MERIDIAN BIOSCIENCE, INC. (NASDAQ:VIVO) Files An 8-K Results of Operations and Financial Condition
Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On April 2, 2019, Meridian Bioscience, Inc. (“Meridian” or the “Company”) issued a press release announcing preliminary revenue results for the second fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2019 and revised financial guidance for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated by reference herein.
Information in the press release contains forward-looking statements regarding future events and performance of the Company. All such forward-looking statements are based largely on the Company’s experience and perception of current conditions, trends, expected future developments and other factors, and on management’s expectations, and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially, including, but not limited to, those factors described in the release and in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any financial or other projections or other forward-looking statements, whether because of new information, future events or otherwise.
The information in this Item 2.02 of this Form 8-K and in the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1 is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this Item 2.02 of this Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 shall not be incorporated by reference in any filing (whether made before or after the date hereof) or any other document under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in any such filing or document.
Effective April 1, 2019 Lawrence J. Baldini, Executive Vice President, Global Operations of Meridian, has notified the Company of his retirement from that position. His last day of employment with the Company will be April 26, 2019. The Company and Mr. Baldini are in the process of negotiating a separation agreement. When the separation agreement is fully executed the Company will report it as required by the Exchange Act. The Company expresses its sincere appreciation for Mr. Baldini’s many years of loyal service.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)Exhibits
| 99.1 |
Press Release dated April 2, 2019 |
MERIDIAN BIOSCIENCE INC Exhibit
EX-99.1 2 form8k040219_ex99.htm PRESS RELEASE DATED APRIL 2,…
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About MERIDIAN BIOSCIENCE, INC. (NASDAQ:VIVO)
Meridian Bioscience, Inc. is a life science company engaged in the development, manufacture, sale and distribution of diagnostic test kits for gastrointestinal, viral, respiratory and parasitic infectious diseases, and elevated blood lead levels, and the manufacture and distribution of bulk antigens, antibodies, polymerase chain reaction (PCR)/quantitative PCR (qPCR) reagents, nucleotides, competent cells and bioresearch reagents used by researchers and other diagnostic manufacturers. Its segments include Diagnostics and Life Science. The Diagnostics segment includes manufacturing operations in Cincinnati, and the sale and distribution of diagnostic test kits in the countries consisting of North, Central and South America; Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), and other countries outside of the Americas and EMEA. The Life Science segment consists of manufacturing operations in Memphis, Tennessee; Boca Raton, Florida; London, England; Luckenwalde, Germany, and Sydney, Australia.