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FILED AS OF DATE:		20150601
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20150601

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			NEOGEN CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000711377
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	IN VITRO & IN VIVO DIAGNOSTIC SUBSTANCES [2835]
		IRS NUMBER:				382367843
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MI
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0531

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		FORM TYPE:		SD
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-17988
		FILM NUMBER:		15903916

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		620 LESHER PLACE
		CITY:			LANSING
		STATE:			MI
		ZIP:			48912
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5173729200

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		620 LESHER PLACE
		CITY:			LANSING
		STATE:			MI
		ZIP:			48912
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM SD
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SPECIALIZED DISCLOSURE REPORT </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Neogen
Corporation </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Michigan</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(IRS Employer Identification No.)</B></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>620 Lesher Place, Lansing, MI 48912 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of principal executive offices) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Steven J. Quinlan (517)372-9200 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name and telephone number, including area code, of the person to contact in connection with this report) </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Check the appropriate box to indicate the rule pursuant to which this form is being filed, and provide the period to which the information in this form
applies: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13p-1) for the reporting period from January&nbsp;1 to December&nbsp;31, 2014. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;1.01 Conflict Minerals Disclosure and Report </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Introduction: </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This is the Conflict Minerals Disclosure of
Neogen Corporation (&#147;Neogen&#148; or the &#147;Company&#148;) for calendar year 2014. Certain terms in this report are defined in Rule 13p-1. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In
accordance with Section&nbsp;1502 of the Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (&#147;Act&#148;) governing conflict minerals, registrants must determine whether any of the conflict minerals (defined by the Act as Tin
(Cassiterite), Tungsten (Wolframite), Tantalum (Columbite-Tantalite or Coltan) and Gold (the &#147;3TGs&#148; or &#147;Conflict Minerals&#148;)) are necessary to the functionality or production of its manufactured products. If so, the registrant
must conduct a Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry (&#147;RCOI&#148;) to determine whether any of the Conflict Minerals in its manufactured products originated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (&#147;DRC&#148;) or an adjoining country
(together with the DRC, the &#147;Covered Countries&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Description of Neogen&#146;s Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry (&#145;RCOI&#146;)
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Neogen has designed and implemented a conflict minerals compliance plan that is intended to comply with Rule 13p-1. Neogen has taken the following
steps: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Developed a strategy based upon OECD guidelines to meet the legislative requirements </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Established a dedicated conflict minerals project team to address reporting requirements and embed a sustaining process for the future. This team is responsible for periodically briefing senior management about the
results of our due diligence efforts. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Reviewed the project design and implementation plan to ensure a structured approach and methodology has been followed. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Identified Neogen&#146;s suppliers of conflict minerals and conducted RCOI </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">A review of Neogen&#146;s products was carried out using Company product databases which provide details of the composition of Neogen&#146;s end products, in order to identify any that contain conflict minerals. During
our 2014 review, we identified two conflict minerals utilized in various raw materials that were components of Neogen&#146;s end products in 2014; gold, used in the Company&#146;s diagnostic products, and tin, a component of certain rodenticide
formulations. Using information from the company&#146;s procurement systems, the company identified three suppliers who fell within the scope of our RCOI. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Neogen contacted those suppliers of the identified raw materials to attempt to determine where the 3TGs are sourced. Neogen exercised due diligence over the RCOIs received from its suppliers, and additional inquiries
were made as necessary. No supplier informed Neogen, in response to Neogen&#146;s due diligence inquiries, that it obtained Conflict Minerals from the DRC or an adjoining country. Certain suppliers, however, responded with limited negative assurance
with respect to the sourcing of their products country of origin. The suppliers who did not respond adequately are being further engaged to provide an acceptable response to our internal conflict minerals team. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Institutionalized a process to continue to improve future reporting </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Neogen intends to undertake the following steps to mitigate the risk further that its necessary conflict minerals benefit armed groups in the DMC or adjoining countries: </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Continue to engage and collaborate with suppliers to obtain current, accurate, and complete information about the supply chain, and allow the Company to track the sourcing of conflict minerals with greater precision.
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Include a conflict mineral clause in new or renewed supplier contracts. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Enhance the composition and training of the internal Neogen group leading Neogen&#146;s conflict minerals compliance efforts. </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Results of Neogen&#146;s Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In accordance with the Act, as a result of the information the Company received from its suppliers for calendar 2014, Neogen was not able to determine with
certainty the country of origin of some of the Conflict Minerals in its manufactured products, but has no reason to believe its necessary conflict minerals may have originated in the Covered Countries for products manufactured in calendar year 2014,
all within the meaning of the Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The information in this report is also available on the Neogen website at<I> <U>www.neogen.com</U></I> under
&#147;Investor Relations, Conflict Minerals Disclosure.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Section&nbsp;2&#151;Exhibits </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;2.01 Exhibits </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not Applicable </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Signature </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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 duly authorized undersigned. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Neogen Corporation. </P>
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