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Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition of Disposition of Assets
On December 1, 2021, Neogen Corporation announced that it had acquired acquired Delf (UK) Ltd., a United Kingdom-based manufacturer and supplier of animal hygiene and industrial cleaning products. Since Delf’s founding in 1928, the company has grown from one of the main soap manufacturers in Liverpool to offer a wide range of animal hygiene and specialty chemicals products. Delf is a select member of the Iodine Registration Group (IRG), allowing it to supply Article 95 PVP-iodine and iodine-based biocidal products into the UK and European Union animal hygiene markets.
Delf will continue to operate as a standalone business in Liverpool and will be managed through Neogen’s European operations in Scotland.
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
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| 99.1 | Press Release dated December 1, 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: December 3, 2021 |
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| /s/ Steven J. Quinlan | ||||||
| Steven J. Quinlan | ||||||
| Vice President & CFO | ||||||