to vest under this Agreement (the “Accelerated Option Shares”), and the Accelerated Option Shares shall become exercisable upon the date of such termination of employment or service, and the right to exercise this Option (including the Accelerated Option Shares) shall terminate two years following such date (but in no event after the Final Exercise Date).
(e)Discharge for Cause. If the Participant, prior to the Final Exercise Date, is discharged by the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate) for “Cause” (as defined in Section 1.2 of the Severance Agreement), the right to exercise this Option shall terminate immediately upon the effective date of such discharge. The Participant shall be considered to have been discharged for Cause if the Company determines, within thirty (30) days after the Participant’s resignation, that discharge for Cause was warranted.
(f)Retirement. If the Participant “retires” from the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate) prior to the Final Exercise Date then, subject to Section 3(e) above, the right to exercise this Option shall terminate on the Final Exercise Date, and, provided that the retirement date occurs at least two years after the Grant Date, this Option shall vest and become 100% exercisable upon the date of such retirement. For the purposes of this Agreement, the Participant shall be deemed to have “retired” (i) in the event of a non-employee director of the Company, when the Participant ceases to be a director of the Company or (ii) in the event of an employee of the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate), upon the Participant’s resignation from employment with the Company, Subsidiary or Affiliate either (A) after the age of fifty-five (55) and the completion of ten (10) continuous years of service to the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate) comprising at least twenty (20) hours per week or (B) after the age of sixty (60) and the completion of five (5) continuous years of service to the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate) comprising at least twenty (20) hours per week. For purposes of this Agreement and for the sake
of clarity, subject to execution of a release of claims in a form acceptable to the Company, the Participant may seek to re-characterize any termination of employment initiated by the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate), that is not a termination for “Cause” (as defined in Section 1.2 of the Severance Agreement) as a voluntary termination by reason of retirement, in which case the Participant shall not be entitled to receive any severance or other benefits that would have otherwise been provided by the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate) to the Participant pursuant to any agreement between the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate) and the Participant or any Company policy. Any such determination shall be made by the Committee in its sole discretion.
(g)Change in Control Event. If the Participant’s employment or service is terminated by the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate without “Cause” (as defined in Section 1.3 of the CIC Agreement) or by the Participant for Good Reason (as defined in Section 1.4 of the CIC Agreement) and such termination entitles the Participant to severance benefits under the CIC Agreement, this Option shall vest and become 100% exercisable upon the date of such termination of employment or service and the right to exercise this Option shall terminate two years following such date (but in no event after the Final Exercise Date).
4.Withholding. No Shares will be issued pursuant to the exercise of this Option unless and until the Participant pays to the Company, or makes provision satisfactory to the Company for payment of any federal, state, local, or other applicable taxes required to be withheld in respect of this Option in accordance with the instructions provided from time to time by the Company; provided, however, where Shares are being used to satisfy such tax obligations for a Participant who is not subject to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Participant hereby authorizes the Company to hold back from the Shares to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement that number of Shares (which may include fractional shares) calculated to satisfy all such federal, state, local or other applicable taxes required to be withheld in connection with the issuance of such Shares.
5.Meaning and Use of Certain Terms. “Subsidiary” or “Affiliate” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Plan, and shall for the avoidance of doubt include any such entity only so long as the Company maintains a controlling interest in such entity.
6.Nontransferability of Option. This Option may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise encumbered by the Participant, either voluntarily or by operation of law, except by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and, during the lifetime of the Participant, this Option shall be exercisable only by the Participant. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company consents to the gratuitous transfer of this Option by the Participant to or for the benefit of any immediate family member, family trust or family partnership established solely for the benefit of the Participant and/or an immediate family member thereof; provided that with respect to such proposed transferee the Company would be eligible to use a Form S-8 for the registration of the sale of the Common Stock subject to such Option under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended; and provided further that the Company shall not be required to recognize any such transfer until such time as the Participant and such permitted transferee shall, as a condition to such transfer, deliver to the Company a written instrument in form and substance satisfactory to the Company confirming that such transferee shall be bound by all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
7.Provisions of the Plan. This Option is subject to the provisions of the Plan, a copy of which is furnished to the Participant with this Agreement.
8.No Right To Employment or Other Status. The grant of this Option shall not be construed as giving the Participant the right to continued employment or any other relationship with the Company or its Subsidiaries or Affiliates. The Company and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates expressly reserve the right at any time to dismiss or otherwise terminate its relationship with the Participant free from any liability or claim under the Plan or this Agreement, except as expressly provided herein.
9.Clawback. In accepting this Option, the Participant expressly agrees to be bound by, and subject to, the following clawback policy and any clawback policy that the Company has in effect (as the same may be amended from time to time), or may adopt in the future:
(a)The Option is intended to align the Participant’s long-term interests with those of the Company. Accordingly, unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan or any other applicable agreement, plan, or policy, and to the extent permitted by applicable law, the Company may terminate any unsettled portion of the Option, whether vested, unvested or unexercised (“Termination”), recapture any Shares acquired pursuant to the Option (“Recapture”), or require the Participant to reimburse the Company for any and all amounts realized from the acquisition or disposition of Shares acquired pursuant to the Option (“Reimbursement”), upon the occurrence of any of the following events (collectively, the “Conditions”):
(i)the Participant has engaged in misuse of the Company’s confidential information and/or conduct in breach of any (A) confidentiality obligation to the Company under any agreement between the Company and the Participant, or any policy or plan of the Company, including but not limited to, the Company’s standard form of Information and Invention Agreement applicable to such Participant, or (B) applicable noncompetition or nonsolicitation obligation to the Company under any applicable agreement between the Company and the Participant, or any policy or plan of the Company, including but not limited to the Company’s standard form of Noncompetition Agreement applicable to such Participant;
(ii)the Participant has been discharged by the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate) for “Cause” (as defined in Section 1.2 of the Severance Agreement); or
(iii)during the Participant’s employment or other service, the Participant (A) has rendered services to or otherwise directly or indirectly engaged in or assisted, any organization or business that, in the judgment of the Company in its sole and absolute discretion, is against the interest of the Company or one of its affiliates; or (B) has engaged in activities that are materially prejudicial to or in conflict with the interests of the Company, including any breaches of fiduciary duty or the duty of loyalty.
For purposes of this Section 9, “Option Benefits” shall mean any and all amounts realized from the acquisition or disposition of Shares acquired pursuant to the Option, including any sales proceeds and/or dividends.
(b)Prior to the issuance of any Shares upon settlement of the Option pursuant to this Agreement, the Participant shall, if requested in writing by the Company, certify on a form
acceptable to the Company that the Participant is in compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and with the obligations contained in the Plan, or any other relevant agreement, plan, or contract listed in Section 9(a).
(c)Within ten (10) calendar days after receiving notice from the Company of any such activity described in Section 9(a) of this Agreement, the Participant shall either deliver to the Company the applicable Shares or make a cash payment to the Company equal to the Option Benefits. For purposes of the Company’s exercise of its Recapture and/or Reimbursement rights hereunder, the Participant expressly and explicitly authorizes the Company to issue instructions, on the Participant’s behalf, to any brokerage firm and/or third-party administrator engaged by the Company to hold Shares and other amounts acquired under the Plan to re-convey, transfer or otherwise return such Shares and/or other amounts to the Company.
(d)Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 9, the Company may, in its sole and absolute discretion, choose to refrain from exercising its rights of Termination, Recapture and/or Reimbursement with respect to any particular act of the Participant or with respect to any other participant in the Plan, and its determination to refrain from exercising such rights shall not in any way reduce or eliminate the Company’s authority to exercise its rights of Termination, Recapture and/or Reimbursement with respect to any other act of the Participant. Nothing in this Section 9 shall be construed to impose obligations on the Participant to refrain from engaging in lawful competition with the Company after the termination of employment that does not violate the Conditions, other than any obligations that are part of any applicable separate agreement between the Company and the Participant or that arise under applicable law.
(e)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan or this Agreement, the Company shall not seek to exercise its rights of Termination, Recapture or Reimbursement relating to any Options that were settled more than twelve (12) months prior to the date of the Participant’s act or omission set forth in Section 9(a); provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, all Options shall be subject to the Company’s rights of Termination, Recapture and/or Reimbursement to the extent required by applicable law, including but not limited to Section 10D of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
10.Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to any applicable conflicts of laws and in the event of a dispute related to or arising out of this Agreement, the parties submit to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the Delaware federal and Chancery Courts. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for any Termination, Recapture, and/or Reimbursement that is based, in whole or in part, on the Participant’s breach of a noncompete agreement or nonsolicitation obligation, such disputes shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Massachusetts, and any dispute arising out of the Agreement shall be asserted exclusively in the federal or state courts located in or covering the county in which the Participant resides within the State of Massachusetts, and the Parties hereby submit to the personal jurisdiction and venue of those state and federal courts.
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As a condition to the grant of this Award, the Participant by signing below acknowledges receipt and affirmatively agrees to the Agreement, including without limitation the provisions of the above General Terms and Conditions.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date written below.
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| | THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC. |
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| | Marc N. Casper |
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC.
NONSTATUTORY STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
This Nonstatutory Stock Option Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made as of the Grant Date set forth below between Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the Participant named below.
Notice of Grant
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Name of participant (the “Participant”): | Marc N. Casper |
Grant date (“Grant Date”): | |
Number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock subject to this Option upon full satisfaction of vesting conditions, including performance at target (“Shares”): | |
Option exercise price per Share: | |
Final exercise date (“Final Exercise Date”): | |
Vesting Schedule:
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Vesting date (“Vesting Date”): | Number of Options that vest: |
See Schedule A | See Schedule A |
Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, all vesting is dependent on the Participant remaining an Eligible Participant (as defined in Exhibit A) through the applicable Vesting Date. |
This Agreement includes this Notice of Grant and the following Exhibits, which are expressly incorporated by reference in their entirety herein:
Exhibit A – General Terms and Conditions
This agreement must be accepted on the final page below.
EXHIBIT A
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1.Grant of Option. This Agreement (including the Notice of Grant) evidences the grant on the Grant Date set forth in the Notice of Grant, by the Company to the Participant of an option (the “Option”) to purchase, in whole or in part, subject to the terms, conditions and restrictions provided herein and in the Company’s Amended and Restated 2013 Stock Incentive Plan, as from time to time amended (the “Plan”), the number of Shares set forth in the Notice of Grant, of common stock, $1.00 par value per share, of the Company (“Common Stock”), at the exercise price per Share set forth in the Notice of Grant. The number of shares subject to the Option as set forth in the Notice of Award is referred to as the “Target Award.” Unless earlier terminated pursuant to Section 3(b) through (f) below, this Option shall expire at 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, on the Final Exercise Date set forth in the Notice of Grant.
It is intended that the Option evidenced by this Agreement shall not be an incentive stock option as defined in Section 422 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Except as otherwise indicated by the context, the term “Participant”, as used in this Agreement, shall be deemed to include any person who acquires the right to exercise this Option validly under its terms. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise defined shall have the same meaning as in the Plan.
2.Vesting Schedule. Except as otherwise provided in paragraphs (c) through (f) of Section 3 below and the Plan, this Option will become exercisable (“vest”) as described on Schedule A hereto, provided that on the Vesting Date (as defined in Schedule A) the Participant is, and has been at all times since the Grant Date, an employee, officer or director of, or consultant or advisor to, the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate) (an “Eligible Participant”). Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, the Participant shall continue to be an Eligible Participant upon a change in the employment or service relationship (e.g. a change from employee to a director).
3.Exercise of Option.
(a)Form of Exercise. Each election to exercise this Option shall be in accordance with the instructions provided from time to time by the Company. The Participant may purchase less than the number of shares covered hereby, provided that no partial exercise of this Option may be for any fractional share.
(b)Termination of Relationship with the Company. If the Participant ceases to be an Eligible Participant for any reason, then, except as provided in paragraphs (c)-(f) below, the right to exercise this Option shall terminate three months after such cessation (but in no event after the Final Exercise Date), provided that this Option shall be exercisable only to the extent that the Participant was entitled to exercise this Option on the date of such cessation; and, provided further that, if the Participant’s service with the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate) is terminated by the Company without “Cause” (as defined in Section 1.2 of the 2009 Restatement of Executive Severance Agreement between the Company and the Participant dated November
21, 2009, as may be amended from time to time (the “Severance Agreement”)) and if the date on which such Participant’s Option would terminate pursuant to this Section 3(b) occurs at a time when trading in the shares of Common Stock by the Participant is prohibited by the Company’s insider trading policy (or during a Company-imposed “blackout period”), then the termination date (or the Final Exercise Date, if earlier) shall be automatically extended until the 30th day following the expiration of such prohibition, but not beyond the day before the tenth anniversary of the Grant Date.
(c)Death or Disability. If the Participant's service with the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate) is terminated by reason of death or "disability" (as defined below) prior to the Vesting Date (as defined in Schedule A) while the Participant is an Eligible Participant, this Option shall vest and become exercisable to the extent that and upon the date that such Option would have vested had the Participant remained employed with the Company on the Vesting Date and the right to exercise this Option shall terminate one year following such Vesting Date (but in no event after the Final Exercise Date). For the purposes of this Agreement, the Participant shall be deemed to be "disabled" at such time as the Participant is receiving disability benefits under the Company's (or a Subsidiary’s or Affiliate’s) long term disability coverage, as then in effect.
(d)Discharge for Cause. If the Participant, prior to the Final Exercise Date, is discharged by the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate) for “Cause” (as defined in Section 1.2 of the Severance Agreement), the right to exercise this Option shall terminate immediately upon the effective date of such discharge. The Participant shall be considered to have been discharged for Cause if the Company determines, within thirty (30) days after the Participant's resignation, that discharge for Cause was warranted.
(e)Retirement. If the Participant “retires” from the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate) prior to the Vesting Date then, subject to Section 3(d) above, this Option shall vest and become exercisable to the extent that and upon the date that such Option would have vested had the Participant remained employed with the Company on the Vesting Date, subject to further adjustment under the “Retirement” provisions of Schedule A),and the right to exercise this Option shall terminate on the Final Exercise Date. For the purposes of this Agreement, the Participant shall be deemed to have “retired” (i) in the event of a non-employee director of the Company, when the Participant ceases to be a director of the Company or (ii) in the event of an employee of the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate), upon the Participant’s resignation from employment with the Company, Subsidiary or Affiliate either (A) after the age of fifty-five (55) and the completion of ten (10) continuous years of service to the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate) comprising at least twenty (20) hours per week or (B) after the age of sixty (60) and the completion of five (5) continuous years of service to the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate) comprising at least twenty (20) hours per week. For purposes of this Agreement and for the sake of clarity, subject to execution of a release of claims in a form acceptable to the Company, the Participant may seek to re-characterize any termination of employment initiated by the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate) that is not a “termination for Cause” as a voluntary termination by reason of retirement, in which case the Participant shall not be entitled to receive any severance or other benefits that would have otherwise been provided by the Company (or a Subsidiary or
Affiliate) to the Participant pursuant to any agreement between the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate) and the Participant or any Company policy. Any such determination shall be made by the Committee in its sole discretion.
(f)Change in Control Event. If the Participant’s employment or service is terminated by the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate without “Cause” (as defined in Section 1.3 of the Executive Change in Control Retention Agreement between the Company and the Participant dated November 21, 2009, as may be amended from time to time (the “CIC Agreement”)) or by the Participant for Good Reason (as defined in Section 1.4 of the CIC Agreement) and such termination entitles the Participant to severance benefits under the CIC Agreement, this Option shall vest and become 100% exercisable upon the date of such termination of employment or service and the right to exercise this Option shall terminate one year following such date (but in no event after the Final Exercise Date).
4.Withholding. No Shares will be issued pursuant to the exercise of this Option unless and until the Participant pays to the Company, or makes provision satisfactory to the Company for payment of any federal, state, local, or other applicable taxes required to be withheld in respect of this Option in accordance with the instructions provided from time to time by the Company; provided, however, where Shares are being used to satisfy such tax obligations for a Participant who is not subject to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Participant hereby authorizes the Company to hold back from the Shares to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement that number of Shares (which may include fractional shares) calculated to satisfy all such federal, state, local or other applicable taxes required to be withheld in connection with the issuance of such Shares.
5.Meaning and Use of Certain Terms. “Subsidiary” or “Affiliate” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Plan, and shall for the avoidance of doubt include any such entity only so long as the Company maintains a controlling interest in such entity.
6.Nontransferability of Option. This Option may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise encumbered by the Participant, either voluntarily or by operation of law, except by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and, during the lifetime of the Participant, this Option shall be exercisable only by the Participant. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company consents to the gratuitous transfer of this Option by the Participant to or for the benefit of any immediate family member, family trust or family partnership established solely for the benefit of the Participant and/or an immediate family member thereof; provided that with respect to such proposed transferee the Company would be eligible to use a Form S-8 for the registration of the sale of the Common Stock subject to such Option under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended; and provided further that the Company shall not be required to recognize any such transfer until such time as the Participant and such permitted transferee shall, as a condition to such transfer, deliver to the Company a written instrument in form and substance satisfactory to the Company confirming that such transferee shall be bound by all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
7.Provisions of the Plan. This Option is subject to the provisions of the Plan, a copy of which is furnished to the Participant with this Agreement.
8.No Right To Employment or Other Status. The grant of this Option shall not be construed as giving the Participant the right to continued employment or any other relationship with the Company or its Subsidiaries or Affiliates. The Company and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates expressly reserve the right at any time to dismiss or otherwise terminate its relationship with the Participant free from any liability or claim under the Plan or this Agreement, except as expressly provided herein.
9.Clawback. In accepting this Option, the Participant expressly agrees to be bound by, and subject to, the following clawback policy and any clawback policy that the Company has in effect (as the same may be amended from time to time), or may adopt in the future.
(a)The Option is intended to align the Participant’s long-term interests with those of the Company. Accordingly, unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan or any other applicable agreement, plan, or policy, and to the extent permitted by applicable law, the Company may terminate any unsettled portion of the Option, whether vested, unvested or unexercised (“Termination”), recapture any Shares acquired pursuant to the Option (“Recapture”), or require the Participant to reimburse the Company for any and all amounts realized from the acquisition or disposition of Shares acquired pursuant to the Option (“Reimbursement”), upon the occurrence of any of the following events (collectively, the “Conditions”):
(i)the Participant has engaged in misuse of the Company’s confidential information and/or conduct in breach of any (A) confidentiality obligation to the Company under any agreement between the Company and the Participant, or any policy or plan of the Company, including but not limited to, the Company’s standard form of Information and Invention Agreement applicable to such Participant, or (B) applicable noncompetition or nonsolicitation obligation to the Company under any applicable agreement between the Company and the Participant, or any policy or plan of the Company, including but not limited to the Company’s standard form of Noncompetition Agreement applicable to such Participant;
(ii)the Participant has been discharged by the Company or a Subsidiary for “Cause” (as defined in Section 1.2 of the Severance Agreement); or
(iii)during the Participant’s employment or other service, the Participant (A) has rendered services to or otherwise directly or indirectly engaged in or assisted, any organization or business that, in the judgment of the Company in its sole and absolute discretion, is against the interest of the Company or one of its Affiliates; or (B) has engaged in activities that are materially prejudicial to or in conflict with the interests of the Company, including any breaches of fiduciary duty or the duty of loyalty.
For purposes of this Section 9, “Option Benefits” shall mean any and all amounts realized from the acquisition or disposition of Shares acquired pursuant to the Option, including any sales proceeds and/or dividends.
(b)Prior to the issuance of any Shares upon settlement of the Option pursuant to this Agreement, the Participant shall, if requested in writing by the Company, certify on a form
acceptable to the Company that the Participant is in compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and with the obligations contained in the Plan, or any other relevant agreement, plan, or contract listed in Section 9(a).
(c)Within ten (10) calendar days after receiving notice from the Company of any such activity described in Section 9(a) of this Agreement, the Participant shall either deliver to the Company the applicable Shares or make a cash payment to the Company equal to the Option Benefits. For purposes of the Company's exercise of its Recapture and/or Reimbursement rights hereunder, the Participant expressly and explicitly authorizes the Company to issue instructions, on the Participant's behalf, to any brokerage firm and/or third-party administrator engaged by the Company to hold Shares and other amounts acquired under the Plan to re-convey, transfer or otherwise return such Shares and/or other amounts to the Company.
(d)Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 9, the Company may, in its sole and absolute discretion, choose to refrain from exercising its rights of Termination, Recapture and/or Reimbursement with respect to any particular act of the Participant or with respect to any other participant in the Plan, and its determination to refrain from exercising such rights shall not in any way reduce or eliminate the Company’s authority to exercise its rights of Termination, Recapture and/or Reimbursement with respect to any other act of the Participant. Nothing in this Section 9 shall be construed to impose obligations on the Participant to refrain from engaging in lawful competition with the Company after the termination of employment that does not violate the Conditions, other than any obligations that are part of any applicable separate agreement between the Company and the Participant or that arise under applicable law.
(e)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan or this Agreement, the Company shall not seek to exercise its rights of Termination, Recapture or Reimbursement relating to any Options that were settled more than twelve (12) months prior to the date of the Participant's act or omission set forth in Section 9(a); provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, all Options shall be subject to the Company's rights of Termination, Recapture and/or Reimbursement to the extent required by applicable law, including but not limited to Section 10D of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
10.Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to any applicable conflicts of laws and in the event of a dispute related to or arising out of this Agreement, the parties submit to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the Delaware federal and Chancery Courts. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for any Termination, Recapture, and/or Reimbursement that is based, in whole or in part, on the Participant’s breach of a noncompete agreement or nonsolicitation obligation, such disputes shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Massachusetts, and any dispute arising out of this Agreement shall be asserted exclusively in the federal or state courts located in or covering the county in which the Participant resides within the State of Massachusetts, and the parties hereby submit to the personal jurisdiction and venue of those state and federal courts.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date written below.
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| | THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC. |
Date: | | |
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| Name: | |
| Title: | |
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| | Marc N. Casper |
Exhibit 31.1
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC.
CERTIFICATION REQUIRED BY EXCHANGE ACT RULES 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a),
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Marc N. Casper, certify that:
1.I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.;
2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a)Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b)Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c)Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d)Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a)All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b)Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: May 3, 2024
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| /s/ Marc N. Casper | |
| Marc N. Casper Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer | |
Exhibit 31.2
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC.
CERTIFICATION REQUIRED BY EXCHANGE ACT RULES 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a),
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Stephen Williamson, certify that:
1.I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.;
2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a)Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b)Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c)Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d)Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a)All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b)Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: May 3, 2024
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| /s/ Stephen Williamson | |
| Stephen Williamson Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |
Exhibit 32.1
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC.
CERTIFICATION REQUIRED BY EXCHANGE ACT RULES 13a-14(b) and 15d-14(b),
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (the “Company”) for the period ended March 30, 2024 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), the undersigned, Marc N. Casper, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, hereby certifies, pursuant to Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Rules 13a-14(b) and 15d-14(b), that:
(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
Dated: May 3, 2024
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| /s/ Marc N. Casper | |
| Marc N. Casper Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer | |
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement required by Section 906, has been provided to Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. and will be retained by Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.
Exhibit 32.2
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC.
CERTIFICATION REQUIRED BY EXCHANGE ACT RULES 13a-14(b) and 15d-14(b),
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (the “Company”) for the period ended March 30, 2024 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), the undersigned, Stephen Williamson, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, hereby certifies, pursuant to Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Rules 13a-14(b) and 15d-14(b), that:
(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
Dated: May 3, 2024
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| /s/ Stephen Williamson | |
| Stephen Williamson Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement required by Section 906, has been provided to Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. and will be retained by Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.