Exhibit 13

Item 5. Market for Registrant's  Equity and Related  Stockholder Matters - page
35 of annual shareholder report below:

MARKET PRICE OF COMMON STOCK

The Company's Common Stock is traded under the symbol "CRY." The following table
sets forth,  for the periods  indicated,  the intra-day high and low sale prices
per share of Common Stock on the NYSE.


                                                                                 

2000                                                              High                 Low
- ----------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------- -------------------
First Quarter                                                     16 5/12               7 1/2
Second Quarter                                                    16 1/4               10 3/8
Third Quarter                                                     23 1/8               14 7/8
Fourth Quarter                                                    35 7/8               17 5/6
- ----------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------- -------------------

1999                                                              High                 Low
- ----------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------- -------------------
First Quarter                                                      8 1/2                6 5/6
Second Quarter                                                    12 5/12               6 2/3
Third Quarter                                                     10 1/6                7 1/2
Fourth Quarter                                                     9 1/4                7 3/8
- ----------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------- -------------------


Reflects adjustment for 3-for-2 stock split effected December 27, 2000.




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Item 6. Selected Financial Data - page 36 of annual shareholder report below:





                                                    SELECTED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                   (In thousands except percentages and per share data) December 31,

                                                                                        

OPERATIONS                                        2000          1999          1998          1997           1996
- --------------------------------------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------- -------------
   Revenues                                     $77,096       $66,722      $60,691         $50,571        $36,866
   Net Income                                     7,817         4,451        6,486           4,725          3,927
   Research and development as a
     percentage of revenues                        6.8%          6.6%         7.8%            7.8%           7.6%

EARNINGS PER SHARE 1,2
- --------------------------------------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------- -------------
   Basic                                         $ 0.42        $ 0.24       $ 0.36          $ 0.33         $ 0.28
   Diluted                                       $ 0.41        $ 0.24       $ 0.35          $ 0.32         $ 0.26

YEAR-END FINANCIAL POSITION
- --------------------------------------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------- -------------
   Total assets                                $112,009       $94,025      $98,390         $54,402        $34,973
   Working capital                               68,449        59,597       62,310          19,478         10,787
   Long-term liabilities                         11,905         6,177        8,577          17,846          2,799
   Shareholders' equity                          89,395        80,226       80,421          30,227         24,929
   Current ratio                                    7:1           9:1          8:1             4:1            3:1
   Shareholders' equity per diluted
     common share 1,2                            $ 4.65        $ 4.27       $ 4.38          $ 2.03         $ 1.68




1    Reflects adjustment for the 3-for-2 stock split effected December 27, 2000.

2    Reflects adjustment for the 2-for-1 stock split effected June 28, 1996.



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Item 8. Financial  Statements and Supplementary  Data - pages 22-37 of annual
shareholder report below:


                    REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

TO CRYOLIFE, INC.:

         We  have  audited  the  accompanying   consolidated  balance  sheet  of
CRYOLIFE,  INC.  AND  SUBSIDIARIES  as of December  31,  2000 and 1999,  and the
related consolidated statements of income,  shareholders' equity, and cash flows
for  each of the two  years  then  ended.  These  financial  statements  are the
responsibility of the Company's management.  Our responsibility is to express an
opinion  on  these  financial  statements  based  on our  audit.  The  financial
statements of the Company as of December 31, 1998, and for each of the two years
ended  December 31,  1998,  were  audited by other  auditors  whose report dated
February 2, 1999 expressed and unqualified opinion on those statements.

         We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally
accepted in the United States.  Those standards require that we plan and perform
the audit to obtain reasonable  assurance about whether the financial statements
are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis,
evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.  An
audit also includes  assessing the accounting  principals  used and  significant
estimates  made by  management,  as well as  evaluating  the  overall  financial
statement  presentation.  We believe that our audit provides a reasonable  basis
for our opinion.

         In our opinion,  the  financial  statements  referred to above  present
fairly, in all material respects,  the financial position of CryoLife,  Inc. and
subsidiaries  as of  December  31,  2000  and  1999  and the  results  of  their
operations  and their cash flows for each of the two years  ended  December  31,
2000 in conformity with accounting  principles  generally accepted in the United
States.



ARTHUR ANDERSEN, LLP
Atlanta, Georgia
February 7, 2001

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                                 CryoLife, Inc.
                           Consolidated Balance Sheets
                      (in thousands, except per share data)


                                                                                    

ASSETS
December 31,                                                                      2000                1999
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Current assets:
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cash and cash equivalents                                              $        17,480    $          6,128
Marketable securities, at market                                                21,234              24,403
Receivables:
    Trade accounts, less allowance for doubtful accounts of
      $85 in 2000 and $528 in 1999                                              11,454              11,694
     Note receivable, less allowance of $723                                     1,833                  --
     Income taxes                                                                  574                  31
     Other                                                                         711                 608
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total receivables                                                               14,572              12,333
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Deferred preservation costs                                                     20,311              17,652
Inventories                                                                      3,994               4,597
Prepaid expenses                                                                   893               1,123
Deferred income taxes                                                              674                 983
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total current assets                                                            79,158              67,219
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Property and equipment:
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Equipment                                                                    12,911              11,882
   Furniture and fixtures                                                        4,327               3,147
   Leasehold improvements                                                       14,149              14,487
   Construction in progress                                                      8,219               1,001
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                39,606              30,517
   Less accumulated depreciation and amortization                               14,027              11,843
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Net property and equipment                                                25,579              18,674
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Other assets:
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Note receivable, less allowance of $241                                            643                  --
Goodwill, less accumulated amortization
  of $405 in 2000 and $311 in 1999                                               1,495               1,590
Patents, less accumulated amortization
   of $850 in 2000 and $794 in 1999                                              2,540               2,363
Other, less accumulated amortization
  of $436 in 2000 and $742 in 1999                                               2,423               2,780
Deferred income taxes                                                              171               1,399
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total assets                                                           $       112,009    $         94,025
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.




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                                 CryoLife, Inc.
                           Consolidated Balance Sheets
                      (in thousands, except per share data)



                                                                                    

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
December 31,                                                                      2000                1999
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Current liabilities:
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Accounts payable                                                       $         2,914    $            975
Accrued expenses                                                                 1,054               1,595
Accrued compensation                                                             2,097               1,711
Accrued procurement fees                                                         3,537               2,874
Current maturities of capital lease obligation                                     173                 180
Current maturities of long-term debt                                               934                 287
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total current liabilities                                                       10,709               7,622
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Capital lease obligations, less current maturities                               1,361               1,534
Convertible debenture                                                            4,393               4,393
Bank line of credit, less current maturities                                     6,151                  --
Other long-term debt                                                                --                 250
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total liabilities                                                               22,614              13,799
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Commitments and Contingencies

Shareholders' equity:
   Preferred stock $.01 par value per share;
     authorized 5,000 shares including 2,000
     shares of series A junior participating preferred stock;
     no shares issued                                                               --                  --
   Common stock  $.01 par value per share;
     authorized 75,000 shares; issued 20,077 in 2000 and
     20,041 shares in 1999                                                         201                 200
     Additional paid-in capital                                                 64,936              64,359
   Retained earnings                                                            31,381              23,564
   Deferred compensation                                                           (45)                (57)
   Accumulated other comprehensive income                                       (1,088)               (785)
   Treasury stock; 1,356 shares in 2000 and 1,701
     shares in 1999, at cost                                                    (5,990)             (7,055)
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total shareholders' equity                                                      89,395              80,226
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Total liabilities and shareholders' equity                             $       112,009    $         94,025
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.


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                                 CryoLife, Inc.
                         Consolidated Income Statements
                      (in thousands, except per share data)



                                                                                 
Year Ended
December 31,                                                         2000           1999             1998
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Revenues:
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Preservation services and products                     $      76,480  $      65,845  $        60,179
     Research grants and licenses                                     616            877              512
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                   77,096         66,722           60,691
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Costs and Expenses:
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Preservation services and products                            33,347         30,170           25,303
     General, administrative, and marketing                        28,731         24,693           23,907
     Research and development                                       5,207          4,396            4,708
     Nonrecurring charges                                              --          2,355               --
     Interest expense                                                 299            387              670
     Interest income                                               (1,952)        (1,556)          (1,490)
     Other income, net                                               (169)          (224)          (1,078)
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                   65,463         60,221           52,020
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Income before income taxes                                         11,633          6,501            8,671
Income tax expense                                                  3,816          2,050            2,185
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net income                                                  $       7,817  $       4,451  $         6,486
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Earnings per share:
- -------------------
     Basic                                                  $        0.42  $        0.24  $          0.36
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Diluted                                                $        0.41  $        0.24  $          0.35
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Weighted average shares outstanding:
     Basic                                                         18,541         18,512           17,961
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Diluted                                                       19,229         18,800           18,396
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.




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                                 CryoLife, Inc.
                      Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
                                 (in thousands)


                                                                                 
Year Ended December 31,                                              2000           1999             1998
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net cash flows from operating activities:
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Net income                                             $       7,817  $       4,451  $         6,486
     Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
         flows provided by operating activities:
         Deferred income recognized                                    --         (1,176)            (387)
         Gain on sale of marketable equity securities                  --           (112)              (4)
         Depreciation of property and equipment                     3,023          2,854            2,586
         Amortization                                                 199            300              905
         Provision for doubtful accounts                               21            121              176
         Deferred income taxes                                      1,658           (970)          (1,948)
         Nonrecurring charges                                          --          2,355               --
         Tax effect of non-qualified option exercises                 595             --               --
         Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
              Trade and other receivables                             469         (1,707)          (1,797)
              Income taxes                                           (543)            40              771
              Deferred preservation costs                          (2,659)        (3,413)          (1,982)
              Inventories                                          (1,433)        (2,882)          (3,010)
              Prepaid expenses and other assets                       230            822             (706)
              Accounts payable                                      1,095           (686)             295
              Accrued expenses                                       (193)         1,321             (158)
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Net cash flows provided by operating activities               10,279          1,318            1,227
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net cash flows from investing activities:
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Capital expenditures                                          (9,491)        (3,853)          (6,693)
     Net proceeds from sale of IFM product line                        --             --           15,000
     Other assets                                                      43           (783)            (752)
     Purchases of marketable securities                            (5,729)        (5,123)         (34,063)
     Sales of marketable securities                                 8,542          6,149            7,604
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Net cash flows used in investing activities                   (6,635)        (3,610)         (18,904)
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net cash flows from financing activities:
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Principal payments of debt                                      (287)          (514)         (13,990)
     Proceeds from debt issuance                                    6,835             --            1,680
     Proceeds from note receivable                                    360             --               --
     Principal payments on obligations under capital leases          (180)          (224)            (203)
     Proceeds from exercise of options and issuance of stock        1,660            571           46,298
     Purchase of treasury stock                                      (612)        (4,296)          (3,350)
     Net payments on notes receivable from shareholders                --             --               16
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Net cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities      7,776         (4,463)          30,451
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Increase (decrease) in cash                                        11,420         (6,755)          12,774
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash                               (68)            (2)              --
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year                        6,128         12,885              111
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year                      $      17,480  $       6,128  $        12,885
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information -
  cash paid during the year for:
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Interest                                                    $         471  $         369  $           742
Income taxes                                                        2,215          3,816            3,568
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Non cash investing and financing activities:
     Establishing capital lease obligation                  $          --  $          --  $         2,141
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Debt conversion into common stock                      $          --  $          --  $           608
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Purchase of property and equipment
       in accounts payable                                  $         844  $           6  $           185
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       Tax effects of non-qualified option exercises        $         595  $          --  $            --
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.



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                                 CryoLife, Inc.
                 Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity
                                 (in thousands)



                                                                                           

                                                                                                             Notes
                                Common Shares   Additional                         Accumulated            Receivable     Total
                                 Outstanding    Paid-In    Retained   Deferred        Other     Treasury     From     Shareholders'
                                Shares   Amount  Capital   Earnings Compensation  Comprehensive   Stock   Shareholders   Equity
                                                                                     Income
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Balance at December 31, 1997   14,553      $154    $17,642  $12,627           $--           $--    $(180)       $(16)      $30,227
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net income                         --        --         --    6,486            --            --        --          --        6,486
Unrealized gains on
investments                        --        --         --       --            --           139        --          --          139
                                                                                                                      -------------
Comprehensive income                                                                                                         6,625
Follow-on equity offering,
  net of $703 of offering
  costs                         4,464        44     45,403       --            --            --        --          --       45,447
Exercise of options               150         1        338       --            --            --       121          --          460
Employee stock purchase plan       46        --        294       --            --            --        97          --          391
Convertible debenture              75         1        604       --            --            --        --          --          605
Purchase of treasury stock      (514)        --         --       --            --            --   (3,350)          --      (3,350)
Payment on shareholder note        --        --         --       --            --            --        --          16           16
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Balance at December 31, 1998   18,774       200     64,281   19,113            --           139   (3,312)          --       80,421
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net income                         --        --         --    4,451            --            --        --          --        4,451
Unrealized losses on
  investments                      --        --         --       --            --         (922)        --          --        (922)
Translation adjustment             --        --         --       --            --           (2)        --          --          (2)
                                                                                                                      -------------
Comprehensive income                                                                                                         3,527
Exercise of options                74        --      (126)       --            --            --       305          --          179
Employee stock purchase plan       60        --        144       --            --            --       248          --          392
Issuance of stock options
  to a nonemployee                 --        --         60       --          (60)            --        --          --           --
Amortization of deferred
  compensation                     --        --         --       --             3            --        --          --            3
Purchase of treasury stock      (567)        --         --       --            --            --   (4,296)          --      (4,296)
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Balance at December 31, 1999   18,341       200     64,359   23,564          (57)         (785)   (7,055)          --       80,226
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net income                         --        --         --    7,817            --            --        --          --        7,817
Unrealized losses on
  investments                      --        --         --       --            --         (235)        --          --        (235)
Translation adjustment             --        --         --       --            --          (68)        --          --         (68)
                                                                                                                      -------------
Comprehensive income                                                                                                         7,514
Exercise of options               392         1        338       --            --            --     1,389          --        1,728
Employee stock purchase plan       66        --        239       --            --            --       288          --          527
Amortization of deferred
  compensation                     --        --         --       --            12            --        --          --           12
Purchase of treasury stock       (78)        --         --       --            --            --     (612)          --        (612)
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Balance at December 31, 2000   18,721      $201    $64,936  $31,381         $(45)      $(1,088)  $(5,990)         $--       89,395
===================================================================================================================================


See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.


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                         CRYOLIFE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


1.  Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Nature of Business

Founded  in  1984,  CryoLife,   Inc.  (the  "Company")  is  the  leader  in  the
preservation  of viable human  tissues for  transplant,  and is  developing  and
commercializing   additional   implantable   devices   for   use  in   vascular,
cardiovascular,  and orthopaedic  applications.  The Company's  primary business
segment, cryopreservation of human tissues, marketed in North and South America,
Europe,  and Asia. The Company develops  proprietary  implantable  bioadhesives,
including  BioGlue surgical  adhesive,  which it has begun  commercializing  for
vascular and pulmonary  applications  in North America,  Europe,  South America,
Asia,   South  Africa,   and  the  Middle  East.  In  addition,   the  Company's
bioprosthetic  implantable  products  include  stentless  porcine  heart  valves
marketed in Europe, South America, the Middle East, Canada, and South Africa, as
well as a proprietary  project to  transplant  human cells onto the structure of
animal  tissue.  Until  October  9,  2000,  the  Company  served as an  original
equipment  manufacturer  for  single-use  medical  devices  for use in  vascular
surgical procedures.  International  revenues were $5.1 million in 2000 and $4.0
million in 1999 and 1998.  Net revenues by product for the years ended  December
31, 2000, 1999, and 1998 were as follows:


                                                                       

                                                 2000              1999               1998
                                           ----------------- ------------------ -----------------
 Preservation services:
     Heart valve tissue                            $29,685           $29,043            $30,836
     Vascular tissue                                21,279            19,273             14,270
     Connective tissue                              16,132            11,200              7,720
                                           ---------------   ---------------    ---------------
 Total preservation services                        67,096            59,516             52,826

 BioGlue surgical adhesive                           6,405             1,657                883
 Single-use medical devices                          2,208             3,717              5,672
 Bioprosthetic products                                771               955                798
                                           ---------------   ---------------    ---------------
                                                   $76,480           $65,845            $60,179
                                           ===============   ===============    ===============


Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated  financial  statements  include the accounts of the Company and
its  wholly-owned  subsidiaries.   All  significant  intercompany  balances  are
eliminated.


Reclassifications

Certain  prior  year  balances  have been  reclassified  to  conform to the 2000
presentation.


Use of Estimates

The  preparation  of  the  accompanying  consolidated  financial  statements  in
conformity with accounting  principles  generally  accepted in the United States
requires  management to make estimates and assumptions  that affect the reported
amounts of assets and  liabilities  and disclosure of contingent  liabilities at
the date of the financial  statements  and the reported  amounts of revenues and
expenses  during the reporting  periods.  Actual results could differ from those
estimates.


                                       9


Revenue Recognition

Revenues for  preservation  services are  recognized as services are  performed.
Revenues from medical  devices and other products are recognized at the time the
product is shipped or title passes  pursuant to customer  terms.  Revenues  from
research grants are recognized in the period the associated  costs are incurred,
and license  revenues  are  recognized  in the period  cash is received  and all
licensor  obligations  have been fulfilled.  Amounts  recognized as revenues are
fixed and collectibility of the related receivables is reasonably assured.


Cash and cash equivalents

Cash   equivalents   consist   primarily  of  highly  liquid   investments  with
insignificant  interest  rate risk and maturity  dates of 90 days or less at the
time of acquisition.  The carrying value of cash equivalents  approximates  fair
value.


Marketable Securities

The  Company  maintains  cash  equivalents  and  investments  in several  large,
well-capitalized  financial  institutions,  and the Company's  policy  disallows
investment  in any  securities  rated less than  "investment-grade"  by national
rating services.

Management  determines the appropriate  classification of debt securities at the
time of purchase and  reevaluates  such  designations  as of each balance  sheet
date.  Debt securities are classified as  held-to-maturity  when the Company has
the  positive   intent  and  ability  to  hold  the   securities   to  maturity.
Held-to-maturity  securities are stated at amortized  cost.  Debt securities not
classified as  held-to-maturity  or trading and marketable equity securities not
classified as trading are classified as  available-for-sale.  Available-for-sale
securities  are  stated at their  fair  values,  with the  unrealized  gains and
losses,  net of tax, reported in a separate  component of shareholders'  equity.
The  amortized  cost of debt  securities  classified  as  available-for-sale  is
adjusted for  amortization  of premiums and  accretion of discounts to maturity.
Such  amortization is included in investment  income.  Realized gains and losses
and  declines in value judged to be other than  temporary on  available-for-sale
securities  are included in investment  income.  The cost of securities  sold is
based  on  the  specific   identification  method.  Interest  and  dividends  on
securities classified as available-for-sale  are included in interest income. At
December 31, 2000 and 1999, all marketable equity securities and debt securities
were designated as available-for-sale.


Deferred Preservation Costs

Tissue is procured from deceased human donors by organ procurement organizations
and tissue  banks which  consign the tissue to the  Company for  processing  and
preservation.  Preservation  costs  related to tissue  held by the  Company  are
deferred until shipment to the implanting hospital.  Deferred preservation costs
consist primarily of laboratory  expenses,  tissue  procurement fees, fringe and
facility  allocations,  and  freight-in  charges,  and are stated on a first-in,
first-out basis.


Inventories

Inventories  are  comprised  of  single-use   medical   devices,   bioprosthetic
implantable products,  and implantable  bioadhesives and are valued at the lower
of cost (first-in, first-out) or market.


Property and Equipment

Property and  equipment  are stated at cost.  Depreciation  is provided over the
estimated  useful  lives  of the  assets,  generally  five  to ten  years,  on a
straight-line  basis.  Leasehold  improvements  are amortized on a straight-line
basis over the lease term or the estimated useful lives of the assets, whichever
is shorter.


                                       10


Intangible Assets

Goodwill  resulting from business  acquisitions  is amortized on a straight-line
basis over 20 years.  Patent costs are amortized over the expected  useful lives
of the  patents  (primarily  17 years)  using the  straight-line  method.  Other
intangibles, which consist primarily of manufacturing rights and agreements, are
being amortized over the expected useful lives of the related assets  (primarily
five years).

The Company periodically evaluates the recoverability of noncurrent tangible and
intangible  assets and measures the amount of  impairment,  if any, by assessing
current  and future  levels of income  and cash flows as well as other  factors,
such as business trends and prospects and market and economic conditions.


Long-lived Assets

The Company records  impairment  losses on long-lived  assets in operations when
events and  circumstances  indicate  that the assets  might be impaired  and the
undiscounted  cash flows estimated to be generated by those assets are less than
the carrying amount of those assets.


Income Taxes

Deferred  income tax assets and  liabilities  are  recognized for the future tax
consequences   attributable  to  temporary  differences  between  the  financial
statement  carrying  amounts  of  existing  assets  and  liabilities  and  their
respective  tax bases.  Deferred tax assets and  liabilities  are measured using
enacted  income tax rates  expected  to apply to taxable  income in the years in
which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled.


Stock Split

On November 27,  2000,  the Board of Directors  declared a  three-for-two  stock
split,  effected in the form of a stock dividend,  payable on December 27, 2000,
to  shareholders  of  record  on  December  8,  2000.  All  share  and per share
information  in the  accompanying  consolidated  financial  statements  has been
adjusted to reflect such split.


Comprehensive Income

Statement  of  Financial   Accounting   Standards  (SFAS)  No.  130,  "Reporting
Comprehensive Income" ("Statement 130"), establishes standards for the reporting
and  display  of  comprehensive  income  and  its  components  in a full  set of
comparative general-purpose financial statements. The statement became effective
for the Company in 1998. Comprehensive income is defined in Statement 130 as net
income  plus  other  comprehensive  income,  which,  under  existing  accounting
standards,   includes   foreign  currency  items,   minimum  pension   liability
adjustments and unrealized  gains and losses on certain  investments in debt and
equity  securities.   Comprehensive  income  disclosures  are  included  in  the
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity.


New Accounting Pronouncement

On January 1, 2001, the Company was required to adopt SFAS No. 133,  "Accounting
for  Derivative  Instruments  and  Hedging  Activities"  ("Statement  133"),  as
amended.  Statement  133  requires  the  Company  to  recognize  all  derivative
instruments on the balance sheet at fair value,  and changes in the derivative's
fair value must be  recognized  currently  in  earnings  or other  comprehensive
income, as applicable.  The adoption of Statement 133 impacts the accounting for
the Company's forward-starting interest rate swap agreement.

The Company maintains a construction line of credit,  which converts to floating
rate debt (i.e.,  term loan) upon  completion  of the expansion of the Company's
corporate  headquarters (Note 5). This floating rate debt exposes the Company to
changes in interest rates going forward.  On March 16, 2000, the Company entered
into  $4  million  in  notional  amounts  of a  forward-starting  interest  swap



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agreement  that  take  effect on June 1,  2001.  This  swap  agreement  has been
designated  as a cash  flow  hedge  to  effectively  convert  a  portion  of its
anticipated term loan balance to a fixed rate basis, thus reducing the impact of
interest rate changes on future income.  This agreement  involves the receipt of
floating rate amounts in exchange for fixed rate interest payments over the life
of the agreement without an exchange of the underlying  principal  amounts.  The
differential  to be paid or  received is accrued as  interest  rates  change and
recognized  as an  adjustment  to  interest  expense  related to the debt.  Upon
adoption  of SFAS  133 in 2001,  the  Company  recorded  an  unrealized  loss of
approximately  $175,000 related to the interest rate swap, which was recorded as
part of long-term  liabilities and accumulated other  comprehensive  income. The
reclassification  of any gains or losses  associated with the interest rate swap
into the statement of income is anticipated  to occur upon the various  maturity
dates of the interest rate swap agreement, which expires in 2006.

During 1999, the Securities and Exchange Commission released Staff Bulletin 101,
"Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements" which clarifies the basic criteria
for  recognizing  revenue.  The Company  adopted this bulletin during the fourth
quarter 2000.  The adoption of this  bulletin did not have a material  impact on
the consolidated financial statements.

2. Ideas for Medicine, Inc.

On March 5, 1997 the  Company  acquired  the stock of Ideas for  Medicine,  Inc.
("IFM"),   a  medical  device  company   specializing  in  the  manufacture  and
distribution of single-use  medical devices,  for consideration of approximately
$4.5 million in cash and  approximately  $5.0 million in convertible  debentures
plus related  expenses.  The cash portion of the purchase  price was financed by
borrowings  under the Company's  revolving term loan agreement.  Pursuant to the
purchase agreement, an additional  consideration of $700,000 was paid in January
2000.  In  connection  with this  acquisition,  the Company  also entered into a
consulting  agreement  with the former  majority  shareholder  of IFM  requiring
monthly payments to such shareholder of approximately $17,000 until March 2002.

On September 30, 1998 the Company completed the sale of substantially all of the
IFM product line and certain  related assets to Horizon Medical  Products,  Inc.
("HMP")  for $15  million  in cash  pursuant  to an  asset  purchase  agreement.
Concurrently,  IFM and HMP signed a  Manufacturing  Agreement (the  "Agreement")
which provided for the manufacture by IFM of specified minimum dollar amounts of
IFM  products  to be  purchased  exclusively  by HMP over each of the four years
following the sale. Thereafter,  responsibility for such manufacturing was to be
assumed by HMP.

The Company  recorded  deferred  income at the  transaction  date  totaling $2.9
million,  representing  the selling  price less the net book value of the assets
sold, which included $7.7 million of goodwill, net of accumulated  amortization,
and the costs related to the sale. The income was deferred  because the sale and
manufacturing agreements represented, in the aggregate, a single transaction for
which the related income should be recognized over the term of the manufacturing
agreement.  Accordingly, the deferred income was reflected in cost of goods sold
during  1999 and 1998 to  maintain  margins  that would have been  approximately
equal over the four-year  period of the  Agreement on the products  manufactured
and sold by IFM to HMP.  During 1999 and 1998  amortization  of deferred  income
totaled $1.2 million and $387,000, respectively.

On June 22, 1999 IFM notified  HMP that it was in default of certain  provisions
of the Agreement.  Specifically,  HMP was in violation of the payment provisions


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contained within the Agreement,  which called for inventory purchases to be paid
for  within  45 days of  delivery.  Additionally,  HMP was in  violation  due to
nonpayment of interest related to such past due accounts receivable.

After  notification  of the default,  HMP indicated to the Company that it would
not be able to meet and did not meet the minimum purchase  requirements outlined
in the  Agreement.  At December 31,  1999,  the Company  determined  that it had
incurred  an  impairment   loss  on  its  IFM  assets  due  to  the  significant
uncertainties related to the Company's ability to realize its investment in IFM.
In  calculating  the amount of the  impairment  loss,  management  used its best
estimate to determine the  realizable  value of its increase in working  capital
due to the HMP  default  and the  recoverability  of  IFM's  long-lived  assets,
consisting  primarily  of leasehold  improvements  and  equipment.  As a result,
management recorded a $2.1 million impairment loss on working capital and a $2.6
million  impairment loss on leasehold  improvements.  Additionally,  the Company
offset the above  charges  with $2.5  million of  deferred  income  recorded  in
connection  with the sale of the IFM product line to HMP. The net pretax  effect
of the above  nonrecurring  charges was $2.2 million and has been included under
the caption  "Nonrecurring  charges"  in the  accompanying  Consolidated  Income
Statements.  At December 31, 1999, after recognition of the impairment loss, IFM
assets consisted of $800,000 of accounts receivable,  $1.7 million of inventory,
$1.6 million of building, and $360,000 of equipment.

On October 9, 2000 the Company sold substantially all of the remaining assets of
IFM to HMP. The assets consisted primarily of inventory, equipment and leasehold
improvements.  The  transaction  provides  for HMP to pay the Company the sum of
approximately $5.9 million,  payable in equal monthly  installments of principal
and interest of $140,000.  The note  consists of a portion,  approximately  $3.8
million, which bears interest at 9% per year, and a non-interest-bearing portion
of approximately  $2.1 million.  The note also requires an additional $1 million
principal  payment at any time prior to April 3, 2001. If the $1 million payment
is made when due, and no other defaults exist under the note, then $1 million of
the  non-interest-bearing  portion of the note will be forgiven. In addition, at
such time as the principal  balance has been paid down to $1.1 million and there
have been no defaults under the promissory  note, the remainder of the note will
be forgiven and the note will be canceled.

In addition, CryoLife has entered into a sublease agreement with HMP under which
HMP  has  assumed  responsibility  for  the IFM  manufacturing  facility.  Also,
substantially all of the employees of IFM have become employees of HMP.


3.  Marketable Securities

The following is a summary of available-for-sale securities (in thousands):


                                                                 
                                                           Unrealized        Estimated
                                                             Holding          Market
December 31, 2000                           Cost              Losses           Value
                                      ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
Municipal obligations                 $         17,789  $            (2)  $         17,787
Equity securities                                9,889           (1,540)             8,349
                                      ----------------  ----------------  ----------------
                                      $         27,678  $        (1,542)  $         26,136
                                      ================  ================  ================

                                                           Unrealized        Estimated
                                                            Holding            Market
December 31, 1999                           Cost             Losses            Value
                                      ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
Municipal obligations                 $         20,223  $          (226)  $         19,997
Equity securities                                9,444             (959)             8,485
                                      ----------------  ----------------  ----------------
                                      $         29,667  $        (1,185)  $         28,482
                                      ================  ================  ================




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The gross realized gains on sales of  available-for-sale  securities  totaled $0
and $112,000 in 2000 and 1999, respectively. Differences between cost and market
of a $1.5 million  (less  deferred  taxes of  $524,000)  and a $1.2 million loss
(less  deferred  taxes of  $403,000)  are  included as a separate  component  of
shareholders' equity as of December 31, 2000 and 1999, respectively.

At December  31, 2000 and 1999,  approximately  $4.9  million and $4.1  million,
respectively,  of debt securities with original maturities of 90 days or less at
their acquisition dates were included in cash and cash equivalents.  At December
31, 2000  approximately  $8.3 million of  investments  mature within 90 days, no
investments  had a maturity date between 90 days and 1 year,  and  approximately
$21.2 million of investments mature between 1 and 5 years.

4.  Inventories

Inventories at December 31 are comprised of the following (in thousands):


                                   2000                 1999
                            -------------------- -------------------
Raw materials                            $1,796              $1,555
Work in process                             405                 578
Finished goods                            1,793               2,464
                                          -----               -----
                                         $3,994              $4,597
                                         ======              ======

5.  Long-Term Debt

Long-term debt at December 31 consists of the following (in thousands):


                                                                                       
                                                                              2000              1999
                                                                         ----------------    --------------
Line of credit  bearing  interest  equal to the Adjusted LIBOR plus 2%,
to be adjusted monthly.  Upon the earlier of completion of construction
of the Company's expanded  headquarters or June 30, 2001, the line will
convert to a 5 year term loan bearing  interest at Adjusted  LIBOR plus
1.5%.                                                                             $6,835                 --

7% convertible debenture, due in March 2002                                        4,393              4,393

8.25% note payable due in equal annual installments of $250,000                      250                500

Note payable due in 2000 with an effective  interest rate of 8%, net of
unamortized discount of $3,000 in 1999                                                --                 37
                                                                         ----------------    --------------
                                                                                  11,478              4,930

Less current maturities                                                              934                287
                                                                         ----------------    --------------
Total long-term debt                                                             $10,544             $4,643
                                                                         ================    ==============



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As amended on June 12, 1998, the Company  executed a $10 million  revolving loan
agreement (the "Loan Agreement") with a bank which permits the Company to borrow
up to $2.0 million at either the bank's prime rate of interest (9.5% at December
31, 2000) or at adjusted LIBOR, as defined, plus an applicable LIBOR margin. The
Loan Agreement expires on December 31, 2001. The Loan Agreement contains certain
restrictive  covenants  including,  but not limited to,  maintenance  of certain
financial  ratios  and a  minimum  tangible  net  worth  requirement.  The  Loan
Agreement is secured by  substantially  all of the Company's  assets,  excluding
intellectual  property.  Commitment fees are paid based on the unused portion of
the facility.

On April 25, 2000 the Company entered into a loan agreement  ("Line  Agreement")
which  permits  the  Company to borrow up to $8  million  under a line of credit
during the expansion of the Company's corporate  headquarters.  Borrowings under
the line of credit  bear  interest  equal to the  Adjusted  LIBOR  plus 2% to be
adjusted monthly (8.8% at December 31, 2000).  Upon the earlier of completion of
construction  or June 30,  2001,  the line of credit will be converted to a term
loan to be paid in 60 equal  monthly  installments  of principal  plus  interest
computed  at  Adjusted  LIBOR plus 1.5%.  The Line  Agreement  contains  certain
restrictive  covenants  including,  but not limited to,  maintenance  of certain
financial  ratios  and a  minimum  tangible  net  worth  requirement.  The  Line
Agreement is secured by substantially  all of the Company's assets. A commitment
fee of $20,000 was paid when the Company  entered  into the Line  Agreement.  At
December 31, 2000,  $1.2 million was available to be borrowed  under the line of
credit.

In March  1997  the  Company  issued a $5.0  million  convertible  debenture  in
connection with the IFM  acquisition.  The debenture bears interest at 7% and is
due in March 2002. The debenture is convertible into common stock of the Company
at any time prior to the due date at $8.05 per common share. In conjunction with
the  Company's  follow-on  equity  offering  in April of 1998,  $607,000  of the
convertible  debenture was converted into 75,000 shares of the Company's  common
stock on March 30, 1998.

On September 12, 1996 the Company acquired the assets of United Cryopreservation
Foundation,  Inc. ("UCFI"),  a processor and distributor of cryopreserved  human
heart valves and  saphenous  veins for  transplant.  The Company  issued a $1.25
million note in  connection  with the  acquisition.  The note bears  interest at
prime, as adjusted annually on the anniversary date of the acquisition.

Scheduled  maturities  of long-term  debt for the next five years are as follows
(in thousands):

                                        2001                       $934
                                        2002                      5,760
                                        2003                      1,367
                                        2004                      1,367
                                        2005                      1,367
                                  Thereafter                        683
                                                                -------
                                                                $11,478

6.    Fair Values of Financial Instruments

Statement of Financial  Accounting  Standards No. 107,  "Disclosures  about Fair
Value of Financial Instruments", requires the Company to disclose estimated fair
values for its financial  instruments.  The carrying  amounts of receivables and
accounts payable approximate their fair values due to the short-term maturity of
these  instruments.   The  carrying  value  of  the  Company's  other  financial
instruments approximated fair value at December 31, 2000 and 1999.


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7.  Commitments and Contingencies

Leases

The Company leases equipment,  furniture,  and office space under various leases
with  terms of up to 19 years.  Commencing  January 5, 1998 the  Company  leased
office and manufacturing  facilities under a capital lease for $24,125 per month
with an  interest  rate at 8% per annum  through  January  2008 from the  former
majority  shareholder of IFM. This lease is subject to a sublease agreement with
HMP as discussed in footnote number 2. Certain leases contain escalation clauses
and renewal options for additional periods.  Future minimum lease payments under
noncancelable leases as of December 31, 2000 are as follows (in thousands):


                                                                                  

                                                            Capitalized                      Operating
                                                              Leases                          Leases
       --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       2001                                             $             290               $           2,061
       2002                                                           290                           1,947
       2003                                                           290                           1,942
       2004                                                           290                           1,896
       2005                                                           290                           1,905
       Thereafter                                                     579                          20,779
       --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       Total minimum lease payments                                 2,029               $          30,530
                                                                                        =================
       Less amount representing interest                              495
       ------------------------------------------------------------------
       Present value of net minimum
         lease payments                                             1,534
       Less current portion                                           173
       ------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                        $           1,361
       ==================================================================

Property  acquired  under  capital  leases at December 31, 2000  consists of the
following (in thousands):


       Buildings                                        $           1,987
       Accumulated depreciation                                       596
                                                        -----------------
                                                        $           1,391
                                                        =================


Total rental expense for operating  leases  amounted to $1,478,000,  $1,457,000,
and  $1,321,000,  for 2000,  1999, and 1998,  respectively.  Total rental income
under the sublease  with HMP was $95,000 in 2000.  No rental income was received
in 1999 and 1998.


Litigation, Claims, and Assessments

The Company is party to various legal  proceedings  arising in the normal course
of  business,  most of which  involve  claims for  personal  injury and property
damage incurred in connection with its operations.  Management believes that the
outcome of its various legal proceedings will not have a material adverse effect
on the Company's financial position or results of operations.


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8.  Stock Option Plans

The  Company  has stock  option  plans  which  provide  for grants of options to
employees  and  directors to purchase  shares of the  Company's  common stock at
exercise prices generally equal to the fair values of such stock at the dates of
grant,  which generally become  exercisable over a five-year  vesting period and
expire within ten years of the grant dates.  Under the 1993  Employee  Incentive
Stock  Option  Plan,  the 1998  Long-Term  Incentive  Plan,  and the amended and
restated  Nonemployee  Director's  Plan, the Company has authorized the grant of
options  of up to  1,050,000,  900,000,  and  594,000  shares of  common  stock,
respectively.  As of December 31, 2000 and 1999,  there were 994,000 and 575,000
shares of common stock reserved for future  issuance  under the Company's  stock
option plans. A summary of stock option transactions under the plans follows:


                                                                               
                                                                      Exercise            Weighted Average
                                                   Shares              Price               Exercise Price
                                                --------------    -----------------    --------------------
Outstanding at December 31, 1997                  1,131,000           $2.00-12.29                   $5.96
Granted                                             496,000            8.00-11.50                   10.35
Exercised                                          (155,000)            2.08-6.83                    3.20
Canceled                                           (232,000)           2.08-12.29                   10.69
                                                --------------    -----------------    --------------------
Outstanding at December 31, 1998                  1,240,000            2.00-11.50                    7.17
Granted                                             503,000            7.92-11.42                    9.24
Exercised                                           (74,000)            2.00-6.83                    2.44
Canceled                                           (150,000)           6.83-11.42                   11.30
                                                --------------    -----------------    --------------------
Outstanding at December 31, 1999                  1,519,000            2.33-11.50                    7.67
Granted                                             492,000           11.50-29.15                   13.99
Exercised                                          (416,000)            2.33-9.00                    3.85
Canceled                                            (45,000)            6.83-9.00                    8.64
                                                --------------    -----------------    --------------------
Outstanding at December 31, 2000                  1,550,000           $5.67-29.15                  $10.67
                                                ==============    =================    ====================



The following table summarizes  information concerning currently outstanding and
exercisable options:


                                                                                
                            Options Outstanding                                    Options Exercisable
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------

                                         Weighted Average       Weighted                         Weighted
                                             Remaining           Average                          Average
 Range of Exercise          Number         Contractual          Exercise          Number         Exercise
    Prices               Outstanding           Life               Price        Exercisable         Price
- -------------------- ----------------- ---------------------- -------------- ----------------- --------------
$       5.67-8.21             393,000           2.8               $7.52          291,000           $7.46
       8.23-11.42             506,000           3.6                9.64          275,000           10.56
      11.50-11.63             556,000           4.9               11.56          225,000           11.50
      12.92-29.15              95,000           6.1               24.04               --              --
                     -----------------                                       -----------------
      $5.67-29.15           1,550,000           4.0              $10.67          791,000           $9.69
                     =================                                       =================


In September  1999,  the Company  granted  options to a nonemployee  to purchase
18,000  shares of common  stock at an  exercise  price of $8.21  per  share.  In
connection with the issuance of these options, the Company recognized $60,000 as



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deferred  compensation  for the  estimated  fair value of the options.  Deferred
compensation is amortized ratably over the vesting period of the options.

The Company has elected to follow  Accounting  Principles  Board Opinion No. 25,
"Accounting  for Stock Issued to Employees"  and related  interpretations  ("APB
25") in accounting for its employee stock options  because,  as discussed below,
the alternative fair value accounting  provided for under Statement of Financial
Accounting  Standards  No.  123,   "Accounting  for  Stock-Based   Compensation"
("Statement  123"),  requires  use of  option  valuation  models  that  were not
developed for use in valuing  employee stock options.  Under APB 25, because the
exercise  price of the Company's  employee stock options equals the market price
of the underlying  stock on the date of the grant,  no  compensation  expense is
recognized.

Pro forma information regarding net income and earnings per share is required by
Statement  123,  which  requires  that the  information  be determined as if the
Company has  accounted  for its employee  stock  options  granted under the fair
value method of that statement. The fair values for these options were estimated
at the  dates of grant  using a  Black-Scholes  option  pricing  model  with the
following weighted-average assumptions:


                                                                                  
                                                             2000              1999             1998
                                                       ----------------- ----------------- ----------------
Expected dividend yield                                       0%                0%               0%
Expected stock price volatility                              .540              .540             .520
Risk-free interest rate                                     6.39%             5.78%             5.30%
Expected life of options                                    4.3 Years         3.6 Years         3.8 Years


The Black-Scholes option valuation model was developed for use in estimating the
fair value of traded  options which have no vesting  restrictions  and are fully
transferable.  In addition,  option valuation models require the input of highly
subjective assumptions,  including the expected stock price volatility.  Because
the  Company's  employee  stock  options  have   characteristics   significantly
different  from those of traded  options and because  changes in the  subjective
input assumptions can materially affect the fair value estimate, in management's
opinion,  the  existing  models do not  necessarily  provide a  reliable  single
measure of the fair value of its employee stock options.

For purposes of pro forma disclosures,  the estimated fair values of the options
are amortized to expense over the options'  vesting  periods.  The Company's pro
forma information follows (in thousands, except per share data):


                                                                                 
                                                             2000             1999              1998
                                                       ----------------- ---------------- -----------------
Net income--as reported                                          $7,817           $4,451            $6,486
Net income--pro forma                                            $6,634           $3,421            $5,705
Earnings per share--as reported:
   Basic                                                         $ 0.42           $ 0.24            $ 0.36
   Dilutive                                                      $ 0.41           $ 0.24            $ 0.35
Earnings per share--pro forma:
   Basic                                                         $ 0.36           $ 0.19            $ 0.32
   Dilutive                                                      $ 0.35           $ 0.18            $ 0.31

Other information concerning stock options follows:

                                                            2000              1999              1998
                                                       ---------------- ----------------- -----------------
Weighted   average  fair  value  of  options  granted
   during the year                                               $6.97             $3.75             $4.36
Number   of   shares   as  to   which   options   are
   exercisable at end of year                                  791,000           923,000           757,000



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9.  Shareholder Rights Plan

On November 27, 1995 the Board of Directors adopted a shareholder rights plan to
protect  long-term share value for the Company's  shareholders.  Under the plan,
the Board declared a distribution of one Right for each outstanding share of the
Company's  Common  Stock  to  shareholders  of  record  on  December  11,  1995.
Additionally,  the Company has further  authorized  and directed the issuance of
one Right with  respect to each  Common  Share  that  shall  become  outstanding
between  December  11, 1995 and the  earliest of the  Right's  exercise  date or
expiration date. Each Right entitles the registered  holder to purchase from the
Company   one-thirtieth   of  a  share  of  a  newly  created  Series  A  Junior
Participating  Preferred  Stock at an exercise price of $100. The Rights,  which
expire on November 27, 2005,  may be exercised  only if certain  conditions  are
met, such as the  acquisition of 15% or more of the Company's  Common Stock by a
person or affiliated group ("Acquiring Person").

In the event the Rights  become  exercisable,  each Right will enable the owner,
other than the  Acquiring  Person,  to  purchase,  at the Right's  then  current
exercise price,  that number of shares of Common Stock with a market value equal
to twice the exercise price times the number of one-tenth of a share of Series A
Junior Participating Preferred Stock for which the Right is then exercisable. In
addition,  unless the  Acquiring  Person  owns more than 50% of the  outstanding
shares of  Common  Stock,  the Board of  Directors  may  elect to  exchange  all
outstanding  Rights  (other  than those  owned by such  Acquiring  Person) at an
exchange ratio of one share of Common Stock per Right appropriately  adjusted to
reflect any stock split, stock dividend or similar transaction.

10.  Stock Repurchase

On October 14, 1998, the Company's Board of Directors  authorized the Company to
purchase up to 1.5 million  shares of its common  stock.  The purchase of shares
will  be  made  from  time-to-time  in  open  market  or  privately   negotiated
transactions on such terms as management deems  appropriate.  As of December 31,
2000,  1999 and 1998,  the Company had  purchased  an  aggregate  of  1,159,000,
1,081,000 and 514,000 shares, respectively, of its common stock for an aggregate
purchase price of $8,258,000, $7,646,000 and $3,350,000, respectively.

11.  Employee Benefit Plans

The Company has a 401(k) savings plan (the "Plan") providing retirement benefits
to all employees who have completed at least six months of service.  The Company
makes matching contributions of 50% of each participant's  contribution up to 5%
of each participant's salary. Total company contributions approximated $407,000,
$351,000,  and $241,000, for 2000, 1999, and 1998,  respectively.  Additionally,
the Company may make discretionary  contributions to the Plan that are allocated
to each participant's account. No such discretionary  contributions were made in
2000, 1999, or 1998.

On May 16, 1996 the Company's shareholders approved the CryoLife,  Inc. Employee
Stock Purchase Plan (the "ESPP").  The ESPP allows eligible  employees the right
to purchase  common stock on a quarterly basis at the lower of 85% of the market
price  at the  beginning  or end of  each  three-month  offering  period.  As of
December 31, 2000 and1999 there were 688,000 and 754,000,  respectively,  shares
of common stock  reserved under the ESPP and there had been 212,000 and 146,000,
respectively, shares issued under the plan.


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12. Earnings Per Share

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per
share (in thousands, except per share data):


                                                                                    
                                                           2000                1999               1998
                                                     -----------------    ---------------    ----------------
       Numerator for basic and diluted earnings
          per share -- income available to common
          shareholders                                         $7,817             $4,451              $6,486
                                                     =================    ===============    ================

       Denominator for basic earnings per share -
          weighted-average shares                              18,541             18,512              17,961
       Effect of dilutive stock options                           688                288                 435
                                                     -----------------    ---------------    ----------------
       Denominator for diluted earnings per share
          - adjusted weighted-average shares                   19,229             18,800              18,396
                                                     =================    ===============    ================
       Basic earnings per share                                $ 0.42             $ 0.24              $ 0.36
                                                     =================    ===============    ================
       Diluted earnings per share                              $ 0.41             $ 0.24              $ 0.35
                                                     =================    ===============    ================


13.  Income Taxes

Income tax expense consists of the following (in thousands):


                                                                                    
                                                             2000               1999              1998
                                                       ------------------ ------------------ ---------------
Current:
  Federal                                                         $2,272             $2,912          $3,854
  State                                                             (114)               108             279
                                                       ------------------ ------------------ ---------------
                                                                   2,158              3,020           4,133
Deferred                                                           1,658               (970)         (1,948)
                                                       ------------------ ------------------ ---------------
                                                                  $3,816             $2,050          $2,185
                                                       ================== ================== ===============



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Such  amounts  differ from the amounts  computed  by applying  the U.S.  federal
income  tax rate of 34% to  pretax  income  as a  result  of the  following  (in
thousands):


                                                                                       

                                                             2000              1999             1998
                                                             ------            ------           ------
Tax expense at statutory rate                                $3,955            $2,210           $2,947
Increase (reduction) in income taxes
Resulting from:
    Entertainment expenses                                       47                47               90
    State income taxes, net of federal                          231               163              173
     Benefit
    Nontaxable interest income                                 (264)             (232)             (63)
    Research and development credits                           (125)             (100)            (585)
    State and local tax refunds                                  --                --             (256)
    Other                                                       (28)              (38)            (121)
                                                             ------            ------           ------
                                                             $3,816            $2,050           $2,185
                                                             ======            ======           ======


The tax  effects  of  temporary  differences  which  give rise to  deferred  tax
liabilities and assets at December 31 are as follows (in thousands):


                                                                                     
                                                                              2000              1999
                                                                         ----------------- ----------------
Long-term deferred tax (liabilities) assets:
   Property                                                                        $(756)            (556)
   Intangible assets                                                                 538              579
   Impairment of IFM long-lived assets                                                --              993
                                                                         ---------------   --------------
                                                                                   (218)            1,016
Current deferred tax assets (liabilities):
   Impairment of IFM inventory                                                        --              634
   Unrealized gain on marketable securities                                          524              403
   Allowance for bad debts                                                           398              201
   Accrued expenses                                                                  104               98
   Deferred preservation costs and inventory reserves                                 87               57
   Other                                                                             (50)             (27)
                                                                         ---------------   --------------
                                                                                   1,063            1,366
                                                                         ---------------   --------------
Net deferred tax assets                                                             $845           $2,382
                                                                         ===============   ==============


At December  31,  2000,  the Company has  recorded a net  deferred  tax asset of
$845,000.  Realization  of the net deferred tax asset is dependent on generating
sufficient  taxable  income  in  future  periods.  Although  realization  is not
ensured,  management  believes that it is more likely than not that the deferred
tax asset will be realized.

14.  Executive Insurance Plan

Pursuant to a supplemental life insurance program for certain executive officers
of the Company, the Company and the executives share in the premium payments and
ownership of insurance  policies on the lives of such executives.  The Company's
aggregate premium  contributions under this program were $53,000,  $33,000,  and
$43,000, for 2000, 1999, and 1998, respectively.


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15.  Equipment on Loan to Implanting Hospitals

The Company consigns liquid nitrogen freezers with certain implanting  hospitals
for tissue  storage.  The freezers are the property of the Company.  At December
31, 2000  freezers with a total cost of  approximately  $1.9 million and related
accumulated  depreciation  of  approximately  $1.2  million  were located at the
implanting  hospitals'  premises.  Depreciation  is provided  over the estimated
useful lives of the freezers on a straight-line basis.

16.  Transactions with Related Parties

The Company expensed $78,000, $60,000, and $68,000, during 2000, 1999, and 1998,
respectively, relating to services performed by a law firm whose sole proprietor
is a  member  of the  Company's  Board of  Directors  and a  shareholder  of the
Company.  The Company expensed  $102,000,  $64,000 and $75,000 in 2000, 1999 and
1998, respectively, relating to consulting services performed by a member of the
Company's  Board of Directors  and a  shareholder  of the  Company.  The Company
expensed $150,000, $195,000, and $210,000 in 2000, 1999, and 1998, respectively,
relating to consulting services performed by a shareholder of the Company.





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                                               SELECTED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL INFORMATION
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                 (In thousands except per share data)
                                                                                      

                                                              First         Second        Third         Fourth
REVENUES                                          Year       Quarter       Quarter       Quarter        Quarter
- ----------------------------------------------- ---------- ------------- ------------- ------------- --------------
                                                  2000       $19,623      $19,454        $19,524         $18,495
                                                  1999        16,325       17,395         16,529          16,473
                                                  1998        14,561       15,554         16,014          14,562

NET INCOME
- ----------------------------------------------- ---------- ------------- ------------- ------------- --------------
                                                  2000        $1,604       $1,979         $2,308          $1,926
                                                  1999         1,380        1,727          1,714           (370)
                                                  1998         1,172        2,048          1,902           1,364

EARNINGS PER SHARE - DILUTED 1
- ----------------------------------------------- ---------- ------------- ------------- ------------- --------------
                                                  2000        $ 0.09       $ 0.10         $ 0.12          $ 0.10
                                                  1999          0.07         0.09           0.09          (0.02)
                                                  1998          0.08         0.10           0.10            0.07




1    Reflects adjustment for the 3-for-2 stock split effected December 27, 2000.



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