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 5, 2017

 

 

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

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):

 

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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 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On October 5, 2017, Neogen Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. At the meeting 35,991,670 of the 38,201,867 shares outstanding and entitled to vote were present and voted. The matters listed below were submitted to a vote of the shareholders though 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 30, 2017. The voting results are as follows:

Proposal 1 – Election of Directors

 

Nominee		For		Withheld
James L. Herbert		30,835,245		1,228,400
G. Bruce Papesh		30,368,613		1,695,032
Thomas H. Reed		31,577,008		486,637
Darci L. Vetter		30,849,557		1,214,088

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
31,782,719		164,454		116,189		3,928,308

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, 2018.

 

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Vote
35,772,822		162,620		56,227		0

Proposal 4 – To Approve, by Non-Binding Vote, the Frequency of Future Shareholder Advisory votes on Executive Compensation

The shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the Board’s recommendation to hold the shareholder advisory vote on executive compensation annually.

 

Annual		Every 2 Years		Every 3 Years		Abstain		Broker Non-Vote
26,823,783		98,103		5,073,222		68,536		3,928,026

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 6, 2017
						/s/ Steven J. Quinlan
						Steven J. Quinlan
						Vice President & CFO