Joseph R. Holmes - 23 Feb 2022 Form 4 Insider Report for THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC. (TMO)

Role: VP & Chief Accounting Officer
Signature: /s/ Melodie T. Morin, Attorney-in-Fact for Joseph R. Holmes
Issuer symbol: TMO
Transactions as of: 23 Feb 2022
Net transactions value: -$18,500
Form type: 4
Filing time: 25 Feb 2022, 16:27:12 UTC
Previous filing: 30 Aug 2021
Next filing: 13 May 2022
SEC: View on sec.gov

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	TMO	Common Stock	Award	$0	+298	+35%	$0.000000	1,149	23 Feb 2022	Direct	F1
transaction	TMO	Common Stock	Tax liability	$18,500	-35	-3%	$528.58	1,114	23 Feb 2022	Direct
transaction	TMO	Common Stock	Award	$0	+95	+8.5%	$0.000000	1,209	23 Feb 2022	Direct

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	TMO	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	Award	$0	+730		$0.000000	730	23 Feb 2022	Common Stock	730	$528.58	Direct	F2

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Shares represent a performance-based restricted stock unit award granted on February 23, 2021. The Company's Compensation Committee determined on February 23, 2022, that the performance criteria related to this award were satisfied. One-third of the shares vested on February 23, 2022, and one-third of the shares vest on February 23, 2023. The remaining one-third will vest on February 23, 2024, and is subject to adjustment (positive or negative) for long-term performance which is based on the comparison of the Company's total shareholder return compound annual growth rate ("CAGR") to the total shareholder return CAGR of each of the companies in the peer group, as specified within the award agreement, over the measurement period starting on January 1, 2021, through to December 31, 2023.
F2	The option vests in four equal annual installments beginning on February 28, 2023.

Content

Shares represent a performance-based restricted stock unit award granted on February 23, 2021. The Company's Compensation Committee determined on February 23, 2022, that the performance criteria related to this award were satisfied. One-third of the shares vested on February 23, 2022, and one-third of the shares vest on February 23, 2023. The remaining one-third will vest on February 23, 2024, and is subject to adjustment (positive or negative) for long-term performance which is based on the comparison of the Company's total shareholder return compound annual growth rate ("CAGR") to the total shareholder return CAGR of each of the companies in the peer group, as specified within the award agreement, over the measurement period starting on January 1, 2021, through to December 31, 2023.

The option vests in four equal annual installments beginning on February 28, 2023.