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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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) September 10, 1999
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EG&G, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Massachusetts 1-5075 04-2052042
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(State or other (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of Identification No.)
incorporation)
45 William Street, Wellesley, Massachusetts 02481
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(781) 237-5100
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not applicable
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5. Other Events
At a special meeting of shareholders held on September 10, 1999, EG&G (the
"Company") shareholders holding a majority of the outstanding shares of Common
Stock, $1.00 par value per share, of the Company approved a change to the
corporate name of the Company from "EG&G, Inc." to "PerkinElmer, Inc." The name
change will become effective on or about October 26, 1999 upon the filing by
the Company of an amendment to its Restated Articles of Organization.
Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
Exhibit 99 - Press Release dated September 10, 1999
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 hereunto duly authorized.
EG&G, Inc.
By /s/ Gregory D. Perry
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Vice President,
Control and Treasury
Date: September 17, 1999
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EXHIBIT 99
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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10 September 1999
EG&G NAME CHANGE TO PERKINELMER APPROVED BY SHAREHOLDERS
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WELLESLEY, MASSACHUSETTS....EG&G, Inc. today announced that shareholders have
approved the corporate name change to PerkinElmer, Inc. at a special meeting
today.
The name change to PerkinElmer, Inc. will be effective October 26, at which time
it will begin trading under a new ticker symbol (NYSE:PKI). The Perkin-Elmer
analytical instruments business and all brand name rights were acquired from PE
Corporation. earlier this year.
"Our name change underscores the transformation that we have effected in our
business portfolio," said Gregory L. Summe, EG&G chairman and chief executive
officer. "We are excited to expand on this global brand."
This press release contains "forward-looking" statements. For this
purpose, any statements contained in this press release that are not statements
of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. Words such as
"believes," "anticipates," "plans," "expects," "will" and similar expressions
are intended to identify forward-looking statements. There are a number of
important factors that could cause the results of EG&G to differ materially from
those indicated by these forward-looking statements, including among others, the
factors set forth under "Forward-looking Information and Factors Affecting
Future Performance" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended January 3, 1999 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which
factors are expressly incorporated by reference in this press release.
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EG&G, Inc., a $1.6 billion global technology company based in Wellesley,
Massachusetts, provides products and systems to the medical, telecom,
electronics, aerospace, photographic and other industries. Additional
information is available at www.egginc.com. In July, EG&G announced that it will
change its name to PerkinElmer, pending shareholder approval.
For further information contact: Diane J. Basile, EG&G, Inc.
Tel: (781) 431-4306
