As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on March 22, 1996
Registration No. 333-_____
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM S-3
Registration Statement
Under
The Securities Act of 1933
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THERMO ELECTRON CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware 04-2209186
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
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81 Wyman Street
P. O. Box 9046
Waltham, Massachusetts 02254-9046
(617) 622-1000
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including
area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)
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Sandra L. Lambert, Secretary
Thermo Electron Corporation
81 Wyman Street
P. O. Box 9046
Waltham, MA 02254-9046
(617) 622-1000
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
Seth H. Hoogasian, Esquire
General Counsel
Thermo Electron Corporation
81 Wyman Street
Waltham, Massachusetts 02254-9046
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Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the
public: As soon as practicable after the Registration Statement
has become effective.
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If the only securities being registered on this form are
being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment
plans, please check the following box. [ ]
If any of the securities being registered on this form are
to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule
415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities
offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment
plans, please check the following box. [ x ]
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed
Title of Maximum Proposed
securities Amount Offering Maximum Amount of
to be to be Price Per Aggregate Registration
registered registered Share Offering Price Fee
Common Stock,
$1.00 par 232,349
value per shares $60.438(1) $14,042,709(1) $4,843(1)
share
(1) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the amount
of the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) based on the
average of the high and low sales prices of the Common Stock
on the New York Stock Exchange on March 21, 1996.
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THE REGISTRANT HEREBY AMENDS THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON
SUCH DATE OR DATES AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO DELAY ITS EFFECTIVE
DATE UNTIL THE REGISTRANT SHALL FILE A FURTHER AMENDMENT WHICH
SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL
THEREAFTER BECOME EFFECTIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 8(A) OF
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR UNTIL THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT
SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE ON SUCH DATE AS THE COMMISSION, ACTING
PURSUANT TO SAID SECTION 8(A), MAY DETERMINE.
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PROSPECTUS
232,349 Shares
THERMO ELECTRON CORPORATION
Common Stock
This Prospectus relates to 232,349 shares (the "Shares") of
Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share (the "Common Stock"), of
Thermo Electron Corporation (the "Company"). The Shares may be
offered by the Thermo Electron Corporation Employees Stock
Ownership Plan and Trust (the "Selling Shareholder" or the
"Plan"), a profit sharing plan qualified under Section 401(a) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), from
time to time in transactions on the New York Stock Exchange, in
negotiated transactions, through the writing of options on the
Shares, or a combination of such methods of sale, at fixed prices
that may be changed, at market prices prevailing at the time of
sale, at prices related to such prevailing market prices or at
negotiated prices. The Selling Shareholder may effect such
transactions by selling the Shares to or through broker-dealers,
and such broker-dealers may receive compensation in the form of
discounts, concessions or commissions from the Selling
Shareholder and/or the purchasers of the Shares for whom such
broker-dealers may act as agent or to whom they sell as
principal, or both (which compensation to a particular
broker-dealer might be in excess of customary commissions).
Alternatively, the Selling Shareholder may distribute some or all
of the Shares to participants in the Plan who elect to receive
distributions in kind upon the termination of the Plan. Shares
not so sold or distributed may be transferred to a successor plan
qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code. The Selling
Shareholder and any broker-dealer who acts in connection with the
sales of Shares hereunder may be deemed to be "underwriters" as
that term is defined in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Securities Act"), and any commissions received by them and
profit on any resale of the Shares as principal might be deemed
to be underwriting discounts and commissions under the Securities
Act. The Shares were originally acquired by the Selling
Shareholder in open market transactions or in the form of
contributions from the Company. "See "Selling Shareholder."
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THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES
COMMISSION NOR HAS THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE ACCU-
RACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESEN-
TATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
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None of the proceeds from the sale of the Shares by the
Selling Shareholder will be received by the Company. The Company
has agreed to bear all expenses (other than underwriting
discounts and selling commissions, and fees and expenses of
counsel or other advisers to the Selling Shareholder) in
connection with the registration and sale of the Shares being
registered hereby. The Company has agreed to indemnify the
Selling Shareholder against certain liabilities, including
liabilities under the Securities Act as underwriters or
otherwise.
March __, 1996
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No dealer, salesman or other person has been authorized to
give any information or to make any representations other than
those contained or incorporated by reference in this Prospectus
regarding the Company or the offering made by this Prospectus,
and, if given or made, such information or representations must
not be relied upon as having been authorized by the Company or by
any other person. All information contained in this Prospectus
is as of the date of this Prospectus. Neither the delivery of
this Prospectus nor any sale or distribution and resale made
hereunder shall, under any circumstances, create any implication
that there has been no change in the affairs of the Company since
the date hereof. This Prospectus does not constitute an offer to
sell or a solicitation of any offer to buy any security other
than the securities covered by this Prospectus, nor does it
constitute an offer to or solicitation of any person in any
jurisdiction in which such offer or solicitation may not be
lawfully made.
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AVAILABLE INFORMATION
The Company is subject to the informational requirements of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange
Act"), and in accordance therewith files reports, proxy
statements and other information with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission"). Such reports, proxy statements
and other information can be inspected and copied at the public
reference facilities maintained by the Commission at 450 Fifth
Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549, and at the following
Regional Offices of the Commission: 500 West Madison Street,
Suite 1400, Chicago, Illinois 60661, and 7 World Trade Center,
Suite 1300, New York, New York 10048. Copies of such material
can also be obtained from the Public Reference Section of the
Commission at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549 at
prescribed rates. The Common Stock of the Company is listed on
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the New York Stock Exchange, and the reports, proxy statements
and other information filed by the Company with the Commission
can be inspected at the offices of the New York Stock Exchange,
20 Broad Street, New York, New York 10005.
This Prospectus, which constitutes part of a Registration
Statement filed by the Company with the Commission under the
Securities Act, omits certain of the information contained in the
Registration Statement. Reference is hereby made to the
Registration Statement and to the exhibits relating thereto for
further information with respect to the Company and the Shares
offered hereby. Statements contained herein concerning
provisions of documents are necessarily summaries of such
documents, and each statement is qualified in its entirety by
reference to the applicable document filed with the Commission.
The Company undertakes to provide without charge to each
person to whom a copy of this Prospectus has been delivered, on
the written or oral request of such person, a copy of any or all
of the documents that have been or may be incorporated in this
Prospectus by reference, other than exhibits to such documents
(unless such exhibits are specifically incorporated by reference
therein). Requests for such copies should be directed to:
Sandra L. Lambert, Secretary, Thermo Electron Corporation, 81
Wyman Street, P. O. Box 9046, Waltham, Massachusetts 02254-9046
(telephone number: (617) 622-1000).
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THE COMPANY
The Company develops, manufactures and markets environmental
monitoring and analysis instruments, biomedical products
including heart-assist systems, mammography systems and
respiratory care products, paper-recycling and papermaking
equipment, alternative-energy systems, industrial process
equipment, and other specialized products. The Company also
provides environmental and metallurgical services and conducts
advanced technology research and development. The Company
performs its business through its divisions and wholly owned
subsidiaries, as well as majority-owned subsidiaries that are
partially owned by the public or by private investors.
The Company has developed leading market positions in many
lines of business, including environmental monitoring and
analysis instruments, mammography systems, biomass power plants,
and paper-recycling equipment and papermaking accessories. The
Company is currently seeking to establish leading market
positions in the fields of left ventricular-assist devices,
explosives-detection systems, thermal soil-remediation services
and dedicated natural gas engines. The Company is developing new
products in its Advanced Technologies segment, as well as other
segments.
A key element in the Company's growth has been its ability
to commercialize innovative products and services emanating from
research and development activities conducted at the Company's
various subsidiaries and divisions. The Company's strategy has
been to identify business opportunities arising from social,
economic and regulatory issues and to seek a leading market share
through the application of proprietary technology. As part of
this strategy, the Company continues to focus on the acquisition
of complementary businesses that can be integrated into existing
core businesses to leverage the Company's access to new markets.
The Company believes that maintaining an entrepreneurial
atmosphere is essential to continuing its growth and development.
In order to preserve this environment, the Company adopted the
strategy of having certain subsidiaries sell a minority interest
to outside investors. The Company believes that this strategy
provides additional motivation and incentives for the management
of the subsidiaries through the establishment of subsidiary-level
stock options, as well as capital to support the subsidiaries'
growth. The Company's wholly owned and majority-owned
subsidiaries are provided with centralized strategic planning,
corporate development, administrative, financial and other
services that would not be available to many independent
companies of similar size. As of December 30, 1995, the Company
had 16 subsidiaries that have sold minority equity interests, 12
of which are publicly traded.
The Company, a Delaware corporation, was incorporated in
1956, completed its initial public offering in 1967, and was
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listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 1980. The principal
executive office of the Company is located at 81 Wyman Street,
Waltham, Massachusetts 02254-9046 (telephone: 617-622-1000).
SELLING SHAREHOLDER
The following table sets forth the name of the Selling
Shareholder, the number of shares of Common Stock owned by the
Selling Shareholder, the number of Shares that may be offered by
the Selling Shareholder pursuant to this Prospectus, and the
number of Shares the Selling Shareholder will own after
completion of the offering, assuming all of the Shares being
offered hereby are sold.
Shares of
Common Shares
Stock Owned
Owned After
Prior to Shares Completion
Selling Shareholder the Being of the
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Thermo Electron
Corporation Employees 232,349 232,349 0
Stock Ownership Plan
and Trust (1)
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(1) Certain officers and directors of Thermo Electron are
trustees of the Selling Shareholder.
The Shares are being registered to permit the sale of the
Shares by the Selling Shareholder to the public. All of the
Shares being offered by the Selling Shareholder were originally
acquired by the Selling Shareholder in open market transactions
or in the form of contributions from the Company. The Selling
Shareholder is selling the Shares in connection with the
liquidation and termination of the Plan in order to repay loans
made to the Plan by the Company and to distribute the remaining
proceeds to beneficiaries of the Plan. The Company agreed to
bear all expenses (other than underwriting discounts, selling
commissions, and fees and expenses of counsel and other advisors
to the Selling Shareholder) in connection with the registration
and sale of the Shares being offered by the Selling Shareholder.
See "Sale of Shares." The Company has agreed to prepare and file
such amendments and supplements to the Registration Statement of
which this Prospectus forms a part as may be necessary to keep
the Registration Statement effective until all the Shares
registered thereunder have been sold pursuant thereto or until,
by reason of Rule 144(k) of the Commission under the Securities
Act or any other rule of similar effect, the Shares are no longer
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required to be registered for the sale thereof by the Selling
Shareholder.
SALE OF SHARES
The Company has been advised that the Selling Shareholder
may sell Shares from time to time in transactions on the New York
Stock Exchange, in negotiated transactions, through the writing
of options on the Shares, or a combination of such methods of
sale, at fixed prices which may be changed, at market prices
prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to such
prevailing market price or at negotiated prices. The Selling
Shareholder may effect such transactions by selling the Shares to
or through broker-dealers, and such broker-dealers may receive
compensation in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions
from the Selling Shareholder and/or the purchasers of the Shares
for whom such broker-dealers may act as agent or to whom they
sell as principal, or both (which compensation to a particular
broker-dealer might be in excess of customary commissions).
Alternatively, the Selling Shareholder may distribute some or all
of the Shares to participants in the Plan who elect to receive
distributions in kind upon the termination of the Plan. Shares
not so sold or distributed may be transferred to a successor plan
qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code.
The Selling Shareholder and any broker-dealers who act in
connection with the sale of Shares hereunder may be deemed to be
"underwriters" as that term is defined in the Securities Act, and
any commissions received by them and profit on any resale of the
Shares as principal might be deemed to be underwriting discounts
and commissions under the Securities Act. The Company has agreed
to indemnify the Selling Shareholder against certain liabilities,
including liabilities under the Securities Act as underwriters or
otherwise.
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
The following documents previously filed with the Commission
are incorporated in this Prospectus by reference:
(a) The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 30, 1995.
(b) The description of the Common Stock which is contained
in the Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A,
filed under the Exchange Act, as amended.
All reports or proxy statements filed by the Company
pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange
Act subsequent to the date of this Prospectus and prior to the
termination of the offering made hereby shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference in this Prospectus and to be a part
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hereof from the respective dates of filing such documents. Any
statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified
or superseded for purposes of this Prospectus to the extent that
a statement contained herein modifies, supersedes or replaces
that statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall
not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute
a part of this Prospectus.
LEGAL MATTERS
The validity of the Common Stock offered hereby has been
passed upon by Seth H. Hoogasian, Esq., General Counsel of the
Company. Mr. Hoogasian owns or has the right to acquire,
pursuant to the exercise of stock options, shares of the Common
Stock of the Company and of certain of the Company's
subsidiaries, the fair market value of which exceeds $50,000.
EXPERTS
The financial statements and schedule of the Company for the
year ended December 30, 1995, incorporated in this Prospectus by
reference to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 30, 1995 have been audited by Arthur Andersen
LLP, independent public accountants, to the extent and for the
periods as indicated in their reports with respect thereto, and
are incorporated herein in reliance upon the authority of said
firm as experts in giving said reports. Reference is made to
said report with respect to the Company's financial statements,
which includes an explanatory fourth paragraph with respect to
the change in the method of accounting for investments in debt
and marketable equity securities in 1994 as discussed in Note 2
to the financial statements.
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PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 14. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.
The expenses incurred by the Company in connection with the
issuance and distribution of the securities being registered are
as follows. All amounts are estimated except the Securities and
Exchange Commission registration fee.
Amount
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Registration fee - Securities and Exchange
Commission ...................................$ 4,843
Legal fees and expenses ...................... 1,000
Accounting fees and expenses ................. 1,000
Miscellaneous ................................ 1,000
Total ...................................$ 7,843
Item 15. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
The Delaware General Corporation Law and the Company's
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws
limit the monetary liability of directors to the Company and to
its stockholders and provide for indemnification of the Company's
officers and directors for liabilities and expenses that they may
incur in such capacities. In general, officers and directors are
indemnified with respect to actions taken in good faith in a
manner reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best
interests of the Company, and with respect to any criminal action
or proceeding, actions that the indemnitee had no reasonable
cause to believe were unlawful. The Company also has
indemnification agreements with its directors and officers that
provide for the maximum indemnification allowed by law.
The Company maintains officers' and directors' insurance
covering certain liabilities that may be incurred by officers and
directors in the performance of their duties.
Item 16. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.
See the Exhibit Index included immediately preceding the
exhibits to this Registration Statement.
Item 17. Undertakings.
(a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
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(1) To file, during any period in which offers or
sales are being made, a post-effective amendment
to this registration statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section
10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or
events arising after the effective date of
the registration statement (or the most
recent post-effective amendment thereof)
which, individually or in the aggregate,
represent a fundamental change in the
information set forth in the registration
statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
any increase or decrease in volume of
securities offered (if the total dollar value
of securities offered would not exceed that
which was registered) and any deviation from
the low or high end of the estimated maximum
offering range may be reflected in the form
of prospectus filed with the Commission
pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate,
the changes in volume and price represent no
more than 20 percent change in the maximum
aggregate offering price set forth in the
"Calculation of Registration Fee" table in
the effective registration statement;
(iii)To include any material information with
respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in the registration
statement or any material change to such
information in the registration statement.
Provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i)
and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the registration
statement is on Form S-3 or Form S-8, and the
information required to be included in a
post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is
contained in periodic reports filed by the
Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are
incorporated by reference in the registration
statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability
under the Securities Act of 1933, each such
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a
new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of
such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.
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(3) To remove from registration by means of a
post-effective amendment any of the securities
being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering.
(b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for
purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of
1933, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to
Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 that is incorporated by reference in this registration
statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered herein, and the offering of
such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide offering thereof.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising
under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors,
officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to
the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been
advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as
expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the
event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities
(other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or
paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the
Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling
person in connection with the securities being registered, the
Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter
has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in
the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such
issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933,
the Registrant hereby certifies that it has reasonable grounds to
believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form
S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in
the City of Waltham, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on this
21st day of March, 1996.
THERMO ELECTRON CORPORATION
By: George N. Hatsopoulos
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George N. Hatsopoulos,
President and Chief Executive
Officer
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that each individual whose
signature appears below constitutes and appoints John N.
Hatsopoulos, Paul F. Kelleher, Seth H. Hoogasian, Sandra L.
Lambert and Jonathan W. Painter, and each of them, as his true
and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents for the undersigned, with
full power of substitution, for and in the name, place and stead
of the undersigned, to sign and file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933 any and all
amendments and exhibits to this Registration Statement and any
and all applications and other documents to be filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission pertaining to the registration
of the securities covered hereby, with full power and authority
to do and perform any and all acts and things whatsoever
requisite and necessary or desirable.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933,
this Registration Statement has been signed by the following
persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature Title Date
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President, Chief
Executive Officer,
Chairman of the
George N. Hatsopoulos Board and Director March 21, 1996
George N. Hatsopoulos
Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial
John N. Hatsopoulos Officer March 21, 1996
John N. Hatsopoulos
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Signature Title Date
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Vice President, Finance
(Chief Accounting
Paul F. Kelleher Officer) March 21, 1996
Paul F. Kelleher
John M. Albertine Director March 21, 1996
John M. Albertine
Peter O. Crisp Director March 21, 1996
Peter O. Crisp
Elias P. Gyftopoulos Director March 21, 1996
Elias P. Gyftopoulos
Frank Jungers Director March 21, 1996
Frank Jungers
Robert A. McCabe Director March 21, 1996
Robert A. McCabe
Frank E. Morris Director March 21, 1996
Frank E. Morris
Donald E. Noble Director March 21, 1996
Donald E. Noble
Hutham S. Olayan Director March 21, 1996
Hutham S. Olayan
Roger D. Wellington Director March 21, 1996
Roger D. Wellington
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Sequential
Number Description of Exhibit Page No.
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5 Opinion of Seth H. Hoogasian, Esq. _____
23(a) Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP _____
(b) Consent of Seth H. Hoogasian, Esq.
(contained in Exhibit 5)
24 Power of Attorney (See Signature Page)
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EXHIBIT 5
Thermo Electron Corporation
81 Wyman Street
PO Box 9046
Waltham, MA 02254-9046
March 21, 1996
Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Registration Statement on Form S-3
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
I am General Counsel to Thermo Electron Corporation, a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and have acted as counsel
in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, on Form S-3 (the "Registration Statement"), of
232,349 shares of the Company's Common Stock, par value $1.00 per
share (the "Shares"), which may from time to time be sold by a
shareholder of the Company.
I or a member of my staff have reviewed the corporate
proceedings taken by the Company with respect to the
authorization of the issuance of the Shares. I or a member of my
staff have also examined and relied upon originals or copies,
certified or otherwise authenticated to my satisfaction, of all
corporate records, documents, agreements or other instruments of
the Company, and have made investigations of law and have
discussed with the Company's representatives questions of fact
that I or a member of my staff have deemed necessary or
appropriate.
Based upon and subject to the foregoing, I am of the opinion
that the Shares have been duly authorized by the Company and are
validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
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I hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as Exhibit 5
to the Registration Statement, including any amendments thereto,
and to the use of my name under the caption "Legal Matters" in
the prospectus constituting a part thereof.
Sincerely,
/s/Seth H. Hoogasian
Seth H. Hoogasian
General Counsel
SHH/haf
EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the
incorporation by reference in this registration statement of our
reports dated February 15, 1996 (except with respect to the
matters discussed in Note 16 as to which the date is March 1,
1996), incorporated by reference in Thermo Electron Corporation's
Form 10-K for the year ended December 30, 1995, and to all
references to our Firm included in this registration statement.
Arthur Andersen LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
March 18, 1996
