As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 12, 1999.
Registration No. 333-
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM S-8
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 Number)
81 Wyman Street
Waltham, Massachusetts 02454-9046
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
THERMO ELECTRON CORPORATION DIRECTORS STOCK OPTION PLAN
THERMO ELECTRON CORPORATION INCENTIVE AND NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION PLAN
THERMO ELECTRON CORPORATION EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
THERMO ELECTRON CORPORATION EMPLOYEES EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
THERMO ELECTRON CORPORATION DIRECTORS DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
(Full Titles of the Plans)
Sandra L. Lambert, Secretary
Thermo Electron Corporation
81 Wyman Street
P. O. Box 9046
Waltham, Massachusetts 02454-9046
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
(781) 622-1000
(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)
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Copies to:
Seth H. Hoogasian, Esq., General Counsel
Thermo Electron Corporation
81 Wyman Street
P. O. Box 9046
Waltham, Massachusetts 02454-9046
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Proposed
securities Amount Proposed Maximum Amount of
to be to be Maximum Aggregate Registration
registered registered Offering Offering Fee
Price Per Price
Share
Common Stock,
$1.00 par value 9,375,129 $13.875(2) $130,079,915(2) $36,163
per share shares
(1)
In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933,
this Registration Statement also covers an indeterminate number of shares of the
Registrant's Common Stock as may be issuable in connection with adjustments
under the employee benefit plans described herein to reflect certain changes in
the Registrant's capital structure, including stock dividends or stock splits.
(1) The shares registered hereunder are divided among the various plans as set
forth in the following table:
Name of Plan No. of Shares
Thermo Electron Corporation Directors Stock 225,000
Option Plan
Thermo Electron Corporation Incentive and 450,129
Nonqualified Stock Option Plan
Thermo Electron Corporation Equity Incentive Plan 5,000,000
Thermo Electron Corporation Directors Deferred 700,000
Compensation Plan
Thermo Electron Corporation Employees Equity 3,000,000
Incentive Plan
(2) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the
registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act of
1933. The calculation of the proposed maximum aggregate offering price has been
based upon (1) the registration hereunder of an aggregate of 9,375,129 shares
and (2) the average of the high and low sales prices, $14.0625 and $13.6875,
respectively, of the Registrant's Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange on
November 9, 1999 as reported in the consolidated transaction reporting system.
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
With respect to the Thermo Electron Corporation Incentive and Nonqualified
Stock Option Plan (the "TMO Incentive Plan"), the Thermo Electron Corporation
Equity Incentive Plan (the "TMO Equity Plan") and the Thermo Electron
Corporation Directors Stock Option Plan (the "TMO Directors Plan"), this
Registration Statement is filed pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8 in
order to register additional securities of the same class as other securities
for which registration statements relating to such employee benefit plans are
effective.
On November 7, 1980, August 15, 1984 and September 24, 1986, the Company
filed registration statements on Form S-8 (Reg. Nos. 2-69811, 2-92780 and
33-8993, respectively) to register an aggregate of 2,588,169 shares of Common
Stock reserved for issuance under the TMO Incentive Plan. Giving effect to
increases under the TMO Incentive Plan as a result of stock splits and/or stock
dividends, the addition of this Registration Statement brings the total number
of shares registered for issuance under the TMO Incentive Plan to 13,552,731. In
addition, on November 16, 1990 and July 6, 1994, the Company filed registration
statements on Form S-8 (Reg. Nos. 33-37867 and 33-54453, respectively) to
register an aggregate of 3,800,000 shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance
under the TMO Equity Plan. Giving effect to increases under the TMO Equity Plan
as a result of stock splits and/or stock dividends, the addition of this
Registration Statement brings the total number of shares registered for issuance
under the TMO Equity Plan to 15,575,000. In addition, on August 4, 1995, the
Company filed a registration statement on Form S-8 (Reg. No. 33-61561) to
register 300,000 shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under the TMO
Directors Plan. Giving effect to an increase under the TMO Directors Plan as a
result of a stock dividend, the addition of this Registration Statement brings
the total number of shares registered for issuance under the TMO Directors Plan
to 675,000. The contents of the previously filed registration statements
relating to the TMO Equity Plan, the TMO Incentive Plan and the TMO Directors
Plan are incorporated herein by reference except for the items that are set
forth below. Pursuant to Instruction E, this Registration Statement contains
such information required by Form S-8 that is not otherwise included in the
previous registration statements.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The information required by Part I is included in documents sent or given
to the respective participants in the plans listed on the cover page of this
Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). As used in this Registration Statement,
the terms "Registrant" or "Company" refer to Thermo Electron Corporation.
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PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The Registrant is subject to the informational and reporting requirements
of Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) 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"). The following documents, which are on file with
the Commission, are incorporated in this Registration Statement by reference:
(a) The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended January 2, 1999, as amended.
(b) The Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the
Commission on January 8, 1999.
(c) The Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the
Commission on March 9, 1999.
(d) The Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the
Commission on March 15, 1999.
(e) The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended April 3, 1999.
(f) The Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the
Commission on May 25, 1999.
(g) The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended July 3, 1999.
(h) The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended October 2, 1999.
(i) 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 such description may be amended from time to
time.
(j) The description of the Company's Preferred Stock Purchase
Rights which is contained in the Company's Registration
Statement on Form 8-A filed under the Exchange Act, as such
description may be amended from time to time.
All reports or proxy statements filed by the Company pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date of this
Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment
that indicates that all securities offered herein have been sold, or that
deregisters all such securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof
from the respective dates of filing of such documents.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
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Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
The validity of the Common Stock offered hereby has been passed upon by
Seth H. Hoogasian, Esq., General Counsel of the Company. Mr. Hoogasian is a
full-time employee of the Company, is an officer of the Company, and owns or has
the right to acquire 348,828 shares of Common Stock and 164,328 shares of the
common stock of the Company's subsidiaries.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
The Delaware General Corporation Law and the Company's 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 has an insurance policy which insures the directors and
officers of the Company and its subsidiaries against certain liabilities which
might be incurred in connection with the performance of their duties.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not Applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
The Exhibit Index immediately preceding the exhibits is attached hereto
and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9. Undertakings.
(a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(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;
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(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 information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by
those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the
Commission 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.
(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 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit
plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement 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.
(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
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 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 12th
day of November, 1999.
THERMO ELECTRON CORPORATION
By: /s/ Richard F. Syron
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Richard F. Syron
Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each of the undersigned Directors and Officers of Thermo Electron
Corporation hereby appoints Theo Melas-Kyriazi, Paul F. Kelleher, Kenneth J.
Apicerno, Seth H. Hoogasian and Sandra L. Lambert, and each of them, his true
and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for
him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and
all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration
Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto
said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to
do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done
in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his substitute or
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated:
Signature Title Date
President, Chief Executive
/s/ Richard F. Syron Officer and Director November 12, 1999
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Richard F. Syron
/s/ Theo Melas-Kyriazi Chief Financial Officer November 12, 1999
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Theo Melas-Kyriazi
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/s/ Paul F. Kelleher Chief Accounting Officer November 12, 1999
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Paul F. Kelleher
/s/ George N. Hatsopoulos Chairman of the Board November 12, 1999
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George N. Hatsopoulos
/s/ John M. Albertine Director November 12, 1999
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John M. Albertine
/s/ Samuel W. Bodman Director November 12, 1999
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Samuel W. Bodman
/s/ Peter O. Crisp Director November 12, 1999
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Peter O. Crisp
/s/ Elias P. Gyftopoulos Director November 12, 1999
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Elias P. Gyftopoulos
/s/ John N. Hatsopoulos Director November 12, 1999
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John N. Hatsopoulos
/s/ Frank Jungers Director November 12, 1999
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Frank Jungers
/s/ Robert A. McCabe Director November 12, 1999
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Robert A. McCabe
/s/ Hutham S. Olayan Director November 12, 1999
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Hutham S. Olayan
/s/ Robert W. O'Leary Director November 12, 1999
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Robert W. O'Leary
/s/ Roger D. Wellington Director November 12, 1999
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Roger D. Wellington
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number Description
5 Opinion of Seth H. Hoogasian, Esq.
23.1 Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP
23.2 Consent of Seth H. Hoogasian, Esq.
(contained in his opinion filed as
Exhibit 5).
24 Power of Attorney (see signature pages to this Registration
Statement).
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EXHIBIT 5
Thermo Electron Corporation
81 Wyman Street
Waltham, Massachusetts 02454-9046
November 12, 1999
Thermo Electron Corporation
81 Wyman Street
Waltham, Massachusetts 02454-9046
Re: Registration Statement on Form S-8
Relating to 9,375,129 Shares of the Common Stock,
$1.00 par value, of Thermo Electron Corporation
Dear Sirs:
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-8 (the
"Registration Statement"), of 9,375,129 shares of the Company's Common Stock,
$1.00 par value per share (the "Shares") subject to the following employee
benefit plans (each, a "Plan"): Thermo Electron Corporation Directors Stock
Option Plan, Thermo Electron Corporation Incentive and Nonqualified Stock Option
Plan, Thermo Electron Corporation Equity Incentive Plan, Thermo Electron
Corporation Employees Equity Incentive Plan, and Thermo Electron Corporation
Directors Deferred Compensation Plan.
I or a member of my legal 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 legal 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 all investigations of law and have discussed with the Company's
representatives all questions of fact that I have deemed necessary or
appropriate.
Based upon and subject to the foregoing, I am of the opinion that:
1. The Company is a corporation validly existing and in corporate good
standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.
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2. The issuance and sale of the Shares as contemplated in the Registration
Statement have been duly authorized by the Company.
3. The Shares, when issued and sold in accordance with the provisions of
the applicable Plan, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
I hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as Exhibit 5 to the
Registration Statement.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Seth H. Hoogasian
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Seth H. Hoogasian
General Counsel
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Exhibit 23.1
Consent of Independent Public Accountants
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As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation
by reference in this registration statement on Form S-8 of our report dated
February 16, 1999 (except with respect to the matters discussed in Note 19, as
to which the date is March 1, 1999), included in Thermo Electron Corporation's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 2, 1999, and to all
references to our Firm included in this registration statement.
Arthur Andersen LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
November 8, 1999
