UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) September 6, 2017

LANDAUER, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

2 Science Road, Glenwood, Illinois 60425

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(708) 755-7000

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On September 6, 2017, Landauer, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), issued a press release announcing the execution of an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), dated as of September 6, 2017, by and among the Company, Fortive Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), and Fern Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Sub”). A copy of the press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Important Additional Information

The tender offer (the “Offer”) to be commenced by Sub for shares of common stock of the Company (“Company Common Stock”) has not yet commenced. This document does not constitute an offer to buy or the solicitation of an offer to sell any securities. The solicitation and the offer to buy shares of Company Common Stock will be made only pursuant to an offer to purchase and related materials that Parent and Sub intend to file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). If the Offer is commenced, Parent and Sub will file a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with the SEC, and thereafter the Company will file a Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 with respect to the Offer. The Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO (including an offer to purchase, a related letter of transmittal and other offer documents) and the Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 will contain important information that should be considered before any decision is made with respect to the Offer. BEFORE MAKING ANY INVESTMENT DECISION, INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THESE MATERIALS AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED OR TO BE FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. These materials will be sent free of charge to Company stockholders when available, and may also be obtained by contacting the Company at 2 Science Road, Glenwood, Illinois 60425, Attention: Corporate Secretary. In addition, all of these materials (and all other Offer documents filed with the SEC) will be available at no charge from the SEC through its website at www.sec.gov.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Forward-looking statements made herein with respect to the Offer and related transactions, including, for example, the timing of the completion of the Offer and the subsequent merger (the “Merger”) contemplated by the Merger Agreement or the potential benefits of the Offer and the Merger, reflect the current analysis of existing information and are subject to various risks and uncertainties. As a result, caution must be exercised in relying on forward-looking statements. Due to known and unknown risks, the Company’s actual results may differ materially from its expectations or projections.

The following factors, among others, could cause actual plans and results to differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to, the effect of the announcement of the Offer and related transactions on the Company’s business relationships, operating results and business generally; the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the Merger Agreement, and the risk that the Merger Agreement may be terminated in circumstances that require the Company to pay a termination fee; the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against the Company related to the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, including the Offer and the Merger; uncertainties as to the number of stockholders of the Company who may tender their stock in the Offer; the failure to satisfy other conditions to consummation of the Offer or the Merger, including the receipt of regulatory approvals related to the Merger (and any conditions, limitations or restrictions placed on these approvals); risks that the Offer and related transactions disrupt current plans and operations and the potential difficulties in employee retention as a result of the proposed transactions; the effects of local and national economic, credit and capital market conditions on the economy in general, and other risks and uncertainties; and those risks and uncertainties discussed from time to time in our other reports and other public filings with the SEC.

Additional information concerning these and other factors that may impact the Company’s expectations and projections can be found in its periodic filings with the SEC, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2016. The Company’s SEC filings are available publicly on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, on the Company’s website (www.landauer.com) under the heading “Investors” or upon request by writing to the Company at 2 Science Road, Glenwood, Illinois 60425, Attention: Corporate Secretary. The Company disclaims any obligation or undertaking to update or revise the forward-looking statements contained herein, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

SIGNATURES

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.

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