0000351346-13-000008.txt : 20130404 0000351346-13-000008.hdr.sgml : 20130404 20130404170431 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000351346-13-000008 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20130402 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers FILED AS OF DATE: 20130404 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20130404 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BIOMET INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000351346 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ORTHOPEDIC, PROSTHETIC & SURGICAL APPLIANCES & SUPPLIES [3842] IRS NUMBER: 351418342 STATE OF INCORPORATION: IN FISCAL YEAR END: 0531 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-15601 FILM NUMBER: 13743662 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 56 EAST BELL DR CITY: WARSAW STATE: IN ZIP: 46582 BUSINESS PHONE: 5742676639 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 56 E BELL DRIVE STREET 2: P O BOX 587 CITY: WARSAW STATE: IN ZIP: 46581-0587 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: LVB Acquisition, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001402366 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ORTHOPEDIC, PROSTHETIC & SURGICAL APPLIANCES & SUPPLIES [3842] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-54505 FILM NUMBER: 13743663 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: CORPORATION TRUST CENTER STREET 2: 1209 ORANGE ST. CITY: WILMINGTON STATE: DE ZIP: 19801 BUSINESS PHONE: 212-750-8300 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: CORPORATION TRUST CENTER STREET 2: 1209 ORANGE ST. CITY: WILMINGTON STATE: DE ZIP: 19801 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: LVB Acquisition, LLC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20070607 8-K 1 a8k4042013.htm 8-K 8k4042013



UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
 

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant To Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 2, 2013

LVB ACQUISITION, INC.
BIOMET, INC.
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Delaware
Indiana
 
000-54505
001-15601
 
26-0499682
35-1418342
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

56 East Bell Drive
Warsaw, Indiana 46582
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)

(574) 267-6639
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
 
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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.

On April 2, 2013, David McVeigh resigned from the Board of Directors and from the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of each of LVB Acquisition, Inc. and Biomet, Inc. (collectively, the “Company”). Effective on April 2, 2013, the Board of Directors appointed Chinh E. Chu as a director to serve out Mr. McVeigh’s term. Mr. Chu is a Senior Managing Director of The Blackstone Group (“Blackstone”), one of the four investment firms that collectively and indirectly, through their affiliation with various private equity funds that control LVB Acquisition Holding, LLC, which in turn controls the Company. Pursuant to the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement of LVB Acquisition Holding, LLC, Blackstone has the right to nominate two directors to our Board of Directors. Mr. McVeigh had been previously designated by Blackstone to serve on our Board of Directors and Blackstone has notified the Company that it is designating Mr. Chu to fill the vacancy resulting from Mr. McVeigh’s resignation. Mr. Chu previously served as a director of the Company from July 2007 to September 2007.






SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: April 4, 2013

 
 
 
LVB ACQUISITION, INC.
 
/s/ Bradley J. Tandy
By:
 
Bradley J. Tandy
Its:
 
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

 

 
 
 
BIOMET, INC.
 
/s/ Bradley J. Tandy
By:
 
Bradley J. Tandy
Its:
 
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary