REVVITY, INC. 8-K

What Happened

• Revvity, Inc. (RVTY) filed an 8-K reporting that at its April 28, 2026 annual meeting shareholders approved amended and restated bylaws that allow shareholders owning 25% of outstanding common stock to call a special meeting, effective April 28, 2026.
• All ten director nominees were elected to one-year terms. The meeting also ratified Deloitte & Touche LLP as the company’s independent registered public accounting firm and approved, by non-binding vote, the company’s executive compensation. A shareholder proposal on executive stock ownership was not approved.

Key Details

• Bylaw amendment (special meeting right): For 99,086,661; Against 440,300; Abstain 74,600; Broker non-votes 4,512,033. Amendment effective April 28, 2026.
• Director elections: Ten nominees elected for one-year terms (names include Peter Barrett, Samuel R. Chapin, Michael A. Klobuchar, Michelle McMurray‑Heath, Alexis P. Michas, Prahlad R. Singh, Sophie V. Vandebroek, Michael Vounatsos, Frank Witney, Pascale Witz). Vote totals varied by nominee (examples: Michelle McMurray‑Heath 99,095,486 for; Frank Witney 90,741,896 for).
• Auditor ratification: Deloitte & Touche LLP ratified — For 102,992,151; Against 1,036,994; Abstain 84,449.
• Executive pay (advisory): Approved — For 94,377,138; Against 3,770,364; Abstain 1,454,059; Broker non-votes 4,512,033. Shareholder proposal on executive stock ownership failed — For 22,974,850; Against 76,502,157; Abstain 124,554.

Why It Matters

• The bylaw change lowers the threshold for shareholders to call a special meeting to 25% of outstanding stock, giving large holders a clearer mechanism to request corporate action or board-level engagement. This is a governance change investors should note when assessing shareholder influence and activism risk.
• Director re-elections and auditor ratification signal continuity in management and oversight. The advisory approval of executive compensation is non-binding but indicates majority shareholder support; the failure of the shareholder proposal on executive stock ownership shows limited investor backing for that specific governance change.
• Vote totals and the presence of broker non-votes show the level of shareholder participation and can help investors gauge support for governance and oversight decisions at Revvity.