secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     NEOGEN CORP (NEOG)
CIK:        0000711377
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-04-09T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000950170-25-052304
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Neogen CEO John Adent to step down; board forms search committee
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- John Adent will remain CEO/President until successor appointed; then serve as Special Advisor through Oct 31, 2025.
- Transition agreement provides base salary, 2025 annual bonus, and pro-rata 2026 bonus; no new equity grants.
- Special committee (Jim Borel, Thierry Bernard, Jeff Capello) leading CEO search with global executive search firm.
- Outstanding equity awards treated per terms; vested stock options exercisable for 3 years post-separation.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/711377/000095017025052304/0000950170-25-052304-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/711377/000095017025052304/neog-20250408.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-25-052304

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