UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) March 7, 2019

RTI SURGICAL, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


Delaware	0-31271	59-3466543
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

11621 Research Circle, Alachua, Florida		32615
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (386) 418-8888

not applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 5.07.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On March 7, 2019, RTI Surgical, Inc. (the “Company”) held a special meeting of its stockholders (the “Special Meeting”). All matters submitted to a vote of the Company’s stockholders as described in the proxy statement furnished to stockholders in connection with the Special Meeting, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 7, 2019 (the “Proxy Statement”), were approved.

The number of shares of common stock entitled to vote at the Special Meeting was 74,263,220. The number of shares of common stock present or represented by valid proxy was 64,366,724. At the Special Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on the following items:

1. To approve and adopt the Merger Proposal — Stockholders approved and adopted the Merger Proposal as disclosed in the Proxy Statement. The vote totals for the approval and adoption of the Merger Proposal were 63,951,447 shares for; 72,616 shares against; and 342,661 share abstentions.

2. To approve and adopt the Share Issuance Proposal — Stockholders approved and adopted the Share Issuance Proposal as disclosed in the Proxy Statement. The vote totals for the approval and adoption of the Share Issuance Proposal were 63,948,631 shares for; 73,671 shares against; and 344,422 share abstentions.

Banks and brokers were not eligible to vote shares for which they did not receive instructions from the beneficial owners thereof on these proposals. The final report of the inspector of election indicated that there were no broker non-votes on any of these proposals.

Item 7.01

Regulation FD Disclosure

On March 7, 2019, RTI Surgical, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the results of the vote of the Company’s stockholders at the Special Meeting. A copy of this press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

The information furnished herewith pursuant to Item 7.01 of this Current Report, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. The information in this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date of this Current Report, regardless of any general incorporation language in the filing.

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.


99.1		Press Release issued by the Company dated March 7, 2019.

SIGNATURES

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

RTI SURGICAL, INC.

Date: March 7, 2019

/s/ Jonathon M. Singer

Jonathon M. Singer

Chief Financial and Administrative Officer, Corporate Secretary

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