UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
May 14, 2018
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)500-7000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On May 14, 2018, Surmodics, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release (the “Press Release”) announcing that it had entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Embolitech, LLC (“Embolitech”) and certain of its equityholders pursuant to which the Company acquired Embolitech’s thrombectomy platform technology and related intellectual property. Under the Agreement, the Company agreed to pay $5 million upfront, and additional amounts related to various regulatory milestones. In connection with the acquisition, the Company anticipates that it will record a $0.49 per share charge to earnings in the quarter ended June 30, 2018 related toin-process research and development expense and deal costs associated with the Agreement. A copy of the full text of the Press Release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.
The information contained in Exhibit 99.1 is being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form8-K, and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to liabilities under Section 18. Furthermore, the information contained in Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the filings of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit Number | Description | |
99.1 | Press Release dated May 14, 2018. |
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: May 14, 2018 | /s/ Bryan K. Phillips | |
Bryan K. Phillips | ||
Sr. Vice President, Legal and Human Resources, General Counsel and Secretary |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number | Description | |
99.1 | Press Release dated May 14, 2018. |