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UNITED STATES 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 
Washington, D.C. 20549 

FORM 10-K 

 (Mark One) 
☒ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 

For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2022

OR 

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transion period from ________ to ________

Commission File Number 0-23837

Surmodics, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter) 

Minnesota
(State or other jurisdicon of
incorporaon or organizaon)

9924 West 74th Street
Eden Prairie, Minnesota
(Address of principal execuve offices)

41-1356149
(I.R.S. Employer
Idenficaon No.)

55344
(Zip Code)

Securies registered pursuant to Secon 12(b) of the Act: 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (952) 500-7000

Title of each class
Common Stock, $0.05 par value

Trading Symbol(s)
SRDX

Name of each exchange on which registered
Nasdaq Global Select Market

Securies registered pursuant to Secon 12(g) of the Act: None 

Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securies Act. YES ☐ NO ☒

Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Secon 13 or 15(d) of the Act.  YES ☐ NO ☒

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Secon 13 or 15(d) of the Securies Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for 
such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  YES ☒ NO ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant has submied electronically every Interacve Data File required to be submied pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulaon  S-T (§232.405 of this 
chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to submit such 
files).   YES ☒ NO ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporng company, or an emerging growth company. See the 
definions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporng company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer

Non-accelerated filer

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Smaller reporng company

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Emerging growth company

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transion period for complying with any new or revised financial accounng 
standards provided pursuant to Secon 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and aestaon to its management’s assessment of the effecveness of its internal control over financial reporng under 
Secon 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounng firm that prepared or issued its audit report.  ☒

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  YES ☐ NO ☒

The aggregate market value of the vong and non-vong common equity held by non-affiliates of the Registrant as of March 31, 2022 was approximately $613 million (based on the closing 
price of the Registrant’s Common Stock on such date). 

The number of shares of Registrant’s Common Stock outstanding as of November 18, 2022 was 14,040,000. 

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Porons of the Registrant’s Proxy Statement for the Registrant’s 2023 Annual Meeng of Shareholders are incorporated by reference into Part III.

 
 
  
  
 
  
  
  
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Forward-looking Statements

Part I

Item 1.

Business

Item 1A.

Item 1B.

Item 2.

Item 3.

Item 4.

Part II

Item 5.

Item 6.

Item 7.

Informaon About Our Execuve Officers

Risk Factors

Unresolved Staff Comments

Properes

Legal Proceedings

Mine Safety Disclosures

Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Maers and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securies

[Reserved]

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condion and Results of Operaons

Item 7A.

Quantave and Qualitave Disclosures About Market Risk

Item 8.

Item 9.

Item 9A.

Item 9B.

Item 9C.

Part III

Item 10.

Item 11.

Item 12.

Item 13.

Item 14.

Part IV

Item 15.

Item 16.

Signatures

Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounng and Financial Disclosure

Controls and Procedures

Other Informaon

Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdicons that Prevent Inspecons

Directors, Execuve Officers and Corporate Governance

Execuve Compensaon

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Maers

Certain Relaonships and Related Transacons, and Director Independence

Principal Accountant Fees and Services

Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

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Forward-looking Statements

Certain statements contained in this Form 10-K, or in other reports of the Company and other wrien and oral statements made from me to me by the 
Company, do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. As such, they are considered “forward-looking statements” that provide current expectaons or 
forecasts of future events. These forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securies Ligaon Reform Act 
of  1995.  These  statements  include,  but  are  not  limited  to,  the  expected  results  of  clinical  studies,  future  clinical  studies,  and  their  potenal  ming;  our 
strategies for growth, including our ability to sign new license agreements, conduct clinical evaluaons, complete process and manufacturing validaons, and 
bring new products to market; planned limited market evaluaons for our products; the development of future products and their ancipated aributes; 
regulatory submissions and approvals; our intent to pursue certain regulatory acons, including to expand the field of use for our thrombectomy products; 
the  potenal  impact  of  U.S.  Food  and  Drug  Administraon  (“FDA”)  communicaons;  our  iniaons  for  product  evaluaon  acvies;  potenal  future 
milestone payments related to our SurVeil™ drug-coated balloon (“DCB”); revenue potenal related to the potenal commercial launch of the SurVeil DCB; 
future  commercializaon  of  our  other  DCB  products;  potenal  partnership  opportunies  for  our  DCB  products;  future  revenue  growth,  our  longer-term 
valuaon-creaon strategy, and our future potenal; plans for future clinical investment in new products; potenal future disease rates; future opportunies 
and  goals  related  to  new  product  offerings;  future  gross  margins  and  operang  expenses;  esmated  future  amorzaon  expense;  expectaons  regarding 
operang expenses and interest expense; recognion of unrecognized compensaon costs; ancipated patent expiraons and their potenal impacts on our 
royales  revenue;  potenal  future  customer  acons;  research  and  development  plans  and  expenses,  including  the  esmated  cost  associated  with  the 
TRANSCEND  clinical  trial;  ancipated  cash  requirements;  future  cash  flow  and  sources  of  funding,  and  their  ability  together  with  exisng  cash,  cash 
equivalents, and investments to provide liquidity sufficient to meet our cash needs and fund our operaons and planned capital expenditures for the next 
twelve  months;  future  property  and  equipment  investment  levels;  expectaons  regarding  declaring  or  paying  dividends;  plans  regarding  our  securies 
investments and the potenal impact of interest rate fluctuaons; expectaons regarding the maturity of debt; the impact of potenal lawsuits or claims; 
where our manufacturing acvies will take place for various categories of products; the impact of potenal change in raw material prices, sources of raw 
materials and our ability to manufacture raw materials ourselves; the impact of Abbo and Medtronic, as well as other significant customers; our ability to 
recognize  the  expected  benefits  of  our  acquisions;  our  strategic  transformaon  to  become  a  provider  of  vascular  intervenon  medical  device  products; 
future income tax expense (benefit), including from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (the "CARES Act"); the future impact of off-balance 
sheet arrangements and contractual obligaons; and the impact of the adopon of new accounng pronouncements. Without liming the foregoing, words 
or  phrases  such  as  “ancipate,”  “believe,”  “could,”  “esmate,”  “expect,”  “forecast,”  “intend,”  “may,”  “plan,”  “possible,”  “project,”  “will”  and  similar 
terminology, generally idenfy forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements may also represent challenging goals for us. These statements, which 
represent our expectaons or beliefs concerning various future events, are based on current expectaons that involve a number of risks and uncertaines 
that could cause actual results to differ materially from those of such forward-looking statements. We cauon that undue reliance should not be placed on 
such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. Some of the factors which could cause results to differ from those expressed in any 
forward-looking statement are set forth under “Risk Factors” in Part I, Item 1A of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. We disclaim any intent or obligaon to 
update publicly these forward-looking statements, whether because of new informaon, future events or otherwise.

Although  it  is  not  possible  to  create  a  comprehensive  list  of  all  factors  that  may  cause  actual  results  to  differ  from  our  forward-looking  statements,  such 
factors include, among others:

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ongoing operang losses, increased interest expense, and failure to generate cash flows from operaons, which could impact expected expenditures and 
investments in growth iniaves;

our reliance on a small number of significant customers, including our largest customers, Abbo and Medtronic, which causes our financial results and 
stock price to be subject to factors affecng those significant customers and their products, the ming of market introducon of their or compeng 
products,  product  safety  or  efficacy  concerns  and  intellectual  property  ligaon  impacng  such  customers,  which  could  adversely  affect  our  growth 
strategy and the royales revenue we derive;

clinical and regulatory developments relang to the evaluaon of risks associated with paclitaxel-coated products, which developments may adversely 
impact our ability to complete our TRANSCEND clinical trial on any parcular me frame, obtain markeng approval (or the ming of any such approval) 
for our SurVeil DCB and other paclitaxel-coated products, to treat peripheral artery disease in the femoral and/or popliteal arteries;

our ability to successfully develop, obtain regulatory approval for, commercialize, and manufacture at commercial volumes our SurVeil and other DCB 
products, including our reliance on clinical research organizaons to manage the TRANSCEND clinical trial and uncertainty related to the impacts of any 
clinical research relave to drug-coated balloons, including our Avess™ DCB, other DCB products and other catheter and balloon-based products, which 
will impact our ability to receive addional milestone payments under our agreement with Abbo;

general  economic  condions  that  are  beyond  our  control,  such  as  the  impact  of  recession,  inflaon,  rising  interest  rates,  customer  mergers  and 
acquisions, business investment, changes in consumer confidence, and medical epidemics or pandemics such as 

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the COVID-19 pandemic, which has negavely impacted, and will likely connue to negavely impact, our business and results from operaons;

our  ability  to  successfully  and  profitably  commercialize  our  vascular  intervenon  products,  including  our  Pounce™  Venous  Thrombectomy  System, 
through our direct salesforce, or otherwise;

our ability to comply with the covenants in our credit facility;

the  difficules  and  uncertaines  associated  with  the  lengthy  and  costly  new  product  development  and  foreign  and  domesc  regulatory  approval 
processes, such as delays, difficules or failures in achieving acceptable clinical results or obtaining foreign or FDA markeng clearances or approvals, 
which may result in lost market opportunies, failure to bring new products to market or postpone or preclude product commercializaon by licensees 
or ourselves;

9. whether operang expenses that we incur related to the development and commercializaon of new technologies and products are effecve;

10. our  ability  to  successfully  perform  product  development  acvies,  the  related  research  and  development  expense  impact,  and  governmental  and 

regulatory compliance acvies, which we have not previously undertaken in any significant manner;

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impairment of goodwill and intangible assets or the establishment of reserves against other assets on our balance sheet; and

12. other factors described under “Risk Factors” in Part I, Item 1A of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, which you are encouraged to read carefully.

Many of these factors are outside our control and knowledge and could result in increased volality in period-to-period results. Investors are advised not to 
place undue reliance upon our forward-looking statements and to consult any further disclosures by us on this subject in our filings with the SEC.

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PART I

ITEM 1.  BUSINESS.

OVERVIEW

Surmodics, Inc. (referred to as “Surmodics,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” “our” and other like terms) is a leading provider of performance coang technologies 
for intravascular medical devices and chemical and biological components for in vitro diagnosc (“IVD”) immunoassay tests and microarrays. Surmodics also 
develops and commercializes highly differenated vascular intervenon medical devices that are designed to address unmet clinical needs and engineered to 
the most demanding requirements. This key growth strategy leverages the combinaon of the Company’s experse in proprietary surface modificaon and 
drug-delivery  coang  technologies,  along  with  its  device  design,  development  and  manufacturing  capabilies.  The  Company’s  mission  is  to  improve  the 
detecon and treatment of disease. Surmodics is headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.

SURMODICS’ REPORTABLE SEGMENTS:

MEDICAL DEVICE

IN VITRO DIAGNOSTICS (“IVD”)

Manufacture of performance coangs, including surface modificaon 
coang technologies to improve access, deliverability and predictable 
deployment of medical devices and drug-delivery coang 
technologies to provide site-specific drug-delivery from the surface of a 
medical device, with end markets that include coronary, peripheral, 
neuro-vascular and structural heart, among others.

Manufacture of vascular intervenon medical devices, including drug-
coated balloons, mechanical thrombectomy devices, and radial access 
balloon catheters and guide sheaths.

SURMODICS’ PRIMARY REVENUE SOURCES:

Manufacture of chemical and biological components used in in vitro 
diagnosc immunoassay and molecular tests within the diagnosc and 
biomedical research markets. Component products include protein 
stabilizers, substrates, surface coangs and angens.

PRODUCT SALES

ROYALTIES & LICENSE FEES

RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

•IVD chemical and biological components, 
including: protein stabilizers, substrates, 
surface coangs and angens to the diagnosc 
and biomedical research markets (IVD 
segment)

•Performance coang reagents, the chemicals 
used in performance coangs by licensees 
(Medical Device segment)

•Vascular intervenon medical devices and 
related products to original equipment 
manufacturer suppliers and distributors, as 
well as directly to healthcare providers 
(Medical Device segment)

•Performance coang royales from licensing 
of our proprietary performance coang 
technologies to medical device manufacturers 
(Medical Device segment)

•SurVeil™ DCB license fees associated with 
exclusive worldwide commercializaon rights 
pursuant to our Development and Distribuon 
Agreement with Abbo Vascular, Inc. (Medical 
Device segment) 

•Commercial development feasibility services 
and contract coang services (Medical Device 
segment)

•Commercial development services (IVD 
segment)

Revenue fluctuates from quarter to quarter depending on, among other factors: our customers’ success in selling products incorporang our technologies; 
the  occurrence  of  milestone  events  under  our  development  contracts;  the  ming  of  introducons  of  licensed  products  by  our  customers  and  proprietary 
products by us and our distributors; the ming of introducons of products that compete with our, and our customers’, products; the number and acvity 
level  associated  with  customer  development  projects;  the  number  and  terms  of  new  license  agreements  that  are  finalized;  and  the  value  of  reagent 
chemicals, medical device and diagnosc products sold to our customers.

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The informaon below provides an overview of the principal products, services and markets for each of our two reportable segments. The discussion of other 
aspects  of  our  business,  including  patents  and  proprietary  rights,  significant  customers,  manufacturing,  government  regulaon,  and  our  human  capital, 
applies to our business in general, and we describe material segment informaon within these secons where relevant.

Our Medical Device segment consists of two interrelated product plaorms:

MEDICAL DEVICE SEGMENT

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Vascular  Intervenon  Medical  Devices.  We  develop  and  manufacture  our  own  proprietary  vascular  intervenon  medical  device  products,  which 
leverage our experse in performance coangs, product design and engineering capabilies. We believe our strategy of developing our own medical 
device products has increased, and will connue to increase, our relevance in the medical device industry. This strategy is key to our future growth and 
profitability, providing us with the opportunity to capture more revenue and operang margin with vascular intervenon medical device products than 
we would by licensing our device-enabling technologies.

Performance Coangs.  Surmodics  is  an  established  market  leader  in  proprietary  surface  modificaon  coang  technologies  that  impart  lubricity,  pro-
healing  and  biocompability  characteriscs,  as  well  as  drug-delivery  capabilies  (together,  “performance  coangs”  or  “performance  coang 
technologies”)  to  medical  devices  and  delivery  systems.  We  develop  and  commercialize  our  performance  coangs  through  license  agreements  with 
medical device manufacturers for use in their medical devices.

OVERVIEW: VASCULAR INTERVENTION MEDICAL DEVICES

MEDICAL DEVICE SEGMENT

Our  strategy  is  to  develop  a  porolio  of  highly  differenated  medical  devices  for  vascular  intervenonal  treatment.  We  invest  in  the  development  and 
commercializaon of devices that serve large, under-penetrated markets; address unmet clinical needs; improve clinical outcomes for paents; and reduce 
procedure  costs.  Our  pipeline  of  vascular  intervenon  medical  device  products  under  development  and  recently  commercialized  includes  the  following 
primary plaorms:

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Drug-coated balloons (“DCBs”) combine a pharmaceucal drug with a medical device to treat narrowing of the blood vessels supplying the legs, known 
as peripheral artery disease (“PAD”).

• Mechanical thrombectomy devices to remove clots from arteries and veins in the peripheral vasculature (primarily the legs); and

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Radial access devices that enable treatment of arterial lesions in the lower extremies via radial (wrist) access, and which can also be used in alternave 
access sites, including femoral access.

In addion to these primary plaorms, our device manufacturing operaons include:

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Specialty catheters. We have successfully developed, secured U.S. and European Union (“E.U.”) regulatory approvals, and executed commercializaon 
partnerships for several specialty catheter products. We have partnered with Medtronic plc (“Medtronic”) to distribute our Telemark microcatheter in 
the  U.S.  and  Europe  for  coronary  applicaons.  We  have  partnered  with  Cook  Medical  to  distribute  our  0.014”  and  0.018”  low-profile  percutaneous 
transluminal angioplasty (“PTA”) balloon catheters in the U.S. and Europe.

In addion, we leverage our proprietary balloon catheter technology to deliver contract-manufactured balloon catheter products to original equipment
manufacturers (“OEMs”) on a limited scale.

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Direct sales. As part of our long-term, value-creaon strategy, we established a direct salesforce in fiscal 2022 to sell our mechanical thrombectomy and 
radial access devices directly to healthcare providers.

Strategic partnerships. For  certain  of  our  products,  including  our  DCB  products,  our  clinical  development  and  commercializaon  strategy  is  to  ulize 
distribuon partnerships with large, strategic medical device companies. The exclusive distribuon partner for our SurVeil DCB is Abbo Vascular, Inc. 
(“Abbo”).

For  all  of  our  products  under  development,  as  further  described  under  the  capon  “Government  Regulaon”  below,  the  expected  ming  and  potenal 
success of regulatory approval and commercializaon for the products pending regulatory approval can vary greatly given the significant uncertainty inherent 
in the product development and regulatory approval processes.

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Vascular Intervenon Medical Devices – Drug Coated Balloons (“DCBs”)

MEDICAL DEVICE SEGMENT

We have leveraged our performance coang technologies to successfully develop mulple DCB devices for use in vascular intervenons for the treatment of 
PAD. DCBs are used by physicians to expand the diameter (lumen) of a narrowed vessel, thus improving or restoring blood flow. The drug coang helps to 
prevent  the  vessel  from  narrowing  again  (restenosis)  aer  treatment.  PAD  is  a  serious  and  under-diagnosed  circulatory  condion  caused  by  build-up  of 
arterial plaque, most commonly in the legs. Over 8 million Americans are affected by PAD, which increases risk of coronary artery disease, heart aack and 
stroke, and can impair the ability to walk. If le untreated, PAD can lead to gangrene and limb amputaon.

The following is a brief descripon of each of these devices and their stage of clinical development, with addional informaon about each device provided 
further below.

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SurVeil DCB is a paclitaxel-coated DCB to treat PAD in the upper leg (superficial femoral artery). The SurVeil DCB has the necessary regulatory approval 
for  commercializaon  in  the  E.U.  As  discussed  below  in  further  detail,  ming  of  commercializaon  in  the  E.U.  is  at  the  discreon  of  our  exclusive 
distribuon partner, Abbo. In fiscal 2021, the TRANSCEND pivotal clinical trial of our SurVeil DCB met both the primary safety and primary efficacy 
endpoints and was found to be non-inferior to the control device in those endpoints. Our applicaon to the U.S. Food and Drug Administraon (“FDA” or 
the “Agency”) for pre-market approval (“PMA”) of the SurVeil DCB is under review by the Agency. We have submied all required PMA modules, as well 
as a complete response to the FDA’s comments on our applicaon, including certain addional data requested by the Agency.

SundanceTM DCB is a sirolimus-coated DCB used for the treatment of below-the-knee PAD, including crical limb ischemia (“CLI”). Our SWING first-in-
human, 35-paent, 36-month clinical study was designed to evaluate the safety and performance of our Sundance DCB when used to treat occlusive 
disease of the infra-popliteal arteries. The inial study data have demonstrated an excellent safety profile, with no major amputaons and low rates of 
major adverse events. There were no clinically driven target lesion revascularizaons in study parcipants between six and 12 months post procedure. 
The  study  also  shows  promising  signals  of  potenal  performance  of  the  device,  with  target  lesion  patency  maintained  at  12  months  in  80%  of  per 
protocol  paents.  We  are  in  the  process  of  idenfying  and  evaluang  potenal  partnership  opportunies  for  the  clinical  development  and  future 
commercializaon of the Sundance DCB.

AvessTM DCB is a paclitaxel-coated DCB used for the treatment of arteriovenous (“AV”) fistulae commonly associated with hemodialysis in paents with 
end-stage renal disease (“ESRD”). In fiscal 2020, results of the first-in-human clinical study of our Avess DCB demonstrated promising early safety data 
and performance insights. We plan to evaluate our strategy for further clinical investment in the Avess DCB based on the experience we gain from the 
PMA applicaon process for SurVeil DCB.

Our DCB products are required to go through clinical studies in order for us to obtain regulatory approval or clearance to market the product in the U.S. Each 
clinical study includes one or more primary endpoints, which measure the effecveness and/or safety of a device based on the product’s ability to achieve 
one or more pre-specified outcomes. Primary endpoints are selected based on the proposed intended use of the medical device. A pivotal trial is a definive 
study designed to gather evidence to evaluate the safety and effecveness of a product prior to its markeng.

SurVeil DCB. Our SurVeil product is a paclitaxel-coated DCB to treat PAD in the upper leg (superficial femoral artery). The SurVeil DCB is a next-generaon 
device  that  ulizes  best-in-class  technology  for  the  treatment  of  PAD,  including  a  proprietary  paclitaxel  drug-excipient  formulaon  for  a  durable  balloon 
coang manufactured using an innovave process to improve coang uniformity. The design of the SurVeil DCB is intended to provide more uniform drug 
distribuon,  beer  efficiency  of  drug  transfer,  and  fewer  downstream  parculates  and  downstream  embolizaon.  Abbo  has  exclusive  worldwide 
commercializaon rights for the SurVeil DCB under a Development and Distribuon Agreement (the “Abbo Agreement”), as further discussed below. 

The  development  of  our  SurVeil  DCB  started  in  fiscal  2016  and  has  been  a  major  component  of  our  vascular  intervenon  product  strategy.  Below  is  a 
summary of our clinical and regulatory progress related to the SurVeil DCB.

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PREVEIL Early Feasibility Trial. In fiscal 2017, the PREVEIL early feasibility clinical trial of the SurVeil DCB met its primary endpoint by demonstrang peak 
paclitaxel plasma concentraons post-index procedure. Consistent with pre-clinical data, systemic drug levels were low and cleared rapidly. Data from 
the PREVEIL study demonstrated excellent safety results, with 91.7% of treated paents free of clinically driven target lesion revascularizaon through 
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TRANSCEND Pivotal Clinical Trial. In fiscal 2017, we received an invesgaonal device exempon from the FDA to iniate a pivotal clinical trial of the 
SurVeil DCB. The TRANSCEND trial provided the data necessary to evaluate the safety and effecveness of our SurVeil DCB compared with the Medtronic 
IN.PACT® Admiral® DCB in treang PAD in the upper leg. The trial enrolled 446 subjects at 65 global sites. The trial’s primary efficacy endpoint is primary 
patency,  defined  as  a  composite  of  freedom  from  restenosis  and  clinically-driven  target  lesion  revascularizaon  through  12  months  post-index 
procedure. All randomized subjects will be followed through 60 months post-index procedure. The TRANSCEND clinical trial data is being used to support 
an applicaon for regulatory approval and reimbursement for the SurVeil DCB in the U.S. We esmate that the total cost of the TRANSCEND clinical trial 
will  range  between  $37  million  to  $40  million  from  incepon  to  compleon,  with  approximately  85%  of  esmated  total  trial  costs  incurred  as  of 
September 30, 2022. TRANSCEND trial enrollment began in the first quarter of fiscal 2018 and was completed in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2019. 

In January 2021, we announced the TRANSCEND 12-month pivotal clinical trial met both the primary safety and primary efficacy endpoints, and the 
SurVeil DCB was found to be non-inferior in those endpoints to the Medtronic IN.PACT® Admiral® DCB, while delivering a substanally lower drug dose.

In November 2022, we announced TRANSCEND 24-month data demonstrated comparable, sustained clinical outcomes between the SurVeil  DCB  and 
IN.PACT® Admiral® DCB cohorts through 24 months. Funconal outcomes for treated paents also demonstrated connuous improvement at the two-
year point.

Status of E.U. Regulatory Approval (CE Mark). In fiscal 2020, we received Conformité Européenne Mark (“CE Mark”) approval of the SurVeil DCB, which is 
a prerequisite for commercializaon in the E.U. The meline for commercializaon of the SurVeil DCB in the E.U. is to be determined at the discreon of 
Abbo, subject to the terms of the Abbo Agreement.

Status of U.S. Regulatory Approval (FDA pre-market approval, or “PMA”). In the third quarter of fiscal 2021, we submied the fourth and final module of 
our PMA applicaon to the FDA for our SurVeil DCB, including two- and three-year mortality data from the TRANSCEND trial as requested by the Agency. 

In October 2022, we submied a complete response to FDA comments on our PMA applicaon for the SurVeil DCB, including certain addional data 
requested by the Agency. Unless and unl FDA approval has been obtained, our SurVeil DCB may not be offered for commercial sale in the U.S.

Abbo Agreement. In fiscal 2018, we entered into the Abbo Agreement, which provided Abbo with exclusive worldwide commercializaon rights for the 
SurVeil DCB. Pursuant to the terms of the Abbo Agreement, the Company has received, as of September 30, 2022, upfront and milestone payments totaling 
$60.8 million. The Company may receive an addional $30 million conngent milestone payment, pursuant to the terms of the Abbo Agreement, upon PMA 
of our SurVeil DCB by the FDA. The milestone payment is reduced to $27 million if PMA is received aer December 31, 2022, but before June 30, 2023, and to 
$24 million if PMA is received on or aer June 30, 2023, pursuant to the terms of the Abbo Agreement.

Surmodics is responsible for conducng all necessary clinical trials and other acvies required to achieve U.S. and E.U. regulatory clearances for the SurVeil 
DCB, including compleon of the ongoing TRANSCEND pivotal clinical trial. Expenses related to these acvies are paid by Surmodics. Abbo and Surmodics 
parcipate on a joint development commiee charged with providing guidance on the Company’s clinical and regulatory acvies related to the SurVeil DCB 
product. Upon commercial launch of the SurVeil DCB by Abbo, Surmodics will be responsible for manufacturing clinical and commercial quanes of the 
product and will realize revenue from product sales to Abbo, as well as a share of profits resulng from sales to third pares.

Paclitaxel Long-term Mortality Signal. On March 15, 2019, the FDA issued a communicaon (the “FDA communicaon”) to healthcare providers about the 
potenal for increased long-term mortality aer use of paclitaxel-coated balloons and paclitaxel-elung stents (collecvely “paclitaxel-coated products”) to 
treat PAD in the femoropopliteal artery. The FDA communicaon updated a previous noficaon from the FDA on the same topic, which was in response to 
meta-analysis of randomized trials published in the Journal of the American Heart Associaon in December 2018. Subsequently, in August 2019, the FDA 
issued an update on the use of paclitaxel devices to treat PAD that recommended that physicians discuss the risks and benefits of all available treatment 
opons with their paents. The original meta-analysis that triggered the FDA communicaon has been cricized for flaws in its methodology. Since that meta-
analysis was published, there has been ample data published or presented from large, observaonal datasets, subgroup analyses from randomized controlled 
trials,  and  long-term  follow-up  from  the  pivotal  paclitaxel-coated  products  randomized  controlled  trials,  none  of  which  replicated  an  associaon  between 
paclitaxel-coated  products  and  mortality.  Further,  no  clear  mechanism  relang  paclitaxel  to  death  has  been  described  and  a  dose-response  relaonship 
between paclitaxel and mortality has been established. Nevertheless, the August 2019 FDA recommendaons remain in place. The FDA communicaon and 
the potenal long-term mortality signal related to the use of paclitaxel-coated devices may adversely affect market acceptance of our paclitaxel-coated DCB 
products and any revenue we may realize from the commercializaon of the SurVeil DCB if the FDA grants approval for the product.

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Sundance DCB. Our sirolimus-coated Sundance DCB is used for the treatment of below-the-knee PAD, including CLI. CLI is esmated to impact between 2.1 
million and 3.8 million Americans, a number that could grow to between 2.4 million and 4.7 million by 2030. Rates of amputaon and death are significant for 
CLI paents, and there are currently no drug-delivery devices approved to treat the condion in the U.S. 

Sirolimus  has  potent  an-inflammatory  and  an-proliferave  effects  to  inhibit  cell  division,  without  creang  vascular  toxicity,  and  has  a  proven  history  of 
safety and efficacy in vascular anatomy. We leveraged our experse in performance coangs in the innovave design of our Sundance DCB, which in pre-
clinical benchtop and animal tesng has shown clear advantages over compeve technologies, including superior drug coang durability, higher levels of 
drug transfer, and a unique ability to achieve sustained therapeuc levels in the ssue.

Below is a summary of our clinical and regulatory progress related to the Sundance DCB.

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In October 2019, the FDA designated the Sundance DCB as a “Breakthrough Device” under the FDA’s Breakthrough Devices Program, which is designed 
to streamline the market clearance/approval process for products that have the potenal to provide for more effecve treatment or diagnosis of life-
threatening or irreversibly debilitang diseases or condions. 

Our SWING first-in-human, 35-paent, 36-month clinical study was designed to evaluate the safety and performance of our Sundance DCB when used to 
treat occlusive disease of the infra-popliteal arteries. Enrollment and six-month follow up visits were completed in fiscal 2021. The inial study data have
demonstrated an excellent safety profile, with no major amputaons and low rates of major adverse events. There were no clinically driven target lesion 
revascularizaons in study parcipants between six and 12 months post procedure. The study also shows promising signals of potenal performance of 
the device, with target lesion patency maintained at 12 months in 80% of per protocol paents.

We are in the process of idenfying and evaluang potenal partnership opportunies to complete the required pivotal clinical trial, seek regulatory approval 
and, if approved, commercialize the Sundance DCB.

Avess DCB.  Our  paclitaxel-coated  Avess  DCB  is  used  for  the  treatment  of  AV  fistulae  commonly  used  to  deliver  hemodialysis  in  paents  with  ESRD.  It  is 
esmated  that  approximately  800,000  U.S.  paents  and  nearly  five  million  paents  worldwide  live  with  ESRD.  In  the  U.S.,  an  esmated  70%  of  dialysis 
paents eventually receive dialysis via AV fistula. Stenosis in AV fistulae is a common problem, and preserving fistula patency is a contributor to a reducon of 
related significant Medicare system cost, as well as paent sasfacon. 

Our Avess DCB includes a proprietary drug-excipient formulaon for the balloon coang and is manufactured using a proprietary process to improve coang 
uniformity. Pre-clinical data for our Avess DCB has shown a three to five mes higher target ssue drug concentraon, a more evenly distributed and durable 
drug effect, and lower incidence of downstream drug concentraons compared to control DCBs. In fiscal 2019, we commenced and completed enrollment in 
a first in-human, 12-paent clinical study of our Avess DCB. In fiscal 2020, inial study results were received and demonstrated promising early safety data 
and performance insights, with greater than 90% of treated paents free from revascularizaon at six months. 

In fiscal 2021, we completed design verificaon for the full matrix of balloon sizes for the base balloon catheter for our Avess DCB and began the process 
validaon work on the base catheter. Addionally, the FDA has provided high-level feedback on Avess DCB pivotal clinical trial design consideraons. We plan 
to evaluate our strategy for further clinical investment in the Avess DCB based on the experience we gain from the PMA applicaon process for SurVeil DCB.

Vascular Intervenon Medical Devices – Mechanical Thrombectomy

MEDICAL DEVICE SEGMENT

We have successfully developed, internally and through acquisions, two FDA 510(k) cleared mechanical thrombectomy devices for the non-surgical removal 
of  thrombi  and  emboli  (clots)  from  the  peripheral  vasculature  (legs).  We  believe  that  the  ease  of  use,  intuive  design  and  efficient  performance  of  our 
thrombectomy products make these devices viable first-line treatment opons for intervenonalists.

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PounceTM Arterial Thrombectomy System is designed for the removal of clots from arteries in the legs, known as peripheral arterial occlusion (“PAO”), 
which  is  associated  with  PAD.  During  fiscal  2022,  we  established  a  direct  salesforce  and  commenced  commercial  sales  of  our  Pounce  Arterial 
Thrombectomy System to hospitals and clinics.

Pounce Venous Thrombectomy System is designed for the removal of clots from veins in the legs generally associated with venous thromboembolism 
(“VTE”). Limited market evaluaons are planned for fiscal 2023 to obtain physician feedback across a variety of cases and clinical condions.

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Our thrombectomy devices represent a core offering within our vascular intervenon product strategy, providing the opportunity for:

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Rapid growth in large, under-penetrated markets; and

Improved clinical outcomes and reduced healthcare costs, with single session treatment for removal of difficult clots, no capital equipment, and the 
potenal to reduce the need for thrombolyc drugs.

PAO is the blocking of arteries by clots or plaque, is a peripheral vascular condion commonly associated with CLI. Oen, these arterial clots require surgical 
intervenon and have proven difficult to remove with currently available medical device technologies. Depending on the age and magnitude of the occlusion 
and  the  viability  of  the  threatened  limb,  exisng  treatments  for  this  condion  may  include  catheter  directed  thrombolysis,  surgical  embolectomy,  and/or 
percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy. In cases in which the occlusion has caused irreversible damage to the limb, acute limb ischemia can result in the 
amputaon of a lower extremity.

VTE is blood clots in the veins and is an under-diagnosed and serious, yet treatable, medical condion that can cause disability and death. VTE includes deep 
vein thrombosis (“DVT”), which occurs when a blood clot forms in a deep vein, usually in the lower leg, thigh, or pelvis, and pulmonary embolism (“PE”), 
which occurs when a clot breaks loose and travels through the bloodstream to the lungs. VTE affects approximately 1.2 million U.S. paents each year, of 
which  approximately  800,000  are  affected  by  DVT.  The  current  standard  of  care  for  treang  VTE  is  conservave  medical  management  with  ancoagulant 
drugs  designed  to  prevent  further  blood  clong.  While  ancoagulaon  remains  the  most  widespread  therapy  for  DVT,  intervenonal  treatment  has 
demonstrated the potenal for beer outcomes in select paents.

We  believe  our  proprietary  Pounce  arterial  and  venous  thrombectomy  devices  provide  physicians  with  the  opportunity  to  treat  PAD  and  VTE  in  a  more 
effecve,  cost-efficient  manner  than  currently  available  treatments.  The  devices  offer  innovave  designs  that  may  reduce  the  need  for  the  use  of 
thrombolycs.  Thrombolycs  are  oen  associated  with  complicaons,  which  can  include  bleeding  complicaons,  longer  hospital  stays  and  higher  cost  of 
treatment.  Our  Pounce  arterial  and  venous  thrombectomy  devices  are  designed  to  reduce  procedure  me,  efficiently  remove  large  volumes  of  clot,  and 
eliminate the need for addional external capital equipment, thereby providing an easy-to-use, on-the-table, single-session soluon for clinicians.

Pounce  Arterial  Thrombectomy.  Our  Pounce  Arterial  Thrombectomy  System,  which  received  FDA  510(k)  clearance  in  fiscal  2020,  is  a  mechanical 
thrombectomy  device  intended  for  the  non-surgical  removal  of  thrombi  and  emboli  from  the  peripheral  arterial  vasculature.  The  device  consists  of  three 
components: a 5 Fr basket delivery catheter, a basket wire, and a funnel assembly. Aer the basket wire is delivered distal to the locaon of the thrombus, 
two ninol self-expanding baskets are deployed to collect and entrain the clot into a funnel-shaped ninol wire mesh. With the clot entrained, the funnel 
assembly is then collapsed into a 7 Fr procedure guide sheath through which the clot is withdrawn and removed from the body. Physician feedback indicates 
the Pounce Arterial Thrombectomy System is capable of achieving posive outcomes with minimal blood loss and with minimal use of thrombolycs. The 
device offers an intuive, grab-and-go design to simplify setup and reduce the physician’s learning curve.

Pounce  Venous  Thrombectomy.  Our  Pounce  Venous  Thrombectomy  System,  which  received  FDA  510(k)  clearance  in  fiscal  2021,  is  a  mechanical 
thrombectomy catheter for use in venous vascular beds that is specifically designed to remove large, mixed-morphology blood clots commonly found with 
VTE. The Pounce Venous Thrombectomy System has also received CE Mark approval, which is a prerequisite for commercializaon in the E.U. The device’s 
dual-acon technology features a constant spring tension basket, which provides opmal wall apposion over a range of vessel diameters, to engage and 
collect the clot, while the motor-driven Archimedes screw macerates and removes the collected clot. As with our Pounce arterial device, the Pounce Venous 
Thrombectomy System is intuive and approachable to facilitate widespread adopon, with a low learning curve for the physician.

We acquired the venous thrombectomy device technology with our fiscal 2021 acquision of Vetex Medical Limited (“Vetex”), which was privately held and is 
based in Galway, Ireland. We acquired Vetex with an upfront cash payment of $39.9 million. Addional payments of up to $7 million, of which $3.5 million of 
which are guaranteed, may be made upon achievement of certain product development and regulatory milestones.

Limited market evaluaons for the Pounce Venous Thrombectomy System are planned for fiscal 2023 to obtain physician feedback across a variety of cases 
and clinical condions. The real-world feedback obtained through these evaluaons will help inform any potenal design enhancements that could benefit 
physicians and paents, while opmizing commercial success.

The  FDA  requires  specific  indicaons  for  devices  to  be  marketed  for  treatment  of  certain  aspects  of  VTE,  such  as  DVT  and  PE.  The  Pounce  Venous 
Thrombectomy System is indicated for mechanical de-clong and controlled and selected infusion of physician specified fluids, including thrombolycs, in 
the peripheral vasculature. The device currently is not indicated for the treatment of DVT or PE. We intend to pursue development and regulatory acons that 
would expand the field of use for our thrombectomy products, which may include specific indicaons, and which may include DVT and PE.

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Vascular Intervenon Medical Devices – Radial Access

MEDICAL DEVICE SEGMENT

We have successfully developed and secured FDA 510(k) regulatory clearance for our Sublime™ porolio of devices designed for vascular intervenon via 
radial (wrist) access that can also be used via femoral (thigh) access. Our Sublime devices are used to access and treat narrowed arteries both above and 
below  the  knee,  commonly  associated  with  PAD.  During  fiscal  2022,  we  established  a  direct  salesforce  and  commenced  commercial  sales  of  our  Sublime 
device porolio to hospitals and clinics. These radial access devices include:

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Sublime guide sheath to provide the conduit for peripheral intervenon with an access point at the wrist that enables treatment all the way to the pedal 
loop of the foot;

Sublime .014 RX PTA dilataon catheter for treatment of lesions in arteries below the knee all the way to the paent’s foot and around the pedal loop; 
and

Sublime .018 RX PTA dilataon catheter for treatment of lesions in arteries above and below the knee.

Our Sublime  device  porolio  is  unique  in  that  each  of  these  devices  are  purpose  built  for  above-  and  below-the-knee  peripheral  intervenons  that  can 
employ both a convenonal transfemoral approach and a transradial approach. Our Sublime guide sheath performance is enhanced by our latest generaon 
hydrophilic coang. We believe that radial access procedures offer significant benefits by improving paent comfort, reducing recovery and ambulaon mes, 
and potenally lowering access site complicaons. Our Sublime device porolio meets an unmet clinical need by providing the longer, lower-profile devices 
that are robust enough to deliver treatment from the wrist all the way to the pedal loop in the foot. 

We believe the Sublime device porolio is uniquely posioned to lead the market for dedicated devices that facilitate a radial-to-peripheral approach. Below 
are a few of the unique advantages of our Sublime devices.

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Our Sublime guide sheath is the only 5F guide sheath available in a length up to 150cm, making it an ideal device for operators who seek a smaller 
profile sheath to help minimize radial artery spasm or to treat smaller paents when performing peripheral intervenons via radial access. Physician 
feedback has indicated our Sublime guide sheath offers a low-profile design for paent comfort, superior trackability through tortuous anatomy, and 
resistance to kinking when compared to alternave devices.

Our Sublime .014 RX PTA dilataon catheter is the longest catheter of its kind in the U.S. market, at 250 cm. Physician feedback has indicated both our 
Sublime .014 and .018 catheters provide superb deliverability and the ability to cross challenging lesions.

OVERVIEW: PERFORMANCE COATINGS

MEDICAL DEVICE SEGMENT

Surmodics’  industry-leading  performance  coangs  are  used  in  a  minimally  invasive  procedure  every  minute  of  every  day.  Surmodics’  surface-enhancing 
performance coangs add differenated value to more than 150 medical, biotechnology and pharmaceucal product families worldwide. Our customers use 
Surmodics’ performance coangs to enable, opmize and differenate their device products. These performance coangs include:

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Hydrophilic coangs enable vascular device performance and maneuverability by reducing fricon by imparng the necessary lubricity (smoothness or 
slipperiness)  for  minimally  invasive,  intravascular  procedures.  Surmodics’  low-parculate,  hydrophilic  coangs  have  a  proven  track  record,  meeng 
demanding regulatory requirements in the following clinical segments: coronary, peripheral, neurovascular and structural heart devices.

Drug delivery coangs  enable  a  device  to  achieve  the  desired  biological  effect  through  the  precisely  controlled  transfer  of  a  pharmaceucal  drug  to 
targeted ssues. Surmodics possesses experse across a range of compounds to meet a variety of clinical needs.

Hemocompable coangs improve the safety and funcon of devices by reducing the risk of thrombus (clot) formaon acvely (heparin) or passively 
(non-heparin).

Surmodics generates royales revenue by licensing our performance coang technologies to medical device manufacturers, product revenue from sales to 
licensees of the chemical reagents used in coangs, and R&D revenue from commercial development feasibility services and contract coang services.

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Our performance coangs are differenated by their flexibility, durability and ease of use. In terms of flexibility, coangs can be applied to many kinds of 
surfaces  and  can  immobilize  a  variety  of  chemical,  pharmaceucal  and  biological  agents.  Addionally,  the  surface  modificaon  process  can  be  tailored  to 
provide customers with the ability to improve their devices’ performance by choosing the specific coang properes desired for parcular applicaons. Our 
performance coang technologies can also be combined to deliver mulple surface-enhancing characteriscs on the same device.

The connuing trend toward minimally invasive surgical procedures, which oen employ catheter-based delivery technologies, has increased the demand for 
hydrophilic (i.e., lubricious or slippery) coangs and other coang technologies, including drug-delivery coangs. For example, stents, parcularly drug-elung 
stents, have significantly reduced the need for repeat intravascular procedures or more invasive cardiac bypass surgery. Transcatheter heart valve repair or 
replacement  via  a  minimally  invasive  catheter-based  system  has  enabled  the  treatment  of  paents  suffering  from  heart  valve  disease  who  are  too  ill  to 
undergo open-heart surgery.

Hydrophilic Coangs. Our proprietary PhotoLinkTM coang technology (“PhotoLink Technology”) is a versale, easily applied, coang technology that modifies 
medical  device  surfaces  by  creang  covalent  bonds  between  device  surfaces  and  a  variety  of  chemical  agents.  PhotoLink  Technology  can  impart  many 
performance-enhancing  characteriscs,  such  as  advanced  lubricity  (slipperiness  or  smoothness)  and  hemocompability  (prevenng  blood  clot  formaon), 
when  bound  onto  surfaces  of  medical  devices  or  other  biological  materials  without  materially  changing  the  dimensions  or  other  physical  properes  of 
devices. 

PhotoLink Technology reagents can be applied to a range of substrates. The coang formulaons are easily applied to the material surface by a variety of 
methods including, but not limited to, dipping, spraying, roll-coang and ink-jeng. We connue to expand our proprietary reagent porolio for use by our 
customers.  These  reagents  enable  our  customers  to  develop  novel  surface  features  for  their  devices,  sasfying  the  expanding  healthcare  industry 
requirements. We are also connually working to expand the list of materials that are compable with our surface modificaon and device drug-delivery 
reagents. Addionally, we develop coang processes and coang equipment to meet the device quality, manufacturing throughput, and cost requirements of 
our customers.

The PhotoLink Technology coang process is relavely simple to use and is easily integrated into the customer’s manufacturing operaons. In addion, the 
process does not subject the coated products to harsh chemical or temperature condions, produces no hazardous byproducts, and does not require lengthy 
processing or curing me. Further, coangs incorporang the PhotoLink Technology are generally compable with accepted sterilizaon processes, so the 
surface aributes are not lost when the medical device is sterilized.

The latest generaon of our Photolink Technology, our SereneTM hydrophilic coang plaorm, opmizes lubricity and durability, while significantly reducing
parculates generaon. This latest generaon, PhotoLink Technology-enabled coang has demonstrated excellent lubricity on a wide range of substrates and 
has been used on FDA-cleared coronary, peripheral and structural heart devices. 

Drug-delivery Coangs. Our device drug-delivery coang technologies allow therapeuc drugs to be incorporated within our proprietary polymer matrices to 
provide controlled, site-specific release of the drug into the surrounding environment. The drug release can be tuned to elute quickly (within minutes to a few 
days) or slowly (from several months to over a year), illustrang the wide range of release profiles that can be achieved with our coang systems. On a wide 
range  of  devices,  drug-elung  coangs  can  help  improve  device  performance,  increase  paent  safety,  and  enable  innovave  new  treatments.  DCBs  are  a 
typical example of short-term use drug-delivery devices. An example of longer-term drug-delivery devices is drug elung stents. We work with companies in 
the medical device and biotechnology industries to develop specialized coangs that allow for the controlled release of drugs from device surfaces. We see at 
least three primary areas with strong future potenal: 

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improving the funcon of a device which itself is necessary to treat the medical condion;

(2) enabling site-specific drug delivery while liming systemic exposure; and 

(3) enhancing the biocompability of a medical device to ensure that it connues to funcon over a long period of me.

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Performance Coangs – Licensing Arrangements

MEDICAL DEVICE SEGMENT

We  commercialize  our  performance  coang  technologies  primarily  through  licensing  arrangements  with  medical  device  manufacturers.  We  believe  this 
approach allows us to focus our resources on further developing new technologies and expanding our licensing acvies. Many of our technologies have 
been designed to allow manufacturers to implement them easily into their own manufacturing processes so customers can control producon and quality 
internally  without  the  need  to  send  their  products  to  a  contract  manufacturer.  We  generate  the  largest  proporon  of  our  revenue  through  licensing 
arrangements.  Royales  revenue  represented  30%,  29%  and  30%  of  our  total  revenue  in  fiscal  2022,  2021  and  2020,  respecvely.  Revenue  from  these 
licensing arrangements typically includes royales based on a percentage of licensees’ product sales, minimum royales and milestone payments. In both 
fiscal  2022  and  2021,  we  saw  double-digit  year-over-year  growth  in  revenue  associated  with  our  latest  generaon  Serene  hydrophilic  coang  technology 
driven  by  customer  product  launches  and  resulng  market  share  increases  associated  with  the  customer  device  applicaons  that  incorporate  this  latest 
generaon coang technology. The increase in revenue associated with our Serene hydrophilic coang technology offset decreases in revenue associated with 
our fourth-generaon PhotoLink hydrophilic coang technology as our licenses for the fourth-generaon technology transioned from higher patent royalty 
rates to lower know-how royalty rates when the patents for the fourth-generaon technology expired, which generally occurred in the first quarter of our 
fiscal 2020.

The licensing process for our performance coang technologies begins with the customer specifying a desired product feature to be created, such as lubricity 
or  drug  delivery.  Because  each  device  and  coang  applicaon  is  unique,  we  rounely  conduct  a  feasibility  study  to  qualify  each  new  potenal  product 
applicaon, oen generang commercial development revenue. Feasibility studies can range in duraon from several months to a year. Aer we complete a 
feasibility  study,  our  customers  cannot  market  their  product  unl  they  receive  regulatory  approval.  As  further  described  under  the  capon  “Government 
Regulaon,” the regulatory approval process varies in each country and ranges from several months to four or more years. At any me prior to a customer’s 
commercial launch, a license agreement may be executed granng the licensee rights to use our technology. We oen support our customers by providing 
coang assistance for parts required in animal tests and human clinical trials. Typically, we complete a technology transfer to most customers which enables 
those  customers  to  apply  the  coang  at  their  own  facilies.  We  also  generate  revenue  from  reagent  chemical  product  sales  to  licensees  for  use  in  their 
coang processes, as well as from providing contract coang services.

License  agreement  terms  are  generally  for  a  specified  number  of  years  or  our  patent’s  life,  whichever  is  longer,  although  a  license  generally  may  be 
terminated by the licensee for any reason with advance wrien noce. In cases where the royalty obligaon extends beyond the life of the applicable patent, 
it is because the license also includes rights to our know-how or other proprietary rights. Under these circumstances, the royalty obligaon typically connues 
at a reduced royalty rate for a specified number of years, generally ed to the date on which the licensee’s medical device product was first sold. 

Our  license  agreements  may  include  certain  license  fees  and/or  milestone  payments.  Substanally  all  our  licensed  performance  coangs  technology 
applicaons  are  nonexclusive,  allowing  us  to  license  each  technology  to  mulple  customers.  Moreover,  even  exclusive  performance  coangs  technology 
licenses generally are limited to a specific “field of use,” allowing us the opportunity to further license technology to other customers. The royalty rate on a 
substanal number of the coangs agreements has tradionally been in the range of two to three percent, but there are certain contracts with lower or 
higher rates. In certain agreements, our royalty is based on an agreed-upon amount per unit. License fees, milestone payments, and royalty rates are based 
on various factors, including the licensed product’s or technology’s stage of development, the perceived value of our technology to the customer’s product, 
the size of the potenal market, and whether the arrangement is exclusive or nonexclusive. Our agreements oen incorporate a minimum royalty to be paid
by the licensee. Royalty payments generally commence one quarter aer the customer’s actual product sales occur because of the delay in reporng sales by 
our  licensees.  We  esmate  and  recognize  sales-based  royales  revenue  from  our  performance  coang  licensees  in  the  same  quarter  that  the  underlying 
customer product sale occurs.

We have over 150 licensed product classes (customer products ulizing Surmodics technology) already in the market generang royales and greater than 
100 customer product classes incorporang our technology in various stages of pre-commercializaon. 

Under our performance coang technology license agreements, the responsibility for securing regulatory approval for and ulmately commercializing these 
products rests with our customers. Our reliance on our customers in this regard and the potenal risks to our operaons as a result are discussed in “Risk 
Factors” in Part I, Item IA of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Moreover, we are oen contractually obligated to keep the details concerning our customers’ 
R&D efforts (including the ming of expected regulatory filings, approvals and market introducons) confidenal.

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Our licensing agreements generally require us to keep our customers’ idenes confidenal, unless they approve of such disclosure. Licensed customers that 
allow the use of their name include: Abbo Laboratories and Abbo Vascular, Inc., Boston Scienfic Corporaon (“Boston Scienfic”), Cook Medical, Cordis 
Corporaon,  Covidien  PLC  (a  subsidiary  of  Medtronic),  Edwards  Lifesciences  Corporaon,  Evalve,  Inc.  (a  subsidiary  of  Abbo),  ev3  Inc.  (a  subsidiary  of 
Medtronic), Medtronic, OrbusNeich Medical, Inc., and Spectranecs Corporaon (a subsidiary of Koninklijke Philips N.V.).

Performance Coangs – R&D Services for Customers

MEDICAL DEVICE SEGMENT

For our medical device coangs customers, we have disnct, specifically-dedicated R&D facilies and personnel to support delivery of R&D services. We work 
with  our  customers  to  integrate  the  best  possible  surface  modificaon  and  device  drug-delivery  technologies  with  their  products,  not  only  to  meet  their 
performance  requirements,  but  also  to  perform  services  quickly  so  that  the  product  may  reach  the  market  ahead  of  the  compeon.  To  quickly  solve 
problems  that  might  arise  during  the  development  and  opmizaon  process,  we  offer  extensive  capabilies  in  analycal  chemistry  and  surface 
characterizaon within our R&D organizaon. Our state-of-the-art instrumentaon and extensive experience allow us to test the purity of coang reagents, to 
monitor the eluon rate of drug from coangs, to measure coang thickness and smoothness, and to map the distribuon of chemicals throughout coangs. 
We  believe  our  capabilies  in  this  area  exceed  those  of  our  competors.  Our  R&D  staff  support  our  business  development  staff  and  business  units  in 
performing  feasibility  studies,  as  well  as  providing  technical  assistance  to  exisng  and  potenal  customers.  These  services,  which  generate  research, 
development and other revenue, include opmizing the relevant technologies for specific customer applicaons; supporng clinical trials; training customers; 
and integrang our technologies and know-how into customer manufacturing operaons.

Compeon

MEDICAL DEVICE SEGMENT

We are developing and commercializing differenated vascular intervenon medical devices that integrate our performance coangs, catheter, balloon and 
other proprietary technologies. This high degree of differenaon is strategically designed to capture market share in a highly compeve, dynamic industry. 
Our vascular intervenon products compete with the global leaders in the vascular medical device market. We believe our vascular intervenon products will 
be  compeve  on  the  basis  of  their  safety  and  efficacy  as  a  result  of  the  innovave  design  and  differenated  coang  and  device  design  technology.  We 
believe these innovaons will enable our vascular intervenon products to demonstrate improvements in paent outcomes through reduced invasiveness 
compared to other devices used for comparable procedures.

We believe that the intense compeon within the medical device market creates opportunies for our performance coang technologies as medical device 
manufacturers seek to differenate their products through new enhancements or to remain compeve with enhancements offered by other manufacturers. 
Because a significant poron of our revenue depends on royales derived from our customers’ medical device product sales incorporang our performance 
coang technologies, we are also affected by compeon within the markets for such devices. As we typically license our performance coang technologies 
on  a  non-exclusive  basis,  we  benefit  by  offering  our  technologies  to  mulple  compeng  manufacturers  of  a  device.  However,  compeon  in  the  medical 
device market could also have an adverse effect on us. While we seek to license our coangs products to established manufacturers, in certain cases, our 
performance  coangs  licensees  may  compete  directly  with  larger,  dominant  manufacturers  with  extensive  product  lines  and  greater  sales,  markeng  and 
distribuon capabilies.

We also are unable to control other factors that may impact commercializaon of our vascular intervenon products and licensees with medical devices that 
ulize our performance coangs, such as regulatory approval, markeng and sales efforts of our customers and licensees, and compeve pricing pressures 
within the parcular market. Many of our exisng and potenal competors have greater financial, technical and markeng resources than we have.

The ability of performance coang technologies to improve the performance of medical devices and drugs and to enable new product categories has resulted 
in  increased  compeon  in  these  markets.  Some  of  our  competors  offer  device  drug-delivery  technologies,  while  others  specialize  in  lubricious  or 
hemocompable coang technology. Some of these companies target cardiovascular, peripheral or other medical device applicaons. In addion, because of 
the many product possibilies afforded by performance coangs, many of the large medical device manufacturers have developed, or are engaged in efforts 
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We differenate ourselves from our performance coangs competors by providing what we believe is a high value-added approach. We have a proven track 
record of our customers successfully navigang the regulatory approval process with devices ulizing our enabling technology. We believe that the primary 
factors customers consider in choosing a parcular technology include performance (e.g., flexibility, ability to fine tune drug eluon profiles, biocompability), 
ease  of  manufacturing,  me-to-market,  intellectual  property  protecon,  ability  to  produce  mulple  products  from  a  single  process,  compliance  with 
manufacturing  regulaons,  ability  to  manufacture  clinical  and  commercial  products,  customer  service  and  total  cost  of  goods  (including  manufacturing 
process labor). We believe our technologies deliver exceponal performance in these areas, allowing us to compete favorably with respect to these factors. 
With  respect  to  our  licensed  performance  coang  technologies,  we  believe  that  the  cost  and  me  required  to  obtain  the  necessary  regulatory  approvals 
significantly reduces the likelihood of a customer changing the manufacturing process it uses once a device or drug has been approved for sale.

R&D Strategy

MEDICAL DEVICE SEGMENT

Our significant R&D investments over the past several years reflect our ongoing commitment to strengthen our proprietary product pipeline and broaden our 
capacity for medical device R&D acvies. In fiscal 2022, 2021 and 2020, consolidated R&D expense as a percentage of consolidated revenue was 51%, 45% 
and 53%, respecvely. In fiscal 2022, R&D expense was largely associated with our investments in vascular intervenon product development; clinical trials 
for DCBs; and in R&D and regulatory infrastructure, facilies and personnel. R&D expenses primarily consist of research, development, clinical and regulatory 
acvies  related  to  the  design,  development  and  commercializaon  of  our  products,  as  well  as  costs  associated  with  our  contract  coang  services  R&D 
services revenue. 

We  intend  to  connue  our  development  efforts  to  expand  our  proprietary  medical  device  offerings,  including  advancing  our  performance  coang 
technologies to beer meet these needs across mulple medical markets and to capture more of the final product value. We ancipate R&D expenses will 
connue to be significant in fiscal 2023 and beyond, primarily related to medical device product development, including connued investment in our Pounce 
and Sublime plaorms.

To  strengthen  our  licensing  business  model,  R&D  personnel  and  facilies  for  our  vascular  intervenon  products  are  fully  segregated  from  those  for  our 
performance coangs to preserve confidenal informaon of our coangs customers (licensees). In our Medical Device segment, we conduct R&D in mulple 
facilies. Two of those separate facilies are located in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. Our R&D facilies are as follows:

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Performance  coangs  facility  –  Eden  Prairie,  Minnesota  –  commercial  development  and  feasibility  services  for  performance  coangs  customers 
(licensees); internal R&D for performance coangs products; coangs reagent manufacturing; coang services; and development and manufacturing of 
our DCB products.

Vascular  intervenon  products  facility  –  Eden  Prairie,  Minnesota  –  internal  R&D  for  vascular  intervenon  products,  other  than  DCBs,  and 
manufacturing capacity for our Pounce arterial thrombectomy product.

Vascular  intervenon  facility  –  Ballinasloe,  Ireland  –  design  and  manufacture  of  balloon-based  peripheral  vascular  devices,  including  the  Sublime 
plaorm and our DCB products.

Vascular intervenon facility – Galway, Ireland – internal R&D for Pounce venous thrombectomy product.

We have robust procedures to ensure that we protect our coangs customers’ (licensees) intellectual property and avoid conflicts of interest. R&D personnel 
have specific roles and are part of disnct teams, clearly segregated between: (i) performance coangs technologies R&D, including customer development to 
support our licensing partnership model and (ii) internal R&D acvies to further advance our vascular intervenon product porolio. Our procedures include 
strict restricons for physical access to customers’ products and records and limitaons on computer file access based on an R&D team member’s role.

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IN VITRO DIAGNOSTICS SEGMENT

Surmodics’  In  Vitro  Diagnoscs  (“IVD”)  segment  provides  leading  in  vitro  diagnosc  companies  with  the  crical  components  for  developing  sensive, 
reproducible  immunoassays  to  enable  our  customers’  diagnosc  tests  to  detect  the  absence  or  presence  of  disease.  We  develop,  manufacture  and  sell 
chemical  and  biological  components  for  in  vitro  diagnosc  immunoassay  tests  and  molecular  diagnosc  tests  for  the  diagnosc  and  biomedical  research 
markets. 

Our porolio of IVD chemical and biological component products includes:

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Protein Stabilizers. We offer a full line of stabilizaon products for the IVD market. These products increase sensivity and specificity and reduce false 
posive  and  false  negave  results,  while  extending  the  diagnosc  test’s  shelf  life,  thereby  producing  more  consistent  assay  results.  Our  stabilizaon 
products are ready-to-use, eliminang the in-house manufacturing preparaon me and cost of producing stabilizaon and blocking reagents.

Substrates. We provide colorimetric and chemiluminescent substrates to the IVD market under our BioFX® trademark. A substrate is the diagnosc test 
kit  component  that  detects  and  signals  that  a  reacon  has  taken  place  so  that  a  result  can  be  recorded.  Colorimetric  substrates  signal  a  posive 
diagnosc  result  through  a  color  change.  Chemiluminescent  substrates  signal  a  posive  diagnosc  result  by  eming  light.  We  believe  that  our 
substrates offer a high level of stability, sensivity and consistency.

Surface  Coangs  for  Molecular  Diagnosc  Applicaons.  We  offer  custom  coangs  for  molecular  diagnosc  applicaons,  including  DNA,  RNA  and 
protein microarrays. Our TRIDIA™ surface coangs bind molecules to a variety of surfaces and geometries and may be customized for selecvity using 
passivang polymers and reacve groups. This proprietary technology immobilizes DNA and protein to adhere to tesng surfaces. We offer other surface
coangs that improve flow characteriscs through membranes and microfluidic channels on diagnosc devices, including point-of-care components.

Angens  and  Anbodies.  We  are  the  exclusive  distributor  in  the  U.S.,  Canada  and  Puerto  Rico  (and  non-exclusive  distributor  in  Japan)  of  the  BBI 
Soluons’ DIARECTTM line of angens and anbodies (“DIARECT”). DIARECT produces the majority of these angens and anbodies using recombinant 
technology.

Our IVD products address the following customer needs:

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Immunoassay  Diagnoscs.  Surmodics  develops,  manufactures  and  sells  high-performing,  consistent-quality  and  stable  immunoassay  component 
products to enable our customers’ diagnosc tests to detect the absence or presence of disease. An immunoassay is a biochemical test that measures 
the presence or concentraon of a target molecule, or analyte, in a biological fluid or sample. Analyte levels are correlated to the paent’s disease state 
or  medical  condion  to  diagnose  the  presence,  absence  or  severity  of  disease.  Analytes  can  range  from  large  molecules  such  as  proteins  to  small 
molecules  such  as  hormones.  Immunoassays  are  developed  and  produced  using  mulple  components.  The  component’s  selecon  and  opmizaon 
confer the assay quality and performance of the assay in terms of sensivity and specificity. IVD companies select these crical biochemical and reagent 
components to meet the assay’s diagnosc specificaons. 

• Molecular  Diagnoscs  –  DNA  and  Protein  Immobilizaon.  Surmodics  has  developed  various  surface  chemistries  for  both  DNA  and  protein 
immobilizaon.  Our  TRIDIA™  product  opmizes  DNA,  RNA,  protein,  and  cell  aachment  for  molecular  diagnosc  and  immunoassay  applicaons, 
reducing non-specific background and improving sensivity. Surmodics’ versale coangs bind molecules to a variety of surfaces and geometries and 
may  be  customized  for  selecvity  using  passivang  polymers  and  reacve  groups.  Both  DNA  and  protein  microarrays  are  useful  tools  for  the 
pharmaceucal, diagnosc and research industries. During a DNA gene analysis, typically thousands of different probes need to be placed in a paern 
on  a  surface,  called  a  DNA  microarray.  These  microarrays  are  used  by  the  pharmaceucal  industry  to  screen  for  new  drugs;  by  genome  mappers  to 
sequence human, animal or plant genomes; or by diagnosc companies to search a paent sample for disease-causing bacteria or viruses. However, 
DNA does not readily adhere to most surfaces. Protein microarrays are used as diagnosc and research tools to determine the presence and/or quanty 
of proteins in a biological sample. The most common type of protein microarray is the anbody microarray, where anbodies are spoed onto a surface 
and used as capture molecules for protein detecon.

Customer R&D. The sales cycle for our IVD products generally begins when an IVD company iniates the process to develop a new, or improve a current, 
diagnosc test. During product development, these companies seek to source the test’s crical components with reagents that it produces internally or with 
reagents from a supplier, such as Surmodics.

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As IVD tests are developed and various reagents are tested, companies will generally seek to opmize the sensivity (false negave reducons), specificity 
(false  posive  reducons),  speed  (me  from  sample  to  results),  convenience  (ideally  as  few  steps  as  possible),  and  cost  effecveness.  Upon  regulatory 
approval or clearance, the customer’s diagnosc test can be sold in the marketplace. It may take several years aer approval or clearance for the test to 
achieve peak market share and opmize Surmodics’ revenue.

New  Product  R&D.  Our  R&D  efforts  to  grow  our  IVD  business  segment  include  idenfying  and  addressing  unmet  needs  that  exist  in  the  global  IVD 
marketplace.  Our  pipeline  of  IVD  products  includes  components  for  immunoassay  and  molecular  diagnosc  applicaons,  such  as  new  protein  stabilizers, 
detecon technologies, accessory reagents and surface coangs that have the potenal to add greater sensivity, specificity, speed, convenience, and lower 
cost for IVD test manufacturers.

Compeon. The diagnoscs market is highly fragmented. In the product lines in which we compete, we face an array of competors ranging from large 
manufacturers with mulple business lines to small manufacturers that offer a limited selecon of products. Some of our competors have substanally more 
capital resources, markeng experience, R&D resources and producon facilies than we do. We believe that our products compete on performance, stability 
(shelf life), sensivity (lower levels detected, faster results), consistency and price. We believe that our connued compeve success will depend on our 
ability to gain market share, to develop or acquire new proprietary products, obtain patent or other protecon for our products and successfully market our 
products directly or through partners.

OTHER FACTORS IMPACTING OUR OPERATIONS

Patents and Proprietary Rights

OTHER FACTORS IMPACTING OUR OPERATIONS

Patents and other forms of proprietary rights are an essenal part of Surmodics’ business. We aggressively pursue patent protecon covering the proprietary 
technologies  that  we  consider  strategically  important  to  our  business.  In  addion  to  seeking  patent  protecon  in  the  U.S.,  we  also  generally  file  patent 
applicaons in European countries and, on a selecve basis, other foreign countries. We strategically manage our patent porolio in a manner designed to 
ensure  that  we  have  valid  and  enforceable  patent  rights  protecng  our  technological  innovaons.  As  of  September  30,  2022,  Surmodics  owned  or  had 
exclusive rights to 152 issued U.S. patents and 338 issued internaonal patents. As of the same date, we also owned or had exclusive rights to 57 U.S. pending 
patent applicaons and 92 foreign pending patent applicaons.

We have licensed our PhotoLink Technology on a non-exclusive basis to a number of our customers for use in a variety of medical device surface applicaons, 
including those described above. In parcular, we have 34 issued U.S. patents, three pending U.S. patent applicaons, 79 issued internaonal patents, and 11 
pending internaonal patent applicaons protecng various aspects of these technologies, including composions, methods of manufacture and methods of 
coang  devices.  The  expiraon  dates  for  these  patents  and  ancipated  expiraon  dates  of  the  patent  applicaons  range  from  fiscal  2025  to  2039.  These 
patents  and  patent  applicaons  represent  disnct  families,  with  each  family  generally  covering  a  successive  generaon  of  the  technology,  including 
improvements that enhance coang performance, manufacturability, or other important features desired by our customers. For addional details, refer to the 
capon “Performance Coangs – Licensing Arrangements” within this secon of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

We also rely upon trade secrets, trademarks and other un-patented proprietary technologies. We seek to maintain the confidenality of such informaon by 
requiring  employees,  consultants  and  other  pares  to  sign  confidenality  agreements  and  by  liming  access  by  pares  outside  the  Company  to  such 
informaon. There can be no assurance, however, that these measures will prevent the unauthorized disclosure or use of this informaon, or that others will 
not  be  able  to  independently  develop  such  informaon.  Addionally,  there  can  be  no  assurance  that  any  agreements  regarding  confidenality  and  non-
disclosure will not be breached, or, in the event of any breach, that adequate remedies would be available to us.

Significant Customers

OTHER FACTORS IMPACTING OUR OPERATIONS

Revenue from Abbo and Medtronic represented approximately 11% and 13%, respecvely, of our consolidated revenue for fiscal 2022. Revenue from these 
customers was generated from mulple products and fields of use, including revenue from the Abbo Agreement, substanally all of which were recognized 
in our Medical Device segment. No other customer accounted for more than 10% of our consolidated revenue in fiscal 2022. 

With respect to our Medical Device segment, revenue from Abbo and Medtronic represented approximately 15% and 18%, respecvely, of our Medical 
Device segment revenue for fiscal 2022, and revenue from one addional customer represented approximately 12% of our Medical Device segment revenue 
for fiscal 2022. No other customer accounted for greater than 6% of Medical Device segment revenue for fiscal 2022.

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With respect to our IVD segment, revenue from two customers represented approximately 17% and 12%, respecvely, of our IVD segment revenue for fiscal 
2022. No other customer accounted for greater than 9% of IVD segment revenue for fiscal 2022.

Manufacturing

OTHER FACTORS IMPACTING OUR OPERATIONS

We manufacture the reagent chemicals used in our performance coangs and our IVD products in one of our Eden Prairie, Minnesota facilies. In certain 
limited  circumstances,  we  also  provide  contract  manufacturing  services  for  our  customers,  including,  for  example,  coang  their  medical  devices  that  are 
intended  for  pre-clinical  and  clinical  development  (including  human  clinical  trials),  and  products  that  are  sold  for  commercial  use  by  our  customers.  We 
manufacture  PTA  balloon  catheters  and  microcatheters  in  our  Ballinasloe,  Ireland  facility,  which  offers  a  suite  of  capabilies,  including  balloon  forming, 
extrusion, coang, braiding and assembly of finished products. We manufacture our vascular intervenon products, Pounce and Sublime, in our Ireland and 
U.S. facilies. At our Ballinasloe, Ireland manufacturing facility, we perform a limited volume of contract manufacturing of medical devices for our customers.

We  aempt  to  maintain  mulple  sources  of  supply  for  the  key  raw  materials  used  to  manufacture  our  products.  We  do,  however,  purchase  some  raw 
materials from single sources, but we believe that addional sources of supply are readily available. Further, to the extent addional sources of supply are not 
readily available, we believe that we could manufacture such raw materials.

We follow quality management procedures in accordance with applicable regulaons and guidance for the development and manufacture of materials and 
device, biotechnology or combinaon products that support clinical trials and commercializaon. In order to meet our customers’ needs in this area, all of our 
manufacturing  facilies  in  Eden  Prairie,  Minnesota  and  Ballinasloe,  Ireland  are  cerfied  to  ISO  13485  and  registered  with  the  U.S.  FDA  as  “Contract 
Manufacturers.” In addion, one of our manufacturing facilies and our warehouse facility in Eden Prairie, Minnesota are cerfied to ISO 9001.

Government Regulaon

OTHER FACTORS IMPACTING OUR OPERATIONS

Medical device and in vitro diagnosc products are required to undergo regulatory review processes that are governed by the FDA and other internaonal 
regulatory authories. The process of regulatory review and approval is oen prolonged, expensive and uncertain. New medical devices can only be marketed 
in  the  U.S.  aer  a  pre-market  noficaon  for  510(k)  clearance  or  a  PMA  by  the  FDA.  These  processes  can  take  anywhere  from  several  months  (e.g.,  for 
medical device products seeking regulatory approval under the 510(k) clearance process) to several years (e.g., for medical device products seeking regulatory 
approval  under  the  PMA  applicaon  process).  In  the  E.U.,  regulatory  approval  is  signified  by  the  CE  Mark,  which  is  generally  granted  by  one  of  several 
competent authories and is based on the submission of a design dossier, a manufacturer validaon assessment, a third-party assessment, and review of the 
design dossier by a “Nofied Body.” In 2017, the E.U. authorized a new medical device regulaon. The new regulaon, which imposes significant addional 
pre-market and post-market requirements, became effecve for devices submied for CE Mark aer May 2021. Medical devices granted CE Mark prior to 
May 2021 may connue to be sold unl May 2024 or unl the CE Mark expires, whichever comes first, providing there are no significant changes to the design
or intended use of the device.

For our customers’ products that incorporate our performance coang and IVD technologies, the burden of securing regulatory approval typically rests with 
the  customer,  as  the  medical  device  manufacturer.  For  our  vascular  intervenon  products,  including  the  SurVeil  DCB,  the  burden  of  securing  regulatory 
approval rests on us, unless we contract with other organizaons to pursue such approval.

In  support  of  our  customers’  and  our  own  regulatory  filings,  we  maintain  various  confidenal  Device  Master  Files  with  the  FDA  and  provide  technical 
informaon  to  other  regulatory  agencies  outside  the  U.S.  regarding  the  nature,  chemical  structure  and  biocompability  of  our  reagents.  Our  licensees 
generally do not have direct access to these files. However, they may, with our permission, reference these files in their various regulatory submissions to 
these agencies. This approach allows regulatory agencies to understand the details of our technologies without our having to share this highly confidenal 
informaon with our customers.

U.S. legislaon allows companies, prior to obtaining FDA clearance or approval to market a medical product in the U.S., to manufacture medical products in 
the  U.S.  and  export  them  for  sale  in  internaonal  markets.  This  generally  allows  us  to  realize  earned  royales  sooner  and  may  result  in  opportunies  to 
market our vascular intervenon products in other countries. However, sales of medical products outside the U.S. are subject to internaonal requirements 
that vary from country to country. The me required to obtain approval for sale internaonally may be longer or shorter than that required by the FDA.

Human Capital

OTHER FACTORS IMPACTING OUR OPERATIONS

As of September 30, 2022, we had 447 employees, of which 132 were employed outside the U.S., primarily in manufacturing and R&D funcons. We are not a 
party to any collecve bargaining agreements.

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Our success depends upon our ability to retain and aract highly qualified management and technical personnel. Talent management is crical to our ability 
to  execute  on  our  long-term  growth  strategy.  Through  our  history  of  technological  innovaon,  we  appreciate  the  importance  of  retenon,  growth  and 
development of our employees. We are commied to an inclusive culture which values equality, opportunity, and respect. In support of our inclusive culture, 
we believe we offer compeve compensaon and benefits, including an annual pay gap assessment; provide respecul workplace training to strengthen 
employee  understanding;  and  strive  to  recruit  a  diverse  talent  pool  across  all  levels  of  the  organizaon.  We  are  focused  on  the  engagement  and 
empowerment of our employees through demonstraon of our foundaonal values, which we refer to as the five Cs: we have courage to face challenges with 
determinaon,  honesty  and  resourcefulness;  candor  to  speak  openly  and  respecully;  collaboraon  that  recognizes  teamwork  as  the  key  to  success; 
camaraderie that is genuine and supporve; and commitment to our cause.

SEC FILINGS

We file annual reports, quarterly reports, proxy statements, and other documents with the SEC under the Securies Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the 
“Exchange Act”). The SEC maintains a website that contains reports, proxy and informaon statements, and other informaon regarding issuers, including the 
Company, that file electronically with the SEC. The public may obtain any documents that we file with the SEC at hp://www.sec.gov. 

We make available, free of charge, copies of our annual report on Form 10-K, proxy statement, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K 
and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Secon 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act on our website, www.surmodics.com, as soon as 
reasonably praccable aer filing such material electronically or otherwise furnishing it to the SEC. We are not including the informaon on our website as a 
part of, or incorporang it by reference into, our Form 10-K.

As of November 18, 2022, the names, ages and posions of the Company’s execuve officers were as follows:

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

Name

Age

  Posion

Gary R. Maharaj

Timothy J. Arens

Charles W. Olson

Teryl L.W. Sides

Joseph J. Sch

Gordon S. Weber

59

55

58

53

57

59

  President and Chief Execuve Officer

  Senior Vice President of Finance and Informaon Technology and Chief Financial Officer

  Senior Vice President and President, Medical Device Coangs

  Senior Vice President and President, Vascular Intervenons

  Senior Vice President Human Resources and President, In Vitro Diagnoscs

  Senior Vice President of Legal, General Counsel and Secretary

Gary R. Maharaj joined the Company in December 2010 as President and Chief Execuve Officer and was also appointed to the Surmodics Board of Directors 
at  such  me.  Prior  to  joining  Surmodics,  Mr.  Maharaj  served  as  President  and  Chief  Execuve  Officer  of  Arizant  Inc.,  a  provider  of  paent  temperature 
management  systems  in  hospital  operang  rooms,  from  2006  to  2010.  Previously,  Mr.  Maharaj  served  in  several  senior-level  management  posions  for 
Augusne  Medical,  Inc.  (predecessor  to  Arizant  Inc.)  from  1996  to  2006,  including  Vice  President  of  Markeng,  and  Vice  President  of  Research  and 
Development.  During  his  34  years  in  the  medical  device  industry,  Mr.  Maharaj  has  also  served  in  various  management  and  research  posions  for  the 
orthopedic implant and rehabilitaon divisions of Smith & Nephew, PLC. 

Timothy J. Arens joined the Company in February 2007 as Director, Business Development and became Senior Director of Financial Planning and Analysis and 
General Manager, In Vitro Diagnoscs in October 2010. He was promoted to Vice President of Finance and Interim Chief Financial Officer in August 2011 and 
in February 2013 became Vice President Corporate Development and Strategy. In May 2018, Mr. Arens was named interim Vice President of Finance and Chief 
Financial Officer for a second me and in February 2019 he was named Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer. In April 2020, he was promoted 
to Senior Vice President of Finance and Informaon Technology and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Surmodics, Mr. Arens was employed at St. Jude 
Medical,  Inc.,  a  medical  technology  company,  from  2003  to  2007,  in  posions  of  increasing  responsibility  related  to  business  development  and  strategic
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Charles W. Olson joined the Company in July 2001 as Market Development Manager, was promoted in December 2002 to Director, Business Development, 
named  General  Manager  of  the  Hydrophilic  Technologies  business  unit  in  April  2004,  and  promoted  to  Vice  President  and  General  Manager,  Hydrophilic 
Technologies in October 2004. In April 2005, the posion of Vice President, Sales was added to his responsibilies. In November 2008, Mr. Olson was named 
Vice President of our Cardiovascular business unit, in October 2010, he was named Senior Vice President and General Manager, Medical Device, and in August 
2016  he  was  named  Senior  Vice  President  of  Commercial  and  Business  Development,  Medical  Devices.  In  May  2022,  Mr.  Olson  was  named  Senior  Vice 
President and President, Medical Device Coangs. Prior to joining Surmodics, Mr. Olson was employed as General Manager at Minnesota Extrusion from 1998 
to 2001 and at Lake Region Manufacturing in project management and technical sales from 1993 to 1998. 

Teryl L.W. Sides joined the Company in November 2018 as Senior Vice President and Chief Markeng Officer. In April 2020, Ms. Sides was promoted to Senior
Vice  President  of  Product  Development  and  Chief  Markeng  Officer.  In  May  2022,  Ms.  Sides  was  named  Senior  Vice  President  and  President,  Vascular 
Intervenons.  Before  joining  Surmodics,  Ms.  Sides  served  as  Founder  and  Chief  Execuve  Officer  of  Projectory,  a  consulng  firm  that  provides  strategic 
markeng services to medical technology clients, ranging from start-ups to global businesses, from 2011 to 2018. Prior to joining Projectory, Ms. Sides was 
the Vice President of Markeng and Product Development for Arizant, Inc. from 1998 to 2011. 

Joseph J. Sch joined the Company in March 2010 as Vice President of Markeng, Corporate Development and Strategy. In August 2011, Mr. Sch became 
Vice President, Business Operaons and General Manager In Vitro Diagnoscs. In September 2013, Mr. Sch’s role was adjusted to Vice President and General 
Manager,  In  Vitro  Diagnoscs.  In  April  2020,  Mr.  Sch  was  promoted  to  Senior  Vice  President  and  General  Manager  of  Human  Resources  and  In  Vitro 
Diagnoscs. In May 2022, Mr. Sch was named Senior Vice President Human Resources and President, In Vitro Diagnoscs. Prior to joining Surmodics, Mr. 
Sch was Vice President of Corporate Development for Abraxis BioScience, LLC, a biotechnology company focused on oncology therapeucs, from 2009 to 
2010. Prior to joining Abraxis, he was a Vice President for MGI Pharma, Inc., a biopharmaceucal company, from 2005 to 2009. Mr. Sch’s prior experience 
also includes serving as President/COO of Pharmaceucal Corp. of America (a subsidiary of Publicis Healthcare Specialty Group), and posions of increasing 
responsibility in sales and markeng at Sanofi-Avens Pharmaceucals.

Gordon S. Weber joined the Company in May 2020 as Senior Vice President of Legal, General Counsel and Secretary. Prior to joining Surmodics, Mr. Weber 
served as the Founder and President of Sapere Aude, LLC, a consulng firm, from 2018 to 2020. From 2017 to 2018, Mr. Weber served as Vice President, 
General Counsel and Secretary of CHF Soluons, Inc., which manufactures and markets ultrafiltraon systems for paents suffering from fluid overload. Mr. 
Weber served as Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Vascular Soluons, Inc., a medical device company focused on products treang coronary 
and  peripheral  vascular  disease,  from  2013  unl  the  company  was  acquired  by  Teleflex  Incorporated  in  2017.  Mr.  Weber  pracced  law  for  13  years  with 
Faegre & Benson LLP (now Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP), where he was Partner. Mr. Weber began his career with the accounng firm now known as 
KPMG and has served as Corporate Controller for Osmonics, Inc., an NYSE-listed manufacturer of fluid filtraon equipment.

The execuve officers of the Company are elected by and serve at the discreon of the Board of Directors. None of our execuve officers are related to any 
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ITEM 1A.  RISK FACTORS. 

RISKS RELATING TO OUR BUSINESS, STRATEGY AND INDUSTRY

We had a net loss for our 2022 fiscal year, expect to incur net losses in the future, and may not be able return to or sustain profitability.

We incurred a net loss of $27.3 million in our fiscal year ended September 30, 2022 and expect to connue to have net losses in the future. We expect to 
connue to incur significant sales and markeng, research and development, regulatory and other expenses as we expand our commercializaon efforts to 
increase  adopon  of  our  products,  expand  exisng  relaonships  with  our  customers,  obtain  regulatory  clearances  or  approvals  for  our  planned  or  future 
products, conduct clinical trials on our exisng and planned or future products, and develop new products or add new features to our exisng products. We 
expect to connue to incur losses in the future, which may fluctuate significantly from period to period. If our revenue declines or fails to grow at a rate faster 
than increases in our operang expenses, we will not be able to return to and maintain profitability in future periods. We cannot ensure that we will return to 
profitability or that, if we do become profitable, we will be able to sustain profitability.

The  loss  of,  or  significant  reducon  in  business  from,  one  or  more  of  our  major  customers  could  significantly  reduce  our  revenue,  earnings  or  other 
operang results.

A  significant  poron  of  our  revenue  is  derived  from  a  relavely  small  number  of  customers.  Two  of  our  customers  each  provided  more  than  10%  of  our 
revenue in fiscal 2022. Revenue from Medtronic and Abbo represented approximately 13% and 11%, respecvely, of our total revenue for fiscal 2022 and 
was generated from mulple products and fields of use. The loss of Medtronic, Abbo, or any of our other large customers, or reducons in business from 
them, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condion, results of operaons, and cash flow. There can be no assurance that revenue 
from  any  customer  will  connue  at  their  historical  levels.  If  we  cannot  broaden  our  customer  base,  we  will  connue  to  depend  on  a  small  number  of 
customers for a significant poron of our revenue.

The long-term success of our business may suffer if we are unable to maintain and expand our licensing base, including with customers who may perceive 
our vascular intervenon products as compeng with their products.

We  intend  to  connue  pursuing  a  strategy  of  licensing  our  performance  coang  technologies  that  impart  lubricity,  pro-healing  and  biocompability 
characteriscs, as well as drug-delivery capabilies (together, “performance coangs” or “performance coang technologies”) to a diverse array of medical 
device companies, thereby expanding the commercializaon opportunies for our technologies. A significant poron of our revenue is derived from customer 
devices  used  in  connecon  with  procedures  in  cardiovascular,  peripheral  vascular,  neurovascular,  structural  heart  and  other  applicaons.  As  a  result,  our 
business is suscepble to adverse trends in procedures. We may also be subject to adverse trends in specific markets such as the cardiovascular industry, 
including declines in procedures using our customers’ products as well as declines in average selling prices from which we earn royales. Further, some of our 
performance coang technology customers may consider the vascular intervenon products that we sell directly to healthcare providers to be compeve 
with their products. 

Our  success  will  depend,  in  part,  on  our  ability  to  retain  exisng  performance  coangs  technology  customers  and  to  aract  new  licensees,  to  enter  into 
agreements for addional applicaons with exisng licensees, and to develop technologies for use in new applicaons. There can be no assurance that we 
will be able to idenfy, develop and adapt our technologies for new applicaons in a mely and cost-effecve manner; that new license agreements will be 
executed on terms favorable to us; that new applicaons will be accepted by customers in our target markets; or that products incorporang newly licensed 
technology, including new applicaons, will gain regulatory approval, be commercialized or gain market acceptance. Delays or failures in these efforts could 
have an adverse effect on our business, financial condion and operang results. In addion, we cannot be sure that exisng or potenal customers will not 
avoid using our performance coang technologies because they perceive our vascular intervenon products to be a compeve threat, which could have an 
adverse effect on our business, financial condion and operang results.

Our success depends on our ability to effecvely develop and market our products against those of our competors.

We operate in highly compeve and quickly evolving fields, and new developments are expected to connue at a rapid pace. Our success depends, in part, 
upon our ability to maintain compeve posions in the development of technologies and products in the fields of surface modificaon, device drug delivery, 
medical device products and diagnoscs. Our performance coang technologies compete with technologies developed by a number of other companies. In 
addion, many medical device manufacturers have developed, are engaged in efforts to develop, or through common ownership are or may become affiliates 
of companies that have developed, performance coang technologies for use on their own or affiliates’ products, parcularly in the area of drug delivery. 
With  respect  to  commercializaon  of  our  vascular  intervenon  medical  device  products,  we  have  faced,  and  expect  to  connue  to  face,  compeve 
pressures,  including  pricing  pressure,  from  larger  OEM  suppliers,  as  well  as  larger  medical  device  companies  that  produce  similar  products.  Some  of  our 
exisng and potenal competors (especially medical device manufacturers pursuing coang soluons through their own R&D efforts) have greater financial 
and technical resources, as well as producon and markeng capabilies, than us. Further, even if we are successful in our plans to develop new medical 
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these  products  may  be  dependent  upon  a  commercial  partner  to  effecvely  market  and  sell  our  products  to  end  users.  Competors  may  succeed  in 
developing compeng technologies or obtaining governmental approval for products before us. Products incorporang our competors’ technologies may 
gain  market  acceptance  more  rapidly  than  products  using  our  technologies.  Furthermore,  there  can  be  no  assurance  that  new  products  or  technologies 
developed  by  others,  or  the  emergence  of  new  industry  standards,  will  not  render  our  products  or  technologies  or  licensees’  products  incorporang  our 
technologies  uncompeve  or  obsolete.  Any  new  technologies  that  make  our  performance  coangs,  medical  device  plaorms  or  In  Vitro  Diagnoscs 
technologies less compeve or obsolete would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condion and results of operaons. Compeon in 
the diagnoscs market is highly fragmented, and in the product lines in which we compete, we face an array of competors ranging from large manufacturers 
with  mulple  business  lines  to  small  manufacturers  that  offer  a  limited  selecon  of  products.  Some  of  our  competors  have  substanally  more  capital 
resources, markeng experience, R&D resources and producon facilies than we do.

We may not be successful in implemenng our vascular intervenon product development and commercializaon strategy.

Since  fiscal  2013,  we  have  been  focused  on  a  key  growth  strategy  to  develop  and  commercialize  vascular  intervenon  products.  Our  aim  is  to  provide 
customers with highly differenated products that address unmet clinical needs. To date, we have commercialized our vascular intervenon products through 
collaboraons  with  other  medical  device  companies  and  through  our  own  direct  sales  channel  in  the  United  States.  We  may  seek  to  expand  the 
commercializaon of these products through exisng customers, third-party distributors, or other distribuon channels. 

Successfully implemenng our vascular intervenon product strategy places substanal demands on our resources and requires, among other things:

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maintenance  and  enhancement  of  our  medical  device  R&D  capabilies,  including  those  needed  to  support  the  clinical  evaluaon  and  regulatory 
approval for our vascular intervenon products;

effecve coordinaon and integraon of our research facilies and teams, parcularly those located in our product development facility in Minnesota 
and our Irish operaons; 

successful hiring, training, and retenon of personnel; 

effecve management of a business geographically located both in the U.S. and Ireland; 

effecve commercializaon of our products, including through strategic partnerships with our medical device customers, third-party distributors, and 
direct sales;

commitment from our medical device customers to market our products effecvely or to devote resources necessary to provide effecve sales;

sufficient liquidity to support substanal investments in working capital, R&D, and selling, general and administrave (“SG&A”) resources required to 
make our strategy successful; and

increased sales, markeng, field clinical support, and sales-related acvies.

There is no assurance that we will be able to successfully implement our vascular intervenon product strategy, which could negavely impact our ability to 
realize an acceptable return on the investments we are making in connecon with this strategy and may result in an adverse impact on our business and 
financial results.

We ancipate that increased operang expenses related to the development and direct-sale commercializaon of medical device products will have an 
adverse impact on our near-term operang results and financial posion, and they may not be effecve. 

In fiscal 2022, we established a field sales team to sell our radial access and thrombectomy medical device products directly to healthcare providers in the 
United States. Our SG&A expenses increased by 53% in fiscal 2022, over the prior year, primarily due to personnel and other investments in our direct sales 
iniaves. We currently expect SG&A expense to increase further in fiscal 2023 reflecng the full-year impact of direct-sales and support personnel who were 
hired throughout fiscal 2022. In addion, our R&D expense increased by 8% in fiscal 2022, over the prior year, parally due to increases in staffing levels and 
expenses related to our medical device products.

Because we expect the increased operang expenses related to direct sales of our medical device products to exceed any related increases in revenues in 
fiscal 2023, we ancipate that the increased expenses will adversely impact our operang results and cash flow during the year, which is likely to have an 
adverse effect on our financial posion. Accordingly, we may seek addional sources of funds, including addional borrowing against our credit facility, to 
fund our connued investment in the development and direct sale of our medical device products. Such funds may not be available on favorable terms, if at 
all. 

In addion to the operang expenses associated with product development and direct-sale commercializaon acvies, such acvies are subject to risks of 
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and  establishment  of  a  new  sales  force.  There  can  be  no  assurance  that  we  will  be  successful  in  developing  new  technologies  or  products,  or  in 
commercializing  any  such  technologies  or  products  through  direct  sales,  or  otherwise.  Even  if  we  are  successful  in  developing  and  commercializing  new 
technologies or products, there can be no assurance that gross profits from their sales will exceed our operang expenses related to their development and 
commercializaon.

Our  credit  agreement  contains  covenants  that  restrict  our  business  and  financing  acvies.  All  of  our  assets  secure  our  obligaons  under  the  credit 
agreement and may be subject to foreclosure.

On  October  14,  2022,  we  entered  into  a  secured  revolving  credit  facility  and  secured  term  loan  facilies  pursuant  to  a  Credit,  Security  and  Guaranty 
Agreement (the “MidCap Credit Agreement”) with Mid Cap Funding IV Trust, as agent, and MidCap Financial Trust, as term loan servicer and the lenders from 
me to me party thereto (together “MidCap”). The MidCap Credit Agreement provides for availability under a secured revolving line of credit of up to $25 
million,  which  may  be  drawn  upon  unl  maturity,  subject  to  a  borrowing  base,  and  up  to  $100  million  ($25  million  of  which  is  at  the  sole  discreon  of 
MidCap) in term loans, which may be drawn upon in increments of at least $10 million unl December 31, 2024. The line of credit and term loans mature on 
October 1, 2027. We borrowed $30 million upon the closing of the credit facility, consisng of $5 million drawn on the line of credit and $25 million of term 
loans.

The MidCap Credit Agreement contains covenants that limit our ability to engage in certain transacons. Subject to limited excepons, these covenants limit 
our ability to, among other things:

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create, incur, assume or permit to exist any addional indebtedness, or create, incur, allow or permit to exist any addional liens;

enter into any amendment or other modificaon of certain agreements;

effect certain changes in our business, fiscal year, management, enty name or business locaons;

liquidate or dissolve, merge with or into, or consolidate with, any other company;

pay cash dividends on, make any other distribuons in respect of, or redeem, rere or repurchase, any shares of our capital stock;

make certain investments, other than limited permied acquisions; and

enter into transacons with our affiliates.

These provisions impose significant operang and financial restricons on us and may limit our ability to compete effecvely, take advantage of new business 
opportunies, or take other acons that may be in our, or our shareholders’, best interests.

In addion to the other covenants under the MidCap Credit Agreement, we must maintain minimum core net revenue levels tested quarterly if term loans 
exceed $25.0 million.

The MidCap Credit Agreement contains customary indemnificaon obligaons and customary events of default, including, among other things:

• non-payment; 

• breach of warranty;

• non-performance of covenants and obligaons;

• default on other indebtedness;

• certain judgments;

• change of control;

• bankruptcy and insolvency;

• impairment of security;

• regulatory maers; and

• material adverse effect.

Our obligaons under the MidCap Credit Agreement are secured by all our exisng and future acquired assets, including intellectual property and real estate.

Our inability to comply with any of the provisions of the MidCap Credit Agreement could result in a default under it. If such a default occurs, the lenders may 
elect to declare all borrowings outstanding, together with accrued interest and other fees, to be immediately due and payable, and it would have the right to 
terminate any commitments to provide further funds. If we are unable to repay outstanding borrowings when due, the lender also has the right under the 
MidCap Credit Agreement to proceed against the collateral granted to it to secure the indebtedness under the MidCap Credit Agreement. The occurrence of 
any of these events could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condion, results of operaons and liquidity.

We expect our interest expense to increase, and we may draw on our term loan availability to preserve our access to capital, both of which may adversely 
impact our financial results.

In  our  fiscal  2022,  we  incurred  approximately  $0.6  million  of  interest  expense  on  our  outstanding  debt  of  $10  million  with  our  prior  lender,  based  on  a 
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million on our revolving credit line with MidCap at an annual interest rate equal to 3.00% plus the greater of Term SOFR (as defined in the MidCap Credit 
Agreement) or 1.50%, which represented an annual interest rate of 6.04% as of such date. We also borrowed $25 million of term loans with MidCap as of 
October 14, 2022. We entered into a five-year interest rate swap transacon on October 14, 2022 with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. that fixed the annual interest 
rate on the $25 million of term loans at 10.205%. The combinaon of greater outstanding debt and higher interest rates will cause our interest expense to 
increase in our fiscal 2023 and beyond, which will adversely impact our cash flow and financial results.

Under the MidCap Credit Agreement, we may borrow up to an addional $75 million ($25 million of which is at the sole discreon of MidCap) in term loans, 
which may be drawn upon in increments of at least $10 million prior to December 31, 2024. Since we cannot draw upon the term loans between December 
31, 2024 and when they mature on October 1, 2027, we may, in order to preserve our access to this source of capital, elect to draw upon the term loans prior 
to when we would need the proceeds to fund our operaons. Such borrowing may cause our interest expense to increase further and adversely impact our 
financial results and cash flow aer such borrowing.

We may seek to prepay our borrowings under the MidCap Credit Agreement before its maturity, which would subject us to early terminaon fees and may 
lead us to raise capital on unfavorable terms.

Subject to certain limitaons, the term loans under our MidCap Credit Agreement have a prepayment fee for payments made prior to the maturity date equal 
to 3.0% of the prepaid principal amount for the first year following the closing date of the MidCap Credit Agreement, 2.0% of the prepaid principal amount for 
the second year following the closing date, and 1.0% of the prepaid principal amount for the third year following the closing date and thereaer. In addion, 
if the revolving credit facility under the MidCap Credit Agreement is terminated in whole or in part prior to the maturity date, we must pay a prepayment fee 
equal to 3.0% of the terminated commitment amount for the first year following the closing date of the MidCap Credit Agreement, 2.0% of the terminated 
commitment amount for the second year following the closing date and 1.0% of the terminated commitment amount for the third year following the closing 
date and thereaer. We also are required to pay a full exit fee at the me of maturity or full prepayment equal to 2.5% of the aggregate principal amount of 
the  term  loans  made  pursuant  to  the  MidCap  Credit  Agreement  and  a  paral  exit  fee  at  the  me  of  any  paral  prepayment  event  equal  to  2.5%  of  the 
amount prepaid.

To obtain more favorable interest rates or credit terms, or for other financial or strategic reasons, we may seek to prepay our borrowings under the MidCap 
Credit Agreement. To do so, we may seek to raise addional capital through equity offerings or debt financings and such addional financing may not be 
available to us on acceptable terms, or at all. Further, any addional equity or debt financing transacon may contain terms that are not favorable to us or our 
shareholders.  For  example,  if  we  raise  funds  by  issuing  equity  or  equity-linked  securies,  the  issuance  of  such  securies  could  result  in  diluon  to  our 
shareholders. Any equity securies issued also may provide for rights, preferences or privileges senior to those of holders of our common stock. Further, the 
issuance of addional equity securies by us, or the possibility of such issuance, may cause the market price of our common stock to decline.

In addion, the terms of debt securies issued or borrowings could impose significant restricons on our operaons including restricve covenants, such as 
limitaons on our ability to, among other things, dispose of assets, effect certain mergers, incur debt, grant liens, pay dividends and distribuons on capital 
stock, make investments and acquisions, and enter into transacons with affiliates, and other operang restricons that could adversely affect our ability to 
conduct our business.

If we enter into asset transacons, collaboraons or licensing arrangements to raise capital, we may be required to accept unfavorable terms, such as the 
relinquishment or licensing of certain technologies or products that we otherwise might seek to develop or commercialize ourselves, or reserve for future 
potenal arrangements when we might otherwise be able to achieve more favorable terms.

Failure  to  successfully  commercialize  the  Pounce™  venous  thrombectomy  product  obtained  in  the  acquision  of  Vetex  Medical  Limited  may  limit  our 
growth and adversely impact our operang results, balance sheet, cash flows and liquidity.

On  July  2,  2021,  we  completed  the  acquision  of  all  outstanding  shares  of  Vetex  Medical  Limited  (“Vetex”).  Vetex  holds  a  Food  and  Drug  Administraon 
510(k)  clearance,  E.U.  CE  Mark,  and  porolio  of  patents  related  to  the  Pounce  venous  mechanical  thrombectomy  catheter  product  (the  “Pounce  Venous 
Thrombectomy Catheter”). However, Vetex had not iniated commercial producon or established commercializaon of the product prior to the acquision. 
We acquired Vetex with an upfront cash payment of $39.9 million and are obligated to pay addional installments totaling $3.5 million in fiscal 2024 through 
fiscal 2027. An addional $3.5 million in payments are conngent upon the achievement of certain product development and regulatory milestones within a 
conngency period ending in fiscal 2027. As of the acquision date, we recognized $28 million in intangible assets, $3 million in deferred tax liabilies and 
$19 million in goodwill related to the acquision.

We began limited market evaluaons of the Pounce Venous Thrombectomy Catheter in June of 2022. For us to realize the ancipated benefits of the Vetex 
acquision, we must successfully establish commercial manufacturing for the Pounce Venous Thrombectomy Catheter, and successfully develop and execute 
a commercializaon strategy for the product. If we are unsuccessful, or encounter delays or cost overruns, in establishing commercial manufacturing for the 
Pounce Venous Thrombectomy Catheter, or if potenal customers do not adopt the Pounce Venous Thrombectomy Catheter at sufficient levels to make it a 
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results, cash flows and liquidity may be adversely impacted. Further, the goodwill and intangible assets that we recognized related to the acquision may 
become impaired if the financial performance of the Pounce Venous Thrombectomy Catheter does not meet our expectaons, which could negavely affect 
our balance sheet.

Concerns  over  a  study  that  reported  a  mortality  signal  associated  with  paclitaxel-coated  products  may  adversely  affect  market  acceptance  of  our 
paclitaxel-coated DCB products and our potenal revenues from them.

On  March  15,  2019,  the  FDA  issued  a  communicaon  (the  “FDA  communicaon”)  to  healthcare  providers  about  the  potenal  for  increased  long-term 
mortality aer use of paclitaxel-coated balloons and paclitaxel-elung stents (collecvely “paclitaxel-coated products”) to treat PAD in the femoropopliteal 
artery. The FDA communicaon updated a previous noficaon from the FDA on the same topic, which was in response to meta-analysis of randomized trials 
published  in  the  Journal  of  the  American  Heart  Associaon  in  December  2018.  Subsequently,  in  August  2019,  the  FDA  issued  an  update  on  the  use  of 
paclitaxel devices to treat PAD that recommended that physicians discuss the risks and benefits of all available treatment opons with their paents. The FDA 
communicaon and the potenal long-term mortality signal related to the use of paclitaxel-coated devices may adversely affect market acceptance of our 
paclitaxel-coated DCB products and the revenue we may realize from the commercializaon of the SurVeil DCB if the FDA grants premarket approval (“PMA”) 
for the product.

Failure to effecvely ulize our limited ability to make acquisions, to accurately financially model the impact of acquisions, or to integrate acquired 
businesses or technologies into our operaons successfully may limit our growth and adversely impact operang results, cash flows and liquidity.

The MidCap Credit Agreement defines acquisions broadly and limits our ability to pay for acquisions to (i) an aggregate of $10 million in cash consideraon 
over  the  five-year  term  of  the  MidCap  Credit  Agreement,  and  (ii)  consideraon  consisng  of  noncash  equity  interests.  Acquisions  of  complementary 
businesses or technologies can be important potenal catalysts for our revenue growth. Our limited ability to make cash acquisions may prevent us from 
making acquisions that would enhance our business and revenues. It also may cause us to use equity interests as consideraon for larger acquisions, which 
would dilute the equity interest of our exisng shareholders. 

Our  idenficaon  of  suitable  acquision  candidates  involves  risks  inherent  in  assessing  the  technology,  value,  strengths,  weaknesses,  overall  risks  and
profitability, if any, of acquision candidates. We may not be able to idenfy suitable acquision candidates, or we may be unable to execute acquisions due 
to compeon from buyers with more resources. 

Our ability to realize the ancipated benefits of a potenal acquision depends, in part, on the accuracy of our financial model of the ming and magnitude 
of cash flows, expenses and revenues related to the acquired business. If the expectaons reflected in our financial models for acquisions are not realized, 
our operang results, cash flows and liquidity may be materially adversely affected.

The process of integrang acquired businesses into our operaons could pose numerous and significant risks. In addion, future acquisions may cause large 
one-me expenses or create goodwill or other intangible assets that could result in future significant asset impairment charges. In addion, if we acquire 
enes that have not yet commercialized products, but rather are developing technologies for future commercializaon, our earnings per share may fluctuate 
as we expend significant funds for connued R&D efforts necessary to commercialize such acquired technology. 

Our failure to expand our management systems and controls to support ancipated growth or integrate acquisions could seriously harm our operang 
results and business.

Our  operaons  are  expanding,  and  we  expect  this  trend  to  connue  as  we  execute  our  business  strategy.  Execung  our  business  strategy  has  placed 
significant  demands  on  management  and  our  administrave,  development,  operaonal,  informaon  technology,  manufacturing,  financial  and  personnel 
resources. Accordingly, our future operang results will depend on the ability of our officers and other key employees to connue to implement and improve 
our operaonal, development, customer support and financial control systems, and effecvely expand, train and manage our employee base. Otherwise, we 
may not be able to manage our growth successfully.

Goodwill or other assets on our balance sheet may become impaired or require valuaon reserves, which could have a material adverse effect on our 
operang results.

As of September 30, 2022, we had $68.9 million of goodwill and intangible assets on our consolidated balance sheet. As required by the accounng guidance, 
we evaluate at least annually the potenal impairment of our goodwill. Tesng for impairment of goodwill involves the determinaon of the fair value of our 
reporng units. The esmaon of fair values involves a high degree of judgment and subjecvity in the assumpons used. We also evaluate other assets on 
our  balance  sheet,  including  definite-lived  intangible  assets,  whenever  events  or  changes  in  circumstances  indicate  that  their  carrying  value  may  not  be 
recoverable. Our esmate of the fair value of the assets may be based on fair value appraisals or discounted cash flow models using various inputs. Future 
impairment charges could materially adversely affect our results of operaons.

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In the fourth quarter of our fiscal 2022, we recognized $10.2 million of non-cash income tax expense related to the establishment of a full valuaon reserve 
against our U.S. deferred tax assets. While we do not have any unreserved U.S. deferred tax assets remaining on our balance sheet, we do have significant 
amounts of goodwill and other intangible assets on our balance sheet, which could be subject to future impairment charges.

The COVID-19 pandemic had adverse effects on our business and results of operaons, and it or other global health concerns could seriously harm our 
business, results of operaons, and financial condion.

Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. healthcare providers limited non-emergent elecve medical procedures other than high acuity treatments in order to 
conserve personal protecve equipment and limit exposure to COVID-19. The reducon in elecve medical procedures resulted in reducons in the use of 
certain  medical  devices,  which  in  turn  reduced  the  licensing  revenue  that  we  recognized  from  impacted  devices  that  incorporate  our  technologies. 
Throughout  the  pandemic,  we  incurred  addional  operang  expenses  to  facilitate  our  employees  working  from  home  when  possible,  provide  personal 
protecve  equipment,  enhance  cleaning  and  sanitaon  procedures,  and  modify  workspaces  to  reduce  the  potenal  for  disease  transmission.  We  also 
suspended operaons for limited periods in limited producon work areas when employees were idenfied as having COVID-19.

We cannot predict the duraon or scope of the COVID-19 pandemic or whether or when other global health concerns may emerge. In response to COVID-19 
resurgences  or  other  global  health  concerns,  we,  governments,  businesses,  and  healthcare  providers  may  take  acons  that  could  have  material  adverse 
effects on our business, results of operaons, cash flows, financial condion, and capital investments.

Our business could be adversely affected by global economic condions.

Prolonged economic uncertaines or downturns could adversely affect our business, financial condion, and results of operaons. Negave condions in the 
general economy in either the United States or abroad, including condions resulng from financial and credit market fluctuaons, increased inflaon and 
interest rates, changes in economic policy, trade uncertainty, including changes in tariffs, sancons, internaonal treaes, and other trade restricons, the 
occurrence of a natural disaster or global public health crisis, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, or armed conflicts, such as between Russia and Ukraine, impact 
corporate spending in general and negavely affect the growth of our business.

These condions could make it difficult for us and our customers to forecast and plan future business acvies accurately and could cause our customers to 
reevaluate  or  delay  their  decisions  to  license  our  technologies,  purchase  our  products  or  enter  into  R&D  arrangements  with  us.  A  substanal  downturn 
affecng our customers may cause them to react to worsening condions by reducing their capital expenditures in general or by specifically reducing their 
spending  on  medical  devices  and  technologies.  We  cannot  predict  the  ming,  strength,  or  duraon  of  any  economic  slowdown,  downturn,  instability,  or 
recovery, generally or within any parcular industry or geography. Any downturn of the general economy or industries in which we operate would adversely 
affect our business, financial condion, and results of operaons.

We  recognize  revenue  in  accordance  with  complex  accounng  standards,  and  changes  in  circumstances  or  interpretaons  may  lead  to  accounng 
adjustments. Failure to implement these standards properly might impact the effecveness of our internal control over financial reporng or impact the 
reliability of our financial reporng.

Our  revenue  recognion  policies  involve  applicaon  of  complex  accounng  standards,  including  the  determinaon  of  when  control  is  transferred  to  the 
customer  and  the  allocaon  of  the  transacon  price  to  mulple  performance  obligaons.  Our  compliance  with  such  accounng  standards  oen  involves 
management’s judgment regarding whether the criteria set forth in the standards have been met such that we can recognize as revenue the amounts that we 
expect to receive as payment for our products or services. We base our judgments on assumpons that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. 
However, these judgments, or the assumpons underlying them, may change over me. In addion, the SEC or the Financial Accounng Standards Board 
(“FASB”) may issue new posions or revised guidance on the treatment of complex accounng maers. Changes in circumstances or third-party guidance 
could  cause  our  judgments  to  change  with  respect  to  our  interpretaons  of  these  complex  standards,  and  transacons  recorded,  including  revenue 
recognized, for one or more prior reporng periods, could be adversely affected. In addion, failure to implement these standards properly could impact the 
effecveness of our internal control over financial reporng or impact the reliability of our financial reporng, which could cause investors to lose confidence 
in our reported financial informaon and have a negave effect on the trading price of our stock.

Our business includes foreign operaons, which exposes us to certain risks related to fluctuaons in U.S. dollar and foreign currency exchange rates.

We  report  our  consolidated  financial  statements  in  U.S.  dollars.  In  a  period  where  the  U.S.  dollar  is  strengthening  or  weakening  relave  to  the  Euro,  our 
revenue  and  expenses  denominated  in  the  Euro  are  translated  into  U.S.  dollars  at  a  lower  or  higher  value  than  they  would  be  in  an  otherwise  constant 
currency exchange rate environment. As our foreign operaons expand, the effects may become material to our consolidated financial statements.

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Changes in product mix and increased manufacturing costs could cause our product gross margin percentage to fluctuate or decline in the future. 

Changes in our product mix and increases in manufacturing costs could cause our gross profit percentage to fluctuate or decline in the future. These factors, 
together with the scale-up of our manufacturing operaons, parcularly in Ireland, adversely affected our gross margin percentage for the last fiscal year and 
these factors will likely connue to affect our gross profit percentage in fiscal 2023 and beyond.

RISKS RELATING TO OUR OPERATIONS AND RELIANCE ON THIRD PARTIES

We rely on third pares to market, distribute and sell most products incorporang our coang and device technologies, as well as certain of our vascular 
intervenon products.

A principal element of our business strategy is to enter into licensing arrangements with medical device and other companies that manufacture products 
incorporang our technologies. We derived 36%, 45%, and 43% of our revenue from royales and license fees (including related to our SurVeil DCB) under 
such licensing arrangements in fiscal 2022, 2021 and 2020, respecvely. The revenue that we derive from such arrangements depends upon our ability, or our 
licensees’  ability,  to  successfully  develop,  obtain  regulatory  approval  for,  manufacture  (if  applicable),  market,  and  sell  products  incorporang  our 
technologies. Many of these factors are outside of our control. Our failure, or the failure of our licensees, to meet these requirements could have a material 
adverse effect on our business, financial condion and results of operaons.

Addionally,  a  licensee  could  modify  their  product  in  such  a  way  that  it  no  longer  incorporates  our  technology.  Moreover,  under  our  standard  license 
agreements, licensees can terminate the license for any reason upon 90 days’ prior wrien noce. Exisng and potenal licensees have no obligaon to deal 
exclusively with us and may pursue parallel development or licensing of compeng technologies on their own or with third pares. A decision by a licensee to 
terminate its relaonship with us could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condion and results of operaons. 

In fiscal 2018, we entered into an agreement with Abbo whereby Abbo will have exclusive worldwide commercializaon rights for the SurVeil DCB. Upon 
receipt of U.S. regulatory approval for the SurVeil DCB, Abbo has the right to purchase commercial units from us and we will realize revenue from product 
sales to Abbo at an agreed-upon transfer price, as well as a share of net profits resulng from third-party product sales by Abbo. Upon receipt of U.S. 
regulatory approval, we will rely on Abbo to effecvely market and sell the SurVeil DCB. If Abbo is unable or unwilling to effecvely market and sell the 
SurVeil DCB, it could have a have material adverse effect on our business, financial condion and results of operaons.

We have not produced our SurVeil DCB on a commercial scale. If the FDA grants PMA for the product, we may encounter challenges in scaling up our 
producon of it, which could have an adverse impact on our operang results.

If the FDA grants PMA of our SurVeil DCB, we expect Abbo to launch commercializaon of the product in the U.S. We will be responsible for manufacturing 
commercial  quanes  of  the  product.  The  SurVeil DCB  is  a  highly  complicated  drug/device  combinaon  product  that  we  have  never  manufactured  on  a 
commercial scale. It is not uncommon for there to be low yields, inefficiencies, or producon issues when the manufacturing processes for a complicated 
product  are  ramped  up  to  commercial  scale.  Any  producon  issues  related  to  our  SurVeil DCB  could  have  material  adverse  effects  on  our  revenues  and
operang results. 

A poron of our IVD business relies on distribuon agreements and relaonships with various third pares, and any adverse change in those relaonships 
could result in a loss of revenue and harm that business.

We  sell  many  of  our  IVD  products  outside  of  the  U.S.  through  distributors.  Some  of  our  distributors  also  sell  our  competors’  products.  If  they  favor  our 
competors’ products for any reason, they may fail to market our products as effecvely or to devote resources necessary to provide significant sales, which 
would  cause  our  results  to  suffer.  Addionally,  we  serve  as  the  exclusive  distributor  in  the  U.S.,  Canada  and  Puerto  Rico  for  DIARECT  GmbH  (Part  of  BBI 
Soluons) for its recombinant and nave angens. The success of these arrangements with these third pares depends, in part, on the connued adherence 
to the terms of our agreements with them. Any disrupon in these arrangements will adversely affect our financial condion and results of operaons.

We rely on our customers to accurately report and make payments under our license agreements with them.

We rely on our performance coangs technology customers to determine whether the products that they sell are royalty-bearing and, if so, to report and pay 
the amount of royales owed to us under our agreements with them. The majority of our performance coangs technology license agreements with our 
customers give us the right to audit their records to verify the accuracy of their reports to us. However, these audits can be expensive, me-consuming and 
possibly detrimental to our ongoing business relaonships with our customers. Inaccuracies in customer royalty reports have resulted in, and could result in, 
addional  overpayments  or  underpayments  of  royales,  which  could  have  a  material  adverse  effect  on  our  business,  financial  condion  and  results  of 
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We currently have limited or no redundancy in our manufacturing facilies for certain products, and we may lose revenue and be unable to maintain our 
customer relaonships if we lose our producon capacity.

We manufacture all of our performance coang reagents (and provide coang manufacturing services for certain customers) and our IVD products at one of 
our Eden Prairie, Minnesota facilies. We also manufacture balloon catheter products at our facility in Ballinasloe, Ireland and catheter-based medical devices 
in limited quanes in one of our facilies in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. If we receive the necessary regulatory approvals, we plan to manufacture our SurVeil 
DCB  both  in  our  Ireland  facility  and  in  our  manufacturing  facility  in  Eden  Prairie,  Minnesota.  If  our  exisng  producon  facilies  become  incapable  of 
manufacturing products for any reason, we may be unable to meet producon requirements, we may lose revenue and we may not be able to maintain our 
relaonships with our customers, including certain of our licensees. In addion, because most of our customers use our performance coang reagents to 
manufacture their own products that generate royalty revenue for us, failure by us to supply these reagents could result in decreased royalty revenue, as well 
as  decreased  revenue  from  our  performance  coang  product  sales.  Without  our  exisng  producon  facilies,  we  would  have  no  other  means  of 
manufacturing  products  unl  we  were  able  to  restore  the  manufacturing  capability  at  these  facilies  or  develop  one  or  more  alternave  manufacturing 
facilies. Although we carry business interrupon insurance to cover lost revenue and profits in an amount we consider adequate, this insurance does not 
cover  all  possible  situaons.  In  addion,  our  business  interrupon  insurance  would  not  compensate  us  for  the  loss  of  opportunity  and  potenal  adverse 
impact on relaons with our exisng customers resulng from our inability to produce products for them.

We may face product liability claims related to parcipaon in clinical trials or the use or misuse of our products.

The development and sale of medical devices and component products involves inherent risks of product liability claims. For medical device products that 
incorporate  our  performance  coang  technologies,  most  of  the  licenses  provide  us  with  indemnificaon  against  such  claims.  However,  there  can  be  no 
assurance  that  product  liability  claims  will  not  be  filed  against  us  for  such  products,  or  for  medical  device  products  that  we  manufacture  as  part  of  our 
vascular  intervenon  product  strategy,  that  pares  indemnifying  us  will  have  the  financial  ability  to  honor  their  indemnificaon  obligaons,  or  that  such 
manufacturers will not seek indemnificaon or other relief from us for any such claims. Any product liability claims, with or without merit, could result in 
costly ligaon, reduced sales, significant liabilies and diversion of our management’s me, aenon and resources. We have obtained a level of liability 
insurance coverage that we believe is appropriate to our acvies, however, we cannot be sure that our product liability insurance coverage is adequate or 
that it will connue to be available to us on acceptable terms, if at all. Furthermore, we do not expect to be able to obtain insurance covering our costs and 
losses as a result of any recall of products or devices incorporang our technologies because of alleged defects, whether such recall is instuted by us, by a 
customer, or is required by a regulatory agency. A product liability claim, recall or other claim with respect to uninsured liabilies, or for amounts in excess of 
insured liabilies, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condion and results of operaons.

Our revenue will be harmed if we experience disrupons in our supply chain.

Supply chains across many industries have experienced delays and disrupons due to a wide variety of factors including labor and materials shortages and a 
lack of transportaon capacity. A disrupon in the supply of even a minor competent of a product can have a major impact on the producon and delivery of 
that product. Further, we currently purchase some of the components we use to manufacture reagents from sole suppliers. If any of our suppliers becomes 
unwilling to supply components to us, experiences an interrupon in its producon, or is otherwise unable to provide us, on a mely basis or at all, with 
sufficient material to manufacture our reagents and other products, we will experience producon interrupons. If we lose our sole supplier of any parcular 
reagent component or are otherwise unable to procure all components required for our reagent manufacturing for an extended period of me, we may lose 
the ability to manufacture the reagents our customers require to commercialize products incorporang our technology. This could result in lost royales and 
product sales, which would harm our financial results. Adding suppliers to our approved vendor list may require significant me and resources. We rounely 
aempt  to  maintain  mulple  suppliers  of  each  of  our  significant  materials,  so  we  will  have  alternave  suppliers,  if  necessary.  However,  if  the  number  of 
suppliers of a material is reduced, or if we are otherwise unable to obtain our material requirements on a mely basis and on favorable terms, our operaons 
may be harmed.

We depend upon key personnel and may not be able to aract or retain qualified personnel in the future.

Our  success  depends  upon  our  ability  to  retain  and  aract  highly  qualified  management  and  technical  personnel.  We  face  intense  compeon  for  such 
qualified personnel. We do not maintain key person insurance, and we generally do not enter into employment agreements, except with certain execuve 
officers. Although we have non-compete agreements with most employees, there can be no assurance that such agreements will be enforceable. The loss of 
the services of one or more key employees or the failure to aract and retain addional qualified personnel could have a material adverse effect on our 
business, financial condion and results of operaons.

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Security breaches and other disrupons could compromise our informaon and expose us to liability, which would cause our business and reputaon to 
suffer.

We collect and store sensive data, including intellectual property, our proprietary business informaon and that of our customers, suppliers and business 
partners, and personally idenfiable informaon of our customers and employees, on our networks. The secure maintenance of this informaon is crical to 
our  operaons  and  business  strategy,  and  our  customers  expect  that  we  will  securely  maintain  their  informaon.  Despite  our  security  measures,  our 
informaon  technology  and  infrastructure  may  be  vulnerable  to  aacks  by  hackers  resulng  from  employee  error,  malfeasance  or  other  disrupons.  Any 
informaon technology breach could compromise our networks and the informaon stored on them could be accessed, publicly disclosed, lost or stolen. Any 
such access, disclosure or other loss of informaon could result in legal claims or proceedings, liability under personal privacy laws and regulatory penales, 
disrupt our operaons and the services that we provide to our customers, damage our reputaon and cause a loss of confidence in our products and services, 
any of which could adversely affect our business and compeve posion.

Our  informaon systems, and those of third-party suppliers with whom we contract, require an ongoing commitment of significant resources to maintain, 
protect  and  enhance  exisng  systems  and  develop  new  systems  to  keep  pace  with  connuing  changes  in  informaon  technology,  evolving  systems  and 
regulatory standards, and changing threats. These systems could be vulnerable to service interrupons or to security breaches from inadvertent or intenonal 
acons by our employees, third-party vendors and/or business partners, or from cyber-aacks by malicious third pares. We also are subject to other cyber-
aacks, including state-sponsored cyber-aacks, industrial espionage, insider threats, computer denial-of-service aacks, computer viruses, ransomware and 
other malware, payment fraud or other cyber incidents. Any significant breakdown, intrusion, breach, interrupon, corrupon or destrucon of these systems 
could have a material adverse effect on our business and reputaon and could materially adversely affect our results of operaons and financial condion.

RISKS RELATING TO OUR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

We may not be able to obtain, maintain or protect proprietary rights necessary for the commercializaon of our technologies.

Our success depends, in large part, on our ability to obtain and maintain patents and trade secrets. We have been granted U.S. and foreign patents and have 
U.S. and foreign patent applicaons pending related to our proprietary technologies. There can be no assurance that any pending patent applicaon will be 
approved, that we will develop addional proprietary technologies that are patentable, that any patents issued will provide us with compeve advantages 
or  will  not  be  challenged  or  invalidated  by  third  pares,  that  the  patents  of  others  will  not  prevent  the  commercializaon  of  products  incorporang  our 
technologies,  or  that  others  will  not  independently  develop  similar  technologies  or  design  around  our  patents.  Furthermore,  because  we  generate  a 
significant amount of our revenue through licensing arrangements, the loss or expiraon of patent protecon for our licensed technologies will result in a 
reducon  of  the  revenue  derived  from  these  arrangements,  which  may  have  a  material  adverse  effect  on  our  business,  cash  flow,  results  of  operaons, 
financial posion and prospects.

We  may  become  involved  in  expensive  and  unpredictable  patent  ligaon  or  other  intellectual  property  proceedings  which  could  result  in  liability  for 
damages or impair our development and commercializaon efforts.

Our commercial success also will depend, in part, on our ability to avoid infringing patent or other intellectual property rights of third pares. There has been 
substanal ligaon regarding patent and other intellectual property rights in the medical device and pharmaceucal industries, and intellectual property 
ligaon may be used against us as a means of gaining a compeve advantage. Intellectual property ligaon is complex, me consuming and expensive, 
and the outcome of such ligaon is difficult to predict. If we were found to be infringing any third-party patent or other intellectual property right, we could 
be  required  to  pay  significant  damages,  alter  our  products  or  processes,  obtain  licenses  from  others,  which  we  may  not  be  able  to  do  on  commercially 
reasonable terms, if at all, or cease commercializaon of our products and processes. Any of these outcomes could have a material adverse effect on our 
business, financial condion and results of operaons.

Patent ligaon or certain other administrave proceedings may also be necessary to enforce our patents or to determine the scope and validity of third-
party proprietary rights. These acvies could result in substanal cost to us, even if the eventual outcome is favorable to us. An adverse outcome from any 
such ligaon or interference proceeding could subject us to significant liabilies to third pares, require disputed rights to be licensed from third pares or 
require us to cease using our technology. Any acon to defend or prosecute intellectual property would be costly and result in significant diversion of the 
efforts of our management and technical personnel, regardless of outcome, and could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condion and 
results of operaons.

If we are unable to keep our trade secrets confidenal, our technology and proprietary informaon may be used by others to compete against us.

We rely significantly upon proprietary technology, informaon, processes and know-how that are not subject to patent protecon. We seek to protect this 
informaon through trade secret or confidenality agreements with our employees, consultants, potenal licensees, or other pares as well as through other 
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measure will provide meaningful protecon for our un-patented proprietary informaon. In addion, our trade secrets may otherwise become known or be 
independently developed by competors. If we determine that our proprietary rights have been misappropriated, we may seek to enforce our rights which 
would  draw  upon  our  financial  resources  and  divert  the  me  and  efforts  of  our  management,  and  could  have  a  material  adverse  effect  on  our  business, 
financial condion and results of operaons.

If we are unable to convince our customers to adopt our advanced generaon of hydrophilic coang technologies, our royalty revenue may decrease, and 
the expiraon of the patent family protecng this technology has and will connue to result in a reducon of the royalty revenue associated with exisng 
license agreements.

In our Medical Device segment, we have licensed our PhotoLink hydrophilic technology to a number of our customers for use in a variety of medical device 
surface applicaons. We have several U.S. and internaonal issued patents and pending U.S. and internaonal patent applicaons protecng various aspects 
of  these  technologies,  including  composions,  methods  of  manufacture,  and  methods  of  coang  devices.  The  ancipated  expiraon  dates  of  the  patents 
range from fiscal 2026 to 2039. These patents and patent applicaons represent disnct families, with each family generally covering a successive generaon 
of the technology, including improvements that enhance coang performance, manufacturability, or other important features desired by our customers. 

Our fourth-generaon PhotoLink technology was protected by a family of patents that expired in the first quarter of fiscal 2020 in all countries where patent 
coverage existed for the technology, except in Japan, where the relevant patent expired in the first quarter of fiscal 2021. Of the license agreements using our 
fourth-generaon technologies, most connue to generate royalty revenue beyond patent expiraon, but at a reduced royalty rate. 

While we are acvely working to encourage and support our customers’ adopon of our advanced generaons of our hydrophilic coang technology, there 
can  be  no  assurance  that  they  will  do  so,  or  that  those  customers  that  have  adopted,  or  will  adopt,  our  hydrophilic  coang  technology  will  sell  products 
ulizing our technology which will generate earned royalty revenue for us.

If we or any of our licensees breach any of the agreements under which we have in-licensed intellectual property from others, we could be deprived of 
important intellectual property rights and future revenue.

We  are  a  party  to  various  agreements  through  which  we  have  in-licensed  or  otherwise  acquired  rights  to  certain  technologies  that  are  important  to  our 
business.  In  exchange  for  the  rights  granted  to  us  under  these  agreements,  we  have  agreed  to  meet  certain  research,  development,  commercializaon, 
sublicensing,  royalty,  indemnificaon,  insurance  or  other  obligaons.  If  we  or  one  of  our  licensees  fails  to  comply  with  these  obligaons  set  forth  in  the 
relevant  agreement  through  which  we  have  acquired  rights,  we  may  be  unable  to  effecvely  use,  license,  or  otherwise  exploit  the  relevant  intellectual 
property rights and may be deprived of current or future revenue that is associated with such intellectual property.

RISKS RELATING TO CLINICAL AND REGULATORY MATTERS

The FDA has requested addional data, and may connue to make such requests, in its review of the premarket approval applicaon for our SurVeil DCB, 
which may delay FDA acon on the applicaon and have an adverse impact on our operang results and cash flows. 

In June 2021, we submied the fourth and final module of the PMA applicaon to the FDA related to our SurVeil DCB. In its subsequent comments on the 
PMA applicaon, the FDA requested addional tesng data in order to evaluate the product and its unique technologies. In October 2022, we submied a 
complete response, including addional tesng data, to the FDA’s comments on our PMA applicaon for the SurVeil DCB. The FDA may request addional 
informaon, including test data, related to our most recent submission in support of the PMA applicaon.

As we previously have disclosed, we expect to receive a $27 million milestone payment under the Abbo Agreement following FDA approval of our PMA 
applicaon, if it ulmately is granted. Further, we expect Abbo to begin commercializaon of the SurVeil DCB following such approval, if granted. There can 
be no assurance that the SurVeil DCB will receive FDA approval. If FDA approval of the SurVeil DCB is delayed or denied, our operang results and cash flows 
may be materially adversely impacted. 

The development of new products and enhancement of exisng products requires significant research and development and regulatory approvals, which 
may require clinical trials, all of which may be very expensive and me-consuming and may not result in commercially viable products.

The  development  of  new  products  and  enhancement  of  exisng  products  requires  significant  investment  in  research  and  development  and  regulatory 
approvals. Regulators may require successful clinical trials prior to granng approvals for new or enhanced products.

There  can  be  no  assurance  that  any  products  now  in  development,  or  that  we  may  seek  to  develop  or  refine  in  the  future,  will  achieve  technological 
feasibility, obtain regulatory approval or gain market acceptance. If we are unable to obtain regulatory approval for new products or enhanced products, our 
ability to successfully compete in the markets in which we parcipate may be materially adversely impacted. A delay in the development or approval of new
products and technologies may also adversely impact the ming of when these products contribute to our future revenue and earnings growth.

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Delays in clinical studies are common and have many causes, and any significant delay in clinical studies being conducted by us could result in delays in 
obtaining regulatory approvals and jeopardize the ability to proceed to commercializaon of our products.

We have conducted clinical studies on DCB products, some of which are ongoing. We may conduct addional clinical studies on our DCB or other products. 
There  are  risks  involved  in  such  clinical  studies,  including  that  they  may  fail  to  enroll  a  sufficient  number  of  paents  for  a  variety  of  reasons  or  fail  to  be 
completed on schedule, if at all. Clinical studies for any of our products could be delayed or terminated for a variety of reasons, including, but not limited to:

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delays in reaching agreement with applicable regulatory authories on a clinical study design;

issuance  of  publicaons  or  communicaons  relang  to  the  safety  of  certain  medical  devices,  including  studies  and  communicaons  regarding  the 
evaluaon of risks associated with paclitaxel-coated products, which resulted in a temporary pause in enrollment in our TRANSCEND clinical study in 
fiscal 2019;

suspension or terminaon of a clinical study by us, the FDA or foreign regulatory authories due to adverse events or safety concerns relang to our 
product; and

delays in recruing suitable paents willing to parcipate in a study, or delays in having paents complete parcipaon or return for post-treatment 
follow-up.

If  the  iniaon  or  compleon  of  any  of  the  ongoing  or  planned  clinical  studies  for  our  products  is  delayed  for  any  of  the  above  or  other  reasons,  the 
regulatory approval process would be delayed and the ability to commercialize and commence sales of our products could be materially harmed. Addionally, 
clinical study delays may allow our competors to bring products to market before we do, which could impair our ability to successfully commercialize our 
product candidates. Any of these events could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condion and results of operaons.

We cannot be sure that clinical studies of our products will be successful, or that their results will be adequate to obtain or maintain regulatory approvals.

We cannot be sure that the endpoints or safety profile of any clinical trial will be met. In addion, we cannot be sure that any clinical trial that is successful 
will support regulatory approval of the product subject to the trial. We may expend significant financial and human capital resources on clinical trials. If they 
fail to achieve their endpoints, or support regulatory approvals, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condion and results of 
operaons.

Healthcare policy changes may have a material adverse effect on us.

Healthcare  costs  have  risen  significantly  during  the  past  decade.  There  have  been  and  connue  to  be  proposals  by  legislators,  regulators  and  third-party 
payers to reduce healthcare expenditures. Certain proposals, if implemented, would impose limitaons on the prices our customers will be able to charge for 
our  products,  or  the  amounts  of  reimbursement  available  for  their  products  from  governmental  agencies  or  third-party  payers,  or  otherwise  negavely 
impact pricing and reimbursement. Because a significant poron of our revenue is currently derived from royales on products that constute a percentage 
of our customer’s product’s selling price, these limitaons could have an adverse effect on our revenue.

Healthcare reform connues to be a prominent polical topic. We cannot predict what healthcare programs and regulaons may ulmately be implemented 
at the federal or state level or the effect of any future legislaon or regulaon in the U.S. or internaonally may have on our business.

Vascular  intervenon  medical  devices  and  other  products  incorporang  our  technologies  are  subject  to  increasing  scruny  and  regulaons,  including 
extensive approval/clearance processes and manufacturing requirements. Any adverse regulatory and/or enforcement acon (for us or our licensees) may
materially affect our financial condion and business operaons.

Our  products  and  our  business  acvies  are  subject  to  complex  regulatory  regimes  both  in  the  U.S.  and  internaonally.  Addionally,  certain  state 
governments and the federal government have enacted legislaon aimed at increasing transparency of industry interacons with healthcare providers. Any 
failure to comply with these legal and regulatory requirements could impact our business. In addion, we will connue to devote substanal human capital 
and financial resources to further developing and implemenng policies, systems and processes to comply with enhanced legal and regulatory requirements, 
which may impact our business and results of operaons. We ancipate that governmental authories will connue to scrunize our industry closely, and 
that addional regulaon may increase compliance and legal costs, exposure to ligaon, and other adverse effects to our operaons.

To varying degrees, the FDA and comparable agencies outside the U.S. require us to comply with laws and regulaons governing the development, tesng, 
manufacturing,  labeling,  markeng  and  distribuon  of  our  products.  Our  compliance  with  these  laws  and  regulaons  takes  significant  human  capital  and 
financial resources; involves stringent tesng and surveillance; involves aenon to any needed product improvements (such as modificaons, repairs, or 
replacements); and may include significant limitaons of the uses of our products.

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Changes in exisng regulaons or adopon of new governmental regulaons or policies could prevent or delay regulatory approval of products incorporang 
our technologies or subject us to addional regulaon. Failure or delay by us or our licensees in obtaining FDA, E.U., and other necessary regulatory approval 
or clearance, or the loss of previously obtained approvals, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condion and results of operaons.

RISKS RELATING TO OUR SECURITIES

Our stock price has been volale and may connue to be volale.

The  trading  price  of  our  common  stock  has  been,  and  may  connue  to  be,  highly  volale,  in  large  part  aributable  to  developments  and  circumstances 
related  to  factors  idenfied  in  “Forward-looking  Statements”  and  “Risk  Factors.”  Our  common  stock  price  may  rise  or  fall  sharply  at  any  me  based  on 
announcement regarding regulatory acons, our operaons or our financial performance; as a result of sales executed by significant holders of our stock; 
because of short posions taken by investors from me to me in our stock; or due to factors unrelated to our performance, including industry-specific or 
general economic condions. In addion, in the past, stockholders have instuted securies class acon ligaon following periods of market volality. If we 
were to become involved in securies ligaon, it could subject us to substanal costs, divert resources and the aenon of management from our business 
and harm our business, results of operaons, financial condion and reputaon. These factors may materially and adversely affect the market price of our 
common stock.

ITEM 1B.  UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS.

None.

ITEM 2.  PROPERTIES.

Our principal operaons are located in Eden Prairie, a suburb of Minneapolis, Minnesota, where we own a building that has approximately 64,000 square feet 
of space ulized by our Corporate, Medical Device and IVD reportable segments. We also own a 45,000 square foot building in Ballinasloe, Ireland dedicated 
to our Medical Device segment. We lease a warehouse in Eden Prairie  through December 2025. We lease a 90,000 square foot facility in Eden Prairie through 
April  2028,  which  is  primarily  used  by  our  Medical  Device  segment  for  operaons,  R&D,  and  redundant  manufacturing  capacity.  We  lease  office  space  in 
Galway, Ireland  through April 2024 dedicated to our Medical Device segment. We own an undeveloped parcel of land adjacent to our principal facility in Eden 
Prairie, which we may use to accommodate our growth needs. The Midcap  Credit Agreement requires that all of our owned real property, including the 
properes set forth above, be subject to mortgages securing our obligaons under the Midcap Credit Agreement.

ITEM 3.  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

See the discussion of “Ligaon” in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements in “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” in Part II, Item 8 of this 
Annual Report on Form 10-K, which is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 4.  MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES.

Not Applicable.

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PART II

ITEM 5.  MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES.

Our stock is traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “SRDX.” 

Our transfer agent is:

Broadridge Corporate Issuer Soluons, Inc.
P.O. Box 1342 
Brentwood, NY 11717
1-877-830-4936

According to the records of our transfer agent, as of November 18, 2022, there were 269 holders of record of our common stock.

We have never declared or paid any dividends on our common stock. We currently intend to retain future earnings, if any, for the operaon and expansion of 
our business and to repurchase shares of our common stock under the repurchase authorizaon described below, if appropriate, and therefore we do not 
ancipate declaring or paying cash dividends in the foreseeable future. The declaraon and payment by Surmodics of future dividends, if any, on our common 
stock will be at the sole discreon of the Board of Directors and will depend on our ancipated earnings, financial condion, capital requirements and other 
factors that the Board of Directors deems relevant. In addion, the MidCap Credit Agreement restricts our ability to pay dividends.

On November 6, 2015, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized it to repurchase up to an addional $20.0 million (“fiscal 2016 authorizaon”) of the 
Company’s  outstanding  common  stock  in  open-market  purchases,  privately  negoated  transacons,  block  trades,  accelerated  share  repurchase  (“ASR”) 
transacons, tender offers or by any combinaon of such methods. The share repurchase program does not have a fixed expiraon date.

On  November  5,  2014,  the  Company’s  Board  of  Directors  authorized  it  to  repurchase  up  to  $30.0  million  (“fiscal  2015  authorizaon”)  of  the  Company’s 
outstanding common stock in open-market purchases, privately negoated transacons, block trades, ASR transacons, tender offers or by any combinaon 
of such methods. An aggregate of $20.0 million of the fiscal 2015 authorizaon was ulized in fiscal 2015, with an addional $4.7 million ulized in fiscal 
2017. The share repurchase program does not have a fixed expiraon date.

The Company has an aggregate of $25.3 million available for future common stock purchases under the current authorizaons. The MidCap Credit Agreement 
restricts our ability to purchase our common stock.

Issuer Repurchases of Equity Securies

The following table presents the informaon with respect to purchases made by or on behalf of Surmodics, Inc. or any “affiliated purchaser” (as defined in 
Rule 10b-18(a)(3) under the Securies Exchange Act of 1934), of our common stock during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2022:

Total Number of 
Shares Purchased (1)

Average Price Paid 
Per Share

Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part 
of Publicly  Announced Programs

Maximum Dollar Value of Shares 
that May Yet Be Purchased 
Under the Programs

Period:

July 1 – 31, 2022
August 1 – 31, 2022
September 1 – 30, 2022

Total

188     $
—      
343      
531      

28.00      
—      
29.62      
29.04      

—     $
—      
—      
—    

25,300,000  
25,300,000  
25,300,000  

(1) All shares reported were delivered by employees in connecon with the sasfacon of tax withholding obligaons related to the vesng of shares of 

restricted stock.

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Stock Performance Chart

The following chart compares the cumulave total shareholder return on the Company’s Common Stock with the cumulave total return on the Nasdaq US 
Benchmark  Total  Return  Index  (our  broad  equity  market  index)  and  the  Nasdaq  Medical  Supplies  Total  Return  Index  (our  published  industry  index).  The 
comparisons assume $100 was invested on September 30, 2017 and assume reinvestment of dividends.

$100 investment in stock or index
Surmodics
Nasdaq US Benchmark Total 
Return Index
Nasdaq Medical Supplies Total 
Return Index

ITEM 6.  [RESERVED].

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ITEM 7.  MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.

The  following  discussion  and  analysis  provide  informaon  management  believes  is  useful  in  understanding  the  operang  results,  cash  flows  and  financial 
condion of Surmodics. The following discussion should be read together with our audited consolidated financial statements and related notes appearing 
elsewhere in this report. Any discussion and analysis regarding our future financial condion and results of operaons are forward-looking statements that 
involve risks, uncertaines and assumpons, as more fully idenfied in “Forward-looking Statements” and “Risk Factors.” Our actual future financial condion
and results of operaons may differ materially from those ancipated in the forward-looking statements.

Overview

Surmodics, Inc. (referred to as “Surmodics,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” “our” and other like terms) is a leading provider of performance coang technologies 
for  intravascular  medical  devices  and  chemical  and  biological  components  for  in  vitro  diagnosc  (“IVD”)  immunoassay  tests  and  microarrays.  Surmodics 
develops and commercializes highly differenated vascular intervenon medical devices that are designed to address unmet clinical needs and engineered to 
the most demanding requirements. This key growth strategy leverages the combinaon of the Company’s experse in proprietary surface modificaon and 
drug-delivery  coang  technologies,  along  with  its  device  design,  development  and  manufacturing  capabilies.  The  Company’s  mission  is  to  improve  the 
detecon and treatment of disease. Surmodics is headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.

Vascular Intervenon Medical Device Plaorms

Within our Medical Device segment, we develop and manufacture our own proprietary vascular intervenon medical device products, which leverage our 
experse in performance coang technologies, product design and engineering capabilies. We believe our strategy of developing our own medical device 
products has increased, and will connue to increase, our relevance in the medical device industry. This strategy is key to our future growth and profitability, 
providing us with the opportunity to capture more revenue and operang margin with vascular intervenon device products than we would by licensing our 
device-enabling technologies.

Highlighted below are select medical device products within our development pipeline that are a focus for development and commercializaon efforts. For 
both our thrombectomy and radial access plaorms, we are pursuing commercializaon via a direct sales strategy leveraging a small team of experienced 
sales  professionals  and  clinical  specialists.  Beginning  in  fiscal  2022,  we  began  to  see  modest,  but  meaningful  and  growing  revenue  associated  with  the 
adopon, ulizaon and sales of our Pounce™ and Sublime™ plaorm products. 

Pounce Thrombectomy Plaorm

We  have  successfully  developed,  internally  and  through  acquisions,  two  U.S.  Food  and  Drug  Administraon  ("FDA"  or  the  “Agency”)  510(k)-cleared 
mechanical  thrombectomy  devices  for  the  non-surgical  removal  of  thrombi  and  emboli  (clots)  from  the  peripheral  vasculature  (legs).  In  addion  to  FDA 
clearance, our Pounce Venous Thrombectomy System has received the Conformité Européenne Mark (“CE Mark”) approval prerequisite for commercializaon 
in the European Union (”E.U.”). We believe that the ease of use, intuive design and efficient performance of our thrombectomy products make these devices 
viable first-line treatment opons for intervenonalists. These devices include:

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Pounce Arterial Thrombectomy System for removal of clots from arteries in the legs associated with peripheral arterial disease (“PAD”). Commercial 
sales began in the first quarter of fiscal 2022.

Pounce Venous Thrombectomy System for removal of clots from veins in the legs generally associated with venous thromboembolism (”VTE”). Limited 
market evaluaons are planned for fiscal 2023 to obtain physician feedback across a variety of cases and clinical condions.

Sublime Radial Access Plaorm

We have successfully developed and secured FDA 510(k) regulatory clearance for a suite of devices that enable vascular intervenon via radial (wrist) access 
for which commercial sales began in the first quarter of fiscal 2022. These devices include:

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Sublime guide sheath to provide the conduit for peripheral intervenon with an access point at the wrist that enables treatment all the way to the pedal 
loop of the foot;

Sublime .014 RX PTA dilataon catheter for treatment of lesions in arteries below the knee all the way to the paent’s foot and around the pedal loop; 
and

Sublime .018 RX PTA dilataon catheter for treatment of lesions in arteries above and below the knee.

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Drug-coated Balloon Plaorm

Surmodics’  drug-coated  balloons  (“DCBs”)  are  designed  for  vascular  intervenons  to  treat  PAD,  a  condion  that  causes  a  narrowing  of  the  blood  vessels 
supplying the extremies.

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•

SurVeilTM DCB is a paclitaxel-coated DCB to treat PAD in the upper leg (superficial femoral artery). In fiscal 2018, we entered into an agreement (the 
“Abbo Agreement”) with Abbo Vascular, Inc. (“Abbo”) that provides Abbo with exclusive worldwide commercializaon rights to the SurVeil DCB 
product.  Our  SurVeil  DCB  ulizes  a  proprietary  paclitaxel  drug-excipient  formulaon  for  a  durable  balloon  coang  and  is  manufactured  using  an 
innovave process to improve coang uniformity. 

The SurVeil DCB has the necessary regulatory approval for commercializaon in the E.U., and ming of commercializaon in the E.U. is at the discreon 
of our exclusive distribuon partner, Abbo. In fiscal 2021, the TRANSCEND pivotal clinical trial of our SurVeil DCB  met  both  the  primary  safety  and 
primary efficacy endpoints and was found to be non-inferior to the control device in those endpoints. 

In June 2021, we submied the fourth and final module of our applicaon to the FDA for premarket approval (“PMA”) of our SurVeil DCB, including 
certain  long-term  vital  status  data  required  by  the  FDA.  The  Agency  provided  us  with  comments  on  our  PMA  applicaon  and  requested  certain 
addional tesng data. In October 2022, we submied a complete response, including addional tesng data, to the Agency’s comments on the PMA. 
The FDA may request addional informaon, including tesng data, related to our most recent submission in support of the PMA applicaon. Receipt of 
PMA from the FDA, if granted, would be expected to fulfill the requirements for a $30 million milestone payment pursuant to the Abbo Agreement (if 
PMA received by December 31, 2022), $27 million (if PMA received aer December 31, 2022, but before June 30, 2023), or $24 million (if PMA received 
on or aer June 30, 2023).

SundanceTM DCB is a sirolimus-coated DCB used for the treatment of below-the-knee PAD, including crical limb ischemia (“CLI”). Our SWING first-in-
human, 35-paent, 36-month clinical study was designed to evaluate the safety and performance of our Sundance DCB when used to treat occlusive 
disease of the infra-popliteal arteries. The inial study data have demonstrated an excellent safety profile, with no major amputaons and low rates of 
major adverse events. There were no clinically driven target lesion revascularizaons in study parcipants between six and 12 months post procedure. 
The  study  also  shows  promising  signals  of  potenal  performance  of  the  device,  with  target  lesion  patency  maintained  at  12  months  in  80%  of  per 
protocol  paents.  We  are  in  the  process  of  idenfying  and  evaluang  potenal  partnership  opportunies  for  the  clinical  development  and  future 
commercializaon of the Sundance DCB.

For more informaon regarding our product development and commercializaon strategy, see Part I, Item 1 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

CARES Act Employee Retenon Credit

In fiscal 2021, a benefit of $3.6 million was recorded to reduce operang costs and expenses as a result of our eligibility for the employee retenon credit 
under the provisions of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (the "CARES Act") enacted in March 2020. This $3.6 million benefit in fiscal 
2021 reflects ancipated reimbursement of personnel expenses we incurred in fiscal 2021 and 2020 and provided a $0.5 million benefit to product costs, a 
$2.2 million benefit to research and development (“R&D”) expense, and a $0.9 million benefit to selling, general and administrave (“SG&A”) expense.

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Results of Operaons

Revenue. Fiscal 2022 revenue was $100.0 million, a $5.2 million or 5% decrease from fiscal 2021 revenue. Fiscal 2021 revenue was $105.1 million, a $10.3
million or 11% increase from fiscal 2020 revenue. The following is a summary of revenue streams within each reportable segment.

Fiscal Years Ended September 30, 2022, 2021 and 2020

(Dollars in thousands)
Medical Device
Product sales
Royales
License fees
Research, development and other

Medical Device Revenue

In Vitro Diagnoscs
Product sales
Research, development and other
In Vitro Diagnoscs Revenue

Total Revenue

2022

Fiscal Year

2021

2020

Increase/(Decrease)

2022 vs. 2021

Increase/(Decrease)

2021 vs. 2020

$ 27,930     $ 21,777     $ 21,608     $
28,614      
  30,267  
12,020      
5,981  
9,159      
8,211  
71,401      

    30,781  
    16,275  
9,420  
  78,253  

  72,389    

  26,691  
871  

    24,701  
2,182  
  27,562    
  26,883  
$ 99,951     $ 105,136  

22,709      
754      
23,463      
  $ 94,864     $

6,153      
(514 )    
(10,294 )    
(1,209 )    
(5,864 )    

1,990      
(1,311 )    
679      
(5,185 )    

28 %  $
(2 )%   
(63 )%   
(13 )%   
(7 )%   

8 %   
(60 )%   
3 %   
(5 )%  $

169      
2,167      
4,255      
261      
6,852      

1,992      
1,428      
3,420      
10,272      

1 %
8 %
35 %
3 %
10 %

9 %
189 %
15 %

11 %

Medical Device. Revenue in our Medical Device segment was $72.4 million in fiscal 2022, a 7% decrease from $78.3 million in fiscal 2021, primarily driven by 
lower license fees revenue, partly offset by broad-based product sales growth.

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Medical Device product revenue increased 28% to $27.9 million in fiscal 2022, compared to $21.8 million in fiscal 2021. Broad-based sales growth across 
our porolio of device and performance coang reagent products drove the increase in revenue year-over-year. Contribung to the growth in device 
sales  were  contract-manufactured  balloon  catheters,  Pounce  thrombectomy  and  Sublime  radial  access  products  commercialized  in  fiscal  2022,  and 
proprietary specialty catheters distributed by strategic partners. 

Medical Device performance coangs royales revenue decreased 2% to $30.3 million in fiscal 2022, compared to $30.8 million in fiscal 2021. In fiscal 
2022,  royales  revenue  connued  to  benefit  from  solid  growth  from  customers  ulizing  our  Serene™  coang.  This  was  more  than  offset  by  several 
macroeconomic factors, including pressure on procedure volumes from hospital capacity constraints and customer supply chain disrupons, as well as 
by customer devices maturing through their product life cycles.

License fee revenue from the Abbo Agreement for our SurVeil DCB decreased to $5.7 million in fiscal 2022, compared to $16.0 million in fiscal 2021, 
primarily due to the prior-year receipt of a milestone payment. In fiscal 2021, a $15.0 million milestone payment was received, on which $1.4 million 
and $11.3 million in revenue was recognized in fiscal 2022 and 2021, respecvely.

Abbo Agreement license fee revenue is recognized as costs are incurred on a proporonal basis to total expected costs for the TRANSCEND pivotal 
clinical  trial.  The  percentage  of  costs  incurred  relave  to  total  esmated  costs  for  the  TRANSCEND  pivotal  clinical  trial  of  our  SurVeil  DCB  was 
approximately 85%, 76% and 65% as of September 30, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respecvely. We esmate this percentage will be approximately 92% by the 
end of fiscal 2023, with the remaining 8% of costs incurred and revenue recognized over the subsequent final two years of the TRANSCEND trial follow-
up and clinical reporng period.

Future  license  fee  revenue  related  to  the  Abbo  Agreement  will  depend  primarily  on  whether  and  when  we  receive  the  final  milestone  payment
associated with receipt of the PMA for the SurVeil DCB. Receipt of PMA from the FDA, if granted, would be expected to fulfill the requirements for a 
milestone payment of up to $30 million. The milestone payment is reduced to $27 million if PMA is received aer December 31, 2022 but before June 
30, 2023, and to $24 million if PMA is received on or aer June 30, 2023, pursuant to the terms of the Abbo Agreement. The potenal revenue during 
fiscal 2023 associated with the $30 million, $27 million or $24 million milestone payment would be approximately $27 million, $25 million or $22 million, 
respecvely.

Medical Device R&D and other revenue decreased 13% to $8.2 million in fiscal 2022, compared to $9.4 million in fiscal 2021, driven by lower coang 
services volume from supply chain challenges related to customer-supplied components.

In  fiscal  2021,  revenue  in  our  Medical  Device  segment  was  $78.3  million,  a  10%  increase  from  $71.4  million  in  fiscal  2020,  primarily  driven  by  increased 
royales and license fees revenue.

•

Medical Device product revenue of $21.8 million in fiscal 2021 was essenally flat compared to fiscal 2020. Growth from sales of performance coang 
reagents  and  from  sales  of  specialty  catheter  products  first  commercialized  in  fiscal  2020  was  largely  offset  by  a  decline  in  sales  of  legacy,  contract-
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Medical Device performance coangs royales revenue increased 8% to $30.8 million in fiscal 2021, compared to $28.6 million in fiscal 2020. Fiscal 2021 
royales revenue benefited from broad-based, year-over-year growth, most notably from our latest generaon Serene coang customers, which more 
than  offset  the  approximately  $1.2  million  tail-end  impact  to  fiscal  2021  from  the  expiraon  of  our  fourth-generaon  hydrophilic  patents.  Royales 
revenue from our latest generaon Serene  coang  grew  38%  year-over-year  in  fiscal  2021  and  comprised  26%  of  total  fiscal  2021  royales  revenue, 
compared to 20% of total royales revenue in fiscal 2020. With respect to COVID-19, fiscal 2020 provides a favorable comparison due to the relave 
decline in magnitude of impacts to royales revenue from reduced procedure volumes in fiscal 2021 compared to fiscal 2020. 

License fee revenue from the Abbo Agreement for our SurVeil DCB increased to $16.0 million in fiscal 2021, compared to $12.0 million in fiscal 2020, 
primarily due to the receipt of milestone payments. In fiscal 2021, Abbo Agreement license fee revenue included $11.3 million in revenue recognized 
on a $15.0 million milestone payment received during the period. In fiscal 2020, Abbo Agreement license fee revenue included $7.0 million in revenue 
recognized on a $10.8 million milestone payment received during the period. 

Medical  Device  R&D  and  other  revenue  increased  3%  to  $9.4  million  in  fiscal  2021,  compared  to  $9.2  million  in  fiscal  2020,  driven  by  commercial 
development projects with several of our performance coang customers. This increase was partly offset by a decline in coang services revenue due to 
lifecycle arion for certain customer products.

In Vitro Diagnoscs. Revenue in our IVD segment was $27.6 million in fiscal 2022, a 3% increase from $26.9 million in fiscal 2021, driven primarily by broad-
based product sales growth, partly offset by lower R&D and other revenue.

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IVD product revenue increased 8% or $2.0 million in fiscal 2022, compared to fiscal 2021. Sales growth year-over-year was broad-based, with increased 
sales across our porolio of protein stabilizaon, distributed angen, colorimetric substrate, and microarray slide/surface products.

IVD R&D and other revenue was $0.9 million in fiscal 2022, a decrease of $1.3 million compared to $2.2 million in fiscal 2021, driven by the compleon 
of a customer development program.

In fiscal 2021, revenue in our IVD segment was $26.9 million, a 15% increase from $23.5 million in fiscal 2020, driven primarily by increased sales volume of 
our distributed angen products and customer development projects. 

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IVD product revenue increased 9% or $2.0 million in fiscal 2021, compared to fiscal 2020. In fiscal 2021, we saw sustained growth of our distributed 
angen  products  used  in  autoimmune  diagnosc  tesng.  Revenue  growth  in  fiscal  2021  was  also  driven  by  steady  growth  in  sales  of  our  protein 
stabilizaon and colorimetric substrate products, partly offset by a decline in sales volume of our microarray slide/surface products. With respect to 
COVID-19, the fiscal 2020 period provides a favorable comparison as we observed modest COVID-related impacts to revenue in the second half of fiscal 
2020.

IVD  R&D  and  other  revenue  was  $2.2  million  in  fiscal  2021,  an  increase  of  $1.4  million  compared  to  $0.8  million  in  fiscal  2020,  driven  by  customer 
development projects ulizing our microarray slide/surface products. The IVD business culvates new product revenue opportunies by partnering with 
customers on their tesng and development of new or improved diagnosc test products that ulize our enabling technology.

Product sales, product costs, product gross profit, product gross margin, and operang costs and expenses were as follows:

(Dollars in thousands)
Product sales
Product costs
Product gross profit (1)

% Product gross margin (2)

Research and development

% Total revenue

2022

Fiscal Year

2021

$ 54,621     $ 46,478     $

20,342  
34,279  

17,177  
29,301  

62.8 %   

63.0 %   

50,609  

46,734  

2020
44,317     $
15,317      
29,000      
65.4 %   
50,188      

51 %   

45 %   

53 % 

Selling, general and administrave

46,935  

30,677  

% Total revenue

Acquired intangible asset amorzaon
Acquision transacon, integraon and 
other costs
Conngent consideraon expense

47 %   

29 %   

4,150  

2,793  

—  
12  

1,049  
3  

28,392      

30 % 
2,218      

—      
—      

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Increase/(Decrease)

2022 vs. 2021

Increase/(Decrease)

2021 vs. 2020

8,143      
3,165      
4,978      

(0.2 ) ppt

3,875      

18 %  $
18 %   
17 %   

2,161      
1,860      
301      
(2.4 ) ppt

5 %
12 %
1 %

8 %   

(3,454 )    

(7 )%

16,258      

53 %   

2,285      

8 %

1,357      

49 %   

575      

26 %

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(2)

Product gross profit is defined as product sales less related product costs.

Product gross margin is defined as product gross profit as a percentage of product sales.

Product gross margins. Product gross margins were 62.8%, 63.0% and 65.4% in fiscal 2022, 2021 and 2020, respecvely. 

•

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Fiscal  2022  gross  margin  of  62.8%  was  comparable  to  the  prior  year.  The  benefit  to  fiscal  2022  product  gross  margin  from  leverage  on  higher  sales 
volume  was  offset  by  the  adverse  mix  impact  from  recent  product  introducons,  which  have  lower  product  gross  margins  due  to  low  producon 
volumes. Product gross margins may connue to be impacted by the shi in revenue mix towards sales of medical devices at relavely lower margins, 
parcularly during the scale-up phase aer inial commercializaon.

Fiscal  2021  product  gross  margin  was  unfavorably  impacted  by  a  product  replacement  maer  for  one  of  the  contract-manufactured  products  in  our 
Medical Device business, which resulted in $0.7 million in product cost charges and a modest year-over-year decline in revenue. Fiscal 2021 product 
gross margin was also unfavorably impacted by a shi in product mix within the IVD business due to sales growth from relavely lower margin products. 
These decreases in fiscal 2021 product gross margin were offset, in part, by the $0.5 million benefit associated with the employee retenon credit under 
the CARES Act.

Research and development expense. R&D expense was $50.6 million, $46.7 million and $50.2 million in fiscal 2022, 2021 and 2020, respecvely. 

•

•

Fiscal 2022 R&D expense increased by $3.9 million year-over-year and was 51% of revenue, compared to 45% of revenue in fiscal 2021. Fiscal 2021 R&D 
expense included a benefit of $2.2 million associated with the employee retenon credit under the CARES Act. The fourth quarter fiscal 2021 Vetex 
acquision added $1.2 million in R&D expense in fiscal 2022, compared to the prior year. R&D expense for fiscal 2022 was primarily related to medical 
device product development, including support for commercializaon of our Pounce and Sublime product plaorms.

Fiscal 2021 R&D expense decreased by $3.5 million year-over-year and was 45% of revenue, compared to 53% of revenue in fiscal 2020. Fiscal 2021 R&D
expense included a benefit of $2.2 million associated with the employee retenon credit under the CARES Act. Clinical trial spending and other costs 
related to our SurVeil DCB declined in fiscal 2021, compared to fiscal 2020, with the progression of the TRANSCEND pivotal clinical trial from paent 
follow up in fiscal 2020 to preparaon of the clinical report and submission of the final PMA modules in fiscal 2021.

Selling, general and administrave expense. SG&A expense was $46.9 million, $30.7 million and $28.4 million in fiscal 2022, 2021 and 2020, respecvely.

•

•

Fiscal 2022 SG&A expense increased by $16.3 million year-over-year and was 47% of revenue, compared to 29% of revenue in fiscal 2021. In fiscal 2022, 
we established a medical device direct salesforce to support the fiscal 2022 commercializaon of our Pounce and Sublime product plaorms. We expect 
SG&A expense to increase between $12.0 million and $13.5 million in fiscal 2023, compared to fiscal 2022, primarily due to a full year of expense for 
fiscal 2022 headcount addions.

Fiscal 2021 SG&A expense increased by $2.3 million year-over-year and was 29% of revenue, compared to 30% of revenue in fiscal 2020. The increase in 
SG&A expense in fiscal 2021 was primarily driven by personnel and other investments to support product development and strategic iniaves. These 
increases were offset, in part, by a benefit of $0.9 million recorded to SG&A expense in fiscal 2021 associated with the employee retenon credit under 
the CARES Act.

Acquired  intangible  asset  amorzaon.  We  have  previously  acquired  certain  intangible  assets  through  business  combinaons,  which  are  amorzed  over 
periods ranging from six to 14 years. The year-over-year increase in expense from amorzaon of the Vetex developed technology acquired in the fourth 
quarter of fiscal 2021 was $1.5 million and $0.5 million in fiscal 2022 and fiscal 2021, respecvely.

Acquision transacon, integraon and other costs.  In  fiscal  2021,  we  incurred  $1.0  million  in  legal,  accounng  and  other  due  diligence  costs  specifically 
related to the acquision of Vetex.

Conngent consideraon expense. We have conngent consideraon obligaons related to business combinaons. Expense (gain) recognized is related to 
changes in the probability and ming of achieving certain contractual milestones, as well as accreon expense for the passage of me. In fiscal 2022 and 
2021, conngent consideraon expense consisted of accreon for liabilies associated with the fiscal 2021 Vetex acquision.

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Other expense. Major classificaons of other expense were as follows:

(In thousands)
Interest expense
Foreign exchange gain (loss)
Investment income, net
Loss on strategic investments and other

Other expense

2022

Fiscal Year

2021

2020

(598 )   $
103    
99    
—    
(396 )   $

(310 )   $
(170 )  
123    
—    
(357 )   $

(133 )
(248 )
656  
(478 )
(203 )

$

$

Interest expense increased in fiscal 2022 and 2021 relave to the respecve prior year due to rising interest rates and ulizaon of our revolving credit facility. 
Refer to “Liquidity and Capital Resources” for further discussion of financing arrangements and expectaons for fiscal 2023 interest expense.

Foreign  currency  exchange  gains  (losses)  result  primarily  from  the  impact  of  U.S.  dollar  to  Euro  exchange  rate  fluctuaons  on  certain  intercompany 
transacons and balances. Investment income, net declined in fiscal 2022 and 2021 relave to the respecve prior year due to the decline in the balance of 
available-for-sale investments. In fiscal 2020, we recognized a $0.5 million impairment loss on our strategic investment in ViaCyte, Inc. to reduce the carrying 
value to zero. 

Income tax (expense) benefit. We reported income tax expense of $(4.8) million in fiscal 2022, income tax expense of $(2.1) million in fiscal 2021, and income 
tax benefit of $2.6 million in fiscal 2020. Our effecve tax rate was (21)%, 33% and 177% in fiscal 2022, 2021 and 2020, respecvely. Recurring items cause our 
effecve tax rate to differ from the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21%, including U.S. federal and Irish R&D credits, Irish and U.S. state tax rates, and excess tax 
benefits associated with stock-based compensaon. In addion, the following items had a significant impact on reported tax (expense) benefit:

•

•

In fiscal 2022, we recorded a non-cash charge to income tax expense of $10.2 million that resulted from the establishment of a full valuaon allowance 
against U.S. net deferred tax assets as of September 30, 2022. A valuaon allowance is required to be recognized against deferred tax assets if, based on 
the available evidence, it is more likely than not (defined as a likelihood of more than 50%) that all or a poron of such assets will not be realized. The 
relevant guidance weighs available evidence such as historical cumulave taxable losses more heavily than future profitability. The valuaon allowance 
has no impact on the availability of U.S. net deferred tax assets to offset future tax liabilies.

In fiscal 2021 and 2020, our effecve tax rate in fiscal 2021 differed from the U.S. federal statutory rate due to the remeasurement of deferred tax assets 
and liabilies associated with the CARES Act. Under the temporary provisions of CARES Act, net operang loss (“NOL”) carryforwards and carrybacks 
may  offset  100%  of  taxable  income  for  taxable  years  beginning  before  2021.  In  addion,  NOLs  arising  in  2018,  2019  and  2020  taxable  years  may  be 
carried back to each of the preceding five years to generate a refund. In fiscal 2020, we recorded a discrete tax benefit of $1.7 million that resulted from 
our ability under the CARES Act to carry back NOLs incurred to periods when the statutory tax rate was 35% versus our current tax rate of 21%. 

Segment Operang Results

Operang results for each of our reportable segments were as follows:

(In thousands)
Operang (loss) income:

Medical Device
In Vitro Diagnoscs

Total segment operang (loss) income

Corporate

Total operang (loss) income

2022

Fiscal Year

2021

2020

2022 vs. 2021  

2021 vs. 2020

Increase/(Decrease)

$

$

(22,923 )   $
13,073    
(9,850 )  
(12,247 )  
(22,097 )   $

4,683     $
13,770    
18,453    
(11,750 )  

6,703     $

(3,246 )   $
11,771    
8,525    
(9,776 )  
(1,251 )   $

(27,606 )   $
(697 )  
(28,303 )  
(497 )  
(28,800 )   $

7,929  
1,999  
9,928  
(1,974 )
7,954  

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Medical Device. Our Medical Device business reported an operang loss of $(22.9) million in fiscal 2022, compared to operang income of $4.7 million in 
fiscal 2021, represenng (32)% and 6% of Medical Device revenue in fiscal 2022 and 2021, respecvely. 

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•

•

Medical Device operang expenses, excluding product costs, increased $19.5 million year-over-year in fiscal 2022. SG&A expense in the Medical Device 
business  increased  $14.8  million  year-over-year  in  fiscal  2022  as  we  established  a  medical  device  direct  salesforce  to  support  the  fiscal  2022 
commercializaon of our Pounce and Sublime  product  plaorms.  The  fiscal  2021  Vetex  acquision  added  $2.7  million  in  R&D  expense  and  acquired 
intangible asset amorzaon in fiscal 2022. In addion, the prior fiscal 2021 period included a benefit of $2.4 million to operang expenses, excluding 
product costs, associated with the employee retenon credit under the CARES Act.

Royales and license fee revenue decreased $10.8 million in fiscal 2022, compared to the prior year, and contributed to the fiscal 2022 operang loss. 
License fee revenue decreased $10.3 million in fiscal 2022, compared to the prior year, as a result of the $15.0 million milestone payment received in 
fiscal 2021. Royales revenue decreased $0.5 million in fiscal 2022, compared to the prior year.

Medical Device product gross profit increased $3.9 million year-over-year in fiscal 2022, and product gross margins were 59.2% and 58.0% for fiscal 2022 
and  2021,  respecvely.  Fiscal  2021  provides  a  favorable  comparison  due  to  $0.7  million  in  product  cost  charges  in  fiscal  2021  related  to  a  product 
replacement maer. The benefit to fiscal 2022 product gross margin from leverage on higher sales volume was offset by the adverse mix impact from 
recent product introducons, which have lower product gross margins due to low producon volumes.

In  fiscal  2021,  our  Medical  Device  business  reported  operang  income  of  $4.7  million,  compared  to  an  operang  loss  of  $(3.2)  million  in  fiscal  2020, 
represenng 6% and (5)% of Medical Device revenue in fiscal 2021 and 2020, respecvely. 

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•

•

•

Royales and license fee revenue increased $6.4 million in fiscal 2021, compared to the prior year, and contributed to the fiscal 2021 operang income. 
License fee revenue reflects the ming of Abbo milestone payments received and increased $4.3 million in fiscal 2021, compared to the prior year, as a 
result of the $15.0 million milestone payment received in fiscal 2021 and the $10.8 million milestone payment received in fiscal 2020. Royales revenue 
increased $2.2 million in fiscal 2021, compared to the prior year, driven by broad-based growth and significant prior-year COVID-19 impacts.

In fiscal 2021, Medical Device operang income includes a $2.6 million benefit associated with the employee retenon credit under the CARES Act. 

Medical Device product gross profit declined $0.6 million year-over-year in fiscal 2021, and product gross margins were 58.0% and 61.3% for fiscal 2021 
and 2020, respecvely. Product gross margins were unfavorably impacted by both a product replacement maer for one of our contract-manufactured 
products in fiscal 2021, which resulted in $0.7 million in product cost charges, and by unfavorable overhead absorpon due to lower volume from the 
COVID-related decline in performance coang reagent sales in the first half of fiscal 2021. These impacts were offset, in part, by a $0.2 million benefit in 
fiscal 2021 associated with the employee retenon credit under the CARES Act.

Medical Device operang expenses, excluding product costs, declined $(1.9) million year-over-year in fiscal 2021. Fiscal 2021 Medical Device operang 
costs and expenses, excluding product costs, include a benefit of $2.4 million associated with the employee retenon credit under the CARES Act. SG&A 
expense in our Medical Device business increased $1.3 million year-over-year in fiscal 2021, which is net of a $0.6 million benefit associated with the 
employee retenon credit, as we invested in sales and markeng personnel and infrastructure to execute our long-term growth strategy. The fiscal 2021 
Vetex acquision added $1.1 million in R&D expense and acquired intangible asset amorzaon. These increases were offset, in part, by a year-over-year 
decline in R&D expenditures associated with the TRANSCEND pivotal clinical trial.

In Vitro Diagnoscs. Our IVD business reported operang income of $13.1 million in fiscal 2022, a decrease of 5% or $0.7 million compared to fiscal 2021. IVD 
operang income was 47% and 51% of revenue in fiscal 2022 and 2021, respecvely. In fiscal 2022, R&D and other revenue decreased $1.3 million year-over-
year due to the compleon of a customer development program. In fiscal 2021, IVD operang income included a $0.5 million benefit associated with the 
employee retenon credit under the CARES Act. These decreases were partly offset by a $1.1 million year-over-year increase in IVD product gross profit in 
fiscal 2022. IVD product gross margins were 66.5% and 67.5% for fiscal 2022 and 2021, respecvely. The prior year product gross profit includes a $0.2 million 
benefit associated with the employee retenon credit under the CARES Act. Fiscal 2022 gross margin was unfavorably impacted by a shi in revenue mix 
towards distributed angen products with relavely lower gross margins, partly offset by the favorable impact of leverage on revenue growth.

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In fiscal 2021, our IVD business reported operang income of $13.8 million in fiscal 2021, an increase of 17% or $2.0 million compared to fiscal 2020. IVD 
operang income was 51% and 50% of revenue in fiscal 2021 and 2020, respecvely. R&D and other revenue increased $1.4 million year-over-year in fiscal 
2021 from customer development project opportunies. In fiscal 2021, IVD operang income included a $0.5 million benefit associated with the employee 
retenon credit under the CARES Act. IVD product gross profit increased $0.9 million year-over-year in fiscal 2021, and product gross margins were 67.5% and 
69.4% for fiscal 2021 and 2020, respecvely. Fiscal 2021 product gross margins were favorably impacted by leverage on revenue growth and a $0.2 million 
benefit associated with the employee retenon credit under the CARES Act. This was more than offset by a shi in revenue mix towards distributed angen 
products with relavely lower gross margins.

Corporate.  The  Corporate  category  includes  expenses  for  administrave  corporate  funcons,  such  as  execuve  management,  corporate  accounng,  legal, 
informaon technology, human resources and Board of Directors related fees and expenses, which we do not fully allocate to the Medical Device and IVD 
segments. Corporate also includes expenses, such as acquision-related costs and ligaon, which are not specific to a segment and thus not allocated to our 
reportable segments. The unallocated Corporate expense operang loss was $(12.2) million, $(11.8) million and $(9.8) million in fiscal 2022, 2021 and 2020, 
respecvely.  The  year-over-year  increase  in  Corporate  expense  in  fiscal  2022  of  $0.5  million,  or  4%,  was  primarily  related  to  compensaon  and  facilies 
expenses. In fiscal 2021, the year-over-year increase in Corporate expense of $2.0 million, or 20%, was primarily driven by $1.0 million in Vetex acquision 
transacon,  integraon  and  other  costs  and  increased  compensaon  expenses,  partly  offset  by  a  $0.5  million  benefit  associated  with  the  fiscal  2021 
employee retenon credit.

Cash Flow Operang Results

The following is a summary of cash flow results:

(In thousands)
Cash (used in) provided by:

Operang acvies
Invesng acvies
Financing acvies

Effect of exchange rates on changes in cash and cash equivalents

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

2022

Fiscal Year

2021

2020

$

$

(17,223 )   $
6,230    
(375 )  
(787 )  
(12,155 )   $

15,389     $
(25,238 )  
10,227    
(10 )  
368     $

14,010  
(9,066 )
(4,648 )
128  
424  

Operang Acvies.  Cash  (used  in)  provided  by  operang  acvies  totaled  $(17.2)  million,  $15.4  million  and  $14.0  million  in  fiscal  2022,  2021  and  2020, 
respecvely. During fiscal 2022, 2021 and 2020, we reported net (loss) income of $(27.3) million, $4.2 million and $1.1 million, respecvely. Net changes in 
operang assets and liabilies (reduced) increased cash flows from operang acvies by $(12.3) million, $(4.9) million and $1.1 million in fiscal 2022, 2021 
and 2020, respecvely. 

Significant changes in operang assets and liabilies affecng cash flows during fiscal 2022, 2021 and 2020 included:

•

•

•

•

Cash used in deferred revenue was $(5.7) million, $(1.0) million and $(1.2) million in fiscal 2022, 2021 and 2020, respecvely. This was driven by the 
ming of the receipt of SurVeil DCB upfront and milestone payments from Abbo which totaled $15.0 million and $10.8 million in fiscal 2021 and 2020, 
respecvely, offset by related license fee revenue recognion of $5.7 million, $16.0 million and $12.0 million in fiscal 2022, 2021 and 2020, respecvely.

Cash  used  in  inventories  was  $(5.1)  million,  $(0.8)  million  and  $(1.4)  million  in  fiscal  2022,  2021  and  2020,  respecvely.  Fiscal  2022  cash  used  in 
inventories was primarily driven by the commercializaon of Pounce and Sublime product plaorms in our Medical Device business, as well as prudent 
management of safety stock to migate supply chain risks.

Cash (used in) provided by prepaids and other was $(0.7) million, $(2.4) million and $0.4 million in fiscal 2022, 2021 and 2020, respecvely. Cash used in 
fiscal 2022 was primarily driven by soware expenditures. In fiscal 2021, cash used was primarily driven by a $3.6 million receivable recorded at the end 
of the period associated with the employee retenon credit under the provisions of the CARES Act. Cash provided in fiscal 2020 was primarily related to 
a decrease in reimbursable Irish R&D expenses.

Cash  (used  in)  provided  by  accounts  receivable  and  contract  assets  was  $(1.5)  million,  $(2.5)  million  and  $3.5  million  in  fiscal  2022,  2021  and  2020, 
respecvely.  Fiscal  2022  cash  used  was  primarily  driven  by  higher  accounts  receivable  related  to  product  sales  growth.  Fiscal  2021  cash  used  was 
primarily driven by higher accounts receivable related to ming fluctuaons and by an increase in royales receivable from customers (contract asset) 
from year-over-year growth in performance coangs royales revenue. In fiscal 2020, cash provided was driven by a decline in accounts receivable on 
lower sales at the end of the period and by a decline in royales receivable subsequent to the expiraon of our fourth-generaon hydrophilic coangs 
patents and as a result of the impact of COVID-19.

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Invesng  Acvies.  Cash  provided  by  (used  in)  invesng  acvies  was  $6.2  million,  $(25.2)  million  and  $(9.1)  million  in  fiscal  2022,  2021  and  2020, 
respecvely. 

•

In fiscal 2021, we invested $39.6 million in the acquision of Vetex, which represented the upfront cash payment of $39.9 million net of acquired cash. 

• We invested $3.4 million, $5.3 million and $3.7 million in property and equipment in fiscal 2022, 2021 and 2020, respecvely.

•

Net purchases and maturies of available-for-sale investments were a source (use) of cash totaling $9.6 million, $20.6 million and $(5.4) million in fiscal 
2022, 2021 and 2020, respecvely.

Financing Acvies.  Cash  (used  in)  provided  by  financing  acvies  totaled  $(0.4)  million,  $10.2  million  and  $(4.6)  million  in  fiscal  2022,  2021  and  2020, 
respecvely. 

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•

•

•

In fiscal 2021, we funded the Vetex acquision, in part, from $10 million in borrowings on the $25 million revolving credit facility we had in place during 
the period. 

In  fiscal  2022,  2021  and  2020,  we  paid  $1.1  million,  $2.8  million  and  $2.5  million,  respecvely,  to  purchase  common  stock  to  pay  employee  taxes 
resulng from the exercise of stock opons and vesng of other stock awards. 

In fiscal 2022, 2021 and 2020, we generated $1.2 million, $3.1 million and $1.6 million, respecvely, from the sale of common stock related to our stock-
based compensaon plans.

In fiscal 2020, we paid conngent consideraon of $3.2 million related to the acquision of NorMedix, Inc., with $0.6 million and $2.6 million classified 
as cash used in operang and financing acvies, respecvely.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of September 30, 2022, working capital totaled $25.5 million, a decrease of $14.9 million from September 30, 2021. We define working capital as current 
assets minus current liabilies. Cash and cash equivalents and available-for-sale investments totaled $19.0 million as of September 30, 2022, a decrease of 
$21.9 million from $40.9 million as of September 30, 2021.

Subject to the terms of the Abbo Agreement, the Company is to receive a milestone payment under the Abbo Agreement if the SurVeil DCB receives PMA. 
The amount of the milestone payment is $30 million upon PMA of our SurVeil DCB (if PMA is received prior to December 31, 2022), $27 million (if PMA is 
received aer December 31, 2022 but prior to June 30, 2023), or $24 million (if PMA is received on or aer June 30, 2023), pursuant to the terms of the 
Abbo Agreement.

The Company proacvely manages its access to capital to support liquidity and connued growth. On October 14, 2022, Surmodics entered into a new, five-
year secured credit agreement with MidCap Funding IV Trust, as agent, and MidCap Financial Trust, as term loan servicer and the lenders from me to me 
party thereto (together “MidCap”), comprised of up to $100 million in term loans ($25 million of which is at the sole discreon of MidCap) and a $25 million 
revolving credit facility. The Company drew $25 million on the term loan and $5 million on the revolving credit facility at close. These proceeds were parally 
used to rere the Company’s exisng $25 million revolving credit facility with Bridgewater Bank, of which $10 million was outstanding. Upon closing, the 
Company’s cash balance increased by $19.5 million. Addional draws on the term loan may be made in increments of at least $10 million, up to a total of $50 
million  through  December  31,  2024.  A  second  tranche  of  up  to  $25  million  may  be  available  through  December  31,  2024  at  MidCap’s  sole  discreon. 
Availability to draw on the five-year, $25 million revolving credit facility is based on a borrowing base consisng primarily of the Company’s inventory and 
receivable balances. The credit agreement calls for interest-only payments on the term loan over the first four years, which can be extended to five years if 
certain criteria are met. The revolving credit facility matures in five years. The Company has also entered into an interest rate swap arrangement with Wells 
Fargo, whereby the inial borrowing on term loan’s variable base rate was fixed at 10.205% per annum for the five-year loan term. The revolving credit facility 
has an annual interest rate equal to 3.00% plus the greater of Term SOFR (as defined in the credit agreement) or 1.50%. The Company expects total interest 
expense under the credit agreement to be approximately $3.4 million in fiscal 2023.

As  of  September  30,  2022,  the  Company’s  shelf  registraon  statement  with  the  SEC  allows  the  Company  to  offer  potenally  up  to  $200  million  in  debt 
securies,  common  stock,  preferred  stock,  warrants,  and  other  securies  or  any  such  combinaon  of  such  securies  in  amounts,  at  prices,  and  on  terms 
announced if and when the securies are ever offered.

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In fiscal 2023, we ancipate an increase in SG&A expenditures of between $12.0 million and $13.5 million, as well as an increase in capital expenditures. We 
expect  that  increasing  SG&A  expenditures  in  fiscal  2023  will  exceed  any  associated  increases  in  revenues,  and  therefore  will  reduce  our  cash  flow  from 
operaons. We also ancipate R&D expenses will connue to be significant in fiscal 2023, primarily related to medical device product development, including 
connued  investment  in  our  Pounce  and  Sublime  product  plaorms.  We  believe  that  our  exisng  cash  and  cash  equivalents  and  available-for-sale 
investments, which totaled $19.0 million as of September 30, 2022, together with cash flow from operaons and our revolving credit facility and term loans, 
will provide liquidity sufficient to meet our cash needs and fund our operaons and planned capital expenditures for fiscal 2023. There can be no assurance, 
however, that our business will connue to generate cash flows at historic levels. 

Beyond fiscal 2023, our cash requirements will depend extensively on the ming of market introducon and extent of market acceptance of products in our 
medical device product porolio, including our SurVeil DCB if PMA is received. Our long-term cash requirements also will be significantly impacted by the 
level of our investment in commercializaon of our vascular intervenon device products and whether we make future corporate transacons. We cannot 
accurately  predict  our  long-term  cash  requirements  at  this  me.  We  may  seek  addional  sources  of  liquidity  and  capital  resources,  including  through 
borrowing, debt or equity financing or corporate transacons to generate cashflow. There can be no assurance that such transacons will be available to us 
on favorable terms, if at all.

Below is a summary of short-term and long-term ancipated cash requirements under contractual obligaons exisng as of September 30, 2022.

(In thousands)
Operang leases (1)
Asset acquision & business combinaon obligaons (2)
Clinical trial CRO obligaons (3)

Total gross value

September 30, 2022

Total

Fiscal 2023

Aer Fiscal 2023

$

$

6,438     $
5,500    
4,497    
16,435     $

1,172     $
1,000    
2,135    
4,307     $

5,266  
4,500  
2,362  
12,128  

(1)

The Company leases facilies for research, office, manufacturing and warehousing.

(2) Asset acquision obligaons consist of the gross value of payments to be made in connecon with a fiscal 2019 asset acquision, excluding amounts 
that  are  conngent  upon  unmet  regulatory  or  commercial  milestones.  Business  combinaon  obligaons  consist  of  the  gross  value  of  guaranteed 
milestone  payments  to  be  made  in  associaon  with  the  fiscal  2021  Vetex  acquision,  excluding  amounts  that  are  conngent  upon  unmet  product 
development and regulatory milestones.

(3) Clinical  Research  Organizaon  (“CRO”)  obligaons  represent  contractual  periodic  payments  for  services  performed  and  milestone  payments  to  third-
party CROs for services related to our ongoing clinical trials. The ming of payments and recognion of expenses under these contracts is dependent on 
paent follow-up for our ongoing clinical trial and may be different from the amounts presented.

For  addional  informaon  regarding  the  above  obligaons,  see  Notes  2,  11  and  12  to  the  consolidated  financial  statements  in  “Financial  Statements  and 
Supplementary Data” in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

As of September 30, 2022, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have, or are reasonably likely to have, a current or future effect on our 
financial  condion,  changes  in  financial  condion,  revenue  or  expenses,  results  of  operaons,  liquidity,  capital  expenditures,  or  capital  resources  that  is 
material to investors.

Share Purchase Acvity

Our  Board  of  Directors  has  authorized  the  repurchase  of  up  to  an  addional  $25.3  million  of  the  Company’s  outstanding  common  stock  in  open-market 
purchases, privately negoated transacons, block trades, accelerated share repurchase transacons, tender offers or by any combinaon of such methods. 
The authorizaon has no fixed expiraon date. However, our credit agreement with MidCap prohibits us from acquiring outstanding shares of the Company’s 
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Customer Concentraons

Revenue from customers that equaled or exceeded 10% of total revenue was as follows:

Abbo
Medtronic

Fiscal Year

2021

2022

11 %   
13 %   

21 %   
13 %   

2020

19 %
14 %

Our  licensed  technologies  provide  royales  and  license  fee  revenue.  We  have  agreements  with  a  diverse  base  of  customers,  and  certain  customers  have 
mulple products using our technology. Abbo and Medtronic plc (“Medtronic”) are our largest customers. Abbo has several separately licensed products, 
including the SurVeil DCB license, which generate royales and license fee revenue for Surmodics. Revenue from the SurVeil DCB license represented 6%, 15% 
and 13% of total revenue for fiscal 2022, 2021 and 2020, respecvely. Apart from the SurVeil DCB license, Abbo has several separately licensed products 
which generate revenue for Surmodics, none of which represented more than 3% of total revenue for fiscal 2022. Medtronic has several separately licensed 
products that generate royales revenue for Surmodics, none of which represented more than 5% of our total revenue for fiscal 2022.

Our  licensing  agreements  with  many  of  our  customers,  including  most  of  our  significant  customers,  cover  many  licensed  products  that  each  separately 
generates royales revenue. This structure reduces the potenal risk to our operaons that may result from reduced sales (or the terminaon of a license) of 
a single product for any specific customer.

New Accounng Pronouncements

Informaon  regarding  new  accounng  pronouncements  is  included  in  Note  2  to  the  consolidated  financial  statements  in  “Financial  Statements  and 
Supplementary Data” in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Crical Accounng Esmates

The  discussion  and  analysis  of  our  financial  condion  and  results  of  operaons  is  based  upon  our  consolidated  financial  statements,  which  have  been 
prepared  in  accordance  with  accounng  principles  generally  accepted  in  the  U.S.  (“GAAP”).  The  preparaon  of  these  consolidated  financial  statements  is 
based in part on the applicaon of significant accounng policies, many of which require management to make esmates and assumpons; see Notes 1 and 2 
to  the  consolidated  financial  statements  in  “Financial  Statements  and  Supplementary  Data”  in  Part  II,  Item  8  of  this  Annual  Report  on  Form  10-K.  Actual 
results may differ from these esmates and such differences could materially impact our financial condion and results of operaons. 

Crical  accounng  esmates  are  those  that  involve  a  significant  level  of  esmaon  uncertainty  and  have  had  or  are  reasonably  likely  to  have  a  material 
impact on our financial condion and results of operaons. They require the applicaon of management’s most challenging subjecve or complex judgment, 
oen as a result of the need to make esmates about the effect of maers that are inherently uncertain and may change in subsequent periods. Crical 
accounng esmates involve judgments and uncertaines that are sufficiently likely to result in materially different results under different assumpons and 
condions. We believe the following are crical areas in the applicaon of our accounng esmates that currently affect our financial condion and results of 
operaons.

Revenue Recognion 

We  license  technology  to  medical  device  manufacturers  (third  pares)  and  collect  royales  based  on  the  greater  of  the  contractual  percentage  of  a 
customer’s sales of products incorporang our licensed technologies or minimum contractual royales. Sales-based royales revenue is recognized as our 
license customers sell products containing our technologies, which is generally reported to us a quarter aer those sales occur. This requires us to esmate 
the revenue earned on these arrangements and record it prior to our customers reporng the underlying sales to us. Sales-based royales are esmated 
using the most-likely amount method based on historical sales informaon, adjusted for known changes, such as product launches and patent expiraons. We 
also  consider  macroeconomic  factors  affecng  the  medical  device  market.  These  inputs  require  significant  management  judgement  and  are  updated 
quarterly. Minimum royalty fees are recognized through the non-cancellable period, which is generally 90 days, but can be up to one year. Revenue related to 
conngent milestones is recognized upon the achievement of the milestone, provided collectability is assured. Customer advances are accounted for as a 
liability (deferred revenue) unl all criteria for revenue recognion have been met.

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Revenue associated with our license and development agreement with Abbo is recognized as the clinical and regulatory acvies are performed and control 
is  transferred  which  is  measured  based  on  actual  costs  incurred  relave  to  the  expected  total  cost  of  the  underlying  acvies,  which  consist  of  the 
TRANSCEND clinical trial. A significant component of the cost of this trial is the cost of our outsourced clinical trial CRO consultants, which are esmated 
based on executed statements of work, project budgets, and paent enrollment and follow-up ming, among other things. Costs related to the clinical and 
regulatory acvies are expensed in the period incurred. A significant change to the Company’s esmate of the costs to complete the TRANSCEND clinical trial
could have a material effect on the Company’s results of operaons. The total expected cost of the trial is a significant management esmate and is reviewed 
and assessed each reporng period. The current poron of deferred revenue on the consolidated balance sheet represents the amount of deferred revenue 
that is expected to be recognized over the next year, based on esmated costs to be incurred. The esmate of future revenue from the Abbo Agreement will 
connue to be monitored and adjusted based on esmates in effect each period-end. For further disclosures related to revenue recognion, see Notes 2, 3 
and 4 to the consolidated financial statements in “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Goodwill and Definite-lived Intangible Assets

Our  esmates  associated  with  the  annual  test  of  goodwill  for  impairment,  as  well  as  the  as-needed  assessment  of  the  recoverability  of  definite-lived 
intangible assets, are considered crical due to the amount of these assets recorded on our consolidated balance sheets and the judgment required.

We  record  all  assets  and  liabilies  acquired  in  business  acquisions  at  fair  value,  including  goodwill  and  other  intangible  assets.  The  inial  recognion  of 
goodwill and other intangible assets requires management to make subjecve judgments concerning esmates of how the acquired assets will perform in the 
future using valuaon methods including discounted cash flow analysis.

Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price of an acquired business over the fair value assigned to the assets purchased and liabilies assumed. 
Goodwill is not amorzed but is subject, at a minimum, to annual tests for impairment in accordance with accounng guidance for goodwill. The carrying 
amount of goodwill is evaluated annually, and between annual evaluaons if events occur or circumstances change indicang that it is more likely than not 
that the fair value of a reporng unit is less than its carrying amount.

Our reporng units are the Medical Device and In Vitro Diagnoscs reportable segments. Inherent in the determinaon of fair value of the reporng units are 
certain esmates and judgments, including the interpretaon of current economic indicators and market valuaons, as well as management’s strategic plans 
with regard to its operaons. When ulizing a quantave assessment, we determine fair value at the reporng unit level based on a combinaon of an 
income approach and market approach. The income approach is based on esmated future cash flows, discounted at a rate that approximates the cost of 
capital of a market parcipant, while the market approach is based on sales and/or earnings mulples of similar companies. These approaches use significant 
esmates and assumpons, including projected future cash flows and the ming of those cash flows, discount rates reflecng risks inherent in future cash 
flows, perpetual growth rates, and determinaon of appropriate market comparables.

We perform our annual assessment of goodwill for impairment as of July 1st of each fiscal year. Goodwill was not impaired in either reporng unit based on 
the outcome of the fiscal 2022 annual impairment test, which ulized a quantave assessment. No goodwill impairment charges were recorded in fiscal 
2022, 2021 and 2020.

With  respect  to  definite-lived  intangible  assets,  we  periodically  evaluate  whether  events  and  circumstances  have  occurred  that  may  affect  the  esmated 
useful life or the recoverability of the remaining balance of such assets. If such events or circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of these assets may 
not be recoverable, management would esmate the future cash flows expected to result from the use of the assets and their eventual disposion. If the sum 
of  the  expected  future  cash  flows  (undiscounted  and  without  interest  charges)  were  less  than  the  carrying  amount  of  the  assets,  we  would  recognize  an 
impairment charge to reduce such assets to their fair value. In fiscal 2022, 2021 and 2020, no impairment charges were recorded related to our definite-lived 
intangible assets.

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Income Taxes

Significant judgment is required in evaluang our tax posions and in determining income tax expense (benefit), deferred tax assets and liabilies, and any 
valuaon allowance recorded against our deferred tax assets. We evaluate the recoverability of deferred tax assets based on available evidence. This process 
involves significant management judgment about assumpons that are subject to change from period to period based on changes in tax laws or variances 
between future projected operang performance and actual results. Under GAAP, we establish a valuaon allowance for deferred tax assets if we determine, 
based on available evidence at the me the determinaon is made, that it is more likely than not (defined as a likelihood of more than 50%) that all or a 
poron of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. In making this determinaon, we evaluate all posive and negave evidence as of the end of each 
reporng period. Future adjustments (either increases or decreases) to the deferred tax asset valuaon allowance are determined based upon changes in the 
expected realizaon of the net deferred tax assets. In fiscal 2022, we recorded a non-cash charge to income tax expense of $10.2 million that resulted from 
the  establishment  of  a  full  valuaon  allowance  against  U.S.  net  deferred  tax  assets  as  of  September  30,  2022.  The  realizaon  of  the  deferred  tax  assets 
ulmately depends on the existence of sufficient taxable income or tax liability in either the carry-back or carry-forward periods under the tax law. Due to 
significant esmates used to establish the valuaon allowance and the potenal for changes in facts and circumstances, it is reasonably possible that we will 
be  required  to  record  addional  adjustments  to  the  valuaon  allowance  in  future  reporng  periods  that  could  have  a  material  effect  on  our  results  of 
operaons.

We establish reserves for uncertain tax posions when, despite our belief that our tax return posions are fully supportable, we believe that certain posions 
are likely to be challenged and that we may or may not prevail. Under GAAP, if we determine that a tax posion is more likely than not of being sustained 
upon audit, based solely on the technical merits of the posion, we recognize the benefit. We measure the benefit by determining the amount that is greater 
than 50% likely of being realized upon selement. We presume that all tax posions will be examined by a taxing authority with full knowledge of all relevant 
informaon. The calculaon of our tax liabilies involves dealing with uncertaines in the applicaon of complex tax regulaons. We regularly monitor our tax 
posions  and  tax  liabilies.  We  reevaluate  the  technical  merits  of  our  tax  posions  and  recognize  an  uncertain  tax  benefit,  or  derecognize  a  previously 
recorded tax benefit, when there is: (i) a compleon of a tax audit, (ii) effecve selement of an issue, (iii) a change in applicable tax law including a tax case 
or legislave guidance, or (iv) the expiraon of the applicable statute of limitaons. Significant judgment is required in accounng for tax reserves. Although 
we believe that we have adequately provided for liabilies resulng from tax assessments by taxing authories, posions taken by these tax authories could 
have a material impact on our results of operaons. 

Business Acquisions

We account for acquired businesses using the acquision method of accounng which requires that the assets acquired and liabilies assumed be recorded 
at the date of acquision at their respecve fair values. The judgments made in determining the esmated fair value assigned to each class of assets acquired 
and liabilies assumed, as well as asset lives, can materially impact our results of operaons. Accordingly, for significant items, we typically engage a third-
party  valuaon  firm.  There  are  several  methods  that  can  be  used  to  determine  the  fair  value  of  assets  acquired  and  liabilies  assumed  in  a  business 
combinaon. For intangible assets, we historically have ulized the income method. The income method starts with a forecast of all of the expected future 
net cash flows aributable to the subject intangible asset. These cash flows are then adjusted to present value by applying an appropriate discount rate that 
reflects the risk factors associated with the cash flow streams. Some of the more significant esmates and assumpons inherent in the income method (or 
other  methods)  include  the  projected  future  cash  flows  (including  ming)  and  the  discount  rate  reflecng  the  risks  inherent  in  the  future  cash  flows. 
Esmang  the  useful  life  of  an  intangible  asset  also  requires  judgment.  For  example,  different  types  of  intangible  assets  will  have  different  useful  lives, 
influenced by the nature of the asset, compeve environment and rate of change in the industry. All of these judgments and esmates can significantly 
impact the determinaon of the amorzaon period of the intangible asset, and thus net income. Conngent consideraon liabilies are remeasured to fair 
value  each  reporng  period  using  discount  rates,  probabilies  of  payment  and  projected  payment  dates.  Increases  or  decreases  in  the  fair  value  of  the 
conngent consideraon liability can result from changes in the ming or likelihood of achieving value-enhancing milestones and changes in discount periods 
and rates. Projected conngent payment amounts are discounted back to the current period using a discount cash flow model. For further disclosures related 
to acquisions and conngent consideraon, see Notes 2, 5 and 12 to the consolidated financial statements in “Financial Statements and Supplementary 
Data” in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

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ITEM 7A.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.

Our  investment  policy  requires  investments  with  high  credit  quality  issuers  and  limits  the  amount  of  credit  exposure  to  any  one  issuer.  Our  investments 
consist  principally  of  interest-bearing  corporate  debt  securies  with  varying  maturity  dates,  which  generally  are  less  than  one  year.  Because  of  the  credit 
criteria of our investment policies, the primary market risk associated with these investments is interest rate risk. As of September 30, 2022, we did not hold 
any  available-for-sale  debt  securies.  Therefore,  interest  rate  fluctuaons  relang  to  investments  would  have  an  insignificant  impact  on  our  results  of 
operaons  or  cash  flows.  Our  policy  also  allows  the  Company  to  hold  a  substanal  poron  of  funds  in  cash  and  cash  equivalents,  which  are  defined  as
financial  instruments  with  original  maturies  of  three  months  or  less  and  may  include  money  market  instruments,  cerficates  of  deposit,  repurchase 
agreements and commercial paper instruments.

Loans  under  the  Midcap  credit  agreement  bear  interest  at  floang  rates  ed  to  Term  SOFR.  As  a  result,  changes  in  Term  SOFR  can  affect  our  results  of 
operaon and cash flows to the extent we do not have effecve interest rate swap arrangements in place. On October 14, 2022, we entered into a five-year 
interest rate swap transacon with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. with respect to $25.0 million of noonal value of the term loans funded under the MidCap credit 
agreement. The interest rate swap transacon fixes at 4.455% the one-month Term SOFR poron of interest rate under the $25.0 million inial Term Loan 
funded such that the interest rate on the inial Term Loan will be 10.205% through its maturity. We have no other swap arrangements in place for any other 
loans under the Midcap credit agreement.

Management  believes  that  a  reasonable  change  in  raw  material  prices  would  not  have  a  material  impact  on  future  earnings  or  cash  flows  because  the 
Company’s inventory exposure is not material.

We are exposed to increasing Euro currency risk with respect to our manufacturing operaons in Ireland. In a period where the U.S. dollar is strengthening or 
weakening relave to the Euro, our revenue and expenses denominated in Euro currency are translated into U.S. dollars at a lower or higher value than they 
would be in an otherwise constant currency exchange rate environment. All sales transacons are denominated in U.S. dollars or Euros. We generate royales 
revenue from the sale of customer products in foreign jurisdicons. Royales generated in foreign jurisdicons by customers are converted and paid in U.S. 
dollars per contractual terms. Substanally all of our purchasing transacons are denominated in U.S. dollars or Euros. To date, we have not entered into any 
foreign  currency  forward  exchange  contracts  or  other  derivave  financial  instruments  to  hedge  the  effects  of  adverse  fluctuaons  in  foreign  currency 
exchange rates.

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ITEM 8.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA.

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Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounng Firm (PCAOB ID No. 34)
Consolidated Balance Sheets
Consolidated Statements of Operaons
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive (Loss) Income
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Shareholders and the Board of Directors of Surmodics, Inc.

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Surmodics, Inc. and subsidiaries (the "Company") as of September 30, 2022 and 2021, the 
related consolidated statements of operaons, comprehensive (loss) income, shareholders' equity, and cash flows, for each of the three years in the period 
ended September 30, 2022, and the related notes and the financial statement schedule listed in the Table of Contents at Item 15 (collecvely referred to as 
the  "financial  statements").  In  our  opinion,  the  financial  statements  present  fairly,  in  all  material  respects,  the  financial  posion  of  the  Company  as  of 
September 30, 2022 and 2021, and the results of its operaons and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended September 30, 2022, in 
conformity with accounng principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounng Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the Company's internal 
control over financial reporng as of September 30, 2022, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the
Commiee of Sponsoring Organizaons of the Treadway Commission and our report dated November 23, 2022, expressed an unqualified opinion on the 
Company's internal control over financial reporng.

Basis for Opinion

These  financial  statements  are  the  responsibility  of  the  Company's  management.  Our  responsibility  is  to  express  an  opinion  on  the  Company's  financial 
statements based on our audits. We are a public accounng firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company 
in accordance with the U.S. federal securies laws and the applicable rules and regulaons of the Securies and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable 
assurance  about  whether  the  financial  statements  are  free  of  material  misstatement,  whether  due  to  error  or  fraud.  Our  audits  included  performing 
procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond 
to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits 
also included evaluang the accounng principles used and significant esmates made by management, as well as evaluang the overall presentaon of the 
financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Crical Audit Maer

The  crical  audit  maer  communicated  below  is  a  maer  arising  from  the  current-period  audit  of  the  financial  statements  that  was  communicated  or 
required to be communicated to the audit commiee and that (1) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) 
involved our especially challenging, subjecve, or complex judgments. The communicaon of crical audit maers does not alter in any way our opinion on 
the financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicang the crical audit maer below, providing a separate opinion on the crical 
audit maer or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates.

Royales and license fees – Sales-based Royalty Esmates — Refer to Note 2 of the financial statements

Crical Audit Maer Descripon

Royalty revenue consists of sales-based royales earned under licenses of performance coang technologies. Performance obligaons under these licenses, 
which  consist  of  the  right  to  use  the  Company’s  proprietary  technology,  are  sasfied  at  a  point  in  me  corresponding  with  delivery  of  the  underlying 
technology  rights  to  the  customer,  which  is  generally  upon  transfer  of  the  licensed  technology  to  the  customer.  Sales-based  royalty  revenue  represents 
variable  consideraon  under  the  license  agreements  and  is  recognized  in  the  period  a  customer  sells  products  incorporang  the  Company’s  licensed 
technologies. The Company esmates sales-based royalty revenue earned but unpaid at each reporng period using the expected value method based on 
historical  sales  informaon,  adjusted  for  known  changes  such  as  product  launches  and  patent  expiraons.  The  Company  also  considers  macroeconomic 
factors affecng the medical device market. These inputs require significant management judgment.

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Given the significant judgments made by management relang to the inputs used in the expected value method to esmate the sales-based royales earned 
under licenses of performance coang technologies, auding such inputs required an increased extent of audit effort and a high degree of auditor judgment 
when performing audit procedures and evaluang the results of those procedures.

How the Crical Audit Maer Was Addressed in the Audit

Our audit procedures related to the sales-based royalty esmates under licenses of performance coang technologies included the following, among others:

• We tested the effecveness of controls over the sales-based royalty esmates.

• We tested management’s process through inquiries of management and inspecon of the inputs used in the expected value method to understand how 

management developed the quarterly sales-based royales earned esmates under licenses of performance coang technologies.

• We evaluated and tested the expected value method inputs including historical sales informaon, adjustments for product launches, patent expiraons, 
and macroeconomic factors in the sales-based royales earned esmates and compared prior period management esmates to actual royalty revenue 
reported by customers.

• We  tested  select  license  agreements  between  the  Company  and  customers,  which  included  inspecon  of  quarterly  reporng  from  customers,  to 

evaluate the accuracy and completeness of the historical informaon included within the sales-based royales earned esmates.

• We tested the mathemacal accuracy of the sales-based royales earned esmates used for revenue recognion.

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP 

Minneapolis, Minnesota
November 23, 2022

We have served as the Company's auditor since 2002.

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Shareholders and the Board of Directors of Surmodics, Inc.

Opinion on Internal Control over Financial Reporng

We have audited the internal control over financial reporng of Surmodics, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of September 30, 2022, based on criteria 
established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Commiee of Sponsoring Organizaons of the Treadway Commission (COSO). In 
our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effecve internal control over financial reporng as of September 30, 2022, based on criteria 
established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013) issued by COSO.

We  have  also  audited,  in  accordance  with  the  standards  of  the  Public  Company  Accounng  Oversight  Board  (United  States)  (PCAOB),  the  consolidated 
financial statements as of and for the year ended September 30, 2022, of the Company and our report dated November 23, 2022, expressed an unqualified 
opinion on those financial statements.

Basis for Opinion

The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effecve internal control over financial reporng and for its assessment of the effecveness of 
internal  control  over  financial  reporng,  included  in  the  accompanying  Management’s  Annual  Report  on  Internal  Control  over  Financial  Reporng.  Our 
responsibility  is  to  express  an  opinion  on  the  Company’s  internal  control  over  financial  reporng  based  on  our  audit.  We  are  a  public  accounng  firm 
registered  with  the  PCAOB  and  are  required  to  be  independent  with  respect  to  the  Company  in  accordance  with  the  U.S.  federal  securies  laws  and  the 
applicable rules and regulaons of the Securies and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable 
assurance  about  whether  effecve  internal  control  over  financial  reporng  was  maintained  in  all  material  respects.  Our  audit  included  obtaining  an 
understanding of internal control over financial reporng, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, tesng and evaluang the design and operang 
effecveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We 
believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Definion and Limitaons of Internal Control over Financial Reporng

A company’s internal control over financial reporng is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporng and 
the preparaon of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounng principles. A company’s internal control over 
financial  reporng  includes  those  policies  and  procedures  that  (1)  pertain  to  the  maintenance  of  records  that,  in  reasonable  detail,  accurately  and  fairly 
reflect the transacons and disposions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transacons are recorded as necessary to permit 
preparaon of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounng principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being 
made only in accordance with authorizaons of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevenon or 
mely detecon of unauthorized acquision, use, or disposion of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitaons, internal control over financial reporng may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projecons of any evaluaon of 
effecveness  to  future  periods  are  subject  to  the  risk  that  controls  may  become  inadequate  because  of  changes  in  condions,  or  that  the  degree  of 
compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP 

Minneapolis, Minnesota
November 23, 2022

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Surmodics, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheets
As of September 30,

(In thousands, except per share data)

Current Assets:

ASSETS

Cash and cash equivalents
Available-for-sale securies
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $81 and $119 as of 
September 30, 2022 and 2021, respecvely
Contract assets — royales and license fees
Inventories, net
Income tax receivable
Prepaids and other

Total Current Assets
Property and equipment, net
Available-for-sale securies
Deferred income taxes
Intangible assets, net
Goodwill
Other assets

Total Assets

Current Liabilies:

Accounts payable
Accrued liabilies:
Compensaon
Accrued other

Short-term borrowings
Deferred revenue

Total Current Liabilies

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Deferred revenue, less current poron
Deferred income taxes
Other long-term liabilies
Total Liabilies

Commitments and Conngencies (Note 11)
Stockholders’ Equity:

Series A preferred stock — $.05 par value, 450 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding
Common stock — $.05 par value, 45,000 shares authorized; 14,029 and 13,899 shares issued and 
outstanding, as of September 30, 2022 and 2021, respecvely
Addional paid-in capital
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income
Retained earnings

Total Stockholders’ Equity

Total Liabilies and Stockholders’ Equity

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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2022

2021

18,998     $
—    

10,452    
7,116    
11,819    
2,438    
6,764    
57,587    
27,148    
—    
—    
28,145    
40,710    
4,769    
158,359     $

3,136     $

8,929    
5,854    
10,000    
4,160    
32,079    
5,088    
2,027    
10,773    
49,967    

—    

701    
28,774    
(9,874 )  
88,791    
108,392    
158,359     $

31,153  
7,717  

9,169  
7,091  
6,760  
1,912  
6,453  
70,255  
30,090  
2,002  
5,867  
37,054  
45,606  
3,718  
194,592  

1,783  

8,480  
4,905  
10,000  
4,647  
29,815  
10,301  
2,742  
11,649  
54,507  

—  

695  
21,598  
1,727  
116,065  
140,085  
194,592  

$

$

$

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(In thousands, except per share data)
Revenue:

Product sales
Royales and license fees
Research, development and other

Total revenue

Operang costs and expenses:

Product costs
Research and development
Selling, general and administrave
Acquired intangible asset amorzaon
Acquision transacon, integraon and other costs
Conngent consideraon expense

Total operang costs and expenses

Operang (loss) income
Other expense:

Interest expense
Foreign exchange gain (loss)
Investment income, net
Loss on strategic investments and other

Other expense

(Loss) income before income taxes
Income tax (expense) benefit

Net (loss) income

Basic net (loss) income per share
Diluted net (loss) income per share

Weighted average number of shares outstanding:

Basic
Diluted

Surmodics, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Operaons
For the Fiscal Year Ended September 30,

$

$

$
$

2022

2021

2020

54,621     $
36,248    
9,082    
99,951    

46,478     $
47,056    
11,602    
105,136    

20,342    
50,609    
46,935    
4,150    
—    
12    
122,048    
(22,097 )  

(598 )  
103    
99    
—    
(396 )  
(22,493 )  
(4,781 )  
(27,274 )   $

(1.96 )   $
(1.96 )   $

17,177    
46,734    
30,677    
2,793    
1,049    
3    
98,433    
6,703    

(310 )  
(170 )  
123    
—    
(357 )  
6,346    
(2,109 )  
4,237     $

0.31     $
0.30     $

13,916    
13,916    

13,765    
13,989    

44,317  
40,634  
9,913  
94,864  

15,317  
50,188  
28,392  
2,218  
—  
—  
96,115  
(1,251 )

(133 )
(248 )
656  
(478 )
(203 )
(1,454 )
2,577  
1,123  

0.08  
0.08  

13,552  
13,812  

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Surmodics, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive (Loss) Income
For the Fiscal Year Ended September 30,

(In thousands)
Net (loss) income
Other comprehensive (loss) income:
Net changes related to available-for-sale securies, net of tax
Foreign currency translaon adjustments
Other comprehensive (loss) income

Comprehensive (loss) income

2022

2021

2020

(27,274 )   $

4,237     $

1,123  

(1 )  
(11,600 )  
(11,601 )  
(38,875 )   $

1    
(1,448 )  
(1,447 )  
2,790     $

(10 )
2,788  
2,778  
3,901  

$

$

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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(In thousands)
Balance at September 30, 2019

Net income
Other comprehensive income
Issuance of common stock
Common stock opons exercised, net
Purchase of common stock to pay 
employee taxes
Stock-based compensaon
Balance at September 30, 2020

Net income
Other comprehensive loss
Issuance of common stock
Common stock opons exercised, net
Purchase of common stock to pay 
employee taxes
Stock-based compensaon
Balance at September 30, 2021

Net loss
Other comprehensive loss
Issuance of common stock
Common stock opons exercised, net
Purchase of common stock to pay 
employee taxes
Stock-based compensaon

Balance at September 30, 2022

Surmodics, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity
For the Fiscal Years Ended September 30, 2022, 2021 and 2020

Common Stock

Shares

Amount

Addional

Paid-In

Capital

Accumulated

Other

Comprehensive

Income (Loss)

Retained

Earnings

Total

  Stockholders’

13,504     $
—      
—      
149      
64      

(45 )    
—      
13,672      
—      
—      
100      
146      

(19 )    
—      
13,899      
—      
—      
124      
27      

675     $
—      
—      
8      
3      

(2 )    
—      
684      
—      
—      
5      
7      

(1 )    
—      
695      
—      
—      
6      
1      

10,740     $
—      
—      
492      
1,112      

(2,428 )    
5,453      
15,369      
—      
—      
614      
2,502      

(2,750 )    
5,863      
21,598      
—      
—      
826      
413      

396     $
—      
2,778      
—      
—      

110,705     $
1,123      
—      
—      
—      

—      
—      
3,174      
—      
(1,447 )    
—      
—      

—      
—      
1,727      
—      
(11,601 )    
—      
—      

—      
—      
111,828      
4,237      
—      
—      
—      

—      
—      
116,065      
(27,274 )    
—      
—      
—      

(21 )    
—      
14,029     $

(1 )    
—      
701     $

(1,120 )    
7,057      
28,774     $

—      
—      
(9,874 )   $

—      
—      
88,791     $

Equity
122,516  
1,123  
2,778  
500  
1,115  

(2,430 )
5,453  
131,055  
4,237  
(1,447 )
619  
2,509  

(2,751 )
5,863  
140,085  
(27,274 )
(11,601 )
832  
414  

(1,121 )
7,057  
108,392  

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Surmodics, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
For the Fiscal Year Ended September 30,

(In thousands)
Operang Acvies:
Net (loss) income
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash (used in) provided by operang acvies:

$

2022

2021

2020

(27,274 )   $

4,237     $

1,123  

Depreciaon and amorzaon
Stock-based compensaon
Noncash lease expense
Provision for credit losses
Deferred taxes
Payment of conngent consideraon obligaons in excess of acquision-date value
Loss on strategic investment
Other
Change in operang assets and liabilies:

Accounts receivable and contract assets
Inventories
Prepaids and other
Accounts payable
Accrued liabilies
Income taxes
Deferred revenue

Net cash (used in) provided by operang acvies

Invesng Acvies:

Purchases of property and equipment
Payment for acquision of intangible assets
Purchases of available-for-sale securies
Sales and maturies of available-for-sale securies
Purchase of business, net of acquired cash

Net cash provided by (used in) invesng acvies

Financing Acvies:

Proceeds from short-term borrowings
Issuance of common stock
Payments for taxes related to net share selement of equity awards
Payment of deferred financing costs
Payments for acquision of in-process research and development
Payment of conngent consideraon obligaons

Net cash (used in) provided by financing acvies
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
Net change in cash and cash equivalents

Cash and Cash Equivalents:

Beginning of year

End of year

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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9,142  
7,057  
529  
5  
5,268  
—  
—  
326  

(1,522 )  
(5,060 )  
(665 )  
1,608  
132  
(1,069 )  
(5,700 )  
(17,223 )  

(3,370 )  
—  
—  
9,600  
—  
6,230  

—  
1,246  
(1,121 )  
—  
(500 )  
—  
(375 )  
(787 )  
(12,155 )  

8,017    
5,863    
308    
(11 )  
1,651    
—    
—    
181    

(2,480 )  
(818 )  
(2,391 )  
264    
1,406    
210    
(1,048 )  
15,389    

(5,279 )  
(1,000 )  
(22,723 )  
43,317    
(39,553 )  
(25,238 )  

10,000    
3,128    
(2,751 )  
—    
(150 )  
—    
10,227    
(10 )  
368    

$

31,153  
18,998  

  $

30,785    
31,153     $

7,263  
5,453  
246  
73  
(1,139 )
(608 )
479  
5  

3,461  
(1,377 )
410  
(483 )
1,847  
(1,558 )
(1,185 )

14,010  

(3,671 )
—  
(59,917 )
54,522  
—  
(9,066 )

—  
1,615  
(2,534 )
(137 )
(1,000 )
(2,592 )
(4,648 )
128  
424  

30,361  
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(In thousands)
Supplemental Informaon:

Cash paid for income taxes
Cash paid for interest
Noncash financing and invesng acvies:

Surmodics, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Connued)
For the Fiscal Year Ended September 30,

2022

2021

2020

$

  $

416  
415  

160     $

74  

Acquision of property and equipment and intangible assets, net of refundable credits in 
other current assets and liabilies
Right-of-use assets and property and equipment obtained in exchange for new operang 
lease liabilies
Deferred and conngent consideraon assumed in business acquision

70  

1,725  
—  

211  

234  
4,071  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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—  

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1.  Organizaon

Descripon of Business

Surmodics, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Surmodics, Inc. and subsidiaries (referred to as “Surmodics,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” “our” and other like terms) is a leading provider of performance 
coang  technologies  for  intravascular  medical  devices  and  chemical  and  biological  components  for  in  vitro  diagnosc  (“IVD”)  immunoassay  tests  and 
microarrays. Surmodics develops and commercializes highly differenated vascular intervenon medical devices that are designed to address unmet clinical 
needs and engineered to the most demanding requirements. This key growth strategy leverages the combinaon of the Company’s experse in proprietary 
surface  modificaon  and  drug-delivery  coang  technologies,  along  with  its  device  design,  development  and  manufacturing  capabilies.  The  Company’s 
mission is to improve the detecon and treatment of disease. Surmodics is headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.

Basis of Presentaon and Principles of Consolidaon

The consolidated financial statements include all accounts and wholly-owned subsidiaries and have been prepared in accordance with accounng principles 
generally accepted in the U.S. (“GAAP”). All intercompany transacons have been eliminated. The Company operates on a fiscal year ending on September 
30.

Use of Esmates

The  preparaon  of  consolidated  financial  statements  in  conformity  with  GAAP  requires  management  to  make  esmates  and  assumpons  that  affect  the 
reported  amounts  of  assets  and  liabilies,  the  disclosure  of  conngent  liabilies  at  the  date  of  the  consolidated  financial  statements  and  the  reported 
amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporng period. Ulmate results could differ from those esmates.

2.  Summary of Significant Accounng Policies and Select Balance Sheet Informaon

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents consist of financial instruments with maturies of three months or less at the Company’s acquision date of the security and are 
stated  at  cost  which  approximates  fair  value  and  may  include  money  market  instruments,  cerficates  of  deposit,  repurchase  agreements  and  commercial 
paper instruments.

Accounts Receivable, Net

We grant credit to customers in the normal course of business and maintain an allowance for credit losses. The allowance for credit losses reflects the current 
esmate of credit losses expected to be incurred over the life of the accounts receivable. We consider various factors in establishing, monitoring and adjusng 
the allowance for credit losses including the aging of accounts and aging trends, the historical level of charge-offs, and specific exposures related to parcular 
customers. We base our esmates of credit loss reserves on historical experience and adjust, as necessary, to reflect current condions using reasonable and 
supportable forecasts not already reflected in the historical loss informaon.

Investments

As of September 30, 2022 and 2021, investments in available-for-sale debt securies totaled zero and $9.7 million, respecvely, on the consolidated balance 
sheets. As of September 30, 2021, investments consisted of commercial paper and corporate bond securies, were classified as available-for-sale, and were 
reported at fair value. Interest earned on debt securies, including amorzaon of premiums and accreon of discounts, is included in investment income, 
net within other expense. Realized gains and losses from the sales of debt securies, which are included in other expense, are determined using the specific 
idenficaon method. Investment purchases are accounted for on the date the trade is executed, which may not be the same as the date the transacon is
cash  seled.  Unrealized  gains  and  losses,  net  of  tax,  are  excluded  from  the  consolidated  statements  of  operaons  and  reported  on  the  consolidated 
statements of comprehensive (loss) income as well as a separate component of stockholders’ equity on the consolidated balance sheets. For investments in 
an unrealized loss posion, we make the following assessments. If it is more likely than not we will sell the investment before recovery of its amorzed cost 
basis, we write down the security’s amorzed cost basis to fair value and reclassify the net unrealized loss from accumulated other comprehensive (loss) 
income to other expense. If the decline in fair value is deemed to be due to a credit loss, we recognize an allowance for the expected credit loss to reduce the 
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There were no available-for-sale securies as of September 30, 2022. As of September 30, 2021, the amorzed cost, unrealized holding gains and losses, and 
fair value of available-for-sale securies were as follows:

(In thousands)
Commercial paper and corporate 
bonds

Total

September 30, 2021

Valuaon

Amorzed 
Cost

Unrealized 
Gains

Unrealized 
Losses

Fair 
Value

Balance Sheet Classificaon

Current 
Assets

Noncurrent 
Assets

$
$

9,718     $
9,718     $

2     $
2     $

(1 )   $
(1 )   $

9,719     $
9,719     $

7,717     $
7,717     $

2,002  
2,002  

There  were  no  held-to-maturity  debt  securies  as  of  September  30,  2022  and  2021.  There  were  no  realized  gains  or  losses  on  sales  of  available-for-sale 
securies for fiscal 2022, 2021 or 2020.

Inventories

Inventories are principally stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value using the specific idenficaon method and include direct labor, materials and 
overhead, with cost of product sales determined on a first-in, first-out basis. Inventories consisted of the following components: 

(In thousands)
Raw materials
Work-in process
Finished products

Total

Prepaids and Other Assets, Current

Prepaids and other current assets consisted of the following:

(In thousands)
Prepaid expenses
Irish research and development credits receivable
CARES Act employee retenon credit receivable

Prepaids and other

September 30,

2022

2021

6,102     $
1,595    
4,122    
11,819     $

September 30,

2022

2021

2,570     $
753    
3,441    
6,764     $

4,165  
1,295  
1,300  
6,760  

1,712  
1,164  
3,577  
6,453  

$

$

$

$

In fiscal 2021, a benefit of $3.6 million was recorded to reduce operang costs and expenses as a result of our eligibility for the employee retenon credit 
under  the  provisions  of  the  Coronavirus  Aid,  Relief  and  Economic  Security  Act  (the  "CARES  Act")  enacted  in  March  2020.  This  benefit  and  corresponding 
receivable reflected ancipated reimbursement of personnel expenses we incurred in fiscal 2021 and 2020.

Property and Equipment

Property and equipment are stated at cost, less any impairment, and are depreciated using the straight-line method over the esmated useful lives of the 
assets. The Company recorded depreciaon expense of $4.7 million, $4.9 million and $4.8 million in fiscal 2022, 2021 and 2020, respecvely.

The September 30, 2022 and 2021 balances in construcon-in-progress include the cost of equipment and building improvements not yet placed in service. 
As assets are placed in service, construcon-in-progress is transferred to the specific property and equipment categories and depreciated over the esmated 
useful  lives  of  the  assets.  Leasehold  improvements  are  amorzed  over  the  shorter  of  the  term  of  the  lease  or  the  esmated  useful  life  of  the  asset. 
Expenditures for maintenance and repairs and minor renewals and beerments that do not extend or improve the life of the respecve assets are expensed 
as incurred.

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Property and equipment consisted of the following components:

(Dollars in thousands)
Land
Laboratory fixtures and equipment
Buildings and improvements
Leasehold improvements
Office furniture and equipment
Construcon-in-progress
Less: Accumulated depreciaon

Property and equipment, net

Useful Life
(Years)
N/A
3 to 10
3 to 20
5 to 10
3 to 10

September 30,

2022

2021

  $

    $

4,409     $
28,810    
26,373    
6,499    
9,205    
3,175    
(51,323 )  
27,148     $

4,419  
29,482  
26,573  
6,499  
8,713  
2,120  
(47,716 )
30,090  

Intangible Assets

Intangible assets consisted of the following:

(Dollars in thousands)
Definite-lived intangible assets:
Customer lists and relaonships
Developed technology
Patents and other

Total definite-lived intangible assets

Unamorzed intangible assets:
Trademarks and trade names

Total intangible assets

(Dollars in thousands)
Definite-lived intangible assets:
Customer lists and relaonships
Developed technology
Patents and other

Total definite-lived intangible assets

Unamorzed intangible assets:
Trademarks and trade names

Total intangible assets

Weighted Average Original Life 
(Years)

Gross Carrying 
Amount

Accumulated Amorzaon

Net

September 30, 2022

8.9
11.9
14.1

  $

    $

11,354     $
31,943    
3,551    
46,848    

580    
47,428     $

September 30, 2021

(8,827 )   $
(7,994 )  
(2,462 )  
(19,283 )  

—    
(19,283 )   $

Weighted Average Original Life 
(Years)

Gross Carrying 
Amount

Accumulated Amorzaon

Net

8.9
11.9
14.1

  $

  $

13,216     $
36,531    
3,551    
53,298    

580    
53,878     $

(8,878 )   $
(5,652 )  
(2,294 )  
(16,824 )  

—    
(16,824 )   $

2,527  
23,949  
1,089  
27,565  

580  
28,145  

4,338  
30,879  
1,257  
36,474  

580  
37,054  

The Company recorded amorzaon expense of $4.4 million, $3.1 million and $2.5 million in fiscal 2022, 2021 and 2020, respecvely.

Based on the intangible assets in service as of September 30, 2022, esmated amorzaon expense for future fiscal years is as follows:

(In thousands)
2023
2024
2025
2026
2027
Thereaer

Definite-lived intangible assets

$

$

3,549  
3,471  
3,439  
2,618  
2,384  
12,104  
27,565  

Future  amorzaon  amounts  presented  above  are  esmates.  Actual  future  amorzaon  expense  may  be  different  as  a  result  of  future  acquisions, 
impairments, changes in amorzaon periods, foreign currency exchange rates or other factors.

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The Company defines in-process research and development (“IPR&D”) as the value of technology acquired for which the related projects have substance and 
are incomplete. IPR&D acquired in a business combinaon is recognized at fair value and is capitalized as an indefinite-lived intangible asset unl compleon 
or abandonment of the IPR&D project. Upon compleon of the development project (generally when regulatory approval to market the product is obtained), 
an impairment assessment is performed prior to amorzing the asset over its esmated useful life. In cases where the IPR&D projects are abandoned, the 
related  IPR&D  assets  are  wrien  off.  The  Company  assesses  indefinite-lived  assets  for  impairment  annually  in  the  fourth  quarter  and  whenever  an  event 
occurs  or  circumstances  change  that  would  indicate  that  the  carrying  amount  may  be  impaired.  Similar  to  the  goodwill  impairment  assessment,  the 
indefinite-lived assets impairment assessment requires the Company to make several esmates about fair value, most of which are based on projected future 
cash flows. 

The Company performs its annual assessment of indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment as of July 1st of each fiscal year. No impairment charges 
were recorded in fiscal 2022, 2021 and 2020.

Goodwill

Goodwill in the Medical Device reporng unit represents the gross value from the fiscal 2021 acquision of Vetex Medical Limited (“Vetex”) and the fiscal 
2016 acquisions of Creagh Medical, Ltd. (“Creagh Medical”) and NorMedix, Inc. (“NorMedix”). Goodwill in the In Vitro Diagnoscs reporng unit represents 
the gross value from the acquision of BioFX Laboratories, Inc. in 2007. Refer to Note 12 Acquisions for further disclosures for Vetex.

Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by segment were as follows:

(In thousands)
Goodwill as of September 30, 2020

Acquision of Vetex Medical Limited
Foreign currency translaon adjustment

Goodwill as of September 30, 2021

Foreign currency translaon adjustment
Measurement period adjustments (1)

Goodwill as of September 30, 2022

In Vitro 
Diagnoscs

    Medical Device

Total

8,010     $
—    
—    
8,010    
—    
—    
8,010     $

19,175     $
19,089    
(668 )  
37,596    
(5,173 )  
277    
32,700     $

27,185  
19,089  
(668 )
45,606  
(5,173 )
277  
40,710  

$

$

(1)

In fiscal 2022, measurement period adjustments were recorded to finalize the allocaon of purchase consideraon for the fiscal 2021 Vetex 
acquision (Note 12).

Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price of an acquired business over the fair value assigned to the assets purchased and liabilies assumed. 
Goodwill is not amorzed but is subject, at a minimum, to annual tests for impairment. The carrying amount of goodwill is evaluated annually, and between 
annual  evaluaons  if  events  occur  or  circumstances  change  indicang  that  it  is  more  likely  than  not  that  the  fair  value  of  a  reporng  unit  is  less  than  its 
carrying amount.

The  Company’s  reporng  units  are  the  Medical  Device  and  In  Vitro  Diagnoscs  reportable  segments.  Inherent  in  the  determinaon  of  fair  value  of  the 
reporng  units  are  certain  esmates  and  judgments,  including  the  interpretaon  of  current  economic  indicators  and  market  valuaons,  as  well  as  the 
Company’s strategic plans with regard to its operaons. When ulizing a quantave assessment, the Company determines fair value at the reporng unit 
level based on a combinaon of an income approach and market approach. The income approach is based on esmated future cash flows, discounted at a 
rate  that  approximates  the  cost  of  capital  of  a  market  parcipant,  while  the  market  approach  is  based  on  sales  and/or  earnings  mulples  of  similar 
companies. These approaches use significant esmates and assumpons, including projected future cash flows and the ming of those cash flows, discount 
rates reflecng risks inherent in future cash flows, perpetual growth rates, and determinaon of appropriate market comparables.

The Company performs its annual assessment of goodwill for impairment as of July 1st of each fiscal year. Goodwill was not impaired in either reporng unit 
based on the outcome of the fiscal 2022 annual impairment test, which ulized a quantave assessment. No goodwill impairment charges were recorded in 
fiscal 2022, 2021 and 2020.

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Other Assets, Noncurrent

Other noncurrent assets consisted of the following:

(In thousands)
Operang lease right-of-use assets
Other

Other assets, noncurrent

Valuaon of Long-lived Assets

September 30,

2022

2021

$

$

3,633     $
1,136    
4,769     $

2,435  
1,283  
3,718  

The Company periodically evaluates whether events and circumstances have occurred that may affect the esmated useful life or the recoverability of the 
remaining  balance  of  long-lived  assets,  such  as  property  and  equipment,  right-of-use  assets,  and  definite-lived  intangible  assets.  If  such  events  or 
circumstances were to indicate that the carrying amount of these assets may not be recoverable, the Company would esmate the future cash flows expected 
to result from the use of the assets and their eventual disposion. If the sum of the expected future cash flows (undiscounted and without interest charges) 
were less than the carrying amount of the assets, the Company would recognize an impairment charge to reduce such assets to their fair value. In fiscal 2022, 
2021 and 2020, no impairment charges were recorded related to the Company’s long-lived assets.

Accrued Other Liabilies

Accrued other liabilies consisted of the following:

(In thousands)
Accrued professional fees
Accrued clinical study expense
Accrued purchases
Acquision of in-process research and development (1)
Operang lease liability, current poron
Other

Total accrued other liabilies

September 30,

2022

2021

$

$

279     $

1,425    
1,655    
981    
963    
551    
5,854     $

489  
1,667  
1,195  
494  
518  
542  
4,905  

(1) Acquision of in-process research and development consists of the present value of guaranteed payments to be made (current poron) in 

connecon with an asset acquision in fiscal 2018 (Note 11).

Other Long-term Liabilies

Other long-term liabilies consisted of the following:

(In thousands)
Deferred consideraon (1)
Conngent consideraon (2)
Unrecognized tax benefits (3)
Operang lease liabilies (4)

Other long-term liabilies

September 30,

2022

2021

$

$

4,260     $
829    
1,841    
3,843    
10,773     $

5,106  
817  
2,538  
3,188  
11,649  

(1) Deferred  consideraon  consisted  primarily  of  the  present  value  of  guaranteed  payments  to  be  made  in  connecon  with  the  fiscal  2021 

Vetex acquision (Note 12) and with an asset acquision in fiscal 2019 (Note 11).

(2) Conngent consideraon consisted of the fair value of conngent consideraon liabilies associated with the fiscal 2021 Vetex acquision 

(Note 5 and Note 12).

(3) Unrecognized tax benefits (Note 9) included accrued interest and penales, if applicable.

(4) Operang lease liabilies consisted of the non-current poron of the net present value of future minimum lease payments, reduced by the 

discounted value of leasehold improvement incenves paid or payable to the Company.

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Revenue Recognion

Revenue is recognized when control of the promised goods or services is transferred to our customers in an amount that reflects the consideraon we expect 
to be entled to receive in exchange for those goods or services. The Company primarily sells or licenses its products, technologies and services to other 
medical device and diagnoscs companies. Revenue is recorded net of taxes collected from customers, and taxes collected are recorded as current liabilies 
unl remied to the relevant government authority. The amount of foreign taxes imposed on specific revenue producing transacons that is the responsibility 
of the Company is expensed as incurred and reported in income tax expense on the consolidated statements of operaons. For contracts that have an original 
duraon of one year or less, the Company uses the praccal expedient applicable to such contracts and does not adjust the transacon price for the me 
value of money.

Performance Obligaons

We derive our revenue from three primary sources:

Product Sales

Royales and License Fees

Research, Development and Other

IVD chemical and biological components, 
including: protein stabilizers, substrates, surface 
coangs and angens to the diagnosc and 
biomedical research markets (IVD segment)

  Performance coang royales from licensing of 

  Commercial development feasibility services and 

our proprietary performance coang technologies 
to medical device manufacturers (Medical Device 
segment)

contract coang services (Medical Device 
segment)

Performance coang reagents, the chemicals used 
in performance coangs by licensees (Medical 
Device segment)

  SurVeil™ DCB license fees associated with the 
Abbo Agreement (Medical Device segment) 

  Commercial development services (IVD segment)

Vascular intervenon medical devices and related 
products to original equipment manufacturer 
suppliers and distributors, as well as directly to 
healthcare providers (Medical Device segment)

The Company recognizes revenue when control is transferred to the customer. The transfer of control varies by revenue classificaon and is described below. 
If  a  contract  contains  more  than  one  disnct  performance  obligaon,  the  transacon  price  is  allocated  to  each  performance  obligaon  based  on  relave 
standalone selling price.

Product Sales. Revenue from product sales is recognized at the point in me control of the products is transferred, generally upon shipment based upon the 
standard contract terms. Shipping  and  handling  acvies  are  considered  to  be  fulfillment  acvies  rather  than  promised  services  and  are  not,  therefore, 
considered to be separate performance obligaons. The Company’s sales terms provide no right of return outside of a standard warranty policy, and returns 
are generally not significant. Payment terms for product sales are generally set at 30-45 days aer shipment.

Royales.  Royales  revenue  consists  of  sales-based  and  recurring  minimum  royales  earned  under  licenses  of  our  performance  coang  technologies. 
Performance  obligaons  under  these  licenses,  which  consist  of  the  right  to  use  the  Company’s  proprietary  technology,  are  sasfied  at  a  point  in  me 
corresponding with delivery of the underlying technology rights to the customer, which is generally upon transfer of the licensed technology to the customer. 
Sales-based  royales  revenue  represents  variable  consideraon  under  the  license  agreements  and  is  recognized  in  the  period  a  customer  sells  products 
incorporang the Company’s licensed technologies. The Company esmates sales-based royales revenue earned but unpaid at each reporng period using 
the expected value method based on historical sales informaon, adjusted for known changes such as product launches and patent expiraons. The Company 
also  considers  macroeconomic  factors  affecng  the  medical  device  market.  The  Company's  license  arrangements  also  oen  provide  for  recurring  fees 
(minimum royales), which the Company recognizes at the later of the sasfacon of the underlying performance obligaon or upon renewal of the contract, 
which generally occurs on a quarterly basis. Sales-based and minimum royales are generally due within 45 days aer the end of each quarter.

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License  Fees.  For  disnct  license  performance  obligaons,  upfront  license  fees  are  recognized  when  the  Company  sasfies  the  underlying  performance 
obligaon. This generally occurs upon transfer of the right to use the Company’s licensed technology to the customer, with the excepon of the license of the 
Company’s SurVeil™ drug-coated balloon (the “SurVeil DCB”) disclosed below. Certain license arrangements include conngent milestone payments, which 
are  due  following  achievement  by  our  customers  of  specified  sales  or  regulatory  milestones.  Conngent  milestone  payment  terms  vary  by  contract.  The 
Company has generally fulfilled its performance obligaon prior to achievement of these milestones. However, because of the uncertainty of the milestone 
achievement, and/or the dependence on sales of our customers, variable consideraon for conngent milestones is fully constrained and excluded from the
contract price unl the milestone is achieved by our customer, to the extent collectability is reasonably certain.

The  Company  has  a  collaborave  arrangement  contract  with  Abbo  Vascular,  Inc.  (“Abbo”)  disclosed  in  Note  4  Collaborave  Arrangement  (the  “Abbo 
Agreement”).  As  of  September  30,  2022,  the  Company  has  received  payments  totaling  $60.8  million  under  the  Abbo  Agreement  and  may  receive  an 
addional conngent milestone payment upon PMA of our SurVeil DCB of $30 million (if PMA is received prior to December 31, 2022) or $27 million (if PMA 
is received aer December 31, 2022 but prior to June 30, 2023), or $24 million (if PMA is received on or aer June 30, 2023), pursuant to the terms of the 
Abbo Agreement.

The performance obligaon idenfied in the Abbo Agreement includes delivery of our licensed technology and compleon of research and development 
acvies,  primarily  clinical  trial  acvies  (together,  “R&D  and  Clinical  Acvies”).  These  promises  are  not  disnct  performance  obligaons  because  the 
product necessary for compleon of the R&D and Clinical Acvies is currently only able to be manufactured by the Company due to the exclusive proprietary 
know-how  and  certain  regulatory  requirements  associated  with  the  manufacture  of  the  product.  The  customer,  Abbo,  simultaneously  receives  and 
consumes  the  benefits  of  the  R&D  and  Clinical  Acvies  as  study  data  are  generated  to  support  regulatory  approval  submissions.  Control  is  effecvely 
transferred over me as we complete the TRANSCEND clinical study of the SurVeil DCB and related regulatory acvies. License fee revenue related to this 
contract  is  recognized  using  the  cost-to-cost  method  which  measures  progress  based  on  costs  incurred  to  date  relave  to  the  expected  total  cost  of  the 
services, as the Company believes this represents a faithful depicon of the sasfacon of its performance obligaon. Use of the cost-to-cost method requires 
significant esmates, including the total cost of the TRANSCEND study, which is expected to be completed over the next three years. Revenue is recorded 
based on the cost-to-cost compleon esmate relave to the transacon price, which is equal to the total upfront fee plus the expected value of the clinical 
and regulatory milestones.

Revenue  from  the  upfront  fee  and  conngent  clinical  and  regulatory  milestone  payments,  once  the  underlying  conngencies  are  achieved,  is  recognized 
within  royales  and  license  fees  on  the  consolidated  statements  of  operaons  as  the  clinical  and  regulatory  acvies  are  performed  on  a  proporonal 
performance basis. Performance is measured based on actual costs incurred relave to the expected total cost of the underlying acvies, most notably the 
compleon  of  the  TRANSCEND  clinical  trial.  A  significant  component  of  the  cost  of  this  trial  is  the  cost  of  the  Company’s  outsourced  clinical  trial  clinical 
research organizaon (“CRO”) consultants, which is esmated based on executed statements of work, project budgets, and paent enrollment ming, among 
other  factors.  A  significant  change  to  the  Company’s  esmate  of  the  costs  to  complete  the  TRANSCEND  clinical  trial  could  have  a  material  effect  on  the 
Company’s results of operaons. Significant judgment is used to esmate total revenue and cost at compleon for this contract.

To account for the Abbo Agreement, the Company applied the guidance in ASC Topic 808 (Collaborave Arrangements) as the pares are acve parcipants 
and are exposed to significant risks and rewards dependent on commercial success of the collaborave acvity. See Note 4 Collaborave Arrangement for 
further disclosures related to the Abbo Agreement.

Research and Development. The Company performs research and development (“R&D”) acvies as a service to customers, which are typically charged to 
customers  on  a  me-and-materials  basis.  Generally,  revenue  for  R&D  services  is  recorded  over  me  as  the  services  are  provided  to  the  customer  in  the 
amount to which the Company has the right to invoice. These services are generally charged to the customer as they are provided. Payment terms for R&D 
services are generally set at 30-45 days.

Contract Assets, Deferred Revenue and Remaining Performance Obligaons

Contract assets are generally short in duraon given the nature of products produced and services provided by the Company. Contract assets consist of sales-
based  and  minimum  royales  revenue  earned  for  which  uncondional  right  to  payment  does  not  exist  as  of  the  balance  sheet  date.  These  assets  are 
comprised of esmated sales-based royales earned, but not yet reported by the Company’s customers, minimum royales on non-cancellable contracts, and 
conngent milestones earned, but not yet billable based on the terms of the contract. See Note 3 Revenue for further contract asset disclosures.

The Company records a contract liability, or deferred revenue, when there is an obligaon to provide a product or service to the customer, and payment is 
received or due in advance of performance, or when payment is received for a period outside the contract term. See Note 4 Collaborave Arrangement for 
further deferred revenue disclosures.

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Remaining performance obligaons include deferred revenue and amounts the Company expects to receive for goods and services that have not yet been 
delivered or provided under exisng, noncancellable contracts. For contracts that have an original duraon of one year or less, the Company has elected the 
praccal  expedient  applicable  to  such  contracts  and  does  not  disclose  the  transacon  price  for  remaining  performance  obligaons  at  the  end  of  each 
reporng  period  or  the  expecng  ming  of  recognion  of  related  revenue.  See  Note  4  Collaborave  Arrangement  for  further  performance  obligaon 
disclosures. 

Leases

The Company leases facilies for research, office, manufacturing and warehousing. The Company determines whether a contract is a lease or contains a lease 
at  incepon  date.  Upon  commencement,  the  Company  recognizes  a  right-of-use  asset  and  lease  liability  based  on  the  net  present  value  of  the  future 
minimum lease payments over the lease term at the commencement date. The net present value of future minimum lease payments recorded upon lease 
commencement is reduced by the discounted value of any leasehold improvement incenves payable to the Company considered to be in-substance fixed 
payments. The unamorzed balance of leasehold improvement incenves in the form of tenant allowances represents the primary difference between the 
balance  of  the  right-of-use  assets  and  operang  lease  liabilies.  As  the  Company’s  leases  typically  do  not  provide  an  implicit  rate,  the  Company’s  lease 
liabilies are measured on a discounted basis using the Company's incremental borrowing rate. Lease terms used in the recognion of right-of-use assets and 
lease  liabilies  include  only  opons  to  extend  the  lease  that  are  reasonably  certain  to  be  exercised.  The  consolidated  balance  sheets  do  not  include 
recognized assets or liabilies for leases that, at the commencement date, have a term of twelve months or less and do not include an opon to purchase the 
underlying asset that is reasonably certain to be exercised. The Company recognizes such leases on the consolidated statements of operaons on a straight-
line basis over the lease term.

The Company’s leases include one or more opons to renew and extend the lease term at the Company’s discreon. These renewal opons are not included 
in right-of-use assets and lease liabilies as they are not reasonably certain of exercise. The Company regularly evaluates renewal opons, and when they are 
reasonably certain to be exercised, the renewal period is included in the lease term.

As of September 30, 2022, operang lease maturies were as follows:

(In thousands)
2023
2024
2025
2026
2027
Thereaer
Total expected operang lease payments
Less: Imputed interest

Total operang lease liabilies

$

$

1,172  
1,210  
1,214  
1,132  
1,135  
575  
6,438  
(1,632 )
4,806  

Operang  lease  cost  was  $1.1  million,  $0.8  million  and  $0.6  million  for  fiscal  2022,  2021  and  2020,  respecvely.  Cash  paid  for  operang  lease  liabilies 
approximated operang lease cost for fiscal 2022, 2021 and 2020. As of September 30, 2022, the weighted average remaining lease term for operang leases 
was 5.3 years, and the weighted average discount rate used to determine operang lease liabilies was 3.9%.

Stock-based Compensaon

We measure the cost of employee services received in exchange for the award of equity instruments based on the fair value of the award at the date of grant. 
Share-based payments are expensed based on their grant-date fair values on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period of the total award, less 
esmated forfeitures based on historical experience. Shares awarded under the Company’s stock-based compensaon plans, with the excepon of restricted 
stock  awards,  are  not  considered  issued  or  outstanding  common  stock  of  the  Company  unl  they  vest  and  the  shares  are  released.  New  awards  and 
forfeitures of unvested restricted stock result in an increase (decrease), respecvely, in common stock issued and outstanding.

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Research and Development

R&D  expenses  include  costs  associated  with  the  design,  development,  tesng,  enhancement  and  regulatory  approval  of  the  Company’s  products.  R&D 
expenses include employee compensaon (including stock-based compensaon), internal and external costs associated with our regulatory compliance and 
quality  assurance  funcons,  the  costs  of  product  used  in  development  and  clinical  trials,  consulng  expenses,  and  facilies  overhead.  The  Company  also 
incurs significant R&D expenses to operate clinical trials. R&D costs are expensed as incurred. 

Certain  R&D  costs  are  related  to  customer  contracts,  and  the  related  revenue  is  recognized  as  described  in  “Revenue  Recognion”  in  this  Note  2.  Costs 
associated with customer-related R&D include specific project direct labor and materials expenses, as well as an allocaon of overhead costs based on direct 
labor costs.

Clinical Trial Costs. The Company sponsors clinical trials intended to obtain the necessary clinical data required to obtain approval from various regulatory 
agencies to market medical devices developed by the Company. Costs associated with clinical trials include trial design and management expenses, clinical 
site reimbursements and third-party fees, among other costs. The Company’s clinical trials are administered by third-party CROs. These CROs generally bill 
monthly  for  certain  services  performed,  as  well  as  upon  achievement  of  certain  milestones.  The  Company  monitors  paent  enrollment,  the  progress  of 
clinical  studies,  and  related  acvies  through  internal  reviews  of  data  reported  to  the  Company  by  the  CROs  and  correspondence  with  the  CROs.  We 
periodically evaluate our esmates to determine if adjustments are necessary or appropriate based on informaon received. These esmates oen require 
significant judgement on the part of the Company’s management.

Government Funding. In prior fiscal years, the Company has been eligible to receive reimbursement for certain qualifying R&D expenditures under a grant 
from  the  Industrial  Development  Agency  of  Ireland  (“IDA”).  Reimbursements  are  recognized  as  a  reducon  of  R&D  expense  when  there  is  reasonable 
assurance  that  the  funding  will  be  received  and  condions  associated  with  the  funding  are  met.  In  fiscal  2020,  the  Company  recorded  $0.8  million  in 
reimbursements from IDA grants as a reducon of R&D expense.

Ligaon

From  me  to  me,  the  Company  may  become  involved  in  various  legal  acons  involving  its  operaons,  products  and  technologies,  including  intellectual 
property and employment disputes. The outcomes of these legal acons are not within the Company’s complete control and may not be known for prolonged 
periods  of  me.  In  some  acons,  the  claimants  may  seek  damages  as  well  as  other  relief,  including  injuncons  barring  the  sale  of  products  that  are  the 
subject of the lawsuit, which if granted, could require significant expenditures or result in lost revenue. The Company records a liability on the consolidated 
financial statements for these acons when a loss is known or considered probable and the amount can be reasonably esmated. If the reasonable esmate 
of a known or probable loss is a range, and no amount within the range is a beer esmate, the minimum amount of the range is accrued. If a loss is possible 
but not known or probable, and can be reasonably esmated, the esmated loss or range of loss is disclosed. In most cases, significant judgment is required 
to esmate the amount and ming of a loss to be recorded.

Income Taxes

We record a tax (expense) benefit for the ancipated tax consequences of the reported results of operaons. Deferred tax assets and liabilies are recognized 
for  the  future  tax  consequences  aributable  to  differences  between  the  financial  statement  carrying  amounts  of  exisng  assets  and  liabilies  and  their 
respecve tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilies are measured using the enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income (loss) in the years in 
which  those  temporary  differences  are  expected  to  be  recovered  or  seled.  The  effect  on  deferred  tax  assets  and  liabilies  of  a  change  in  tax  rates  is
recognized in earnings in the period that includes the enactment date of such change.

Deferred  tax  assets  represent  amounts  available  to  reduce  income  taxes  payable  on  taxable  income  in  future  years.  Such  assets  arise  from  net  operang 
losses and tax credits and are primarily a result of temporary differences between the financial reporng and tax bases of assets and liabilies. We evaluate 
the recoverability of deferred tax assets by assessing all available evidence, both posive and negave, to determine whether, based on the weight of that 
evidence, a valuaon allowance for deferred tax assets is needed. A valuaon allowance is established if it is more likely than not (defined as a likelihood of 
more than 50%) that all or a poron of deferred tax assets will not be realized. The determinaon of whether a valuaon allowance should be established, as 
well as the amount of such allowance, requires significant judgment and esmates, including esmates of future earnings.

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In  evaluang  the  realizability  of  our  net  deferred  tax  assets,  we  perform  an  assessment  each  reporng  period  of  both  posive  and  negave  evidence, 
including (i) the existence of three-year cumulave U.S. pre-tax losses adjusted for permanent adjustments; (ii) our forecast of future earnings; and (iii) future 
reversal of taxable temporary differences and carryforwards. We apply judgment to consider the relave impact of negave and posive evidence, and the 
weight  given  to  negave  and  posive  evidence  is  commensurate  with  the  extent  to  which  such  evidence  can  be  objecvely  verified.  Objecve  historical 
evidence, such as cumulave three-year pre-tax losses adjusted for permanent adjustments, is given greater weight than subjecve posive evidence such as 
forecasts of future earnings. The more objecve negave evidence that exists limits our ability to consider other, potenally posive, subjecve evidence, 
such  as  our  future  earnings  projecons.  Due  to  significant  esmates  used  to  establish  the  valuaon  allowance  and  the  potenal  for  changes  in  facts  and 
circumstances, it is reasonably possible that we will be required to record adjustments to the valuaon allowance in future reporng periods that could have 
a material effect on our results of operaons.

Net (Loss) Income Per Share Data

Basic net (loss) income per common share is calculated by dividing net (loss) income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during 
the period. Diluted net (loss) income per common share is computed by dividing net (loss) income by the weighted average number of common and common 
equivalent shares outstanding during the period. The Company’s potenally diluve common shares are those that result from diluve common stock opons 
and non-vested stock relang to restricted stock awards and restricted stock units. However, these items have been excluded from the calculaon of diluted 
net  loss  per  share  for  fiscal  2022  as  their  effect  was  an-diluve  as  a  result  of  the  net  loss  incurred  for  this  period.  Therefore,  diluted  weighted  average 
number of shares outstanding and diluted net loss per share were the same as basic weighted average number of shares outstanding and basic net loss per 
share for fiscal 2022.

The following table presents the denominator for the computaon of diluted weighted average shares outstanding:

(In thousands)
Basic weighted average shares outstanding
Diluve effect of outstanding stock opons, non-vested 
restricted stock, and non-vested restricted stock units

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding

2022

Fiscal Year

2021

2020

13,916      

13,765      

13,552  

—      
13,916      

224      
13,989      

260  
13,812  

The calculaon of weighted average diluted shares outstanding excluded outstanding common stock opons associated with the right to purchase less than 
0.1 million shares for both fiscal 2021 and 2020 as their inclusion would have had an andiluve effect on diluted net income per share for those periods.

Business Combinaons

For acquisions accounted for as business combinaons, we record assets and liabilies acquired at their respecve fair values as of the acquision date. 
Conngent  consideraon  is  recognized  at  fair  value  as  of  the  acquision  date,  and  changes  in  fair  value  are  recognized  in  earnings  unl  selement. 
Acquision-related transacon costs are expensed as incurred. 

Currency Translaon

The Company’s reporng currency is the U.S. dollar. Assets and liabilies of non-U.S. dollar funconal currency subsidiaries are translated into U.S. dollars at 
the period-end exchange rates, and revenue and expenses are translated at the average quarterly exchange rates during the period. The net effect of these 
translaon adjustments on the consolidated financial statements is recorded as a foreign currency translaon adjustment, a component of accumulated other 
comprehensive (loss) income on the consolidated balance sheets. Realized foreign currency transacon gains and losses are included in other expense on the 
consolidated statements of operaons.

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New Accounng Pronouncements

Accounng Standards Recently Adopted

Credit Losses. In June 2016, the Financial Accounng Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses, Measurement of 
Credit Losses on Financial Statements. This ASU requires a financial asset (or a group of financial assets) measured at an amorzed cost basis to be presented 
at  the  net  amount  expected  to  be  collected.  The  allowance  for  credit  losses  is  a  valuaon  account  that  is  deducted  from  the  amorzed  cost  basis  of  the 
financial asset(s) to present the net carrying value at the amount expected to be collected on the financial asset. Effecve in fiscal 2021 (October 1, 2020), we 
adopted this guidance using the modified retrospecve method. The adopon of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated 
financial statements.

Income Taxes. In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, Simplifying the Accounng for Income Taxes, which eliminates certain excepons related to 
the approach for intraperiod tax allocaon and to the methodology for calculang taxes during the quarters, as well as clarifies the accounng for enacted 
changes in tax laws. Effecve in fiscal 2021 (October 1, 2020), we adopted this guidance using a prospecve approach. The adopon of this guidance did not 
have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

No  other  new  accounng  pronouncement  issued  or  effecve  has  had,  or  is  expected  to  have,  a  material  impact  on  the  Company’s  consolidated  financial 
statements.

3. Revenue

The following is a disaggregaon of revenue within each reportable segment:

(In thousands)
Medical Device
Product sales
Royales
License fees
Research, development and other

Medical Device revenue

In Vitro Diagnoscs
Product sales
Research, development and other
In Vitro Diagnoscs revenue

Total Revenue

2022

Fiscal Year

2021

2020

$

$

27,930     $
30,267  
5,981  
8,211  
72,389    

26,691  
871  
27,562    
99,951     $

21,777     $
30,781  
16,275  
9,420  
78,253  

24,701  
2,182  
26,883  
105,136  

  $

21,608  
28,614  
12,020  
9,159  
71,401  

22,709  
754  
23,463  
94,864  

Contract assets totaled $7.1 million as of each of September 30, 2022 and 2021 on the consolidated balance sheets. Fluctuaons in the balance of contract 
assets result primarily from changes in sales-based and minimum royales earned, but not collected at each balance sheet date due to payment ming and 
contractual changes in the normal course of business. For discussion of contract liability (deferred revenue) balances and remaining performance obligaons, 
see Note 4 Collaborave Arrangement.

Revenue from customers that equaled or exceeded 10% of total revenue was as follows:

Abbo
Medtronic

4. Collaborave Arrangement

Fiscal Year

2021

2022

11 %   
13 %   

21 %   
13 %   

2020

19 %
14 %

On February 26, 2018, the Company entered into an agreement with Abbo whereby Abbo has exclusive worldwide commercializaon rights for Surmodics' 
SurVeil  DCB  to  treat  the  superficial  femoral  artery  (the  “Abbo  Agreement”).  A  premarket  approval  (“PMA”)  applicaon  for  the  SurVeil  DCB  was  being 
evaluated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administraon (“FDA”) as of September 30, 2022.

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Surmodics  is  responsible  for  conducng  all  necessary  clinical  trials  and  other  acvies  required  to  achieve  U.S.  regulatory  clearance  for  the  SurVeil  DCB, 
including  compleon  of  the  ongoing  TRANSCEND  pivotal  clinical  trial.  Abbo  and  Surmodics  parcipate  on  a  joint  development  commiee  charged  with 
providing guidance on the Company’s clinical and regulatory acvies with regard to the SurVeil DCB product. Upon receipt of U.S. regulatory approval for our 
SurVeil DCB, Abbo will have the right to purchase commercial units from the Company, and Surmodics will realize revenue from product sales to Abbo at 
an agreed-upon transfer price, as well as a share of net profits resulng from third-party product sales by Abbo. 

As of September 30, 2022, the Company has received payments totaling $60.8 million under the Abbo Agreement, which consist of the following: (i) $25 
million upfront fee in fiscal 2018, (ii) $10 million milestone payment in fiscal 2019 upon compleon of enrollment in the TRANSCEND clinical trial, (iii) $10.8 
million milestone payment in fiscal 2020 upon receipt of Conformité Européenne Mark (“CE Mark”) approval prerequisite for commercializaon of the SurVeil 
DCB in the European Union, and (iv) $15 million milestone payment in fiscal 2021 upon receipt by Abbo of the clinical study report and related materials 
from  the  TRANSCEND  pivotal  trial  that  demonstrated  the  primary  safety  and  primary  clinical  endpoints  were  non-inferior  to  the  control  device.  As  of 
September 30, 2022, the Company may receive an addional conngent milestone payment of up to $30 million upon PMA of our SurVeil DCB. The milestone 
payment is reduced to $27 million (if PMA is received aer December 31, 2022 but before June 30, 2023), and to $24 million (if PMA is received on or aer 
June 30, 2023), pursuant to the terms of the Abbo Agreement. As of September 30, 2022, consideraon from this potenal regulatory milestone was fully 
excluded from the contract price (i.e., deemed fully constrained) due to the high level of uncertainty of achievement as of September 30, 2022.

Revenue  recognized  from  the  Abbo  Agreement  totaled  $5.7  million,  $16.0  million  and  $12.0  million  in  fiscal  2022,  2021  and  2020,  respecvely.  As  of 
September  30,  2022,  the  Company  had  recognized  total  license  fee  revenue  of  $51.6  million  from  the  Abbo  Agreement.  Revenue  recognized  from  the 
Abbo Agreement, which was included in the respecve beginning of fiscal year balances of deferred revenue on the consolidated balance sheets, totaled 
$5.7 million, $4.7 million and $5.0 million for fiscal 2022, 2021 and 2020, respecvely. As of September 30, 2022 and 2021, total deferred revenue from the 
upfront and milestone payments received of $9.2 million and $14.9 million, respecvely, was recorded on the consolidated balance sheets. 

As of September 30, 2022, the esmated revenue expected to be recognized in future periods totaled approximately $9.2  million  related  to  performance 
obligaons that are unsasfied for executed contracts with an original duraon of one year or more. These remaining performance obligaons relate to the 
Abbo Agreement, exclude the potenal conngent milestone payment under the Abbo Agreement, and are expected to be recognized over the next three 
years as the services, which are primarily comprised of the R&D and Clinical Acvies performance obligaon in the Abbo Agreement, are completed. As of 
September 30, 2022, we expect to recognize approximately $4.1 million of these remaining performance obligaons as revenue within one year,  with  the 
remaining $5.1 million over the subsequent, final two years of the TRANSCEND trial follow-up and clinical reporng period.

See Note 2 for further informaon regarding revenue recognion for the Abbo Agreement.

 5.  Fair Value Measurements

In determining the fair value of financial assets and liabilies, we ulize market data or other assumpons that we believe market parcipants would use in 
pricing the asset or liability in the principal or most advantageous market and adjust for non-performance and/or other risk associated with the company as 
well  as  counterpares,  as  appropriate.  When  considering  market  parcipant  assumpons  in  fair  value  measurements,  the  following  fair  value  hierarchy 
disnguishes between observable and unobservable inputs, which are categorized in one of the following levels:

Level 1 — Quoted (unadjusted) prices in acve markets for idencal assets or liabilies.

Level 2 — Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilies in acve markets; 
quoted prices for idencal or similar assets or liabilies in markets that are not acve; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated 
by observable market data for substanally the full term of the asset or liability.

Level  3  —  Unobservable  inputs  to  the  valuaon  methodology  that  are  supported  by  lile  or  no  market  acvity  and  that  are  significant  to  the 
measurement  of  the  fair  value  of  the  assets  or  liabilies.  Level  3  assets  and  liabilies  include  those  with  fair  value  measurements  that  are 
determined using pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies or similar valuaon techniques, as well as significant management judgment 
or  esmaon.  In  valuing  Level  3  assets  and  liabilies,  we  are  required  to  maximize  the  use  of  quoted  market  prices  and  minimize  the  use  of 
unobservable inputs.

The hierarchy gives the highest priority to Level 1, as this level provides the most reliable measure of fair value, while giving the lowest priority to Level 3.

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Assets and Liabilies Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

Assets and liabilies measured at fair value on a recurring basis by level of the fair value hierarchy were as follows:

(In thousands)
Assets
Cash equivalents (1)

Total assets

Liabilies
Conngent consideraon (2)

Total liabilies

(In thousands)
Assets
Cash equivalents (1)
Available-for-sale investments (1)

Total assets

Liabilies
Conngent consideraon (2)

Total liabilies

$
$

$
$

$

$

$
$

Quoted Prices in
Acve Markets
for Idencal
Instruments
(Level 1)

September 30, 2022

Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)

Quoted Prices in
Acve Markets
for Idencal
Instruments
(Level 1)

—     $
—     $

—     $
  $
—  

—     $
—    
—     $

—     $
  $
—  

2,035     $
  $
2,035  

—     $
  $
—  

September 30, 2021

Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)

5,308     $
9,719  
15,027  

  $

—     $
  $
—  

Total Fair
Value

2,035  
2,035  

829  
829  

Total Fair
Value

5,308  
9,719  
15,027  

817  
817  

—     $
  $
—  

829     $
  $
829  

—     $
—    
—  

  $

817     $
  $
817  

(1)

(2)

Fair  value  of  cash  equivalents  (money  market  funds)  and  available-for-sale  investments  (commercial  paper  and  corporate  bond  securies)  was 
based on quoted vendor prices and broker pricing where all significant inputs were observable.

Fair value of conngent consideraon liabilies was determined based on discounted cash flow analyses that included probability and ming of 
development and regulatory milestone achievements and a discount rate, which were considered significant unobservable inputs.

Conngent consideraon liabilies are remeasured to fair value each reporng period using discount rates, probabilies of payment and projected payment 
dates.  Increases  or  decreases  in  the  fair  value  of  the  conngent  consideraon  liability  can  result  from  changes  in  the  ming  or  likelihood  of  achieving 
milestones and changes in discount periods and rates. Projected conngent payment amounts are discounted back to the current period using a discount 
cash flow model. Interest accreon and fair value adjustments associated with conngent consideraon liabilies are reported in conngent consideraon 
expense (gain) on the consolidated statements of operaons.

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Changes in the conngent consideraon liabilies measured at fair value using Level 3 inputs were as follows:

(In thousands)
Conngent consideraon liability at September 30, 2020

Addions
Fair value adjustments
Selements
Interest accreon
Foreign currency translaon

Conngent consideraon liability at September 30, 2021

Addions
Fair value adjustments
Selements
Interest accreon
Foreign currency translaon

Conngent consideraon liability at September 30, 2022

Assets and Liabilies Measured at Fair Value on a Non-recurring Basis

$

$

—  
814  
—  
—  
3  
—  
817  
—  
—  
—  
12  
—  
829  

We  measure  certain  assets  at  fair  value  on  a  non-recurring  basis,  primarily  goodwill,  intangible  assets,  and  long-lived  assets.  These  assets  were  inially 
measured and recognized at amounts equal to the fair value determined as of the date of acquision or purchase and are subject to changes in value only for 
foreign  currency  translaon  and  impairment.  See  Note  2  for  addional  informaon  on  impairment  assessments  and  related  Level  3  inputs  for  goodwill, 
indefinite-lived intangible assets and long-lived assets.

Assets and Liabilies Not Measured at Fair Value

Certain financial instruments are not measured at fair value but are recorded at carrying amounts approximang fair value based on their short-term nature. 
The carrying value of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilies approximated fair value as of September 30, 
2022 and 2021.

6.  Debt

On September 14, 2020, the Company entered into a secured revolving credit facility pursuant to a Loan and Security Agreement, which was amended by a 
First  Amendment  on  July  2,  2021  and  by  a  Second  Amendment  on  March  7,  2022  (as  amended,  the  "Loan  Agreement")  with  Bridgewater  Bank 
(“Bridgewater”). The Loan Agreement provided for availability under a secured revolving line of credit of up to $25 million (the "Bridgewater Revolving Credit 
Facility"). The outstanding balance on the Bridgewater Revolving Credit Facility was $10.0 million as of each of September 30, 2022 and 2021.

As of September 30, 2022, the Bridgewater Revolving Credit Facility was scheduled to mature on September 14, 2023. The Company's obligaons under the 
Loan  Agreement  were  secured  by  substanally  all  of  the  Company’s  and  its  material  subsidiaries'  assets,  other  than  intellectual  property,  real  estate  and 
foreign assets, including equity in foreign subsidiaries. The Company also pledged the stock of certain of its subsidiaries to secure such obligaons. Interest 
under the Loan Agreement accrued at a rate per annum equal to the greater of (i) 3.25% and (ii) the 90-day interest rate yield for U.S. Government Treasury 
Securies plus 2.75%. A facility fee was payable on unused commitments at a rate of 0.075% quarterly. As of September 30, 2022 and 2021, the weighted 
average interest rate on outstanding borrowings on the Bridgewater Revolving Credit Facility was 6.1% and 3.3%, respecvely.

The Loan Agreement contained affirmave and negave covenants customary for a facility of its type which, among other things, required the Company to 
meet certain financial tests, including (i) minimum liquidity, (ii) minimum current rao, (iii) minimum quarterly revenue, and (iv) minimum tangible net worth. 
The Loan Agreement also contained covenants which, among other things, limited the Company's ability to incur addional debt, make certain investments, 
create or permit certain liens, create or permit restricons on the ability of subsidiaries to pay dividends or make other distribuons, consolidate or merge, 
and  engage  in  other  acvies  customarily  restricted  in  such  agreements,  in  each  case  subject  to  excepons  permied  by  the  Loan  Agreement.  The  Loan 
Agreement also contained customary events of default, the occurrence of which would permit Bridgewater to terminate its commitment and accelerate the 
Bridgewater Revolving Credit Facility.

See Note 14 Subsequent Events for informaon on financing arrangements subsequent to September 30, 2022.

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7.  Stockholders’ Equity

Repurchase of Common Stock

Shares are repurchased from me to me to support the Company’s stock-based compensaon programs and to return capital to stockholders, and depend 
upon  many  factors,  including  the  Company’s  results  of  operaons,  financial  condion,  capital  requirements  and  contractual  restricons.  The  Company 
accounts for repurchases of common stock using the par value method. 

On November 6, 2015, and on November 5, 2014, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $20.0 million and $30.0 million, 
respecvely,  of  the  Company’s  outstanding  common  stock  in  open-market  purchases,  privately  negoated  transacons,  block  trades,  accelerated  share 
repurchase transacons, tender offers or by any combinaon of such methods. The authorizaons have no fixed expiraon date. As of September 30, 2022, 
$25.3 million remained available to the Company for the purchase of its common stock under outstanding authorizaons. 

8.  Stock-based Compensaon Plans

The  Company  has  stock-based  compensaon  plans  under  which  it  grants  stock  opons,  restricted  stock  awards,  restricted  stock  units  and  deferred  stock 
units. Stock-based compensaon expense was reported as follows on the consolidated statements of operaons: 

(In thousands)
Product costs
Research and development
Selling, general and administrave

Total stock-based compensaon expense

2022

Fiscal Year

2021

2020

$

$

234     $

1,424    
5,399    
7,057     $

122     $

1,298    
4,443    
5,863     $

119  
896  
4,438  
5,453  

As of September 30, 2022, approximately $10.5 million of total unrecognized compensaon costs related to non-vested awards is expected to be recognized 
over a weighted average period of approximately 2.3 years.

Under the amended 2019 Equity Incenve Plan (“2019 Plan”), the Company is authorized to issue 1,900,000 shares, plus the number of shares pursuant to 
any awards granted under the 2009 Equity Incenve Plan (“2009 Plan”) that were outstanding on the effecve date of the 2019 Plan that expire, are cancelled 
or forfeited, or are seled for cash. As of September 30, 2022, there were approximately 845,000 shares available for future equity awards under the 2019 
Plan, including stock opons, restricted stock, restricted stock units and deferred stock units.

Stock Opon Awards

The Company grants non-qualified stock opons at fair market value on the grant date to certain key employees and members of the Board. The Company 
uses the Black-Scholes opon pricing model to determine the fair value of stock opons as of the date of each grant. Weighted average stock opon fair value 
assumpons and the weighted average grant date fair value of stock opons granted were as follows:

Stock opon fair value assumpons:

Risk-free interest rate
Expected life (years)
Expected volality
Dividend yield

Weighted average grant date fair value of stock opons granted $

2022

Fiscal Year

2021

2020

1.49 % 
4.6    
43 % 
— % 
15.96     $

0.40 % 
4.6    
43 % 
— % 
14.71     $

1.41 %
4.6  
39 %
— %

14.13  

The  risk-free  interest  rate  assumpon  is  based  on  the  U.S.  Treasury’s  rates  for  U.S.  Treasury  zero-coupon  bonds  with  maturies  similar  to  those  of  the 
expected term of the awards. The expected life of opons granted is determined based on the Company’s experience. Expected volality is based on the 
Company’s stock price movement over a period approximang the expected term. Based on management’s judgment, dividend yields are expected to be zero 
for the expected life of the opons.

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With respect to members of the Board, non-qualified stock opons generally become exercisable on a monthly pro-rata basis within the one-year period 
following  the  date  of  grant.  With  respect  to  employees,  non-qualified  stock  opons  generally  become  exercisable  at  a  25%  rate  on  each  of  the  first  four 
anniversaries following the grant date. Non-qualified stock opons generally expire in seven years or upon, or shortly aer terminaon of employment or 
service as a Board member. The stock-based compensaon expense table above includes stock opon expenses recognized related to these awards, which 
totaled $3.4 million, $2.8 million and $2.5 million in fiscal 2022, 2021 and 2020, respecvely.

As of September 30, 2022, the aggregate intrinsic value of the opon shares outstanding was $0.6 million, and the aggregate intrinsic value of opon shares 
exercisable was $0.6 million. As of September 30, 2022, the weighted average remaining contractual life of opons outstanding and opons exercisable was 
4.5 years and 3.2 years, respecvely. The total pre-tax intrinsic value of opons exercised was $1.0 million, $7.1 million and $2.0 million in fiscal 2022, 2021 
and 2020, respecvely. The intrinsic value represents the difference between the exercise price and the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on 
the last day of the respecve fiscal year end.

Stock opon acvity was as follows:

(In thousands, except per share data)
Opons outstanding at September 30, 2019

Granted
Exercised
Forfeited and expired

Opons outstanding at September 30, 2020

Granted
Exercised
Forfeited and expired

Opons outstanding at September 30, 2021

Granted
Exercised
Forfeited and expired

Opons outstanding at September 30, 2022

Opons vested and exercisable at September 30, 2022

Number of
Shares

Weighted
Average
Exercise Price

871     $
299      
(125 )    
(105 )    
940      
274      
(248 )    
(44 )    
922      
342      
(45 )    
(58 )    
1,161      
546     $

32.18  
41.06  
22.89  
41.69  
35.18  
40.95  
24.22  
44.58  
39.39  
42.10  
21.24  
43.99  

40.66  

39.44  

Restricted Stock Awards

The  Company  has  entered  into  restricted  stock  agreements  with  certain  key  employees,  covering  the  issuance  of  common  stock  (“Restricted  Stock”). 
Restricted Stock generally vests at a 33% rate on each of the first three anniversaries following the grant date. Restricted Stock is released to employees if 
they are employed by the Company at the end of the vesng period. Restricted Stock is valued based on the market value of the shares as of the date of grant 
with the value allocated to expense evenly over the vesng period. The stock-based compensaon expense table above includes Restricted Stock expenses 
recognized related to these awards, which totaled $2.7 million, $2.2 million and $2.0 million in fiscal 2022, 2021 and 2020, respecvely.

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Restricted Stock acvity was as follows:

(In thousands, except per share data)
Unvested restricted stock awards at September 30, 2019

Granted
Vested
Forfeited

Unvested restricted stock awards at September 30, 2020

Granted
Vested
Forfeited

Unvested restricted stock awards at September 30, 2021

Granted
Vested
Forfeited

Unvested restricted stock awards at September 30, 2022

Restricted Stock Units and Deferred Stock Units

Number of
Shares

Weighted Average
Grant Date
Fair Value

90     $
67      
(43 )    
(14 )    
100      
71      
(48 )    
(4 )    
119      
99      
(55 )    
(5 )    
158     $

43.69  
41.40  
38.74  
44.76  
44.16  
38.83  
44.07  
40.45  
41.14  
42.35  
42.98  
41.83  

41.24  

The Company has entered into restricted stock unit agreements with certain key employees in foreign jurisdicons and members of the Board, covering the 
issuance of common stock (“RSUs”). With respect to employees, RSUs generally vest at a 33% rate on each of the first three anniversaries following the grant 
date, and RSUs are seled in shares and issued to the employees if they are employed by the Company at the end of the vesng period. With respect to 
members of the Board, RSUs vest on a monthly pro-rata basis within the one-year period following the date of grant, and RSUs are seled in shares and 
generally issued upon terminaon of service as a Board member. RSUs are valued based on the market value of the shares as of the date of grant with the 
value allocated to expense evenly over the vesng period. The Company awarded approximately 14,000, 17,000 and 18,000 RSUs in fiscal 2022, 2021 and 
2020, respecvely. As of September 30, 2022 and 2021, outstanding RSUs (including unvested units and vested units not yet seled) totaled approximately 
65,000  and  61,000  units,  respecvely,  with  a  weighted  average  grant  date  fair  value  per  unit  of  $33.14  and  $33.45,  respecvely.  The  stock-based 
compensaon table above includes RSU expenses recognized related to these awards, which totaled $0.5 million, $0.5 million and $0.6 million in fiscal 2022, 
2021 and 2020, respecvely.

Directors may elect to receive their annual fees for services to the Board in deferred stock units (“DSUs”). DSUs are fully vested and expensed upon grant at 
the market value of the shares on the grant date. DSUs are seled in shares and issued to the Director upon terminaon of service as a Board member. As of 
September 30, 2022 and 2021, outstanding, fully vested DSUs totaled approximately 36,000 and 34,000  units,  respecvely,  with  a  weighted  average  grant 
date fair value per unit of $30.97 and $30.32, respecvely. The stock-based compensaon expense table above includes DSU expenses recognized related to 
these awards, which totaled $0.1 million per year in each of fiscal 2022, 2021 and 2020.

1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Under the amended 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”), the Company is authorized to issue up to 600,000 shares of common stock. All full-me 
and  part-me  U.S.  employees  can  elect  to  have  up  to  10%  of  their  annual  compensaon  withheld,  with  an  annual  limit  of  $25,000,  to  purchase  the 
Company’s common stock at purchase prices defined within the provisions of the ESPP. ESPP share awards are valued based on the value of the discount 
feature  plus  the  fair  value  of  the  oponal  features  as  of  the  date  of  grant  using  the  Black-Scholes  valuaon  model.  The  value  of  these  share  awards  is 
allocated  to  expense  evenly  over  each  six-month  purchase  period.  Employee  contribuons  to  the  ESPP  included  in  accrued  liabilies  on  the  consolidated 
balance  sheets  totaled  $0.1  million  as  of  both  September  30,  2022  and  2021.  The  stock-based  compensaon  expense  table  above  includes  expenses 
recognized related to the ESPP, which totaled $0.3 million, $0.2 million and $0.2 million for fiscal 2022, 2021 and 2020, respecvely.

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9.  Income Taxes

Income taxes on the consolidated statements of operaons consisted of the following:

(In thousands)
Current (benefit) expense:

U.S. Federal
U.S. State
Internaonal

Total current (benefit) expense

Deferred expense (benefit):

U.S. Federal
U.S. State
Internaonal

Total deferred expense (benefit)

Total income tax expense (benefit)

2022

Fiscal Year

2021

2020

$

$

(510 )   $
(143 )    
166  
(487 )  

5,200  
515  
(447 )    
5,268    
4,781     $

263     $
108  
87  
458      

1,851  

(62 )    
(138 )    
1,651      
2,109     $

(1,570 )
42  
90  
(1,438 )

(1,336 )
197  
—  
(1,139 )
(2,577 )

The difference between amounts calculated at the statutory U.S. federal income tax rate of 21% and the Company’s effecve tax rate was as follows:

(In thousands)
Amount at statutory U.S. federal income tax rate

Change because of the following items:

State income taxes, net of federal benefit
Foreign and state rate differenal
U.S. federal and foreign R&D credits
Valuaon allowance change (1)
Stock-based compensaon (2)
U.S. Federal and state rate change
Tax reserve change
Foreign-derived income deducon
Impact of CARES Act (3)
Acquision-related transacon costs
Other

2022

Fiscal Year

2021

2020

$

(4,724 )   $

1,333     $

(305 )

(897 )  
628    
(1,511 )  
10,978    
481    
—    
(123 )  
—    
—    
—    
(51 )  
4,781     $

(273 )  
596    
(920 )  
1,059    
(544 )  
(35 )  
(150 )  
—    
735    
187    
121    
2,109     $

(551 )
212  
(1,571 )
825  
(81 )
17  
609  
(88 )
(1,700 )
—  
56  
(2,577 )

Income tax expense (benefit)

$

(1)

In fiscal 2022, the valuaon allowance change includes a non-cash charge to income tax expense of $10.2 million that resulted from the 
establishment  of  a  full  valuaon  allowance  against  U.S.  net  deferred  tax  assets  as  of  September  30,  2022.  A  valuaon  allowance  is 
required to be recognized against deferred tax assets if, based on the available evidence, it is more likely than not (defined as a likelihood
of  more  than  50%)  that  all  or  a  poron  of  such  assets  will  not  be  realized.  The  relevant  guidance  weighs  available  evidence  such  as 
historical cumulave taxable losses more heavily than future profitability. The valuaon allowance has no impact on the availability of U.S. 
net deferred tax assets to offset future tax liabilies.

(2)

Includes non-deducble stock-based compensaon. 

(3)

In fiscal 2020, the impact of the CARES Act included a discrete tax benefit of $1.7 million that resulted from our ability under the CARES 
Act to carry back net operang losses (“NOLs”) incurred to periods when the statutory tax rate was 35% versus our current tax rate of 
21%. In March 2020, the CARES Act was enacted and included significant business tax provisions. In parcular, the CARES Act modified the 
rules associated with NOLs and made technical correcons to tax depreciaon methods for qualified improvement property. Under the 
temporary provisions of the CARES Act, NOL carryforwards and carrybacks may offset 100% of taxable income for taxable years beginning 
before 2021. In addion, NOLs arising in 2018, 2019 and 2020 taxable years may be carried back to each of the preceding five years to 
generate a refund.

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Excess  tax  benefits  related  to  stock-based  compensaon  expense  are  recorded  within  income  tax  (expense)  benefit  on  the  consolidated  statements  of 
operaons and totaled $0.2 million, $0.9 million and $0.4 million for fiscal 2022, 2021 and 2020, respecvely.

The components of deferred income taxes, net, consisted of the following and resulted from differences in the recognion of transacons for income tax and 
financial reporng purposes:

(In thousands)
Depreciable assets
Deferred revenue
Accruals and reserves
Stock-based compensaon
Impaired strategic investments
NOL carryforwards (1)
U.S. Federal and state R&D credits (2)
Other
Valuaon allowance

Deferred taxes, net

September 30,

2022

2021

$

$

(3,995 )   $
2,103  
1,615  
2,443  
1,787  
6,379  
4,465  
848  
(17,672 )
(2,027 )   $

(5,106 )
2,130  
1,572  
1,997  
1,782  
4,319  
3,066  
618  
(7,253 )
3,125  

(1)

As of September 30, 2022, NOL carryforwards consisted of U.S. federal NOL carryforwards of $2.3 million, U.S. state NOL carryforwards 
of $0.4 million, and Ireland NOL carryforwards of $3.7 million. U.S. federal and state NOL carryforwards begin to expire in fiscal 2034 and 
2028, respecvely. Ireland NOL carryforwards have an unlimited carryforward period.

(2)

As of September 30, 2022, U.S. federal and state R&D credits begin to expire in fiscal 2028.

As of September 30, 2022 and 2021, valuaon allowances against deferred tax assets, net, totaled $17.7 million and $7.3 million, respecvely. Deferred tax 
assets  represent  amounts  available  to  reduce  income  taxes  payable  on  taxable  income  in  future  years.  Such  assets  arise  from  net  operang  loss  and  tax 
credits  and  are  primarily  a  result  of  temporary  differences  between  the  financial  reporng  and  tax  bases  of  assets  and  liabilies.  We  evaluate  the 
recoverability  of  deferred  tax  assets  by  assessing  all  available  evidence,  both  posive  and  negave,  to  determine  whether,  based  on  the  weight  of  that 
evidence, a valuaon allowance for deferred tax assets is needed. A valuaon allowance is established if it is more likely than not (defined as a likelihood of 
more than 50%) that all or a poron of deferred tax assets will not be realized. The determinaon of whether a valuaon allowance should be established, as 
well as the amount of such allowance, requires significant judgment and esmates, including esmates of future earnings.

In evaluang the realizability of our net deferred tax assets, we perform an assessment each reporng period of both posive and negave evidence. As of 
September  30,  2022,  we  idenfied  negave  evidence  that  included  the  existence  of  three-year  cumulave  U.S.  pre-tax  losses  adjusted  for  permanent 
adjustments  and  short-term  future  losses.  As  of  September  30,  2022,  we  idenfied  posive  evidence  that  included  (i)  our  forecast  of  long-term  future 
earnings; and (ii) future reversal of taxable temporary differences and carryforwards.

We apply judgment to consider the relave impact of negave and posive evidence and the weight given to negave and posive evidence is commensurate 
with the extent to which such evidence can be objecvely verified. Objecve historical evidence, such as cumulave three-year pre-tax losses adjusted for 
permanent adjustments, is given greater weight than subjecve posive evidence such as forecasts of future earnings. The more objecve negave evidence 
that exists limits our ability to consider other, potenally posive, subjecve evidence, such as our future earnings projecons. Based on our evaluaon of all 
available posive and negave evidence, and by placing greater weight on the objecve negave evidence associated with our three-year cumulave U.S. 
pre-tax loss adjusted for permanent adjustments, we determined, as of September 30, 2022, that it is more likely than not that our net U.S. deferred tax 
assets will not be realized. Accordingly, in fiscal 2022, we recorded a full valuaon allowance against our net U.S. deferred tax assets as of September 30, 
2022,  resulng  in  a  non-cash  charge  to  income  tax  expense  of  $10.2  million  in  fiscal  2022.  Due  to  significant  esmates  used  to  establish  the  valuaon 
allowance and the potenal for changes in facts and circumstances, it is reasonably possible that we will be required to record addional adjustments to the 
valuaon allowance in future reporng periods that could have a material effect on our results of operaons.

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Unrecognized tax benefits are the differences between a tax posion taken, or expected to be taken in a tax return, and the benefit recognized for accounng 
purposes pursuant to accounng guidance. The following is a reconciliaon of the changes in unrecognized tax benefits, excluding interest and penales:

(In thousands)
Unrecognized tax benefits, beginning balance
Increases in tax posions for prior years
Decreases in tax posions for prior years
Increases in tax posions for current year
Selements with taxing authories
Lapse of the statute of limitaons

Unrecognized tax benefits, ending balance

2022

Fiscal Year

2021

2020

$

$

2,887     $
53  
(35 )
519  
—  
(631 )
2,793     $

2,871     $
15  
(8 )    

458  
—  
(449 )    
2,887     $

2,323  
58  
(1 )
664  
—  
(173 )
2,871  

The total amount of unrecognized tax benefits excluding interest and penales that, if recognized, would affect the effecve tax rate was $2.5 million and $2.7 
million as of September 30, 2022 and 2021, respecvely. As of September 30, 2022, the Company does not expect the liability for unrecognized tax benefits 
to change significantly in the next 12 months and has classified the above balances on the consolidated balance sheets in other noncurrent liabilies. Interest 
and penales related to unrecognized tax benefits are recorded in income tax expense on the consolidated statements of operaons. As of September 30, 
2022 and 2021, the gross amount accrued for interest and penales on unrecognized tax benefits was $0.3 million and $0.4 million, respecvely.

The Company files income tax returns, including returns for its subsidiaries, in the U.S. federal jurisdicon and in various state jurisdicons, as well as several 
non-U.S.  jurisdicons.  Uncertain  tax  posions  are  related  to  tax  years  that  remain  subject  to  examinaon.  The  Internal  Revenue  Service  commenced  an 
examinaon of the Company’s fiscal 2019 U.S. federal tax return during fiscal 2022; the examinaon has not been completed. U.S. federal income tax returns 
for years prior to fiscal 2019 are no longer subject to examinaon by federal tax authories. For tax returns for U.S. state and local jurisdicons, the Company 
is no longer subject to examinaon for tax years generally before fiscal 2012. For tax returns for non-U.S. jurisdicons, the Company is no longer subject to 
income  tax  examinaon  for  years  prior  to  2018.  Addionally,  the  Company  has  been  indemnified  of  liability  for  any  taxes  relang  to  Creagh  Medical, 
NorMedix and Vetex for periods prior to the respecve acquision dates, pursuant to the terms of the related share purchase agreements. As of September 
30, 2022 and 2021, there were no undistributed earnings in foreign subsidiaries. 

10.  Defined Contribuon Plans

The Company has a 401(k) rerement and savings plan for the benefit of qualifying U.S. employees, and a defined contribuon Personal Rerement Savings 
Account  plan  for  the  benefit  of  qualifying  Ireland  employees.  For  eligible  U.S.  employees,  effecve  January  1,  2022,  the  Company  makes  matching 
contribuons of up to 4% of eligible compensaon; prior to January 1, 2022, the Company made matching contribuons of up to 3% of eligible compensaon 
on employee contribuons of up to 6% of eligible compensaon. For eligible Ireland employees, the Company makes contribuons of up to 8% of eligible 
compensaon on employee contribuons of up to 6% of eligible compensaon. Expense recognized for Company contribuons to defined contribuon plans 
totaled $1.7 million, $1.1 million and $1.0 million in fiscal 2022, 2021 and 2020, respecvely.

11.  Commitments and Conngencies

Clinical Trials. The Company has engaged CRO consultants to assist with the administraon of its ongoing clinical trials. The Company has executed separate 
contracts with two CROs for services rendered in connecon with the TRANSCEND pivotal clinical trial for the SurVeil DCB, including pass-through expenses 
paid  by  the  CROs,  of  up  to  approximately  $30  million  in  the  aggregate.  As  of  September  30,  2022,  an  esmated  $5  million  remains  to  be  paid  on  these 
contracts,  which  may  vary  depending  on  actual  pass-through  expenses  incurred  to  execute  the  trial.  The  Company  esmates  that  the  total  cost  of  the 
TRANSCEND clinical trial will be in the range of $37 million to $40 million from incepon to compleon. In the event the Company were to terminate any trial, 
it may incur certain financial penales, which would become payable to the CRO for costs to wind down the terminated trial. 

Asset Acquisions. In fiscal 2018, the Company acquired certain intellectual property assets of Embolitech, LLC (the “Embolitech Transacon”). As part of the 
Embolitech Transacon, the Company paid the sellers $5.0 million in fiscal 2018, $1.0 million in fiscal 2020, $1.0 million in fiscal 2021 and $0.5 million in fiscal 
2022. The Company is obligated to pay addional installments totaling $2.0 million in fiscal 2023 through fiscal 2024. These payments may be accelerated 
upon  the  occurrence  of  certain  sales  and  regulatory  milestones.  An  addional  $1.0  million  payment  is  conngent  upon  the  achievement  of  a  certain 
regulatory milestone within a conngency period ending in 2033. 

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Business Combinaons. See Note 12 Acquisions for disclosure of the fiscal 2021 acquision of Vetex and associated deferred and conngent consideraon 
liabilies.

12.  Acquisions

Vetex Medical Limited

On July 2, 2021, Surmodics acquired all of the outstanding shares of Vetex Medical Limited (“Vetex”). Vetex, which was formerly privately held and is based in 
Galway, Ireland, develops and manufactures medical devices focused on venous clot removal soluons. The transacon expanded Surmodics’ thrombectomy 
porolio with a second FDA 510(k)-cleared device, a mechanical venous thrombectomy device. The acquision was accounted for as a business combinaon. 
The acquired assets, liabilies and operang results of Vetex have been included on our consolidated financial statements within the Medical Device segment 
from the date of acquision.

Surmodics acquired Vetex with an upfront cash payment of $39.9 million funded using cash on hand and $10.0 million from the revolving credit facility in 
place during the period. The Company is obligated to pay addional installments totaling $3.5 million in fiscal 2024 through fiscal 2027. These payments may 
be accelerated upon the occurrence of certain product development and regulatory milestones. An addional $3.5 million in payments is conngent upon the 
achievement of certain product development and regulatory milestones within a conngency period ending in fiscal 2027.

The acquision date fair value of purchase consideraon was as follows:

(In thousands)
Consideraon paid at closing
Deferred consideraon
Conngent consideraon
Total purchase consideraon
Less: Cash acquired

Total purchase consideraon, net of cash acquired

$

$

39,985  
3,257  
814  
44,056  
(432 )
43,624  

The fair value of conngent consideraon was derived using a discounted cash flow approach based on Level 3 inputs. See Note 5 Fair Value Measurements 
for addional disclosures regarding conngent consideraon. 

The final allocaon of purchase consideraon as of the acquision date was as follows:

(In thousands)
Asset (Liability)
Current assets
Property and equipment
Intangible assets
Other non-current assets
Accrued compensaon
Other accrued liabilies
Deferred income taxes
Net assets acquired
Goodwill

Total purchase consideraon, net of cash acquired

$

$

18  
37  
27,600  
37  
(236 )
(111 )
(3,087 )
24,258  
19,366  
43,624  

During the third quarter of fiscal 2022, the Company recorded measurement adjustments to provisional amounts previously recognized, which resulted in a 
$0.3  million  increase  in  goodwill  and  a  corresponding  decrease  in  net  idenfiable  assets  acquired.  The  Company  finalized  the  accounng  for  the  Vetex 
acquision in the third quarter of fiscal 2022.

Acquired intangible assets consist of developed technology. We used the income approach, specifically the discounted cash flow method and the incremental 
cash flow approach using Level 3 inputs, to derive the fair value of the developed technology. The developed technology is amorzed on a straight-line basis 
over its esmated useful life of 12 years. The amorzaon of the acquired intangible assets is tax deducble.

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The goodwill recorded from the Vetex acquision is a result of expected synergies from integrang the Vetex business into the Company’s Medical Device 
segment and from acquiring and retaining the exisng Vetex workforce. The goodwill is not deducble for tax purposes.

In  the  year  of  acquision,  fiscal  2021,  we  reported  zero  revenue  and  $(0.9)  million  net  loss  from  Vetex  in  our  consolidated  statements  of  operaons.  In 
addion, in fiscal 2021, we recognized $1.0 million in acquision transacon, integraon and other costs related to the Vetex acquision on the consolidated 
statements of operaons. 

The  pro  forma  impact  of  business  combinaons  during  fiscal  years  2021  and  2020  was  not  significant,  neither  individually  nor  in  the  aggregate,  to  the 
consolidated results of the Company.

13.  Reportable Segment Informaon

Reportable  segments  are  components  of  an  enterprise  about  which  separate  financial  informaon  is  available  that  is  evaluated  regularly  by  the  chief 
operang decision maker, who is the Company’s Chief Execuve Officer, in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. We operate two 
reportable segments:

• Medical  Device:  Manufacture  of  performance  coangs,  including  surface  modificaon  coang  technologies  to  improve  access,  deliverability  and 
predictable deployment of medical devices and drug-delivery coang technologies to provide site-specific drug-delivery from the surface of a medical 
device,  with  end  markets  that  include  coronary,  peripheral,  neuro-vascular,  and  structural  heart,  among  others;  and  the  manufacture  of  vascular 
intervenon medical devices, including drug-coated balloons, mechanical thrombectomy devices, and radial access balloon catheters and guide sheaths.

•

In  Vitro  Diagnoscs:  Manufacture  of  chemical  and  biological  components  used  in  in  vitro  diagnosc  immunoassay  and  molecular  tests  within  the 
diagnosc and biomedical research markets. Component products include protein stabilizers, substrates, surface coangs and angens.

Segment revenue, operang (loss) income, and depreciaon and amorzaon were as follows:

(In thousands)
Revenue:

Medical Device
In Vitro Diagnoscs

Total revenue

Operang (loss) income:

Medical Device
In Vitro Diagnoscs

Total segment operang (loss) income

Corporate

Total operang (loss) income

Depreciaon and amorzaon:

Medical Device
In Vitro Diagnoscs
Corporate

Total depreciaon and amorzaon

2022

Fiscal Year

2021

2020

$

$

$

$

$

$

72,389     $
27,562    
99,951     $

78,253     $
26,883    
105,136     $

(22,923 )   $
13,073    
(9,850 )  
(12,247 )  
(22,097 )   $

8,368     $
355    
419    
9,142     $

4,683     $
13,770    
18,453    
(11,750 )  

6,703     $

7,224     $
395    
398    
8,017     $

71,401  
23,463  
94,864  

(3,246 )
11,771  
8,525  
(9,776 )
(1,251 )

6,223  
483  
557  
7,263  

The Corporate category includes expenses that are not fully allocated to the Medical Device and In Vitro Diagnoscs segments. These Corporate costs are 
related  to  administrave  corporate  funcons,  such  as  execuve  management,  corporate  accounng,  informaon  technology,  legal,  human  resources  and 
Board of Directors. Corporate may also include expenses, such as acquision-related costs and ligaon, which are not specific to a segment and thus not 
allocated to the reportable segments. 

Asset informaon by segment is not presented because the Company does not provide its chief operang decision maker assets by segment, as the data is 
not readily available.

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Revenue by geographic region was as follows:

Domesc
Foreign

Fiscal Year

2021

2022

74 %   
26 %   

79 %   
21 %   

2020

78 %
22 %

Long-lived assets by country, including property and equipment and intangible assets net of accumulated depreciaon and amorzaon, respecvely, were as 
follows:

(In thousands)
U.S.
Ireland

14.  Subsequent Events

MidCap Credit Agreement

September 30,

2022

2021

$

24,788     $
30,505    

25,920  
41,224  

On October 14, 2022, the Company entered into a secured revolving credit facility and secured term loan facilies pursuant to a Credit, Security and Guaranty 
Agreement (the “MidCap Credit Agreement”) with Mid Cap Funding IV Trust, as agent, and MidCap Financial Trust, as term loan servicer and the lenders from 
me to me party thereto.

The MidCap Credit Agreement provides for availability under a secured revolving line of credit of up to $25.0 million (the “Midcap Revolving Credit Facility”), 
and proceeds may be used for transacon fees and for working capital needs and general corporate purposes. Availability under the Midcap Revolving Credit 
Facility is subject to a borrowing base.

The MidCap Credit Agreement also provides for up to $75.0 million in term loans (the “Term Loans”), consisng of a $25.0 million Tranche 1 (“Tranche 1”) and 
a $50.0 million Tranche 2 (“Tranche 2”), which may be drawn in increments of at least $10.0 million. In addion, aer the closing and prior to December 31, 
2024, the Term Loan lenders may, in their sole discreon, fund an addional tranche of Term Loans of up to $25.0 million upon the wrien request of the 
Company.  Upon  closing,  the  Company  borrowed  $25.0  million  of  Tranche  1,  borrowed  $5.0  million  on  the  Midcap  Revolving  Credit  Facility,  and  used 
approximately $10.0 million of the proceeds to repay borrowings under the Bridgewater Revolving Credit Facility, and intends to use the remaining proceeds 
to  fund  working  capital  needs  and  other  general  corporate  purposes.  Unl  December  31,  2024,  the  Company  will  be  eligible  to  borrow  Tranche  2  at  the 
Company’s  opon  upon  meeng  certain  condions  set  forth  in  the  MidCap  Credit  Agreement,  including  having  no  less  than  $60.0  million  of  rolling-four-
quarter core net revenue as of the end of the prior fiscal quarter.

Pursuant  to  the  MidCap  Credit  Agreement,  the  Company  provided  a  first  priority  security  interest  in  all  exisng  and  future  acquired  assets,  including 
intellectual property and real estate, owned by the Company. The MidCap Credit Agreement contains certain covenants that limit the Company’s ability to 
engage in certain transacons. Subject to certain limited excepons, these covenants limit the Company’s ability to, among other things:

•
•
•
•
•
•
•

create, incur, assume or permit to exist any addional indebtedness, or create, incur, allow or permit to exist any addional liens;
enter into any amendment or other modificaon of certain agreements;
effect certain changes in the Company’s business, fiscal year, management, enty name or business locaons;
liquidate or dissolve, merge with or into, or consolidate with, any other company;
pay cash dividends on, make any other distribuons in respect of, or redeem, rere or repurchase, any shares of the Company’s capital stock;
make certain investments, other than limited permied acquisions; and
enter into transacons with the Company’s affiliates.

The MidCap Credit Agreement also contains customary indemnificaon obligaons and customary events of default, including, among other things, (i) non-
payment, (ii) breach of warranty, (iii) non-performance of covenants and obligaons, (iv) default on other indebtedness, (v) judgments, (vi) change of control, 
(vii) bankruptcy and insolvency, (viii) impairment of security, (ix) terminaon of a pension plan, (x) regulatory maers, and (xi) material adverse effect.

In addion, the Company must maintain minimum core net revenue levels tested quarterly to the extent that Term Loans advanced under the MidCap Credit 
Agreement exceed $25.0 million. In the event of default under the MidCap Credit Agreement, the Company would be required to pay interest on principal 
and all other due and unpaid obligaons at the current rate in effect plus 2%.

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The Midcap Revolving Credit Facility and the Term Loans mature on October 1, 2027. The Midcap Revolving Credit Facility bears interest at an annual rate 
equal to 3.00% plus the greater of Term SOFR (as defined in the MidCap Credit Agreement) or 1.50%, and the Term Loans bear interest at an annual rate 
equal to 5.75% plus the greater of Term SOFR or 1.50%. The Company is required to make monthly interest payments on the Midcap Revolving Credit Facility 
with  the  enre  principal  payment  due  at  maturity.  The  Company  is  required  to  make  48  monthly  interest  payments  on  the  Term  Loans  beginning  on 
November 1, 2022 (the “Interest-Only Period”). If the Company is in covenant compliance at the end of the Interest-Only Period, the Company will have the 
opon to extend the Interest-Only Period through maturity with the enre principal payment due at maturity. If the Company is not in covenant compliance 
at the end of the Interest-Only Period, the Company is required to make 12 months of straight-line amorzaon payments with the enre principal amount 
due at maturity.

Subject to certain limitaons, the Term Loans have a prepayment fee for payments made prior to the maturity date equal to 3.0% of the prepaid principal 
amount for the first year following the closing date of the MidCap Credit Agreement, 2.0% of the prepaid principal amount for the second year following the 
closing date and 1.0% of the prepaid principal amount for the third year following the closing date and thereaer. In addion, if the Midcap Revolving Credit 
Facility is terminated in whole or in part prior to the maturity date, the Company must pay a prepayment fee equal to 3.0% of the terminated commitment 
amount  for  the  first  year  following  the  closing  date  of  the  MidCap  Credit  Agreement,  2.0%  of  the  terminated  commitment  amount  for  the  second  year 
following the closing date of the MidCap Credit Agreement and 1.0% of the terminated commitment amount for the third year following the closing date and 
thereaer.  The  Company  is  also  required  to  pay  a  full  exit  fee  at  the  me  of  maturity  or  full  prepayment  event  equal  to  2.5%  of  the  aggregate  principal 
amount of the Term Loans made pursuant to the MidCap Credit Agreement and a paral exit fee at the me of any paral prepayment event equal to 2.5% of 
the amount prepaid. The Company also is obligated to pay customary originaon fees at the me of each funding of the Term Loans and a customary annual 
administrave fee based on the amount borrowed under the Term Loan, due on an annual basis. The customary fees on the Midcap Revolving Credit Facility 
include (i) an originaon fee based on the commitment amount, which was paid on the closing date, (ii) an annual collateral management fee based on the 
outstanding balance of the Midcap Revolving Credit Facility, payable monthly in arrears and (iii) an unused line fee based on the average unused poron of 
the Midcap Revolving Credit Facility, payable monthly in arrears. The Company must also maintain a minimum balance of no less than 20%  of  availability 
under the Midcap Revolving Credit Facility or a minimum balance fee applies.

Interest Rate Swap

On October 14, 2022, the Company entered into a 5-year interest rate swap transacon with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. with respect to $25.0 million of noonal 
value of the Term Loans funded as Tranche 1 under the MidCap Credit Agreement. The interest rate swap transacon will effecvely fix at 4.455% the one-
month  term  SOFR  poron  of  interest  rate  under  the  Term  Loans  funded  as  Tranche  1  such  that  the  fixed  interest  rate  per  annum  on  the  swapped  $25.0 
million noonal value of such Term Loan will be 10.205% through its maturity.

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ITEM 9.  CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE.

None.

ITEM 9A.  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

1.

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securies Exchange Act of 1934, as amended 
(the  “Exchange  Act”)  that  are  designed  to  ensure  that  informaon  required  to  be  disclosed  in  our  reports  filed  under  the  Exchange  Act,  is  recorded, 
processed,  summarized  and  reported  within  the  me  periods  specified  in  the  SEC’s  rules  and  forms,  and  that  such  informaon  is  accumulated  and 
communicated  to  our  management,  including  our  Chief  Execuve  Officer  and  Chief  Financial  Officer,  as  appropriate,  to  allow  mely  decisions  regarding 
required disclosure. 

In designing and evaluang the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no maer how well designed 
and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objecves, and no evaluaon can provide absolute assurance that all 
control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected. 

The Company’s management, under the supervision and with the parcipaon of the Company’s Chief Execuve Officer and Chief Financial Officer, referred 
to collecvely herein as the Cerfying Officers, carried out an evaluaon of the effecveness of the design and operaon of the Company’s disclosure controls 
and  procedures  as  of  September  30,  2022,  the  end  of  the  period  covered  by  this  Annual  Report  on  Form  10-K.  Based  on  that  evaluaon,  the  Cerfying 
Officers concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act) were effecve as 
of September 30, 2022, as designed and implemented to ensure that informaon required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files under the 
Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the me period specified in the Securies Exchange Commission rules and forms, and 
to ensure that informaon required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports the Company files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and 
communicated to the Company’s management, including its Cerfying Officers, as appropriate, to allow mely decisions regarding required disclosures.

2.

Internal Control over Financial Reporng

a.  Management’s  Annual  Report  on  Internal  Control  Over  Financial  Reporng.  Our  management  is  responsible  for  establishing  and  maintaining  adequate 
internal control over financial reporng, as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f). The Company’s internal control over financial reporng is a 
process  designed  to  provide  reasonable  assurance  regarding  the  reliability  of  financial  reporng  and  the  preparaon  of  financial  statements  for  external 
purposes  in  accordance  with  U.S.  GAAP.  Our  internal  control  over  financial  reporng  includes  those  policies  and  procedures  that:  (i)  pertain  to  the 
maintenance  of  records  that,  in  reasonable  detail,  accurately  and  fairly  reflect  the  transacons  and  disposions  of  our  assets;  (ii)  provide  reasonable 
assurance that transacons are recorded as necessary to permit preparaon of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and that our receipts and 
expenditures  are  being  made  only  in  accordance  with  authorizaon  of  our  management  and  directors;  and  (iii)  provide  reasonable  assurance  regarding 
prevenon  or  mely  detecon  of  unauthorized  acquision,  use  or  disposion  of  assets  that  could  have  a  material  effect  on  our  consolidated  financial 
statements.

Management evaluated the design and operang effecveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporng based on the criteria established in 
Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Commiee of Sponsoring Organizaons of the Treadway Commission. Based on the evaluaon, 
management concluded that internal control over financial reporng was effecve as of September 30, 2022.

The  Company’s  independent  registered  public  accounng  firm,  Deloie  &  Touche  LLP,  who  audited  the  consolidated  financial  statements  included  in  this 
Annual Report on Form 10-K, has issued an aestaon report on the effecveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporng as of September 
30, 2022. This report states that internal control over financial reporng was effecve and appears in “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” in Part 
II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

b. Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporng. There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporng idenfied in management’s 
evaluaon  pursuant  to  Rules  13a-15(d)  or  15d-15(d)  of  the  Exchange  Act  during  the  quarter  ended  September  30,  2022  that  materially  affected,  or  are 
reasonable likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporng.

ITEM 9B.  OTHER INFORMATION.

None.

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ITEM 9C.  DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONS.

Not Applicable.

PART III

ITEM 10.  DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE.

The informaon required by Item 10 relang to directors, our audit commiee, the nature of changes, if any, to procedures by which our shareholders may 
recommend nominees for directors, our code of ethics and compliance with Secon 16(a) of the Exchange Act will appear in the Company’s Proxy Statement 
for  its  2023  Annual  Meeng  of  Shareholders  and  is  incorporated  herein  by  reference.  The  informaon  required  by  Item  10  relang  to  execuve  officers 
appears in Part I, Item 1 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

ITEM 11.  EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.

The informaon required by Item 11 will appear in the Company’s Proxy Statement for its 2023 Annual Meeng of Shareholders and is incorporated herein by 
reference.

ITEM 12.  SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS.

The informaon required by Item 12 will appear in the Company’s Proxy Statement for its 2023 Annual Meeng of Shareholders and is incorporated herein by 
reference.

Equity Compensaon Plan Informaon

The following table provides informaon related to the Company’s equity compensaon plans in effect as of September 30, 2022:

Plan Category
Equity compensaon plans 
approved by shareholders
Equity compensaon plans not 
approved by shareholders

Total

(a)
Number of Securies to be Issued Upon 
Exercise of Outstanding Opons, Warrants 
and Rights

(b)
Weighted-Average Exercise Price of 
Outstanding Opons, Warrants and 
Rights

(c)
Number of Securies Remaining Available for 
Future Issuance Under Equity Compensaon 
Plans (Excluding Securies Reflected in Column 
(a))

1,261,049   (1) $

—    
1,261,049    

$

(1
)

37.42  

N/A    

37.42    

967,063  

—  
967,063  

(1)  Excludes shares that may be issued under the Company’s amended and restated 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. 

ITEM 13.  CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE.

The informaon required by Item 13 will appear in the Company’s Proxy Statement for its 2023 Annual Meeng of Shareholders and is incorporated herein by 
reference.

ITEM 14.  PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.

The informaon required by Item 14 will appear in the Company’s Proxy Statement for its 2023 Annual Meeng of Shareholders and is incorporated herein by 
reference.

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PART IV

ITEM 15.  EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES.

(a) 1.  Financial Statements

The following consolidated financial statements are set forth in Part II, Item 8:

Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounng Firm
Consolidated Balance Sheets
Consolidated Statements of Operaons
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive (Loss) Income
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

2.  Financial Statement Schedules

Schedule II —Valuaon and Qualifying Accounts for fiscal years ended September 30, 2022, 2021 and 2020. All other schedules are omied because they are 
inapplicable, not required, or the informaon is in the consolidated financial statements or related notes.

Surmodics, Inc.
Schedule II – Valuaon and Qualifying Accounts

Balance at
Beginning of
Fiscal Year

Addions: 
Charges to
Income

Deducons:
Other Changes 
(Debit) Credit

Balance at
End of
Fiscal Year

(In thousands)
Allowance for credit losses:

Fiscal year ended September 30, 2020   $
Fiscal year ended September 30, 2021    
Fiscal year ended September 30, 2022    

200     $
130      
119      

73     $
(11 )    
5      

(143 ) (a)   $
—   (a)    
(43 ) (a)    

130  
119  
81  

(a) Primarily consists of uncollecble accounts wrien off, less recoveries.

3. Exhibits

Exhibit

  Descripon

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

  Agreement of Merger dated January 18, 2005 among Surmodics, Inc., SIRx, InnoRx, et al. — incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the 

Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 24, 2005.

  Share Purchase Agreement by and among Surmodics, Inc. and the shareholders of Creagh Medical Ltd. dated as of November 20, 2015 — 

incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 27, 2015.

  Stock  Purchase  Agreement,  dated  January  8,  2016,  among  Surmodics,  Inc.  and  the  shareholders  of  NorMedix,  Inc.  and  Gregg  Suon  as 

Seller’s Agent — incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Form Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 13, 2016.

  Share  Purchase  Agreement  by  and  among  Surmodics,  Inc.,  SurModics  MD,  LLC,  and  the  shareholders  of  Vetex  Medical  Limited  named 
therein dated as of July 2, 2021 — incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 2, 2021.

  Put and Call Opon Agreement by and among SurModics MD, LLC and the shareholders of Vetex Medical Limited named therein dated as of 

July 2, 2021 — incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 2, 2021.

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Exhibit

  Descripon

3.1

3.2

4.1

  Restated Arcles of Incorporaon, as amended — incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q 

filed on July 29, 2016

  Restated Bylaws of Surmodics, Inc., as amended December 18, 2015 — incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of the Company’s Current 

Report on Form 8-K filed on December 23, 2015.

  Descripon of Securies of Surmodics, Inc. — incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 

on December 3, 2019.

10.1*

  Form of Incenve Stock Opon Agreement for the Surmodics, Inc. 2009 Equity Incenve Plan — incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to 

the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 12, 2010.

10.2*

  Form of Non-Statutory Stock Opon Agreement for the Surmodics, Inc. 2009 Equity Incenve Plan — incorporated by reference to Exhibit 

10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 12, 2010.

10.3*

  Form of Restricted Stock Agreement for the Surmodics, Inc. 2009 Equity Incenve Plan — incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the 

Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on February 4, 2015. 

10.4*

  Surmodics, Inc. 2009 Equity Incenve Plan (as amended and restated on February 17, 2016) — incorporated by reference to Appendix B to 

the Company’s Definive Proxy Statement for the annual meeng of shareholders held on February 17, 2016 filed on January 8, 2016.

10.5*

  Surmodics,  Inc.  1999  Employee  Stock  Purchase  Plan  (as  amended  and  restated  on  February  17,  2016)  —  incorporated  by  reference  to 
Appendix D to the Company’s Definive Proxy Statement for the annual meeng of shareholders held on February 17, 2016 filed on January 
8, 2016.

10.6*

  Severance Agreement by and between Gary R. Maharaj and Surmodics, Inc. dated as of December 14, 2010 – incorporated by reference to 

Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on February 4, 2011.

10.7*

  Change of Control Agreement with Charles W. Olson dated February 9, 2012 — incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s 

Current Report on Form 8 K filed on February 10, 2012.

10.8*

  Amendment dated February 9, 2015 to Change of Control Agreement with Charles W. Olson dated February 9, 2012 — incorporated by 

reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8 K filed on February 13, 2015.

10.9*

  Change of Control Agreement with Joseph J. Sch dated February 9, 2012 — incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s 

Current Report on Form 8 K filed on February 10, 2012.

10.10*

  Amendment  dated  February  9,  2015  to  Change  of  Control  Agreement  with  Joseph  J.  Sch  dated  February  9,  2012  —  incorporated  by 

reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8 K filed on February 13, 2015.

10.11*

  Form  of  Change  of  Control  Agreement  with  Execuve  Officers  —  incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  10.1  to  the  Company’s  Quarterly 

Report on Form 10-Q filed on February 7, 2020.

10.12*

  Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (Non-Employee Director) for the Surmodics, Inc. 2009 Equity Incenve Plan — incorporated 

by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on May 8, 2014.

10.13*

  Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (Non-Employee Director) for the Surmodics, Inc. 2009 Equity Incenve Plan — incorporated 

by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on February 4, 2015.

10.14*

  Form of Deferred Stock Unit Master Agreement (Quarterly Awards) for the Surmodics, Inc. 2009 Equity Incenve Plan — incorporated by 

reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on February 8, 2013.

10.15*

  Form of Deferred Stock Unit Master Agreement (Quarterly Awards) for the Surmodics, Inc. 2009 Equity Incenve Plan — incorporated by 

reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on February 4, 2015.

10.16*

  Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (Employee) for the Surmodics, Inc. 2009 Equity Incenve Plan — incorporated by reference 

to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 22, 2016.

10.17*

  Omnibus Amendment to Certain Equity Agreements with Non-Employee Directors under the Surmodics, Inc. 2009 Equity Incenve Plan — 

incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on May 8, 2014.

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Exhibit

10.18*

  Descripon

  Form of Non-Statutory Stock Opon Agreement (Non-Employee Director) for the Surmodics, Inc. 2009 Equity Incenve Plan — incorporated 

by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on May 8, 2014.

10.19**

  Development and Distribuon Agreement between Surmodics, Inc. and Abbo Vascular, Inc., dated as of February 26, 2018. – incorporated 

by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on May 4, 2018.

10.20*

  Change of Control Agreement by and between Surmodics, Inc. and Teri W. Sides, dated as of October 30, 2018 – incorporated by reference 

to Exhibit 10.34 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on November 30, 2018.

10.21*

  Surmodics, Inc. 2019 Equity Incenve Plan, as amended and restated February 10, 2022 – incorporated by reference to Appendix B to the 

Company’s Schedule 14A filed on December 20, 2021.

10.22*

  Form of Non-Qualified Stock Opon Award Agreement for the Surmodics, Inc. 2019 Equity Incenve Plan – incorporated by reference to 

Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 6, 2019.

10.23*

  Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement for the Surmodics, Inc. 2019 Equity Incenve Plan – incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of 

the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 6, 2019.

10.24*

  Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (Employee) for the Surmodics, Inc. 2019 Equity Incenve Plan – incorporated by reference 

to Exhibit 10.3 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 6, 2019.

10.25*

  Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (Director) for the Surmodics, Inc. 2019 Equity Incenve Plan – incorporated by reference to 

Exhibit 10.5 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 6, 2019.

10.26*

  Form  of  Deferred  Stock  Unit  Master  Agreement  (for  non-employee  directors)  for  the  Surmodics,  Inc.  2019  Equity  Incenve  Plan  – 

incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 6, 2019.

10.27*

  Surmodics, Inc. Board Compensaon Policy, Amended and restated as of September 23, 2021 – incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.27 

to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on November 24, 2021.

10.28

  Loan  and  Security  Agreement  dated  as  of  September  14,  2020  among  Surmodics,  Inc.  et  al.  and  Bridgewater  Bank  –  incorporated  by 

reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 15, 2020.

10.29

10.30

  First  Amendment  to  Loan  and  Security  Agreement  dated  as  of  July  2,  2021  by  and  among  Surmodics,  Inc.,  the  other  loan  pares  party 
thereto, and Bridgewater Bank — incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 2, 
2021.

  Second Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement dated as of March 7, 2022 by and among Surmodics, Inc., the other loan pares party 
thereto, and Bridgewater Bank — incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 7, 
2022.

10.31*

  Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (Non-Employee Director) for the Surmodics, Inc. 2019 Equity Incenve Plan — incorporated 

by reference to Exhibit 10.32 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on December 2, 2020.

10.32

  Lease Agreement by and among Surmodics, Inc., MN Golden 1, LLC and MN Golden 2, LLC, as amended March 16, 2022 – incorporated by 

reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on April 27, 2022.

10.33

21†

23†

24

  Credit,  Security  and  Guaranty  Agreement  dated  as  of  October  14,  2022  by  and  among  Surmodics,  Inc.,  Surmodics  Shared  Services,  LLC, 
Surmodics Holdings, LLC, Surmodics Coangs, LLC, SurModics MD, LLC, Surmodics Coangs Mfg, LLC, Surmodics IVD, Inc., NorMedix, Inc., 
and Surmodics MD Operaons, LLC, as borrowers, the guarantors from me to me party thereto, MidCap Funding IV Trust and MidCap 
Financial Trust and the lenders from me to me party thereto (excluding schedules and exhibits, which Surmodics, Inc. agrees to furnish to 
the Securies and Exchange Commission upon request) — incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on 
Form 8-K filed on October 17, 2022.

  Subsidiaries of the Registrant. 

  Consent of Deloie & Touche LLP. 

  Power of Aorney (included on signature page of this Form 10-K). 

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Exhibit

  Descripon

31.1†

  Cerficaon of Chief Execuve Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1350 as adopted pursuant to Secon 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 

2002. 

31.2†

  Cerficaon  of  Chief  Financial  Officer  pursuant  to  18  U.S.C.  Sec.  1350  as  adopted  pursuant  to  Secon  302  of  the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act  of 

2002. 

32.1†

  Cerficaon of Chief Execuve Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1350 as adopted pursuant to Secon 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 

2002.

32.2†

  Cerficaon  of  Chief  Financial  Officer  pursuant  to  18  U.S.C.  Sec.  1350  as  adopted  pursuant  to  Secon  906  of  the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act  of 

2002.

101.INS†

Inline XBRL Instance Document – the instance document does not appear in the Interacve Data File as its XBRL tags are embedded within 
the inline XBRL document.

101.SCH†

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema.

101.CAL†

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculaon Linkbase.

101.DEF†

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definion Linkbase.

101.LAB†

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase.

101.PRE†

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentaon Linkbase.

104†

  Cover Page Interacve Data File (formaed as inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).

* Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

†  Filed herewith.

** Porons of this document, which have been separately filed with the Securies and Exchange Commission, have been omied pursuant to a request for 
confidenal treatment.

ITEM 16.  FORM 10-K SUMMARY.

None.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Secon 13 or 15(d) of the Securies Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its 
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

SURMODICS, INC.

By:

  /s/ Gary R. Maharaj
  Gary R. Maharaj
  President and Chief Execuve Officer

Dated: November 23, 2022

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securies Exchange Act of 1934, this Report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant, 
in the capacies, and on the dates indicated.

(Power of Aorney)

Each person whose signature appears below authorizes GARY R. MAHARAJ or TIMOTHY J. ARENS, and constutes and appoints said persons as his or her true 
and lawful aorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substuon and resubstuon, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and 
all  capacies,  to  sign  any  or  all  amendments  to  this  Annual  Report  on  Form  10-K  and  to  file  the  same,  with  all  exhibits  thereto,  and  other  documents  in 
connecon therewith, with the Securies and Exchange Commission, authorizing said persons and granng unto said aorneys-in-fact and agents, full power 
and  authority  to  do  and  perform  each  and  every  act  and  thing  requisite  and  necessary  to  be  done  in  and  about  the  premises,  as  fully  to  all  intents  and 
purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby rafying and confirming all said aorneys-in-fact and agents, or his substute or substutes, may 
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.

Signature

Title

Date

/s/  Gary R. Maharaj
Gary R. Maharaj

/s/  Timothy J. Arens
Timothy J. Arens

/s/  John D. Manders

John D. Manders

/s/  Susan E. Knight
Susan E. Knight

/s/  José H. Bedoya
José H. Bedoya

/s/  David R. Dantzker, M.D.
David R. Dantzker, M.D.

/s/  Ronald B. Kalich
Ronald B. Kalich

/s/  Lisa Wipperman Heine

Lisa Wipperman Heine

President and Chief Execuve
Officer (principal execuve officer) 
and Director

November 23, 2022

Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial 
Officer (principal financial officer)

November 23, 2022

Vice President of Finance and 
Corporate Controller
 (principal accounng officer)

November 23, 2022

Chairman of the Board of Directors

November 23, 2022

Director

Director

Director

Director

89

November 23, 2022

November 23, 2022

November 23, 2022

November 23, 2022

 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Exhibit 21

Name
Surmodics IVD, Inc. 
NorMedix, Inc.
Creagh Medical Limited
SurModics MD, LLC
Surmodics MD Operaons, LLC
Surmodics Coangs, LLC
Surmodics Coangs Mfg, LLC
Surmodics Holdings, LLC
Surmodics Shared Services, LLC
Vetex Medical Limited

SURMODICS, INC.
SUBSIDIARIES

State of Incorporaon
Maryland
Minnesota
Ireland
Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota
Ireland

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporaon by reference in Registraon Statement Nos. 333-104258, 333-123521, 333-165098, 333-165101, 333-54266, 333-231199, 
333-251486 and 333-262922 on Form S-8 and Registraon Statement No. 333-238611 on Form S-3 of our reports dated November 23, 2022, relang to the 
consolidated  financial  statements  and  financial  statement  schedule  of  Surmodics,  Inc.  and  subsidiaries  and  the  effecveness  of  Surmodics,  Inc.’s  and 
subsidiaries internal control over financial reporng appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2022.

Exhibit 23

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Minneapolis, Minnesota
November 23, 2022

 
 
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 302
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

EXHIBIT 31.1

I, Gary R. Maharaj, cerfy that: 

1.

I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Surmodics, Inc.; 

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the 
statements  made,  in  light  of  the  circumstances  under  which  such  statements  were  made,  not  misleading  with  respect  to  the  period  covered  by  this 
report;

3. Based  on  my  knowledge,  the  financial  statements,  and  other  financial  informaon  included  in  this  report,  fairly  present  in  all  material  respects  the 

financial condion, results of operaons and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other cerfying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange 
Act  Rules  13a-15(e)  and  15d-15(e))  and  internal  control  over  financial  reporng  (as  defined  in  Exchange  Act  Rules  13a-15(f)  and  15d-15(f))  for  the 
registrant and we have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure 
that  material  informaon  relang  to  the  registrant,  including  its  consolidated  subsidiaries,  is  made  known  to  us  by  others  within  those  enes, 
parcularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporng, or caused such internal control over financial reporng to be designed under our supervision, 
to  provide  reasonable  assurance  regarding  the  reliability  of  financial  reporng  and  the  preparaon  of  financial  statements  for  external  purposes  in 
accordance with generally accepted accounng principles;

(c) Evaluated the effecveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effecveness 
of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluaon; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporng that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal 
quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the 
registrant’s internal control over financial reporng; and

5. The  registrant’s  other  cerfying  officer  and  I  have  disclosed,  based  on  our  most  recent  evaluaon  of  internal  control  over  financial  reporng,  to  the 

registrant’s auditors and the audit commiee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent funcons):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operaon of internal control over financial reporng which are reasonably likely to 
adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial informaon; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over 
financial reporng.

Dated: November 23, 2022

Signature: 

/s/ Gary R. Maharaj
Gary R. Maharaj
President and
Chief Execuve Officer

 
 
 
 
 
  
  
  
  
 
 
 
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 302
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

EXHIBIT 31.2

I, Timothy J. Arens, cerfy that: 

1.

I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Surmodics, Inc.; 

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the 
statements  made,  in  light  of  the  circumstances  under  which  such  statements  were  made,  not  misleading  with  respect  to  the  period  covered  by  this 
report;

3. Based  on  my  knowledge,  the  financial  statements,  and  other  financial  informaon  included  in  this  report,  fairly  present  in  all  material  respects  the 

financial condion, results of operaons and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other cerfying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange 
Act  Rules  13a-15(e)  and  15d-15(e))  and  internal  control  over  financial  reporng  (as  defined  in  Exchange  Act  Rules  13a-15(f)  and  15d-15(f))  for  the 
registrant and we have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure 
that  material  informaon  relang  to  the  registrant,  including  its  consolidated  subsidiaries,  is  made  known  to  us  by  others  within  those  enes, 
parcularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporng, or caused such internal control over financial reporng to be designed under our supervision, 
to  provide  reasonable  assurance  regarding  the  reliability  of  financial  reporng  and  the  preparaon  of  financial  statements  for  external  purposes  in 
accordance with generally accepted accounng principles;

(c) Evaluated the effecveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effecveness 
of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluaon; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporng that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal 
quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the 
registrant’s internal control over financial reporng; and

5. The  registrant’s  other  cerfying  officer  and  I  have  disclosed,  based  on  our  most  recent  evaluaon  of  internal  control  over  financial  reporng,  to  the 

registrant’s auditors and the audit commiee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent funcons):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operaon of internal control over financial reporng which are reasonably likely to 
adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial informaon; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over 
financial reporng.

Dated: November 23, 2022

Signature: 

/s/ Timothy J. Arens
Timothy J. Arens
Senior Vice President of Finance and  
Chief Financial Officer

 
 
 
 
 
  
  
  
  
 
 
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

EXHIBIT 32.1

In  connecon  with  the  Annual  Report  of  Surmodics,  Inc.  (the  “Company”)  on  Form  10-K  for  the  year  ended  September  30,  2022,  as  filed  with  the 
Securies and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), I, Gary R. Maharaj, cerfy, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-
Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1)

(2)

The Report fully complies with the requirements of Secon 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securies Exchange Act of 1934; and

The informaon contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condion and results of operaons of the Company.

Dated: November 23, 2022

Signature: 

/s/ Gary R. Maharaj
Gary R. Maharaj
President and
Chief Execuve Officer

 
 
 
  
  
  
  
 
 
 
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

EXHIBIT 32.2

In  connecon  with  the  Annual  Report  of  Surmodics,  Inc.  (the  “Company”)  on  Form  10-K  for  the  year  ended  September  30,  2022,  as  filed  with  the 
Securies and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), I, Timothy J. Arens, cerfy, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-
Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1)

(2)

The Report fully complies with the requirements of Secon 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securies Exchange Act of 1934; and

The informaon contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condion and results of operaons of the Company.

Dated: November 23, 2022

Signature: 

/s/ Timothy J. Arens
Timothy J. Arens
Senior Vice President of Finance and  
Chief Financial Officer