8-K

 

 

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)    December 23, 2015

 

 

NEOGEN CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

MICHIGAN   0-17988   38-2367843
(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission   (IRS Employer
of incorporation)   File Number)   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

 

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

 

 

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Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition of Disposition of Assets

On December 23, 2015, Neogen Corporation (“Company”) issued a press release announcing that, effective that same date, it had acquired the complete rodenticide assets of Virbac Corporation, the North American affiliate of the France-based Virbac Group, a global animal health company. The acquired assets include a key rodenticide active ingredient that complements Neogen’s existing active ingredients, and more than 40 regulatory approvals for a variety of formulations in the United States, Canada and Mexico. The acquired assets also include a large retail and OEM customer base. The formulations will be produced at the Company’s existing facilities in Randolph, Wisconsin.

A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report. This Form 8-K and the attached exhibit shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and are not incorporated by reference into any filing of the Registrant, whether made before or after the date of this report, regardless of any general incorporation language in the filing.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

99.1   Press Release dated December 23, 2015

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: December 30, 2015      
      /s/ Steven J. Quinlan
      Steven J. Quinlan
      Vice President & CFO