Company: NEOG
Filing Date: 2025-09-12
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000950170-25-114381
Chunk: 23

Company: NEOGEN CORP
Filing Date: 2025-09-12
Form: DEF 14A
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 members of their immediate families or entities controlled by any of them, or in which they have a substantial ownership interest, where the amount involved exceeds $120,000 or that are otherwise reportable under SEC disclosure rules. Such transactions include employment by the Company of immediate family members of any director or executive officer. Management advises the Audit Committee of any such transaction that is proposed to be entered into or continued and seeks Audit Committee approval. In the event any such transaction is proposed for which a decision is required prior to the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Audit Committee, it can be presented to the Audit Committee Chair for approval and the decision will be reported to the full Audit Committee at its next meeting.

There were no such transactions with related parties during fiscal year 2025 nor are any currently proposed.

Family Relationships and Other Arrangements

There are no family relationships between any of the members of the Board's directors and executive officers. Except as described within their biographies with respect to Ms. Gupta and Mr. Capello, there are no arrangements or understandings between or among the Company’s executive officers and directors pursuant to which any director or executive officer was or is to be selected as a director or executive officer.

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#### Information about our Executive Officers
Information about our Executive Officers Named Executive Officers Named executive officers (“NEOs”) for SEC reporting purposes are:

| Name             |     | Title                                             |
| John E. Adent    |     | (Former) President & Chief Executive Officer      |
| Douglas E. Jones |     | Chief Operating Officer (Retired)                 |
| David H. Naemura |     | Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer |
| Amy M. Rocklin   |     | Chief Legal & Compliance Officer                  |

Brief biographies of the NEOs follow. John E. Adent , age 57, joined the Company as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in July 2017 and was named President on September 22, 2017. Mr. Adent has extensive experience in international food and animal safety, previously serving as President and Chief Executive Officer of Animal Health International, Inc., formerly known as Lextron, Inc. Mr. Adent began his career at Ralston Purina Company, developing animal feed manufacturing and sales operations in China and the Philippines. He also served Ralston Purina’s European division in Spain and Hungary when Ralston Purina spun off that business into an independent public company named Agribrands,