UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM  i 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d)

of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)  i March 2, 2021

 

NEOGEN CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

i Michigan		i 0-17988		i 38-2367843
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

i 620 Lesher Place  i Lansing,  i Michigan		i 48912
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code  i 517- i 372-9200

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

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

 

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
		N/A

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Item 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Neogen Corporation announced today that G. Bruce Papesh has retired from Neogen’s Board of Directors.

Papesh joined Neogen’s Board in October 1993, and helped guide the company from approximately $8 million in annual revenues to approximately $418 million in revenues in its most recently completed fiscal year (May 31).

From 1987 to 2020, Papesh served as president of Dart, Papesh & Company, Inc., which until 2019 was a SIPC and FINRA member and an investment consulting and financial services firm.

With Papesh’s retirement, Neogen’s Board now consists of: Borel, John Adent, Dr. William Boehm, Dr. Ronald Green, James Tobin, Ralph Rodriguez, Darci Vetter, and Dr. Catherine Woteki.

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

 

99.1		Press Release dated March 2, 2021
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

						NEOGEN CORPORATION
						(Registrant)
Date: March 2, 2021
						/s/ Steven J. Quinlan
						Steven J. Quinlan
						Vice President & CFO