INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES HOLDINGS CORP 10-K

ITEM 1. BUSINESS OVERVIEW Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation was founded in 1989 and is a leading global medical technology company innovating treatment pathways to advance patient outcomes and set new standards of surgical, neurologic, ear, nose, and throat (“ENT”) and regenerative care. Our common stock trades on the Nasdaq Global Select Market (“Nasdaq”) under the symbol “IART.” We have developed numerous product lines from this technology for applications ranging from burn and deep tissue wounds to the repair of dura mater in the brain, as well as nerves and tendons. We have expanded our base regenerative technology business to include ENT, surgical instruments, neurosurgical products and advanced wound care through global acquisitions and product development to meet the evolving needs of our customers and enhance patient care. Integra products are sold in more than 120 countries through a direct sales force as well as distributors and wholesalers. We manufacture and sell medical technologies and products in two reportable business segments: Codman Specialty Surgical (“CSS”) and Tissue Technologies (“TT”). The CSS segment, which represents approximately two-thirds of our total revenue, consists of market-leading technologies and instrumentation used for a wide range of specialties, such as neurosurgery, neurocritical care and otolaryngology. We are the world leader in neurosurgery and one of the top three providers in the U.S. in instruments used in precision, specialty, and general surgical procedures. Our TT segment generates about one-third of our overall revenue and focuses on three main areas: complex wound surgery, surgical reconstruction, and peripheral nerve repair. We have key manufacturing and research facilities located in California, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Ohio, Puerto Rico, Tennessee, Utah, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel and Switzerland. We source most of our handheld surgical instruments and dural sealant products through specialized third-party vendors. Vision We aspire to continue to be a worldwide leader in neurosurgery and reconstructive surgery with a portfolio of leading businesses that delivers outstanding customer experiences through innovation, execution and teamwork to positively impact the lives of millions of patients and their families. Strategy Our strategies are focused around five pillars. Of these five pillars, we have identified three core growth drivers: (1) innovating for outcomes, (2) growing internationally, and (3) broadening our impact on care pathways. Our execution of the core growth drivers is enabled by two key levers: (4) driving operational and customer excellence and (5) cultivating a high-performance culture. As outlined in greater detail below, we believe these five pillars will enable us to realize and advance our integrated growth strategy. To this end, our executive leadership team has established the following key priorities aligned to the following five pillars: Innovating for Outcomes . An important part of Integra’s growth strategy is introducing new products to strengthen and expand our portfolio through clinical evidence to support regulatory approval and strong reimbursement of our product portfolio around the world, including new indications for existing technologies. For example, in 2021, we filed a pre-market approval (“PMA”) application for a specific indication for Surgimend® in the use of post-mastectomy breast reconstruction. We anticipate PMA approval following the operationalization of the Braintree facility, which is expected in the first half of 2026. We are also pursuing a PMA for DuraSorb for use in implant-based breast reconstruction (“IBBR”). We completed enrollment for the DuraSorb U.S. investigational device exemption clinical study for two-stage breast reconstruction in June 2023; and in 2024 we have continued to advance the PMA application. Currently, we hope to secure PMA approval for DuraSorb in 2026. In 2024 we expanded our urinary bladder matrix platform with the U.S. launch of MicroMatrix® Flex, a dual-syringe system enabling the convenient mixing and precise delivery of MicroMatrix® paste to provide convenient access to hard-to-reach spaces and to help prepare an even wound surface in challenging wound areas. Additionally, in 2024, we successfully re-launched our CereLink intracranial pressure (“ICP”) monitor system. CereLink provides enhanced accuracy, usability and advanced data presentation that provides clinicians with uncompromised, advanced continuous ICP monitoring when treating patients with traumatic brain injuries. Growing Internationally. Over the years, we have been significantly expanding our global footprint through investments in our commercial and manufacturing organizations, the expansion and development of international markets and new product introductions. As part of our In-China-For-China strategy, we continue to build out our assembly capabilities in our new facility in Suzhou, China. Several new products were introduced in select international markets in 2023 and 2024, including MicroMatrix® and Certas Plus® Programmable Valve, which were launched in Europe, and CUSA Clarity laparoscopic tip, 6 which was launched in Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Canada, South Africa and Israel. In addition, DuraGen® Secure, received approval in Japan, while DuraGen Plus, an absorbable and sutureless collagen onlay indicated as a dura substitute for the repair of dura mater, and Certas Plus were approved in China. Broadening Impact on Care Pathways . We seek ways to develop and acquire products and technologies that impact the lives of patients, starting with the journey that a patient takes from diagnosis and treatment planning to surgery and postoperative care. We are well-established in acute care in the hospital setting and continue to leverage that strong position to grow in this segment and shape treatment pathways into preoperative care and additional sites of care. On April 1, 2024, we successfully completed the acquisition of Acclarent, Inc. (“Acclarent”). Acclarent is an innovator and market leader in ENT procedures and the acquisition of Acclarent has positioned Integra as one of the leading providers of ENT products and technologies. Furthermore, we believe that, owing to the ENT business being an anatomical adjacency to neurosurgery, the acquisition will allow Integra to deliver future innovation both within the ENT business and across our other CSS technology platforms. Driving Operations and Customer Excellence. We have been making investments to build more responsive and scalable processes, enhance the reliability of our quality systems and supply chain, and drive productivity initiatives to further supply and lower costs. We continue to invest in technologies, systems and processes to enhance the customer experience. We also continue to invest in our capacity expansion. This includes ongoing projects of transferring our Boston manufacturing to a new location in Braintree, Massachusetts and further investing in capacity and validating manufacturing processes in our manufacturing facility in Plainsboro, New Jersey. We are implementing a Compliance Master Plan (the “CMP”), a systematic and holistic approach to improving our quality management system across our manufacturing and supply network. The primary objectives of the CMP are to remediate quality system gaps, harmonize the quality management system across the company, and enhance the quality culture at the company. Cultivating a High-Performance Culture. In seeking to sustain a culture of excellence and accountability, we focus on employee empowerment, professional development and building an environment where all employees can contribute to their fullest potential. These efforts have been recognized through our inclusion in several best workplace lists globally in 2023 and 2024. Additionally, we continue to advance our broader organizational sustainability initiatives and published our third annual environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) report. For more information on our ESG strategy, goals, performance, and achievements, please visit “Our Company—ESG Report” at https://www.integralife.com/esg-report. Information on our website is not incorporated by reference herein and is not part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. BUSINESS SEGMENTS We currently manufacture and sell our medical technologies and products in the following two reportable business segments: Codman Specialty Surgical and Tissue Technologies. We include financial information regarding our reportable business segments and certain geographic information under “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and Note 16. Segment and Geographic Information to the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Part IV, Item 15 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K). Codman Specialty Surgical Our CSS segment consists of neurosurgery, specialty instrumentation, and ENT surgical solutions, augmented by the 2024 acquisition of Acclarent, a U.S. leader in ENT solutions. Acclarent pioneered the balloon sinuplasty market, and has expanded balloon dilation for Eustachian Tube, and surgical navigation and instrumentation for ENT and skull-base procedures. In neurosurgery, we are a global leader in neuro-access, neuro-surgical and neuro-monitoring technologies. The product portfolio represents a continuum of care from pre-operative, to the neurosurgery operating room, to the neuro-critical care unit and post care for both adult and pediatric patients suffering from brain tumors, brain injury, cerebrospinal fluid pressure complications and other neurological conditions. We offer leading technologies in dural repair, ultrasonic tissue ablation, ICP monitoring, hydrocephalus management, and cranial stabilization systems, while providing a rich research and development pipeline for growth. Our specialty instrumentation portfolio includes a catalog of surgical headlamps, surgical instruments, as well as after-market service. With thousands of surgical instrument products, including specialty surgical instruments, we call on the central sterile processing unit of hospitals and acute care surgical centers. Additionally, through a strong U.S. distribution model, we can serve the needs of medical offices. Our global commercial network includes clinical specialists, a large direct global sales force and strategic partnerships and distributors that serve hospitals, integrated health networks, group purchasing organizations, clinicians, surgery centers and health care providers. Outside the U.S., we have a combination of direct and indirect sales channels in international markets to sell certain product lines. Tissue Technologies 7 Our TT segment focuses on three main areas: complex wound surgery, surgical reconstruction, and peripheral nerve repair and consists of five unique regenerative technology areas - highly engineered bovine collagen, bovine dermis, porcine urinary bladder, human amniotic tissue, and resorbable synthetic mesh. This broad regenerative platform, which includes multiple leading brands such as Integra® Dermal Regeneration Template, PriMatrix ® , AmnioExcel ® , SurgiMend ® , MicroMatrix ® , DuraSorb ® and NeuraGen ® , primarily addresses the needs of plastic, reconstructive and general surgeons focused on the treatment of acute wounds, such as burns, chronic wounds, including diabetic foot ulcers, and surgical tissue repair, such as hernia, tendon, peripheral nerve repair and protection. We have a specialized sales organization composed of directly employed sales representatives, as well as specialty distributors, organized based upon their call point. Our wound reconstruction sales representatives call on surgeons doing procedures in limb salvage, trauma, wound reconstruction and burns, and chronic wounds primarily in the inpatient wound care clinic setting. We also have a dedicated surgical reconstruction sales team focused on plastic and reconstructive surgery and hernia procedures with differentiated products. Finally, we have a distributor network focused on biologics. Outside the U.S., we have a combination of direct and indirect sales channels in international markets to sell certain product lines. This business segment also includes private-label sales of a broad set of our regenerative and wound care technologies. Our customers are other medical technology companies that sell to end markets primarily in spine, surgical and wound care. COMPETITION The healthcare industry is highly competitive and characterized by continual change and improvements in technology. This is particularly the case in the market segments in which we operate. A number of companies have developed or are expected to develop products that compete or will compete with our products. Many of these competitors offer a broader product portfolio and have greater brand recognition than we do, which may make these competitors more attractive to hospitals, group purchasing organizations, laboratories, physicians and other potential customers. Competitors may develop superior products or products of similar quality for sale at the same or lower prices. Moreover, our products could be rendered obsolete by changes to industry standards or guidelines or advances in technology. We can give no assurance that we will be able to compete suc cessfully with existing or new competitors Our competitors for CSS include divisions within Medtronic, Inc., Stryker Corporation, Steris PLC, and B. Braun Medical, Inc. In addition, we compete with many smaller specialized companies and larger companies that do not otherwise focus on the offerings of Codman Specialty Surgical technologies. We rely on the depth and breadth of our sales and marketing organization, our innovative technologies, and our procurement and manufacturing operations to maintain our competitive position. Our competitors for TT include Smith & Nephew plc, Organogenesis Holdings Inc., MiMedx Group, Inc., Allergan PLC, Becton Dickinson and Company, and Axogen, Inc. We compete with additional companies who partially participate in soft tissue reconstruction of complex wounds, peripheral nerve repair and surgical reconstruction. In addition, our products also compete against medical practices that treat a condition without using a medical device or any particular product, such as medical practices that utilize autograft tissue instead of our dermal regeneration products, duraplasty products and nerve repair products. Depending on the product line, we compete based on our products' features, strength of our sales force or distributors, sophistication of our technology and cost effectiveness of our solution. We believe that the success of our products depends on our ability to differentiate ourselves and to demonstrate that our products deliver the clinical and operational attributes that are most important and cost-effective to customers. These attributes include, but are not limited to, superiority in efficacy, ease of use, reliability, accuracy, quality and cost. We believe our continued success depends in large par t upon our ability to invest in product enhancements and technologies that will help us distinguish our product portfolio from our competitors. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY Our research and development activities focus on identifying unmet surgical needs and addressing those needs with innovative solutions and products. Investment in research and development is critical to driving our future growth. Our research and development efforts are focused on the further development and improvement of our existing products, the design and development of new innovative medical technologies and regulatory compliance across all our business segments. We apply our core competency in regenerative technology to innovate products for neurosurgical, wound applications, plastic surgery, and reconstructive surgery and we have extensive R&D development programs for our core platforms of electromechanical technologies. Additionally, we conduct projects and clinical studies to generate efficacy and health economic evidence. Regenerative Technologies . We were the first company to receive an FDA claim for regeneration of dermal tissue and are a world leader in regenerative technology. Our regenerative technology development program applies our expertise in bioengineering to a range of biomaterials including natural materials such as purified collagen, intact human or animal tissues, honey as well as resorbable synthetic polymers with our DuraSorb and DuraSeal® product lines. These unique product designs are used for neurosurgical and reconstructive surgical applications, as well as dermal regeneration, including the healing of 8 chronic and acute wounds, tendon and nerve repair. Our regenerative technology platform includes our legacy Integra® Dermal Regeneration Template (“IDRT”) products and complementary technologies that we have acquired. Our collagen manufacturing capability, combined with our history of innovation, including our launch of NeuraGen 3D, provides us with strong platform technologies for multiple indications. In the third quarter of 2021, we filed a PMA application for a specific indication for Surgimend® in the use of post-mastectomy breast reconstruction and in July 2024 received approvable pending GMP status from FDA, which approved and closed out the clinical portion of this PMA application. We anticipate PMA approval following the operationalization of the Braintree facility, which is expected in the first half of 2026. In 2022, we acquired SIA, which has also submitted a PMA application for DuraSorb with IBBR, and in June 2023 we completed enrollment in the DuraSorb U.S. investigational device exemption clinical study for two-stage breast reconstruction; and in 2024 we have continued to advance the PMA application. Currently, we hope to secure PMA approval for DuraSorb in 2026. By offering two distinct product solutions, we believe we have the opportunity to build a leading position in the IBBR market. Following the completion of design control activities in 2022, we launched both Cytal and MicroMatrix in Europe in 2023. In March 2024, MicroMatrix® Flex, used in the management of wounds with hard-to-reach geometries, such as deep wounds that present with tunneling or undermining, became commercially available in the U.S. Neurosurgical Solutions, Surgical Instruments, and ENT Solutions. The CSS neurosurgical business consists of a broad portfolio of market-leading brands, such as Codman®, DuraGen®, DuraSeal®, CUSA®, CereLink®, Mayfield®, Bactiseal®, and Certas® Plus, which are used for the management of multiple disease states, including brain tumors, traumatic brain injury, hydrocephalus and other neurological conditions. The growth in this business in recent years has been fueled by geographic expansion and new product registrations in markets, such as China, Japan, and Europe, which we expect to continue in the near-to-long term. Because our electromechanical products and instruments address significant needs in surgical procedures and limit uncertainty for surgeons, we continue to invest in registrations, clearances, and approvals for new indications and next generation improvements to our market-leading products. We have several active programs focused on life cycle management and innovation for capital and disposable products in our portfolio. Our product development efforts are focused on core clinical applications in cerebrospinal fluid (“CSF”) management, neuro-critical care monitoring, minimally invasive instruments and electrosurgery and ultrasonic medical technologies, as well as our ambition to transform the standard of care in neurosurgery with product advancements in minimally invasive surgery (“MIS”) and the surgical management of intracerebral hemorrhage (“ICH”). Our lighting franchise is among the most dynamic in the industry. We are focused on the development of core clinical applications in our electromechanical technologies portfolio. We continue to update our CUSA® Clarity platform by incorporating new ultrasonic handpiece and integrated electrosurgical capabilities. We have made several enhancements to our CUSA® Clarity Tissue Ablation System. The extended laparoscopic tip was launched in the U.S. to enhance laparoscopic liver procedures. In addition, a single-sided bone tip received 510(k) clearance from the FDA. Commercial launch was completed successfully in early 2023. In August 2023, we launched a modified 23 kHz CUSA® Electrosurgery Module (“CEM”) for Clarity handpieces that can be used with additional electrosurgery generators. We continue to work with several instrument partners to bring new surgical instrument platforms to the market. We also continued to advance the early-stage technology platforms we acquired in 2019. Through the acquisition of Arkis Biosciences, Inc. (“Arkis”) we added a platform technology, CerebroFlo® external ventricular drainage (“EVD”), a catheter with Endexo® technology, a permanent additive designed to reduce the potential for catheter obstruction due to thrombus formation. The CerebroFlo EVD catheter has demonstrated an average of 99% less thrombus accumulation onto its surface, in vitro, compared to a market leading EVD catheter. Our work to combine our Bactiseal® antimicrobial technology with the Endexo anti-occlusive technology continues to progress for both a silicone-based hydrocephalus and EVD project. We also continued to advance our innovation from the Rebound Therapeutics Corporation (“Rebound Therapeutics”), which was acquired in 2019. Rebound Therapeutics specializes in a single-use medical device, known as the Aurora Surgiscope, which is the only tubular retractor system designed for cranial surgery with an integrated access channel, camera and lighting. The 9mm Surgiscope received 510(k) clearance from the FDA in the fourth quarter of 2023. In the first quarter of 2024, we relaunched our CereLink ICP monitoring system, after initiating an immediate voluntary global product removal of all CereLink® intracranial pressure monitors in 2022. Cerelink p rovides enhanced accuracy, usability and advanced data presentation to clinicians treating patients with traumatic brain injuries. In the second quarter of 2024, we acquired Acclarent, expanding our capabilities in the U.S. ENT market. Acclarent pioneered the balloon sinuplasty market and has a broad portfolio including the RELIEVA SPINPLUS® Balloon Sinuplasty System. Acclarent also pioneered eustachian tube balloon dilation, and currently markets the AERA® Eustachian Tube Dilation System, which received 510(k) clearance for expanded pediatric indications in 2023. Acclarent sells the TruDi® Navigation System, which includes a portfolio of navigated surgical instrumentation. 9 See Item 1A. Risk Factors, under the heading Risks Related to our Regulatory Environment and under Item 7. General Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - FDA Matters of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for further discussion. MANUFACTURE AND AVAILABILITY OF RAW MATERIALS We manufacture products at manufacturing facilities located in various countries throughout the world. We purchase many of the components and raw materials used in manufacturing our products from numerous suppliers in various countries. In general, raw materials essential to our businesses are readily available from multiple sources. For reasons of quality assurance, availability, or cost effectiveness, certain components and raw materials are available only from one or a limited number of suppliers. We have established long-term supply contracts with many of our suppliers and our practice is to maintain sufficient inventory of components so that our production will not be significantly disrupted even if a particular component or material is not available for a period of time. Due to the high standards and FDA requirements applicable to manufacturing our products, such as the FDA ’ s Quality System Regulation and Good Manufacturing Practices, we may not be able to quickly establish additional or replacement sources for certain components or materials. Some of our manufacturing operations are located outside of the U.S., including in Puerto Rico, Switzerland, Ireland and France. Those manufacturing operations are also subject to additional challenges and risks associated with international operations described under the caption “Risk Factors” set forth in Part I, Item 1A of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. In the event we are unable to obtain sufficient quantities of raw materials or components on commercially reasonable terms or in a timely manner, our ability to manufacture our products on a timely and cost-competitive basis may be compromised, which may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Certain of our products, including but not limited to our dermal regeneration products, duraplasty products, wound care products, and nerve and tendon repair products, contain natural collagen material derived from bovine tissue. We take great care to provide medical products that are safe and free of agents that can cause disease. In particular, the collagen used in the products that we manufacture is derived from the deep flexor tendon of cattle less than 24-months old or from fetal bovine dermis from New Zealand, a country that has never had a reported case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (“BSE”) (otherwise known as mad cow disease), and from the U.S. The World Health Organization classifies different types of cattle tissue for relative risk of BSE transmission. Deep flexor tendon and fetal bovine dermis are in the lowest-risk category for BSE transmission, and therefore considered to have a negligible risk of containing the agent that causes BSE. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY We seek patent and trademark protection for our key technology, products and product improvements, both in the U.S. and in selected foreign countries. When determined appropriate, we have enforced and plan to continue to enforce and defend our patent and trademark rights. In general, however, we do not rely solely on our patent and trademark estate to provide us with any significant competitive advantages as it relates to our existing product lines. We also rely upon trade secrets and continuing technological innovations to develop and maintain our competitive position. In an effort to protect our trade secrets, we have a policy requiring our employees, consultants and advisors to execute proprietary information and invention assignment agreements upon commencement of employment or consulting relationships with us. These agreements also provide that all confidential information developed or made known to the individual during the course of their relationship with us must be kept confidential, except in specified circumstances. Acclarent Aera®, AccuDrain ® , AmnioExcel ® , Aquasonic ® , Auragen ® , Aurora ® Surgiscope ® , Bactiseal ® , BioDFence ® , BioDOptix ® , Brainet ® , Budde ® , Buzz™, CereLink ® , CerebroFlo ® EVD Catheter with Endexo ® Technology, Codman ® , Codman Accu-Flo ® , Codman Bicol ® , Codman ® Certas ® Plus, Codman ® Hakim ® Programmable valve, Codman Holter ® , Codman ICP Express ® , Codman Microsensor ® , Codman VersaTru ® , Codman VPV ® , Contour-Flex ® , Cranioplastic ®, CRW ®, CRW Precision™, Ctherm™, CUSA ® , Cytal ® , DirectLink ® , DuraGen ® , DuraSeal ® , DuraSorb ®, Gentrix ® , HeliCote ® , HeliPlug ® , HeliTape ®, HeliMend ® , Helistat ® , Helitene ® , Hermetic™, Hy-Tape ® , Integra ® , IntegraLink ®, Isocool ® , Jarit ® , Lead-Lok™, Licox ® , LimiTorr™, Luxtec ®, Mayfield ® , MatriStem UBM™, MediHoney ® , MicroFrance ® , MicroMatrix ®, Miltex ® , Mischler™, MoniTorr ICP™, Natus ® , NeuraGen ® , NeuraWrap™, Nicolet ® , Omnigraft ® , Omni-Tract ® , OSV II ® , Padgett ® , PriMatrix ® , Pureflow™, Q-Snor™, Redmond™, Relieva Spinplus®, Revize™, Ruggles ® , Signacreme ® , SurgiMend ® , TCC-EZ ® , TenoGlide ® , TissueMend ® , TruDi ® , Ultra VS™, VersaTru ® , Xtrasorb ®, zRIP™, and the Integra logo are some of the material trademarks of Integra LifeSciences Corporation and its subsidiaries. MAYFIELD ® is a registered trademark of SM USA, Inc., and is used by Integra under license. SEASONALITY Revenues during our fourth quarter tend to be stronger than other quarters because many hospitals increase their purchases of our products during the fourth quarter to coincide with the end of their budget cycles in the U.S. In general, our first quarter usually has lower revenues than the preceding fourth quarter, the second and third quarters have higher revenues than the first 10 quarter, and the fourth quarter revenues are the highest in the year. The main exceptions to this pattern occur because of material acquisitions. GOVERNMENT REGULATION AND COMPLIANCE We are a manufacturer and marketer of medical devices and Human Tissue and Cell Based Products (“HCT/Ps”) and therefore are subject to extensive regulation by the FDA, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), other federal governmental agencies and, in some jurisdictions, by state and foreign governmental authorities. These regulations govern the introduction of new medical devices and HCT/Ps, the observance of certain standards with respect to the design, manufacture, testing, labeling, promotion and sales of the products, the maintenance of certain records, the ability to track devices, the reporting of adverse affects and potential product defects, the import and export of products, and other matters. FDA product approvals, as well as equivalent approvals or certifications issued by foreign authorities or bodies, may be withdrawn or suspended, or other enforcement actions may occur, if compliance with regulatory standards is not maintained or if problems occur following initial marketing. Our business is also affected by patient and data privacy laws and government payer cost containment initiatives, as well as environmental health and safety laws and regulations. United States Food and Drug Administration Our products are subject to extensive regulation particularly as to safety, efficacy and adherence to the FDA Quality System Regulation, and related manufacturing standards. Medical device products are subject to rigorous FDA and other governmental agency regulations in the United States and similar regulations of foreign agencies abroad. The FDA regulates the design, development, research, preclinical and clinical testing, introduction, manufacture, advertising, labeling, packaging, marketing, distribution, import and export, and record keeping for such products, in order to ensure that medical products distributed in the United States are safe and effective for their intended use. In addition, the FDA is authorized to establish special controls to provide reasonable assurance of the safety and effectiveness of most devices. Non-compliance with applicable requirements can result in import detentions, fines, civil and administrative penalties, injunctions, suspensions or losses of regulatory approvals, recall or seizure of products, operating restrictions, refusal of the government to approve product export applications or allow us to enter into supply contracts, and criminal prosecution. The regulatory process for obtaining product approvals and clearances can be onerous and costly. Under the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (the “FD&C Act”), authorization to commercially distribute a new medical device in the U.S. is generally obtained in one of two primary ways, both of which require review by the FDA. The first, known as pre-market notification or the 510(k) process, requires us to demonstrate that our medical device is substantially equivalent to a legally marketed medical device. A 510(k) pre-market notification filing must contain information establishing that the device to be sold is substantially equivalent to a device commercially distributed prior to May 28, 1976 or to a device that has been determined by the FDA to be substantially equivalent. The PMA process is the second, more rigorous process, which requires us to independently demonstrate that a medical device is safe and effective for its intended use. This process is generally much more time-consuming and expensive than the 510(k) process. The PMA process involves a complex and lengthy testing process and may require several years to obtain. We may need to first obtain an investigational device exemption (for significant risk devices), known as an IDE, in order to conduct extensive clinical testing of the device to obtain the necessary clinical data for submission to the FDA. The FDA will approve a PMA only if after evaluating the supporting technical data it finds that the PMA contains sufficient, valid scientific evidence to assure that the device is safe and effective for its intended use(s). This approval may be granted with post-approval requirements including inspection of manufacturing facilities and/or additional patient follow-up for an indefinite period of time. The FDA also may require a post-approval clinical study as a condition of approval. To perform clinical trials for significant risk devices in the U.S. on an unapproved product, we are required to obtain an IDE from the FDA. The FDA also may require a filing for approval prior to marketing products that are modifications of existing products or new indications for existing products. Moreover, after clearance/approval is given, if the product is shown to be hazardous or defective, the FDA and foreign regulatory agencies have the power to withdraw the clearance or approval, as the case may be, or require us to change the device, its manufacturing process or its labeling, to supply additional proof of its safety and effectiveness or to recall, repair, replace or refund the cost of the medical device. Because we currently export medical devices manufactured in the U.S. that have not been approved by the FDA for distribution in the U.S., we are required to obtain approval/registration in the country to which we are exporting and maintain certain records relating to exports and make these available to the FDA for inspection, if required. Human Cells, Tissues and Cellular and Tissue-Based Products Integra, through its wholly-owned subsidiary BioD LLC (“BioD”), is involved with the recovery, processing, storage, transportation and distribution of donated amniotic tissue. The FDA has specific regulations governing HCT/Ps. An HCT/P is a 11 product containing, or consisting of, human cells or tissue intended for transplantation into a human patient. Examples of HCT/Ps include bone, ligament, skin and cornea. Some HCT/Ps fall within the definition of a biological product, medical device or drug regulated under the FD&C Act. These biologic, device or drug HCT/Ps must comply both with the requirements exclusively applicable to HCT/Ps and, in addition, with requirements applicable to biologics, devices or drugs, including premarket clearance or approval from the FDA. Section 361 of the Public Health Service Act (“Section 361”) authorizes the FDA to issue regulations to prevent the introduction, transmission or spread of communicable disease. HCT/Ps regulated as “361” HCT/Ps are subject to requirements relating to registering facilities and listing products with the FDA, screening and testing for tissue donor eligibility, and Good Tissue Practices when processing, storing, labeling, and distributing HCT/Ps, including required labeling information, stringent record keeping, and adverse event reporting. The American Association of Tissue Banks (“AATB”) has issued operating standards for tissue banking. Compliance with these standards is a requirement in order to become an AATB-accredited tissue establishment. In addition, some states have their own tissue banking regulations. We are licensed or have permits for tissue banking in California, Delaware, Illinois, Maryland, New York, Oregon, and Tennessee. In Tennessee, we are registered with the FDA Center for Biological Evaluations and Research. Procurement of certain human organs and tissue for transplantation is subject to the restrictions of the National Organ Transplant Act, which prohibits the transfer of certain human organs, including skin and related tissue for valuable consideration, but permits the reasonable payment associated with the removal, transportation, implantation, processing, preservation, quality control and storage of human tissue and skin. BioD is a registered Tissue Bank and is involved with the recovery, storage and transportation of donated human amniotic tissue. Medical Device Regulations The FDA requires that a manufacturer obtain 510(k) clearance or a PMA for a variety of reasons, such as introducing a new medical device or new indication for use of an existing medical device, before introducing it into the U.S. market. The type of marketing authorization is generally linked to the classification of the device. The FDA classifies medical devices into three classes based on risk. Regulatory control increases from Class I (lowest risk) to Class III (highest risk). The FDA generally must clear or approve the commercial sale of new medical devices in Classes II and III. Commercial sales of our Class II medical devices (except for Class II exempt devices) and Class III medical devices within the U.S. must be preceded by either a pre-market notification filing pursuant to Section 510(k) of the FD&C Act (Class II) or the granting of a pre-market approval, or PMA (Class III). The process of obtaining a Section 510(k) clearance generally requires the submission of performance data and may require clinical data, which in some cases can be extensive, to demonstrate that the device is “substantially equivalent” to another device that is currently marketed under a 510(k); a device that is referred to as “predicate device.” As a result, FDA clearance requirements may extend the development process for a considerable length of time. In the case of a PMA, the FDA may require additional review by an advisory panel, which can further lengthen the process. The PMA process, which is reserved for new devices that are not substantially equivalent to any predicate device and for high-risk devices (i.e., Class III devices) that are used to support or sustain human life or which present a potential, unreasonable risk of illness or injury, may take several years and requires the submission of extensive performance and clinical information. Medical devices can be marketed only for the indications for which they are cleared or approved. After a device has received 510(k) clearance for a specific intended use, any change or modification that significantly affects its safety or effectiveness, such as a significant change in the design, materials, method of manufacture or intended use, may require a new 510(k) clearance or PMA approval and payment of an FDA user fee. The determination as to whether or not a modification could significantly affect the device’s safety or effectiveness is initially left to the manufacturer using available FDA guidance; however, the FDA may review this determination to evaluate the regulatory status of the modified product at any time and may require the manufacturer to cease marketing and recall the modified device until 510(k) clearance or PMA approval is obtained. The manufacturer may also be subject to significant regulatory fines or penalties. We also are required to register with the FDA as a medical device manufacturer and any devices we manufacture and distribute pursuant to clearance or approval by the FDA are subject to comprehensive and continuing regulation by the FDA and certain state agencies. These include product listing and establishment registration requirements, which help facilitate FDA inspections and other regulatory actions, and our manufacturing sites are subject to periodic inspection by the FDA for compliance with the FDA’s Quality System Regulations. These regulations require that we manufacture our products and maintain our documents in a prescribed manner with respect to design, manufacturing, testing and control activities. Further, we are required to comply with various FDA requirements and other legal requirements for labeling and promotion. The De Novo medical device clearance pathway is a regulatory process established by the FDA for novel medical devices that do not have a legally marketed predicate device and so do not qualify for the 510(k) clearance pathway, but are considered low to moderate risk. The De Novo clearance pathway allows such devices to be classified as either Class I or Class II providing a marketing pathway when general 12 controls alone, or general and special controls, provide reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness. If the FDA believes that a company is not in compliance with applicable regulations, it may issue a warning letter, institute proceedings to detain or seize products, issue a recall order, impose operating restrictions, enjoin future violations and assess civil penalties against that company, its officers or its employees and may recommend criminal prosecution to the U.S. Department of Justice. The majority of Integra manufacturing facilities participate in the Medical Device Single Audit Program and are audited annually for compliance with the Quality System for US FDA, Canada, Australia, Brazil, and Japan. Postmarket Requirements . After a device is cleared or approved for commercial distribution, numerous regulatory requirements apply. These include the FDA Quality System Regulations which cover the procedures and documentation of the design, testing, production, control, quality assurance, labeling, packaging, sterilization, storage and shipping of medical devices; the FDA’s general prohibition against promoting products for unapproved or ‘off-label’ uses; the Medical Device Reporting regulation, which requires that manufacturers report to the FDA if their device may have caused or contributed to a death or serious injury or malfunctioned in a way that would likely cause or contribute to a death or serious injury if it were to recur; and the Reports of Corrections and Removals regulation, which require manufacturers to report recalls and field corrective actions to the FDA if initiated to reduce a risk to health posed by the device or to remedy a violation of the FD&C Act. Postmarket requirements are also followed globally where our products are registered and approved. These foreign jurisdictions have similar requirements to the FDA which include reporting requirements such as adverse events and recalls. International Medical device regulations also are in effect in many of the countries in which we do business outside the U.S. These regulations may vary substantially from country to country. To market our products in most countries, we must obtain regulatory approvals or certifications and comply with extensive safety and quality regulations in those countries. The time required to obtain approval or certification to market our products in a foreign country may be longer or shorter than that required for FDA clearance or approval, and the requirements may differ. In the European Economic Area (“EEA”), which is comprised of the 27 member states of the European Union (the “EU”) plus Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein, medical devices need to comply with specific requirements. Medical device manufacturers are required to affix the CE mark (i.e., a mandatory conformity marking for certain products sold within the EEA) to their medical devices, often after the intervention of a Notified Body and the issuing of a CE Certificate of Conformity. Regulation 2017/745 on medical devices (the “EU MDR”) sets out the basic regulatory framework currently applicable to medical devices in the EEA. The EU MDR became applicable on May 26, 2021, repealing the prior Council Directive 93/42/EEC (the “EU MDD”), which had been regulating medical devices in the EEA for more than 20 years. This represented a major change in the regulatory landscape of medical devices in the EEA. The EU MDR sets out certain transitional provisions that allow for medical devices covered by the repealed EU MDD (called “legacy devices”) to still be marketed in the EEA for a certain period of time. Currently, manufacturers can place on the EEA market legacy devices until maximum December 31, 2027 or December 31, 2028, depending on the type of device and subject to meeting certain conditions. The requirements set forth in the EU MDR are generally consistent with those laid out in the EU MDD, but in many topics there are additional or stricter requirements. Although we continue to transition our certification profile to meet the new EU MDR requirements, these stricter regulations set forth in the EU MDR may pose additional challenges for Integra to continue marketing products in the EU. See “ Item 1A. Risk Factors - We are subject to stringent domestic and foreign medical device regulations and oversight and any adverse action may adversely affect our ability to compete in the marketplace and our financial condition and business operations ” of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. In the EEA, medical devices are currently required to comply with the General Safety and Performance Requirements (or “GSPR”) in Annex I of the EU MDR (for legacy devices, this corresponds to the Essential Requirements of Annex I of the EU MDD). Compliance with GSPR is a prerequisite to be able to affix the CE mark to medical devices, without which they cannot be commercialized in the EEA. To demonstrate compliance with the GSPR and obtain the right to affix the CE mark, a manufacturer must undergo a conformity assessment procedure, which varies according to the type of medical device and its classification. In the EEA medical devices are classified into four different risk classes: Class I (which is further divided into (i) devices that are placed on the market in sterile condition, (ii) have a measuring function, (iii) are reusable surgical instruments, and (iv) all others), IIa, IIb and III. Apart from low risk medical devices (Class I if they have no measuring function, are not sterile, and are not reusable surgical instruments), where the manufacturer can issue an EU Declaration of Conformity based on a self-assessment of the conformity of the devices with the GSPR, a conformity assessment procedure requires the intervention of a Notified Body, which is an organization accredited by the competent authority of an EEA country to conduct conformity assessments. The Notified Body typically audits and examines the products’ technical documentation and the quality management system for the manufacture, design and final inspection of the medical devices before issuing a CE Certificate of Conformity. After receiving the CE Certificate of Conformity from the Notified Body upon successful completion of the conformity assessment, the manufacturer can draw up an EU Declaration of Conformity which allows it to affix the CE mark to the products. 13 Besides its involvement in the initial conformity assessment procedure, the Notified Body is required to carry out an annual audit (surveillance audit) and is also required to randomly perform unannounced audits at least once every five years. The quality management system and technical documentation of manufacturers will be required to be recertified periodically, as CE Certificates of Conformity issued by a Notified Body remain valid only for the period indicated in them, in no case exceeding five years. The EU MDR also provides various requirements relating to post-market surveillance and vigilance, including the obligation for manufacturers to implement a post-market surveillance system. Once a device is on the EEA market, manufacturers must comply with certain vigilance requirements, such as reporting serious incidents and field safety corrective actions (even those occurring outside the EEA) to the relevant competent authorities. The EU MDD, EU MDR, ISO 9000 series and ISO 13485 are recognized international quality standards that are designed to ensure that we develop and manufacture quality medical devices. A Notified Body audits our facilities annually to verify our compliance with the ISO 13485 Quality System standard. Other countries are also instituting regulations regarding medical devices or interpreting and enforcing existing regulations more strictly. Compliance with these regulations requires extensive documentation and clinical reports for our products, revisions to labeling, and other requirements such as facility inspections to comply with the registration requirements. Certain countries, including those in the EEA, have issued regulations that govern products that contain materials derived from animal sources. Regulatory authorities are particularly concerned with materials infected with the agent that causes BSE. These regulations affect our dermal regeneration products, duraplasty products, hernia repair products, biomaterial products for the spine, nerve and tendon repair products and certain other products, all of which contain material derived from bovine tissue. Although we take great care to ensure that our products are safe and free of agents that can cause disease, products that contain materials derived from animals, including our products, may become subject to additional regulation, or even be banned in certain countries, because of concern over the potential for prior transmission. Significant new regulations, a ban of our products, or a movement away from bovine-derived products because of an outbreak of BSE could have a material, adverse effect on our current business or our ability to expand our business. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors – Risks Related to our Regulatory Environment ” of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Regarding HCT/Ps and as happens in the U.S., these products can have various regulatory qualifications (medical devices, medicinal products or blood/tissues/cells products). The donation, collection, procurement, testing, processing, preservation, storage, import, export and distribution in the EEA of human blood, tissues and cells is currently mainly regulated by Directive 2002/98/EC (the “Blood Directive”), Directive 2004/23/EC (the “Tissues and Cells Directive”) and the implementing acts adopted by each EEA country. This legislation also partially applies to manufactured products derived from human blood, tissues and cells. In July 2024, Regulation (EU) 2024/1938 on standards of quality and safety for substances of human origin intended for human application (the “SoHO Regulation”) was published. This new Regulation will apply from August7,2027 and replace the Blood Directive and the Tissues and Cells Directive, changing the regulatory framework for the use of these substances in the EEA. Regulations Governing Reimbursement Market acceptance of our medical products in the U.S. and other countries is dependent upon the purchasing and procurement practices of our customers and patient need for our products and procedures and, the coverage and reimbursement of patients’ medical expenses by government healthcare programs, private insurers or other healthcare payors. The delivery of our devices is subject to regulation by the HHS and comparable state and non-U.S. agencies responsible for reimbursement and regulation of healthcare items and services. Healthcare providers that purchase medical devices generally rely on third-party payors, including, in the U.S., the Medicare and Medicaid programs and private payors, such as indemnity insurers, employer group health insurance programs and managed care plans, to reimburse all or part of the cost of the products. As a result, demand for our products is and will continue to be dependent in part on the coverage and reimbursement policies of these payors. The manner in which reimbursement is sought and obtained varies based upon the type of payor involved and the setting in which the product is furnished and utilized. Government payors, such as Medicare, are increasingly seeking additional clinical evidence beyond the data required to obtain marketing clearance, before covering our products for their patients. Reimbursement from Medicare, Medicaid and other third-party payors may be subject to periodic adjustments as a result of legislative, regulatory and policy changes, as well as budgetary pressures. Possible reductions in, or eliminations of, coverage or reimbursement by third-party payors, or denial of, or provision of uneconomical reimbursement for new products may affect our customers' revenue and ability to purchase our products. Any changes in the healthcare regulatory, payment or enforcement landscape relative to our customers’ healthcare services have the potential to significantly affect our operations and revenue. Implementation of legislative or regulatory reforms to reimbursement systems, including price regulation, competitive bidding and tendering, coverage and payment policies, comparative effectiveness of therapies, technology assessments and managed-care arrangements, or adverse decisions relating to our products by administrators of these systems in coverage or reimbursement, could significantly reduce reimbursement or result in the denial of coverage, which could have an impact on the acceptance of and demand for our products and the prices that our customers are willing to pay for them. 14 Healthcare Reform A primary trend in the U.S. healthcare industry and elsewhere is cost containment. For example, the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”), went into effect in 2010, and, among other things, includes changes to the coverage and payment for products under government health care programs. In the United States, there have been, and we expect there to continue to be, a number of legislative and regulatory initiatives, at both the federal and state government levels, to change the healthcare system in ways that, if approved, could affect our ability to sell our products profitably. Among policy makers and payors in the United States and elsewhere, there is significant interest in promoting changes in healthcare systems with the stated goals of containing healthcare costs, improving quality and/or expanding access. Current and future legislative proposals to further reform healthcare or reduce healthcare costs may limit coverage of or lower reimbursement for the procedures associated with the use of our products. The cost containment measures that payors and providers are instituting and the effect of any healthcare reform initiative implemented in the future could impact our revenue from the sale of our products. Other legislative changes have been proposed and adopted in the United States since the ACA was enacted. For example, in August 2011, the Budget Control Act of 2011, among other things, created measures for spending reductions by Congress. A Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, tasked with recommending a targeted deficit reduction of at least $1.2 trillion for the years 2012 through 2021, was unable to reach required goals, thereby triggering the legislation’s automatic reduction to several government programs. This includes aggregate reductions of Medicare payments to providers of up to 2% per fiscal year, which went into effect in April 2013 and, due to subsequent legislative amendments, will remain in effect through 2031. Sequestration is currently set at 2% and will increase to 2.25% for the first half of fiscal year 2030, to 3% for the second half of fiscal year 2030, and to 4% for the remainder of the sequestration period that lasts through the first six months of fiscal year 2031. Some of the provisions of the ACA and related laws have been, and may continue to be, subject to judicial and Congressional challenges, and to modifications in their interpretation or implementation. We plan to continue to evaluate the effect that the ACA and its possible modification may have on our business. There has also been heightened governmental scrutiny over the manner in which manufacturers set prices for their marketed products, which has resulted in several recent Congressional inquiries and proposed bills designed to, among other things, bring more transparency to product pricing and review the relationship between pricing and manufacturer programs. Individual states in the U.S. have also become increasingly active in enacting legislation and implementing regulations designed to control product pricing. We expect that additional foreign, federal and state healthcare reform measures will be adopted in the future, any of which could limit the amounts that federal and state governments will pay for healthcare products and services, which could result in limited coverage and reimbursement and reduced demand for our products. There have been, and likely will continue to be, legislative and regulatory proposals at the national level in the U.S. and other jurisdictions globally, as well as at some regional, state and/or local levels within the U.S. or other jurisdictions, directed at broadening the availability of healthcare and containing or lowering the cost of healthcare. Such reforms could have an adverse effect on anticipated revenues from product that we may successfully develop and for which we may obtain marketing approval and may affect our overall financial condition and ability to develop product. Other regulations Healthcare Fraud and Abuse Laws . In the U.S., we are subject to laws and regulations pertaining to healthcare fraud and abuse, including anti-kickback laws, false claims, and other health care fraud laws that regulate, among other things, the means by which companies in the health care industry may sell and market their products to hospitals and health care professionals and regulate the arrangements and engagements with customers. We are also subject to other federal and state laws that constrain the way we can market and sell our products, or require reporting of certain transfers of value to health care professionals. Some of the laws and regulations we are subject to include: • The U.S. federal Anti-Kickback Statute (the “AKS”), which prohibits, among other things, persons or entities from knowingly and willfully soliciting, offering, receiving or paying any remuneration, directly or indirectly, overtly or covertly, in cash or in kind, in exchange for or to induce either the referral of an individual for the furnishing or arranging for a good or service, or for the purchasing, leasing, ordering, or arranging for or recommending any good, facility, service or item for which payment may be made in whole or in part under federal healthcare programs, such as the Medicare and Medicaid programs. The term “remuneration” expressly includes kickbacks and bribes, and also has been broadly interpreted to include anything of value, including, for example, gifts, discounts, the furnishing of supplies or equipment, credit arrangements, payments of cash, waivers of payments, ownership interests and providing anything at less than its fair market value. The AKS is broad and prohibits many arrangements and practices that are lawful in businesses outside of the healthcare industry. There are a number of statutory exceptions and regulatory safe harbors that may protect certain business arrangements from prosecution if strictly complied with, however, those exceptions and safe harbors are drawn narrowly. There are also no available exceptions or safe harbors for many common business activities. Practices that involve remuneration to those who prescribe, purchase, recommend or 15 arrange for the purchase, order or recommendation of medical devices, including discounts, providing items or services for free or engaging such individuals as consultants, advisors, or speakers, may be subject to scrutiny if they do not fit squarely within an available exception or safe harbor and would be subject to a facts and circumstances analysis to determine compliance with the AKS. A violation of the AKS can be established without proving that the person or entity had actual knowledge of the statute or specific intent to violate it. A claim that includes items or services resulting from an AKS violation constitutes a false or fraudulent claim for purposes of the federal civil False Claims Act (the “False Claims Act”). • The False Claims Act, which prohibits, among other things, persons, or entities from knowingly presenting or causing to be presented a false or fraudulent claim for payment of government funds or knowingly presenting or causing to be presented a false record or statement material to an obligation to pay money to the government or knowingly and improperly avoiding, decreasing, or concealing an obligation to pay money to the federal government. Medical device manufacturers have been investigated and have reached substantial financial settlements with the federal government under the False Claims Act for a variety of alleged improper activities, including causing false claims to be submitted as a result of the marketing of their products including for unapproved and thus non-reimbursable uses and interactions with prescribers and other customers, including those that may have affected their billing or coding practices and submission of claims to the federal government. Actions under the False Claims Act can be brought by qui tam relators, or whistleblowers, on behalf of themselves and the government, and those relators can share in any settlement or resolution. If an entity is determined to have violated the False Claims Act, it may be required to pay up to three times the actual damages sustained by the government, plus civil penalties for each separate false claim. • The Health Insurance and Portability Act of 1996, and its implementing regulations (collectively, “HIPAA”), which imposes criminal and civil liability for, among other things, knowingly and willfully executing, or attempting to execute, a scheme to defraud any healthcare benefit program, or knowingly and willfully falsifying, concealing or covering up a material fact or making any materially false statement, in connection with the delivery of, or payment for healthcare benefits, items or services by a healthcare benefit program, which includes both government and privately funded benefits programs; similar to the U.S. federal Anti-Kickback Statute, a person or entity does not need to have actual knowledge of the statute or specific intent to violate it in order to have committed a violation. • Analogous state and foreign law equivalents of each of the above U.S. federal laws, such as anti-kickback and false claims laws that apply to items or services reimbursed by any third-party payor, including commercial insurers. • State and foreign laws that require medical device companies to comply with the industry’s voluntary compliance guidelines and the applicable compliance guidance promulgated by the federal government or otherwise restrict payments (or require reporting transfers of value) that may be made to healthcare providers and other potential referral sources. • The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act, implemented as the Open Payments program, and its implementing regulations, require certain manufacturers of drugs, devices, biologics and medical supplies that are reimbursable (directly or indirectly) under Medicare, Medicaid, or the Children’s Health Insurance Program to report annually to the CMS information related to certain payments made in the preceding calendar year and other transfers of value to physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, certified nurse anesthetists, certified nurse-midwives and teaching hospitals, as well as ownership and investment interests held by physicians and their immediate family members. Anti-bribery laws exist in many of the countries in which we sell our products outside the U.S., as well as the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (the “FCPA”) which addresses the activities of U.S. companies in foreign markets. Our products also are subject to regulation regarding reimbursement, and U.S. healthcare laws apply when a customer submits a claim for a product that is reimbursed under a federally funded healthcare program. These global laws require that we exercise care in designing our sales and marketing practices, including interactions with healthcare professionals, and customer discount arrangements. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors – We are exposed to a variety of risks relating to our international sales and operations” of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for further details. Import-export . Our international operations subject us to laws regarding sanctioned countries, entities and persons, customs, and import-export. Among other things, these laws restrict, and in some cases can prevent, U.S. companies from directly or indirectly selling goods, technology or services to people or entities in certain countries. In addition, these laws require that we exercise care in our business dealings with entities in and from foreign countries. In addition to our need to comply with such regulations in connection with our direct activities, we also sell and provide goods, technology and services to agents, representatives and distributors who may export such items to customers and end-users. If we, or the third parties through which we do business, are not in compliance with applicable import, export control or economic sanctions laws and regulations, we may be subject to civil or criminal enforcement action, and varying degrees of liability. Such actions may disrupt or delay 16 sales of our products or services or result in restrictions on our distribution and sales of products or services that may materially impact our business. Environmental Health and Safety . Our research, development and manufacturing processes involve the controlled use of certain hazardous materials. We are subject to country-specific, federal, state and local laws and regulations governing the use, manufacture, storage, handling and disposal of these materials and certain waste products. We believe that our environmental, health and safety procedures for handling and disposing of these materials comply with the standards prescribed by the controlling laws and regulations. However, risk of accidental releases or injury from these materials is possible. These risks are managed to minimize or eliminate associated business impacts. In the event of this type of accident, we could be held liable for damages and face a liability that could exceed our resources. We could be subject to a regulatory shutdown of a facility that could prevent the distribution and sale of products manufactured there for a significant period of time, and we could suffer a casualty loss that could require a shutdown of the facility in order to repair it, any of which could have a material, adverse effect on our business. Although we continuously strive to maintain full compliance with respect to all applicable global environmental, health and safety laws and regulations, we could incur substantial costs to fully comply with future laws and regulations, and our operations, business or assets may be negatively affected. Furthermore, global environmental, health and safety compliance is an ongoing process. We have compliance procedures in place for compliance with Employee Health & Safety laws, driven by a centrally led organizational structure that ensures proper implementation, which is essential to our overall business objectives. In addition, we are subject to numerous federal, state, foreign and local laws relating to safe working conditions, environmental protection and fire hazard control, among others. We may be required to incur significant costs to comply with these laws and regulations in the future and complying with these laws may result in a material adverse effect upon our business, financial condition and results of operations. Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Laws and Regulations. As a business with a significant global footprint, compliance with evolving regulations and standards in data privacy and cybersecurity (relating to the confidentiality and security of our information technology systems, products such as medical devices, and other services provided by us) may result in increased costs, lower revenue, new complexities in compliance, new challenges for competition, and the threat of increased regulatory enforcement activity. Our business relies on the secure electronic transmission, storage and hosting of sensitive information, including personal information, financial information, intellectual property, and other sensitive information related to our customers and workforce. For example, in the U.S., the collection, maintenance, protection, use, transmission, disclosure and disposal of certain personal information and the security of medical devices are regulated at the U.S. federal and state, and industry levels. U.S. federal and state laws protect the confidentiality of certain patient health information, including patient medical records, and restrict the use and disclosure of patient health information by health care providers and other persons or entities that create, receive, maintain, or transmit health information. For example, in the U.S., depending on the facts and circumstances, we could be subject to the requirements of HIPAA. HIPAA imposes privacy and security obligations on covered entity health care providers, health plans, and health care clearinghouses, as well as their “business associates” – certain persons or entities that create, receive, maintain, or transmit protected health information in connection with providing a specified service or performing a function on behalf of a covered entity. HIPAA also regulates standardization of data content, codes and formats used in health care transactions and standardization of identifiers for health plans and providers. Penalties for violations of HIPAA regulations include significant civil and criminal penalties for each violation. In addition, the FDA has issued guidance advising manufacturers to take cybersecurity risks into account in product design for connected medical devices and systems, to assure that appropriate safeguards are in place to reduce the risk of unauthorized access or modification to medical devices that contain software and reduce the risk of introducing threats into hospital systems that are connected to such devices. The FDA also issued guidance on post market management of cyber security in medical devices. Under section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), the FTC expects a company’s data privacy and security measures to be reasonable and appropriate in light of the sensitivity and volume of consumer information it holds, the size and complexity of its business, and the cost of available tools to improve security and reduce vulnerabilities. Failure to meet these standards may constitute unfair or deceptive acts or practices in violation of the FTC Act. The FTC also has the power to enforce the Health Breach Notification Rule, which imposes notification obligations on companies for breaches of certain health information contained in personal health records. At the state level, the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”), establishes certain requirements for data use and sharing transparency and provides California consumers (as defined in the law) certain rights concerning the use, disclosure, and retention of their personal data. Such rights include rights to access and delete personal information, opt out of certain personal information sharing, and receive detailed information about how personal information is used. The CCPA provides for civil penalties for violations, as well as a private right of action for data breaches—involving certain types of personal information—that is expected to increase data breach litigation. The CCPA may increase our compliance costs and potential liability. Numerous other states, such as Virginia, Colorado, Utah, and Connecticut, have 17 enacted privacy laws similar to the CCPA, and some states, like Washington and Nevada, have enacted health privacy specific laws that grant heightened rights with respect to health information. Moreover, as a result of the broad scale release and availability of Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) technologies such as generative AI, there is a global trend towards more regulation (e.g., the EU AI Act and AI laws passed in U.S. states) to ensure the ethical use, privacy, and security of AI and the data that it processes. Compliance with such laws will likely be an increasing and substantial cost in the future. Outside the U.S., we are impacted by the privacy and data security requirements at the international, national and regional level, and on an industry specific basis. Legal requirements in these countries relating to the collection, storage, handling and transfer of personal data and, potentially, intellectual property continue to evolve with increasingly strict enforcement regimes. In Europe, for example, we are subject to the EU General Data Protection Regulation, including as implemented in the UK (collectively, “GDPR”) which imposes restrictions on the collection, use and transfer of personal data and includes, among other things, a requirement for prompt notice of data breaches to data subjects and supervisory authorities in certain circumstances and significant fines for non-compliance, which can go up to €20 million or up to 4% of the total worldwide annual turnover of the preceding financial year, whichever is higher. The GDPR also requires companies processing personal data of individuals residing in the EU to comply with EU privacy and data protection rules. In particular, when we rely on third-party service providers processing personal data of subjects in the EU, we must enter into suitable agreements with these providers and receive sufficient assurances that the providers meet the requirements of the GDPR. The obligations under the GDPR may therefore be onerous and adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects. Please refer to “ Item 1A. Risk Factors – Failure to comply with laws relating to the confidentiality of sensitive personal information or standards related to the transmission of electronic health data, may require us to make significant changes to our products, or incur penalties or other liabilities ” of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional discussion of the risks accompanying compliance with data privacy and cybersecurity laws and regulations. These laws and regulations impact the ways in which we use and manage personal data, protected health information, and our information technology systems. They also impact our ability to move, store, and access data across geographic boundaries. Compliance with these requirements may require changes in business practices, complicate our operations, and add complexity and additional management and oversight needs. They also may complicate our clinical research activities, as well as product offerings that involve transmission or use of clinical data. HUMAN CAPITAL Our people are our greatest asset and we view human capital management and the strength of our employees as integral to the long-term success of our business. We understand that we rely on our employees worldwide to propel our organization forward with great ideas, innovations and leadership. Workforce Demographics As of  December 31, 2024, we had approximately 4,396 regular full and part time employees. Approximately 70% of our employees are located in the United States, 20% in Europe, 9% in Asia Pacific which includes Australia and New Zealand and 1% in Latin America and Canada. Building a Strong Workforce A talented and engaged workforce is a business priority and a key to our long-term success. We believe our company is stronger when we leverage broad perspectives to meet the needs of our shareholders, customers, colleagues and the communities we serve. Our commitment to workforce development starts at the top with our Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer. At all levels of the Company, we focus on attracting, retaining, and developing talent that drives innovation and results. Through various Employee Resource Groups (“ERGs”), leadership councils and external partnerships, we provide opportunities for colleagues to contribute to our culture, develop professionally and provide feedback to our executive team. In fiscal year 2024, we maintained seven (7) Integra-sponsored ERGs, which are employee-led groups, provide career development, leadership opportunities and networking connections across the organization. Compensation and Benefits Our compensation philosophy is designed to reinforce and align with our mission, business strategy, and financial needs. We invest in the physical, emotional and financial well-being of our employees through our robust compensation and benefit programs. We provide market-competitive compensation and benefits based on benchmarking surveys we conduct regularly for all position levels against relevant peer companies. Our annual and long-term incentive packages are linked directly to business and individual performance, with a balance of short- and long-term financial and strategic objectives. We have an employee stock purchase plan. Eligibility for non-salary benefits such as salary continuance, life insurance, health insurance, and similar benefits, follows local regulations and practices. 18 We are a pay-for-performance company committed to fair pay. All compensation decisions are made without regard to personal characteristics such as, but not limited to, gender, race, color, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, religion, or veteran status. As part of our commitment to compensation equity, Integra regularly conducts a pay equity analysis, reviewing how our organization compensates employees against external and internal data in conjunction with the role and scope of each position and making adjustments if necessary. Talent Development and Retention We have comprehensive and effective human capital development programs in place because we believe that the personal success of our employees is critical to the overall success of our business. To build a diverse and talented organization, we have invested in honing our recruiting and hiring processes to attract top talent and engage new hires from the very beginning of their experience at Integra. We offer a variety of opportunities for our employees to learn and grow. Continued learning and development is a critical component of employee job satisfaction, retention, and career advancement—and ultimately, a driver of business success. We encourage and promote experiential, collaborative, and formal learning programs. Employees are also encouraged to discuss with their managers the skills, training, and experience needed to grow and develop. In addition to several skills-based trainings available (technical, sales, leadership ability) to all employees, managers may recommend external job-specific development programs to employees. These programs are paid for directly by Integra. Employee Health and Safety We are committed to providing a safe environment for all employees and visitors. We rely on our environmental, health and safety management systems as well as entrusting our managers to oversee and ensure health and safety at their respective sites and foster a workplace culture to achieve that end. We implement our approach globally by our systems and support at regional and country levels from colleagues that implement proper safety protocols, identify and correct hazards, and remain safety conscious at all times. Managers are expected to enforce health and safety regulations, including compliance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Our Environmental Health and Safety (“EH&S”) organizational structure incorporates both workplace EH&S coordinators and compliance teams. We have developed an Incident Procedure Policy and General Safety Rules that guide our colleagues to improve our workplace environment, improve safety, and reduce risk and costs. Employee Engagement and Wellbeing We regularly seek employee feedback and sentiment about our workplace through global engagement pulse surveys conducted on at least an annual basis. After each survey is complete, we share detailed results with senior management and all employees within each department. We are incorporating employee survey results into our corporate strategies – across company, division and function levels – and have further used this employee feedback to modify corporate programs and initiatives. We believe this process enables us to monitor employee engagement and create a continuously improving, satisfying work environment for our employees. We are committed to improving the quality of life of our employees and their families. Our health and wellbeing programs differ by country and typical benefits include comprehensive health insurance, disability coverage, workplace accommodations, parental leave and other leaves of absence based on health or life events (e.g., bereavement), employee assistance programs, fitness reimbursement, and flu shots. We also provide on-demand health advocates to help employees navigate the health insurance system, access to digital health solutions, a weight management program, smoking cessation assistance, a substance use disorder helpline, a diabetes health program and other similar programs to drive healthy behaviors and awareness. FINANCIAL INFORMATION ABOUT GEOGRAPHIC AREAS Financial information about our geographical areas is set forth in our financial statements Note 16. Segment and Geographic Information , to the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Part IV, Item 15 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K). AVAILABLE INFORMATION We are subject to the informational requirements of the Exchange Act of 1934. In accordance with the Exchange Act, we file annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and any amendments to those reports, proxy statements and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission, (“the SEC”). 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