SMTI 10-K & 10-Q changes, risk factors and insider trading
Sanara MedTech Inc. · Nasdaq · Orthopedic, Prosthetic & Surgical Appliances & Supplies · CIK 714256 · All filings on SEC.gov
At a glance
What changed in the latest 10-K
Risk Factors
Removed heading “Our current comprehensive, value-based wound and skincare strategy involves growth through technology development, acquisitions and investments, which requires us to incur substantial costs and potential liabilities for which we may never realize the anticipated benefits.”
Removed heading “Risks Related to Our THP Platform and Planned Expansion into Value-Based Wound, Skincare and Other Services”
Removed heading “Our planned expansion into value-based wound, skincare and other services could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.”
Removed heading “Our planned expansion into value-based wound, skincare and other services will require entrance into certain markets in which, in some cases, we have limited experience, which may not be successful and could be costly.”
Removed heading “Failure to obtain or maintain adequate reimbursement or insurance coverage for our products could limit our ability to market those products and decrease our ability to generate revenue. Changes in reimbursement policies and regulations by governmental or other third-party payors may have an adverse impact on the use of our products.”
Largest changes
“Similarly, while we currently believe our 361 Products are regulated solely under 21 CFR 1271 and Section 361 of the PHSA, the FDA may disagree and require that our 361 Products, among other things, obtain premarket clearance or approval to continue marketing the product(s) in the United States. This may subject us to FDA enforcement actions, including, but not limited to, warning letters, fines, mandatory recalls, and other penalties, and our business would be adversely affected, as we would likely be required to cease commercialization of all 361 Products.”see in full comparison
“Failure to obtain or maintain adequate reimbursement or insurance coverage for our products could limit our ability to market those products and decrease our ability to generate revenue. Changes in reimbursement policies and regulations by governmental or other third-party payors may have an adverse impact on the use of our products.”see in full comparison
“We may be unable to continue implementing our growth strategy, and our strategy ultimately may be unsuccessful. We engage in evaluations of potential acquisitions and investments and are in various stages of discussion regarding possible acquisitions, certain of which, if consummated, could be significant to us. Any new acquisition or investment could result in material transaction expenses, increased interest and amortization expense, increased depreciation expense and increased operating expense, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our operating results. …”see in full comparison
“Our current comprehensive, value-based wound and skincare strategy involves growth through technology development, acquisitions and investments, which requires us to incur substantial costs and potential liabilities for which we may never realize the anticipated benefits.”see in full comparison
“Distribution of our products outside the United States is subject to extensive government regulation. These regulations, including the requirements for marketing authorizations or product licenses necessary to bring a medical product to market, the time required for regulatory review and the sanctions imposed for violations, vary from country to country. …”see in full comparison
“Our planned expansion into value-based wound, skincare and other services will require entrance into certain markets in which, in some cases, we have limited experience, which may not be successful and could be costly.”see in full comparison
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We
have had a history of losses, which may
continue as we expand our investmentselling in THP.efforts.
We
have incurred net losses in most years since we
began our current operations in 2004. We plan to continue making significant investments in our THPsales
force operatingand segment,clinical programs, which willsubstantially substantially
increase our operating expenses. Consequently, we will need to continue our revenue
growth to become profitable in future periods. If
we fail to achieve profitability, our stock price may decline, and you may lose part
or all of your investment.
Our current comprehensive, value-based
wound and skincare strategy involves growth through technology development, acquisitions and investments, which requires us to incur
substantial costs and potential liabilities for which we may never realize the anticipated benefits.
We may be unable to continue implementing our growth
strategy, and our strategy ultimately may be unsuccessful. We engage in evaluations of potential acquisitions and investments and are
in various stages of discussion regarding possible acquisitions, certain of which, if consummated, could be significant to us. Any new
acquisition or investment could result in material transaction expenses, increased interest and amortization expense, increased depreciation
expense and increased operating expense, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our operating results. In addition, if
we are unable to integrate businesses and operations that we have acquired or will acquire in the future, our profitability could suffer.
These acquisitions and investments also involve other risks, including diversion of management resources otherwise available for the
running of our business and the development of our business, as well as risks associated with entering markets in which our marketing
teams and sales force has limited experience or where experienced distribution alliances are not available. We may not be able to identify
suitable acquisition or investment candidates in the future, obtain acceptable financing or consummate any future acquisitions or investments.
In addition, certain potential acquisitions may be subject to antitrust and competition laws, which could impact our ability to pursue
strategic acquisitions and could result in mandated divestitures. If we are unsuccessful in our value-based wound and skincare strategy,
we may be unable to meet our financial targets, and our financial performance could be materially and adversely affected.
Our
ability to successfully implement our business
plan and develop, market and sell our surgical,surgical wound and skincare products, servicesproducts and technologies requires an effective
plan for
managing our future growth. Future expansion efforts will be expensive
and may strain our internal operating resources. To manage
future growth effectively, we must maintain and enhance our financial and
accounting systems and controls, integrate new personnel and
manage expanded operations. If we do not manage growth properly, it could
harm our operating results and financial condition.
If
we are unable to compete within our markets
or our products, services and technologiesproducts do not gain market acceptance, our financial condition and operating results
could suffer.
Competition
from other medical device companies is
significant significant, and we could be significantly affected by new product introductions and other activities
of market participants. We compete
with other companies in acquiring rights to products or technologies from third-party developers. In addition, many
specialized products
companies have formed collaborations with large, established companies to support research, development and commercialization
of surgical
wound care products which may be competitive with ours. Academic institutions, government agencies and other public and private
research research
organizations are also conducting research activities and may commercialize surgical wound care products on their own or through
joint joint
ventures. Although our products have performed well in customer evaluations, we are a relatively unknown brand in a market dominated
by companies with extensive product lines and large customer bases. We may not, even with more efficacious products, be able to secure
contracts and achieve significant growth with large national accounts.
In addition, if the anticipated full launch of our
THP platform is successful, we will face competition from other value-based care providers. The public health emergency caused by the
COVID-19 pandemic has led to the widespread adoption of telemedicine for most health care clinical specialties, including wound care
and dermatology. As such, any clinical wound care or dermatology physician and/or provider group that has incorporated telemedicine into
their practice could be considered competitive. If we are unable to compete with other value-based care providers, our operating results
and financial condition may suffer.
Several
factors may limit the market acceptance of
our products, services and technologies, including the timing of regulatory approvals and market entry relative to competitive
products,
services and technologies, the availability of alternative products, services and technologies, the price of our products, services and
technologiesproducts relative to alternative products, services and technologies, the availability of third-party reimbursementproducts and the extent
of marketing
efforts by third-party distributors or agents that we retain. Our products, services or technologiesproducts may not receive market
acceptance in a commercially viable
period of time, if at all. Furthermore, our competitors may develop products,products services or technologies
that are more effective or achieve greater market acceptance
than those being developed by us, which would render our products, services
and technologiesproducts less competitive or obsolete.
The
presence of competition in ourthe surgical market may lead
to pricing pressure which would make it more difficult to sell our products, services and technologiesproducts at
a profitable price or may prevent
us from selling our products at all. Our failure to compete effectively would have a material adverse
effect on our business.
In
the ordinary course of our business, we use networks
to collect and store sensitive data, including intellectual property, proprietary
business information and important information of our
customers, suppliers and business partners, as well as personally identifiable informationPII of our customers and
employees. The secure
processing, maintenance and transmission of this information is critical to our operations. Despite our security
measures, our information
technology and infrastructure may be vulnerable to attacks by hackers or breached due to employee error, malfeasance
or other disruptions.
Any such breach could compromise our networks and the information stored there could be accessed, publicly disclosed,
lost or stolen.
Any such access, disclosure or other loss of information could result in the loss of existing customers, difficulty in
attracting new
customers, backlash from negative public relations, legal claims or proceedings, liability under laws that protect the
privacy of personal
information, and regulatory penalties. Further, such access, disclosure or loss may cause disruption of our operations and the servicesoperations,
we provide to customers, damage to our reputation, and cause a loss of confidence in our products and services,products, which could adversely
affect our business.
We
have programs, processes and technologies in place
to prevent, detect, contain, respond to and mitigate security related threats and
potential incidents. We undertake considerable ongoing
improvements to our systems, connected devices and information-sharing products
in order to minimize vulnerabilities, in accordance with
industry and regulatory standards. Because the techniques used to obtain unauthorized
access change frequently and can be difficult to
detect, anticipating, identifying or preventing these intrusions or mitigating them
if and when they occur,occur may be challenging.
While
we expect to have the capability to develop
certain of our pipeline in-house, we do not currently own any facility that may be used as
a manufacturing and processing facility, and
therefore rely on our research and development partners from whom we license most of the products we currently commercialize
to design,
manufacture and supply certain of our products.
We
and our research and development partners responsible
for manufacturing certain of our products and their contract manufacturers are
obliged to operate in accordance with FDA’s current
good manufacturing practices (“cGMP”), current good tissue practices (“cGTP”),cGTP, and the QSR,QMSR, as applicable,
as as
well as other regulations applicable to medical product manufacturers. The manufacture of regulated medical products in compliance
with with
cGMP, cGTP, and the QSR,QMSR, as applicable, requires significant expertise and capital investment, including the development of advanced
manufacturing techniques and process controls. Manufacturers of medical products often encounter difficulties in production, including
difficulties with production costs and yields, quality control, including product stability and quality assurance testing, shortages
of qualified personnel, as well as compliance with strictly enforced regulatory requirements, other federal and state regulatory requirements
and foreign regulations. If we or our research and development partners or their contract manufacturers were to encounter any of these
difficulties or otherwise fail to comply with their obligations to us or under applicable regulations, our ability to commercialize our
products would be jeopardized.
We
and the manufacturers of certain of our products
may be unable to comply with applicable FDA, state and foreign regulatory requirements.
The FDA or similar foreign regulatory agencies
may also implement new standards at any time or change their interpretation and enforcement
of existing standards for manufacture, packaging
or testing of regulated products. We have little control over the manufacturers’
compliance with these regulations and standards.
Our failure or a failure of any of our current or future research and development partners
or their contract manufacturers to establish
and follow cGMP, cGTP, and the QSR,QMSR, as applicable, and to document their adherence to such
practices may lead to significant delays in
obtaining marketing authorization of future products or the ultimate launch of products.
Failure by us or our current or future partners
or manufacturers to comply with applicable regulations could also result in sanctions
being imposed on us or our partners, including
fines, injunctions, civil penalties, failure of the government to grant marketing authorization,
delays, suspension or withdrawal of
authorization, seizures or recalls of products, operating restrictions, and criminal prosecutions.
If the safety of any product supplied
is compromised due to the manufacturers’ failure to adhere to applicable laws or for other
reasons, we may not be able to successfully
commercialize our products. Any of these factors could cause a delay of commercialization
of our products, entail higher costs or impair
our reputation.
Our pipeline contains products and product candidatesCertain
for mitigation of opportunistic pathogens and biofilm, wound re-epithelialization and closure, necrotic tissue debridement, and cell
compatible substrates. We may also decide to develop other product candidates. Certain of our research and development programs are in
developmental stages. One or more of our product candidates may fail to meet safety
and efficacy standards in human testing, even if
those product candidates are found to be effective in animal studies. To develop
and commercialize product candidates, we must provide
the FDA and foreign regulatory authorities with human clinical and nonclinical
animal data that demonstrate adequate safety and effectiveness.
To generate this data, we will have to subject our product
candidates to significant additional research and development efforts, including
extensive nonclinical studies and clinical testing.
The clinical trials of our product candidates will be subject to extensive and rigorous review and regulation by the FDA and may be
considered insufficient to support clearance or approval of our product candidates. Our approach to product discovery may not be
effective or may not result in the development
of any product. It can take several years for a product to be cleared or approved and
we may not be successful in bringing any therapeuticproduct candidates
to the market. A new product candidate may appear promising at an
early stage of development or after clinical trials and never reach
the market, or it may reach the market and not sell, for a
variety of reasons. For example, the product may:
If
our delivery platform technologies or product
development efforts fail to generate product candidates that lead to the successful development
and commercialization of products, or
if the product candidates we have (or may in the future) acquired are not approved or cleared for
commercialization in the United States
or, otherwise experience adverse regulatory action, our business and financial condition will could
be materially adversely affected.
Healthcare
practitioners play a significant role
in determining the course of a patient’s treatment and, ultimately, the type of products,
if any, that will be used to treat the
patient. As a result, our commercial success is dependent on our ability to educate practitioners
on the use of our products in both
surgical and post-acute care settings. Acceptance and adoption of our products in our markets depends on educating healthcare
practitioners practitioners
as to the distinctive characteristics, benefits, safety, clinical efficacy and cost-effectiveness of our products, including
potential potential
comparisons to our competitors’ products, and on training healthcare practitioners in the proper application of our products.
If If
we are not successful in convincing healthcare practitioners of the merits and advantages of our products compared to our competitors’
products, they may not use our products, and we will be unable to increase our sales and sustain growth or profitability.
Failure
of any third-party assessmentsclinical study to demonstrate
desired outcomes in proposed endpoints could have a negative impact on our business
performance.
Risks Related to Our THP Platform and Planned
Expansion into Value-Based Wound, Skincare and Other Services
Our planned expansion into value-based wound,
skincare and other services could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Our planned expansion into value-based wound, skincare
and other services subjects us to risks associated with the use of new and novel technologies, operational, financial, regulatory, legal
and reputational risks, as well as the risk that we may be unable to timely or successfully launch our service offerings. The success
of these operations depends upon our ability to commercialize our service offerings, and our failure to do so could negatively affect
our ability to generate revenue from these activities.
Our planned expansion into value-based wound,
skincare and other services will require entrance into certain markets in which, in some cases, we have limited experience, which may
not be successful and could be costly.
Our planned expansion into value-based wound, skincare
and other services will require entrance into certain markets in which we have limited experience. While we intend to expand our staff
with individuals with more experience in these markets and will closely scrutinize individuals we engage, we may not be able to retain
or continue to hire well-qualified and experienced individuals or our assessment of individuals we retain may not be accurate. As we
enter new markets, we will face new technological and operational risks and challenges with which we are unfamiliar and may incur significant
costs. Entering new markets requires substantial management efforts and skills to mitigate these risks and challenges. Our lack of experience
with certain of these new markets may result in unsuccessful new market entries. If we do not manage our entry into new markets properly,
these costs and risks could harm our business, financial condition or results of operations.
Part
of our success depends on our and/or our research
development partners’ ability to protect proprietary rights to technologies used
in certain of our products. We and our research
development partners rely on patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade secret laws to
establish and maintain proprietary rights in our
technology and products. However, these legal means afford only limited protection and
may not adequately protect our and/or our research
development partners’ rights or permit us to gain or keep a competitive advantage.
Patents and patent applications for the products
we have may not be sufficient or broad enough to prevent competitors from introducing
similar products into the market. Our and/or our research
development partners’ patents or attempts to enforce them may not be
upheld by the courtscourts, and the damages or other remedies awarded
if we were to prevail in upholding such patents may not be commercially
meaningful. Efforts to enforce any of our and/or our research development
partners’ proprietary rights could be time-consuming
and expensive, which could adversely affect our business and prospects and
divert management’s attention. There can be no assurance
that our and/or our research and development partners’ proprietary rights
will not be challenged, invalidated or circumvented or
that such rights will in fact provide competitive advantages to us.
Furthermore,
the issuance of a patent, while presumed
valid and enforceable, is not conclusive as to its validity or its enforceabilityenforceability, and it may
not provide us with adequate proprietary
protection or competitive advantages against competitors with similar products. Competitors
may also be able to design around our patents.
Other parties may develop and obtain patent protection for more effective technologies,
designs or methods. In addition, we may not be
able to prevent the unauthorized disclosure or use of our technical knowledge or trade
secrets by consultants, vendors, former employees
and current employees.
Patent rights are territorial, and patent protection extends only to those countries where we have issued patents. Filing, prosecuting and defending patents on our products and product candidates in all countries and jurisdictions throughout the world would be prohibitively expensive, and our intellectual property rights in some countries outside the United States could be less or more extensive than those in the United States, and their litigation processes differ. Competitors may successfully challenge or avoid our patents or manufacture products in countries where we have not applied for patent protection. Changes in the patent laws in the United States or other countries may diminish the value of our patent rights. As a result of these and other factors, the scope, validity, enforceability, and commercial value of our and/or our research development partners’ patent rights are uncertain and unpredictable.
The
patent positions of life sciences companies,
including our and/or our research development partners’ patent positions, involve
complex legal and factual questions, and, therefore,
the issuance, scope, validity and enforceability of any patent claims that we and
our research development partners may obtain cannot
be predicted with certainty. Patents, if issued, may be challenged, deemed unenforceable,
invalidated, or circumvented. A third-party
may submit prior patents, or we may become involved in opposition, derivation, reexamination,
inter partes review, post-grant review,
supplemental examination, or interference proceedings challenging our patent rights or the patent
rights of our licensors or development
partners. The costs of defending or enforcing our proprietary rights in these proceedings can
be substantial, and the outcome can be
uncertain. An adverse determination in any such submission or proceeding could reduce the scope
of, or invalidate, our patent rights,
allow third parties to commercialize our technology or products and compete directly with us, or reduce our ability
to manufacture or
commercialize products. Furthermore, if the scope or strength of protection provided by our patents and patent applications
is threatened,
it could discourage companies from collaborating with us to license, develop or commercialize current or future products.
The ownership
of our proprietary rights could also be challenged.
Our and/or our research development partners’ ability to enforce our respective patent rights depends on the ability to detect infringement. It is difficult to detect infringers who do not advertise the components that are used in their products. Moreover, it may be difficult or impossible to obtain evidence of infringement in a competitor’s or potential competitor’s product, particularly in litigation in countries other than the United States that do not provide an extensive discovery procedure.
CellerateRX
Surgical ishas notno currently protected
by any pendingcomprehensive patent application or any unexpired patent.protection. CellerateRX Surgical may be subject to competition from the sale of substantially equivalent
equivalent products that could adversely affect our business and operations.
CellerateRX Surgical, from which we derive a substantial majority of our net revenue, has no comprehensive patent protection. Key elements of the manufacturing process and formulations know-how for CellerateRX Surgical are maintained as trade secrets and are not publicly disclosed and, as a result, we have historically relied on product manufacturing trade secrets, know-how and related non-patent intellectual property as a means to support our competitive position. In addition, we have three pending patents that protect specific components and compositional aspects of CellerateRX Surgical, including claims that cover the product when used as a part of certain novel compositions. We believe that the combination of our patent portfolio and proprietary manufacturing expertise creates barriers to entry and supports our competitive position; however, such combination may not be sufficient to protect us from competition from substantially equivalent products.
Our CellerateRX Surgical products, from which weThe
derive a substantial majority of our net revenue, have no patent protection, and therefore, in order to continue to obtain commercial
benefits from CellerateRX Surgical, we will rely on product manufacturing trade secrets, know-how and related nonpatent intellectual
property, such as potential regulatory rights that would require various resources to separately obtain. The effect of CellerateRX Surgical’s
lack of comprehensive patent protection depends, among other things, upon the nature of the market
and the position of our products in the market from
time to time, the size of the market, the complexities and economics of manufacturing
a competitive product and applicable regulatory
approval requirements. In the event that competition develops substantially equivalent
products, this competition could have a material
adverse effect on our business, financial condition and operating results. Trade secret
protection is effective only against wrongful
acquisition, use or disclosure of confidential information. A competitor can avoid a claim
of trade secret misappropriation by showing
independent development without use of a trade secret owner’s information, however,
this typically requires some time, effort and
financial resources to develop independently. The entrance into the market of a product
substantially equivalent to CellerateRX Surgical
may erode our product’s market share, which may have a material adverse effect
on our business, financial condition and results
of operations.
We
may not have identified all patents, published
applications or published literature that affect our business either by blocking our ability
to commercialize our products or R&D
candidates, by preventing the patentability of one or more aspects of our products or R&D
candidates to us or our licensors, or by
covering the same or similar technologies that may affect our ability to market our products
and R&D candidates. For example, we
(or the licensor of a product or R&D candidate to us) may not have conducted a patent clearance
search sufficient to identify potentially
obstructing third party patent rights. Moreover, patent applications in the United States are
maintained in confidence for up to 18 months
after their filing. In some cases, however, patent applications remain confidential in the
United USPTO,States Patent and Trademark Office, for the entire time prior to issuance
as a U.S. patent. Patent applications filed in countries
outside of the United States are not typically published until at least 18 months
from their first filing date. Similarly, publication
of discoveries in the scientific or patent literature often lags behind actual discoveries.
We cannot be certain that we or our licensors
were the first to invent, or the first to file, patent applications covering our products
and candidates. We also may not know if our
competitors filed patent applications for technology covered by our pending applications
or if we were the first to invent the technology
that is the subject of our patent applications. Competitors may have filed patent applications
or received patents and may obtain additional
patents and proprietary rights that block or compete with our patents.
Government
regulation by the FDA and similar agencies
in other countries is a significant factor in the development, manufacturing and marketing
of our products and in the acquisition or
licensing of new products. Complying with government regulations is often time consumingtime-consuming and
expensive and may involve delays or actions
adversely impacting the marketing and sale of our current or future products.
In
addition, private consumer and competitor litigation
tends to follow FDA enforcement actions and publications, such that a company that
is targeted by the FDA or another regulatory body is also
at an increased risk of facing civil litigation (often in the form of class
action actionslawsuits).
The
manufacturing facilities we or our research and
development partners use (and may use) to make any of our FDA-regulated products are
or may become subject to periodic review and inspection
by the FDA.FDA and similar state regulatory authorities. If a previously unknown
problem with a product or a manufacturing or laboratory facility used or contracted by us or one
of our research and development
partners is discovered, the FDA or similar state regulatory authorities may impose restrictions on that product or on the
manufacturing facility,
including requiring us and/or our research and development partner to withdraw the product from the market.
Any changes to an approved
or cleared product, including the way it is manufactured or promoted, often requires FDA review and
separate approval or clearance before
the product, as modified, may be marketed. In addition, for products we develop in the future,
we and our contract manufacturers may
be subject to ongoing FDA requirements for submission of safety and other post-market approval
information. If we or our contract manufacturers violate regulatory
requirements at any stage, whether before or after marketing
approval or clearance is obtained, we may be fined, be forced to remove
a product from the market or experience other adverse
consequences, which would materially harm our financial results. Additionally,
due to limitations imposed on us by the scope of the
cleared or approved indications or intended use of our products and by FDA and Federal
Trade Commission (“FTC”)
regulations relating to promotional claims, we may not be able to obtain the labeling claims necessary
or desirable for product
promotion.
Distribution of our products outside the United States
is subject to extensive government regulation. These regulations, including the requirements for marketing authorizations or product
licenses necessary to bring a medical product to market, the time required for regulatory review and the sanctions imposed for violations,
vary from country to country. We do not know whether we will obtain the marketing authorizations or product licenses necessary to market
our products in such countries or that we will not be required to incur significant costs in obtaining or maintaining these regulatory
approvals.
Both
before and after a product is commercially released,
we have ongoing responsibilities under regulations promulgated by the FDA, the FTC,
and similar U.S. and foreign regulations governing
the product labeling and advertising, distribution, sale and marketing of our products.
Medical devices and biological products may only
be marketed or promoted for the uses and indications set forth in the approved or cleared
product labeling. A number of enforcement actions
have been taken against companies that promoted products for “off-label” uses (i.e.,
uses that are not described in the approved
or cleared labeling), including actions alleging that claims submitted to government healthcare programs for reimbursement of products
that were promoted for “off-label” uses are fraudulent in violation of the Federal False Claims Act or other federal and state
state statutes and that the submission of those claims was caused by off-label promotion. The failure to comply with prohibitions on off-label
off-label promotion can result in significant monetary penalties, revocation or suspension of a company’s business license, suspension of
of sales of certain products, product recalls, civil or criminal sanctions, exclusion from participating in federal healthcare programs,
or other enforcement actions. In the United States, allegations of such wrongful conduct could also result in a corporate integrity agreement
with the U.S. government that imposes significant administrative obligations and costs.
The
developing, testing, manufacturing, marketing
and selling of medical devices is subject to extensive regulation by governmental authorities
in the United States and other countries.
The process of obtaining regulatory clearance and approval of certain medical technology products
is costly and time consuming.time-consuming. Inherent
in the development of new medical products is the potential for delay because product testing,
including clinical evaluation, is typically
required, especially for drugs, biologics and high-risk devices, before such products can
be approved for human use. With respect to
medical devices, such as those that we currently market, before a new medical device, or a
new indicated use of, or claim for, an existing
product can be marketed (unless it is a Class I device), it must first receive either
premarket clearance under Section 510(k) of the
FDCA or approval of a PMA from the FDA, or be reclassified and receive marketing authorization
through the de novo classification process,
unless an exemption applies.
In
the 510(k)-clearance clearance process, the FDA must determine
that the proposed device is “substantially equivalent” to a Class I
or II device legally on the market, known as a “predicate”
device, with respect to intended use, technology, safety and effectiveness
to clear the proposed device for marketing. Clinical data
is sometimes required to support substantial equivalence for certain device
types. The PMA pathway requires an applicant to demonstrate
the safety and effectiveness of the device for its intended use based, in
part, on extensive data including, but not limited to, technical,
preclinical, clinical trial, manufacturing and labeling data. The PMA
process is typically required for devices that are deemed to pose
the greatest risk, such as life-sustaining, life-supporting or implantable
devices. If a device is novel and there is no appropriate
predicate to which the applicant can demonstrate substantial equivalence, the
device will be automatically classified as a Class III
device and require approval through the PMA process prior to commercialization,
unless the applicant submits a de novo classification
request demonstrating that the novel device should be reclassified into
Class I or II. Demonstrating that a novel device should be reclassified
to Class I or II from Class III typically requires extensive
information and data on the benefits and risks of the device, including
performance data and frequently data from one or more clinical
studies. The 510(k), PMA and de novo classification approval processes
can be expensive and lengthy.
New
government regulations may be enacted and changes
in FDA policies and regulations and,and their interpretation and enforcement,enforcement could
prevent or delay regulatory clearance or approval of
new products. WeWhile we believe we understand the current laws and regulations
to which our products are and will be subject, we cannot predict the likelihood, nature or extent of adverse government regulation
that may arise from future legislation
orlegislation, administrative action,action or changes in interpretation of current laws and regulations, either in the United States or abroad. Therefore, we do not know
whether we or our research and development
partners willwould be able to continue to comply with such regulations or whether the costs
of such compliance willwould have a material adverse
effect on our business. Changes could, among other things, require different
labeling, monitoring of patients, interaction with physicians,
education programs for patients or physicians, curtailment of
necessary supplies, or limitations on product distribution. These changes,
or others required by the FDA could have an adverse
effect on our business, and specifically, on the sales of affected products. The
evolving and complex nature of regulatory science
and regulatory requirements, the broad authority and discretion of the FDA and the
generally high level of regulatory oversight
results in a continuing possibility that from time to time, we will be adversely affected
by regulatory actions despite ongoing
efforts and commitment to achieve and maintain full compliance with all regulatory requirements.
If we or our research and
development partners are not able to maintain regulatory compliance, we may not be permitted to market our
products and our business
would suffer.
Disruptions
in the FDA and other government
agencies caused by leadership changes, funding shortages, or other legal or political pressures could
hinder their ability to hire and
retain key personnel, provide regulatory clarity, or otherwise prevent new products and services from being developed
or commercialized
in a timely manner or hinder our ability to continue marketing existing commercial products, which could negatively
impact our business.
Further, the recent presidential election and congressionalChanges
seat turnover may result in increased regulatory and economic uncertainty, including the spending priorities of the new U.S. presidential
administration and Congress and what challenges budget reductions will present for us and our industry generally. For example, on January
20, 2025, President Trump announced an executive order establishing the “Department of Government Efficiency” to reform federal
government processes and reduce expenditures. Changes in federal policy by the executive branch and regulatory agencies may occur over
time through the new presidential administration’s
and/or Congress’s policy and personnel changes, which could lead to changes
involving our industry. However, the nature and timing
of such potential changes remain highly uncertain. At this time, it is unclear
whether and how any future changes or uncertainty surrounding
future changes will adversely affect our business, but material adverse
effects are possible.
Failure to obtain or maintain adequate reimbursement or insurance
coverage for our products could limit our ability to market those products and decrease our ability to generate revenue. Changes in reimbursement
policies and regulations by governmental or other third-party payors may have an adverse impact on the use of our products.
The pricing, coverage, and reimbursement of our products,
if any, must be sufficient to support our commercial efforts and other development programs, and the availability and adequacy of coverage
and reimbursement by third-party payors, including governmental and private insurers, are essential for most patients to be able to afford
medical treatments. Sales of our products depend substantially, both domestically and abroad, on the extent to which the costs of our
products, if any, will be paid for or reimbursed by health maintenance, managed care, and similar healthcare management organizations,
or government payers and private payors. If coverage and reimbursement are not available, or are available only in limited amounts, we
may have to subsidize or provide medical products for free or we may not be able to successfully commercialize our products.
A significant portion of our wound care products
are purchased principally for the Medicare and Medicaid eligible population by hospital outpatient clinics, wound care clinics, durable
medical equipment (“DME”) suppliers and SNFs, which typically bill various third-party payors, primarily state and federal
healthcare programs (e.g., Medicare and Medicaid), and managed care plans, for the products and services provided to their patients.
Although the majority of our wound care products are currently eligible for reimbursement under Medicare Part B, adjustments to our reimbursement
amounts or a change in CMS’s reimbursement policies could have an adverse effect on our market opportunities in this area. The
ability of our customers to obtain appropriate reimbursement for products and services from third-party payors is critical to the success
of our business because reimbursement status affects which products our customers purchase. In addition, our ability to obtain reimbursement
approval in foreign jurisdictions may affect our ability to expand our product offerings internationally.
Third-party payors have adopted, and are continuing
to adopt, a number of policies intended to curb rising healthcare costs. These policies include the imposition of conditions of payment
by foreign, state and federal healthcare programs as well as private insurance plans, and the reduction in reimbursement amounts applicable
to specific products and services.
Changes in healthcare systems in the United States
or internationally in a manner that significantly reduces reimbursement for procedures using our products or denies coverage for these
procedures would also have an adverse impact on the acceptance of our products and the prices which our customers are willing to pay
for them.
Moreover, increasing efforts by governmental and
private payors in the United States and abroad to limit or reduce healthcare costs may result in restrictions on coverage and the level
of reimbursement for new medical products and, as a result, they may not cover or provide adequate payment for our products. We expect
to experience pricing pressures in connection with our products due to the increasing trend toward managed healthcare, including the
increasing influence of health maintenance organizations and additional legislative changes. The downward pressure on healthcare costs
in general, and prescription drugs or biologics in particular, has and is expected to continue to increase in the future. As a result,
profitability of our current or future products may be more difficult to achieve.
We
rely on our research and development partners,
from whom we license most of the products we currently commercialize, to determine the
appropriate classification for each such product
and to comply with applicable regulations related to obtaining the proper marketing
authorization. With respect to each medical device
product we license, our respective research and development partner designs the product
and determines whether the device should be classified
as a Class I, II, or III device and the appropriate FDA marketing authorization
pathway to pursue (i.e., 510(k), PMA or de novo classification).
In addition, we rely on our research and development partners
to determine whether specific legal or regulatory definitions or exemptions
apply to particular medical products, which individually
may be subject to FDA oversight as a device, drug, biologic or human cellular
or tissue-based product.HCT/P. The FDA has broad regulatory authority
to interpret and enforce the laws and regulations that govern medical
products in commercial distribution, and any adverse determination
by the FDA relating to one of our licensed products could require
significant cost and effort to comply.
Certain
devices that we market under a license (or
that we have acquired or have, otherwise, obtained commercialization rights in the United
States) have been updated or modified since
their initial 510(k) clearance. Depending on the nature of the updates or modifications made
to a 510(k)-cleared cleared device, the FDA may
require the submission (and clearance) of a new 510(k). More specifically, any modification that
could significantly affect the cleared
device’s safety or effectiveness, or that would constitute a significant change in its intended
use, will require a new 510(k)
clearance. The FDA requires device manufacturers to make the initial determination as to whether a proposed
modification to a cleared
device requires a new 510(k) submission, but the FDA can review any such decision not to submit a new 510(k)
(if it becomes aware of
the modifications during an inspection or otherwise) and may disagree with the manufacturer’s determination
that the given modification(s)
did not require new clearance. If the FDA finds that a manufacturer has improperly marketed a modified
device (for which the FDA has
determined that a new 510(k) is required) under the original device’s 510(k), the FDA may mandate
that the manufacturer cease marketing
and/or recall the modified device until the requisite clearance is obtained, in addition to one
or more other enforcement actions. The FDA
may disagree with our partners’ decisions not to submit new 510(k) notifications for
those of our 510(k)-cleared cleared devices that have
been updated or modified since their initial clearance, in which case, we may be subject
to a wide range of FDA enforcement actions,
including, but not limited to, warning letters, fines, and other penalties, and our business
will be adversely affected, as we would
likely be required to cease commercialization (and, possibly, conduct a recall) of the modified
product(s) at-issue and may incur additional
expenses in connection with the preparation and submission of a new 510(k).
Similarly, while we currently believe our 361 Products are regulated solely under 21 CFR 1271 and Section 361 of the PHSA, the FDA may disagree and require that our 361 Products, among other things, obtain premarket clearance or approval to continue marketing the product(s) in the United States. This may subject us to FDA enforcement actions, including, but not limited to, warning letters, fines, mandatory recalls, and other penalties, and our business would be adversely affected, as we would likely be required to cease commercialization of all 361 Products.
Because
of the breadth of these laws and the narrow
scope of the statutory or regulatory exceptions and safe harbors available, our business
activities could be challenged under one or
more of these laws. Relationships between medical product manufacturers and health care providers
are an area of heightened scrutiny
by the government. We engage in various activities, including the conduct of speaker programs to educate
physicians, the provision of
reimbursement advice and support to customers, and the provision of customer and patient support services, that have been the subject
of government scrutiny and enforcement
action within the medical device industry.
We Our
and/or our research and development partners’
use of PII, including health information, is subject to federal and state privacy
and security regulations, and our failure
to comply with those regulations or to adequately secure the information we hold could have
a material adverse effect on our client base,
business, financial condition and results of operations.
Numerous
state and federal laws and regulations,
including HIPAA, govern the collection, dissemination, use, privacy, confidentiality, security,
availability and integrity of PII, including
protected health information. HIPAA establishes a set of basic national privacy and security
standards for the protection of PHI by health
plans, healthcare clearinghouses and certain healthcare providers, referred to as covered
entities, and the business associates with
whom such covered entities contract for services, which likely includes us. HIPAA requires
healthcare providers and business associates
to develop and maintain policies and procedures with respect to PHI that isare used or disclosed,
including the adoption of administrative,
physical, and technical safeguards to protect such information. HIPAA also implemented the
use of standard transaction code sets and
standard identifiers that covered entities must use when submitting or receiving certain electronic
healthcare transactions, including
activities associated with the billing and collection of healthcare claims. HIPAA imposes mandatory
penalties for certain violations.
HIPAA also authorizes each state’s Attorney General to file suit on behalf of their residents.
Courts will be able to award damages,
costs and attorneys’ fees related to violations of HIPAA in such cases. While HIPAA does
not create a private right of action allowing
individuals to sue us in civil court for violations of HIPAA, its standards have been used
as the basis for duty of care in state civil
suits such as those for negligence or recklessness in the misuse or breach of PHI.
In
addition, HIPAA mandates that the Secretary of
HHS conduct periodic compliance audits of HIPAA covered entities or business associates
for compliance with the HIPAA Privacy and Security
Standards. HIPAA further requires that patients be notified of any unauthorized acquisition,
access, use or disclosure of their unsecured
PHI that compromises the privacy or security of such information, with certain exceptions
related to unintentional or inadvertent use
or disclosure by employees or authorized individuals. HIPAA specifies that such notifications
must be made without unreasonable delay
and in no case later than 60 calendar days after discovery of the breach. If a breach affects
500 patients or more, it must be reported
to HHS without unreasonable delay, and HHS will post the name of the breaching entity on its
public web site.website. Breaches affecting 500
patients or more in the same state or jurisdiction must also be reported to the local media. If
a breach involves fewer than 500 people,
the covered entity must record it in a log and notify HHS at least annually.
Because
of the extreme sensitivity of the PII we
and/or our partners may store and transmit, the security features of our technology platforms
are very important. If our security measures,
some of which may be managed by third parties, are breached or fail, unauthorized persons
may be able to obtain access to sensitive client
and patient data, including HIPAA-regulated PHI. As a result, our reputation could be
severely damaged, adversely affecting client or
investor confidence. Clients may curtail their use of or stop using our products and services,products, which
would cause our business to suffer.
In addition, we could face litigation, damages for contract breach, penalties and regulatory actions
for violation of HIPAA and other
applicable laws or regulations and significant costs for remediation, notification to individuals and
for measures to prevent future
occurrences. Any potential security breach could also result in increased costs associated with liability
for stolen assets or information,
repairing system damage that may have been caused by such breaches, incentives offered to clientclients or
other business partners in an effort
to maintain our business relationships after a breach and implementing measures to prevent future
occurrences, including organizational
changes, deploying additional personnel and protection technologies, training employees and engaging
third-party experts and consultants.
While we maintain insurance covering certain security and privacy damages and claim expenses, our
coverage may not be sufficient to compensate
for all liability.
In
particular, companies involved in the manufacture
of medical products are subject to laws and regulations intended to ensure that medical
products that will be used in patients are safe
and effective, and, specifically, that they are not adulterated or misbranded, that they
are properly labeled, and have the identity,
strength, quality and purity thatof which they are represented to possess. Further, companies
involved in the research and development
of medical products are subject to extensive laws and regulations intended to protect research
subjects and ensure the integrity of data
generated from clinical trials and of the regulatory review process. Any misconduct in any
of these areas, whether by our own employees
or by contractors, vendors, business associates, consultants, or other entities acting as
our agents, could result in regulatory sanctions,
criminal or civil liability and serious harm to our reputation. Although we have a
comprehensive compliance program designed to ensure
that our employees’, CRO partners’, principal investigators’, consultants’,
and commercial partners’ activities
and interactions with healthcare professionals and patients are appropriate, ethical, and consistent
with all applicable laws, regulations,
guidelines, policies and standards, it is not always possible to identify and deter misconduct,
and the precautions we take to detect
and prevent this activity may not be effective in preventing such conduct, mitigating risks, or
reducing the chance of governmental investigations
or other actions or lawsuits stemming from a failure to comply with these laws or
regulations. If any such actions are instituted against
us, or our CRO partners, principal investigators, consultants, or commercial
partners, those actions could have a significant impact
on our business, including the imposition of significant fines, and other sanctions
that may materially impair our ability to run a profitable
business.
Third party Third-party
payors, governmental authorities, and
other applicable stakeholders have developed, and are continuing to develop, increasingly sophisticated
methods of controlling healthcare
costs. In both the United States and certain foreign jurisdictions, there have been numerous legislative
and regulatory changes to the
healthcare system that could impact our ability to sell our products profitably. In particular, the Affordable
Care Act was enacted in
the United States in 2010, and various analogous or similarly intended state laws, as well as a number of executive,
legislative, and
judicial challenges have followed in the years since. There remains substantial uncertainty and continued evolution
with regard to healthcare
reform measures, and we cannot predict the effect that any current or future such measure will have on our
business. Complying with any
new or amended legislation, policies, rulings, or other relevant healthcare cost-containment and/or transparency
requirements may be
time-intensive and expensive, which could have a material adverse effect on our business.
There
have been, and likely will continue to be,
legislative and regulatory proposals at the foreign, federal and state levels directed at
containing or lowering the cost of healthcare.
We cannot predict the initiatives that may be adopted in the future. The continuing efforts
of the government, insurance companies, managed
care organizations and other payors of healthcare services to contain or reduce costs
of healthcare and/or impose price controls may
adversely affect the demand for some or all of the products we currently market or may
commercialize in the future, if any, including:
our ability to receive or set a price that we believe is fair for our products; our ability
to generate revenue and achieve or maintain
profitability; the level of taxes that we are required to pay; and the availability of capital. We expect that existing healthcare reform
legislation, and any similar measures implemented in the future, will result in additional reductions in Medicare and other healthcare
funding, more rigorous coverage criteria, lower reimbursement, and new payment methodologies. This could lower the prices that we are
able to charge or receive for our products and/or may create additional challenges in relation to reimbursement/coverage. Any denial
in coverage or reduction in reimbursement from Medicare or other government-funded programs may result in a similar denial or reduction
in payments from private payors, which may prevent us from being able to generate sufficient revenue, attain profitability or commercialize
our product candidates, if approved.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
New heading “Shift in Strategy and Discontinuance of Value-Based Wound Care Program”
Removed heading “Change in Reportable Segments”
Removed heading “Sanara Surgical”
Removed heading “Tissue Health Plus”
Removed heading “Sanara Surgical Products”
Removed heading “FORTIFY FLOWABLE”
Removed heading “Tissue Health Plus Services and Technology”
Removed heading “SI Healthcare Technologies Joint Venture”
Removed heading “ChemoMouthpiece Investment”
Removed heading “At-the-Market Offering”
Removed heading “Cadence Loan Agreement”
Removed heading “ChemoMouthpiece Investment”
Removed heading “CellerateRX Surgical Sublicense Agreement”
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“The CRG Term Loan Agreement contains representations and warranties of the Company and the Guarantors customary for financings of this type, and also includes events of default customary for financings of this type, including, among other things, non-payment, inaccuracy of representations and warranties, covenant breaches, a material adverse change, bankruptcy and insolvency, material judgments and a change of control, in certain cases subject to customary periods to cure. …”see in full comparison
“Adjusted EBITDA. We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) from continuing operations excluding interest expense/income, provision/benefit for income taxes, depreciation and amortization, non-cash share-based compensation expense, change in fair value of earnout liabilities, share of losses from equity method investments, executive separation costs, legal and diligence expenses related to acquisitions, asset impairment charges and gains/losses on the disposal of property and equipment, as each are applicable to the periods presented. …”see in full comparison
“Asset impairment charges. Asset impairment charges were $1.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2025 compared to zero for the year ended December 31, 2024. Asset impairment charges for the year ended December 31, 2025 were due to a strategic shift to focus on products and technologies in the surgical market resulting in a write-down of certain IP assets that have not generated cash flows since acquisition and were no longer expected to be used in our strategic plans.”see in full comparison
“Sales of the shares, pursuant to the Sales Agreement, were made in sales deemed to be an “at the market offering” as defined in Rule 415(a)(4) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. …”see in full comparison
On January 16,see in full comparison20252025,(the “Execution Date”),we entered into a Licensing and Distribution Agreement (as amended, the “BMI License Agreement”) with Biomimetic InnovationsInnovationLimitedLimited,(“BMI”), a privately-held medical device company headquartered in Shannon, Co. ClareIreland (“BMI”),Ireland, pursuant to which we acquired the exclusive U.S. marketing, sales and distribution rights to OsStic Synthetic Injectable Structural Bio-Adhesive Bone Void Filler (“OsStic”), as well as an adjunctive internal fixation technology featuring novel delivery to promote targeted application of OsStic (“ARC” and together with OsStic, the “BMI Products”), for use in the treatment ofa wound oran injury caused by a traumatic incident. Pursuant to the BMI License Agreement, we were appointed by BMI as the exclusive distributor to promote, market, offer to sell, transfer, distribute and sell the BMI Products for trauma indications inside the United States and its territories for an initial five-year term, which term may be automatically renewed for successive two-year periods at our discretion, provided that we are in compliance with our obligationsthereunderthereunder. For more information regarding the BMI License Agreement and BMI Subscription Agreement (defined below), see the “BMILiquidityTermand Capital Resources”).section below.
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We
are a medical technology company focused on developing
and commercializing transformative technologies to improve clinical outcomes and
reduce healthcare expenditures in the surgical,surgical chronic
wound and skincare markets.market. Our products, services and technologiesproducts are designed to achieve our goal of providing better clinical outcomes
at a lower overall cost for patientshealthcare regardlesssystems. of where they receive care. Through our two operating segments, Sanara Surgical and Tissue
Health Plus (“THP”), weWe strive to be one of the most innovative and comprehensive providers of effective surgical, wound
and skincaresurgical solutions
and are continually seeking to expand our offerings for patients requiring surgical treatments across the entire continuum
of care in the United States.
Change in Reportable Segments
Historically, we managed our business on the basis
of one operating and reportable segment. During the second quarter of 2024, we changed our reportable segments to reflect a change in
the manner in which the business is managed. Based on the growing importance of the value-based wound care program to our future outlook
and how our chief operating decision maker (“CODM”), the Chief Executive Officer, reviews operating results and makes decisions
about resource allocation, we now have two reportable segments: Sanara Surgical and THP.
Sanara Surgical
Our Sanara Surgical segment We
primarily marketsmarket and
sells sell soft tissue repair and bone fusion products for use in the operating room or other sterile environments. Sanara Surgical’sOur
soft tissue repair products include, among other products, our lead product, CellerateRX Surgical Activated CollagenPowder (“CellerateRX
Surgical”),
a hydrolyzed collagen that supports a local environment for surgical sites to aidaids in the naturalmanagement woundof healingsurgical process,
wounds, and BIASURGE Advanced Surgical Solution (“BIASURGE”),
a sterile no-rinse, advanced surgical solution used for wound irrigation.
Sanara Surgical’sOur bone fusion products include, among other products, BiFORM
Bioactive Moldable Matrix (“BiFORM”),
an osteoconductive, bioactive, porous implant that allows for bony ingrowth across
the graft site, and ALLOCYTE Plus Advanced Viable
Bone Matrix (“ALLOCYTE Plus”), a human allograft cellular bone matrix containing
bone-derived progenitor cells and conformable
bone fibers.
Our Sanara Surgical segment We
also includesutilize an in-house
research and development team, Rochal Technologies,Technologies. withWe anare extensiveadvancing a strong pipeline of innovativenext-generation products
that undersupports development.and extends our surgical strategy of “Prepare, Promote and Protect.”
Shift in Strategy and Discontinuance of Value-Based Wound Care Program
Our company’s main source of revenue has consistently been from soft tissue repair and bone fusion products for the surgical market. Additionally, we generate a smaller portion of revenue from products sold in the post-acute setting. To further support this segment, particularly in wound care, we launched a value-based wound care services initiative designed to enhance outcomes while complementing our offerings in both surgical and post-acute markets. This post-acute strategy, which we referred to as Tissue Health Plus (“THP”), was focused on providing value-based wound care services. Through THP, we planned to offer a first of its kind value-based wound care program to payers and risk-bearing entities. This program was designed to enable payers to divest wound care spend risk, reduce wound related hospitalizations and improve patient quality of life. To further develop our value-based wound care strategy, we executed an investment and acquisition strategy to build telehealth services and acquire technologies to support the THP platform.
Since the second quarter of 2024, we managed our business on the basis of two operating and reportable segments: the Sanara Surgical segment and the THP segment.
Our intention in incubating THP was coupled with a goal to find an outside partner to buy or invest in the platform. Starting in 2024, we held several meetings and did significant outreach to find potential funding for THP. This effort included meetings with venture capital firms, strategic buyers, provider service companies, insurance companies and private equity firms. During the third quarter of 2025, following authorization from our Board of Directors, management initiated a review of strategic options for THP and formally engaged an investment bank to search for potential investors or purchasers. By mid-September 2025, we concluded that these efforts were unlikely to succeed within the timeline allocated by the Board of Directors and ended our engagement with the investment bank. Persistent losses related to THP and a lack of any firm commitments from potential investors led management and our Board of Directors to decide to discontinue THP’s operations in mid-September 2025 and shift our focus exclusively on products and technologies for use in the surgical market.
As a result of this decision, THP met the accounting requirements to be classified under discontinued operations as of September 30, 2025. In accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”), the operations of THP are presented as discontinued operations in our Consolidated Balance Sheets and Consolidated Statements of Operations and, as such, have been excluded from continuing operations for all periods presented. As a result of the disposal of THP, we now have a single reportable segment. This determination is in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 280, Segment Reporting.
Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.
Tissue Health Plus
Our value-based care segment, THP, is focused on
value-based wound care services. Through THP, we plan to offer a first of its kind value-based wound care program to payers and risk-bearing
entities such as accountable care organizations and value-based primary care companies, with Medicare Advantage payers as the initial
target market for this program.
THP’s programs are expected to enable payers
to divest wound care spend risk, reduce wound related hospitalizations and improve patient quality of life. THP plans to coordinate delivery
of community and home-based wound care for its managed patients. Community based care spans a variety of settings, including physician
offices, skilled nursing facilities, assisted living facilities and senior living facilities. THP programs are intended to integrate
science and evidence-based medicine protocols to standardize wound prevention and treatment.
Summary
of Our Product,Key Service and Technology
OfferingsProducts and Development Programs
Sanara Surgical Products
Our Sanara Surgical segment marketsWe
market and distributes
surgical,distribute wound and skincaresurgical products to physicians,surgeons hospitals,at clinics,hospitals and post-acutesurgical care settings.centers. Our products are primarily sold
in the U.S. surgical
tissue repair and advanced wound care markets.market. We believe that we have the ability to drive our product pipeline from
concept to preclinical and clinical development
while meeting quality and regulatory requirements. We are constantly seeking long-term
strategic partnerships with a focus on products that improve outcomes at a lower overall cost.
CellerateRX
Surgical is a medical hydrolysate of
Type I bovine hydrolyzed collagen indicated for the management of surgical, traumatic, and partial and full-thickness wounds
as well as first- and
second-degree burns. It is manufactured with a proprietary process. CellerateRX Surgical powder is sterilized, packaged
and designed
specifically for use in the operating room or other sterile environment.room. CellerateRX Surgical products areis primarily purchased by hospitals
and ambulatory surgical
centers for use by surgeons onto surgical wounds. The majority of CellerateRX Surgical products are used for a
variety oftreat surgical wounds, including those associated with orthopedic, spine, traumaspine and oncologictrauma procedures. Additional
surgical wounds
that mayoften benefit from the use of CellerateRX Surgical include general, vascular, plastic/reconstructive, cardiovascular,
gynecologic, urologic, vascular and plastic/reconstructiveurologic related
procedures.
CellerateRX
Surgical is used in operative cases where
patients might have trouble healing normally due to underlying health complications. There
is always a risk of complication with surgical
wounds. This is especially true in patients with certain comorbidities, including obesity,
diabetes and hypertension. These complications
can include surgical wound infections, dehiscence (where an incision opens after primary
closure) and necrosis. Surgeons use CellerateRX
Surgical to complement the body’s normal healing process. By supporting the body
to heal normally without complications, improved
patient outcomes are achieved, thereby reducing downstream costs related to complications
(such as re-operation, longer hospitalization,
re-admittance, extended rehabilitative care and other additional treatments). Surgical
wound complications have become increasingly problematic
due to the high rates of surgical patient comorbidities and the financial strain
on insurance payors as well as hospitals whothat suffer
exorbitant costs for readmission of these patients within 90 days of surgery.
BIASURGE
is a 510(k) cleared sterile no-rinse,
advanced surgical solution used for wound irrigation. It contains an antimicrobial preservative
effective against a broad spectrum
of pathogenic microorganisms in the solution. BIASURGE is indicated for use in the mechanical cleansing
and removal of debris, including
microorganisms, from surgical wounds. First sales of BIASURGE occurred in November 2023.
FORTIFY TRG
FORTIFY TRG Tissue Repair Graft (“FORTIFY TRG”)
is a freeze-dried, multi-layer small intestinal submucosa extracellular matrix sheet. The graft is 510(k) cleared for implantation to
reinforce soft tissue, is terminally sterilized, has a thin profile, is available in multiple sizes, and can be cut to size to accommodate
the patient’s anatomy. FORTIFY TRG is provided sterile and can be hydrated with autologous blood fluid. First sales of this product
occurred in the fourth quarter of 2021.
FORTIFY FLOWABLE
FORTIFY FLOWABLE Extracellular Matrix (“FORTIFY
FLOWABLE”) is an advanced wound care device that presents small intestine submucosa extracellular matrix technology in a way that
can fill irregular wound shapes and depths. FORTIFY FLOWABLE is indicated for the management of wounds, including partial and full-thickness
wounds, pressure ulcers, venous leg ulcers, diabetic foot ulcers, chronic vascular ulcers, tunneled/undermined wounds, surgical wounds
(donor sites/grafts, post-Mohs surgery, post-laser surgery, podiatric, wound dehiscence sites), traumatic wounds (abrasions, lacerations,
second-degree burns, and skin tears) and draining wounds. FORTIFY FLOWABLE is provided sterile and is intended for one-time use. It is
a 510(k) cleared product. First sales of this product occurred in the first quarter of 2022.
Other Surgical
Products
TEXAGEN Amniotic Membrane Allograft is a multi-layer amniotic membrane allograft used as an anatomical barrier with robust handling that can be sutured for securement if needed.
BiFORM is an osteoconductive, bioactive, porous implant that allows for bony ingrowth across the graft site. It can be hydrated and used as a strip or molded into a putty to fill a bone defect.
ACTIGEN Verified Inductive Bone Matrix is a naturally derived, differentiated allograft matrix with robust handling properties.
ALLOCYTE Plus is a human allograft cellular bone matrix containing bone-derived progenitor cells and conformable bone fibers. These viable cellular allografts are ready to use upon thawing and have fibrous handling properties.
FORTIFY TRG Tissue Repair Graft (“FORTIFY TRG”) is a freeze-dried, multi-layer small intestinal submucosa extracellular matrix sheet. The graft is 510(k) cleared for implantation to reinforce soft tissue, is terminally sterilized, has a thin profile, is available in multiple sizes, and can be cut to size to accommodate the patient’s anatomy. FORTIFY TRG is provided sterile and can be hydrated with autologous blood fluid.
Our product portfolio includes other products that have an insignificant impact on our revenue at this time.
TEXAGEN Amniotic Membrane Allograft is a multi-layer
amniotic membrane allograft used as an anatomical barrier with robust handling that can be sutured for securement if needed. BiFORM is
an osteoconductive, bioactive, porous implant that allows for bony ingrowth across the graft site. It can be hydrated and used as a strip
or molded into a putty to fill a bone defect. ACTIGEN Verified Inductive Bone Matrix is a naturally derived, differentiated allograft
matrix with robust handling properties. ALLOCYTE Plus is a human allograft cellular bone matrices containing bone-derived progenitor
cells and conformable bone fibers. These viable cellular allografts are ready to use upon thawing and have fibrous handling properties.
Tissue Health Plus Services and Technology
In June 2020, we formed a subsidiary, United Wound
and Skin Solutions, LLC (formerly known as “WounDerm”), to hold certain investments and operations in wound and skincare
virtual consult services. In 2024, United Wound and Skin Solutions, LLC was renamed to Tissue Health Plus, LLC. THP is continuing its
current mission to simplify skin health, starting with value-based wound care through a refined business plan. Through THP, we plan to
offer a first of its kind value-based wound care program to payers and risk-bearing entities such as accountable care organizations and
value-based primary care companies, with Medicare Advantage payers as the initial target segment for this program. THP services are
not expected to directly involve telemedicine or virtual consult services, and such services are no longer a primary focus of THP.
We anticipate that THP’s customer contracts
will have three-to-five-year terms. These contracts are expected to incorporate a mix of value-based pricing methodologies including
episodic, “per member per month,” and “fee for value” pricing. We believe this approach is aligned with the financial
goals of the payers and will help deliver outstanding clinical outcomes for the patients.
Our vision for our comprehensive approach consists
of three key sets of planned capabilities:
We are seeking partners to facilitate commercialization
of THP and share in the cost of development of the program.
SI Healthcare Technologies Joint Venture
In November 2022, we established a 50/50 joint venture,
SI Healthcare Technologies, LLC (“SI Technologies”) (formerly known as SI Wound Care, LLC), with InfuSystem Holdings, Inc.
(“InfuSystem”) focused on delivering a complete wound care solution targeted at improving patient outcomes, lowering the
cost of care, and increasing patient and provider satisfaction. The partnership is expected to enable InfuSystem to offer innovative
products, including our advanced wound care product line and Chemo Mouthpiece, a 510(k) cleared oral cryotherapy device that SI Technologies
currently has the right to distribute and sell in the United States.
InOn
December December20, 2023, we signed an exclusive license
agreement with Tufts University (“Tufts”) to develop and commercialize
patented technology covering 18 unique collagen peptides.
As part of this agreement, we formed a new subsidiary, Sanara Collagen Peptides,
LLC (“SCP”), and issued 10% of SCP’s
outstanding units to Tufts. SCP has exclusive rights to develop and commercialize
new products based on the licensed patents and patents
pending. SCP will pay royalties to Tufts based on net sales of licensed products
and technologies. Pursuant toUnder the exclusive license
agreement, royalties will be calculated at a rate of 1.5% or 3%, depending on the type
of product or technology developed. SCP will pay
Tufts a minimum annual royalty of $50,000 on January 1 of the year following the first
anniversary of the first commercial sale of the
licensed products or technologies. SCP will pay Tufts a $100,000 minimum annual royalty
on January 1 of each subsequent year during the
royalty term specified in the exclusive license agreement. There have been no material
accounting impacts and no royalties paid related to this arrangement as of December 31, 2025.
In connection with the shift in strategy discussed above, we are in the process of terminating the exclusive license agreement with Tufts and dissolving SCP in order to focus on developing and commercializing our surgical product portfolio.
CRG Term Loan Amendment and Third Borrowing
CRG Term Loan
On
April 17, 20242024, (the “Closing Date”),
we, as borrower, entered into a Term Loan Agreement (the “CRG Term Loan Agreement”) with the subsidiary guarantors
party party
thereto from time to time (collectively, the “Guarantors”), CRG Servicing LLC as administrative agent and collateral
agent agent
(the “Agent”), and the lenders party thereto from time to time, providing for a senior secured term loan of up to $55.0
million million
(the “CRG Term Loan”). In April 2024, our first borrowing (the “First Borrowing”) under the CRG Term
Loan of
$15.0 million was used to repay our then-existing loan with Cadence Bank (the “Cadence Term Loan”) and to pay fees
and expenses related to the CRG Term Loan Agreement. In September
2024, we borrowed an additional $15.5 million under the CRG Term Loan
(the “Second Borrowing”), a portion of the proceeds
of which were used for theour investment in ChemoMouthpiece, LLC (“CMp”),
and describedfor below.working capital and general corporate purposes. On March 19, 2025, we and the Guarantors entered into the First Amendment to
the Term Loan Agreement with the Agent
and the lenders party thereto from time to time (the “CRG Amendment”) to, among other
things (i) entitle us to provide for up to two additional borrowings following
the Second Borrowing under the CRG Term Loan, which mustadditional borrowings
were required to occur on or prior to December 31, 2025, if at all.all, and (ii) remove the requirement that any borrowing be in whole multiples
of $5.0 million. On March 31, 2025, we borrowed an additional $12.25 million under the CRG Term Loan Agreement (the “Third Borrowing”),
a portion of the proceeds of which were used for permitted acquisition opportunities, such as the CarePICS Acquisition (defined below)
in April 2025, and for working capital and general corporate purposes. The First Borrowing, the Second Borrowing and the Third Borrowing
each have a maturity date of March 30, 2029 (the “Maturity Date”), unless earlier prepaid. After the Third Borrowing, we
did not take any additional draws under the CRG Term Loan prior to the final draw date of December 31, 2025.
ChemoMouthpiece Investment
On September 10, 2024, Sanara CMP LLC, a wholly owned
subsidiary of the Company (“Sanara CMP”), entered into a Unit Purchase Agreement (the “Unit Purchase Agreement”)
with CMp, pursuant to which Sanara CMP purchased 100,674.72 common units in CMp for an aggregate purchase price of $5.0 million, which
represented approximately 6.64% of the issued and outstanding membership interests of CMp immediately following such purchase. Subsequent
to our initial investment in CMp, units of CMp were sold to other investors, thereby decreasing our ownership of CMp to 6.59% as of December 31,
2024. CMp is a privately held medical device company that develops and commercializes propriety oral cryotherapy products for cancer
patients, including, among other things, CMp’s Chemo Mouthpiece oral cryotherapy device, which is a 510(k) cleared cryotherapy
device designed to reduce the incidence and severity of chemotherapy induced oral mucositis.
In connection with the Unit Purchase Agreement, we,
CMp, certain subsidiaries of CMp, InfuSystem and SI Technologies, entered into an Exclusive Distribution Agreement (the “Distribution
Agreement”) pursuant to which SI Technologies was appointed as the sole and exclusive U.S. distributor of CMp’s Standard
Chemo Regiment Kits, each kit consisting of the Chemo Mouthpiece oral cryotherapy device and associated materials used in the treatment
of oral mucositis (the “CMp Product”), for a term of five years, subject to meeting certain minimum order requirements.
The parties to the Distribution Agreement also entered
into an Intellectual Property Rights Agreement, pursuant to which SI Technologies was granted the exclusive right to use CMp’s
intellectual property rights to permit resale and use of the CMp Product in the United States.
On
January 16, 20252025, (the “Execution Date”),
we entered into a Licensing and Distribution Agreement (as amended, the “BMI License Agreement”) with Biomimetic
Innovations InnovationLimited Limited,
(“BMI”), a privately-held medical device company headquartered in Shannon, Co. Clare Ireland (“BMI”),Ireland, pursuant
to which we acquired
the exclusive U.S. marketing, sales and distribution rights to OsStic Synthetic Injectable Structural Bio-Adhesive
Bone Void Filler (“OsStic”),
as well as an adjunctive internal fixation technology featuring novel delivery to promote targeted
application of OsStic (“ARC”
and together with OsStic, the “BMI Products”), for use in the treatment of a wound oran injury
caused by a traumatic incident.
Pursuant to the BMI License Agreement, we were appointed by BMI as the exclusive distributor to promote,
market, offer to sell, transfer,
distribute and sell the BMI Products for trauma indications inside the United States and its territories
for an initial five-year term,
which term may be automatically renewed for successive two-year periods at our discretion, provided that
we are in compliance with our
obligations thereunderthereunder. For more information regarding the BMI License Agreement and BMI Subscription Agreement
(defined below), see the “BMILiquidity Termand Capital Resources”). section below.
CarePICS Acquisition
On April 1, 2025 (the “CarePICS Closing Date”), we entered into a Unit Purchase Agreement (the “CarePICS Purchase Agreement”) with Tissue Health Plus, LLC, our wholly owned subsidiary (the “Purchaser”), CarePICS, LLC (“CarePICS”), the holders of CarePICS’s outstanding units (each, a “Seller” and collectively, the “Sellers”) and Paul Schubert, in his capacity as the representative of the Sellers, pursuant to which the Purchaser purchased all of the issued and outstanding equity interests of CarePICS (the “Units”) from the Sellers (the “CarePICS Acquisition”). On the CarePICS Closing Date, the parties to the CarePICS Purchase Agreement completed the CarePICS Acquisition, and CarePICS became an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. Pursuant to the CarePICS Purchase Agreement, the cash consideration for the CarePICS Acquisition was $2.0 million, which included transaction expenses of the Sellers. On the CarePICS Closing Date, we also paid $1.65 million to satisfy certain existing indebtedness of CarePICS, which was assumed by us at the closing of the acquisition. The CarePICS Purchase Agreement also provided for potential earnout payments.
As of the CarePICS Closing Date, CarePICS was reported within the THP segment. Following the decision to discontinue the THP segment in mid-September 2025, management determined that the technology developed by CarePICS held no value outside of the THP segment. Consequently, the carrying value of the CarePICS technology was fully impaired and written down to zero. Additionally, the earnout liability related to the CarePICS Acquisition was assessed and determined to be unattainable, resulting in the reduction of the contingent consideration liability to zero.
For more information regarding the CarePICS Acquisition, see the “Liquidity and Capital Resources” section below.
In connection with the BMI License Agreement, on
the Execution Date, we entered into a Share Subscription and Shareholders’ Agreement (the “BMI Subscription Agreement”)
with The Russell Revocable Living Trust, BMI and the existing shareholders of BMI, pursuant to which we agreed to contribute up to approximately
€8.0 million to BMI through a series of capital contributions in exchange for an aggregate of 16,460 ordinary shares of BMI, constituting
approximately 12.5% of the outstanding equity of BMI as of the Execution Date. We made an initial cash investment totaling approximately
€3.0 million on the Execution Date, and our previously announced convertible loan to BMI was converted into €1.0 million of
equity in BMI. Pursuant to the BMI Subscription Agreement, the remaining €4.0 million contribution is due upon the achievement of
certain development, clinical and regulatory milestones (the “Milestones”), which are expected to occur at various points during 2025. For more information regarding the BMI License
Agreement and BMI Subscription Agreement, see the “Liquidity and Capital Resources” section below.
Our
revenue is derived primarily from sales of our
soft tissue repair and bone fusion products to hospitals and othersurgical acute care facilities.centers. In particular,
the substantial majority of
our product sales revenue is derived from sales of CellerateRX Surgical. Our revenue is driven by direct
orders shipped by us to our
customers, andand, to a lesser extent, direct sales to customers through delivery at the time of procedure by
one of our sales representatives.
We generally recognize revenue when a purchase order is received by us from the customercustomer, and our product
is received by the customer. Prior
to 2024, we recognized royalty revenue from a development and licensing agreement with BioStructures, LLC. Under the terms of the development
and license agreement, royalties of 2% were recognized on sales of products containing our patented resorbable bone hemostasis. The minimum
annual royalty due to us was $201,000 per year throughout the life of the patent, which expired in 2023.
Revenue
streams from product sales and royalties
are summarized below for the yearsperiods ended December 31, 2024 and 2023.presented:
Cost of goods sold consists primarily of the acquisition costs from the manufacturers of our licensed products, raw material costs for certain components sourced directly by us, shipping and handling, and all related royalties due as a result of the sale of our products. Our gross profit represents total net revenue less the cost of goods sold, and gross margin represents gross profit expressed as a percentage of total revenue.
Research
and development (“R&D”)
includes costs related to enhancements to our currently available products and additional investments
in our product, servicesproduct and technologies
technology development pipeline. This includes personnel-related expenses, including salaries, share-based compensation
and benefits for all personnel
directly engaged in R&D activities, contractedcontract services, materials, prototype expenses and allocated
overhead, which is comprised
of compensation and benefits, lease expense and other facilities relatedfacilities-related costs. We expense R&D costs
as incurred. We generally expect
that R&D will increase as we continue to support product enhancements and to bring new products to market.
Change
in fair value of earnout liabilities represents
our measurement of the change in fair value at the balance sheet date of our earnout
liabilities that were established at the time of
our merger with Precision Healing mergerInc. and acquisition of Scendia Biologics, LLC (“Scendia”).
What changed in the latest 10-Q
Risk Factors
New heading “The Merger with MiMedx may not be consummated even if our shareholders approve the Merger.”
New heading “The announcement and pendency of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, whether or not completed, may adversely affect our business.”
New heading “While the Merger Agreement with MiMedx is in effect, we may be limited in our ability to pursue attractive business opportunities.”
New heading “If the Merger with MiMedx does not occur, we will not benefit from the expenses we have incurred in the pursuit of the Merger.”
New heading “We may be subject to class action lawsuits relating to the Merger, which could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and operating results.”
New heading “Failure to complete, or significant delays in completing, the Merger with MiMedx could negatively affect the trading prices of our common stock and our future business and financial results.”
New heading “The Merger with MiMedx is a taxable transaction and the resulting tax liability of a shareholder, if any, will depend on each such shareholder’s particular situation.”
Largest changes
“We may be subject to class action lawsuits relating to the Merger, which could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and operating results.”see in full comparison
“Our directors and officers may be subject to class action lawsuits relating to the Merger and other additional lawsuits that may be filed. Such litigation is very common in connection with dispositions of public companies, regardless of any merits related to the underlying disposition. While we will evaluate and defend against any actions vigorously, the costs of the defense of such lawsuits and other effects of such litigation could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and operating results.”see in full comparison
“Failure to complete, or significant delays in completing, the Merger with MiMedx could negatively affect the trading prices of our common stock and our future business and financial results.”see in full comparison
“The announcement and pendency of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, whether or not completed, may adversely affect our business.”see in full comparison
“The Merger with MiMedx is a taxable transaction and the resulting tax liability of a shareholder, if any, will depend on each such shareholder’s particular situation.”see in full comparison
“While the Merger Agreement with MiMedx is in effect, we may be limited in our ability to pursue attractive business opportunities.”see in full comparison
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ThereExcept
as set forth below, there were no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in “Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors” in
our Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2025. For more information concerning our risk factors, please see
“Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors”
in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025.
The Merger with MiMedx may not be consummated even if our shareholders approve the Merger.
The Merger Agreement contains conditions, some of which are beyond the parties’ control, that, if not satisfied or waived, may prevent, delay or otherwise result in the Merger not occurring, even though our shareholders may have voted to approve the Merger. We cannot predict with certainty whether and when any of the conditions to the completion of the Merger will be satisfied. Any delay in completing the Merger could cause us not to realize, or delay the realization of, some or all of the benefits that we expect to achieve from the Merger. In addition, we can agree with MiMedx not to consummate the Merger even if our shareholders approve the Merger and the conditions to the closing of the Merger are otherwise satisfied.
The announcement and pendency of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, whether or not completed, may adversely affect our business.
The announcement and pendency of the Merger may adversely affect the trading price of our common stock, our business or our relationships with our suppliers, agents, distributors, consultants and employees. Third parties may be unwilling to enter into material agreements with respect to our business in light of the proposed Merger. In addition, new or existing customers, suppliers and business partners of ours may prefer to enter into agreements with our competitors who have not expressed an intention to sell their business because customers, suppliers and business partners may perceive that such new relationships are likely to be more stable. Additionally, our employees may become concerned about the future of our business and lose focus or seek other employment.
While the Merger Agreement with MiMedx is in effect, we may be limited in our ability to pursue attractive business opportunities.
While the Merger Agreement with MiMedx is in effect, we are prohibited from, without MiMedx’s consent, taking certain actions with respect to our business and financial affairs pending completion of the Merger or termination of the Merger Agreement. In addition, our management continues to devote substantial time and other resources to the Merger and related matters, which could limit our ability to pursue other attractive business opportunities, including potential joint ventures, standalone projects and other transactions. If we are unable to pursue such other attractive business opportunities, our growth prospects and the long-term strategic position of our business could be adversely affected.
Furthermore, the uncertainty surrounding the approval of the Merger may adversely affect our ability to attract and retain qualified personnel. We operate in an industry that currently experiences a high level of competition among different companies for qualified and experienced personnel. The uncertainty relating to the possibility of the Merger may increase the risk that we could experience higher than normal rates of attrition or that we experience increased difficulty in attracting qualified personnel or incur higher expenses to do so. High levels of attrition among the management and employee personnel necessary to operate our business or difficulties or increased expense incurred to replace any personnel who leave, could materially adversely affect our business or results of operations.
If the Merger with MiMedx does not occur, we will not benefit from the expenses we have incurred in the pursuit of the Merger.
The Merger with MiMedx may not be completed. If the Merger is not completed, we will have incurred substantial expenses for which no ultimate benefit will have been received by us. We currently expect to incur significant Merger-related expenses, consisting of independent advisory, legal and accounting fees, and financial printing and other related charges, much of which may be incurred even if the Merger is not completed. In addition, if the Merger Agreement is terminated under specified circumstances, we will be required to pay certain Merger-related expenses of MiMedx.
We may be subject to class action lawsuits relating to the Merger, which could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and operating results.
Our directors and officers may be subject to class action lawsuits relating to the Merger and other additional lawsuits that may be filed. Such litigation is very common in connection with dispositions of public companies, regardless of any merits related to the underlying disposition. While we will evaluate and defend against any actions vigorously, the costs of the defense of such lawsuits and other effects of such litigation could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and operating results.
One of the conditions to consummating the Merger is that no injunction or other order prohibiting or otherwise preventing the consummation of the Merger shall have been issued by any court or governmental entity of competent jurisdiction. Consequently, if any lawsuit is filed challenging the Merger and is successful in obtaining an injunction preventing the parties to the Merger Agreement from consummating the Merger, such injunction may prevent the Merger from being completed in the expected time frame, or at all.
Failure to complete, or significant delays in completing, the Merger with MiMedx could negatively affect the trading prices of our common stock and our future business and financial results.
Completion of the Merger is not assured and is subject to risks, including the risks that approval of the Merger by our shareholders is not obtained or that other closing conditions are not satisfied. If the Merger is not completed, or if there are significant delays in completing the Merger, the trading prices of our common stock and our future business and financial results could be negatively affected, and we will be subject to several risks, including the following:
The Merger with MiMedx is a taxable transaction and the resulting tax liability of a shareholder, if any, will depend on each such shareholder’s particular situation.
The receipt of MiMedx common stock, cash or a combination of MiMedx common stock and cash as Merger consideration in exchange for our common stock in the Merger will be treated as a taxable sale by such holders of such common stock for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The amount of gain or loss recognized by each shareholder in the Merger will vary depending on each shareholder’s particular situation, including the value of the MiMedx common stock and/or amount of cash received by each shareholder as Merger consideration in the Merger, the adjusted tax basis of the common stock exchanged by each shareholder in the Merger, and the amount of any suspended passive losses that may be available to a particular shareholder to offset a portion of the gain recognized by the shareholder.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
New heading “Agreement and Plan of Merger”
Largest changes
“In addition, upon termination of the Merger Agreement under specified circumstances, including if we terminate the Merger Agreement to enter into an alternative acquisition agreement with respect to a Superior Proposal (as defined in the Merger Agreement), we would be required to pay Parent a termination fee of $9,660,336. Furthermore, Parent will be required to pay us a termination fee of $22,540,785 if we terminate the Merger Agreement because of a failure of Parent to consummate the Merger when required to do so by the Merger Agreement.”see in full comparison
“The closing of the Merger is subject to the satisfaction of various customary closing conditions, including, among others, the adoption and approval of the Merger Agreement by our shareholders, and a registration statement on Form S-4 being declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and receipt of required regulatory approvals, including under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976.”see in full comparison
“In June 2026, in connection with the Company’s shift in strategy to focus on soft tissue repair and bone fusion products for the surgical market, the Company terminated the Catalyst Services Agreement with Catalyst effective June 2, 2026. The Company did not pay a fee or penalty in connection with the termination of the Catalyst Services Agreement.”see in full comparison
“At the effective time of the Merger, each issued and outstanding share of our common stock (other than certain excluded shares and shares held by shareholders who properly exercise appraisal rights) will be cancelled and converted into the right to receive $33.00 per share in cash, without interest (the “Per Share Cash Consideration”), and 0.4735 shares (the “Per Share Stock Consideration,” and together with the Per Share Cash Consideration, the “Merger Consideration”) of common stock, par value $0.001, of Parent (the “Parent Common Stock”). …”see in full comparison
Net Revenue. For the three months endedsee in full comparisonMarchJune31,30, 2026, we generated net revenue of$27.8$28.1 million compared to$23.4$25.8 million for thethethree months endedMarchJune31,30, 2025, a19%9% increase over the prior year period. For the six months ended June 30, 2026, we generated net revenue of $55.9 million compared to $49.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025, a 14% increase over the prior year period. Higher net revenueinfor the three months endedMarch 31,June 30, 2026 was driven by an increase of$4.4$2.6 million, or21%,11%, insales of soft tissue repair products, offset by a slight decrease of $46,067, or 2%, in sales of bone fusion products. The increase in net revenue is primarily due to increasedsales of soft tissue repair products, including CellerateRXSurgicalSurgical, BIASURGE andBIASURGE,FORTIFY TRG, offset by a slight decrease of $0.2 million, or 8%, in sales of bone fusion products. Higher net revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2026 was driven by an increase of $7.0 million, or 16%, in sales of soft tissue repair products, including CellerateRX Surgical, BIASURGE and FORTIFY TRG, offset by a slight decrease of $0.3 million, or 5%, in sales of bone fusion products. These increases were supported by increased marketpenetration andpenetration, geographicexpansion,expansion and our strategy to continue expanding and developing our independent distribution network in both new and existing U.S. markets.
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On
December 20, 2023, we signed an exclusive license agreement with Tufts University (“Tufts”) to develop and commercialize
patented technology covering 18 unique collagen peptides. As part of this agreement, we formed a new subsidiary, Sanara Collagen Peptides,
LLC (“SCP”), and issued 10% of SCP’s outstanding units to Tufts. SCP hashad exclusive rights to develop and commercialize
new products based on the licensed patents and patents pending. SCP willwould pay royalties to Tufts based on net sales of licensed products
and technologies. Under the exclusive license agreement, royalties willwould be calculated at a rate of 1.5% or 3%,3.0%, depending on the type
of product or technology developed. SCP willwould pay Tufts a minimum annual royalty of $50,000 on January 1 of the year following the first
anniversary of the first commercial sale of the licensed products or technologies. SCP willwould pay Tufts a $100,000 minimum annual royalty
on January 1 of each subsequent year during the royalty term specified in the exclusive license agreement. There have beenwere no material accounting
accounting impacts and no royalties paid related to this arrangement as of MarchJune 31,30, 2026.
In
connection with the shift in strategy,strategy to focus on developing and commercializing our surgical product portfolio, on March 12, 2026, we
delivered written notice to Tufts that terminated the exclusive license agreement, effective April
20, 2026. WeIn areJuly 2026, we dissolved
SCP and eliminated the 10% equity ownership interest in the process of dissolving SCP inheld orderby to focus on developing and commercializing our surgical product
portfolio.Tufts.
On January 7, 2026, we announced that our BIASURGE product received an Innovative Technology contract from Vizient Inc. (“Vizient”), the nation’s largest provider-driven healthcare performance improvement company. The contract was awarded based on the recommendation of BIASURGE by hospital experts who serve on one of Vizient’s client-led councils, and it signifies to Vizient clients BIASURGE’s unique qualities that potentially bring improvement to the healthcare industry. The Innovative Technology contract offers Vizient’s extensive network of healthcare facility customers access to BIASURGE at contracted pricing and pre-negotiated terms, effective January 1, 2026.
Agreement and Plan of Merger
On July 29, 2026, we entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with MiMedx Group, Inc., a Florida corporation (“Parent”), and Mustang Merger Sub, Inc., a Texas corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Subsidiary”). Upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, Merger Subsidiary will be merged with and into the Company (the “Merger”), with the Company surviving the Merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent. The Merger is expected to close by the end of the year, subject to approval by our shareholders, the receipt of required regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.
At the effective time of the Merger, each issued and outstanding share of our common stock (other than certain excluded shares and shares held by shareholders who properly exercise appraisal rights) will be cancelled and converted into the right to receive $33.00 per share in cash, without interest (the “Per Share Cash Consideration”), and 0.4735 shares (the “Per Share Stock Consideration,” and together with the Per Share Cash Consideration, the “Merger Consideration”) of common stock, par value $0.001, of Parent (the “Parent Common Stock”). In addition, at or immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger, our outstanding restricted stock will be cancelled and converted into the right to receive the per share Merger Consideration and our outstanding stock options will be cancelled and converted into the right to receive an amount in cash equal to the Merger Consideration (with the value of the Per Share Stock Consideration based on the closing price of the shares of Parent Common Stock on the last trading day prior to the closing date of the Merger) less the exercise price payable in respect of such stock option, in each case, subject to the terms of the Merger Agreement.
The closing of the Merger is subject to the satisfaction of various customary closing conditions, including, among others, the adoption and approval of the Merger Agreement by our shareholders, and a registration statement on Form S-4 being declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and receipt of required regulatory approvals, including under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976.
The Merger Agreement also contains customary termination provisions, including the right of either party to terminate the agreement under specified circumstances, including if the Merger is not consummated on or before July 29, 2027, subject to extension under certain conditions.
In addition, upon termination of the Merger Agreement under specified circumstances, including if we terminate the Merger Agreement to enter into an alternative acquisition agreement with respect to a Superior Proposal (as defined in the Merger Agreement), we would be required to pay Parent a termination fee of $9,660,336. Furthermore, Parent will be required to pay us a termination fee of $22,540,785 if we terminate the Merger Agreement because of a failure of Parent to consummate the Merger when required to do so by the Merger Agreement.
A copy of the Merger Agreement is attached as Exhibit 2.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K/A dated August 11, 2026. The foregoing description of the Merger Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Merger Agreement.
See Note 13, “Subsequent Events” in Item 1. of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for further details regarding the pending Merger.
Cost
of goods sold consists primarily of finished goodgoods purchases, raw material costs for certain components sourced directly by us, shipping
and handling and all related royalties due as a result of the sale of our products. Our gross profit represents total net revenue less
the cost of goods sold, and gross margin represents gross profit expressed as a percentage of total revenue.
Net
Revenue. For the three months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026, we generated net revenue of $27.8$28.1 million compared to $23.4$25.8 million for the
the three months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2025, a 19%9% increase over the prior year period. For the six months ended June 30, 2026, we generated net
revenue of $55.9 million compared to $49.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025, a 14% increase over the prior year period.
Higher net revenue infor the three months ended March
31,June 30, 2026 was driven by an increase of $4.4$2.6 million, or 21%,11%, in sales of soft tissue repair products, offset by a slight decrease of
$46,067, or 2%, in sales of bone fusion products. The increase in net revenue is primarily due to increased sales of soft tissue
repair products, including CellerateRX SurgicalSurgical, BIASURGE and BIASURGE,FORTIFY TRG, offset by a slight decrease of $0.2 million, or 8%, in sales
of bone fusion products. Higher net revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2026 was driven by an increase of $7.0 million, or 16%,
in sales of soft tissue repair products, including CellerateRX Surgical, BIASURGE and FORTIFY TRG, offset by a slight decrease of $0.3
million, or 5%, in sales of bone fusion products. These increases were supported by increased market penetration andpenetration, geographic expansion,expansion
and our strategy to continue expanding and developing our independent distribution network in both new and existing U.S.
markets.
Cost
of Goods Sold. Cost of goods sold for the three months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026 was $1.9$2.0 million compared to $1.8$1.9 million for the
three months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2025. Cost of goods sold for the six months ended June 30, 2026 was $3.9 million compared to $3.8 million
for the six months ended June 30, 2025. Higher cost of goods sold in the three and six months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026 was related to the
increase in
net revenue of CellerateRX Surgical.
Gross
Profit. We generated gross profit of $25.9$26.2 million for the three months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026 compared to $21.6$23.9 million for the
the three months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2025, a 20%10% increase over the prior year period. We generated gross profit of $52.0 million for the six months
ended June 30, 2026 compared to $45.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025, a 14% increase over the prior year period. Gross
margin was approximately 93% and 92% for the
three and six months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. Higher gross profit and
margin infor the three and six months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026
was primarily due to the net revenue growth factors above and product mix.
Selling,
general and administrative. SG&A for the three months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026 was $21.9$22.6 million compared to $19.1$19.6 million for
the three months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2025. SG&A for the six months ended June 30, 2026 was $44.5 million compared to $38.8 million for
the six months ended June 30, 2025. Higher SG&A in the three months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026 was primarily due to increased direct sales
sales and marketing expenses, which accounted for approximately $1.9$1.2 million of the increase, approximately $0.5$0.6 million related to compensation
expense and approximately $1.1 million related to legal and advisory services associated with corporate strategic initiatives. Higher
SG&A in the six months ended June 30, 2026 was primarily due to increased direct sales and marketing expenses, which accounted for
approximately $3.1 million of the increase, approximately $1.1 million related to compensation expense, approximately $1.1 million related
to legal and advisory services associated with corporate strategic initiatives and approximately $0.2 million related to contracted services and warehousing and distribution costs.services.
Research
and development. R&D for the three months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026 was $0.8$1.2 million compared to $1.0$1.1 million for the three months
ended MarchJune 31,30, 2025. LowerR&D for the six months ended June 30, 2026 was $1.9 million compared to $2.0 million for the six months ended
June 30, 2025. Higher R&D for the three months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026 and lower R&D for the six months ended June 30, 2026 was primarily
due to the timing of product enhancement
initiatives associated with our soft tissue repair products when compared to the three and six
months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2025.
Depreciation
and amortization. Depreciation and amortization for the three months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026 was $0.6 million compared to $0.7 million
for the three months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2025. Depreciation and amortization for the six months ended June 30, 2026 was $1.2 million compared
to $1.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025.
Other
income (expense).
Other expense for the three months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026 was $2.2 million compared to $1.4$2.0 million for the three
months ended June 30, 2025. Other expense for the six months
ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026 was $4.4 million compared to $3.4 million for the six
months ended June 30, 2025. The increase in other expense for the three and six months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026 was primarily due to higher
higher interest expense and fees related to the CRG Term Loan and our share of losses from equity method investments.
Net
income (loss) from continuing operations. For the three months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026, we had a net incomeloss from continuing operations
of $0.4 million,million compared to net income from continuing operations of $0.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025. For the six
months ended June 30, 2026, we had a net loss from continuing operations of $13,457 compared to a net loss from continuing operations
of $0.6$0.1 million for the threesix months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2025. Net income
loss from continuing operations for the three and six months ended MarchJune 31, 30,
2026 was primarily due to net revenue growth and decreased R&D expense
offset by higher SG&A andA, interest expense related to the CRG Term Loan.Loan and share of losses from equity method investments,
partially offset by net revenue growth.
Net
income (loss) from discontinued operations. As a result of our decision to discontinue THP, the operating results of THP are
reported as discontinued operations in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for all periods presented. Net incomeloss from discontinued
operations for the three months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026 totaledwas $0.1 million$41,720 compared to a net loss from discontinued operations of $2.9$2.5 million for
for the three months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2025. Net income from discontinued operations for the six months ended June 30, 2026 was $19,196 compared
to a net loss from discontinued operations of $5.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025.
Adjusted
EBITDA. We define
Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) from continuing operations excluding interest expense/income, provision/benefit
for income
taxes, depreciation and amortization, non-cash share-based compensation expense, change in fair value of earnout liabilities,
asset asset
impairment charges, share of losses from equity method investments, gains/losses on the disposal of property and equipment, executive
executive separation costs, and legalacquisition and diligenceother expensestransaction related to acquisitions,costs, as each is applicable to the periods
presented. Adjusted EBITDA
is a non-GAAP measure and should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for, net income (loss)
from continuing operations,
cash flow and other measures of financial performance reported in accordance with GAAP.
We
believe Adjusted EBITDA is useful to investors because it facilitates comparisons of our core business operations across periods on a
consistent basis. Accordingly, we adjust for certain items when calculating Adjusted EBITDA because we believe that such items are not
related to our core business operations. We do not, nor do we suggest that investors should,should consider these non-GAAP financial measures
in isolation from, or as a substitute for, financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. Material limitations associated with
the use of such measures are that they do not reflect all costs included in operating expenses and may not be comparable with similarly
named financial measures of other companies. Furthermore, these non-GAAP financial measures are based on subjective determinations of
management regarding the nature and classification of events and circumstances. We present these non-GAAP financial measures to provide
investors with information to evaluate our operating results in a manner similar to how management evaluates business performance. To
compensate for any limitations in such non-GAAP financial measures, management believes that it is useful in understanding and analyzing
the results of the business to review both GAAP information and the related non-GAAP financial measures.
For
the three months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026, our Adjusted EBITDA was $4.3$5.0 million compared to $2.7$4.7 million for the three months ended MarchJune 30,
31,2025. For the six months ended June 30, 2026, our Adjusted EBITDA was $9.3 million compared to $7.4 million for the six months ended
June 30, 2025. Higher Adjusted EBITDA in the first quarter of 2026 was primarily due to net revenue growth offset by increases in SG&A.
Cash
onand handcash equivalents at MarchJune 31,30, 2026 was $13.6$15.4 million, compared to $16.6 million at December 31, 2025. Historically, we have financed
our operations
primarily from borrowings under our credit facilities and the sale of equity securities. Based on our current plan of
operations, we
believe our cash onand hand,cash equivalents, when combined with expected cash flows from operations, will be sufficient to fund
our growth strategy and
to meet our anticipated operating expenses and capital expenditures for at least the next 12 months.
We expect our future needs for cash to include further development of our product portfolio, clinical studies, and repayment of debt as it becomes due and for general corporate purposes.
Our
cash outlay associated with winding down THP infor the firstthree quarterand ofsix months ended June 30, 2026 was $0.4 million.million and $0.8 million, respectively.
We do not anticipate material cash spend
related to winding down THP for the remainder of 2026.
On
August 1, 2023, we entered into an asset purchase agreement (the “Applied Purchase Agreement”) by and among the Company,
Sanara MedTech Applied Technologies, LLC (“SMAT”), The Hymed Group Corporation and Applied Nutritionals, LLC (together with
The Hymed Group Corporation, the “Applied Sellers”), and Dr. George D. Petito (the “Owner”), pursuant to which
SMAT acquired certain assets of the Applied Sellers and the Owner, including, among others, the Applied Sellers’ and Owner’s
intellectual property, manufacturing and related equipment, inventory, rights and claims, other than certain excluded assets (the “Applied
Purchased Assets”) and assumed certain Assumed Liabilities (as defined in the Applied Purchase Agreement) upon the terms and subject
to the conditions set forth in the Applied Purchase Agreement. The Applied Purchased Assets were purchased for an initial aggregate purchase
price of $15.25 million, consisting of (i) $9.75 million in cash (the “Cash Closing Consideration”), (ii) 73,809 shares of
our common stock, with an agreed upon value of $3.0 million (the “Stock Closing Consideration”) and (iii) $2.5 million in
cash, to be paid in four equal installments on each of the four anniversaries following the Closing (the “Installment Payments”).
The firstfirst, second and secondthird of four Installment Payments of $625,000 were made in August 20242024, 2025 and August 2025,2026, respectively.
Following
the closing of the Applied Asset Purchase,
we worked to advance the collagen product related to the incentive payment contemplated under
the asset purchase agreement. Despite such
efforts, we did not receive 510(k) clearance, a U.S. patent was not issuedissued, and no net sales
were collected for this product contemplated
under the asset purchase agreement and the Petito Services Agreement. After a review of
the status of such initiatives, related expenses
and the substantial additional expense that would need to be incurred for an uncertain
result, and in light of our refocus in strategy
to prioritize expanding existing product platforms, on March 31, 2026, we determined
that the thresholds necessary to trigger a payment
on the earnout would not be met and reduced the contingent consideration liability
to zero.
On
March 31, 2025, we borrowed an additional $12.25 million under the CRG Term Loan Agreement (the “Third Borrowing”). The First
First Borrowing, the Second Borrowing and the Third Borrowing each have a maturity date of March 30, 2029 (the “Maturity
Date”),
unless earlier prepaid. We used a portion of the proceeds from the Third Borrowing for permitted acquisition opportunities, such as the
opportunitiesCarePICS Acquisition in April 2025, and for working capital and general corporate purposes. After the
Third Borrowing, we did not take
any additional draws under the CRG Term Loan prior to the final draw date of December 31,
2025.
The
CRG Term Loan bears interest at a per annum rate equal to 13.25% (subject to a 4.0%4.00% increase during an event of default), of which 8.00%
must be paid in cash and 5.25% may, at our election, be deferred through the 19th quarterly Payment Date (defined below) by
adding such amount to the aggregate principal loan amount, so long as no default or event of default under the CRG Term Loan Agreement
has occurred and is continuing. We are required to make quarterly interest payments on the final business day of each calendar quarter
following the Closing Date, commencing on the first such date to occur at least 30 days after the Closing Date (each, a “Payment
Date”). Interest is payable on each Payment Date in arrears with respect to the time between each Payment Date and upon the payment
or prepayment of the CRG Term Loan, ending on the Maturity Date. In addition, we are required to pay an upfront fee of 1.50% of the principal
amount of the CRG Term Loan, which is payable as amounts are advanced under the CRG Term Loan on a pro rata basis. We are also required
to pay a back-end fee equal to 7.00% of the aggregate principal amount advanced under the CRG Term Loan Agreement. We paid upfront fees
of $225,000 on the Closing Date related to the First Borrowing, $232,500 of upfront fees on September 4, 2024 related to the Second Borrowing
and $183,750 of upfront fees on March 31, 2025 related to the Third Borrowing. As of MarchJune 31,30, 2026, there was $46.2$46.5 million of principal
outstanding under the CRG Term Loan. Although the CRG Term Loan permits certain interest to be paid-in-kind, we elected to pay all interest
accrued during the three and six months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026 in cash rather than adding such amount to the outstanding principal balance.
As
of MarchJune 31,30, 2026, we were in compliance with all debt covenants.
Pursuant to the BMI License Agreement, we were appointed by BMI as the exclusive distributor to promote, market, offer to sell, transfer, distribute and sell the BMI Products for trauma indications inside the United States and its territories for an initial five-year term, which may be automatically renewed for successive two-year periods at our discretion, provided that we are in compliance with our obligations thereunder (the “BMI Term”). From January 16, 2025 until October 13, 2025, we had an option to negotiate exclusive distribution rights for the BMI Products in additional fields and/or additional territories on substantially the same terms as those set forth in the BMI License Agreement. On June 18, 2025, pursuant to the BMI License Agreement, we exercised our option for exclusive distribution rights of the BMI Products for sports medicine, spine, arthroplasty, and craniomaxillofacial indications within the United States and its territories. On October 1, 2025, we and BMI entered into a first amendment to the BMI License Agreement to extend the option period through May 31, 2026 to provide more time to negotiate and finalize the terms of the additional fields in the contract territory. On May 6, 2026, the Company and BMI entered into a second amendment to the BMI License Agreement to further extend the option period through January 31, 2027.
The
BMI License Agreement requires that we pay BMI royalties of 3% of OsStic Net Sales (as defined in the BMI License Agreement). Pursuant
to the BMI License Agreement, we and BMI agreed to negotiate the applicable percentage of net sales for ARC at a future date. The BMI
License Agreement also requires that we pay BMI annual minimum royalty payments of $100,000, $200,000, and $300,000 for the first, second
and third years, respectively, following the receipt of first regulatory approval for the marketing and sale of a Product (as defined
in the agreement). No royalties have been paid under this agreement as of MarchJune 31,30, 2026.
In
connection with the BMI License Agreement, on January 16, 2025, we entered into a Share Subscription and Shareholders’ Agreement
(the “Subscription Agreement”), by and among us, The Russell Revocable Living Trust, BMI and the existing shareholders of
BMI, pursuant to which we made an initial cash investment in BMI totaling approximately $3.1 million (€3.0 million). The initial
cash investment and our previously disclosed convertible loan to BMI of $1.1 million (€1.0 million) were converted into 8,230 ordinary
shares of BMI, constituting approximately 6.67% of the outstanding equity of BMI as of January 16, 2025. Pursuant to the Subscription
Agreement, we also agreed to contribute an additional €4.0 million to BMI through a series of capital contributions in exchange
for 8,230 additional ordinary shares of BMI upon the achievement of certain development, clinical, and regulatory milestones expected
to occur at various points during 2025 and 2026. As of June 30, 2025, BMI had achieved two of such milestones, and upon settlement, we
paid BMI $2.4 million (€2.0 million) on July 1, 2025 in exchange for 4,116 additional ordinary shares of BMI, bringing our total
ownership of BMI’s outstanding equity to approximately 9.678% as of July 1, 2025. In September 2025, BMI achieved the final three
milestones, and upon settlement, we paid BMI $2.4 million (€2.0 million) on October 2, 2025 in exchange for 4,114 additional ordinary
shares of BMI, bringing our total ownership of BMI’s outstanding equity to approximately 12.499% for a total cash investment of
$9.0 million (€8.0 million) as of October 2, 2025. InSubsequent Marchto 2026,such date, additional ordinary shares of BMI were sold to other
outside investors,
thereby decreasing our ownership of BMI to approximately 12.141%11.945% as of MarchJune 31,30, 2026.
For
the threesix months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026, net cash used in operating activities was $2.5$0.4 million compared to net cash usedprovided inby
operating operating
activities of $2.0$0.7 million for the threesix months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2025. The increase in net cash used in operating activities
activities during the threesix months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026 was primarily due to the timing of commissions payments, higher cash
interest expense
resulting from a larger outstanding debt balance compared to the prior-year period and the absence of paid-in-kind
interest.
For
the threesix months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026, net cash used in investing activities was $43,772$49,052 compared to $5.2$9.1 million used in investing activities
activities for the threesix months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2025. Cash used in investing activities during the threesix months ended
March 31,June 30, 2026 primarily related primarily
to leasehold improvements and equipment.
For
the threesix months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026, net cash used in financing activities was $0.5$0.7 million compared to $12.0$9.5 million provided by financing
activities for the threesix months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2025. Cash used in financing activities during the threesix months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026 related
primarily related to net settlements of equity-based awards.
Refer
to Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements, “Discontinued Operations,” for the operatingoperating, investing and financing
cash flow information related
to the discontinuation of THP.
In
July 2021, we entered into an asset purchase agreement with Rochal,Rochal Industries, LLC (“Rochal”), a related party. Concurrent
with the Rochal asset purchase, we entered
into a consulting agreement with Ann Beal Salamone pursuant to which Ms. Salamone agreed to
provide us with consulting services with
respect to, among other things, writing new patents, conducting patent intelligence and participating
in certain grant and contract reporting.
In consideration of the consulting services to be provided to us, Ms. Salamone is entitled to
receive an annual consulting fee of $177,697,
with payments to be issued once per month. The consulting agreement had an initial term
of three years. Effective July 13, 2024, the
consulting agreement with Ms. Salamone was amended to provide that the initial term shall
be automatically renewed for successive one-year
terms for up to three successive years unless earlier terminated by either party without
cause at any time, provided that the terminating
party provides 90 days advance written notice of termination. Ms. Salamone is a director
of the Company and is a significant shareholder
and the current chairChair of the board of directors of Rochal.
Pursuant
to the Catalyst Services Agreement, we agreed to reimburse Catalyst for (i) compensation actually paid by Catalyst to any of the Covered
Persons at a rate no more than a rate consistent with industry practice for the performance of services similar to the Catalyst Services,
as documented in reasonably sufficient detail, and (ii) all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses payable to unaffiliated third
parties, as documented in customary expense reports, as each of (i) and (ii) is incurred in connection with the Catalyst Services rendered
under the Catalyst Services Agreement, with all reimbursements being contingent upon the prior approval of the Audit Committee of our
Board of Directors. Pursuant to the Catalyst Services Agreement, costs incurred were $850$653 and $20,000$10,000 for the three months ended MarchJune
31,30, 2026 and 2025, respectively, and $1,503 and $30,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively.
In June 2026, in connection with the Company’s shift in strategy to focus on soft tissue repair and bone fusion products for the surgical market, the Company terminated the Catalyst Services Agreement with Catalyst effective June 2, 2026. The Company did not pay a fee or penalty in connection with the termination of the Catalyst Services Agreement.
We
had no outstanding related party receivables or related party payables at MarchJune 31,30, 2026 and December 31, 2025. We had outstanding related party payables totaling
$15,847 at March 31, 2026. The related party payables
balance for December 31, 2025 has been reclassified and is included in accounts
payable in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets.
SMTI insider buying and selling (Form 4)
Since 2026-04-11, insiders reported open-market purchases in 0 Form 4 filings and open-market sales in 0 filings. Totals add up every open-market (code P and S) line in those filings, using the prices reported in the filings. Awards, option exercises, tax withholding and gifts are listed below but not counted.
| Trade date | Insider | Transaction | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | Yon Seth D |
Shares withheld for tax | 3,661 | $35.11 | $128.5K |
| 2026-06-04 | Major Eric D |
Grant/award | 4,846 | — | — |
| 2026-06-04 | Desutter Robert Andrew |
Grant/award | 5,539 | — | — |
| 2026-06-04 | Salamone Ann Beal |
Grant/award | 4,154 | — | — |
| 2026-06-04 | Mack Roszell Iii |
Grant/award | 5,308 | — | — |
| 2026-06-04 | Ortwein Sara N |
Grant/award | 4,616 | — | — |
| 2026-06-04 | Tanzberger Eric D |
Grant/award | 5,308 | — | — |
| 2026-06-04 | Nixon Ronald T |
Grant/award | 4,154 | — | — |
| 2026-06-04 | Myers Keith G |
Grant/award | 4,385 | — | — |
| 2026-05-15 | Yon Seth D |
Shares withheld for tax | 3,852 | $21.06 | $81.1K |
| 2026-04-15 | Waldrop Jacob A. |
Shares withheld for tax | 378 | $20.01 | $7.6K |
| 2026-03-22 | Mackey Ashley M |
Grant/award | 2,804 | — | — |
Well-known investors holding SMTI (13F)
| Investor | Quarter | Shares | Reported value | % of their 13F | Change vs prior quarter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AQR Capital Management (Cliff Asness) | 2026-06-30 | 112,207 | $2.6M | 0.0% | Added 181% |
| Renaissance Technologies | 2026-06-30 | 67,400 | $1.6M | 0.0% | Added 4% |
| Citadel Advisors (Ken Griffin) | 2026-06-30 | 36,813 | $868.4K | 0.0% | Added 18% |
| D. E. Shaw & Co. | 2026-06-30 | 16,370 | $386.2K | 0.0% | No change |
| Point72 Asset Management (Steve Cohen) | 2026-06-30 | 10,335 | $177.6K | — | Sold out |