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
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
February 2, 2009
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)
SurModics, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Minnesota | 0-23837 | 41-1356149 | ||
| (State of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 9924 West 74th Street | ||
| Eden Prairie, Minnesota | 55344 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(952) 829-2700
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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Item 5.02(b) Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On November 20, 2008, SurModics, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that Kendrick B. Melrose, Chairman of the Board of Directors, who had been a director of the Company since 1988 and who had served as Chairman since 2006, was retiring from the Board, effective immediately. Robert C. Buhrmaster, who has served as a director of the Company since January 2008, was elected by the Board to replace Mr. Melrose as Chairman.
A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| 99.1 | Press Release Dated February 2, 2009. |
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.
| SURMODICS, INC. | ||||
| Date: February 6, 2009 | /s/ Bryan K. Phillips | |||
| Bryan K. Phillips | ||||
| Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit | ||
| Number | Description | |
| Exhibit 99.1 | Press Release issued by SurModics, Inc. dated February 2, 2009. |