HERON THERAPEUTICS, INC. /DE/ 10-K

ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES. Disclosure Controls and Procedures Our management, with the participation of our principal executive and principal financial officers, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”)) as of December 31, 2023. Based on this evaluation, our principal executive and principal financial officers concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of December 31, 2023. Management Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Internal control over financial reporting is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) and Rule 15d-15(f) promulgated under the Exchange Act as a process designed by, or under the supervision of, our principal executive and principal financial officers and effected by our Board of Directors, management and other personnel, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. and includes those policies and procedures that: • pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of our assets; • provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S., and that receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of our management and directors; and • provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on our financial statements. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. Our management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2023. In making this assessment, our management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission in Internal Control-Integrated Framework (2013) . Based on our assessment, management concluded that, as of December 31, 2023, our internal control over financial reporting was effective based on those criteria. The independent registered public accounting firm that audited the consolidated financial statements that are included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K has issued an audit report on our internal control over financial reporting, which is included herein. 97 Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting There have been no significant changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting. ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION . None. ITEM 9C. DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONS . Not applicable. 98 PART III ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFF ICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE. Information required by this item will be contained in our Definitive Proxy Statement for our 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A with the SEC within 120 days of December 31, 2023. Such information is incorporated herein by reference. We have adopted a Code of Ethics that applies to our Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer, and to all of our other officers, directors and employees. The Code of Ethics is available in the Corporate Governance section of the Investor Resources page on our website at www.herontx.com . We intend to disclose future waivers or material amendments to certain provisions of our Code of Ethics on the above-referenced website within four business days following the date of such waiver or amendment. ITEM 11. EXECUTI VE COMPENSATION. Information required by this item will be contained in our Definitive Proxy Statement for our 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A with the SEC within 120 days of December 31, 2023. Such information is incorporated herein by reference. ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OW NERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS. Information required by this item will be contained in our Definitive Proxy Statement for our 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A with the SEC within 120 days of December 31, 2023. Such information is incorporated herein by reference. ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE. Information required by this item will be contained in our Definitive Proxy Statement for our 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A with the SEC within 120 days of December 31, 2023. Such information is incorporated herein by reference. ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUN TANT FEES AND SERVICES. Information required by this item will be contained in our Definitive Proxy Statement for our 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A with the SEC within 120 days of December 31, 2023. Such information is incorporated herein by reference. 99 PART IV ITEM 15. EXHIBIT AND FINANC IAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES. 1. Consolidated Financial Statements. The consolidated financial statements and supplementary data set forth in Part II of the Annual Report on Form 10-K are included herein. 2. Consolidated Financial Statement Schedules. These schedules are omitted because they are not required, or are not applicable, or the required information is shown in the consolidated financial statements or notes thereto. 3. Exhibits. The exhibits listed in the accompanying Exhibit Index are incorporated by reference herein or filed as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. 100 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Document Description 3.1 Certificate of Incorporation, as amended through July 29, 2009 (incorporated by reference to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2009, as Exhibit 3.1, filed on August 4, 2009) 3.2 Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K, as Exhibit 3.1, filed on June 30, 2011) 3.3 Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K, as Exhibit 3.1, filed on January 13, 2014) 3.4 Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to our Company’s Post-Effective Amendment to its Registration Statement on Form 8-A/A, filed on July 6, 2017) 3.5 Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, as Exhibit 3.6, filed on February 22, 2019) 3.6 Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K, as Exhibit 3.1, filed on June 12, 2023) 3.7 Amended and Restated Bylaws (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K, as Exhibit 3.1, filed on February 8, 2019) 4.1 Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to our Registration on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-162968), as Exhibit 4.1, filed on November 6, 2009) 4.2 Form of Warrant to Purchase Shares of Common Stock (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K, as Exhibit 4.1, filed on June 27, 2014) 4.3 Form of Warrant to Purchase Shares of Common Stock (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K, as Exhibit 10.3, filed on October 22, 2009) 4.4 Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation, Preferences, and Rights of Series A Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K, as Exhibit 3.C, filed on December 19, 2006) 4.5 Description of the Registrant’s Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (incorporated by reference to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, as Exhibit 4.5, filed on March 2, 2020) 4.6 Form of Pre-Funded Warrant to Purchase Common Stock (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K, as Exhibit 10.1, filed on August 10, 2022) 10.1* Amended and Restated 1997 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (incorporated by reference to our Form S-8 Registration Statement, as Exhibit 99.2, filed on June 30, 2023) 10.2* Amended and Restated 2007 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to our Form S-8 Registration Statement, as Exhibit 99.1, filed on June 30, 2023) 10.3* Form of 2007 Equity Incentive Plan Stock Option Agreement (incorporated by reference to our Registration on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-148660), as Exhibit 4.3, filed on January 14, 2008) 10.4* Form of 2007 Equity Incentive Plan Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (incorporated by reference to our Registration on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-148660), as Exhibit 4.4, filed on January 14, 2008) 10.5* Form of 2007 Equity Incentive Plan Restricted Stock Award Agreement (incorporated by reference to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, as Exhibit 10-O, filed on March 31, 2008) 10.6* Form of Indemnification Agreement (incorporated by reference to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, as Exhibit 10-S, filed on March 31, 2008) 10.7* Executive Employment Agreement, dated May 1, 2013, by and between the Company and Barry D. Quart, Pharm.D. (incorporated by reference to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2013, as Exhibit 10-AI, filed on May 10, 2013) 10.8 Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement (incorporated by reference to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2013, as Exhibit 10-AL, filed on August 8, 2013) 10.9* Amendment to Executive Employment Agreement, dated May 1, 2013, as amended on April 22, 2015, by and between the Company and Dr. Barry Quart (incorporated by reference to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2015, as Exhibit 10.1, filed on May 8, 2015) 10.10+ SUSTOL ® (granisetron, extended release) Injection Commercial Manufacturing Services Agreement – Finished Final Drug Product, dated May 27, 2015, by and between the Company and Lifecore 101 Biomedical, LLC) (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K, as Exhibit 10.1, filed on May 29, 2015) 10.11* Executive Employment Agreement, dated January 28, 2016, by and between the Company and Kimberly Manhard (incorporated by reference to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2016, as Exhibit 10.1, filed on May 5, 2016) 10.12 Lease Agreement, dated October 18, 2016, by and between the Company and AP3-SD1 Campus Point LLC (incorporated by reference to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2016, as Exhibit 10.3, filed on November 8, 2016) 10.13 First Amendment to Lease, dated March 15, 2017, by and between the Company and AP3-SD1 Campus Point LLC (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K, as Exhibit 10.1, filed on March 17, 2017) 10.14 Second Amendment to Lease, dated May 8, 2018, by and between the Company and AP3-SD1 Campus Point LLC (incorporated by reference to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2018, as Exhibit 10.1, filed on May 10, 2018) 10.15 Third Amendment to Lease, dated December 19, 2019, by and between the Company and ARE-SD Region No. 61, LLC (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K, as Exhibit 10.1, filed on December 20, 2019) 10.16 Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 24, 2021, by and among Heron Therapeutics, Inc. and funds affiliated with Baker Bros. Advisors, LP (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K, as Exhibit 10.1, filed on May 25, 2021) 10.17 Fourth Amendment to Lease, dated October 13, 2021, by and between the Company and ARE-SD Region No. 61, LLC (incorporated by reference to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2021, as Exhibit 10.1, filed on November 3, 2021) 10.18* Executive Employment Agreement, dated March 17, 2016, by and between the Company and David Szekeres (incorporated by reference to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2022, as Exhibit 10.1, filed on August 9, 2022) 10.19 Securities Purchase Agreement, dated August 8, 2022, by and among the Company and the Purchasers signatory thereto (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K, as Exhibit 10.1, filed on August 10, 2022) 10.20 Cooperation Agreement, dated February 21, 2023, by and among Heron Therapeutics, Inc., Rubric Capital Management LP, the persons and entities listed on Schedule A thereto, Velan Capital Investment Management LP, and the persons and entities listed on Schedule B thereto (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K, as Exhibit 10.1, filed on February 22, 2023) 10.21* Executive Employment Agreement, dated April 3, 2023, by and between the Company and Craig Collard (incorporated by reference to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2023, as Exhibit 10.1, filed on August 14, 2023) 10.22* Amendment to Executive Employment Agreement, dated May 5, 2023, by and between the Company and David Szekeres (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K, as Exhibit 10.2, filed on July 24, 2023) 10.23* Management Retention Agreement, dated June 6, 2023, by and between the Company and William Forbes (incorporated by reference to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2023, as Exhibit 10.3, filed on August 14, 2023) 10.24* Management Retention Agreement, dated June 16, 2023, by and between the Company and Ira Duarte (incorporated by reference to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2023, as Exhibit 10.4, filed on August 14, 2023) 10.25* Form of Inducement Notice of Grant of Stock Options and Option Agreement (incorporated by reference to our Registration Statement on Form S-8, as Exhibit 99.3, filed on June 30, 2023) 10.26* Form of Inducement Notice of Grant of Restricted Stock Units and Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (incorporated by reference to our Registration Statement on Form S-8, as Exhibit 99.4, filed on June 30, 2023) 10.27 Securities Purchase Agreement, dated July 21, 2023, by and among the Company and the Purchasers signatory thereto (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K, as Exhibit 10.1, filed on July 24, 2023) 10.28 Working Capital Facility Agreement dated August 9, 2023, by and among the Company, the several banks and other financial institutions or entities from time to time party thereto, and Hercules Capital, Inc. 102 (incorporated by reference to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as Exhibit 10.10, filed on August 14, 2023) 23.1 Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (WithumSmith+Brown, PC) 24.1 Power of Attorney (included on the signature page hereto) 31.1 Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 31.2 Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 32.1# Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 97.1 Compensation Recovery Policy 101.INS Inline XBRL Instance Document – the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document 101.SCH Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document and contained in Exhibit 101) 103 * Management contract or compensatory plan, contract or arrangement. + Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to certain portions of the exhibit, which portions have been omitted and filed separately with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. #Furnished herewith. The certifications attached as Exhibit 32.1 accompany this Annual Report on Form 10-K pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and shall not be deemed “filed” by the Registrant for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. ITEM 16. FORM 10-K SUMMARY. None. 104 SIGNA TURES Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. HERON THERAPEUTICS, INC. DATE: March 12, 2024 BY: /s/ CRAIG COLLARD Craig Collard Chief Executive Officer POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS that each individual whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Craig Collard as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, with respect to this annual report and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all the said attorney-in-fact and agent or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant in the capacities and on the dates indicated. Signature Title Date /s/ CRAIG COLLARD Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) March 12, 2024 Craig Collard /s/ IRA DUARTE Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) March 12, 2024 Ira Duarte /s/ SHARMILA DISSANAIKE Director March 12, 2024 Sharmila Dissanaike /s/ CRAIG JOHNSON Director March 12, 2024 Craig Johnson /s/ ADAM MORGAN Chairman of the Board of Directors March 12, 2024 Adam Morgan /s/ SUSAN RODRIGUEZ Director March 12, 2024 Susan Rodriguez /s/ CHRISTIAN WAAGE Director March 12, 2024 Christian Waage 105