---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-25-052484"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CRL"
cik: "0001100682"
company_name: "CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL, INC."
filed_at: "2025-11-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T19:06:02.696511+00:00"
event_type: "regulatory"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# SEC concludes investigation into Charles River; no enforcement action recommended

## Summary
- SEC Division of Enforcement notified company on Nov 14, 2025, that it will not recommend enforcement action.
- Investigation began May 16, 2023, focusing on non-human primate sourcing and related disclosures.
- Company's independent investigation also concluded with no material findings.
- Resolution removes regulatory uncertainty regarding SEC inquiry.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-25-052484
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CRL
- cik: 0001100682
- company_name: CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
- filed_at: 2025-11-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: regulatory
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1100682/000162828025052484/0001628280-25-052484-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1100682/000162828025052484/crl-20251114.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-25-052484.txt

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