UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

May 14, 2018

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)

Surmodics, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

(952) 500-7000

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2):

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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

On May 14, 2018, Surmodics, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release (the “Press Release”) announcing that it had entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Embolitech, LLC (“Embolitech”) and certain of its equityholders pursuant to which the Company acquired Embolitech’s thrombectomy platform technology and related intellectual property. Under the Agreement, the Company agreed to pay $5 million upfront, and additional amounts related to various regulatory milestones. In connection with the acquisition, the Company anticipates that it will record a $0.49 per share charge to earnings in the quarter ended June 30, 2018 related to in-process research and development expense and deal costs associated with the Agreement. A copy of the full text of the Press Release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

The information contained in Exhibit 99.1 is being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to liabilities under Section 18. Furthermore, the information contained in Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the filings of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.

(d)    Exhibits.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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