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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 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) October 8, 2020

 

 

NEOGEN CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

MICHIGAN   0-17988   38-2367843

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  

(Commission

File Number)

  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

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

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

Not Applicable

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

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

☐

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

☐

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

☐

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

☐

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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).

Emerging growth company  ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

 

 

 

Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On October 8, 2020, Neogen Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. At the meeting 49,634,852 of the 53,031,168 shares outstanding and entitled to vote were present and voted. The matters listed below were submitted to a vote of the shareholders through the solicitation of proxies. The proposals are described in detail in the Company’s Proxy Statement dated as of, and filed with Securities and Exchange Commission on, August 31, 2020. The voting results are as follows:

Proposal 1 - Election of Directors

 

 Nominee 

   

 For 

     

 Withheld 

  
G. Bruce Papesh      42,138,952        3,966,399  
Ralph A. Rodriguez      45,696,479        408,872  
Catherine E. Woteki, Ph.D.      45,706,322        399,029  

Proposal 2 - To Approve, by Non-Binding Vote, the Compensation of Executives

The shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the proxy materials.

 

 For 

  

 Against 

  

 Abstain 

  

 Broker Non-Vote 

45,126,250   869,819   109,282   3,529,501

Proposal 3 - Ratification of the Appointment of the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The shareholders ratified the appointment of BDO USA LLP as the Company’s auditors for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2021.

 

 For 

  

 Against 

  

 Abstain 

  

 Broker Non-Vote 

49,242,797   348,300   43,755   0

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: October 9, 2020      
     

/s/ Steven J. Quinlan

      Steven J. Quinlan
      Vice President & CFO
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