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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000077551-96-000009
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	10-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		11
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	19960630
FILED AS OF DATE:		19960924
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		19981221

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			PERKIN ELMER CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000077551
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	3826
		IRS NUMBER:				060490270
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NY
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0630

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		10-K
		SEC ACT:		
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-04389
		FILM NUMBER:		96633881

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		761 MAIN AVE
		CITY:			NORWALK
		STATE:			CT
		ZIP:			06859-0001
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2037621000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		761 MAIN AVENUE
		CITY:			NORWALK
		STATE:			CT
		ZIP:			06859-0001
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<TEXT>


               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                     WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

                            FORM 10-K
       [ X ] Annual Report Pursuant To Section 13 Or 15(d)
      Of The Securities Exchange Act Of 1934 [Fee Required]
             For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1996

                               OR
     [   ] Transition Report Pursuant To Section 13 Or 15(d)
    Of The Securities Exchange Act Of 1934 [No Fee Required]
           For the transition period from           to

                  Commission File Number 1-4389

                  The Perkin-Elmer Corporation
     (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
   NEW YORK                                            06-0490270
   (State or other jurisdiction of                     (I.R.S. Employer
   incorporation or organization)                      Identification No.)

   761 Main Avenue, Norwalk, Connecticut               06859-0001
   (Address of principal executive offices)            (Zip Code)


    Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 203-762-1000



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

                                 Name of each exchange
        Title of class            on which registered

    Common Stock (par value     New York Stock Exchange
       $1.00 per share)         Pacific Stock Exchange

      Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed
all  reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 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.

                   X      Yes              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. [X]

      As of September 13, 1996, 42,977,736 shares of Registrant's
Common Stock were outstanding, and the aggregate market value  of
shares  of such Common Stock (based upon the average sales price)
held by non-affiliates was approximately $2,396,008,782.


               DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

     Annual Report to Shareholders for Fiscal Year ended June 30,
1996 - Parts I, II, and IV.

     Proxy Statement for Annual Meeting of Shareholders dated
September 9, 1996 - Part III.



<PAGE>







                            PART I

Item 1.                    BUSINESS

      (a) General Development of Business.

      The  Perkin-Elmer Corporation was incorporated  in  1939
under  the laws of the State of New York.  Together  with  its
consolidated   subsidiaries,  The   Perkin-Elmer   Corporation
(hereinafter collectively referred to as "Registrant"  or  the
"Corporation") develops, manufactures, and sells  products  in
the industry segments described in sub-item (c) below.

      On February 18, 1993, the shareholders of Registrant and
Applied  Biosystems,  Inc. ("ABI"), a  supplier  of  automated
systems  for  life science research and related  applications,
approved  the  merger of a subsidiary of Registrant  with  and
into  ABI  which  resulted  in  ABI  becoming  a  wholly-owned
subsidiary  of  Registrant.  Effective July 1, 1994,  ABI  was
merged  into  Registrant  and is now  the  Applied  Biosystems
Division of Registrant.

      On  April 18, 1994, Registrant entered into an agreement
with  Sulzer  Inc.  to  sell  its  Material  Sciences  segment
consisting  of  its Metco Division ("Metco") headquartered  in
Westbury,  New  York.   Registrant  completed  the   sale   on
September 30, 1994.

      The  consolidated  financial  statements  and  schedules
reflect  the  merger with ABI as a pooling  of  interests  and
present  the  Corporation's Material  Sciences  segment  as  a
discontinued operation.

     On May 18, 1993, Registrant amended its By-laws to change
Registrant's fiscal year end from July 31 to June  30.   Prior
to  fiscal  year  1993, the financial statements  of  ABI  and
Registrant's subsidiaries outside the United States  were  for
the   years   ended  June  30,  while  Registrant's   domestic
operations were reported on a July 31 fiscal year end.

      In  order to concentrate on two different strategies for
the  Analytical  Instruments  and  Life  Sciences  businesses,
Registrant reorganized into two separate business segments  in
1996.

     (b) Financial Information About Industry Segments.

      A  summary  of  net  sales  to  unaffiliated  customers,
operating income, and identifiable assets attributable to each
of  the  Registrant's industry segments for the  fiscal  years
ended  June 30, 1996, 1995 and 1994 is incorporated herein  by
reference to  Note  6 on Pages 42-43 of the  Annual  Report to
Shareholders for 1996.


                             -1-

<PAGE>


(c) Narrative Description of Business.

      The  Registrant's  operations are organized  within  two
industry  segments:  (1) Analytical Instruments; and (2)  Life
Sciences.  These segments are more fully described below.

ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTS

      Registrant develops, manufactures, markets,  sells,  and
services analytical instrument systems.  This industry segment
includes  analytical  instrument systems for  determining  the
composition  and  molecular structure of  chemical  substances
(both  organic  and inorganic) and measuring the concentration
of   materials  in  a  sample.   These  instruments   include:
spectrophotometers   utilizing   a   number   of    analytical
techniques; gas and liquid chromatographs; thermal  analyzers;
analytical  balances; flame photometers;  polarimeters;  data-
handling  devices that are principally designed for  use  with
analytical  instruments; and data systems for applications  in
analytical chemistry.

      Registrant's analytical instruments are used by  private
industry,   educational   and   research   institutions,   and
governmental   entities  for  fundamental  research,   applied
industrial   research,  quality  control,  medical   research,
hospital   clinical   testing,   pollution   analysis,    drug
identification, and forensics.

LIFE SCIENCES

      In  this  industry segment, Registrant manufactures  and
sells  biochemical analytical instrument systems and products,
consisting of instruments and associated consumable  products.
Life  Sciences  products  include  liquid  chromatography/mass
spectrometer   systems,   and  DNA  amplification,   analysis,
synthesis,  and sequence detection systems.  Registrant's  DNA
sequencing instruments have accounted for an increasing  share
of  the  Life Sciences business.  These automated systems  and
products  are used for amplification, purification, isolation,
analysis,   synthesis,  and  sequencing  of   nucleic   acids,
proteins,   and  other  biological  molecules.    Registrant's
biochemical  analytical instrument systems  and  products  are
used for life science research and related applications.

      In  a  joint  venture, Perkin-Elmer  Sciex  Instruments,
Registrant  is  engaged in the manufacture and  sale  of  mass
spectrometry instrument systems, which are sold  by  both  the
Analytical Instruments and Life Sciences segments.

MARKETING AND DISTRIBUTION

      In  the  United States, Registrant markets  the  largest
portion  of  its products directly through its own  sales  and
distribution  organizations,  although  certain  products  are
marketed   through   independent   distributors   and    sales
representatives.  Sales to major markets outside of the United
States  are  generally made by the Registrant's foreign  based
sales and service staff, although some sales are made directly
from  the  United  States to foreign  customers.   In  certain
foreign    countries,   sales   are   made   through   various
representative  and distributorship arrangements.   Registrant
owns or leases sales and service offices in strategic regional
locations  in  the  United States, and  in  foreign  countries
through   its  foreign  sales  subsidiaries  and  distribution
operations.   None  of  Registrant's products  is  distributed
through retail outlets.


                             -2-

<PAGE>



RAW MATERIALS

       There  are  no  specialized  raw  materials  that   are
particularly   essential  to  the  operation  of  Registrant's
business.   Registrant's manufacturing  operations  require  a
wide  variety  of  raw  materials, electronic  and  mechanical
components,  chemical  and biochemical  materials,  and  other
supplies, some of which are occasionally found to be in  short
supply.   Registrant has multiple commercial sources for  most
components and supplies but is dependent on single sources for
a  limited  number  of  such items, in which  case  Registrant
normally secures long-term supply contracts. In certain cases,
discontinuances of certain sources could temporarily interrupt
Registrant's business in the Life Sciences segment.

PATENTS, LICENSES, AND FRANCHISES

      Registrant  has  pursued  a  policy  of  seeking  patent
protection  in  the  United States  and  other  countries  for
developments, improvements, and inventions originating  within
its   organization  which  are  incorporated  in  Registrant's
products or which fall within its fields of interest.  Certain
licenses  under  patents have been granted  to,  and  received
from,  other  entities.  Registrant has  certain  rights  from
Hoffmann-La  Roche Inc. under patents relating  to  polymerase
chain  reaction  technology ("PCR"), which patents  expire  in
2004.  Registrant also has rights under a patent issued to the
California Institute of Technology relating to DNA sequencing,
which  patent  expires  in  2009.   In  Registrant's  opinion,
however,  no  other  single patent or  license,  or  group  of
patents  or  licenses, or any franchise, is  material  to  its
business as a whole or to either industry segment.

      From  time to time, Registrant has asserted that various
competitors and others are infringing Registrant's patents and
similarly,  from  time  to  time, others  have  asserted  that
Registrant  was infringing patents owned by them.   Generally,
such  claims are settled by mutual agreement on a satisfactory
basis and result in the granting of licenses by Registrant  or
the granting of licenses to Registrant.

SEASONAL FLUCTUATIONS

      Neither of Registrant's industry segments is subject  to
pronounced seasonal fluctuations.

BACKLOG

      Registrant's recorded backlog was $182.3 million at June
30,  1996  and  $167.0  million  at  June  30,  1995.   It  is
Registrant's  general  policy  to  include  in  backlog   only
purchase  orders  or  production  releases  which  have   firm
delivery  dates  within one year.  Recorded  backlog  may  not
result in sales because of cancellation or other factors.   It
is anticipated that all orders included in the current backlog
will be delivered before the close of fiscal year 1997.

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT SALES

      No  material portion of either of Registrant's  industry
segments is subject to renegotiation of profits or termination
of  contracts  or subcontracts at the election of  the  United
States Government.

                             -3-

<PAGE>



COMPETITION

      The  industry segments in which Registrant operates  are
highly competitive and are characterized by the application of
advanced  technology.   There  are  numerous  companies  which
specialize in, and a number of larger companies which devote a
significant  portion of their resources to,  the  development,
manufacture,  and  sale of products which compete  with  those
manufactured  or  sold  by Registrant.  Many  of  Registrant's
competitors are well-known manufacturers with a high degree of
technical   proficiency.    In   addition,   competition    is
intensified by the ever-changing nature of the technologies in
the  industries in which Registrant is engaged.   The  markets
for  Registrant's  products are characterized  by  specialized
manufacturers that often have strength in narrow  segments  of
these markets.  While the absence of reliable statistics makes
it   difficult  to  determine  Registrant's  relative   market
position in its industry segments, Registrant is confident  it
is one of the principal manufacturers in its fields, marketing
a  broad  line  of  analytical instruments  and  life  science
systems.   In addition to competing in terms of the technology
that Registrant offers, Registrant competes in terms of price,
service, and quality.

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND ENGINEERING

      Registrant  is  actively engaged in  basic  and  applied
research,  development, and engineering programs  designed  to
develop new products and to improve existing products.  During
fiscal  years  1996, 1995, and 1994, Registrant  spent  $102.3
million,  $95.1  million, and $94.2 million, respectively,  on
company   sponsored  research,  development,  and  engineering
activities.

ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS

      Registrant is subject to federal, state, and local  laws
and regulations regulating the discharge of materials into the
environment,  or otherwise relating to the protection  of  the
environment, in those jurisdictions where Registrant  operates
or  maintains  facilities.  Registrant does not  believe  that
compliance  with  all  environmental provisions  will  have  a
material  effect  on  its business, and  no  material  capital
expenditures are expected for environmental control.

EMPLOYEES

      As  of  June 30, 1996, Registrant employed 5,697 persons
worldwide.   None of Registrant's United States  employees  is
subject to collective bargaining agreements.

      (d)  Financial  Information About Foreign  and  Domestic
Operations and Export Sales.

      A  summary  of  net revenues to unaffiliated  customers,
operating income, and identifiable assets attributable to each
of  Registrant's  geographic areas and export  sales  for  the
fiscal  years  1996, 1995, and 1994 is incorporated herein  by
reference  to  Note 6 on Pages 42-43 of the Annual  Report  to
Shareholders for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1996.

      Registrant's  consolidated net revenues to  unaffiliated
customers  in countries other than the United States  for  the
fiscal  years 1996, 1995, and 1994 were $744.7 million, $669.8
million,  and  $606.7  million, or 64.0%,  63.0%,  and  59.2%,
respectively, of Registrant's consolidated net revenues.

      All of the Registrant's manufacturing facilities outside
of  the continental United States are located in Germany,  the
United  Kingdom, Japan, and Canada.  The Registrant is in  the
process of establishing a manufacturing facility in Singapore.


                             -4-

<PAGE>


     There are currently no material foreign exchange controls
or  similar  limitations restricting the repatriation  to  the
United  States of capital or earnings from operations  outside
the United States.

     (e)  Discontinued Operations.

     On  September 30, 1994, Registrant sold Metco, comprising
its  Material Sciences segment, headquartered in Westbury, New
York  to  Sulzer  Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary  of  Sulzer,
Ltd.,  Winterthur,  Switzerland.  The  consolidated  financial
statements   and   schedules  present  Registrant's   Material
Sciences segment as a discontinued operation.


Item 2.                       PROPERTIES

      Listed  below are the principal facilities of Registrant
as  of  June  30,  1996.  Registrant considers all  facilities
listed  below to be reasonably appropriate for the  purpose(s)
for which they are used, including manufacturing, research and
development, and administrative purposes.  All properties  are
maintained  in good working order and, except for  those  held
for sale or lease, are substantially utilized on the basis  of
at  least one shift.  None of the leased facilities is  leased
from  an  affiliate  of  Registrant.  Facilities  are  grouped
within the business segment which is the principal user.



                                                                 Approximate
                                Owned or      Expiration         Floor Area
   Location                     Leased        Date of Leases     In Sq.Ft.


Analytical Instruments

Norwalk, CT                     Owned                              402,000
Wilton, CT                      Owned                              219,000
San Jose, CA                    Owned                               81,000
Beaconsfield, England           Owned                               70,000
Ueberlingen, Germany            Owned                               62,000
Ontario, Canada                 Owned                               38,000
Irvine, CA                      Owned                               22,000
Ueberlingen, Germany           Leased              2001            201,815
Llantrinsant, Wales            Leased              1996            113,000
Meersburg, Germany             Leased              1997             24,000
Singapore                      Leased              1999             15,000
Beaconsfield, England          Leased              2005              8,000

Life Sciences

Warrington, England             Owned                               58,000
Narita, Japan                   Owned                               24,000
Foster City, CA                Leased           1999-2005          390,600
Bedford, MA                    Leased              2000             15,000
Davis, CA                      Leased              1999             12,000


      In  addition to the facilities listed above,  Registrant
leases space in certain industrial centers for use as regional
sales  and  service offices, technical demonstration  centers,
and  warehousing.   Registrant also owns undeveloped  land  in
Redding,  Connecticut, Vacaville, California, and Ueberlingen,
Germany.


                             -5-

<PAGE>



      In  addition to the properties used by Registrant in its
operations,  Registrant  owns  a  facility  in  Garden  Grove,
California  (approximately  82,000  square  feet)   which   is
currently  leased  to  OCA Applied Optics,  Inc.  for  a  term
expiring  in  2002,  and  a  facility  in  Pomona,  California
(approximately 135,000 square feet) which is currently  leased
to  Orbital Sciences Corporation for a term expiring in  2003.
Registrant  also  owns two facilities in  Wilton,  Connecticut
(approximately 51,000 square feet and 42,000 square feet), and
a  facility  in  San  Jose, California  (approximately  67,000
square  feet) which are held for sale or lease.   One  of  the
facilities in Wilton is leased on a long-term basis,  and  the
facility  in San Jose and a portion of the remaining  facility
in Wilton are leased on a short-term basis.


Item 3.                    LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

      The Corporation has been named as a defendant in various
legal  actions arising from the conduct of its normal business
activities.  Although the amount of any liability  that  might
arise  with  respect  to  any  of  these  matters  cannot   be
accurately  predicted, the resulting liability, if  any,  will
not,  in  the  opinion  of management of  Registrant,  have  a
material   adverse   effect  on  the  consolidated   financial
statements of Registrant.

     Registrant  was  one  of approximately  125  third  party
defendants named in a third party complaint dated February 19,
1993  in  United States of America v. Davis et al.,  which  is
pending  in the United States District Court for the  District
of  Rhode Island.  The third party plaintiffs, who were  named
as  defendants  and  potentially responsible  parties  in  the
Government's  initial complaint, sought equitable contribution
and  indemnification in the event they were found  liable  for
remediation  costs  relating  to  the  removal  of   hazardous
substances  from  a site located in Smithfield,  Rhode  Island
(such  costs initially were estimated by the Government to  be
$27.8  million, but most recent estimates of such costs appear
to  be  in  the $40 million range).  All but one of the  third
party  plaintiffs settled with the Government for a  total  of
approximately $6 million, and a trial on the question  of  the
remaining  third party plaintiff's liability to the Government
resulted  in an April 22, 1995 Memorandum and Order  in  which
the   Court   found   such  plaintiff,   United   Technologies
Corporation,  liable  as  a "generator"  of  hazardous  wastes
deposited at the site.  Thereafter, the Court permitted United
Technologies  Corporation to proceed with its  claims  against
third  parties.   Approximately one-half of  the  third  party
claims  have  been settled, and the remaining,  including  the
claim  against Registrant, are scheduled for trial in November
1996.   While the Registrant contends that it should  have  no
liability  in  this  case, because of the uncertainty  of  all
litigation  it  cannot definitively state that it  will  incur
less than $100,000 in monetary liability.


Item 4.             SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF
                       SECURITY HOLDERS

      No  matter was submitted to a vote of security  holders,
through  the solicitation of proxies or otherwise, during  the
fourth quarter of the fiscal year covered by this report.


                             -6-

<PAGE>


                            PART II

Item 5.       MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY
                  AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

     (a) Market Information.

      The  principal  United States market where  Registrant's
Common  Stock  is  traded  is the  New  York  Stock  Exchange,
although  such  stock  is also traded  on  the  Pacific  Stock
Exchange.

      The following information, which appears in Registrant's
Annual  Report to Shareholders for the fiscal year ended  June
30, 1996, is hereby incorporated by reference in this Form 10-
K:  the high and low sales prices of Registrant's Common Stock
for  each  quarterly period during the fiscal years  1996  and
1995 (Note 13, Page 47 of the Annual Report to Shareholders).

     (b) Holders.

      On September 13, 1996, the approximate number of holders
of  Common  Stock  of Registrant was 7,490.   The  approximate
number  of  record holders is based upon the actual number  of
holders registered in the books of Registrant at such date and
does  not  include  holders  of shares  in  "street  name"  or
persons,  partnerships, associations, corporations,  or  other
entities  identified in security position listings  maintained
by  depository trust companies.  The calculation of the number
of  shares of Registrant's Common Stock held by non-affiliates
shown  on  the  cover  of this  Form  10-K  was  made  on  the
assumption that there were no affiliates other than  executive
officers and directors.

     (c) Dividends.

      The amount of quarterly dividends paid during the fiscal
years  1996 and 1995 (Note 13, Page 47 of Registrant's  Annual
Report to Shareholders) is hereby incorporated by reference in
this Form 10-K.


Item 6.                  SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

      Registrant hereby incorporates by reference in this Form
10-K Page 26 of Registrant's Annual Report to Shareholders for
the fiscal year ended June 30, 1996.


Item 7.        MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
               FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

      Registrant hereby incorporates by reference in this Form
10-K Pages 27-32 of Registrant's Annual Report to Shareholders
for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1996.



                             -7-

<PAGE>



Item 8.            FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND
                      SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

      The following financial statements and the supplementary
financial  information included in Registrant's Annual  Report
to  Shareholders for the fiscal year ended June 30,  1996  are
incorporated by reference in this Form 10-K:  the Consolidated
Financial   Statements  and  the  report  thereon   of   Price
Waterhouse  LLP dated July 24, 1996, and Pages 33-48  of  said
Annual  Report,  including Note 13, Page  47,  which  contains
unaudited quarterly financial information.


Item   9.   CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS
               ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

      Registrant  has  not changed its public accounting  firm
within  24  months  prior  to  June  30,  1996,  the  date  of
Registrant's most recent financial statements.

                             -8-

<PAGE>



                          PART III

Item 10.              DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
                          OF THE REGISTRANT

     (a) Identification and Background of Directors.

      Registrant  hereby incorporates by reference  in  this
Form  10-K  Pages 2-4 of Registrant's Proxy Statement  dated
September 9, 1996, in connection with its Annual Meeting  of
Shareholders to be held on October 17, 1996.

     (b) Identification of Executive Officers.

      The  following  is  a  list of Registrant's  executive
officers,  their ages, and their positions and offices  with
the Registrant, as of September 13, 1996.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

Name                           Age  Present Positions and Year First Elected

<S>                             <C>  <C>
Manuel A. Baez................  54   Senior Vice President (1996)
Peter Barrett.................  43   Vice President (1994)
David  P. Binkley.............  43   Vice President (1995)
Michael W. Hunkapiller........  47   Vice President (1994)
Stephen O.Jaeger..............  52   Vice President, Chief Financial Officer  (1995), and Treasurer (1996)
Joseph E. Malandrakis.........  50   Vice President (1993)
John B. McBennett.............  58   Corporate Controller (1993)
Michael J. McPartland.........  47   Vice President, Human Resources (1993)
Mark C. Rogers................  53   Senior Vice President (1996)
William B. Sawch..............  42   Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary (1993)
Tony L. White.................  50   Chairman, President, and  Chief Executive Officer (1995)


</TABLE>

     Each of the foregoing named officers was either elected
at the last organizational meeting of the Board of Directors
held  on October 19, 1995 or was elected by the Board  since
that  date.  The term of each officer will expire on October
17,  1996,  the  date  of the next scheduled  organizational
meeting  of  the  Board  of Directors,  unless  renewed  for
another year.

     (c) Identification of Certain Significant Employees.

     Not applicable.

     (d) Family Relationships.

     To the best of Registrant's knowledge and belief, there
is  no  family  relationship  between  any  of  Registrant's
directors,  executive  officers,  or  persons  nominated  or
chosen  by  Registrant to become a director or an  executive
officer.

     (e) Business Experience.

     With respect to the business experience of Registrant's
directors   and  persons  nominated  to  become   directors,
Registrant  hereby incorporates by reference in this  Report
on Form 10-K Pages 2-4 of Registrant's Proxy Statement dated
September 9, 1996, in connection with its Annual Meeting  of
Shareholders  to be held on October 17, 1996.  With  respect
to  the  executive officers of Registrant, each such officer
has  been employed by Registrant or a subsidiary in  one  or
more  executive or managerial capacities for  at  least  the
past     five     years,    with    the     exception     of


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Drs.  Hunkapiller  and  Rogers, and  Messrs.  Baez,  Jaeger,
McPartland,  and  White.  Mr. Baez was elected  Senior  Vice
President  of  Registrant on June 20, 1996.   Prior  to  his
employment  by  Registrant  in  June,  1996,  Mr.  Baez  was
employed  by  Baxter International Inc. for 22  years,  most
recently as Executive Vice President, International.   Prior
to joining Baxter International, Inc., Mr. Baez was employed
by  Ciba-Geigy,  Inc.   Dr.  Hunkapiller  was  elected  Vice
President of Registrant on October 20, 1994.  Prior  to  his
employment  by Registrant in February, 1993, Dr. Hunkapiller
was  employed  by  ABI  as Executive  Vice  President.   Dr.
Hunkapiller  joined ABI in 1983 as a member of the  Research
and   Development  group  and  was  later   appointed   Vice
President, Research and Development.  He also served as Vice
President, Science and Technology, and General Manager,  DNA
Business  Unit.   Mr. Jaeger was elected Vice  President  of
Registrant  on  March 16, 1995.  Prior to his employment  by
Registrant  in  March,  1995, Mr.  Jaeger  was  employed  by
Houghton  Mifflin  and  Company  from  1987  to  1995,  most
recently   as  Executive  Vice  President,  Chief  Financial
Officer and Treasurer, and served on its board of directors.
Prior to joining Houghton Mifflin, he served as Senior  Vice
President  and Chief Financial Officer of British  Petroleum
North  America, Inc. from 1979 to 1987.  Mr. McPartland  was
elected  Vice President of Registrant on February 18,  1993.
Prior  to  his  employment by Registrant in  January,  1993,
Mr.  McPartland was employed by SmithKline Beecham plc, from
1980  to  1993,  most recently as Senior Vice President  and
Director,  Corporate  Personnel.   Dr.  Rogers  was  elected
Senior  Vice  President  on June 20,  1996.   Prior  to  his
employment by Registrant in May, 1996, Dr. Rogers  was  Vice
Chancellor  for  Health Affairs at Duke  University  Medical
Center  and  Chief  Executive Officer at Duke  Hospital  and
Health  Network from 1992 to 1996.  Prior to  joining  Duke,
Dr.  Rogers  held  a number of positions  at  Johns  Hopkins
University,   including  Chairman  of  the   Department   of
Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine.   Mr.  White  was
elected  Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President  of
Registrant  on September 12, 1995.  Prior to his  employment
by   Registrant,   Mr.   White  was   employed   by   Baxter
International  Inc.  in  various executive  positions,  most
recently as Executive Vice President.

     (f) Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings.

      To the best of Registrant's knowledge and belief, none
of  Registrant's  directors,  persons  nominated  to  become
directors,  or executive officers has been involved  in  any
proceedings during the past five years that are material  to
an evaluation of the ability or integrity of such persons to
be directors or executive officers of Registrant.

      (g)  Compliance with Section 16(a) of  the  Securities
Exchange Act of 1934.

     Information concerning compliance with Section 16(a) of
the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934  is  incorporated  by
reference  to  Page 8 of Registrant's Proxy Statement  dated
September 9, 1996, in connection with its Annual Meeting  of
Shareholders to be held on October 17, 1996.


Item 11.            EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

      Registrant  hereby incorporates by reference  in  this
Form 10-K Pages 5-6 and 8-17 of Registrant's Proxy Statement
dated  September  9,  1996, in connection  with  its  Annual
Meeting of Shareholders to be held on October 17, 1996.

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Item   12.       SECURITY  OWNERSHIP  OF  CERTAIN BENEFICIAL
                         OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

     (a) Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners.

      Registrant  hereby incorporates by reference  in  this
Form  10-K  Page  7  of Registrant's Proxy  Statement  dated
September 9, 1996, in connection with its Annual Meeting  of
Shareholders to be held on October 17, 1996.

     (b) Security Ownership of Management.

       Information  concerning  the  security  ownership  of
management is hereby incorporated by reference to Pages  2-4
and  7-8 of Registrant's Proxy Statement dated September  9,
1996,  in connection with its Annual Meeting of Shareholders
to be held on October 17, 1996.

     (c) Changes in Control.

      Registrant  knows  of no arrangements,  including  any
pledge  by  any  person  of securities  of  Registrant,  the
operation  of  which may at a subsequent date  result  in  a
change in control of Registrant.


Item   13.   CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS


        Information   concerning   certain   related   party
transactions is hereby incorporated by reference to Note  9,
Page 45 of the Annual Report to Shareholders, and to Page 17
of  Registrant's Proxy Statement dated September 9, 1996, in
connection  with  its Annual Meeting of Shareholders  to  be
held on October 17, 1996.

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                           PART IV

Item 14.           EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
                         AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

     (a) 1.  Financial Statements.

       The   following  consolidated  financial  statements,
together  with  the report thereon of Price  Waterhouse  LLP
dated  July  24, 1996, appearing on Pages 33 through  48  of
Registrant's Annual  Report to Shareholders  for the fisical
year  ended June 30, 1996, are incorporated by reference  in
this  Form  10-K.  With the exception of the  aforementioned
information  and that which is specifically incorporated  in
Parts I  and II, the Annual Report to  Shareholders for  the
fiscal  year ended June 30, 1996, is not to be deemed  filed
as part of this report on Form 10-K.

                                                    Annual
                                      10-K          Report
                                     Page No.      Page No.
Consolidated Statements of
Operations - fiscal years
1996, 1995, and 1994 ...............   --             33
Consolidated Statements of
Financial Position - fiscal years
1996 and 1995 ......................   --             34
Consolidated Statements of
Cash Flows - fiscal years
1996, 1995, and 1994 ...............   --             35
Consolidated Statements of
Shareholders' Equity - fiscal years
1996, 1995, and 1994 ...............   --             36
Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements..........................   --           37-47
Report of Management................                  48
Report of Price Waterhouse LLP......   --             48


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     (a) 2. Financial Statement Schedules.

      The following additional financial data should be read
in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements in
said Annual Report to Shareholders for the fiscal year ended
June  30, 1996.  Schedules not included with this additional
financial  data  have  been omitted  because  they  are  not
applicable  or  the required information  is  shown  in  the
consolidated financial statements or notes thereto.


                                                     Annual
                                      10-K Page      Report
                                         No.        Page No.
Report of Independent Accountants
  on Financial Statement Schedule.....   18           --

Schedule II - Valuation and
  Qualifying Accounts and Reserves...    19           --



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        (a) 3. Exhibits.

Exhibit
  No.
2(1)    Acquisition Agreement dated July 19, 1991, among  the
        Corporation, Hoffmann-LaRoche Inc., and Roche  Probe,
        Inc.  (Incorporated  by reference  to  Exhibit  1  to
        Current  Report on Form 8-K of the Corporation  dated
        July 19, 1991 (Commission file number 1-4389).)

2(2)    Acquisition  Agreement dated July 19,  1991,  between
        the   Corporation  and  F.  Hoffmann-La  Roche   Ltd.
        (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit  2  to  Current
        Report on Form 8-K of the Corporation dated July  19,
        1991 (Commission file number 1-4389).)

2(3)    Agreement   and  Plan  of  Merger,   by   and   among
        Registrant, Sequence Acquisition Company and  Applied
        Biosystems,  Inc.  dated  as  of  October  6,   1992.
        (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit  2  to  Current
        Report  on Form 8-K of the Corporation dated  October
        6, 1992 (Commission file number 1-4389).)

2(4)    Agreement  dated April 18, 1994 between  Sulzer  Inc.
        and  The Perkin-Elmer Corporation, as amended through
        August  31,  1994.   (Incorporated  by  reference  to
        Exhibit  2(4) to Annual Report on Form  10-K  of  the
        Corporation  for  fiscal year  ended  June  30,  1994
        (Commission file number 1-4389).)

3(i)    Restated  Certificate of the Corporation  as  amended
        through July 1, 1994.  (Incorporated by reference  to
        Exhibit  3(I) to Annual Report on Form  10-K  of  the
        Corporation  for  fiscal year  ended  June  30,  1994
        (Commission file number 1-4389).)

3(ii)   Amended  and Restated By-laws of the Corporation,  as
        amended  through  July  15, 1993.   (Incorporated  by
        reference to Exhibit 3(ii) to Annual Report  on  Form
        10-K  of  the Corporation for fiscal year ended  June
        30, 1993 (Commission file number 1-4389).)

4(1)    Three Year Credit Agreement dated June 1, 1994, among
        Morgan Guaranty Trust Company, certain banks named in
        such  Agreement, and the Corporation, as amended July
        20, 1995.  (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(1)
        to  Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Corporation for
        fiscal  year  ended  June 30, 1995  (Commission  file
        number 1-4389).)

4(2)    Shareholder  Protection Rights Agreement dated  April
        30,  1989,  between The Perkin-Elmer Corporation  and
        The First National Bank of Boston.  (Incorporated  by
        reference to Exhibit 4 to Current Report on Form  8-K
        of  the  Corporation dated April 20, 1989 (Commission
        file number 1-4389).)

10(1)   The  Perkin-Elmer Corporation 1984 Stock Option  Plan
        for  Key Employees, as amended through May 21,  1987.
        (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 28(c)  to  Post
        Effective   Amendment  No.  1  to  the  Corporation's
        Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 2-95451).)

10(2)   The  Perkin-Elmer  Corporation 1988  Stock  Incentive
        Plan  for  Key Employees.  (Incorporated by reference
        to Exhibit 10(4) to Annual Report on Form 10-K of the
        Corporation for the fiscal year ended July  31,  1988
        (Commission file number 1-4389).)

10(3)   The  Perkin-Elmer  Corporation 1993  Stock  Incentive
        Plan  for  Key Employees.  (Incorporated by reference
        to  Exhibit  99  to  the  Corporation's  Registration
        Statement on Form S-8 (No. 33-50847).)

10(4)   Contingent Compensation Plan for Key Employees of The
        Perkin-Elmer  Corporation, as amended through  August
        1, 1990.  (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(5)
        to  Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Corporation for
        the  fiscal year ended July 31, 1992 (Commission file
        number 1-4389).)

10(5)   The  Perkin-Elmer Corporation Supplemental Retirement
        Plan as amended through August 1, 1991. (Incorporated
        by  reference  to Exhibit 10(6) to Annual  Report  on
        Form  10-K  of  the Corporation for the  fiscal  year
        ended July 31, 1991 (Commission file number 1-4389).)

10(6)   Deferred  Compensation Contract dated  September  15,
        1994,  between Registrant and Michael W. Hunkapiller.
        (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(7) to Annual
        Report on Form 10-K of the Corporation for the fiscal
        year  ended June 30, 1995 (Commission file number  1-
        4389).)

10(7)   Deferred  Compensation Contract  dated  February  18,
        1993,  between Registrant and Michael J.  McPartland.
        (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(8) to Annual
        Report on Form 10-K of the Corporation for the fiscal
        year  ended June 30, 1995 (Commission file number  1-
        4389).)

10(8)   Deferred  Compensation Contract dated  September  15,
        1994,   between   Registrant   and   Peter   Barrett.
        (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(9) to Annual
        Report on Form 10-K of the Corporation for the fiscal
        year  ended June 30, 1995 (Commission file number  1-
        4389).)


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10(9)   Deferred  Compensation Contract dated July 29,  1974,
        as   amended   through  January  20,   1994   between
        Registrant  and  Gaynor N. Kelley.  (Incorporated  by
        reference to Exhibit 10(8) to Annual Report  on  Form
        10-K  of  the Corporation for the fiscal  year  ended
        June 30, 1994 (Commission file number 1-4389).)

10(10)  Change of Control Agreement dated September 12, 1995,
        between  Registrant and Tony L. White.  (Incorporated
        by  reference to Exhibit 10(16) to Annual  Report  on
        Form  10-K  of  the Corporation for the  fiscal  year
        ended June 30, 1995 (Commission file number 1-4389).)

10(11)  Employment Agreement dated November 16, 1995, between
        Registrant and Michael W. Hunkapiller.

10(12)  Employment Agreement dated November 16, 1995, between
        Registrant and Stephen O. Jaeger.

10(13)  Employment Agreement dated November 16, 1995, between
        Registrant and Michael J. McPartland.

10(14)  Employment Agreement dated November 16, 1995, between
        Registrant and Peter Barrett.

10(15)  Employment Agreement dated November 21, 1991, between
        Registrant  and  Gaynor N. Kelley.  (Incorporated  by
        reference  to  Exhibit 10(1) to Quarterly  Report  on
        Form  10-Q of the Corporation for the fiscal  quarter
        ended  January  31, 1992 (Commission file  number  1-
        4389).)

10(16)  The   Excess   Benefit  Plan  of   The   Perkin-Elmer
        Corporation dated August 1, 1984, as amended  through
        June 30, 1993.  (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
        10(17)   to  Annual  Report  on  Form  10-K  of   the
        Corporation for the fiscal year ended June  30,  1993
        (Commission file number 1-4389).)

10(17)  1993    Director   Stock   Purchase   and    Deferred
        Compensation  Plan.  (Incorporated  by  reference  to
        Exhibit   99   to   the  Corporation's   Registration
        Statement on Form S-8 (No. 33-50849).)

10(18)  Employment  Agreement  dated  September   12,   1995,
        between  Registrant and Tony L. White.  (Incorporated
        by  reference to Exhibit 10(21) to Annual  Report  on
        Form  10-K  of  the Corporation for the  fiscal  year
        ended June 30, 1995 (Commission file number 1-4389).)

10(19)  Employment  Agreement dated April 11,  1995,  between
        Registrant and Stephen O. Jaeger.

10(20)  Pledge   Agreements  and  Promissory  Notes   between
        Registrant   and  Stephen  O.  Jaeger,   Michael   W.
        Hunkapiller and Michael J. McPartland.  (Incorporated
        by  reference  to Exhibit 10 to Quarterly  Report  on
        Form  10-Q  of the Corporation for the quarter  ended
        March 31, 1996 (Commission file number 1-4389).)

10(21)  Consulting  Agreement dated April  1,  1995,  between
        Registrant  and  Robert  H.  Hayes. (Incorporated  by
        reference to Exhibit 10(17) to Annual Report on  Form
        10-K  of  the Corporation for the fiscal  year  ended
        June 30, 1995 (Commission file number 1-4389).)

11      Computation  of Net Income (Loss) per Share  for  the
        five years ended June 30, 1996.

13      Annual Report to Shareholders for 1996 (to the extent
        incorporated herein by reference).

21      List of Subsidiaries.

23      Consent of Price Waterhouse LLP.

27      Financial Data Schedule.

Note:   None of the Exhibits listed in Item 14(a)  3  above,
except Exhibits 11 and 23, are included with this Form  10-K
Annual  Report.  Registrant will furnish a copy of any  such
Exhibit upon written request to the Secretary at the address
on  the cover of this Form 10-K Annual Report accompanied by
payment of $3 for each Exhibit requested.

     (b) Reports on Form 8-K.

     Registrant did not file a report on Form 8-K during the
last quarter of the period covered by this report.

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<PAGE>


SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of
the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, Registrant  has  duly
caused  this  report  to be signed  on  its  behalf  by  the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

                              THE PERKIN-ELMER CORPORATION


                              By   /s/ W. B. Sawch
                                   William B. Sawch
                                   Vice  President, General Counsel
                                   and Secretary

Date:  September 19, 1996


     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange
Act  of  1934,  this  report has been signed  below  by  the
following  persons  on  behalf  of  Registrant  and  in  the
capacities and on the dates indicated.





/s/  Tony L. White                                     September  19, 1996
Tony L. White
Chairman of the Board of Directors, President
and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)


/s/  Stephen O. Jaeger                                 September 19, 1996
Stephen O. Jaeger
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
(Principal Financial Officer)


/s/  John B. McBennett                                 September 19, 1996
John B. McBennett
Corporate Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)


/s/  Joseph F. Abely, Jr.                              September 19, 1996
Joseph F. Abely, Jr.
Director


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/s/  Richard H. Ayers                                  September 19, 1996
Richard H. Ayers
Director


/s/  Jean-Luc Belingard                                September 19, 1996
Jean-Luc Belingard
Director


/s/  Robert H. Hayes                                   September 19, 1996
Robert H. Hayes
Director


/s/  Donald R. Melville                                September 19, 1996
Donald R. Melville
Director


/s/  Burnell R. Roberts                                September 19, 1996
Burnell R. Roberts
Director


/s/  Georges C. St. Laurent, Jr.                       September 19, 1996
Georges C. St. Laurent, Jr.
Director


/s/  John S. Scott                                     September 19, 1996
John S. Scott
Director


/s/  Carolyn W. Slayman                                September 19, 1996
Carolyn W. Slayman
Director


/s/  Orin R. Smith                                     September 19, 1996
Orin R. Smith
Director


/s/  Richard F. Tucker                                 September 19, 1996
Richard F. Tucker
Director


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            REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS ON
                FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE

To the Board of Directors
of The Perkin-Elmer Corporation

      Our  audits  of the consolidated financial  statements
referred to in our report dated July 24, 1996, appearing  on
Page  48  of the 1996 Annual Report to Shareholders  of  The
Perkin-Elmer  Corporation  (which  report  and  consolidated
financial statements are incorporated by reference  in  this
Annual  Report on Form 10-K) also included an audit  of  the
Financial Statement Schedule listed in Item 14(a)2  of  this
Form 10-K.  In our opinion, the Financial Statement Schedule
presents  fairly, in all material respects, the  information
set  forth therein when read in conjunction with the related
consolidated financial statements.


PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP

Stamford, Connecticut
July 24, 1996




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                THE PERKIN-ELMER CORPORATION
       VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS AND RESERVES
   FOR THE FISCAL YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 1996, 1995 AND 1994

(Amounts in thousands)


                                               ALLOWANCE FOR
                                             DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS



Balance at June 30, 1993.....................   $  8,226

Charged to income in fiscal year 1994........      2,927

Deductions from reserve in fiscal year 1994..     (3,906)

Balance at June 30, 1994.....................      7,247

Charged to income in fiscal year 1995........      2,086

Deductions from reserve in fiscal year 1995..       (384)

Balance at June 30, 1995.....................      8,949  (1)

Charged to income in fiscal year 1996........      1,090

Deductions from reserve in fiscal year 1996..     (3,194)

Balance at June 30, 1996.....................   $  6,845  (1)


(1)   Deducted  in the Consolidated Statements of  Financial
Position from accounts receivable.








                         SCHEDULE II


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<PAGE>
                      THE PERKIN-ELMER CORPORATION
               COMPUTATION OF NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE
        (Dollar amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                           June 30,      June 30,      June 30,      June 30,       July 31,
                                                             1996          1995          1994          1993           1992

<S>                                                         <C>           <C>          <C>            <C>            <C>
Weighted average number of common shares                    42,720        42,129        43,857         43,780        43,526

Common stock equivalents - stock options                     1,027           515           816          1,173         1,169

Weighted average number of common shares
used in calculating primary earnings per share              43,747        42,644        44,673         44,953        44,695

Additional dilutive stock options under
paragraph #42 APB #15                                          137           120           172             97           280

Shares used in calculating earnings per share - fully
diluted basis                                               43,884        42,764        44,845         45,050        44,975

Calculation of primary and fully diluted earnings
per share:

PRIMARY AND FULLY DILUTED:

Income from continuing operations                        $  13,944    $   66,877    $   73,978     $   24,444    $   24,296

Income (loss) from discontinued operations                                             (22,851)         1,714        10,941

Income before cumulative effect of
accounting changes                                          13,944        66,877        51,127         26,158        35,237

Cumulative effect of accounting changes                                                               (83,098)

Net income (loss) used in the calculation of
primary and fully diluted earnings per share             $  13,944    $   66,877    $   51,127     $  (56,940)   $   35,237

PRIMARY:
Per share amounts:

Income from continuing operations                        $     .32    $     1.57    $     1.66     $      .54    $      .54

Income (loss) from discontinued operations                                                (.52)           .04           .25

Income before cumulative effect of
accounting changes                                             .32          1.57          1.14            .58           .79

Loss from cumulative effect of accounting changes                                                       (1.85)

Net income (loss)                                        $     .32    $     1.57    $     1.14     $    (1.27)   $      .79

FULLY DILUTED:
Per share amounts:

Income from continuing operations                        $     .32    $     1.56    $     1.65     $      .54    $      .54

Income (loss) from discontinued operations                                                (.51)           .04           .24

Income before cumulative effect of
accounting changes                                             .32          1.56          1.14            .58           .78

Loss from cumulative effect of accounting changes                                                       (1.84)

Net income (loss)                                        $     .32    $     1.56    $     1.14     $    (1.26)   $      .78

</TABLE>
                               EXHIBIT 11

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             CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


      We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in
the  Registration Statements on Form S-8 (Nos. 2-95451,  33-
25218,  33-44191, 33-50847, 33-50849, and 33-58778)  of  The
Perkin-Elmer Corporation of our report dated July 24,  1996,
appearing  on  page 48 of the Annual Report to  Shareholders
which  is  incorporated in this Annual Report on Form  10-K.
We  also  consent to the incorporation by reference  of  our
report on the Financial Statement Schedule, which appears on
page 18 of this Form 10-K.




PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP







Stamford, Connecticut
September 19, 1996





















                         EXHIBIT 23

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</TEXT>
</DOCUMENT>
<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>EX-10
<SEQUENCE>2
<DESCRIPTION>EXHIBIT 10(11) EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
<TEXT>





                      EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT


          AGREEMENT entered into as of November 16, 1995, between

THE PERKIN-ELMER CORPORATION, a New York corporation having its

principal place of business at Norwalk, Connecticut (the

"Company") and Dr. Michael W. Hunkapiller residing at 1333 Pebble

Drive, San Carlos, California  94070 (the "Employee").

          WHEREAS, the Employee has rendered and/or will render

valuable services to the Company and it is regarded essential by

the Company that it have the benefit of Employee's services in

future years; and

          WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company believes

that it is essential that, in the event of the possibility of a

Change in Control of the Company (as defined herein), the

Employee be able to continue his attention and dedication to his

duties and to assess and advise the Board of Directors of the

Company (the "Board") whether such proposals would be in the best

interest of the Company and its shareholders without distraction

regarding any uncertainty concerning his future with the Company;

and

          WHEREAS, the Employee is willing to agree to continue

to serve the Company in the future;

          NOW, THEREFORE, it is mutually agreed as follows:

          1.  Employment.  The Company agrees to employ Employee,

and the Employee agrees to serve as an employee of the Company or

one or more of its subsidiaries after a Change of Control during

the Period of Employment (as those terms are defined in Section 2

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<PAGE>


hereof) in such executive capacity as Employee served immediately

prior to the Change in Control which caused the commencement of

the Period of Employment.  The Employee also agrees to serve

during the Period of Employment, if elected or appointed thereto,

as a Director of the Board of Directors of the Company and as a

member of any committee of the Board of Directors.  Notwith-

standing anything to the contrary herein, the Period of

Employment shall not commence and the Employee shall not be

entitled to any rights, benefits, or payments hereunder unless

and until a Change in Control has occurred.

          2.  Definitions.

          (a)  Cause.  During the Period of Employment, "Cause"

means termination upon (i) the willful and continued failure by

the Employee to perform substantially his duties with the Company

(other than any such failure resulting from the Employee's

incapacity due to physical or mental illness) after a demand for

a substantial performance is delivered to the Employee by the

Chief Executive Officer of the Company ("CEO") which specifically

identifies the manner in which the CEO believes that the Employee

has not substantially performed his duties, or (ii) the willful

engaging by the Employee in illegal conduct which is materially

and demonstrably injurious to the Company.  For purposes of this

Section 2(a), no act, or failure to act, on the part of the

Employee shall be considered "willful" unless done, or omitted to

be done, by the Employee in bad faith and without reasonable

belief that the Employee's action or omission was in, or not

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<PAGE>



opposed to, the best interests of the Company.  Any act, or

failure to act, based upon authority given pursuant to a

resolution duly adopted by the Board or based upon the advice of

counsel for the Company shall be conclusively presumed to be

done, or omitted to be done, by the Employee in good faith and in

the best interests of the Company.  Notwithstanding the

foregoing, the Employee shall not be deemed to have been

terminated for Cause unless and until there shall have been

delivered to the Employee a copy of a resolution duly adopted by

the affirmative vote of not less than three quarters of the

entire membership of the Board at a meeting of the Board called

and held for that purpose (after reasonable notice to the

Employee and an opportunity for him, together with counsel, to be

heard before the Board), finding that in the good faith opinion

of the Board the Employee was guilty of the conduct set forth

above in (i) or (ii) of this Section 2(a) and specifying the

particulars thereof in detail.

          (b)  Cash Compensation.  "Cash Compensation" shall mean

the sum of (i) Employee's Base Salary (determined in accordance

with the provisions of Section 4(a) hereof) and (ii) Executive's

incentive compensation (provided for under Section 4(b) hereof),

which shall be an amount equal to the greatest of (x) the average

of the amount of Employee's incentive compensation for the last

three completed fiscal years immediately prior to the Employee's

termination of employment (whether or not such years occurred

during the Period of Employment), (y) the target amount of such


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Employee's incentive compensation for the fiscal year in which

his termination of employment occurs or (z) the Employee's target

amount for the fiscal year in which the Change in Control occurs.

          (c)  Change in Control.  "Change in Control" means the

occurrence of any of the following: an event that would be

required to be reported (assuming such event has not been

"previously reported") in response to Item 1(a) of the Current

Report on Form 8-K, as in effect on the date hereof, pursuant to

Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934;

provided, however, that, without limitation, such a Change in

Control shall be deemed to have occurred at such time as (i) any

"person" within the meaning of Section 14(d) of the Securities

Exchange Act of 1934 becomes the "beneficial owner" as defined in

Rule 13d-3 thereunder, directly or indirectly, of more than 25%

of the Company's Common Stock; (ii) during any two-year period,

individuals who constitute the Board of Directors of the Company

(the "Incumbent Board") as of the beginning of the period cease

for any reason to constitute at least a majority thereof,

provided that any person becoming a director during such period

whose election or nomination for election by the Company's

stockholders was approved by a vote of at least three quarters of

the Incumbent Board (either by a specific vote or by approval of

the proxy statement of the Company in which such person is named

as a nominee for director without objection to such nomination)

shall be, for purposes of this clause (ii), considered as though

such person were a member of the Incumbent Board; or (iii) the


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approval by the Company's stockholders of the sale of all or

substantially all of the stock or assets of the Company.

          (d)  Disability.  "Disability" means the absence of the

Employee from his duties with the Company on a full-time basis

for one hundred eighty (180) consecutive days as a result of

incapacity due to physical or mental illness.

          (e)  Good Reason.  During the Period of Employment,

"Good Reason" means:

          (i)  an adverse change in the status of the Employee

(other than any such change primarily attributable to the fact

that the Company may no longer be publicly owned) or position(s)

as an officer of the Company as in effect immediately prior to

the Change in Control or the assignment to the Employee of any

duties or responsibilities which, in his reasonable judgment, are

inconsistent with such status or position(s), or any removal of

the Employee from or any failure to reappoint or reelect him to

such position(s) (except in connection with the termination of

the Employee's employment for Cause, Disability, or upon

attaining age 65 or upon taking early retirement under any of the

Company's retirement plans, or as a result of death or by the

Employee other than for Good Reason);

          (ii)  a reduction by the Company after a Change in

Control in the Employee's Base Salary;

          (iii)  a material reduction after a Change in Control

in the Employee's total annual compensation; provided, however,

that for these purposes a reduction for any year of over 10% of


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total compensation measured by the preceding year without a

substantially similar reduction to all other executives

participating in incentive compensation plans shall be considered

"material"; and the failure of the Company to adopt or renew a

stock option plan or to grant amounts of restricted stock or

stock options, which are consistent with the Company's prior

practices, to the Employee shall also be considered a material

reduction, unless the Employee participates in substitute

programs that provide substantially equivalent economic value to

the Employee;

          (iv)  the failure by the Company to continue in effect

any Benefit Plan (as hereinafter defined) in which Employee was

participating at the time of the Change in Control (or Benefit

Plans providing Employee with at least substantially similar

benefits) other than as a result of the normal expiration of any

such Benefit Plan in accordance with its terms as in effect at

the time of the Change in Control, or the taking of any action,

or the failure to act, by the Company which would adversely

affect Employee's continued participation in any such Benefit

Plans on at least as favorable a basis to Employee as is the case

immediately prior to the Change in Control or which would

materially reduce Employee's benefits in the future under any of

such Benefit Plans or deprive Employee of any material benefit

enjoyed by Employee immediately prior to the Change in Control;

          (v)  the failure by the Company after a Change in

Control to provide and credit Employee with the number of paid


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vacation days to which Employee was then entitled in accordance

with the Company's normal vacation policy as in effect

immediately prior to the Change in Control; or

          (vi)  the Company's requiring the Employee after a

Change in Control to be based more than fifty miles from the

Employee's principal place of business immediately prior to the

Change in Control except for required travel on the Company's

business to an extent substantially consistent with the business

travel obligations which he undertook on behalf of the Company

prior to the Change in Control.

          (f)  Period of Employment.  (i)  "Period of Employment"

means, subject to the provisions of Section 2(f)(ii), the period

of thirty-six (36) months commencing on the date of a Change in

Control (as defined in Section 2(c) hereof) and the period of any

extension or extensions thereof in accordance with the terms of

this Section.  The Period of Employment shall be extended

automatically by one week for each week in which the Employee's

employment continues after the date of a Change in Control.

          (ii)  Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2(f)(i)

hereof, the Period of Employment shall terminate upon the

occurrence of the earliest of (A) the Employee's attainment of

age 65, or the election by the Employee to retire early from the

Company under any of its retirement plans, (B) the death of the

Employee, (C) the Disability of the Employee or (D) a termination

of Employee's employment by the Company for Cause or by the

Employee without Good Reason.


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          (g)  Termination Date.  "Termination Date" means the

date on which the Period of Employment terminates.

          3.  Duties During the Period of Employment.  While

employed by the Company during the Period of Employment, the

Employee shall devote his full business time, attention, and best

efforts to the affairs of the Company and its subsidiaries;

provided, however, that the Employee may engage in other

activities, such as activities involving charitable, educational,

religious, and similar types of organizations, speaking

engagements, membership on the board of directors of other

organizations, and similar types of activities to the extent that

such other activities do not prohibit the performance of his

duties under this Agreement, or inhibit or conflict in any

material way with the business of the Company and its

subsidiaries.

          4.  Current Cash Compensation.

          (a)  Base Salary.  The Company will pay to the Employee

while employed by the Company during the Period of Employment an

annual base salary ("Base Salary") in an amount determined by the

Board of Directors or its Compensation Committee which shall

never be less than the greater of (i) the Employee's Base Salary

prior to the commencement of the Period of Employment or (ii) his

Base Salary during the preceding year of the Period of

Employment; provided, however, that it is agreed between the

parties that the Company shall review annually the Employee's

Base Salary, and in light of such review may, in the discretion


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of the Board of Directors or its Compensation Committee, increase

such Base Salary taking into account the Employee's responsi-

bilities, inflation in the cost of living, increase in salaries

of executives of other corporations, performance by the Employee,

and other pertinent factors.  The Base Salary shall be paid in

substantially equal biweekly installments while Employee is

employed by the Company.

          (b)  Incentive Compensation.  While employed by the

Company during the Period of Employment, the Employee shall

continue to participate in such of the Company's incentive

compensation programs for executives as the Employee participated

in prior to the commencement of the Period of Employment.  Any

amount awarded to the Employee under such programs shall be paid

to Employee in accordance with the terms thereof.

          5.  Employee Benefits.

          (a)  Vacation and Sick Leave.  The Employee shall be

entitled during the Period of Employment to a paid annual

vacation of not less than twenty (20) business days during each

calendar year while employed by the Company and to reasonable

sick leave.

          (b)  Regular Reimbursed Business Expenses.  The Company

shall reimburse the Employee for all expenses and disbursements

reasonably incurred by the Employee in the performance of his

duties during the Period of Employment.

          (c)  Employment Benefit Plans or Arrangements.  While

employed by the Company, Employee shall be entitled to


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participate in all employee benefit plans, programs, or

arrangements ("Benefit Plans") of the Company, in accordance with

the terms thereof, as in effect from time to time, which provide

benefits to senior executives of the Company.  For purposes of

this Agreement, Benefit Plans shall include, without limitation,

any compensation plan such as an incentive, deferred, stock

option or restricted stock plan, or any employee benefit plan

such as a thrift, pension, profit sharing, pre-tax savings,

medical, dental, disability, salary continuation, accident, life

insurance plan, or a relocation plan or policy, or any other

plan, program, or policy of the Company intended to benefit

employees.

          6.  Termination of Employment.

          (a)  Termination by the Company for Cause or

Termination by the Employee Other Than for Good Reason.  If

during the Period of Employment the Company terminates the

employment of the Employee for Cause or if the Employee

terminates his employment other than for Good Reason the Company

shall pay the Employee (i) the Employee's Base Salary through the

end of the month in which the Termination Date occurs, (ii) any

incentive compensation payable to him pursuant to Section 4(b)

hereof, including a pro rata share for any partial year, (iii)

any accrued vacation pay, and (iv) benefits payable to him

pursuant to the Company's Benefit Plans as provided in Section

5(c) hereof through the end of the month in which the Termination

Date occurs.  The amounts and benefits set forth in clauses (i),


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(ii), (iii) and (iv) of the preceding sentence shall hereinafter

be referred to as "Accrued Benefits."

          (b)  Termination by the Company Without Cause or by the

Employee for Good Reason.  If during the Period of Employment the

Company terminates the Employee's employment with the Company

without Cause or the Employee terminates his employment with the

Company for Good Reason, the Company will pay to Employee all

Accrued Benefits and, in addition, pay or provide to the Employee

the following:

                    (i)  within thirty (30) days after the date

               of termination, a lump sum equal to the greater of

               (A) the Employee's Cash Compensation for the

               remainder of the Period of Employment or (B) two

               times the Employee's Cash Compensation;

                    (ii) for the greater of two years or the

               remainder of the Period of Employment immediately

               following the Employee's date of termination, the

               Employee and Employee's family shall continue to

               participate in any Benefit Plans of the Company (as

               defined in Section 5(c) hereof) in which Employee

               or Employee's family participated at any time

               during the one-year period ending on the day

               immediately preceding Employee's termination of

               employment, provided that (a) such continued

               participation is possible under the terms of such

               Benefit Plans, and (b) the Employee continues to

               pay contributions for


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               such participation at the

               rates paid for similar participation by active

               Company employees in similar positions to that held

               by the Employee immediately prior to the date of

               termination.  If such continued participation is

               not possible, the Company shall provide, at its

               sole cost and expense, substantially identical

               benefits to the Employee plus pay an additional

               amount to the Employee equal to the Employee's

               liability for federal, state and local income taxes

               on any amounts includible in the Employee's income

               by virtue of the terms of this Section 6(b)(ii) so

               that Employee does not have to personally pay any

               federal, state and local income taxes by virtue of

               the terms of this Section 6(b)(ii);

                    (iii)     three additional years of service

               credit under the Company's Non-Qualified Plans

               and, for purposes of such plans, Employee's final

               average pay shall be deemed to be his Cash

               Compensation for the year in which the date of

               termination occurs;

                    (iv) the Company shall take all reasonable

               actions to cause any Company restricted stock

               ("Restricted Stock") granted to Employee to become

               fully vested and any options to purchase Company

               stock ("Options") granted to Employee to become

               fully exercisable, and in the event the Company cannot


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               effect such vesting or acceleration within

               sixty (60) days, the Company shall pay within

               thirty (30) days thereafter to Employee (i) with

               respect to each Option, an amount equal to the

               product of (x) the number of unvested shares

               subject to such Option, multiplied by (y) the

               excess of the fair market value of a share of

               Company common stock on the date of Employee's

               termination of employment, over the per share

               exercise price of such Option and (ii) with

               respect to each unvested share of Restricted Stock

               an amount equal to the fair market value of a

               share of Company common stock on the date of

               Employee's termination of employment.

Except as provided in the following sentence, the amounts payable

to the Employee under this Section 6(b) shall be absolutely owing

and shall not be subject to reduction or mitigation as a result

of employment of the Employee elsewhere after the date of

termination.  Notwithstanding any provision herein to the

contrary, the benefits described in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii)

of this Section 6(b) shall only be payable with respect to the

period ending upon the earlier of (i) the end of the period

specified in each such clause or (ii) Employee's attainment of

age 65.

          7.  Gross-Up.  In the event any amounts due to the

Employee under this Agreement after a Change in Control, under

the terms of any Benefit Plan, or otherwise payable by the


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Company or an affiliate of the Company are subject to excise

taxes under Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as

amended ("Excise Taxes"), the Company shall pay to the Employee,

in addition to any other payments due under other provisions of

this Agreement, an amount equal to the amount of such Excise

Taxes plus the amount of any federal, state and local income or

other taxes and Excise Taxes attributable to all amounts,

including income taxes, payable under this Section 7, so that

after payment of all income, Excise and other taxes with respect

to the amounts due to the Employee under this Agreement, the

Employee will retain the same net after tax amount with respect

to such payments as if no Excise Taxes had been imposed.

          8.  Governing Law.  This Agreement is governed by, and

is to be construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of

the State of Connecticut.  If under such laws any portion of this

Agreement is at any time deemed to be in conflict with any

applicable statute, rule, regulation, or ordinance, such portion

shall be deemed to be modified or altered to conform thereto or,

if that is not possible, to be omitted from this Agreement, and

the invalidity of any such portion shall not affect the force,

effect, and validity of the remaining portion hereof.

          9.  Notices.  All notices under this Agreement shall be

in writing and shall be deemed effective when delivered in person

(in the Company's case, to its Secretary) or seventy-two (72)

hours after deposit thereof in the U.S. mail, postage prepaid,

for delivery as registered or certified mail -- addressed, in the


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case of the Employee, to the Employee at Employee's residential

address, and in the case of the Company, to its corporate

headquarters, attention of the Secretary, or to such other

address as the Employee or the Company may designate in writing

at any time or from time to time to the other party.  In lieu of

personal notice or notice by deposit in the U.S. mail, a party

may give notice by telegram, fax or telex.

          10.  Miscellaneous.  This Agreement shall supersede the

prior Employment Agreement dated September 15, 1994 with the

Employee.  This Agreement may be amended only by a subsequent

written agreement of the Employee and the Company. This Agreement

shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the

Employee, the Employee's heirs, executors, administrators,

beneficiaries, and assigns and to the benefit of the Company and

its successors.  Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to

the contrary, nothing herein shall prevent or interfere with the

ability of the Company to terminate the employment of the

Employee prior to a Change in Control nor be construed to entitle

Employee to be continued in employment prior to a Change in

Control and this Agreement shall terminate if Employee or the

Company terminates Employee's employment prior to a Change in

Control.  Similarly, nothing herein shall prevent the Employee

from retiring under any of the Company's retirement plans and

receiving the corresponding benefits thereunder consistent with

the treatment of other Company employees.


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          11.  Fees and Expenses.  The Company shall pay all

reasonable legal fees and related expenses incurred by the

Employee in connection with this Agreement following a Change in

Control of the Company, including without limitation, all such

fees and expenses, if any, incurred in connection with:

(i) contesting or disputing, any termination of the Employee's

employment hereunder; or (ii) the Employee seeking to obtain or

enforce any right or benefit provided by the Agreement.

          12.  Arbitration.  Any dispute or controversy arising

under or in connection with this Agreement shall be settled

exclusively by arbitration in Connecticut by three arbitrators in

accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association

then in effect.  Judgment may be entered on the arbitrator's

award in any court having jurisdiction; provided, however, that

the Employee shall be entitled to be paid as if his or her

employment continued during the pendency of any dispute or

controversy arising under or in connection with this Agreement.

The Company shall bear all costs and expenses arising in

connection with any arbitration pursuant to this Section 12.


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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed

this Agreement as of the year and day first above written.



                                   THE PERKIN-ELMER CORPORATION



                                   By:  /s/  Tony L. White

                                        Tony L. White
                                        Chairman, President and
                                        Chief Executive Officer

ATTEST:



By:  /s/  WB Sawch
     William B. Sawch
     Vice President
     General Counsel & Secretary

                                   ACCEPTED AND AGREED:



                                   /s/  Michael W. Hunkapiller
                                     Dr. Michael W. Hunkapiller


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<SEQUENCE>3
<DESCRIPTION>EXHIBIT-10(12) EMPLOYMENT AGREEMTENT
<TEXT>





                      EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT


          AGREEMENT entered into as of November 16, 1995, between

THE PERKIN-ELMER CORPORATION, a New York corporation having its

principal place of business at Norwalk, Connecticut (the

"Company") and Stephen O. Jaeger residing at 11 Topstone Road,

West Redding, Connecticut  06896 (the "Employee").

          WHEREAS, the Employee has rendered and/or will render

valuable services to the Company and it is regarded essential by

the Company that it have the benefit of Employee's services in

future years; and

          WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company believes

that it is essential that, in the event of the possibility of a

Change in Control of the Company (as defined herein), the

Employee be able to continue his attention and dedication to his

duties and to assess and advise the Board of Directors of the

Company (the "Board") whether such proposals would be in the best

interest of the Company and its shareholders without distraction

regarding any uncertainty concerning his future with the Company;

and

          WHEREAS, the Employee is willing to agree to continue

to serve the Company in the future;

          NOW, THEREFORE, it is mutually agreed as follows:

          1.  Employment.  The Company agrees to employ Employee,

and the Employee agrees to serve as an employee of the Company or

one or more of its subsidiaries after a Change of Control during

the Period of Employment (as those terms are defined in Section 2


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hereof) in such executive capacity as Employee served immediately

prior to the Change in Control which caused the commencement of

the Period of Employment.  The Employee also agrees to serve

during the Period of Employment, if elected or appointed thereto,

as a Director of the Board of Directors of the Company and as a

member of any committee of the Board of Directors.  Notwith-

standing anything to the contrary herein, the Period of

Employment shall not commence and the Employee shall not be

entitled to any rights, benefits, or payments hereunder unless

and until a Change in Control has occurred.

          2.  Definitions.

          (a)  Cause.  During the Period of Employment, "Cause"

means termination upon (i) the willful and continued failure by

the Employee to perform substantially his duties with the Company

(other than any such failure resulting from the Employee's

incapacity due to physical or mental illness) after a demand for

a substantial performance is delivered to the Employee by the

Chief Executive Officer of the Company ("CEO") which specifically

identifies the manner in which the CEO believes that the Employee

has not substantially performed his duties, or (ii) the willful

engaging by the Employee in illegal conduct which is materially

and demonstrably injurious to the Company.  For purposes of this

Section 2(a), no act, or failure to act, on the part of the

Employee shall be considered "willful" unless done, or omitted to

be done, by the Employee in bad faith and without reasonable

belief that the Employee's action or omission was in, or not




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opposed to, the best interests of the Company.  Any act, or

failure to act, based upon authority given pursuant to a

resolution duly adopted by the Board or based upon the advice of

counsel for the Company shall be conclusively presumed to be

done, or omitted to be done, by the Employee in good faith and in

the best interests of the Company.  Notwithstanding the

foregoing, the Employee shall not be deemed to have been

terminated for Cause unless and until there shall have been

delivered to the Employee a copy of a resolution duly adopted by

the affirmative vote of not less than three quarters of the

entire membership of the Board at a meeting of the Board called

and held for that purpose (after reasonable notice to the

Employee and an opportunity for him, together with counsel, to be

heard before the Board), finding that in the good faith opinion

of the Board the Employee was guilty of the conduct set forth

above in (i) or (ii) of this Section 2(a) and specifying the

particulars thereof in detail.

          (b)  Cash Compensation.  "Cash Compensation" shall mean

the sum of (i) Employee's Base Salary (determined in accordance

with the provisions of Section 4(a) hereof) and (ii) Executive's

incentive compensation (provided for under Section 4(b) hereof),

which shall be an amount equal to the greatest of (x) the average

of the amount of Employee's incentive compensation for the last

three completed fiscal years immediately prior to the Employee's

termination of employment (whether or not such years occurred

during the Period of Employment), (y) the target amount of such



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Employee's incentive compensation for the fiscal year in which

his termination of employment occurs or (z) the Employee's target

amount for the fiscal year in which the Change in Control occurs.

          (c)  Change in Control.  "Change in Control" means the

occurrence of any of the following: an event that would be

required to be reported (assuming such event has not been

"previously reported") in response to Item 1(a) of the Current

Report on Form 8-K, as in effect on the date hereof, pursuant to

Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934;

provided, however, that, without limitation, such a Change in

Control shall be deemed to have occurred at such time as (i) any

"person" within the meaning of Section 14(d) of the Securities

Exchange Act of 1934 becomes the "beneficial owner" as defined in

Rule 13d-3 thereunder, directly or indirectly, of more than 25%

of the Company's Common Stock; (ii) during any two-year period,

individuals who constitute the Board of Directors of the Company

(the "Incumbent Board") as of the beginning of the period cease

for any reason to constitute at least a majority thereof,

provided that any person becoming a director during such period

whose election or nomination for election by the Company's

stockholders was approved by a vote of at least three quarters of

the Incumbent Board (either by a specific vote or by approval of

the proxy statement of the Company in which such person is named

as a nominee for director without objection to such nomination)

shall be, for purposes of this clause (ii), considered as though

such person were a member of the Incumbent Board; or (iii) the




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approval by the Company's stockholders of the sale of all or

substantially all of the stock or assets of the Company.

          (d)  Disability.  "Disability" means the absence of the

Employee from his duties with the Company on a full-time basis

for one hundred eighty (180) consecutive days as a result of

incapacity due to physical or mental illness.

          (e)  Good Reason.  During the Period of Employment,

"Good Reason" means:

          (i)  an adverse change in the status of the Employee

(other than any such change primarily attributable to the fact

that the Company may no longer be publicly owned) or position(s)

as an officer of the Company as in effect immediately prior to

the Change in Control or the assignment to the Employee of any

duties or responsibilities which, in his reasonable judgment, are

inconsistent with such status or position(s), or any removal of

the Employee from or any failure to reappoint or reelect him to

such position(s) (except in connection with the termination of

the Employee's employment for Cause, Disability, or upon

attaining age 65 or upon taking early retirement under any of the

Company's retirement plans, or as a result of death or by the

Employee other than for Good Reason);

          (ii)  a reduction by the Company after a Change in

Control in the Employee's Base Salary;

          (iii)  a material reduction after a Change in Control

in the Employee's total annual compensation; provided, however,

that for these purposes a reduction for any year of over 10% of




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total compensation measured by the preceding year without a

substantially similar reduction to all other executives

participating in incentive compensation plans shall be considered

"material"; and the failure of the Company to adopt or renew a

stock option plan or to grant amounts of restricted stock or

stock options, which are consistent with the Company's prior

practices, to the Employee shall also be considered a material

reduction, unless the Employee participates in substitute

programs that provide substantially equivalent economic value to

the Employee;

          (iv)  the failure by the Company to continue in effect

any Benefit Plan (as hereinafter defined) in which Employee was

participating at the time of the Change in Control (or Benefit

Plans providing Employee with at least substantially similar

benefits) other than as a result of the normal expiration of any

such Benefit Plan in accordance with its terms as in effect at

the time of the Change in Control, or the taking of any action,

or the failure to act, by the Company which would adversely

affect Employee's continued participation in any such Benefit

Plans on at least as favorable a basis to Employee as is the case

immediately prior to the Change in Control or which would

materially reduce Employee's benefits in the future under any of

such Benefit Plans or deprive Employee of any material benefit

enjoyed by Employee immediately prior to the Change in Control;

          (v)  the failure by the Company after a Change in

Control to provide and credit Employee with the number of paid


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vacation days to which Employee was then entitled in accordance

with the Company's normal vacation policy as in effect

immediately prior to the Change in Control; or

          (vi)  the Company's requiring the Employee after a

Change in Control to be based more than fifty miles from the

Employee's principal place of business immediately prior to the

Change in Control except for required travel on the Company's

business to an extent substantially consistent with the business

travel obligations which he undertook on behalf of the Company

prior to the Change in Control.

          (f)  Period of Employment.  (i)  "Period of Employment"

means, subject to the provisions of Section 2(f)(ii), the period

of thirty-six (36) months commencing on the date of a Change in

Control (as defined in Section 2(c) hereof) and the period of any

extension or extensions thereof in accordance with the terms of

this Section.  The Period of Employment shall be extended

automatically by one week for each week in which the Employee's

employment continues after the date of a Change in Control.

          (ii)  Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2(f)(i)

hereof, the Period of Employment shall terminate upon the

occurrence of the earliest of (A) the Employee's attainment of

age 65, or the election by the Employee to retire early from the

Company under any of its retirement plans, (B) the death of the

Employee, (C) the Disability of the Employee or (D) a termination

of Employee's employment by the Company for Cause or by the

Employee without Good Reason.



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          (g)  Termination Date.  "Termination Date" means the

date on which the Period of Employment terminates.

          3.  Duties During the Period of Employment.  While

employed by the Company during the Period of Employment, the

Employee shall devote his full business time, attention, and best

efforts to the affairs of the Company and its subsidiaries;

provided, however, that the Employee may engage in other

activities, such as activities involving charitable, educational,

religious, and similar types of organizations, speaking

engagements, membership on the board of directors of other

organizations, and similar types of activities to the extent that

such other activities do not prohibit the performance of his

duties under this Agreement, or inhibit or conflict in any

material way with the business of the Company and its

subsidiaries.

          4.  Current Cash Compensation.

          (a)  Base Salary.  The Company will pay to the Employee

while employed by the Company during the Period of Employment an

annual base salary ("Base Salary") in an amount determined by the

Board of Directors or its Compensation Committee which shall

never be less than the greater of (i) the Employee's Base Salary

prior to the commencement of the Period of Employment or (ii) his

Base Salary during the preceding year of the Period of

Employment; provided, however, that it is agreed between the

parties that the Company shall review annually the Employee's

Base Salary, and in light of such review may, in the discretion



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of the Board of Directors or its Compensation Committee, increase

such Base Salary taking into account the Employee's responsi-

bilities, inflation in the cost of living, increase in salaries

of executives of other corporations, performance by the Employee,

and other pertinent factors.  The Base Salary shall be paid in

substantially equal biweekly installments while Employee is

employed by the Company.

          (b)  Incentive Compensation.  While employed by the

Company during the Period of Employment, the Employee shall

continue to participate in such of the Company's incentive

compensation programs for executives as the Employee participated

in prior to the commencement of the Period of Employment.  Any

amount awarded to the Employee under such programs shall be paid

to Employee in accordance with the terms thereof.

          5.  Employee Benefits.

          (a)  Vacation and Sick Leave.  The Employee shall be

entitled during the Period of Employment to a paid annual

vacation of not less than twenty (20) business days during each

calendar year while employed by the Company and to reasonable

sick leave.

          (b)  Regular Reimbursed Business Expenses.  The Company

shall reimburse the Employee for all expenses and disbursements

reasonably incurred by the Employee in the performance of his

duties during the Period of Employment.

          (c)  Employment Benefit Plans or Arrangements.  While

employed by the Company, Employee shall be entitled to



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participate in all employee benefit plans, programs, or

arrangements ("Benefit Plans") of the Company, in accordance with

the terms thereof, as in effect from time to time, which provide

benefits to senior executives of the Company.  For purposes of

this Agreement, Benefit Plans shall include, without limitation,

any compensation plan such as an incentive, deferred, stock

option or restricted stock plan, or any employee benefit plan

such as a thrift, pension, profit sharing, pre-tax savings,

medical, dental, disability, salary continuation, accident, life

insurance plan, or a relocation plan or policy, or any other

plan, program, or policy of the Company intended to benefit

employees.

          6.  Termination of Employment.

          (a)  Termination by the Company for Cause or

Termination by the Employee Other Than for Good Reason.  If

during the Period of Employment the Company terminates the

employment of the Employee for Cause or if the Employee

terminates his employment other than for Good Reason the Company

shall pay the Employee (i) the Employee's Base Salary through the

end of the month in which the Termination Date occurs, (ii) any

incentive compensation payable to him pursuant to Section 4(b)

hereof, including a pro rata share for any partial year, (iii)

any accrued vacation pay, and (iv) benefits payable to him

pursuant to the Company's Benefit Plans as provided in Section

5(c) hereof through the end of the month in which the Termination

Date occurs.  The amounts and benefits set forth in clauses (i),



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(ii), (iii) and (iv) of the preceding sentence shall hereinafter

be referred to as "Accrued Benefits."

          (b)  Termination by the Company Without Cause or by the

Employee for Good Reason.  If during the Period of Employment the

Company terminates the Employee's employment with the Company

without Cause or the Employee terminates his employment with the

Company for Good Reason, the Company will pay to Employee all

Accrued Benefits and, in addition, pay or provide to the Employee

the following:

                    (i)  within thirty (30) days after the date

               of termination, a lump sum equal to the greater of

               (A) the Employee's Cash Compensation for the

               remainder of the Period of Employment or (B) two

               times the Employee's Cash Compensation;

                    (ii) for the greater of two years or the

               remainder of the Period of Employment immediately

               following the Employee's date of termination, the

               Employee and Employee's family shall continue to

               participate in any Benefit Plans of the Company (as

               defined in Section 5(c) hereof) in which Employee

               or Employee's family participated at any time

               during the one-year period ending on the day

               immediately preceding Employee's termination of

               employment, provided that (a) such continued

               participation is possible under the terms of such

               Benefit Plans, and (b) the Employee continues to

               pay contributions for


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               such participation at the

               rates paid for similar participation by active

               Company employees in similar positions to that held

               by the Employee immediately prior to the date of

               termination.  If such continued participation is

               not possible, the Company shall provide, at its

               sole cost and expense, substantially identical

               benefits to the Employee plus pay an additional

               amount to the Employee equal to the Employee's

               liability for federal, state and local income taxes

               on any amounts includible in the Employee's income

               by virtue of the terms of this Section 6(b)(ii) so

               that Employee does not have to personally pay any

               federal, state and local income taxes by virtue of

               the terms of this Section 6(b)(ii);

                    (iii)     three additional years of service

               credit under the Company's Non-Qualified Plans

               and, for purposes of such plans, Employee's final

               average pay shall be deemed to be his Cash

               Compensation for the year in which the date of

               termination occurs;

                    (iv) the Company shall take all reasonable

               actions to cause any Company restricted stock

               ("Restricted Stock") granted to Employee to become

               fully vested and any options to purchase Company

               stock ("Options") granted to Employee to become

               fully exercisable, and in the event the Company cannot


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               effect such vesting or acceleration within

               sixty (60) days, the Company shall pay within

               thirty (30) days thereafter to Employee (i) with

               respect to each Option, an amount equal to the

               product of (x) the number of unvested shares

               subject to such Option, multiplied by (y) the

               excess of the fair market value of a share of

               Company common stock on the date of Employee's

               termination of employment, over the per share

               exercise price of such Option and (ii) with

               respect to each unvested share of Restricted Stock

               an amount equal to the fair market value of a

               share of Company common stock on the date of

               Employee's termination of employment.

Except as provided in the following sentence, the amounts payable

to the Employee under this Section 6(b) shall be absolutely owing

and shall not be subject to reduction or mitigation as a result

of employment of the Employee elsewhere after the date of

termination.  Notwithstanding any provision herein to the

contrary, the benefits described in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii)

of this Section 6(b) shall only be payable with respect to the

period ending upon the earlier of (i) the end of the period

specified in each such clause or (ii) Employee's attainment of

age 65.

          7.  Gross-Up.  In the event any amounts due to the

Employee under this Agreement after a Change in Control, under

the terms of any Benefit Plan, or otherwise payable by the


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Company or an affiliate of the Company are subject to excise

taxes under Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as

amended ("Excise Taxes"), the Company shall pay to the Employee,

in addition to any other payments due under other provisions of

this Agreement, an amount equal to the amount of such Excise

Taxes plus the amount of any federal, state and local income or

other taxes and Excise Taxes attributable to all amounts,

including income taxes, payable under this Section 7, so that

after payment of all income, Excise and other taxes with respect

to the amounts due to the Employee under this Agreement, the

Employee will retain the same net after tax amount with respect

to such payments as if no Excise Taxes had been imposed.

          8.  Governing Law.  This Agreement is governed by, and

is to be construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of

the State of Connecticut.  If under such laws any portion of this

Agreement is at any time deemed to be in conflict with any

applicable statute, rule, regulation, or ordinance, such portion

shall be deemed to be modified or altered to conform thereto or,

if that is not possible, to be omitted from this Agreement, and

the invalidity of any such portion shall not affect the force,

effect, and validity of the remaining portion hereof.

          9.  Notices.  All notices under this Agreement shall be

in writing and shall be deemed effective when delivered in person

(in the Company's case, to its Secretary) or seventy-two (72)

hours after deposit thereof in the U.S. mail, postage prepaid,

for delivery as registered or certified mail -- addressed, in the


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case of the Employee, to the Employee at Employee's residential

address, and in the case of the Company, to its corporate

headquarters, attention of the Secretary, or to such other

address as the Employee or the Company may designate in writing

at any time or from time to time to the other party.  In lieu of

personal notice or notice by deposit in the U.S. mail, a party

may give notice by telegram, fax or telex.

          10.  Miscellaneous.  This Agreement shall supersede the

prior Employment Agreement dated March 16, 1995 with the

Employee.  This Agreement may be amended only by a subsequent

written agreement of the Employee and the Company. This Agreement

shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the

Employee, the Employee's heirs, executors, administrators,

beneficiaries, and assigns and to the benefit of the Company and

its successors.  Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to

the contrary, nothing herein shall prevent or interfere with the

ability of the Company to terminate the employment of the

Employee prior to a Change in Control nor be construed to entitle

Employee to be continued in employment prior to a Change in

Control and this Agreement shall terminate if Employee or the

Company terminates Employee's employment prior to a Change in

Control.  Similarly, nothing herein shall prevent the Employee

from retiring under any of the Company's retirement plans and

receiving the corresponding benefits thereunder consistent with

the treatment of other Company employees.


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          11.  Fees and Expenses.  The Company shall pay all

reasonable legal fees and related expenses incurred by the

Employee in connection with this Agreement following a Change in

Control of the Company, including without limitation, all such

fees and expenses, if any, incurred in connection with:

(i) contesting or disputing, any termination of the Employee's

employment hereunder; or (ii) the Employee seeking to obtain or

enforce any right or benefit provided by the Agreement.

          12.  Arbitration.  Any dispute or controversy arising

under or in connection with this Agreement shall be settled

exclusively by arbitration in Connecticut by three arbitrators in

accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association

then in effect.  Judgment may be entered on the arbitrator's

award in any court having jurisdiction; provided, however, that

the Employee shall be entitled to be paid as if his or her

employment continued during the pendency of any dispute or

controversy arising under or in connection with this Agreement.

The Company shall bear all costs and expenses arising in

connection with any arbitration pursuant to this Section 12.



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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed

this Agreement as of the year and day first above written.



                                   THE PERKIN-ELMER CORPORATION



                                   By:  /s/  Tony L. White

                                        Tony L. White
                                        Chairman, President and
                                        Chief Executive Officer

ATTEST:



By:  /s/  WB Sawch
     William B. Sawch
     Vice President
     General Counsel & Secretary

                                   ACCEPTED AND AGREED:



                                   /s/  Stephen O. Jaeger
                                     Stephen O. Jaeger



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<TEXT>





                      EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT


          AGREEMENT entered into as of November 16, 1995, between

THE PERKIN-ELMER CORPORATION, a New York corporation having its

principal place of business at Norwalk, Connecticut (the

"Company") and Michael J. McPartland residing at 540 Warner Hill

Road, Southport, Connecticut  06940 (the "Employee").

          WHEREAS, the Employee has rendered and/or will render

valuable services to the Company and it is regarded essential by

the Company that it have the benefit of Employee's services in

future years; and

          WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company believes

that it is essential that, in the event of the possibility of a

Change in Control of the Company (as defined herein), the

Employee be able to continue his attention and dedication to his

duties and to assess and advise the Board of Directors of the

Company (the "Board") whether such proposals would be in the best

interest of the Company and its shareholders without distraction

regarding any uncertainty concerning his future with the Company;

and

          WHEREAS, the Employee is willing to agree to continue

to serve the Company in the future;

          NOW, THEREFORE, it is mutually agreed as follows:

          1.  Employment.  The Company agrees to employ Employee,

and the Employee agrees to serve as an employee of the Company or

one or more of its subsidiaries after a Change of Control during

the Period of Employment (as those terms are defined in Section 2

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hereof) in such executive capacity as Employee served immediately

prior to the Change in Control which caused the commencement of

the Period of Employment.  The Employee also agrees to serve

during the Period of Employment, if elected or appointed thereto,

as a Director of the Board of Directors of the Company and as a

member of any committee of the Board of Directors.  Notwith-

standing anything to the contrary herein, the Period of

Employment shall not commence and the Employee shall not be

entitled to any rights, benefits, or payments hereunder unless

and until a Change in Control has occurred.

          2.  Definitions.

          (a)  Cause.  During the Period of Employment, "Cause"

means termination upon (i) the willful and continued failure by

the Employee to perform substantially his duties with the Company

(other than any such failure resulting from the Employee's

incapacity due to physical or mental illness) after a demand for

a substantial performance is delivered to the Employee by the

Chief Executive Officer of the Company ("CEO") which specifically

identifies the manner in which the CEO believes that the Employee

has not substantially performed his duties, or (ii) the willful

engaging by the Employee in illegal conduct which is materially

and demonstrably injurious to the Company.  For purposes of this

Section 2(a), no act, or failure to act, on the part of the

Employee shall be considered "willful" unless done, or omitted to

be done, by the Employee in bad faith and without reasonable

belief that the Employee's action or omission was in, or not


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opposed to, the best interests of the Company.  Any act, or

failure to act, based upon authority given pursuant to a

resolution duly adopted by the Board or based upon the advice of

counsel for the Company shall be conclusively presumed to be

done, or omitted to be done, by the Employee in good faith and in

the best interests of the Company.  Notwithstanding the

foregoing, the Employee shall not be deemed to have been

terminated for Cause unless and until there shall have been

delivered to the Employee a copy of a resolution duly adopted by

the affirmative vote of not less than three quarters of the

entire membership of the Board at a meeting of the Board called

and held for that purpose (after reasonable notice to the

Employee and an opportunity for him, together with counsel, to be

heard before the Board), finding that in the good faith opinion

of the Board the Employee was guilty of the conduct set forth

above in (i) or (ii) of this Section 2(a) and specifying the

particulars thereof in detail.

          (b)  Cash Compensation.  "Cash Compensation" shall mean

the sum of (i) Employee's Base Salary (determined in accordance

with the provisions of Section 4(a) hereof) and (ii) Executive's

incentive compensation (provided for under Section 4(b) hereof),

which shall be an amount equal to the greatest of (x) the average

of the amount of Employee's incentive compensation for the last

three completed fiscal years immediately prior to the Employee's

termination of employment (whether or not such years occurred

during the Period of Employment), (y) the target amount of such


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Employee's incentive compensation for the fiscal year in which

his termination of employment occurs or (z) the Employee's target

amount for the fiscal year in which the Change in Control occurs.

          (c)  Change in Control.  "Change in Control" means the

occurrence of any of the following: an event that would be

required to be reported (assuming such event has not been

"previously reported") in response to Item 1(a) of the Current

Report on Form 8-K, as in effect on the date hereof, pursuant to

Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934;

provided, however, that, without limitation, such a Change in

Control shall be deemed to have occurred at such time as (i) any

"person" within the meaning of Section 14(d) of the Securities

Exchange Act of 1934 becomes the "beneficial owner" as defined in

Rule 13d-3 thereunder, directly or indirectly, of more than 25%

of the Company's Common Stock; (ii) during any two-year period,

individuals who constitute the Board of Directors of the Company

(the "Incumbent Board") as of the beginning of the period cease

for any reason to constitute at least a majority thereof,

provided that any person becoming a director during such period

whose election or nomination for election by the Company's

stockholders was approved by a vote of at least three quarters of

the Incumbent Board (either by a specific vote or by approval of

the proxy statement of the Company in which such person is named

as a nominee for director without objection to such nomination)

shall be, for purposes of this clause (ii), considered as though

such person were a member of the Incumbent Board; or (iii) the


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approval by the Company's stockholders of the sale of all or

substantially all of the stock or assets of the Company.

          (d)  Disability.  "Disability" means the absence of the

Employee from his duties with the Company on a full-time basis

for one hundred eighty (180) consecutive days as a result of

incapacity due to physical or mental illness.

          (e)  Good Reason.  During the Period of Employment,

"Good Reason" means:

          (i)  an adverse change in the status of the Employee

(other than any such change primarily attributable to the fact

that the Company may no longer be publicly owned) or position(s)

as an officer of the Company as in effect immediately prior to

the Change in Control or the assignment to the Employee of any

duties or responsibilities which, in his reasonable judgment, are

inconsistent with such status or position(s), or any removal of

the Employee from or any failure to reappoint or reelect him to

such position(s) (except in connection with the termination of

the Employee's employment for Cause, Disability, or upon

attaining age 65 or upon taking early retirement under any of the

Company's retirement plans, or as a result of death or by the

Employee other than for Good Reason);

          (ii)  a reduction by the Company after a Change in

Control in the Employee's Base Salary;

          (iii)  a material reduction after a Change in Control

in the Employee's total annual compensation; provided, however,

that for these purposes a reduction for any year of over 10% of


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total compensation measured by the preceding year without a

substantially similar reduction to all other executives

participating in incentive compensation plans shall be considered

"material"; and the failure of the Company to adopt or renew a

stock option plan or to grant amounts of restricted stock or

stock options, which are consistent with the Company's prior

practices, to the Employee shall also be considered a material

reduction, unless the Employee participates in substitute

programs that provide substantially equivalent economic value to

the Employee;

          (iv)  the failure by the Company to continue in effect

any Benefit Plan (as hereinafter defined) in which Employee was

participating at the time of the Change in Control (or Benefit

Plans providing Employee with at least substantially similar

benefits) other than as a result of the normal expiration of any

such Benefit Plan in accordance with its terms as in effect at

the time of the Change in Control, or the taking of any action,

or the failure to act, by the Company which would adversely

affect Employee's continued participation in any such Benefit

Plans on at least as favorable a basis to Employee as is the case

immediately prior to the Change in Control or which would

materially reduce Employee's benefits in the future under any of

such Benefit Plans or deprive Employee of any material benefit

enjoyed by Employee immediately prior to the Change in Control;

          (v)  the failure by the Company after a Change in

Control to provide and credit Employee with the number of paid


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vacation days to which Employee was then entitled in accordance

with the Company's normal vacation policy as in effect

immediately prior to the Change in Control; or

          (vi)  the Company's requiring the Employee after a

Change in Control to be based more than fifty miles from the

Employee's principal place of business immediately prior to the

Change in Control except for required travel on the Company's

business to an extent substantially consistent with the business

travel obligations which he undertook on behalf of the Company

prior to the Change in Control.

          (f)  Period of Employment.  (i)  "Period of Employment"

means, subject to the provisions of Section 2(f)(ii), the period

of thirty-six (36) months commencing on the date of a Change in

Control (as defined in Section 2(c) hereof) and the period of any

extension or extensions thereof in accordance with the terms of

this Section.  The Period of Employment shall be extended

automatically by one week for each week in which the Employee's

employment continues after the date of a Change in Control.

          (ii)  Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2(f)(i)

hereof, the Period of Employment shall terminate upon the

occurrence of the earliest of (A) the Employee's attainment of

age 65, or the election by the Employee to retire early from the

Company under any of its retirement plans, (B) the death of the

Employee, (C) the Disability of the Employee or (D) a termination

of Employee's employment by the Company for Cause or by the

Employee without Good Reason.


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          (g)  Termination Date.  "Termination Date" means the

date on which the Period of Employment terminates.

          3.  Duties During the Period of Employment.  While

employed by the Company during the Period of Employment, the

Employee shall devote his full business time, attention, and best

efforts to the affairs of the Company and its subsidiaries;

provided, however, that the Employee may engage in other

activities, such as activities involving charitable, educational,

religious, and similar types of organizations, speaking

engagements, membership on the board of directors of other

organizations, and similar types of activities to the extent that

such other activities do not prohibit the performance of his

duties under this Agreement, or inhibit or conflict in any

material way with the business of the Company and its

subsidiaries.

          4.  Current Cash Compensation.

          (a)  Base Salary.  The Company will pay to the Employee

while employed by the Company during the Period of Employment an

annual base salary ("Base Salary") in an amount determined by the

Board of Directors or its Compensation Committee which shall

never be less than the greater of (i) the Employee's Base Salary

prior to the commencement of the Period of Employment or (ii) his

Base Salary during the preceding year of the Period of

Employment; provided, however, that it is agreed between the

parties that the Company shall review annually the Employee's

Base Salary, and in light of such review may, in the discretion


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of the Board of Directors or its Compensation Committee, increase

such Base Salary taking into account the Employee's responsi-

bilities, inflation in the cost of living, increase in salaries

of executives of other corporations, performance by the Employee,

and other pertinent factors.  The Base Salary shall be paid in

substantially equal biweekly installments while Employee is

employed by the Company.

          (b)  Incentive Compensation.  While employed by the

Company during the Period of Employment, the Employee shall

continue to participate in such of the Company's incentive

compensation programs for executives as the Employee participated

in prior to the commencement of the Period of Employment.  Any

amount awarded to the Employee under such programs shall be paid

to Employee in accordance with the terms thereof.

          5.  Employee Benefits.

          (a)  Vacation and Sick Leave.  The Employee shall be

entitled during the Period of Employment to a paid annual

vacation of not less than twenty (20) business days during each

calendar year while employed by the Company and to reasonable

sick leave.

          (b)  Regular Reimbursed Business Expenses.  The Company

shall reimburse the Employee for all expenses and disbursements

reasonably incurred by the Employee in the performance of his

duties during the Period of Employment.

          (c)  Employment Benefit Plans or Arrangements.  While

employed by the Company, Employee shall be entitled to


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participate in all employee benefit plans, programs, or

arrangements ("Benefit Plans") of the Company, in accordance with

the terms thereof, as in effect from time to time, which provide

benefits to senior executives of the Company.  For purposes of

this Agreement, Benefit Plans shall include, without limitation,

any compensation plan such as an incentive, deferred, stock

option or restricted stock plan, or any employee benefit plan

such as a thrift, pension, profit sharing, pre-tax savings,

medical, dental, disability, salary continuation, accident, life

insurance plan, or a relocation plan or policy, or any other

plan, program, or policy of the Company intended to benefit

employees.

          6.  Termination of Employment.

          (a)  Termination by the Company for Cause or

Termination by the Employee Other Than for Good Reason.  If

during the Period of Employment the Company terminates the

employment of the Employee for Cause or if the Employee

terminates his employment other than for Good Reason the Company

shall pay the Employee (i) the Employee's Base Salary through the

end of the month in which the Termination Date occurs, (ii) any

incentive compensation payable to him pursuant to Section 4(b)

hereof, including a pro rata share for any partial year, (iii)

any accrued vacation pay, and (iv) benefits payable to him

pursuant to the Company's Benefit Plans as provided in Section

5(c) hereof through the end of the month in which the Termination

Date occurs.  The amounts and benefits set forth in clauses (i),


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(ii), (iii) and (iv) of the preceding sentence shall hereinafter

be referred to as "Accrued Benefits."

          (b)  Termination by the Company Without Cause or by the

Employee for Good Reason.  If during the Period of Employment the

Company terminates the Employee's employment with the Company

without Cause or the Employee terminates his employment with the

Company for Good Reason, the Company will pay to Employee all

Accrued Benefits and, in addition, pay or provide to the Employee

the following:

                    (i)  within thirty (30) days after the date

               of termination, a lump sum equal to the greater of

               (A) the Employee's Cash Compensation for the

               remainder of the Period of Employment or (B) two

               times the Employee's Cash Compensation;

                    (ii) for the greater of two years or the

               remainder of the Period