Lourdes Weltzien Form 4 MERIDIAN BIOSCIENCE / LOURDES WELTZIEN ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

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

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

WELTZIEN LOURDES

(Last) (First) (Middle)

3471 RIVER HILLS DRIVE

(Street)

CINCINNATI OH 45244

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MERIDIAN BIOSCIENCE INC [ VIVO ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Executive VP, Life Science

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/31/2023

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	01/31/2023		A		7,945(1)	A	(1)	86,045	D
Common Stock	01/31/2023		D		86,045	D	(2)	0	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$19.66	01/31/2023		D			10,000	(3)	07/01/2026	Common Stock	10,000(3)	$14.34(3)	0	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$14.3	01/31/2023		D			2,500	(4)	04/24/2028	Common Stock	2,500(4)	$19.7(4)	0	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$18.48	01/31/2023		D			12,107	(5)	11/05/2030	Common Stock	12,107(5)	$15.52(5)	0	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$18.88	01/31/2023		D			11,669	(6)	11/04/2031	Common Stock	11,669(6)	$15.12(6)	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents 7,945 shares of the Issuer's common stock awarded to the Reporting Person upon the vesting of a portion of an award of performance stock units ("PSUs") in connection with the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (as defined below).

2. The shares were disposed of pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of July 7, 2022 (the "Merger Agreement") by and among the Issuer and SD Biosensor, Inc., a corporation with limited liability organized under the laws of the Republic of Korea whereby, immediately prior to the effective time of the merger contemplated therein (the "Effective Time"), all issued and outstanding shares of Issuer common stock were converted into the right to receive $34.00 per share in cash and, when so converted, automatically cancelled.

3. The Stock Option vested in full and was cancelled pursuant to the Merger Agreement in exchange for a cash payment representing the difference between the per share exercise price of the option and the $34.00 per share merger consideration, less all applicable deductions and withholdings required to be withheld in respect of such payment.

4. The Stock Option vested in full and was cancelled pursuant to the Merger Agreement in exchange for a cash payment representing the difference between the per share exercise price of the option and the $34.00 per share merger consideration, less all applicable deductions and withholdings required to be withheld in respect of such payment.

5. The Stock Option vested in full and was cancelled pursuant to the Merger Agreement in exchange for a cash payment representing the difference between the per share exercise price of the option and the $34.00 per share merger consideration, less all applicable deductions and withholdings required to be withheld in respect of such payment.

6. The Stock Option vested in full and was cancelled pursuant to the Merger Agreement in exchange for a cash payment representing the difference between the per share exercise price of the option and the $34.00 per share merger consideration, less all applicable deductions and withholdings required to be withheld in respect of such payment.

	/s/ F. Mark Reuter, as Attorney-in-Fact for Lourdes G. Weltzien	01/31/2023
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