| Period End | Type | Status | Affected | % Workforce | Announced | Expected Completion | Geography | Segment / Function | Charge | Source | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2024-03-31 | United States | CAG (veterinary practice management software and data platform) | USD 81 (millions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Acquisition of a privately-owned U.S. software and data platform business for approximately $81.1 million, including an estimated $4.4 million contingent payment; completed during Q1 2024. Headcount added through the acquisition is not disclosed. | |||
| 2022-09-30 | acquisition_addition | completed | Canada | Water | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Q3 2022 acquisition of an international water testing company for approximately $12.8 million in cash; no headcount added disclosed. | |||||
| 2022-09-30 | divestiture_reduction | in_progress | 2022-06 | Russia | Other | MD&A f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Decision to wind down and liquidate the sole Russian subsidiary and direct Russian operations; liquidation basis of accounting adopted; no employee count disclosed. Announcement month only stated. | ||||
| 2021-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | International | CAG — Veterinary Software and Services | USD 157 (millions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Acquired during Q2 2021; consideration includes an estimated $5.0M contingent payment (later increased by $2.0M). Headcount added not disclosed; exact announcement date not stated. | ||||
| 2021-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | Finland | CAG — Reference Laboratory Diagnostic and Consulting Services | USD 13 (millions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Acquired during Q4 2021, including a holdback of approximately $1.4M. Headcount added not disclosed. | ||||
| 2021-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | Switzerland | CAG — Reference Laboratory Diagnostic and Consulting Services | USD 6 (millions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Acquired during Q1 2021, including holdback and contingent payments of approximately $1.1M. Headcount added not disclosed. | ||||
| 2021-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | United States | CAG — Diagnostic Imaging / Teleradiology | USD 5 (millions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Acquired during Q3 2021, including a contingent payment of $0.3M. Headcount added not disclosed. | ||||
| 2020-06-30 | other | completed | Global | All segments | MD&A f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Temporary reductions to employee salaries and benefits and Board compensation were implemented in response to COVID-19 and later discontinued given improved business trends; no employee count or charge disclosed. | |||||
| 2019-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2019-10-07 | 2019-10-07 | United States (Midwest) | CAG — reference laboratory | USD 50 (millions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Cash purchase price of $50.0 million for assets of a multi-site reference laboratory business; headcount added not disclosed. | ||
| 2019-12-31 | other | completed | 1 | 2019-10-23 | 2019-11-01 | United States | Executive leadership (CEO transition) | USD 13 (millions) | MD&A f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Mutual separation agreement with former CEO; $13.4M operating charge for severance and equity award acceleration, $12.2M net of tax. New CEO appointed effective 2019-10-23. | |
| 2019-09-30 | other | announced | 1 | 2019-11-01 | United States | Executive / Corporate | USD 13 (millions) | MD&A f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Mutual separation agreement with Jonathan W. Ayers (Chairman, former President and CEO, on medical leave since 2019-06-28): severance plus modification/acceleration of outstanding stock options; ~$13.4M operating charge and ~$2.1M tax provision increase (~$15.5M total) expected in Q4 2019. Effective transition date 2019-11-01; agreement announcement date not disclosed. Single-executive event, not a broad RIF. | ||
| 2018-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | United States | CAG — veterinary software | USD 25 (millions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Q3 2018 acquisition of substantially all assets of a software company for $25.0 million; headcount added not disclosed. | ||||
| 2018-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | United States | CAG — reference laboratory customer lists | USD 2 (millions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Four reference laboratory customer-list asset acquisitions during 2018; treated as asset acquisitions, headcount added not disclosed. | ||||
| 2017-06-30 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2017-06-15 | United States | Companion Animal Group (CAG) | USD 15 (millions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Acquisition of assets of two veterinary software companies ($15M: $12M at closing plus $3M contingent); no employee count disclosed. Preliminary purchase price allocation includes $13.1M goodwill. | |||
| 2015-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | United States; one business located outside the U.S. | CAG (Companion Animal Group) — reference laboratory diagnostic and consulting services | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | During 2015 the company acquired the assets of two reference laboratory diagnostic and consulting businesses for $7.5 million cash plus $3.2 million contingent consideration; headcount added through these acquisitions was not disclosed. | |||||
| 2014-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | United States and international (two of three cloud-based software businesses acquired outside the U.S.) | Companion Animal Group | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Seven businesses acquired during FY2014 for an aggregate $25.1 million (purchase price, not a workforce charge); headcount added through these acquisitions is not disclosed. | |||||
| 2013-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | Brazil | Livestock, Poultry and Dairy (LPD) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Acquired all outstanding shares of a Brazilian distributor of bovine and dairy test products for $10.8 million cash during Q3 2013; exact announcement/closing date not disclosed. Headcount added not disclosed; integration costs noted in LPD G&A expense. | |||||
| 2013-12-31 | other | completed | North America | Companion Animal Group (CAG) — commercial/sales organization | Item_1_Business f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | During 2013 the North American CAG sales organization was reorganized from specialty (in-clinic vs. reference lab) reps into all-modality account representatives, with an increase in sales force size and smaller territories. No headcount figures or charges disclosed; not a reduction in force. | |||||
| 2012-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2012 | Companion Animal Group (CAG) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Three businesses acquired during 2012 for an aggregate $3.6 million in cash (including a product right); headcount added not disclosed. All acquired assets assigned to CAG. | |||||
| 2012-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2012-12 | United States | Companion Animal Group (CAG) — Practice Management | Item_1_Business f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Acquisition of the assets of Sneakers Software, Inc. (DVMAX practice management software) in December 2012; headcount added not disclosed. May overlap with the three business combinations in Note 3. | ||||
| 2011-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2011-11-30 | United States (Columbia, Missouri) | CAG — Reference Laboratory Diagnostic and Consulting Services | USD 43 (millions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Acquisition of the RADIL research and diagnostic laboratory business from the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine for $43.0 million cash; acquired headcount not disclosed. Filing also notes two other unnamed 2011 business acquisitions (aggregate cash paid for all three businesses was $46.8 million) with no headcount disclosed. | |||
| 2011-03-31 | restructuring | in_progress | United States | Companion Animal Group — reference laboratory diagnostic and consulting services | MD&A f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Severance charges from restructuring of transportation services cited as a driver of higher personnel costs; no employee count, charge amount, or timing disclosed. | |||||
| 2011-03-31 | restructuring | completed | Reference laboratory diagnostic and consulting services | MD&A f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Increased personnel costs due primarily to severance charges related to a restructuring of transportation services. | ||||||
| 2009-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2009-08-31 | United States (Oregon) | Companion Animal Group | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | August 2009 acquisition of substantially all assets of VDIC, Inc., a telemedicine and cytopathology services provider; headcount added not disclosed. | ||||
| 2009-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2009-08-31 | United States | Companion Animal Group | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | August 2009 acquisition of certain assets of Pet Detect (temporary pet identification systems); headcount added not disclosed. | ||||
| 2009-12-31 | restructuring | completed | 2008-Q4 | 2008-12-31 | Global | Pharmaceutical Division | USD 2 (millions) | MD&A f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Restructuring of pharmaceutical division and sale of product lines. Pre-tax loss of approx $1.5M recognized in 2008. | ||
| 2009-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2009-08-01 | 2009-08-31 | United States | Companion Animal Group | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Acquisition of VDIC, Inc. and Pet Detect assets in August 2009. | |||
| 2008-12-31 | divestiture_reduction | completed | United States | Companion Animal Group — Pharmaceutical product lines | restructuring_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Fourth quarter 2008 sale of Acarexx and SURPASS products plus one product under development for $7.0M cash, a $1.4M receivable, and up to $12.0M in milestones; no employee count disclosed. Combined pre-tax loss on the transactions and related restructuring was approximately $1.5M. | |||||
| 2008-12-31 | restructuring | completed | United States | Pharmaceutical business (remaining product line and two out-licensing arrangements realigned to Other segment; two product lines realigned to Rapid Assay) | USD 2 (millions) | restructuring_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Pre-tax loss of approximately $1.5M covers both the disposition and the restructuring (S&M $0.263M, G&A $1.095M, R&D $0.121M); no headcount affected disclosed. A $2.1M tax provision was recorded, primarily on $7.2M of non-deductible goodwill allocated to the sold product lines. | ||||
| 2008-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2008-01-01 | Spain | Companion Animal Group — Reference laboratory services | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | January 2008 acquisition of substantially all assets of VetLab Laboratorio Veterinario de Referencia, S.L. (Barcelona); headcount added not disclosed. Total 2008 cash paid for a business and certain intangibles was $6.8M, with up to $7.7M of contingent milestone payments. | ||||
| 2008-12-31 | restructuring | completed | 2008-Q4 | 2008-12-31 | Global | Pharmaceutical Business | USD 2 (millions) | MD&A f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Restructuring of pharmaceutical business; loss on transaction and restructuring of approximately $1.5 million. Employee count not disclosed. | ||
| 2008-09-30 | restructuring | announced | 2008-10-17 | 2008-12-31 | Companion Animal Group — pharmaceutical business | subsequent_events f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Post-quarter agreement to sell ACAREXX and SURPASS products plus a product in development; company intends to restructure the remaining pharmaceutical business upon closing in Q4 2008. No employee count, charge, or completion date beyond Q4 2008 disclosed; impact not expected to be material to Q4 2008 results. | ||||
| 2007-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2007-01 | United States | Other (OPTI Medical — human point-of-care diagnostics) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Acquired substantially all assets and assumed certain liabilities of the Critical Care Division of Osmetech plc; headcount added not disclosed | ||||
| 2007-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2007-03 | Canada | CAG — veterinary reference laboratory services | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Acquired all equity of Vita-Tech Canada Inc.; headcount added not disclosed | ||||
| 2007-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2007-03 | France | PAS — production animal diagnostics | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Acquired all equity of Institut Pourquier SAS; headcount added not disclosed | ||||
| 2007-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2007-03 | United States | CAG — veterinary reference laboratory services | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Veterinary reference laboratories acquired in March and October 2007, plus certain laboratory assets and customer lists acquired in the U.S., Switzerland and the United Kingdom; headcount added not disclosed | ||||
| 2007-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2007-10 | Canada | CAG — veterinary reference laboratory services | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Veterinary reference laboratories acquired in Canada during 2007; headcount added not disclosed | ||||
| 2007-09-30 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2007-01-01 | United States | OPTI Medical | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Acquired substantially all assets of Critical Care Division of Osmetech plc in Jan 2007. Headcount not disclosed. | ||||
| 2007-09-30 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2007-03-01 | Canada | Companion Animal Group | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Acquired Vita-Tech Canada Inc. in Mar 2007. Headcount not disclosed. | ||||
| 2007-09-30 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2007-03-01 | France | Production Animal Segment | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Acquired Institut Pourquier SAS in Mar 2007. Headcount not disclosed. | ||||
| 2007-06-30 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2007-01-01 | United States | OPTI Medical | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Acquired substantially all assets and liabilities of Critical Care Division of Osmetech plc in January 2007. Headcount not disclosed. | ||||
| 2007-06-30 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2007-03-01 | Canada | Companion Animal Group | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Acquired all equity of Vita-Tech Canada Inc. in March 2007. Headcount not disclosed. | ||||
| 2007-06-30 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2007-03-01 | France | Production Animal Segment | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Acquired all equity of Institut Pourquier SAS in March 2007. Headcount not disclosed. | ||||
| 2007-06-30 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2007-03-01 | United States | Companion Animal Group | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Acquired veterinary reference laboratory based in North Carolina in March 2007. Headcount not disclosed. | ||||
| 2007-06-30 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2007-04-01 | Switzerland | Companion Animal Group | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Acquired certain assets of a veterinary reference laboratory based in Switzerland in April 2007. Headcount not disclosed. | ||||
| 2007-03-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2007-01-31 | United States | OPTI Medical (Other segment) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Acquired substantially all assets and liabilities of Osmetech plc's Critical Care Division in January 2007; headcount added not disclosed. | ||||
| 2007-03-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2007-03-31 | Canada | Companion Animal Group (CAG) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Acquired all equity of Vita-Tech Canada Inc. in March 2007; headcount added not disclosed. | ||||
| 2007-03-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2007-03-31 | France | Production Animal Segment (PAS) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Acquired all equity of Institut Pourquier in March 2007; headcount added not disclosed. | ||||
| 2007-03-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2007-03-31 | United States | Companion Animal Group (CAG) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Acquired a veterinary reference laboratory based in North Carolina in March 2007; headcount added not disclosed. | ||||
| 2007-03-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2007-01-01 | United States | OPTI Medical | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Acquired substantially all assets and liabilities of Critical Care Division of Osmetech plc in January 2007. Headcount not disclosed. | ||||
| 2007-03-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2007-03-01 | Canada | Companion Animal Group | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Acquired all equity of Vita-Tech Canada Inc. in March 2007. Headcount not disclosed. | ||||
| 2007-03-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2007-03-01 | France | Production Animal Segment | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Acquired Institut Pourquier in March 2007. Headcount not disclosed. | ||||
| 2007-03-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2007-03-01 | United States | Companion Animal Group | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Acquired a veterinary reference laboratory based in North Carolina in March 2007. Headcount not disclosed. | ||||
| 2006-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2007-01-31 | 2007-01-31 | United States | OPTI Medical Systems (human point-of-care diagnostics) | USD 45 (millions) | subsequent_events f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Acquisition of the Critical Care Division of Osmetech plc closed 2007-01-31 for approximately $45 million cash; creates a new operating segment. Headcount added not disclosed. | ||
| 2006-12-31 | acquisition_addition | announced | 2007-01-26 | 2007-03-31 | France | Production Animal Segment | subsequent_events f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Agreement to acquire all shares of Institut Pourquier (Montpellier), announced 2007-01-26, expected to close March 2007; target had approximately $7.5 million of 2006 sales. Headcount not disclosed. | |||
| 2006-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2006-04-30 | 2006-04-30 | China | Production Animal Segment | USD 1 (millions) | restructuring_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Step acquisition: paid $0.6 million for an additional 55% equity interest in a China production animal diagnostics joint venture (April 2006), with a further $0.2 million payable over two years. Headcount not disclosed. | ||
| 2006-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | United States; Canada; South Africa; Australia | Companion Animal Group | USD 24 (millions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | FY2006 acquisitions comprised veterinary reference laboratories in the U.S., Canada and South Africa, a U.S. practice information management software business, and IP/distribution rights from an Australian diagnostics company; $23.9 million cash paid during 2006. Headcount added not disclosed. | ||||
| 2006-03-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2006-02 | United States | Companion Animal Group | USD 1 (millions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Cash purchase of certain assets of a U.S. veterinary reference laboratory; no headcount disclosed. Additional contingent payment of up to $0.1 million tied to milestones. | |||
| 2006-03-31 | acquisition_addition | announced | 2006-05 | China | Veterinary diagnostics joint venture (production animals) | USD 1 (millions) | other f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Agreement to buy an additional 55% equity interest in a China joint venture; Chinese government approvals obtained in April 2006, purchase expected to close in May 2006 with a $0.6 million payment. No headcount disclosed. | |||
| 2005-12-31 | plant_closure | completed | 2005-12-31 | 2005-12-31 | Sweden | Food Diagnostics Group — European production animal diagnostics manufacturing | USD 1 (millions) | restructuring_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | During 2005 the company centralized European production animal diagnostics manufacturing in Bern, Switzerland and ceased its Sweden-based operation. The $1.0M charge comprises a $0.5M cumulative translation write-off, $0.4M of employee termination benefits, and $0.1M of lease termination costs. No employee headcount affected is disclosed; no future costs expected. | ||
| 2005-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2005-12-31 | 2005-12-31 | Switzerland, United Kingdom, Germany, France, United States | Companion Animal Group — veterinary reference laboratories and customer lists | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | In 2005 the company paid $5.5M cash and assumed $0.7M of liabilities to acquire veterinary reference laboratory assets in Switzerland, the UK, Germany and France plus customer lists in the U.S. and Germany. Headcount acquired is not disclosed. | |||
| 2005-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2005-09-30 | 2005-09-30 | United States (Georgia) | Companion Animal Group — practice information management and digital radiography systems | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | September 2005 acquisition of a Georgia-based veterinary-specific digital radiography business for $2.0M cash plus assumed liabilities of $1.3M, with up to $2.3M of contingent milestone payments. Headcount acquired is not disclosed. | |||
| 2005-12-31 | restructuring | completed | 2005 | 2005-12-31 | Sweden | Food Diagnostics Group | USD 0 (millions) | restructuring_footnote f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Centralization of European production animal diagnostics operations in Bern, Switzerland; cessation of operations in Sweden. Includes one-time employee termination benefits of $0.2 million. | ||
| 2005-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2005-09 | 2005-09 | United States | Companion Animal Group | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Acquisition of Georgia-based veterinary-specific digital radiography systems company. | |||
| 2005-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2005 | 2005-12-31 | Switzerland, United Kingdom, Germany, France | Companion Animal Group | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Acquisition of certain assets of veterinary reference laboratories. | |||
| 2005-09-30 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2005-03-31 | Switzerland | Companion Animal Group | USD 1 (millions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Cash purchase of certain assets of a veterinary reference laboratory; filing discloses purchase price but no employee counts. | |||
| 2005-09-30 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2005-09-30 | United Kingdom, Germany, United States (Virginia and Georgia) | Companion Animal Group | USD 6 (millions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Four acquisitions during the quarter: three veterinary reference laboratories plus a Georgia digital radiography seller; $5.7M cash paid and $1.7M liabilities assumed, with up to $2.3M contingent milestone payments. No headcount added disclosed. | |||
| 2005-03-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2005-03-31 | Switzerland | Companion Animal Group | USD 1 (millions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Cash purchase of certain assets of a Swiss veterinary reference laboratory; goodwill $0.2M and intangibles $0.2M assigned to CAG. No employee count disclosed. | |||
| 2005-03-31 | restructuring | in_progress | 2005-09-30 | Sweden | Food Diagnostics Group | MD&A f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Severance costs associated with cessation of production in Swedish facility and centralization of European operations to Bern, Switzerland. | ||||
| 2004-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2004-02 | United States (Ohio) | Companion Animal Group — veterinary reference laboratories | USD 7 (millions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Total purchase price of $6.8 million ($5.3M cash, $1.0M note, $0.5M assumed liabilities); acquired headcount not disclosed. | |||
| 2004-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2004-08 | United States (New York) | Food Diagnostics Group — production animal diagnostics | USD 2 (millions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | All shares acquired for $1.5 million cash; acquired headcount not disclosed. | |||
| 2004-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2004-11 | Germany (with operations in Switzerland, Netherlands, UK, France, Italy, Austria, Denmark) | Companion Animal Group — veterinary reference laboratories (Vet Med Lab) | USD 42 (millions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Total purchase price of $42.3 million ($31.3M cash net of cash acquired, $11.5M assumed liabilities, $0.5M adjustment receivable); acquired headcount not disclosed. Largest European veterinary reference laboratory. | |||
| 2004-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2004-12 | Switzerland | Food Diagnostics Group — production animal diagnostics (Dr. Bommeli AG) | USD 19 (millions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Total purchase price of $18.9 million ($15.8M cash net of cash acquired, $3.1M assumed liabilities); acquired headcount not disclosed. | |||
| 2004-09-30 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2004-02 | 2004-02 | United States (Ohio) | Companion Animal Group | USD 7 (millions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Acquisition of assets and assumed liabilities of a veterinary reference laboratory; $5.8M assigned to goodwill and intangibles. No employee count disclosed. | ||
| 2004-09-30 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2004-08 | 2004-08 | United States (New York) | Food Diagnostics Group | USD 2 (millions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Cash acquisition of all shares of a production animal diagnostics company; $2.1M intangible assets assigned to FDG. No employee count disclosed. | ||
| 2004-09-30 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2004-11 | 2004-11 | Germany and Switzerland (operations also in Netherlands, United Kingdom, Italy, Austria, Denmark) | Companion Animal Group (commercial veterinary laboratories) | USD 31 (millions) | subsequent_events f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Post-quarter cash acquisition of Institut für klinische Prüfung Ludwigsburg GmbH; purchase price subject to adjustment and excludes direct acquisition costs. No employee count disclosed. | ||
| 2004-09-30 | acquisition_addition | announced | 2004-09-30 | 2004-12-31 | Switzerland | Food Diagnostics Group (production animal diagnostics) | USD 16 (millions) | subsequent_events f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Agreement to acquire all shares of Dr. Bommeli AG, pending regulatory approval; expected completion within 2004. No employee count disclosed. | ||
| 2004-03-31 | other | completed | MD&A f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Severance benefits provided in 2004 resulted in a $0.1 million increase in operating expenses for the 'Other' segment. | |||||||
| 2004-03-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2004-02 | Ohio | Companion Animal Group | USD 7 (millions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Acquired assets and liabilities of a veterinary reference laboratory in Ohio for $6.8 million. Headcount added is not explicitly disclosed. | |||
| 2003-12-31 | restructuring | completed | 2003-10-16 | 2003-12-31 | Companion Animal Group — research and development | USD 7 (millions) | other f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Following the October 2003 Ortho supply agreement, the company discontinued development of an alternative clinical chemistry instrument and took a non-cash write-down of manufacturing equipment in Q4 2003. No headcount impact disclosed. | |||
| 2003-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | United States — Kentucky | Companion Animal Group — veterinary reference laboratories | MD&A f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Laboratory acquired in the third quarter of 2003; headcount added not disclosed. | |||||
| 2003-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | United States — Ohio | Companion Animal Group — veterinary reference laboratories | MD&A f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Columbus, Ohio laboratory acquired in the first quarter of 2004, after fiscal year-end; headcount added not disclosed. | |||||
| 2003-12-31 | other | completed | Companion Animal Group | MD&A f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Company terminated a low-margin veterinary referral business during 2003; no headcount or charge disclosed. | ||||||
| 2002-12-31 | voluntary_separation | completed | 2001-10-01 | 2002-01-31 | United States | Corporate / Executive | USD 3 (millions) | restructuring_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Retirement of Founder/Chairman/CEO in January 2002 under an October 2001 employment agreement; pre-tax charge of $3.4M, of which $1.8M non-cash; $0.9M remained accrued at 2002-12-31. Affects a single executive; no broader headcount reduction disclosed. | ||
| 2002-12-31 | restructuring | completed | 2002-01-01 | 2002-12-31 | Global | Executive Management | USD 3 (millions) | MD&A f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Charges related to CEO succession and retirement of Founder. Includes $1.8 million non-cash portion. | ||
| 2002-09-30 | other | in_progress | 2002-01 | Not specified | Corporate — Chief Executive Officer | USD 3 (millions) | other f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Founder/Chairman/CEO succeeded in January 2002; payments and benefits due under his employment agreement. Pre-tax charges of $2.9M (Q1) and $0.5M (Q2) totaled $3.4M for the nine months ended September 30, 2002, of which $1.8M was non-cash. No charges incurred in Q3 2002; no employee count stated. | |||
| 2002-09-30 | other | completed | 2002-01-01 | Executive Management | USD 3 (millions) | other f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Charges related to CEO succession and retirement benefits for former CEO. Includes $1.8 million non-cash portion. | ||||
| 2001-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2000-07-01 | 2000-07-01 | Australia | Companion Animal Group — veterinary reference laboratories | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Acquisition of Veterinary Pathology Services Pty. Ltd. completed July 1, 2000; results included in 2001 comparative period. Headcount added not disclosed. | |||
| 2001-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2000-08-11 | 2000-08-11 | United Kingdom | Food and Environmental Division — water testing | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Acquired for $8.9M cash and $8.3M notes; headcount added not disclosed. Completed August 11, 2000. | |||
| 2001-12-31 | divestiture_reduction | completed | 1999-12-21 | 2000-02-29 | United States | Food and Environmental Division — food microbiology testing | discontinued_operations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Food microbiology testing businesses sold December 1999 and February 2000; headcount removed not disclosed. Net gain $1.5M recorded in 2000. | |||
| 2001-12-31 | other | announced | 2002-01-31 | 2002-03-31 | United States | Corporate — executive succession | USD 3 (millions) | subsequent_events f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Founder David E. Shaw succeeded by Jonathan W. Ayers as Chairman and CEO in January 2002; pre-tax charge of ~$3.0M ($2.0M non-cash) to be recorded in Q1 2002 under October 2001 agreement. Not a headcount reduction. | ||
| 2001-12-31 | restructuring | completed | 2000 | United States | Companion Animal Group | USD 2 (millions) | MD&A f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Non-recurring severance and facilities expenses associated with consolidation of Internet business and veterinary practice information management software systems. Discussed in 2000 vs 1999 comparison, but expense recognized in 2000. No specific headcount disclosed. | |||
| 2001-03-31 | restructuring | in_progress | United States | Companion Animal Group — veterinary Internet portal and customer service operations | MD&A f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | MD&A cites non-recurring severance expenses tied to infrastructure reductions in the veterinary Internet portal and customer service operations; no employee count, charge amount, or timing disclosed. | |||||
| 2001-03-31 | restructuring | completed | Companion Animal Group | MD&A f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Non-recurring severance expenses associated with infrastructure reductions in veterinary Internet portal and customer service operations. | ||||||
| 2000-12-31 | divestiture_reduction | completed | 1999-12-21 | United States | Food and Environmental Division — food laboratory testing services | discontinued_operations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Substantially all assets sold for $350,000 cash plus a $195,000 note; headcount not disclosed. Net loss of approximately $400,000 recorded in 1999 across the divestiture series. | ||||
| 2000-12-31 | divestiture_reduction | completed | 2000-02-16 | United States | Food and Environmental Division — food microbiology testing products | discontinued_operations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Sale of Lightning, Simplate and Bind product lines plus Acumedia subsidiary for $10.4 million cash; headcount not disclosed. MD&A notes a $1.5 million gain recorded as a decrease of expenses in 2000. | ||||
| 2000-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2000-03-09 | United States — Los Angeles, California | Companion Animal Group — veterinary reference laboratory services | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Sierra Veterinary Laboratory LLC acquired; headcount added not disclosed. Part of $3.4 million aggregate purchase price for two 2000 laboratory acquisitions, plus contingent future payments over four years. | ||||
| 2000-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2000-07-01 | Australia — Adelaide, Brisbane, Sydney | Companion Animal Group — veterinary reference laboratory services | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Veterinary Pathology Services Pty. Ltd. acquired; headcount added not disclosed. Included in the $3.4 million aggregate 2000 laboratory purchase price. | ||||
| 2000-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2000-08-11 | United Kingdom | Food and Environmental Division — water testing (cryptosporidia) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Acquired for $8.9 million cash plus $8.3 million in notes to the former principal shareholder; headcount added not disclosed. | ||||
| 2000-12-31 | restructuring | in_progress | United States | Companion Animal Group — Internet business (VetConnect) and veterinary practice information management systems business | USD 2,056 (thousands) | MD&A f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Non-recurring severance and facilities expenses for consolidating the Internet and practice-management software businesses; $2,056 thousand charged to costs and expenses in 2000, leaving a $1,904 thousand accrual at year-end. Filer states additional costs are expected in 2001. Employees affected not disclosed. | ||||
| 2000-12-31 | restructuring | completed | 2000 | United States | Internet business and veterinary practice information management systems | MD&A f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Company incurred non-recurring severance and facilities expenses associated with consolidation of the Internet business and the veterinary practice information management systems business. Specific headcount not disclosed. | ||||
| 1999-12-31 | restructuring | in_progress | United States | Sales and Marketing | MD&A f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | MD&A attributes 1999 sales and marketing expense decline partly to workforce reductions; no headcount or charge quantified for 1999 | |||||
| 1999-12-31 | divestiture_reduction | completed | 2000-02-29 | United States | Food and Environmental Division — food microbiology testing | USD 0 (millions) | discontinued_operations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Food microbiology business sold via transactions in Dec 1999 and Feb 2000; $400K loss recorded in 1999; no headcount disclosed | |||
| 1999-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 1999-03-31 | United States — Arizona | Companion Animal Group — veterinary reference laboratory | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Acquisition of Sonora Quest Laboratories veterinary lab business; purchase price $4.1M aggregate for two 1999 lab acquisitions; no headcount disclosed | ||||
| 1999-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 1999-12-01 | United States — Massachusetts | Companion Animal Group — veterinary reference laboratory | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Acquisition of Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine lab business; no headcount disclosed | ||||
| 1999-12-31 | restructuring | completed | 228 | 1997 | Global | Various (Sales, Marketing, R&D, Management) | USD 21 (millions) | restructuring_footnote f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Workforce reduction occurred in 1997. Charge included severance, idle capacity, lease termination, and asset impairment. As of Dec 31, 1999, $653k remained in accrued expenses for severance and lease payments. | ||
| 1999-09-30 | restructuring | in_progress | Europe | Distribution | USD 1 (millions) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Balance remaining at Sept 30, 1999 primarily represents severance payments due to terminated employees, unpaid charges related to consolidation and relocation of distribution functions in Europe and lease payments on unutilized facilities. | ||||
| 1999-06-30 | restructuring | in_progress | Europe | Distribution | USD 2 (millions) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Accrued expenses of $2.0 million remain from 1997 workforce reduction; includes severance, consolidation of distribution functions in Europe, and lease payments on unutilized facilities. | ||||
| 1999-03-31 | restructuring | in_progress | 1997 | Europe | Distribution | USD 2 (millions) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Accrued expenses of $2.3 million remain from a 1997 workforce reduction and consolidation of distribution functions in Europe. Includes severance and lease payments. | |||
| 1999-03-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 1999-03-31 | Phoenix, Arizona | Veterinary Services | USD 1 (millions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Acquired veterinary laboratory business for $1.3 million cash and $539,000 note. Headcount not disclosed. | |||
| 1999-03-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 1998-10-01 | Greensboro, North Carolina | Pharmaceuticals | USD 39 (millions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Acquired Blue Ridge Pharmaceuticals for approx $39.1 million cash, $7.8 million notes, and stock. Headcount not disclosed. | |||
| 1998-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 1998-10-01 | 1998-10-01 | United States | Other (Blue Ridge Pharmaceuticals) | USD 60 (millions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Blue Ridge Pharmaceuticals acquired Oct 1, 1998 for ~$59.5M total purchase price; employee headcount added not disclosed. Purchase price included $37.2M in-process R&D write-off and $20.1M goodwill. | ||
| 1998-12-31 | restructuring | completed | 228 | 1997-01-01 | 1997-12-31 | Global | Various | USD 9 (millions) | restructuring_footnote f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Workforce reduction occurred in 1997. Severance benefits and related costs were $9.0 million. Total employees terminated: 228 (79 software consolidation, 57 Europe sales/marketing, 33 domestic sales/marketing, 18 Asia-Pacific sales/marketing, 16 Sunnyvale R&D closure, 25 management/finance). | |
| 1998-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 1998-10-01 | 1998-10-01 | United States | Veterinary Pharmaceuticals | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Acquired Blue Ridge Pharmaceuticals, Inc. on October 1, 1998. Specific headcount added not disclosed in filing. | |||
| 1998-09-30 | restructuring | in_progress | 79 | United States (Eau Claire, Wisconsin) | Veterinary practice management software | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Terminations tied to consolidating veterinary practice management software operations into the Eau Claire facility; part of a 228-employee program initiated in 1997. | ||||
| 1998-09-30 | restructuring | in_progress | 57 | 1998-12-31 | Europe | Sales, marketing and distribution operations | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Only remaining component of the severance program; European facility consolidation scheduled for Q4 1998. | |||
| 1998-09-30 | restructuring | completed | 33 | United States | Sales and marketing | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Reductions in domestic sales and marketing operations; severance program essentially complete as of 1998-09-30. | ||||
| 1998-09-30 | restructuring | completed | 18 | Pacific Rim | Sales and marketing | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Reductions in sales and marketing operations in the Pacific Rim region. | ||||
| 1998-09-30 | plant_closure | completed | 16 | United States (Sunnyvale, California) | Research and development | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Closure of the leased Sunnyvale R&D facility; excess lease obligations and $1.6M of abandoned immunoassay fixed assets and license fees also recorded. | ||||
| 1998-09-30 | restructuring | completed | 25 | United States | Management and financial operations | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Reduction in management and financial operations positions. | ||||
| 1998-09-30 | acquisition_addition | completed | 1998-03-01 | 1998-03-01 | United States (Texas) | Food safety testing laboratory | USD 0 (millions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Agri-West Laboratory acquired for approximately $250,000 cash; headcount added not disclosed. Charge value reflects purchase price, not a workforce charge. | ||
| 1998-09-30 | acquisition_addition | completed | 1998-10-01 | 1998-10-01 | United States (Greensboro, North Carolina) | Veterinary pharmaceuticals | USD 39 (millions) | subsequent_events f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Blue Ridge Pharmaceuticals acquired after quarter end for $39.1M cash plus $7.8M notes, 114,894 shares and warrants; up to 1,240,875 additional shares contingent on operating targets through 2004. Headcount added not disclosed; charge value reflects cash consideration. | ||
| 1998-09-30 | restructuring | in_progress | 79 | 1997-09-30 | 1998-12-31 | Eau Claire, Wisconsin | Veterinary practice management software | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Consolidation of veterinary practice management software business into Eau Claire facility. | ||
| 1998-09-30 | restructuring | in_progress | 57 | 1997-09-30 | 1998-12-31 | Europe | Sales, marketing and distribution | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Consolidation of sales, marketing and distribution operations in Europe scheduled for Q4 1998. | ||
| 1998-09-30 | restructuring | completed | 33 | 1997-09-30 | United States | Domestic sales and marketing | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Reductions in domestic sales and marketing operations. | |||
| 1998-09-30 | restructuring | completed | 18 | 1997-09-30 | Pacific Rim | Sales and marketing | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Reductions in sales and marketing operations in the Pacific Rim region. | |||
| 1998-09-30 | plant_closure | completed | 16 | 1997-09-30 | Sunnyvale, California | Research and development | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Closure of the Sunnyvale, California research and development facility. | |||
| 1998-09-30 | restructuring | completed | 25 | 1997-09-30 | United States | Management and financial operations | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Reduction in positions in management and financial operations. | |||
| 1998-06-30 | restructuring | completed | 79 | 1997 | United States (Eau Claire, Wisconsin) | Veterinary practice management software | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Employees terminated in connection with consolidating veterinary practice management software operations into the Eau Claire facility. Severance program essentially complete as of June 30, 1998. Program-wide severance, benefits and related costs totaled $9.0 million; not allocated by component. | |||
| 1998-06-30 | restructuring | in_progress | 57 | 1997 | 1998-12-31 | Europe | Sales, marketing and distribution operations | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Only remaining open element of the severance program: consolidation of European facilities scheduled for the fourth quarter of 1998. | ||
| 1998-06-30 | reduction_in_force | completed | 33 | 1997 | United States | Sales and marketing | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Positions reduced in domestic sales and marketing operations as part of the 1997 non-recurring operating charge workforce reduction. | |||
| 1998-06-30 | reduction_in_force | completed | 18 | 1997 | Pacific Rim | Sales and marketing | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Positions reduced in Pacific Rim sales and marketing operations as part of the 1997 workforce reduction program. | |||
| 1998-06-30 | plant_closure | completed | 16 | 1997 | United States (Sunnyvale, California) | Research and development | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Closure of the leased Sunnyvale, California research and development facility; excess lease obligations and idle capacity costs were included in the non-recurring charge. | |||
| 1998-06-30 | reduction_in_force | completed | 25 | 1997 | United States | Management and financial operations | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Reduction in management and financial operations positions as part of the 1997 workforce reduction program; components sum to the disclosed program total of 228 terminated employees. | |||
| 1998-06-30 | acquisition_addition | completed | 1998-03-01 | United States (Texas) | Food safety testing laboratory services | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Agri-West Laboratory acquired for approximately $250,000 cash; acquired headcount not disclosed. | ||||
| 1998-06-30 | restructuring | in_progress | 79 | 1997-09-30 | 1998-12-31 | Eau Claire, Wisconsin | Veterinary practice management software | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Consolidation of veterinary practice management software business into Eau Claire facility. Part of 1997 workforce reduction. | ||
| 1998-06-30 | restructuring | in_progress | 57 | 1997-09-30 | 1998-12-31 | Europe | Sales, marketing and distribution | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Consolidation of sales, marketing and distribution operations in Europe scheduled for fourth quarter 1998. | ||
| 1998-06-30 | restructuring | completed | 33 | 1997-09-30 | United States | Domestic sales and marketing | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Reductions in domestic sales and marketing operations. Severance program essentially complete as of June 30, 1998. | |||
| 1998-06-30 | restructuring | completed | 18 | 1997-09-30 | Pacific Rim | Sales and marketing | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Reductions in sales and marketing operations in the Pacific Rim region. Severance program essentially complete as of June 30, 1998. | |||
| 1998-06-30 | plant_closure | completed | 16 | 1997-09-30 | Sunnyvale, California | Research and development | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Closure of Sunnyvale, California research and development facility. Severance program essentially complete as of June 30, 1998. | |||
| 1998-06-30 | restructuring | completed | 25 | 1997-09-30 | Management and financial operations | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Reduction in positions in management and financial operations. Severance program essentially complete as of June 30, 1998. | ||||
| 1998-03-31 | restructuring | in_progress | 79 | 1997 | 1998-09-30 | United States (Eau Claire, Wisconsin) | Veterinary practice management software | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Consolidation of veterinary practice management software business into Eau Claire facility. Part of a 228-employee program with $9.0M total severance charge; charge not allocated by sub-component. | ||
| 1998-03-31 | restructuring | in_progress | 57 | 1997 | 1998-09-30 | Europe | Sales, marketing and distribution operations | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Consolidation of European sales, marketing and distribution operations. Part of a 228-employee program with $9.0M total severance charge; charge not allocated by sub-component. | ||
| 1998-03-31 | reduction_in_force | in_progress | 33 | 1997 | 1998-09-30 | United States | Sales and marketing | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Reductions in domestic sales and marketing operations. Part of a 228-employee program with $9.0M total severance charge; charge not allocated by sub-component. | ||
| 1998-03-31 | reduction_in_force | in_progress | 18 | 1997 | 1998-09-30 | Pacific Rim | Sales and marketing | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Reductions in Pacific Rim sales and marketing operations. Part of a 228-employee program with $9.0M total severance charge; charge not allocated by sub-component. | ||
| 1998-03-31 | plant_closure | in_progress | 16 | 1997 | 1998-09-30 | United States (Sunnyvale, California) | Research and development | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Closure of leased Sunnyvale, California R&D facility. Part of a 228-employee program with $9.0M total severance charge; charge not allocated by sub-component. | ||
| 1998-03-31 | reduction_in_force | in_progress | 25 | 1997 | 1998-09-30 | United States | Management and financial operations | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Reductions in management and financial operations positions. Part of a 228-employee program with $9.0M total severance charge; charge not allocated by sub-component. | ||
| 1998-03-31 | restructuring | in_progress | 228 | 1997 | 1998-09-30 | Global | Various (Software, Sales, R&D, Management) | USD 9 (millions) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Total of 228 employees terminated in 1997. As of March 31, 1998, 110 had left; remainder expected to leave in Q2 and Q3 1998. Severance charge was $9.0 million. | |
| 1998-03-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 1998-03-01 | 1998-03-01 | Texas | Food Testing | USD 0 (millions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Acquired Agri-West Laboratory for approximately $250,000 in cash. Headcount not disclosed. | ||
| 1997-12-31 | restructuring | in_progress | 79 | 1997-09-29 | 1998-06-30 | United States | Veterinary Practice Management Software | restructuring_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Consolidation of veterinary practice management software business into Eau Claire, Wisconsin facility; part of $9.0M total severance charge. | ||
| 1997-12-31 | restructuring | in_progress | 57 | 1997-09-29 | 1998-06-30 | Europe | Sales, Marketing and Distribution | restructuring_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Consolidation of European sales, marketing and distribution operations; part of $9.0M total severance charge. | ||
| 1997-12-31 | restructuring | in_progress | 33 | 1997-09-29 | 1998-06-30 | United States | Sales and Marketing | restructuring_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Reductions in domestic sales and marketing operations; part of $9.0M total severance charge. | ||
| 1997-12-31 | restructuring | in_progress | 18 | 1997-09-29 | 1998-06-30 | Pacific Rim | Sales and Marketing | restructuring_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Reductions in Pacific Rim sales and marketing operations; part of $9.0M total severance charge. | ||
| 1997-12-31 | plant_closure | in_progress | 16 | 1997-09-29 | 1998-06-30 | United States | Research and Development | restructuring_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Closure of leased Sunnyvale, California research and development facility; part of $9.0M total severance charge. | ||
| 1997-12-31 | restructuring | in_progress | 25 | 1997-09-29 | 1998-06-30 | United States | Management and Financial Operations | restructuring_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Reduction in management and financial operations positions; part of $9.0M total severance charge. | ||
| 1997-12-31 | restructuring | in_progress | 228 | 1997-09-29 | 1998-06-30 | United States, Europe, Pacific Rim | Veterinary practice management software, veterinary laboratory, sales and marketing, R&D, management and financial operations | USD 9 (millions) | restructuring_footnote f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Total non-recurring charge was $34.5 million. Severance portion was $9.0 million. 40 employees terminated by year-end; remainder expected to leave in first half of 1998. | |
| 1997-09-30 | restructuring | in_progress | 1997-09-29 | Europe | European operations | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Part of a ~$9 million charge covering European facility closures, European workforce reduction, and US veterinary operations workforce reduction; filer does not allocate the $9 million between sub-components or disclose employee counts. | ||||
| 1997-09-30 | restructuring | in_progress | 1997-09-29 | United States | US veterinary operations | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Same ~$9 million program as the European component; no employee count or separate charge allocation disclosed. | ||||
| 1997-09-30 | acquisition_addition | completed | 1997-01-30 | United States | Manufacturing (dehydrated culture media) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Acquisition of Acumedia Manufacturers, Inc.; no headcount added disclosed. | ||||
| 1997-09-30 | acquisition_addition | completed | 1997-03-13 | United States | Veterinary practice management software | USD 11 (millions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | National Information Systems Corporation acquisition; part of ~$11.0 million in-process R&D write-off shared with Professionals' Software; no headcount added disclosed. | |||
| 1997-09-30 | acquisition_addition | completed | 1997-07-01 | Taiwan | Distribution | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Acquisition of certain assets and business rights of Wintek Bio-Science Inc.; no headcount added disclosed. | ||||
| 1997-09-30 | acquisition_addition | completed | 1997-07-18 | United States | Veterinary practice management software | USD 11 (millions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Professionals' Software, Inc. acquisition; shares the ~$11.0 million in-process R&D write-off with National Information Systems; no headcount added disclosed. | |||
| 1997-09-30 | restructuring | announced | 1997-09-29 | Europe and United States | European operations and US veterinary operations | USD 9 (millions) | MD&A f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Plan to close certain European facilities, reduce workforce in European and US veterinary operations. Employee count not disclosed. | |||
| 1997-06-30 | acquisition_addition | completed | 1997-01-30 | 1997-01-30 | United States (Baltimore, Maryland) | Manufacturing (dehydrated culture media) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Acquisition of all capital stock of Acumedia Manufacturers, Inc.; headcount added not disclosed. Aggregate 1997 acquisition purchase prices approx. $9.9M cash plus $1.5M note. | |||
| 1997-06-30 | acquisition_addition | completed | 1997-03-13 | 1997-03-13 | United States (Eau Claire, Wisconsin) | Software (veterinary practice management systems) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Acquisition of all capital stock of National Information Systems Corporation; headcount added not disclosed. | |||
| 1997-06-30 | acquisition_addition | announced | 1997-07-01 | 1997-07-01 | Taiwan (Taipei) | Distribution (veterinary diagnostic products) | subsequent_events f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Acquisition of certain assets and rights of Wintek Bio-Science Inc. for part of approx. $13.5M total subsequent-event cash consideration; headcount added not disclosed. | |||
| 1997-06-30 | acquisition_addition | announced | 1997-07-18 | 1997-07-18 | United States (Effingham, Illinois) | Software (veterinary practice management systems) | subsequent_events f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Acquisition of all capital stock of Professionals' Software, Inc.; headcount added not disclosed. | |||
| 1996-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 1996-03-29 | 1996-03-29 | United States (Texas) | Veterinary laboratory services | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Acquisition of all capital stock of VetLab, Inc.; part of aggregate ~$19.3M purchase price for four vet lab businesses; employee counts not disclosed | |||
| 1996-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 1996-04-02 | 1996-04-02 | United Kingdom | Veterinary laboratory services | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Acquisition of assets of Grange Laboratories Ltd.; part of aggregate ~$19.3M purchase price for four vet lab businesses; employee counts not disclosed | |||
| 1996-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 1996-05-15 | 1996-05-15 | United States (Colorado, Illinois, Oklahoma) | Veterinary laboratory services | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Acquisition of all capital stock of Veterinary Services, Inc.; part of aggregate ~$19.3M purchase price for four vet lab businesses; employee counts not disclosed | |||
| 1996-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 1996-07-12 | 1996-07-12 | United States (California, Oregon, Nevada) | Veterinary laboratory services | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Acquisition of assets of Consolidated Veterinary Diagnostics, Inc.; part of aggregate ~$19.3M purchase price for four vet lab businesses; employee counts not disclosed | |||
| 1996-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 1996-07-18 | 1996-07-18 | Sweden | Animal health diagnostics | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Acquisition of all capital stock for $400,000 plus assumed liabilities; employee counts not disclosed | |||
| 1996-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 1996-08-29 | 1996-08-29 | United States (California) | Food, agricultural and environmental testing | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Merger accounted for as pooling-of-interests; ~$20M in stock value issued; employee counts not disclosed | |||
| 1996-09-30 | acquisition_addition | completed | 1996-03-29 | United States (Texas) | Veterinary reference laboratories | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Acquisition of all capital stock of VetLab, Inc., operating two veterinary reference laboratories in Texas; no employee count disclosed. Occurred in Q1 1996, before the current reporting period. | ||||
| 1996-09-30 | acquisition_addition | completed | 1996-04-02 | United Kingdom | Veterinary reference laboratories | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Acquisition of substantially all assets of Grange Laboratories Ltd., now a division of IDEXX Laboratories, Limited; no employee count disclosed. Occurred in Q2 1996, before the current reporting period. | ||||
| 1996-09-30 | acquisition_addition | completed | 1996-05-15 | United States (Colorado, Illinois, Oklahoma) | Veterinary reference laboratories | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Acquisition of all capital stock of Veterinary Services, Inc.; no employee count disclosed. Occurred in Q2 1996, before the current reporting period. | ||||
| 1996-09-30 | acquisition_addition | completed | 1996-07-12 | United States (Northern California, Oregon, Nevada) | Veterinary reference laboratories | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Acquisition of substantially all assets of Consolidated Veterinary Diagnostics, Inc.; no employee count disclosed. | ||||
| 1996-09-30 | acquisition_addition | completed | 1996-07-18 | Sweden (Uppsala) | Manufacturing and distribution of livestock diagnostic test kits | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Acquisition of all capital stock of Ubitech Aktiebolag; no employee count disclosed. | ||||
| 1996-09-30 | acquisition_addition | completed | 1996-08-29 | United States (Sunnyvale, California) | Detection tests for food, agricultural and environmental industries | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Merger acquisition of Idetek, Inc.; accounted for as pooling-of-interests; 436,804 shares issued plus options for 110,191 shares; no employee count disclosed. | ||||
| 1996-09-30 | acquisition_addition | completed | 1996-03-29 | Texas | Veterinary reference laboratories | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Acquired VetLab, Inc. Headcount not disclosed. | ||||
| 1996-09-30 | acquisition_addition | completed | 1996-04-02 | United Kingdom | Veterinary reference laboratories | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Acquired Grange Laboratories Ltd. Headcount not disclosed. | ||||
| 1996-09-30 | acquisition_addition | completed | 1996-05-15 | Colorado, Illinois, Oklahoma | Veterinary reference laboratories | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Acquired Veterinary Services, Inc. Headcount not disclosed. | ||||
| 1996-09-30 | acquisition_addition | completed | 1996-07-12 | Northern California, Oregon, Nevada | Veterinary reference laboratories | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Acquired Consolidated Veterinary Diagnostics, Inc. Headcount not disclosed. | ||||
| 1996-09-30 | acquisition_addition | completed | 1996-07-18 | Sweden | Diagnostic test kits | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Acquired Ubitech Aktiebolag. Headcount not disclosed. | ||||
| 1996-09-30 | acquisition_addition | completed | 1996-08-29 | California | Detection tests | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Acquired Idetek, Inc. via merger. Headcount not disclosed. | ||||
| 1996-06-30 | acquisition_addition | completed | 1996-03-29 | 1996-03-29 | United States (Texas) | Veterinary reference laboratories | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Acquired all capital stock of VetLab, Inc., operating two veterinary reference laboratories in Texas; part of three lab acquisitions totaling about $2.6 million. No employee count disclosed. | |||
| 1996-06-30 | acquisition_addition | completed | 1996-04-02 | 1996-04-02 | United Kingdom | Veterinary reference laboratories | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | UK subsidiary acquired substantially all assets of Grange Laboratories Ltd., three veterinary reference laboratories, now a division of IDEXX Laboratories, Limited; part of the $2.6 million aggregate. No employee count disclosed. | |||
| 1996-06-30 | acquisition_addition | completed | 1996-05-15 | 1996-05-15 | United States (Colorado, Illinois, Oklahoma) | Veterinary reference laboratories | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Acquired all capital stock of Veterinary Services, Inc., operating veterinary reference laboratories in three states; part of the $2.6 million aggregate. No employee count disclosed. | |||
| 1996-06-30 | acquisition_addition | announced | 1996-07-12 | 1996-07-12 | United States (Northern California, Oregon, Nevada) | Veterinary reference laboratories | USD 17 (millions) | subsequent_events f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Post-quarter acquisition of substantially all assets of Consolidated Veterinary Diagnostics, Inc. for about $17 million in cash and notes, plus up to $3.0 million contingent on results through July 31, 1997; five-year non-competes entered. No employee count disclosed. | ||
| 1996-06-30 | acquisition_addition | announced | 1996-07-18 | 1996-07-18 | Sweden (Uppsala) | Livestock diagnostic kits manufacturing and distribution | USD 0 (millions) | subsequent_events f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Post-quarter acquisition of all capital stock of Ubitech Aktiebolag for about $400,000 in cash. No employee count disclosed. | ||
| 1996-06-30 | acquisition_addition | announced | 1996-07-17 | United States (Sunnyvale, California) | Food, agricultural and environmental diagnostic tests | USD 20 (millions) | subsequent_events f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Post-quarter definitive merger agreement to acquire Idetek, Inc. in IDEXX stock valued at about $20 million, subject to adjustments and Idetek shareholder approval; intended to be treated as a pooling-of-interests transaction. No employee count disclosed. |