Thermo Electron Corporation 8-K Filed on April 26, 2006
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
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FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date
of Report
(Date
of earliest event reported):
April
26, 2006
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THERMO
ELECTRON CORPORATION
(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
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Delaware
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1-8002
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04-2209186
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
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(Commission
File Number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification
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incorporation
or organization)
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Number)
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81
Wyman Street, P.O. Box 9046
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Waltham,
Massachusetts
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02454-9046
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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(781)
622-1000
(Registrant’s
telephone number
including
area code)
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This
Current
Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements that involve a number
of
risks and uncertainties. Important factors that could cause actual results
to
differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements are
set forth under the heading “Risk Factors” in the Registrant’s Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005. These include risks
and
uncertainties relating to: the need to develop new products and adapt to
significant technological change; implementation of strategies for improving
internal growth; use and protection of intellectual property; dependence on
customers’ capital spending policies and government funding policies;
realization of potential future savings from new productivity initiatives;
dependence on customers that operate in cyclical industries; general worldwide
economic conditions and related uncertainties; the effect of changes in
governmental regulations; exposure to product liability claims in excess of
insurance coverage; implementation of our branding strategy; identification,
completion and integration of new acquisitions and potential impairment of
goodwill from previous acquisitions; retention of contingent liabilities from
businesses we sold; and the effect of exchange rate fluctuations on
international operations. While the Registrant may elect to update
forward-looking statements at some point in the future, it specifically
disclaims any obligation to do so, and, therefore, these forward-looking
statements should not be relied upon as representing the Registrant’s views as
of any date subsequent to the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item
2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On
April 26, 2006, the Registrant announced its financial results for the fiscal
quarter ended March 31, 2006. The full text of the press release issued in
connection with the announcement is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K
and incorporated herein by reference.
The
information contained in this Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1) shall not be
deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934
(the "Exchange Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section,
nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the
Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by
specific reference in such a filing.
Item
9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
The
following Exhibit relating to Item 2.02 shall be deemed “furnished”, and not
“filed”:
99.1 Press
Release dated April 26, 2006.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant
has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto
duly authorized, on this 26th
day of April, 2006.
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THERMO
ELECTRON CORPORATION
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By:
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/s/
Peter E. Hornstra
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Peter
E. Hornstra
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Corporate
Controller and Chief Accounting Officer
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