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 8, 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 7.01

Regulation FD Disclosure

On March 8, 2019, RTI Surgical, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the completion of the acquisition of Paradigm Spine, LLC, as contemplated by the Master Transaction Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2018, by and among the Company, PS Spine Holdco, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, RTI Surgical Holdings, Inc., a Delaware limited liability company (formerly known as Bears Holding Sub, Inc.), and Bears Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation. 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.



99.1		Press Release issued by the Company dated March 8, 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 8, 2019

/s/ Jonathon M. Singer

Jonathon M. Singer

Chief Financial and Administrative Officer, Corporate Secretary

RTI SURGICAL, INC. 8-K