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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

Form 10-K

(Mark One)

þ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 30, 2007

or

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission file number 001-5075

 

PerkinElmer, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Massachusetts   04-2052042

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

940 Winter Street, Waltham, Massachusetts   02451
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code): (781) 663-6900

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class

 

Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered

Common Stock, $1 Par Value   New York Stock Exchange

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.        Yes þ        No ¨

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.        Yes ¨        No þ

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or Section 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 þ        No ¨

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.        ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer þ

  Accelerated filer ¨   Non-accelerated filer ¨   (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    Smaller reporting company ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).        Yes ¨        No þ

The aggregate market value of the common stock, $1 par value per share, held by non-affiliates of the registrant on June 29, 2007, was $3,037,209,217, based upon the last reported sale of $26.06 per share of common stock on June 29, 2007.

As of February 26, 2008, there were outstanding 117,625,212 shares of common stock, $1 par value per share.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Portions of PerkinElmer, Inc.’s Definitive Proxy Statement for its Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on April 22, 2008 are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Form 10-K.

 

 


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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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PART I   

Item 1.

  

Business

   3

Item 1A.

  

Risk Factors

   14

Item 1B.

  

Unresolved Staff Comments

   20

Item 2.

  

Properties

   20

Item 3.

  

Legal Proceedings

   21

Item 4.

  

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

   22
PART II   

Item 5.

   Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities   

24

Item 6.

  

Selected Financial Data

   27

Item 7.

  

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

   29

Item 7A.

  

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

   54

Item 8.

  

Financial Statements and Supplemental Data

   57

Item 9.

  

Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

   108

Item 9A.

  

Controls and Procedures

   108

Item 9B.

  

Other Information

   111
PART III   

Item 10.

  

Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

   112

Item 11.

  

Executive Compensation

   112

Item 12.

   Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters   

112

Item 13.

  

Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

   113

Item 14.

  

Principal Accountant Fees and Services

   113
PART IV   

Item 15.

  

Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

   114

Signatures

   120


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PART I

 

Item 1.    Business

 

Overview

 

We are a leading provider of technology, services and solutions to the diagnostics, detection and analysis and photonics markets. We design, manufacture, market and service components, systems and products in two reporting segments:

 

   

Life and Analytical Sciences. We are a leading provider of analysis tools, including instruments, reagents, software, and consumables, to the analytical sciences, genetic screening, BioDiscovery and laboratory services markets.

 

   

Optoelectronics. We provide a broad range of medical imaging, optical sensor and specialty lighting components used in medical, consumer products and other specialty end markets.

 

The health sciences markets include all of the businesses in our Life and Analytical Sciences segment and our medical imaging business, as well as elements of the medical sensors and lighting businesses in our Optoelectronics segment. The photonics markets include the remaining businesses in our Optoelectronics segment.

 

In fiscal 2007, we had $1,787.3 million in sales from continuing operations.

 

We are a Massachusetts corporation, founded in 1947. Our headquarters are in Waltham, Massachusetts, and we market our products and services in more than 150 countries. As of December 30, 2007, we had approximately 8,700 employees. Our common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, and we are a component of the S&P 500 Index.

 

We maintain a website with the address http://www.perkinelmer.com. We are not including the information contained in our website as part of, or incorporating it by reference into, this annual report on Form 10-K. We make available free of charge through our website our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to these reports, as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file these materials with, or otherwise furnish them to, the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Our Strategy

 

Our strategy is focused on providing innovative products, applications, and services that drive productivity improvements in targeted high growth market segments and developing value-added applications and solutions to foster continued market development and expansion. For example, during 2007, we launched EcoAnalytix, a global initiative to provide product, training, support and service offerings targeting food safety, water quality and biofuels development applications. To execute on our strategy and drive higher revenue growth, we focus on broadening our product and service offerings through the acquisition of innovative technology and expenditures for research and development. Our strategy includes:

 

   

Accelerating innovation through both internal research and development and the pursuit of third-party collaborations and alliances;

 

   

Achieving significant growth in both of our segments through strategic acquisitions and licensing;

 

   

Strengthening our position within key markets, by expanding our product and service offerings and maintaining superior product quality;

 

   

Utilizing our share repurchase programs to help drive shareholder value; and

 

   

Attracting, retaining and developing talented and motivated employees.

 

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Recent Developments

 

As part of our strategy to grow our core businesses, we have taken the following actions in 2007:

 

Acquisitions:

 

Newborn Metabolic Screening Business from Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. In December 2007, we entered into an agreement to acquire the outstanding stock of Pediatrix Screening, Inc., which constitutes the newborn metabolic screening (“NMS”) business of Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. The NMS business provides neonatal screening and consultative services to hospitals, medical groups and various states. This acquisition is intended to expand our capabilities to supply state laboratories and other agencies with comprehensive newborn screening solutions. This transaction is expected to close during the first quarter of 2008.

 

ViaCell, Inc. In November 2007, our wholly owned subsidiary completed a tender offer for all of the outstanding shares of common stock of ViaCell, Inc. (“ViaCell”), at a price of $7.25 per share. ViaCell specializes in the collection, testing, processing and preservation of umbilical cord blood stem cells. Through the tender offer, our wholly owned subsidiary acquired more than 90% of the outstanding shares of common stock of ViaCell. We acquired the remaining outstanding shares of ViaCell by means of a merger of our wholly owned subsidiary with and into ViaCell, as a result of which ViaCell became our wholly owned subsidiary. The addition of ViaCell’s ViaCord® product offering for the preservation of umbilical cord blood, and its sales and marketing organization, is expected to facilitate the expansion of our neonatal and prenatal businesses. Aggregate consideration for this transaction was approximately $295.8 million in cash, which excludes $31.8 million in acquired cash. The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the acquired net assets has been allocated to goodwill, none of which is tax deductible.

 

Following the ViaCell acquisition, we committed to a preliminary plan of integration of certain ViaCell activities that included workforce reductions. As of December 30, 2007, we recorded $1.2 million of severance liabilities with a corresponding adjustment to goodwill in accordance with Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) Issue No. 95-3, “Recognition of Liabilities in Connection with a Purchase Business Combination” (“EITF 95-3”). We had not finalized the preliminary integration plan as of December 30, 2007, but we expect to complete the plan no later than one year from the date of acquisition.

 

Following the ViaCell acquisition, our Board of Directors (the “Board”) approved a plan to sell the ViaCyteSM and Cellular Therapy Technology businesses that were acquired with ViaCell. The ViaCyteSM business focuses on the development of a proprietary media intended for the cryopreservation of human unfertilized oocytes. The Cellular Therapy Technology business focuses on the development of therapeutic uses of unrestricted somatic stem cells derived from umbilical cord blood, including the areas of cancer, cardiac disease and diabetes. We have determined that both businesses do not strategically fit with the other products offered by the Life and Analytical Sciences segment. We also determined that without investing capital into the operations of both businesses, we could not effectively compete in the marketplace with larger companies which focus on the market for such products. We are actively marketing and are currently committed to a plan to sell both of these businesses. We have classified the results of the ViaCyteSM and Cellular Therapy Technology businesses as discontinued operations in the accompanying financial statements.

 

Remaining minority interest of PerkinElmer India Pvt. Ltd. In June 2007, we acquired the remaining minority interest in PerkinElmer India Pvt. Ltd. (“PKI India”), a direct sales, service and marketing operation targeting India’s life science and analytical instrumentation markets, from Labindia Instruments Pvt. Ltd. The acquisition establishes PKI India as our wholly owned subsidiary. Consideration for this transaction was approximately $1.3 million in cash plus potential additional consideration of approximately $0.7 million, of which we paid $0.2 million during the fiscal year 2007. We expect to pay the remaining $0.5 million in quarterly installments through the first quarter of 2008. The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the acquired net assets has been allocated to goodwill, none of which is tax deductible.

 

Improvision Ltd. In March 2007, we acquired the stock of Improvision Ltd. (“Improvision”), a leading provider of cellular imaging software and integrated hardware solutions used in life sciences research. We expect

 

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that the addition of Improvision’s imaging and analysis software to our high content screening systems will provide customers with powerful imaging solutions for analyzing cellular events, from real-time imaging of live cells to rapid high content screening of multiple samples. Consideration for this transaction was approximately $23.6 million in cash plus potential additional contingent consideration, which we expect to be immaterial to us. During 2007, we paid $0.6 million for net working capital adjustments. The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the acquired net assets has been allocated to goodwill, none of which is tax deductible.

 

Euroscreen Products S.A. In January 2007, we acquired the stock of Euroscreen Products S.A. (“Euroscreen”), a developer of the AequoScreen™ cellular assay platform. The AequoScreen™ platform from Euroscreen is based on an innovative luminescence technology that generates higher quality data, while reducing the number of false positives in G protein-coupled receptor (“GPCR”) screening applications. Consideration for this transaction was approximately $18.1 million in cash. The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the acquired net assets has been allocated to goodwill, none of which is tax deductible.

 

Evotec Technologies GmbH. In January 2007, we acquired the stock of Evotec Technologies GmbH (“Evotec”). The acquisition is intended to allow us to provide our customers in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and academic arenas with Evotec’s high content screening instruments and software. These analysis tools determine the composition of cells and cell structure, a critical step in moving potential drug targets quickly through the discovery process. Consideration for this transaction was approximately $33.0 million in cash, which was paid in fiscal year 2006. During 2007, we received $1.2 million for net working capital adjustments. The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the acquired net assets has been allocated to goodwill, none of which is tax deductible.

 

The operations for each of these acquisitions completed during fiscal 2007 have been reported within the results of our Life and Analytical Sciences segment from the acquisition date.

 

We took the following actions in 2007 to further focus our core businesses:

 

Share Repurchase Program:

 

On November 6, 2006, we announced that our Board authorized us to repurchase up to 10.0 million shares of our common stock under a stock repurchase program (the “Repurchase Program”). The Repurchase Program will expire on October 25, 2010 unless this authorization is terminated earlier by our Board, and may be suspended or discontinued at any time. During fiscal 2007, we repurchased in the open market approximately 8.1 million shares of our common stock at an aggregate cost of $203.0 million, including commissions, under the Repurchase Program. The repurchased shares have been reflected as additional authorized but unissued shares, with the payments reflected in common stock and capital in excess of par value.

 

Restructuring:

 

During fiscal 2007, we incurred $14.4 million in pre-tax restructuring and lease charges. During the first and fourth quarters of 2007, our management approved separate plans for workforce reductions in several locations and partial closure of a facility. The purpose of the restructuring plans approved in the first and fourth quarters of 2007 was principally to shift resources into geographic regions and product lines that are more consistent with our growth strategy. The pre-tax restructuring activity associated with these plans has been reported as restructuring expenses as a component of operating expenses from continuing operations. We expect the impact of immediate and future cost savings from these restructuring activities on operating results and cash flows to be negligible, as we have incurred and will incur offsetting costs.

 

Leadership Succession Plan:

 

We announced on July 26, 2007 that our Board had approved a leadership succession plan. On July 25, 2007, our Board elected Robert F. Friel to the position of President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company, effective August 1, 2007. Mr. Friel had previously served as Vice Chairman of the Company and President of our

 

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Life and Analytical Sciences segment, and he remains a Director of the Company. On January 23, 2008, our Board elected Mr. Friel Chief Executive Officer and appointed Gregory L. Summe Executive Chairman of the Board, effective February 1, 2008. As Executive Chairman of the Board, Mr. Summe will continue to work for the Company at a reduced schedule until the earlier of April 21, 2009 or the date of our 2009 annual meeting of shareholders (the “2009 Meeting Date”). Our Board intends that Mr. Summe will remain a Director until the 2009 Meeting Date, at which time Mr. Summe will step down as Executive Chairman and as a member of the Board.

 

Life and Analytical Sciences

 

Our Life and Analytical Sciences segment is a leading provider of analytical sciences, genetic screening, BioDiscovery and laboratory services solutions, including instruments, reagents, software, and consumables. Our instruments are used in daily applications for scientific research and clinical applications. Our research products provide the fundamental tools necessary for a variety of applications that are critical to the development of many of our customers’ new products and academic projects. In fiscal 2007, our Life and Analytical Sciences segment generated sales of $1,327.2 million.

 

For analytical sciences solutions, we offer analytical tools employing technologies such as molecular and atomic spectroscopy, inductively coupled plasma, gas chromatography, liquid chromatography, and thermal analysis. During 2007, we launched EcoAnalytix, a global initiative to provide product, training, support and service offerings targeting food safety, water quality and biofuels development applications. Our instruments and related application solutions measure a range of substances from biomolecular matter to organic and inorganic chemicals. We sell these products to customers in the forensics, environmental, food and beverage, consumer safety, sustainable energy, pharmaceutical, semiconductor and hydrocarbon processing/biofuels markets. These customers use our instruments in various applications to verify the identity, quality or composition of the materials they examine.

 

For genetic screening and clinical laboratories, we provide instrumentation, software, reagents and analytical tools to test for various inherited metabolic or endocrinological disorders in newborns and to assess risk during pregnancy. Our product range includes both screening and confirmatory diagnostic products. We sell our genetic screening solutions to public health authorities, private healthcare organizations and doctors around the world. With the addition of ViaCell, we also offer expectant families the opportunity to preserve their baby’s umbilical cord blood at the time of birth for potential medical use by the child or a related family member for a number of disorders, including some for which we have screening programs.

 

For BioDiscovery solutions, we offer a wide range of systems consisting of instrumentation, software and consumables, including reagents, based on our core expertise in cellular sciences, time-resolved fluorescence, chemiluminescence, radioactive labeling, and the detection of proteins and nucleic acids. We sell our biopharmaceutical solutions to pharmaceutical, biotechnology and academic research customers around the world.

 

For service and support, we offer customers a range of products including service plans, preventive maintenance, qualification, training, and upgrades. OneSource® , our maintenance management platform, helps customers consolidate the essential maintenance and asset management needs of their laboratory(s). Through acquisitions, our services have expanded to include a broad range of multi-vendor maintenance solutions.

 

Principal Products. The principal products of our Life and Analytical Sciences business include:

 

 

 

DELFIA® Xpress, a complete solution for prenatal screening, is a fast, continuous loading system supported by kits for both first and second trimester analyses, and clinically validated LifeCycle software.

 

 

 

The NeoGram MS/MS AAAC in vitro diagnostic kit, is used to support detection of metabolic disorders in newborns by tandem mass spectrometry.

 

 

 

Ultra-Screen® is a first trimester prenatal screening protocol combining ultrasound measurement of the fluid accumulation behind the neck of the fetus (nuchal translucency) with maternal serum markers. It is designed to assess patient-specific risk for Down Syndrome, trisomy 18 and other chromosomal abnormalities.

 

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The Spectral Genomics Array Comparative Genomic Hybridization (“CGH”) platform provides tools for improving gene expression validation, molecular karyotyping and genome profiling.

 

 

 

The Clarus® series of Gas Chromatographs (“GC”) and Gas Chromatographs/Mass Spectrometers (“GC/MS”) and the TurboMatrix family of sample-handling equipment are instruments used for compound identification and quantization in the environmental, forensics, food and beverage, hydrocarbon processing/biofuels, materials testing, pharmaceutical and semiconductor industries.

 

   

The Series 200 family of high performance liquid chromatography (“HPLC”) systems is used to identify and quantify compounds for applications in the environmental, food and beverage, and pharmaceutical industries.

 

 

 

The PerkinElmer family of inorganic analysis instrumentation, including the AAnalyst series of atomic absorption spectrometers, the Optima family of inductively coupled plasma (“ICP”) spectrometers and the ELAN® family of ICP mass spectrometers are instruments used in the environmental and chemical industries, among others, to determine the elemental content of a sample.

 

   

A range of Raman spectroscopy instruments that provide laboratories with the ability to analyze solids, liquids, powders, gels, slurries and aqueous solutions in bulk or to address variations in sample distribution with imaging. The technology applies to a wide range of sectors including pharmaceuticals, industrial, forensics and academia.

 

   

The DMA 8000 is a thermal analysis system used by scientists in the polymers, composites, pharmaceutical, and food and beverage industries for applications ranging from simple quality control to advanced research.

 

 

 

Spectrum high performance Fourier Transform Infrared (“FT-IR”) and Fourier Transform Near-Infrared (“FT-NIR”) spectrometers provide a wide range of capabilities for infrared analysis in pharmaceuticals, fine chemicals, polymers, plastics, and many other industries.

 

 

 

The LABWORKS laboratory information management system (“LIMS”) is a robust information management system that enables scientists to store, share and create reports on laboratory data in both small and large laboratory environments.

 

 

 

Biochemical and cellular reagents, such as LANCE® and AlphaScreen® assay technologies, fluorescent labeled probes and GPCR cell lines and membranes, are used in and support a broad and flexible range of assays used for drug discovery, functional genomics, proteomics, and genotyping.

 

 

 

EnVision, a multilabel reader used in a wide range of high-throughput screening applications, features two detectors enabling simultaneous dual wavelength reading, below emission reading, barcode readers, a high speed light source, and adjustment of measurement height function. The instrument is fully configurable, accepting microplates from 96 to 1,536 wells, and can be integrated into robotic systems.

 

 

 

The JANUS® Automated Workstation, an automation and liquid handling system consisting of a modular platform that enables one or two pipetting arms with different tip configurations as well as one-plate movement arm on a single workstation. JANUS is designed for the efficient automation of sample preparation procedures utilized in pharmaceutical, biotech, and research applications.

 

 

 

The UltraVIEW ERS Confocal Imaging System is a high-resolution, live cell imaging system that allows for the observation and measurement of cellular and molecular processes.

 

New Products. New products introduced or acquired in 2007 by our Life and Analytical Sciences business include:

 

 

 

ViaCord®, a product offering that provides expectant families the opportunity to preserve their baby’s umbilical cord blood at the time of birth for potential medical use by the child or a related family member.

 

 

 

EcoAnalytix, a global initiative to provide product, training, support and service offerings targeting food safety, water quality and biofuels development applications.

 

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The Clarus® 400 gas chromatograph and the Clarus® 560 D Gas Chromatograph/Mass Spectrometer (GC/MS), configured for lower-volume laboratories’ routine application needs.

 

 

 

The Melamine Analyzer, based on the Clarus® 600 T Gas Chromatograph/Mass Spectrometer that detects the presence of melamine—a nitrogen-rich industrial chemical—in protein-based foods.

 

   

The PAH Analyzer, based upon the Series 200 UV/VIS/Fluorescent HPLC for analysis of PAH, a family of organic pollutants widely distributed in the environment that can be carcinogenic.

 

 

 

AequoScreen is a comprehensive set of cell lines expressing photoproteins that can be used in high throughput screening for drug discovery in the pharmaceutical industry. This technology is focused on one of the major families of targets for new drugs, the G protein coupled receptors and ion channels.

 

   

The Volocity 3D Visualization Software is used for high resolution image rendering in confocal microscopy. This software is used in conjunction with our UltraVIEW VoX system that employs custom-designed optics, cameras and spinning disk confocal scanners. The system enables researchers to generate real-time multi-dimensional data in vivo of cellular events very rapidly.

 

 

 

The Opera and Opera LX HCS systems are confocal microplate imaging readers that provide solutions for fully automated simultaneous high speed and high resolution screening. In addition, the Acapella software is designed to process complex data at high speeds for on-line analysis in high content screening.

 

Brand Names. Our Life and Analytical Sciences segment offers additional products under various brand names, including Wallac®, Packard®, NEN®, OneSource®, AutoDELFIA®, HyperDSC®, LAMBDA, EcoAnalytix, Evolution, Chromera, MultiPROBE®, FlashBlue, ScanArray , Victor, Opera and ViaCord®.

 

Optoelectronics

 

Our Optoelectronics segment provides a broad range of medical imaging, optical sensor and specialty lighting components used in medical, consumer products, and other specialty end markets. For fiscal 2007, our Optoelectronics segment generated sales of $460.1 million.

 

We are a leading supplier of amorphous silicon flat panel detectors, a technology for diagnostic medical imaging and radiation therapy. Amorphous silicon flat panel detectors replace film and produce improved image resolution and diagnostic capability for use in radiography, angiography, cardiac and cancer treatment. The amorphous silicon technology is important to medical imaging applications as well as to industrial nondestructive testing for defect recognition within automated manufacturing lines.

 

Our specialty lighting technologies include xenon flashtubes, ceramic xenon light sources, intense pulsed light, laser pump sources, and LEDs. These products are used in a variety of applications including mobile phones, digital still and analog cameras, medical endoscopy equipment, home theater projectors, aesthetic applications including hair removal, skin rejuvenation and acne treatment, and laser machine tools.

 

We have significant expertise in optical sensor technologies, with products used in a variety of applications. Some of the applications in which our optical sensors are used include sample detection in life sciences instruments, x-ray luggage screening, safety and security applications such as smoke detectors, HVAC controls, document handling/sorting, smart weaponry and non-contact temperature measurements for applications such as ear thermometers and consumer appliances.

 

Principal Products. The principal products of our Optoelectronics business include:

 

   

Amorphous silicon flat panel detectors, an enabling technology for digital x-ray imaging that replaces film and produces improved image resolution and diagnostic capability in applications such as radiography, cardiology, angiography and cancer treatments.

 

   

Xenon flashtubes and flash modules for use in mobile phone cameras, digital still cameras, 35mm compact cameras and single-use cameras.

 

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Cermax® xenon short arc lamps and fiber optic light sources used in diagnostic and surgical endoscopes, surgical headlamps, microscopes and phototherapy systems.

 

 

 

Cermax® xenon lamps utilized in front projection applications for home theater, conference rooms and auditoriums which are able to deliver the required brightness while minimizing sacrifices in color performance.

 

   

Linear xenon and argon flashlamps used in solid-state lasers in machine tools and other industrial applications.

 

   

LED light sources coupled with photodiodes for signal detection, used in sensor modules for hand-held blood glucose meters. The sensing module works as the optical detection unit of the system and an LED-based reflective sensor is incorporated into the blood glucose meter to read out tracking information on the consumables.

 

   

Thermopile temperature sensors used in digital ear thermometers.

 

   

Avalanche photodiode detectors for molecular imaging instrumentation, including pre-clinical Positron Emission Tomography (“PET”) scanners used by the medical research community to image molecular biology activity in small animals.

 

   

Optical sensors used in a variety of safety and security applications, including x-ray luggage screening and smoke alarms, laser printers, copiers and other consumer applications, HVAC systems for monitoring of harmful gases in households, various automotive applications, and smart weaponry.

 

   

Charge-coupled device cameras, used to detect defects in manufacturing processes, pilot vision systems and document sorting.

 

   

A range of products used in military and aerospace applications including lighting, power supplies and other specialty components.

 

 

 

A wide range of optical detectors and light sources used in analytical instruments, drug discovery tools and clinical diagnostic systems. The detectors include charge coupled devices, avalanche photodiodes, photodiode arrays, channel photo multipliers, and our unique single photon counting module. The light sources include our Cermax® xenon short arc lamps described above as well as our line of guided arc xenon flash lamps. We also produce ultraviolet-visible range spectrometer sub-systems based on the above components.

 

New Products. New products introduced in 2007 by our Optoelectronics business include:

 

   

New amorphous silicon flat panel detectors, which offer enhanced imaging modes for use in fluoroscopic diagnostic medical imaging applications.

 

   

New 8-inch and 16-inch amorphous silicon flat panel detectors, which offer enhanced speed and image quality for use in digital data acquisition of x-ray images for therapeutic radiation oncology treatment and industrial inspection applications.

 

 

 

Next-generation Cermax® xenon lamps and modules for applications including medical endoscopy, surgical headlamp illumination, biofluorescence, and dental curing. The new Cermax VQ models deliver improved reliability, longer lamp lifetime, easy lamp replacement, improved heat sink design, and quiet operation.

 

 

 

PAX family of precision-aligned xenon integrated light source for a variety of clinical diagnostics, life sciences, and analytical instrumentation applications, including the new PAX-10 model, a fully integrated lamp module providing precision arc alignment, “plug and play” field replacement, and ease of installation.

 

 

 

ACULED® family of standard and custom high-power LED solutions. The ACULED® Very High Lumen (“VHL”) product line includes standard monochromatic and standard multi-colored four-chip

 

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combinations. The new ACULED® DYO product line provides customers with the capability to “design your own” custom four-chip LED configuration to suit specific lighting application needs.

 

 

 

DigiPyro® family of digital pyroelectric infrared sensors for motion detection applications. The expanded DigiPyro® family includes a new triple channel, quad-element detector as well as several new lower-cost, dual-element models. DigiPyro® products deliver performance advantages over analog pyrodetectors including significantly improved electromagnetic interference immunity and space and cost savings due to the smaller number of components.

 

   

Pulsed Multi EPI-Cavity Plastic Lasers which include both double and triple EPI-cavity structures in low-cost, plastic encapsulated packages. These plastic packages complement the existing EPI-Cavity product line based upon hermetic metal packages, and provide reliable, high output power in a small emitting area. The lasers are suitable for integrating into a variety of high volume range finding applications, laser-based speed enforcement, automotive blind spot detection, and adaptive cruise control.

 

 

 

IR-BLOC Ambient Light Sensor, offering a phototransistor-based light response adapted to that of the human eye, with an IR-blocking feature fully incorporated in a plastic epoxy package. Applications include street light switching, interior and exterior light control, and automotive headlight dimming.

 

   

TPS 23x Thermopile Sensor Family for low-cost temperature measurement applications, such as in ear or body thermometers. These feature the newest miniature thermopile chips and are available in a range of housing sizes.

 

   

Single Photon Counting Modules (“SPCM”) for molecular diagnostics applications, including the SPCM-AQRH series of photon-counting modules, which detect single photons of light over the 400-1060 nanometer wavelength range.

 

 

 

SmartBlue family of CCD cameras for applications including flat panel and web inspection, and machine vision. New models include the 512, 1,000, and 4,000 pixel linear array cameras, and incorporate high-end electronics, a digital communications interface and rugged industrial housing. PerkinElmer’s SmartBlue cameras incorporate Reticon® photodiode arrays.

 

Brand Names. Our Optoelectronics business offers its products under various brand names, including Cermax®, VQ, Heimann, Reticon®, SmartBlue, MultiBlue, DigiPyro®, ACULED®, Trim Xe, AesthetiPak, VIGI-Lux, Power Systems, and Amorphous Silicon.

 

Marketing

 

All of our businesses market their products and services directly through their own specialized sales forces. As of December 30, 2007, we employed approximately 2,800 sales and service representatives operating in approximately 35 countries, and marketing products and services in more than 150 countries. In addition, in geographic regions where we do not have a sales and service presence, we utilize distributors to sell our products.

 

Raw Materials and Supplies

 

Each of our businesses uses a wide variety of raw materials and supplies that are generally available from alternate sources of supply and in adequate quantities from domestic and foreign sources. We generally have multi-year contracts, with no minimum purchase requirements, with certain suppliers. For certain critical raw materials and supplies required for the production of some of our principal products, we have qualified only a limited or a single source of supply. We periodically purchase quantities of some of these critical raw materials in excess of current requirements, in anticipation of future manufacturing needs. With sufficient lead times, we believe we would be able to qualify alternative suppliers for each of these raw materials. See further description in the applicable risk factor under “Item 1A. Risk Factors.”

 

Intellectual Property

 

We own numerous United States and foreign patents and have patent applications pending in the United States and abroad. We also license intellectual property rights to and from third parties, some of which bear royalties and are terminable in specified circumstances. In addition to our patent portfolio, we possess a wide

 

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array of unpatented proprietary technology and know-how. We also own numerous United States and foreign trademarks and trade names for a variety of our product names, and have applications for the registration of trademarks and trade names pending in the United States and abroad. We believe that patents and other proprietary rights are important to the development of both of our reporting segments, but we also rely upon trade secrets, know-how, continuing technological innovations and licensing opportunities to develop and maintain the competitive position of both of our reporting segments. We do not believe that the loss of any one patent or other proprietary right would have a material adverse effect on our overall business or on any of our reporting segments.

 

In some cases, we may participate in litigation or other proceedings to defend against or assert claims of infringement, to enforce our patents or our licensors’ patents, to protect our trade secrets, know-how or other intellectual property rights, or to determine the scope and validity of our or third parties’ intellectual property rights. Litigation of this type could result in substantial cost to us and diversion of our resources. An adverse outcome in any litigation or proceeding could subject us to significant liabilities or expenses, require us to cease using disputed intellectual property or cease the sale of a product, or require us to license the disputed intellectual property from third parties. We are currently involved in several lawsuits involving claims of violation of intellectual property rights. See “Item 3. Legal Proceedings” for a discussion of these matters.

 

Backlog

 

We believe that backlog is not a meaningful indicator of future business prospects for either of our business segments due to the short lead time required on a majority of our sales. Therefore, we believe that backlog information is not material to an understanding of our business.

 

Competition

 

Due to the wide range of our products and services, we face many different types of competition and competitors. This affects our ability to sell our products and services and the prices at which these products and services are sold. Our competitors range from large foreign and domestic organizations, which produce a comprehensive array of goods and services and that may have greater financial and other resources, to small firms producing a limited number of goods or services for specialized market segments.

 

In our Life and Analytical Sciences segment, we compete on the basis of service level, price, technological innovation, product differentiation, product availability, quality and reliability. Competitors range from multinational organizations with a wide range of products to specialized firms that in some cases have well-established market niches. We expect the proportion of large competitors in this reporting segment to increase through the continued consolidation of competitors.

 

We do not believe any single competitor competes directly with our Optoelectronics segment across its full product range. However, we do compete with specialized manufacturing companies in the manufacturing and sale of specialty flashtubes and ultra specialty lighting sources, photo detectors and photodiodes, and switched power supplies. Competition is based on price, technological innovation, operational efficiency, and product reliability and quality.

 

We believe we compete effectively in each of the areas in which our businesses experience competition.

 

Research and Development

 

Research and development expenditures were approximately $113.1 million during fiscal 2007, approximately $99.7 million during fiscal 2006, and approximately $87.4 million during fiscal 2005. The fiscal year 2007 included an in-process research and development (“IPR&D”) charge of $1.5 million related to the Evotec and Euroscreen acquisitions.

 

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We directed our research and development efforts in fiscal 2007, 2006 and 2005 primarily toward genetic screening, BioDiscovery, and analytical sciences markets within our Life and Analytical Sciences segment, and medical imaging and photonics within our Optoelectronics segment, in order to help accelerate our growth initiatives. We expect our research and development spending to increase on an absolute basis and in line with our growth in sales during fiscal 2008, and to continue to emphasize these same markets.

 

Environmental Matters

 

Our operations are subject to various foreign, federal, state and local environmental and safety laws and regulations. These requirements include those governing emissions and discharges of hazardous substances, the remediation of contaminated soil and groundwater, the regulation of radioactive materials, and the health and safety of our employees.

 

We may have liability under the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act and comparable state statutes that impose liability for investigation and remediation of contamination without regard to fault, in connection with materials that we or our former businesses sent to various third-party sites. We have incurred, and expect to incur, costs pursuant to these statutes.

 

We are conducting a number of environmental investigations and remedial actions at our current and former locations and, along with other companies, have been named a potentially responsible party (“PRP”) for certain waste disposal sites. We accrue for environmental issues in the accounting period that our responsibility is established and when the cost can be reasonably estimated. We have accrued $4.2 million as of December 30, 2007, which represents our management’s estimate of the total cost of ultimate disposition of known environmental matters. This amount is not discounted and does not reflect the recovery of any amounts through insurance or indemnification arrangements. These cost estimates are subject to a number of variables, including the stage of the environmental investigations, the magnitude of the possible contamination, the nature of the potential remedies, possible joint and several liability, the time period over which remediation may occur, and the possible effects of changing laws and regulations. For sites where we have been named a PRP, our management does not currently anticipate any additional liability to result from the inability of other significant named parties to contribute. We expect that the majority of such accrued amounts could be paid out over a period of up to ten years. As assessment and remediation activities progress at each individual site, these liabilities are reviewed and adjusted to reflect additional information as it becomes available. There have been no environmental problems to date that have had or are expected to have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations, or cash flows. While it is possible that a loss exceeding the amounts recorded in the consolidated financial statements may be incurred, the potential exposure is not expected to be materially different from those amounts recorded.

 

In addition, we accrued $9.7 million during the second quarter of 2007 for a fire that occurred within our Life and Analytical Sciences facility in Boston, Massachusetts in March 2005, representing our management’s estimate of the total cost for decommissioning the building, including environmental matters. We paid $3.9 million during fiscal year 2007 towards decommissioning the building. We anticipate that the remaining payments of $5.8 million will be completed by the end of fiscal year 2008.

 

We may become subject to new or unforeseen environmental costs or liabilities. Compliance with new or more stringent laws or regulations, stricter interpretations of existing laws, or the discovery of new contamination could cause us to incur additional costs.

 

Employees

 

As of December 30, 2007, we employed approximately 8,700 employees. Several of our subsidiaries are parties to contracts with labor unions and workers’ councils. As of December 30, 2007, we employed an aggregate of approximately 1,700 union and workers’ council employees. We consider our relations with employees to be satisfactory.

 

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Financial Information About Reporting Segments

 

The assets and expenses for our corporate headquarters, such as legal, tax, accounting and finance, human resources, property and insurance management, information technology, treasury and other management and compliance costs, have been included as “Corporate” below. We have a process to allocate and recharge expenses to the reportable segments when such costs are administered or paid by the corporate headquarters based on the extent to which the segment benefited from the expenses. These amounts have been calculated in a consistent manner and are included in our calculations of segment results to internally plan and assess the performance of each segment for all purposes, including determining the compensation of the business leaders for each of our operating segments.

 

The table below sets forth sales and operating income (loss) by reporting segment for the 2007, 2006 and 2005 fiscal years:

 

     2007     2006     2005  
     (In thousands)  

Life & Analytical Sciences

      

Sales

   $ 1,327,246     $ 1,144,562     $ 1,081,104  

Operating income from continuing operations

     128,779       115,372       110,228  

Optoelectronics

      

Sales

     460,085       401,796       392,727  

Operating income from continuing operations

     76,473       70,021       58,405  

Corporate

      

Operating loss from continuing operations

     (37,086 )     (31,991 )     (27,682 )

Continuing Operations

      

Sales

   $ 1,787,331     $ 1,546,358     $ 1,473,831  

Operating income from continuing operations

     168,166       153,402       140,951  

Interest and other expense, net (see Note 5)

     16,877       2,666       74,291  
                        

Income from continuing operations before income taxes

   $ 151,289     $ 150,736     $ 66,660  
                        

 

Discontinued operations have not been included in the preceding table.

 

Additional information relating to our reporting segments for the 2007, 2006 and 2005 fiscal years is as follows:

 

     Depreciation and
Amortization Expense
   Capital Expenditures
     2007    2006    2005    2007    2006    2005
     (In thousands)

Life and Analytical Sciences

   $ 61,739    $ 50,613    $ 46,217    $ 17,713    $ 25,973    $ 15,592

Optoelectronics

     14,682      16,522      19,712      26,160      12,003      11,798

Corporate

     1,576      2,049      1,069      3,105      6,497      603
                                         

Continuing operations

   $ 77,997    $ 69,184    $ 66,998    $ 46,978    $ 44,473    $ 27,993
                                         

Discontinued operations

   $ 82    $ 332    $ 7,272    $ 2    $ 109    $ 3,065
                                         

 

     Total Assets
     December 30,
2007
   December 31,
2006
     (In thousands)

Life and Analytical Sciences

   $ 2,596,873    $ 2,208,922

Optoelectronics

     300,035      259,829

Corporate

     46,411      39,489

Net current and long-term assets of discontinued operations

     6,018      2,082
             

Total assets

   $ 2,949,337    $ 2,510,322
             

 

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Financial Information About Geographic Areas

 

Both of our reporting segments conduct business in, and derive substantial revenue from, various countries outside the United States. During fiscal 2007, we had $1,127.8 million in sales from our international operations, representing approximately 63% of our total sales. During fiscal 2007, we derived approximately 76% of our international sales from our Life and Analytical Sciences segment, and approximately 24% of our international sales from our Optoelectronics segment. We anticipate that sales from international operations will continue to represent a substantial portion of our total sales in the future.

 

We are exposed to the risks associated with international operations, including exchange rate fluctuations, regional and country-specific political and economic conditions, foreign receivables collection concerns, trade protection measures and import or export licensing requirements, tax risks, staffing and labor law concerns, intellectual property protection risks, and differing regulatory requirements. Geographic information is discussed in Note 23 to our consolidated financial statements.

 

Item 1A.    Risk Factors

 

The following important factors affect our business and operations generally or affect multiple segments of our business and operations:

 

If we do not introduce new products in a timely manner, we may lose market share and be unable to achieve revenue growth targets.

 

We sell many of our products in industries characterized by rapid technological change, frequent new product and service introductions, and evolving customer needs and industry standards. Many of the businesses competing with us in these industries have significant financial and other resources to invest in new technologies, substantial intellectual property portfolios, substantial experience in new product development, regulatory expertise, manufacturing capabilities, and the distribution channels to deliver products to customers. Our products could become technologically obsolete over time, or we may invest in technology that does not lead to revenue growth, or continue to sell products for which the demand from our customers is declining, in which case we may lose market share or not achieve our revenue growth targets. The success of our new product offerings will depend upon several factors, including our ability to:

 

   

accurately anticipate customer needs,

 

   

innovate and develop new technologies and applications,

 

   

successfully commercialize new technologies in a timely manner,

 

   

price our products competitively, and manufacture and deliver our products in sufficient volumes and on time, and

 

   

differentiate our offerings from our competitors’ offerings.

 

Many of our products are used by our customers to develop, test and manufacture their products. We must anticipate industry trends and consistently develop new products to meet our customers’ expectations. In developing new products, we may be required to make significant investments before we can determine the commercial viability of the new product. If we fail to accurately foresee our customers’ needs and future activities, we may invest heavily in research and development of products that do not lead to significant sales. We may also suffer a loss in market share and potential sales revenue if we are unable to commercialize our technology in a timely and efficient manner.

 

In addition, some of our licensed technology is subject to contractual restrictions, which may limit our ability to develop or commercialize products for some applications.

 

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We may not be able to successfully execute acquisitions or license technologies, integrate acquired businesses or licensed technologies into our existing businesses, or make acquired businesses or licensed technologies profitable.

 

We have in the past, and may in the future, supplement our internal growth by acquiring businesses and licensing technologies that complement or augment our existing product lines, such as Evotec Technologies GmbH and Euroscreen Products S.A., acquired in January 2007, Improvision Ltd., acquired in March 2007, the remaining minority interest of PerkinElmer India Pvt. Ltd., acquired in June 2007 and ViaCell, Inc., acquired in November 2007. However, we may be unable to identify or complete promising acquisitions or license transactions for many reasons, including:

 

   

competition among buyers and licensees,

 

   

the high valuations of businesses and technologies,

 

   

the need for regulatory and other approval, and

 

   

our inability to raise capital to fund these acquisitions.

 

Some of the businesses we may seek to acquire may be unprofitable or marginally profitable. Accordingly, the earnings or losses of acquired businesses may dilute our earnings. For these acquired businesses to achieve acceptable levels of profitability, we must improve their management, operations, products and market penetration. We may not be successful in this regard and may encounter other difficulties in integrating acquired businesses into our existing operations, such as incompatible management, information or other systems, cultural differences or difficulties in predicting financial results. As a result, our financial results may differ from our forecasts or the expectations of the investment community in a given quarter or over the long term.

 

To finance our acquisitions, we may have to raise additional funds, either through public or private financings. We may be unable to obtain such funds or may be able to do so only on terms unacceptable to us. We may also incur expenses in evaluating possible acquisitions that we ultimately do not acquire, which expenses then may adversely impact our profitability.

 

If the markets into which we sell our products decline, or do not grow as anticipated due to a decline in general economic conditions or uncertainties surrounding the approval of government or industrial funding proposals, we may see an adverse effect on the results of our business operations.

 

Our customers include pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, laboratories, academic and research institutions, public health authorities, private healthcare organizations, doctors and government agencies. Our quarterly sales and results of operations are highly dependent on the volume and timing of orders received during the quarter. In addition, our revenues and earnings forecasts for future quarters are often based on the expected trends in our markets. However, the markets we serve do not always experience the trends that we may expect. Negative fluctuations in our customers’ markets, general economic conditions or cuts in government funding would likely result in a reduction in demand for our products and services. In addition, government funding is subject to the political process, which is inherently fluid and unpredictable. Our revenues may be adversely affected if our customers delay or reduce purchases as a result of uncertainties surrounding the approval of government or industrial funding proposals. Such declines could harm our consolidated financial position, results of operations, cash flows and trading price of our common stock, and could limit our ability to sustain profitability.

 

We may not be successful in adequately protecting our intellectual property.

 

Patent and trade secret protection is important to us because developing new products, processes and technologies gives us a competitive advantage, although it is time-consuming and expensive. We own many United States and foreign patents and intend to apply for additional patents. Patent applications we file, however,

 

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may not result in issued patents or, if they do, the claims allowed in the patents may be narrower than what is needed to protect fully our products, processes and technologies. Similarly, applications to register our trademarks may not be granted in all countries in which they are filed. For our intellectual property that is protected by keeping it secret, such as trade secrets and know-how, we may not use adequate measures to protect this intellectual property.

 

Third parties may also challenge the validity of our issued patents, may circumvent or “design around” our patents and patent applications, or may claim that our products, processes or technologies infringe their patents. In addition, third parties may assert that our product names infringe their trademarks. We may incur significant expense in legal proceedings to protect our intellectual property against infringement by third parties or to defend against claims of infringement by third parties. Claims by third parties in pending or future lawsuits could result in awards of substantial damages against us or court orders that could effectively prevent us from manufacturing, using, importing or selling our products in the United States or other countries.

 

If we are unable to renew our licenses or otherwise lose our licensed rights, we may have to stop selling products or we may lose competitive advantage.

 

We may not be able to renew our existing licenses, or licenses we may obtain in the future, on terms acceptable to us, or at all. If we lose the rights to a patented or other proprietary technology, we may need to stop selling products incorporating that technology and possibly other products, redesign our products or lose a competitive advantage. Potential competitors could in-license technologies that we fail to license and potentially erode our market share.

 

Our licenses typically subject us to various economic and commercialization obligations. If we fail to comply with these obligations, we could lose important rights under a license, such as the right to exclusivity in a market. In some cases, we could lose all rights under the license. In addition, rights granted under the license could be lost for reasons out of our control. For example, the licensor could lose patent protection for a number of reasons, including invalidity of the licensed patent, or a third party could obtain a patent that curtails our freedom to operate under one or more licenses.

 

If we do not compete effectively, our business will be harmed.

 

We encounter aggressive competition from numerous competitors in many areas of our business. We may not be able to compete effectively with all of these competitors. To remain competitive, we must develop new products and periodically enhance our existing products. We anticipate that we may also have to adjust the prices of many of our products to stay competitive. In addition, new competitors, technologies or market trends may emerge to threaten or reduce the value of entire product lines.

 

Our quarterly operating results could be subject to significant fluctuation, and we may not be able to adjust our operations to effectively address changes we do not anticipate, which could increase the volatility of our stock price and potentially cause losses to our shareholders.

 

Given the nature of the markets in which we participate, we cannot reliably predict future sales and profitability. Changes in competitive, market and economic conditions may require us to adjust our operations, and we may not be able to make those adjustments or make them quickly enough to adapt to changing conditions. A high proportion of our costs are fixed, due in part to our research and development and manufacturing costs. Thus, small declines in sales could disproportionately affect our operating results in a quarter. Factors that may affect our quarterly operating results include:

 

   

demand for and market acceptance of our products,

 

   

competitive pressures resulting in lower selling prices,

 

   

adverse changes in the level of economic activity in regions in which we do business,

 

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decline in general economic conditions or government funding,

 

   

adverse income tax audit settlements,

 

   

differing tax laws and changes in those laws, or changes in the countries in which we are subject to tax,

 

   

adverse changes in industries, such as pharmaceutical and biomedical,

 

   

changes in the portions of our sales represented by our various products and customers,

 

   

delays or problems in the introduction of new products,

 

   

our competitors’ announcement or introduction of new products, services or technological innovations,

 

   

increased costs of raw materials or supplies, and

 

   

changes in the volume or timing of product orders.

 

Disruptions in the supply of raw materials and supplies from our limited or single source suppliers could have an adverse effect on the results of our business operations, and could damage our relationships with customers.

 

The production of our products requires a wide variety of raw materials and supplies that are generally available from alternate sources of supply. However, certain critical raw materials and supplies required for the production of some of our principal products are available from limited or single sources of supply. We generally have multi-year contracts with no minimum purchase requirements with these suppliers, but those contracts may not fully protect us from a failure by certain suppliers to supply critical materials or from the delays inherent in being required to change suppliers and, in some cases, validate new raw materials. Such raw materials and supplies usually could be obtained from alternative sources with the potential for an increase in price, decline in quality or delay in delivery, but a prolonged inability to obtain certain raw materials or supplies is possible and could have an adverse effect on our business operations, and could damage our relationships with customers.

 

If we are unable to produce an adequate quantity of products to meet our customers’ demands, our revenue growth may be adversely affected.

 

We have an established global manufacturing base with facilities in multiple locations around the world. Each of these facilities faces risks to its production capacity that may relate to natural disasters, labor relations or regulatory compliance. In addition, in any of these facilities, we may not manage the manufacturing or production processes at expected levels, we may fail to anticipate or act on the need to increase the production capacity, or we may be unable to quickly resolve technical manufacturing issues that arise from time to time. Any of these risks could cause our revenue growth to be adversely affected.

 

The manufacture and sale of products may expose us to product liability claims for which we could have substantial liability.

 

We face an inherent business risk of exposure to product liability claims if our products or product candidates are alleged or found to have caused injury, damage or loss. We believe that our current liability insurance coverage is adequate for our present clinical and commercial activities, however we may in the future be unable to obtain insurance with adequate levels of coverage for potential liability on acceptable terms or claims of this nature may be excluded from coverage under the terms of any insurance policy that we can obtain. If we are unable to obtain such insurance or the amounts of any claims successfully brought against us substantially exceed our coverage, then our business could be adversely impacted.

 

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If we fail to maintain satisfactory compliance with the regulations of the United States Food and Drug Administration and other governmental agencies, we may be forced to recall products and cease their manufacture and distribution, and we could be subject to civil or criminal penalties.

 

Some of the products produced by our Life and Analytical Sciences segment are subject to regulation by the United States Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) and similar international agencies. These regulations govern a wide variety of product activities, from design and development to labeling, manufacturing, promotion, sales, resales and distribution. If we fail to comply with those regulations or those of similar international agencies, we may have to recall products, cease their manufacture and distribution, and may be subject to fines or criminal prosecution. Other aspects of our operations are subject to regulation by different government agencies in the United States and other countries. If we fail to comply with those regulations, we could be subject to fines, penalties, criminal prosecution or other sanctions.

 

Changes in governmental regulations may reduce demand for our products or increase our expenses.

 

We compete in markets in which we or our customers must comply with federal, state, local and foreign regulations, such as environmental, health and safety, and food and drug regulations. We develop, configure and market our products to meet customer needs created by these regulations. Any significant change in these regulations could reduce demand for our products or increase our costs of producing these products.

 

The healthcare industry is highly regulated and if we fail to comply with its extensive system of laws and regulations, we could suffer fines and penalties or be required to make significant changes to our operations which could have a significant adverse effect on the results of our business operations.

 

The healthcare industry, including our genetic screening business, is subject to extensive and frequently changing international and United States federal, state and local laws and regulations. In addition, legislative provisions relating to healthcare fraud and abuse, patient privacy violations and misconduct involving government insurance programs provide federal enforcement personnel with substantial powers and remedies to pursue suspected violations. We believe that our business will continue to be subject to increasing regulation as the federal government continues to strengthen its position on healthcare matters, the scope and effect of which we cannot predict. If we fail to comply with applicable laws and regulations, we could suffer civil and criminal damages, fines and penalties, exclusion from participation in governmental healthcare programs, and the loss of various licenses, certificates and authorizations necessary to operate our business, as well as incur liabilities from third-party claims, all of which could have a significant adverse effect on our business.

 

Economic, political and other risks associated with foreign operations could adversely affect our international sales and profitability.

 

Because we sell our products worldwide, our businesses are subject to risks associated with doing business internationally. Our sales originating outside the United States represented the majority of our total sales in the fiscal year ended December 30, 2007. We anticipate that sales from international operations will continue to represent a substantial portion of our total sales. In addition, many of our manufacturing facilities, employees and suppliers are located outside the United States. Accordingly, our future results of operations could be harmed by a variety of factors, including:

 

   

changes in foreign currency exchange rates,

 

   

changes in a country’s or region’s political or economic conditions, particularly in developing or emerging markets,

 

   

longer payment cycles of foreign customers and timing of collections in foreign jurisdictions,

 

   

trade protection measures and import or export licensing requirements,

 

   

differing tax laws and changes in those laws, or changes in the countries in which we are subject to tax,

 

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adverse income tax audit settlements,

 

   

differing business practices associated with foreign operations,

 

   

difficulty in staffing and managing widespread operations,

 

   

differing labor laws and changes in those laws,

 

   

differing protection of intellectual property and changes in that protection, and

 

   

differing regulatory requirements and changes in those requirements.

 

If we do not retain our key personnel, our ability to execute our business strategy will be limited.

 

Our success depends to a significant extent upon the continued service of our executive officers and key management and technical personnel, particularly our experienced engineers, and on our ability to continue to attract, retain, and motivate qualified personnel. The competition for these employees is intense. The loss of the services of one or more of our key personnel could have a material adverse effect on our operating results. In addition, there could be a material adverse effect on us should the turnover rates for engineers and other key personnel increase significantly or if we are unable to continue to attract qualified personnel. We do not maintain any key person life insurance policy on any of our officers or employees.

 

Our success also depends on our ability to execute our leadership succession plan. The inability to successfully transition these and other key management roles could have a material adverse effect on our operating results.

 

Restrictions in our credit facilities may limit our activities.

 

Our amended senior unsecured revolving credit facility and our unsecured interim credit facility each contain, and future debt instruments to which we may become subject may contain, restrictive covenants that limit our ability to engage in activities that could otherwise benefit our company. Our amended senior unsecured revolving credit facility and our unsecured interim credit facility each include restrictions on our ability and the ability of our subsidiaries to:

 

   

pay dividends on, redeem or repurchase our capital stock,

 

   

sell assets,

 

   

incur obligations that restrict their ability to make dividend or other payments to us,

 

   

guarantee or secure indebtedness,

 

   

enter into transactions with affiliates, and

 

   

consolidate, merge or transfer all or substantially all of our assets and the assets of our subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.

 

We are also required to meet specified financial ratios under the terms of our amended senior unsecured revolving credit facility. Our ability to comply with these financial restrictions and covenants is dependent on our future performance, which is subject to prevailing economic conditions and other factors, including factors that are beyond our control such as foreign exchange rates, interest rates, changes in technology and changes in the level of competition.

 

Our failure to comply with any of these restrictions in our amended senior unsecured revolving credit facility may result in an event of default under that facility, which could permit acceleration of the debt under that facility, and require us to prepay that debt before its scheduled due date.

 

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Our results of operations will be adversely affected if we fail to realize the full value of our intangible assets.

 

As of December 30, 2007, our total assets included $1.8 billion of net intangible assets. Net intangible assets consist principally of goodwill associated with acquisitions and costs associated with securing patent rights, trademark rights and technology licenses, net of accumulated amortization. We test certain of these items—specifically all of those that are considered “non-amortizing”—at least on an annual basis for potential impairment by comparing the carrying value to the fair market value of the reporting unit to which they are assigned. All of our amortizing intangible assets are evaluated for impairment should discrete events occur that call into question the recoverability of the intangible.

 

Adverse changes in our business or the failure to grow our Life and Analytical Sciences segment may result in impairment of our intangible assets which could adversely affect our results of operations.

 

Item 1B.    Unresolved Staff Comments

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 2.    Properties

 

As of December 30, 2007, our continuing operations occupied approximately 2,575,000 square feet in over 90 locations. We own approximately 600,000 square feet of this space, and lease the balance. We conduct our operations in manufacturing and assembly plants, research laboratories, administrative offices and other facilities located in 8 states and 35 foreign countries.

 

Facilities outside of the United States account for approximately 1,443,000 square feet of our owned and leased property, or approximately 56% of our total occupied space.

 

Our real property leases are both short-term and long-term. We believe that our properties are well-maintained and are adequate for our present requirements.

 

The following table indicates, as of December 30, 2007, the approximate square footage of real property owned and leased attributable to the continuing operations of both of our reporting segments:

 

     Owned    Leased    Total
     (In square feet)

Life and Analytical Sciences

   281,000    1,370,500    1,651,500

Optoelectronics

   319,000    576,000    895,000

Corporate offices

   —      28,500    28,500
              

Continuing operations

   600,000    1,975,000    2,575,000
              

 

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Item 3.    Legal Proceedings

 

In papers dated October 23, 2002, Enzo Biochem, Inc. and Enzo Life Sciences, Inc. (collectively, “Enzo”) filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Civil Action No. 02-8448, against Amersham plc, Amersham BioSciences, PerkinElmer, Inc., PerkinElmer Life Sciences, Inc., Sigma-Aldrich Corporation, Sigma Chemical Company, Inc., Molecular Probes, Inc., and Orchid BioSciences, Inc. The complaint alleges that we have breached our distributorship and settlement agreements with Enzo, infringed Enzo’s patents, engaged in unfair competition and fraud, and committed torts against Enzo by, among other things, engaging in commercial development and exploitation of Enzo’s patented products and technology, separately and together with the other defendants. Enzo seeks injunctive and monetary relief. In 2003, the court severed the lawsuit and ordered Enzo to serve individual complaints against the five defendants. We subsequently filed an answer and a counterclaim alleging that Enzo’s patents are invalid. In July 2006, the court issued a decision regarding the construction of the claims in Enzo’s patents that effectively limited the coverage of certain of those claims and, we believe, excludes certain of our products from the coverage of Enzo’s patents. Summary judgment motions were filed by the defendants in January 2007, and a hearing with oral argument on those motions took place in July 2007, but a decision on those motions has not been rendered, and a trial date has not been set.

 

On October 17, 2003, Amersham Biosciences Corp. filed a complaint, which was subsequently amended, in the United States District Court for New Jersey, Civil Action No. 03-4901, seeking injunctive and monetary relief against one of our subsidiaries and alleging that our ViewLux and certain of our Image FlashPlate products infringe three of Amersham’s patents related to high-throughput screening (the “NJ case”). On August 18, 2004, Amersham plc filed a complaint against two of our United Kingdom-based subsidiaries in the Patent Court of the English High Court of Justice, Case No. 04C02688, alleging that our same products infringe one corresponding Amersham patent in the United Kingdom, which was granted in August 2004 (the “UK case”). On October 29, 2003, we filed a complaint, which was subsequently amended, seeking injunctive and monetary relief against Amersham in the United States District Court for Massachusetts, Civil Action No. 03-12098, alleging that Amersham’s IN Cell Analyzer, and LEADseeker Multimodality Imaging system and certain Cyclic AMP and IP3 assays infringe two of our patents related to high-throughput screening (the “MA case”). After a trial in the UK case in December 2005, the court ruled in February 2006 that Amersham’s patent in question was invalid in the United Kingdom and awarded costs to us. Amersham initiated an appeal of the ruling in the UK case but withdrew that appeal in January 2007. In May 2006, the court in the NJ case issued a decision regarding the construction of the claims in Amersham’s patents that adopted many of Amersham’s claim construction positions. The parties entered into a settlement agreement in November 2007 to resolve all of the foregoing matters.

 

In 2002, PharmaStem Therapeutics, Inc. (“PharmaStem”) filed suit against ViaCell, Inc., which is now our wholly owned subsidiary, and several other defendants in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, alleging infringement of United States Patents No. 5,004,681 and No. 5,192,553, relating to certain aspects of the collection, cryopreservation and storage of hematopoietic stem cells and progenitor cells from umbilical cord blood (“PharmaStem I”). After several years of proceedings at the District Court level, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a decision in July 2007 that ViaCell did not infringe these two patents and that the two patents are invalid. PharmaStem filed a certiorari petition in January 2008 seeking to have the United States Supreme Court review the appellate court’s decision as to the invalidity of the patents, but did not seek any further review of the non-infringement decision. PharmaStem had also filed a second complaint against ViaCell and other defendants in July 2004 in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, alleging infringement of United States Patents No. 6,461,645 and 6,569,427, which also relate to certain aspects of the collection, cryopreservation and storage of hematopoietic stem cells and progenitor cells from umbilical cord blood (“PharmaStem II”). We believe that the issues presented in PharmaStem II, which was subsequently consolidated in the District of Delaware with similar cases brought by PharmaStem against other family cord blood banks, are substantially the same as the issues presented in PharmaStem I, and that ViaCell does not infringe the patents at issue in the second case and that those patents are invalid for the same reasons as cited by the Court of Appeals in PharmaStem I. The Delaware court granted ViaCell’s motion in October 2005 to stay the proceedings in PharmaStem II pending the outcome of PharmaStem I and a decision from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“U.S. PTO”) on certain patent re-examination issues.

 

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Although the U.S. PTO had previously issued notice of its intent to allow the remaining claims of all of the patents, the U.S. PTO subsequently decided to begin the process of re-examining each patent. ViaCell has informed the Delaware Court overseeing PharmaStem II of the status of the re-examinations and that the Federal Circuit had ruled in its favor in the PharmaStem I case. The Delaware Court has yet to take any action in response to these notices.

 

We believe we have meritorious defenses to these lawsuits and other proceedings, and we are contesting the actions vigorously in all of the above unresolved matters. We are currently unable, however, to reasonably estimate the amount of loss, if any, that may result from the resolution of these matters, or to determine whether resolution of any of these matters will have a material adverse impact on our consolidated financial statements included in this annual report on Form 10-K.

 

We are also subject to various other claims, legal proceedings and investigations covering a wide range of matters that arise in the ordinary course of our business activities. Although, we have established accruals for potential losses that we believe are probable and reasonably estimable, in the opinion of our management, based on its review of the information available at this time, the total cost of resolving these other contingencies at December 30, 2007 should not have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial statements included in this annual report on Form 10-K. Each of these matters is subject to uncertainties, and it is possible that some of these matters may be resolved unfavorably to us.

 

Item 4.    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

Not applicable.

 

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT

 

Listed below are our executive officers as of February 28, 2008. No family relationship exists between any one of these officers and any of the other executive officers or directors.

 

Name

  

Position

   Age
Gregory L. Summe    Executive Chairman of the Board    51
Robert F. Friel    Chief Executive Officer, President, and Director    52
Jeffrey D. Capello    Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer    43
Katherine A. O’Hara    Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary    49
Richard F. Walsh    Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer    55
John A. Roush    Senior Vice President and President—Optoelectronics    42
Michael L. Battles    Vice President, Corporate Controller, and Chief Accounting Officer    39

 

Gregory L. Summe, 51. Prior to being named Executive Chairman of the Board in February 2008, Mr. Summe had served as our Chief Executive Officer since January 1, 1999 and as Chairman of the Board since April 27, 1999. He was appointed President and Chief Operating Officer and elected to our Board of Directors at the beginning of 1998. He began serving as a Senior Advisor to Goldman Sachs Capital Partners in February 2008. From 1993 to 1998, Mr. Summe held several management positions with AlliedSignal, Inc., now Honeywell International: President of the Automotive Products Group, President of Aerospace Engines, and President of General Aviation Avionics. Prior to joining AlliedSignal, Inc., he worked at General Electric, and was a partner at McKinsey & Company, where he worked from 1983 to 1992. Mr. Summe is a Director of State Street Corporation and Automatic Data Processing, Inc. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree and a Master of Science degree in electrical engineering from the University of Kentucky and the University of Cincinnati, respectively, and a Master of Business Administration degree from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

 

Robert F. Friel, 52. Mr. Friel was named our Chief Executive Officer effective February 1, 2008. Mr. Friel joined us in February 1999 as our Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. In 2004, he was named Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer with responsibility for business development and

 

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information technology, in addition to his oversight of the finance functions. In January 2006, he was named our Vice Chairman, President of Life and Analytical Sciences and elected to our Board of Directors. In July 2007, he was named President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company, effective August 1, 2007. From 1980 to 1999, he held several positions at AlliedSignal, Inc., now Honeywell International, including Corporate Vice President and Treasurer from 1997 to 1999 and Vice President, Finance and Administration of Aerospace Engines from 1992 to 1996. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Lafayette College and a Master of Science degree in taxation from Fairleigh Dickinson University. Mr. Friel is a Director of Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Fairchild Semiconductor, Inc.

 

Jeffrey D. Capello, 43. Mr. Capello joined us in June 2001 as our Vice President of Finance, Corporate Controller and Treasurer, and was named Chief Accounting Officer in April 2002. In January 2006, he was named Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer with responsibilities for Business Development, in addition to his oversight of the finance function. From 1991 to June 2001, he held various positions including that of partner from 1997 to 2001 at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, a public accounting firm, initially in the United States and later in the Netherlands. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from the University of Vermont and a Master of Business Administration degree from the Harvard Business School and is also a certified public accountant. Mr. Capello is a Director of Sirtris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

 

Katherine A. O’Hara, 49. Ms. O’Hara joined us in May 2005 as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of PerkinElmer, Inc. Prior to joining PerkinElmer in May 2005, Ms. O’Hara served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel for Avon Products, Inc. During her 11 years with Avon, she held responsibilities in the areas of legal and regulatory compliance, corporate finance and corporate governance. Before joining Avon, Ms. O’Hara had been an associate at Davis Polk & Wardwell, focusing on capital markets transactions for global clients. Previously, she had been Assistant Vice President at Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York, responsible for the Argentine business unit. Ms. O’Hara holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Duke University and a Juris Doctorate degree from the Columbia University School of Law.

 

Richard F. Walsh, 55. Mr. Walsh joined us in July 1998 as our Senior Vice President of Human Resources and, in January 2006, was also named our Chief Administrative Officer. From 1995 to 1998, he served as Senior Vice President of Human Resources of ABB Americas, Inc., the United States subsidiary of an international engineering company. Prior to that, Mr. Walsh held a number of managerial positions in human resources with ABB starting in 1989. His prior employment was with Unilever, where he spent nine years in human resource management. Mr. Walsh holds a Bachelor of Science degree in marketing and a Master of Business Administration degree from LaSalle University, and a Master of Arts in counseling from Villanova University.

 

John A. Roush, 42. Mr. Roush was named Vice President of PerkinElmer and President of our Optoelectronics business in November 2004. In January of 2006, Mr. Roush was named Senior Vice President of PerkinElmer, and remains President of our Optoelectronics business. Mr. Roush first joined us in 1999 as General Manager of a specialty lighting division within our Optoelectronics business, and subsequently held several additional roles within Optoelectronics. From 2001 to 2002, he served as Vice President & General Manager of the Sensors business, and from 2002 to 2004, he held the role of Vice President of Sales & Product Management. Before joining PerkinElmer, Mr. Roush held leadership positions with General Electric, AlliedSignal, Inc., now Honeywell International, and McKinsey & Company. Mr. Roush holds a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from Tufts University and a Master of Business Administration degree from the Harvard Business School.

 

Michael L. Battles, 39. Mr. Battles was named Chief Accounting Officer in November 2006. Mr. Battles joined PerkinElmer in November 2001 as Global Controller of our Analytical Instruments division. Beginning in 2003, he served as Director of Technical Accounting, Controls and Compliance, and in October 2005 was appointed Vice President, Corporate Controller, a position he continues to hold. Prior to joining PerkinElmer, Mr. Battles held several positions at Deloitte & Touche LLP from 1990 until 2001, including senior manager, accounting and auditing from 1998 to 2001. Mr. Battles holds a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration with a concentration in accounting from the University of Vermont. Mr. Battles is also a certified public accountant.

 

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PART II

 

Item 5.    Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

 

Market Price of Common Stock

 

Our common stock is listed and traded on the New York Stock Exchange. The following table sets forth the high and low per share sale prices for our common stock on that exchange for each fiscal quarter in 2007 and 2006.

 

     2007 Fiscal Quarters
     First    Second    Third    Fourth

High

   $ 24.56    $ 26.91    $ 29.35    $ 29.86

Low

     21.40      24.20      26.21      24.62
     2006 Fiscal Quarters
     First    Second    Third    Fourth

High

   $ 24.08    $ 23.67    $ 21.31    $ 22.48

Low

     21.80      20.10      17.89      18.83

 

As of February 26, 2008, we had approximately 7,278 holders of record of our common stock.

 

Stock Repurchase Program

 

On October 21, 2005 our Board reaffirmed our authority to repurchase up to 10.0 million shares of our common stock, which we publicly disclosed on November 14, 2005 (the “2005 Program”). During the first quarter of 2006, we repurchased 5,000,000 shares of our common stock in the open market under the 2005 Program at an aggregate cost of $116.4 million, including commissions. We did not repurchase any shares of our common stock in the second quarter of 2006. During the third quarter of 2006, we repurchased 3,904,000 shares of our common stock in the open market under the 2005 Program at an aggregate cost of $73.7 million, including commissions, completing the repurchase of 10,000,000 shares in the aggregate, the maximum authorized under the 2005 Program. The repurchased shares have been reflected as additional authorized but unissued shares, with the payments reflected in common stock and capital in excess of par value.

 

On November 6, 2006, we announced that our Board authorized us to repurchase up to 10.0 million shares of our common stock under a stock repurchase program (the “Repurchase Program”). The Repurchase Program will expire on October 25, 2010 unless this authorization is terminated earlier by our Board, and may be suspended or discontinued at any time. During the first quarter of 2007, we repurchased in the open market 2,500,000 shares of our common stock at an aggregate cost of $60.0 million, including commissions, under the Repurchase Program. During the second quarter of 2007, we repurchased in the open market 3,468,300 shares of our common stock at an aggregate cost of $87.1 million, including commissions, under the Repurchase Program. During the third quarter of 2007, we repurchased in the open market 1,082,492 shares of our common stock at an aggregate cost of $28.9 million, including commissions, under the Repurchase Program. During the fourth quarter of 2007, we repurchased in the open market 1,000,000 shares of our common stock at an aggregate cost of $26.9 million, including commissions, under the Repurchase Program.

 

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Dividends

 

During the 2007 and 2006 fiscal years, we declared regular quarterly cash dividends on our common stock. The table below sets forth the cash dividends per share that we declared on our common stock during each of those fiscal years, by quarter.

 

     2007 Fiscal Quarters    2007 Total
     First    Second    Third    Fourth     

Cash dividends per common share

   $ 0.07    $ 0.07    $ 0.07    $ 0.07    $ 0.28
     2006 Fiscal Quarters    2006 Total
     First    Second    Third    Fourth     

Cash dividends per common share

   $ 0.07    $ 0.07    $ 0.07    $ 0.07    $ 0.28

 

While it is our current intention to pay regular quarterly cash dividends, any decision to pay future cash dividends will be made by our Board of Directors and will depend on our earnings, financial condition and other factors. For further information related to our stockholders’ equity, refer to Note 20 included in our notes to consolidated financial statements included in this annual report on Form 10-K.

 

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Stock Performance Graphs

 

Set forth below is a line graph comparing the cumulative total shareholder return on our common stock against the cumulative total return of the S&P Composite-500 Index and a Peer Group Index for the five fiscal years from December 29, 2002 to December 30, 2007. Our Peer Group Index comprises the following companies: Affymetrix, Inc., Applied Biosystems, Beckman Coulter, Inc., Invitrogen Corporation, Millipore Corporation, Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (formerly known as Thermo Electron Corporation), Varian, Inc. and Waters Corporation.

 

Comparison of Five-Year Cumulative Total Return

PerkinElmer, Inc. Common Stock, S&P Composite-500 and

Peer Group Indices

 

TOTAL RETURN TO SHAREHOLDERS

(Includes reinvestment of dividends)

 

LOGO

 

     December 29,
2002
   December 28,
2003
   January 2,
2005
   January 1,
2006
   December 31,
2006
   December 30,
2007

PerkinElmer, Inc.

   $ 100.00    $ 214.31    $ 290.82    $ 308.82    $ 295.20    $ 350.81

S&P 500 Index

   $ 100.00    $ 127.47    $ 143.41    $ 150.45    $ 174.21    $ 185.05

Peer Group

   $ 100.00    $ 140.61    $ 168.68    $ 174.04    $ 197.31    $ 250.34

 

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Item 6.    Selected Financial Data

 

The following table sets forth selected historical financial information as of and for each of the fiscal years in the five-year period ended December 30, 2007. We derived the selected historical financial information as of and for each of the fiscal years in the three-year period ended December 30, 2007 from our audited consolidated financial statements which are included elsewhere in this annual report on Form 10-K. We derived the selected historical financial information as of and for the fiscal years ended January 2, 2005 and December 28, 2003 from our audited consolidated financial statements which are not included in this annual report on Form 10-K. As with our financial statements for the fiscal year ended January 1, 2006, we adjusted the information in the financial statements for the fiscal years ended January 2, 2005 and December 28, 2003, where appropriate, to account for our discontinued operations.

 

Our historical financial information may not be indicative of our results of operations or financial position in the future.

 

You should read the following selected historical financial information together with our “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our consolidated financial statements, including the related notes, included elsewhere in this annual report on Form 10-K.

 

     Fiscal Year Ended  
     December 30,
2007
    December 31,
2006
    January 1,
2006
   January 2,
2005
    December 28,
2003
 
     (In thousands, except per share data)  

Income Statement Data:

           

Sales

   $ 1,787,331     $ 1,546,358     $ 1,473,831    $ 1,429,089     $ 1,344,540  

Operating income(1)(2)(3)

     168,166       153,402       140,951      137,676       126,955  

Other expense, net(4)

     16,877       2,666       74,291      38,332       53,513  

Income from continuing operations before taxes

     151,289       150,736       66,660      99,344       73,442  

Income from continuing operations, net of income taxes(5)(6)

     133,834       118,324       66,532      75,879       50,755  

(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes(7)(8)

     (916 )     (1,174 )     15,214      20,659       2,652  

(Loss) gain on dispositions of discontinued operations, net of income taxes(7)(8)

     (1,232 )     2,433       186,362      (495 )     (448 )
                                       

Net income

   $ 131,686     $ 119,583     $ 268,108    $ 96,043     $ 52,959  
                                       

Basic earnings (loss) per share:

           

Continuing operations

   $ 1.13     $ 0.95     $ 0.51    $ 0.60     $ 0.40  

Discontinued operations

     (0.02 )     0.01       1.56      0.16       0.02  
                                       

Net income

   $ 1.11     $ 0.96     $ 2.07    $ 0.75     $ 0.42  
                                       

Diluted earnings (loss) per share:

           

Continuing operations

   $ 1.11     $ 0.94     $ 0.51    $ 0.59     $ 0.40  

Discontinued operations

     (0.02 )     0.01       1.54      0.16       0.02  
                                       

Net income

   $ 1.09     $ 0.95     $ 2.04    $ 0.74     $ 0.41  
                                       

Weighted-average common shares outstanding:

           

Basic:

     118,916       125,203       129,267      127,345       126,363  

Diluted:

     120,605       126,512       131,140      129,429       127,741  

Cash dividends per common share

   $ 0.28     $ 0.28     $ 0.28    $ 0.28     $ 0.28  

 

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     As of
     December
30, 2007
   December
31, 2006
   January 1,
2006
   January 2,
2005
   December
28, 2003
     (In thousands)

Balance Sheet Data:

              

Total assets(9)

   $ 2,949,337    $ 2,510,322    $ 2,693,461    $ 2,575,507    $ 2,607,727

Short-term debt(9)

     562      1,153      1,131      9,714      5,167

Long-term debt(9)

     516,078      151,781      243,282      364,874      544,307

Stockholders’ equity(10)(11)(12)

     1,575,277      1,577,730      1,650,513      1,460,085      1,349,050

Common shares outstanding(12)

     117,585      123,255      130,109      129,059      126,909

 

(1) We adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 123(R), “Share-Based Payment” (SFAS No. 123(R)”), on January 2, 2006. The total incremental pre-tax compensation related to stock options was $9.2 million in each of the fiscal years 2007 and 2006.
(2) We incurred pre-tax restructuring and lease charges (reversals), net, of $14.4 million in fiscal year 2007, ($3.6) million in fiscal year 2006, $22.1 million in fiscal year 2005 and ($2.8) million in fiscal year 2003.
(3) We settled an insurance claim resulting from a fire that occurred in one of our facilities in March 2005. As a result of that settlement, we recorded pre-tax gains of $15.3 million in fiscal year 2007.

(4)

In fiscal year 2005, we incurred $54.9 million in fees associated with the extinguishment of our senior subordinated 8 7/8% notes due 2013 offset by gains on the sales of investments of $5.8 million.

(5) The fiscal year 2005 effective tax rate on continuing operations of 0.19% was largely due to a $27.5 million benefit related to the settlement of federal, state and foreign income tax audits and an additional accrual of $15.5 million related to the homeland investment provisions of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004.
(6) The fiscal year 2007 effective tax rate on continuing operations of 11.5% was largely due to a $18.6 million benefit related to the settlement of an income tax audit.
(7) In fiscal year 2006, we sold substantially all of the assets of the Semiconductor business of our Fluid Sciences segment for approximately $26.5 million, subject to a net working capital adjustment, plus potential additional contingent consideration. We recognized a pre-tax gain of $3.8 million, exclusive of additional contingent consideration.
(8) In fiscal year 2005, we sold the Aerospace and Fluid Testing businesses of our Fluid Sciences segment for a net pre-tax gain of $280.9 million. Net pre-tax losses of $8.5 million related to the sale of the Lithography Business and Fiber Optic Test Equipment Business, both included in our Optoelectronics segment, were partially offset by other pre-tax gains of $1.4 million that related to multiple discontinued operations.
(9) In November 2007, we completed the tender offer for all of the outstanding shares of common stock of ViaCell. Aggregate consideration for this transaction was approximately $295.8 million in cash, which excludes $31.8 million in acquired cash. In connection with this acquisition, we entered into a $300.0 million unsecured interim credit facility to pay the purchase price and transactional expenses of this acquisition. This interim credit facility matures on March 31, 2008, at which point all amounts outstanding are due in full. Prior to February 28, 2008, we exercised the option to increase the senior unsecured revolving credit facility to $608.8 million. We anticipate using funds from the amended senior unsecured revolving credit facility to settle any outstanding amounts on the unsecured interim credit facility in March 2008, and have accordingly classified the $300.0 million of outstanding borrowings on the unsecured interim credit facility as long-term debt.
(10) In fiscal year 2006, we adopted Statement of SFAS No. 158, “Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans, an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106, and 132(R)” (“SFAS No. 158”). The impact of adopting SFAS No. 158 was a reduction to accumulated other comprehensive income of $32.7 million, a reduction to other assets of $26.6 million, an increase to current liabilities of $7.3 million, an increase to current assets of $0.7 million and a reduction to long-term liabilities of $0.4 million, with no impact to our consolidated statements of operations or consolidated statements of cash flows.

 

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(11) In fiscal year 2007, we adopted FASB Interpretation (“FIN”) No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” (“FIN No. 48”). The impact of adopting FIN No. 48 was an increase to retained earnings of $3.6 million and a reduction to accrued liabilities of $3.6 million, with no impact to our consolidated statements of operations or statements of cash flows.
(12) In fiscal year 2007, we repurchased in the open market approximately 8.1 million shares of our common stock at an aggregate cost of $203.0 million, including commissions. In fiscal year 2006, we repurchased in the open market approximately 8.9 million shares of our common stock at an aggregate cost of $190.1 million, including commissions. The repurchased shares have been reflected as additional authorized but unissued shares, with the payments reflected in common stock and capital in excess of par value. These repurchases were made pursuant to our stock repurchase programs announced in November 2006 and November 2005, respectively.

 

Item 7.    Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

This annual report on Form 10-K, including the following management’s discussion and analysis, contains forward-looking information that you should read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes to consolidated financial statements that we have included elsewhere in this annual report on Form 10-K. For this purpose, any statements contained in this report that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. Words such as “believes,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “will” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Our actual results may differ materially from the plans, intentions or expectations we disclose in the forward-looking statements we make. We have included important factors above under the heading “Risk Factors” in Item 1A above that we believe could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements we make. We are not obligated to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

Overview

 

We are a leading provider of technology, services and solutions to the diagnostics, detection and analysis and photonics markets. We design, manufacture, market and service components, systems and products in two reporting segments:

 

   

Life and Analytical Sciences. We are a leading provider of analysis tools, including instruments, reagents, software, and consumables, to the analytical sciences, genetic screening, BioDiscovery and laboratory services markets.

 

   

Optoelectronics. We provide a broad range of medical imaging, optical sensor and specialty lighting components used in medical, consumer products and other specialty end markets.

 

The health sciences markets include all of the businesses in our Life and Analytical Sciences segment and the medical imaging business, as well as elements of the medical sensors and lighting businesses in our Optoelectronics segment. The photonics markets include the remaining businesses in our Optoelectronics segment.

 

Accounting Period

 

Our fiscal year ends on the Sunday nearest December 31. We report fiscal years under a 52/53 week format. Under this method, certain years will contain 53 weeks. The fiscal years ended December 30, 2007, December 31, 2006 and January 1, 2006 each included 52 weeks.

 

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Consolidated Results of Continuing Operations

 

Sales

 

2007 Compared to 2006. Sales for 2007 were $1,787.3 million, versus $1,546.4 million for 2006, an increase of $241.0 million, or 16%. Changes in foreign exchange and acquisitions each contributed approximately 4% to the increase in revenue for 2007, as compared to 2006. The analysis in the remainder of this paragraph compares segment sales for 2007 as compared to 2006 and includes the effect of foreign exchange rate fluctuations and acquisitions. The total increase in sales reflects a $182.7 million, or 16%, increase in our Life and Analytical Sciences segment sales, due to increases in sales of instruments of $84.5 million, service of $51.3 million, and consumables and reagents of $46.9 million. Our Optoelectronics segment sales grew $58.3 million, or 15%, primarily due to increases in our medical imaging products of $28.4 million, specialty lighting products of $24.8 million, and optical sensors of $4.8 million.

 

2006 Compared to 2005. Sales for 2006 were $1,546.4 million versus $1,473.8 million during 2005, an increase of $72.6 million, or 5%. Changes in foreign exchange and acquisitions each contributed approximately 1% to the increase in revenue for 2006, as compared to 2005. The analysis in the remainder of this paragraph compares segment sales for 2006 as compared to 2005 and includes the effect of foreign exchange rate fluctuations and acquisitions. The total increase in sales includes a $63.5 million, or 6%, increase in our Life and Analytical Sciences segment sales, which grew from $1,081.1 million in 2005 to $1,144.6 million in 2006 primarily due to increases in service of $31.8 million, instruments of $29.8 million and consumables and reagents of $1.9 million. Our Optoelectronics segment sales grew $9.1 million, or 2%, from $392.7 million in 2005 to $401.8 million in 2006 primarily due to sales of our medical imaging products increasing by $15.1 million, while sales within our optical sensors and specialty lighting product lines decreased $6.0 million.

 

Cost of Sales

 

2007 Compared to 2006. Cost of sales for 2007 was $1,062.6 million, versus $918.3 million for 2006, an increase of approximately $144.3 million, or 16%. As a percentage of sales, cost of sales increased to 59.5% in 2007 from 59.4% in 2006, resulting in a decrease in gross margin of 10 basis points to 40.5% in 2007 from 40.6% in 2006. Amortization of intangible assets increased due to the acquisitions completed in 2007 and 2006 and was $34.4 million for 2007 as compared to $29.2 million for 2006. The amortization of purchase accounting adjustments to record the inventory from certain acquisitions completed in 2007 was approximately $2.5 million for 2007. Stock option expense was $1.2 million and $1.3 million for 2007 and 2006, respectively. The combined impact of net productivity and capacity improvements within both segments increased gross margin, which was partially offset by pressures in our laboratory services business as a result of entering into several large new contracts requiring an increase in start-up investment in the first six months of 2007 and a one-time charge related to flash module contracts in our Optoelectronics segment.

 

2006 Compared to 2005. Cost of sales for 2006 was $918.3 million, versus $859.3 million for 2005, an increase of $59.0 million, or 7%. As a percentage of sales, cost of sales increased to 59.4% in 2006 from 58.3% in 2005, resulting in a decrease in gross margin of 110 basis points to 40.6% in 2006 from 41.7% in 2005. Amortization of intangible assets was $29.2 million in 2006 as compared to $27.8 million in 2005. With the adoption of SFAS No. 123(R), cost of sales for 2006 also included stock option expense of $1.3 million. No stock option expense was recorded in 2005. The remaining decrease in gross margin was primarily attributable to unfavorable product and geography mix of sales, pricing pressures and inflation, including commodity costs during 2006, partially offset by efficiencies gained through increased production volume and successful execution of productivity initiatives.

 

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Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

 

2007 Compared to 2006. Selling, general and administrative expenses for 2007 were $444.4 million as compared to $376.8 million for 2006, an increase of approximately $67.6 million, or 18%. As a percentage of sales, selling, general and administrative expenses were 24.9% in 2007, compared to 24.4% in 2006. Amortization of intangible assets was $7.9 million for 2007 as compared to $3.0 million for 2006. Stock option expense was $7.3 million and $7.2 million for 2007 and 2006, respectively. This increase was primarily the result of increased headcount and employee-related expenses to support our sales initiatives, increased sales and marketing expenses to support recent acquisitions, business development expenses, amortization expense related to the acquisitions completed in 2007 and 2006, foreign exchange and stock option expense.

 

2006 Compared to 2005. Selling, general and administrative expenses for 2006 were $376.8 million, versus $365.5 million for 2005, an increase of $11.4 million, or 3%. As a percentage of sales, selling, general and administrative expenses decreased 40 basis points to 24.4% in 2006 from 24.8% in 2005. Amortization of intangible assets was $3.0 million in 2006 as compared to $0.8 million in 2005. With the adoption of SFAS No. 123(R), selling, general and administrative expenses for 2006 also included $7.2 million of stock option expense, whereas no stock option expense was recorded in 2005. This decrease was the result of increased fixed cost leverage and cost controls, offset in part by increased investment in business development activities, stock option expense and an increase in the number of sales employees in emerging markets and higher growth product lines.

 

Research and Development Expenses

 

2007 Compared to 2006. Research and development expenses for 2007 were $111.6 million versus $99.7 million for 2006, an increase of $11.9 million, or 12%. As a percentage of sales, research and development expenses decreased to 6.2% in 2007 from 6.4% in 2006. Amortization of intangible assets was $1.7 million for 2007 as compared to $1.6 million for 2006. Research and development expenses also included stock option expense of $0.6 million and $0.7 million for 2007 and 2006, respectively. We directed our research and development efforts similarly during 2007 and 2006, primarily toward genetic screening, BioDiscovery, and analytical sciences markets within our Life and Analytical Sciences segment, and medical imaging and photonics within our Optoelectronics segment, in order to help accelerate our growth initiatives.

 

2006 Compared to 2005. Research and development expenses for 2006 were $99.7 million versus $87.4 million in 2005, an increase of $12.3 million, or 14%. As a percentage of sales, research and development expenses increased to 6.4% in 2006 from 5.9% in 2005. Amortization of intangible assets was $1.6 million in 2006 as compared to $0.1 million in 2005. With the adoption of SFAS No. 123(R), research and development expenses for 2006 also included $0.7 million of stock option expense, whereas no stock option expense was recorded in 2005. We directed research and development efforts during 2006 and 2005 primarily toward genetic screening, BioDiscovery, and analytical sciences markets within our Life and Analytical Sciences segment, and medical imaging within our Optoelectronics segment in order to help accelerate our growth initiatives.

 

In-process Research and Development Charge

 

2007 Compared to 2006. In-process research and development (“IPR&D”) charge for 2007 was $1.5 million, which related to the acquisitions of Evotec and Euroscreen. In determining the value of the in-process projects, we considered, among other factors, the in-process projects’ stage of completion, the complexity of the work completed as of the acquisition date, the costs already incurred, the projected costs to complete, the contribution of core technologies and other acquired assets, the expected introduction date, and the estimated useful life of the technology. We utilized the discounted cash flow method to value the IPR&D, using a discount rate equivalent to the relative risk of the asset, including the uncertainty of technological feasibility and successful launch. This approach determines fair value by estimating the after-tax cash flows attributable to an in-process project over its useful life, and then discounting these after-tax cash flows back to a present value. We believe that the estimated purchased research and development amounts so determined, represent the fair value of each project at the acquisition date, and the amount represents management’s best estimate of the amount a third party would pay for the projects.

 

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2006 Compared to 2005. We did not take an IPR&D charge in either 2006 or 2005.

 

Gains on Settlement of Insurance Claim

 

2007 Compared to 2006. During the second quarter of 2007 we settled an insurance claim resulting from a fire that occurred within our Life and Analytical Sciences facility in Boston, Massachusetts in March 2005. As a result of that settlement, we recorded gains of $15.3 million during the second quarter of 2007. We received the final settlement payment of $21.5 million in June 2007, and had previously received during 2005 and 2006 a total of $35.0 million in advance payments towards costs incurred, and for building, inventory and equipment damages. Of the $56.5 million in total settlement proceeds received by us, $25.6 million related to reimbursement of costs incurred; $23.7 million related to damages to the building, inventory and equipment; and $7.2 million related to business interruption costs which were recorded as reductions to cost of sales and selling, general and administrative expenses.

 

During the second quarter of 2007, we accrued $9.7 million representing our management’s estimate of the total cost for decommissioning the building, including environmental matters. We paid $3.9 million during fiscal year 2007 towards decommissioning the building, and anticipate that the remaining payments of $5.8 million will be completed by the end of fiscal year 2008.

 

Restructuring and Lease Charges (Reversals), Net

 

2007 Compared to 2006. We have undertaken a series of restructuring actions related to the impact of acquisitions, divestitures and the integration of our business units. Restructuring actions were recorded in accordance with SFAS No. 146, “Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities” (“SFAS No. 146”). Restructuring and lease charges (reversals), net, for 2007 were a $14.4 million charge versus a $3.6 million reversal for 2006.

 

The following table summarizes our restructuring accrual balances and related activity by restructuring plan during 2007, 2006 and 2005:

 

    Balance
at
1/02/2005
  2005
Charges
  2005
Amounts
paid and
incurred
    2005
Changes

in
Estimates
  Balance
at
1/1/2006
  2006
Charges
  2006
Amounts
paid and
incurred
    2006
Changes

in
Estimates
    Balance
at
12/31/2006
  2007
Charges
    2007
EITF
No.
95-3
Charges
  2007
Amounts
paid and
incurred
    2007
Changes

in
Estimates
    Balance
at
12/30/2007
 

Previous Plans

  $ 3,045   $ 17,038   $ (13,868 )   $ 5,027   $ 11,242   $ 755   $ (4,871 )   $ (4,395 )   $ 2,731   $ —       $ —     $ (150 )   $ (611 )   $ 1,970  

Q1 2007 Plan

    —       —       —         —       —       —       —         —         —       4,438       —       (3,367 )     —         1,071  

Q4 2007 Plan

    —       —       —         —       —       —       —         —         —       9,624       —       (1,028 )     —         8,596  

ViaCell Plan

    —       —       —         —       —       —       —         —         —       —         1,184     —         —         1,184  
                                                                                                 

Restructuring

    3,045     17,038     (13,868 )     5,027     11,242     755     (4,871 )     (4,395 )     2,731     14,062       1,184     (4,545 )     (611 )     12,821  

Lease charges

    —       —       —         —       —       —       —         —         —       3,115       —       —         —         3,115  

Deferred Gain

    —       —       —         —       —       —       —         —         —       (2,179 )     —       —         —         (2,179 )
                                                                                                 

Total restructuring and lease charges

  $ 3,045   $ 17,038   $ (13,868 )   $ 5,027   $ 11,242   $ 755   $ (4,871 )   $ (4,395 )   $ 2,731   $ 14,998     $ 1,184   $ (4,545 )   $ (611 )   $ 13,757  
                                                                                                 

 

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The purpose of the Company restructuring plans approved in the first and fourth quarters of 2007, detailed below, was principally to shift resources into geographic regions and product lines that are more consistent with our growth strategy. The pre-tax restructuring activity associated with these plans has been reported as restructuring expenses as a component of operating expenses from continuing operations. We expect the impact of immediate and future cost savings from these restructuring activities on operating results and cash flows to be negligible, as we have incurred and will incur offsetting costs.

 

Q4 2007 Plan

 

During the fourth quarter of 2007, our management approved a plan to shift resources into geographic regions and product lines that are more consistent with our growth strategy (the “Q4 2007 Plan”). As a result of the Q4 2007 Plan, we recognized a $4.8 million pre-tax restructuring charge in our Life and Analytical Sciences segment related to a workforce reduction from these reorganization activities. We also recognized a $4.8 million pre-tax restructuring charge in our Optoelectronics segment related to a workforce reduction and the partial closure of a facility, which was offset by the recognition of a $2.2 million deferred gain from the sales-leaseback of that facility during the fiscal year 2001.

 

As part of our Q4 2007 Plan, we reduced headcount by 90 employees. All actions related to the Q4 2007 Plan were completed by December 30, 2007, and we anticipate that the remaining payments of $4.3 million for workforce reductions will be completed by the end of the first quarter of fiscal year 2009, and the remaining payments of $4.3 million for the partial facility closure will be paid through fiscal year 2022, in accordance with the terms of the lease. The lease payments will be offset by the recognition of the amortization of the deferred gain from the sales-leaseback of that facility during the fiscal year 2001.

 

The following table summarizes the components of the Q4 2007 Plan activity recognized in 2007 by segment:

 

     Life and Analytical Sciences    Optoelectronics     Total  
     (In thousands)  

Severance

   $ 4,846    $ 450     $ 5,296  

Partial closure of excess facility

     —        4,328       4,328  
                       
     4,846    $ 4,778     $ 9,624  

Deferred gain on excess facility

     —        (2,179 )     (2,179 )
                       

Total

   $ 4,846    $ 2,599     $ 7,445  
                       

 

Q1 2007 Plan

 

During the first quarter of 2007, our management approved a plan to shift resources into product lines that are more consistent with our growth strategy. As a result of this plan, we recognized a pre-tax restructuring charge of $4.4 million during the first quarter of 2007 (the “Q1 2007 Plan”). The actions within the Q1 2007 Plan related to a workforce reduction resulting from reorganization activities within our Life and Analytical Sciences segment.

 

As part of our Q1 2007 Plan, we reduced headcount by 60 employees. All actions related to the Q1 2007 Plan were completed by March 30, 2007, and we anticipate that the remaining payments of $1.1 million will be completed by the end of the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2008.

 

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ViaCell Plan

 

Following the ViaCell acquisition, we committed to a preliminary plan of integration of certain ViaCell activities that included workforce reductions. As of December 30, 2007, we recorded $1.2 million of severance liabilities with a corresponding adjustment to goodwill in accordance with Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) Issue No. 95-3, “Recognition of Liabilities in Connection with a Purchase Business Combination” (“EITF 95-3”). We had not finalized the preliminary integration plan as of December 30, 2007, but we expect to complete the plan no later than one year from the date of acquisition. As part of our ViaCell Plan, we reduced headcount by five employees, and we anticipate that the payments of $1.2 million will be completed by the end of the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2008.

 

 

Previous Restructuring and Integration Plans

 

The principal actions of these restructuring plans were workforce reductions related to the integration of our Life Sciences and Analytical Instruments businesses, which is now our Life and Analytical Sciences segment, in order to reduce costs and achieve operational efficiencies as well as workforce reductions in both the Life and Analytical Sciences and Optoelectronics segments by shifting resources into geographic regions and product lines that are more consistent with our growth strategy. During 2007, we paid $0.2 million related to the 2001 to 2006 restructuring and integration plans and recorded a pre-tax restructuring reversal of $0.6 million relating to these plans, due to lower than expected employee separation costs associated with both the Life and Analytical Sciences and Optoelectronics segments. As of December 30, 2007, we had approximately $2.0 million of remaining liabilities associated with these plans, primarily relating to remaining lease obligations related to closed facilities in the Life and Analytical Sciences segment. The remaining terms of these leases vary in length and will be paid through fiscal year 2014. We anticipate that the remaining severance payments will be completed by the end of fiscal year 2008.

 

Lease Charges

 

To facilitate the sale of a business in 2001, we were required to guarantee the obligations that the buyer of the business assumed related to the lease for the building in which the business operates. The lease obligations continue through March 2011. While we assigned our interest in the lease to the buyer at the time of the sale of the business, in the event the buyer defaults under the lease, we are responsible for all remaining lease payments and certain other building related expenses. As an additional measure to facilitate the sale of the business, we obtained a letter of credit as partial security for a loan to the buyer, which could have been drawn upon by the buyer’s lender in the event the buyer was delinquent in repayment of the loan. During the second quarter of 2007, the lessor of the building began the process to evict the buyer as a result of unpaid lease payments and building expenses, and sought reimbursement from us. As a result of this action, we recorded a charge of $4.5 million related to payments for this lease obligation and the potential drawdown of the letter of credit. During the third quarter of 2007, the buyer completed a recapitalization of the business with another lender. The proceeds of the recapitalization were used to pay off the remaining balance on the original securitized loan, as well as to make certain payments to the landlord for back rent and other obligations arising under the lease. We were released from our obligation under the letter of credit on the original securitized loan. As a result of these actions, we recorded a reversal of $1.4 million related to payments for this lease obligation and the release of the letter of credit in the third quarter of 2007. We are still responsible for the remaining accrual of $3.1 million, which relates to the remaining lease and building obligations, reduced by estimated sublease rentals reasonably expected to be obtained for the property.

 

Impairment of Assets

 

2007 Compared to 2006. Impairment of assets was zero in 2007 and $3.2 million in 2006. The 2006 impairment was recorded within the Life and Analytical Sciences segment, which included a $2.8 million loss related to a manufacturing facility and a $0.4 million loss on impairment of a license agreement.

 

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2006 Compared to 2005. Impairment of assets was $3.2 million in 2006 and zero in 2005. The 2006 impairment was recorded within the Life and Analytical Sciences segment, which included a $2.8 million loss related to a manufacturing facility and a $0.4 million loss on impairment of a license agreement.

 

Gains on Dispositions

 

2007 Compared to 2006. There were no dispositions in 2007 and dispositions resulted in a net gain of $1.5 million in 2006. Gain on dispositions in 2006 included a $0.6 million gain from an insurance reimbursement due to fire damage in a certain manufacturing facility and a $0.9 million gain on disposal of certain fixed assets.

 

2006 Compared to 2005. Dispositions resulted in a net gain of $1.5 million in 2006 and in 2005. Gain on dispositions in 2006 included a $0.6 million gain from an insurance reimbursement due to fire damage in a certain manufacturing facility and a $0.9 million gain on disposal of fixed assets. Gain on dispositions in 2005 included a $2.0 million gain from an insurance reimbursement due to fire damage in certain manufacturing facilities offset by a $0.5 million loss on disposal of certain fixed assets due to a facility upgrade.

 

Interest and Other Expense, Net

 

Interest and other expense, net consisted of the following:

 

     2007     2006     2005  
     (In thousands)  

Interest income

   $ (4,688 )   $ (9,390 )   $ (3,321 )

Interest expense

     15,325       9,157       27,291  

Gains on disposition of investments, net

     (697 )     (2,296 )     (5,844 )

Extinguishment of debt

     —         —         54,886  

Other expense, net

     6,937       5,195       1,279  
                        

Total interest and other expense, net

   $ 16,877     $ 2,666     $ 74,291  
                        

 

2007 Compared to 2006. Interest and other expense, net for 2007 was $16.9 million versus $2.7 million for 2006, an increase of $14.2 million. The increase in interest and other expense, net, in 2007 as compared to 2006 was primarily due to the higher outstanding debt balances, as well as lower outstanding cash balances. Interest income decreased $4.7 million due to lower overall cash balances, and interest expense increased $6.2 million due to higher outstanding debt balances. We also recognized a net gain on dispositions of investments of $0.7 million associated with the dissolution of certain investments. Other expenses for 2007 and 2006 increased by $1.7 million, and consisted primarily of expenses related to foreign currency translation and business development related costs. A more complete discussion of our liquidity is set forth below under the heading “Liquidity and Capital Resources.”

 

2006 Compared to 2005. Interest and other expense, net for 2006 was $2.7 million versus $74.3 million for 2005, a decrease of $71.6 million or 96%. The decrease in interest and other expense, net in 2006 as compared to 2005, was due primarily to the overall reduction in outstanding debt, lower borrowing costs, an increase in outstanding cash balances and extinguishment of debt from 2005. Interest income increased $6.1 million due to higher cash balances and higher investment rates. In addition, interest expense decreased $18.1 million primarily due to the repurchase of our senior subordinated 8 7/8% notes due 2013, which we repurchased through a tender offer in the fourth quarter of 2005, and the repayment of the remainder of our term loan. The decrease in interest expense resulting from the debt reduction in 2005 was partially offset by interest on $151.5 million in funds drawn under our previous senior unsecured revolving credit facility as of December 31, 2006, which we entered into during the fourth quarter of 2005 and amended and restated in August 2007. We also recognized a net gain on dispositions of investments of $2.3 million associated with the dissolution of certain investments. We incurred a nonrecurring charge of $54.9 million in 2005 to repay our senior subordinated 8 7/8% notes due 2013. Other expenses in 2006 and 2005 consisted primarily of expense related to foreign currency translation.

 

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Provision for Income Taxes

 

2007 Compared to 2006. The 2007 provision for income taxes from continuing operations was $17.5 million, as compared to a provision of $32.4 million for 2006. The effective tax rate from continuing operations was 11.5% for 2007 as compared to 21.5% for 2006. The lower effective tax rate in 2007 was primarily due to the favorable settlement of an income tax audit partially offset by (i) the non-deductible IPR&D charge of $1.5 million recorded in 2007; (ii) the discrete accrual of interest expense as a result of the adoption of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Interpretation (“FIN”) No. 48 in 2007; (iii) the accrual of U.S. taxes on the $15.3 million gains on the settlement of an insurance claim for 2007; and (iv) changes in our forecasted geographic distribution of earnings.

 

2006 Compared to 2005. The 2006 provision for income taxes from continuing operations was $32.4 million, versus a provision of $0.1 million in 2005. The 2006 effective tax rate from continuing operations was 21.5% as compared to the 2005 effective tax rate of 0.2%. The lower effective tax rate in 2005 was primarily due to (i) a benefit from the settlement of income tax audits for prior years in 2005, offset by the tax cost of the domestic reinvestment plan repatriation calculated in accordance with the homeland investment provisions of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004; and (ii) the use in 2005 of federal, state, and foreign tax attributes (current year state and foreign net operating losses, federal current year research and experimental credits, and state current year income tax credits) enabled by the sale of our Fluid Sciences segment.

 

In December 2006, the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 (the “Tax Act”) was enacted. The Tax Act retroactively restored the expired research and experimental tax credit provisions of the law from December 31, 2006, and extended the credit through December 31, 2007. As a result of the Tax Act, we recorded a benefit for the research and experimental tax credit in 2006 in the amount of $1.6 million.

 

Discontinued Operations

 

As part of our continuing efforts to focus on higher growth opportunities, we have discontinued certain businesses. We have accounted for these businesses as discontinued operations in accordance with SFAS No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets,” and, accordingly, have presented the results of operations and related cash flows as discontinued operations for all periods presented. The assets and liabilities of these businesses have been presented separately, and are reflected within the assets and liabilities from discontinued operations in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets as of December 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006.

 

We recorded the following gains and losses, which have been reported as the gain (loss) on dispositions of discontinued operations during the three years ended:

 

     December 30,
2007
    December 31,
2006
    January 1,
2006
 
     (In thousands)  

Gain on the sale of Semiconductor business

   $ 87     $ 3,750     $ —    

(Loss) gain on the sale of Aerospace business

     (1,250 )     532       250,638  

Gain (loss) on the sale of Fluid Testing business

     35       (234 )     30,281  

Net gain (loss) on dispositions of other discontinued operations

     177       (726 )     (7,094 )
                        

Net (loss) gain on disposition of discontinued operations before income taxes

     (951 )     3,322       273,825  

Provision for income taxes

     281       889       87,463  
                        

(Loss) gain on disposition of discontinued operations, net of income taxes

   $ (1,232 )   $ 2,433     $ 186,362  
                        

 

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Following the ViaCell acquisition in November 2007, our Board approved a plan to sell the ViaCyteSM and Cellular Therapy Technology businesses that were acquired with ViaCell. The ViaCyte SM business focuses on the development of a proprietary media intended for the cryopreservation of human unfertilized oocytes. The Cellular Therapy Technology business focuses on the development of therapeutic uses of unrestricted somatic stem cells derived from umbilical cord blood, including the areas of cancer, cardiac disease and diabetes. We have determined that both businesses do not strategically fit with the other products offered by our Life and Analytical Sciences segment. We also determined that without investing capital into the operations of both businesses, we could not effectively compete in the marketplace with larger companies who focus on the market for such products. We are actively marketing and are currently committed to a plan to sell both of these businesses. We have classified the results of the ViaCyteSM and Cellular Therapy Technology businesses as discontinued operations in the accompanying financial statements.

 

In September 2005, our Board approved a plan to divest our Fluid Sciences segment. The Fluid Sciences segment consisted of three businesses—Aerospace, Fluid Testing and Semiconductor. In November 2005, we sold the Fluid Testing division for approximately $34.5 million, resulting in a net pre-tax gain of $30.3 million. In December 2005, we sold the Aerospace business for approximately $333.0 million, resulting in a net pre-tax gain of $250.6 million. These gains were recognized during fiscal 2005 as gains on the dispositions of discontinued operations. We received total cash proceeds in these transactions of approximately $360.0 million. During 2006, we finalized the net working capital adjustments associated with the sales of these businesses, settled a claim related to an employee benefit program, and ceased future benefit accruals to a postretirement medical plan. In 2006, these actions resulted in the recognition of a gain of $0.5 million and a loss of $0.2 million relative to the Aerospace business and the Fluid Testing business, respectively. In February 2006, we sold substantially all of the assets of our Semiconductor business for approximately $26.5 million, subject to a net working capital adjustment, plus potential additional contingent consideration. A pre-tax gain of $3.8 million, exclusive of additional contingent consideration, was recognized in 2006. During 2007, we settled an additional commitment associated with a benefit program relating to the divestiture of the Fluid Sciences segment and recognized a pre-tax loss of $1.1 million.

 

During 2007, 2006 and 2005, we settled various commitments related to the divestiture of other discontinued operations and recognized a pre-tax gain of $0.2 million in 2007, a pre-tax loss of $0.7 million in 2006 and a pre-tax gain of $1.4 million in 2005. During 2007 and 2006, we substantially completed the remediation of an environmental matter within the Lithography business, resulting in recognition of pre-tax losses of $0.7 million in 2007 and $1.7 million in 2006. In addition, we received proceeds of $0.5 million upon the sale of the Lithography business and recognized a pre-tax loss of $3.3 million during fiscal year 2005. Also in fiscal year 2005, the completion of the shutdown of the Fiber Optics Test Equipment business resulted in a pre-tax loss of $5.2 million related to lease and severance costs and the reduction of fixed assets and inventory to net realizable value.

 

Summary operating results of the discontinued operations for the periods prior to disposition were as follows:

 

     2007     2006     2005
     (In thousands)

Sales

   $ —       $ 8,705     $ 223,997

Costs and expenses

     945       9,706       200,156
                      

Operating (loss) income from discontinued operations

     (945 )     (1,001 )     23,841

Other expenses, net

     —         397       1,314
                      

(Loss) income from discontinued operations before income taxes

     (945 )     (1,398 )     22,527

(Benefit from) provision for income taxes

     (29 )     (224 )     7,313
                      

(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes

   $ (916 )   $ (1,174 )   $ 15,214
                      

 

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Acquisitions

 

Newborn Metabolic Screening Business from Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. In December 2007, we entered into an agreement to acquire the outstanding stock of Pediatrix Screening, Inc., which constitutes the newborn metabolic screening (“NMS”) business of Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. The NMS business provides neonatal screening and consultative services to hospitals, medical groups and various states. This acquisition is intended to expand our capabilities to supply state laboratories and other agencies with comprehensive newborn screening solutions. This transaction is expected to close during the first quarter of 2008.

 

ViaCell, Inc. In November 2007, our wholly owned subsidiary completed a tender offer for all of the outstanding shares of common stock of ViaCell, at a price of $7.25 per share. ViaCell specializes in the collection, testing, processing and preservation of umbilical cord blood stem cells. Through the tender offer, our wholly owned subsidiary acquired more than 90% of the outstanding shares of common stock of ViaCell. We acquired the remaining outstanding shares of ViaCell by means of a merger of our wholly owned subsidiary with and into ViaCell, as a result of which ViaCell became our wholly owned subsidiary. The addition of ViaCell’s ViaCord® product offering for the preservation of umbilical cord blood, and its sales and marketing organization, is expected to facilitate the expansion of our neonatal and prenatal businesses. Aggregate consideration for this transaction was approximately $295.8 million in cash, which excludes $31.8 million in acquired cash. The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the acquired net assets has been allocated to goodwill, none of which is tax deductible.

 

Following the ViaCell acquisition, we committed to a preliminary plan of integration of certain ViaCell activities that included workforce reductions. As of December 30, 2007, we recorded $1.2 million of severance liabilities with a corresponding adjustment to goodwill in accordance with EITF Issue No. 95-3, “Recognition of Liabilities in Connection with a Purchase Business Combination” (“EITF 95-3”). We had not finalized the preliminary integration plan as of December 30, 2007, but we expect to complete the plan no later than one year from the date of acquisition.

 

Following the ViaCell acquisition, our Board approved a plan to sell the ViaCyteSM and Cellular Therapy Technology businesses that were acquired with ViaCell. The ViaCyteSM business focuses on the development of a proprietary media intended for the cryopreservation of human unfertilized oocytes. The Cellular Therapy Technology business focuses on the development of therapeutic uses of unrestricted somatic stem cells derived from umbilical cord blood, including the areas of cancer, cardiac disease and diabetes. We have determined that both businesses do not strategically fit with the other products offered by the Life and Analytical Sciences segment. We also determined that without investing capital into the operations of both businesses, we could not effectively compete in the marketplace with larger companies which focus on the market for such products. We are actively marketing and are currently committed to a plan to sell both of these businesses. We have classified the results of the ViaCyteSM and Cellular Therapy Technology businesses as discontinued operations in the accompanying financial statements.

 

Various Intangible Assets and Investments. In 2007, we acquired various licenses, other intangible assets and investments for aggregate consideration of approximately $8.8 million in cash. Included in this amount are a customer list for reagents for approximately $4.8 million, and a call option to purchase the assets and liabilities of a company for approximately $1.2 million, each purchased during the fourth quarter of 2007. In addition, we entered into various long-term license agreements during 2007 for approximately $2.8 million. Purchased intangible assets are amortized over their estimated useful lives based upon the economic value. See Note 13 to our consolidated financial statements for additional details.

 

Remaining minority interest of PerkinElmer India Pvt. Ltd. In June 2007, we acquired the remaining minority interest in PerkinElmer India Pvt. Ltd. (“PKI India”), a direct sales, service and marketing operation targeting India’s life science and analytical instrumentation markets, from Labindia Instruments Pvt. Ltd. The acquisition establishes PKI India as our wholly owned subsidiary. Consideration for this transaction was approximately $1.3 million in cash plus potential additional consideration of approximately $0.7 million, of which we paid $0.2 million during the fiscal year 2007. We expect to pay the remaining $0.5 million in quarterly installments through the first quarter of 2008. The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the acquired net assets has been allocated to goodwill, none of which is tax deductible.

 

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Improvision Ltd. In March 2007, we acquired the stock of Improvision Ltd. (“Improvision”), a leading provider of cellular imaging software and integrated hardware solutions used in life sciences research. We expect that the addition of Improvision’s imaging and analysis software to our high content screening systems will provide customers with powerful imaging solutions for analyzing cellular events, from real-time imaging of live cells to rapid high content screening of multiple samples. Consideration for this transaction was approximately $23.6 million in cash plus potential additional contingent consideration, which we expect to be immaterial to us. During 2007, we paid $0.6 million for net working capital adjustments. The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the acquired net assets has been allocated to goodwill, none of which is tax deductible.

 

Euroscreen Products S.A. In January 2007, we acquired the stock of Euroscreen Products S.A. (“Euroscreen”), a developer of the AequoScreen cellular assay platform. The AequoScreen platform from Euroscreen is based on an innovative luminescence technology that generates higher quality data, while reducing the number of false positives in G protein-coupled receptor (“GPCR”) screening applications. Consideration for this transaction was approximately $18.1 million in cash. The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the acquired net assets has been allocated to goodwill, none of which is tax deductible.

 

Evotec Technologies GmbH. In January 2007, we acquired the stock of Evotec Technologies GmbH (“Evotec”). The acquisition is intended to allow us to provide our customers in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and academic arenas with Evotec’s high content screening instruments and software. These analysis tools determine the composition of cells and cell structure, a critical step in moving potential drug targets quickly through the discovery process. Consideration for this transaction was approximately $33.0 million in cash, which was paid in fiscal year 2006. During 2007, we received $1.2 million for net working capital adjustments. The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the acquired net assets has been allocated to goodwill, none of which is tax deductible.

 

Dynamic Mechanical Analysis Product Line from Triton Technology Ltd. In December 2006, we acquired specified assets and assumed specified liabilities of the Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (“DMA”) product line from Triton Technology Ltd. The DMA products offer a thermal analysis tool that is used by scientists in the polymers, pharmaceuticals and food industries for diverse applications ranging from simple quality control to advanced research. Consideration for this transaction was approximately $2.3 million in cash at the closing, plus additional cash payments of approximately $1.6 million that were paid during the first six months of 2007. The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the acquired net assets has been allocated to goodwill, all of which is tax deductible.

 

Avalon Instruments Limited. In September 2006, we acquired the stock of Avalon Instruments Limited (“Avalon”). The acquisition of Avalon expands and complements our molecular spectroscopy product portfolio by adding a family of innovative bench-top dispersive Raman spectrometers. Raman spectroscopy identifies and characterizes the composition of both organic and inorganic materials in a wide range of applications. Consideration for this transaction was approximately $5.3 million in cash plus potential additional contingent consideration, which we expect to be immaterial to us. The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the acquired net assets has been allocated to goodwill, none of which is tax deductible.

 

J.N. Macri Technologies LLC and NTD Laboratories, Inc. In July 2006, we acquired specified assets and assumed specified liabilities of J.N. Macri Technologies LLC (“Macri”) and acquired the stock of NTD Laboratories, Inc. (“NTD”). We acquired Macri’s global patents related to free beta Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (“free Beta hCG”). Free Beta hCG is a peptide hormone produced in the early stage of pregnancy that is widely recognized as an important biomarker for first-trimester prenatal risk assessment. NTD is a laboratory specializing in prenatal risk assessment and offers laboratory-developed and validated testing under the brand name UltraScreen®, of which free Beta hCG is an important component. Aggregate consideration for these transactions was approximately $56.65 million in cash. The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the acquired net assets has been allocated to goodwill. None of the goodwill related to the NTD acquisition is tax deductible and all of the goodwill related to the Macri acquisition is tax deductible.

 

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Clinical & Analytical Service Solutions Ltd. In June 2006, we acquired the stock of Clinical & Analytical Service Solutions Ltd. (“C&A”), a scientific equipment asset and managed maintenance company serving the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and healthcare markets. Consideration for the transaction was approximately $16.0 million in cash plus potential additional contingent consideration, which we expect to be immaterial to us. The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the acquired net assets has been allocated to goodwill, none of which is tax deductible.

 

Spectral Genomics, Inc. In April 2006, we acquired specified assets and assumed specified liabilities of Spectral Genomics, Inc. (“Spectral”), a leader in molecular karyotyping technology used to evaluate chromosomal abnormalities. Consideration for the transaction was approximately $14.0 million in cash plus potential additional contingent consideration, which we expect to be immaterial to us. We will make royalty payments based on future sales to license additional intellectual property rights from a third party. The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the acquired net assets has been allocated to goodwill, all of which is tax deductible.

 

Agilix Corporation. In February 2006, we acquired specified assets of Agilix Corporation (“Agilix”) for approximately $8.7 million in cash. Assets acquired primarily relate to Agilix’s core technology which centers around labeling technology using isobaric mass tags that allow for the simultaneous quantification of molecules, such as proteins, from multiple samples. The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the acquired net assets has been allocated to goodwill, all of which is tax deductible.

 

The operations for each of these acquisitions completed during 2007 and 2006 are reported within the results of our Life and Analytical Sciences segment from the acquisition date. The acquisitions were accounted for using the purchase method of accounting. Allocation of the purchase price for the acquisitions was based on estimates of the fair value of the net assets acquired, and is subject to adjustment upon finalization of the purchase price allocation. The fair values assigned to tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed are based on management’s estimates and assumptions, as well as other information compiled by management, including valuations that utilize customary valuation procedures and techniques. The excess purchase price over those assigned values was recorded as goodwill. In accordance with SFAS No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets,” goodwill will be reviewed at least annually for impairment. Purchased intangibles with finite lives will be amortized on a straight-line basis over their respective estimated useful lives.

 

IPR&D charges represent incomplete acquired research and development projects that have not reached technological feasibility and have no alternative future use as of the acquisition date. Technological feasibility is established when an enterprise has completed all planning, designing, coding, and testing activities that are necessary to establish that a product can be produced to meet its design specifications including functions, features, and technical performance requirements. On the date of the acquisitions of Evotec and Euroscreen, there were multiple IPR&D efforts underway at each company for certain current and future product lines. In determining the value of in-process projects, we consider, among other factors, the in-process projects’ stage of completion, the complexity of the work completed as of the acquisition date, the costs already incurred, the projected costs to complete, the contribution of core technologies and other acquired assets, the expected introduction date, and the estimated useful life of the technology. For these acquisitions, we utilized the discounted cash flow method to value the IPR&D, using a discount rate equivalent to the relative risk of the asset, including the uncertainty of technological feasibility and successful launch. This approach determines fair value by estimating the after-tax cash flows attributable to an in-process project over its useful life, and then discounting these after-tax cash flows back to a present value. For the acquisitions of Evotec and Euroscreen, we estimated the value of the IPR&D to be $0.2 million and $1.3 million, respectively. We believe that the estimated purchased research and development amounts so determined, represent the fair value at the date of the acquisitions, and the amount represents management’s best estimate of the amount a third party would pay in the aggregate for the projects. The fair value of acquired in-process research and development costs was expensed as of the acquisition date as the projects underway at Evotec and Euroscreen had not reached technological feasibility and were determined to have no alternative future use.

 

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In connection with purchase price and related allocations, we estimate the fair value of deferred revenue assumed in connection with these acquisitions. The estimated fair value of deferred revenue is determined by the legal performance obligation at the date of acquisition, and is generally based on the nature of the activities to be performed and the related costs to be incurred after consummation. The fair value of an assumed liability related to deferred revenue is estimated based on the current market cost of fulfilling the obligation, plus a normal profit margin thereon. The estimated costs to fulfill the deferred revenue are based on the historical direct costs related to providing the services. We do not include any costs associated with selling efforts, research and development, or the related fulfillment margins on these costs. In most acquisitions, profit associated with selling effort is excluded because the acquired entities would have concluded the selling effort on the support contracts prior to the acquisition date. The estimated research and development costs are not included in the fair value determination, as these costs are not deemed to represent a legal obligation at the time of acquisition. The sum of the costs and operating income approximates, in theory, the amount that we would be required to pay a third party to assume the obligation. As a result of purchase accounting, we recognized the deferred revenue related to the ViaCell acquisition at fair value, and did not recognize $18.1 million of deferred revenue that would have been otherwise recorded in future periods. We would have recorded higher storage revenues in fiscal 2007 in the amount of $1.0 million, as well as significantly higher amounts in future periods, related to these contracts. ViaCell customers have historically renewed these contracts, although there can be no assurance that they will continue to do so in the future.

 

As of December 30, 2007, the purchase price allocations for the Agilix, Spectral, C&A, Macri, NTD, Avalon, the DMA product line, Evotec, Euroscreen, Improvision and PKI India acquisitions have been finalized. As of December 30, 2007, the purchase price and related allocations for the ViaCell acquisition were preliminary, and may be revised as a result of adjustments made to the purchase price, as well as additional information regarding liabilities assumed, including contingent liabilities, deferred taxes, employee severance and facility closure costs, and revisions of preliminary estimates of fair values made at the date of purchase. We are not aware of any information that indicates the final purchase price allocation will differ materially from the preliminary estimates, and we expect to complete any outstanding asset valuations no later than one year from the date of acquisition.

 

Contingencies, Including Tax Matters

 

We are conducting a number of environmental investigations and remedial actions at our current and former locations and, along with other companies, have been named a potentially responsible party (“PRP”) for certain waste disposal sites. We accrue for environmental issues in the accounting period that our responsibility is established and when the cost can be reasonably estimated. We have accrued $4.2 million as of December 30, 2007, which represents our management’s estimate of the total cost of ultimate disposition of known environmental matters. This amount is not discounted and does not reflect the recovery of any amounts through insurance or indemnification arrangements. These cost estimates are subject to a number of variables, including the stage of the environmental investigations, the magnitude of the possible contamination, the nature of the potential remedies, possible joint and several liability, the time period over which remediation may occur, and the possible effects of changing laws and regulations. For sites where we have been named a PRP, our management does not currently anticipate any additional liability to result from the inability of other significant named parties to contribute. We expect that the majority of such accrued amounts could be paid out over a period of up to ten years. As assessment and remediation activities progress at each individual site, these liabilities are reviewed and adjusted to reflect additional information as it becomes available. There have been no environmental problems to date that have had or are expected to have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations, or cash flows. While it is possible that a loss exceeding the amounts recorded in the consolidated financial statements may be incurred, the potential exposure is not expected to be materially different from those amounts recorded.

 

In papers dated October 23, 2002, Enzo Biochem, Inc. and Enzo Life Sciences, Inc. (collectively, “Enzo”) filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Civil Action No. 02-8448, against Amersham plc, Amersham BioSciences, PerkinElmer, Inc., PerkinElmer Life Sciences, Inc.,

 

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Sigma-Aldrich Corporation, Sigma Chemical Company, Inc., Molecular Probes, Inc., and Orchid BioSciences, Inc. The complaint alleges that we have breached our distributorship and settlement agreements with Enzo, infringed Enzo’s patents, engaged in unfair competition and fraud, and committed torts against Enzo by, among other things, engaging in commercial development and exploitation of Enzo’s patented products and technology, separately and together with the other defendants. Enzo seeks injunctive and monetary relief. In 2003, the court severed the lawsuit and ordered Enzo to serve individual complaints against the five defendants. We subsequently filed an answer and a counterclaim alleging that Enzo’s patents are invalid. In July 2006, the court issued a decision regarding the construction of the claims in Enzo’s patents that effectively limited the coverage of certain of those claims and, we believe, excludes certain of our products from the coverage of Enzo’s patents. Summary judgment motions were filed by the defendants in January 2007, and a hearing with oral argument on those motions took place in July 2007, but a decision on those motions has not been rendered, and a trial date has not been set.

 

On October 17, 2003, Amersham Biosciences Corp. filed a complaint, which was subsequently amended, in the United States District Court for New Jersey, Civil Action No. 03-4901, seeking injunctive and monetary relief against one of our subsidiaries and alleging that our ViewLux and certain of our Image FlashPlate products infringe three of Amersham’s patents related to high-throughput screening (the “NJ case”). On August 18, 2004, Amersham plc filed a complaint against two of our United Kingdom-based subsidiaries in the Patent Court of the English High Court of Justice, Case No. 04C02688, alleging that our same products infringe one corresponding Amersham patent in the United Kingdom, which was granted in August 2004 (the “UK case”). On October 29, 2003, we filed a complaint, which was subsequently amended, seeking injunctive and monetary relief against Amersham in the United States District Court for Massachusetts, Civil Action No. 03-12098, alleging that Amersham’s IN Cell Analyzer, and LEADseeker Multimodality Imaging system and certain Cyclic AMP and IP3 assays infringe two of our patents related to high-throughput screening (the “MA case”). After a trial in the UK case in December 2005, the court ruled in February 2006 that Amersham’s patent in question was invalid in the United Kingdom and awarded costs to us. Amersham initiated an appeal of the ruling in the UK case but withdrew that appeal in January 2007. In May 2006, the court in the NJ case issued a decision regarding the construction of the claims in Amersham’s patents that adopted many of Amersham’s claim construction positions. The parties entered into a settlement agreement in November 2007 to resolve all of the foregoing matters.

 

In 2002, PharmaStem Therapeutics, Inc. (“PharmaStem”) filed suit against ViaCell, Inc., which is now our wholly owned subsidiary, and several other defendants in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, alleging infringement of United States Patents No. 5,004,681 and No. 5,192,553, relating to certain aspects of the collection, cryopreservation and storage of hematopoietic stem cells and progenitor cells from umbilical cord blood (“PharmaStem I”). After several years of proceedings at the District Court level, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a decision in July 2007 that ViaCell did not infringe these two patents and that the two patents are invalid. PharmaStem filed a certiorari petition in January 2008 seeking to have the United States Supreme Court review the appellate court’s decision as to the invalidity of the patents, but did not seek any further review of the non-infringement decision. PharmaStem had also filed a second complaint against ViaCell and other defendants in July 2004 in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, alleging infringement of United States Patents No. 6,461,645 and 6,569,427, which also relate to certain aspects of the collection, cryopreservation and storage of hematopoietic stem cells and progenitor cells from umbilical cord blood (“PharmaStem II”). We believe that the issues presented in PharmaStem II, which was subsequently consolidated in the District of Delaware with similar cases brought by PharmaStem against other family cord blood banks, are substantially the same as the issues presented in PharmaStem I, and that ViaCell does not infringe the patents at issue in the second case and that those patents are invalid for the same reasons as cited by the Court of Appeals in PharmaStem I. The Delaware court granted ViaCell’s motion in October 2005 to stay the proceedings in PharmaStem II pending the outcome of PharmaStem I and a decision from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“U.S. PTO”) on certain patent re-examination issues. Although the U.S. PTO had previously issued notice of its intent to allow the remaining claims of all of the patents, the U.S. PTO subsequently decided to begin the process of re-examining each patent. ViaCell has informed the Delaware Court overseeing PharmaStem II of the status of the re-examinations and that the Federal Circuit had ruled in its favor in the PharmaStem I case. The Delaware Court has yet to take any action in response to these notices.

 

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We believe we have meritorious defenses to these lawsuits and other proceedings, and we are contesting the actions vigorously in all of the above unresolved matters. We are currently unable, however, to reasonably estimate the amount of loss, if any, that may result from the resolution of these matters, or to determine whether resolution of any of these matters will have a material adverse impact on our consolidated financial statements included in this annual report on Form 10-K.

 

During 2005, the Internal Revenue Service concluded its audit of federal income taxes for the years 1999 through 2002. There was a single open issue related to this audit which we favorably resolved during the fourth quarter of 2007. We are under regular examination by tax authorities in the United States and other countries (such as China, Indonesia, Philippines and the United Kingdom) in which we have significant business operations. The tax years under examination vary by jurisdiction. We regularly review our tax positions in each significant taxing jurisdiction in the process of evaluating its unrecognized tax benefits as required by FIN No. 48. Adjustments are made to our unrecognized tax benefits when: (i) facts and circumstances regarding a tax position change, causing a change in management’s judgment regarding that tax position; (ii) a tax position is ultimately settled with a tax authority; and/or (iii) the statute of limitations expires regarding a tax position.

 

We are also subject to various other claims, legal proceedings and investigations covering a wide range of matters that arise in the ordinary course of our business activities. Although, we have established accruals for potential losses that we believe are probable and reasonably estimable, in the opinion of our management, based on its review of the information available at this time, the total cost of resolving these other contingencies at December 30, 2007 should not have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial statements included in this annual report on Form 10-K. Each of these matters is subject to uncertainties, and it is possible that some of these matters may be resolved unfavorably to us.

 

Reporting Segment Results of Continuing Operations

 

Life and Analytical Sciences

 

2007 Compared to 2006. Sales for 2007 were $1,327.2 million, versus $1,144.6 million for 2006, an increase of $182.7 million, or 16%, which includes an approximate 5% increase from acquisitions and an approximate 4% increase in sales attributable to favorable changes in foreign exchange rates. The following analysis in the remainder of this paragraph compares selected sales by market and product type for 2007, as compared to 2006, and includes the effect of foreign exchange rate fluctuations and acquisitions. Our laboratory service sales increased by $51.3 million, sales to genetic screening customers increased by $49.1 million, sales to BioDiscovery customers increased by $41.6 million, and sales to analytical sciences customers increased by $40.7 million. Sales by type of product included increases in instruments of $84.5 million, service of $51.3 million, and consumables and reagents of $46.9 million.

 

Operating income for 2007 was $128.8 million, as compared to $115.4 million for 2006, an increase of $13.4 million, or 12%. Amortization of intangible assets increased due to the acquisitions completed in 2007 and 2006 and was $41.4 million for 2007, as compared to $31.3 million for 2006. Restructuring and lease charges were $8.7 million for 2007 as a result of our Q1 2007 and Q4 2007 Plans, as compared to reversals of $1.7 million in 2006. Amortization of purchase accounting adjustments to record the inventory and IPR&D from certain acquisitions completed in 2007 were $2.5 million and $1.5 million, respectively, for 2007. Stock option expense was $3.4 million and $3.2 million for 2007 and 2006, respectively. Gains on the settlement of the insurance claim for the March 2005 fire in our Boston, Massachusetts facility were $15.3 million for 2007. Increased sales volume and higher net productivity increased operating income, partially offset by pressures in our laboratory services business as a result of entering into several large new contracts requiring an increase in start-up investment in the first six months of 2007.

 

2006 Compared to 2005. Sales for 2006 were $1,144.6 million, versus $1,081.1 million in 2005, an increase of $63.5 million, or 6%. Changes in foreign exchange and acquisitions each contributed approximately 1% to the

 

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increase in revenue for 2006, as compared to 2005. The following analysis in the remainder of this paragraph compares selected sales by market and product type for 2006, as compared to 2005, and includes the effect of foreign exchange rate fluctuations and acquisitions. Our laboratory service sales increased by $31.8 million, sales to genetic screening customers increased by $24.8 million, and sales to analytical sciences customers increased by $16.7 million, while sales to BioDiscovery customers decreased by $9.9 million. Sales by type of product included increases in service of $31.8 million, instruments of $29.8 million, and consumables and reagents of $1.9 million.

 

Operating income for 2006 was $115.4 million, versus $110.2 million for 2005, an increase of $5.2 million, or 5%. Amortization of intangible assets increased due to the acquisitions completed in 2006 and was $31.3 million for 2006, as compared to $26.2 million for 2005. Operating income for 2006 includes stock option expense of $3.2 million, whereas no stock option expense was recorded in 2005. Restructuring reversals were $1.7 million for 2006 as compared to a charge of $12.9 million for 2005. Increased sales volume and successful execution of productivity initiatives also increased operating income, which were more than offset by unfavorable product and geography mix of sales, pricing pressures, and inflation, including commodity costs during 2006.

 

Optoelectronics

 

2007 Compared to 2006. Sales for 2007 were $460.1 million, versus $401.8 million for 2006, an increase of $58.3 million, or 15%, which includes an approximate 3% increase in sales attributable to favorable changes in foreign exchange rates. The analysis in the remainder of this paragraph compares selected sales by product type for 2007, as compared to 2006, and includes the effect of foreign exchange fluctuations. The increase in sales was a result of an increase of $28.4 million in our medical imaging products due to the performance of our amorphous silicon business, an increase in our specialty lighting products of $24.8 million primarily due to the performance of photoflash products, specifically in the mobile phone camera modules, and an increase in optical sensors of $4.8 million.

 

Operating income for 2007 was $76.5 million, versus $70.0 million for 2006, an increase of $6.5 million, or 9%. Restructuring and lease charges, net of reversals, were $5.7 million for 2007, as a result of our Q4 2007 restructuring plan and lease costs associated with the sale of a business from 2001. Restructuring reversals were $1.9 million for 2006. Amortization of intangible assets was $2.7 million and $2.5 million for 2007 and 2006, respectively. Stock option expense was $1.4 million and $1.6 million for 2007 and 2006, respectively. Increased sales volume and capacity and productivity improvements made within the amorphous silicon business also increased operating income, which was partially offset by a one-time charge related to flash module investments.

 

2006 Compared to 2005. Sales for 2006 were $401.8 million, versus $392.7 million for 2005, an increase of $9.1 million, or 2%. Changes in foreign exchange rates had minimal impact on the increase in revenue for 2006, as compared to 2005. The analysis in the remainder of this paragraph compares selected sales by product type for 2006, as compared to 2005, and includes the effect of foreign exchange fluctuations and acquisitions. Sales of our medical imaging products increased by $15.1 million while sales within our optical sensors and specialty lighting product lines decreased $6.0 million due to a decrease in Cermax® video and specific military platforms.

 

Operating income for 2006 was $70.0 million, versus $58.4 million for 2005, an increase of $11.6 million, or 20%. Amortization of intangible assets was $2.5 million for 2006 and $2.6 million for 2005. Operating income for 2006 includes stock option expense of $1.6 million, whereas no stock option expense was recorded in 2005. Restructuring reversals were $1.9 million for 2006 as compared to a charge of $9.2 million for 2005. In addition, 2005 included a $0.2 million charge for in-process research and development related to the acquisition of the capital stock of Elcos AG, a leading European designer and manufacturer of custom light emitting diode (“LED”) solutions for biomedical and industrial applications. Successful execution of productivity initiatives also increased operating income, which was partially offset by unfavorable product mix, pricing pressures and inflation including commodity costs during 2006, as well as capacity issues within the amorphous silicon business.

 

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

We require cash to pay our operating expenses, make capital expenditures, service our debt and other long-term liabilities, repurchase shares of our common stock and pay dividends on our common stock. Our principal sources of funds are from our operations and the capital markets, particularly the debt markets. In the near term, we anticipate that our operations will generate sufficient cash to fund our operating expenses, capital expenditures, interest payments on our debt and dividends on our common stock. In the long-term, we expect to use internally generated funds and external sources to satisfy our debt and other long-term liabilities.

 

Principal factors that could affect the availability of our internally generated funds include:

 

   

deterioration of sales due to weakness in markets in which we sell our products and services, and

 

   

changes in our working capital requirements.

 

Principal factors that could affect our ability to obtain cash from external sources include:

 

   

financial covenants contained in the financial instruments controlling our borrowings that limit our total borrowing capacity,

 

   

increases in interest rates applicable to our outstanding variable rate debt,

 

   

a ratings downgrade that would limit our ability to borrow under our accounts receivable facility and our overall access to the corporate debt market,

 

   

volatility in the markets for corporate debt,

 

   

a decrease in the market price for our common stock, and

 

   

volatility in the public equity markets.

 

Cash Flows

 

Fiscal Year 2007

 

Operating Activities. Net cash provided by continuing operations was $207.1 million in 2007, compared to net cash provided by continuing operations of $127.0 million in 2006, an increase of $80.1 million, driven primarily by the $1.3 million of divestiture tax refunds that occurred in 2007 as compared to the $60.3 million of taxes paid on divestitures in 2006. The increase in cash provided by operating activities in 2007 was also driven by income from continuing operations of $133.8 million, depreciation and amortization of $78.0 million and restructuring and lease charges of $14.4 million. These amounts were partially offset by $15.3 million from the settlement of an insurance claim and a net increase in working capital of $5.0 million. Contributing to the net increase in working capital in 2007, excluding the effect of foreign exchange rate fluctuations, was an increase in accounts receivable of $29.7 million, offset by an increase in accounts payable of $24.4 million, and a decrease in inventory of $0.3 million. In both the Life and Analytical Sciences and Optoelectronics segments the timing of strong revenue performance in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2007 increased the accounts receivable balance, which was offset by the timing of accounts payable disbursements in the same quarter. There was no incremental use of our accounts receivable securitization facility in 2007, which totaled $45.0 million at both December 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006. Changes in accrued expenses, other assets and liabilities and other items, net, totaled $0.1 million in 2007, and primarily related to timing of payments for tax, restructuring, and salary and benefits.

 

Investing Activities. Net cash used in continuing operations investing activities was $350.1 million in 2007, compared to $140.0 million of cash used in continuing operations investing activities in 2006. Included in 2007 were payments of $1.0 million related to business development costs. In addition, we used $312.7 million of net cash for acquisitions and used $3.2 million in related transaction costs, earn-out payments, acquired licenses and other costs in connection with these and other transactions. Capital expenditures in 2007 were $47.0 million,

 

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mainly in the areas of tooling and other capital equipment purchases, in addition to the improvements in our amorphous silicon facility within our Optoelectronics segment. These cash outflows were partially offset by $10.8 million received from the settlement of an insurance claim, $1.6 million from the surrender of life insurance policies, and $1.4 million from the sale of investments.

 

Financing Activities. Net cash provided by continuing operations financing activities was $148.9 million in 2007, compared to $313.5 million of cash used in continuing operations financing activities in 2006. In 2007, we repurchased in the open market approximately 8.1 million shares of our common stock at a total cost of $203.0 million, including commissions. This compares to repurchases in 2006 of $190.1 million. We also paid $4.2 million to settle forward interest rate contracts, with notional amounts totaling $300.0 million and a weighted average interest rate of 4.25%, and $0.8 million for debt issuance costs. These uses of cash were offset in part by $32.8 million of proceeds from common stock option exercises and the related tax benefit. Debt borrowings from our amended senior unsecured revolving credit facility and interim unsecured credit facility in 2007 totaled $271.5 million and $300.0 million, respectively, offset by debt reductions to our amended senior unsecured revolving credit facility of $212.4 million and other credit facilities of $1.3 million. This compares to debt reductions in 2006 of $110.7 million. In addition, we paid $33.7 million in dividends in 2007.

 

Fiscal Year 2006

 

Operating Activities. Net cash generated by continuing operations operating activities was $127.0 million in 2006, compared to net cash generated by continuing operations operating activities of $192.9 million in 2005. Principal contributors to the generation of cash from operating activities during 2006 were net income from continuing operations of $118.3 million, and depreciation and amortization of $69.2 million. These amounts were offset in part by taxes paid on divestitures of $60.3 million, net gain from dispositions of property, plant and equipment of $1.5 million, net gain from settlement of investments of $2.3 million, and a net increase in working capital of $9.4 million. Contributing to the net increase in working capital in 2006, excluding the effect of foreign exchange rate fluctuations, was an increase in inventory of $11.1 million and a decrease in accounts payable of $1.7 million, offset in part by a decrease in accounts receivable of $3.3 million. Strong performance in accounts receivable collections in the Life and Analytical Sciences segment was partially offset by increased accounts payable disbursements in both the Life and Analytical Sciences and Optoelectronics segments. The increase in inventory was primarily the result of expanding the amount of inventory held at service locations within the Life and Analytical Sciences segment. There was no incremental use of our accounts receivable securitization facility during 2006, which totaled $45.0 million at both December 31, 2006 and January 1, 2006. Changes in accrued expenses, other assets and liabilities, and other items totaled $13.0 million during 2006, and primarily relates to timing of payments for tax, restructuring, and salary and benefits.

 

Investing Activities. Net cash used in continuing operations investing activities was $140.0 million in 2006, compared to $333.3 million of cash provided by continuing operations investing activities in 2005. Included in 2006 was $25.0 million of net proceeds received from the sale of our Semiconductor business unit and $6.6 million of net proceeds from the sale of investments. This was offset by approximately $129.0 million of net cash used for acquisitions. In addition, we incurred $12.1 million of business development transaction costs, earn-out payments and other costs in connection with these and previous transactions. Capital expenditures in 2006 were $44.5 million, mainly in the areas of tooling and other capital equipment purchases, in addition to facility improvements. These cash outflows were partially offset by $5.3 million from the advance and settlement of an insurance claim, $4.9 million received from the sale of property, plant and equipment, and $3.8 million from the settlement of life insurance policies.

 

Financing Activities. Net cash used in continuing operations financing activities was $313.5 million in 2006, compared to $217.6 million in 2005, an increase of $95.9 million, or 44%. In 2006, we repurchased in the open market 8.9 million shares of our common stock at a total cost of $190.1 million, including commissions. Debt reductions during 2006 totaled $110.7 million, compared to reductions in 2005 of $374.7 million. These uses of cash were offset by proceeds from common stock option exercises of $21.5 million and the related tax benefit of $2.2 million. In addition, we paid $35.5 million in dividends during 2006.

 

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Current Borrowing Arrangements

 

Amended Senior Unsecured Credit Facility. On August 13, 2007, we entered into an amended and restated senior unsecured revolving credit facility. The agreement for the facility provides for a $500.0 million committed unsecured revolving credit facility through August 13, 2012, and amends and restates in its entirety the senior credit agreement dated as of October 31, 2005. The agreement contains an option to increase the facility up to $650.0 million. Letters of credit in the aggregate amount of approximately $15.0 million were issued under our previous facility, which are treated as issued under our amended facility. We use the amended senior unsecured revolving credit facility for general corporate purposes, which may include working capital, refinancing existing indebtedness, capital expenditures, share repurchases, acquisitions and strategic alliances. The interest rates under the amended senior unsecured revolving credit facility are based on the Eurocurrency rate at the time of borrowing plus a margin or the base rate from time to time. The base rate is the higher of (1) the corporate base rate announced from time to time by Bank of America, N.A. and (2) the Federal Funds rate plus 50 basis points. We may allocate all or a portion of its indebtedness under the amended senior unsecured revolving credit facility to interest based upon the Eurocurrency rate plus a margin or the base rate. The Eurocurrency margin as of December 30, 2007 was 40 basis points. The weighted average Eurocurrency interest rate as of December 30, 2007 was 4.86%, resulting in a weighted average effective Eurocurrency rate, including the margin, of 5.26%. We had drawn down approximately $216.0 million of borrowings in U.S. Dollars under the facility as of December 30, 2007, with interest based on the above described Eurocurrency rate. The agreement for the facility contains affirmative, negative and financial covenants and events of default customary for financings of this type and those contained in our previous senior revolving credit agreement. The financial covenants in our amended and restated senior unsecured revolving credit facility include debt-to-capital ratios and a contingent maximum total leverage ratio, applicable if our credit rating is down-graded below investment grade. The financial covenants in our previous senior revolving credit agreement included interest coverage and debt-to-EBITDA ratios. At all times during 2007, we were in compliance with all applicable covenants.

 

Prior to February 28, 2008, we exercised the option to increase the amended senior unsecured revolving credit facility to $608.8 million. We had borrowed approximately $216.0 million in U.S. Dollars under the facility as of February 28, 2008, with interest based on the above described Eurocurrency rate.

 

Unsecured Interim Credit Facility. On November 14, 2007, we entered into a $300.0 million unsecured interim credit facility. We entered into this unsecured interim credit facility in order to pay the purchase price and transactional expenses of the ViaCell acquisition. This interim credit facility matures on March 31, 2008, at which point all amounts outstanding are due in full. The interest rates for this interim credit facility are based on either the Eurocurrency rate at the time of borrowing plus a margin, or on the base rate as in effect from time to time. The base rate is the higher of (1) the corporate base rate announced from time to time by Bank of America, N.A. and (2) the Federal Funds rate plus 50 basis points. We may allocate all or a portion of its indebtedness under this interim credit facility to interest based upon either the Eurocurrency rate plus a margin or the base rate. The Eurocurrency margin for this interim credit facility as of December 30, 2007 was 62.5 basis points. The applicable Eurocurrency margin will increase by 12.5 basis points from and after January 1, 2008 for all outstanding borrowings. The weighted average Eurocurrency interest rate as of December 30, 2007 was 5.03%, resulting in a weighted average effective Eurocurrency rate, including the margin, of 5.65%. We had drawn down approximately $300.0 million of borrowings in U.S. Dollars under the facility as of December 30, 2007, with interest based on the above described Eurocurrency rate. The agreement for this facility contains affirmative, negative and financial covenants and events of default customary for financings of this type, and are consistent with those contained in the agreement for our amended unsecured revolving credit facility, which is described above.

 

We anticipate using the amended senior unsecured revolving credit facility to settle any outstanding amounts on the unsecured interim credit facility in March 2008, and have accordingly classified the $300.0 million of outstanding borrowings on the unsecured interim credit facility as long-term debt.

 

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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

Receivables Securitization Facility. During 2001, we established a wholly owned consolidated subsidiary to maintain a receivables purchase agreement with a third party financial institution. Under this arrangement, we sold, on a revolving basis, certain of our accounts receivable balances to the consolidated subsidiary which simultaneously sold an undivided percentage ownership interest in designated pools of receivables to a third party financial institution. As collections reduce the balance of sold accounts receivable, new receivables are sold. Our consolidated subsidiary retains the risk of credit loss on the receivables. Accordingly, the full amount of the allowance for doubtful accounts has been provided for on our balance sheet. The amount of receivables sold and outstanding with the third party financial institution may not exceed $65.0 million. Under the terms of this arrangement, our consolidated subsidiary retains collection and administrative responsibilities for the balances. The amount of receivables sold to the consolidated subsidiary was $79.0 million as of December 30, 2007 and $67.8 million as of December 31, 2006. At each of December 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, an undivided interest of $45.0 million in the receivables had been sold to the third party financial institution under this arrangement. The remaining interest in receivables of $34.0 million and $22.8 million that were sold to and held by the consolidated subsidiary were included in accounts receivable in the consolidated financial statements at December 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively.

 

The agreement requires the third party financial institution to be paid interest during the period from the date the receivable is sold to its maturity date. At December 30, 2007, the effective interest rate was LIBOR plus approximately 80 basis points. The servicing fees received constitute adequate compensation for services performed. No servicing asset or liability is therefore recorded. The agreement also includes conditions that require us to maintain a senior unsecured credit rating of BB or above, as defined by Standard & Poor’s Rating Services, and Ba2 or above, as defined by Moody’s Investors Service. At December 30, 2007, we had a senior unsecured credit rating of BBB, with a stable outlook from Standard & Poor’s Rating Services, and of Baa3, with a stable outlook from Moody’s Investors Service. In January 2008, our consolidated subsidiary entered into an agreement to extend the term of the accounts receivable securitization facility to January 23, 2009.

 

Dividends

 

Our Board declared regular quarterly cash dividends of seven cents per share in each quarter of 2007 and 2006, resulting in an annual dividend rate of 28 cents per share.

 

Contractual Obligations

 

The following table summarizes our contractual obligations at December 30, 2007:

 

     Operating
Leases
   Amended
Sr. Unsecured
Revolving
Credit Facility
Maturing 2012*
   Interim
Unsecured
Credit Facility
Maturing 2008***
   Other
Revolving
Debt
Facilities*
   Employee
Benefit
Plans
   FIN No. 48
Liability**
   Total
     (In thousands)     

2008

   $ 38,307    $ —      $ —      $ 562    $ 24,428    $ 25,041    $ 88,338

2009

     28,570      —        —        —        24,907      —        53,477

2010

     20,730      —        —        78      25,156      —        45,964

2011

     15,827      —        —        —        25,678      —        41,505

2012

     15,249      216,000      300,000      —        26,388      —        557,637

Thereafter

     119,796      —        —        —        146,854      —        266,650
                                                

Total

   $ 238,479    $ 216,000    $ 300,000    $ 640    $ 273,411    $ 25,041    $ 1,053,571
                                                

 

* The credit facility borrowings carry variable interest rates; the amounts do not contemplate interest obligations.
**

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uncertain tax positions as we cannot make a reasonably reliable estimate of the amount and period of related future payments.

*** The credit facility borrowings carry variable interest rates; the amounts do not contemplate interest obligations. Prior to February 28, 2008, we exercised the option to increase the senior unsecured revolving credit facility to $608.8 million. We anticipate using funds from the amended senior unsecured revolving credit facility to settle any outstanding amounts on the unsecured interim credit facility in March 2008, and have accordingly classified the $300.0 million of outstanding borrowings on the unsecured interim credit facility as long-term debt.

 

Capital Expenditures

 

During 2008, we expect to invest an amount for capital expenditures similar to that in 2007, primarily to introduce new products, to improve our operating processes, to shift the production capacity to lower cost locations, to increase capacity in the amorphous silicon business, and to develop information technology. We expect to use our available cash and internally generated funds to fund these expenditures.

 

Other Potential Liquidity Considerations

 

On November 6, 2006, we announced that our Board authorized us to repurchase up to 10.0 million shares of our common stock under a stock repurchase program (the “Repurchase Program”). The Repurchase Program will expire on October 25, 2010 unless this authorization is terminated earlier by our Board, and may be suspended or discontinued at any time. During 2007, we repurchased in the open market approximately 8.1 million shares of our common stock at an aggregate cost of $203.0 million, including commissions, under the Repurchase Program.

 

During 2006, we repurchased in the open market 8.9 million shares of our common stock at an aggregate cost of $190.1 million, including commissions. These repurchases were made pursuant to our stock repurchase program announced in November 2005.

 

The repurchased shares have been reflected as additional authorized but unissued shares, with the payments reflected in common stock and capital in excess of par value. Any repurchased shares will be available for use in connection with corporate programs. If we continue to repurchase shares, the repurchase program will be funded using our existing financial resources, including cash and cash equivalents, and our existing amended senior unsecured revolving credit facility.

 

In connection with the settlement of an insurance claim resulting from a fire that occurred within our Life and Analytical Sciences facility in Boston, Massachusetts in March 2005, we accrued $9.7 million during the second quarter of 2007, representing our management’s estimate of the total cost for decommissioning the building, including environmental matters. We paid $3.9 million during fiscal year 2007 towards decommissioning the building. We anticipate that the remaining payments of $5.8 million will be completed by the end of fiscal year 2008.

 

Our businesses are not materially affected by conditions in the global financial markets and economic conditions generally. However, increasing or high interest rates and/or widening credit spreads, especially if such changes are rapid, may create a less favorable environment for certain of our businesses, and may affect the fair value of financial instruments that we issue or hold. For example, beginning in the second half of 2007, difficulties in the mortgage and broader credit markets in the United States and elsewhere resulted in a relatively sudden and substantial decrease in the availability of credit and a corresponding increase in funding costs. Credit spreads widened significantly, affecting volatility and liquidity in the debt and equity markets. These conditions have persisted through the end of 2007 and we cannot predict how long these conditions will exist or how our businesses may be affected. Increases in interest rates or credit spreads, as well as limitations on the availability of credit, can affect our ability to borrow on a secured or unsecured basis, which may adversely affect our

 

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liquidity and results of operations. In difficult credit markets, we may be forced to fund our operations at a higher cost, or we may be unable to raise as much funding as we need to support our business activities. This could cause us to curtail our business activities and could increase our cost of funding, both of which could reduce our profitability.

 

Effects of Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncement

 

In June 2006, the FASB issued FIN No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes.” FIN No. 48 was issued to clarify the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in the financial statements by prescribing a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. FIN No. 48 also provides guidance on derecognition of tax benefits, classification on the balance sheet, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure, and transition. We classify interest and penalties as a component of income tax expense.

 

As a result of the adoption of FIN No. 48 on January 1, 2007, we adjusted the carrying value of our uncertain tax positions and reduced our accrued liabilities by $3.6 million, which was accounted for as an increase to retained earnings as of January 1, 2007. As of the adoption date, we had gross tax effected unrecognized tax benefits of $48.5 million, of which $36.0 million, if recognized, would affect the continuing operations effective tax rate. The remaining amount, if recognized, would affect goodwill and discontinued operations. However, upon the adoption of SFAS No. 141(R), changes in deferred tax asset valuation allowances and income tax uncertainties after the acquisition date generally will effect income tax expense, including those associated with acquisitions that closed prior to the effective date of SFAS No. 141(R). We had accrued interest, net of tax benefits, and penalties related to the unrecognized tax benefits of $7.3 million, which is not included in the unrecognized tax benefits of $48.5 million.

 

Effects of Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

 

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“SFAS No. 157”). SFAS No. 157 clarifies the principle that fair value should be based on the assumptions market participants would use when pricing an asset or liability, and establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the information used to develop those assumptions. Under the standard, fair value measurements would be separately disclosed by level within the fair value hierarchy. We will be required to adopt SFAS No. 157 in the first quarter of fiscal year 2008. We are currently evaluating the requirements of SFAS No. 157 and have not yet determined the impact, if any, of its adoption on our consolidated financial statements.

 

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities” (“SFAS No. 159”). SFAS No. 159 provides entities with an option to report selected financial assets and liabilities at fair value, with the objective to reduce both the complexity in accounting for financial instruments, and the volatility in earnings caused by measuring related assets and liabilities differently. We will be required to adopt SFAS No. 159 in the first quarter of fiscal year 2008. We have evaluated the requirements of SFAS No. 159 and have determined the impact of its adoption on our consolidated financial statements to be immaterial.

 

In March 2007, the FASB ratified EITF Issue No. 06-10, “Accounting for Collateral Assignment Split-Dollar Life Insurance Agreements” (“EITF No. 06-10”). EITF No. 06-10 provides guidance for determining a liability for the post-retirement benefit obligation as well as recognition and measurement of the associated asset on the basis of the terms of the collateral assignment agreement. We will be required to adopt EITF No. 06-10 in the first quarter of fiscal year 2008. We are currently evaluating the requirements of EITF No. 06-10 and have not yet determined the impact, if any, of its adoption on our consolidated financial statements.

 

In June 2007, the FASB ratified EITF Issue No. 07-3, “Accounting for Nonrefundable Advance Payments for Goods or Services Received for Use in Future Research and Development Activities” (“EITF No. 07-3”). EITF No. 07-3 requires that nonrefundable advance payments for goods or services that will be used or rendered

 

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for future research and development activities be deferred, capitalized and recognized as an expense as the goods are delivered or the related services are performed. We will be required to adopt EITF No. 07-3, on a prospective basis, in the first quarter of fiscal year 2008. We are currently evaluating the requirements of EITF No. 07-3 and have not yet determined the impact, if any, of its adoption on our consolidated financial statements.

 

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141 (revised 2007), “Business Combinations” (“SFAS No. 141(R)”). SFAS No. 141(R) establishes principles and requirements for how an acquirer recognizes and measures in its financial statements the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree, and the goodwill acquired. SFAS No. 141(R) also establishes disclosure requirements to enable the evaluation of the nature and financial effects of the business combination. We will be required to adopt SFAS No. 141(R) in the first quarter of fiscal year 2009. We are currently evaluating the requirements of SFAS No. 141(R) and have not yet determined the impact of its adoption on our consolidated financial statements.

 

Application of Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

The preparation of consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, sales and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates, including those related to bad debts, inventories, intangible assets, income taxes, restructuring, pensions and other postretirement benefits, contingencies and litigation. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

 

We believe the following critical accounting policies affect our more significant judgments and estimates used in preparation of our consolidated financial statements.

 

Revenue recognition. We record product sales when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred, the price to the buyer is fixed or determinable, and collectibility is reasonably assured. For products that include installation, if the installation meets the criteria to be considered a separate element, we recognize product revenue upon delivery, and we delay recognition of installation revenue until the installation is complete. For sales that include customer-specified acceptance criteria, we recognize revenue only after the acceptance criteria have been met. We defer revenue from services and recognize it over the contractual period, or as we render services and the customer accepts them. When arrangements include multiple elements, we use objective evidence of fair value to allocate revenue to the elements and recognize revenue when the criteria for revenue recognition have been met for each element, all in accordance with EITF Issue No. 00-21, “Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables.” Because the majority of our sales relate to specific manufactured products or units rather than long-term customized projects, we generally do not experience significant changes in original estimates. Further, we have not experienced any significant refunds or promotional allowances that require significant estimation.

 

Warranty Costs. We provide for estimated warranty costs for products at the time of their sale. Warranty liabilities are based on estimated future repair costs using historical labor and material incurred in the warranty period.

 

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Allowances for doubtful accounts. We maintain allowances for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from the inability of our customers to make required payments. We generally compute our allowance for doubtful accounts by (1) applying specific percentage reserves on accounts that are past due and deemed uncollectible; and (2) specifically reserving for customers known to be in financial difficulty. Therefore, if the financial condition of our customers were to deteriorate beyond our estimates, we may have to increase our allowance for doubtful accounts. This would reduce our earnings.

 

Inventory valuation. We initially value inventory at actual cost to purchase and/or manufacture. We periodically review these values to ascertain that market value of the inventory continues to exceed its recorded cost. Generally, reductions in value of inventory below cost are caused by our maintenance of stocks of products in excess of demand, or technological obsolescence of the inventory. We regularly review inventory quantities on hand and, when necessary, record provisions for excess and obsolete inventory based on either our estimated forecast of product demand and production requirements, or historical trailing usage of the product. If our sales do not materialize as planned or at historic levels, we may have to increase our reserve for excess and obsolete inventory. This would reduce our earnings. If actual market conditions are more favorable than anticipated, inventory previously written down may be sold, resulting in lower costs of sales and higher income from operations than expected in that period.

 

Business Combinations. The allocation of purchase price for business combinations requires estimates and judgment as to expectations for future cash flows of the acquired business, and the allocation of those cash flows to identifiable intangible assets, in determining the estimated fair value for purchase price allocation purposes. The fair values assigned to tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed are based on management’s estimates and assumptions, as well as other information compiled by management, including valuations that utilize customary valuation procedures and techniques. If the actual results differ from the estimates and judgments used in these estimates, the amounts recorded in the financial statements could result in a possible impairment of the intangible assets and goodwill, or require acceleration of the amortization expense of finite-lived intangible assets.

 

Value of long-lived assets, including intangibles. We carry a variety of long-lived assets on our balance sheet including property and equipment, investments, identifiable intangible assets, and goodwill. We periodically review the carrying value of all of these assets based, in part, upon current estimated market values and our projections of anticipated future cash flows. We undertake this review (1) on an annual basis for assets such as goodwill and non-amortizing intangible assets and (2) on a periodic basis for other long-lived assets when facts and circumstances suggest that cash flows emanating from those assets may be diminished. Any impairment charge that we record reduces our earnings. The impairment test consists of a two-step process. The first step is the comparison of the fair value to the carrying value of the reporting unit to determine if the carrying value exceeds the fair value. The second step measures the amount of an impairment loss, and is only performed if the carrying value exceeds the implied fair value of the reporting unit. We perform the annual impairment assessment on the later of January 1 or the first day of each fiscal year. This same impairment test will be performed at other times during the course of the year should an event occur which suggests that the recoverability of goodwill should be reconsidered. Non-amortizing intangibles are also subject to an annual impairment test. The impairment test consists of a comparison of the fair value of the intangible asset with its carrying amount. If the carrying amount of an intangible asset exceeds its fair value, an impairment loss in an amount equal to that excess is recognized. In addition, we currently evaluate the remaining useful life of our non-amortizing intangible assets at least annually to determine whether events or circumstances continue to support an indefinite useful life. If events or circumstances indicate that the useful lives of non-amortizing intangible assets are no longer indefinite, the assets will be tested for impairment in accordance with SFAS No. 142. These intangible assets will then be amortized prospectively over their estimated remaining useful life and accounted for in the same manner as other intangible assets that are subject to amortization. We completed the annual impairment test using a measurement date of December 31, 2007 and January 1, 2007, and concluded based on the first step of the process that there was no goodwill impairment. While we believe that our estimates of current value are reasonable, different assumptions regarding items such as future cash flows and the volatility inherent in markets which we serve could affect our evaluations and result in impairment charges against the carrying value of those assets.

 

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Employee compensation and benefits. Retirement and postretirement benefit plans are a significant cost of doing business, and represent obligations that will be ultimately settled far in the future, and therefore are subject to estimation. Retirement and postretirement benefit plan expenses are allocated to cost of sales, research and development, and selling, general and administrative expenses, in our consolidated statement of operations. We incurred expenses of $12.5 million in 2007, $10.2 million in 2006 and $11.9 million in 2005 for our retirement and postretirement plans. We expect expenses of approximately $8.2 million in 2008 for our retirement and postretirement plans. Pension accounting is intended to reflect the recognition of future benefit costs over the employee’s approximate service period based on the terms of the plans and the investment and funding decisions made. We are required to make assumptions regarding such variables as the expected long-term rate of return on assets and the discount rate applied, to determine service cost and interest cost, in order to arrive at pension income or expense for the year. As of December 30, 2007, we estimated the expected long-term rate of return of assets in our pension portfolios in the United States was 8.5% and was 7.6% for all plans outside the United States. We have analyzed the rates of return on assets used and determined that these rates are reasonable based on the plans’ historical performance relative to the overall markets in the countries where we invest the assets, as well as our current expectations for long-term rates of returns for our pension assets. Our management will continue to assess the expected long-term rate of return on plan assets assumptions for each plan based on relevant market conditions, and will make adjustments to the assumptions as appropriate. Discount rate assumptions have been, and continue to be, based on the prevailing market long-term interest rates at the measurement date. If any of our assumptions were to change, our pension plan expenses would also change. A one-quarter percent increase in the discount rate would decrease our net periodic benefit cost by $0.6 million for 2008 in the United States and by $0.5 million for 2008 for all plans outside the United States. A one percent decrease in the estimated return on plan assets would increase our pre-tax pension expense by $2.4 million for 2008 in the United States and by $1.1 million for 2008 for all plans outside the United States. We have reduced the volatility in our healthcare costs provided to our retirees by adopting a defined dollar plan feature in fiscal 2001. Under the defined dollar plan feature, our total annual liability for healthcare costs to any one retiree is limited to a fixed dollar amount, regardless of the nature or cost of the healthcare needs of that retiree. Our maximum future liability, therefore, cannot be increased by future changes in the cost of healthcare.

 

Restructuring activities. Our financial statements detail specific charges relating to restructuring activities as well as the actual spending that has occurred against the resulting accruals in accordance with SFAS No. 146, “Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities.” Our pre-tax restructuring charges are estimates based on our preliminary assessments of (1) severance benefits to be granted to employees, based on known benefit formulas and identified job grades, (2) costs to abandon certain facilities based on known lease costs of sub-rental income and (3) asset impairments as discussed above under “Value of long-lived assets, including intangibles.” Because these accruals are estimates, they are subject to change as a result of deviations from initial restructuring plans or subsequent information that may come to our attention. For example, actual severance costs may be less than anticipated if employees voluntarily leave prior to the time at which they would be entitled to severance, or if anticipated legal hurdles in foreign jurisdictions prove to be less onerous than expected. In addition, unanticipated successes or difficulties in terminating leases and other contractual obligations may lead to changes in estimates. When such changes in estimates occur, they are reflected in our financial statements on the income statement line entitled “restructuring and lease charges (reversals), net.”

 

Gains or losses on dispositions. When we record the disposition of an asset or discontinuance of an operation, we make an estimate relative to the amount we expect to realize on the sale or disposition. This estimate is based on a variety of factors, including current interest in the market, alternative markets for the assets, and other relevant factors. If anticipated proceeds are less than the current carrying amount of the asset or operation, we record a loss. If anticipated proceeds are greater than the current carrying amount of the asset or operation, we recognize a gain net of expected contingencies when the transaction has been consummated. Accordingly, we may realize amounts different than were first estimated. During the year ended December 30, 2007, we did not recognize any gains or losses from disposition of fixed assets. We recorded $1.2 million in losses from the disposition of discontinued operations. Any such changes decrease or increase current earnings, and are recorded either against the “gains on disposition” or “discontinued operations” line items appearing in our income statement.

 

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Income taxes. Our business operations are global in nature, and we are subject to taxes in numerous jurisdictions. Tax laws and tax rates vary substantially in these jurisdictions, and are subject to change given the political and economic climate in those countries. We report and pay income tax based on operational results and applicable law. Our tax provision contemplates tax rates currently in effect to determine both our current and deferred tax provisions. Any significant fluctuation in rates or changes in tax laws could cause our estimates of taxes we anticipate either paying or recovering in the future to change. Such changes could lead to either increases or decreases in our effective tax rate.

 

Significant judgment is required in determining our worldwide provision for income taxes and recording the related tax assets and liabilities. In the ordinary course of our business, there are operational decisions, transactions, facts and circumstances, and calculations for which the ultimate tax determination is not certain. Furthermore, our tax positions are periodically subject to challenge by taxing authorities throughout the world. Every quarter we review our tax positions in each significant taxing jurisdiction in the process of evaluating our unrecognized tax benefits as required by FIN No. 48. Adjustments are made to our unrecognized tax benefits when: (i) facts and circumstances regarding a tax position change, causing a change in our judgment regarding that tax position; (ii) a tax position is ultimately settled with a tax authority; and/or (iii) the statute of limitations expires regarding a tax position. Any significant impact as a result of changes in underlying facts, law, tax rates, tax audit, or review could lead to adjustments to our income tax expense, our effective tax rate, or our cash flow.

 

Additionally, in accordance with SFAS No. 109, we have established valuation allowances against a variety of deferred tax assets, including net operating loss carryforwards, foreign tax credits, other income tax credits and certain pension accruals. Valuation allowances take into consideration our ability to use these deferred tax assets and reduce the value of such items to the amount that is deemed more likely than not to be recoverable. Improvements or other changes in our operations, domestically and internationally, could increase our ability to utilize these tax attributes in the future. The release of valuation allowances in periods when these tax attributes become realizable would reduce our effective tax rate.

 

Item 7A.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

 

Financial Instruments

 

Financial instruments that potentially subject us to concentrations of credit risk consist principally of temporary cash investments, marketable securities and accounts receivable. We believe we had no significant concentrations of credit risk as of December 30, 2007.

 

In the ordinary course of business, we enter into foreign exchange contracts for periods consistent with our committed exposures to mitigate the effect of foreign currency movements on transactions denominated in foreign currencies. Transactions covered by hedge contracts include intercompany and third-party receivables and payables. The contracts are primarily in European and Asian currencies, have maturities that do not exceed 12 months, have no cash requirements until maturity, and are recorded at fair value on the consolidated balance sheet. Credit risk and market risk are insignificant as the foreign exchange instruments are contracted with major banking institutions. Unrealized gains and losses on our foreign currency contracts are recognized immediately in earnings for hedges designated as fair value and, for hedges designated as cash flow, the related unrealized gains or losses are deferred as a component of other comprehensive income in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet. Deferred gains and losses are recognized in income in the period in which the underlying anticipated transaction occurs and impacts earnings. Principal hedged currencies include the British Pound (GBP), Canadian Dollar (CAD), Euro (EUR), Japanese Yen (JPY), and Singapore Dollar (SGD). We held forward foreign exchange contracts with U.S. equivalent notional amounts totaling $105.2 million at December 30, 2007 and $174.8 million as of December 31, 2006, and the approximate fair value of these foreign currency derivative contracts was insignificant. The gains and losses realized on foreign currency derivative contracts are not material. The duration of these contracts entered into in 2007 was generally 30 days.

 

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In addition, during the fourth quarter of 2007, we entered into forward interest rate contracts, with notional amounts totaling $300.0 million, a weighted average interest rate of 4.25%, and a future dated settlement to coincide with our highly probable debt issuance in 2008. These contracts are intended to hedge movements in interest rates prior to our highly probable debt issuance in 2008. We had accumulated net derivative losses of $5.3 million, net of taxes, in other comprehensive income as of December 30, 2007, related to these cash flow hedges. The net derivative losses will be reclassified into net earnings when the hedged exposure affects net earnings. No cash flow hedges were discontinued and no ineffectiveness was recognized during 2007.

 

We do not enter into derivatives for trading or other speculative purposes, nor do we use leveraged financial instruments.

 

Market Risk

 

Market Risk. We are exposed to market risk, including changes in interest rates and currency exchange rates. To manage the volatility relating to these exposures, we enter into various derivative transactions pursuant to our policies to hedge against known or forecasted market exposures.

 

Foreign Exchange Risk. The potential change in foreign currency exchange rates offers a substantial risk to us, as approximately 63% of our business is conducted outside of the United States, generally in foreign currencies. Our risk management strategy currently uses forward contracts to mitigate certain balance sheet foreign currency transaction exposures. The intent is to offset gains and losses that occur on the underlying exposures, with gains and losses resulting from the forward contracts that hedge these exposures. Moreover, we are able to partially mitigate the impact that fluctuations in currencies have on our net income as a result of our manufacturing facilities located in countries outside the United States, material sourcing and other spending which occur in countries outside the United States, resulting in a natural hedge.

 

Although we attempt to manage our foreign currency exchange risk through the above activities, when the U.S. dollar weakens against other currencies in which we transact business, generally sales and net income will be positively but not proportionately impacted.

 

Foreign Currency Risk—Value-at-Risk Disclosure. We utilize a Value-at-Risk model to determine the potential earning/fair value exposures presented by our foreign currency related financial instruments. As discussed above, we seek to minimize this exposure through our hedging program. Our Value-at-Risk computation is based on the Monte Carlo simulation, utilizing a 95% confidence interval and a holding period of 30 days. As of December 30, 2007, this computation estimated that there is a 5% chance that the market value of the underlying exposures and the corresponding derivative instruments either increase or decrease due to foreign currency fluctuations by more than $0.1 million. This Value-At-Risk measure is consistent with our financial statement disclosures relative to our foreign currency hedging program. Specifically, during each of the four quarters ended in fiscal 2007, the Value-At-Risk ranged between zero and $0.2 million, with an average of approximately $0.1 million.

 

Interest Rate Risk. As described above, our debt portfolio includes variable rate instruments. Fluctuations in interest rates can therefore have a direct impact on both our short-term cash flows, as they relate to interest, and our earnings. To manage the volatility relating to these exposures, we enter into various derivative transactions pursuant to our policies to hedge against known or forecasted interest rate exposures.

 

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Interest Rate Risk—Sensitivity. As of December 30, 2007, our debt portfolio consisted of $516.0 million of variable rate debt. In addition, our cash and cash equivalents, for which we receive interest at variable rates, were $203.3 million at December 30, 2007. Our current earnings exposure for changes in interest rates can be summarized as follows:

 

(1) Changes in interest rates can cause interest charges on our variable rate debt, consisting of $516.0 million of revolving and interim debt facilities, to fluctuate. An increase of 10%, or approximately 55 basis points, in current interest rates would cause an additional pre-tax charge to our earnings of $2.8 million for fiscal year 2008.

 

(2) Changes in interest rates can cause our cash flows relative to interest payments on variable rate debt to fluctuate. As described above, an increase of 10%, or approximately 55 basis points, in current interest rates would cause our cash outflows to increase by $2.8 million for fiscal year 2008.

 

(3) Changes in interest rates can cause our cash flows relative to interest received to fluctuate.

 

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Item 8.    Financial Statements and Supplemental Data

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

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Consolidated Statements of Operations for Each of the Three Years in the Period Ended December 30, 2007

   59

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006

   60

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity and Comprehensive Income for Each of the Three Years in the Period Ended December 30, 2007

   61

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for Each of the Three Years in the Period Ended December 30, 2007

   63

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of PerkinElmer, Inc.

Waltham, Massachusetts

 

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of PerkinElmer, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and comprehensive income, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 30, 2007. Our audits also included the financial statement schedule listed in the Index at Item 15. These financial statements and financial statement schedule are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial statement schedule based on our audits.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

In our opinion, such consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of PerkinElmer, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 30, 2007, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Also, in our opinion, such financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic consolidated financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly in all material respects the information set forth therein.

 

As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, on January 1, 2007 the Company adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Interpretation (“FIN”) No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” (“FIN No. 48”). Also, as discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, in 2006 the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 123(R), “Share-Based Payment” and SFAS No. 158 “Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans, an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106, and 132(R)”.

 

We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 30, 2007, based on the criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our report dated February 28, 2008 expressed an unqualified opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

/S/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

 

Boston, Massachusetts

February 28, 2008

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

For the Years Ended

 

     December 30,
2007
    December 31,
2006
    January 1,
2006
 
     (In thousands, except per share data)  

Sales

   $ 1,787,331     $ 1,546,358     $ 1,473,831  

Cost of sales

     1,062,591       918,287       859,295  

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     444,412       376,849       365,457  

Research and development expenses

     111,619       99,719       87,371  

Restructuring and lease charges (reversals), net

     14,387       (3,640 )     22,065  

Gains on settlement of insurance claim

     (15,346 )     —         —    

Impairment of assets

     —         3,246       —    

Gains on dispositions, net

     —         (1,505 )     (1,502 )

In-process research and development charges

     1,502       —         194  
                        

Operating income from continuing operations

     168,166       153,402       140,951  

Interest and other expense, net

     16,877       2,666       74,291  
                        

Income from continuing operations before income taxes

     151,289       150,736       66,660  

Provision for income taxes

     17,455       32,412       128  
                        

Income from continuing operations

     133,834       118,324       66,532  

(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes

     (916 )     (1,174 )     15,214  

(Loss) gain on disposition of discontinued operations, net of income taxes

     (1,232 )     2,433       186,362  
                        

Net income

   $ 131,686     $ 119,583     $ 268,108  
                        

Basic earnings (loss) per share:

      

Continuing operations

   $ 1.13     $ 0.95     $ 0.51  

Discontinued operations

     (0.02 )     0.01       1.56  
                        

Net income

   $ 1.11     $ 0.96     $ 2.07  
                        

Diluted earnings (loss) per share:

      

Continued operations

   $ 1.11     $ 0.94     $ 0.51  

Discontinued operations

     (0.02 )     0.01       1.54  
                        

Net income

   $ 1.09     $ 0.95     $ 2.04  
                        

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

As of the Years Ended

 

     December 30,
2007
   December 31,
2006
     (In thousands, except share
and per share data)

Current assets:

     

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 203,348    $ 191,059

Accounts receivable, net

     337,659      268,459

Inventories, net

     202,394      183,260

Other current assets

     98,797      101,511

Current assets of discontinued operations

     750      477
             

Total current assets

     842,948      744,766
             

Property, plant and equipment, net

     200,886      182,196

Marketable securities and investments

     5,919      7,508

Intangible assets, net

     479,209      404,021

Goodwill

     1,355,656      1,117,724

Other assets, net

     59,451      52,502

Long-term assets of discontinued operations

     5,268      1,605
             

Total assets

   $ 2,949,337    $ 2,510,322
             

Current liabilities:

     

Short-term debt

   $ 562    $ 1,153

Accounts payable

     186,388      152,836

Accrued restructuring and integration costs

     12,821      2,731

Accrued expenses

     346,778      318,987

Current liabilities of discontinued operations

     1,049      826
             

Total current liabilities

     547,598      476,533

Long-term debt

     516,078      151,781

Long-term liabilities

     310,384      304,278
             

Total liabilities

     1,374,060      932,592

Commitments and contingencies (see Note 18)

     

Stockholders’ equity:

     

Preferred stock — $1 par value per share, authorized 1,000,000 shares; none issued or outstanding

     —        —  

Common stock — $1 par value per share, authorized 300,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 117,585,000 and 123,255,000 shares at December 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively

     117,585      123,255

Capital in excess of par value

     257,850      407,345

Retained earnings

     1,142,135      1,040,190

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     57,707      6,940
             

Total stockholders’ equity

     1,575,277      1,577,730
             

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 2,949,337    $ 2,510,322
             

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

 

For the Three Years Ended December 30, 2007

 

    Comprehensive
Income
    Common
Stock
Amount
    Capital in
Excess of
Par
    Unearned
Compensation
    Retained
Earnings
    Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
    Total
Stockholders’
Equity
 

Balance, January 2, 2005

    $ 129,059     $ 545,000     $ (4,202 )   $ 732,878     $ 57,350     $ 1,460,085  
                                                 

Comprehensive income:

             

Net income

  $ 268,108       —         —         —         268,108       —         268,108  

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

             

Foreign currency translation adjustments

    (44,626 )     —         —         —         —         (44,626 )     (44,626 )

Change in minimum liability of pension, net of tax

    (7,376 )     —         —         —         —         (7,376 )     (7,376 )

Unrealized gains on securities arising during the period, net of tax

    10       —         —         —         —         10       10  
                   

Other comprehensive loss

    (51,992 )     —         —         —         —         —         —    
                   

Comprehensive income

  $ 216,116       —         —         —         —         —         —    
                   

Dividends

    —         —         —         —         (36,296 )     —         (36,296 )

Exercise of employee stock options and related income tax benefits

    —         1,533       23,198       —         —         —         24,731  

Issuance of common stock for employee benefit plans

    —         308       4,267       101       —         —         4,676  

Buyback and cancellation of common stock

      (1,096 )     (23,301 )     —         —         —         (24,397 )

Issuance (cancellation) of common stock for long-term incentive program

    —         305       7,564       (2,271 )     —         —         5,598  
                                                       

Balance, January 1, 2006

    $ 130,109     $ 556,728     $ (6,372 )   $ 964,690     $ 5,358     $ 1,650,513  
                                                 

Reclassification of unearned compensation to capital in excess of par upon the adoption of SFAS No. 123(R)—See Note 20

    —         —         (6,372 )     6,372       —         —         —    

Comprehensive income:

             

Net income

  $ 119,583       —         —         —         119,583       —         119,583  

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

             

Foreign currency translation adjustments

    33,431       —         —         —         —         33,431       33,431  

Change in minimum liability of pension, net of tax

    895       —         —         —         —         895       895  

Unrealized gains on securities arising during the period, net of tax

    2       —         —         —         —         2       2  
                   

Other comprehensive income

    34,328       —         —         —         —         —         —    
                   

Comprehensive income

  $ 153,911       —         —         —         —         —         —    
                   

Adjustment to initially adopt SFAS No. 158, net of tax

    —         —         —         —         —         (32,746 )     (32,746 )

Dividends

    —         —         —         —         (44,083 )     —         (44,083 )

Exercise of employee stock options and related income tax benefits

    —         1,663       22,061       —         —         —         23,724  

Issuance of common stock for employee benefit plans

    —         113       2,l83       —         —         —         2,296  

Buyback and cancellation of common stock

      (8,904 )     (181,217 )     —         —         —         (190,121 )

Issuance (cancellation) of common stock for long-term incentive program

    —         274       4,572       —         —         —         4,846  

Stock option compensation under SFAS No. 123(R)

    —         —         9,390       —         —         —         9,390  
                                                       

Balance, December 31, 2006

    $ 123,255     $ 407,345     $ —       $ 1,040,190     $ 6,940     $ 1,577,730  
                                                 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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    Comprehensive
Income
    Common
Stock
Amount
    Capital in
Excess of
Par
    Unearned
Compensation
  Retained
Earnings
    Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
    Total
Stockholders’
Equity
 

Balance, December 31, 2006

    $ 123,255     $ 407,345     $ —     $ 1,040,190     $ 6,940     $ 1,577,730  
                                               

Comprehensive income:

             

Net income

  $ 131,686       —         —         —       131,686       —         131,686  

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

             

Foreign currency translation adjustments

    41,109       —         —         —       —         41,109       41,109  

Unrecognized losses and prior service costs, net

    15,172       —         —         —       —         15,172       15,172  

Unrealized and realized losses on derivatives, net of tax

    (5,338 )     —         —         —       —         (5,338 )     (5,338 )

Unrealized losses on securities arising during the period, net of tax

    (176 )     —         —         —       —         (176 )     (176 )
                   

Other comprehensive income

    50,767       —         —         —       —         —         —    
                   

Comprehensive income

  $ 182,453       —         —         —       —         —         —    
                   

Adjustment to initially adopt FIN No. 48

    —         —         —         —       3,583       —         3,583  

Dividends

    —         —         —         —       (33,324 )     —         (33,324 )

Exercise of employee stock options and related income tax benefits

    —         2,176       30,615       —       —         —         32,791  

Issuance of common stock for employee benefit plans

    —         44       1,034       —       —         —         1,078  

Buyback and cancellation of common stock

      (8,051 )     (194,920 )     —       —         —         (202,971 )

Issuance (cancellation) of common stock for long-term incentive program

    —         161       4,963       —       —         —         5,124  

Stock option compensation under SFAS No. 123(R)

    —         —         8,813       —       —         —         8,813  
                                                     

Balance, December 30, 2007

    $ 117,585     $ 257,850     $ —     $ 1,142,135     $ 57,707     $ 1,575,277  
                                               

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

For the Years Ended

 

    December 30,
2007
    December 31,
2006
    January 1,
2006
 
    (In thousands)  

Operating activities:

     

Net income

  $ 131,686     $ 119,583     $ 268,108  

Add net loss (income) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes

    916       1,174       (15,214 )

Add net loss (gain) on disposition of discontinued operations, net of income taxes

    1,232       (2,433 )     (186,362 )
                       

Net income from continuing operations

    133,834       118,324       66,532  

Adjustments to reconcile income from continuing operations to net cash provided by continuing operations:

     

Restructuring and lease charges (reversals), net

    14,387       (3,640 )     22,065  

Depreciation and amortization

    77,997       69,184       66,998  

Stock-based compensation

    15,804       16,144       9,824  

Deferred taxes

    (21,821 )     (10,007 )     1,421  

Contingencies and prior year tax matters

    (9,929 )     (1,322 )     (27,772 )

Amortization of deferred debt issuance costs, accretion of discounts and extinguishment of debt

    343       292       57,385  

Gains on dispositions, net

    (697 )     (3,801 )     (7,346 )

Amortization of acquired inventory revaluation

    2,492       —         —    

In-process research and development charges

    1,502       —         194  

Asset impairments

    —         3,246       —    

Gains on settlement of insurance claim

    (15,346 )     —         —    

Changes in assets and liabilities which (used) provided cash, excluding effects from companies purchased and divested:

     

Accounts receivable, net

    (29,654 )     3,315       (10,434 )

Inventories, net

    341       (11,067 )     (323 )

Accounts payable

    24,350       (1,671 )     23,242  

Tax benefit from exercise of common stock options

    —         —         5,343  

Taxes refunded (paid) on divestitures

    1,300       (60,297 )     —    

Accrued expenses and other

    12,175       8,321       (14,193 )
                       

Net cash provided by operating activities of continuing operations

    207,078       127,021       192,936  

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities of discontinued operations

    (1,951 )     419       15,157  
                       

Net cash provided by operating activities

    205,127       127,440       208,093  
                       

Investing activities:

     

Capital expenditures

    (46,978 )     (44,473 )     (27,993 )

Proceeds from dispositions of property, plant and equipment, net

    10,787       10,185       12,335  

Proceeds from surrender of life insurance policies

    1,601       3,826       —    

Payments for business development activity

    (1,040 )     (796 )     —    

Proceeds from dispositions of businesses and investments, net

    1,365       24,423       366,578  

Payments for acquisitions and investments, net of cash and cash equivalents acquired

    (315,872 )     (133,128 )     (17,571 )
                       

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities of continuing operations

    (350,137 )     (139,963 )     333,349  

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities of discontinued operations

    798       467       (10,060 )
                       

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities

    (349,339 )     (139,496 )     323,289  
                       

Financing activities:

     

Payments on debt

    (212,431 )     (110,748 )     (410,977 )

Proceeds from borrowings

    571,462       —         244,253  

Payment of debt issuance costs

    (765 )     (741 )     (1,133 )

Settlement of cash flow hedges

    (4,232 )     —         (8,480 )

(Decrease) increase in other credit facilities

    (1,263 )     (164 )     24  

Tax benefit from exercise of common stock options

    414       2,203       —    

Proceeds from issuance of common stock under stock plans

    32,377       21,520       19,388  

Purchases of common stock

    (202,971 )     (190,121 )     (24,397 )

Dividends paid

    (33,704 )     (35,455 )     (36,296 )
                       

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities of continuing operations

    148,887       (313,506 )     (217,618 )

Net cash used in financing activities of discontinued operations

    —         —         (233 )
                       

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

    148,887       (313,506 )     (217,851 )
                       

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

    7,614       14,357       (8,780 )
                       

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

    12,289       (311,205 )     304,751  

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

    191,059       502,264       197,513  
                       

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year

  $ 203,348     $ 191,059     $ 502,264  
                       

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information (see Note 2):

     

Cash paid during the year for:

     

Interest

  $ 13,776     $ 7,368     $ 37,361  

Income taxes

  $ 40,693     $ 91,394     $ 44,008  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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Note 1: Nature of Operations and Accounting Policies

 

Nature of Operations:    PerkinElmer, Inc. is a global high technology company which designs, manufactures, markets and services components, systems and products within two reporting segments: Life and Analytical Sciences and Optoelectronics.

 

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of PerkinElmer, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the “Company”). All material intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Investments in business entities in which the Company does not have control, but has the ability to exercise significant influence over operating and financial policies, are accounted for by the equity method.

 

The Company’s fiscal year ends on the Sunday nearest December 31. The Company reports fiscal years under a 52/53 week format. Under this method, certain years will contain 53 weeks. The fiscal years ended December 30, 2007, December 31, 2006 and January 1, 2006 included 52 weeks.

 

Accounting Policies and Estimates:    The preparation of consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires the Company to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an ongoing basis, the Company evaluates its estimates. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

 

Revenue Recognition:    The Company’s product sales are recorded when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred, the price to the buyer is fixed or determinable, and collectibility is reasonably assured. For products that include installation, and if the installation meets the criteria to be considered a separate element, product revenue is recognized upon delivery, and installation revenue is recognized when the installation is complete. For sales that include customer-specified acceptance criteria, revenue is recognized after the acceptance criteria have been met. Certain of the Company’s products require specialized installation. Revenue for these products is deferred until installation is completed. Revenue from services is deferred and recognized over the contractual period, or as services are rendered and accepted by the customer. When arrangements include multiple elements, the Company uses objective evidence of fair value to allocate revenue to the elements, and recognizes revenue when the criteria for revenue recognition have been met for each element, in accordance with EITF Issue No. 00-21, “Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables.”

 

Warranty Costs:    The Company provides for estimated warranty costs for products at the time of their sale. Warranty liabilities are based on estimated future repair costs using historical labor and material costs incurred in the warranty period.

 

Shipping and Handling Costs:    The Company reports shipping and handling costs in both sales and the related costs as cost of goods sold to the extent they are billed to customers. In all other instances, they are reflected as a component of cost of goods sold.

 

Inventories:    Inventories, which include material, labor and manufacturing overhead, are valued at the lower of cost or market. Substantially all inventories are accounted for using the first-in, first-out (“FIFO”) method of determining inventory costs. Inventory quantities on-hand are regularly reviewed, and where necessary, provisions for excess and obsolete inventory are recorded based primarily on the Company’s estimated forecast of product demand and production requirements.

 

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Income Taxes:    The Company uses the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes. Under the asset and liability method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the estimated future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. This method also requires the recognition of future tax benefits such as net operating loss carryforwards, to the extent that realization of such benefits is more likely than not. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. A valuation allowance is established for any deferred tax asset for which realization is not more likely than not. Pursuant to Accounting Principles Board (“APB”) Opinion No. 23, “Accounting for Income Taxes—Special Areas” (“APB Opinion No. 23”), and related interpretations with respect to corporate earnings permanently reinvested offshore, the Company does not accrue tax for the repatriation of its foreign earnings that it considers to be permanently reinvested outside the United States.

 

The Company provides reserves for potential payments of tax to various tax authorities related to uncertain tax positions and other issues. Prior to January 1, 2007, these reserves were recorded when management determined that it was probable that a loss would be incurred related to these matters and the amount of such loss was reasonably determinable. As of January 1, 2007 the Company adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Interpretation (“FIN”) No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” (“FIN No. 48”). As a result, reserves are based on a determination of whether and how much of a tax benefit taken by the Company in its tax filings or positions is more likely than not to be realized following resolution of any potential contingencies present related to the tax benefit. Potential interest and penalties associated with such uncertain tax positions is recorded as a component of income tax expense. See Note 6, below, for additional details.

 

Property, Plant and Equipment:    The Company depreciates plant and equipment using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives, which generally fall within the following ranges: buildings—10 to 40 years; leasehold improvements—estimated useful life or remaining term of lease, whichever is shorter; machinery and equipment—3 to 7 years. Certain tooling costs are capitalized and amortized over a 3-year life, while repairs and maintenance costs are expensed.

 

Asset Retirement Obligations:    The Company records obligations associated with its lease obligations, the retirement of tangible long-lived assets and the associated asset-retirement costs in accordance with SFAS No. 143, “Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations,” and FIN No. 47, “Accounting for Conditional Asset Retirement Obligations, an interpretation of SFAS No. 143”. The Company reviews legal obligations associated with the retirement of long-lived assets that result from contractual obligations or the acquisition, construction, development and/or normal use of the assets. If it is determined that a legal obligation exists, regardless of whether the obligation is conditional on a future event, the fair value of the liability for an asset retirement obligation is recognized in the period in which it is incurred, if a reasonable estimate of fair value can be made. The fair value of the liability is added to the carrying amount of the associated asset, and this additional carrying amount is depreciated over the life of the asset. The difference between the gross expected future cash flow and its present value is accreted over the life of the related lease as an operating expense.

 

Pension Plans:    The Company’s funding policy provides that payments to the United States (U.S.) pension trusts shall at least be equal to the minimum funding requirements of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. Non-U.S. plans are accrued for, but generally not fully funded, and benefits are paid from operating funds. In future reporting periods, the difference between actual amounts and estimates based on actuarial assumptions will be recognized in “other comprehensive income” in the period in which they occur.

 

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In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 158, “Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans, an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106, and 132(R)” (“SFAS No. 158”). SFAS No. 158 requires companies to recognize a net liability or asset and an offsetting adjustment to accumulated other comprehensive income to report the funded status of defined benefit pension and other postretirement benefit plans. Additionally, SFAS No. 158 requires companies to measure plan assets and obligations at their year-end balance sheet date. SFAS No. 158 requires prospective application and was effective for the Company as of the end of fiscal year 2006.

 

The impact of adopting SFAS No. 158 was a reduction to accumulated other comprehensive income of $32.7 million, a reduction to other assets of $26.6 million, an increase to current liabilities of $7.3 million, an increase to current assets of $0.7 million and a reduction to long-term liabilities of $0.4 million, with no impact to the Company’s consolidated statements of operations or statements of cash flows. There was also no impact from the adoption of SFAS No. 158 on the Company’s compliance with the financial covenants contained in its previous senior revolving credit agreement, described in more detail in Note 14, below.

 

Translation of Foreign Currencies:    For foreign operations, asset and liability accounts are translated at current exchange rates; income and expenses are translated using weighted average exchange rates for the reporting period. Resulting translation adjustments, as well as gains and losses from certain intercompany transactions, are reported in accumulated other comprehensive income, a separate component of stockholders’ equity.

 

Intangible Assets:    The Company’s intangible assets consist of (1) goodwill, which is not being amortized; (2) indefinite lived intangibles, which consist of certain trademarks and trade names that are not subject to amortization; and (3) amortizing intangibles, which consist of patents and purchased technologies, which are being amortized over their useful lives. All intangible assets are subject to impairment tests on an annual or periodic basis.

 

Goodwill is subject to annual impairment testing using the guidance and criteria described in SFAS No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets.” The impairment test consists of a two-step process. The first step is the comparison of the fair value to the carrying value of the reporting unit to determine if the carrying value exceeds the fair value. The second step measures the amount of an impairment loss, and is only performed if the carrying value exceeds the implied fair value of the reporting unit. This annual impairment assessment is performed by the Company on the later of January 1 or the first day of each fiscal year. This same impairment test will be performed at other times during the course of the year, should an event occur which suggests that the recoverability of goodwill should be reconsidered. Non-amortizing intangibles are also subject to an annual impairment test. The impairment test consists of a comparison of the fair value of the intangible asset with its carrying amount. If the carrying amount of an intangible asset exceeds its fair value, an impairment loss in an amount equal to that excess is recognized. Amortizing intangibles are evaluated for impairment using the methodology set forth in SFAS No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets”. Recoverability of these assets is assessed only when events have occurred that may give rise to an impairment. When a potential impairment has been identified, forecasted undiscounted net cash flows of the operations to which the asset relates are compared to the current carrying value of the long-lived assets present in that operation. If such cash flows are less than such carrying amounts, long-lived assets, including such intangibles, are written down to their respective fair values. See Note 13, below, for additional details.

 

Stock-Based Compensation:    The Company has three stock-based compensation plans from which it makes grants, which are described more fully in Note 20. Effective January 2, 2006, the Company adopted SFAS No. 123(R), “Share-Based Payment” (“SFAS No. 123(R)”), which requires compensation costs related to stock-based transactions, including employee stock options, to be recognized in the financial statements based on fair value. SFAS No. 123(R) revises SFAS No. 123, as amended, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation”

 

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(“SFAS No. 123”), and supersedes APB Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees” (“APB Opinion No. 25”). Prior to January 2, 2006, the Company applied the intrinsic value based method prescribed in APB Opinion No. 25, as permitted by SFAS No. 123, in accounting for employee stock-based compensation. The Company generally did not recognize compensation expense in connection with the grant of stock options because the options granted had an exercise price equal to the fair market value of the underlying common stock on the date of grant.

 

In transitioning from APB Opinion No. 25 to SFAS No. 123(R), the Company applied the modified prospective method. Accordingly, periods prior to adoption have not been restated and are not directly comparable to periods after adoption. Under the modified prospective method, compensation cost recognized in periods after adoption includes (i) compensation cost for all stock-based payments granted prior to, but not yet vested as of January 2, 2006, based on the grant-date fair value estimated in accordance with the original provisions of SFAS No. 123, less estimated forfeitures, and (ii) compensation cost for all stock-based payments granted subsequent to January 1, 2006, based on the grant-date fair value estimated in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 123(R), less estimated forfeitures.

 

The FASB Staff Position (“FSP”) No. 123R-3, “Transition Election Related to Accounting for the Tax Effects of Share-Based Payment Awards” required an entity to follow either the transition guidance for the additional-paid-in-capital pool as prescribed in SFAS No. 123(R) or the alternative transition method described in FSP No. 123R-3. The Company adopted the alternative transition method provided in the FSP No. 123R-3 for calculating the tax effects of stock-based compensation under SFAS No. 123(R).

 

Prior to the adoption of SFAS No. 123(R), the Company presented all excess tax benefits related to stock compensation as cash flows from operating activities in the consolidated statements of cash flows. SFAS No. 123(R) requires the cash flows resulting from these tax benefits to be classified as cash flows from financing activities. Tax benefits are recognized related to the cost for share-based payments to the extent the equity instrument would ordinarily result in a future tax deduction under existing law. Tax expense will be recognized to write off excess deferred tax assets when the tax deduction upon settlement of a vested option is less than the cumulative compensation expense recorded in the statement of operations for that option, to the extent not offset by prior tax credits for settlements where the tax deduction was greater than the expense recognized based on the fair value at date of grant.

 

Prior to the adoption of SFAS No. 123(R), unearned compensation was recorded in a contra-equity account and established at the date restricted stock was granted representing the amount of unrecognized restricted stock expense. Under the provisions of SFAS No. 123(R), the recognition of unearned compensation at the date restricted stock is granted is no longer allowed. Therefore, in the first quarter of 2006, the unrecognized restricted stock that had been in “Unearned compensation” in the consolidated balance sheet as of January 1, 2006 was reclassified to “Capital in excess of par value.”

 

Marketable Securities and Investments:    Marketable Securities and Investments, whether debt or equity, are accounted for in accordance with SFAS No. 115, “Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities.” The cost of securities sold is based on the specific identification method. If securities are classified as available for sale, the Company records these investments at their fair values with unrealized gains and losses included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). Under the cost method of accounting, equity investments in private companies are carried at cost and are adjusted for other-than-temporary declines in fair value, additional investments or distributions.

 

Cash Flows:    For purposes of the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, the Company considers all highly liquid unrestricted instruments with a purchased maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. The carrying amount of cash and cash equivalents approximates fair value due to the short maturities of these instruments.

 

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Environmental Matters:    The Company accrues for costs associated with the remediation of environmental pollution when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the Company’s proportionate share of the amount can be reasonably estimated. The recorded liabilities have not been discounted.

 

Research and Development:    Research and development costs are expensed as incurred. The fair value of acquired in-process research and development costs is expensed as of the acquisition date if the related projects have not reached technological feasibility and were determined to have no alternative future use.

 

Restructuring charges:    Restructuring actions are recorded in accordance with SFAS No. 146, “Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities” (“SFAS No. 146”). In recent fiscal years, the Company has undertaken a series of restructuring actions related to the impact of acquisitions, divestitures and the integration of its business units. In connection with these initiatives, the Company has recorded restructuring charges, as more fully described in Note 3. Generally, costs associated with an exit or disposal activity are recognized when the liability is incurred. Costs related to employee separation arrangements requiring future service beyond a specified minimum retention period are recognized over the service period.

 

Comprehensive Income (Loss):    Comprehensive income (loss) is defined as net income or loss and other changes in stockholders’ equity from transactions and other events from sources other than stockholders. Comprehensive income (loss) is reflected in the Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity and Comprehensive Income.

 

Derivative Instruments and Hedging:    The Company follows SFAS No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,” as amended and interpreted, which requires that all derivatives be recorded on the balance sheet at fair value. Gains or losses resulting from changes in the values of those derivatives would be accounted for depending on the use of the derivative instrument and whether it qualifies for hedge accounting.

 

For a cash flow hedge, the effective portion of the derivative’s gain or loss is initially reported as a component of other comprehensive income (“OCI”) and subsequently reclassified into net earnings when the hedged exposure affects net earnings. Cash flow hedges related to anticipated transactions are designated and documented at the inception of each hedge by matching the terms of the contract to the underlying transaction. The Company classifies the cash flows from hedging transactions in the same categories as the cash flows from the respective hedged items. Once established, cash flow hedges are generally not removed until maturity unless an anticipated transaction is no longer likely to occur. Discontinued or dedesignated cash flow hedges are immediately settled with counterparties, and the related accumulated derivative gains or losses are recognized into net earnings on the consolidated financial statements. Forward contract effectiveness for cash flow hedges is calculated by comparing the fair value of the contract to the change in value of the anticipated transaction using forward rates on a monthly basis. The Company also has entered into foreign currency forward contracts that are not designated as hedging instruments for accounting purposes. These contracts are recorded at fair value, with the changes in fair value recognized into net earnings on the consolidated financial statements.

 

Recent Issued Accounting Pronouncements:    In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“SFAS No. 157”). SFAS No. 157 clarifies the principle that fair value should be based on the assumptions market participants would use when pricing an asset or liability, and establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the information used to develop those assumptions. Under the standard, fair value measurements would be separately disclosed by level within the fair value hierarchy. The Company will be required to adopt SFAS No. 157 in the first quarter of fiscal year 2008. The Company is currently evaluating the requirements of SFAS No. 157 and has not yet determined the impact, if any, of its adoption on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities” (“SFAS No. 159”). SFAS No. 159 provides entities with an option to report selected financial assets and liabilities at fair value, with the objective to reduce both the complexity in accounting for

 

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financial instruments, and the volatility in earnings caused by measuring related assets and liabilities differently. The Company will be required to adopt SFAS No. 159 in the first quarter of fiscal year 2008. The Company has evaluated the requirements of SFAS No. 159 and has determined the impact of its adoption on its consolidated financial statements to be immaterial.

 

In March 2007, the FASB ratified Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) Issue No. 06-10, “Accounting for Collateral Assignment Split-Dollar Life Insurance Agreements” (“EITF No. 06-10”). EITF No. 06-10 provides guidance for determining a liability for the post-retirement benefit obligation as well as recognition and measurement of the associated asset on the basis of the terms of the collateral assignment agreement. The Company will be required to adopt EITF No. 06-10 in the first quarter of fiscal year 2008. The Company is currently evaluating the requirements of EITF No. 06-10 and has not yet determined the impact, if any, of its adoption on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In June 2007, the FASB ratified EITF Issue No. 07-3, “Accounting for Nonrefundable Advance Payments for Goods or Services Received for Use in Future Research and Development Activities” (“EITF No. 07-3”). EITF No. 07-3 requires that nonrefundable advance payments for goods or services that will be used or rendered for future research and development activities be deferred, capitalized and recognized as an expense as the goods are delivered or the related services are performed. The Company will be required to adopt EITF No. 07-3, on a prospective basis, in the first quarter of fiscal year 2008. The Company is currently evaluating the requirements of EITF No. 07-3 and has not yet determined the impact, if any, of its adoption on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141 (revised 2007), “Business Combinations” (“SFAS No. 141(R)”). SFAS No. 141(R) establishes principles and requirements for how an acquirer recognizes and measures in its financial statements the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree, and the goodwill acquired. SFAS No. 141(R) also establishes disclosure requirements to enable the evaluation of the nature and financial effects of the business combination. The Company will be required to adopt SFAS No. 141(R) in the first quarter of fiscal year 2009. The Company is currently evaluating the requirements of SFAS No. 141(R) and has not yet determined the impact of its adoption on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, “Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements—an amendment of Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51” (“SFAS No. 160”). SFAS No. 160 establishes accounting and reporting standards for ownership interests in subsidiaries held by parties other than the parent, the amount of consolidated net income attributable to the parent and to the noncontrolling interest, changes in a parent’s ownership interest, and the valuation of retained noncontrolling equity investments when a subsidiary is deconsolidated. SFAS No. 160 also establishes disclosure requirements that clearly identify and distinguish between the interests of the parent and the interests of the noncontrolling owners. The Company will be required to adopt SFAS No. 160 in the first quarter of fiscal year 2009. The Company is currently evaluating the requirements of SFAS No. 160 and has not yet determined the impact, if any, of its adoption on its consolidated financial statements.

 

Note 2: Acquisitions

 

Acquisition of Newborn Metabolic Screening Business from Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc.    In December 2007, the Company entered into an agreement to acquire the outstanding stock of Pediatrix Screening, Inc., which constitutes the newborn metabolic screening (“NMS”) business of Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. The NMS business provides neonatal screening and consultative services to hospitals, medical groups and various states. This acquisition is intended to expand the Company’s capabilities to supply state laboratories and other agencies with comprehensive newborn screening solutions. This transaction is expected to close during the first quarter of 2008.

 

Acquisition of ViaCell, Inc.    In November 2007, the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary completed a tender offer for all of the outstanding shares of common stock of ViaCell, Inc. (“ViaCell”), at a price of $7.25 per share. ViaCell specializes in the collection, testing, processing and preservation of umbilical cord blood stem

 

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cells. Through the tender offer, the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary acquired more than 90% of the outstanding shares of common stock of ViaCell. The Company acquired the remaining outstanding shares of ViaCell by means of a merger of its wholly owned subsidiary with and into ViaCell, as a result of which ViaCell became the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary. The addition of ViaCell’s ViaCord® product offering for the preservation of umbilical cord blood, and its sales and marketing organization, is expected to facilitate the expansion of the Company’s neonatal and prenatal businesses. Aggregate consideration for this transaction was approximately $295.8 million in cash, which excludes $31.8 million in acquired cash. The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the acquired net assets has been allocated to goodwill, none of which is tax deductible.

 

Following the ViaCell acquisition, the Company committed to a preliminary plan of integration of certain ViaCell activities that included workforce reductions. As of December 30, 2007, the Company recorded $1.2 million of severance liabilities with a corresponding adjustment to goodwill in accordance with Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) Issue No. 95-3, “Recognition of Liabilities in Connection with a Purchase Business Combination” (“EITF 95-3”). The Company had not finalized the preliminary integration plan as of December 30, 2007, but expects to complete the plan no later than one year from the date of acquisition. The following table is a summary of these liabilities:

 

     Headcount    Severance
     (Dollars in thousands)

Balance at December 31, 2006

   —      $ —  

Provision

   5      1,184

Amounts paid

   —        —  
           

Balance at December 30, 2007

   5    $ 1,184
           

 

Following the ViaCell acquisition, the Company’s Board approved a plan to sell the ViaCyteSM and Cellular Therapy Technology businesses that were acquired with ViaCell. The ViaCyteSM business focuses on the development of a proprietary media intended for the cryopreservation of human unfertilized oocytes. The Cellular Therapy Technology business focuses on the development of therapeutic uses of unrestricted somatic stem cells derived from umbilical cord blood, including the areas of cancer, cardiac disease and diabetes. The Company has determined that both businesses do not strategically fit with the other products offered by the Life and Analytical Sciences segment. The Company also determined that without investing capital into the operations of both businesses, it could not effectively compete in the marketplace with larger companies which focus on the market for such products. The Company is actively marketing and is currently committed to a plan to sell both of these businesses. The Company has classified the results of the ViaCyteSM and Cellular Therapy Technology businesses as discontinued operations in the accompanying financial statements. Summary operating results of the discontinued operations were as follows:

 

     2007  
     (In thousands)  

Sales

   $ —    

Costs and expenses

     945  
        

Operating loss from discontinued operations

     (945 )

Other expenses, net

     —    
        

Loss from discontinued operations before income taxes

     (945 )

Benefit from income taxes

     (29 )
        

Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes

   $ (916 )
        

 

Acquisition of Various Intangible Assets and Investments.    In 2007, the Company acquired various licenses, other intangible assets and investments for aggregate consideration of approximately $8.8 million in

 

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cash. Included in this amount are a customer list for reagents for approximately $4.8 million, and a call option to purchase the assets and liabilities of a company for approximately $1.2 million, each purchased during the fourth quarter of 2007. In addition, the Company entered into various long-term license agreements during 2007 for approximately $2.8 million. Purchased intangible assets are amortized over their estimated useful lives based upon the economic value. See Note 13, below, for additional details.

 

Acquisition of remaining minority interest of PerkinElmer India Pvt. Ltd.    In June 2007, the Company acquired the remaining minority interest in PerkinElmer India Pvt. Ltd. (“PKI India”), a direct sales, service and marketing operation targeting India’s life science and analytical instrumentation markets, from Labindia Instruments Pvt. Ltd. The acquisition establishes PKI India as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. Consideration for this transaction was approximately $1.3 million in cash plus potential additional consideration of approximately $0.7 million, of which the Company paid $0.2 million during the fiscal year 2007. The Company expects to pay the remaining $0.5 million in quarterly installments through the first quarter of 2008. The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the acquired net assets has been allocated to goodwill, none of which is tax deductible.

 

Acquisition of Improvision Ltd.    In March 2007, the Company acquired the stock of Improvision Ltd. (“Improvision”), a leading provider of cellular imaging software and integrated hardware solutions used in life sciences research. The Company expects that the addition of Improvision’s imaging and analysis software to the Company’s high content screening systems will provide customers with powerful imaging solutions for analyzing cellular events, from real-time imaging of live cells to rapid high content screening of multiple samples. Consideration for this transaction was approximately $23.6 million in cash plus potential additional contingent consideration, which management expects to be immaterial to the Company. During 2007, the Company paid $0.6 million for net working capital adjustments. The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the acquired net assets has been allocated to goodwill, none of which is tax deductible.

 

Acquisition of Euroscreen Products S.A.    In January 2007, the Company acquired the stock of Euroscreen Products S.A. (“Euroscreen”), a developer of the AequoScreen cellular assay platform. The AequoScreen platform from Euroscreen is based on an innovative luminescence technology that generates higher quality data, while reducing the number of false positives in G protein-coupled receptor (“GPCR”) screening applications. Consideration for this transaction was approximately $18.1 million in cash. The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the acquired net assets has been allocated to goodwill, none of which is tax deductible.

 

Acquisition of Evotec Technologies GmbH.    In January 2007, the Company acquired the stock of Evotec Technologies GmbH (“Evotec”). The acquisition is intended to allow the Company to provide its customers in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and academic arenas with Evotec’s high content screening instruments and software. These analysis tools determine the composition of cells and cell structure, a critical step in moving potential drug targets quickly through the discovery process. Consideration for this transaction was approximately $33.0 million in cash, which was paid in fiscal year 2006. During 2007, the Company received $1.2 million for net working capital adjustments. The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the acquired net assets has been allocated to goodwill, none of which is tax deductible.

 

Acquisition of Dynamic Mechanical Analysis Product Line from Triton Technology Ltd.    In December 2006, the Company acquired specified assets and assumed specified liabilities of the Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (“DMA”) product line from Triton Technology Ltd. The DMA products offer a thermal analysis tool that is used by scientists in the polymers, pharmaceuticals and food industries for diverse applications ranging from simple quality control to advanced research. Consideration for this transaction was approximately $2.3 million in cash at the closing, plus additional cash payments of approximately $1.6 million that were paid during the first six months of 2007. The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the acquired net assets has been allocated to goodwill, all of which is tax deductible.

 

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Acquisition of Avalon Instruments Limited.    In September 2006, the Company acquired the stock of Avalon Instruments Limited (“Avalon”). The acquisition of Avalon expands and complements the Company’s molecular spectroscopy product portfolio by adding a family of innovative bench-top dispersive Raman spectrometers. Raman spectroscopy identifies and characterizes the composition of both organic and inorganic materials in a wide range of applications. Consideration for this transaction was approximately $5.3 million in cash plus potential additional contingent consideration, which management expects to be immaterial to the Company. The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the acquired net assets has been allocated to goodwill, none of which is tax deductible.

 

Acquisition of J.N. Macri Technologies LLC and NTD Laboratories, Inc.    In July 2006, the Company acquired specified assets and assumed specified liabilities of J.N. Macri Technologies LLC (“Macri”) and acquired the stock of NTD Laboratories, Inc. (“NTD”). The Company acquired Macri’s global patents related to free beta Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (“free Beta hCG”). Free Beta hCG is a peptide hormone produced in the early stage of pregnancy that is widely recognized as an important biomarker for first-trimester prenatal risk assessment. NTD is a laboratory specializing in prenatal risk assessment and offers laboratory-developed and validated testing under the brand name UltraScreen®, of which free Beta hCG is an important component. Aggregate consideration for these transactions was approximately $56.65 million in cash. The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the acquired net assets has been allocated to goodwill. None of the goodwill related to the NTD acquisition is tax deductible and all of the goodwill related to the Macri acquisition is tax deductible.

 

Acquisition of Clinical & Analytical Service Solutions Ltd.    In June 2006, the Company acquired the stock of Clinical & Analytical Service Solutions Ltd. (“C&A”), a scientific equipment asset and managed maintenance company serving the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and healthcare markets. Consideration for the transaction was approximately $16.0 million in cash plus potential additional contingent consideration, which management expects to be immaterial to the Company. The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the acquired net assets has been allocated to goodwill, none of which is tax deductible.

 

Acquisition of Spectral Genomics, Inc.    In April 2006, the Company acquired specified assets and assumed specified liabilities of Spectral Genomics, Inc. (“Spectral”), a leader in molecular karyotyping technology used to evaluate chromosomal abnormalities. Consideration for the transaction was approximately $14.0 million in cash plus potential additional contingent consideration, which management expects to be immaterial to the Company. The Company will make royalty payments based on future sales to license additional intellectual property rights from a third party. The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the acquired net assets has been allocated to goodwill, all of which is tax deductible.

 

Acquisition of Agilix Corporation.    In February 2006, the Company acquired specified assets of Agilix Corporation (“Agilix”) for approximately $8.7 million in cash. Assets acquired primarily relate to Agilix’s core technology which centers around labeling technology using isobaric mass tags that allow for the simultaneous quantification of molecules, such as proteins, from multiple samples. The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the acquired net assets has been allocated to goodwill, all of which is tax deductible.

 

The operations for each of these acquisitions completed during 2007 and 2006 are reported within the results of the Company’s Life and Analytical Sciences segment from the acquisition date. The acquisitions were accounted for using the purchase method of accounting. Allocation of the purchase price for the acquisitions was based on estimates of the fair value of the net assets acquired, and is subject to adjustment upon finalization of the purchase price allocation. The fair values assigned to tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed are based on management’s estimates and assumptions, as well as other information compiled by management, including valuations that utilize customary valuation procedures and techniques. The excess purchase price over those assigned values was recorded as goodwill. In accordance with SFAS No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets,” goodwill will be reviewed at least annually for impairment. Purchased

 

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intangibles with finite lives will be amortized on a straight-line basis over their respective estimated useful lives, described in more detail in Note 13.

 

In-process research and development (“IPR&D”) charges represent incomplete acquired research and development projects that have not reached technological feasibility and have no alternative future use as of the acquisition date. Technological feasibility is established when an enterprise has completed all planning, designing, coding, and testing activities that are necessary to establish that a product can be produced to meet its design specifications including functions, features, and technical performance requirements. On the date of the acquisitions of Evotec and Euroscreen there were multiple IPR&D efforts underway at each company for certain current and future product lines. In determining the value of in-process projects, the Company considers, among other factors, the in-process projects’ stage of completion, the complexity of the work completed as of the acquisition date, the costs already incurred, the projected costs to complete, the contribution of core technologies and other acquired assets, the expected introduction date, and the estimated useful life of the technology. For these acquisitions, the Company utilized the discounted cash flow method to value the IPR&D, using a discount rate equivalent to the relative risk of the asset, including the uncertainty of technological feasibility and successful launch. This approach determines fair value by estimating the after-tax cash flows attributable to an in-process project over its useful life, and then discounting these after-tax cash flows back to a present value. For the acquisitions of Evotec and Euroscreen, the Company estimated the value of the IPR&D to be $0.2 million and $1.3 million, respectively. The Company believes that the estimated purchased research and development amounts so determined, represent the fair value at the date of the acquisitions, and the amount represents management’s best estimate of the amount a third party would pay in the aggregate for the projects. The fair value of acquired in-process research and development costs was expensed as of the acquisition date as the projects underway at Evotec and Euroscreen had not reached technological feasibility and were determined to have no alternative future use.

 

In connection with purchase price and related allocations, the Company estimates the fair value of deferred revenue assumed in connection with these acquisitions. The estimated fair value of deferred revenue is determined by the legal performance obligation at the date of acquisition, and is generally based on the nature of the activities to be performed and the related costs to be incurred after consummation. The fair value of an assumed liability related to deferred revenue is estimated based on the current market cost of fulfilling the obligation, plus a normal profit margin thereon. The estimated costs to fulfill the deferred revenue are based on the historical direct costs related to providing the services. The Company does not include any costs associated with selling efforts, research and development, or the related fulfillment margins on these costs. In most acquisitions, profit associated with selling effort is excluded because the acquired entities would have concluded the selling effort on the support contracts prior to the acquisition date. The estimated research and development costs are not included in the fair value determination, as these costs are not deemed to represent a legal obligation at the time of acquisition. The sum of the costs and operating income approximates, in theory, the amount that the Company would be required to pay a third party to assume the obligation. As a result of purchase accounting, the Company recognized the deferred revenue related to the ViaCell acquisition at fair value, and did not recognize $18.1 million of deferred revenue that would have been otherwise recorded in future periods.

 

As of December 30, 2007, the purchase price allocations for the Agilix, Spectral, C&A, Macri, NTD, Avalon, the DMA product line, Evotec, Euroscreen, Improvision and PKI India acquisitions have been finalized. As of December 30, 2007, the purchase price and related allocations for the ViaCell acquisition were preliminary, and may be revised as a result of adjustments made to the purchase price, as well as additional information regarding liabilities assumed, including contingent liabilities, deferred taxes, employee severance and facility closure costs, and revisions of preliminary estimates of fair values made at the date of purchase. The Company is not aware of any information that indicates the final purchase price allocation will differ materially from the preliminary estimates, and the Company expects to complete any outstanding asset valuations no later than one year from the date of acquisition.

 

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The components of the purchase prices and allocations for the acquisitions completed in 2007 are as follows:

 

     Evotec     Euroscreen     Improvision     PKI India    ViaCell
(Preliminary)
 
     (In thousands)  

Consideration and acquisition costs:

           

Cash payments

   $ 32,952     $ 18,141     $ 23,573     $ 1,259    $ 295,758  

Cash acquired

     (2,790 )     (1,277 )     (901 )     —        (31,850 )

Deferred consideration

     —         —         —         680      —    

Working capital adjustments

     (1,242 )     —         613       —        —    

Transaction costs

     671       216       375       50      4,630  
                                       

Total consideration and acquisition costs

   $ 29,591     $ 17,080     $ 23,660     $ 1,989    $ 268,538  
                                       

Allocation of purchase price

           

Current assets*

   $ 10,864     $ 3,266     $ 4,206     $ —      $ 37,911  

Property, plant and equipment

     2,622       61       439       —        7,813  

IPR&D

     200       1,302       —         —        —    

Identifiable intangible assets

     10,100       10,600       8,845       —        78,800  

Goodwill

     15,706       7,173       15,738       1,778      173,686  

Minority interest

     —         —         —         211      —    

Deferred taxes

     (771 )     (4,029 )     (2,726 )     —        17,615  

Liabilities assumed

     (9,130 )     (1,293 )     (2,842 )     —        (47,287 )
                                       

Total

   $ 29,591     $ 17,080     $ 23,660     $ 1,989    $ 268,538  
                                       

 

* Current assets include $0.7 million, $0.9 million and $0.2 million of purchase price accounting basis adjustments to inventory, net, to reflect the fair value-based valuation from the Evotec, Euroscreen and Improvision acquisitions, respectively.

 

The components of the purchase prices and allocations for the acquisitions completed in 2006 are as follows:

 

     Agilix    Spectral     C&A     Macri/
NTD
    Avalon     Triton  
     (In thousands)  

Consideration and acquisition costs:

             

Cash payments, net of cash acquired

   $ 8,696    $ 12,100     $ 16,000     $ 56,650     $ 5,334     $ 2,343  

Cash acquired

     —        —         (3,667 )     (1,428 )     (94 )     —    

Deferred consideration

     —        1,900       —         —         —         1,564  

Working capital adjustments

     —        —         44       —         113       —    

Transaction costs

     68      69       440       408       167       91  
                                               

Total consideration and acquisition costs

   $ 8,764    $ 14,069     $ 12,817     $ 55,630     $ 5,520     $ 3,998  
                                               

Allocation of purchase price

             

Current assets

   $ —      $ 468     $ 2,468     $ 3,044     $ 512     $ —    

Property, plant and equipment

     646      388       533       384       8       —    

Identifiable intangible assets

     7,300      9,900       4,186       32,600       1,600       770  

Goodwill

     818      5,427       10,753       31,757       4,113       3,253  

Other assets

     —        —         184       40       —         —    

Deferred taxes

     —        —         (1,280 )     (8,388 )     (480 )     —    

Liabilities assumed

     —        (2,114 )     (4,027 )     (3,807 )     (233 )     (25 )
                                               

Total

   $ 8,764    $ 14,069     $ 12,817     $ 55,630     $ 5,520     $ 3,998  
                                               

 

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Note 3: Restructuring Charges

 

The Company has undertaken a series of restructuring actions related to the impact of acquisitions, divestitures and the integration of its business units. Restructuring actions were recorded in accordance with SFAS No. 146, “Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities” (“SFAS No. 146”).

 

A description of the restructuring plans and the activity recorded are as follows:

 

The purpose of the restructuring plans approved in the first and fourth quarters of 2007, detailed below, was principally to shift resources into geographic regions and product lines that are more consistent with the Company’s growth strategy. The pre-tax restructuring activity associated with these plans has been reported as restructuring expenses as a component of operating expenses from continuing operations. The Company expects the impact of immediate and future cost savings from these restructuring activities on operating results and cash flows to be negligible, as the Company has incurred and will incur offsetting costs.

 

Q4 2007 Plan

 

During the fourth quarter of 2007, the Company’s management approved a plan to shift resources into geographic regions and product lines that are more consistent with the Company’s growth strategy (the “Q4 2007 Plan”). As a result of the Q4 2007 Plan, the Company recognized a $4.8 million pre-tax restructuring charge in the Life and Analytical Sciences segment related to a workforce reduction from reorganization activities. The Company also recognized a $4.8 million pre-tax restructuring charge in the Optoelectronics segment related to a workforce reduction and the partial closure of a facility, which was offset by the recognition of a $2.2 million deferred gain from the sales-leaseback of that facility during the fiscal year 2001. All actions related to the Q4 2007 Plan were completed by December 30, 2007.

 

The following table summarizes the components of the Q4 2007 Plan recognized by segment:

 

     Life and Analytical Sciences    Optoelectronics     Total  
     (In thousands)  

Severance

   $ 4,846    $ 450     $ 5,296  

Partial closure of excess facility

     —        4,328       4,328  
                       
     4,846    $ 4,778     $ 9,624  

Deferred gain on excess facility

     —        (2,179 )     (2,179 )
                       

Total

   $ 4,846    $ 2,599     $ 7,445  
                       

The following table summarizes the Q4 2007 Plan activity for 2007:

 

     Headcount     Severance     Partial Closure
of Excess Facility
   Total  
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Balance at December 31, 2006

   —       $ —       $ —      $ —    

Provision

   90       5,296       4,328      9,624  

Amounts paid

   (31 )     (1,028 )     —        (1,028 )
                             

Balance at December 30, 2007

   59     $ 4,268     $ 4,328    $ 8,596  
                             

 

All actions related to the Q4 2007 Plan have been completed and the Company anticipates that the remaining payments of $4.3 million for workforce reductions will be completed by the end of the first quarter of fiscal year 2009, and the remaining payments of $4.3 million for the partial facility closure will be paid through fiscal year 2022, in accordance with the terms of the lease.

 

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Q1 2007 Plan

 

During the first quarter of 2007, the Company’s management approved a plan to shift resources into product lines that are more consistent with the Company’s growth strategy. As a result of this plan, the Company recognized a pre-tax restructuring charge of $4.4 million during the first quarter of 2007 (the “Q1 2007 Plan”). The actions within the Q1 2007 Plan related to a workforce reduction resulting from reorganization activities within the Life and Analytical Sciences segment. All actions related to the Q1 2007 Plan were completed by March 30, 2007.

 

The following table summarizes the Q1 2007 Plan activity:

 

     Headcount     Severance  
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Balance at December 31, 2006

   —       $ —    

Provision

   60       4,438  

Amounts paid

   (50 )     (3,367 )
              

Balance at December 30, 2007

   10     $ 1,071  
              

 

All actions related to the Q1 2007 Plan have been completed, and the Company anticipates that the remaining payments of $1.1 million will be completed by the end of the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2008.

 

ViaCell Plan

 

Following the ViaCell acquisition, the Company committed to a preliminary plan of integration of certain ViaCell activities that included workforce reductions. As of December 30, 2007, the Company recorded $1.2 million of severance liabilities with a corresponding adjustment to goodwill in accordance with Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) Issue No. 95-3, “Recognition of Liabilities in Connection with a Purchase Business Combination” (“EITF 95-3”). The Company had not finalized the preliminary integration plan as of December 30, 2007, but expects to complete the plan no later than one year from the date of acquisition. The Company anticipates that the payments of $1.2 million will be completed by the end of the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2008.

 

The following table summarizes the components of the ViaCell Plan activity:

 

     Headcount    Severance
     (Dollars in thousands)

Balance at December 31, 2006

   —      $ —  

Provision

   5      1,184

Amounts paid

   —        —  
           

Balance at December 30, 2007

   5    $ 1,184
           

 

Previous Restructuring and Integration Plans

 

The principal actions of these restructuring plans were workforce reductions related to the integration of the Company’s Life Sciences and Analytical Instruments businesses, which is now the Company’s Life and Analytical Sciences segment, in order to reduce costs and achieve operational efficiencies as well as workforce

 

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reductions in both the Life and Analytical Sciences and Optoelectronics segments by shifting resources into geographic regions and product lines that are more consistent with the Company’s growth strategy. During 2007, the Company paid $0.2 million related to these plans and recorded a pre-tax restructuring reversal of $0.6 million relating to these plans, due to lower than expected employee separation costs associated with both the Life and Analytical Sciences and Optoelectronics segments. As of December 30, 2007, the Company had approximately $2.0 million of remaining liabilities associated with 2001 to 2006 restructuring and integration plans, primarily relating to remaining lease obligations related to closed facilities in the Life and Analytical Sciences segment. The remaining terms of these leases vary in length and will be paid through fiscal year 2014. The Company anticipates that the remaining severance payments will be completed by the end of fiscal year 2008.

 

Lease Charges

 

To facilitate the sale of a business in 2001, the Company was required to guarantee the obligations that the buyer of the business assumed related to the lease for the building in which the business operates. The lease obligations continue through March 2011. While the Company assigned its interest in the lease to the buyer at the time of the sale of the business, in the event the buyer defaults under the lease, the Company is responsible for all remaining lease payments and certain other building related expenses. As an additional measure to facilitate the sale of the business, the Company obtained a letter of credit as partial security for a loan to the buyer, which could have been drawn upon by the buyer’s lender in the event the buyer was delinquent in repayment of the loan. During the second quarter of 2007, the lessor of the building began the process to evict the buyer as a result of unpaid lease payments and building expenses, and sought reimbursement from the Company. As a result of this action, the Company recorded a charge of $4.5 million related to payments for this lease obligation and the potential drawdown of the letter of credit. During the third quarter of 2007, the buyer completed a recapitalization of the business with another lender. The proceeds of the recapitalization were used to pay off the remaining balance on the original securitized loan, as well as to make certain payments to the landlord for back rent and other obligations arising under the lease. The Company was released from its obligation under the letter of credit on the original securitized loan. As a result of these actions, the Company recorded a reversal of $1.4 million related to payments for this lease obligation and the release of the letter of credit in the third quarter of 2007. The Company is still responsible for the remaining accrual of $3.1 million, which relates to the remaining lease and building obligations, reduced by estimated sublease rentals reasonably expected to be obtained for the property.

 

Note 4: Impairment of Assets

 

The Company recorded a charge of $3.2 million for the impairment of assets during 2006 within the Life and Analytical Sciences segment. This impairment included a $2.8 million loss related to a manufacturing facility, and a $0.4 million loss on impairment of a license agreement.

 

Note 5: Interest and Other Expense, Net

 

Interest and other expense, net consisted of the following:

 

     2007     2006     2005  
     (In thousands)  

Interest income

   $ (4,688 )   $ (9,390 )   $ (3,321 )

Interest expense

     15,325       9,157       27,291  

Gains on disposition of investments, net

     (697 )     (2,296 )     (5,844 )

Extinguishment of debt

     —         —         54,886  

Other expense, net

     6,937       5,195       1,279  
                        

Total interest and other expense, net

   $ 16,877     $ 2,666     $ 74,291  
                        

 

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Note 6: Income Taxes

 

The Company adopted FIN No. 48 effective January 1, 2007. As a result of the adoption of FIN No. 48, the Company adjusted the carrying value of its uncertain tax positions and reduced its accrued liabilities by $3.6 million, which was accounted for as an increase to retained earnings as of January 1, 2007. As of the adoption date, the Company had gross tax effected unrecognized tax benefits of $48.5 million, of which $36.0 million, if recognized, would affect the continuing operations effective tax rate. The remaining amount, if recognized, would affect goodwill and discontinued operations. However, upon the adoption of SFAS No. 141(R), changes in deferred tax asset valuation allowances and income tax uncertainties after the acquisition date generally will effect income tax expense, including those associated with acquisitions that closed prior to the effective date of SFAS No. 141(R). The Company had accrued interest, net of tax benefits, and penalties related to the unrecognized tax benefits of $7.3 million, which is not included in the unrecognized tax benefits of $48.5 million.

 

The Company regularly reviews its tax positions in each significant taxing jurisdiction in the process of evaluating its unrecognized tax benefits as required by FIN No. 48. Adjustments are made to the Company’s unrecognized tax benefits when: (i) facts and circumstances regarding a tax position change, causing a change in management’s judgment regarding that tax position; (ii) a tax position is effectively settled with a tax authority; and/or (iii) the statute of limitations expires regarding a tax position.

 

The tabular reconciliation of the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:

 

     2007  
     (In thousands)  

Unrecognized tax benefits, January 1, 2007

   $ 48,500  

Gross increases—tax positions in prior period

     5,261  

Gross decreases—tax positions in prior period

     (2,063 )

Gross increases—current-period tax positions

     6,005  

Gross increases—related to acquisitions

     1,800  

Settlements

     (12,123 )

Lapse of statute of limitations

     (44 )

Foreign currency translation adjustments

     1,311  
        

Unrecognized tax benefits, December 30, 2007

   $ 48,647  
        

 

In accordance with FIN No. 48, the Company will continue to classify interest and penalties as a component of income tax expense. At December 30, 2007, the Company had accrued approximately $5.0 million and $7.8 million in interest and penalties, respectively. During 2007, the Company recognized approximately $2.1 million and $3.4 million in interest and penalties, respectively, in its total tax provision. At December 30, 2007, the Company had gross tax effected unrecognized tax benefits of $48.6 million, of which $34.2 million, if recognized, would affect the continuing operations effective tax rate. The remaining amount, if recognized, would affect goodwill and discontinued operations. However, upon the adoption of SFAS No. 141(R), changes in deferred tax asset valuation allowances and income tax uncertainties after the acquisition date generally will effect income tax expense, including those associated with acquisitions that closed prior to the effective date of SFAS No. 141(R).

 

At December 30, 2007, the Company had $25.0 million of FIN No. 48 accrued tax liabilities, including accrued interest, net of tax benefits, and penalties, which should be resolved within the next year as a result of the completion of audits that, depending on the ultimate resolution, could affect the continuing operations effective tax rate; however, the Company cannot quantify an estimated range at this time. The Company is subject to U.S. federal income tax as well as income tax of multiple state and foreign jurisdictions. The Company has

 

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substantially concluded all U.S. federal income tax matters for years through 2002. The U.S. federal income tax returns for 2003 through 2005 are currently under examination by the Internal Revenue Service, and are anticipated to be completed during fiscal year 2008. In addition, tax years ranging from 1997 through 2006 remain open to examination by various state and foreign tax jurisdictions.

 

The components of income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes were as follows:

 

     2007     2006    2005  
     (In thousands)  

U.S.

   $ (11,730 )   $ 10,295    $ (51,609 )

Non-U.S.

     163,019       140,441      118,269  
                       
   $ 151,289     $ 150,736    $ 66,660  
                       

 

The components of the provision for (benefit from) income taxes for continuing operations were as follows:

 

     Current     Deferred Expense
(Benefit)
    Total  
     (In thousands)  

2007

      

Federal

   $ 1,860     $ (8,634 )   $ (6,774 )

State

     2,403       (922 )     1,481  

Non-U.S.

     35,013       (12,265 )     22,748  
                        
   $ 39,276     $ (21,821 )   $ 17,455  
                        

2006

      

Federal

   $ 3,113     $ (10,941 )   $ (7,828 )

State

     2,583       (1,366 )     1,217  

Non-U.S.

     36,723       2,300       39,023  
                        
   $ 42,419     $ (10,007 )   $ 32,412  
                        

2005

      

Federal

   $ (36,893 )   $ 4,381     $ (32,512 )

State

     (662 )     511       (151 )

Non-U.S.

     36,262       (3,471 )     32,791  
                        
   $ (1,293 )   $ 1,421     $ 128  
                        

 

The total provision for income taxes included in the consolidated financial statements was as follows:

 

     2007    2006    2005
     (In thousands)

Continuing operations

   $ 17,455    $ 32,412    $ 128

Discontinued operations

     252      665      94,776
                    
   $ 17,707    $ 33,077    $ 94,904
                    

 

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A reconciliation of income tax expense at the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate to the recorded tax provision (benefit) is as follows:

 

     2007     2006     2005  
     (In thousands)  

Tax at statutory rate

   $ 52,951     $ 52,758     $ 23,331  

Non-U.S. rate differential, net

     (16,623 )     (13,124 )     (10,272 )

U.S. taxation of multinational operations

     3,809       2,816       5,566  

State income taxes, net

     1,253       551       (2,102 )

Extra-territorial income and qualified production activities income

     (665 )     (2,315 )     (2,078 )

Repatriation pursuant to AJCA* and APB Opinion No. 23

     —         —         15,475  

Prior year tax matters

     (9,093 )     (2,565 )     (27,772 )

Use of research and experimental credits

     (1,000 )     (1,573 )     (2,233 )

Change in valuation allowance

     (16,079 )     (4,177 )     (1,417 )

Other, net

     2,902       41       1,630  
                        
   $ 17,455     $ 32,412     $ 128  
                        

 

* The homeland investment provisions of the American Jobs Creation Act.

 

The tax effects of temporary differences and attributes that gave rise to deferred income tax assets and liabilities as of December 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 were as follows:

 

     2007     2006  
     (In thousands)  

Deferred tax assets:

    

Inventory

   $ 9,365     $ 9,349  

Reserves and accruals

     22,740       13,421  

Accrued compensation

     19,614       19,257  

Net operating loss and credit carryforwards

     104,271       93,581  

Accrued pension

     853       83  

Restructuring reserve

     1,383       664  

All other, net

     6,153       498  
                

Total deferred tax assets

     164,379       136,853  

Deferred tax liabilities:

    

Postretirement health benefits

     (39 )     (564 )

Depreciation and amortization

     (122,170 )     (82,158 )

All other, net

     (6,607 )     (9,457 )
                

Total deferred tax liabilities

     (128,816 )     (92,179 )

Valuation allowance

     (60,819 )     (105,821 )
                

Net deferred liabilities

   $ (25,256 )   $ (61,147 )
                

 

At December 30, 2007, the Company had state net operating loss carryforwards of $229.6 million, foreign net operating loss carryforwards of $167.9 million, state tax credit carryforwards of $3.6 million and foreign tax credit carryforwards of $13.4 million—subject to expiration in years ranging from 2008 to 2026, and without expiration for certain foreign net operating loss carryforwards and certain state credit carryforwards. At December 30, 2007, the Company also had U.S. federal net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $112.5 million and federal credit carryforwards of approximately $3.6 million as a result of acquisitions made during 2006 and 2007. The utilization of these losses and credits is subject to annual limitations based on

 

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Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. These losses and credits will expire in 2008 through 2026. Valuation allowances generally take into consideration limitations imposed upon the use of the tax attributes and reduce the value of such items to the likely net realizable amount. Based on the judgment of the Company, and consistent with prior years, full valuation allowances have been established against these tax attributes with the exception of the acquired federal net operating loss carryforwards, certain foreign net operating loss carryforwards and the federal research and experimental tax credit carryforwards that have been determined to be more likely than not to be realized. The tax benefit of the reversal of the valuation allowance associated with the Company’s research and experimental credits was reported as part of the gain on disposal of discontinued operations in 2005. Included in the foreign tax credit carryforwards and corresponding valuation allowance of $13.4 million are $8.3 million of credits which, if utilized, will result in a credit to equity rather than a reduction of the income tax provision.

 

Current deferred tax assets of $45.9 million and $32.1 million were included in other current assets at December 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively. Long-term deferred tax assets of $7.2 million and $3.0 million were included in other assets at December 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively. Long-term deferred tax liabilities of $67.6 million and $82.8 million were included in other long-term liabilities at December 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively. Additionally, $10.8 million of net deferred tax liabilities are recorded through other comprehensive income, primarily as a result of the adoption of FASB Statement No. 158 in 2006.

 

The Company generally considers all earnings generated outside of the United States to be permanently reinvested offshore. Pursuant to APB Opinion No. 23 and related interpretations with respect to corporate earnings permanently reinvested offshore, the Company therefore does not accrue U.S. tax for the repatriation of its foreign earnings it considers to be permanently reinvested outside the United States. However, the Company regularly reviews its global cash needs and may repatriate foreign earnings when necessary, and when these earnings can be distributed in cash and in a tax efficient manner. As of December 30, 2007, the amount of foreign earnings for which no U.S. tax cost has been provided was approximately $342.0 million. The U.S. tax cost has not been determined due to the fact that it is not practicable to do so at this time.

 

During 2005, the Internal Revenue Service concluded its audit of federal income taxes for the years 1999 through 2002. There was a single open issue related to this audit which the Company favorably resolved during the fourth quarter of 2007. The Company is also under regular examination by tax authorities in the United States and other countries (such as China, Indonesia, Philippines and the United Kingdom) in which the Company has significant business operations. The tax years under examination vary by jurisdiction.

 

Note 7: Discontinued Operations

 

As part of its continuing efforts to focus on higher growth opportunities, the Company has discontinued certain businesses. The Company has accounted for these businesses as discontinued operations in accordance with SFAS No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets,” and, accordingly, has presented the results of operations and related cash flows as discontinued operations for all periods presented. The assets and liabilities of these businesses have been presented separately, and are reflected within the assets and liabilities from discontinued operations in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets as of December 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006.

 

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The Company recorded the following gains and losses, which have been reported as the gain (loss) on dispositions of discontinued operations during the three years ended:

 

     December 30,
2007
    December 31,
2006
    January 1,
2006
 
     (In thousands)  

Gain on the sale of Semiconductor business

   $ 87     $ 3,750     $ —    

(Loss) gain on the sale of Aerospace business

     (1,250 )     532       250,638  

Gain (loss) on the sale of Fluid Testing business

     35       (234 )     30,281  

Net gain (loss) on dispositions of other discontinued operations

     177       (726 )     (7,094 )
                        

Net (loss) gain on disposition of discontinued operations before income taxes

     (951 )     3,322       273,825  

Provision for income taxes

     281       889       87,463  
                        

(Loss) gain on disposition of discontinued operations, net of income taxes

   $ (1,232 )   $ 2,433     $ 186,362  
                        

 

Following the ViaCell acquisition in November 2007, the Company’s Board approved a plan to sell the ViaCyteSM and Cellular Therapy Technology businesses that were acquired with ViaCell. The ViaCyteSM business focuses on the development of a proprietary media intended for the cryopreservation of human unfertilized oocytes. The Cellular Therapy Technology business focuses on the development of therapeutic uses of unrestricted somatic stem cells derived from umbilical cord blood, including the areas of cancer, cardiac disease and diabetes. The Company has determined that both businesses do not strategically fit with the other products offered by the Life and Analytical Sciences segment. The Company also determined that without investing capital into the operations of both businesses, it could not effectively compete in the marketplace with larger companies who focus on the market for such products. The Company is actively marketing and is currently committed to a plan to sell both of these businesses. The Company has classified the results of the ViaCyteSM and Cellular Therapy Technology businesses as discontinued operations in the accompanying financial statements.

 

In September 2005, the Company’s Board approved a plan to divest its Fluid Sciences segment. The Fluid Sciences segment consisted of three businesses—Aerospace, Fluid Testing and Semiconductor. In November 2005, the Company sold the Fluid Testing division for approximately $34.5 million, resulting in a net pre-tax gain of $30.3 million. In December 2005, the Company sold the Aerospace business for approximately $333.0 million, resulting in a net pre-tax gain of $250.6 million. These gains were recognized during fiscal 2005 as gains on the dispositions of discontinued operations. The Company received total cash proceeds in these transactions of approximately $360.0 million. During 2006, the Company finalized the net working capital adjustments associated with the sales of these businesses, settled a claim related to an employee benefit program, and ceased future benefit accruals to a postretirement medical plan. In 2006, these actions resulted in the recognition of a gain of $0.5 million and a loss of $0.2 million relative to the Aerospace business and the Fluid Testing business, respectively. In February 2006, the Company sold substantially all of the assets of its Semiconductor business for approximately $26.5 million, subject to a net working capital adjustment, plus potential additional contingent consideration. A pre-tax gain of $3.8 million, exclusive of additional contingent consideration, was recognized in 2006. During 2007, the Company settled an additional commitment associated with a benefit program relating to the divestiture of the Fluid Sciences segment and recognized a pre-tax loss of $1.1 million.

 

During 2007, 2006 and 2005, the Company settled various commitments related to the divestiture of other discontinued operations and recognized a pre-tax gain of $0.2 million in 2007, a pre-tax loss of $0.7 million in 2006, and a pre-tax gain of $1.4 million in 2005. During 2007 and 2006, the Company substantially completed

 

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the remediation of an environmental matter within the Lithography business, resulting in recognition of pre-tax losses of $0.7 million in 2007 and $1.7 million in 2006. In addition, the Company received proceeds of $0.5 million upon the sale of the Lithography business, and recognized a pre-tax loss of $3.3 million during fiscal 2005. Also in fiscal year 2005, the completion of the shutdown of the Fiber Optics Test Equipment business resulted in a pre-tax loss of $5.2 million related to lease and severance costs and the reduction of fixed assets and inventory to net realizable value.

 

Summary operating results of the discontinued operations for the periods prior to disposition were as follows:

 

     2007     2006     2005
     (In thousands)

Sales

   $ —       $ 8,705     $ 223,997

Costs and expenses

     945       9,706       200,156
                      

Operating (loss) income from discontinued operations

     (945 )     (1,001 )     23,841

Other expenses, net

     —         397       1,314
                      

(Loss) income from discontinued operations before income taxes

     (945 )     (1,398 )     22,527

(Benefit from) provision for income taxes

     (29 )     (224 )     7,313
                      

(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes

   $ (916 )   $ (1,174 )   $ 15,214
                      

 

Note 8: Earnings per Share

 

Basic earnings per share was computed by dividing net income by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period less restricted unvested shares. Diluted earnings per share was computed by dividing net income by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding plus all potentially dilutive common stock equivalents, primarily shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options using the treasury stock method. The following table reconciles the number of shares utilized in the earnings per share calculations:

 

     2007    2006    2005
     (In thousands)

Number of common shares — basic

   118,916    125,203    129,267

Effect of dilutive securities:

        

Stock options and restricted stock

   1,689    1,309    1,873
              

Number of common shares — diluted

   120,605    126,512    131,140
              

Number of potentially dilutive securities excluded from calculation due to antidilutive impact

   6,571    8,297    4,989
              

 

Antidilutive securities include outstanding stock options with exercise prices and average unrecognized compensation cost in excess of the average fair market value of common stock for the related period. Antidilutive options were excluded from the calculation of diluted net income per share and could become dilutive in the future.

 

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Note 9: Accounts Receivable

 

Accounts receivable were net of reserves for doubtful accounts of $16.2 million and $12.2 million as of December 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively.

 

During 2001, the Company established a wholly owned consolidated subsidiary to maintain a receivables purchase agreement with a third party financial institution. Under this arrangement, the Company sold, on a revolving basis, certain of the Company’s accounts receivable balances to the consolidated subsidiary which simultaneously sold an undivided percentage ownership interest in designated pools of receivables to a third-party financial institution. As collections reduce the balance of sold accounts receivable, new receivables are sold. The Company’s consolidated subsidiary retains the risk of credit loss on the receivables. Accordingly, the full amount of the allowance for doubtful accounts has been provided for on the Company’s balance sheet. The amount of receivables sold and outstanding with the third party financial institution may not exceed $65.0 million. Under the terms of this arrangement, the Company’s consolidated subsidiary retains collection and administrative responsibilities for the balances. The amount of receivables sold to the consolidated subsidiary was $79.0 million as of December 30, 2007 and $67.8 million as of December 31, 2006. At each of December 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, an undivided interest of $45.0 million in the receivables had been sold to the third party financial institution under this arrangement. The remaining interest in receivables of $34.0 million and $22.8 million that were sold to and held by the consolidated subsidiary were included in accounts receivable in the consolidated financial statements at December 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively.

 

The agreement requires the third-party financial institution to be paid interest during the period from the date the receivable is sold to its maturity date. At December 30, 2007, the effective interest rate was LIBOR plus approximately 80 basis points. The servicing fees received constitute adequate compensation for services performed. No servicing asset or liability is therefore recorded. The agreement also includes conditions that require the Company to maintain a senior unsecured credit rating of BB or above, as defined by Standard & Poor’s Rating Services, and Ba2 or above, as defined by Moody’s Investors Service. At December 30, 2007, the Company had a senior unsecured credit rating of BBB, with a stable outlook from Standard & Poor’s Rating Services, and of Baa3, with a stable outlook from Moody’s Investors Service. In January 2008, the Company’s consolidated subsidiary entered into an agreement to extend the term of the accounts receivable securitization facility to January 23, 2009.

 

Note 10: Inventories, net

 

Inventories as of December 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 consisted of the following:

 

     2007    2006
     (In thousands)

Raw materials

   $ 75,196    $ 67,014

Work in progress

     14,125      10,077

Finished goods

     113,073      106,169
             

Total inventories, net

   $ 202,394    $ 183,260
             

 

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Note 11: Property, Plant and Equipment, net

 

Property, plant and equipment, at cost, as of December 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, consisted of the following:

 

     2007     2006  
     (In thousands)  

Land

   $ 18,558     $ 18,780  

Building and leasehold improvements

     156,791       160,697  

Machinery and equipment

     404,422       345,657  
                

Total property, plant and equipment

     579,771       525,134  

Accumulated depreciation

     (378,885 )     (342,938 )
                

Total property, plant and equipment, net

   $ 200,886     $ 182,196  
                

 

Depreciation expense on property, plant and equipment for the years ended December 30, 2007, December 31, 2006 and January 1, 2006 was $33.9 million, $35.4 million and $38.4 million, respectively.

 

Note 12: Marketable Securities and Investments

 

Investments as of December 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 consisted of the following:

 

     2007    2006
     (In thousands)

Marketable securities

   $ 3,451    $ 6,374

Joint venture and other investments

     2,468      1,134
             
   $ 5,919    $ 7,508
             

 

Marketable securities include equity and fixed-income securities held to meet obligations associated with the supplemental executive retirement plan and other deferred compensation plans. The Company has, accordingly, classified these securities as long-term.

 

The net unrealized holding loss and gain on marketable securities, net of deferred income taxes, reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income in stockholders’ equity, was a $0.2 million loss at December 30, 2007 and $0.1 million gain at December 31, 2006. The proceeds from the sales of securities and the related gains and losses are not material for any period presented.

 

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Marketable securities classified as available for sale as of December 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 consisted of the following:

 

     Market
Value
   Gross Unrealized Holding  
      Cost    Gains    (Losses)  
     (In thousands)  

2007

           

Equity securities

   $ 2,114    $ 2,105    $ 41    $ (32 )

Fixed-income securities

     1,168      1,168      —        —    

Other

     169      254      —        (85 )
                             
   $ 3,451    $ 3,527    $ 41    $ (117 )
                             

2006

           

Equity securities

   $ 4,141    $ 3,841    $ 309    $ (9 )

Fixed-income securities

     2,086      2,088      —        (2 )

Other

     147      231      —        (84 )
                             
   $ 6,374    $ 6,160    $ 309    $ (95 )
                             

 

Note 13: Goodwill and Intangible Assets

 

Goodwill is subject to annual impairment testing using the guidance and criteria described in SFAS No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets.” The impairment test consists of a two-step process. The first step is the comparison of the fair value to the carrying value of the reporting unit to determine if the carrying value exceeds the fair value. The second step measures the amount of an impairment loss, and is only performed if the carrying value exceeds the implied fair value of the reporting unit. The annual impairment assessment is performed by the Company on the later of January 1 or the first day of each fiscal year. This same impairment test will be performed at other times during the course of the year should an event occur which suggests that the recoverability of goodwill should be reconsidered. The Company completed the annual impairment test using a measurement date of December 31, 2007 and January 1, 2007, and concluded based on the first step of the process that there was no goodwill impairment.

 

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for fiscal 2007 and 2006 are as follows:

 

     Life and
Analytical
Sciences
   Optoelectronics     Consolidated
     (In thousands)

Balance, January 1, 2006

   $ 982,260    $ 43,941     $ 1,026,201

Foreign currency translation

     32,183      2,384       34,567

Acquisition and earn-out adjustments

     55,700      1,256       56,956
                     

Balance, December 31, 2006

     1,070,143      47,581       1,117,724

Foreign currency translation

     28,744      1,583       30,327

Acquisition and earn-out adjustments

     208,196      (591 )     207,605
                     

Balance, December 30, 2007

   $ 1,307,083    $ 48,573     $ 1,355,656
                     

 

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Identifiable intangible asset balances at December 30, 2007 by category and by business segment were as follows:

 

     Life and
Analytical
Sciences
    Optoelectronics     Consolidated  
     (In thousands)  

Patents

   $ 101,944     $ 11,800     $ 113,744  

Less: Accumulated amortization

     (50,749 )     (10,672 )     (61,421 )
                        

Net patents

     51,195       1,128       52,323  
                        

Licenses

     61,115       534       61,649  

Less: Accumulated amortization

     (30,175 )     (534 )     (30,709 )
                        

Net licenses

     30,940       —         30,940  
                        

Core technology

     346,716       10,350       357,066  

Less: Accumulated amortization

     (115,385 )     (4,900 )     (120,285 )
                        

Net core technology

     231,331       5,450       236,781  
                        

Net amortizable intangible assets

     313,466       6,578       320,044  
                        

Non-amortizable intangible assets:

      

Trade names and trademarks

     159,034       131       159,165  
                        

Totals

   $ 472,500     $ 6,709     $ 479,209  
                        

 

Identifiable intangible asset balances at December 31, 2006 by category and business segment were as follows:

 

     Life and
Analytical
Sciences
    Optoelectronics     Consolidated  
     (In thousands)  

Patents

   $ 99,047     $ 11,800     $ 110,847  

Less: Accumulated amortization

     (42,040 )     (9,492 )     (51,532 )
                        

Net patents

     57,007       2,308       59,315  
                        

Licenses

     59,444       534       59,978  

Less: Accumulated amortization

     (25,233 )     (534 )     (25,767 )
                        

Net licenses

     34,211       —         34,211  
                        

Core technology

     234,989       9,495       244,484  

Less: Accumulated amortization

     (90,082 )     (3,071 )     (93,153 )
                        

Net core technology

     144,907       6,424       151,331  
                        

Net amortizable intangible assets

     236,125       8,732       244,857  
                        

Non-amortizable intangible assets:

      

Trade names and trademarks

     159,033       131       159,164  
                        

Totals

   $ 395,158     $ 8,863     $ 404,021  
                        

 

Total amortization expense for finite-lived intangible assets was $44.1 million in 2007, $33.8 million in 2006 and $28.6 million in 2005.

 

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Note 14: Debt

 

Amended Senior Unsecured Credit Facility.    On August 13, 2007, the Company entered into an amended and restated senior unsecured revolving credit facility. The agreement for the facility provides for a $500.0 million committed unsecured revolving credit facility through August 13, 2012, and amends and restates in its entirety the senior credit agreement dated as of October 31, 2005. The agreement contains an option to increase the facility up to $650.0 million. Letters of credit in the aggregate amount of approximately $15.0 million were issued under the previous facility, which are treated as issued under the amended facility. The Company uses the amended senior unsecured revolving credit facility for general corporate purposes, which may include working capital, refinancing existing indebtedness, capital expenditures, share repurchases, acquisitions and strategic alliances. The interest rates under the amended senior unsecured revolving credit facility are based on the Eurocurrency rate at the time of borrowing plus a margin or the base rate from time to time. The base rate is the higher of (1) the corporate base rate announced from time to time by Bank of America, N.A. and (2) the Federal Funds rate plus 50 basis points. The Company may allocate all or a portion of its indebtedness under the amended senior unsecured revolving credit facility to interest based upon the Eurocurrency rate plus a margin or the base rate. The Eurocurrency margin as of December 30, 2007 was 40 basis points. The weighted average Eurocurrency interest rate as of December 30, 2007 was 4.86%, resulting in a weighted average effective Eurocurrency rate, including the margin, of 5.26%. The Company had drawn down approximately $216.0 million of borrowings in U.S. Dollars under the facility as of December 30, 2007, with interest based on the above described Eurocurrency rate. The agreement for the facility contains affirmative, negative and financial covenants and events of default customary for financings of this type and those contained in the Company’s previous senior revolving credit agreement. The financial covenants in its amended and restated senior unsecured revolving credit facility include debt-to-capital ratios and a contingent maximum total leverage ratio, applicable if the Company’s credit rating is down-graded below investment grade. The financial covenants in its previous senior revolving credit agreement included interest coverage and debt-to-EBITDA ratios. At all times during 2007, the Company was in compliance with all applicable covenants.

 

Prior to February 28, 2008, the Company exercised the option to increase the amended senior unsecured revolving credit facility to $608.8 million. The Company had borrowed approximately $216.0 million in U.S. Dollars under the facility as of February 28, 2008, with interest based on the above described Eurocurrency rate.

 

Unsecured Interim Credit Facility. On November 14, 2007, the Company entered into a $300.0 million unsecured interim credit facility. The Company entered into this unsecured interim credit facility in order to pay the purchase price and transactional expenses of the ViaCell acquisition. This interim credit facility matures on March 31, 2008, at which point all amounts outstanding are due in full. The interest rates for this interim credit facility are based on either the Eurocurrency rate at the time of borrowing plus a margin, or on the base rate as in effect from time to time. The base rate is the higher of (1) the corporate base rate announced from time to time by Bank of America, N.A. and (2) the Federal Funds rate plus 50 basis points. The Company may allocate all or a portion of its indebtedness under this interim credit facility to interest based upon either the Eurocurrency rate plus a margin or the base rate. The Eurocurrency margin for this interim credit facility as of December 30, 2007 was 62.5 basis points. The applicable Eurocurrency margin will increase by 12.5 basis points from and after January 1, 2008 for all outstanding borrowings. The weighted average Eurocurrency interest rate as of December 30, 2007 was 5.03%, resulting in a weighted average effective Eurocurrency rate, including the margin, of 5.65%. The Company had drawn down approximately $300.0 million of borrowings in U.S. Dollars under the facility as of December 30, 2007, with interest based on the above described Eurocurrency rate. The agreement for this facility contains affirmative, negative and financial covenants and events of default customary for financings of this type, and are consistent with those contained in the agreement for the Company’s amended unsecured revolving credit facility, which is described above.

 

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The Company anticipates using the amended senior unsecured revolving credit facility to settle any outstanding amounts on the unsecured interim credit facility in March 2008, and have accordingly classified the $300.0 million of outstanding borrowings on the unsecured interim credit facility as long-term debt.

 

The following table summarizes the maturities of the Company’s indebtedness at December 30, 2007:

 

     Amended
Sr. Unsecured
Revolving
Credit Facility
Maturing 2012
   Interim
Unsecured
Credit Facility
Maturing 2008*
   Other
Revolving
Debt
Facilities
   Total
     (In thousands)

2008

   $ —      $ —      $ 562    $ 562

2009

     —        —        —        —  

2010

     —        —        78      78

2011

     —        —        —        —  

2012

     216,000      300,000      —        516,000

Thereafter

     —        —        —        —  
                           

Total

   $ 216,000    $ 300,000    $ 640    $ 516,640
                           

 

* Prior to February 28, 2008, the Company exercised the option to increase the senior unsecured revolving credit facility to $608.8 million. The Company anticipates using funds from the amended senior unsecured revolving credit facility, including the option exercised during the first quarter of 2008 to increase the facility to $608.8 million, to settle any outstanding amounts on the unsecured interim credit facility in March 2008, and have accordingly classified the $300.0 million of outstanding borrowings on the unsecured interim credit facility as long-term debt.

 

Note 15: Accrued Expenses

 

Accrued expenses as of December 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 consisted of the following:

 

     2007    2006
     (In thousands)

Payroll and incentives

   $ 39,887    $ 29,977

Employee benefits

     54,623      43,868

Deferred revenue

     83,180      72,921

Federal, non-U.S. and state income taxes

     40,638      73,208

Other accrued operating expenses

     128,450      99,013
             

Total accrued operating expenses

   $ 346,778    $ 318,987
             

 

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Note 16: Employee Benefit Plans

 

The Company adopted the balance sheet recognition requirements of SFAS No. 158 on December 31, 2006, which required the Company to recognize a net liability or asset and an offsetting adjustment to accumulated other comprehensive income to report the funded status of defined benefit pension and other postretirement benefit plans. The incremental effect of adopting SFAS No. 158 on individual line items in the consolidated financial statements at December 31, 2006 is shown below:

 

     Before
Adoption of
SFAS No.
158
   Adoption
of SFAS
No. 158
    After
Adoption of
SFAS No.
158
     (In thousands)

Other current assets

   $ 100,857    $ 654     $ 101,511

Total current assets

     744,112      654       744,766

Other assets

     79,061      (26,559 )     52,502
                     

Total assets

   $ 2,536,227    $ (25,905 )   $ 2,510,322
                     

Accrued Expenses

   $ 311,726    $ 7,261     $ 318,987

Total current liabilities

     469,272      7,261       476,533

Long-term liabilities

     304,698      (420 )     304,278

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     39,686      (32,746 )     6,940
                     

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 2,536,227    $ (25,905 )   $ 2,510,322
                     

 

Savings Plan:    The Company has a savings plan for the benefit of qualified United States (U.S.) employees. Under this plan, for Life and Analytical Sciences and corporate employees, the Company contributes an amount equal to the lesser of 100% of the employee’s voluntary contribution or 5.0% of the employee’s annual compensation up to applicable Internal Revenue Service limits. For Optoelectronics employees, the Company contributes an amount equal to the lesser of 55% of the amount of the employee’s voluntary contribution or 3.3% of the employee’s annual compensation up to applicable Internal Revenue Service limits. Savings plan expense was $7.8 million in 2007, $7.6 million in 2006 and $8.3 million in 2005.

 

Pension Plans:    The Company has a defined benefit pension plan covering some U.S. employees and non-U.S. pension plans for some non-U.S. employees. The principal U.S. defined benefit pension plan was closed to new hires effective January 31, 2001, and benefits for those employed by the Company’s former Life Sciences businesses within the Company’s Life and Analytical Sciences segment were frozen as of that date. Plan benefits were frozen as of March 2003 for those employed by the Company’s former Analytical Instruments business within its Life and Analytical Sciences segment and corporate employees. The plans provide benefits that are based on an employee’s years of service and compensation near retirement. During 2007, the Company merged a de minimus U.S. plan into the principal U.S. defined benefit pension plan, and accordingly the disclosure for 2007 and 2006, below, has been updated to include the benefit obligations and plan assets of this de minimus U.S. plan.

 

Net periodic pension cost included the following components:

 

     2007     2006     2005  
     (In thousands)  

Service cost

   $ 5,164     $ 5,156     $ 6,301  

Interest cost

     25,300       22,188       22,673  

Expected return on plan assets

     (24,618 )     (22,260 )     (22,468 )

Settlement loss

     78       67       —    

Net amortization and deferral

     6,029       6,091       4,543  
                        

Net periodic pension cost

   $ 11,953     $ 11,242     $ 11,049  
                        

 

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The following table sets forth the changes in the funded status of the principal U.S. pension plan and the principal non-U.S. pension plans and the amounts recognized in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets as of December 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006.

 

     2007     2006  
   Non-U.S.     U.S.     Non-U.S.     U.S.  
     (In thousands)  

Actuarial present value of benefit obligations:

        

Accumulated benefit obligations

   $ 240,757     $ 221,992     $ 242,181     $ 209,230  
                                

Change in benefit obligations:

        

Projected benefit obligations at beginning of year

   $ 255,124     $ 221,328     $ 222,397     $ 223,930  

Service cost

     3,456       1,708       3,282       1,874  

Interest cost

     12,297       13,002       10,166       12,022  

Benefits paid and plan expenses

     (12,274 )     (13,576 )     (10,804 )     (12,806 )

Participants’ contributions

     555       —         441       —    

Actuarial (gain) loss

     (15,911 )     3,834       1,950       (3,692 )

Effect of exchange rate changes

     12,351       —         27,692       —    
                                

Projected benefit obligations at the end of year

   $ 255,598     $ 226,296     $ 255,124     $ 221,328  
                                

Change in plan assets:

        

Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year

   $ 95,312     $ 234,765     $ 76,891     $ 220,240  

Actual (loss) return on plan assets

     6,409       14,452       7,786       27,331  

Benefits paid and plan expenses

     (12,274 )     (13,576 )     (10,804 )     (12,806 )

Employer contribution

     12,250       —         10,348       —    

Participant contribution

     555       —         441       —    

Effect of exchange rate changes

     1,664       —         10,650       —    
                                

Fair value of plan assets at end of year

     103,916       235,641       95,312       234,765  
                                

Net amount recognized in the consolidated balance sheets

   $ 151,682     $ (9,345 )   $ 159,812     $ (13,437 )
                                

Net amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets consist of:

        

Noncurrent assets

   $ —       $ (9,345 )   $ —       $ (13,437 )

Current liabilities

     6,439       —         5,721       —    

Noncurrent liabilities

     145,243       —         154,091       —    
                                

Net amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets

   $ 151,682     $ (9,345 )   $ 159,812     $ (13,437 )
                                

Net amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income consist of:

        

Net actuarial loss

   $ 30,650     $ 38,479     $ 44,951     $ 35,192  

Prior service cost

     120       14       147       20  
                                

Net amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income

   $ 30,770     $ 38,493     $ 45,098     $ 35,212  
                                

Actuarial assumptions as of the year-end measurement date:

        

Discount rate

     5.52 %     6.00 %     4.73 %     6.00 %

Rate of compensation increase

     3.74 %     3.50 %     3.35 %     3.50 %

 

    2007     2006     2005  
    Non-U.S.     Non-U.S.     Non-U.S.     U.S.     Non-U.S.     U.S.  

Actuarial assumptions used to determine net periodic pension cost during the year:

           

Discount rate

  4.73 %   6.00 %   4.33 %   5.75 %   4.94 %   6.00 %

Rate of compensation increase

  3.35 %   3.50 %   2.99 %   3.50 %   2.96 %   3.50 %

Expected rate of return on assets

  7.60 %   8.50 %   7.60 %   8.50 %   7.00 %   8.50 %

 

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The Company also sponsors a supplemental executive retirement plan to provide senior management with benefits in excess of normal pension benefits. Effective July 31, 2000, this plan was closed to new entrants. At December 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, the projected benefit obligations were $19.2 million and $19.7 million, respectively. Assets with a fair value of $0.2 million and $0.7 million, segregated in a trust (which is included in marketable securities and investments on the consolidated balance sheets), were available to meet this obligation as of December 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively. Pension expense for this plan was approximately $1.9 million in 2007, $2.0 million in 2006 and $1.8 million in 2005.

 

Assets of the defined benefit pension plans are primarily equity and debt securities. Asset allocation at December 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, and target asset allocations for fiscal 2008, are as follows:

 

     Target Allocation     Percentage of Plan Assets at  
   December 28, 2008     December 30, 2007     December 31, 2006  

Asset Category

   Non-U.S.     U.S.     Non-U.S.     U.S.     Non-U.S.     U.S.  

Equity securities

   65-75 %   60-70 %   70 %   72 %   71 %   67 %

Debt securities

   25-35 %   25-40 %   29 %   25 %   28 %   22 %

Other

   0 %   0-13 %   1 %   3 %   1 %   11 %
                                    

Total

   100 %   100 %   100 %   100 %   100 %   100 %
                                    

 

The Company maintains target allocation percentages among various asset classes based on investment policies established for the pension plans which are designed to maximize the total rate of return (income and appreciation) after inflation within the limits of prudent risk taking, while providing for adequate near-term liquidity for benefit payments. The Company’s expected returns on assets assumptions are derived from management’s estimates, as well as other information compiled by management, including studies that utilize customary procedures and techniques. The studies include a review of anticipated future long-term performance of individual asset classes and consideration of the appropriate asset allocation strategy given the anticipated requirements of the plans to determine the average rate of earnings expected on the funds invested to provide for the pension plans benefits. While the study gives appropriate consideration to recent fund performance and historical returns, the assumption is primarily a long-term, prospective rate.

 

The Company does not expect to make any contributions to the U.S. pension plan during fiscal 2008. With respect to non-U.S. plans, the Company expects to contribute approximately $12.2 million in 2008.

 

The following benefit payments, which reflect expected future service, as appropriate, are expected to be paid as follows:

 

     Non-U.S.    U.S.
     (In thousands)

2008

   $ 10,524    $ 15,115

2009

     10,937      15,147

2010

     10,871      15,428

2011

     11,219      15,561

2012

     11,649      15,800

2013-2017

     67,059      84,245

 

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The estimated amount that will be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive income into net periodic benefit cost in 2008 is as follows:

 

     2008  
     (In thousands)  

Net actuarial loss

   $ 3,217  

Prior service cost

     (199 )
        
   $ 3,018  
        

 

Postretirement Medical Plans:    The Company provides healthcare benefits for eligible retired U.S. employees under a comprehensive major medical plan or under health maintenance organizations where available. The majority of the Company’s U.S. employees become eligible for retiree health benefits if they retire directly from the Company and have at least ten years of service. Generally, the major medical plan pays stated percentages of covered expenses after a deductible is met and takes into consideration payments by other group coverage and by Medicare. The plan requires retiree contributions under most circumstances and has provisions for cost-sharing charges. Effective January 1, 2000, this plan was closed to new hires. For employees retiring after 1991, the Company has capped its medical premium contribution based on employees’ years of service. The Company funds the amount allowable under a 401(h) provision in the Company’s defined benefit pension plan. Assets of the plan are primarily equity and debt securities.

 

Net periodic postretirement medical benefit credit included the following components:

 

     2007     2006     2005  
     (In thousands)  

Service cost

   $ 94     $ 93     $ 129  

Interest cost

     228       237       383  

Expected return on plan assets

     (971 )     (858 )     (801 )

Net amortization and deferral

     (713 )     (637 )     (654 )

Curtailment gain*

     —         (1,842 )     —    
                        

Net periodic postretirement medical benefit credit

   $ (1,362 )   $ (3,007 )   $ (943 )
                        

 

* The Company ceased future benefit accruals to its existing postretirement medical plan as part of the divesture of its Fluid Sciences segment, which was completed in February 2006. In connection with this action, the Company recorded curtailment gains of approximately $1.8 million during fiscal year 2006 to discontinued operations.

 

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The following table sets forth the changes in the postretirement medical plan’s funded status and the amounts recognized in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets at December 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006.

 

     2007     2006  
     (In thousands)  

Actuarial present value of benefit obligations:

    

Retirees

   $ 2,324     $ 3,840  

Active employees eligible to retire

     343       615  

Other active employees

     1,539       2,319  
                

Accumulated benefit obligations at beginning of year

     4,206       6,774  
                

Service cost

     94       93  

Interest cost

     227       237  

Benefits paid

     (316 )     (360 )

Actuarial gain

     (256 )     (1,628 )

Plan amendments

     —         (910 )
                

Change in accumulated benefit obligations during the year

     (251 )     (2,568 )
                

Retirees

     2,094       2,324  

Active employees eligible to retire

     400       343  

Other active employees

     1,461       1,539  
                

Accumulated benefit obligations at end of year

     3,955       4,206  
                

Change in plan assets:

    

Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year

     11,582       10,266  

Actual return on plan assets

     730       1,316  

Benefits paid and plan expenses

     —         —    
                

Fair value of plan assets at end of year

     12,312       11,582  
                

Net amount recognized in the consolidated balance sheets

   $ (8,357 )   $ (7,376 )
                

Net amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets consist of:

    

Noncurrent assets

   $ (8,357 )   $ (7,376 )
                

Net amount recognized in the consolidated balance sheets

   $ (8,357 )   $ (7,376 )
                

Net amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income consist of:

    

Net actuarial gain

   $ (5,331 )   $ (5,398 )

Prior service cost

     (1,261 )     (1,576 )
                

Net amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income

   $ (6,592 )   $ (6,974 )
                

Actuarial assumptions as of the year-end measurement date:

    

Discount rate

     6.00 %     6.00 %

 

     2007     2006     2005  

Actuarial assumptions used to determine net cost during the year:

      

Discount rate

   6.00 %   5.75 %   6.00 %

Expected rate of return on assets

   8.50 %   8.50 %   8.50 %

 

The consolidated financial statements included $8.4 million of net long-term assets and $7.4 million of net long-term assets as of December 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively.

 

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The Company maintains a Master Trust for plan assets related to the U.S. defined benefit plans and the U.S. postretirement medical plan. Accordingly, investment policies, target asset allocations and actual asset allocations are the same as those disclosed for the U.S. defined benefit plans.

 

The Company does not expect to make any contributions to the postretirement medical plan during 2008.

 

The following benefit payments, which reflect expected future service, as appropriate, are expected to be paid as follows:

 

Postretirement Medical Plan

     (In thousands)

2008

   $ 306

2009

     305

2010

     302

2011

     301

2012

     299

2013-2017

     1,572

 

The estimated amount that will be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive income into net periodic benefit cost in 2008 is as follows:

 

     2008  
     (In thousands)  

Net actuarial gain

   $ (363 )

Prior service cost

     (315 )
        
   $ (678 )
        

 

Deferred Compensation Plans:    During 1998, the Company implemented a nonqualified deferred compensation plan that provides benefits payable to officers and certain key employees or their designated beneficiaries at specified future dates, or upon retirement or death. Benefit payments under the plan are funded by contributions from participants, and for certain participants, contributions are funded by the Company. The obligations related to the deferred compensation plan totaled $3.1 million and $5.4 million at December 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively.

 

Note 17: Settlement of Insurance Claim

 

During the second quarter of 2007, the Company settled an insurance claim resulting from a fire that occurred within its Life and Analytical Sciences facility in Boston, Massachusetts in March 2005. As a result of that settlement, the Company recorded gains of $15.3 million during the second quarter of 2007. The Company received the final settlement payment of $21.5 million in June 2007, and had previously received during 2005 and 2006 a total of $35.0 million in advance payments towards costs incurred and for building, inventory and equipment damages. Of the $56.5 million in total settlement proceeds received by the Company, $25.6 million related to reimbursement of costs incurred; $23.7 million related to damages to the building, inventory and equipment; and $7.2 million related to business interruption costs which were recorded as reductions to cost of sales and selling, general and administrative expenses.

 

During the second quarter of 2007, the Company accrued $9.7 million representing its management’s estimate of the total cost for decommissioning the building, including environmental matters. The Company paid $3.9 million during fiscal year 2007 towards decommissioning the building, and anticipates that the remaining payments of $5.8 million will be completed by the end of fiscal year 2008.

 

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Note 18: Contingencies

 

The Company is conducting a number of environmental investigations and remedial actions at current and former locations of the Company and, along with other companies, has been named a potentially responsible party (“PRP”) for certain waste disposal sites. The Company accrues for environmental issues in the accounting period that the Company’s responsibility is established and when the cost can be reasonably estimated. The Company has accrued $4.2 million as of December 30, 2007, which represents management’s estimate of the total cost of ultimate disposition of known environmental matters. Such amount is not discounted and does not reflect the recovery of any amounts through insurance or indemnification arrangements. These cost estimates are subject to a number of variables, including the stage of the environmental investigations, the magnitude of the possible contamination, the nature of the potential remedies, possible joint and several liability, the time period over which remediation may occur, and the possible effects of changing laws and regulations. For sites where the Company has been named a PRP, management does not currently anticipate any additional liability to result from the inability of other significant named parties to contribute. The Company expects that the majority of such accrued amounts could be paid out over a period of up to ten years. As assessment and remediation activities progress at each individual site, these liabilities are reviewed and adjusted to reflect additional information as it becomes available. There have been no environmental problems to date that have had or are expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows. While it is possible that a loss exceeding the amounts recorded in the consolidated financial statements may be incurred, the potential exposure is not expected to be materially different from those amounts recorded.

 

In papers dated October 23, 2002, Enzo Biochem, Inc. and Enzo Life Sciences, Inc. (collectively, “Enzo”) filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Civil Action No. 02-8448, against Amersham plc, Amersham BioSciences, PerkinElmer, Inc., PerkinElmer Life Sciences, Inc., Sigma-Aldrich Corporation, Sigma Chemical Company, Inc., Molecular Probes, Inc., and Orchid BioSciences, Inc. The complaint alleges that the Company has breached its distributorship and settlement agreements with Enzo, infringed Enzo’s patents, engaged in unfair competition and fraud, and committed torts against Enzo by, among other things, engaging in commercial development and exploitation of Enzo’s patented products and technology, separately and together with the other defendants. Enzo seeks injunctive and monetary relief. In 2003, the court severed the lawsuit and ordered Enzo to serve individual complaints against the five defendants. The Company subsequently filed an answer and a counterclaim alleging that Enzo’s patents are invalid. In July 2006, the court issued a decision regarding the construction of the claims in Enzo’s patents that effectively limited the coverage of certain of those claims and, the Company believes, excludes certain of the Company’s products from the coverage of Enzo’s patents. Summary judgment motions were filed by the defendants in January 2007, and a hearing with oral argument on those motions took place in July 2007, but a decision on those motions has not been rendered, and a trial date has not been set.

 

On October 17, 2003, Amersham Biosciences Corp. filed a complaint, which was subsequently amended, in the United States District Court for New Jersey, Civil Action No. 03-4901, seeking injunctive and monetary relief against a subsidiary of the Company and alleging that the Company’s ViewLux and certain of its Image FlashPlate products infringe three of Amersham’s patents related to high-throughput screening (the “NJ case”). On August 18, 2004, Amersham plc filed a complaint against two of the Company’s United Kingdom-based subsidiaries in the Patent Court of the English High Court of Justice, Case No. 04C02688, alleging that the Company’s same products infringe one corresponding Amersham patent in the United Kingdom, which was granted in August 2004 (the “UK case”). On October 29, 2003, the Company filed a complaint, which was subsequently amended, seeking injunctive and monetary relief against Amersham in the United States District Court for Massachusetts, Civil Action No. 03-12098, alleging that Amersham’s IN Cell Analyzer, and LEADseeker Multimodality Imaging system and certain Cyclic AMP and IP3 assays infringe two of the Company’s patents related to high-throughput screening (the “MA case”). After a trial in the UK case in December 2005, the court ruled in February 2006 that Amersham’s patent in question was invalid in the United

 

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Kingdom and awarded costs to the Company. Amersham initiated an appeal of the ruling in the UK case but withdrew that appeal in January 2007. In May 2006, the court in the NJ case issued a decision regarding the construction of the claims in Amersham’s patents that adopted many of Amersham’s claim construction positions. The parties entered into a settlement agreement in November 2007 to resolve all of the foregoing matters.

 

In 2002, PharmaStem Therapeutics, Inc. (“PharmaStem”) filed suit against ViaCell, Inc., which is now a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, and several other defendants in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, alleging infringement of United States Patents No. 5,004,681 and No. 5,192,553, relating to certain aspects of the collection, cryopreservation and storage of hematopoietic stem cells and progenitor cells from umbilical cord blood (“PharmaStem I”). After several years of proceedings at the District Court level, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a decision in July 2007 that ViaCell did not infringe these two patents and that the two patents are invalid. PharmaStem filed a certiorari petition in January 2008 seeking to have the United States Supreme Court review the appellate court’s decision as to the invalidity of the patents, but did not seek any further review of the non-infringement decision. PharmaStem had also filed a second complaint against ViaCell and other defendants in July 2004 in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, alleging infringement of United States Patents No. 6,461,645 and 6,569,427, which also relate to certain aspects of the collection, cryopreservation and storage of hematopoietic stem cells and progenitor cells from umbilical cord blood (“PharmaStem II”). The Company believes that the issues presented in PharmaStem II, which was subsequently consolidated in the District of Delaware with similar cases brought by PharmaStem against other family cord blood banks, are substantially the same as the issues presented in PharmaStem I, and that ViaCell does not infringe the patents at issue in the second case and that those patents are invalid for the same reasons as cited by the Court of Appeals in PharmaStem I. The Delaware court granted ViaCell’s motion in October 2005 to stay the proceedings in PharmaStem II pending the outcome of PharmaStem I and a decision from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“U.S. PTO”) on certain patent re-examination issues. Although the U.S. PTO had previously issued notice of its intent to allow the remaining claims of all of the patents, the U.S. PTO subsequently decided to begin the process of re-examining each patent. ViaCell has informed the Delaware Court overseeing PharmaStem II of the status of the re-examinations and that the Federal Circuit had ruled in its favor in the PharmaStem I case. The Delaware Court has yet to take any action in response to these notices.

 

The Company believes it has meritorious defenses to these lawsuits and other proceedings, and it is contesting the actions vigorously in all of the above unresolved matters. The Company is currently unable, however, to reasonably estimate the amount of loss, if any, that may result from the resolution of these matters, or to determine whether resolution of any of these matters will have a material adverse impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

The Company is also subject to various other claims, legal proceedings and investigations covering a wide range of matters that arise in the ordinary course of its business activities. Although, the Company has established accruals for potential losses that it believes are probable and reasonably estimable, in the opinion of the Company’s management, based on its review of the information available at this time, the total cost of resolving these other contingencies at December 30, 2007, should not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. Each of these matters is subject to uncertainties, and it is possible that some of these matters may be resolved unfavorably to the Company.

 

Note 19: Warranty Reserves

 

The Company provides warranty protection for certain products for periods usually ranging from one to three years beyond the date of sale. The majority of costs associated with warranty obligations include the

 

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replacement of parts and the time of service personnel to respond to repair and replacement requests. A warranty reserve is recorded based upon historical results, supplemented by management’s expectations of future costs. Warranty reserves are included in “Accrued expenses” on the consolidated balance sheets. A summary of warranty reserve activity for the years ended December 30, 2007, December 31, 2006 and January 1, 2006 is as follows:

 

     (In thousands)  

Balance at January 2, 2005

   $ 9,601  

Provision charged to income

     12,688  

Payments

     (13,516 )

Adjustments to previously provided warranties, net

     769  

Foreign currency and acquisitions

     (335 )
        

Balance at January 1, 2006

     9,207  

Provision charged to income

     14,507  

Payments

     (14,141 )

Adjustments to previously provided warranties, net

     (10 )

Foreign currency and acquisitions

     491  
        

Balance at December 31, 2006

     10,054  

Provision charged to income

     15,164  

Payments

     (15,316 )

Adjustments to previously provided warranties, net

     (790 )

Foreign currency and acquisitions

     1,859  
        

Balance at December 30, 2007

   $ 10,971  
        

 

Note 20: Stockholders’ Equity

 

Stock-Based Compensation:

 

The Company adopted SFAS No. 123(R), “Share-Based Payment” (“SFAS No. 123(R)”) on January 2, 2006. Prior to January 2, 2006, the Company accounted for stock-based compensation plans in accordance with the provisions of APB Opinion No. 25, as permitted by SFAS No. 123. Under APB Opinion No. 25, the Company was generally not required to recognize compensation expense for the cost of stock options, when such options had an exercise price equal to the market price at the date of grant, or shares issued under the Company’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. If the fair value based method as prescribed by SFAS No. 123 had been applied by the Company, the effect on net income and earnings per share for 2005 would have been as follows:

 

     January 1, 2006  
     (In thousands, except
per share data)
 

Net income

   $ 268,108  

Add: Stock-based employee compensation expense included in net income, net of related tax effects

     3,408  

Deduct: Total stock-based employee compensation expense determined under fair market value method for all awards, net of related tax effects

     (12,801 )
        

Pro forma net income

   $ 258,715  
        

Earnings per share:

  

Basic — as reported

   $ 2.07  

Basic — pro forma

   $ 2.00  

Diluted — as reported

   $ 2.04  

Diluted — pro forma

   $ 1.97  

 

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As of December 30, 2007, the Company had three stock-based compensation plans. Under the 2005 Incentive Plan, 5.4 million shares of the Company’s common stock were made available for stock option grants, restricted stock awards and performance units. Under the 2001 Incentive Plan, 8.8 million shares of the Company’s common stock were made available for stock option grants, restricted stock awards and performance units. Under the Life Sciences Plan, 2.3 million shares of the Company’s common stock were made available for stock option grants.

 

For fiscal years 2007 and 2006, the Company recorded incremental pre-tax compensation related to the stock options of $9.2 million in each fiscal year. The total pre-tax stock-based compensation expense for the cost of stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance units and stock grants was $22.2 million in 2007 and $18.0 million for 2006. The total income tax benefit recognized in the consolidated statements of operations for stock-based compensation was $8.0 million in 2007 and $6.3 million in 2006. Stock-based compensation costs capitalized as part of inventory were approximately $0.1 million and $0.2 million as of December 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively.

 

Stock Options:    The Company has granted options to purchase common shares at prices equal to the market price of the common shares on the date the option is granted. Conditions of vesting are determined at the time of grant. Options are generally exercisable in equal annual installments over a period of three years, and will generally expire seven years after the date of grant. Options assumed as part of business combination transactions retain all the rights, terms and conditions of the respective plans under which they were originally issued.

 

The fair value of each option grant is estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The fair value is then amortized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service periods of the awards, which is generally the vesting period. Use of a valuation model requires management to make certain assumptions with respect to selected model inputs. Expected volatility was calculated primarily based on the historical volatility of the Company’s stock. The average expected life was based on the contractual term of the option and historic exercise experience. The risk-free interest rate is based on United States Treasury zero-coupon issues with a remaining term equal to the expected life assumed at the date of grant. Forfeitures are estimated based on voluntary termination behavior, as well as an analysis of actual option forfeitures. The Company’s weighted-average assumptions used in the Black-Scholes option pricing model are as follows:

 

     2007     2006     2005  

Risk-free interest rate

   4.8 %   4.4 %   3.5 %

Expected dividend yield

   1.2 %   1.2 %   1.3 %

Expected lives

   4.0 years     4.0 years     4.0 years  

Expected stock volatility

   36 %   35 %   48 %

 

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The following table summarizes stock option activity for the three years ended December 30, 2007:

 

     2007    2006    2005
   Number
of
Shares
    Weighted-
Average
Price
   Number
of
Shares
    Weighted-
Average
Price
   Number
of
Shares
    Weighted-
Average
Price
     (Shares in thousands)

Outstanding at beginning of year

   12,578     $ 23.25    13,541     $ 22.44    14,031     $ 21.47

Granted

   1,756       23.85    1,787       22.46    1,755       21.97

Exercised

   (2,177 )     14.86    (1,650 )     13.04    (1,525 )     12.72

Canceled/Forfeited

   (911 )     30.00    (1,100 )     27.36    (720 )     22.97
                                      

Outstanding at end of year

   11,246     $ 24.41    12,578     $ 23.25    13,541     $ 22.44
                                      

Exercisable at end of year

   8,351     $ 24.85    9,702     $ 23.74    10,648     $ 23.41
                                      

 

The weighted-average grant-date fair values of options granted during 2007, 2006 and 2005 were $7.45, $6.83 and $8.36, respectively. The total intrinsic value of options exercised during 2007, 2006 and 2005 were $25.3 million, $16.2 million and $13.7 million, respectively. Cash received from option exercises for 2007, 2006 and 2005 was $32.4 million, $21.5 million and $19.4 million, respectively. The related tax benefit classified as a financing cash inflow was $0.4 million for 2007 and $2.2 million for 2006. The related tax benefit classified as an operating cash inflow was $5.3 million for 2005.

 

The aggregate intrinsic value for stock options outstanding at December 30, 2007 was $50.7 million with a weighted-average remaining contractual term of 3.6 years. The aggregate intrinsic value for stock options exercisable at December 30, 2007 was $38.6 million with a weighted-average remaining contractual term of 2.9 years. At December 30, 2007, there are 9.6 million stock options that are vested and expected to vest, in the future, with an aggregate intrinsic value of $43.4 million and a weighted-average remaining contractual term of 3.6 years.

 

There was $10.6 million of total unrecognized compensation cost, net of estimated forfeitures, related to nonvested stock options granted as of December 30, 2007. This cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.9 fiscal years, and will be adjusted for any future changes in estimated forfeitures.

 

The following table summarizes total compensation expense recognized related to the stock options, which is a function of current and prior year awards and net of estimated forfeitures, included in the Company’s consolidated statement of operations during the years ended:

 

     December 30, 2007     December 31, 2006  
     (In thousands)  

Cost of sales

   $ 1,233     $ 1,251  

Selling, general and administrative expenses and other expenses

     7,459       7,208  

Research and development expenses

     554       708  
                

Compensation expense related to stock options

     9,246       9,167  

Less: income tax benefit

     (3,014 )     (3,025 )
                

Net compensation expense related to stock options

   $ 6,232     $ 6,142  
                

 

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The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding at December 30, 2007:

 

     Options Outstanding    Options Exercisable

Prices

   Number
Outstanding at
December 30,
2007
   Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Contractual Life
   Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price
   Number
Exercisable at
December 30,
2007
   Weighted-
Average Exercise
Price
     (Shares in thousands)

      $4.89 – 5.70

   44    1.7    $ 4.92    44    $ 4.92

8.16 – 9.54

   263    2.1      8.43    263      8.43

10.77 – 19.69

   1,046    4.1      15.41    1,021      15.32

19.83 – 24.85

   5,757    4.2      21.73    3,052      20.67

        25.24 – 37.17

   3,821    3.0      30.54    3,656      30.69

39.18 – 49.22

   305    0.2      44.56    305      44.56

50.28 – 57.27

   10    2.6      56.37    10      56.37
                              

        $4.89 – 57.27

   11,246    3.6    $ 24.41    8,351    $ 24.85
                            

 

Restricted Stock Awards:    The Company has awarded shares of restricted stock and restricted stock units that contain time-based vesting provisions and shares of restricted stock that contain performance-based vesting provisions to certain employees at no cost to them, which cannot be sold, assigned, transferred or pledged during the restriction period. These awards were granted under the Company’s 2005 Incentive Plan and 2001 Incentive Plan. All restrictions on the awards will lapse upon certain situations including death or disability of the employee and a change in control of the Company. Recipients of the restricted stock have the right to vote such shares and receive dividends.

 

Restricted Stock Awards (Time-based Vesting)—Grants of restricted stock and restricted stock units that vest through the passage of time, assuming continued employment. The fair value of the award at the time of the grant is expensed on a straight line basis primarily in selling, general and administrative expenses over the vesting period, which is generally three years.

 

Restricted Stock Awards (Performance-based Vesting)—Grants of restricted stock that vest based on certain specified performance criteria, assuming employment at the time the performance criteria are met. The fair value of the shares is expensed over the period of performance primarily in selling, general and administrative expenses, once achievement of criteria is deemed probable.

 

The following table summarizes the restricted stock activity for the three years ended December 30, 2007:

 

     2007    2006    2005
   Number
of
Shares
    Weighted-
Average
Grant-
Date Fair
Value
   Number
of
Shares
    Weighted-
Average
Grant-
Date Fair
Value
   Number
of
Shares
    Weighted-
Average
Grant-
Date Fair
Value
     (Shares in thousands)

Nonvested at beginning of year

   417     $ 21.40    331     $ 20.59    363     $ 23.37

Granted

   284       23.90    291       22.32    401       20.76

Vested

   (228 )     22.15    (157 )     21.62    (360 )     23.14

Forfeited

   (96 )     21.35    (48 )     20.72    (73 )     22.79
                                      

Nonvested at end of year

   377     $ 22.84    417     $ 21.40    331     $ 20.59
                                      

 

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The weighted-average grant-date fair value of restricted stock awards granted was $23.90 per share in 2007, $22.32 per share in 2006 and $20.76 per share in 2005. The fair value of restricted stock awards vested was $5.0 million in 2007, $3.4 million in 2006 and $8.3 million in 2005. The total compensation recognized related to the restricted stock awards, which is a function of current and prior year awards, was approximately $4.9 million in 2007, $4.4 million in 2006 and $5.2 million in 2005.

 

As of December 30, 2007, there was $6.1 million of total unrecognized compensation cost, net of forfeitures, related to nonvested restricted stock awards. That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.6 fiscal years.

 

Prior to the adoption of SFAS No. 123(R), unearned compensation was recorded in a contra-equity account and established at the date restricted stock was granted, representing the amount of unrecognized restricted stock expense that is reduced as expense is recognized. Under the provisions of SFAS No. 123(R), the recognition of unearned compensation at the date restricted stock is granted is no longer required. Therefore, in the first quarter of 2006, the $6.4 million of unrecognized restricted stock that had been in “Unearned compensation” in the consolidated balance sheet as of January 1, 2006 was reclassified to “Capital in excess of par value.”

 

Performance Units:    The Company’s performance unit program provides a cash award based on the achievement of specific performance criteria. A target number of units are granted at the beginning of a three- year performance period. The number of units earned at the end of the performance period is determined by multiplying the number of units granted by a performance factor ranging from 0% to 200%. Awards are determined by multiplying the number of units earned by the stock price at the end of the performance period, and are paid in cash. The compensation expense associated with these units is recognized over the period that the performance targets are expected to be achieved. The Company granted 209,326 performance units, 208,328 performance units and 247,197 performance units during 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively. The weighted-average grant-date fair values of performance units granted during 2007, 2006 and 2005 were $23.48, $22.74 and $21.02, respectively. The total compensation related to these performance units, which is a function of current and prior year awards, was approximately $7.4 million, $4.0 million and $6.2 million for 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively. As of December 30, 2007, there were 615,321 performance units outstanding subject to forfeiture.

 

Stock Awards:    The Company’s stock award program provides non-employee Directors an annual award of the number of shares of the Company’s common stock which has an aggregate fair market value of $100,000 on the date of the award for awards granted in 2007. Annual awards granted in 2006 and 2005 were equal to an aggregate fair market value of $60,000. The stock award is prorated for non-employee directors who serve for only a portion of the year. The shares are granted following the annual shareholders meeting, on the third business day after the Company’s first quarter earnings release. Directors may defer the receipt of shares into the Company’s deferred compensation plan. The compensation expense associated with these stock awards is recognized when the stock award is granted. During 2007, 2006 and 2005, each non-employee Director was awarded 4,114 shares, 2,770 shares and 3,014 shares, respectively. The weighted-average grant-date fair value of stock awards granted during 2007, 2006 and 2005 was $24.31, $21.67 and $19.72, respectively. The total compensation expense recognized related to these stock awards was approximately $0.7 million, $0.5 million and $0.5 million for 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

 

Employee Stock Purchase Plan:    In April 1999, the Company’s stockholders approved the 1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, whereby participating employees had the right to purchase common stock at a price equal to 85% of the lower of the closing price on the first day or the last day of the six-month offering period. In April 2005, the Compensation and Benefits Committee of the Company’s Board voted to amend the Employee Stock Purchase Plan, effective July 1, 2005, whereby participating employees have the right to purchase common stock at a price equal to 95% of the closing price on the last day of each six-month offering period. The number of shares which an employee may purchase, subject to certain aggregate limits, is determined by the employee’s

 

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voluntary contribution, which may not exceed 10% of the employee’s base compensation. During 2007, the Company issued 0.04 million shares under this plan at a weighted-average price of $24.73 per share. During 2006, the Company issued 0.1 million shares under this plan at a weighted-average price of $20.43 per share. During 2005, the Company issued 0.3 million shares under this plan at a weighted-average price of $17.52 per share. At December 30, 2007 there remains available for sale to employees an aggregate of 1.7 million shares of the Company’s stock out of the 5.0 million shares authorized by shareholders.

 

Comprehensive Income:

 

The components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax were as follows:

 

     Foreign
Currency
Translation
Adjustment
    Change in
Minimum
Liability of
Pension
    Unrecognized
Losses and
Prior Service
Costs, net
    Unrealized
Gains
(Losses)
on
Securities
    Unrealized
and
Realized
Losses on
Derivatives,
net
    Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
 
     (In thousands)  

Balance, January 2, 2005

   $ 82,258     $ (25,025 )   $ —       $ 117     $ —       $ 57,350  

Current year change

     (44,626 )     (7,376 )     —         10       —         (51,992 )
                                                

Balance, January 1, 2006

     37,632       (32,401 )     —         127       —         5,358  

Current year change

     33,431       895       —         2       —         34,328  

Adoption of SFAS No. 158

     —         31,506       (64,252 )     —         —         (32,746 )
                                                

Balance, December 31, 2006

     71,063       —         (64,252 )     129       —         6,940  

Current year change

     41,109       —         15,172       (176 )     (5,338 )     50,767  
                                                

Balance, December 30, 2007

   $ 112,172     $ —       $ (49,080 )   $ (47 )   $ (5,338 )   $ 57,707  
                                                

 

The tax effects on the components of other comprehensive income (loss) are minimal due to the Company’s position under APB Opinion No. 23. The components of other comprehensive income (loss) were as follows:

 

     After-Tax
Amount
 
     (In thousands)  

2007

  

Foreign currency translation adjustments

   $ 41,109  

Unrecognized gains and prior service costs, net

     15,172  

Unrealized losses on securities

     (176 )

Unrealized and realized losses on derivatives

     (5,338 )
        

Other comprehensive income

   $ 50,767  
        

2006

  

Foreign currency translation adjustments

   $ 33,431  

Change in minimum liability of pension

     895  

Unrealized gains on securities

     2  
        

Other comprehensive income

   $ 34,328  
        

2005

  

Foreign currency translation adjustments

   $ (44,626 )

Change in minimum liability of pension

     (7,376 )

Unrealized gains on securities

     10  
        

Other comprehensive loss

   $ (51,992 )
        

 

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Stock Repurchase Program:

 

On November 6, 2006, the Company announced that the Board authorized the Company to repurchase up to 10.0 million shares of the common stock under a stock repurchase program (the “Repurchase Program”). The Repurchase Program will expire on October 25, 2010 unless this authorization is terminated earlier by the Board, and may be suspended or discontinued at any time. During 2007, the Company repurchased in the open market approximately 8.1 million shares of common stock at an aggregate cost of $203.0 million, including commissions, under the Repurchase Program. The repurchased shares have been reflected as additional authorized but unissued shares, with the payments reflected in common stock and capital in excess of par value.

 

During 2006, the Company repurchased in the open market 8.9 million shares of common stock at an aggregate cost of $190.1 million, including commissions. These repurchases were made pursuant to the stock repurchase program announced in November 2005. The repurchased shares have been reflected as additional authorized but unissued shares, with the payments reflected in common stock and capital in excess of par value.

 

Note 21: Financial Instruments

 

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist principally of temporary cash investments, marketable securities and accounts receivable. The Company believes it had no significant concentrations of credit risk as of December 30, 2007.

 

In the ordinary course of business, the Company enters into foreign exchange contracts for periods consistent with its committed exposures to mitigate the effect of foreign currency movements on transactions denominated in foreign currencies. Transactions covered by hedge contracts include intercompany and third-party receivables and payables. The contracts are primarily in European and Asian currencies, have maturities that do not exceed 12 months, have no cash requirements until maturity, and are recorded at fair value on the consolidated balance sheet. Credit risk and market risk are insignificant as the foreign exchange instruments are contracted with major banking institutions. Unrealized gains and losses on the Company’s foreign currency contracts are recognized immediately in earnings for hedges designated as fair value and, for hedges designated as cash flow, the related unrealized gains or losses are deferred as a component of other comprehensive income in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet. Deferred gains and losses are recognized in income in the period in which the underlying anticipated transaction occurs and impacts earnings. Principal hedged currencies include the British Pound (GBP), Canadian Dollar (CAD), Euro (EUR), Japanese Yen (JPY), and Singapore Dollar (SGD). The Company held forward foreign exchange contracts with U.S. equivalent notional amounts totaling $105.2 million at December 30, 2007 and $174.8 million as of December 31, 2006, and the approximate fair value of these foreign currency derivative contracts was insignificant. The gains and losses realized on foreign currency derivative contracts are not material. The duration of these contracts entered into in 2007 was generally 30 days.

 

In addition, during the fourth quarter of 2007, the Company entered into forward interest rate contracts, with notional amounts totaling $300.0 million, a weighted average interest rate of 4.25%, and a future dated settlement to coincide with the Company’s highly probable debt issuance in 2008. These contracts are intended to hedge movements in interest rates prior to the Company’s highly probable debt issuance in 2008. The Company had accumulated net derivative losses of $5.3 million, net of taxes, in other comprehensive income as of December 30, 2007, related to these cash flow hedges. The net derivative losses will be reclassified into net earnings when the hedged exposure affects net earnings. No cash flow hedges were discontinued and no ineffectiveness was recognized during 2007.

 

The Company does not enter into derivatives for trading or other speculative purposes, nor does the Company use leveraged financial instruments.

 

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

The Company estimates the fair value of financial instruments based on interest rates available to the Company and by comparison to quoted market prices. The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses approximate fair value due to the short-term maturities of these assets and liabilities.

 

The fair values of marketable securities included in investments have been determined using available quoted market prices for such securities. The fair value and carrying value of the Company’s investments are disclosed in Note 12 above.

 

The Company’s $500.0 million amended senior unsecured revolving credit facility, and a $300.0 million unsecured interim credit facility, had outstanding balances as of December 30, 2007 of $216.0 million and $300.0 million, respectively. The Company’s previous $350.0 million senior unsecured revolving credit facility had an outstanding balance as of December 31, 2006 of $151.5 million. The interest rate on the Company’s amended senior unsecured revolving credit facility, previous senior secured credit facility, and unsecured interim credit facility are reset at least monthly to correspond to variable rates that reflect currently available terms and conditions for similar debt. Consequently, the carrying value of the current year and prior year credit facilities approximate fair value.

 

Note 22: Leases

 

The Company leases certain property and equipment under operating leases. Rental expense charged to continuing operations for fiscal years 2007, 2006 and 2005 amounted to $36.1 million, $37.7 million and $30.6 million, respectively. Minimum rental commitments under noncancelable operating leases are as follows: $38.3 million in 2008, $28.6 million in 2009, $20.7 million in 2010, $15.8 million in 2011, $15.2 million in 2012 and $119.8 million in 2013 and thereafter.

 

Note 23: Industry Segment and Geographic Area Information

 

The Company follows SFAS No. 131, “Disclosures About Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information.” SFAS No. 131 establishes standards for the way public business enterprises report information about operating segments in annual financial statements and in interim reports to shareholders. The method for determining what information to report is based on the way that management organizes the segments within the Company for making operating decisions and assessing financial performance. The Company evaluates the performance of its operating segments based on sales and operating income. Intersegment sales and transfers are not significant. Based on the guidance in SFAS No. 131, the Company has two operating segments for financial reporting purposes. The accounting policies of the operating segments are the same as those described in Note 1. The operating segments and their principal products and services are:

 

   

Life and Analytical Sciences.    The Company is a leading provider of analysis tools, including instruments, reagents, software, and consumables, to the analytical sciences, genetic screening, and BioDiscovery and laboratory markets.

 

   

Optoelectronics.    The Company provides a broad range of medical imaging, optical sensor and specialty lighting components used in medical, consumer products and other specialty end markets.

 

The assets and expenses for the Company’s corporate headquarters, such as legal, tax, accounting and finance, human resources, property and insurance management, information technology, treasury and other management and compliance costs, have been included as “Corporate” below. The Company has a process to allocate and recharge expenses to the reportable segments when such costs are administered or paid by the

 

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corporate headquarters based on the extent to which the segment benefited from the expenses. These amounts have been calculated in a consistent manner and are included in the Company’s calculations of segment results to internally plan and assess the performance of each segment for all purposes, including determining the compensation of the business leaders for each of the Company’s operating segments.

 

Sales and operating income by segment for the three years ended December 30, 2007, excluding discontinued operations, are shown in the table below:

 

     2007     2006     2005  
     (In thousands)  

Life & Analytical Sciences

      

Sales

   $ 1,327,246     $ 1,144,562     $ 1,081,104  

Operating income from continuing operations

     128,779       115,372       110,228  

Optoelectronics

      

Sales

     460,085       401,796       392,727  

Operating income from continuing operations

     76,473       70,021       58,405  

Corporate

      

Operating loss from continuing operations

     (37,086 )     (31,991 )     (27,682 )

Continuing Operations

      

Sales

   $ 1,787,331     $ 1,546,358     $ 1,473,831  

Operating income from continuing operations

     168,166       153,402       140,951  

Interest and other expense, net (see Note 5)

     16,877       2,666       74,291  
                        

Income from continuing operations before income taxes

   $ 151,289     $ 150,736     $ 66,660  
                        

 

Additional information relating to the Company’s operating segments is as follows:

 

     Depreciation and
Amortization Expense
   Capital Expenditures
     (In thousands)    (In thousands)
     2007    2006    2005    2007    2006    2005

Life and Analytical Sciences

   $ 61,739    $ 50,613    $ 46,217    $ 17,713    $ 25,973    $ 15,592

Optoelectronics

     14,682      16,522      19,712      26,160      12,003      11,798

Corporate

     1,576      2,049      1,069      3,105      6,497      603
                                         

Continuing operations

   $ 77,997    $ 69,184    $ 66,998    $ 46,978    $ 44,473    $ 27,993
                                         

Discontinued operations

   $ 82    $ 332    $ 7,272    $ 2    $ 109    $ 3,065
                                         

 

     Total Assets
   December 30,
2007
   December 31,
2006
     (In thousands)

Life and Analytical Sciences

   $ 2,596,873    $ 2,208,922

Optoelectronics

     300,035      259,829

Corporate

     46,411      39,489

Net current and long-term assets of discontinued operations

     6,018      2,082
             

Total assets

   $ 2,949,337    $ 2,510,322
             

 

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The following geographic area information for continuing operations includes sales based on location of external customer and net long-lived assets based on physical location:

 

     Sales
   2007    2006    2005
     (In thousands)

U.S.

   $ 659,503    $ 590,388    $ 569,906

International:

        

United Kingdom

     123,671      107,563      98,419

Germany

     158,474      114,516      95,279

China

     96,709      60,071      45,703

Japan

     73,193      76,586      81,568

France

     79,612      75,923      71,154

Italy

     78,602      71,332      66,065

Other international

     517,567      449,979      445,737
                    

Total international

     1,127,828      955,970      903,925
                    
   $ 1,787,331    $ 1,546,358    $ 1,473,831
                    

 

     Net Long-Lived Assets
   December 30,
2007
   December 31,
2006
     (In thousands)

U.S.

   $ 1,549,240    $ 1,324,540

International:

     

Singapore

     185,265      173,985

Germany

     138,716      101,286

Netherlands

     43,642      40,162

United Kingdom

     81,031      58,720

Canada

     22,978      21,012

Finland

     32,643      27,023

Belgium

     21,324      2,346

Other international

     19,188      12,394
             

Total international

     544,787      436,928
             
   $ 2,094,027    $ 1,761,468
             

 

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Note 24: Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)

 

Selected quarterly financial information follows:

 

     First
Quarter
   Second
Quarter
   Third
Quarter
   Fourth
Quarter
   Year
     (In thousands, except per share data)

2007

              

Sales

   $ 402,900    $ 437,290    $ 435,668    $ 511,473    $ 1,787,331

Gross profit

     158,690      173,978      178,501      213,571      724,740

Operating income from continuing operations

     23,144      48,104      45,836      51,082      168,166

Income from continuing operations before income taxes

     20,378      44,674      40,556      45,681      151,289

Income from continuing operations

     14,819      33,303      31,102      54,610      133,834

Net income

     14,692      33,687      30,745      52,562      131,686

Basic earnings per share:

              

Continuing operations

   $ 0.12    $ 0.28    $ 0.26    $ 0.46    $ 1.13

Net income

     0.12      0.28      0.26      0.45      1.11

Diluted earnings per share:

              

Continuing operations

   $ 0.12    $ 0.28    $ 0.26    $ 0.46    $ 1.11

Net income

     0.12      0.28      0.26      0.44      1.09

Cash dividends per common share

     0.07      0.07      0.07      0.07      0.28

2006

              

Sales

   $ 355,454    $ 377,001    $ 386,917    $ 426,986    $ 1,546,358

Gross profit

     141,687      151,589      155,941      178,854      628,071

Operating income from continuing operations

     28,992      35,693      36,515      52,202      153,402

Income from continuing operations before income taxes

     29,165      33,879      36,738      50,954      150,736

Income from continuing operations

     22,020      26,320      28,915      41,069      118,324

Net income

     23,617      24,485      29,753      41,728      119,583

Basic earnings per share:

              

Continuing operations

   $ 0.17    $ 0.21    $ 0.23    $ 0.34    $ 0.95

Net income

     0.18      0.19      0.24      0.34      0.96

Diluted earnings per share:

              

Continuing operations

   $ 0.17    $ 0.21    $ 0.23    $ 0.33    $ 0.94

Net income

     0.18      0.19      0.24      0.34      0.95

Cash dividends per common share

     0.07      0.07      0.07      0.07      0.28

 

Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures

 

Conclusion Regarding the Effectiveness of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of December 30, 2007. The term “disclosure controls and procedures” as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), means controls and other procedures of a company that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the company in the reports that it files or submits

 

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under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the company’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. 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 the evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of December 30, 2007, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of such date, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level.

 

Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Internal control over financial reporting is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) or 15d-15(f) promulgated under the Exchange Act as a process designed by, or under the supervision of, the company’s principal executive and principal financial officers and effected by the company’s board of directors, management and other personnel, 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, and includes those policies and procedures that:

 

   

Pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company;

 

   

Provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and

 

   

Provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

 

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

 

Our management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 30, 2007. In making this assessment, our management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”) in Internal Control-Integrated Framework.

 

Based on this assessment, our management believes that, as of December 30, 2007, our internal control over financial reporting was effective based on those criteria.

 

Our registered public accounting firm has issued an attestation report on our internal control over financial reporting. This report appears below.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of PerkinElmer, Inc.

Waltham, Massachusetts

 

We have audited the internal control over financial reporting of PerkinElmer, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 30, 2007, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.

 

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed by, or under the supervision of, the company’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, and effected by the company’s board of directors, management, and other personnel 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. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

 

Because of the inherent limitations of internal control over financial reporting, including the possibility of collusion or improper management override of controls, material misstatements due to error or fraud may not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Also, projections of any evaluation of the effectiveness of the internal control over financial reporting to future periods are subject to the risk that the controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

 

In our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 30, 2007, based on the criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.

 

We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule as of and for the year ended December 30, 2007 of the Company and our report dated February 28, 2008 expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements and financial statement schedule and includes an explanatory paragraph relating to the Company’s adoption of Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation (“FIN”) No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes”(“FIN No. 48”) on January 1, 2007.

 

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

 

Boston, Massachusetts

February 28, 2008

 

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Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

No change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) occurred during the fiscal quarter ended December 30, 2007 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 9B. Other Information

 

Not applicable.

 

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PART III

 

Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

 

The information required to be disclosed by this Item pursuant to Item 401 of Regulation S-K with respect to our executive officers is contained in Part I of this annual report on Form 10-K under the caption, “Executive Officers of the Registrant.” The remaining information required to be disclosed by the Item pursuant to Item 401 and Item 407 of Regulation S-K is contained in the proxy statement for our annual meeting of stockholders to be held on April 22, 2008 under the captions “Proposal No. 1 Election of Directors” and “Information Relating to Our Board of Directors and Its Committees” and is incorporated in this annual report on Form 10-K by reference.

 

The information required to be disclosed by this Item pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is contained in the proxy statement for our annual meeting of stockholders to be held on April 22, 2008 under the caption “Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance,” and is incorporated in this annual report on Form 10-K by reference.

 

We have adopted a code of ethics, our Standards of Business Conduct, that applies to our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, and persons performing similar functions. Our Standards of Business Conduct, as well as our corporate governance guidelines and the charters for the audit, compensation and benefits, nominating and corporate governance, executive and finance committees of our Board of Directors, are each accessible under the “Corporate Governance” heading of the “Investors” section of our website, http://www.perkinelmer.com. This information is also available in print to any stockholder who requests it, by writing to PerkinElmer, Inc., 940 Winter Street, Waltham, Massachusetts 02451, Attention: Investor Relations. We also intend to disclose in the same location on our website, any amendments to, or waivers from, our Standards of Business Conduct that are required to be disclosed pursuant to the disclosure requirements of Item 5.05 of Form 8-K.

 

Item 11. Executive Compensation

 

The information required to be disclosed by this Item pursuant to Item 402 and Item 407(e) of Regulation S-K is contained in the proxy statement for our annual meeting of stockholders to be held on April 22, 2008 under the captions “Information Relating to Our Board of Directors and Its Committees—Director Compensation” and “—Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation” and “Executive Compensation,” and is incorporated in this annual report on Form 10-K by reference.

 

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

 

The information required to be disclosed by this Item pursuant to Item 403 of Regulation S-K is contained in the proxy statement for our annual meeting of stockholders to be held on April 22, 2008 under the caption “Beneficial Ownership of Common Stock,” and is incorporated in this annual report on Form 10-K by reference.

 

The information required to be disclosed by this Item pursuant to Item 201(d) of Regulation S-K is contained in the proxy statement for our annual meeting of stockholders to be held on April 22, 2008 under the caption “Executive Compensation—Equity Compensation Plan Information,” and is incorporated in this annual report on Form 10-K by reference.

 

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Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

 

The information required to be disclosed by this Item pursuant to Item 404 of Regulation S-K is contained in the proxy statement for our annual meeting of stockholders to be held on April 22, 2008 under the caption “Information Relating to our Board of Directors and Its Committees—Certain Relationships and Policies on Related Party Transactions,” and is incorporated in this annual report on Form 10-K by reference.

 

The information required to be disclosed by this Item pursuant to Item 407(a) of Regulation S-K is contained in the proxy statement for our annual meeting of stockholders to be held on April 22, 2008 under the caption “Information Relating to Our Board of Directors and Its Committees—Determination of Independence,” and is incorporated in this annual report on Form 10-K by reference.

 

Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

 

The information required to be disclosed by this Item pursuant to Item 9(e) of Schedule 14A is contained in the proxy statement for our annual meeting of stockholders to be held on April 22, 2008 under the caption “Information Relating to Our Board of Directors and Its Committees—Independent Auditors Fees and Other Matters”, and is incorporated in this annual report on Form 10-K by reference.

 

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PART IV

 

Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

 

(a) DOCUMENTS FILED AS PART OF THIS REPORT:

 

1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Included in Part II, Item 8:

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations for each of the Three Years in the Period Ended December 30, 2007

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006

 

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity and Comprehensive Income for each of the Three Years in the Period Ended December 30, 2007

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for each of the Three Years in the Period Ended December 30, 2007

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

2. FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE

 

Schedule II—Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

 

We have omitted financial statement schedules, other than those we note above, because of the absence of conditions under which they are required, or because the required information is given in the financial statements or notes thereto.

 

3. EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit
No.

  

Exhibit Title

3.1    PerkinElmer, Inc.’s Restated Articles of Organization were filed with the Commission on May 11, 2007 as Exhibit 3.1 to our quarterly report on Form 10-Q and are herein incorporated by reference.
3.2    PerkinElmer, Inc.’s Amended and Restated By-Laws were filed with the Commission on May 11, 2007 as Exhibit 3.2 to our quarterly report on Form 10-Q and are herein incorporated by reference.
4.1    Specimen Certificate of PerkinElmer Inc.’s Common Stock, $1 par value, was filed with the Commission on August 15, 2001 as Exhibit 4.1 to our quarterly report on Form 10-Q and is herein incorporated by reference.
*10.1    PerkinElmer, Inc.’s Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, as amended through July 23, 2004, was filed with the Commission on November 5, 2004 as Exhibit 10.1 to our quarterly report on Form 10-Q and is herein incorporated by reference.
*10.2    PerkinElmer, Inc.’s 1999 Incentive Plan was filed with the Commission on March 11, 2005 as Exhibit 10.2 to our annual report on Form 10-K and is herein incorporated by reference.
  10.3    Credit Agreement, dated as of August 13, 2007, among PerkinElmer, Inc. and Wallac Oy as Borrowers, Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as Co-Syndication Agents, ABN AMRO Bank N.V. and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., as Co-Documentation Agents, Banc of America Securities LLC and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Book Managers, and the Other Lenders party thereto, filed with the Commission on August 17, 2007 as Exhibit 10.1 to our current report on Form 8-K and is herein incorporated by reference.

 

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Exhibit
No.

  

Exhibit Title

10.4    Interim Credit Agreement, dated as of November 14, 2007 among PerkinElmer, Inc., Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, the Other Lenders party thereto, CitiBank, N.A. as Syndication Agent and Banc of America Securities, LLC and Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Book Managers, filed with the Commission on November 20, 2007 as Exhibit 10.1 to our current report on Form 8-K and is herein incorporated by reference.
*10.5    Employment Contracts:
   (1) Second Amended and Restated Employment Agreement between PerkinElmer, Inc. and Gregory L. Summe, dated as of July 25, 2007, filed with the Commission on July 31, 2007 as Exhibit 10.1 to our current report on Form 8-K and is herein incorporated by reference;
   (2) Second Amended and Restated Employment Agreement between PerkinElmer, Inc. and Robert F. Friel effective as of February 1, 2008, filed with the Commission on January 25, 2008 as Exhibit 10.1 to our current report on Form 8-K and is herein incorporated by reference;
   (3) Amended and Restated Employment Agreement between PerkinElmer, Inc. and Richard F. Walsh dated June 1, 2004, the form of which was filed with the Commission on August 6, 2004 as Exhibit 10.2(b) to our quarterly report on Form 10-Q and is herein incorporated by reference;
   (4) Amended and Restated Employment Agreement between PerkinElmer, Inc. and Jeffrey D. Capello dated June 11, 2004 was filed with the Commission on August 6, 2004 as Exhibit 10.2(c) to our quarterly report on Form 10-Q and is herein incorporated by reference;
   (5) Employment Agreement between PerkinElmer, Inc. and John A. Roush dated November 5, 2004 was filed with the Commission on March 11, 2005 as Exhibit 10.5 to our annual report on Form 10-K and is herein incorporated by reference;
   (6) Employment Agreement between PerkinElmer, Inc. and Katherine A. O’Hara dated March 29, 2005 was filed with the Commission on May 13, 2005 as Exhibit 10.1 to our quarterly report on Form 10-Q and is herein incorporated by reference; and
   (7) Employment Agreement between PerkinElmer, Inc. and Michael L. Battles effective November 1, 2006 was filed with the Commission on October 31, 2006 as Exhibit 10.1 to our current report on Form 8-K and is herein incorporated by reference.
*10.6    PerkinElmer’s 2005 Incentive Plan was filed with the Commission on March 18, 2005 as Appendix A to our definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A and is herein incorporated by reference.
*10.7    PerkinElmer, Inc.’s 1998 Deferred Compensation Plan, 1999 Restatement, was filed with the Commission on March 12, 2004 as Exhibit 10.10 to our annual report on Form 10-K and is herein incorporated by reference.
*10.8    PerkinElmer Inc.’s Amended and Restated 2001 Incentive Plan was filed with the Commission on November 13, 2006 as Exhibit 10.1 to our quarterly report on Form 10-Q and is herein incorporated by reference.
  10.9    Receivables Sale Agreement dated as of December 21, 2001 among PerkinElmer Receivables Company, PerkinElmer, Inc. ABN AMRO Bank N.V., the Committed Purchasers and Windmill Funding Corporation (the “Receivables Sale Agreement”) was filed with the Commission on March 29, 2002 as Exhibit 10.12 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K and is herein incorporated by reference. The First Amendment to the Receivables Sale Agreement dated as of June 28, 2002 was filed with the Commission on March 18, 2003 as Exhibit 10.12(a) to our annual report on Form 10-K and is herein incorporated by reference. The Second Amendment to the Receivables Sale Agreement dated as of October 7, 2002 was filed with the Commission on March 18, 2003 as Exhibit 10.12(b) to our annual report on Form 10-K and is herein incorporated by reference. The Third Amendment to the Receivables Sale Agreement dated as of December 20, 2002 was filed with the Commission as Exhibit 10.12(c) to our annual report on Form 10-K

 

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Exhibit Title

   on March 18, 2003 and is herein incorporated by reference. The Fourth Amendment to the Receivables Sale Agreement dated as of January 31, 2003 was filed with the Commission on March 18, 2003 as Exhibit 10.12(d) to our annual report on Form 10-K and is herein incorporated by reference. The Fifth Amendment to the Receivables Sale Agreement dated as of March 26, 2003 was filed with the Commission on May 8, 2003 as Exhibit 10.4 to our registration statement on Form S-4, File No. 333-104351, and is herein incorporated by reference. The Sixth Amendment to the Receivables Sale Agreement dated as of September 23, 2003 was filed with the Commission on November 12, 2003 as Exhibit 10.1 to our quarterly report on Form 10-Q and is herein incorporated by reference. The Seventh Amendment to the Receivables Sale Agreement dated as of December 26, 2003 was filed with the Commission on March 12, 2004 as Exhibit 10.12 (a) to our annual report on Form 10-K and is herein incorporated by reference. The Eighth Amendment to the Receivables Sale Agreement dated as of January 30, 2004 was filed with the Commission on March 12, 2004 as Exhibit 10.12 (b) to our annual report on Form 10-K and is herein incorporated by reference. The Ninth Amendment to the Receivables Sale Agreement dated as of January 28, 2005 was filed with the Commission on March 11, 2005 as Exhibit 10.12 to our annual report on Form 10-K and is herein incorporated by reference. The Tenth Amendment and the Eleventh Amendment to the Receivables Sale Agreement dated as of October 31, 2005 and November 10, 2005, respectively, were filed with the Commission on November 14, 2005 as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2, respectively, to our quarterly report on Form 10-Q and are herein incorporated by reference. The Twelfth Amendment to the Receivables Sale Agreement dated as of January 27, 2006 was filed with the Commission on March 17, 2006 as Exhibit 10.9 to our annual report on Form 10-K and is herein incorporated by reference. The Thirteenth Amendment to the Receivables Sale Agreement dated as of January 26, 2007 was filed with the Commission on March 1, 2007 as Exhibit 10.8 to our annual report on Form 10-K and is herein incorporated by reference. The Fourteenth Amendment to the Receivables Sale Agreement dated as of August 30, 2007 was filed with the Commission on November 8, 2007 as Exhibit 10.1 to our quarterly report on Form 10-Q and is herein incorporated by reference. The Fifteenth Amendment to the Receivables Sale Agreement dated as of January 25, 2008 is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.9.
  10.10    Purchase and Sale Agreement dated as of December 21, 2001 among PerkinElmer, Inc., PerkinElmer Holdings, Inc., PerkinElmer Life Sciences, Inc., Receptor Biology, Inc., PerkinElmer Instruments LLC, PerkinElmer Optoelectronics NC, Inc., PerkinElmer Optoelectronics SC, Inc. and PerkinElmer Canada, Inc., as Originators, and PerkinElmer Receivables Company, as Buyer (the “Purchase and Sale Agreement”), was filed with the Commission on March 28, 2002 as Exhibit 10.13 to our annual report on Form 10-K and is herein incorporated by reference. The First Amendment to the Purchase and Sale Agreement dated as of March 26, 2003 was filed with the Commission on May 8, 2003 as Exhibit 10.5 to our registration statement on Form S-4, File No. 333-104351, and is herein incorporated by reference. The Second Amendment to the Purchase and Sale Agreement dated as of September 23, 2003 was filed with the Commission on November 12, 2003 as Exhibit 10.2 to our quarterly report on Form 10-Q and is herein incorporated by reference. The Third Amendment to the Purchase and Sale Agreement dated as of November 10, 2005 was filed with the Commission on November 14, 2005 as Exhibit 10.3 to our quarterly report on Form 10-Q and is herein incorporated by reference.
*10.11    PerkinElmer Inc.’s Amended and Restated Life Sciences Incentive Plan was filed with the Commission on November 13, 2006 as Exhibit 10.2 to our quarterly report on Form 10-Q and is herein incorporated by reference.
*10.12    PerkinElmer, Inc.’s 1999 Vivid Technologies Equity Incentive Plan was filed with the Commission on March 18, 2003 as Exhibit 10.15 to our annual report on Form 10-K and is herein incorporated by reference.

 

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Exhibit Title

*10.13    Amendment to Equity Awards.
   (1) Amendment to Equity Awards between PerkinElmer, Inc. and Gregory L. Summe dated July 27, 2004 was filed with the Commission on August 6, 2004 as Exhibit 10.3(a) to our quarterly report on Form 10-Q and is herein incorporated by reference.
   (2) Amendment to Equity Awards between PerkinElmer, Inc. and Robert F. Friel, dated as of June 23, 2004, was filed with the Commission on August 6, 2004 as Exhibit 10.3(b) to our quarterly report on Form 10-Q and is herein incorporated by reference, and is representative of the amendments to equity awards entered into between PerkinElmer, Inc. and each of the following executive officers: Jeffrey D. Capello dated as of June 11, 2004 and Richard F. Walsh dated as of June 1, 2004.
*10.14    Amendment to Vested Option Awards.
   (1) Amendment to Vested Option Awards from PerkinElmer, Inc. to Gregory L. Summe dated July 27, 2004 was filed with the Commission on August 6, 2004 as Exhibit 10.4(a) to our quarterly report on Form 10-Q and is herein incorporated by reference.
   (2) Amendment to Vested Option Awards from PerkinElmer, Inc. to Robert F. Friel dated June 23, 2004 was filed with the Commission on August 6, 2004 as Exhibit 10.4(b) to our quarterly report on Form 10-Q and is herein incorporated by reference and is representative of the Amendments to Vested Option Awards from PerkinElmer, Inc. to each of the following executive officers: Jeffrey D. Capello dated as of June 11, 2004 and Richard F. Walsh dated as of June 1, 2004.
*10.15    Form of Stock Option Agreement given by PerkinElmer, Inc. to its executive officers for use under the 2005 Incentive Plan was filed with the Commission on November 13, 2006 as Exhibit 10.3 to our quarterly report on Form 10-Q and is herein incorporated by reference.
*10.16    Form of Stock Option Agreement given by PerkinElmer, Inc. to its chairman and chief executive officer for use under the 2005 Incentive Plan was filed with the Commission on November 13, 2006 as Exhibit 10.4 to our quarterly report on Form 10-Q and is herein incorporated by reference.
*10.17    Form of Restricted Stock Agreement given by PerkinElmer, Inc. to its executive officers for awards prior to January 2007 with performance-based vesting under the 2005 Incentive Plan, filed with the Commission on November 13, 2006 as Exhibit 10.5 to our quarterly report on Form 10-Q and is herein incorporated by reference.
*10.18    Form of Restricted Stock Agreement given by PerkinElmer, Inc. to its executive officers for awards prior to November 2007 with time-based vesting under the 2005 Incentive Plan was filed with the Commission on November 13, 2006 as Exhibit 10.6 to our quarterly report on Form 10-Q and is herein incorporated by reference.
*10.19    Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement given by PerkinElmer, Inc. to its executive officers prior to November 2007 under the 2005 Incentive Plan was filed with the Commission on November 13, 2006 as Exhibit 10.7 to our quarterly report on Form 10-Q and is herein incorporated by reference.
10.20    Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 27, 2006, by and between PerkinElmer Holdings, Inc. and James N. Macri was filed with the Commission on August 2, 2006 as Exhibit 99.1 to our current report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
10.21    Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 27, 2006, by and among PerkinElmer Singapore Pte Ltd, J.N. Macri Technologies LLC and James N. Macri was filed with the Commission on August 2, 2006 as Exhibit 99.2 to our current report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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Exhibit Title

10.22    Sale and Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 30, 2006, by and among PerkinElmer LAS GmbH, PerkinElmer Instruments International Ltd. & Co. KG, PerkinElmer, Inc., Evotec AG and Pfizer, Inc. was filed with the Commission on December 6, 2006 as Exhibit 99.1 to our current report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
10.23    Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of December 18, 2007 by and between PerkinElmer Holdings, Inc. and Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.23.
*10.24    Form of Stock Option Agreement given by PerkinElmer, Inc. to its non-employee directors for use under the 2005 Incentive Plan was filed with the Commission on March 1, 2007 as Exhibit 10.23 to our annual report on Form 10-K and is herein incorporated by reference.
*10.25    Form of Restricted Stock Agreement given by PerkinElmer, Inc. to its executive officers for awards with performance-based vesting under the 2005 Incentive Plan was filed with the Commission on March 1, 2007 as Exhibit 10.24 to our annual report on Form 10-K and is herein incorporated by reference.
10.26    Agreement and Plan of Merger among PerkinElmer, Inc., Victor Acquisition Corp., and ViaCell, Inc., dated as of October 1, 2007, filed with the Commission on October 2, 2007 as Exhibit 2.1 to our current report on Form 8-K and herein incorporated by reference.
*10.27    Form of Restricted Stock Agreement given by PerkinElmer, Inc. to its executive officers for awards with performance-based vesting under the 2005 Incentive Plan was filed with the Commission on November 8, 2007 as Exhibit 10.2 to our quarterly report on Form 10-Q and is herein incorporated by reference.
*10.28    Form of Restricted Stock Agreement given by PerkinElmer, Inc. to its executive officers for awards with time-based vesting under the 2005 Incentive Plan was filed with the Commission on November 8, 2007 as Exhibit 10.3 to our quarterly report on Form 10-Q and is herein incorporated by reference.
*10.29    Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement given by PerkinElmer, Inc. to its executive officers under the 2005 Incentive Plan was filed with the Commission on November 8, 2007 as Exhibit 10.4 to our quarterly report on Form 10-Q and is herein incorporated by reference.
*10.30    Form of Restricted Stock Agreement given by PerkinElmer, Inc. to its executive officers for awards with performance-based vesting under the 2005 Incentive Plan is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.30.
  12.1    Statement regarding computation of ratio of earnings to fixed charges is attached hereto as Exhibit 12.1.
  21    Subsidiaries of PerkinElmer, Inc. is attached hereto as Exhibit 21.
  23    Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm is attached hereto as Exhibit 23.
  31.1    Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is attached hereto as Exhibit 31.1.
  31.2    Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is attached hereto as Exhibit 31.2.
  32.1    Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 is attached hereto as Exhibit 32.1.

 

* This exhibit is a management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement required to be filed as an Exhibit pursuant to Item 15(a) of Form 10-K.

 

Exhibits incorporated herein by reference were filed under Commission File Number 001-05075.

 

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SCHEDULE II

 

PERKINELMER, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

For the Three Years Ended December 30, 2007

 

Description

   Balance at
Beginning of
Year
   Provisions    Charges/
Write-offs
    Other(1)     Balance
at End
of Year
     (In thousands)

Reserve for doubtful accounts

            

Year ended January 1, 2006

   $ 17,315    $ 1,026    $ (5,598 )   $ (1,018 )   $ 11,725

Year ended December 31, 2006

     11,725      1,697      (4,779 )     3,569       12,212

Year ended December 30, 2007

   $ 12,212    $ 4,057    $ (3,893 )   $ 3,867     $ 16,243

 

(1) Other amounts primarily relate to the impact of acquisitions and foreign exchange movements.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.

 

    PERKINELMER, INC.  
 

Signature

 

Title

 

Date

By:

 

/s/    ROBERT F. FRIEL        

Robert F. Friel

 

Chief Executive Officer,

President,

and Director

(Principal Executive Officer)

  February 28, 2008

By:

 

/s/    JEFFREY D. CAPELLO        

Jeffrey D. Capello

 

Senior Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)

  February 28, 2008

By:

 

/s/    MICHAEL L. BATTLES        

Michael L. Battles

 

Vice President,

Corporate Controller, and

Chief Accounting Officer

(Principal Accounting Officer)

  February 28, 2008

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES

 

We, the undersigned officers and directors of PerkinElmer, Inc., hereby severally constitute Robert F. Friel and Jeffrey D. Capello, and each of them singly, our true and lawful attorneys with full power to them, and each of them singly, to sign for us and in our names, in the capacities indicated below, this Annual Report on Form 10-K and any and all amendments to said Annual Report on Form 10-K, and generally to do all such things in our name and behalf in our capacities as officers and directors to enable PerkinElmer, Inc. to comply with the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and all requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby rectifying and confirming signed by our said attorneys, and any and all amendments thereto.

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the date indicated:

 

   

Signature

 

Title

 

Date

By:

 

/s/    ROBERT F. FRIEL        

Robert F. Friel

 

Chief Executive Officer,

President, and Director

(Principal Executive Officer)

  February 28, 2008

By:

 

/s/    JEFFREY D. CAPELLO        

Jeffrey D. Capello

 

Senior Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)

  February 28, 2008

By:

 

/s/    GREGORY L. SUMME        

Gregory L. Summe

  Executive Chairman of the Board   February 28, 2008

By:

 

/s/    NICHOLAS A. LOPARDO        

Nicholas A. Lopardo

  Director   February 28, 2008

 

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Signature

 

Title

 

Date

By:

 

/s/    ALEXIS P. MICHAS        

Alexis P. Michas

  Director   February 28, 2008

By:

 

/s/    JAMES C. MULLEN        

James C. Mullen

  Director   February 28, 2008

By:

 

/s/    DR. VICKI L. SATO        

Dr. Vicki L. Sato

  Director   February 28, 2008

By:

 

/s/    GABRIEL SCHMERGEL        

Gabriel Schmergel

  Director   February 28, 2008

By:

 

/s/    KENTON J. SICCHITANO        

Kenton J. Sicchitano

  Director   February 28, 2008

By:

 

/s/    PATRICK J. SULLIVAN        

Patrick J. Sullivan

  Director   February 28, 2008

By:

 

/s/    G. ROBERT TOD        

G. Robert Tod

  Director   February 28, 2008

 

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Exhibit Title

3.1    PerkinElmer, Inc.’s Restated Articles of Organization were filed with the Commission on May 11, 2007 as Exhibit 3.1 to our quarterly report on Form 10-Q and are herein incorporated by reference.
3.2    PerkinElmer, Inc.’s Amended By-Laws were filed with the Commission on May 11, 2007 as Exhibit 3.2 to our quarterly report on Form 10-Q and are herein incorporated by reference.
4.1    Specimen Certificate of PerkinElmer Inc.’s Common Stock, $1 par value, was filed with the Commission on August 15, 2001 as Exhibit 4.1 to our quarterly report on Form 10-Q and is herein incorporated by reference.
10.1    PerkinElmer, Inc.’s Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, as amended through July 23, 2004, was filed with the Commission on November 5, 2004 as Exhibit 10.1 to our quarterly report on Form 10-Q and is herein incorporated by reference.
10.2    PerkinElmer, Inc.’s 1999 Incentive Plan was filed with the Commission on March 11, 2005 as Exhibit 10.2 to our annual report on Form 10-K and is herein incorporated by reference.
10.3    Credit Agreement, dated as of August 13, 2007, among PerkinElmer, Inc. and Wallac Oy as Borrowers, Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as Co-Syndication Agents, ABN AMRO Bank N.V. and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., as Co-Documentation Agents, Banc of America Securities LLC and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Book Managers, and the Other Lenders party thereto, filed with the Commission on August 17, 2007 as Exhibit 10.1 to our current report on Form 8-K and is herein incorporated by reference.
10.4    Interim Credit Agreement, dated as of November 14, 2007 among PerkinElmer, Inc., Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, the Other Lenders party thereto, CitiBank, N.A. as Syndication Agent and Banc of America Securities, LLC and Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Book Managers, filed with the Commission on November 20, 2007 as Exhibit 10.1 to our current report on Form 8-K and is herein incorporated by reference.
10.5    Employment Contracts:
  

(1)    Second Amended and Restated Employment Agreement between PerkinElmer, Inc. and Gregory L. Summe, dated as of July 25, 2007, filed with the Commission on July 31, 2007 as Exhibit 10.1 to our current report on Form 8-K and is herein incorporated by reference;

  

(2)    Second Amended and Restated Employment Agreement between PerkinElmer, Inc. and Robert F. Friel effective as of February 1, 2008, filed with the Commission on January 25, 2008 as Exhibit 10.1 to our current report on Form 8-K and is herein incorporated by reference;

  

(3)    Amended and Restated Employment Agreement between PerkinElmer, Inc. and Richard F. Walsh dated June 1, 2004, the form of which was filed with the Commission on August 6, 2004 as Exhibit 10.2(b) to our quarterly report on Form 10-Q and is herein incorporated by reference;

  

(4)    Amended and Restated Employment Agreement between PerkinElmer, Inc. and Jeffrey D. Capello dated June 11, 2004 was filed with the Commission on August 6, 2004 as Exhibit 10.2(c) to our quarterly report on Form 10-Q and is herein incorporated by reference;

  

(5)    Employment Agreement between PerkinElmer, Inc. and John A. Roush dated November 5, 2004 was filed with the Commission on March 11, 2005 as Exhibit 10.5 to our annual report on Form 10-K and is herein incorporated by reference;


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(6)    Employment Agreement between PerkinElmer, Inc. and Katherine A. O’Hara dated March 29, 2005 was filed with the Commission on May 13, 2005 as Exhibit 10.1 to our quarterly report on Form 10-Q and is herein incorporated by reference; and

  

(7)    Employment Agreement between PerkinElmer, Inc. and Michael L. Battles effective November 1, 2006 was filed with the Commission on October 31, 2006 as Exhibit 10.1 to our current report on Form 8-K and is herein incorporated by reference.

10.6    PerkinElmer’s 2005 Incentive Plan was filed with the Commission on March 18, 2005 as Appendix A to our definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A and is herein incorporated by reference.
10.7    PerkinElmer, Inc.’s 1998 Deferred Compensation Plan, 1999 Restatement, was filed with the Commission on March 12, 2004 as Exhibit 10.10 to our annual report on Form 10-K and is herein incorporated by reference.
10.8    PerkinElmer Inc.’s Amended and Restated 2001 Incentive Plan was filed with the Commission on November 13, 2006 as Exhibit 10.1 to our quarterly report on Form 10-Q and is herein incorporated by reference.
10.9    Receivables Sale Agreement dated as of December 21, 2001 among PerkinElmer Receivables Company, PerkinElmer, Inc. ABN AMRO Bank N.V., the Committed Purchasers and Windmill Funding Corporation (the “Receivables Sale Agreement”) was filed with the Commission on March 29, 2002 as Exhibit 10.12 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K and is herein incorporated by reference. The First Amendment to the Receivables Sale Agreement dated as of June 28, 2002 was filed with the Commission on March 18, 2003 as Exhibit 10.12(a) to our annual report on Form 10-K and is herein incorporated by reference. The Second Amendment to the Receivables Sale Agreement dated as of October 7, 2002 was filed with the Commission on March 18, 2003 as Exhibit 10.12(b) to our annual report on Form 10-K and is herein incorporated by reference. The Third Amendment to the Receivables Sale Agreement dated as of December 20, 2002 was filed with the Commission as Exhibit 10.12(c) to our annual report on Form 10-K on March 18, 2003 and is herein incorporated by reference. The Fourth Amendment to the Receivables Sale Agreement dated as of January 31, 2003 was filed with the Commission on March 18, 2003 as Exhibit 10.12(d) to our annual report on Form 10-K and is herein incorporated by reference. The Fifth Amendment to the Receivables Sale Agreement dated as of March 26, 2003 was filed with the Commission on May 8, 2003 as Exhibit 10.4 to our registration statement on Form S-4, File No. 333-104351, and is herein incorporated by reference. The Sixth Amendment to the Receivables Sale Agreement dated as of September 23, 2003 was filed with the Commission on November 12, 2003 as Exhibit 10.1 to our quarterly report on Form 10-Q and is herein incorporated by reference. The Seventh Amendment to the Receivables Sale Agreement dated as of December 26, 2003 was filed with the Commission on March 12, 2004 as Exhibit 10.12 (a) to our annual report on Form 10-K and is herein incorporated by reference. The Eighth Amendment to the Receivables Sale Agreement dated as of January 30, 2004 was filed with the Commission on March 12, 2004 as Exhibit 10.12 (b) to our annual report on Form 10-K and is herein incorporated by reference. The Ninth Amendment to the Receivables Sale Agreement dated as of January 28, 2005 was filed with the Commission on March 11, 2005 as Exhibit 10.12 to our annual report on Form 10-K and is herein incorporated by reference. The Tenth Amendment and the Eleventh Amendment to the Receivables Sale Agreement dated as of October 31, 2005 and November 10, 2005, respectively, were filed with the Commission on November 14, 2005 as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2, respectively, to our quarterly report on Form 10-Q and are herein incorporated by reference. The Twelfth Amendment to the Receivables Sale Agreement dated as of January 27, 2006 was filed with the Commission on March 17, 2006 as Exhibit 10.9 to our annual report on Form 10-K and is herein incorporated by reference. The Thirteenth Amendment to the Receivables Sale Agreement dated as of January 26, 2007 was filed with the Commission on March 1, 2007 as


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Exhibit Title

   Exhibit 10.8 to our annual report on Form 10-K and is herein incorporated by reference. The Fourteenth Amendment to the Receivables Sale Agreement dated as of August 30, 2007 was filed with the Commission on November 8, 2007 as Exhibit 10.1 to our quarterly report on Form 10-Q and is herein incorporated by reference. The Fifteenth Amendment to the Receivables Sale Agreement dated as of January 25, 2008 is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.9.
10.10    Purchase and Sale Agreement dated as of December 21, 2001 among PerkinElmer, Inc., PerkinElmer Holdings, Inc., PerkinElmer Life Sciences, Inc., Receptor Biology, Inc., PerkinElmer Instruments LLC, PerkinElmer Optoelectronics NC, Inc., PerkinElmer Optoelectronics SC, Inc. and PerkinElmer Canada, Inc., as Originators, and PerkinElmer Receivables Company, as Buyer (the “Purchase and Sale Agreement”), was filed with the Commission on March 28, 2002 as Exhibit 10.13 to our annual report on Form 10-K and is herein incorporated by reference. The First Amendment to the Purchase and Sale Agreement dated as of March 26, 2003 was filed with the Commission on May 8, 2003 as Exhibit 10.5 to our registration statement on Form S-4, File No. 333-104351, and is herein incorporated by reference. The Second Amendment to the Purchase and Sale Agreement dated as of September 23, 2003 was filed with the Commission on November 12, 2003 as Exhibit 10.2 to our quarterly report on Form 10-Q and is herein incorporated by reference. The Third Amendment to the Purchase and Sale Agreement dated as of November 10, 2005 was filed with the Commission on November 14, 2005 as Exhibit 10.3 to our quarterly report on Form 10-Q and is herein incorporated by reference.
10.11    PerkinElmer Inc.’s Amended and Restated Life Sciences Incentive Plan was filed with the Commission on November 13, 2006 as Exhibit 10.2 to our quarterly report on Form 10-Q and is herein incorporated by reference.
10.12    PerkinElmer, Inc.’s 1999 Vivid Technologies Equity Incentive Plan was filed with the Commission on March 18, 2003 as Exhibit 10.15 to our annual report on Form 10-K and is herein incorporated by reference.
10.13    Amendment to Equity Awards.
  

(1)    Amendment to Equity Awards between PerkinElmer, Inc. and Gregory L. Summe dated July 27, 2004 was filed with the Commission on August 6, 2004 as Exhibit 10.3(a) to our quarterly report on Form 10-Q and is herein incorporated by reference.

  

(2)    Amendment to Equity Awards between PerkinElmer, Inc. and Robert F. Friel, dated as of June 23, 2004, was filed with the Commission on August 6, 2004 as Exhibit 10.3(b) to our quarterly report on Form 10-Q and is herein incorporated by reference, and is representative of the amendments to equity awards entered into between PerkinElmer, Inc. and each of the following executive officers: Jeffrey D. Capello dated as of June 11, 2004 and Richard F. Walsh dated as of June 1, 2004.

10.14    Amendment to Vested Option Awards.
  

(1)    Amendment to Vested Option Awards from PerkinElmer, Inc. to Gregory L. Summe dated July 27, 2004 was filed with the Commission on August 6, 2004 as Exhibit 10.4(a) to our quarterly report on Form 10-Q and is herein incorporated by reference.

  

(2)    Amendment to Vested Option Awards from PerkinElmer, Inc. to Robert F. Friel dated June 23, 2004 was filed with the Commission on August 6, 2004 as Exhibit 10.4(b) to our quarterly report on Form 10-Q and is herein incorporated by reference and is representative of the Amendments to Vested Option Awards from PerkinElmer, Inc. to each of the following executive officers: Jeffrey D. Capello dated as of June 11, 2004 and Richard F. Walsh dated as of June 1, 2004.


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Exhibit Title

10.15    Form of Stock Option Agreement given by PerkinElmer, Inc. to its executive officers for use under the 2005 Incentive Plan was filed with the Commission on November 13, 2006 as Exhibit 10.3 to our quarterly report on Form 10-Q and is herein incorporated by reference.
10.16    Form of Stock Option Agreement given by PerkinElmer, Inc. to its chairman and chief executive officer for use under the 2005 Incentive Plan was filed with the Commission on November 13, 2006 as Exhibit 10.4 to our quarterly report on Form 10-Q and is herein incorporated by reference.
10.17    Form of Restricted Stock Agreement given by PerkinElmer, Inc. to its executive officers for awards prior to January 2007 with performance-based vesting under the 2005 Incentive Plan, filed with the Commission on November 13, 2006 as Exhibit 10.5 to our quarterly report on Form 10-Q and is herein incorporated by reference.
10.18    Form of Restricted Stock Agreement given by PerkinElmer, Inc. to its executive officers for awards prior to November 2007 with time-based vesting under the 2005 Incentive Plan was filed with the Commission on November 13, 2006 as Exhibit 10.6 to our quarterly report on Form 10-Q and is herein incorporated by reference.
10.19    Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement given by PerkinElmer, Inc. to its executive officers prior to November 2007 under the 2005 Incentive Plan was filed with the Commission on November 13, 2006 as Exhibit 10.7 to our quarterly report on Form 10-Q and is herein incorporated by reference.
10.20    Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 27, 2006, by and between PerkinElmer Holdings, Inc. and James N. Macri was filed with the Commission on August 2, 2006 as Exhibit 99.1 to our current report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
10.21    Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 27, 2006, by and among PerkinElmer Singapore Pte Ltd, J.N. Macri Technologies LLC and James N. Macri was filed with the Commission on August 2, 2006 as Exhibit 99.2 to our current report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
10.22    Sale and Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 30, 2006, by and among PerkinElmer LAS GmbH, PerkinElmer Instruments International Ltd. & Co. KG, PerkinElmer, Inc., Evotec AG and Pfizer, Inc. was filed with the Commission on December 6, 2006 as Exhibit 99.1 to our current report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
10.23    Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of December 18, 2007 by and between PerkinElmer Holdings, Inc. and Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.23.
10.24    Form of Stock Option Agreement given by PerkinElmer, Inc. to its non-employee directors for use under the 2005 Incentive Plan was filed with the Commission on March 1, 2007 as Exhibit 10.23 to our annual report on Form 10-K and is herein incorporated by reference.
10.25    Form of Restricted Stock Agreement given by PerkinElmer, Inc. to its executive officers for awards with performance-based vesting under the 2005 Incentive Plan was filed with the Commission on March 1, 2007 as Exhibit 10.24 to our annual report on Form 10-K and is herein incorporated by reference.
10.26    Agreement and Plan of Merger among PerkinElmer, Inc., Victor Acquisition Corp., and ViaCell, Inc., dated as of October 1, 2007, filed with the Commission on October 2, 2007 as Exhibit 2.1 to our current report on Form 8-K and herein incorporated by reference.
10.27    Form of Restricted Stock Agreement given by PerkinElmer, Inc. to its executive officers for awards with performance-based vesting under the 2005 Incentive Plan was filed with the Commission on November 8, 2007 as Exhibit 10.2 to our quarterly report on Form 10-Q and is herein incorporated by reference.


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10.28    Form of Restricted Stock Agreement given by PerkinElmer, Inc. to its executive officers for awards with time-based vesting under the 2005 Incentive Plan was filed with the Commission on November 8, 2007 as Exhibit 10.3 to our quarterly report on Form 10-Q and is herein incorporated by reference.
10.29    Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement given by PerkinElmer, Inc. to its executive officers under the 2005 Incentive Plan was filed with the Commission on November 8, 2007 as Exhibit 10.4 to our quarterly report on Form 10-Q and is herein incorporated by reference.
10.30    Form of Restricted Stock Agreement given by PerkinElmer, Inc. to its executive officers for awards with performance-based vesting under the 2005 Incentive Plan is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.30.
12.1    Statement regarding computation of ratio of earnings to fixed charges is attached hereto as Exhibit 12.1.
21    Subsidiaries of PerkinElmer, Inc. is attached hereto as Exhibit 21.
23    Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm is attached hereto as Exhibit 23.
31.1    Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is attached hereto as Exhibit 31.1.
31.2    Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is attached hereto as Exhibit 31.2.
32.1    Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 is attached hereto as Exhibit 32.1.
EX-10.9 2 dex109.htm FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT TO RECEIVABLES SALE AGREEMENT Fifteenth Amendment to Receivables Sale Agreement

EXHIBIT 10.9

FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT

Dated as of January 25, 2008

to

RECEIVABLES SALE AGREEMENT

Dated as of December 21, 2001

THIS FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT (the “Amendment”), dated as of January 25, 2008, is entered into among PerkinElmer Receivables Company, as Seller (the “Seller”), PerkinElmer, Inc., as Initial Collection Agent (the “Initial Collection Agent,” and together with any successor thereto, the “Collection Agent”), the committed purchasers party thereto (the “Committed Purchasers”), Windmill Funding Corporation (“Windmill” and together with the Committed Purchasers, the “Purchaser”), and ABN AMRO Bank N.V., as agent for the Purchasers (the “Agent”)

WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS, the Seller, the Initial Collection Agent, the Agent, the Committed Purchasers and Windmill have heretofore executed and delivered a Receivables Sale Agreement, dated as of December 21, 2001 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified through the date hereof, the “Sale Agreement”),

WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to amend the Sale Agreement as provided herein;

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree that the Sale Agreement shall be and is hereby amended as follows:

Section I. Upon execution by the parties hereto in the space provided for that purpose below, the Sale Agreement shall be, and is hereby, amended as follows:

The defined term “Liquidity Termination Date” appearing in Schedule 1 to the Sale Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the date “January 25, 2008” appearing in clause (d) thereof and inserting in its place the date “January 23, 2009.”

Section 2. This Amendment shall become effective only once the Agent has received (i) this Amendment duly executed by the Seller, the Initial Collection Agent, and the Purchasers and (ii) the duly executed Guarantor’s Acknowledgment and Consent.

Section 3. To induce the Agent and the Purchasers to enter into this Amendment, the Seller and Initial Collection Agent represent and warrant to the Agent and the Purchasers that: (a) the representations and warranties contained in the Transaction Documents, are true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof with the same effect as though made on the date hereof (it being understood and agreed that any representation or warranty which by its terms is made as of a specified date shall be required to be true and correct in all material respects only as of such specified date); (b) no Potential Termination Event exists: (c) this Amendment has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate proceedings and duly executed and delivered by each of the Seller and the Initial Collection Agent, and the Sale Agreement, as


amended by this Amendment, and each of the other Transaction Documents are the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Seller and the Initial Collection Agent, enforceable against the Seller and the Initial Collection Agent in accordance with their respective terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar laws of general application affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights or by general principles of equity; and (d) no consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or qualification with any governmental authority is required for, and in the absence of which would adversely effect, the legal and valid execution and delivery or performance by the Seller or the Initial Collection Agent of this Amendment or the performance by the Seller or the Initial Collection Agent of the Sale Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, or any other Transaction Document to which they are a party.

Section 4. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the different parties on separate counterparts and each such counterpart shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same Amendment.

Section 5. The Seller hereby agrees to pay to the Agent on the date hereof all reasonable rating agency, accounting and other administrative expenses of the Agent and the Committed Purchasers in each case in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Amendment and the legal fees of Chapman and Cutler LLP in the aggregate amount of $750,12.

Section 6, Except as specifically provided above, the Sale Agreement and the other Transaction Documents shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects. The execution, delivery, and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not operate as a waiver of any right, power, or remedy of any Agent or any Purchaser under the Sale Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents, nor constitute a waiver or modification of any provision of any of the other Transaction Documents. All defined terms used herein and not defined herein shall have the same meaning herein as in the Sale Agreement. The Seller agrees to pay on demand all costs and expenses (including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) of or incurred by the Agent and each Purchaser Agent in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery of this Amendment and the other documents related hereto.

Section 7. This Amendment and the rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall be construed in accordance with and be governed by the law of the State of Illinois.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Amendment to be executed and delivered by their duly authorized officers as of the date first above written.

 

ABN AMRO BANK N.V., as the Agent, as the Committed Purchaser

By:

 

/s/ Thomas J. Educate

Title:

  MD

By:

 

/s/ Bernard Koh

Title:

  Managing Director

WINDMILL FUNDING CORPORATION

By:

 

/s/ Bernard J. Angelo

Title:

 

Vice President

PERKINELMER RECEIVABLES COMPANY

By:

 

/s/ John L. Healy

Title:

 

President

PERKINELMER, INC.

By:

 

/s/ Steven Delahunt

Title:

 

Vice President and Treasurer

Signature Page to

Fifteenth Amendment to Receivables Sale Agreement


GUARANTORS ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND CONSENT

The undersigned, PerkinElmer, Inc,, has heretofore executed and delivered the Limited Guaranty dated as of December 21, 2001 (the “Guaranty”) and hereby consents to the Amendment to the Sale Agreement as set forth above and confirms that the Guaranty and all of the undersigned’s obligations thereunder remain in full force and effect. The undersigned further agrees that the consent of the undersigned to any further amendments to the Sale Agreement shall not be required as a result of this consent having been obtained, except to the extent, if any, required by the Guaranty referred to above.

 

PERKINELMER, INC.
By:  

/s/ Steven Delahunt

Title:   Vice President and Treasurer
EX-10.23 3 dex1023.htm STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT Stock Purchase Agreement

EXHIBIT 10.23

STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT

STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), entered into as of the 18th day of December, 2007, by and between PERKINELMER HOLDINGS, INC., a Massachusetts corporation having its principal offices at 940 Winter Street, Waltham, Massachusetts 02451 (“Buyer”), and PEDIATRIX MEDICAL GROUP, INC., a Florida corporation having its principal offices at 1301 Concord Terrace, Sunrise, Florida 33323 (“Seller”);

WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS, Seller is the record and beneficial owner of all of the issued and outstanding shares of the capital stock of Pediatrix Screening, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation (“PSI”), which in turn owns all of the outstanding general partner interests and limited partner interests in Pediatrix Screening, L.P., a Pennsylvania limited partnership (“PSLP”) (PSI and PSLP are hereinafter each referred to as a “Company” and collectively as the “Companies”), which Companies are engaged primarily in the business of genetic screening of newborns, including but not limited to operation of laboratory facilities (the “Business”); and

WHEREAS, Seller desires to sell to Buyer all, and not less than all, of the outstanding shares of capital stock of PSI (the “Stock”), and the Business of the Companies as a going concern, and to consummate the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, all upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement; and

WHEREAS, Buyer desires to purchase from Seller all, and not less than all, of the Stock and to consummate the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, all upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual covenants and agreements herein set forth, the parties hereby covenant and agree as follows:

 

  1. CERTAIN DEFINITIONS.

In addition to the capitalized terms defined elsewhere in the Agreement, the following terms shall have the respective meanings indicated wherever used in this Agreement:

1.1. Affiliate. “Affiliate” shall mean, as to any Person, any other Person controlling, controlled by or under common control with the first Person.

1.2. Affiliated Group. “Affiliated Group” shall mean a group of corporations with which either of the Companies has filed (or was required to file) consolidated, combined, unitary or similar Tax Returns.

1.3. Code. “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.


1.4. ERISA. “ERISA” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

1.5. FDA. “FDA” shall mean the United States Food and Drug Administration, or any successor agency thereto.

1.6. Federal Health Care Program. “Federal Health Care Program” has the meaning given in Section 1128B(f) of the Social Security Act.

1.7. GAAP. “GAAP” shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in the United States consistently applied for all relevant periods of the Companies, subject to those exceptions and qualifications set forth in Schedule 1.7 of the Disclosure Schedule.

1.8. Governmental Body. “Governmental Body” shall mean any federal, state, local or foreign government or any court, arbitrator, administrative or regulatory agency or commission or other governmental authority or agency, domestic or foreign.

1.9. Intellectual Property. “Intellectual Property” shall mean all proprietary rights of every kind and nature throughout the world owned or used by either Company in the operation of the Business as it is currently conducted, including, without limitation, all rights and interests pertaining to or deriving from:

(a) patents, patent rights, patent applications (including all provisionals, reissues, reexaminations, revisions, divisions, continuations, continuations-in-part and extensions of any patent or patent application), inventions, improvements, and all applications for registration of the foregoing;

(b) copyrights, registrations and applications for copyrights, works, derivative works, software (including, without limitation, all executables, libraries, controls and source code), software documentation, database rights, mask works, domain names, domain name registrations, web sites, web pages, and all applications for registration of the foregoing;

(c) trademarks, service marks, trade names, logos, designs, brand names, trade dress, and slogans (including, without limitation, the name of each Company and any fictitious names used by either Company) and all goodwill associated with any of the foregoing, and all applications for registration of the foregoing; and

(d) trade secrets, know-how, processes and business methods (including, without limitation, methods, data, formula, and information, ideas, research and development, formulas, compositions and techniques, data, designs, drawings, specifications, customer and supplier lists, pricing and cost information, documentation and manuals) (collectively, “Trade Secrets”).

1.10. Knowledge. “knowledge” or “know” shall mean, when referring to the knowledge of Seller, the knowledge of Joe Calabro, Karl Wagner, Thomas Hawkins, John Rizzo and William Slimak after reasonable inquiry of the appropriate employees of the Companies.

 

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1.11. Material Adverse Effect. “Material Adverse Effect” shall mean any material adverse effect on the assets, business, results of operations or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Companies taken as a whole.

1.12. Net Working Capital. “Net Working Capital” shall mean the total current assets (excluding current income Tax assets) of the Companies less the total current liabilities (excluding current liabilities for income Taxes) of the Companies.

1.13. Off-the-Shelf Software. “Off-the-Shelf Software” shall mean readily available commercial software for which either Company has purchased a perpetual, paid-up license.

1.14. Open Source Software. “Open Source Software” shall mean Software that is distributed as “open source software” or “free software” or under a similar licensing or distribution model (including but not limited to the GNU General Public License (GPL), GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL), Mozilla Public License (MPL), BSD licenses, MIT licenses, the Artistic License, the Netscape Public License, the Sun Community Source License (SCSL), the Sun Industry Standards License (SISL), the Apache License, the Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing License (BOINCL), the Berkeley Software Distribution License (BSDL) and the Redhat License.

1.15. Person. “Person” shall mean an individual or corporation, association, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, joint stock or other company, business trust, trust, organization, Governmental Body or other entity of any kind.

1.16. Software. “Software” shall mean computer software or firmware in any form, including but not limited to computer instructions, commands, programs, modules, routines, procedures, rules, libraries, macros, algorithms, tools, and scripts, and all documentation of or for any of the foregoing.

1.17. Tax Returns. “Tax Returns” shall mean any and all reports, returns, declarations, or statements relating to Taxes, including any schedule or attachment thereto, including any amendment thereof.

1.18. Taxes. “Taxes” shall mean any and all taxes, charges, fees, levies or other similar assessments or liabilities in the nature of a tax, including, without limitation, income, gross receipts, ad valorem, premium, value-added, net worth, capital stock, capital gains, documentary, recapture, alternative or add-on minimum, disability, estimated, registration, recording, excise, real property, personal property, sales, use, license, lease, service, service use, transfer, withholding, employment, unemployment, insurance, social security, business license, business organization, environmental, workers compensation, payroll, profits, severance, stamp, occupation, windfall profits, customs, duties, franchise and other taxes of any kind whatsoever imposed by any Governmental Body, and any interest, fines, penalties, assessments or additions to tax imposed with respect to such items or any contest or dispute thereof.

 

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  2. SALE AND PURCHASE OF THE STOCK.

2.1. Sale and Purchase. At the time of the Closing on the Closing Date (as hereinafter defined) and in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, Buyer shall purchase from Seller all, and not less than all, of the outstanding Stock, and Seller shall sell, assign, transfer and deliver to Buyer all, and not less than all, of the Stock, against receipt by Seller of the Consideration set forth in Section 3 below.

2.2. Stock Certificates. On the Closing Date, Seller shall deliver to Buyer, against receipt of the Consideration described in Section 3 below, the certificate(s) representing all of the Stock, duly endorsed for transfer or accompanied by duly executed stock powers.

 

  3. CONSIDERATION FOR THE STOCK; ADJUSTMENTS TO CONSIDERATION.

3.1. Consideration. In consideration for the delivery and transfer to Buyer of all of the Stock, on the Closing Date, Buyer shall pay to Seller, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account designated by Seller therefor, the sum of Sixty-Six Million Dollars ($66,000,000) (the “Consideration”).

3.2. Adjustment to the Consideration Before and After the Closing. The Consideration shall be subject to adjustment as follows:

(a) Not later than three (3) business days prior to the Closing Date, Seller shall prepare and deliver to Buyer a statement setting forth the estimated Net Working Capital as of the Closing Date (the “Preliminary Closing Net Working Capital Statement”), which statement shall be in substantially the form of the illustrative calculation of Net Working Capital as of October 31, 2007 set forth in Schedule 3.2 of the Disclosure Schedule. The Preliminary Closing Net Working Capital Statement shall be prepared in accordance with the provisions relating to the preparation of the Closing Net Working Capital Statement set forth in this Section 3.2. The Preliminary Closing Net Working Capital Statement shall be accompanied by (i) all relevant backup materials and schedules, in detail reasonably acceptable to Buyer, and (ii) a statement setting forth the Net Working Capital amount calculated therein (the “Preliminary Net Working Capital”). If the Preliminary Net Working Capital shown on the Preliminary Closing Net Working Capital Statement is (A) greater than $2,520,000 ($2,520,000 being referred to herein as the “Upper Amount”), then the excess shall be added to the Consideration, or (B) less than $2,280,000 ($2,280,000 being referred to herein as the “Lower Amount”), then the difference shall be deducted from the Consideration (the Consideration, as so adjusted, is referred to as the “Preliminary Consideration”).

(b) Not later than 45 calendar days after the Closing Date, Buyer shall deliver to Seller a statement setting forth Net Working Capital as of the Closing Date (the “Closing Net Working Capital Statement”). Notwithstanding any requirement of GAAP to the contrary, the Closing Net Working Capital Statement shall include all of the line items included on the illustrative calculation of Net Working Capital as of October 31, 2007 set forth in Schedule 3.2 of the Disclosure Schedule, and shall not include any line items that are not included on such Schedule 3.2. The amounts set forth on each such line item shall be determined in accordance with GAAP applied consistently with the Financial Statements (to the extent the Financial Statements are consistent with GAAP).

 

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(c) The Closing Net Working Capital Statement delivered pursuant to Section 3.2(b) above shall be accompanied by (i) all relevant back-up materials and schedules, in detail reasonably acceptable to Seller, and (ii) a statement setting forth the Net Working Capital amount calculated therein and (A) the amount, if any, by which such Net Working Capital amount is greater than the Upper Amount or is less than the Lower Amount (the “Closing Net Working Capital Adjustment”), or (B) that such Net Working Capital amount is neither greater than the Upper Amount nor less than the Lower Amount.

(d) Buyer shall and shall cause the Companies to make available to Seller and its representatives such information, books, records, personnel and resources as may be reasonably necessary to enable Seller to review the Closing Net Working Capital Statement in accordance with this Section 3.2; provided that the obligation of Buyer and the Companies to provide such information, books, records, personnel and resources shall be limited to normal business hours with reasonable prior notice and in such a manner so as not to interfere unreasonably with the conduct of the businesses of Buyer or the Companies. In the event that Seller disputes the Closing Net Working Capital Statement, the Net Working Capital amount calculated therein, or (if applicable) the calculation of the Closing Net Working Capital Adjustment, Seller shall notify Buyer in writing (the “Seller Dispute Notice”) of the amount, nature and basis of such dispute, within 30 calendar days after delivery of the Closing Net Working Capital Statement. In the event of such a dispute, Buyer and Seller shall first use their diligent good faith efforts to resolve such dispute among themselves. If Buyer and Seller are unable to resolve the dispute within 30 calendar days after delivery of the Seller Dispute Notice, then any remaining items in dispute shall be submitted to an independent public accounting firm selected in writing by Buyer and Seller, or, if Buyer and Seller fail or refuse to select a firm within ten (10) calendar days after written request therefor by Buyer or Seller, such an independent public accounting firm shall be selected in accordance with the rules of the New York, New York office of the American Arbitration Association (the “Neutral Accountant”). All determinations pursuant to this Section 3.2(d) shall be in writing and shall be delivered to Buyer and Seller. The determination of the Neutral Accountant as to the resolution of any dispute shall be binding and conclusive upon Buyer and Seller. A judgment on the determination made by the Neutral Accountant pursuant to this Section 3.2 may be entered in and enforced by any court or arbitrator having jurisdiction thereover.

(e) The fees and expenses of the Neutral Accountant in connection with the resolution of disputes pursuant to Section 3.2(d) shall be shared equally by Buyer and Seller; provided that if the Neutral Accountant determines that one such party has adopted a position or positions with respect to the Closing Net Working Capital Statement or the calculation of the Closing Net Working Capital Adjustment that is frivolous or clearly without merit, the Neutral Accountant may, in its discretion, assign a greater portion of any such fees and expenses to such party.

(f) Immediately upon the expiration of the 30-day period for giving the Seller Dispute Notice, if no such notice is given, or upon notification by Seller to Buyer that no such Seller Dispute Notice will be given, or immediately upon the resolution of disputes, if any, pursuant to this Section 3.2, the Preliminary Consideration shall be adjusted (as so adjusted, the “Adjusted Consideration”) such that the Adjusted Consideration shall equal, as applicable, (i) the sum of the Consideration plus the amount (if any) by which the Net Working Capital (as

 

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finally determined in accordance with this Section 3.2) exceeds the Upper Amount, (ii) the Consideration minus the amount (if any) by which the Net Working Capital (as finally determined in accordance with this Section 3.2) is less than the Lower Amount, or (iii) the amount of the Consideration if the Net Working Capital (as finally determined in accordance with this Section 3.2) neither exceeds the Upper Amount nor is less than the Lower Amount.

3.3. Payments on Account of Adjustments. Immediately upon the expiration of the 30-day period for giving the Seller Dispute Notice, if no Seller Dispute Notice is given, or upon notification by Seller to Buyer that no Seller Dispute Notice will be given, or immediately upon final resolution of any dispute in connection with the determination of the Adjusted Consideration, (a) Seller shall pay to Buyer the amount (if any) by which the Adjusted Consideration (as finally determined in accordance with Section 3.2(f) above) is less than the Preliminary Consideration, or (b) Buyer shall pay to Seller the amount (if any) by which the Adjusted Consideration exceeds the Preliminary Consideration. Any payment under this Section 3.3 shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account designated for such purpose by the recipient of such funds.

3.4. Allocation. If Buyer elects to cause an election pursuant to Section 338(h)(10) of the Code to be made in accordance with Section 13.5 below, Buyer and Seller agree to make such allocations of the Adjusted Consideration as are provided for in or determined in accordance with Section 13.5. In the event that an election pursuant to Section 338(h)(10) of the Code is not made, Buyer and Seller agree to work together in good faith to determine the allocation of the Adjusted Consideration between the Stock and the restrictive covenants set forth in Section 15.5 for Tax purposes.

 

  4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER.

Seller hereby represents and warrants to Buyer that, except as otherwise disclosed in the Disclosure Schedule of even date herewith delivered by Seller to Buyer (the numbered sections of which correspond to the numbered Sections of this Agreement), the statements contained in this Section 4 are true and correct. The disclosures in any section or subsection of the Disclosure Schedule shall qualify other sections and subsections in this Section 4 to the extent that a fair reading of the disclosure would indicate that such disclosure is also applicable to such other sections and subsections.

4.1. Ownership of Securities. Seller has good and valid title to all of the Stock, which consists of 8,400 shares of Series A Common Stock of PSI; and PSI owns all of the outstanding general partner interests and limited partner interests in PSLP (the Stock and such partnership interests are collectively referred to herein as the “Securities”). All of the Securities have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable, and are owned beneficially and of record by Seller and PSI (as applicable), free and clear of all pledges, liens, claims, mortgages, security interests, charges, options, calls, encumbrances, restrictions and assessments whatsoever (whether arising by contract or by operation of law) (collectively, “Liens”), except for (a) the pledge thereof disclosed in Schedule 4.1 of the Disclosure Schedule (which pledge shall be released at or prior to the Closing), and (b) any restrictions which may be created by operation of state or federal securities laws. Except for the pledgee disclosed in Schedule 4.1, no Person other than Seller or PSI (as applicable) has any claim or interest in or to any of the Securities.

 

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4.2. Valid and Binding Agreement. Seller has full legal right, power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby by Seller have been duly and validly authorized by the Board of Directors of Seller; and Seller has the full legal right, power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder, and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. No further corporate authorization is necessary on the part of Seller to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of Seller, enforceable against Seller in accordance with its terms, except to the extent limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, and except that the remedy of specific performance or similar equitable relief is available only at the discretion of the entity before which enforcement is sought.

4.3. Organization, Good Standing and Qualification. PSI is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and PSLP is a limited partnership duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Each Company has all necessary corporate or limited partnership power and authority to carry on its business and to own, lease and operate its properties. The Companies are duly qualified and in good standing as a foreign corporation or foreign limited partnership (as applicable) in the jurisdictions indicated in Schedule 4.3 of the Disclosure Schedule, which are the only jurisdictions in which such qualification is required by law and the failure to be so qualified has been or would reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Companies or their businesses. True and complete copies of the Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws of PSI and the certificate of limited partnership and limited partnership agreement of PSLP (including all amendments thereto) have previously been delivered by Seller to Buyer. Schedule 4.3 sets forth a complete list of the officers and directors of each Company.

4.4. Options, Warrants, Etc. There are no issued and outstanding shares of capital stock or other equity securities or partnership interests of either Company other than the Securities. There are no outstanding subscriptions, options, rights, warrants, convertible securities or other agreements or calls, demands or commitments obligating either Company to issue, transfer or purchase any shares of its capital stock or general or limited partnership interests or any rights to any shares of capital stock or partnership interests, or obligating Seller or PSI to transfer any of the Securities. No shares of capital stock or partnership interests of either Company are reserved for issuance pursuant to stock options, warrants, agreements or other rights to purchase or acquire securities. There are no outstanding or authorized stock appreciation, phantom stock, stock unit or similar rights with respect to either Company. There are no agreements, voting trusts or proxies with respect to the voting or registration of the Securities.

4.5. Subsidiaries and Investments. Except for PSI’s ownership of PSLP, neither of the Companies (a) owns, directly or indirectly, any stock or other equity securities of any corporation or entity, or (b) has any direct or indirect equity or ownership interest in any Person other than the business conducted by such Company.

 

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4.6. Financial Statements and Financial Information.

(a) Schedule 4.6(a) of the Disclosure Schedule contains (i) the unaudited combined balance sheets of the Companies as of December 31, 2005 and 2006, and the related unaudited combined statement of income for each of the fiscal years then ended, and (ii) the unaudited combined balance sheet of the Companies as of October 31, 2007, and the related unaudited combined statement of income of the Companies for the ten (10) months then ended (collectively, the “Financial Statements”).

(b) The Financial Statements: (i) were prepared in accordance with the books and records of the Companies and in accordance with GAAP, subject to audit adjustments which would not (individually or in the aggregate) be material, and subject to the absence of certain footnote disclosures which would otherwise be required by GAAP; (ii) fairly present the Companies’ combined financial condition as at the dates thereof, and the results of its operations for the fiscal periods then ended; (iii) contain and reflect all necessary adjustments and accruals for a fair presentation of the financial condition and the results of operations as of the dates of and for the fiscal periods covered by such Financial Statements in accordance with GAAP; and (iv) make full and adequate provision, subject to and in accordance with GAAP and Regulation S-X promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), for the various assets and liabilities of the Companies, fixed or contingent, and the results of its operations and transactions in its accounts, as of the dates and for the periods referred to therein.

(c) The books and records of the Companies are sufficient such that, through normal accounting and audit procedures, audited financial statements of the Companies can be prepared in conformity with the requirements of Regulation S-X.

(d) Schedule 4.6(d) of the Disclosure Schedule contains true and complete copies of the accounts receivable aging and accounts payable aging of the Companies as of October 31, 2007, together with a true and complete list of all obligations of the Companies guaranteed by Seller and/or any of its Affiliates.

(e) The Companies maintain proper and adequate internal accounting controls which provide assurance that (i) transactions are executed with management’s authorization, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of the financial statements of the Companies and to maintain accountability for the Companies’ assets, and (iii) access to assets of the Companies is permitted only in accordance with management’s authorization.

(f) Except as set forth in Schedule 4.6(f) and Schedule 1.7 of the Disclosure Schedule, neither Company has any liability (whether known or unknown, whether absolute or contingent, whether liquidated or unliquidated and whether due or to become due), except for (i) liabilities shown on the October 31, 2007 Balance Sheet referred to in Section 4.6(a), (ii) liabilities which have arisen since October 31, 2007 in the ordinary course of business, and (iii) contractual and other liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business

 

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which are not required by GAAP to be reflected on a balance sheet (none of which liabilities referred to in clauses (ii) and (iii) arise out of any breach of contract or violation of law and has been or would reasonably expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, materially adverse to the Companies or their businesses).

4.7. No Material Changes.

(a) Since October 31, 2007, except as set forth in Schedule 4.7 of the Disclosure Schedule, the Business has continued to be operated only in the ordinary course, and there has not been:

(i) Any material adverse change in the financial condition, operations or business of the Companies from that shown on the Financial Statements (including, without limitation, any announced changes in the Companies’ relations with any significant suppliers, clients, customers, referral sources or others having significant relationships with the Companies), or any material transaction or commitment effected or entered into by the Companies outside of the normal course of business;

(ii) Any occurrence, event, incident, action, failure to act or transaction with respect to either Company which, individually or in the aggregate, has been or would reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, materially adverse to the Companies or their businesses;

(iii) Any declaration, setting aside or payment of any dividend or other distribution with respect to the Stock, any other payment of any kind by either Company to Seller or any of Seller’s Affiliates other than in the ordinary course of business (which includes the daily sweep and retention by Seller of all cash balances of the Companies) or in repayment of intercompany obligations, any forgiveness of any debt or obligation owed to either Company by Seller or any of Seller’s Affiliates, any direct or indirect redemption, purchase or other acquisition by either Company of any capital stock or partnership interests in either of the Companies or any of the actions set forth in Section 6.5(a) through (q).

4.8. Taxes Returns and Tax Audits.

(a) For all fiscal years since the fiscal year ending December 31, 2003, the Companies have been included in the consolidated federal income Tax Returns of Seller.

(b) For U.S. federal and state income Tax purposes, PSLP has been, at all times since its acquisition by PSI, disregarded as an entity separate from its owner as described in United States Treasury regulations section 1.7701-3.

(c) All Tax Returns required to be filed by each Company and any Affiliated Group on or before the date hereof have been timely filed with the appropriate Governmental Body in all jurisdictions in which such returns and reports are required to be filed and all such Tax Returns were true, correct and complete; all Taxes due from or with respect to each Company (including any Taxes attributable to an Affiliated Group) as of the date hereof have been fully paid, any such Taxes not yet due and payable do not exceed the accruals and reserves for Taxes (excluding accruals and reserves for deferred Taxes established to reflect

 

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timing differences between book and Tax income) set forth on the unaudited combined balance sheet of the Companies as of October 31, 2007, and any such Taxes for all Tax periods commencing after October 31, 2007 arose in the ordinary course of business and are of a type comparable to prior similar periods; all Taxes and other assessments and levies which each Company is required by law to withhold or to collect have been duly withheld and collected, and have been paid over to the proper Governmental Body to the extent due and payable; neither Company (i) has any actual or potential liability under United State Treasury regulations section 1.1502-6 (or any comparable or similar provision of federal, state, local or foreign law), as a transferee or successor, pursuant to any contractual obligation, or otherwise for any Taxes of any Person other than the Companies (except for such liability attributable to the Affiliated Group of which Seller is the common parent), or (ii) is a party to or bound by any Tax indemnity, Tax sharing, Tax allocation or similar agreement; and there are no outstanding or pending claims, deficiencies or assessments for Taxes, interest or penalties with respect to any Taxable period of either Company.

(d) Seller has made available to Buyer for inspection complete and correct copies of all Tax Returns of each Company and any Affiliated Group (but, in the case of any such Affiliated Group, only the portions of such Tax Returns relating to the Companies) relating to Taxes for all Taxable periods for which the applicable statute of limitations has not yet expired. Except as disclosed in Schedule 4.8(d) of the Disclosure Schedule, neither Seller nor either Company has been notified in writing that any audit of any Tax Return of either Company by any Governmental Body is currently in progress. Neither Seller nor either of the Companies has been notified in writing by any jurisdiction that the jurisdiction believes that either Company, Seller or any other member of the Affiliated Group was required to file any Tax Return that was not filed. Neither of the Companies, Seller or any other member of the Affiliated Group of which Seller is the common parent has (i) waived any statute of limitations with respect to Taxes or agreed to extend the period for assessment or collection of any Taxes, (ii) requested any extension of time within which to file any Tax Return, which Tax Return has not yet been filed, or (iii) executed or filed any power of attorney with any Governmental Body responsible for the assessment and/or collection of any Tax.

(e) Neither of the Companies: (i) has made any payments, is obligated to make any payments, or is a party to any agreement that could obligate it to make any payments that may be treated as an “excess parachute payment” under Section 280G of the Code; determined without regard to Section 280G(b)(4)(B) of the Code or (ii) is or has been required to make a basis reduction pursuant to United States Treasury regulations section 1.1502-20(b) or United States Treasury regulations section 1.337(d)-2(b).

(f) PSI has not distributed to its stockholders or security holders stock or securities of a controlled corporation, nor has stock or securities of PSI been distributed, in a transaction to which Section 355 of the Code applies (i) in the two years prior to the date of this Agreement or (ii) in a distribution that could otherwise constitute part of a “plan” or “series of related transactions” (within the meaning of Section 355(e) of the Code) that includes the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

4.9. Personal Property; Liens; Sufficiency of Assets. Each Company has and owns good title to all of its personal property, free and clear of all Liens whatsoever, except for:

 

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(a) those Liens listed in Schedule 4.9 of the Disclosure Schedule (all of which will be released at or prior to the Closing); (b) liens for current Taxes not yet due and payable or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and, in the case of Taxes other than income Taxes, for which an appropriate reserve will be properly accrued for in Net Working Capital as of the Closing Date; and (c) other Liens arising in the normal course of business and which are not, individually or in the aggregate, material in character or amount and do not interfere with the use made of any such property in the Business (collectively, “Permitted Liens”). Schedule 4.9 includes a list of all outstanding capital leases of the Companies and the remaining scheduled payments thereunder as of the date hereof. All fixed assets owned or leased by the Companies are in good operating condition and repair (reasonable wear and tear excepted). The assets owned and leased by the Companies are sufficient for the conduct of the Business as presently conducted and constitute all assets used by the Companies in the Business. Schedule 4.9 lists individually (a) all material items of fixed assets (within the meaning of GAAP) of the Companies, indicating the cost, accumulated book depreciation (if any) and the net book value of each such fixed asset as of October 31, 2007, and (ii) all other material assets of a tangible nature (other than inventories) of the Companies.

4.10. Real Property.

(a) Neither of the Companies owns or has any interest of any kind (whether ownership, lease or otherwise) in any real property, except to the extent of PSI’s interest as lessee under the lease for the business premises listed in Schedule 4.10 of the Disclosure Schedule (the “Facility”). A true and complete copy of the lease agreement in respect of the Facility (including all amendments thereto) has previously been provided to Buyer (the “Lease”). Neither Company is a sublessor with respect to any real property. With respect to the Lease:

(i) the Lease is legal, valid, binding, enforceable and in full force and effect against PSI and, to Seller’s knowledge, against each other party thereto;

(ii) neither PSI, nor, to the knowledge of Seller, any other party, is in material breach or violation of, or material default under, the Lease, and no event has occurred, is pending or, to the knowledge of Seller, is threatened, which, after the giving of notice, with lapse of time, or otherwise, would constitute a material breach or material default by PSI or, to the knowledge of Seller, any other party under the Lease;

(iii) there are no disputes, oral agreements or forbearance programs in effect as to the Lease;

(iv) PSI has not assigned, transferred, conveyed, mortgaged, deeded in trust or encumbered any interest in the leasehold or subleasehold;

(v) the Facility is connected to utilities and other services which have been adequate for the normal operation of the Facility;

(vi) no construction, alteration or other leasehold improvement work with respect to the Lease remains to be paid for or performed by PSI; and

 

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(vii) the Financial Statements contain adequate reserves to provide for the restoration of the property subject to the Lease at the end of the Lease term, to the extent required by the Lease and by GAAP.

(b) The Facility is in good condition (reasonable wear and tear excepted), and is adequate for the operation of the Business as presently conducted. No consent of the landlord under the Lease will be required in order for the Lease to remain in effect in accordance with its current terms, after giving effect to the sale and transfer of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement.

(c) To Seller’s knowledge, (i) each Company’s use of the Facility in the normal conduct of the Business does not violate any applicable building, zoning or other law, ordinance or regulation affecting such real property, and (ii) no covenants, easements, rights of way or other such conditions of record impair such Company’s use of the Facility in the normal conduct of the Business.

4.11. Accounts Receivable.

(a) To the extent not already collected, all accounts receivable shown on the October 31, 2007 Financial Statements, and all accounts receivable thereafter created or acquired by the Companies (the “Accounts”), have arisen in the ordinary course of the Business, and, to the extent not already collected, represent amounts owed to the Companies by account debtors in respect of goods, products or services provided to such account debtors by the Companies, subject to a reserve for doubtful accounts in the amount set forth in the October 31, 2007 Financial Statements (the “Reserve”). A complete and accurate list of the Accounts reflected on the October 31, 2007 Financial Statements, showing the aging thereof, is included in Schedule 4.11(a) of the Disclosure Schedule.

(b) Seller has no knowledge of any asserted counterclaims or set-offs in respect of any of such Accounts, subject to (i) the Reserve, and (ii) customary adjustments which may be effected with customers in the ordinary course of business (which adjustments are not and are not reasonably expected to be, in the aggregate, material to the Companies); and assuming that commercially reasonable efforts are made to collect such Accounts, Seller has no reason to believe that all such Accounts (net of an amount equal to the Reserve) will not be collected in the normal course of business.

4.12. Inventories. All inventories which are owned by the Companies and reflected in the Financial Statements have been valued at the lower of cost or market, based on the FIFO method of accounting, and all items of obsolete or slow-moving inventory have been written down to net realizable or scrap value. Except as otherwise disclosed in Schedule 4.12, such inventories, in the aggregate, consist of items which are of a quality and quantity which are useable in the ordinary course of the Companies’ business. Seller has no knowledge of any Governmental Body approvals required to be obtained in respect of the sale of such inventories.

4.13. Insurance Policies. Schedule 4.13 of the Disclosure Schedule contains a true and correct schedule of all insurance coverages held by the Companies or held by Seller or any of its Affiliates for the benefit of the Companies, in each case concerning the Business or

 

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the Companies’ properties, including the names of insurers, policy limits and deductibles. Neither Seller nor the Companies has received written notice of cancellation or intent not to renew any of such policies, and to Seller’s knowledge, there does not exist any condition (other than general industry-wide conditions) such as would cause any of such insurers to cancel any of the insurance coverages, or would be reasonably likely to materially increase the premiums charged for coverages consistent with the scope and amounts of their existing coverages. There is no claim pending under any such policy as to which coverage has been questioned, denied or disputed by the underwriter of such policy. All premiums due and payable under all such policies have been paid, neither Company is liable for retroactive premiums or similar payments, and the Companies are otherwise in compliance in all material respects with the terms of such policies. Schedule 4.13 identifies all claims asserted by or on behalf of either Company pursuant to any such insurance policy since January 1, 2005 and describes the nature and status of each such claim. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.13, neither Seller nor either Company has any self-insurance or co-insurance programs. To the extent that such coverages are provided pursuant to group policies of Seller, no representation or warranty is made as to the continuation of such coverages from and after the Closing, and Seller reserves the right to terminate or curtail any of such coverages from and after the Closing Date.

4.14. Permits and Licenses. Schedule 4.14 of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth an accurate and complete list of all permits, licenses, authorizations, approvals and/or franchises from any Governmental Body (collectively, “Permits”) which the Companies presently hold, other than any Permits the absence of which, individually or in the aggregate, would not be material to the Companies or their businesses, and the Companies are in compliance in all material respects with all terms and conditions thereof. Such Permits are the only Permits from whatever Governmental Bodies having jurisdiction over such Company, necessary in order to operate its Business in the manner presently conducted, including those under Environmental Laws (defined below), except where the failure to hold or maintain a Permit has not been and would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Companies or their businesses. The Companies have at all times complied in all material respects with the requirements of such Permits (or have timely and validly cured any deficiencies in compliance), and have received no written notice of any pending or threatened proceedings for the suspension, termination, revocation or limitation thereof, and to Seller’s knowledge, there is no basis for the suspension, termination, revocation or limitation thereof. All of the Companies’ Permits are valid, current and in full force and effect, and to Seller’s knowledge, none of such Permits will be voided, revoked, suspended or terminated, or voidable, revocable, suspendable or terminable, upon and by reason of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

4.15. Contracts and Commitments.

(a) Schedule 4.15 of the Disclosure Schedule lists all of the following types of agreements to which either Company is a party (collectively, “Material Contracts”):

(i) any agreement (or group of related agreements) for the lease of personal property from or to third parties;

 

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(ii) any agreement (or group of related agreements) for the purchase or sale of products or for the furnishing or receipt of services (A) which calls for performance over a period of more than one year, (B) which involves anticipated payments or receipts of more than $50,000, or (C) in which either Company has granted manufacturing rights, “most favored nation” pricing provisions or marketing or distribution rights relating to any services, products or territory or has agreed to purchase a minimum quantity of goods or services or has agreed to purchase goods or services exclusively from a certain party;

(iii) any agreement concerning the establishment or operation of a partnership, joint venture or limited liability company;

(iv) any agreement (or group of related agreements) under which either Company has created, incurred, assumed or guaranteed (or may create, incur, assume or guarantee) indebtedness (including capitalized lease obligations) or under which it has imposed (or may impose) a Lien on any of its assets, tangible or intangible;

(v) any agreement for the disposition of any significant portion of the assets or business of either Company (other than sales of products in the ordinary course of business) or any agreement for the acquisition of the assets or business of any other entity (other than purchases of inventory or components in the ordinary course of business);

(vi) any agreement concerning confidentiality, noncompetition or non-solicitation (other than confidentiality agreements with suppliers or customers or employees of either Company set forth in such Company’s standard terms and conditions of purchase or sale or standard form of employment letter or employment agreement, copies of which have previously been delivered to Buyer);

(vii) any employment agreement, consulting agreement, severance agreement (or agreement that includes provisions for the payment of severance) or personnel retention agreement, or any contractual guaranty of employment;

(viii) any material settlement agreement or settlement-related agreement (including any agreement in connection with which any employment-related claim is settled);

(ix) any agency, distributor, sales representative, franchise or similar agreement to which either Company is a party or by which either Company is bound;

(x) any agreement which contains any provisions requiring either Company to indemnify any other party in an amount which would reasonably be expected to exceed $250,000 (excluding indemnities contained in the Companies’ standard form agreements, copies of which have been provided to Buyer, for the sale or license of products or services);

(xi) any agreement that would reasonably be expected to have the effect of prohibiting or impairing the conduct of the business of either Company as currently conducted;

 

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(xii) any agreement that purports to create any obligation of any Affiliate of any Company that would reasonably be expected, subsequent to the Closing, to have the effect of prohibiting or impairing in any material respect the conduct of the business of Buyer or any of its Affiliates as currently conducted; and

(xiii) any agreement with any insurance provider which is not listed in Schedule 4.13.

(b) Seller has delivered to Buyer a complete and accurate copy of each Material Contract (as amended to date). Except as set forth in Schedule 4.15: (i) all Material Contracts are legal, valid, binding and enforceable and in full force and effect against the Company that is the party thereto and, to Seller’s knowledge, against each other party thereto; (ii) neither of the Companies is in material breach or default or is now subject to any condition or event which has occurred and which, after notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a material default by such Company under any such Material Contract and, to Seller’s knowledge, no other party to any such Material Contract is in material breach or default or is now subject to any condition or event which has occurred and which, after notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a material default by such party under any such Material Contract; and (iii) to Seller’s knowledge, none of the Material Contracts will be voided, revoked or terminated, or voidable, revocable or terminable, upon and by reason of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

(c) Except for powers of attorney granted in the ordinary course of business, there is no outstanding power of attorney granted by either Company to any Person.

4.16. Customers and Suppliers. Schedule 4.16 of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth a list of groupings of all customers of each Company during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 and the interim period through October 31, 2007 which accounted for more than $50,000 in revenues during either such period, and the amount of revenues accounted for by such customer groupings during each such period. Except as disclosed on Schedule 4.16 of the Disclosure Schedule, there is no supplier that is the sole supplier of any significant product or service to either Company. Neither of the Companies has received any written notice of any existing, announced or anticipated changes in the policies of any such customer, supplier or referral source which has not been and would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, materially adverse to the Companies or their businesses. No purchase order or commitment of either Company is in excess of normal requirements, nor are prices provided therein, to the Company’s knowledge, in excess of current market prices for the products or services to be provided thereunder.

4.17. Labor, Benefit and Employment Agreements.

(a) Except as set forth in Schedule 4.17(a) of the Disclosure Schedule, neither of the Companies is a party to (i) any collective bargaining agreement or other agreement covering unionized employees, or (ii) any agreement with respect to the employment or compensation of any non-hourly and/or non-union employee(s) which is not terminable without penalty by the subject Company on not more than thirty-one (31) days’ prior written notice.

 

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(b) No union is now certified or has claimed the right to be certified as a collective bargaining agent to represent any employees of either Company, and there are no organizational activities or labor disputes existing or, to Seller’s knowledge, threatened, involving organizational activities, picketing, strikes, slowdowns, work stoppages, job actions or lockouts of any employees of either Company.

(c) Neither of the Companies nor Seller has received written notice of any unfair labor practice charges or petitions for election filed, pending or being litigated before the National Labor Relations Board or any State labor relations board.

(d) Except as set forth in Schedule 4.17(d) of the Disclosure Schedule, neither of the Companies (nor any of its employees by reason of their employment with the Companies) participates in, is a party to, or otherwise has any liability associated with (i) any bonus, deferred compensation, stock option, stock purchase, consulting, retirement, severance, welfare or incentive plan, pension plan or profit sharing plan, (ii) any other such benefit plan constituting an “employee benefit plan” within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA or (iii) any benefit or compensation arrangement covering non-employee consultants or service providers to either Company (collectively, an “Employee Plan”). Complete and accurate copies of all Employee Plans which have been reduced to writing and written summaries of all unwritten Employee Plans have been delivered to Buyer. All such Employee Plans constitute part of a group benefits program of Seller, and none of such Employee Plans are maintained by the Companies.

(e) Neither of the Companies (i) is a party to or is obligated to contribute to any “multiemployer plan” (as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA or Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA), (ii) has, at any time since December 31, 2003, suffered or caused any “complete withdrawal” or “partial withdrawal” (as those terms are respectively defined in Sections 4203 and 4205 of ERISA) therefrom on its part or (iii) has maintained an employee benefit plan subject to Section 412 of the Code or Title IV of ERISA. For purposes of this Section “ERISA Affiliate” means any entity which is, or at any applicable time was, a member of (i) a controlled group of corporations (as defined in Section 414(b) of the Code), (ii) a group of trades or businesses under common control (as defined in Section 414(c) of the Code), or (iii) an affiliated service group (as defined under Section 414(m) of the Code or the regulations under Section 414(o) of the Code), any of which includes or included either of the Companies.

(f) Except as disclosed in Schedule 4.17(f) of the Disclosure Schedule, the Companies do not have any material liabilities or obligations of any kind with respect to any Employee Plan, or have any material potential or contingent liability in respect of any actions or transaction relating to any Employee Plan, other than to make contributions thereto if, as and when due (prior to imposition of any interest or penalties) in respect of periods subsequent to the date hereof.

(g) Except for the pension plans, group medical insurance programs and any other medical insurance listed in Schedule 4.17(g) of the Disclosure Schedule, neither of the Companies, nor Seller on behalf of either Company, maintains any medical, health, life or other employee benefit programs or any welfare plans (within the meaning of Section 3(1) of ERISA) for the benefit of any current or former employees, and, except as required by statute or

 

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governmental regulation, neither of the Companies has any liability, fixed or contingent, for health or medical benefits to any former employee. No Employee Plan is funded by, associated with or related to a “voluntary employee’s beneficiary association” within the meaning of Section 501(c)(9) of the Code.

(h) No plan documentation or agreement, summary plan description or other written communication distributed generally to employees by its terms prohibits either Company from amending or terminating any Employee Plan, except in accordance with the subject Employee Plan.

(i) To the extent that any of the plans, programs or policies listed in Schedule 4.17(a) constitutes part of a group benefits program of Seller and any of its Affiliates (other than PSI), no representation or warranty is made as to the continued availability of coverage or eligibility thereunder from and after the Closing, except as otherwise provided in the Transition Services Agreement (as hereinafter defined).

(j) Schedule 4.17(j) of the Disclosure Schedule contains a list of all employees of each Company on the date of this Agreement, along with the position, date of hire, annual rate of compensation (or with respect to employees compensated on an hourly or per diem basis, the hourly or per diem rate of compensation), estimated or target annual incentive compensation of each such Person and employment status of each such Person (including whether the Person is on leave of absence and the dates of such leave). Except for those individuals who are parties to the employment agreements, retention agreements, or guarantees of employment disclosed in Schedule 4.15 of the Disclosure Schedule, each employee of either Company is retained at-will. Schedule 4.17(j) contains a list of all employees of either Company who have not provided Seller with appropriate evidence of their status as citizens of the United States. To Seller’s knowledge, no key employee or group of employees has given written notice to either Company terminating his or her employment with either Company. Each Company is in compliance with all applicable laws relating to the employment of employees, including, without limitation, the hiring and termination of employees, except where any non-compliance has not been and would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, materially adverse to the Companies or their businesses.

(k) Schedule 4.17(k) of the Disclosure Schedule contains a list of all (i) consultants, and (ii) independent contractors currently engaged by either Company, along with the position, date of engagement and rate of remuneration for each such Person. Except as set forth in Schedule 4.17(k), none of such consultants or independent contractors is a party to a written agreement or contract with either Company.

(l) Schedule 4.17(l) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth a list of each employee of either Company who is providing services in the United States and who holds a temporary work authorization (“Work Permit”), including H-1B, TN, E-1, E-2, L-1, F-1 or J-1 visa status or Employment Authorization Document (“EAD”) work authorizations, setting forth the name of such employee, the type of Work Permit and the length of time remaining on such Work Permit.

 

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(m) Each Company has withheld and paid to the appropriate Governmental Body or is holding for payment not yet due to such Governmental Body all amounts required to be withheld from its employees and is not liable for any arrears of wages, Taxes, penalties or other sums for failure to comply with any of the foregoing.

(n) Schedule 4.17(n) of the Disclosure Schedule contains a complete and accurate list of (i) all of the Companies’ written employee handbooks, employment manuals, employment policies, or affirmative action plans, and (ii) written summaries of all unwritten employment policies.

(o) Neither Company has caused or will cause any “employment loss” (as that term is defined or used in the Worker Adjustment Retraining Notification Act) at any time from the date that is 90 days immediately preceding Seller’s execution of this Agreement and continuing through the Closing Date.

(p) Neither Company has incurred, and no circumstances exist under which such Company would incur, any liability arising from the misclassification of employees as consultants or independent contractors, or from the misclassification of consultants or independent contractors as employees.

4.18. No Breach of Statute, Decree or Other Instrument. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Seller, nor the performance of or compliance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement on the part of either Company and/or Seller, will (a) violate or conflict with any term of the Articles of Incorporation or By-Laws of PSI or the certificate of limited partnership or limited partnership agreement of PSLP, (b) to Seller’s knowledge, constitute a material breach or violation of any statute, law, rule or regulation of any Governmental Body applicable to Seller or either Company, (c) conflict with, result in a breach of, or constitute a default under, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any judgment, order, award, injunction, decree, contract, lease, agreement, indenture or other instrument to which either Company or Seller is a party or by which either Company or Seller is bound or constitute a default thereunder, or (d) result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any asset of either Company. Except as disclosed in Schedule 4.18 of the Disclosure Schedule, no consent, authorization or approval of or filing with any Governmental Body or agency, or any third party, will be required on the part of either Company or Seller in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. To Seller’s knowledge, neither of the Companies will be required, whether by law, regulation or administrative practice, to reapply for or refile to obtain any of the Permits presently held by such Company and required for the operation of its Business as conducted on the date hereof.

4.19. Compliance with Laws. The representations and warranties contained in this Section 4.19 relate to matters other than “Environmental Laws,” which are covered by Section 4.24 below.

(a) Each Company is, and has been at all times during the four (4) year period prior to the date hereof, in compliance, with all domestic, foreign, federal, state, local and municipal laws and ordinances and governmental rules and regulations (including, without limitation, the Pennsylvania Clinical Laboratory Act) applicable to the Business, except where non-compliance has not been and would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, materially adverse to the Companies or their businesses.

 

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(b) Neither of the Companies nor Seller has received any written notice of default or violation, nor is either Company in default or violation, with respect to any judgment, order, writ, injunction, decree, demand or assessment issued by any Governmental Body relating to any aspect of either Company’s business, affairs, properties or assets, except where such default or violation has not been and would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, materially adverse to the Companies or their businesses. Neither of the Companies nor Seller has received any written notice of or been charged with, and is not, to Seller’s knowledge, under investigation or inquiry with respect to, any violation of any provision of any federal, state, local, municipal or other law or administrative rule or regulation, domestic or foreign, relating to any aspect of either Company’s business, affairs, properties or assets, which violation has been or would reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, materially adverse to the Companies or their businesses.

(c) Neither of the Companies nor, to Seller’s knowledge, any of their respective directors, executives, representatives, agents or employees (i) has used or is using any corporate funds for any illegal contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity, (ii) has used or is using any corporate funds for any direct or indirect unlawful payments to any foreign or domestic government officials or employees, including any employees of any government-owned Person, (iii) has violated or is violating any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, (iv) has established or maintained, or is maintaining, any unlawful fund of corporate monies or other properties, or (v) has made any bribe, unlawful rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment of any nature.

4.20. Litigation. Except as disclosed in Schedule 4.20 of the Disclosure Schedule, there is no suit, action, arbitration, or legal, administrative or other proceeding, or governmental investigation or inquiry pending, or to the knowledge of Seller threatened, by or against (a) either Company or any of its assets or properties, or (b) with respect to the Business, Seller. Except as disclosed on Schedule 4.20, there are no outstanding judgments, decisions, decrees, rulings, injunctions or orders, or arbitration awards against or affecting (i) either Company or any of its assets or properties, or (ii) with respect to the Business, Seller.

4.21. Intellectual Property.

(a) Ownership. Except as disclosed in Schedule 4.21(a) of the Disclosure Schedule, and except for Off-the-Shelf Software and Intellectual Property licensed by either Company as licensee, each Company owns all rights, title, and interests in and to the Intellectual Property free and clear of any Liens. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not constitute a breach or violation of any contract or applicable law relating to the Intellectual Property, or create on behalf of any third party the right to terminate or modify any license or other contract relating to any Intellectual Property.

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(c) Infringement. The operation of the Business as it is currently conducted and the use of the Intellectual Property therein does not, to Seller’s knowledge, infringe the intellectual property or other proprietary or contractual rights of any Person. Neither Company, in connection with the Business or the use or ownership of the Intellectual Property, (i) to Seller’s knowledge, has interfered with, infringed or misappropriated any patent, copyright, trade secret or other intellectual property, proprietary or contractual right of any Person, or (ii) has received any written charge, complaint, claim, demand, or notice alleging any interference, infringement, misappropriation, or violation (including any claim that either Company must license or refrain from using any intellectual property of any Person).

(d) Registered Intellectual Property. Schedule 4.21(d) of the Disclosure Schedule identifies all patents, patent applications, and written invention disclosures; and all registered and unregistered trademarks, trade names and service marks, all domain names, registered copyrights works, registered designs, and any other form of Intellectual Property that is the subject of any application, registration, filing, certificate, or other document issued by, filed with, or recorded by any Governmental Body, owned by either Company that arise from or relate to the Business as it is currently conducted (“Registered Intellectual Property”).

(e) Without limiting other representations set forth in this Agreement, with respect to each item of Registered Intellectual Property:

(i) to Seller’s knowledge, except as disclosed in Schedule 4.21(e)(i) of the Disclosure Schedule and any Outbound Licenses identified in Schedule 4.21(g) of the Disclosure Schedule, each Company has the exclusive right to use the Registered Intellectual Property without payment of any royalty or other fee;

(ii) the item is not subject to any outstanding Order. For purposes of this Section 4.21, “Order” means any order, writ, judgment, decree, consent decree, injunction, award, settlement agreement, stipulation, ruling or subpoena of any Governmental Body;

(iii) no claim is pending or, to Seller’s knowledge, threatened which challenges the legality, validity, enforceability, use, or ownership of the item;

(iv) except as disclosed in Schedule 4.21(e)(iv) of the Disclosure Schedule, all Registered Intellectual Property is in compliance with formal legal requirements (including payment of any applicable filing, examination, maintenance and other fees or Taxes), is valid and enforceable to Seller’s knowledge, and is not subject to any fees, Taxes or actions coming due within 120 days after the date of this Agreement; and

(v) all products and services embodying any Registered Intellectual Property have been marked with appropriate notices, to the extent (if any) required by law.

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item of Intellectual Property that is exploited in connection with the Business as it is currently conducted that is owned by a third party (other than Off-the-Shelf Software) and that provides the Company a valid right to use the exploited item. Seller has made available to Buyer correct and complete copies of all such Inbound Licenses (as amended to date). To Seller’s knowledge, each Company has complied in all material respects with all Inbound Licenses and, with respect to Licensed Software (as hereinafter defined), has obtained the appropriate number of licenses for all computers and workstations on which third party Software is loaded or used. For purposes of this Agreement, “Inbound License” means any contract that provides either Company the right to use any item of Intellectual Property owned by a third party that is exploited in connection with the Business as it is currently conducted. To Seller’s knowledge, with respect to each Inbound License:

(i) the Inbound License is enforceable and in full force and effect, and such Inbound License will not be terminable or revocable by reason of the transfer of the Stock to Buyer hereunder;

(ii) no party to the license, sublicense, agreement or permission has repudiated or is in default of any provision thereof; and

(iii) neither Company has granted any sublicense or similar right with respect to the license, sublicense, agreement, or permission.

(g) Licensed Intellectual Property – Outbound Licenses. Schedule 4.21(g) of the Disclosure Schedule identifies any Owned Software or other Intellectual Property that is the subject of a license, sublicense, contract, or permission granted by either Company to any third party or to any Affiliate (“Outbound License”). Seller has made available to Buyer correct and complete copies of all Outbound Licenses and filings and communications to or from any Governmental Body relating to the items listed on Schedule 4.21(g). With respect to each Outbound License:

(i) to Seller’s knowledge, except as disclosed in Schedule 4.21(g), the Outbound License is enforceable and in full force and effect and will not be terminable or revocable by reason of the transfer of the Stock to Buyer hereunder;

(ii) to Seller’s knowledge, except as disclosed in Schedule 4.21(g), no party to the Outbound License has repudiated or is in default of any provision thereof;

(iii) the underlying item of Intellectual Property is not subject to any outstanding Order; and

(iv) no claim is pending or, to Seller’s knowledge, threatened with respect to the Outbound License or that challenges the legality or validity of the underlying item of Intellectual Property.

(h) Development; Confidentiality. To Seller’s knowledge, except as set forth on Schedule 4.21(h) of the Disclosure Schedule, no Person other than the Companies and their past and present employees or consultants (who at the time of the conception, creation

 

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or development were employees of a Company), have participated in the conception, creation or development of any Intellectual Property which is owned by either of the Companies. Seller has made available to Buyer correct and complete copies of all assignments executed by present or former employees, contractors, consultants or other agents who, to Seller’s knowledge, developed or participated in the development of Intellectual Property owned by either of the Companies. To Seller’s knowledge, all past and present employees and consultants of the Companies have executed enforceable forms of assignment and have assigned to the applicable Company all of their rights, title and interests in and to the Registered Intellectual Property. To Seller’s knowledge, no employee of either Company has entered into any agreement that restricts or limits in any way the scope or type of work in which the employee may be engaged or requires the employee to transfer, assign or disclose information concerning his or her work to anyone other than a Company.

(i) Software. Schedule 4.21(i) of the Disclosure Schedule lists all Software that is used in the Companies’ Business as it is currently conducted (other than Off-the-Shelf Software), and identifies which of such Software is owned by each Company (“Owned Software”), and which is used pursuant to an Inbound License (“Licensed Software”). Except as set forth on Schedule 4.21(i), neither Company has disclosed, delivered, or agreed to disclose or deliver any source code to any Owned Software to any third party. To Seller’s knowledge, except as set forth in Schedule 4.21(i), none of the Intellectual Property incorporates or is dependent on any Open Source Software. For each item of Open Source Software identified on Schedule 4.21(i) (if any), Schedule 4.21(i) identifies the open source license agreement pursuant to which the subject Company obtained in the Open Source Software and describes how the Open Source Software is used. The eligibility of the Owned Software for protection under copyright law has not been forfeited to the public domain.

(j) Trade Secrets. With respect to Trade Secrets, Seller has provided Buyer with all documentation relating to such Trade Secrets that is currently used by Seller in the operation of the Business. To Seller’s knowledge, such documentation is current, accurate, and sufficient in detail and content to allow full and proper use of any such Trade Secrets in the operation of the Business.

(k) Data Privacy. All personally identifiable information, including but not limited to health records and personal health information, used by or in the possession of either Company has been collected, stored, maintained and used in accordance with all applicable legal requirements including such Company’s and its customers’ applicable privacy policies.

4.22. Transactions with Affiliates. Except as disclosed in Schedule 4.22 of the Disclosure Schedule, no asset employed in the Business is owned by, leased from or leased to Seller, any of Seller’s Affiliates (other than the Companies), or any officer or director of either Company or any Affiliate of either Company, other than assets that, individually or in the aggregate, are not material to the Companies or their businesses.

4.23. Bank Accounts. Schedule 4.23 of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth a correct and complete list of all bank accounts and safe deposit boxes maintained by or on behalf of the Companies, with indication of all Persons having signatory, access or other authority with respect thereto.

 

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4.24. Environmental Matters.

(a) As used in this Agreement: (i) the term “Environmental Laws” means all federal, state and local laws, statutes, regulations, Permits, orders, judgments, ordinances, codes, rules and other governmental restrictions, requirements, including common law, and any applicable foreign analogues thereto, relating to the protection of health, safety, the environment and natural resources, including those governing the handling, use, generation, transportation, processing, formulation, packaging, labeling, treatment, storage, disposal, Release (defined below) or threatened Release of Hazardous Substances (defined below), including but not limited to the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.; the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.; the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, 49 U.S.C. 1471 et seq.; the Toxic Substances Control Act, 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.; the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.; the National Environmental Policy Act, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.; the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.; (“CERCLA”); the Occupational Safety and Health Act, 29 U.S.C. 650 et seq.; and similar state and foreign laws, each as amended and all regulations promulgated thereunder, now or at any time hereafter in effect; (ii) the term “Hazardous Substances” shall mean and include, without limitation, all radioactive materials, asbestos and asbestos-containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls (“PCBs”), petroleum products and by-products, all solid, semi-solid, liquid or gaseous substances which are toxic, ignitable, corrosive, carcinogenic or otherwise dangerous to human, plant or animal health, and all substances defined or listed as “hazardous substances”, “toxic substances”, “hazardous waste”, “toxic pollutants”, “pollutants”, and “contaminants”, in, or otherwise regulated under any Environmental Law; (iii) the terms “respond,” “response” and all variations and derivatives thereof shall have the meanings ascribed to them under Environmental Laws; and (iv) the term “Release” shall have the meaning given to it in CERCLA. For all purposes of this Section 4.24, when reference is made to a property or real estate leased, occupied or used by a Company but which is not owned by the Company, such reference is only to the portion of the subject real property actually leased or occupied by such Company and only for the period of such lease or occupancy.

(b) The Companies are in compliance and have complied with all Environmental Laws applicable to the Business, except where any non-compliance has not been and would not reasonably be expected to be (individually or in the aggregate) material to the Companies or their businesses; and Seller has no knowledge of any events, incidents, practices, conditions or circumstances that would reasonably be expected to give rise to any material liability to the Companies, or any Person whose liability either Company has retained or assumed either by contract or by operation of law (“Related Person”) under any Environmental Laws, including liabilities relating to the Business and any property which the Companies formerly or now own, lease, occupy or use. Neither Seller nor either of the Companies has received any written request for information, demand, administrative inquiry, notice of claim, notice of intent to bring a “citizens suit” under any Environmental Law, informal complaint or demand or other notice which in any instance (i) asserts or alleges any violation of applicable Environmental Laws on the part of either Company, (ii) asserts or alleges that either Company or any Related Person is required to clean up, remove or otherwise take remedial or other response

 

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action due to the Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Substances, or (iii) asserts or alleges that either Company or any Related Person is required to pay all or any portion of the costs of any past, present or future cleanup, removal or remedial or other response action which arises out of or is related to a Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Substances. Neither of the Companies is subject to any judgment, decree, order or citation related to or arising out of any Environmental Laws. To Seller’s knowledge, neither of the Companies or any Related Person has been named or listed as a potentially responsible party by any Governmental Body in any matter arising under any Environmental Laws. To Seller’s knowledge, no solid or hazardous waste transporter or owner of any treatment, storage or disposal facility that, in either case, has been used by either Company, has any liability involving the transportation, treatment, storage or disposal of solid or hazardous wastes of either Company. Neither of the Companies is a participant in, nor does Seller have knowledge of, any governmental investigation involving the Facility or any other real estate now or heretofore owned, operated or leased by either Company.

(c) Neither of the Companies nor, to Seller’s knowledge, any other Person, has caused or permitted or is causing or permitting any Hazardous Substances to be stored, deposited, treated, recycled or disposed of on, under or at any property formerly or now owned, leased, occupied or used by either Company except in material compliance with all Environmental Laws and which would not reasonably be expected to require cleanup, removal or other remedial action under any applicable Environmental Laws.

(d) To Seller’s knowledge, there is no hazardous waste treatment, storage or disposal facility, landfill, surface impoundment, underground storage tank, or underground injection well (as those terms are defined by Environmental Laws) located at any of the real property now or formerly owned, leased, occupied or used by either Company.

(e) Schedule 4.24(e) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth a correct and complete list of all reports of environmental audits, investigations or reports that are in the possession, custody or control of Seller or either Company with respect to the Business or property now or previously owned, leased, occupied or used by the Companies. Seller has provided or made available to Buyer the documents listed in Schedule 4.24(e) and all material documents, records and information known to Seller, whether prepared by Seller or by others, concerning any environmental or health and safety matter relevant to either Company or to any property now or formerly owned, leased, occupied or used by either Company, including without limitation, environmental risk assessments, site assessments, documentation regarding off-site disposal of Hazardous Substances, and reports and correspondence related to environmental or health and safety matters.

(f) Except for the representations and warranties in Sections 4.14 (Permits and Licenses) and 4.20 (Litigation), the representations and warranties of this Section 4.24 shall be the exclusive representations and warranties relating to matters under Environmental Laws.

 

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4.25. Warranties.

(a) No service or product provided, manufactured, sold, leased, licensed or delivered by either Company is subject to any guaranty, warranty, right of return, right of credit or other indemnity other than the applicable standard terms and conditions of sale or lease of such Company, which are set forth in Schedule 4.25(a) of the Disclosure Schedule.

(b) The reserve for warranty claims set forth on the October 31, 2007 Financial Statements and any reserves for warranty claims created by the Companies in the ordinary course of business subsequent to October 31, 2007 were calculated in accordance with GAAP and Regulation S-X consistently applied.

(c) Except as disclosed in Schedule 4.15, neither Company has any liability to any customer to provide the customer with any other services or products of either Company on pre-negotiated terms at prices below the Companies’ published price (if any) for such services or products. Neither Company has any liability to any customer in connection with any service provided or product manufactured, sold, leased or delivered by such Company other than those arising or which may arise in the ordinary course of business.

4.26. Prepayments, Prebilled Invoices and Deposits.

(a) Schedule 4.26(a) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth (i) all prepayments, prebilled invoices and deposits that have been received by the Companies as of the date of this Agreement from customers for products to be shipped, or services to be performed, after the Closing Date, and (ii) with respect to each such prepayment, prebilled invoice or deposit, (A) the party and contract credited, (B) the date received or invoiced, (C) the products and/or services to be delivered and (D) the conditions for the return of such prepayment, prebilled invoice or deposit. All such prepayments, prebilled invoices and deposits are properly accrued for on the October 31, 2007 Financial Statements, and will be properly accrued for in Net Working Capital as of the Closing Date, in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis with the past practice of the Companies.

(b) Schedule 4.26(b) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth (i) all prepayments, prebilled invoices and deposits that have been made or paid by the Companies as of the date of this Agreement for products to be purchased, services to be performed or other benefits to be received after the Closing Date, and (ii) with respect to each such prepayment, prebilled invoice or deposit, (A) the party to whom such prepayment, prebilled invoice or deposit was made or paid, (B) the date made or paid, (C) the products and/or services to be delivered and (D) the conditions for the return of such prepayment, prebilled invoice or deposit. All such prepayments, prebilled invoices and deposits are properly accrued for on the October 31, 2007 Financial Statements, and will be properly accrued for in Net Working Capital as of the Closing Date, in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis with the past practice of the Companies.

4.27. FDA Regulatory Compliance.

(a) The Companies are, and have been at all times during the four (4) year period prior to the date hereof, in compliance with all applicable statutes, rules, regulations, standards, guidelines, policies, and orders administered or issued by FDA (“FDA Laws”) or any comparable Governmental Body, except where non-compliance has not been and would not be (individually or in the aggregate) material to the Companies or their businesses.

 

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(b) To Seller’s knowledge, the Companies’ genetic screening and diagnostic testing activities are currently subject to the FDA’s exercise of enforcement discretion with respect to so-called “home brew” tests developed and utilized in clinical laboratories certified pursuant to the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (“CLIA”), and, therefore, are not subject to active FDA regulation as of the date of this Agreement.

(c) The Companies have had no written communications with the FDA regarding regulatory non-compliance of their businesses, and are not subject to (i) any written notice or communication from the FDA or from any comparable Governmental Body alleging non-compliance with any FDA Laws, or (ii) any FDA inspection, FDA warning letter, FDA notice of violation letter, or response or commitment made to or with the FDA or with any comparable Governmental Body, and, to Seller’s knowledge, no such proceedings have been initiated.

4.28. Health Care Regulatory Compliance.

(a) Except as disclosed in Schedule 4.28(a) of the Disclosure Schedule, the Companies are, and have been at all times during the four (4) year period prior to the date hereof, in compliance with all applicable provisions of the civil False Claims Act (31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq.), criminal false claims statutes (e.g., 18 U.S.C. §§ 287 and 1001), the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act (31 U.S.C. § 3801 et seq.), the federal Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information (45 C.F.R. Parts 160 and 164), CLIA (42 U.S.C. § 263a, as amended, et seq.) and other relevant federal and state health care laws and the related regulations (collectively, “Government Health Care Laws”), except where non-compliance has not been and would not reasonably be expected to be (individually or in the aggregate) material to the Companies or their businesses.

(b) The Companies are, and have been at all times during the four (4) year period prior to the date hereof, in compliance with applicable requirements for laboratory licensure, accreditation, and certification requirements under applicable federal, state or foreign laws, except where non-compliance has not been and would not reasonably be expected to be (individually or in the aggregate) material to the Companies or their businesses.

(c) Neither of the Companies nor, to Seller’s knowledge, any of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents or consultants, or any other Person acting on behalf of either of the Companies: (i) is now, to Seller’s knowledge, under investigation with respect to a violation of any Government Health Care Laws; (ii) has been debarred, excluded or suspended from federal procurement or non-procurement programs; or (iii) to the knowledge of Seller, is the target or subject of any current or potential investigation relating to any Government Health Care Law-related offense.

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knowingly and willfully violates Government Health Care Laws, including, but not limited to, violation of federal or state false claims act laws, anti-kickback laws, or any activity that violates any state or federal law relating to prohibiting fraudulent, abusive or unlawful practices connected in any way with the provision of health care items or services or the billing for such items or services.

(e) Except as disclosed on Schedule 4.28(a), to the knowledge of Seller, no Person has filed or has threatened to file against either of the Companies an action under any federal or state whistleblower statute, including without limitation, the False Claims Act (31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq.).

(f) The Companies are subject to a Corporate Integrity Agreement (a “CIA”) for a term of five (5) years from the effective date (September 20, 2006, unless otherwise specified) between Seller and the Office of the Inspector General of the United States Department of Health and Human Services to promote compliance with the statutes, regulations and written directives of Medicare, Medicaid, TRICARE, and other Federal Health Care Programs. Contemporaneously with the CIA, Seller entered into settlement agreements with certain states (“State Settlement Agreements”), and a settlement agreement, effective on or about September 21, 2006, with the United States of America and acting through the United States Department of Justice (“Federal Settlement Agreement”) pursuant to a qui tam action in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland captioned United States ex rel. Daniel M. Hall, MD v. Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc., Civil No. L-02-1805. To the extent applicable, the Companies and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, consultants, and any Person acting on behalf of any of them, have been in compliance in all material respects with their respective requirements at all times during the term of the CIA, the State Settlement Agreements, and the Federal Settlement Agreement. Seller represents and warrants that the terms of the CIA shall not apply to Buyer or any of its Affiliates as a result of or in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

4.29. Government Contracts.

(a) Neither Company has been suspended or debarred from bidding on contracts or subcontracts with any Governmental Body, and no such suspension or debarment has been initiated or, to the knowledge of Seller, threatened. Neither Company has been or is now being audited or investigated by the United States Government Accountability Office, the United States Department of Defense or any of its agencies, the Defense Contract Audit Agency, the contracting or auditing function of any Governmental Body with which it is contracting or to which it is otherwise subject, the United States Department of Justice, the Office of the Inspector General of the United States or any department or agency of the United States, any state enforcement agency, or any prime contractor with a Governmental Body; nor, to the knowledge of Seller, has any such audit or investigation been threatened. Neither of the Companies has received written notice of (i) the suspension or debarment of either Company from bidding on contracts or subcontracts with any Governmental Body, or (ii) any claim (including any claim for return of funds to any Governmental Body) pursuant to an audit or investigation by any of the entities named in the foregoing sentence.

 

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(b) Neither of the Companies has received written notice of any of the following with respect to any of the Companies’ contracts or subcontracts with any Governmental Body: (i) a Termination for Default (as provided in 48 C.F.R. Ch.1 §52.249-8, 52.249-9 or similar sections), or (ii) a Termination for Convenience (as provided in 48 C.F.R. Ch.1 §52.241-1, 52.249-2 or similar sections), or a Stop Work Order (as provided in 48 C.F.R. Ch.1 §52.212-13 or similar sections); and Seller has no knowledge that funding may not be provided under any contract or subcontract with any Governmental Body in the upcoming federal fiscal year.

4.30. Disclosure. No representation or warranty by Seller contained in this Agreement, and no statement contained in the Disclosure Schedule or in the certificate delivered pursuant to Section 8.3 contains or will contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omits or will omit to state any material fact necessary, in light of the circumstances under which it was or will be made, in order to make the statements herein or therein not misleading.

 

  5. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER.

Buyer hereby represents and warrants to Seller that the statements contained in this Section 5 are true and correct.

5.1. Organization, Good Standing and Qualification. Buyer is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and has all necessary corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder, and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.

5.2. Authorization of Agreement. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby by Buyer have been duly and validly authorized by the Board of Directors of Buyer; and Buyer has the full legal right, power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder, and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. No further corporate authorization is necessary on the part of Buyer to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.

5.3. Valid and Binding Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of Buyer, enforceable against Buyer in accordance with its terms, except to the extent limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, and except that the remedy of specific performance or similar equitable relief is available only at the discretion of the entity before which enforcement is sought.

5.4. No Breach of Statute or Contract. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Buyer, nor compliance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement on the part of Buyer, will, except as would not prevent or materially delay the Closing and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, or result in the right of any Person other than Seller or any of its Affiliates to require post-Closing rescission of the transactions contemplated hereby: (a) violate the Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws of Buyer, or any

 

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statute or regulation of any Governmental Body, which affects and is or would reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to Buyer; (b) require the issuance to Buyer of any authorization, license, consent or approval of any Governmental Body; or (c) conflict with or result in a breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any judgment, order, injunction, decree, note, indenture, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument to which Buyer is a party, or by which Buyer is bound, or constitute a default thereunder. Except for any required pre-merger notification under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the “HSR Act”), no consent, authorization or approval of or filing with any Governmental Body, or any third party, will be required on the part of Buyer in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

5.5. Purchase of Stock for Investment. Buyer will be acquiring ownership of the Stock for its own account, for investment purposes only, and not with a view to the resale or distribution thereof in violation of any applicable securities laws.

 

  6. SELLER’S OBLIGATIONS BEFORE THE CLOSING DATE.

Seller covenants and agrees that, from the date hereof until the Closing Date:

6.1. Access to Information.

(a) Each Company and Seller shall permit Buyer and its counsel, accountants and other representatives, upon reasonable advance notice to the subject Company, during normal business hours and without undue disruption of the business of such Company, to have reasonable access to all properties, books, accounts, records, contracts, documents and information relating to such Company (provided that such access to documents may be provided, as and to the extent appropriate, through a virtual data room). Buyer and its representatives shall also be permitted to freely consult with each Company’s counsel and officers concerning the business of such Company, and to conduct interviews with key employees of each Company, subject to such procedures as may reasonably be imposed by Seller. Seller shall, if requested by Buyer, introduce Buyer to customers and suppliers of the Companies for the purpose of facilitating the post-Closing integration of the Companies and its business into that of Buyer.

(b) Within fifteen (15) days after the end of each month for each month ending after the execution and delivery of this Agreement, Seller shall furnish to Buyer an unaudited combined income statement for such month and an unaudited combined balance sheet as of the end of such month, prepared on a basis consistent with the Financial Statements. Such financial statements shall present fairly the combined financial condition and results of operations of the Companies as of the dates thereof and for the periods covered thereby, and shall be consistent with the books and records of the Companies.

6.2. Conduct of Business in Normal Course. Each Company shall carry on its business activities in the ordinary course of business and in substantially the same manner as heretofore conducted, shall comply in all material respects with applicable law, and shall not make or institute any unusual or novel methods of service, sale, purchase, lease, management, accounting or operation that will vary materially from those methods used by such Company as of the date hereof, without in each instance obtaining the prior written consent of Buyer.

 

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6.3. Preservation of Business and Relationships. Each Company shall, without making or incurring any unusual commitments or expenditures, use its reasonable efforts to preserve its business organization intact and to preserve its present relationships with referral sources, clients, customers, suppliers and others having business relationships with it.

6.4. Maintenance of Insurance. Each Company shall continue to carry its existing insurance, to the extent obtainable upon reasonable terms.

6.5. Corporate Matters. Neither of the Companies shall, without the prior written consent of Buyer:

(a) amend its Articles of Incorporation or By-Laws or Certificate of Limited Partnership or Limited Partnership Agreement (as applicable) (provided that this Section 6.5(a) shall not limit either Company from taking the actions described in Section 6.8);

(b) issue any shares of its capital stock, any partnership interests or any other securities of either Company;

(c) issue or create any warrants, obligations, subscriptions, options, convertible Stock or other commitments under which any additional shares of its capital stock or additional partnership interests might be directly or indirectly issued;

(d) materially amend, cancel, modify, or waive any material rights or take any action that would constitute a material breach or default under any Material Contract or, except in the ordinary course of business, enter into or modify any new agreement that, if existing on the date of this Agreement, would constitute a Material Contract;

(e) except for salary increases and year-end bonuses disclosed in Schedule 6.5(e) of the Disclosure Schedule, pay, grant or authorize any salary increases or bonuses to any officer or employee, except in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice (including annual salary increases which took effect on October 1, 2007), and except for bonuses paid to the employees listed on Schedule 6.5(e), pay any bonus to any director, materially modify the employment terms of its directors, officers or employees, generally or individually, hire any new officers or (except in the ordinary course of business) any new employees or consultants or enter into any employment agreement, consulting agreement or management agreement or enter into, adopt or amend in any material respect any Employee Plan;

(f) except pursuant to commitments in effect on the date hereof which have been disclosed to Buyer in writing, or as otherwise set forth in Schedule 6.5(f) of the Disclosure Schedule, make any capital expenditure(s) or commitment(s), whether by means of purchase, lease or otherwise, or any operating lease commitment(s), in excess of $50,000 in the aggregate;

(g) sell, assign or dispose of any capital asset(s) with a net book value in excess of $10,000 as to any one item, or $50,000 in the aggregate as to all items for both Companies or acquire any assets or property (including any shares or other equity interests in any other corporation, partnership, association or other business organization or division thereof), other than purchases in the ordinary course of business;

 

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(h) materially change its method of collection of accounts or notes receivable, or prepay any of its obligations or liabilities, other than prepayments to take advantage of trade discounts not otherwise inconsistent with or in excess of historical prepayment practices;

(i) split, combine or reclassify any shares of its capital stock or pay any dividends or distributions to Seller or any of its Affiliates; provided, that (i) Seller may continue to sweep and retain the Companies’ cash balances on a daily basis, and (ii) PSI and PSLP may transfer to Seller or any of its Affiliates (A) all inventory of products listed on Schedule 6.5(i)(A) of the Disclosure Schedule as of the Closing Date, and (B) the pending research and development activities, patent applications and license agreements listed in Schedule 6.5(i)(B) of the Disclosure Schedule;

(j) incur any indebtedness for money borrowed (including obligations in respect of capital leases) except from Seller (which indebtedness from Seller shall be discharged in full prior to Closing), or assume, guarantee, endorse or otherwise become liable or responsible (whether directly, contingently or otherwise) for the obligations of any other Person, except for endorsements of negotiable instruments in the ordinary course of business; or make any loans, advances or capital contributions to, or investments in, any other Person (other than cash payments to Seller);

(k) subject any of its assets or properties, including Intellectual Property, to any Liens, other than Permitted Liens;

(l) forgive any liability or indebtedness owed to it by Seller or any of its Affiliates (except to the extent of any set-off against any liability or indebtedness owed by either of the Companies to Seller or any of its Affiliates);

(m) sell, assign, transfer, license or sublicense any Intellectual Property;

(n) change its accounting methods, principles or practices, except insofar as may be required by a generally applicable change in GAAP;

(o) make or change any Tax election, change an annual accounting period, enter into any closing agreement, waive or extend any statute of limitation with respect to Taxes, or take any other similar action relating to the filing of any Tax Return or the payment of any Tax, or file any amended return, settle or compromise any Tax liability, claim or assessment with regard to the Companies that would have a material adverse impact on Buyer and its subsidiaries (including, following the Closing, the Companies), taken together;

(p) institute or settle any action, suit, proceeding, claim, complaint, hearing, arbitration, inquiry or investigation before any Governmental Body or before any arbitrator, except for collection actions in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, and except for settlements that (i) impose only monetary payment obligations that are

 

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paid in full prior to the Closing or are accrued for as current liabilities (whether or not same constitute current liabilities in accordance with GAAP) in both the Preliminary Closing Net Working Capital Statement and in the final calculation of Net Working Capital as of the Closing Date pursuant to Section 3.2 above, and (ii) that include a full release of the Companies for all liabilities arising from, related to or otherwise in connection with the action, suit, proceeding, claim, complaint, hearing, arbitration, inquiry or investigation settled and the subject matter thereof (provided that the Buyer may not unreasonably withhold, condition or delay its consent to any other settlement covered by this Section 6.5(p));

(q) take any action or fail to take any action permitted by this Agreement with the knowledge that such action or failure to take action would result in (i) any of the representations and warranties of Seller set forth in this Agreement becoming untrue in any material respect, or (ii) any of the conditions to the Closing set forth in Section 8 not being satisfied; or

(r) agree in writing or otherwise to take any of the foregoing actions.

In addition, prior to the Closing, Seller shall cause each of the Companies to (A) accept customer orders in the ordinary course of business, and (B) continue to make regularly scheduled payments pursuant to the terms of any contract with respect to any indebtedness of the Companies in existence as of the date of this Agreement.

6.6. Notice of Breaches. Prior to the Closing, Seller shall promptly deliver to Buyer supplemental information concerning events or circumstances occurring subsequent to the date hereof which would render any representation, warranty or statement of Seller in this Agreement or the Disclosure Schedule inaccurate or incomplete in any material respect at any time after the date of this Agreement until the Closing if such representation, warranty or statement were made at such time. No such supplemental information shall be deemed to avoid or cure any misrepresentation or breach of warranty or constitute an amendment of any representation, warranty or statement in this Agreement or the Disclosure Schedule.

6.7 FIRPTA. At or prior to the Closing, Seller shall deliver to Buyer a certification that Seller is not a foreign person in accordance with the Treasury Regulations under Section 1445 of the Code. If Buyer does not receive either the notices or the certifications described above on or before the Closing Date, Buyer shall be permitted to withhold from the payments to be made pursuant to this Agreement any required withholding Tax under Section 1445 of the Code.

6.8 Name Changes. Prior to the Closing, Seller shall take all actions necessary (including, without limitation, all corporate and limited partnership action, action of the board of directors or similar governing body, action of equity holders and execution by officers or other authorized persons) to allow for the filing by Seller (pursuant to the authorization described in Section 9.7) with the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania of amendments of the certificate of incorporation and certificate of limited partnership (as applicable) of the Companies to make no change other than to change the legal name of PSI to “PerkinElmer Genetics, Inc.” and the legal name of PSLP to “PerkinElmer Genetics, L.P.” (such amendments, the “Name Change Amendments”).

 

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  7. ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES.

7.1. Confidentiality. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, and subject only to any disclosure requirements which may be imposed upon either party under applicable stock exchange rules or state or federal securities or antitrust laws, it is expressly understood and agreed by Buyer and Seller that prior to Closing (a) this Agreement, the Disclosure Schedule and the conversations, negotiations and transactions relating hereto and/or contemplated hereby, and (b) all non-public financial information, business records and other non-public information concerning Seller, the Companies or Buyer which any of Buyer, the Companies and Seller or their respective representatives has received or may hereafter receive, shall be maintained in the strictest confidence by Buyer, the Companies and Seller and their respective representatives, and shall not be disclosed to any Person that is not associated or affiliated with any of Buyer, the Companies and Seller and involved in the transactions contemplated hereby, without the prior written approval of Seller or Buyer, as applicable. Prior to Closing, neither party shall issue any press release or other public announcement regarding the transactions contemplated hereby unless required by applicable stock exchange rules or state or federal securities laws without the prior approval of the other party (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed). In the event that the transactions contemplated hereby shall not be consummated for any reason, each of Buyer, the Companies and Seller covenants and agrees that neither they nor their respective representatives shall retain any documents, lists or other writings which they may have received or obtained in connection herewith or any documents incorporating any of the information contained in any of the same (all of which, and all copies thereof in the possession or control of themselves or their representatives, shall be returned to the original source of the material at issue or destroyed, at the election of the recipient). This Section 7.1 shall be an addition to the agreements of the parties contained in that certain Confidentiality Agreement between the Parties dated as of December 28, 2005 and as amended by agreement dated December 15, 2006 (collectively, the “Confidentiality Agreement”).

7.2. Consents and Approvals and HSR Act.

(a) Each party shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain, at its expense, all waivers, permits, consents, approvals or other authorizations from Governmental Bodies, and to effect all registrations, filings and notices with or to Governmental Bodies, as may be required for such party to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and to otherwise comply with all applicable laws and regulations in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. In the event that pre-merger notification under the HSR Act is required in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the parties shall cooperate with one another so as to effect simultaneous filings by the parties, with each party requesting, in its filing, early termination of the applicable waiting period. In the event of any request for additional information by the Department of Justice or the Federal Trade Commission, the subject party shall promptly notify the other party of the particulars thereof and shall provide the requested information. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Buyer shall not be obligated to sell or dispose of or hold separately (through a trust or otherwise) any assets or businesses of Buyer, any of its Affiliates, or the Companies. All filing fees payable in respect of such HSR Act filings shall be divided equally between Buyer and Seller.

 

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(b) Seller shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain, at its expense, all such waivers, consents or approvals from third parties, and to give all such notices to third parties, as are listed or required to be listed in the Disclosure Schedule.

7.3. Non-Interference. Each party shall use all reasonable efforts to perform its respective pre-Closing covenants hereunder and to fulfill the conditions precedent provided in this Agreement (to the extent within such party’s control). Neither of the parties shall cause to occur any act, event or condition which would cause any of their respective representations and warranties made in this Agreement to be or become untrue or incorrect in any material respect, or would cause the conditions to the obligations of the parties to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement set forth in Sections 8 and 9 below not to be satisfied.

7.4. Additional Agreements.

(a) The parties shall work together in good faith to negotiate, execute and deliver the following agreements: (i) a non-exclusive, non-assignable (except by operation of law), non-sublicenseable, perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free license by Seller to the Companies, Buyer and Buyer’s subsidiaries to utilize in the Business from and after the Closing Date, in a manner generally consistent with the use thereof in the Business on the date of this Agreement, all Intellectual Property owned by Seller and/or its subsidiaries relating to the detection of thyroxine (T4) by mass spectroscopy, including, without limitation, the Intellectual Property specified on Schedule 7.4(a)(i) of the Disclosure Schedule, (ii) if determined to be necessary or desirable, a non-exclusive, non-assignable (except by operation of law), non-sublicenseable, perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free license by the applicable Companies to the Seller and its subsidiaries to utilize from and after the Closing Date, in a manner generally consistent with the use thereof by the Seller and its subsidiaries on the date of this Agreement, all Intellectual Property owned by the Companies as of the Closing relating to the preparation and administration of total parenteral nutrition (TPN) (as defined below), including, without limitation, the Intellectual Property specified on Schedule 7.4(a)(ii) of the Disclosure Schedule, and (iii) an agreement by PSI to provide services to Seller and its subsidiaries from and after the Closing Date for (A) the SoundGene Test (as defined below), and (B) the services heretofore provided by PSI to Obstetrix Medical Group, Inc. pursuant to the clinical trial agreements and investigative site agreements listed in Schedule 4.22 of the Disclosure Schedule, in each case in a manner generally consistent with such services as performed by PSI on the date of this Agreement, at a pricing structure to be mutually agreed by Buyer and Seller.

(b) The parties agree that if the parties have worked together in good faith as required by Section 7.4(a), the failure to have completed the negotiation or execution and delivery of any agreements specified in Section 7.4(a) shall not be a condition to Closing, and that if the Closing occurs prior to the completion of such negotiation, execution and delivery of any such agreements, the parties agree to continue following the Closing to work together in good faith as provided by Section 7.4(a).

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(d) As used in this Agreement, “SoundGene Test” means a screening test that identifies the genetic and/or viral causes of hearing loss specified on Schedule 7.4(d) of the Disclosure Schedule.

7.5. Certain Payments. Seller shall pay or cause to be paid, on a prompt basis, through the Closing Date, all amounts described in item (i) and items (iii) through (vii) of item 6 of Schedule 1.7 of the Disclosure Schedule, in respect of periods through the Closing Date.

 

  8. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO BUYER’S PERFORMANCE.

The obligations of Buyer to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are further subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Closing Date, of all the following conditions, any one or more of which may be waived in writing by Buyer:

8.1. Accuracy of Representations and Warranties. All representations and warranties made by Seller in this Agreement that are qualified as to materiality and the representations made by Seller in Section 4.1 shall be true and correct in all respects, and all other representations and warranties made by Seller in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects, on and as of the Closing Date as though such representations and warranties were made on and as of that date.

8.2. Performance. Seller shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by Seller on or before the Closing Date, including, without limitation, all covenants and agreements described in Sections 6 and 7 of this Agreement.

8.3. Certification. Buyer shall have received a certificate, dated the Closing Date, signed by a duly authorized officer of Seller, certifying, in such detail as Buyer and its counsel may reasonably request, that the conditions specified in Sections 8.1 and 8.2 above have been fulfilled.

8.4. Absence of Litigation. Except as disclosed in Schedule 4.20, no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or any Governmental Body, against Buyer, Seller or either Company or pertaining to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or their consummation, shall be pending or threatened in writing on the Closing Date wherein an unfavorable judgment, order, decree, stipulation or injunction would (a) prevent consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (b) cause the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to be rescinded following consummation, or (c) have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect or impair the ability of Seller to transfer and deliver to Buyer all of the Stock free and clear of all Liens whatsoever (except any restrictions which may be created by operation of state or federal securities laws).

8.5. Consents; Releases. All necessary waivers, permits, consents, approvals or other authorizations set forth on Schedule 8.5 of the Disclosure Schedule and under any applicable U.S. or foreign antitrust laws and all other waivers, permits, consents, approvals or other authorizations, registrations, filings and notices, which are necessary for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or are material to the conduct of the

 

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Companies’ businesses, shall have been obtained and true and complete copies thereof delivered to Buyer; provided, however, that with respect to filings under the HSR Act, this condition shall be deemed satisfied upon the expiration of the applicable waiting period without governmental action or upon official notification of the early termination of such waiting period. All Liens on the Securities and all Liens on either Company’s assets securing indebtedness for money borrowed of Seller or the Companies (as listed on Schedule 4.9) shall have been terminated and released, and all Tax-sharing and Tax indemnity agreements between Seller and the Companies shall have been terminated; and evidence thereof, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Buyer, shall have been delivered to Buyer.

8.6. Settlement of Affiliate Obligations. All debts, liabilities and other monetary obligations owed (a) to either Company on the Closing Date by Seller and/or any of Seller’s Affiliates, and (b) by either Company on the Closing Date to Seller and/or any of Seller’s Affiliates shall have been fully satisfied such that no such Affiliate obligations of either Company, the Seller or the Seller’s Affiliates shall be outstanding on and after the Closing Date.

8.7. No Material Adverse Change. There shall not have occurred any change, event, circumstance, development or condition which, individually or taken together with all other changes, events, circumstances, developments and conditions, has had, or could reasonably be expected in the future to have, a Material Adverse Effect, except for matters resulting from adverse changes in economic conditions affecting businesses and economic conditions in the United States generally that do no have a disproportionate impact on the Companies.

8.8. Resolutions. Buyer shall have received certified resolutions of the Board of Directors of Seller in form reasonably satisfactory to counsel for Buyer, authorizing Seller’s execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and all other actions to be taken by Seller hereunder.

8.9. Transition Services Agreement. Buyer and PSI shall have received a counterpart of the Transition Services Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Transition Services Agreement”) executed by Seller.

8.10. Proceedings and Instruments Satisfactory. All proceedings, corporate or other, to be taken in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and all documents incidental thereto, shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to Buyer and its counsel. Seller shall have submitted to Buyer or its representatives for examination the originals or true and correct copies of all records and documents relating to the business and affairs of the Companies which Buyer may have requested in connection with said transactions.

 

  9. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO SELLER’S PERFORMANCE.

The obligations of Seller to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are further subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Closing Date, of all of the following conditions, any one or more of which may be waived in writing by Seller:

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correct in all respects, and all other representations and warranties made by Buyer in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date as though such representations and warranties were made on and as of that date , in each case, other than any failure of a representation or warranty to be true and correct that would not (a) prevent or materially delay the Closing and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, or (b) result in the right of any Person other than Seller or any of its Affiliates to require post-Closing rescission of the transactions contemplated hereby.

9.2. Performance. Buyer shall have performed, satisfied and complied with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by Buyer on or before the Closing Date, including without limitation, satisfaction of all of Buyer’s covenants and agreements contained in Section 7 of this Agreement.

9.3. Certification. Seller shall have received a certificate, dated the Closing Date, signed by a duly authorized officer of Buyer certifying, in such detail as Seller and its counsel may reasonably request, that the conditions specified in Sections 9.1 and 9.2 above have been fulfilled.

9.4. Absence of Litigation. No action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or any Governmental Body, pertaining to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or their consummation, shall be pending on the Closing Date, which action, suit or proceeding would, if determined adversely, impair the ability of Buyer to pay the Consideration.

9.5 Consents. All necessary disclosures (if required to be made by Buyer or any of its Affiliates) to and agreements and consents of any governmental authorities or agencies to the extent required in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, shall have been obtained and true and complete copies thereof delivered to Seller; provided, however, that with respect to filings under the HSR Act, this condition shall be deemed satisfied upon the expiration of the applicable waiting period without governmental action or upon official notification of the early termination of such waiting period.

9.6. Resolutions. Seller shall have received certified resolutions of the Board of Directors of Buyer in form reasonably satisfactory to counsel for Seller, authorizing Buyer’s execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and all other actions to be taken by Buyer hereunder.

9.7. Name Changes. Provided that Seller shall have complied with its obligations pursuant to Section 6.8 (and if Seller shall not have done so, then the condition in this Section 9.7 shall be deemed automatically waived by Seller), Buyer shall have delivered to Seller a letter, signed by an officer of Buyer, making reference to this Agreement and the defined terms used herein and then stating that “Seller is hereby authorized to file the Name Change Amendments with the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on the Closing Date or up to ten business days after the Closing Date.”

9.8. Proceedings and Instruments Satisfactory. All proceedings to be taken in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and all documents incidental thereto, shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to Seller and its counsel.

 

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  10. CLOSING.

10.1. Place and Date of Closing. Unless this Agreement shall be terminated pursuant to Section 11 below, the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “Closing”) shall take place at the offices of Greenberg Traurig LLP, or such other location as shall be agreed upon by the parties, at 10:00 A.M. local time, on the date which is five (5) business days after the satisfaction or waiver of all of the conditions to the obligations of the parties to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby (excluding the delivery at the Closing of any of the documents set forth in Sections 8 and 9) (provided, that if such date is on or after the 15th day of the subject calendar month, then the Closing shall occur on the last business day of such calendar month), or such later date as may be mutually agreeable to the parties (the date of the Closing being referred to in this Agreement as the “Closing Date”).

10.2. Actions at Closing. On the Closing Date, simultaneous with the Closing, the parties shall make all payments and deliveries stated in this Agreement to be made at the Closing and/or on or prior to the Closing Date, as set forth herein.

 

  11. TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT.

11.1. General. This Agreement may be terminated and the transactions contemplated hereby may be abandoned at any time prior to the Closing:

(a) by the mutual written consent of Buyer and Seller;

(b) by Buyer, if, by March 31, 2008 (subject to reasonable extension, but not beyond September 30, 2008, to the extent required in order to complete compliance with the HSR Act) (as so extended, the “Outside Closing Date”), the conditions set forth in Section 8 above shall not have been satisfied, complied with or performed (unless such failure of satisfaction, compliance or performance is the result, directly or indirectly, of any breach of this Agreement on the part of Buyer), and Buyer shall not have waived such failure of satisfaction, compliance or performance;

(c) by Seller if, by the Outside Closing Date, (i) the conditions set forth in Section 9 above shall not have been satisfied, complied with or performed (unless such failure of satisfaction, compliance or performance is the result, directly or indirectly, of any breach of this Agreement on the part of Seller), and Seller shall not have waived such failure of satisfaction, compliance or performance, or (ii) Buyer shall have failed to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement unless (A) such failure is due to the conditions set forth in Section 8 above not having been satisfied, complied with or performed (unless such failure of satisfaction, compliance or performance is the result, directly or indirectly, of any breach of this Agreement on the part of Buyer), and (B) the failure to satisfy, comply with or perform such conditions, or the consummation of the Closing and operation of the Business following the Closing without satisfaction, compliance with or performance of such conditions, has had or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect;

 

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(d) by Buyer, if Seller has knowingly and intentionally breached or failed to comply with its warranties, representations or obligations under this Agreement for the purpose of avoiding or delaying the consummation of the Closing, such that any of the conditions set forth in Section 8 would not reasonably be expected to be satisfied; or

(e) by Buyer, for any reason or for no reason, at any time on or prior to the Outside Closing Date.

11.2. Effect of Termination. In the event of termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 11, prompt written notice shall be given by the terminating party to the other party, and, unless the party seeking to terminate this Agreement shall have no right to do so, neither party to this Agreement shall have any further liability to the other, except as provided in Section 7.1 above or (if applicable) Section 11.3 below.

11.3. Break-Up Fee. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 11.2, in the event that (a) Seller terminates this Agreement pursuant to clause (i) of Section 11.1(c) under circumstances where (i) the failure to satisfy, comply with or perform any of the conditions set forth in Section 9 above shall arise by reason of a default by Buyer of any of its obligations under this Agreement or the failure by Buyer to use commercially reasonably efforts to satisfy, comply with or perform such condition if such condition could have been satisfied, complied with or performed through Buyer’s commercially reasonable efforts, and (ii) the failure to satisfy, comply with or perform such condition is or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the assets, business, results of operations or condition (financial or otherwise) of Seller and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, upon or after the Closing, (b) Seller terminates this Agreement pursuant to clause (ii) of Section 11.1(c) and as of such date Seller is ready, willing and able to effect the Closing (subject to any required performance by Buyer in order to satisfy any of conditions set forth in Section 9) but Buyer fails to effect the Closing for any reason (or for no reason), (c) Buyer terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 11.1(b) in circumstances where (i) Buyer has not consummated the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as a result of the conditions set forth in Section 8 above not having been satisfied, complied with or performed (and such failure of satisfaction, compliance or performance is not the result, directly or indirectly, of any breach of this Agreement on the part of Buyer), and (ii) the failure to satisfy, comply with or perform such conditions, or the consummation of the Closing and operation of the Business following the Closing without satisfaction, compliance with or performance of such conditions, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, or (d) Buyer terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 11.1(e), then Buyer shall pay to Seller, by wire transfer of immediately available funds, the sum of $2,000,000 (the “Break Up Fee”) promptly after the date of the event giving rise to such payment obligation, which payment shall constitute liquidated damages and shall be Seller’s sole and exclusive remedy for any such termination. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in clauses (b) or (c) of this Section 11.3, no Break Up Fee shall be required to be paid by Buyer pursuant to this Section 11.3 if, at the time of termination of this Agreement, either (A) the applicable waiting period under the HSR Act has not expired without governmental action and same is not the result of any failure by Buyer to use commercially reasonable efforts to pursue and obtain HSR Act clearance, or (B) a consent under or amendment to the Credit Agreement entered into as of July 30, 2004, between Seller and its Material Subsidiaries and Bank of America, N.A., as amended, has not been effected releasing the Companies as guarantors thereunder, and releasing the Companies of all liabilities and obligations thereunder.

 

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  12. INDEMNIFICATION.

12.1. General.

(a) From and after the Closing Date, Seller shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless Buyer from, against and in respect of any and all claims, losses (including lost profits), costs, expenses, obligations, debts, liabilities (whether absolute, accrued, contingent, fixed or otherwise, or whether known or unknown, or due or to become due or otherwise), damages, recoveries and deficiencies, including costs of investigation, interest, penalties and reasonable attorneys’ fees, that Buyer or either Company may incur, sustain or suffer (collectively “Buyer Losses”) as a result of:

(i) any breach or inaccuracy, as of the Closing Date, of any representation or warranty of Seller contained in this Agreement or in the certificate delivered pursuant to Section 8.3;

(ii) any failure to perform any covenant or agreement of Seller contained in this Agreement;

(iii) the termination by PSI of the Agreement dated November 24, 2004 by and between PSI and Pharma Strategies, Ltd. (“Pharma”);

(iv) the litigation captioned Pediatrix Screening, Inc. and Pediatrix Screening, LP v. TeleChem International, Inc., t/d/b/a Arrayit.com, Civil Action No. 01-2226 in the Civil Division of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, or any other Buyer Losses resulting from the subject matter thereof;

(v) any claim(s) brought against either of the Companies subsequent to the date hereof by any former stockholder of the Companies, claiming in his, her or its capacity as a former stockholder (other than any claim(s) by Seller under this Agreement);

(vi) any claims of professional liability relating to any professional service provided by the Business or either Company subsequent to the consummation of the transactions pursuant to the 2003 Agreement (as such term is defined in Section 12.2(a) below) and prior to the Closing Date;

(vii) any workers compensation-type claims against either Company relating to an occurrence prior to the Closing; or

(viii) any inability of either Company to comply following the Closing with any obligation of either Company pursuant to any contract (whether written or oral) to which either Company is a party as of the Closing (including, without limitation, any contract relating to T4, TPN or SoundGene Test), to the extent such inability to comply results from the Company’s failure immediately following the Closing to own or have a valid right to use any physical or intangible assets (including, without limitation, Intellectual Property) owned or held by Seller or any of its Affiliates.

 

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(b) From and after the Closing Date, Buyer shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless Seller from, against and in respect of any and all claims, losses (including lost profits), costs, expenses, obligations, debts, liabilities (whether absolute, accrued, contingent, fixed or otherwise, or whether known or unknown, or due or to become due or otherwise), damages, recoveries and deficiencies, including costs of investigation, interest, penalties and reasonable attorneys’ fees, that Seller may incur, sustain or suffer (collectively, the “Seller Losses”) as a result of:

(i) any breach or inaccuracy, as of the Closing Date, of any representation or warranty of Buyer contained in this Agreement or in the certificate delivered pursuant to Section 9.3; or

(ii) any failure to perform any covenant or agreement of Buyer contained in this Agreement.

(c) Buyer Losses or Seller Losses are hereinafter referred to as “Losses”, as they relate to the applicable party or parties in Sections 12.3 and 12.4 below. Any calculation of Losses (whether Buyer Losses or Seller Losses) shall in each case be calculated net of any net Tax benefits actually realized by the indemnified party relating to or as a result of the subject Losses (after giving effect to any required indemnification payment hereunder). To the extent that the subject matter of any claim for indemnification hereunder is within the coverage of any insurance maintained by the indemnifying party (including, without limitation, professional liability coverage), then the indemnified party shall cooperate in all reasonable respects with the indemnifying party’s insurers with respect to the underlying subject matter. Upon final payment in respect of any indemnification claim hereunder, the indemnifying party shall (subject to any applicable limitations of any applicable insurance policy) be subrogated to any claims of the indemnified party against any third person(s) relating to the subject matter of the subject indemnity claim, and the indemnified party shall promptly execute and deliver any and all agreements and documents as may reasonably be requested by the indemnifying party to confirm and give effect to such subrogation. Any indemnification payments in respect of Buyer Losses shall be treated as an adjustment to the Adjusted Consideration.

(d) It is the intention of the parties that, although “materiality” qualifications will be considered in determining whether there exists an indemnifiable claim hereunder, for purposes of determining the amount of the Losses for which any party is entitled to be indemnified pursuant to this Section 12 with respect to any breach or inaccuracy of any representation or warranty, any “materiality” qualification in any representation and warranty shall be ignored.

12.2. Limitations on Certain Indemnity.

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contemplated by the Purchase Agreement dated as of May 13, 2003 (the “2003 Agreement”) by and among the Companies, the prior owners of the Companies and Pediatrix Medical Group (NGS), Inc. (which entity has been merged with and into PSI), and Buyer shall look solely to PSI’s indemnification rights under the 2003 Agreement with respect to any such matters (subject to and in accordance with the provisions of the 2003 Agreement and any limitations contained therein); provided, however, that this Section 12.2(a) shall not apply to any matters of which the Seller has knowledge as of the date hereof or as of the Closing Date.

(b) Seller shall not be liable to Buyer with respect to Buyer Losses unless and until, and then only to the extent that, the aggregate amount of all Buyer Losses with respect thereto shall exceed the sum of $1,000,000 (the “Basket”). Seller shall thereafter be liable for all Buyer Losses in excess of the Basket, up to a maximum aggregate amount of $35,000,000 (the “Cap”). In no event and under no circumstances shall Seller be liable for any Buyer Losses in an aggregate amount in excess of the Cap; provided, however, that the limitations set forth in this Section 12.2(b) shall not apply to (i) claims based on proven fraud, (ii) any claim relating to a breach of the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 4.1, 4.2 or 4.4, (iii) any claims under Sections 12.1(a)(iii), 12.1(a)(iv), 12.1(a)(v), 12.1(a)(vii) or 12.1(a)(viii) above, or (iv) any claim pursuant to Section 13. In addition, to the extent that any Buyer Losses are addressed through any adjustments pursuant to Section 3.2 above, such Buyer Losses shall not be the subject of any claim for indemnification under this Section 12.

(c) Buyer shall be entitled to indemnification by Seller for Buyer Losses only in respect of claims for which a Notice of Claim (as hereinafter defined) shall have been given to Seller on or before that date which is eighteen (18) months after the Closing Date; provided, that (i) the limitations set forth in this Section 12.2(c) shall not apply to any claim relating to a breach of the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 4.1, 4.2 or 4.4 above, or any claim pursuant to Sections 12.1(a)(iii), 12.1(a)(iv) or 12.1(a)(v) above, (ii) with respect to Buyer Losses relating to a breach of any warranties relating to Tax matters covered by Section 4.8 above, the duration of such indemnity shall be with respect to claims asserted prior to the expiration of the final statute of limitations for the subject Tax reports and Tax Returns covered by the warranties under Section 4.8 above, (iii) with respect to Buyer Losses arising by reason of any breach by Seller of any of its covenants under Section 15 below, the duration of such indemnity shall be with respect to and limited to claims asserted within the lesser of (A) one (1) year after the stated period during which the subject Section 15 covenant is effective, or (B) the applicable statute of limitations, and (iv) the limitations set forth in this Section 12.2(c) shall not apply to any claim pursuant to Section 13.

(d) Buyer shall not be liable to Seller with respect to Seller Losses unless and until, and then only to the extent that, the aggregate amount of all Seller Losses with respect thereto shall exceed the Basket. Buyer shall thereafter be liable for all Seller Losses in excess of the Basket, up to a maximum aggregate amount of the Cap. In no event and under no circumstances shall Buyer be liable for any Seller Losses in an aggregate amount in excess of the Cap; provided, however, that the limitations set forth in this Section 12.2(d) shall not apply to (i) claims based on fraud or knowing misrepresentation, (ii) any claim relating to a breach of the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 5.1, 5.2 or 5.3, or (iii) any claim pursuant to Section 13.

 

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(e) Seller shall be entitled to indemnification by Buyer for Seller Losses only in respect of claims for which a Notice of Claim shall have been given to Buyer on or before that date which is eighteen (18) months after the Closing Date; provided, that the limitations set forth in this Section 12.2(d) shall not apply to any claim relating to a breach of the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 5.1, 5.2 or 5.3.

(f) Except as otherwise specified in this Section 12.2 or elsewhere in this Agreement, all provisions of this Agreement shall survive the Closing and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. If either party delivers to the other party, before expiration of the applicable claims period, a claim notice based upon a breach of such representation, warranty, covenant or agreement, then the applicable representation, warranty, covenant or agreement shall survive until, but only for purposes of, the resolution of the matter covered by such notice. The rights to indemnification set forth in this Section 12 shall not be affected by (i) any investigation conducted by or on behalf of Buyer or Seller or any knowledge acquired (or capable of being acquired) by Buyer or Seller, whether before or after the date of this Agreement or the Closing Date, with respect to the inaccuracy of or noncompliance with any representation, warranty, covenant or obligation which is subject to indemnification hereunder, or (ii) any waiver by Buyer or Seller of any closing condition relating to the accuracy of representations and warranties or the performance of or compliance with agreements and covenants.

(g) Except for claims based on fraud and any equitable remedies which may be obtained in accordance with Section 15.5 below, the indemnification provisions of this Section 12 and Section 13 shall be the parties’ sole and exclusive remedy subsequent to the Closing in respect of any breach or alleged breach of this Agreement.

12.3. Resolution of Disputes.

(a) Whenever a claim shall arise for which either party shall be entitled to indemnification hereunder, the indemnified party shall notify the indemnifying party in writing within thirty (30) days of the indemnified party’s first receipt of notice of, or the indemnified party’s obtaining actual knowledge of, such claim (a “Notice of Claim”), and in any event within such shorter period as may be necessary for the indemnifying party to take appropriate action to resist such claim. No delay or failure on the part of the indemnified party in so notifying the indemnifying party shall relieve the indemnifying party of any liability or obligation hereunder except to the extent of any actual prejudice suffered by the indemnifying party as a result of such failure or delay, or any damage or liability caused by or arising out of such delay or failure. Such Notice of Claim shall specify all facts known to the indemnified party giving rise to such indemnity rights and shall estimate (to the extent reasonably possible) the amount of potential liability arising therefrom.

(b) In the event of any dispute relating to indemnification hereunder, neither party shall bring any legal action thereon (unless required in order to avoid expiration of any applicable statute of limitations) unless such dispute is not settled or compromised within thirty (30) days after both parties’ receipt of the subject claim.

 

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12.4. Right to Defend.

(a) Subject to Section 13, if the facts giving rise to any claim for indemnification shall involve any actual or threatened action or demand by any third party against the indemnified party or any of its Affiliates, the indemnifying party shall be entitled (without prejudice to the indemnified party’s right to participate at its own expense through counsel of its own choosing), at the indemnifying party’s expense and through counsel of its own choosing (who shall be reasonably acceptable to the indemnified party), to defend or prosecute such claim in the name of the indemnifying party or parties, or any of them, or if necessary, in the name of the indemnified party; provided, that except with respect to third party actions for which indemnification is provided in Sections 12.1(a)(iii) and/or 12.1(a)(iv) (as to which Seller shall have the absolute right to control the defense of such actions), (a) the indemnifying party may only assume control of such defense if (i) it acknowledges in writing to the indemnified party that all or any substantial portion of the subject matter of or, if awarded, relief sought in the particular claim may appropriately be the subject of an indemnification claim hereunder (provided that such acknowledgement shall be without prejudice to any fact thereafter discovered or fact or circumstance thereafter arising which would cause a determination that the indemnifying party does not have liability to indemnify for all or a portion of the Losses incurred by the indemnified party in the subject third party action), and (ii) if the Cap is applicable to such third party claim, the amount of damages sought in such third party claim (or, if no specific amount of damages is demanded, or if the amount demanded is patently arbitrary, then a good faith estimate by the parties of the potential damages for which the indemnifying party may be liable hereunder), taken together with the estimated costs of defense thereof and the amount (determined in accordance with this Section 12.2(a)(ii)) of any other unresolved claims for indemnification then pending as to which the Cap is applicable, is less than 200% of the then remaining unused portion of the Cap applicable to the indemnifying party’s liability under this Section 12, and (b) the indemnifying party may not assume control of the defense of any third party claim involving criminal liability or in which equitable relief is sought against the indemnified party.

(b) If the indemnifying party does not, or is not permitted under the terms hereof to, so assume control of the defense of a third party claim, the indemnified party shall control such defense. The party that does not control such defense (the “Non-controlling Party”) may participate in such defense at its own expense. The party controlling such defense (the “Controlling Party”) shall keep the Non-controlling Party advised of the status of such third party claim and the defense thereof and shall consider in good faith recommendations made by the Non-controlling Party with respect thereto. The Non-controlling Party shall furnish the Controlling Party with such information as it may have with respect to such third party claim (including copies of any summons, complaint or other pleading which may have been served on such party and any written claim, demand, invoice, billing or other document evidencing or asserting the same) and shall otherwise cooperate with and assist the Controlling Party in the defense of such third party claim. The reasonable fees and expenses of counsel to the Indemnified Party with respect to a third party claim shall be considered Losses for purposes of this Agreement if (i) the indemnified party controls the defense of such third party claim pursuant to the terms of Section 12.4(a), or (ii) the indemnifying party assumes control of such defense and the indemnified party reasonably concludes that the indemnified party and the indemnifying party have conflicting interests or different defenses available with respect to such

 

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third party claim. Seller shall not agree to any settlement of, or the entry of any judgment arising from, any third party claim without the prior written consent of Buyer, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided that the consent of Buyer shall not be required if Seller agrees in writing to pay any amounts payable pursuant to such settlement or judgment and such settlement or judgment includes a complete release of Buyer from further liability and has no other adverse effect on Buyer. Except as provided in Section 12.4(c) below, Buyer shall not agree to any settlement of, or the entry of any judgment arising from, any such third party claim without the prior written consent of Seller, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.

(c) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Section 12.4, if a third party asserts (other than by means of a lawsuit) that Buyer, either Company or any Affiliate thereof is liable to such third party for a monetary or other obligation which may constitute or result in Losses for which Buyer may be entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Section 12, and Buyer reasonably determines that it has a valid business reason to fulfill such obligation, then (i) Buyer shall be entitled to satisfy such obligation, without prior notice to or consent from Seller, (ii) Buyer may subsequently make a claim for indemnification in accordance with the provisions of this Section 12, and (iii) Buyer shall be reimbursed, in accordance with the provisions of this Section 12, for any such Losses for which it is entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Section 12 (subject to the right of Seller to dispute both Buyer’s entitlement to indemnification and the amount for which it is entitled to indemnification, under the terms of this Section 12).

12.5. Access to Records. In connection with the investigation and/or defense of any indemnification claims or any third party claims which may give rise to any indemnification obligations hereunder, Buyer shall permit Seller and its representatives to have access to, and to the make copies and extracts of, all relevant books and records of the Companies, all during normal business hours and at the Companies’ offices, such access to be in a manner that does not unreasonably interfere with the operation of the businesses of the Companies.

12.6. No Right of Contribution. Seller shall not have any right of contribution against either Company with respect to any breach by Seller of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements set forth in this Agreement.

 

  13. TAX MATTERS

13.1. Preparation and Filing of Tax Returns; Payment of Taxes.

(a) Seller shall prepare and timely file or shall cause to be prepared and timely filed or, if necessary, submit to Buyer for filing (i) all Tax Returns for Seller for all Taxable periods through the close of the Tax year in which the Closing Date occurs, (ii) all Tax Returns relating to any income Taxes of each Company for all Taxable periods that end on or before the Closing Date, and (iii) all other Tax Returns of each Company required to be filed (taking into account extensions) prior to the Closing Date. Seller shall make or cause to be made all payments required with respect to any such Tax Returns.

 

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(b) Buyer shall prepare and timely file or shall cause to be prepared and timely filed all other Tax Returns for each Company and shall make all payments required with respect to any such Tax Returns; provided, however, that, in the case of Taxes other than income Taxes, to the extent that the aggregate payments by Buyer in respect of periods prior to the Closing Date does not match the reserve for Taxes reflected in the final Closing Net Working Capital Statement, the parties shall, promptly following the completion of payments under Tax Returns for periods which include both pre-Closing and post-Closing times, effect settlement and payment between each other such that the amount actually paid by or charged to Seller for Taxes paid subsequent to the Closing in respect of pre-Closing periods equals the amount of such reserve.

(c) Any Tax Return to be prepared and filed for Taxable periods beginning before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date shall be prepared on a basis consistent with the last previous similar Tax Return. Buyer shall provide Seller with a copy of each proposed Tax Return (and such additional information regarding such Tax Return as may reasonably be requested by Seller) at least 20 days prior to the filing of such Tax Return, and Buyer shall consider in good faith any adjustment or corrections suggested by Seller prior to the due date of such Tax Return.

13.2. Allocation of Certain Taxes.

(a) Buyer and Seller agree that if either Company is permitted but not required under applicable foreign, state or local Tax laws to treat the Closing Date as the last day of a Taxable period, Buyer and Seller shall treat such day as the last day of a Taxable period. Buyer and Seller agree that they will treat each Company as if it ceased to be part of the affiliated group of corporations of which Seller is a member within the meaning of Section 1504 of the Code, and any comparable or similar provision of state, local or foreign laws or regulations, as of the close of business on the Closing Date.

(b) The portion of any Taxes for a Taxable period beginning before and ending after the Closing Date allocable to the portion of such period ending on the Closing Date shall be determined in accordance with the applicable regulations promulgated under the Code.

(c) For clarity, Buyer and Seller agree that, subject to Buyer’s payment to Seller of the Tax Adjustment Amount, all Taxes resulting from a Section 338(h)(10) election made pursuant to Section 13.5 are the obligation of, and will be paid by, Seller.

13.3. Cooperation on Tax Matters; Tax Audits.

(a) Buyer and Seller and their respective Affiliates shall cooperate in the preparation of all Tax Returns and the conduct of all Tax audits or other administrative or judicial proceedings relating to the determination of any Tax for any Tax periods for which one party could reasonably require the assistance of the other party in obtaining any necessary information. Such cooperation shall include, but not be limited to, furnishing prior years’ Tax Returns or return preparation packages to the extent related to either Company illustrating previous reporting practices or containing historical information relevant to the preparation of

 

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such Tax Returns, and furnishing such other information within such party’s possession requested by the party filing such Tax Returns as is relevant to their preparation. Such cooperation and information also shall include, without limitation, provision of powers of attorney for the purpose of signing Tax Returns and defending audits and promptly forwarding copies of appropriate notices and forms or other communications received from or sent to any Taxing authority which relate to either Company, and providing copies of all relevant Tax Returns to the extent related to either Company, together with accompanying schedules and related workpapers, documents relating to rulings or other determinations by any Taxing authority and records concerning the ownership and Tax basis of property, which the requested party may possess. Buyer and Seller and their respective Affiliates shall make their respective employees and facilities available on a mutually convenient basis to explain any documents or information provided hereunder.

(b) In the event of any Tax audit, dispute, claim for refund, contest or similar proceeding, Buyer and Seller shall have the respective rights and obligations relating to the conduct of such proceeding as set forth in Section 12.4; provided, however, that (i) in no event shall Seller be entitled to settle or otherwise resolve any dispute with a Governmental Body regarding Taxes without the express written consent of Buyer (which shall not be unreasonably withheld) if Buyer determines in good faith that any proposed resolution of the dispute would have potentially adverse consequences to Buyer or either of the Companies (provided, however, that if Buyer withholds its consent, Buyer’s claim for indemnification shall not exceed the amount for which the dispute could have been settled), and (ii) in no event shall Buyer settle or resolve any such dispute regarding Taxes without the express prior written consent of Seller (which shall not be unreasonably withheld) if Seller determines in good faith that the proposed resolution of the dispute would have potentially adverse consequences to Seller.

13.4. Termination of Tax Sharing Agreements. All Tax sharing agreements or similar arrangements with respect to or involving either Company shall be terminated prior to the Closing Date and, after the Closing Date, Buyer and its Affiliates shall not be bound thereby or have any liability thereunder for amounts due in respect of periods ending on or before the Closing Date.

13.5. Section 338(h)(10) Election. If Buyer elects by delivery of written notice to the Seller on or before the date that is 150 days prior to the last date on which an election pursuant to Section 338(h)(10) can be made with respect to the purchase of Stock contemplated by this Agreement, Seller will, subject to this Section 13.5, join with Buyer in making a Section 338(h)(10) election with respect to the purchase and sale of the Stock. Buyer and Seller shall cooperate fully in the making of such Section 338(h)(10) election. In particular, and not by way of limitation, in order to effect such Section 338(h)(10) election, Buyer and Seller shall jointly execute, on or prior to the Closing Date, IRS Form 8023 and all attachments required to be filed therewith pursuant to the applicable United States Treasury regulations section. Such Form 8023 and attachments shall be held by Buyer and shall, subject to payment to the Seller in accordance with the last sentence of this Section 13.5, be filed by Buyer on behalf of itself and Seller in accordance with, and within the time prescribed by, Section 338 of the Code and the regulations thereunder. Buyer and Seller agree to report the transaction for Tax purposes in a manner consistent with the making of such Section 338(h)(10) election. In the event that Buyer proposes

 

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to cause an election pursuant to Section 338(h)(10) of the Code to be made in accordance with this Section 13.5, Buyer shall, at least 150 days prior to the last date on which such election can be made, prepare and deliver to Seller a schedule (the “Allocation Schedule”) pursuant to which the “aggregate deemed sales price” (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.338-4) is allocated among the assets of Seller in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.338-6 and 1.338-7. If Seller objects to any portion of the Allocation Schedule, it shall notify Buyer in writing within forty-five (45) days of the original receipt of the Allocation Schedule by Seller, failing which the Allocation Schedule shall become final. If Seller timely notifies Buyer of its objection to any portion or portions of the Allocation Schedule originally delivered to Seller, the dispute resolution procedures set forth in Section 3.2(d) shall apply (and, in connection therewith, the Neutral Accountant shall be instructed to complete its analysis and render its decision not less than sixty (60) days prior to the last date on which the Section 338(h)(10) election can be made). The parties agree to file all state and federal income Tax Returns in a manner consistent with the Allocation Schedule as finalized to reflect the resolution of any timely filed objections by the Seller. As a condition to the filing of any Section 338(h)(10) election, Buyer shall pay to Seller, in immediately available funds at or prior to the filing the Section 338(h)(10) election, as additional Consideration, an amount such that the net after-Tax amount realized by Seller, after taking into account the amount received by Seller under this sentence, is equal to the amount Seller would have realized in the absence of a Section 338(h)(10) election (the “Tax Adjustment Amount”); and Seller shall provide to Buyer, within forty-five (45) days after receipt of the proposed Allocation Schedule, a reasonably detailed calculation of the Tax Adjustment Amount required to be paid by Buyer hereunder (the “Tax Adjustment Calculation”) (which, if disputed, shall immediately be submitted for resolution in a manner consistent with the procedures set forth in Section 3.2(d) above and this Section 13.5). The agreed Tax Adjustment Calculation shall be final and binding on the parties with regard to the Tax Adjustment Amount required to be paid by Buyer to Seller. Anything elsewhere contained in this Section 13.5 to the contrary notwithstanding, Buyer may withdraw its proposal to file a Section 338(h)(10) election at any time prior to the filing thereof.

13.6. Scope of Section 13. Any claim by either party relating to a breach by the other party of its obligations under this Section 13 shall be pursued in accordance with the procedures for indemnification claims, and shall otherwise be subject to the terms and conditions, set forth in Section 12 above. Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other term or condition of this Section 13, (a) claims for a breach of an obligation under this Section 13 may be made by a party at any time prior to the 60th day after the expiration of the statute of limitations applicable to the Tax matter to which the claim relates and (b) to the extent there is any inconsistency between the terms of Section 12 and this Section 13 with respect to the allocation of responsibility between Seller and Buyer for Taxes relating to either Company, the provisions of this Section 13 shall govern.

 

  14. COSTS.

14.1. Finder’s or Broker’s Fees. Each of Buyer (on the one hand) and Seller (on the other hand) represents and warrants that neither it nor any of its Affiliates has dealt with any broker or finder in connection with any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and no broker or other Person is entitled to any commission or finder’s fee in connection with any of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

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14.2. Closing Expenses. Each of Buyer and Seller shall pay all of their own respective professional fees and other costs and expenses incurred or to be incurred by them, respectively, in negotiating and preparing this Agreement and in closing and carrying out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; provided, that nothing herein contained shall be deemed to prohibit the payment by the Companies of professional fees and other costs and expenses incurred or to be incurred by the Companies in the continuing course of their business which fees and costs, if outstanding on the Closing Date, shall be accrued for in the calculation of Net Working Capital.

 

  15. POST-CLOSING COVENANTS.

15.1. Employees. With the exception of Dr. Donald Chace and certain sales personnel employed by Seller identified in Schedule 15.1 of the Disclosure Schedule, Buyer shall, upon the Closing, cause the Companies to retain all of their then-existing employees with positions, titles, compensation and benefits substantially comparable to the positions, titles, compensation and benefits currently provided to such employees by the Companies. Nothing herein contained, however, shall be deemed to abrogate or limit the right of the Companies to terminate any of such employees subsequent to the Closing, to change such employees’ job descriptions, titles and compensation or to change from time to time the nature and level of benefits provided to such employees. For the avoidance of doubt, Seller shall retain all Employee Plans, and Buyer shall assume no liability thereunder.

15.2. Carryover Indemnity. From and after the Closing, Buyer shall not take any affirmative action to cause Seller to forfeit the benefits of the indemnification provided in Article VI of the 2003 Agreement; and without limitation of the foregoing, as between Buyer and Seller, Seller shall have the benefit of any and all monies held in escrow pursuant to the 2003 Agreement, including (without limitation) to cover any and all Seller Losses arising out of or incurred in respect of any of the pending litigation disclosed in Schedule 4.20. To the extent that any claim for indemnification under this Agreement would also properly be the subject of a claim for indemnification under the 2003 Agreement, then Buyer shall (through PSI) first seek recovery thereof under the 2003 Agreement prior to seeking recovery under this Agreement.

15.3 Patents in Development. From and after the Closing, neither Buyer nor the Companies shall make any claim in respect of any of the research and development, patent applications and license agreements transferred to Seller as contemplated by Section 6.5(i)(B) above.

15.4. Books and Records. At any time and from time to time during the three (3) years from and after the Closing Date, Buyer shall permit, and shall cause the Companies to permit, Seller and its representatives to have access, during normal business hours and without undue disruption of the Companies’ business, to the books and records of the Companies with respect to periods prior to the Closing, for purposes of preparing any Tax filings or to the extent necessary to allow Seller to make determinations or computations contemplated by this Agreement (other than pursuant to Section 3.2 and Article 12, in which relevant rights of access are expressly set forth). Such books and records may be made available at any location where same are maintained, and all costs and expenses relating to such access and inspection shall be the responsibility of Seller.

 

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15.5. Restrictive Covenants. Seller hereby agrees that it shall not, directly, or indirectly, in its own name or through or on behalf of any Affiliate (but expressly excluding any bona fide purchaser of Seller or its business (and/or any of Seller’s subsidiaries or any of their respective businesses, in each case if such subsidiary or business ceases to be an Affiliate of Seller after giving effect to the purchase and sale transaction) in an arms-length transaction), (a) at any time from the Closing through and including the third (3rd) anniversary of the Closing Date, directly or indirectly, invest, carry on, engage in or become involved, either as a stockholder, partner, joint venturer, manager, advisor, consultant, investor or lender, in any business enterprise which derives any material amount of revenues from the ownership or operation of laboratory facilities conducting screening of newborns for inborn errors of metabolism and/or metabolic disorders in the first thirty (30) days of life (“Newborn Screening”) at any location anywhere in the world (provided that (i) the passive ownership of not more than 5% of the outstanding stock of a publicly traded entity shall not constitute a breach of this Section 15.5, and (ii) the provision of advice or service to customers incidental to the implementation or use of products or services sold or licensed shall not constitute a breach of this Section 15.5), or (b) at any time from the Closing through and including the first (1st) anniversary of the Closing Date, solicit, hire or seek to hire or retain, whether as an employee, consultant or otherwise, any individual employed or retained by either of the Companies at the time of or within six (6) months prior to such solicitation, or otherwise materially and adversely interfere with the relationship between either of the Companies and any such individual (provided that it shall not be a breach of this Section 15.5(b) if the solicitation is pursuant to a general trade advertisement or if the subject individual was dismissed by either of the Companies subsequent to the Closing and such solicitation is made not sooner than six (6) months after such dismissal). In the event of any breach of this Section 15.5, Seller acknowledges that it will be difficult to ascertain the precise amount of damages that may be suffered by reason of such breach, and that such breach may cause irreparable injury for which there is no adequate remedy at law; accordingly, Seller hereby agrees that, in the event of any such breach, Buyer shall be entitled, in addition to any all other remedies available, to seek and obtain injunctive and/or other equitable relief to require specific performance of or prevent, restrain and/or enjoin such breach. Each of the parties agrees that the duration and geographic scope of the covenants set forth in this Section 15.5 are reasonable. In the event that any court of competent jurisdiction or arbitrator determines that the duration or the geographic scope, or both, are unreasonable and that such provision is to that extent unenforceable, each of the parties agrees that the provision shall remain in full force and effect for the greatest time period and in the greatest area that would not render it unenforceable. Each of the parties intends that this Section 15.5 shall be deemed to be a series of separate covenants, one for each and every county of each and every state of the United States of America where this provision is intended to be effective.

15.6. Name Changes. Subject to Buyer’s having delivered the authorization referred to in Section 9.7, within ten business days following the Closing Date, Seller shall file the Name Change Amendments with the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and shall provide copies of such certified filings to Buyer promptly upon receipt. From and after the Closing, Buyer shall not permit either of the Companies to use their prior names, or any name which includes the word “Pediatrix” or any confusingly similar name, except for routine ministerial filings which must, of necessity, refer to the Companies’ prior names; provided, however, that this sentence shall not prohibit the Companies from using, during the ninety (90) day period following the Closing Date, marketing and promotional materials in existence or on order as of the Closing Date.

 

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15.7. OIG Notification. Pursuant to Section IV (New Business Units and Locations) of the CIA, Seller shall, no later than thirty (30) days after the Closing Date, give written notice to the Office of the Inspector General of the sale of PSI to Buyer and concurrently provide a copy of such notice to Buyer.

15.8. Further Assurances. From time to time from and after the Closing, the parties shall execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, any and all such further agreements, instruments, certificates, assignments and other documents, and shall take or cause to be taken any and all such further action, as any of the parties may reasonably deem necessary or desirable in order to carry out the intent and purposes of this Agreement.

 

  16. FORM OF AGREEMENT.

16.1. Effect of Headings. The Section headings used in this Agreement and in the Disclosure Schedule are included for purposes of convenience only, and shall not affect the construction or interpretation of any of the provisions hereof or of the information set forth in the Disclosure Schedule.

16.2. Entire Agreement; Waivers; Severability. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties pertaining to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior agreements or understandings as to such subject matter. No party hereto has made any representation or warranty or given any covenant to the other except as set forth in this Agreement. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed, or shall constitute, a waiver of any other provisions, whether or not similar, nor shall any waiver constitute a continuing waiver. No waiver shall be binding unless executed in writing by the party making the waiver. If any provision of this Agreement shall be determined by a court of competent jurisdiction or by a duly appointed arbitrator to be unenforceable to any extent or in any respect, then such provision shall be modified in scope or effect, or shall be excised from this Agreement, only to such extent as may be required to render such provision valid and enforceable, and the remainder of this Agreement shall be unaffected.

16.3. Counterparts; Fax Signatures. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement may be executed by means of fax signatures, which shall have the same binding legal effect as original ink signatures.

 

  17. PARTIES.

17.1. Parties in Interest. Nothing in this Agreement, whether expressed or implied, is intended to confer any rights or remedies under or by reason of this Agreement on any Persons other than the parties to it and their respective successors and permitted assigns, nor is anything in this Agreement intended to relieve or discharge the obligations or liability of any third Persons to any party to this Agreement, nor shall any provision give any third Persons any right of subrogation or action over or against any party to this Agreement.

 

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17.2. Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given (a) on the date of service, if served personally on the party to whom notice is to be given, (b) on the next business day after the date sent by recognized overnight courier service with all charges prepaid or billed to the account of the sender, (c) three (3) business days after being deposited in the United States mail if sent by first class mail, registered or certified, postage prepaid, or (d) when sent by facsimile transmission, to the party being notified at its address or facsimile number set forth below or such other address or facsimile number as such party shall subsequently notify the other party hereto in writing:

 

 

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  If to Buyer:   
   

PerkinElmer Holdings, Inc.

  
   

940 Winter Street

  
   

Waltham, MA 02451

  
   

Attention: General Counsel

  
   

Fax: (781) 663-5969

  
   

with a copy to:

  
   

WilmerHale

  
   

60 State Street

  
   

Boston, MA 02109

  
   

Attention: David E. Redlick, Esq.

  
   

Fax: (617) 526-5000

  
  (ii)   If to Seller:   
   

Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc.

  
   

1301 Concord Terrace

  
   

Sunrise, FL 33323

  
   

Attention: General Counsel

  
   

Fax: (954) 858-0431

  
   

with a copy to:

  
   

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

  
   

200 Park Avenue

  
   

New York, NY 10166

  
   

Attention: Shahe Sinanian, Esq.

Fax: (212) 801-6400

  

or to such other address as either party shall have specified by notice in writing given to the other party.

 

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  18. MISCELLANEOUS.

18.1. Amendments and Modifications. No amendment or modification of this Agreement or the Disclosure Schedule shall be valid unless made in writing and signed by both parties hereto.

18.2. Non-Assignability; Binding Effect. Neither this Agreement, nor any of the rights or obligations of the parties hereunder, shall be assignable by either party hereto without the prior written consent of the other party. Otherwise, this Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

18.3. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed and interpreted and the rights granted herein governed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts made and to be performed wholly within such State.

18.4 Dispute Resolution.

(a) Any disputes, claims or controversies between the Seller and the Buyer in connection with this Agreement, including any question regarding its formation, existence, validity, enforceability, performance, interpretation, breach or termination (any such dispute, claim or controversy, a “Dispute”), shall be finally resolved by binding arbitration.

(b) Any arbitration hereunder shall be conducted under the rules then pertaining of the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) Complex Matters, except where those rules conflict with these provisions, in which case these provisions control; and, in connection with any arbitration hereunder, the parties shall be permitted full and fair discovery (including, without limitation, in respect of the books and records described in Section 15.4 above) in a manner and to an extent consistent with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The arbitration shall be conducted in the English language before three AAA arbitrators chosen according to the following procedure: within 20 days after commencement of the arbitration, each of Buyer and Seller shall appoint one arbitrator, and within 20 days after the appointment of both such arbitrators, the two arbitrators so chosen shall choose the third arbitrator. If the two arbitrators chosen by Buyer and Seller cannot agree on the choice of the third arbitrator within a period of 20 days after their appointment, then the third arbitrator shall be appointed by AAA.

(c) Each of Buyer and Seller hereby irrevocably waives all rights to trial by jury in any Dispute.

(d) The place of the arbitration shall be New York, New York.

(e) The provisions of this Section 18.4 shall not apply to any proceeding to seek and obtain injunctive and/or other equitable relief to require specific performance of or prevent, restrain and/or enjoin any breach of this Agreement (it being understood that other matters relating to any such proceeding shall, to the extent permitted by law and to the extent it would not delay such injunctive and/or other equitable relief or specific performance of this Agreement, be resolved in accordance with clauses (a)-(d) of this Section 18.4). With respect to any proceeding to seek and obtain injunctive and/or other equitable relief

 

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to require specific performance of this Agreement, each party (i) submits to the jurisdiction of any state or federal court sitting in New York, New York, (ii) agrees that such proceeding may be heard and determined in any such court, (c) waives any claim of inconvenient forum or other challenge to venue in such court, (d) agrees not to bring such proceeding in any other court, (e) waives any right it may have to a trial by jury with respect to such proceeding, and (f) agrees to accept service of any summons, complaint or other initial pleading made in the manner provided for the giving of notices in Section 17.2, provided that nothing in this Section 18.4(e) shall affect the right of any party to serve such summons, complaint or other initial pleading in any other manner permitted by law.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement on and as of the date first set forth above.

 

Buyer:
PERKINELMER HOLDINGS, INC.
By:  

/s/ Robert F. Friel

Name:   Robert F. Friel
Title:   President
Seller:
PEDIATRIX MEDICAL GROUP, INC.
By:  

 

/s/ John F. Rizzo

  John F. Rizzo, Senior Vice President

The undersigned, being the ultimate corporate parent of the Buyer, hereby absolutely and unconditionally guarantees the payment and performance by the Buyer of all of its obligations under the foregoing Stock Purchase Agreement. This is a guaranty of payment and performance (and not merely of collection), and the Seller may proceed directly against the undersigned without any requirement to first proceed or obtain any judgment against or exhaust any remedies with respect to the Buyer. This guaranty shall in no manner be affected or impaired by (a) any amendment, modification, waiver, consent, compromise or other indulgence granted to the Buyer under or in respect of the foregoing Stock Purchase Agreement or any related agreement, (b) any failure by the Seller to insist upon strict performance or observance by the Buyer of any of the terms of the foregoing Stock Purchase Agreement or any related agreement, (c) any forbearance by the Seller, (d) any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, reorganization, liquidation or other such proceeding relating to the Buyer, or (e) any relief of the Buyer from any of its obligations as aforesaid by operation of law, in equity or otherwise. This guaranty shall be subject in all cases to any defenses (other than defenses based upon or arising out of any bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of Buyer) available to Buyer had Seller proceeded directly against Buyer rather than pursuant to this guaranty.

 

PERKINELMER, INC.
By:  

/s/ Robert F. Friel

Name:   Robert F. Friel
Title:   President and Chief Operating Officer

 

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EX-10.30 4 dex1030.htm FORM OF RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT Form of Restricted Stock Agreement

EXHIBIT 10.30

PerkinElmer, Inc.

Restricted Stock Agreement under 2005 Incentive Plan

This AGREEMENT made as of the      day of (month), 200X, between PerkinElmer, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation (the “Company”), and                                  (the “Participant”).

For valuable consideration, receipt of which is acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1. Grant of Shares.

(a) Grant. The Company shall issue to the Participant, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and in the Company’s 2005 Incentive Plan (the “Plan”),                      shares (the “Shares”) of common stock, $1.00 par value per share, of the Company (“Common Stock”). The Company shall issue to the Participant one or more certificates in the name of the Participant for that number of Shares issued to the Participant. The Participant agrees that the Shares shall be subject to vesting as set forth in Section 2 of this Agreement and the restrictions on transfer set forth in Section 3 of this Agreement.

(b) Forfeiture. If the Participant ceases to be employed by the Company for any reason or no reason, with or without cause, before the Shares vest, the Shares shall be immediately forfeited to the Company in exchange for $.001 per Share. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if the Shares do not vest on or before the occurrence of one or more of the events set forth in Section 2, the Shares shall automatically be forfeited to the Company in exchange for $.001 per Share.

(c) Deferral. The Participant may within 30 days of the date hereof make an irrevocable election to exchange any Shares for an account balance under the Company’s Deferred Compensation Plan, denominated in units equal in value to the value of the Shares and distributable only in shares of Common Stock at the time designated by the Participant at the time of such election; provided, however, that such units shall be subject to the vesting provisions of Section 2 of this Agreement. Such account balance shall be reduced to $.001 per share with respect to any unvested share units if the Participant ceases to be employed by the Company for any reason or no reason, with or without cause, before such share units vest pursuant to Section 2 of this Agreement.

2. Vesting. Provided that the Participant remains employed by the Company on the occurrence of the following events or date(s), the Shares will become exercisable (“vest”) as to:

(a) 33% of the original number of Shares upon achievement of earnings per share (EPS) of the Company equal to or greater than $         on or before the last day of the Company’s 200X fiscal year;


(b) as to an additional 33% of the original number of Shares upon achievement of earnings per share (EPS) of the Company equal to or greater than $         on or before the last day of the Company’s 200X fiscal year;

(c) as to the remaining 34% of the original number of Shares upon achievement of earnings per share (EPS) of the Company equal to or greater than $         on or before the last day of the Company’s 200X fiscal year;

(d) EPS is defined in Exhibit A. Notwithstanding the above, the Compensation and Benefits Committee, may, in its sole discretion determine that the vesting criteria have been met;

(e) 100% of any remaining unvested Shares upon the death or permanent disability of the Participant on or before the last day of the Company’s 200X fiscal year. The Participant shall be deemed to be permanently disabled if he has been unable to perform his duties for the Company for a six consecutive month period and if he is entitled to long-term disability benefits under the Company’s long term disability plan, as determined by the long term disability carrier; or

(f) 100% of any remaining unvested Shares upon the occurrence of a Change in Control on or before the last day of the Company’s 200X fiscal year. For purposes of this Agreement, a “Change in Control” means an event or occurrence set forth in one or more of paragraphs (i) to (iv) below (including an event or occurrence that constitutes a Change in Control under one of such subsections but that is specifically exempted under another such subsection):

(i) The acquisition by an individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), (a “Person”) of beneficial ownership of any capital stock of the Company if, after such acquisition, such Person beneficially owns (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) 20% or more of either (A) the then-outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company (the “Outstanding Company Common Stock”) or (B) the combined voting power of the then-outstanding securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the “Outstanding Company Voting Securities”); provided, however, that for purposes of this subsection (i), none of the following acquisitions of Outstanding Company Common Stock or Outstanding Company Voting Securities shall constitute a Change in Control: (I) any acquisition directly from the Company (excluding an acquisition pursuant to the exercise, conversion, or exchange of any security exercisable for, convertible into or exchangeable for common stock or voting securities of the Company, unless the Person exercising, converting or exchanging such security acquired such security directly from the Company or an underwriter or agent of the Company), (II) any acquisition by the Company, (III) any acquisition by an employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any corporation controlled by the Company, or (IV) any acquisition by any corporation pursuant to a transaction which complies with clauses (A) and (B) of paragraph (ii) of this Section 2(f);

 

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(ii) Such time as the Continuing Directors (as defined below) do not constitute a majority of the Board (or, if applicable, the Board of Directors of a successor corporation to the Company), where the term “Continuing Director” means at any date a member of the Board (A) who is a member of the Board on the date of the execution of this Agreement, or (B) who was nominated or elected subsequent to such date by at least a majority of the directors who were Continuing Directors at the time of such nomination or election or whose election to the Board was recommended or endorsed by at least a majority of the directors who were Continuing Directors at the time of such nomination or election; provided, however, that there shall be excluded from this clause (B) any individual whose initial assumption of office occurred as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents, by or on behalf of a person other than the Board;

(iii) The consummation of a merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization or share exchange involving the Company or a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (a “Business Combination”), unless, immediately following such Business Combination, each of the following two conditions is satisfied: (A) all or substantially all of the individuals or entities who were the beneficial owners of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the then-outstanding shares of common stock and the combined voting power of the then-outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, respectively, of the surviving, resulting or acquiring corporation in such Business Combination (which shall include, without limitation, a corporation which as a result of such transaction owns the Company or substantially all of the Company’s assets either directly or indirectly through one or more other entities) (such resulting or acquiring corporation is referred to herein as the “Acquiring Corporation”) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership immediately prior to such Business Combination, of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities, respectively; and (B) no Person beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 20% or more of the combined voting power of the then-outstanding securities of such corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (except to the extent that such ownership existed prior to the Business Combination); or

(iv) Approval by the stockholders of the Company of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

For purposes of this Agreement, employment with the Company shall include employment with a parent or subsidiary of the Company. Absent a determination otherwise by the Committee, the Participant must be employed through the vesting date to be entitled to the Shares.

3. Restrictions on Transfer.

(a) The Participant shall not sell, assign, transfer, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of, by operation of law or otherwise (collectively “transfer”) any Shares, or any interest therein, that are unvested, except that the Participant may transfer such Shares (i) to or for the benefit of any spouse, children, parents, uncles, aunts, siblings, grandchildren and any other relatives approved by the Board of Directors (collectively, “Approved Relatives”) or to a

 

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trust established solely for the benefit of the Participant and/or Approved Relatives, provided that such Shares shall remain subject to this Agreement (including without limitation the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Section 3) and such permitted transferee shall, as a condition to such transfer, deliver to the Company a written instrument confirming that such transferee shall be bound by all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, (ii) as part of the sale of all or substantially all of the shares of capital stock of the Company (including pursuant to a merger or consolidation), or (iii) to the Company in exchange for an account balance under the Company’s Deferred Compensation Plan subject to the terms set forth in Section 1 of this Agreement.

(b) The Company shall not be required (i) to transfer on its books any of the Shares which have been transferred in violation of any of the provisions set forth in this Agreement or (ii) to treat as owner of such Shares or to pay dividends to any transferee to whom such Shares have been transferred in violation of any of the provisions of this Agreement.

4. Restrictive Legends.

All certificates representing Shares shall have affixed thereto legends in substantially the following form, in addition to any other legends that may be required under federal or state securities laws:

“The shares of stock represented by this certificate are subject to restrictions on transfer set forth in a certain Restricted Stock Agreement between the corporation and the registered owner of these shares (or his predecessor in interest), and such Agreement is available for inspection without charge at the office of the Clerk of the corporation.”

5. 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.

6. Adjustments for Stock Splits, Stock Dividends, Etc.

(a) If from time to time during the term of this Agreement, there is any stock split-up, reverse stock split, stock dividend, stock distribution, recapitalization, combination of shares, reclassification of shares, spin-off or other similar change in capitalization event or other reclassification of the Common Stock of the Company, or any distribution to holders of Common Stock other than a normal cash dividend, then any and all new, substituted or additional securities to which the Participant is entitled by reason of his ownership of the Shares shall be immediately considered unvested to the extent that the Shares in respect of which such new, substituted or additional securities are received were unvested at the time of receipt of such new, substituted or additional securities, and shall be subject to the restrictions on transfer and other provisions of this Agreement to the same extent as such unvested Shares.

(b) If the Shares are converted into or exchanged for, or stockholders of the Company receive by reason of any distribution in total or partial liquidation, securities of another corporation, or other property (including cash), pursuant to any merger of the Company or acquisition of its assets, other than one that constitutes a Change in Control for the purposes of

 

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Section 2 of this Agreement, then the rights of the Company under this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the Company’s successor and this Agreement shall apply to the securities or other property received upon such conversion, exchange or distribution in the same manner and to the same extent as to the Shares.

7. Withholding Taxes; Section 83(b) Election.

(a) The Participant acknowledges and agrees that the Company has the right to deduct from payments of any kind otherwise due to the Participant any federal, state, local, or foreign taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld with respect to the vesting of the Shares.

(b) [The Participant will satisfy the tax withholding obligation due on each date on which Shares vest hereunder through the automatic forfeiture to the Company of Shares scheduled to vest on such date. Accordingly the Participant hereby instructs the Company to take whatever action is necessary or advisable such that, with no further action by the Participant, on date on which Shares vest hereunder, Shares are automatically forfeited to the Company on such date with a value equal to the Company’s minimum statutory withholding obligations, based on the minimum statutory withholding rates for federal and state tax purposes, including payroll taxes, that result from the vesting of Shares on such date hereunder, with the value of one Share for such purpose being equal to the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the trading day preceding the vesting date.]

(c) [As of the date hereof, the Participant is not aware of any material nonpublic information about the Company or its common stock. The Participant has entered into the commitments described in Section 7(b) in good faith and not as part of a plan or scheme to evade the prohibitions of Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. It is the intention of the Participant that Section 7(b) comply with the requirements of Rule 10b5-1(c)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and Section 7(b) shall be interpreted to comply with the requirements of such rule.]

(d) The Participant acknowledges and agrees that he may not make an election under Section 83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code with respect to the Shares. The Participant has reviewed with the Participant’s own tax advisors the federal, state, local and foreign tax consequences of this investment and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Participant is relying solely on such advisors and not on any statements or representations of the Company or any of its agents. The Participant understands that the Participant (and not the Company) shall be responsible for the Participant’s own tax liability that may arise as a result of this investment or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

8. Miscellaneous.

(a) No Rights to Employment. The Participant acknowledges and agrees that the vesting of the Shares pursuant to Section 2 hereof is earned only by continuing service as an employee at the will of the Company (not through the act of being hired or purchasing shares hereunder) and satisfying the other terms and conditions set forth in Section 2. The Participant further acknowledges and agrees that the transactions contemplated hereunder and the vesting schedule set forth herein do not constitute an express or implied promise of continued engagement as an employee or consultant for the vesting period, for any period, or at all.

 

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(b) Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, and each other provision of this Agreement shall be severable and enforceable to the extent permitted by law.

(c) Waiver. Any provision for the benefit of the Company contained in this Agreement may be waived, either generally or in any particular instance, by the Board of Directors of the Company.

(d) Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company and the Participant and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, legal representatives, successors and assigns, subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in Section 3 of this Agreement.

(e) Notice. All notices required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and deemed effectively given upon personal delivery or five days after deposit in the United States Post Office, by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the other party hereto at the address shown beneath his or its respective signature to this Agreement, or at such other address or addresses as either party shall designate to the other in accordance with this Section 8(e).

(f) Pronouns. Whenever the context may require, any pronouns used in this Agreement shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms, and the singular form of nouns and pronouns shall include the plural, and vice versa.

(g) Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Plan constitute the entire agreement between the parties, and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, relating to the subject matter of this Agreement.

(h) Amendment. This Agreement may be amended or modified only by a written instrument executed by both the Company and the Participant.

(i) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed, interpreted and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts without regard to any applicable conflicts of laws.

(j) Participant’s Acknowledgments. The Participant acknowledges that he or she: (i) has read and understands this Agreement; (ii) has been represented in the preparation, negotiation, and execution of this Agreement by legal counsel of the Participant’s own choice or has voluntarily declined to seek such counsel; (iii) understands the terms and consequences of this Agreement; (iv) is fully aware of the legal and binding effect of this Agreement; and (v) understands that the law firm of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, is acting as counsel to the Company in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Agreement, and is not acting as counsel for the Participant.

 

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(k) Delivery of Certificates. The Participant authorizes the Company, on his behalf, to hold the Shares on book entry until the date on which the Shares vest.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

PERKINELMER, INC.
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  
Address:  
PARTICIPANT

 

 

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EX-12.1 5 dex121.htm STATEMENT REGARDING COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS Statement regarding computation of ratio of earnings

EXHIBIT 12.1

STATEMENT REGARDING COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

PerkinElmer, Inc.

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

(Unaudited)

 

     Fiscal Year Ended
     December 30,
2007
   December 31,
2006
   January 1,
2006
   January 2,
2005
   December 29,
2003
     (In thousands; except for ratio)

Fixed charges

              

Interest expense and amortization of debt premiums and discounts on all indebtedness

   $ 14,772    $ 8,635    $ 40,531    $ 36,203    $ 52,284

Interest on rental expense

     7,220      7,540      6,120      6,920      7,220
                                  

Total fixed charges

     21,992      16,175      46,651      43,123      59,504
                                  

Earnings

              

Income from continuing operations before income taxes

     151,289      150,736      66,660      99,344      73,442
                                  

Earnings available to cover fixed charges

   $ 173,281    $ 166,911    $ 113,311    $ 142,467    $ 132,946
                                  

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges

     7.9      10.3      2.4      3.3      2.2
                                  

Deficiency in earnings required to cover fixed charges

   $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —  
                                  
EX-21 6 dex21.htm SUBSIDIARIES OF PERKINELMER, INC. Subsidiaries of PerkinElmer, Inc.

EXHIBIT 21

Subsidiaries of the Registrant

As of February 28, 2008, the following is a list of the parent (Registrant) and its active subsidiaries, together with their subsidiaries. Except as noted, all voting securities of the listed subsidiaries are 100% beneficially owned by the Registrant or a subsidiary thereof. The subsidiaries are arranged alphabetically by state and then country of incorporation or organization.

 

   

Name of Company

  

State or Country

of Incorporation

or Organization

  

Name of Parent

1.   PerkinElmer, Inc.    Massachusetts    N/A
2.   Evotec Technologies, Inc.    Delaware    PerkinElmer Cellular Technologies Germany GmbH
3.   Improvision, Inc.    Delaware    Image Processing and Vision Co. Ltd.
4.   Lumen Technologies, Inc.    Delaware    PerkinElmer Holdings, Inc.
5.   PerkinElmer LAS, Inc.    Delaware    PerkinElmer Holdings, Inc. (76%) 1
6.   PerkinElmer Optoelectronics NC, Inc.    Delaware    Lumen Technologies, Inc.
7.   ViaCell, Inc.    Delaware    PerkinElmer Holdings, Inc.
8.   ViaCord, Inc.    Delaware    ViaCell, Inc.
9.   PerkinElmer Receivables Company    Delaware    PerkinElmer, Inc.
10.   PerkinElmer Holdings, Inc.    Massachusetts    PerkinElmer, Inc.
11.   NTD Laboratories, Inc.    New York    PerkinElmer Holdings, Inc.
12.   PerkinElmer Automotive Research, Inc.    Texas    PerkinElmer Holdings, Inc.
13.   Perkin-Elmer Argentina S.R.L.    Argentina    PerkinElmer Holdings, Inc.
14.   PerkinElmer Pty. Ltd.    Australia    PerkinElmer Holdings, Inc.
15.   PerkinElmer VertriebsgmbH    Austria    Wellesley B.V.
16.   PerkinElmer Cellular Sciences Belgium Sprl    Belgium    Wellesley B.V.2
17.   PerkinElmer NV    Belgium    PerkinElmer Life Sciences International Holdings 3
18.   PerkinElmer Life Sciences (Bermuda) Ltd.    Bermuda    PerkinElmer LAS, Inc.
19.   PerkinElmer do Brasil Ltda.    Brazil    PerkinElmer International C.V. (94.6%) 4
20.   PerkinElmer BioSignal, Inc.    Canada    PerkinElmer Life Sciences International Holdings
21.   PerkinElmer Canada, Inc.    Canada    PerkinElmer, Inc.
22.   PerkinElmer Investments Ltd. Partnership    Canada    PerkinElmer International C.V. 5
23.   PerkinElmer LAS Canada Inc.    Canada    PerkinElmer BioSignal, Inc.
24.   PerkinElmer Sciex Instruments    Canada    PerkinElmer Canada, Inc. (50%)
25.   PerkinElmer Instruments International Ltd.    Cayman Islands    PerkinElmer International C.V.
26.   PerkinElmer Optoelectronics Philippines, Inc.    Cayman Islands    PerkinElmer International C.V.
27.   PerkinElmer Chile Ltda.    Chile    PerkinElmer Holdings, Inc.6
28.   PerkinElmer Industrial (Shenzen) Ltd.    China    PerkinElmer Optoelectronics GmbH & Co. KG
29.   PerkinElmer Instruments (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.    China    PerkinElmer Singapore Pte Ltd
30.   PerkinElmer Danmark A/S    Denmark    Wallac Oy
31.   PerkinElmer Finland Oy    Finland    Wallac Oy
32.   PerkinElmer Oy    Finland    Wellesley B.V.
33.   Wallac Oy    Finland    PerkinElmer Oy
34.   PerkinElmer SAS    France    PerkinElmer Nederland B.V.
35.   Kourion Therapeutics AG    Germany    ViaCell, Inc.
36.   PerkinElmer Cellular Technologies Germany GmbH    Germany    PerkinElmer LAS (Germany) GmbH
37.   PerkinElmer Elcos GmbH    Germany    PerkinElmer LAS (Germany) GmbH
38.   PerkinElmer Holding GmbH    Germany    PerkinElmer, Inc.

 

1

Packard BioScience Holding, B.V. owns 24%.

2

PerkinElmer International C.V. owns a de minimus share.

3

PerkinElmer, Inc. owns a de minimus share.

4

PerkinElmer Holdings, Inc. owns 5%; PerkinElmer LAS, Inc. owns .4%.

5

PerkinElmer Holdings, Inc. owns a de minimus share.

6

PerkinElmer LAS, Inc. owns a de minimus share.


   

Name of Company

  

State or Country

of Incorporation

or Organization

  

Name of Parent

39.   PerkinElmer Instruments International Ltd. & Co. KG    Germany    PerkinElmer International C.V. 7
40.   PerkinElmer LAS (Germany) GmbH    Germany    PerkinElmer Holdings, Inc.
41.   PerkinElmer Optoelectronics GmbH & Co. KG    Germany    PerkinElmer LAS (Germany) GmbH (58%) 8
42.   PerkinElmer (Hong Kong) Limited    Hong Kong    PerkinElmer Holdings, Inc.
43.   PerkinElmer (India) Private Limited    India    PerkinElmer Singapore Pte Ltd9
44.   PT PerkinElmer Batam    Indonesia    PerkinElmer Holdings, Inc.
45.   PerkinElmer (Ireland) Ltd.    Ireland    Wellesley B.V.
46.   Perkin Elmer Italia SpA    Italy    PerkinElmer Srl
47.   PerkinElmer LAS Srl    Italy    PerkinElmer Holdings B.V.
48.   PerkinElmer Srl    Italy    Wellesley B.V.
49.   PerkinElmer Japan Co. Ltd.    Japan    PerkinElmer Life Sciences International Holdings (97%) 10
50.   Perkin Elmer Yuhan Hoesa    Korea    PerkinElmer International C.V.
51.   Perkin Elmer Sdn. Bhd.    Malaysia    PerkinElmer International C.V.
52.   Perkin Elmer de Mexico, S.A.    Mexico    PerkinElmer Holdings, Inc. 11
53.   Lumac LSC B.V.    Netherlands    PerkinElmer Life and Analytical Sciences B.V.
54.   PerkinElmer Holdings B.V.    Netherlands    PerkinElmer Holdings, Inc.
55.   PerkinElmer International C.V.    Netherlands    PerkinElmer Holdings, Inc. (99%) 12
56.   PerkinElmer Life and Analytical Sciences B.V.    Netherlands    PerkinElmer Life Sciences International Holdings
57.   PerkinElmer Nederland B.V.    Netherlands    Wellesley B.V.
58.   Wellesley B.V.    Netherlands    PerkinElmer International C.V.
59.   PerkinElmer Norge AS    Norway    Wallac Oy
60.   EG&G Omni, Inc.    Philippines    PerkinElmer Holdings, Inc.
61.   PerkinElmer Instruments (Philippines) Corporation    Philippines    PerkinElmer Holdings, Inc.
62.   Perkin Elmer Polska Sp zo.o.    Poland    Wellesley B.V.
63.   Fluid Sciences Singapore Pte Ltd    Singapore    PerkinElmer Singapore Pte Ltd
64.   PerkinElmer Singapore Pte Ltd    Singapore    PerkinElmer International C.V. (99%) 13
65.   ViaCell Singapore Pte Ltd.    Singapore    ViaCell, Inc.
66.   PerkinElmer España, S.L.    Spain    Wellesley B.V.
67.   PerkinElmer Sverige AB    Sweden    Wallac Oy
68.   PerkinElmer (Schweiz) AG    Switzerland    Wellesley B.V.
69.   PerkinElmer Taiwan Corporation    Taiwan    PerkinElmer International C.V.
70.   PerkinElmer Limited    Thailand    PerkinElmer, Inc.
71.   PerkinElmer Exporters Ltd.    U.S. Virgin Islands    PerkinElmer Holdings, Inc.
72.   Avalon Instruments Ltd.    United Kingdom    Wellesley B.V.
73.   Clinical & Analytical Service Solutions Ltd.    United Kingdom    Wellesley B.V.
74.   Image Processing and Vision Co Ltd.    United Kingdom    Improvision Ltd.
75.   Improvision Ltd.    United Kingdom    Wellesley B.V.
76.   PerkinElmer (UK) Holdings Ltd.    United Kingdom    Wellesley B.V.
77.   PerkinElmer (UK) Ltd.    United Kingdom    PerkinElmer UK Holdings Ltd.
78.   PerkinElmer LAS (UK) Ltd.    United Kingdom    PerkinElmer UK Holdings Ltd.
79.   PerkinElmer Life Sciences International Holdings    United Kingdom    PerkinElmer LAS, Inc.
80.   PerkinElmer Ltd.    United Kingdom    PerkinElmer UK Holdings Ltd.
81.   PerkinElmer Q-Arc Ltd.    United Kingdom    PerkinElmer UK Holdings Ltd.

 

7

PerkinElmer Instruments International Ltd. owns a de minimus share.

8

PerkinElmer Holding GmbH owns 2%; PerkinElmer Automotive Research, Inc. owns 40%.

9

Wellesley B.V. owns a de minimus share.

10

Wallac Oy owns 3%.

11

PerkinElmer, Inc. owns a de minimus share.

12

PerkinElmer, Inc. owns 1%.

13

PerkinElmer Instruments International Ltd. owns 1%.

 

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EX-23 7 dex23.htm CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

EXHIBIT 23

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement Nos. 333-59446, 33-59675 and 333-71069 on Form S-3 and Registration Statement Nos. 333-50953, 333-61615, 333-65367, 333-69115, 333-81759, 333-30150, 333-61938, 333-73350, 333-92228, and 333-129407 on Form S-8 of our reports dated February 28, 2008, relating to the consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule of PerkinElmer, Inc., (which report expresses an unqualified opinion and includes an explanatory paragraph relating to the Company’s adoption of Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation (“FIN”) No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” (“FIN No. 48”) on January 1, 2007 and the Company’s adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 123(R), “Share-Based Payment” and SFAS No. 158 “Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans, an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106, and 132(R)” in 2006 and on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting, appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of PerkinElmer, Inc. for the year ended December 30, 2007.

/S/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

February 28, 2008

EX-31.1 8 dex311.htm CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO SECTION 302

EXHIBIT 31.1

CERTIFICATION

I, Robert F. Friel, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of PerkinElmer, 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: February 28, 2008

 

/s/ Robert F. Friel

Robert F. Friel
Chief Executive Officer, President, and Director
EX-31.2 9 dex312.htm CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO SECTION 302

EXHIBIT 31.2

CERTIFICATION

I, Jeffrey D. Capello, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of PerkinElmer, 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: February 28, 2008

 

/s/ Jeffrey D. Capello

Jeffrey D. Capello
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
EX-32.1 10 dex321.htm CERTIFICATION OF CEO AND CFO PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 Certification of CEO and CFO Pursuant to Section 906

CERTIFICATION OF CEO AND CFO PURSUANT TO SECTION 906

EXHIBIT 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Annual Report on Form 10-K of PerkinElmer, Inc. (the “Company”) for the period ended December 30, 2007 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), the undersigned, Robert F. Friel, Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company, and Jeffrey D. Capello, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, each hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

 

  (1) Based on my knowledge, the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

  (2) Based on my knowledge, the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated: February 28, 2008

 

/s/ Robert F. Friel

Robert F. Friel
Chief Executive Officer, President, and Director

Dated: February 28, 2008

 

/s/ Jeffrey D. Capello

Jeffrey D. Capello
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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