UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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): August 24, 2009
MWI VETERINARY SUPPLY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | | 000-51468 | | 02-0620757 |
(State or other jurisdiction of
Incorporation) | | (Commission File
Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
651 S. Stratford Drive, Suite 100, Meridian, ID 83642
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(800) 824-3703
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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 8.01. Other Events
Mary Patricia B. Thompson, Senior Vice President of Finance and Administration, Chief Financial Officer, James W. Culpepper, Vice President of Inventory Management, Jeffrey J. Danielson, Vice President of Sales, and John R. Ryan, Vice President of Marketing (collectively the “Executives”) have entered into pre-arranged stock trading plans to sell a limited number of their shares of MWI Veterinary Supply, Inc. (the “Company”) common stock for personal financial management purposes. These plans are designed to comply with Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Company’s insider trading policies regarding stock transactions (the “10b5-1 Plans”), and in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 may be amended or terminated at any time.
The 10b5-1 Plan entered into by Mr. Culpepper allows for the sale of a maximum of 18,000 shares of the Company’s common stock through August 31, 2010. The 10b5-1 Plan entered into by Ms. Thompson allows for the sale of a maximum of 18,000 shares of the Company’s common stock through September 30, 2010. The 10b5-1 Plan entered into by Mr. Danielson allows for the sale of a maximum of 24,000 shares of the Company’s common stock through September 30, 2010. The 10b5-1 Plan entered into by Mr. Ryan allows for the sale of a maximum of 18,000 shares of the Company’s common stock through October 31, 2010. The shares to be sold pursuant to these 10b5-1 Plans relate to stock options the Company granted to the Executives on June 18, 2002.
Transactions made under the 10b5-1 Plans will be disclosed publicly through Form 4 filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| | | MWI VETERINARY SUPPLY, INC. |
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| Date: August 28, 2009 | By: | /s/ Mary Patricia B. Thompson |
| | | Mary Patricia B. Thompson |
| | | Senior Vice President of Finance and Administration, Chief Financial Officer |
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