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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 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):
December 16, 1999
PERRIGO COMPANY
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
MICHIGAN 0-19725 38-2799573
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(State of other (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
Jurisdiction of File Number) Identification
Incorporation) Number)
515 Eastern Avenue, Allegan, Michigan 49010
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(616) 673-8451
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ITEM 5. Other Events
The Perrigo Company announced at its annual shareholders' meeting
in Greenville, South Carolina, the election by shareholders of Herman Morris,
Jr. as a new director of the Company. Mr. Morris was elected to the Board of
Directors of Perrigo for a three-year term expiring on the date of the Annual
Meeting in 2002.
Mr. Morris, 48, is President and Chief Executive Officer of Memphis
Light, Gas and Water Division, the nation's largest municipal electric, gas and
water utility. He joined Memphis Light, Gas and Water in 1989 as General Counsel
after practicing law in the state of Tennessee since 1977. Mr. Morris is a
graduate of Rhodes College and received a law degree from the Vanderbilt
University School of Law.
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SIGNATURES
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Pursuant to the requirement of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
PERRIGO COMPANY
(Registrant)
By: /s/Thomas J. Ross
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Dated: December 16, 1999 Thomas J. Ross
Vice President-Finance
