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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 10-K

(Mark One)



x	ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016



o	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

COMMISSION FILE NO. 0-26224

INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES HOLDINGS CORPORATION

(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)



DELAWARE		51-0317849
(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION)		(I.R.S. EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NO.)

311 ENTERPRISE DRIVE PLAINSBORO, NEW JERSEY		08536
(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)		(ZIP CODE)

REGISTRANT’S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE: (609) 275-0500

SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OF THE ACT:



Title of Each Class		Name of Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, Par Value $.01 Per Share		The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(g) OF THE ACT:

NONE

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act. Yes o

No x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):



Large accelerated filer	x	Accelerated filer	o

Non-accelerated filer	o (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)	Smaller reporting company	o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No ý

As of June 30, 2016, the aggregate market value of the registrant’s common stock held by non-affiliates was approximately $2,393.5 million based upon the closing sales price of the registrant’s common stock on The Nasdaq Global Market on such date. The number of shares of the registrant’s Common Stock, $0.01 par value, outstanding as of February 21, 2017 was 74,816,177.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE:

Certain portions of the registrant’s definitive proxy statement relating to its scheduled May 24, 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are incorporated by reference in Part III of this report.

INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES HOLDINGS CORPORATION

TABLE OF CONTENTS



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PART I

Item 1. Business	4
Item 1A. Risk Factors	12
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments	27
Item 2. Properties	28
Item 3. Legal Proceedings	28
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures	29

PART II
Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities	29
Item 6. Selected Financial Data	30
Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	31
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	50
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data	51
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosures	51
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures	52
Item 9B. Other Information	52

PART III
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance	52
Item 11. Executive Compensation	52
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters	52
Item 13. Certain Relationships, Related Transactions, and Director Independence	52
Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services	52
PART IV

Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statements Schedules	52

SIGNATURES	64

PART I

ITEM 1. BUSINESS

OVERVIEW

The terms “we,” “our,” “us,” “Company” and “Integra” refer to Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and its subsidiaries, unless the context suggests otherwise.

Integra, headquartered in Plainsboro, New Jersey, is a world leader in medical technology. The Company employs approximately 3,700 people around the world who are dedicated to limiting uncertainty for surgeons, so that they can concentrate on providing the best care for their patients. Integra offers innovative solutions, including leading regenerative technologies, specialty surgical solutions, and orthopedic solutions. Revenues grew to $992.1 million in 2016, an increase of 12% from $882.7 million in 2015.

Integra was founded on an engineered collagen technology platform that is used to repair and regenerate tissue. The Company has developed numerous product lines from this technology for applications ranging from burn and deep tissue wounds to repair of dura mater in the brain to repair of nerve and tendon. Over the past 30 years, Integra has grown by building upon this core regenerative technology, acquiring businesses in markets with overlapping customer bases, and developing products to further meet the needs of target customers.

On October 25, 2016, our Board of Directors recommended, subject to stockholder approval, an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation (the “Amendment”) to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from 60.0 million shares to 240.0 million shares, par value $0.01 per share, for the purpose of, among other things, affecting a two-for-one stock split. The stockholders approved the Amendment on its special Stockholders' Meeting on December 21, 2016. The Company filed a certificate of amendment to our amended and restated certificate of incorporation to effect the increase in authorized shares of common stock and the two-for-one-stock split. Stockholders of record as of the close of market on December 21, 2016 were entitled to receive one additional share of common stock for each share held. The shares were distributed on January 3, 2017. No fractional shares of common stock were issued as a result of the two-for-one stock split. The adjusted stock price was reflected on the NASDAQ stock market on January 4, 2017.

The shares of common stock retained a par value of $0.01 per share. Accordingly, the stockholders' equity reflects the stock split by reclassifying from "Additional paid-in capital" to "Common stock" for an amount equal to the par value of the increased shares resulting from the stock split. All references in this Form 10-K to the number of shares of common stock, price per share and weighted average shares of common stock have been adjusted to reflect the post-split amounts, unless otherwise indicated.

VISION

We aspire to be a multi-billion dollar diversified global medical technology company that helps patients by limiting uncertainty for healthcare professionals. Our customers will recognize us as a leader in specialty surgical applications, regenerative technologies and extremities orthopedics worldwide.

STRATEGY

Our strategy is built around three pillars - execute, optimize, and accelerate growth. These three pillars support our strategic initiatives to deliver on our commitments through improved planning and communication, optimize our infrastructure, and grow our revenues by introducing new products to the market through internal development, geographic expansion, and strategic acquisitions.

This is an essential strategic approach for two reasons. First, the costs inherent in operating a medical technology company have increased at an accelerating rate in recent years and continue to rise. Scale is therefore correlated with rates of profitability in our industry. Our strategic response is to focus efforts and investments on accelerating growth in the clinical areas where we compete today. Second, we compete in a complex and highly regulated industry, and we have grown through more than 45 acquisitions in our history. We have made significant accomplishments in the past several years to reduce our operational footprint, simplify our organizational structure and build platforms for common systems. To effectively execute on our plans to grow our core business and integrate acquisitions, we must continue to improve our infrastructure and processes. These improvements will fortify a solid platform from which to grow our business.

Our executive leadership team has set forth the following several near-term objectives aligned to this strategy:

Portfolio Optimization. We are investing in innovative product development to drive a multi-generational pipeline for our key product franchises. Our product development efforts focus on regenerative technologies and other projects with the potential for significant returns on investment. We have a goal of generating at least one quarter of our organic growth in any

one year from products launched in the previous two to three years. These recent efforts have contributed to an active schedule of impactful product launches. In addition to new product development, we are funding studies to gather clinical evidence to support launches, ensure market access and improve reimbursement for existing products. We also continue to identify low-growth, low-margin products and product franchises for discontinuation and will continue to look at other ways of optimizing our portfolio.

Commercial Channel Optimization and International Expansion. Through the acquisition of TEI Biosciences, Inc. and TEI Medical Inc. (collectively "TEI") in July 2015 and the 2016 launch of Omnigraft^TMfor diabetic foot ulcers, we have established a new presence in the outpatient segment of the fast-growing advanced wound care market. We have built up this commercial channel and support infrastructure to facilitate the Omnigraftproduct launch. Our 3x3 strategy takes advantage of our unique position to call upon providers in three sales channels (inpatient, outpatient, and multi-center enterprise-wide contracting) and offer three product families for advanced wound healing (engineered collagen, acellular collagen and human amniotic wound dressings). We also see an opportunity to accelerate revenue growth by increasing our international presence. In order to achieve this, we are expanding our commercial infrastructure in key markets and securing ownership or other control of our product registrations and distribution system. Additionally, we have a plan for registering and launching our existing products in countries where we already have a selling presence, but are missing key leading brands. We expect this focus on key markets and products that carry both high margins and relevant price points to increase our international business. More broadly, to compete successfully against much larger, diversified medical technology competitors, we are building upon our leadership brands across our product franchises and engaging hospital systems through enterprise-wide contracts.

Strategic Corporate Development. Over the years, we have successfully acquired and in-licensed businesses, products and technologies to grow our business. Our corporate development program is a core competency, and an important part of our strategy is to continue to pursue strategic transactions and licensing agreements to increase relevant scale in the clinical areas in which we compete. Heading into 2017, closing the acquisition of the Codman Neurosurgery business of Johnson & Johnson ("Codman Neurosurgery") and integrating Derma Sciences, Inc. ("Derma Sciences") will be key objectives for the company. Acquisitions, in particular, may expand international distribution, add a technology platform, increase the scale of one of our current portfolios, or provide access into an adjacent growth area that leverages the sales channel. We focus our efforts on the clinical areas of wound care, extremities orthopedics, and specialty surgical applications. Our corporate development capabilities are increasingly important to remain competitive in today's environment.

Finally, we are investing in training programs to strengthen our leadership bench in the organization, and we continue to invest in targeted additions to our sales organization to improve market coverage. These initiatives, investments, and talent development efforts will strengthen the foundation necessary to support a faster growing, multi-billion dollar global medical technology company. Our strategy to execute, optimize and accelerate growth will enable us to continue to be a company that helps limit uncertainty for customers and touches millions of patients each year, while driving returns for shareholders.

BUSINESS SEGMENTS

We currently manufacture and sell our products in the following two global reportable business segments: Specialty Surgical Solutions and Orthopedics 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 in Note 15, Segment and Geographic Information to our consolidated financial statements.

Specialty Surgical Solutions

Our Specialty Surgical Solutions business offers specialty surgical instrumentation for a broad range of specialties, including a market-leading product portfolio used in the neurosurgery operating suite and critical care unit.

We sell products and solutions for dural repair, precision tools and instruments, tissue ablation, and neuro critical care, including related service and repair. For neurosurgeons, we have products for each step of a procedure and the care of the patient after surgery, from both equipment and implants used in the neurosurgery operating room to monitoring in the neurosurgery intensive care unit. We are also among the largest surgical instrument suppliers in the United States to hospitals, acute care surgical centers, and clinician offices. Our portfolio includes over 60,000 instrument patterns and surgical products, surgical headlight systems and table-mounted retractors that address a broad set of surgical specialties.

In the United States, Specialty Surgical Solutions products are sold through a combination of directly employed sales representatives, sales agents and distributors, depending on the customer call point. We have a specialized sales organization composed of directly employed sales representatives who primarily call on neurosurgeons and the neuro critical care unit. In addition, we have a sales organization consisting of a combination of directly employed sales representatives and sales agents who primarily call on the central sterile processing unit of hospitals and acute care surgical centers. Finally, we reach the

diverse alternate site call point, which includes physician, dental and veterinary offices, through distributors. Internationally, we sell certain products and product lines from the Specialty Surgical Solutions portfolio through a combination of direct efforts, primarily in certain European countries, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada, and through distributors in other countries.

Orthopedics and Tissue Technologies

Our Orthopedics and Tissue Technologies business offers a unique combination of differentiated soft tissue repair and tissue regeneration products, and small bone fixation and joint replacement solutions.

We sell regenerative technology products that can be used to provide treatment for acute wounds, such as burns, chronic wounds, including diabetic foot ulcers, surgical tissue repair including hernia repair, peripheral nerve repair and protection, and tendon repair. For extremity bone and joint reconstruction procedures, we sell hardware products, such as bone and joint fixation and joint replacement devices, implants and instruments, which provide for the orthopedic reconstruction of bone in the hand, wrist, elbow and shoulder (Upper Extremity), and the foot, ankle and leg below the knee (Lower Extremity).

In the United States, we have a specialized sales organization composed of directly employed sales representatives, as well as specialty distributors, organized based upon their call point. A team of extremities sales representatives calls on surgeons who treat acute wounds in hospitals, extremity orthopedic disorders, including osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, wrist, ankle and shoulder arthroplasty, and other conditions requiring foot or hand reconstruction. In addition, we sell our shoulder products through a specialty distributor network of sales agents who call on shoulder surgeons. A team of wound care clinic sales representatives calls on physicians who treat chronic wounds in the outpatient wound care clinic setting. A team of surgical sales representatives calls on surgeons who treat patients requiring surgical tissue repair and reconstruction. Finally, we have a small group of clinical sales specialists who focus on our regenerative products and support these three sales organizations - extremities, wound care and surgical - to address their clinicians' needs as they relate to this class of products. Outside the United States, we have a small direct sales presence, primarily in certain European countries, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada, and utilize distributors in other international markets to sell certain products and product lines from the Orthopedics and Tissue Technologies portfolio.

This segment also includes private-label sales of a broad set of our regenerative technologies. Our customers are other medical technology companies that sell to end markets primarily in orthopedics, spine, surgical and wound care.

PRODUCTS - OVERVIEW

We offer thousands of products for the medical specialties we target. Our objective is to develop, acquire or otherwise provide products that will limit uncertainty for hospitals and surgeons. These products include our regenerative technology implants, metal implants, instruments and equipment for small bone orthopedic surgery and specialty surgical applications. We distinguish ourselves by emphasizing the importance of regenerative technology, which we define as surgical implants derived from our proprietary collagen matrix technology and other biologic platforms that enable or facilitate the body's healing process and are resorbed.

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY

Our research and development activities focus on identifying unmet surgical needs and addressing those needs with innovative solutions and products. We apply our core competency in regenerative technology to products for neurosurgical, orthopedic and wound applications, and we have extensive programs for our core platforms of orthopedic hardware and electromechanical technologies. We are focusing our research and development efforts on the development of innovative products and clinical studies to generate efficacy and health economic evidence.

Regenerative Technologies. Because regenerative technology products represent a fast-growing, high-margin opportunity for us, we allocate a large portion of our research and development budget to these projects. Our regenerative technology development program applies our expertise in bioengineering to a range of biomaterials including, natural collagen and human tissues as well as synthetics such as polymers. These unique product designs are used for neurosurgical and orthopedic surgical applications, as well as dermal regeneration, including the healing of chronic and acute wounds, tendon and nerve repair. After finalizing our multi-center clinical trial evaluating the safety and effectiveness of the INTEGRA^® Dermal Regeneration Template for the Treatment of Diabetic Foot Ulcer ("DFU") in 2015, we filed a submission with the United States Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") and received Premarket Approval ("PMA") approval on January 7, 2016. The Company started commercializing the resulting DFU product, Omnigraft, in 2016. Additionally, we finalized patient follow-up in a Post Approval Study for our DuraSeal^® Exact Spine Sealant System, and submitted the study results to the FDA in October 2016. The study demonstrated the continued safety and effectiveness of this product, and we expect that this study will satisfy the post-approval

commitment related to it. We are investing in the development of next generation products, including nerve products, anti-microbial adjuncts for primary wound management, and specific chronic wound care solutions for the inpatient and outpatient settings, additional clinical studies for indications to support existing products, including ongoing studies of the use of our products in chronic wound, abdominal wall, and complex wounds and for an approval for a breast reconstruction indication as well as longer-term research programs to evaluate combination products.

Orthopedic Reconstruction. We develop fixation and small joint reconstruction implants and instruments for upper and lower extremities to both provide next generation solutions and expand our product portfolio. This portfolio focuses on joint replacement products. Integra already has a strong shoulder portfolio, which includes a total shoulder system and a reverse shoulder. We continue to work on advanced shoulder products and are developing a pyrocarbon hemi-shoulder product to add to that portfolio. We have a strong differentiated asset that resides in our exclusively licensed pyrocarbon products, and we continue to invest to bring new products to market with this technology, which has shown significantly less wear on bone than traditional metals. Our Cadence^® total ankle replacement product launched in 2016 and complements the acquired Salto Talaris^® ankle. The two ankles address different market needs with the Cadence ankle designed to simplify the ankle replacement procedure and maximize reproducibility through its instrumentation and technique.

Electromechanical Technologies and Instrumentation. Because our electromechanical products and instruments represent products that limit uncertainty for surgeries, we continue to invest in approvals for new indications and next generation improvements to our market-leading products. We have several active program focused on life cycle management and innovation on both capital and disposable products in our portfolio. We also work with a number of primarily German instrument partners to bring new surgical instrument patterns to the market, enabling us to add new instruments with minimal expense. Finally, our lighting franchise is among the most dynamic in the industry, and we continue to invest in ongoing development in LED technology.

COMPETITION

Our primary competitors in specialty surgical solutions are the Aesculap division of B. Braun Medical, Inc., Johnson & Johnson, Medtronic, Inc., Stryker Corporation, Becton, Dickinson and Company, and C.R. Bard, Inc. In addition, we compete with many smaller specialized companies and larger companies that do not otherwise focus on specialty surgical solutions. We rely on the depth and breadth of our sales and marketing organization, our innovative technology, and our procurement operation to maintain our competitive position in much of our precision tools and instruments portfolio.

Our competition in orthopedics and tissue technologies includes the DePuy/Synthes business of Johnson & Johnson, Stryker Corporation, Wright Medical Group, N.V., Smith & Nephew plc, MiMedx Group, Inc., Acelity L.P. Inc., a subsidiary of Allergan PLC, and Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc., as well as other major orthopedic companies that carry a full line of small bone and joint fixation and soft tissue products.

Finally, in certain cases our products compete primarily 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 on the basis of our products' features, strength of our sales force or distributors, sophistication of our technology and cost effectiveness of our solution.

GOVERNMENT REGULATION

We are a manufacturer and marketer of medical devices, and therefore are subject to extensive regulation by the FDA, the Center for Medicare Services of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, other federal governmental agencies and, in some jurisdictions, by state and foreign governmental authorities. These regulations govern the introduction of new medical devices, the observance of certain standards with respect to the design, manufacture, testing, labeling, promotion and sales of the devices, the maintenance of certain records, the ability to track devices, the reporting of potential product defects, the import and export of devices, and other matters.

United States Food and Drug Administration

We have an outstanding FDA warning letter related to TEI Biosciences Inc., an acquisition by Integra on July 17, 2015. TEI Biosciences Inc. received a Warning Letter from the FDA dated May 29, 2015 for promoting the product SurgiMend for breast surgery applications that were not cleared in the 510(k) process and do not have a PMA Approval for the indication. The FDA requested that TEI Biosciences Inc. immediately cease all activities that resulted in misbranding or adulteration of the product in commercial distribution. The FDA also required TEI Biosciences Inc. to cease all violations regarding promotion of the product for an indication that it was not cleared or approved. TEI Biosciences Inc. responded with a corrective action plan to the FDA and took action to address the issues prior to the completion of the acquisition. We will continue to monitor this activity and address all corrective actions submitted to the FDA. The FDA may not accept our corrective action plan or it may choose to scrutinize

other promotional claims on products and require additional corrective actions. We do not expect to incur material operating expenses to complete the corrective action plan.

The regulatory process of obtaining product approvals and clearances can be onerous and costly. The FDA requires, as a condition to marketing a medical device in the United States, that we secure a Premarket Notification clearance pursuant to Section 510(k) of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (the “FD&C Act”) or an approved PMA application (or supplemental PMA application). Obtaining these approvals and clearances can take up to several years and may involve preclinical studies and clinical trials. 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 United States on an unapproved product, we are required to obtain an Investigational Device Exemption ("IDE") from the FDA. The FDA may also 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 United States that have not been approved by the FDA for distribution in the United States, 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 distributes medical devices derived from human tissue (demineralized bone tissue). The FDA has specific regulations governing human cells, tissues and cellular and tissue-based products, or HCT/Ps. An HCT/P is a product containing, or consisting of, human cells or tissue intended for transplantation into a human patient. Examples 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 (“PHSA”), 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, Good Tissue Practice 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, Florida, New York and Maryland.

National Organ Transplant Act. Procurement of certain human organs and tissue for transplantation is subject to the restrictions of the National Organ Transplant Act (“NOTA”), 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. We reimburse tissue banks for their expenses associated with the recovery, storage and transportation of donated human tissue that they provide to us for processing. We include in our pricing structure amounts paid to tissue banks to reimburse them for their expenses associated with the recovery and transportation of the tissue, in addition to certain costs associated with processing, preservation, quality control and storage of the tissue, marketing and medical education expenses, and costs associated with development of tissue processing technologies. NOTA payment allowances may be interpreted to limit the amount of costs and expenses that we may recover in our pricing for our products, thereby reducing our future revenue and profitability.

Medical Device Regulations

We also are required to register with the FDA as a medical device manufacturer. As such, 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. 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.

Medical device regulations also are in effect in many of the countries in which we do business outside the United States. These laws range from comprehensive medical device approval and Quality System requirements for some or all of our medical device

products to simpler requests for product data or certifications. The number and scope of these requirements are increasing. Under the European Union Medical Device Directive, medical devices must meet the Medical Device Directive standards and receive CE Mark Certification prior to marketing in the European Union (the “EU”). CE Mark Certification requires a comprehensive quality system program, technical documentation and data on the product, which are then reviewed by a Notified Body. A Notified Body is an organization designated by the national governments of the European Union member states to make independent judgments about whether a product complies with the requirements established by each CE marking directive. The Medical Device Directive, ISO 9000 series and ISO 13485 are recognized international quality standards that are designed to ensure that we develop and manufacture quality medical devices. 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 all of our products, revisions to labeling, and other requirements such as facility inspections to comply with the registration requirements. A recognized Notified Body audits our facilities annually to verify our compliance with the ISO 13485 Quality System standard.

Certain countries, as well as the EU, 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 bovine spongiform encephalopathy (“BSE”), otherwise known as mad cow disease. 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 provide 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 prion 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 - Certain of our products contain materials derived from animal sources and may become subject to additional regulation.”

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.

Other regulations

Anti-Bribery Laws. In the United States, we are subject to laws and regulations pertaining to healthcare fraud and abuse, including anti-kickback laws and physician self-referral laws that regulate the means by which companies in the health care industry may market their products to hospitals and health care professionals and may compete by discounting the prices of their products. Similar anti-bribery laws exist in many of the countries in which we sell our products outside of the United States, as well as the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (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 involving interactions with healthcare professionals, and customer discount arrangements. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors - Oversight of the medical device industry might affect the manner in which we may sell medical devices and compete in the marketplace.”

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, United States 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.

Hazardous materials. 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 that may result, and any liability 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. Integra has 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 to the above regulations, we are, and may be, subject to regulation under country-specific federal and state laws, including, but not limited to, requirements regarding record keeping, and the maintenance of personal information, including personal health information. As a public company, we are subject to the securities laws and regulations, including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. We also are subject to other present, and could be subject to possible future, local, state, federal and foreign regulations.

Third-Party Reimbursement. Healthcare providers that purchase medical devices generally rely on third-party payors, including, in the United States, 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. 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 has the potential to significantly affect our operations and revenue.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

We seek patent and trademark protection for our key technology, products and product improvements, both in the United States 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 of 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.

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EMPLOYEES

At December 31, 2016, we had approximately 3,700 employees engaged in production and production support for warehouse, engineering and facilities, quality assurance, quality control, research and development, regulatory and clinical affairs, sales, marketing, administration and finance. Except for certain employees at our facilities in France and Mexico, none of our employees are subject to a collective bargaining agreement.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION ABOUT GEOGRAPHIC AREAS

Financial information about our geographical areas is set forth under “Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Geographic Product Revenues and Operations” and in our financial statements Note 15, Segment and Geographic Information, to our consolidated financial statements.

SOURCES OF RAW MATERIALS

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 a sole supplier. Our policy 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.

Certain of our products, including our dermal regeneration products, duraplasty products, wound care products, bone void fillers, nerve and tendon repair products and certain other products, contain material derived from bovine tissue. We take great care to provide that our products are safe and free of agents that can cause disease. In particular, the collagen used in the products that Integra manufactures is derived either from the deep flexor tendon of cattle less than 24 months old from New Zealand, a country that has never had a reported case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or from the United States or from fetal dermis. The World Health Organization classifies different types of cattle tissue for relative risk of BSE transmission. Deep flexor tendon and fetal bovine skin are in the lowest-risk category for BSE transmission, and is therefore considered to have a negligible risk of containing the agent that causes BSE.

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 quarter, and the fourth quarter revenues are the highest in the year. The main exceptions to this pattern occur because of material intervening acquisitions.

AVAILABLE INFORMATION

We are subject to the informational requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (the “Exchange Act”). In accordance with the Exchange Act, we file annual, quarterly and special reports, proxy statements and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission. You may view our financial information, including the information contained in this report, and other reports we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, on the Internet, without charge as soon as reasonably practicable after we file them with the Securities and Exchange Commission, in the “SEC Filings” page of the Investor Relations section of our website at www.integralife.com. You may also obtain a copy of any of these reports, without charge, from our investor relations department, 311 Enterprise Drive, Plainsboro, NJ 08536. Alternatively, you may view or obtain reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission at the SEC Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, N.E. in Washington, D.C. 20549, or at the Securities and Exchange Commission's Internet site at www.sec.gov. Please call the Securities and Exchange Commission at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the operation of the public reference facilities.

SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

We have made statements in this report, including statements under “Business” and “Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” that constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions about us including, among other things:


•	general economic and business conditions, both nationally and in our international markets;


•	our expectations and estimates concerning future financial performance, financing plans and the impact of competition;


•	anticipated trends in our business;


•	anticipated demand for our products, particularly capital equipment;


•	our ability to produce collagen-based products in sufficient quantities to meet sales demands;


•	our expectations concerning our ongoing restructuring, integration and manufacturing transfer and expansion activities;


•	existing and future regulations affecting our business, and enforcement of those regulations;


•	our ability to obtain additional debt and equity financing to fund capital expenditures and working capital requirements and acquisitions;


•	physicians' willingness to adopt our recently launched and planned products, third-party payors' willingness to provide or continue reimbursement for any of our products and our ability to secure regulatory approval for products in development;


•	initiatives launched by our competitors;


•	our ability to protect our intellectual property, including trade secrets;


•	our ability to complete acquisitions, integrate operations post-acquisition and maintain relationships with customers of acquired entities;


•	our ability to remediate all matters identified in FDA observations and warning letters that we received or may receive; and


•	other risk factors described in the section entitled "Risk Factors" in this report.

You can identify these forward-looking statements by forward-looking words such as “believe,” “may,” “could,” “might,” “will,” “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “seek,” “plan,” “expect,” “should,” “would” and similar expressions in this report. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. In light of these risks and uncertainties, the forward-looking events and circumstances discussed in this report may not occur and actual results could differ materially from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

Risks Related to Our Business

Our operating results may fluctuate.

Our operating results, including components of operating results such as gross margin and cost of product sales, may fluctuate from time to time, and such fluctuations could affect our stock price. Our operating results have fluctuated in the past and can be expected to fluctuate from time to time in the future. Some of the factors that may cause these fluctuations include:


•	economic conditions worldwide, which could affect the ability of hospitals and other customers to purchase our products and could result in a reduction in elective and non-reimbursed operative procedures;


•	the impact of acquisitions and our ability to integrate acquisitions;


•	the impact of our restructuring activities;


•	the timing of significant customer orders, which tend to increase in the fourth quarter to coincide with the end of budget cycles for many hospitals;


•	market acceptance of our existing products, as well as products in development;


•	the timing of regulatory approvals as well as changes in country-specific regulatory requirements;


•	changes in the rates of exchange between the U.S. dollar and other currencies of foreign countries in which we do business, such as the euro, British pound, Swiss franc, Canadian dollar, Japanese yen, Australian dollar, Mexican peso, Brazilian real and Chinese yuan;


•	expenses incurred and business lost in connection with product field correction actions or recalls;


•	potential backorders and lost sales resulting from stoppages in production relating to product recalls or field corrective actions;


•	changes in the cost or decreases in the supply of raw materials, including energy and steel;


•	our ability to manufacture and ship our products efficiently or in sufficient quantities to meet sales demands;


•	the timing of our research and development expenditures;


•	expenditures for major initiatives;


•	reimbursement for our products by third-party payors such as Medicare, Medicaid, private and public health insurers and foreign governmental health systems;


•	the ability to maintain existing distribution rights to and from certain third parties;


•	the ability to maintain business if or when we opt to convert such business from distributors to a direct sales model;


•	the ability of our new commercial sales representatives to obtain sales targets in a reasonable time frame;


•	peer-reviewed publications discussing the clinical effectiveness of the products we sell;

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inspections of our manufacturing facilities for compliance with Quality System Regulations (Good Manufacturing Practices) which could result in Form 483 observations, warning letters, injunctions or other adverse findings from the FDA or from equivalent regulatory bodies, and corrective actions, procedural changes and other actions that we determine are necessary or appropriate to address the results of those inspections, any of which may affect production and our ability to supply our customers with our products;


•	changes in regulations or guidelines that impact the marketing practices for products that we sell;


•	the increased regulatory scrutiny of certain of our products, including products which we manufacture for others, could result in their being removed from the market or involve field corrective actions that could affect the marketability of our products;


•	changes in tax laws, or their interpretations; and


•	the impact of goodwill and intangible asset impairment charges if future operating results of the acquired businesses are significantly less than the results anticipated at the time of the acquisitions.

The industry and market segments in which we operate are highly competitive, and we may be unable to compete effectively with other companies.

In general, there is intense competition among medical device companies. We compete with established medical technology companies in many of our product areas. Competition also comes from early-stage companies that have alternative technological solutions for our primary clinical targets, as well as universities, research institutions and other non-profit entities. Many of our competitors have access to greater financial, technical, research and development, marketing, manufacturing, sales, distribution, administrative, consulting and other resources than we do. Our competitors may be more effective at developing commercial products. Our competitors may be able to gain market share by offering lower-cost products or by offering products that enjoy better reimbursement methodologies from third-party payors, such as Medicare, Medicaid, private and public health insurers and foreign governmental health systems.

Our competitive position will depend on our ability to achieve market acceptance for our products, develop new products, implement production and marketing plans, secure regulatory approval for products under development, obtain and maintain reimbursement coverage under Medicare, Medicaid and private healthcare insurance, obtain patent protection and to produce products consistently in sufficient quantities to meet demand. We may need to develop new applications for our products to remain competitive. Technological advances by one or more of our current or future competitors or their achievement of superior reimbursement from Medicare, Medicaid and private healthcare insurance could render our present or future products obsolete or uneconomical. Our future success will depend upon our ability to compete effectively against current technology as well as to respond effectively to technological advances. Competitive pressures could adversely affect our profitability. Additionally, purchasing decisions of our customers may be based on clinical evidence or comparative effectiveness studies and, because of our vast array of products, we might not be able to fund the studies necessary or provide the required information to compete effectively. Other companies may have more resources available to fund such studies. For example, competitors have launched and have been developing products to compete with our duraplasty products, dural sealant, extremity reconstruction implants, regenerative skin, neuro critical care monitors and ultrasonic tissue ablation devices, among others.

Our primary competitors in specialty surgical solutions are the Aesculap division of B. Braun Medical, Inc., Johnson & Johnson, Medtronic, Inc., Stryker Corporation, Becton, Dickinson and Company, and C.R. Bard, Inc. Our competitors in orthopedics and tissue technologies include the DePuy/Synthes business of Johnson & Johnson, Stryker Corporation, Wright Medical Group, N.V., Smith & Nephew plc, MiMedx Group, Inc., Acelity L.P. Inc., a subsidiary of Allergan PLC, and Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc., as well as other major orthopedic companies that carry a full line of small bone and joint fixation, soft tissue and/or wound care products. Additionally, we compete with many smaller specialized companies and larger companies that do not otherwise focus on specialty surgical solutions or orthopedics and tissue technology. Finally, in certain cases our products compete primarily against medical practices that treat a condition without using a device or any particular product, such as the medical practices that use autograft tissue instead of our dermal regeneration products, duraplasty products and nerve repair products.

We may not achieve some or all of the anticipated benefits of the separation of our Spine business.

On July 1, 2015, we completed the separation (the “Separation”) of our orthobiologics and spinal fusion hardware business, now known as SeaSpine Holdings Corporation (“SeaSpine”), from the Company. Even though the Separation has been completed, we may not realize any or all of the anticipated strategic, financial, operational, marketing or other benefits from the Separation, including our ability to benefit from the increased focus through our two divisional structure or to achieve anticipated growth rates, margins and scale and to execute on our strategy generally. Following the Separation, we are a smaller, less diversified company. This narrower business focus could leave us more vulnerable to changing market conditions, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. The diminished diversification of revenue, costs, and cash flows could also cause our results of operations, cash flows, working capital and financing requirements to be subject to increased volatility. In addition, we may be unable to achieve some or all of the strategic and financial benefits that we expected would result from the Separation, or such benefits may be delayed, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. Further, there can be no assurance that the combined value of the common stock of the two publicly-traded companies will be equal to or greater than what the value of our common stock would have been had the Separation not occurred.

Following the Separation, SeaSpine will continue to be dependent on us for certain support services and we may have indemnification obligations to each other with respect to such arrangements.

We entered into various agreements with SeaSpine in connection with the Separation, including a transition services agreement, a separation and distribution agreement, a tax matters agreement, an employee matters agreement and several supply agreements. These agreements will govern our relationship with SeaSpine following the Separation. If we are required to indemnify SeaSpine for certain liabilities and related losses arising in connection with any of these agreements or if SeaSpine is required to indemnify us for certain liabilities and related losses arising in connection with any of these agreements and does not fulfill its obligations to us, we may be subject to substantial liabilities, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial position.

If there is a determination that the spin-off is taxable for U.S. federal income tax purposes, then we and our stockholders that are subject to U.S. federal income tax could incur significant U.S. federal income tax liabilities and, in certain circumstances, we could be required to indemnify SeaSpine for material taxes pursuant to indemnification obligations under the tax matters agreement.

We received an opinion of Latham & Watkins LLP, tax counsel to us (the “Tax Opinion”), substantially to the effect that (i) the contribution of the stock of SeaSpine Orthopedics Corporation to SeaSpine, together with the internal distribution of the stock of SeaSpine to Integra (collectively, the “internal distribution”), will constitute a reorganization under Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) and (ii) the contribution of cash from us to SeaSpine (the “cash contribution”), together with the distribution of the stock of SeaSpine to our shareholders (the “distribution”), will constitute a reorganization under Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code. Based on this tax treatment, the distribution will be tax-free to Integra and its stockholders for U.S. federal income tax purposes (except for any cash received in lieu of fractional shares). The Tax Opinion relied on certain facts, assumptions, representations and undertakings from us and SeaSpine regarding the past and future conduct of the companies’ respective businesses and other matters. The Tax Opinion is not binding on the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) or the courts. Notwithstanding the opinion, the IRS could determine on audit that the internal distribution, the cash contribution and the distribution should be treated as taxable transactions if it determines that any of the facts, assumptions, representations or undertakings we or SeaSpine have made is not correct or has been violated, or that the internal distribution, the cash contribution and the distribution should be taxable for other reasons, including as a result of a significant change in stock or asset ownership after the distribution. If the distribution ultimately is determined to be taxable, the distribution could be treated as a taxable dividend or capital gain to our stockholders for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and our stockholders could incur significant U.S. federal income tax liabilities. In addition, we would recognize gain in an amount equal to the excess of the fair market value of shares of SeaSpine common stock distributed to our stockholders on the distribution date over our tax basis in such shares of SeaSpine common stock. Moreover, we could incur significant U.S. federal income tax liabilities if it is ultimately determined that the internal distribution does not qualify as a transaction that is tax-free for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

We might not be able to engage in desirable strategic transactions and equity issuances following the spin-off because of certain restrictions relating to requirements for tax-free distributions.

Our ability to engage in significant equity transactions could be limited or restricted after the spin-off in order to preserve, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the tax-free nature of the internal distribution and the distribution. Even if the internal distribution and the distribution otherwise qualify for tax-free treatment under Section 355 of the Code, they may result in corporate-level taxable gain to us under Section 355(e) of the Code if there is a 50% or greater change in ownership, by vote or value, of shares of our stock or SeaSpine’s stock occurring as part of a plan or series of related transactions that includes the internal distribution or the distribution. Any acquisitions or issuances of our stock or SeaSpine’s stock within two years after the distribution are generally presumed to be part of such a plan, although we or SeaSpine may be able to rebut that presumption.

We may be subject to continuing contingent liabilities of SeaSpine following the spin-off.

After the Separation, there are several significant areas where the liabilities of SeaSpine may become our obligations. For example, under the Code and the related rules and regulations, each corporation that was a member of our consolidated U.S. federal income tax reporting group during any taxable period or portion of any taxable period ending on or before the effective time of the spin-off is jointly and severally liable for the U.S. federal income tax liability of the entire consolidated tax reporting group for that taxable period. If SeaSpine is unable to pay any prior period taxes for which it is responsible, we could be required to pay the entire amount of such taxes.

Our current strategy involves growth through acquisitions, which requires us to incur substantial costs and potential liabilities for which we may never realize the anticipated benefits.

In addition to internally generated growth, our current strategy involves growth through acquisitions. Between January 1, 2014 and December 31, 2016, we have acquired 7 businesses at a total cost of approximately $677.9 million.

We may be unable to continue to implement our growth strategy, and our strategy ultimately may be unsuccessful. A significant portion of our growth in revenues has resulted from, and is expected to continue to result from, the acquisition of businesses or products complementary to our own. We engage in evaluations of potential acquisitions and are in various stages of discussion regarding possible acquisitions, certain of which, if consummated, could be significant to us. Any new acquisition could result in material transaction expenses, increased interest and amortization expense, increased depreciation expense, increased operating expense, and possible in-process research and development charges for acquisitions that do not meet the definition of a “business,” any of which could have a material adverse effect on our operating results. Certain businesses that we acquire may not have adequate financial, disclosure, regulatory, quality or other compliance controls at the time we acquire them. As we grow by acquisition, we must manage and integrate the new businesses to bring them into our systems for financial, disclosure, compliance, regulatory and quality control, realize economies of scale, and control costs. In addition, acquisitions involve other risks, including diversion of management resources otherwise available for development of our business and risks associated with entering markets in which our marketing teams and sales force has limited experience or where experienced distribution alliances are not available. Our future profitability will depend in part upon our ability to develop further our resources to adapt to these new products or business areas and to identify and enter into or maintain satisfactory distribution networks. We may not be able to identify suitable acquisition candidates in the future, obtain acceptable financing or consummate any future acquisitions. If we cannot integrate acquired businesses and operations, manage the cost of providing our products or price our products appropriately, our profitability could suffer. In addition, as a result of our acquisitions of other healthcare businesses, we may be subject to the risk of unanticipated business uncertainties, regulatory and other compliance matters or legal liabilities relating to those acquired businesses for which the sellers of the acquired businesses may not indemnify us, for which we may not be able to obtain insurance (or adequate insurance), or for which the indemnification may not be sufficient to cover the ultimate liabilities.

Our future financial results could be adversely affected by impairments or other charges.

Since we have grown through acquisitions, we have $510.6 million of goodwill and $1.0 million of indefinite-lived intangible assets as of December 31, 2016. Under the authoritative guidance for determining the useful life of intangible assets, we are required to test both goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment on an annual basis based upon a fair value approach, rather than amortizing them over time. We are also required to test goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment between annual tests if an event occurs such as a significant decline in revenues or cash flows for certain products, or the discount rates used in the calculations of discounted cash flow change significantly, or circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce our enterprise fair value below its book value. If such a decline, rate change or circumstance were to materialize, we may record an impairment of these intangible assets that could be material to the financial statements. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Critical Accounting Estimates” of this report.

The guidance on long-lived assets requires that we assess the impairment of our long-lived assets, including finite-lived intangible assets, whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable as measured by the sum of the expected future undiscounted cash flows. As of December 31, 2016, we had $560.2 million of finite-lived intangible assets.

At December 31, 2016 our trade names have a carrying value of $71.3 million and decisions relating to our trade names may occur over time. Additionally, we may discontinue certain products in the future as we continue to assess the profitability of our product lines. As a result, we may need to record impairment charges or accelerate amortization on certain trade names or technology-related intangible assets in the future.

The value of a medical device business is often volatile, and the assumptions underlying our estimates made in connection with our assessments under the guidance may change as a result of that volatility or other factors outside our control and may

result in impairment charges. The amount of any such impairment charges could be significant and could have a material adverse effect on our reported financial results for the period in which the charge is taken and could have an adverse effect on the market price of our securities, including the notes and the common stock into which they may be converted.

The adoption of healthcare reform in the United States and initiatives sponsored by other governments may adversely affect our business, results of operations and/or financial condition.

Our operations may be substantially affected by potential fundamental changes in the global political, economic and regulatory landscape of the healthcare industry. Government and private sector initiatives to limit the growth of healthcare costs are continuing in the U.S., and in many other countries where we do business, causing the marketplace to put increased emphasis on the delivery of more cost-effective treatments. These initiatives include price regulation, competitive pricing, coverage and payment policies, comparative effectiveness of therapies, technology assessments and managed-care arrangements.

In March 2010, significant reforms to the U.S. healthcare system were adopted in the form of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the “Affordable Care Act”). The Affordable Care Act includes provisions that, among other things, reduce and/or limit Medicare reimbursement, require all individuals to have health insurance (with limited exceptions) and impose new and/or increased taxes. Specifically, the law requires the medical device industry to subsidize healthcare reform by implementing a 2.3% excise tax, commencing on January 1, 2013, on the sale of certain medical devices by a manufacturer, producer or importer of such devices in the United States. Because the substantial majority of our revenues is generated in the United States, the Affordable Care Act affected our financial results since it came into effect after December 31, 2012. In December 2015, President Obama signed into law The Consolidated Appropriations Act, which included a two-year moratorium on the 2.3% medical device excise tax, with the effect such that medical device revenues earned in 2016 and 2017 will be exempt from such tax. Unless there is further legislative action during that two-year period, the 2.3% medical device excise tax automatically will be reinstated for sales of medical devices on or after January 1, 2018. While this two-year moratorium on the 2.3% medical device excise tax could provide a short-term benefit to the Company in terms of providing additional monies available to spend on various projects in 2016 and 2017, we are unable to predict what the long-term impact will have on our financial statements and financial performance.

In addition, the Affordable Care Act also requires detailed disclosure of gifts and other remuneration made to healthcare professionals, which could have a negative impact on our relationships with customers and ability to seek input on product design or involvement in research.

Other provisions of the Affordable Care Act could meaningfully change the way healthcare is developed and delivered in the United States, and may adversely affect our business and results of operations.

There are many programs and requirements for which the details have not yet been fully established or consequences not fully understood, and it is unclear what the full impact of the legislation will be. We cannot predict what healthcare programs and regulations will ultimately be implemented at the U.S. federal or state level, or the effect of any future legislation or regulation in the United States or elsewhere. That said, any changes that lower reimbursements for our products or reduce medical procedure volumes could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. We continue to monitor the implementation of such legislation and, to the extent new market or industry trends or new governmental programs evolve, we will have implemented or will consider implementing programs to respond.

Initiatives sponsored by government agencies, legislative bodies and the private sector to limit the growth of healthcare costs, including price regulation and competitive pricing, are ongoing in other markets where we do business.

Further, the Affordable Care Act encourages hospitals and physicians to work collaboratively through shared savings programs, such as accountable care organizations, as well as other bundled payment initiatives, which may ultimately result in the reduction of medical device purchases and the consolidation of medical device suppliers used by hospitals.

Changes in the healthcare industry may require us to decrease the selling price for our products, may reduce the size of the market for our products, or may eliminate a market, any of which could have a negative impact on our financial performance.

Trends toward managed care, healthcare cost containment and other changes in government and private sector initiatives in the United States and other countries in which we do business are placing increased emphasis on the delivery of more cost-effective medical therapies that could adversely affect the sale and/or the prices of our products. For example:

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as mentioned above, the Affordable Care Act, which is intended to expand access to health insurance coverage over time, has resulted in and will continue to result in major changes in the United States healthcare system that have had and could continue to have an adverse effect on our business, including a 2.3% excise tax on U.S. sales of most medical devices, implemented in 2013, which has adversely affected our earnings through the end of 2015 (Note: even though President Obama signed into law The Consolidated Appropriations Act in December 2015, which included a two-year moratorium on the 2.3% excise tax for medical device revenues earned in 2016 and 2017, the 2.3% excise tax automatically will be reinstated for sales of medical devices on or after January 1, 2018 unless there is further legislative action);


•	third-party payors of hospital services and hospital outpatient services, including Medicare, Medicaid, private and public health insurers and foreign governmental health systems, annually revise their payment methodologies, which can result in stricter standards for reimbursement of hospital charges for certain medical procedures or the elimination of reimbursement;


•	foreign governmental health systems have revised, and continue to consider whether to revise, their payment methodologies, which have resulted and could continue to result in stricter standards for reimbursement of hospital charges for certain medical procedures leading to less government reimbursement, thereby putting downward pricing pressure on our products or rendering some uneconomical;


•	Medicare, Medicaid, private and public health insurer and foreign governmental cutbacks could create downward price pressure on our products;

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in the United States, local Medicare coverage as well as commercial carrier coverage determinations will reduce or eliminate reimbursement or coverage for certain of our wound matrix products as well as other collagen products in most regions, negatively affecting our market for these products, and future determinations could reduce or eliminate reimbursement or coverage for these products in other regions and could reduce or eliminate reimbursement or coverage for other products;


•	there has been a consolidation among healthcare facilities and purchasers of medical devices in the United States, some of whom prefer to limit the number of suppliers from whom they purchase medical products, and these entities may decide to stop purchasing our products or demand discounts on our prices;


•	there has been a growing movement of physicians becoming employees of hospitals and other healthcare entities, which aligns surgeon product choices with his or her employers' purchasing decisions, and adds to pricing pressures;


•	in the United States, we are party to contracts with group purchasing organizations, which negotiate pricing for many member hospitals, that require us to discount our prices for certain of our products and limit our ability to raise prices for certain of our products, particularly surgical instruments;


•	there is economic pressure to contain healthcare costs in domestic and international markets, and, regardless of the consolidation discussed above, providers generally are exploring ways to cut costs by eliminating purchases or driving reductions in the prices that they pay for medical devices;


•	there are proposed and existing laws, regulations and industry policies in domestic and international markets regulating the sales and marketing practices and the pricing and profitability of companies in the healthcare industry;


•	proposed laws or regulations will permit hospitals to provide financial incentives to doctors for reducing hospital costs (known as gainsharing), will award physician efficiency (known as physician profiling), and will encourage partnerships with healthcare service and goods providers to reduce prices; and


•	there have been initiatives by third-party payors and foreign governmental health systems to challenge the prices charged for medical products that could affect our ability to sell products on a competitive basis.

Any and all of the above factors could adversely affect our levels of revenue and our profitability.

We are subject to stringent domestic and foreign medical device regulation and any adverse regulatory action may adversely affect our financial condition and business operations.

Our products, development activities and manufacturing processes are subject to extensive and rigorous regulation by numerous government agencies, including the FDA and comparable foreign agencies. To varying degrees, each of these agencies monitors and enforces our compliance with laws and regulations governing the development, testing, manufacturing, labeling, marketing and distribution of our medical devices. We are also subject to regulations that may apply to certain of our products that are Drug/Device Combination products or are considered to be subject to pharmaceutical regulations outside the U.S. The process of obtaining marketing approval or clearance from the FDA and comparable foreign regulatory agencies for new products, or for enhancements or modifications to existing products, could


•	take a significant amount of time;


•	require the expenditure of substantial financial and other resources;


•	involve rigorous and expensive pre-clinical and clinical testing, as well as increased post-market surveillance;


•	involve modifications, repairs or replacements of our products; and


•	result in limitations on the indicated uses of our products.

We cannot be certain that we will receive required approval or clearance from the FDA and foreign regulatory agencies for new products or modifications to existing products on a timely basis. The failure to receive approval or clearance for significant new products or modifications to existing products on a timely basis could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

Both before and after a product is commercially released, we have ongoing responsibilities under FDA regulations. For example, we are required to comply with the FDA's Quality System Regulation, which mandates that manufacturers of medical devices adhere to certain quality assurance requirements pertaining to, among other things, validation of manufacturing processes,

controls for purchasing product components, and documentation practices. As another example, the Federal Medical Device Reporting regulation requires us to provide information to the FDA whenever there is evidence that reasonably suggests that a device may have caused or contributed to a death or serious injury or, that a malfunction occurred which would be likely to cause or contribute to a death or serious injury upon recurrence. Compliance with applicable regulatory requirements is subject to continual review and is monitored rigorously through periodic inspections by the FDA, which may result in observations on Form 483, and in some cases warning letters, that require corrective action. If the FDA were to conclude that we are not in compliance with applicable laws or regulations, or that any of our medical devices are ineffective or pose an unreasonable health risk, the FDA could ban such medical devices, detain or seize such medical devices, order a recall, repair, replacement, or refund of such devices, or require us to notify health professionals and others that the devices present unreasonable risks of substantial harm to the public health.

We are also subject to the Medical Device Directive for our medical devices that are CE Marked and sold in the EU. We are also subject to Good Manufacturing Practice regulations for Pharmaceuticals in the EU for certain of our products. These regulations also mandate that manufacturers of medical devices (or those that are considered pharmaceuticals) adhere to certain quality assurance requirements pertaining to, among other things, validation of manufacturing processes, controls for purchasing product components, and documentation practices. There may be additional regulations if such products are considered pharmaceuticals outside the U.S.

The FDA has intensified its scrutiny of the medical device industry and the government is expected to continue to scrutinize the industry closely with inspections, and possibly enforcement actions, by the FDA or other agencies. Additionally, the FDA may restrict manufacturing and impose other operating restrictions, enjoin and restrain certain violations of applicable law pertaining to medical devices, and assess civil or criminal penalties against our officers, employees, or us. The FDA may also recommend prosecution to the Department of Justice. Any adverse regulatory action, depending on its magnitude, may restrict us from effectively manufacturing, marketing and selling our products. In addition, negative publicity and product liability claims resulting from any adverse regulatory action could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

We have an outstanding FDA warning letter related to TEI, an acquisition by Integra on July 17, 2015. TEI received a Warning Letter from the FDA dated May 29, 2015 for promoting the product SurgiMend for breast surgery applications that were not cleared in the 510(k) process and do not have a PMA Approval for the indication. The FDA requested that TEI immediately cease all activities that resulted in misbranding or adulteration of the product in commercial distribution. The FDA also required TEI to cease all violations regarding promotion of the product for an indication that was not cleared or approved. TEI responded with a corrective action plan to the FDA and took action to address the issues prior to the completion of the acquisition. We will continue to monitor this activity and address all corrective actions submitted to the FDA. The FDA may not accept our corrective action plan or it may choose to scrutinize other promotional claims regarding TEI’s or our products and require additional corrective actions.

While we have taken measures to enhance our Quality System, we cannot assure you that future inspections by the FDA and the standards they apply will not result in warning letters for any facility in the future. We are also subject to inspections of our Quality System by regulatory agencies outside the U.S. which could result in the issuance of nonconformance or significant requirements to our Quality System.

The FDA Safety and Innovation Act ("FDASIA"), which includes the Medical Device User Fee Amendments of 2012 ("MDUFA III"), as well as other medical device provisions, went into effect October 1, 2012. This includes performance goals and user fees paid to the FDA by medical device companies when they register and list with the FDA and when they submit an application to market a device in the U.S. This law will affect the fees paid to the FDA over the five-year period that FDASIA is in effect. As part of FDASIA, there are additional requirements regarding the FDA Establishment Registration and Listing of Medical Devices. All U.S. and foreign manufacturers must register and list medical devices for sale in the U.S. All of our facilities comply with these requirements. That said, we also source products from foreign contract manufacturers. From this business practice, it is possible that some of our foreign contract manufacturers will not comply with these requirements and choose not to register with the FDA. In such an event, we will need to determine if there are alternative foreign contract manufacturers who comply with the FDA Establishment Registration requirements. If such a foreign contract manufacturer is a sole supplier of one of our products, there is a risk that we may not be able to source another supplier.

The FDA issued a final rule on September 24, 2013 to establish a system to adequately identify devices through distribution and use. This rule requires the label of medical devices to include a unique device identifier ("UDI"), except where the rule provides for an exception or alternative placement. The labeler must submit product information concerning devices to FDA's Global Unique Device Identification Database ("GUDID"), unless subject to an exception or alternative. The system established by this rule requires the label and device package of each medical device to include a UDI and requires that each UDI be provided in a plain-text version and in a form that uses automatic identification and data capture technology. If the device is intended to be used more

than once and intended to be reprocessed before each use, then there is a requirement for the UDI to be directly marked on the device itself. This regulation will require significant resources and expense to comply with the regulation.

We have complied with the initial requirements of this regulation for our Class III products by meeting the September 2014 deadline, our Class II implantable products by meeting the September 2015 deadline and for all Class II products by meeting the September 2016 deadline for labeling and entering the data in FDA's GUDID Database.

Finally, the FDA issued regulations regarding “Current Good Manufacturing Practice Requirements for Combination Products” on January 22, 2013. These regulations apply to some of our product lines that have been designated by the FDA as Combination Products. There have been and will be additional costs associated with compliance with the FDA Good Manufacturing Practice Requirements regulations for Combination Products.

In addition, the FDCA permits device manufacturers to promote products solely for the uses and indications set forth in the approved product labeling. A number of enforcement actions have been taken against manufacturers that promote products for “off-label” uses, including actions alleging that federal health care program reimbursement of products promoted for "off-label" uses are false and fraudulent claims to the government. The failure to comply with “off-label” promotion restrictions can result in significant financial penalties and a required corporate integrity agreement with the federal government imposing significant administrative obligations and costs, and potential evaluation from federal health care programs.

Foreign governmental regulations have become more stringent and we may become subject to even more rigorous regulation by foreign governmental authorities in the future. Penalties for a company's noncompliance with foreign governmental regulation could be severe, including revocation or suspension of a company's business license and criminal sanctions. Any domestic or foreign governmental medical device law or regulation imposed in the future may have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and business operations.

Certain of our products contain materials derived from animal sources and may become subject to additional regulation.

Certain of our products, including our dermal regeneration products, duraplasty products, wound care products, bone void fillers, nerve and tendon repair products and certain other products, contain material derived from bovine tissue. In 2016, approximately 41% of our revenues were attributable to products containing material derived from bovine tissue. Products that contain materials derived from animal sources, including food, pharmaceuticals and medical devices, are subject to scrutiny in the media and by regulatory authorities. Regulatory authorities are concerned about the potential for the transmission of disease from animals to humans via those materials. This public scrutiny has been particularly acute in Japan and Western Europe with respect to products derived from animal sources, because of concern that materials infected with the agent that causes bovine spongiform encephalopathy, otherwise known as BSE or mad cow disease, may, if ingested or implanted, cause a variant of the human Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, an ultimately fatal disease with no known cure. In 2013, the World Organization for Animal Health ("OIE") recommended that the United States risk classification for BSE be upgraded from controlled risk to negligible risk.

We take care to provide that our products are safe and free of agents that can cause disease. In particular, we have qualified a source of collagen from a country outside the United States that is considered BSE-free. The World Health Organization classifies different types of bovine tissue for relative risk of BSE transmission. Deep flexor tendon and bovine fetal skin, which are used in our products, are in the lowest-risk categories for BSE transmission and are therefore considered to have a negligible risk of containing the agent that causes BSE (an improperly folded protein known as a prion). Nevertheless, products that contain materials derived from animals, including our products, could become subject to additional regulation, or even be banned in certain countries, because of concern over the potential for the transmission of prions. Significant new regulation, or a ban of our products, could have a material adverse effect on our current business or our ability to expand our business.

Certain countries, such as Japan, China, Taiwan and Argentina, have issued regulations that require our collagen products be sourced from countries where no cases of BSE have occurred, and the EU has requested that our dural replacement products and other products that are used in neurological tissue be sourced from a country where no cases of BSE have occurred. Currently, we source bovine fetal hides from the United States and purchase tendon from the United States and New Zealand. New Zealand has never had a case of BSE. We received approval in the United States, the EU, Japan, Taiwan, China, Argentina as well as other countries for the use of New Zealand-sourced tendon in the manufacturing of our products. If we cannot continue to use or qualify a source of tendon from New Zealand or another country that has never had a case of BSE, we will not be permitted to sell our collagen products in certain countries.

Certain of our products are derived from human tissue and are subject to additional regulations and requirements.

We distribute medical devices derived from human tissue. The FDA has specific regulations governing human cells, tissues and cellular and tissue-based products, or HCT/Ps. An HCT/P is a product containing or consisting of human cells or tissue intended for transplantation into a human patient. Examples include bone, ligament, skin and cornea.

Some HCT/Ps also meet the definition of a biological product, medical device or drug regulated under the FD&C Act. Section 361 of the PHSA ACT and 21 CFR Part 1271 authorizes the FDA to issue regulations regarding HCT/Ps and 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 FDA, screening and testing for tissue donor eligibility, Good Tissue Practice, or GTP, when processing, storing, labeling, and distribution HCT/Ps, including required labeling information, stringent record keeping; and adverse event reporting. These biologic, device or drug HCT/Ps must comply both with the requirements exclusively applicable to 361 HCT/Ps and, in addition, with requirements applicable to biologics, devices or drugs, including premarket clearance or approval.

Lack of market acceptance for our products or market preference for technologies that compete with our products could reduce our revenues and profitability.

We cannot be certain that our current products or any other products that we develop or market will achieve or maintain market acceptance. Certain of the medical indications that our devices can treat can also be treated by other medical devices or by medical practices that do not include a device. The medical community widely accepts many alternative treatments, and certain of these other treatments have a long history of use. For example, the use of autograft tissue is a well-established means for repairing the dermis, and it competes for acceptance in the market with our collagen-based wound care products.

We cannot be certain that our new devices and procedures will be able to replace those established treatments or that physicians, the medical community or third-party payors, including Medicare, Medicaid, private and public health insurers and foreign governmental health systems, will accept and utilize our devices or any other medical products that we may develop. For example, greater market acceptance of our wound graft products may ultimately depend on our ability to demonstrate that higher rates of reimbursement are justified because they are an attractive and cost-effective alternative to other treatment options. Additionally, if there are negative events in the industry, whether real or perceived, there could be a negative impact on the industry as a whole. For example, we believe that some in the medical community have lingering concerns over the risk of disease transmission through the use of natural bone graft substitutes.

In addition, our future success depends, in part, on our ability to license and develop additional products. Even if we determine that a product candidate has medical benefits, the cost of commercializing that product candidate, either through internal development or payments associated with licensing arrangements, could be too high to justify development. Competitors could develop products that are more effective, achieve or maintain more favorable reimbursement status from third-party payors both domestically and internationally, including Medicare, Medicaid, private and public health insurers, and foreign governmental health systems, cost less or are ready for commercial introduction before our products. If we are unable to develop additional commercially viable products, our future prospects could be adversely affected.

Market acceptance of our products depends on many factors, including our ability to convince prospective collaborators and customers that our technology is an attractive alternative to other technologies, to manufacture products in sufficient quantities and at acceptable costs, and to supply and service sufficient quantities of our products directly or through our distribution alliances. In addition, unfavorable reimbursement methodologies, or adverse determinations of third-party payors, including Medicare, Medicaid, private and public health insurers, and foreign governmental health systems, regarding our products or third-party determinations that favor a competitor’s product over ours, could harm acceptance or continued use of our products. The industry is subject to rapid and continuous change arising from, among other things, consolidation, technological improvements, the pressure on governments, third-party payors and providers to reduce healthcare costs, and healthcare reform legislation and initiatives domestically and internationally. One or more of these factors may vary unpredictably, and such variations could have a material adverse effect on our competitive position. We may not be able to adjust our contemplated plan of development to meet changing market demands.

Current economic conditions may adversely affect the ability of hospitals, other customers, suppliers and distributors to access funds or otherwise have available liquidity, which could reduce orders for our products or interrupt our production or distribution or result in a reduction in elective and non-reimbursed operative procedures.

Current economic conditions, especially in Europe as well as in Brazil, Russia, China and Mexico, may adversely affect the ability of hospitals and other customers to access funds to enable them to fund their operating and capital budgets. As a result, hospitals and other customers may reduce budgets or put all or part of their budgets on hold or close their operations, which could have a negative effect on our sales, particularly the sales of capital equipment such as our ultrasonic surgical aspirators, neuromonitors and stereotactic products, or result in a reduction in elective and non-reimbursed procedures. Governmental austerity

policies in Europe and other markets have reduced and could continue to reduce the amount of money available to purchase medical products, including our products.

We may have additional tax liabilities

We are subject to income taxes in the U.S. and many foreign jurisdictions and are commonly audited by various tax authorities. In the ordinary course of our business, there are many transactions and calculations where the ultimate tax determination is uncertain. Significant judgment is required in determining our worldwide provision for income taxes. Although we believe our tax estimates are reasonable, the final determination of tax audits and any related litigation could be materially different from our historical income tax provisions and accruals. The results of an audit or litigation could have a material effect on our financial statements in the period or periods for which that determination is made.

A significant amount of our net profits and cash flows are generated from outside the U.S., and certain repatriation of funds currently held in foreign jurisdictions may result in higher effective tax rates for the Company. In addition, there have been proposals to change U.S. tax laws that could significantly impact how U.S. global corporations are taxed. Although we cannot predict whether or in what form proposed legislation may pass, if enacted certain proposals could have a material adverse impact on our tax expense and cash flow.

Disruptions in the financial markets may adversely affect the availability and cost of credit to us.

On December 7, 2016, the Company entered into its fourth amended and restated Senior Credit Facility (the "Fourth Amendment and Restatement"). As of February 21, 2017, we had approximately $665.0 million of outstanding borrowings under this financing arrangement. The Company may attempt to refinance or extend this obligation depending on prevailing market conditions. Our ability to refinance or extend this obligation will depend on our operating and financial performance, which in turn is subject to prevailing economic conditions and financial, business and other factors beyond our control. Any disruptions in our operations, the financial markets, or overall economy may adversely affect the availability and cost of credit to us. The Company’s 2016 Convertible Notes (hereinafter defined) matured and settled in December 2016.

It could be difficult to replace some of our suppliers.

Outside vendors, some of whom are sole-source suppliers, provide key components and raw materials used in the manufacture of our products. Although we believe that alternative sources for many of these components and raw materials are available, any interruption in supply of a limited or sole-source component or raw material could harm our ability to manufacture our products until a new or alternative source of supply is identified and qualified. In addition, an uncorrected defect or supplier’s variation in a component or raw material, either unknown to us or incompatible with our manufacturing process, could harm our ability to manufacture products. We may not be able to find a sufficient alternative supplier in a reasonable time period, or on commercially reasonable terms, if at all, and our ability to produce and supply our products could be impaired. We believe that these factors are most likely to affect the following products that we manufacture:


•	our collagen-based products, such as the Integra Dermal Regeneration Template and wound matrix products, the DuraGen^® family of products, our Absorbable Collagen Sponges, Primatrix and SurgiMend products;


•	our products made from silicone, such as our neurosurgical shunts and drainage systems and hemodynamic shunts;


•	products which use many different specialty parts from numerous suppliers, such as our intracranial monitors, catheters and headlights; and


•	products that use pyrolytic carbon (i.e., PyroCarbon) technology, such as certain of our reconstructive extremity orthopedic implants.

In connection with our Confluent Surgical acquisition in January 2014, we entered into a multi-year supply agreement with an affiliate of the seller to continue to manufacture the acquired surgical sealant and adhesion barrier product lines. In 2015, we entered into a contract with a third party to assume the manufacturing of these product lines after the relationship with the affiliate of the seller concludes in several years.

If we were suddenly unable to purchase products from one or more of these companies, we would need a significant period of time to qualify a replacement, and the production of any affected products could be disrupted.

While it is our policy 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, we remain at risk that we will not be able to qualify new components or materials quickly enough to prevent a disruption if one or more of our suppliers ceases production of important components or materials.

Our intellectual property rights may not provide meaningful commercial protection for our products, potentially enabling third parties to use our technology or very similar technology and could reduce our ability to compete in the market.

To compete effectively, we depend, in part, on our ability to maintain the proprietary nature of our technologies and manufacturing processes, which includes the ability to obtain, protect and enforce patents on our technology and to protect our trade secrets. We own or have licensed patents that cover aspects of some of our product lines. Our patents, however, may not provide us with any significant competitive advantage. Others may challenge our patents and, as a result, our patents could be narrowed, invalidated or rendered unenforceable. Competitors may develop products similar to ours that our patents do not cover. In addition, the approval or rejection of patent applications may take several years and our current and future patent applications may not result in the issuance of patents in the United States or foreign countries.

Our competitive position depends, in part, upon unpatented trade secrets which we may be unable to protect.

Our competitive position also depends upon unpatented trade secrets, which are difficult to protect. We cannot assure you that others will not independently develop substantially equivalent proprietary information and techniques or otherwise gain access to our trade secrets, that our trade secrets will not be disclosed or that we can effectively protect our rights to unpatented trade secrets.

In an effort to protect our trade secrets, we require our employees, consultants and advisors to execute confidentiality and invention assignment agreements upon commencement of employment or consulting relationships with us. These agreements provide that, except in specified circumstances, all confidential information developed or made known to the individual during the course of their relationship with us must be kept confidential. We cannot assure you, however, that these agreements will provide meaningful protection for our trade secrets or other proprietary information in the event of the unauthorized use or disclosure of confidential information.

Our success will depend partly on our ability to operate without infringing or misappropriating the proprietary rights of others.

We may be sued for infringing the intellectual property rights of others. In addition, we may find it necessary, if threatened, to initiate a lawsuit seeking a declaration from a court that we do not infringe the proprietary rights of others or that their rights are invalid or unenforceable. If we do not prevail in any litigation, in addition to any damages we might have to pay, we would be required to stop the infringing activity (which could include a cessation of selling the products in question) or obtain a license for the proprietary rights involved. Any required license may be unavailable to us on acceptable terms, if at all. In addition, some licenses may be nonexclusive and allow our competitors to access the same technology we license.

If we fail to obtain a required license or are unable to design our products so as not to infringe on the proprietary rights of others, we may be unable to sell some of our products, and this potential inability could have a material adverse effect on our revenues and profitability.

We may be involved in lawsuits relating to our intellectual property rights and promotional practices, which may be expensive.

To protect or enforce our intellectual property rights, we may have to initiate or defend legal proceedings, such as infringement suits or opposition proceedings, against or by third parties. In addition, we may have to institute proceedings regarding our competitors’ promotional practices or defend proceedings regarding our promotional practices. Legal proceedings are costly, and, even if we prevail, the cost of the legal proceedings could affect our profitability. In addition, litigation is time-consuming and could divert management's attention and resources away from our business. Moreover, in response to our claims against other parties, those parties could assert counterclaims against us.

Pending litigation related to the proposed acquisition of Derma Sciences could result in a judgment for rescission or the payment of damages.

Purported stockholders of Derma Sciences have filed three class action lawsuits challenging the proposed acquisition of Derma Sciences by Integra and its subsidiary, Integra Derma, Inc. (the “Proposed Acquisition”). On January 30 and February 3, 2017, complaints captioned Rabadi v. Derma Sciences, Inc., et al., Case No. 3:17-cv-00628 (the “Rabadi Complaint”) and Klingel v. Derma Sciences, Inc., et al., Case No. 3:17-cv-00738, were filed in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey against Derma Sciences, each member of its board of directors (the “Derma Sciences Board”), Integra, and Integra Derma, Inc. On January 31, 2017, a complaint captioned Parshall v. Derma Sciences, Inc., et al., Case No. 2017-0074 (the “Parshall Complaint”), was filed in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware against Derma Sciences, each member of the Derma Sciences Board, Integra, and Integra Derma, Inc. The complaints seek certification of a class action on behalf of all Derma Sciences’ public stockholders. Each complaint alleges, among other things, that the process leading up to the Proposed Acquisition, including Integra’s offer to purchase the outstanding shares of Derma Sciences, was inadequate, and that the Schedule 14D-9 filed by Derma Sciences on January 25, 2017 omits certain material information, which each complaint alleges renders the information disclosed materially misleading. The Rabadi Complaint and the Parshall Complaint also allege that the members of the Derma Sciences Board breached their fiduciary duties with respect to the Proposed Acquisition, and that Integra, Integra Derma, Inc. and Derma Sciences aided and abetted those alleged breaches of fiduciary duties. Each complaint seeks, among other things, to rescind the

Proposed Acquisition or recover money damages in the event the Proposed Acquisition is consummated. While the complaints also sought to enjoin the Proposed Acquisition, on February 9, 2017, plaintiffs agreed to not pursue preliminary injunctive relief in return for Derma Sciences making certain additional disclosures. Other potential plaintiffs may file additional lawsuits challenging the Proposed Acquisition. The outcome of any such litigation is uncertain. An adverse judgment for rescission or for monetary damages could have a material adverse effect on Integra following the Proposed Acquisition.

The pending acquisitions of Codman Neurosurgery and Derma Sciences are each subject to a number of conditions, which, if not fulfilled, may result in termination of the underlying acquisition agreement.

The underlying acquisition agreements for the Codman Neurosurgery transaction and the Derma Sciences transaction each contain a number of customary conditions to complete the applicable acquisition, including that certain representations and warranties be accurate, that certain covenants be fulfilled, that certain regulatory approvals have been obtained, that there be no legal prohibitions against completion of the acquisition, and, in the case of the Derma Sciences acquisition, that a sufficient number Derma Sciences’ stockholders validly tender their shares in the Offer and not properly withdraw such shares prior to the expiration of the Offer. Many of the conditions to complete the acquisitions are not within our control or the applicable counterparty’s control, and neither of us can predict when or if these conditions will be satisfied. With respect to the Codman Neurosurgery transaction, if any of these conditions are not satisfied or waived prior to October 1, 2017, which date may be extended to October 15, 2017 under certain circumstances, it is possible that the acquisition will not be completed in the expected time frame or that the asset purchase agreement may be terminated.

The regulatory approvals required in connection with our pending acquisition of Codman Neurosurgery may not be obtained or may contain materially burdensome conditions.

Completion of our pending acquisition of Codman Neurosurgery is conditioned upon the receipt of certain regulatory approvals, and we cannot provide assurance that these approvals will be obtained. If any conditions, including with respect to divestitures, or changes to the proposed structure of the acquisition are required to obtain these regulatory approvals, they may have the effect of jeopardizing or delaying completion of the pending acquisition or reducing the anticipated benefits of the pending acquisition. If we are required to agree to any material conditions in order to obtain any approvals required to complete the pending acquisition, the business and results of operations of our company following the closing may be adversely affected.

Failure to complete the Codman Neurosurgery and/or Derma Sciences acquisitions could negatively impact our stock price and our future business and financial results.

As described above, the obligations to consummate the pending acquisitions of Codman Neurosurgery and Derma Sciences are, in each case, subject to the satisfaction or waidver of certain customary conditions. We cannot provide assurance that the applicable conditions to the completion of these pending acquisitions will be satisfied in a timely manner or at all. If either of these pending acquisitions are not completed, our share price could fall to the extent that our current price reflects an assumption that we will complete the pending acquisitions. Furthermore, if each acquisition is not completed, our ongoing business may be adversely affected, and we will be subject to several risks, including the following:


•	we will be required to pay certain costs relating to the acquisitions, whether or not they are completed, such as legal, accounting, and financial advisers, which could be substantial;


•	in the case of the Codman Neurosurgery acquisition, we may be obligated to pay a termination fee equal to $60 million if the underlying acquisition agreement is terminated under certain circumstances related to the financing of the transaction;


•	if our counterparty can make a successful claim that there was, in the case of the Codman Neurosurgery, fraud, willful misconduct or a knowing and intentional material breach or, in the case of Derma Sciences, a willful and material breach, prior to termination, we may incur substantial costs of litigation and may be liable for damages which may be material;


•	our management will have focused its attention on negotiating and preparing for the acquisitions instead of on pursuing other opportunities that could have been beneficial to us;


•	the failure to consummate the acquisitions may result in negative publicity and a negative impression of us in the investment community; and


•	any disruptions to our business resulting from the announcement of the acquisitions, including any adverse changes in our relationships with our customers, partners and employees, may continue or intensify in the event either acquisition is not consummated.

If we do not successfully integrate newly acquired businesses into our business operations, including Codman Neurosurgery and Derma Sciences, our business could be adversely affected.

We will need to successfully integrate the operations of recently and pending acquired businesses, including our pending acquisitions of Codman Neurosurgery and Derma Sciences, with our business operations. The failure to integrate the business operations of the acquired business successfully would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. As a result of these pending acquisitions and any other future acquisitions, we will undergo substantial changes in a short period of time and our business will change and broaden in size and the scope of products we offer. Integrating the operations of multiple new businesses with that of our own is a complex, costly and time-consuming process, which requires

significant management attention and resources to integrate the business practice and operations. The integration process may disrupt the businesses and, if implemented ineffectively, would preclude realization of the full benefits expected by us. Our failure to meet the challenges involved in integrating the businesses in order to realize the anticipated benefits of the acquisitions could cause an interruption of, or a loss of momentum in, our activities and could adversely affect our results of operations. Prior to each acquisition, the acquired business operated independently, with its own business, corporate culture, locations, employees and systems. There may be substantial difficulties, costs and delays involved in any integration of other businesses with that of our own. These may include:


•	distracting management from day-to-day operations;


•	potential incompatibility of corporate cultures;


•	an inability to achieve synergies as planned;


•	risks associated with the assumption of contingent or other liabilities of acquisition targets;


•	adverse effects on existing business relationships with suppliers or customers, including failure to retain key customers and suppliers;


•	failure to retain key employees of our company and of the acquired businesses;


•	inheriting and uncovering previously unknown issues, problems and costs from the acquired company;


•	delays between our expenditures to acquire new products, technologies or businesses and the generation of revenues from those acquired products, technologies or businesses;


•	realization of assets and settlement of liabilities at amounts equal to estimated fair value as of the acquisition date of any acquisition or disposition;


•	costs and delays in implementing common systems and procedures (including technology, compliance programs, financial systems, distribution and general business operations, among others);


•	liabilities that are significantly larger than we currently anticipate and unforeseen increased expenses or delays associated with the acquisitions, including transition costs to integrate the businesses that may exceed the costs that we currently anticipate;


•	challenges involved with the increased scale of our operations resulting from the acquisitions; and


•	increased difficulties in managing our business due to the addition of international locations.

These risks may be heightened in cases where the majority of the former businesses’ operations, employees and customers are located outside of the United States. Any one or all of these factors may increase operating costs or lower anticipated financial performance. Many of these factors are also outside of our control. In addition, dispositions of certain key products, technologies and other rights, including pursuant to conditions imposed on us to obtain regulatory approvals, may affect our business operations.

In addition, even if the operations of the businesses are integrated successfully, we may not realize the full benefits of the acquisition, including the synergies, cost savings or sales or growth opportunities that we expect. These benefits may not be achieved within the anticipated time frame, or at all. Additional unanticipated costs may be incurred in the integration of the businesses. All of these factors could cause a reduction to our earnings per share, decrease or delay the expected accretive effect of the transaction, and negatively impact the price of our ordinary shares.

If any of our manufacturing facilities were damaged and/or our manufacturing or business processes interrupted, we could experience lost revenues and our business could be seriously harmed.

Damage to our manufacturing, development or research facilities because of fire, extreme weather conditions, natural disaster, power loss, communications failure, unauthorized entry or other events, such as a flu or other health epidemic, could cause us to cease development and manufacturing of some or all of our products. In particular, our San Diego, California facility is susceptible to earthquake damage, wildfire damage and power losses from electrical shortages as are other businesses in Southern California. Our Añasco, Puerto Rico plant, where we manufacture collagen, silicone and our private-label products, is vulnerable to hurricane, storm, earthquake and wind damage. Our Plainsboro, New Jersey facility is vulnerable to hurricane damage. Although we maintain property damage and business interruption insurance coverage on these facilities, our insurance might not cover all losses under such circumstances, and we may not be able to renew or obtain such insurance in the future on acceptable terms with adequate coverage or at reasonable costs.

In addition, certain of our surgical instruments have some manufacturing processes performed by third parties in Pakistan, which is subject to political instability and unrest, and we purchase a much smaller amount of instruments directly from vendors there. Such instability could interrupt our ability to sell surgical instruments to our customers and could have a material adverse effect on our revenues and earnings. While we have developed a relationship with an alternative provider of these services in another country, and continue to work to develop other providers in other countries, we cannot guarantee that we will be completely successful in establishing all of these relationships. Even if we are successful in establishing all of these alternative relationships, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so at the same level of costs or that we will be able to pass along additional costs to our customers.

Further, we manufacture certain products in Europe and our European headquarters is located in France, which has experienced labor strikes and acts of terrorism. Thus far, strikes and acts of terrorism have not had a material impact on our business; however,

if either were to occur, there is no assurance that they would not disrupt our business, and any such disruption could have a material adverse effect on our business.

An experienced third party hosts and maintains the enterprise business system used to support certain of our transaction processing for accounting and financial reporting, supply chain and manufacturing. Currently, we have developed a comprehensive disaster recovery plan for the Company’s infrastructure. As we have not fully tested the plan, we have adopted alternative solutions to mitigate business risk, including backup equipment, power and communications. We also implemented a comprehensive backup and recovery process for our key software applications. Our global production and distribution operations are dependent on the effective management of information flow between facilities. An interruption of the support provided by our enterprise business systems could have a material adverse effect on the business.

We may experience difficulties, delays, performance impact or unexpected costs from consolidation of facilities.

We consolidated several facilities in 2015 and 2016, and may further consolidate our operations in the future in order to improve our cost structure, achieve increased operating efficiencies, and improve our competitive standing or results of operations and/or to address unfavorable economic conditions. As part of these initiatives, we may also lose favorable tax incentives or not be able to renew leases on acceptable terms. We may further reduce staff, make changes to certain capital projects, close certain production operations and abandon leases for certain facilities that will not be used in our operations. In conjunction with any actions, we will continue to make significant investments and build the framework for our future growth. We may not realize, in full or in part, the anticipated benefits and savings from these efforts because of unforeseen difficulties, delays, implementation issues or unexpected costs. If we are unable to achieve or maintain all of the resulting savings or benefits to our business or other unforeseen events occur, our business and results of operations may be adversely affected.

We are exposed to a variety of risks relating to our international sales and operations, including fluctuations in exchange rates, local economic conditions and delays in collection of accounts receivable.

We generate significant revenues outside the United States in multiple foreign currencies including euros, British pounds, Swiss francs, Canadian dollars, Japanese yen and Australian dollars, and in U.S. dollar-denominated transactions conducted with customers who generate revenue in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. For those foreign customers who purchase our products in U.S. dollars, currency fluctuations between the U.S. dollar and the currencies in which those customers do business may have a negative impact on the demand for our products in foreign countries where the U.S. dollar has increased in value compared to the local currency.

Since we have operations based outside the United States and we generate revenues and incur operating expenses in multiple foreign currencies including euros, British pounds, Swiss francs, Canadian dollars, Japanese yen, Australian dollars, Mexican pesos, Brazilian reais and Chinese yuan, we experience currency exchange risk with respect to those foreign currency-denominated revenues and expenses. Our most significant currency exchange risk relates to transactions conducted in euros, Canadian dollars, Australian dollars, and Chinese yuan.

We cannot predict the consolidated effects of exchange rate fluctuations upon our future operating results because of the number of currencies involved, the variability of currency exposure and the potential volatility of currency exchange rates. Although we address currency risk management through regular operating and financing activities, and, on a limited basis, through the use of derivative financial instruments, those actions may not prove to be fully effective. For a description of our use of derivative financial instruments, see Note 6, Derivative Instruments in our consolidated financial statements.

Our international operations subject us to laws regarding sanctioned countries, entities and persons, customs, import-export, laws regarding transactions in foreign countries, the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and local anti-bribery and other laws regarding interactions with healthcare professionals, and product registration requirements. Among other things, these laws restrict, and in some cases 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 structuring our sales and marketing practices and effecting product registrations in foreign countries.

Local economic conditions, legal, regulatory or political considerations, disruptions from strikes, the effectiveness of our sales representatives and distributors, local competition, in-country reimbursement methodologies and changes in local medical practice could also affect our sales to foreign markets. Relationships with customers and effective terms of sale frequently vary by country, often with longer-term receivables than are typical in the United States.

Oversight of the medical device industry might affect the manner in which we may sell medical devices and compete in the marketplace.

There are laws and regulations that govern the means by which companies in the healthcare industry may market their products to healthcare professionals and may compete by discounting the prices of their products, including for example, the federal Anti-Kickback Statute, the federal False Claims Act, the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, state law equivalents to these federal laws that are meant to protect against fraud and abuse and analogous laws in foreign countries. Violations of these laws are punishable by criminal and civil sanctions, including, but not limited to, in some instances civil and criminal

penalties, damages, fines, exclusion from participation in federal and state healthcare programs, including Medicare and Medicaid. Although we exercise care in structuring our sales and marketing practices and customer discount arrangements to comply with those laws and regulations, we cannot assure that:


•	government officials charged with responsibility for enforcing those laws will not assert that our sales and marketing practices or customer discount arrangements are in violation of those laws or regulations; or


•	government regulators or courts will interpret those laws or regulations in a manner consistent with our interpretation.

Correspondingly, federal and state laws are also sometimes open to interpretation, and from time to time we may find ourselves at a competitive disadvantage if our interpretation differs from that of our competitors. AdvaMed (for the U.S. and China), EucoMed (Europe), MEDEC (Canada), and MTAA (Australia), some of the principal trade associations for the medical device industry, promulgate model codes of ethics that set forth standards by which its members should (and non-member companies may) abide in the promotion of their products; AdvaMed is undergoing initiatives in Latin America and Asia Pacific to develop regional codes of ethics there as well, including the launch of a new Code of Ethics in China. We have in place policies and procedures for compliance that we believe are at least as stringent as those set forth in the revised AdvaMed Code, and we regularly train our sales and marketing personnel on our policies regarding sales and marketing practices. Pursuant to the revised AdvaMed Code, we have certified our adoption of the revised AdvaMed Code. Nevertheless, the sales and marketing practices of our industry have been the subject of increased scrutiny from federal and state government agencies, and we believe that this trend will continue. For example, federal legislation, state legislation and foreign legislation requires detailed disclosure of gifts and other remuneration made to healthcare professionals. In addition, prosecutorial scrutiny over the past several years and governmental oversight, on the state and federal levels, over some major device companies regarding the retention of healthcare professionals as consultants has limited the manner in which medical device companies may retain healthcare professionals as consultants. Various hospital organizations, medical societies and trade associations are establishing their own practices that may require detailed disclosures of relationships between healthcare professionals and medical device companies or ban or restrict certain marketing and sales practices such as gifts and business meals.

Our private-label product lines depend significantly on key relationships with third parties, which we could be unable to establish and maintain.

Our private-label business depends in part on our entering into and maintaining collaborative or alliance agreements with third parties concerning product marketing, as well as research and development programs. The third parties with whom we have entered into agreements might terminate these agreements for a variety of reasons, including developing other sources for the products that we supply. Termination of our most important relationships could adversely affect our expectations for the growth of private-label products.

We may have significant product liability exposure and our insurance may not cover all potential claims.

We are exposed to product liability and other claims in the event that our technologies or products are alleged to have caused harm. We may not be able to obtain insurance for the potential liability on acceptable terms with adequate coverage or at reasonable costs. Any potential product liability claims could exceed the amount of our insurance coverage or may be excluded from coverage under the terms of the policy. Our insurance may not be renewed at a cost and level of coverage comparable to that then in effect.

We are subject to requirements relating to hazardous materials which may impose significant compliance or other costs on us.

Our manufacturing, product development, research, and development operations and processes involve the controlled use of certain hazardous materials. In addition, we own and/or lease a number of facilities at which hazardous materials have been used in the past. Finally, we have acquired various companies that historically have used certain hazardous materials and that have owned and/or leased facilities at which hazardous materials have been used. For all of these reasons, we are subject to federal, state, foreign, and local laws and regulations governing the use, manufacture, storage, transportation, handling, treatment, remediation, and disposal of hazardous materials and certain waste products (“Environmental, Health, Safety and Transportation Laws”). Although we believe that our procedures for handling, transporting, and disposing of hazardous materials comply with the Environmental, Health, Safety and Transportation Laws, the Environmental Health, Safety and Transportation Laws may be amended in ways that increase our cost of compliance, perhaps materially.

Furthermore, the potential risk of accidental contamination or injury from these materials cannot be eliminated, and there is also a risk that such contamination previously has occurred in connection with one of our facilities or in connection with one of the companies we have purchased. In the event of such an accident or contamination, we could be held liable for any damages that result and any related liability could exceed the limits or fall outside the coverage of our insurance and could exceed our resources. We may not be able to maintain insurance on acceptable terms or at all.

We may experience difficulties implementing our common global enterprise resource planning system.

We are engaged in a multi-year implementation of a new global enterprise resource planning system to improve our operational efficiency. Currently we have approximately 90% of our revenue on one system. The ERP system is designed to accurately maintain our financial reporting data and provide information to our management team important to the operation of the business. Our ERP system has required, and will require, the investment of significant human and financial resources. The implementation of this ERP involves numerous risks, including disruption to our normal accounting procedures and internal control over financial reporting, inaccuracies in the conversion of electronic data, difficulties integrating the systems and processes, additional costs to continue to refine the system’s functionality, and disruption of our financial reporting process. We may not be able to successfully implement the ERP without experiencing significant delays, increased costs, or other difficulties. Any significant disruption or deficiency in the design or implementation of the ERP could adversely affect our ability to estimate supply chain needs, plan production requirements, process orders, ship product, send invoices and track payments, fulfill contractual obligations, accurately forecast sales, or otherwise operate our business, all of which could negatively impact sales and profits. While a significant portion of the Company is running on our new ERP system as of December 31, 2016, we will continue to face similar risks in implementing our ERP system within the remaining sites as we continue to maintain multiple legacy ERP systems.

We are dependent on information technology and if we fail to properly maintain the integrity of our data, our business could be adversely affected.

We are increasingly dependent on sophisticated information technology for our infrastructure and to support business decisions. As a result of technology initiatives, recently enacted regulations, changes in our system platforms and integration of new business acquisitions, we have been consolidating and integrating our systems. Our information systems require an ongoing commitment of significant resources to maintain, protect, and enhance existing systems and develop new systems to keep pace with continuing changes in information processing technology, evolving systems and regulatory standards, the increasing need to protect patient and customer information, and changing customer patterns. Any significant breakdown, intrusion, interruption, corruption, or destruction of these systems, as well as any data breaches, could have a material adverse effect on our business.

In addition, third parties may attempt to breach our systems and may obtain data relating to patients, the Company’s proprietary information, or other sensitive data. If we fail to maintain or protect our information systems and data integrity effectively, we could lose existing customers, have difficulty attracting new customers, suffer backlash from negative public relations, have problems in determining product cost estimates and establishing appropriate pricing, have difficulty preventing, detecting, and controlling fraud, have disputes with customers, physicians, and other health care professionals, have regulatory sanctions or penalties imposed, have increases in operating expenses, incur expenses or lose revenues as a result of a data privacy breach, or suffer other adverse consequences.

Regulations related to “conflict minerals” may force us to incur additional expenses, may make our supply chain more complex and may result in damage to our reputation with customers.

On August 22, 2012, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted disclosure regulations for public companies that manufacture products that contain certain minerals (i.e., tin, tantalum, tungsten or gold) known as conflict minerals, if these conflict minerals are necessary to the functionality or production of our products. These regulations require such companies to report annually whether or not such conflict minerals originate from the Democratic Republic of Congo (“DRC”) and adjoining countries and in some cases to perform extensive due diligence on their supply chains for such conflict minerals. The implementation of these requirements could adversely affect the sourcing, availability and pricing of tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold used in the manufacture of medical devices, including our products. In addition, we may incur additional costs to comply with the disclosure requirements, including costs related to determining the source of any of the relevant conflict minerals used in our products. Since our supply chain is complex, the due diligence procedures that we implement may not enable us to determine the origins for these conflict minerals or determine that these conflict minerals are DRC conflict-free, which may harm our reputation. We may also face difficulties in satisfying any customers who may require that our products be certified as DRC conflict-free, which could harm our relationships with these customers and result in a loss of revenue. These requirements also could have the effect of limiting the pool of suppliers from which we source tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold, and we may be unable to obtain conflict-free minerals at competitive prices, which could increase our costs and adversely affect our manufacturing operations and our profitability.

ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

As of the filing of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, we had no unresolved comments from the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission that were received not less than 180 days before the end of our 2016 fiscal year.



ITEM 2.	PROPERTIES

Our principal executive offices are located in Plainsboro, New Jersey. Our principal manufacturing and research facilities are located in New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, California, Massachusetts, France, Germany, Ireland, Mexico, and Puerto Rico. Our instrument procurement operations are located in Germany. Our primary distribution centers are located in Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Australia, Belgium, Canada and France. In addition, we lease several smaller facilities to support additional administrative, assembly, and distribution operations. Third parties own and operate the facilities in Nevada and Belgium. We own our facilities in Biot, France, Saint Aubin Le Monial, France, Rietheim-Weilheim, Germany and certain facilities in Ohio and Pennsylvania, and we lease all of our other facilities. We also have repair centers in California, Massachusetts, Ohio, Australia and Germany.

Our manufacturing facilities are registered with the FDA. Our facilities are subject to FDA inspection to ensure compliance with Quality System regulations. For further information regarding the status of FDA inspections, see the "Government Regulation" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Update on Remediation Activities" sections in this Form 10-K.



ITEM 3.	LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Various lawsuits, claims and proceedings are pending or have been settled by us; the most significant of which are described below.

The Company is subject to various claims, lawsuits and proceedings in the ordinary course of the Company's business, including claims by current or former employees, distributors and competitors and with respect to its products and product liability claims, lawsuits and proceedings, some of which have been settled by the Company. In the opinion of management, such claims are either adequately covered by insurance or otherwise indemnified, or are not expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a material adverse effect on our financial condition. However, it is possible that the Company's results of operations, financial position and cash flows in a particular period could be materially affected by these contingencies.

TEI, an acquisition by Integra on July 17, 2015, manufactures a bovine-derived surgical mesh product for Boston Scientific Corporation ("BSC”) and has been named as a defendant in lawsuits under a broad range of products liability theories, many of which have not been served on TEI. Currently, there are approximately fifty active cases against TEI. Pursuant to an indemnification agreement with BSC (i) BSC is managing the litigation; (ii) TEI has in place a products liability insurance policy, of which it must exhaust $3.0 million before BSC’s indemnity begins to cover relevant claims (and of which only a small portion has been utilized to date and against which the insurer has reserved the entire $3.0 million). Because the thrust of products liability litigation focuses on synthetic surgical mesh products, counsel is filing motions to dismiss on behalf of TEI in many cases. In addition, Integra has certain protections in the merger agreements with TEI which would indemnify the Company for approximately $30.0 million for the first fifteen months after closing and between $20.0 and $30.0 million for the remainder of the three-year period after closing for losses relating to a variety of matters, including half of certain products liability claims (including those related to the product it manufactures for BSC) not covered by insurance. As of February 23, 2017, no indemnification payments were received nor owed in relation to the lawsuits for the initial indemnification time period, which covered the first fifteen months after closing.

The Company accrues for loss contingencies when it is deemed probable that a loss has been incurred and that loss is estimable. The amounts accrued are based on the full amount of the estimated loss before considering insurance proceeds, and do not include an estimate for legal fees expected to be incurred in connection with the loss contingency. The Company consistently accrues legal fees expected to be incurred in connection with loss contingencies as those fees are incurred by outside counsel as a period cost.

Proposed Acquisition or recover money damages in the event the Proposed Acquisition is consummated. While the complaints also sought to enjoin the Proposed Acquisition, on February 9, 2017, plaintiffs agreed to not pursue preliminary injunctive relief in return for Derma Sciences making certain additional disclosures. Integra and Integra Derma, Inc. believe that the complaints are wholly without merit and intend to vigorously defend against these lawsuits.



ITEM 4.	MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable.

PART II



ITEM 5.	MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

Market Information, Holders and Dividends

Our common stock trades on The NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol “IART.” The following table lists the high and low closing sales prices for our common stock for each quarter for the last two years:



	2016				2015
	High		Low		High		Low
Fourth Quarter (1)	$	43.22	$	37.89	$	34.30	$	28.22
Third Quarter (1)	$	43.70	$	39.37	$	33.14	$	29.18
Second Quarter (1) (2)	$	39.89	$	32.58	$	31.57	$	26.58
First Quarter (1) (2)	$	33.78	$	27.75	$	28.33	$	24.14

(1) As adjusted to give effect to the two-for-one stock split effective December 21, 2016.

(2) Due to the July 1, 2015 distribution of SeaSpine, the high and low close prices shown above for each quarter prior to the distribution have been adjusted for comparability purposes.

We have not paid any cash dividends on our common stock since our formation. Our credit facility limits the amount of dividends that we may pay. See “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Liquidity and Capital Resources — Amended and Restated Senior Credit Agreement.” Any future determinations to pay cash dividends on the common stock will be at the discretion of our Board of Directors and will depend upon our results of operations, cash flows, and financial condition and other factors deemed relevant by the Board of Directors.

The number of stockholders of record as of February 21, 2017 was approximately 1,008, which includes stockholders whose shares were held in nominee name.

Sales of Unregistered Securities

There were no sales of unregistered securities during the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 or 2014.

Sale of Registered Securities

In August 2015, we sold 7.590 million shares of our common stock (including 990,000 shares from the exercise of the underwriters’ option for additional shares), in a registered public offering to a select group of underwriters through a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-192079) that was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 4, 2013. The shares of common stock were sold at a price of $30.50 per share (before underwriting discounts and commissions). The aggregate offering gross proceeds were $231.5 million. Following the sale of the common stock, the public offering terminated.

We incurred total offering costs of approximately $11.8 million, which includes the amounts paid for underwriters' discounts and commissions of 5.0%, and other offering costs. The net proceeds of the offering were $219.7 million after deducting these expenses. No offering expenses were paid directly or indirectly to any of our directors or officers (or their associates) or persons owning ten percent or more of any class of our equity securities or to any other affiliates.

We used the entire net proceeds from this offering to pay down a portion of our outstanding Senior Credit Facility balance during 2015.

The foregoing represents our best estimate of our use of proceeds for the period indicated.

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

On October 25, 2016, the Board of Directors terminated the previous share repurchase plan dated October 28, 2014, of up to $75 .0 million of outstanding common stock set to expire at the end of 2016 and authorized a new repurchase of up to $150.0 million outstanding common stock through December 2018. Shares may be repurchased either in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions.

There have been no shares of common stock repurchased by the Company under any of these authorizations in the year ended December 31, 2016 or 2015.

See Note 7, Treasury Stock, in our consolidated financial statements for further details.



ITEM 6.	SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

The information set forth below should be read in conjunction with “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this report. All results and data in the tables below reflect continuing operations, unless otherwise noted. As a result, the data presented below will not necessarily agree to previously issued financial statements. See Note 3, Discontinued Operations in the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 15 of this Form 10-K for additional information on discontinued operations and Note 4, Acquisitions for additional information regarding the impact of 2016, 2015 and 2014 acquisitions.



	Years Ended December 31,
	2016			2015			2014			2013			2012
	(In thousands, except per share data)
Operating Results:
Total revenues, net	$	992,075		$	882,734		$	796,717		$	696,832		$	691,895
Costs and expenses	876,735			803,147			728,860			661,459			614,110

Operating income (4)	115,340			79,587			67,857			35,373			77,785
Interest income (expense), net (1) (2)	(25,779		)	(23,504		)	(21,799		)	(14,792		)	(13,236		)
Other income (expense), net	845			4,588			(492		)	(1,795		)	(318		)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	90,406			60,671			45,566			18,786			64,231
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes (4)	15,842			53,820			9,271			(3,241		)	16,024
Net income from continuing operations	$	74,564		$	6,851		$	36,295		$	22,027		$	48,207
Loss from discontinued operations (net of tax benefit)	$	—		$	(10,370	)	$	(2,291	)	$	(43,094	)	$	(7,003	)
Net income (loss)	$	74,564		$	(3,519	)	$	34,004		$	(21,067	)	$	41,204

Diluted net income per common share from continuing operations	$	0.94		$	0.10		$	0.55		$	0.38		$	0.85
Diluted net loss per common share from discontinued operations	$	—		$	(0.15	)	$	(0.03	)	$	(0.75	)	$	(0.12	)
Diluted net income (loss) per common share	$	0.94		$	(0.05	)	$	0.52		$	(0.37	)	$	0.73
Weighted average common shares outstanding for diluted net income per share	79,194			71,354			65,920			57,604			57,032



	Years Ended December 31,
	2016		2015		2014		2013		2012
	(In thousands)
Financial Position:
Cash, cash equivalents (5)	$	102,055	$	48,132	$	71,734	$	120,692	$	99,768
Total assets (5)	1,807,954		1,774,224		1,413,900		1,009,796		1,064,172
Short-term borrowings under the term loan of the senior credit facility (5)	—		14,375		3,750		—		—
Long-term borrowings under the revolving portion of the senior credit facility (1), (5)	665,000		481,875		413,125		186,875		321,875
Long-term debt (2), (5)	—		218,240		213,121		205,182		197,672
Retained earnings (4)	220,443		145,879		314,960		280,956		302,023
Stockholders’ equity (3)	839,667		751,443		704,322		666,090		517,775



(1)	For each of the periods presented, we report the borrowings outstanding under the revolving portion of our Senior Credit Facility as long-term debt as well as the 1.625% convertible senior notes due in 2016 ("2016 Convertible Notes") based on our current intent and ability to repay the borrowings outside of the following twelve-month periods. We also report the term loan as long-term debt with the exception of current principal payments due within 12 months, which are classified as short-term. At December 31, 2016, we have a total of $665.0 million outstanding under our Senior Credit Facility and $835.0 million available for future borrowings.



(2	)	In 2011, we issued $230.0 million of the 2016 Convertible Notes. The 2016 Convertible Notes were repaid in December 2016 in accordance with their terms.

(3	)	In 2015, we sold 7.590 million shares of our common stock at a price of $30.50 per share. The aggregate offering proceeds were $231.5 million. The net proceeds of the offering were $219.7 million after deducting the underwriters' discounts and commissions and all other estimated offering expenses. In 2013, we sold 8.050 million shares of our common stock at a price of $20.00 per share. The aggregate gross offering proceeds were $161.0 million. The net proceeds of the offering were $152.5 million after deducting the underwriters' discounts and commissions and all other estimated offering expenses.

(4	)	In 2016. the Company elected to adopt Accounting Standard Update 2016-09, Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting (Topic 718). The Company elected to account for forfeitures as they occur. The impact in retained earnings as of December 31, 2015 from this provision was not significant. Amendments related to accounting for excess tax benefits have been adopted prospectively, resulting in recognition of excess tax benefits against income tax expenses rather than additional paid-in capital of $3.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2016.

(5	)	Presented for continuing operations only.



ITEM 7.	MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read together with the selected consolidated financial data and our financial statements and the related notes appearing elsewhere in this report. This discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of many factors, including but not limited to those under the heading “Risk Factors.”

GENERAL

Integra is a world leader in medical technology focused on limiting uncertainty for surgeons so they can concentrate on providing the best care for their patients. Integra provides customers with clinically relevant, innovative and cost-effective products that improve the quality of life for patients. We focus on cranial procedures, small bone and joint reconstruction, the repair and reconstruction of soft tissue, and instruments for use in surgery.

We manufacture and sell our products in two reportable business segments: Specialty Surgical Solutions, and Orthopedics and Tissue Technologies. Our Specialty Surgical Solutions products offer specialty surgical implants and instrumentation for a broad range of specialties. This product category includes products and solutions for dural repair, precision tools and instruments, tissue ablation, and neuro critical care including market-leading product portfolios used in neurosurgery operation suites and critical care units. Our Orthopedics and Tissue Technologies products offer a unique combination of differentiated regenerative technology products for soft tissue repair and tissue regeneration products, alongside small bone fixation and joint replacement hardware products for both upper extremities and lower extremities. This product category also includes private-label sales of a broad set of our regenerative medicine technologies.

We manufacture many of our products in plants located in the United States, Puerto Rico, France, Germany, Ireland, and Mexico. We also source most of our handheld surgical instruments, specialty metal and pyrocarbon implants, and dural sealant products through specialized third-party vendors.

In the United States, we have several sales channels. Specialty Surgical Solutions products are sold through a combination of directly employed sales representatives, distributors and wholesalers, depending on the customer call point. Orthopedics and Tissue Technologies products are sold through directly employed sales representatives and specialty distributors focused on their respective surgical specialties. We sell in the international markets through a combination of direct sales organizations and distributors.

We also market certain products through strategic partners in the United States.

Our objective is to become a multi-billion dollar diversified global medical technology company that helps patients by limiting uncertainty for medical professionals, and is a high-quality investment for shareholders. We will achieve these goals by delivering on our Brand Promises to our customers so they can concentrate on providing the best care for their patients and by becoming a company recognized by our customers as a leader in specialty surgical applications, regenerative technologies and extremities orthopedics worldwide. Our strategy is built around three pillars - execute, optimize, and accelerate growth. These three pillars support our strategic initiatives to deliver on our commitments through improved planning and communication, optimize our infrastructure, and grow by introducing new products to the market through internal development, geographic expansion, and strategic acquisitions.

We aim to achieve growth in our revenues while maintaining strong financial results. While we pay attention to any meaningful trend in our financial results, we pay particular attention to measurements that are indicative of long-term profitable growth. These measurements include (1) revenue growth (including organic growth and through acquisitions), (2) gross margins on total revenues, (3) operating margins (which we aim to continually expand as we leverage our existing infrastructure), (4) earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization, and (5) earnings per diluted share of common stock.

We believe that we are particularly effective in the following aspects of our business:


•	Regenerative Technology Platform. We have developed numerous product lines through our proprietary collagen and polyethylene glycol technologies that are sold through every one of our sales channels.

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Diversification and Platform Synergies. The selling platforms of Specialty Surgical Solutions, and Orthopedics and Tissue Technologies each contribute a different strength to our core business. Specialty Surgical Solutions provides us with a strong presence in the hospital, with market-leading products and comprehensive solutions for surgical specialties, such as neurosurgery, as well as a strong capacity to generate cash flows. Orthopedics and Tissue Technologies enables us to grow our top line by continuing to introduce new, differentiated products in fast-growing markets, such as small joint replacement and advanced wound care, as well as to increase gross margins. We have unique synergies between these platforms, such as our regenerative technology, instrument sourcing capabilities, and enterprise contract management.

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Specialized Sales Footprint. Our medical technology investment and manufacturing strategy provides us with a specialized set of customer call-points and synergies. We have market-leading products across our portfolio providing both scale and depth in solutions for a broad set of clinical needs across many departments in the healthcare system. We also have clinical expertise across all of our channels in the United States, and an opportunity to expand and leverage this expertise in markets worldwide. In response to our customers’ needs for clinical and technical solutions across multiple departments and clinical areas, we have developed and deployed our Enterprise Selling initiative to bring unique clinical solutions to even the most difficult healthcare issues in our key accounts across multiple clinical sites and multi-hospital integrated delivery networks.


•	Ability to Change and Adapt. Our corporate culture is what enables us to adapt and evolve. We have demonstrated that we can quickly and profitably integrate new products and businesses. This core strength has made it possible for us to grow over the years, and is key to our ability to grow into a multi-billion dollar company.

On July 1, 2015, we completed the separation of SeaSpine from Integra through the pro rata distribution of 100% of the common stock of SeaSpine to Integra's stockholders of record as of the close of business on June 19, 2015. The distribution was structured to be tax-free to Integra and its shareholders for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Unless indicated otherwise, the information in the management discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations relates to the Company’s continuing operations. Further information regarding the SeaSpine separation and discontinued operations reporting may be found in Note 3, Discontinued Operations.

Clinical and Product Development Activities

After finalizing our multi-center clinical trial evaluating the safety and effectiveness of the INTEGRA Dermal Regeneration Template for the Treatment of DFU in 2015, we filed this data with the FDA and received PMA approval on January 7, 2016. The Company started commercializing the resulting DFU product, Omnigraft, late in 2016. Additionally, we finalized patient follow-up in a Post Approval Study for our DuraSeal Exact Spine Sealant System, and submitted the study results on-time to the FDA in October 2016. The study showed the continued safety and effectiveness of this approved medical device, and we expect that this study will satisfy the post-approval commitment related to this product. We continue to invest in additional clinical studies to support market access and promotion of existing products, and to pursue new product indications, such as breast reconstruction. From a product development perspective, we are also investing in next generation nerve products, and longer term research programs to evaluate combination products.

ACQUISITIONS

Our strategy includes the acquisition of complementary product lines and companies in order to increase the breadth and reach of our product portfolios. As a result of our recent acquisitions of businesses, assets and product lines, our financial results for the year ended December 31, 2016 may not be directly comparable to those of the corresponding prior-year periods. See Note 4, Acquisitions and Pro Forma Results to our consolidated financial statements for a further discussion.

From January 2014 through December 2016, we acquired the following businesses, assets and product lines:

In December 2015, we acquired the assets of Tekmed Instruments S.p.A ("Tekmed") for $14.1 million in cash, after minimal amount of working capital and purchase adjustment, which was recorded as an adjustment to assumed liabilities. Tekmed was a distributor of our products in Italy and has a specialty focus on neurosurgery and neurotrauma, along with representation in plastic and reconstructive surgery, cardiovascular surgery, image diagnostics, general surgery, anesthesia and intensive care, interventional radiology, and proton therapy. This acquisition enables us to support Specialty Surgical Solutions growth in Italy along with other key Integra franchises.

In October 2015, we acquired the United States rights to Tornier's Salto Talaris and Salto Talaris XT ankle replacement products and Tornier's Futura^TM silastic toe replacement products for $6.0 million in cash. The acquired toe and ankle products ("Salto and Futura") enhances our lower extremities product offering and accelerates our entry into the U.S. total ankle replacement market. Under the agreement, Integra acquired the U.S. rights to the Salto Talaris Total Ankle Prosthesis, Salto Talaris XT Revision Total Ankle Prosthesis, Futura Primus Flexible Great Toe system, Futura Classic Flexible Great Toe system, and Futura Lesser Metatarsal Phalangeal system. The agreement also includes an option to purchase, in the future, the rights to the Salto Talaris, Salto Talaris XT, Salto Mobile, and Futura silastic toe replacement products outside the United States.

In July 2015, we executed the two merger agreements (collectively, the "Agreements") under which we acquired TEI Biosciences, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("TEI Bio"), and TEI Medical Inc., a Delaware corporation ("TEI Med") for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $312.2 million ($210.9 million for TEI Bio and $101.3 million for TEI Med) including a working capital adjustment of $0.2 million ($0.5 million for TEI Bio offset by $0.7 million cash received for TEI Med), which was recorded as a reduction from goodwill. The purchase price consists of a cash payment to the former shareholders of TEI Bio and TEI Med of approximately $312.4 million upon the closing of the transaction, net of $1.2 million of acquired cash. TEI Bio is in the business of developing and commercializing biologic devices for soft tissue repair and regenerative applications, including dura and hernia repair and plastic and reconstructive surgery. TEI Med holds a license to TEI Bio’s regenerative technology in the fields of wound healing and orthopedics.

In December 2014, we acquired certain assets of Koby Ventures II, L.P. dba Metasurg ("Metasurg") for an aggregate purchase price of $27.2 million. The purchase price consisted of an initial cash payment to Metasurg of $26.5 million and contingent consideration with an acquisition date fair value of $0.7 million. The potential maximum undiscounted contingent consideration of $38.5 million is based on reaching certain sales of acquired products. Metasurg develops intuitive implant systems for the foot and ankle market and sells almost entirely in the U.S. market. During the fourth quarter of 2015, we adjusted the fair value of the contingent consideration to zero as we no longer believe the achievement of the sales targets is probable. The contingency period lapsed in 2016 and no payments were made.

In October 2014, we acquired all outstanding shares of Medtronic Xomed Instrumentation, SAS ("MicroFrance") from Medtronic, Inc. ("Medtronic") as well as certain assets of Medtronic for $61.6 million in cash. MicroFrance specializes in manual ear, nose,

and throat instruments and designs, manufactures, and sells reusable handheld instruments to ENT and laparoscopic surgical specialists around the world.

In January 2014, we acquired all outstanding shares of Confluent Surgical, Inc., ("Confluent Surgical") - including its surgical sealant and adhesion barrier product lines - from Covidien Group S.a.r.l, ("Covidien") for an aggregate purchase price of $255.9 million. The purchase price consists of an initial cash payment to Covidien of $231.0 million upon the closing of the transaction, a separate prepayment of $4.0 million made under a transitional supply agreement with an affiliate of Covidien, and contingent consideration with an acquisition date fair value of $20.9 million. The potential maximum undiscounted contingent consideration of $30.0 million consists of $25.0 million upon obtaining certain U.S. governmental approvals and $5.0 million upon obtaining certain European governmental approvals, both related to the completion of the transition of the Confluent Surgical business. Confluent Surgical is a developer and supplier of polymer-based biosurgery technology used in surgical sealants and anti-adhesion products.

FACILITY OPTIMIZATION ACTIVITIES

As a result of our ongoing acquisition strategy and significant growth in recent years, we have undertaken cost-saving initiatives to consolidate manufacturing operations, distribution facilities and transfer activities, implement a common ERP system, eliminate duplicative positions, realign various sales and marketing activities, and expand and upgrade production capacity for our regenerative technology products. Over the past five years, we have reduced the number of manufacturing and distribution facilities that we operate by ten and have largely completed plans to consolidate operational activities into existing sites with greater utilization and efficiency as a result. We expect the benefits of these efforts will contribute to our financial results in 2017 and beyond.

While we expect a positive impact from ongoing restructuring, integration, and manufacturing transfer and expansion activities, such results remain uncertain.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Executive Summary

Our net income from continuing operations in 2016 was $74.6 million, or $0.94 per diluted share, as compared to $6.9 million, or $0.10 per diluted share in 2015 and $36.3 million, or $0.55 per diluted share in 2014.

Revenues from 2014 to 2016 increased $195.4 million, generating $149.2 million of additional gross margin over that time period resulting primarily from the businesses that we acquired and strong organic growth. Costs and expenses increased sequentially as new employees, especially in selling general and administrative functions, joined the Company, and from the higher operating expenses associated with the businesses we acquired.

Changes in income before taxes resulted from the operating items described above and changes in interest expense, which increased in 2015 and 2016 resulting from higher borrowings under our Senior Credit Facility. Additionally, we saw Other income decrease in 2016, primarily as a result of lower income associated with the transition services agreement entered into with SeaSpine in conjunction with the July 2015 spin-off.

Income tax expense decreased in 2016 primarily driven by a $37.2 million of expense recorded in 2015 relating to a non-cash tax valuation allowance from the spin-off of the spine business.

Special Charges

Income before taxes includes the following special charges:



	Years Ended December 31,
	2016		2015		2014
	(In thousands)

Global ERP implementation charges	$	15,585	$	16,375	$	23,063
Structural optimization charges	7,794		16,752		13,716
Certain employee termination charges	1,446		2,642		9,094
Discontinued product lines charges	—		—		692
Acquisition-related charges	18,898		15,703		9,182
Spine spin-off charges	—		3,801		—
Manufacturing facility remediation costs	—		—		1,416
Impairment charges	—		—		790
Convertible debt non-cash interest (1)	8,075		7,871		7,140
Total	$	51,798	$	63,144	$	65,093



(1)	The amounts have been reduced by $0.3 million, $0.6 million, and $0.8 million in 2016, 2015, and 2014, respectively, representing the non-cash interest that was capitalized as a component of the historical cost of assets constructed for the Company's own use. See Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies of our consolidated financial statements for more information.

The items reported above are reflected in the consolidated statements of operations as follows:



	Years Ended December 31,
	2016		2015			2014
	(In thousands)
Cost of goods sold	$	18,869	$	17,421		$	17,094
Research and development	200		580			500
Selling, general and administrative	24,654		38,761			40,359
Interest expense	8,075		7,871			7,140
Other income	—		(1,489		)	—
Total	$	51,798	$	63,144		$	65,093

We typically define special charges as items for which the amounts and/or timing of such expenses may vary significantly from period to period, depending upon our acquisition, integration and restructuring activities, and for which the amounts are non-cash in nature, or for which the amounts are not expected to recur at the same magnitude. We believe that given our ongoing strategy of seeking acquisitions, our continuing focus on rationalizing our existing manufacturing and distribution infrastructure and our continuing review of various product lines in relation to our current business strategy, some of the special charges discussed above could recur with similar materiality in the future. In 2010, we began investing significant resources in the global implementation of a single enterprise resource planning system. We began capitalizing certain costs for the project starting in 2011 and continued to do so during 2016. We expect the additional capital and integration expenses associated with our ERP system to decrease in 2017 as the project is substantially complete.

We believe that the separate identification of these special charges provides important supplemental information to investors regarding financial and business trends relating to our financial condition and results of operations. Investors may find this information useful in assessing comparability of our operating performance from period to period, against the business model objectives that management has established, and against other companies in our industry. We provide this information to investors so that they can analyze our operating results in the same way that management does and to use this information in their assessment of our core business and valuation of Integra.

Revenues and Gross Margin

Our revenues and gross margin on product revenues were as follows:



	Years Ended December 31,
	2016			2015			2014
Segment Net Sales	(In thousands)
Specialty Surgical Solutions	$	632,524		$	586,918		$	554,872
Orthopedics and Tissue Technologies	359,551			295,816			241,845
Total revenues	992,075			882,734			796,717
Cost of goods sold	349,089			326,542			302,946
Gross margin on total revenues	$	642,986		$	556,192		$	493,771
Gross margin as a percentage of total revenues	64.8		%	63.0		%	62.0		%

Revenues

Year Ended December 31, 2016 Compared with Year Ended December 31, 2015.

For the year ended December 31, 2016, total revenues increased by $109.3 million or 12%, to $992.1 million from $882.7 million during the prior year. Domestic revenues increased $84.8 million, or 12%, to $765.6 million and were 77% of total revenues for the year ended December 31, 2016. International revenues increased to $226.5 million compared to $201.9 million during 2015. Foreign exchange fluctuations had a negative impact of $2.7 million on revenues for the year.

Specialty Surgical Solutions revenues were $632.5 million, an increase of 8% from the prior year. The increase resulted from growth across all franchises, with the majority of the increases in our dural repair, domestic precision tools and instruments and international tissue ablation franchises.

Orthopedics and Tissue Technologies revenues were $359.6 million, an increase of 22% from the prior year. The increase largely resulted from the impact of the 2015 acquisitions of TEI and Salto and Futura, which added $37.5 million incremental revenue in the period due to the inclusion of a full year's activity. We also saw increases in our regenerative products, upper extremities and private label portfolios driven by strong demand for our skin and new relationships with existing private label customers.

With our global reach, we generate revenues in multiple foreign currencies, including Euros, British pounds, Swiss francs, Canadian dollars, Japanese yen and Australian dollars. Accordingly, we will experience currency exchange risk with respect to those foreign currencies denominated revenues.

Year Ended December 31, 2015 Compared with Year Ended December 31, 2014.

For the year ended December 31, 2015, total revenues increased by $86.0 million or 11% to $882.7 million from $796.7 million during 2014. Domestic revenues increased 14% to $680.8 million and were 77% of total revenues for the year ended December 31, 2015. International revenues were relatively flat at $201.9 million as compared to 2014. Foreign exchange fluctuations had a negative impact of $22.2 million on revenues for the year.

Specialty Surgical Solutions revenues were $586.9 million, an increase of 6% from the prior year. The increase resulted in part from the impact of the MicroFrance acquisition, which added $24.8 million in the period. Increases in our dural repair and precision tools and instruments franchises contributed to the majority of the rest of the growth, partially offset by declines in both neuro critical care and tissue ablation product lines, both of which had benefited from strong sales of capital equipment in the prior year.

Orthopedics and Tissue Technologies revenues were $295.8 million, an increase of 22% from prior year. The increase largely resulted from the impact of the acquisitions of TEI, Metasurg, and Salto and Futura, which combined to add $38.5 million in the period. We also saw increases in our regenerative products, upper extremities and private label portfolios driven by strong demand for our skin and shoulder lines.

With our global reach, we generate revenues in multiple foreign currencies, including euros, British pounds, Swiss francs, Canadian dollars, Japanese yen and Australian dollars. Accordingly, we experience currency exchange risk with respect to those foreign currencies denominated revenues.

Gross Margin

Gross margin as a percentage of revenues was 64.8% in 2016, 63.0% in 2015, and 62.0% in 2014. Cost of product revenues in 2016, 2015, and 2014 included $13.9 million, $10.0 million, and $1.1 million, respectively, in fair value inventory purchase accounting adjustments recorded in connection with acquisitions, and $27.6 million, $22.3 million, and $15.9 million, respectively, of amortization for technology-based intangible assets inclusive of impairments.

The increase in gross margin percentage from 2015 to 2016 resulted primarily from an increase in sales of higher margin products such as DuraSeal, DuraGen, skin and wound products, higher private label royalties, the leveraging of our existing manufacturing infrastructure, and the addition of higher margin products from the TEI acquisition.

The increase in gross margin percentage from 2014 to 2015 resulted primarily from an increase in sales of higher margin products such as DuraSeal, DuraGen, skin and wound products.

We expect our consolidated gross margin percentage for the full year 2017 to be approximately 65% to 66%. We expect the increase in gross margin as the result of lower impact of inventory purchase accounting adjustments in connections with acquisitions, and continued favorable product mix.

Other Operating Expenses

The following is a summary of other operating expenses as a percent of total revenues:



	Years Ended December 31,
	2016		2015		2014
Research and development	5.9	%	5.8	%	5.5	%
Selling, general and administrative	45.9	%	47.1	%	47.1	%
Intangible asset amortization	1.4	%	1.1	%	0.9	%

Total operating expenses, which consist of research and development expenses, selling, general and administrative expenses, intangible asset amortization expense, and goodwill impairment charge, increased $51.0 million or 11% to $527.6 million in 2016, compared to $476.6 million in the same period in the prior year.

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. Research and development totaled $58.2 million in 2016, compared to $50.9 million in 2015 and $43.6 million in 2014. Similar to the prior year, the increase in research and development costs from 2015 to 2016 primarily resulted from additional spending on new product development and clinical studies on currently marketed products and the acquisition of TEI. The increase in research and development from 2014 to 2015 primarily resulted from additional spending on new product development and clinical studies as well as the acquisition of TEI.

We are continuing to invest in clinical work and product development, and expect an increase in our research and development expenses in 2017 to be approximately 6.0% of total revenues.

SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE. Selling, general and administrative expenses in the year ended December 31, 2016 increased by $39.9 million or 9.6% to $455.6 million compared to $415.8 million in the same period in the prior year. Selling and marketing expenses increased by $54.4 million, primarily resulting from the full-year impact of the TEI acquisition, higher headcount in our sales force compared to the prior year, and commission costs, which were higher as a result of increases in revenue. General and administrative costs decreased by $14.5 million, primarily due to the suspension of the Medical Device Excise Tax and reduction in transaction-related costs both to effect the spin-off of our Spine business, and to close the TEI and Salto, acquisitions more than offsetting higher incentive compensation costs due to improved business performance.

Selling, general and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 2015 increased by $40.2 million or 10.7% to $415.8 million compared to $375.5 million in 2014. Selling and marketing expenses increased by $32.7 million, primarily resulting from the impact of the TEI acquisition, higher headcount in our sales force compared to last year, and commission costs, which were higher as a result of increases in revenue. General and administrative costs increased $7.5 million, primarily due to facility optimization activities and higher transaction related costs both to effect the spin-off of our Spine business and to close the TEI and Salto acquisitions. In addition, we experienced higher incentive compensation costs due to improved business performance.

For 2017, we expect our reported selling, general, and administrative expenses to be approximately 51% to 52% of revenue in 2017.

INTANGIBLE ASSET AMORTIZATION.

Amortization expense (excluding amounts reported in cost of product revenues for technology-based intangible assets) in the year ended December 31, 2016 was $13.9 million compared to $10.0 million in 2015. The increase primarily resulted from a full year of amortization on the intangible assets added as part of our TEI, Salto, and Tekmed acquisitions in 2015.

In 2015, amortization expense (excluding amounts reported in cost of product revenues for technology-based intangible assets) in the year ended December 31, 2015 was $10.0 million compared to $6.8 million in 2014. The increase primarily resulted from a full year of amortization on the intangible assets added as part of our MicroFrance and Metasurg acquisitions in 2014 as well as partial year amortization of the intangible assets added as part of TEI, Salto, and Tekmed acquisitions in 2015.

We may discontinue certain products in the future as we continue to assess the profitability of our product lines. As our profitability assessment evolves, we may make further decisions about our trade names and incur additional impairment charges or accelerated amortization. We expect total annual amortization expense (including amounts reported in cost of product revenues, but excluding any possible future amortization associated with acquired in-process research and development ("IPR&D")) to be approximately $40.7 million in 2017, $40.3 million in 2018, $40.2 million in 2019, $40.1 million in 2020 and $39.1 million in 2021.

Non-Operating Income and Expenses

The following is a summary of non-operating income and expenses:



	Years Ended December 31,
	2016			2015			2014
	(In thousands)
Interest income	$	24		$	30		$	168
Interest expense	(25,803		)	(23,534		)	(21,967		)
Other income (expense)	845			4,588			(492		)
Total non-operating income and expense	$	(24,934	)	$	(18,916	)	$	(22,291	)

Interest Income and Interest Expense

Interest income on our invested cash was minimal in 2016 and 2015 and $0.2 million in 2014.

Interest expense was $25.8 million, $23.5 million and $22.0 million in 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Interest expense increased in 2016 as compared to 2015 and 2014 primarily because of increased borrowings on our Senior Credit facility compared to prior years. In December 2016, we expensed $0.5 million of previously capitalized deferred financing costs in connection with the refinancing of our Senior Credit Facility.

Our reported interest expense for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014 includes non-cash interest related to the accounting for convertible securities of $8.1 million, $7.9 million and $7.1 million, respectively. The expense was associated primarily with the principal amount of the outstanding 2016 Convertible Notes, and interest and fees related to our Senior Credit Facility. In 2016, 2015, and 2014, we capitalized a total of $0.4 million, $0.8 million and $1.2 million of non-cash interest, respectively, and included it in the historical cost of assets constructed for the Company's own use.

Our reported interest expense for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014 included $2.5 million, $2.3 million and $2.6 million, respectively, of non-cash amortization of debt issuance costs.

Other Income (Expense)

Other income of $0.8 million in 2016 was primarily attributable to the impact of transactional foreign exchange gains and losses and income from the transition services agreement entered into with SeaSpine.

In 2015, Other income of $4.6 million was primarily attributable to the transition services agreement entered into with SeaSpine in conjunction with the spin-off and the $1.1 million bargain purchase gain recorded in connection with the Salto acquisition. Other expenses of $0.5 million in 2014 were attributable to foreign exchange losses.

Income Taxes

Our effective income tax rate was 17.5%, 88.7% and 20.3% of income before income taxes in 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively. See Note 11, “Income Taxes,” in our consolidated financial statements for a reconciliation of the United States federal statutory rate to our effective tax rate.

In 2016, our lower worldwide effective tax rate was primarily attributable to an excess tax benefit of $3.8 million as a result of early adoption of the new share-based compensation accounting guidance (ASU 2016-09), a favorable jurisdictional income mix, significantly lower non-deductible acquisition costs versus the prior year, and a benefit of $0.5 million for a Federal research credit study.

In 2015, our worldwide effective tax rate increase was primarily attributable to the Company's recognizing income tax expense of $37.2 million relating to a tax valuation allowance recorded in continuing operations as a result of the spin-off of the spine

business. The Company determined that upon spin-off, the deferred tax assets of the spine business would be unrealizable. The increase was also due to shift in the jurisdictional mix of earnings in the current year.

Our effective tax rate could vary from year to year depending on, among other factors, tax law changes, the geographic and business mix and taxable earnings and losses. We consider these factors and other, including our history of generating taxable earnings, in assessing our ability to realize deferred tax assets. We estimate the range of our worldwide effective income tax rate for 2017 to be approximately 20% to 22%.

We recorded a cumulative valuation allowance of $3.6 million against the remaining $79.2 million of gross deferred tax assets recorded at December 31, 2016. Our deferred tax asset valuation allowance decreased by $1.3 million in 2016 and $1.9 million in 2015. This valuation allowance relates to deferred tax assets for which the Company does not believe it has satisfied the more likely than not threshold for realization. If we determine that we would be able to realize more or less than the recorded amount of net deferred tax assets, we will record an adjustment to the deferred tax asset valuation allowance in the period such a determination is made.

At December 31, 2016, we had net operating loss carryforwards of $28.5 million for federal income tax purposes, $24.2 million for foreign income tax purposes and $14.0 million for state income tax purposes to offset future taxable income. The federal net operating loss carryforwards expire through 2032, $2.5 million of the foreign net operating loss carryforwards expire through 2025 with the remaining $21.7 million having an indefinite carry forward period. The state net operating loss carryforwards expire through 2036.

As of December 31, 2016, we have not provided deferred U.S. income taxes or foreign withholding taxes on temporary differences of approximately $301.3 million resulting from earnings for certain non-U.S. subsidiaries which are permanently reinvested outside the U.S. The unrecognized deferred tax liability associated with these temporary differences was estimated to be $42.5 million at December 31, 2016. Events that could trigger a need to repatriate foreign cash to the U.S. and generate a tax might include U.S. acquisitions, loans from a foreign subsidiary, or anticipated tax law changes that are considered unfavorable and would result in higher taxes on repatriations that occur after the change in tax law goes into effect.

GEOGRAPHIC PRODUCT REVENUES AND OPERATIONS

We attribute revenues to geographic areas based on the location of the customer. Total revenue by major geographic area consisted of the following:



	Years Ended December 31,
	2016		2015		2014
	(In thousands)
United States	$	765,608	$	680,824	$	596,303
Europe	120,588		103,057		99,207
Rest of World	105,879		98,853		101,207
Total Revenues	$	992,075	$	882,734	$	796,717

In 2016, sales to our U.S. customers increased 12% from the prior year. We saw increases in our lower extremities, regenerative technologies, precision tools and instruments, private label and dural repair businesses, which benefited from organic growth as well as the full year contribution of the TEI and Salto Talaris acquisitions. These gains were offset by decreases in upper extremities hardware and neuro critical care. European sales increased 17% in 2016 compared to the prior year, resulting primarily from increases in sales in our neurosurgery portfolio, led by tissue ablation, as well as revenue related to our TEI and Tekmed acquisitions. Increases in revenue were offset by foreign exchange losses due to the declining value of the euro against the U.S. dollar. Sales to customers in the Rest of the World region increased approximately 7% for the year ended December 31, 2016, primarily driven by neurosurgery sales, led by tissue ablation.

In 2015, sales to our U.S. customers increased 14.2% from the prior year. We saw increases in our reconstructive, precision tools and instruments, and dural repair businesses, which benefited from organic growth as well as the TEI and MicroFrance acquisitions. These gains were offset by decreases in tissue ablation and neuro critical care. European sales increased approximately 3.9% in 2015 compared to the prior year, resulting primarily from increases in sales in our neurosurgery portfolio, led by dural repair and tissue ablation, as well as revenue related to our MicroFrance acquisition. Increases in revenue were offset by foreign exchange losses due to the declining value of the euro against the U.S. dollar. Sales to customers in the Rest of the World region decreased approximately 2.3% for the year ended December 31, 2015, primarily driven by weaker neurosurgery sales of dural repair and tissue ablation products.

With our global reach, we generate revenues and incur operating expenses in multiple foreign currencies, including euros, British pounds, Swiss francs, Canadian dollars, Japanese yen, Australian dollars, Mexican pesos, Brazilian reais and Chinese yuan. Accordingly, we will experience currencies exchange risk with respect to those foreign currency denominated revenues and operating expenses. The Company generated revenues denominated in foreign currencies of $163.3 million, $144.5 million and $151.6 million during the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

We will continue to assess the potential effects that changes in foreign currency exchange rates could have on our business. However, either a strengthening or a weakening of the dollar against individual foreign currencies could reduce future revenues and gross margins. If we believe this potential impact presents a significant risk to our business, we may enter into derivative financial instruments to mitigate this risk.

Additionally, we generate significant revenues outside the United States, a portion of which are U.S. dollar-denominated transactions conducted with customers who generate revenue in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. As a result, currency fluctuations between the U.S. dollar and the currencies in which those customers do business may have an impact on the demand for our products in foreign countries.

Local economic conditions, regulatory, legal or political considerations, the effectiveness of our sales representatives and distributors, local competition and changes in local medical practice all could combine to affect our sales into markets outside the United States.

Relationships with customers and effective terms of sale frequently vary by country, often with longer-term receivables than are typical in the United States.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Cash and Marketable Securities

We had cash and cash equivalents totaling approximately $102.1 million and $48.1 million at December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

We determined that our existing cash, future cash to be generated from operations, and our remaining $835.0 million of borrowing capacity under our senior secured revolving credit facility at December 31, 2016, if needed, will satisfy our foreseeable working capital, debt repayment and capital expenditure requirements for at least the next twelve months after the date the financial statements are issued or are available to be issued.

In 2017, we anticipate that our principal uses of cash will include between $50.0 million and $55.0 million on capital expenditures primarily for support and maintenance in our existing plants for facility automation and additions to our instrument kits used in sales of orthopedic products.

At December 31, 2016, our non-U.S. subsidiaries held approximately $84.6 million of cash and cash equivalents that are available for use by all of our operations around the world. However, if these funds were repatriated to the United States or used for United States operations, certain amounts could be subject to United States tax for the incremental amount in excess of the foreign tax paid.

Cash Flows



	Year Ended December 31,
	2016			2015
	(In thousands)
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	116,405		$	117,063
Net cash used in investing activities	(42,622		)	(364,950		)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(15,116		)	248,142
Effect of exchange rate fluctuations on cash	(4,744		)	(4,848		)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	$	53,923		$	(4,593	)

Cash Flows Provided by Operating Activities

We generated operating cash flows of $116.4 million, $117.1 million and $62.9 million for years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

Operating cash flows in 2016 decreased compared to the same period in 2015. Net income increased compared to 2015 due to an increase in income from continuing operations before income taxes and because of the impact of the tax valuation allowance recorded in 2015 in conjunction with the SeaSpine spin-off, which was a non-cash adjustment. In 2016, we also made payments

of accreted interest of $42.8 million compared to $0.4 million paid in 2015, which are included in operating activities. Net income for the year adjusted for items included in net income which did not result in a change to our cash balance amounted to cash inflows of $170.4 million compared to $127.8 million in 2015. Changes in working capital in 2016 decreased cash flows by approximately $11.3 million. Among the changes in working capital, accounts receivable used $17.5 million of cash, inventory used $9.6 million of cash, prepaid expenses and other current assets provided $14.9 million of cash, and accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities used $0.4 million of cash.

Operating cash flows in 2015 increased compared to the same period in 2014. Net income decreased compared to 2014 primarily because of the impact of the tax valuation allowance recorded in conjunction with the SeaSpine spin-off, which was a non-cash adjustment. Net income for the year adjusted for items included in net income which did not result in a change to our cash balance amounted to cash inflows of $127.8 million, compared to $101.0 million in 2014. Changes in working capital in 2015 decreased cash flows by approximately $11.9 million. Among the changes in working capital, accounts receivable used $16.2 million of cash, inventory used $3.8 million of cash, prepaid expenses and other current assets used $0.2 million of cash, and accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities provided $8.2 million of cash.

Operating cash flows for 2014 benefited from an increase in net income of $14.3 million compared to 2013. Net income for the year adjusted for items included in net income which did not result in a change to our cash balance amounted to cash inflows of $101.0 million compared to $72.6 million in 2013. Changes in working capital decreased cash flows by approximately $22.8 million. Among the changes in working capital, accounts receivable used $17.1 million of cash, inventory used $24.1 million of cash, prepaid expenses and other current assets provided $16.5 million of cash, and accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities provided $0.8 million of cash.

Cash Flows Used in Investing Activities

During the year ended December 31, 2016, we paid $47.3 million in cash for capital expenditures, most of which was directed to the expansion of our collagen manufacturing center, new instruments for several product launches, facility improvements and ERP implementation. We also released $4.1 million from a restricted cash account that supported our European cash pool activities.

During the year ended December 31, 2015, we paid $33.4 million in cash for capital expenditures, most of which was directed to the expansion of our collagen manufacturing center and ERP implementation. We also paid an aggregate of $328.9 million for the acquisition of TEI, Salto and Futura product lines, and Tekmed. We transferred $4.1 million to a restricted cash account to support our European cash pool activities.

During the year ended December 31, 2014, we paid $38.3 million in cash for capital expenditures, most of which was directed to the expansion of our collagen manufacturing center and our ERP system implementation. We also paid $320.9 million in cash for the acquisition of Confluent Surgical, MicroFrance, and Metasurg.

Cash Flows Provided by Financing Activities

Our principal sources of cash from financing activities in the year ended December 31, 2016 were $500.0 million under the term loan component of our Senior Credit Facility in accordance with December 2016 amendment, $180.0 million of borrowings under revolver component of our Senior Credit Facility, $184.3 million repayment of the 2016 Convertible Notes, and $10.5 million in proceeds from stock option exercises, net of cash paid to cover employee taxes, offset by $511.3 million in repayments under our Senior Credit Facility, $4.9 million cash taxes paid in net equity settlements and $4.5 million in debt issuance costs related to our Amended and Restated Senior Credit Facility entered into in December 2016.

Our principal sources of cash from financing activities in the year ended December 31, 2015 were from $219.7 million of net proceeds from the issuance of 7.590 million shares of common stock in the third quarter, $545.0 million of borrowings under our Senior Credit Facility, and $7.3 million in proceeds from stock option exercises, net of cash paid to cover employee taxes, offset by $465.6 million in repayments under our Senior Credit Facility, $47.0 million distribution to SeaSpine, $2.5 million repayment of 2016 Convertible Notes and $6.6 million cash taxes paid in net equity settlement.

Our principal sources of cash from financing activities in the year ended December 31, 2014 were from $425.0 million of borrowings under our Senior Credit Facility primarily to fund the Confluent Surgical acquisition, borrowing $150.0 million under the term loan portion of our Senior Credit Facility in connection with the July 2014 refinancing, and $15.2 million in proceeds from stock option exercises, net of cash paid to cover employee taxes, offset by $195.0 million of repayments under our Senior Credit Facility and $3.2 million in debt issuance costs related to our Amended and Restated Senior Credit Facility entered into in July 2014.

Working Capital

At December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, working capital was $371.6 million and $299.4 million, respectively. Working capital consists of total current assets less total current liabilities as presented in the consolidated balance sheets.

Upcoming Debt Maturities

No debt matures in 2017.

Amended and Restated Senior Credit Agreement

On December 7, 2016, the Company entered into the fourth amended and restated Senior Credit Facility (the "Fourth Amendment and Restatement") with a syndicate of lending banks, Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and an L/C Issuer, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Syndication Agent, and Citizens Bank, N.A., DNB Capital LLC, HSBC Bank PLC, HSBC Bank USA, N.A., The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., PNC Bank, N.A., Royal Bank of Canada, Suntrust Bank, TD Bank, N.A., JPMogran Chase Bank, N.A., Mizuho Bank, Ltd. and Bank of Nova Scotia, as Co-Documentation Agents. The Fourth Amendment and Restatement creates an aggregate principal amount of up to $1.5 billion available to the Company. Below are the significant amendments:


i.	increased the revolving credit component from $750.0 million to $1.0 billion which includes a $60.0 million sublimit for the issuance of standby letters of credit and a $60.0 million sublimit for swingline loans,


ii.	and increased the term loan component from $350.0 million to $500.0 million;


ii.	changed the maximum net leverage ratio in financial covenants;


iii.	amended the formula for the Company to incur incremental loans in the future;


iv.	revised the repayment schedule of the term loan component; and


v.	Extended the maturity from July 2, 2019 to December 7, 2021.

Borrowings under the Senior Credit Facility bear interest, at the Company's option, at a rate equal to:


i.	the Eurodollar Rate (as defined in the amendment and restatement) in effect from time to time plus the applicable rate (ranging from 1.00% to 1.75%), or


ii.	the highest of:


1.	the weighted average overnight Federal funds rate, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, plus 0.50%, or


2.	the prime lending rate of Bank of America, N.A., or


3.	the one-month Eurodollar Rate plus 1.00%.

The applicable rates are based on the Company’s consolidated total leverage ratio (defined as the ratio of (a) consolidated funded indebtedness less cash in excess of $40.0 million that is not subject to any restriction of the use or investment thereof to (b) consolidated EBITDA) at the time of the applicable borrowing.

The Company will also pay an annual commitment fee (ranging from 0.15% to 0.30%), based on the Company’s consolidated total leverage ratio, on the daily amount by which the revolving credit facility exceeds the outstanding loans and letters of credit under the credit facility.

The Senior Credit Facility is collateralized by substantially all of the assets of the Company’s U.S. subsidiaries, excluding intangible assets. The Senior Credit Facility is subject to various financial and negative covenants and at December 31, 2016 the Company was in compliance with all such covenants. The Company capitalized $4.5 million and $1.4 million of incremental financing costs in 2016 and 2015, respectively, in connection with the modifications of the Senior Credit Facility and expensed $0.5 million in 2016 of previously capitalized financing costs related to the modification. No previously capitalized financing costs were expensed in 2015 related to the modification.

We plan to utilize the Senior Credit Facility for working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions, debt repayments and other general corporate purposes. At December 31, 2016 and 2015, there was $165.0 million and $150.0 million outstanding, respectively, under the revolving portion of the Senior Credit Facility at a weighted average interest rate of 2.2% and 1.9%, respectively. The Company considers the balance to be long-term in nature based on its current intent and ability to repay the borrowing outside the next twelve-month period. At December 31, 2016 and 2015 there was $500.0 million and $346.2 million, respectively, outstanding under the term loan component of the Senior Credit Facility at a weighted average interest rate of 2.2% and 1.8%, respectively. Contractual repayments of the term loan under the Fourth Amendment and Restatement will begin in March 2018. We classify as short-term those repayments that are due within twelve months.

At December 31, 2016, there was approximately $835.0 million available for borrowing under the Senior Credit Facility.

Letters of credit outstanding as of December 31, 2016 totaled $0.5 million and none as of December 31, 2015. There were no amounts drawn as of December 31, 2016.

Convertible Debt and Related Hedging Activities

On December 15, 2016, the Company settled the 1.625% Convertible Senior Notes due in 2016 ("2016 Convertible Notes") by paying the principal amount of $227.1 million and issued 2.9 million shares of common stock with fair value of $122.0 million related to excess conversion value. No gain or loss on extinguishment was recognized as a result of the conversion. The Company also received 2.9 million shares of common stock from the exercise of call option with hedge participants. The shares of common stock received from exercise of the call option with hedge participants are held as treasury stock as of December 31, 2016 at weighted average price of $41.78 per share for a total of $123.1 million.

The 2016 Convertible Notes were issued on June 15, 2011 with the aggregate principal of $230.0 million and maturity date of December 15, 2016. The 2016 Convertible Notes bore interest at a rate of 1.625% per annum payable semi-annually in arrears on December 15 and June 15 of each year. The 2016 Convertible Notes were senior, unsecured obligations and were convertible into cash and, if applicable, shares of its common stock based on a conversion rate defined within the note agreement.

At December 31, 2015, the carrying amount of the liability component was $218.7 million, the remaining unamortized discount was $8.4 million and the principal amount outstanding was $227.1 million.

In connection with the issuance of the 2016 Convertible Notes, we entered into call transactions and warrant transactions, primarily with affiliates of the initial purchasers of the 2016 Convertible Notes (the “hedge participants”). The cost of the call transactions to us was approximately $42.9 million for the 2016 Convertible Notes. We received approximately $28.5 million of proceeds from the warrant transactions for 2016 Convertible Notes. The call transactions involved our purchasing call options from the hedge participants, and the warrant transactions involved us selling call options to the hedge participants with a higher strike price than the purchased call options. The initial strike price of the call transactions was approximately $28.72, subject to anti-dilution adjustments substantially similar to those in the 2016 Convertible Notes. The initial strike price of the warrant transactions was approximately $35.03 for the 2016 Convertible Notes, subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments. The strike price of the call transactions and warrant transactions has been adjusted similarly to the 2016 Convertible Notes as a result of the spin-off to $26.42 per share and $32.22 per share, respectively. The warrants will expire on a series of expiration dates from March 2017 to August 2017.

Share Repurchase Plan

On October 25, 2016, our Board of Directors terminated the previous share repurchase plan dated October 28, 2014, of up to $75.0 million of outstanding common stock set to expire at the end of 2016 and authorized a new repurchase of up to $150.0 million of outstanding common stock through December 2018. Shares may be repurchased either in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions.

There have been no shares of common stock repurchased by the Company under any of these authorizations in the year ended December 31, 2016 or 2015.

Dividend Policy

We have not paid any cash dividends on our common stock since our formation. Our Senior Credit Facility limits the amount of dividends that we may pay. Any future determinations to pay cash dividends on our common stock will be at the discretion of our Board of Directors and will depend upon our financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and other factors deemed relevant by the Board of Directors.

Contractual Obligations and Commitments

As of December 31, 2016, we were obligated to pay the following amounts under the following agreements:



	Total		Less than 1 Year		1-3 Years		3-5 Years		More than 5 Years
	(In millions)
Senior Credit Facility(1) - Revolver	$	165.0	$	—	$	—	$	165.0	$	—
Senior Credit Facility - Term Loan	500.0		—		50.0		450.0		—
Interest(2)	46.5		10.8		20.3		15.4		—
Employment Agreements(3)	0.8		0.8		—		—		—
Operating Leases	59.9		9.8		15.1		8.3		26.7
Purchase Obligations	7.0		4.3		2.7		—		—
Other	1.2		0.8		0.2		0.1		0.1
Total	$	780.4	$	26.5	$	88.3	$	638.8	$	26.8



(1)	The Company may borrow and make payments against the credit facility from time to time and considers all of the outstanding amounts to be long term based on its current intent and ability to repay the borrowing outside the next twelve-month period.



(2)	As the revolving credit facility can be repaid at any time, no interest has been included in the calculation.



(3)	Amounts shown under Employment Agreements do not include compensation resulting from a change in control.

Excluded from the contractual obligations table is the liability for uncertain tax benefits, including interest and penalties, totaling $0.8 million. The Company has excluded its contingent consideration obligation, supply agreement liability and above market supply agreement liability related to prior acquisitions from the contractual obligations table above; these liabilities had a total fair value of $24.9 million at December 31, 2016. The liabilities for uncertain tax benefits, contingent consideration, supply agreement liability and above market supply agreement liability have been excluded because we cannot make a reliable estimate of the period in which the uncertain tax benefits or contingent consideration may be realized.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

There were no off-balance sheet arrangements during the year ended December 31, 2016 that have or are reasonably likely to have, a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that is material to our interests.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND THE USE OF ESTIMATES

Our discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations is based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent liabilities, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses. Significant estimates affecting amounts reported or disclosed in the consolidated financial statements include allowances for doubtful accounts receivable and sales returns and allowances, net realizable value of inventories, valuation of intangible assets including in-process research and development, amortization periods for acquired intangible assets, estimates of projected cash flows and discount rates used to value intangible assets and test goodwill and intangible assets for impairment, estimates of projected cash flows and depreciation and amortization periods for long-lived assets, computation of taxes, computation of valuation allowances recorded against deferred tax assets, valuation of stock-based compensation, valuation of pension assets and liabilities, valuation of derivative instruments, valuation of the equity component of convertible debt instruments, valuation of debt instruments and loss contingencies. These estimates are based on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the current circumstances. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

We believe that the following accounting policies, which form the basis for developing these estimates, are those that are most critical to the presentation of our consolidated financial statements and require the more difficult subjective and complex judgments:

Allowances For Doubtful Accounts Receivable and Sales Returns and Allowances

We evaluate the collectability of accounts receivable based on a combination of factors. In circumstances where a specific customer is unable to meet its financial obligations to us, we record an allowance against amounts due to reduce the net recognized receivable to the amount that we reasonably expect to collect. For all other customers, we record allowances for doubtful accounts based on the length of time the receivables are past due, the current business environment and our historical experience. If the financial condition of customers or the length of time that receivables are past due were to change, we may change the recorded amount of allowances for doubtful accounts in the future through charges or reductions to selling, general and administrative expense.

We record a provision for estimated sales returns and allowances on revenues in the same period as the related revenues are recorded. We base these estimates on historical sales returns and allowances and other known factors. If actual returns or allowances differ from our estimates and the related provisions for sales returns and allowances, we may change the sales returns and allowances provision in the future through an increase or decrease in revenues.

Inventories

Inventories, consisting of purchased materials, direct labor and manufacturing overhead, are stated at the lower of cost (determined by the first-in, first-out method) or market. At each balance sheet date, we evaluate ending inventories for excess quantities, obsolescence or shelf-life expiration. Our evaluation includes an analysis of historical sales levels by product, projections of future demand by product, the risk of technological or competitive obsolescence for our products, general market conditions, a review of the shelf-life expiration dates for our products, and the feasibility of reworking or using excess or obsolete products or components in the production or assembly of other products that are not obsolete or for which we do not have excess quantities in inventory. To the extent that we determine there are excess or obsolete quantities or quantities with a shelf life that is too near its expiration

for us to reasonably expect that we can sell those products prior to their expiration, we adjust their carrying value to estimated net realizable value. If future demand or market conditions are lower than our projections, or if we are unable to rework excess or obsolete quantities into other products, we may record further adjustments to the carrying value of inventory through a charge to cost of product revenues in the period the revision is made.

Acquisitions

Results of operations of acquired companies are included in the Company’s results of operations as of the respective acquisition dates. The purchase price of each acquisition is allocated to the net assets acquired based on estimates of their fair values at the date of the acquisition. Any purchase price in excess of these net assets is recorded as goodwill. The allocation of purchase price in certain cases may be subject to revision based on the final determination of fair values during the measurement period, which may be up to one year from the acquisition date.

Contingent consideration is recognized at the estimated fair value on the acquisition date. Subsequent changes to the fair value of contingent payments are recognized in earnings. Contingent payments related to acquisitions consist of development, regulatory, and commercial milestone payments, in addition to sales-based payments, and are valued using discounted cash flow techniques. The fair value of development, regulatory, and commercial milestone payments reflects management’s expectations of probability of payment, and increases or decreases as the probability of payment or expectation of timing of payments changes. The fair value of sales-based payments is based upon probability-weighted future revenue estimates and increases or decreases as revenue estimates or expectation of timing of payments changes.

Valuation of Goodwill

The excess of the cost over the fair value of net assets of acquired businesses is recorded as goodwill. Goodwill is not subject to amortization, but is reviewed for impairment at the reporting unit level annually, or more frequently if impairment indicators arise. Our assessment of the recoverability of goodwill is based upon a comparison of the carrying value of goodwill with its estimated fair value. We review goodwill for impairment annually as of July 31 and whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value of goodwill may not be recoverable.

In the first quarter of 2015, we revised our reportable segments in connection with the realignment of our portfolio. The change in reportable segments resulted in three reportable segments with four underlying reporting units: Specialty Surgical Solutions Instruments, Specialty Surgical Solutions Neurosurgery, Spine, and Orthopedics and Tissue Technologies. Refer to Note 15 - Segment and Geographic Information for more information on the change in reportable segments. On July 1, 2015, the Company completed the separation of its spine business, which also represented a reporting unit. See Note 3 - Discontinued Operations for additional information. Following the separation, the Company has three remaining underlying reporting units.

We estimated the fair value of the remaining three reporting units using a discounted cash flow model, which incorporates significant estimates and assumptions made by management which, by their nature, are characterized by uncertainty. Inputs used to fair value our reporting units are considered inputs of the fair value hierarchy. For Level 3 measurements, significant increases or decreases in long-term growth rates or discount rates in isolation or in combination could result in a significantly lower or higher fair value measurement. The key assumptions impacting the valuation included the following:


•	The reporting unit's financial projections, which are based on management's assessment of regional and macroeconomic variables, industry trends and market opportunities, and our strategic objectives and future growth plans.


•	The projected terminal value for the reporting unit, which represents the present value of projected cash flows beyond the last period in the discounted cash flow analysis. The terminal value reflects our assumptions related to long-term growth rates and profitability, which are based on several factors, including local and macroeconomic variables, market opportunities, and future growth plans.

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The discount rate used to measure the present value of the projected future cash flows is set using a weighted-average cost of capital method that considers market and industry data as well as our specific risk factors that are likely to be considered by a market participant. The weighted-average cost of capital is our estimate of the overall after-tax rate of return required by equity and debt holders of a business enterprise.

Given the excess of the Specialty Surgical Solutions Instruments, Specialty Surgical Solutions Neurosurgery, and Orthopedics and Tissue Technologies estimated fair values over their carrying values after the reallocation of goodwill, no impairment was recognized. The goodwill assigned to the Spine reporting unit was impaired during the first quarter of 2015 and the impairment has been presented in the Company's discontinued operations.

In addition to the goodwill impairment testing performed in conjunction with the change in reportable segments, we performed our annual goodwill impairment test as of July 31, 2016. In reviewing goodwill for impairment, we have the option - for any or all of our reporting units that carry goodwill - to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether the existence of events or

circumstances leads to a determination that it is more likely than not (i.e. greater than 50%) that the estimated fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If we elect to perform a qualitative assessment and determine that an impairment is more likely than not, we are then required to perform the two-step quantitative impairment test, otherwise no further analysis is required. We also may elect not to perform the qualitative assessment and, instead, proceed directly to step one of the two-step quantitative impairment test. The ultimate outcome of the goodwill impairment review for a reporting unit should be the same whether we choose to perform the qualitative assessment or proceeds directly to the two-step quantitative impairment test.

We elected to perform a qualitative analysis for our three reporting units as of July 31, 2016. We determined, after performing the qualitative analysis that there was no evidence that it is more likely than not that the fair value of any identified reporting unit is than their carrying value; therefore, it was not necessary to proceed to perform the 2-Step goodwill impairment test.

Valuation of Identifiable Intangible Assets and In-Process Research and Development Charges

When the Company acquires a business, the assets acquired, including IPR&D, and liabilities assumed are recorded at their respective fair values as of the acquisition date. The Company's policy defines IPR&D as the fair value of those projects for which the related products have not received regulatory approval and have no alternative future use. Determining the fair value of intangible assets, including IPR&D, acquired as part of a business combination requires the Company to make significant estimates. These estimates include the amount and timing of projected future cash flows, the discount rate used to discount those cash flows to present value, the assessment of the asset’s life cycle, and the consideration of legal, technical, regulatory, economic, and competitive risks. The fair value assigned to other intangible assets, including IPR&D, is determined by estimating the future cash flows of each project or technology and discounting the net cash flows back to their present values. The discount rate used is determined at the time of measurement in accordance with accepted valuation methodologies.

IPR&D acquired in a business combination is capitalized as an indefinite-lived intangible asset. Development costs incurred after the acquisition are expensed as incurred. Upon receipt of regulatory approval, the indefinite-lived intangible asset is then accounted for as a finite-lived intangible asset and amortized on a straight-line basis or accelerated basis, as appropriate, over its estimated useful life. If the R&D project is subsequently abandoned, the indefinite-lived intangible asset is charged to expense. IPR&D acquired outside of a business combination is expensed immediately.

Due to the uncertainty associated with R&D projects, there is risk that actual results will differ materially from the original cash flow projections and that the R&D project will result in a successful commercial product. The risks associated with achieving commercialization include, but are not limited to, delay or failure to obtain regulatory approvals to conduct clinical trials, delay or failure to obtain required market clearances, delays or issues with patent issuance, or validity and litigation.

Other intangible assets include patents, trademarks, purchased technology, and supplier and customer relationships. Identifiable intangible assets are initially recorded at fair market value at the time of acquisition generally using an income or cost approach. The Company capitalizes costs incurred to renew or extend the term of recognized intangible assets and amortizes those costs over their expected useful lives.

Derivatives

We develop, manufacture, and sell medical devices globally. Our earnings and cash flows are exposed to market risk from changes in interest rates and currency exchange rates. We address these risks through a risk management program that includes the use of derivative financial instruments, and operate the program pursuant to documented corporate risk management policies. All derivative financial instruments are recognized in the financial statements at fair value in accordance with the authoritative guidance. Under the guidance, for those instruments that are designated and qualify as hedging instruments, the hedging instrument must be designated as a fair value hedge, cash flow hedge, or a hedge of a net investment in a foreign operation, based on the exposure being hedged. The accounting for changes in the fair value of a derivative instrument depends on whether it has been designated and qualifies as part of a hedging relationship and, further, on the type of hedging relationship. Our derivative instruments do not subject our earnings or cash flows to material risk, and gains and losses on these derivatives generally offset losses and gains on the item being hedged. We have not entered into derivative transactions for speculative purposes and all of our derivatives are designated as hedges.

All derivative instruments are recognized at their fair values as either assets or liabilities on the balance sheet. We determine the fair value of our derivative instruments, using the framework prescribed by the authoritative guidance, by considering the estimated amount we would receive to sell or transfer these instruments at the reporting date and by taking into account expected forward interest rates, currency exchange rates, the creditworthiness of the counterparty for assets, and our creditworthiness for liabilities. In certain instances, we may utilize a discounted cash flow model to measure fair value. Generally, we use inputs that include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; other observable inputs for the asset or liability; and inputs that are derived principally from, or corroborated by, observable market data by correlation or other means. As of December 31, 2016, the Company had outstanding interest rate swaps, designated as cash flow hedges, with three different financial institutions with a total notional amount of $150.0 million and the total fair value was an asset of $1.9 million.

Income Taxes

Since we conduct operations on a global basis, our effective tax rate has and will depend upon the geographic distribution of our pre-tax earnings among locations with varying tax rates. Changes in the tax rates of the various jurisdictions in which we operate affect our profits. In addition, we maintain a reserve for uncertain tax benefits, changes to which could impact our effective tax rate in the period such changes are made. The effective tax rate can also be impacted by changes in valuation allowances of deferred tax assets, and tax law changes.

Our provision for income taxes may change period-to-period based on specific events, such as the settlement of income tax audits and changes in tax laws, as well as general factors, including the geographic mix of income before taxes, state and local taxes and the effects of the Company's global income tax strategies. We maintain strategic management and operational activities in overseas subsidiaries and our foreign earnings are taxed at rates that are generally lower than in the United States. See Note 11, Income Taxes, in our consolidated financial statements for disclosures related to foreign and domestic pretax income, foreign and domestic income tax expense (benefit) and the effect foreign taxes have on our overall effective tax rate.

We recognize a tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination based on the technical merits of the position. The amount of the accrual for which an exposure exists is measured by determining the amount that has a greater than 50 percent likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement of the position. Components of the reserve are classified as a long-term liability in the consolidated balance sheets. We record interest and penalties accrued in relation to uncertain tax benefits as a component of income tax expense.

We believe that we have identified all reasonably identifiable exposures and that the reserve we have established for identifiable exposures is appropriate under the circumstances; however, it is possible that additional exposures exist and that exposures will be settled at amounts different from the amounts reserved. It is also possible that changes in facts and circumstances could cause us to either materially increase or reduce the carrying amount of our tax reserves.

Our deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and their basis for income tax purposes, and also the temporary differences created by the tax effects of capital loss, net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. We record valuation allowances to reduce deferred tax assets to the amounts that are more likely than not to be realized. We could recognize no benefit from our deferred tax assets or we could recognize some or all of the future benefit depending on the amount and timing of taxable income we generate in the future.

Our policy is to provide income taxes on earnings of certain foreign subsidiaries only to the extent those earnings are taxable or are expected to be remitted.

Loss Contingencies

We are subject to claims and lawsuits in the ordinary course of our business, including claims by employees or former employees, with respect to our products and involving commercial disputes. We accrue for loss contingencies when it is deemed probable that a loss has been incurred and that loss is estimable. The amounts accrued are based on the full amount of the estimated loss before considering insurance proceeds, if applicable, and do not include an estimate for legal fees expected to be incurred in connection with the loss contingency. We consistently accrue legal fees expected to be incurred in connection with loss contingencies as those fees are incurred by outside counsel as a period cost. Our financial statements do not reflect any material amounts related to possible unfavorable outcomes of claims and lawsuits to which we are currently a party because we currently believe that such claims and lawsuits are not expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a material adverse effect on our financial condition. However, it is possible that these contingencies could materially affect our results of operations, financial position and cash flows in a particular period if we change our assessment of the likely outcome of these matters.

Recently Issued and Adopted Accounting Standards

In May 2014, the FASB issued Update No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). The core principle of the guidance is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. To achieve that core principle, an entity should: 1) identify the contract(s) with a customer, 2) identify the performance obligations in the contract, 3) determine the transaction price, 4) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract, and 5) recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation. This update will become effective for all annual and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption as of January 1, 2017 is permitted. The Company will adopt this standard on January 1, 2018. We expect to apply full retrospective method of adoption. The Company has developed a project plan to assess the potential impact of the standard and has evaluated a sampling of significant contracts. The Company has not yet reached a conclusion as to how the adoption of the standard will impact the Company's financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

In June 2014, the FASB issued Update No. 2014-12, Accounting for Share-Based Payments When the Terms of an Award Provide That a Performance Target Could Be Achieved after the Requisite Service Period (Topic 718). The amendments require that a performance target that affects vesting and that could be achieved after the requisite service period be treated as a performance

condition. A reporting entity should apply existing guidance in Topic 718 as it relates to awards with performance conditions that affect vesting to account for such awards. As such, the performance target should not be reflected in estimating the grant-date fair value of the award. Compensation cost should be recognized in the period in which it becomes probable that the performance target will be achieved and should represent the compensation cost attributable to the period(s) for which the requisite service has already been rendered. If the performance target becomes probable of being achieved before the end of the requisite service period, the remaining unrecognized compensation cost should be recognized prospectively over the remaining requisite service period. The requisite service period ends when the employee can cease rendering service and still be eligible to vest in the award if the performance target is achieved. This update is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015. The Company adopted this guidance effective January 1, 2016 on prospective basis. The implementation of the amended guidance did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial position or results of operations.

In August 2014, the FASB issued Update No. 2014-15, Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern. The amendment requires management to evaluate, for each annual and interim reporting period, whether there are conditions and events, considered in the aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date the financial statements are issued or are available to be issued. If substantial doubt is raised, additional disclosures around management’s plan to alleviate these doubts are required. This update will become effective for all annual periods and interim reporting periods ending after December 15, 2016. The Company adopted the new guidance for the year ended December 31, 2016. The Company performed the evaluation required by the standard and did not identify any conditions or events that raise a substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern within one year from the issuance of these financial statements.

In April 2015, the FASB issued Update No. 2015-03, Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs. The amendment requires that all costs incurred to issue certain debt be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying value of the debt. The new standard is limited to the presentation of debt issuance costs and does not affect the recognition or measurement of debt issuance costs. This update will become effective for all annual periods and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015. The Company adopted this guidance effective January 1, 2016 on a retrospective basis. The implementation of the amended guidance did not have a material impact on the consolidated results of operations and resulted in a reclassification of a portion of the debt issuance costs from other long-term assets to long-term debt.

In July 2015, the FASB issued Update No. 2015-11, Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory. The amendment requires an entity to measure inventory that is within the scope of this amendment at the lower of cost and net realizable value. Existing impairment models will continue to be used for inventories that are accounted for using the last-in first-out (“LIFO”) method. The ASU requires prospective adoption for inventory measurements for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016 and interim periods within those fiscal years for public business entities. Early adoption is permitted. The implementation of the amended guidance is not expected to have a material impact on the consolidated financial position or results of operations.

In August 2015, the FASB issued Update No. 2015-15, Interest - Imputation of Interest. The amendment requires entities to present debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability. The guidance in ASU No. 2015-03 does not address presentation or subsequent measurement of debt issuance costs related to line-of-credit arrangements. Given the absence of authoritative guidance within ASU No. 2015-03 for debt issuance costs related to line-of-credit arrangements, the SEC staff indicated that it would not object to an entity's deferring and presenting debt issuance costs as an asset and subsequently amortizing the deferred debt issuance costs ratably over the term of the line-of-credit arrangement, regardless of whether there are any outstanding borrowings on the line-of-credit arrangement. This update became effective for all annual periods and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015. The Company adopted this guidance effective January 1, 2016 on retrospective basis. The implementation of the amended guidance did not have a material impact on the consolidated financial position or results of operations.

In September 2015, the FASB issued Update No. 2015-16, Simplifying the Accounting for Measurement-Period Adjustments. The amendment requires that an acquirer recognize adjustments to provisional amounts that are identified during the measurement period in the reporting period in which the adjustment amounts are determined. This update also requires an entity to present separately in the income statement or disclose in the notes, the portion of the amount recorded in current-period earnings by line item that would have been recorded in previous reporting periods if the adjustment to the provisional amounts had been recognized as of the acquisition date. This update will become effective for all annual periods and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015. The new standard must be applied prospectively to adjustments to provisional amounts that occur after the effective date. The Company adopted this guidance effective January 1, 2016. The implementation of the amended guidance did not have a material impact on the consolidated results of operations or disclosures in the financial statements.

In February 2016, the FASB issued Update No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). Under current accounting guidance an entity is not required to report operating leases on the balance sheet. The amendment requires that lessees recognize virtually all of their leases on the balance sheet, by recording a right-of-use asset and lease liability (other than leases that meet the definition of a "short-term lease"). This update will become effective for all annual periods and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15,

2018. The new standard must be adopted using a modified retrospective transition. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is in the process of evaluating the impact of this standard on its financial statements.

In March 2016, the FASB issued Update No. 2016-09, Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting (Topic 718) (ASU 2016-09), which simplifies several aspects of the accounting for share-based payment. Under current accounting guidance an entity is required to report excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies, to the extent of previous windfalls, in equity when an award is settled. A tax benefit currently only is recognized when it is realized. Excess tax benefits at settlements were reported as cash inflows from financing activities. The amendment requires that an entity present all excess tax benefits and all tax deficiencies as income tax expense or benefit in the statement of operations to be applied using a prospective transition method. Related tax effects of share-based payment settlements are to be presented as cash inflows from operating activities with a transition method of either a prospective or retrospective transition method. The amendment also removes the requirement to delay recognition of an excess tax benefit until the tax benefit is realized. A modified retrospective transition method must be applied for this provision of amendment. ASU 2016-09 allows the Company to elect to account for forfeitures either based on an estimate of the number of awards for which the requisite service period is not expected to be rendered with a true-up for actual forfeitures or to account for forfeitures as they occur. The amendment also requires cash outflows attributable to tax withholdings on the net settlement of equity-classified awards to be classified in financing cash flows, with any changes to be applied retrospectively. ASU 2016-09 is effective for all annual periods and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016. Early adoption is permitted.

The Company elected to early adopt ASU 2016-09 during 2016, which requires any adjustments to be reflected as of January 1, 2016, the beginning of the annual period that includes the interim period of adoption. The Company elected to account for forfeitures as they occur. The impact in retained earnings as of December 31, 2015 from this provision was not significant. Amendments related to accounting for excess tax benefits have been adopted prospectively, resulting in recognition of excess tax benefits against income tax expenses rather than additional paid-in capital of $3.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2016. Amendments related to the condensed consolidated statement of cash flows have been adopted retrospectively. As a result of this adoption, net cash provided by operating activities increased by 8.8, $10.4 million and $4.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Net cash provided by financing activities decreased by $8.8 million, $10.4 million and $4.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

In August 2016, the FASB issued Update No. 2016-15, Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments. The guidance addresses the classification of cash flows related to debt repayment or extinguishment costs, settlement of zero-coupon debt instruments or debt instruments with coupon rate that are insignificant in relation to the effective interest rate of the borrowing, contingent consideration payments made after business combination, proceeds from the settlement of insurance claims and corporate-owned life insurance, distribution received from equity method investees and beneficial interest in securitization transaction. This update will become effective for all annual periods and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is in the process of evaluating the impact of this standard on its financial statements.

In October 2016, the FASB issued Update No. 2016-16, Intra-Entity Transfers of Assets Other Than Inventory. The guidance requires the income tax consequences of intra-entity transfers of assets other than inventory to be recognized as current period income tax expense or benefit and removes the requirement to defer and amortize the consolidated tax consequences of intra-entity transfers. The new standard will be effective for all annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is in the process of evaluating impact of this standard on its financial statements.

In January 2017, the FASB issued Update 2017-04, Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment. The standard eliminates the second step in the goodwill impairment test which requires an entity to determine the implied fair value of the reporting unit’s goodwill. Instead, an entity should recognize an impairment loss if the carrying value of the net assets assigned to the reporting unit exceeds the fair value of the reporting unit, with the impairment loss not to exceed the amount of goodwill allocated to the reporting unit. The standard is effective for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests conducted in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is in the process of evaluating impact of this standard on its financial statements.

In January 2017, the FASB issued Update No. 2017-01, Business Combinations. The standard provides guidance for evaluating whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions (or disposals) of assets or businesses. The guidance provides a screen to determine when an integrated set of assets and activities (a “set”) does not qualify to be a business. The screen requires that when substantially all of the fair value of the gross assets acquired (or disposed of) is concentrated in an identifiable asset or a group of similar identifiable assets, the set of assets and activities is not a business. If the screen is not met, the guidance requires a set of assets and activities to be considered a business to include, at a minimum, an input and a substantive process that together significantly contribute to the ability to create outputs and removes the evaluation as to whether a market participant could replace the missing elements. The new standard will be effective for all annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is in the process of evaluating impact of this standard on its financial statements.

There are no other recently issued accounting pronouncements that are expected to have a material effect on the Company's financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

We are exposed to various market risks, including changes in foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates that could adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition. To manage the volatility relating to these typical business exposures, we may enter into various derivative transactions when appropriate. We do not hold or issue derivative instruments for trading or other speculative purposes.

Foreign Currency Exchange and Other Rate Risks

We operate on a global basis and are exposed to the risk that changes in foreign currency exchange rates could adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. We are primarily exposed to foreign currency exchange rate risk with respect to transactions and net assets denominated in euros, Swiss francs, British pounds, Canadian dollars, Japanese yen, Mexican pesos, Brazilian reais, Australian dollars and Chinese yuan. We manage the foreign currency exposure centrally, on a combined basis, which allows us to net exposures and to take advantage of any natural offsets. To mitigate the impact of currency fluctuations on transactions denominated in nonfunctional currencies, we periodically enter into derivative financial instruments in the form of foreign currency exchange forward contracts with major financial institutions. We temporarily record realized and unrealized gains and losses on these contracts that qualify as cash flow hedges in other comprehensive income, and then recognize them in other income or expense when the hedged item affects net earnings.

From time to time, we enter into foreign currency forward exchange contracts with terms of up to 12 months to manage currency exposures for transactions denominated in a currency other than an entity’s functional currency. As a result, the impact of foreign currency gains/losses recognized in earnings are partially offset by gains/losses on the related foreign currency forward exchange contracts in the same reporting period. At December 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company had no foreign currency forward contracts outstanding.

We maintain written policies and procedures governing our risk management activities. With respect to cash flow hedges, changes in cash flows attributable to hedged transactions are generally expected to be completely offset by changes in the fair value of hedge instruments. Consequently, foreign currency exchange contracts would not subject us to material risk due to exchange rate movements, because gains and losses on these contracts offset gains and losses on the assets, liabilities or transactions being hedged.

The results of operations discussed herein have not been materially affected by inflation.

Interest Rate Risk

Cash and Cash Equivalents - We are exposed to the risk of interest rate fluctuations on the interest income earned on our cash and cash equivalents. A hypothetical 100 basis point movement in interest rates applicable to our cash and cash equivalents outstanding at December 31, 2016 would increase interest income by approximately $1.0 million on an annual basis. No significant decrease in interest income would be expected as our cash balances are earning interest at rates of approximately 2 basis points. We are subject to foreign currency exchange risk with respect to cash balances maintained in foreign currencies.

Senior Credit Facility - Our interest rate risk relates primarily to U.S. dollar LIBOR-indexed borrowings. We use interest rate swap derivative instruments to manage our earnings and cash flow exposure to changes in interest rates. These interest rate swaps fixed interest rate on a portion of our expected LIBOR-indexed floating-rate borrowings. On June 22, 2016, we entered into two $50.0 million interest rate swaps with separate financial institution, each with and effective date of December 31, 2016 and expires on June 30, 2019. At December 31, 2016, these two interest rate swaps had a total notional amount of $100.0 million outstanding and the fair value was an asset of $1.2 million.

On July 12, 2016, the Company entered into an additional $50.0 million interest rate swap derivative instruments with a separate financial institution with an effective date of December 31, 2016 to manage its earnings and cash flow exposure to changes in interest rates covering a portion of its floating-rate debt. This interest rate swap was also designated as a cash flow hedge and expires on June 30, 2019. At December 31, 2016, this interest rate swap had a total notional amount of $50.0 million outstanding and the fair value was an asset of $0.7 million.

We had an interest rate swap fixed the interest rate on a portion of our expected LIBOR-indexed floating-rate borrowings beginning on December 31, 2010. The interest rate swap expired in August 2015. The interest rate swap was used to manage the Company's earnings and cash flow exposure to changes in interest rates by converting a portion of its floating-rate debt into fixed-rate debt. We recognized $0.9 million of additional interest expense related to this derivative during the year-ended December 31, 2015.

Based on our outstanding borrowings at December 31, 2016, a one-percentage point change in interest rates would have impacted interest expense on the unhedged portion of the debt by $5.2 million on an annualized basis.



ITEM 8.	FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

Financial statements and the financial statement schedules specified by this Item, together with the report thereon of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, are presented following Item 15 of this report.

Information on quarterly results of operations is set forth in our financial statements under Note 15, “Selected Quarterly Information — Unaudited,” to our consolidated financial statements.



ITEM 9.	CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURES

Not applicable.



ITEM 9A.	CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in our Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Disclosure controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Management has designed our disclosure controls and procedures to provide reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives.

As required by Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(b), we have carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2016. Based upon this evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of December 31, 2016 to provide such reasonable assurance.

Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”). We recognize that because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, 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 and procedures may deteriorate.

To evaluate the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting, management used the criteria described in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”). Based upon this evaluation, management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2016.

The effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2016 has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report which appears herein.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during the quarter ended December 31, 2016 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.



ITEM 9B.	OTHER INFORMATION

Not applicable.

PART III

INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

The information called for by Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities relating to equity compensation plans, Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance, Item 11. Executive Compensation, Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters, Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence and Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services is incorporated herein by reference to the Company’s definitive proxy statement for its Annual Meeting of Stockholders scheduled to be held on May 24, 2017, which definitive proxy statement is expected to be filed with the Commission not later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year to which this report relates.

PART IV



ITEM 15.	EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

(a) Documents filed as a part of this report.

1. Financial Statements.

The following financial statements and financial statement schedules are filed as a part of this report:



Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm	F-1
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014	F-2
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014	F-3
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2016 and 2015	F-4
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014	F-5
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014	F-6
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements	F-7

2. Financial Statement Schedules.

Schedule II — Valuation and Qualifying Accounts	F-42

All other schedules not listed above have been omitted, because they are not applicable or are not required, or because the required information is included in the consolidated financial statements or notes thereto.

3. Exhibits required to be filed by Item 601 of Regulation S-K.



2.1		Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 25, 2013, by and between Covidien Group S.A.R.L. and Integra LifeSciences Corporation (Incorporated by Reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 15, 2014)

2.2		Stock and Asset Purchase Agreement by and among Medtronic, Inc., Medtronic Xomed Instrumentation, SAS, and Integra LifeSciences Corporation, dated as of September 12, 2014 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 27, 2014)

2.3		Separation and Distribution Agreement between Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation and SeaSpine Holdings Corporation, dated as of June 30, 2015 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 7, 2015)

2.4		Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Integra LifeSciences Corporation, Patriot S1, Inc., TEI Biosciences Inc. and Dr. Yiannis Monovoukas, dated as of June 26, 2015 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 20, 2015)

2.5		Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Integra LifeSciences Corporation, Patriot S2, Inc., TEI Medical Inc. and Dr. Yiannis Monovoukas, dated as of June 26, 2015 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.2 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 20, 2015)

2.6		Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation, Integra Derma, Inc., and Derma Sciences, Inc. dated as of January 10, 2017 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 11, 2017)

3.1(a)		Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company dated February 16, 1993 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1(a) to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005)



3.1(b)		Certificate of Amendment to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company dated May 22, 1998 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1(b) to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998)

3.1(c)		Certificate of Amendment to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company dated May 17, 1999 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1(c) to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004)

3.1(d)		Certificate of Amendment to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company dated December 21, 2016 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 22, 2016)

3.2		Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, effective as of May 17, 2012 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 13, 2012)

4.1		Purchase Agreement, dated June 9, 2011, by and between Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., RBC Capital Markets, LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 15, 2011)

4.2		Indenture, dated June 15, 2011, by and between Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 15, 2011)

4.3(a)		Credit Agreement, dated as of December 22, 2005, among Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation, the lenders party thereto, Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer, Citibank FSB and SunTrust Bank, as Co-Syndication Agents, and Royal Bank of Canada and Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Co-Documentation Agents (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 29, 2005)

4.3(b)		First Amendment, dated as of February 15, 2006, among Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation, the lenders party thereto, Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer, Citibank FSB and SunTrust Bank, as Co-Syndication Agents, and Royal Bank of Canada and Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Co-Documentation Agents (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3(b) to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005)

4.3(c)		Second Amendment, dated as of February 23, 2007, among Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation, the lenders party thereto, Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer, Citibank FSB and SunTrust Bank, as Co-Syndication Agents, and Royal Bank of Canada and Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Co-Documentation Agents (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 27, 2007)

4.3(d)		Third Amendment, dated as of June 4, 2007, among Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation, the lenders party thereto, Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer, Citibank, N.A., successor by merger to Citibank, FSB, as Syndication Agent and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas and Royal Bank of Canada, as Co-Documentation Agents (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 6, 2007)

4.3(e)		Fourth Amendment, dated as of September 5, 2007, among Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation, the lenders party thereto, Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer, Citibank, N.A., successor by merger to Citibank FSB, as Syndication Agent and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas and Royal Bank of Canada, as Co-Documentation Agents (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 6, 2007)

4.3(f)		Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of August 10, 2010, among Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation, the lenders party thereto, Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer, JP Morgan Chase Bank, as Syndication Agent, and HSBC Bank USA, NA, RBC Capital Markets, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Fifth Third Bank, DNB NOR Bank ASA and TD Bank, N.A., as Co-Documentation Agents (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 10, 2010)

4.3(g)		Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of June 8, 2011, among Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation, the lenders party thereto, Bank of America, N.A. as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer, JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. as Syndication Agent, and, HSBC Bank USA, NA, Royal Bank of Canada, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Fifth Third Bank, DNB NOR Bank ASA, and TD Bank, N.A., as Co-Documentation Agents (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on July 29, 2011)



4.3(h)		First Amendment, dated as of May 11, 2012, to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of June 8, 2011, among Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation, the lenders party thereto, Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Syndication Agent, and HSBC Bank, NA, Royal Bank of Canada, Wells Fargo Bank, NA, Fifth Third Bank, DNB Nor Bank ASA and TD Bank, N.A., as Co-Documentation Agents (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 14, 2012)

4.3(i)		Second Amendment, dated as of June 21, 2013, to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of June 8, 2011, among Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation, the lenders party thereto, Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Syndication Agent, and HSBC Bank USA, National Association, Royal Bank of Canada, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, Fifth Third Bank, DNB Bank ASA and TD Bank, N.A., as Co-Documentation Agents (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 24, 2013)

4.3(j)		Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of July 2, 2014, among Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation, the other lenders party hereto, Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Syndication Agent and HSBC Bank USA, National Association, Royal Bank of Canada, Citizens Bank, National Association, DNB Capital LLC, Credit Agricole-Corporate and Investment Bank and TD Bank, N.A., as Co-Documentation Agents (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 9, 2014)

4.3(k)		First Amendment, dated as of December 19, 2014, to that Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, among Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation, a syndicate of lending banks, Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Syndication Agent, and HSBC Bank USA, National Association, Royal Bank of Canada, Citizens Bank, National Association, DNB Capital LLC, Crédit Agricole-Corporate and Investment Bank, and TD Bank, N.A., as Co-Documentation Agents (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 29, 2014)

4.3(l)		Second Amendment, dated August 28, 2015, to that Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, among Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation, a syndicate of lending banks, Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Syndication Agent, and HSBC Bank USA, National Association, Royal Bank of Canada, Citizens Bank, National Association, DNB Capital LLC, Crédit Agricole-Corporate and Investment Bank and TD Bank, N.A., as Co-Documentation Agents (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 1, 2015)

4.3(m)		Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of December 7, 2016, among Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation, the other lenders party hereto, Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer, Securities, LLC, Citizens Bank, N.A., DNB Capital LLC, HSBC Bank PLC, HSBC Bank USA. N.A., The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, LTD., PNC Bank, N.A., Royal Bank of Canada, SunTrust Bank, TD Bank, N.A., JPMorgan and Chase Bank, N.A., Mizuho Bank, LTD., and Bank of Nova Scotia, as Co-Documentation Agents (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 7, 2016)

4.4		Security Agreement, dated as of December 22, 2005, among Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation and the additional grantors party thereto in favor of Bank of America, N.A., as administrative and collateral agent (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005)

4.5		Pledge Agreement, dated as of December 22, 2005, among Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation and the additional grantors party thereto in favor of Bank of America, N.A., as administrative and collateral agent (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005)

4.6		Subsidiary Guaranty Agreement, dated as of December 22, 2005, among the guarantors party thereto and individually as a “Guarantor”), in favor of Bank of America, N.A., as administrative and collateral agent (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.6 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005)

4.7		Indenture, dated June 11, 2007, among Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation, Integra LifeSciences Corporation and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as trustee (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 12, 2007)

4.8		Form of 2.75% Senior Convertible Note due 2010 (included in Exhibit 4.8) (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit B to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 12, 2007)



4.9		Indenture, dated June 11, 2007, among Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation, Integra LifeSciences Corporation and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as trustee (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 12, 2007)

4.10		Form of 2.375% Senior Convertible Note due 2012 (included in Exhibit 4.10) (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit B to Exhibit 4.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 12, 2007)

4.11		Registration Rights Agreement, dated June 11, 2007, among Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation, Banc of America Securities LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Morgan Stanley & Co., Incorporated, as representatives of the several initial purchasers (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 12, 2007)

4.12		Registration Rights Agreement, dated June 11, 2007, among Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation, Banc of America Securities LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Morgan Stanley & Co., Incorporated, as representatives of the several initial purchasers (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.6 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 12, 2007)

10.1(a)		Lease between Plainsboro Associates and American Biomaterials Corporation dated as of April 16, 1985, as assigned to Colla-Tec, Inc. on September 30, 1988 and as amended on November 1, 1992 as Lease Modification #1 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.30 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 10/A (File No. 0-26224) which became effective on August 8, 1995)

10.1(b)		Lease Modification #2 entered into as of October 28, 2005, by and between Plainsboro Associates and Integra LifeSciences Corporation (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 2, 2005)

10.1(c)		Lease Modification #3 entered into as of March 2, 2011, by and between Plainsboro Associates and Integra LifeSciences Corporation (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 3, 2011)

10.2 (a)		Equipment Lease Agreement between Medicus Corporation and the Company, dated as of June 1, 2000 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2000)

10.2(b)		First Amendment to Equipment Lease Agreement between Medicus Corporation and the Company, dated as of June 29, 2010 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2010)

10.3(a)		Form of Indemnification Agreement between the Company and [ ] dated August 16, 1995, including a schedule identifying the individuals that are a party to such Indemnification Agreements (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.37 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 33-98698) which became effective on January 24, 1996)*

10.3(b)		Form of Indemnification Agreement for Non-Employee Directors and Officers (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 24, 2008)*

10.4		1996 Incentive Stock Option and Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan (as amended through December 27, 1997) (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 3, 1998)*

10.5		1998 Stock Option Plan (amended and restated as of July 26, 2005) (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2005)*

10.6		1999 Stock Option Plan (amended and restated as of July 26, 2005) (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2005)*

10.7(a)		Employee Stock Purchase Plan (as amended on May 17, 2004) (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-127488) filed on August 12, 2005)*

10.7(b)		First Amendment to Employee Stock Purchase Plan, dated October 26, 2005 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 1, 2005)*

10.8(a)		2000 Equity Incentive Plan (amended and restated as of July 26, 2005) (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2005)*

10.8(b)		Amendment to 2000 Equity Incentive Plan (effective as of May 17, 2012) (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2012)*



10.8(c)		Amendment to 2000 Equity Incentive Plan (effective as of January 1, 2013) (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8(c) to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012)*

10.9(a)		2001 Equity Incentive Plan (amended and restated as of July 26, 2005) (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2005)*

10.9(b)		Amendment to 2001 Equity Incentive Plan (effective as of May 17, 2012) (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2012)*

10.9(c)		Amendment to 2001 Equity Incentive Plan (effective as of January 1, 2013) (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9(c) to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012)*

10.10(a)		Second Amended and Restated 2003 Equity Incentive Plan effective May 19, 2010 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 21, 2010)*

10.10(b)		Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated 2003 Equity Incentive Plan effective May 17, 2012 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2012)*

10.10(c)		Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated 2003 Equity Incentive Plan effective January 1, 2013 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2013)*

10.10(d)		Third Amended and Restated 2003 Equity Incentive Plan effective May 22, 2015 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 29, 2015)*

10.11(a)		Second Amended and Restated Employment Agreement dated July 27, 2004 between the Company and Stuart M. Essig (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2004)*

10.11(b)		Amendment 2006-1, dated as of December 19, 2006, to the Second Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, between the Company and Stuart M. Essig (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 22, 2006)*

10.11(c)		Amendment 2008-1, dated as of March 6, 2008, to the Second Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, between the Company and Stuart M. Essig (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12(c) to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007)*

10.11(d)		Amendment 2008-2, dated as of August 6, 2008, to the Second Amended and Restated Employment Agreement between Stuart M. Essig and the Company (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2008)*

10.11(e)		Amendment 2009-1, dated as of April 13, 2009, to the Second Amended and Restated Employment Agreement between Stuart M. Essig and the Company (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 13, 2009)*

10.11(f)		Letter Agreement dated May 17, 2011 between the Company and Stuart M. Essig (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 23, 2011)*

10.11(g)		Letter dated December 20, 2011 from Stuart M. Essig to the Company (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed December 23, 2011)*

10.11(h)		Letter Agreement dated June 7, 2012 between Stuart M. Essig and the Company (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 7, 2012)*

10.12		Indemnity letter agreement dated December 27, 1997 from the Company to Stuart M. Essig (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 3, 1998)*

10.13(a)		Registration Rights Provisions for Stuart M. Essig (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit B of Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 3, 1998)*

10.13(b)		Registration Rights Provisions for Stuart M. Essig (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 8, 2001)*

10.13(c)		Registration Rights Provisions for Stuart M. Essig (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit B of Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2004)*



10.14(a)		Amended and Restated 2005 Employment Agreement between John B. Henneman, III and the Company dated December 19, 2005 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005)*

10.14(b)		Amendment 2008-1, dated as of January 2, 2008, to the Amended and Restated 2005 Employment Agreement between John B. Henneman, III and the Company (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.15(b) to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007)*

10.14(c)		Amendment 2008-2, dated as of December 18, 2008, to the Amended and Restated 2005 Employment Agreement between John B. Henneman, III and the Company (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 24, 2008)*

10.14(d)		Amendment 2009-1, dated as of April 13, 2009, to the Amended and Restated 2005 Employment Agreement between John B. Henneman, III and the Company (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 13, 2009)*

10.14(e)		Amendment 2010-1, dated as of October 12, 2010, to the Amended and Restated 2005 Employment Agreement between John B. Henneman, III and the Company (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed October 12, 2010)*

10.14(f)		Letter dated as of February 22, 2012 from John B. Henneman, III to the Company (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed February 22, 2012)*

10.14(g)		Second Amended and Restated 2005 Employment Agreement between the Company and John B. Henneman, III (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 23, 2014)*

10.15		Consulting Agreement, dated October 12, 2010, between the Company and Inception Surgical (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 12, 2010)*

10.16		Severance Agreement between Richard D. Gorelick and the Company dated as of January 3, 2012 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2013)*

10.17(a)		Severance Agreement between Judith O’Grady and the Company dated as of January 4, 2010 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.17 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009)*

10.17(b)		Severance Agreement between Judith O’Grady and the Company dated as of January 3, 2011 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.17(a) to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010)*

10.17(c)		Severance Agreement between Judith O’Grady and the Company dated as of January 3, 2012 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16(c) to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011)*

10.18(a)		Employment Agreement, dated as of October 12, 2010, between Peter J. Arduini and the Company (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed October 12, 2010)*

10.18(b)		Amended and Restated Employment Agreement dated December 20, 2011 between Peter J. Arduini and the Company (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed December 23, 2011)*

10.18(c)		Second Amended and Restated Employment Agreement between the Company and Peter J. Arduini (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 20, 2014)*

10.19		Form of Notice of Stock Option Grant with Eight-Year Term for Peter J. Arduini (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed December 23, 2011)*

10.20		Letter Agreement dated February 19, 2013 between Peter J. Arduini and Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 25, 2013)*

10.21(a)		Lease Contract, dated April 1, 2005, between the Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company and Integra CI, Inc. (executed on September 15, 2006) (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2006)



10.21(b)		Amendment to Lease Contract dated as of November 2, 2011, between Integra CI, Inc. and Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 7, 2011)

10.21(c)		Termination of Amendment to Lease Contract, dated as of April 2, 2012, between Integra CI, Inc. and Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2012)

10.22		Restricted Units Agreement dated December 27, 1997 between the Company and Stuart M. Essig (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 3, 1998)*

10.23		Stock Option Grant and Agreement pursuant to 1999 Stock Option Plan dated December 22, 2000 between the Company and Stuart M. Essig (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 8, 2001)*

10.24		Stock Option Grant and Agreement pursuant to 2000 Equity Incentive Plan dated December 22, 2000 between the Company and Stuart M. Essig (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 8, 2001)*

10.25(a)		Restricted Units Agreement dated December 22, 2000 between the Company and Stuart M. Essig (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 8, 2001)*

10.25(b)		Amendment 2006-1, dated as of October 30, 2006, to the Stuart M. Essig Restricted Units Agreement dated as of December 22, 2000 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 3, 2006)*

10.26		Stock Option Grant and Agreement pursuant to 2003 Equity Incentive Plan dated July 27, 2004 between the Company and Stuart M. Essig (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.30 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004)*

10.27(a)		Contract Stock/Restricted Units Agreement pursuant to 2003 Equity Incentive Plan dated July 27, 2004 between the Company and Stuart M. Essig (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.31 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004)*

10.27(b)		Amendment 2006-1, dated as of October 30, 2006, to the Stuart M. Essig Contract Stock/Restricted Units Agreement dated as of July 27, 2004 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 3, 2006)*

10.27(c)		Amendment 2008-1, dated as of March 6, 2008, to the Stuart M. Essig Contract Stock/Restricted Units Agreement dated as of July 27, 2004 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.25(c) to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007)*

10.27(d)		Amendment 2011-1, dated as of May 17, 2011, to the Stuart M. Essig Contract Stock/Restricted Units Agreement dated as of July 24, 2004 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2011)*

10.28		Contract Stock/Units Agreement dated as of May 17, 2011 between the Company and Stuart M. Essig (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 23, 2011)*

10.29		Form of Amendment 2011-1 to Contract Stock/Restricted Units Agreements between the Company and Mr. Essig (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2011)*

10.30		Form of Stock Option Grant and Agreement between the Company and Stuart M. Essig (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.32 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004)*

10.31(a)		Form of Contract Stock/Restricted Units Agreement for Stuart M. Essig (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2008)*

10.31(b)		New Form of Contract Stock/Restricted Units Agreement (for Annual Equity Awards) for Stuart M. Essig (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.28(b) to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010)*

10.31(c)		Form of Amendment 2011-1 to Contract Stock/Restricted Units Agreement between the Company and Mr. Essig (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2011)*



10.32		Form of Performance Stock Agreement for Stuart M. Essig (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2008)*

10.33		Form of Restricted Stock Agreement for Stuart M. Essig for 2009 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed April 13, 2009)*

10.34(a)		Form of Performance Stock Agreement (Executive Officers) (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 25, 2013)*

10.34(b)		Form of Performance Stock Agreement (Executive Officers) (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 29, 2016)*

10.34(c)		Form of Performance Stock Agreement for Peter J. Arduini (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Report on Form 8-K filed on February 29, 2016)*

10.35		Performance Incentive Compensation Plan effective January 1, 2013 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2013)*

10.36		New Form of Contract Stock/Restricted Units Agreement pursuant to 2003 Equity Incentive Plan (for 2011) Annual Equity Award for Stuart M. Essig) (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2011)*

10.37		Form of Notice of Grant of Stock Option and Stock Option Agreement (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 29, 2005)*

10.38		Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement (Non-Directors) (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.35 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004)*

10.39		Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.36 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004)*

10.40		Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement (Directors) (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.37 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004)*

10.41		Form of Stock Option Agreement (Executive Officers) (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2015)*

10.42		Form of Stock Option Agreement for Glenn Coleman (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2015)*

10.43		Agreement and General Release by and between Robert Paltridge and Integra LifeSciences Corporation (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2015)*

10.44(a)		Form of Change in Control Severance Agreement (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 1, 2014)*

10.44(b)		Form of Change in Control Severance Agreement (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 30, 2015)*

10.44(c)		Form of Change in Control Severance Agreement (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 3, 2016)*

10.45(a)		Compensation of Directors of the Company effective May 17, 2011 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 16, 2010)*

10.45(b)		Compensation of Non-Employee Directors of the Company effective May 17, 2012 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 13, 2012)*

10.45(c)		Compensation of Non-Employee Directors of the Company effective May 22, 2013 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 14, 2012)*

10.45(d)		Compensation of Non-Employee Directors of the Company effective July 24, 2013 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 29, 2013)*

10.45(e)		Compensation of Non-Employee Directors of the Company effective May 22, 2015 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 18, 2014)*



10.45(f)		Compensation of Non-Employee Directors of the Company effective May 24, 2016 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 17, 2015)*

10.46(a)		Form of Restricted Stock Agreement for Non-Employee Directors under the 2003 Equity Incentive Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2012)*

10.46(b)		New Form of Restricted Stock Agreement for Non-Employee Directors under the 2003 Equity Incentive Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.38(b) to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012)*

10.46(c)		Form of Restricted Stock Agreement for Executive Officers - Annual Vesting (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 25, 2009)*

10.46(d)		Form of Restricted Stock Agreement for Executive Officers - Annual Vesting (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2012)*

10.46(e)		New Form of Restricted Stock Agreement for Executive Officers - Annual Vesting (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.38(e) to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012)*

10.46(f)		Form of Restricted Stock Agreement for Executive Officers - Cliff Vesting (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the Company’s Quarter Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2009)*

10.46(g)		Form of Restricted Stock Agreement for Executive Officers - Cliff Vesting (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2012)*

10.46(h)		New Form of Restricted Stock Agreement for Executive Officers - Cliff Vesting (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.38(h) to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012)*

10.46(i)		Form of Restricted Stock Agreement for Mr. Henneman for 2008 and 2009 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 13, 2009)*

10.46(j)		Form of Contract Stock/Restricted Units Agreement pursuant to 2003 Equity Incentive Plan for Mr. Henneman (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 24, 2008)*

10.46(k)		Form of Option Agreement for John B. Henneman, III (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 6, 2008)*

10.46(l)		Form of Performance Stock Agreement for John B. Henneman, III (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.37(b) to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007)*

10.46(m)		Form of Contract Stock/Restricted Units Agreement (for Signing Grant) for Mr. Arduini (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 12, 2010)*

10.46(n)		Form of Contract Stock/Restricted Units Agreement (for Annual Equity Awards) for Mr. Arduini (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 12, 2010)*

10.46(o)		Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement for Mr. Arduini (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 12, 2010)*

10.46(p)		Form of Restricted Stock Agreement for Mr. Henneman (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 12, 2010)*

10.46(q)		Form of Restricted Stock Agreement (Annual Vesting) for Mr. Henneman (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.39(n) to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011)*

10.47(a)		Coleman Promotion Summary, effective December 1, 2016 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 5, 2016)*

10.47(b)		Davis Promotion Summary, effective December 1, 2016 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 5, 2016)*

10.48		Annual Executive Physical Medical Exam Arrangement (Incorporated by reference to the Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 29, 2013)*

10.49		Reimbursement of Legal Fees Arrangement for CFO (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 29, 2013)*



10.50		Amended and Restated Management Incentive Compensation Plan, as of January 1, 2008 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.43(c) to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007)*

10.51		Form of 2010 Convertible Bond Hedge Transaction Confirmation, dated June 6, 2007, between Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation and dealer (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 12, 2007)

10.52		Form of 2012 Convertible Bond Hedge Transaction Confirmation, dated June 6, 2007, between Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation and dealer (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 12, 2007)

10.53		Form of 2010 Amended and Restated Issuer Warrant Transaction Confirmation, dated June 6, 2007, between Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation and dealer (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 12, 2007)

10.54		Form of 2012 Amended and Restated Issuer Warrant Transaction Confirmation, dated June 6, 2007, between Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation and dealer (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 12, 2007)

10.55		Letter Agreement, dated June 9, 2011, between Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch and Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation, regarding the Base Call Option Transaction (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on June 15, 2011)

10.56		Letter Agreement, dated June 9, 2011, between Royal Bank of Canada and Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation, regarding the Base Call Option Transaction (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on June 15, 2011)

10.57		Letter Agreement, dated June 9, 2011, between The Royal Bank of Scotland plc and Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation, regarding the Base Call Option Transaction (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on June 15, 2011)

10.58		Letter Agreement, dated June 9, 2011, between Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation, regarding the Base Call Option Transaction (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on June 15, 2011)

10.59		Letter Agreement, dated June 9, 2011, between Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch and Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation, regarding the Base Warrant Transaction (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on June 15, 2011)

10.60		Letter Agreement, dated June 9, 2011, between Royal Bank of Canada and Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation, regarding the Base Warrant Transaction (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on June 15, 2011)

10.61		Letter Agreement, dated June 9, 2011, between The Royal Bank of Scotland plc and Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation, regarding the Base Warrant Transaction (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on June 15, 2011)

10.62		Letter Agreement, dated June 9, 2011, between Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation, regarding the Base Warrant Transaction (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on June 15, 2011)

10.63		Letter Agreement, dated June 14, 2011, between Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch and Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation, regarding the Additional Call Option Transaction (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on June 15, 2011)

10.64		Letter Agreement, dated June 14, 2011, between Royal Bank of Canada and Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation, regarding the Additional Call Option Transaction (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on June 15, 2011)

10.65		Letter Agreement, dated June 14, 2011, between The Royal Bank of Scotland plc and Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation, regarding the Additional Call Option Transaction (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on June 15, 2011)

10.66		Letter Agreement, dated June 14, 2011, between Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation, regarding the Additional Call Option Transaction (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on June 15, 2011)