Company: CRL
Filing Date: 2025-09-16
Form Type: 8-K
Source: 0000950103-25-011676
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Company: CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-09-16
Form: 8-K
Item: Item 5.02
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Item 5.02      Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.  

(b) On September 12, 2025, Flavia H. Pease informed Charles River Laboratories
International, Inc. (the “ Company”) of her intention to resign from her position as the Company’s Corporate Executive
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer effective on September 29, 2025. Ms. Pease’s decision to resign her position is not the
result of any disagreements with the Company on any matter relating to its financial statements, internal control over financial reporting,
operations, policies or practices.

(c) In connection with Ms. Pease’s departure from the position
of Chief Financial Officer, Michael G. Knell, Corporate Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, has been appointed by the
Company’s Board of Directors to act as the Company’s interim Chief Financial Officer, effective upon the departure of Ms.
Pease, until a permanent successor is named. In this role, Mr. Knell will serve as the Company’s principal financial officer.

Mr. Knell, age 49, joined the Company in April 2017 as Corporate
Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer. In this role, Mr. Knell is responsible for providing strategic guidance to the finance
groups, including direction of the Global Accounting, Financial Planning and Analysis, and Tax functions; maintaining the Company's
fiscal records; and preparing its financial reports. He also oversees the design and operation of the Company’s system of internal
controls, ensuring compliance with the rules and regulations of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Knell served
as the Chief Accounting Officer and Vice President of Finance at Bruker Corporation from 2012 to 2017. Mr. Knell was with Ernst &
Young LLP in its Boston office from 1998 until 2011, where he served in various roles including Partner - Assurance Services. Mr. Knell
is a Certified Public Accountant in Massachusetts and holds a B. S. degree in Business Administration from the State University of New
York at Buffalo. There are no related party transactions involving Mr. Knell that are reportable under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

Information referred to in Item 5.02(c)(3) of Form 8-K has not been
determined as of the date of this report.