UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
November 8, 2019
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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class |
Trading Symbol(s) |
Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
| Common Stock, $0.05 par value | SRDX | Nasdaq Global Select Market |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
(b) On November 8, 2019, Bryan K. Phillips, Senior Vice President, Legal, Human Resources and Information Technology, General Counsel and Secretary, of Surmodics, Inc. (the “Company”) notified the Company of his intention to resign from his positions with the Company. In order to assure an orderly transition of his responsibilities, Mr. Phillips will provide transitional services to the Company through December 20, 2019. Mr. Phillips’ resignation is not the result of any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to its operations, policies or practices.
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: November 14, 2019 | /s/ Timothy J. Arens | |||||
| Timothy J. Arens | ||||||
| Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||