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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On November 14, 2022, Azenta, Inc. (“Azenta” or the “Company”) announced via press release its financial results for the fiscal quarter and full year ended September 30, 2022. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Limitation on Incorporation by Reference. The information in this Item 2.02 and in Item 9.01 of this Current Report, including the exhibits attached hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements. Except for historical information contained in this press release attached as an exhibit hereto, the press release contains forward-looking statements which involve certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these statements. Please refer to the cautionary note in the press release regarding these forward-looking statements.
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
(b) On November 11, 2022, each of Mark S. Wrighton and Alfred Woollacott, III informed the Company that they will be retiring from the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company and do not intend to stand for re-election to the Board at the upcoming 2023 annual meeting of stockholders. Each is expected to continue to serve as a director until the expiration of their current term of office at the 2023 annual meeting of stockholders. Neither director communicated to the Company any disagreements regarding the Company’s operations, policies or practices in connection with his resignation, nor is the Company aware of any such disagreements.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
The following exhibits are filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K.
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99.1 | |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the iXBRL (Inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language) document) |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
AZENTA, INC. | |
/s/ Jason W. Joseph | |
Date: November 14, 2022 | Jason W. Joseph |
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |