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As
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 12, 2005 <BR>Registration No.
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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION <BR>
Washington, D.C. 20549 </FONT></H1>

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FORM S-8<BR>
REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </FONT></H1>

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MERIDIAN BIOSCIENCE, INC.</b> </FONT><BR><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) </FONT></P>



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    <TH ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Ohio<BR></FONT></TH>
     <TH ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">3471 River Hills Drive<BR>
                                                      Cincinnati, Ohio 45244<BR>
                                                              (513) 271-3700<BR></FONT></TH>
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Incorporation Or Organization)</FONT></TD>
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(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)
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(IRS Employer<BR>
Identification Number)
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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3><b>MERIDIAN BIOSCIENCE,
INC. SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN</b> </FONT><BR>
<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(Full Title of the Plan) </FONT></P>

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Mark A. Weiss, Esq.<BR>
Keating, Muething &amp;Klekamp, P.L.L. <BR>
1400 Provident Tower <BR>
One East Fourth Street<BR>
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 <BR>
Telephone: (513)579-6599 <BR>
Facsimile: (513) 579-6457 <BR>
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Agent for Service) </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>CALCULATION OF
REGISTRATION FEE </FONT></H1>


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     <TH COLSPAN=2><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Title of<BR>
Securities<BR>
To Be Registered</FONT><HR WIDTH=95% SIZE=1 COLOR=BLACK NOSHADE></TH>
     <TH COLSPAN=2><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Amount<BR>
To Be<BR>
Registered(1)</FONT><HR WIDTH=95% SIZE=1 COLOR=BLACK NOSHADE></TH>
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Offering Price<BR>
Per Share</FONT><HR WIDTH=95% SIZE=1 COLOR=BLACK NOSHADE></TH>
     <TH COLSPAN=2><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Proposed Maximum<BR>
Aggregate Offering<BR>
Price</FONT><HR WIDTH=95% SIZE=1 COLOR=BLACK NOSHADE></TH>
     <TH COLSPAN=2><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Amount of<BR>
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Fee(3)</FONT><HR WIDTH=95% SIZE=1 COLOR=BLACK NOSHADE></TH></TR>
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     <TD WIDTH=19% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Common Stock</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=4% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=20% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>250,000 Shares</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=4% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=14% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>$17.51(2)</FONT></TD>
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     <TD WIDTH=14% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>$4,377,500(2)</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=8% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=11% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>$515.23</FONT></TD>
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          In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, this
          registration statement also covers an indeterminate amount of interests to be
          offered or sold pursuant to the Meridian Bioscience, Inc. Savings and Investment
          Plan. </FONT></P></TD>
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          Estimated to calculate registration fee. </FONT></P></TD>
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          Calculated pursuant to Rule 457(h) based on the average of the high and low
          prices of the Common Stock on the Nasdaq National Market on January 7, 2005 of
          $17.51 per share. </FONT></P></TD>
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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>PART II </FONT></H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>INFORMATION REQUIRED
IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </FONT></H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Incorporation of Documents
by Reference </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
following documents filed by Meridian Bioscience, Inc. with the Securities and Exchange
Commission are incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof: </FONT></P>

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               <TD WIDTH=94%><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
               Meridian&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September
               30, 2004. </FONT></P></TD>
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               <TD ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>2. </FONT></TD>
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               The description of the Common Stock contained in the Registration Statement on
               Form 8-A filed on August 15, 1986 and amended August 20, 1986 registering
               Meridian&#146;s Common Stock under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of
               1934. </FONT></P></TD>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All
reports and other documents subsequently filed by Meridian pursuant to Sections 13(a),
13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment which indicates that all Common Stock offered has been sold or
which deregisters all Common Stock then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the
date of filing such documents. </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item 4. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Description of
Securities </FONT></H1>

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<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not
Applicable. </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Interests of
Named Experts and Counsel </FONT></H1>

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Applicable. </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item 6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Indemnification
of Directors and Officers </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Ohio
Revised Code, Section 1701.13(E), allows indemnification by the registrant to any person
made or threatened to be made a party to any proceedings, other than a proceeding by or in
the right of the registrant, by reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer,
employee or agent of the registrant, against expenses, including judgment and fines, if he
acted in good faith and in a manner reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the
best interests of the registrant and, with respect to criminal actions, in which he had no
reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful. Similar provisions apply to
actions brought by or in the right of the registrant, except that no indemnification shall
be made in such cases when the person shall have been adjudged to be liable for negligence
or misconduct to the registrant unless deemed otherwise by the court. Indemnification is
to be made by a majority vote of a quorum of disinterested directors or the written
opinion of independent counsel or by the shareholders or by the court. The
registrant&#146;s Code of Regulations extends such indemnification. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
foregoing discussion is subject to the complete text of Section 1701.13(E) and is
qualified in its entirety by reference thereto. </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item 7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Exemption from
Registration Claimed </FONT></H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item 8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Exhibits </FONT></H1>



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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Exhibit 4<BR><BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Exhibit 23.1<BR><BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Exhibit 24
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Meridian Bioscience, Inc. Savings and Investment Plan<BR><BR>
                Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP<BR><BR>
                   Power of Attorney (contained in the signature page)</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>* All Exhibits filed herewith unless
otherwise indicated </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item 9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Undertakings </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;9.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to file during any period in which offers or
sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:(i) to
include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933; (ii) to
reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this
Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which,
individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set
forth in this Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or
decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered
would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of
the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with
the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and
price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set
forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective
Registration Statement; (iii) to include any material information with respect to the plan
of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material
change to such information in the Registration Statement; <U>provided</U>, however, that
(i) and (ii) above do not apply if the information required to be included in a
post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with
or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the
Registration Statement. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;9.2
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for the purpose of determining any
liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be
deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and
the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide
offering thereof. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;9.3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to remove from registration by means of a
post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;9.4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant&#146;s annual
report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report
pursuant to section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by
reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that
time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;9.5&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of
the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as
expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of
expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant
in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director,
officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the
registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by
controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be
governed by the final adjudication of such issue. </FONT></P>


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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>SIGNATURES </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has
reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8
and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Cincinnati, Ohio, on January 10, 2005. </FONT></P>




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<TD WIDTH=50%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>MERIDIAN BIOSCIENCE, INC.</B><BR><BR>
<BR>BY:   <u>&nbsp;&nbsp;     /s/ William J. Motto&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u><BR>
William J. Motto<BR>
Chairman of the Board and Chief<BR>
 Executive Officer (Principal<BR>
 Executive Officer)
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been
signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. Each person
below whose signature is preceded by an (*) hereby constitutes and appoints William J.
Motto and Melissa A. Lueke, or either of them, his true and lawful attorney and agent, to
sign all amendments to this Registration Statement as well as any related registration
statement (or amendment thereto) filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) promulgated under the
Securities Act of 1933. </FONT></P>




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     <TD WIDTH=35% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><u>/s/ William J. Motto&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u></FONT></TD>
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     <TD WIDTH=44% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Chairman of the Board of Directors and</FONT></TD>
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     <TD WIDTH=15% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>January 10, 2005</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=2% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>*William J. Motto</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2> </FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><u>/s/ Jack A. Kraeutler&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u></FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>President, Chief Operating Officer and</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>January 10, 2005</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>*John A. Kraeutler</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>  </FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><u>/s/ Melissa A. Lueke&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u></FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Vice President and Chief Financial Officer</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>January 10, 2005</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>*Melissa A. Lueke</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>  </FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><u>/s/ James A. Buzard&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u></FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>January 10, 2005</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>*James A. Buzard</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><u>/s/ Gary P. Kreider&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u></FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>January 7, 2005</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>*Gary P. Kreider</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><u>/s/ David C. Phillips&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u></FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>January 10, 2005</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>*David C. Phillips</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><u>/s/ Robert J. Ready&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u></FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>January 10, 2005</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>*Robert J. Ready</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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Form S-8 Registration Statement
As
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 12, 2005
Registration No.
333-
SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
_________________
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
_________________
MERIDIAN BIOSCIENCE, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Ohio
3471 River Hills Drive
Cincinnati, Ohio 45244
(513) 271-3700
31-0888197
(State Or Other Jurisdiction Of
Incorporation Or Organization)
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)
(IRS Employer
Identification Number)
_________________
MERIDIAN BIOSCIENCE,
INC. SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN
(Full Title of the Plan)
_________________
Mark A. Weiss, Esq.
Keating, Muething &Klekamp, P.L.L.
1400 Provident Tower
One East Fourth Street
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
Telephone: (513)579-6599
Facsimile: (513) 579-6457
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Agent for Service)
CALCULATION OF
REGISTRATION FEE
Title of
Securities
To Be Registered
Amount
To Be
Registered(1)
Proposed Maximum
Offering Price
Per Share
Proposed Maximum
Aggregate Offering
Price
Amount of
Registration
Fee(3)
Common Stock
250,000 Shares
$17.51(2)
$4,377,500(2)
$515.23
(1)
In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, this
          registration statement also covers an indeterminate amount of interests to be
          offered or sold pursuant to the Meridian Bioscience, Inc. Savings and Investment
          Plan.
(2)
Estimated to calculate registration fee.
(3)
Calculated pursuant to Rule 457(h) based on the average of the high and low
          prices of the Common Stock on the Nasdaq National Market on January 7, 2005 of
          $17.51 per share.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED
IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.      Incorporation of Documents
by Reference
The
following documents filed by Meridian Bioscience, Inc. with the Securities and Exchange
Commission are incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof:
1.
Meridian's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September
               30, 2004.
2.
The description of the Common Stock contained in the Registration Statement on
               Form 8-A filed on August 15, 1986 and amended August 20, 1986 registering
               Meridian's Common Stock under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of
               1934.
All
reports and other documents subsequently filed by Meridian pursuant to Sections 13(a),
13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment which indicates that all Common Stock offered has been sold or
which deregisters all Common Stock then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the
date of filing such documents.
Item 4.      Description of
Securities
Not
Applicable.
Item 5.      Interests of
Named Experts and Counsel
Not
Applicable.
Item 6.      Indemnification
of Directors and Officers
Ohio
Revised Code, Section 1701.13(E), allows indemnification by the registrant to any person
made or threatened to be made a party to any proceedings, other than a proceeding by or in
the right of the registrant, by reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer,
employee or agent of the registrant, against expenses, including judgment and fines, if he
acted in good faith and in a manner reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the
best interests of the registrant and, with respect to criminal actions, in which he had no
reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful. Similar provisions apply to
actions brought by or in the right of the registrant, except that no indemnification shall
be made in such cases when the person shall have been adjudged to be liable for negligence
or misconduct to the registrant unless deemed otherwise by the court. Indemnification is
to be made by a majority vote of a quorum of disinterested directors or the written
opinion of independent counsel or by the shareholders or by the court. The
registrant's Code of Regulations extends such indemnification.
The
foregoing discussion is subject to the complete text of Section 1701.13(E) and is
qualified in its entirety by reference thereto.
Item 7.      Exemption from
Registration Claimed
Not
Applicable.
Item 8.      Exhibits
Exhibit 4
Exhibit 23.1
Exhibit 24
Meridian Bioscience, Inc. Savings and Investment Plan
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Power of Attorney (contained in the signature page)
* All Exhibits filed herewith unless
otherwise indicated
Item 9.      Undertakings
9.1     
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to file during any period in which offers or
sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:(i) to
include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933; (ii) to
reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this
Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which,
individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set
forth in this Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or
decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered
would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of
the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with
the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and
price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set
forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective
Registration Statement; (iii) to include any material information with respect to the plan
of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material
change to such information in the Registration Statement;
provided
, however, that
(i) and (ii) above do not apply if the information required to be included in a
post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with
or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the
Registration Statement.
9.2
     The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for the purpose of determining any
liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be
deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and
the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide
offering thereof.
9.3     
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to remove from registration by means of a
post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering.
9.4     
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant's annual
report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report
pursuant to section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by
reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that
time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
9.5     
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of
the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as
expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of
expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant
in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director,
officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the
registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by
controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be
governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has
reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8
and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Cincinnati, Ohio, on January 10, 2005.
MERIDIAN BIOSCIENCE, INC.
BY:
/s/ William J. Motto
William J. Motto
Chairman of the Board and Chief
Executive Officer (Principal
Executive Officer)
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been
signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. Each person
below whose signature is preceded by an (*) hereby constitutes and appoints William J.
Motto and Melissa A. Lueke, or either of them, his true and lawful attorney and agent, to
sign all amendments to this Registration Statement as well as any related registration
statement (or amendment thereto) filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) promulgated under the
Securities Act of 1933.
Signature
Capacity
Date
/s/ William J. Motto
Chairman of the Board of Directors and
January 10, 2005
*William J. Motto
Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Jack A. Kraeutler
President, Chief Operating Officer and
January 10, 2005
*John A. Kraeutler
Director
/s/ Melissa A. Lueke
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
January 10, 2005
*Melissa A. Lueke
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer
/s/ James A. Buzard
Director
January 10, 2005
*James A. Buzard
/s/ Gary P. Kreider
Director
January 7, 2005
*Gary P. Kreider
/s/ David C. Phillips
Director
January 10, 2005
*David C. Phillips
/s/ Robert J. Ready
Director
January 10, 2005
*Robert J. Ready