Exhibit 99.1

Press Release
RTI Surgical Holdings, Inc.® to Delay Form10-K filing for Fiscal Year 2019
Deerfield, Ill.,March 16, 2020 – RTI Surgical Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: RTIX), a global surgical implant company, announced it will file a Form12b-25 Notification of Late Filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) to provide a 15 calendar day extension within which to file its Form10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019.
The Audit Committee (the “Audit Committee”) of the Company’s Board of Directors, with the assistance of independent legal and forensic accounting advisors, is in the process of conducting an internal investigation of current and prior period matters relating to the Company’s revenue recognition practices regarding the timing of revenue with respect to certain contractual arrangements, primarily with OEM customers, including the accounting treatment, financial reporting and internal controls related to such arrangements. The Audit Committee investigation was precipitated by an ongoing SEC investigation related to the periods 2014 through 2016. The Company will not be in a position to file its Form10-K until the Audit Committee concludes its investigation and the Company and its independent auditor assess the results of that investigation. The Company is working to complete its analysis and file its Form10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 within the extension period (through March 31, 2020), but no assurance can be given that it will be able to do so.
Immediately following the filing of our10-K, the Company expects to file the preliminary proxy statement for the special meeting of its shareholders to, among other things, consider and vote on various proposals necessary to close the previously announced Equity Purchase Agreement, dated January 13, 2020 , with Ardi Bidco Ltd., a Delaware corporation and an entity affiliated with Montagu Private Equity, LLP (the “Buyer”), pursuant to which the Buyer will acquire the OEM business ”) of the Company by means of a sale (the “Sale”) of certain affiliates of the Company. We continue to expect the Sale to close in the first half of 2020.
Because of the circumstances set forth above, there will be no call related to the Company’s 2019 financial results.
About RTI Surgical Holdings, Inc.
RTI Surgical Holdings is a leading global surgical implant company providing surgeons with safe biologic, metal and synthetic implants. Committed to delivering a higher standard, RTI’s implants are used in sports medicine, plastic surgery, spine, orthopedic and trauma procedures and are distributed in over 50 countries. RTI has four manufacturing facilities throughout the U.S. and Europe. RTI is accredited in the U.S. by the American Association of Tissue Banks and is a member of AdvaMed. For more information, please visitwww.rtix.com. Connect with us onLinkedIn andTwitter.
Forward-Looking Statements
This communication contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which may include statements regarding RTI Surgical Holdings’ ability to file its Form10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 within the extension period and RTI Surgical Holdings’ ability to close the Sale in the first half of 2020. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations, estimates and projections