Director Scott M. Sperling Acquires Phantom Stock Units in Thermo Fisher Scientific ($TMO)

Executive Summary

On September 26, 2026, Scott M. Sperling, a Director of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. ($TMO), acquired 62.96 Phantom Stock Units at a price of $675.00 per unit, representing a total transaction value of approximately $42,498. Following this transaction, Mr. Sperling holds 17,737.6 Phantom Stock Units directly.

Transaction Details

• Security: Phantom Stock Units (convertible into Common Stock on a 1-for-1 basis)
• Transaction Code: A (Award/Grant)
• Number of Shares/Units: 62.96
• Price Per Unit: $675.00
• Ownership Nature: Direct
• Post-Transaction Ownership: 17,737.6 units

Context & Significance

According to the footnotes, this transaction represents units credited pursuant to the Issuer's Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors. Under this plan, quarterly director retainers are automatically deferred into Common Stock units based on the quarter-end closing price. The shares become distributable upon cessation of service as a director or upon a change in control.

Because this acquisition is a routine, formulaic deferral of director compensation rather than an open-market, discretionary purchase, it carries Low trading significance.