0001127602-12-033126.txt : 20121207 0001127602-12-033126.hdr.sgml : 20121207 20121207102140 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001127602-12-033126 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20121205 FILED AS OF DATE: 20121207 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20121207 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 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MOTTO WILLIAM J CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000940435 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-14902 FILM NUMBER: 121248505 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: MERIDIAN BIOSCIENCE INC STREET 2: 3471 RIVER HILLS DRIVE CITY: CINCINNATI STATE: OH ZIP: 45244 4 1 form4.xml PRIMARY DOCUMENT X0306 4 2012-12-05 0000794172 MERIDIAN BIOSCIENCE INC VIVO 0000940435 MOTTO WILLIAM J 3471 RIVER HILLS DRIVE CINCINNATI OH 45244 1 1 Executive Chairman Common Stock 2012-12-05 4 M 0 15750 0 A 65750 D Common Stock 2012-12-05 4 S 0 15750 20.337 D 50000 D Common Stock 2012-12-06 4 S 0 1500 20.50 D 77958 I As Trustee For Charitable Remainder Unitrust Common Stock 289346 I By LLC Common Stock 332914 I By Trust Stock Options (Right to Buy) 4.525 2012-12-05 4 M 0 15750 0 D 2013-12-02 Common Stock 15750 0 D Prices range from $20.3306 per share to $20.3424 per share. The reporting person undertakes to provide full pricing information if requested by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer. These shares are held by a limited liability company, of which the reporting person is Manager. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. These options became fully vested in November 2007. /s/ Melissa A. Lueke as Attorney-in-Fact for William Motto 2012-12-07