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ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001127602-11-014131
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 3
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20110421
FILED AS OF DATE: 20110429
DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110429
REPORTING-OWNER:
OWNER DATA:
COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Johnson Marviette D.
CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001519230
FILING VALUES:
FORM TYPE: 3
SEC ACT: 1934 Act
SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-14902
FILM NUMBER: 11795063
MAIL ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 3471 RIVER HILLS DRIVE
CITY: CINCINNATI
STATE: OH
ZIP: 45244
ISSUER:
COMPANY DATA:
COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MERIDIAN BIOSCIENCE INC
CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000794172
STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: IN VITRO & IN VIVO DIAGNOSTIC SUBSTANCES [2835]
IRS NUMBER: 310888197
STATE OF INCORPORATION: OH
FISCAL YEAR END: 0930
BUSINESS ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 3471 RIVER HILLS DR
CITY: CINCINNATI
STATE: OH
ZIP: 45244
BUSINESS PHONE: 5132713700
MAIL ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 3471 RIVER HILLS DRIVE
CITY: CINCINNATI
STATE: OH
ZIP: 45244
FORMER COMPANY:
FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MERIDIAN DIAGNOSTICS INC
DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703
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form3.xml
PRIMARY DOCUMENT
X0203
3
2011-04-21
0
0000794172
MERIDIAN BIOSCIENCE INC
VIVO
0001519230
Johnson Marviette D.
3471 RIVER HILLS DRIVE
CINCINNATI
OH
45244
1
VP, Human Resources
Common Stock
19011
D
Stock Options (Right to Buy)
16.554
2010-11-14
2016-11-15
Common Stock
750
D
Stock Options (Right to Buy)
22.50
2019-11-12
Common Stock
10000
D
Includes 11 shares acquired under the Company's employee stock purchase program.
These non-qualified options were awarded under the 2004 Equity Compensation Plan and vest 25% on each of November 12, 2010, November 12, 2011, November 12, 2012 and November 12, 2013.
/s/ Melissa A. Lueke as Attorney-in-Fact for Marviette Johnson
2011-04-29
EX-24
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doc1.txt
JOHNSON POA
EXHIBIT 24
Meridian Bioscience, Inc.
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes
and appoints each of Bryan T. Baldasare, Melissa Lueke, F. Mark Reuter
and Bryan A. Jacobs signing singly, the undersigned?s true and lawful
attorney-in-fact to:
(1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, Forms 3, 4 and 5 in
accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
and the rules thereunder.
(2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned
which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such
Form 3, 4 and 5 and timely file such form with the United States Securities
and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority; and
(3) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit
to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it
being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on
behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in
such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-
fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact?s discretion.
The undersigned hereby grants to such attorney-in-fact full power and
authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,
necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and
powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the
undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of
substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such
attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact?s substitute or substitutes,
shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney
and the rights and powers herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges
that the foregoing attorney-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the
request of the undersigned, are not assuming any of the undersigned?s
responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934.
This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect
to the undersigned?s holdings of and transactions in securities, unless
earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the
foregoing attorney-in-fact.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to
be executed as of this 26 day of April, 2011.
By: /s/ Marviette D. Johnson
Marviette D. Johnson