SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

BALDINI LAWRENCE

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

3471 RIVER HILLS DRIVE

(Street)

CINCINNATI

45244

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MERIDIAN BIOSCIENCE INC [ VIVO ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	Exec VP, Operations & IS

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/26/2013

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	07/26/2013		M		5,250	A	$0	75,250	D
Common Stock	07/26/2013		M		10,500	A	$0	85,750	D
Common Stock	07/26/2013		M		15,750	A	$0	101,500	D
Common Stock	07/26/2013		M		500	A	$0	102,000	D
Common Stock	07/26/2013		S		32,000	D	$24.1367⁽¹⁾	70,000	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$7.28	07/26/2013		M			5,250	⁽²⁾	12/07/2014	Common Stock	5,250	$0	0	D
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$14.007	07/26/2013		M			10,500	⁽³⁾	11/10/2015	Common Stock	10,500	$0	0	D
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$16.554	07/26/2013		M			15,750	⁽⁴⁾	11/15/2016	Common Stock	15,750	$0	0	D
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$19.71	07/26/2013		M			500	⁽⁵⁾	08/04/2020	Common Stock	500	$0	500	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Prices range from $24.1044 per share to $24.2401 per share. The reporting person undertakes to provide full pricing information if requested by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer.

2. These options became fully vested in November 2008.

3. These options became fully vested in November 2009.

4. These options became fully vested in November 2010.

5. The exercised options vested in August 2011 and Augutst 2012, with the remaining options held scheduled to vest in August 2013 and August 2014.

	/s/ Melissa A. Lueke, attorney-in-fact for Lawrence J. Baldini	07/30/2013
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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