Company: NEOG
Filing Date: 2025-09-12
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000950170-25-114381
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Company: NEOGEN CORP
Filing Date: 2025-09-12
Form: DEF 14A
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 Neogen Corporation | 2025 Proxy Statement | 4 |

#### Proposal 1: Election of Directors
Proposals For Shareholder Action Proposal 1: Electi on of Directors The Company’s Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws provide that the Company will have at least five and no more than 11 directors, with the exact number to be determined by the Board. The Board currently has 10 directors. The directors are classified into three classes to serve for the terms set forth next to their names or until their successors have been duly qualified and elected. Unless otherwise instructed, proxy holders will vote the proxies received by them for the election of the nominees named below . Three of the four nominees for director this year are currently directors of the Company. If any nominee becomes unavailable for any reason, it is intended that the proxies will be voted for a substitute nominee designated by the Board. The Board has no reason to believe that the nominees named will become unavailable for re-election or be unable to serve if elected. Any vacancy occurring on the Board for any reason may be filled by vote of a majority of the directors then in office for the full term of the class in which the vacancy occurs.

| Nominees           |     | Expiration of 
 Proposed Term |
| Class II:          |     |               |
| Thierry L. Bernard |     |          2028 |
| Mikhael Nassif     |     |          2028 |
| Avi Pelossof       |     |          2028 |
| Andrea F. Wainer   |     |          2028 |

| Directors continuing in office |     | Expiration of 
          Term |
| Class I:                       |     |               |
| James C. Borel                 |     |          2027 |
| Jeffrey D. Capello             |     |          2027 |
| Ronald D. Green, Ph.D.         |     |          2027 |
| Class III:                     |     |               |
| Aashima Gupta                  |     |          2026 |
| Raphael A. Rodriguez           |     |          2026 |
| Catherine E. Woteki, Ph.D.     |     |          2026 |

Director Retirements James Tobin retired as a director on May 31, 2025. Mr. Tobin served on Neogen’s Board since 2016. In addition, Dr. William T. Boehm will be retiring as a director when his term ends at the