Edgar Filing: ABIOMED INC

Form 11-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 11-K

ANNUAL REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

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

For fiscal year ended December 31, 2014

¨	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission file number : 001-09585

ABIOMED Retirement Savings Plan

(Full title of the Plan)

ABIOMED, Inc.

(Name of Issuer of the securities held pursuant to the Plan)

22 Cherry Hill Drive, Danvers, Massachusetts 01923

(Address of principal executive office)

ABIOMED RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AND

SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE

December 31, 2014 and 2013 and

For the Year Ended December 31, 2014

ABIOMED RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN

INDEX OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE

December 31, 2014 and 2013


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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm		4

Financial Statements:
Statements of Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits December 31, 2014 and 2013		5

Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits for the year ended December 31, 2014		6

Notes to Financial Statements		7

Supplemental Schedule:

Schedule H, Line 4(i) – Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) as of December 31, 2014		16

Signatures		17

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm		Exhibit 23.1

Certain supplemental schedules have been omitted because they are either not required or not applicable.

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Fiduciary Committee of

the ABIOMED Retirement Savings Plan:

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for plan benefits of the Abiomed Retirement Savings Plan (the “Plan”) as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 and the related statement of changes in net assets available for plan benefits for the year ended December 31, 2014. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for plan benefits of the Abiomed Retirement Savings Plan as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 and the changes in net assets available for plan benefits for the year ended December 31, 2014, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

The supplemental Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) as of December 31, 2014 (the “supplemental information”) has been subjected to audit procedures in conjunction with the audit of the Plan’s financial statements. The supplemental information is the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our audit procedures included determining whether the supplemental information reconciles to the financial statements or the underlying accounting and other records, as applicable, and performing procedures to test the completeness and accuracy of the information presented in the supplemental information. In forming our opinion on the supplemental information, we evaluated whether the supplemental information, including its form and content, is presented in conformity with the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. In our opinion, the supplemental information is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.

/s/ Caron & Bletzer, PLLC

Kingston, NH

June 17, 2015

ABIOMED RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN

STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR PLAN BENEFITS

December 31, 2014 and 2013


	2014			2013

Cash	$	189,126		$	105,005
Investments, at fair value:
Mutual funds		31,665,621			27,237,838
Abiomed, Inc. Common Stock Index Fund		3,576,727			2,375,742
Common collective trust		1,060,104			991,733


Total investments		36,302,452			30,605,313

Receivables:
Participant notes receivable		394,356			342,549
Employer’s match contributions		477,967			442,325
Participant contribution receivable		102,848			100,751


Total receivables		975,171			885,625

Net assets available for plan benefits at fair value		37,466,749			31,595,943
Adjustment from fair value to contract value for interest in common collective trust relating to fully benefit responsive investment contracts		(18,489	)		(18,877	)

Net assets available for plan benefits	$	37,448,260		$	31,577,066

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the the financial statements

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR PLAN BENEFITS

For the year ended December 31, 2014


	2014
Additions:
Participant contributions	$	3,720,954
Rollover contributions		1,054,621
Employer contributions		491,625
Net appreciation in fair value of investments		190,103
Dividend and interest income		2,368,952


Total additions		7,826,255

Deductions:
Distributions to participants		1,923,573
Administrative fees		31,488


Total deductions		1,955,061


Net increase		5,871,194

Net assets available for plan benefits, beginning of year		31,577,066


Net assets available for plan benefits, end of year	$	37,448,260

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the the financial statements

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 1. Plan Description

The following description of the Abiomed Retirement Savings Plan (the “Plan”) provides only general information. Participants should refer to the plan document for more detailed information.

General

The Plan is a defined contribution plan sponsored by ABIOMED, Inc. (the “Company” or “Plan Administrator”). It is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”).

ABIOMED, Inc. is the Plan Administrator and has assigned responsibility for the operation and administration of the Plan to the Corporate Retirement Committee (the “Committee”) members of which are formally appointed by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. Fidelity Management Trust Company (“Fidelity”) is the trustee and record keeper for the Plan.

Eligibility

The Plan allows substantially all U.S. Company employees age twenty or older to participate in the Plan. Employees become eligible to participate in the Plan beginning on the date of hire.

Participant Contributions

The Plan permits participants to defer annually up to 60% of eligible compensation provided their total annual elective deferral does not exceed Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”) limitations ($17,500 for the 2014 plan year). Effective October 1, 2014, the Plan was amended to allow for after-tax Roth contributions in addition to pre-tax contributions. Participants who are age 50 or older and are making deferral contributions to the plan are also eligible to make an additional catch-up contribution of up to $5,500 during the Plan year. Newly hired employees are automatically enrolled in the Plan at a pre-tax contribution rate of 3% of eligible compensation beginning with the first pay period occurring 30 days after the employee’s participation date. The participant may elect to cease or change the amount of these contributions at any time. The amount of deferred compensation is treated as a salary reduction and is not subject to income tax until withdrawn from the Plan. Participants may also contribute amounts (rollover contributions) representing distributions from other qualified retirement plans.

Employer Contributions

All employer contributions are subject to certain limitations. To be a qualified participant eligible to receive employer matching or profit sharing contributions for a plan year, an employee must be credited with at least 501 hours of service in the Plan year and be an employee on the last day of the Plan year, or retire, die, or become disabled during the Plan year.

The Company contributed a matching contribution on behalf of an eligible participant for up to 50% of the first $3,000 of salary contributed by the participant during the Plan year ended December 31, 2014, with a maximum matching contribution per employee of $1,500. The Company incurred $491,625 in employer contributions during the year ended December 31, 2014. Additional profit sharing contributions may be made at the discretion of the Company’s Board of Directors. Additional profit sharing contributions made during the year ended December 31, 2014 totaled $4,945.

Forfeitures

When certain terminations of participation in the Plan occur, the non-vested portion of a participant’s profit sharing account represents a forfeiture, as defined by the Plan. Forfeitures may be reallocated to participants as an additional profit sharing or used to pay Plan administrative expenses. During the year ended December 31, 2014, $3,325 of forfeitures were used to pay administrative expenses and $24,646 of forfeitures were reallocated to participants. Total unapplied forfeitures were $618 and $24,646 at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Participant Accounts

Each participant’s account is credited with the participant’s contributions, the participant’s allocation of the Company’s contributions, and the participant’s proportional allocation of the Plan’s earnings, including realized and unrealized gains and losses, and expenses. Participants determine the percentage in which contributions are to be invested in each fund. Participants may change their investment options as set forth in the Plan document.

Vesting

Participants are immediately vested in 1) their contributions, including rollover contributions from another employer’s qualified retirement plan, 2) employer matching contributions, and 3) actual earnings from any of these contributions. Vesting in the Company’s discretionary profit sharing contribution portion of participant accounts plus actual earnings thereon is based on years of continuous service. A participant is 100% vested after six years of credited service as shown below.


Years of Service		Vested Percentage
Less than 2 years		0%
2 years but less than 3		20%
3 years but less than 4		40%
4 years but less than 5		60%
5 years but less than 6		80%
6 years or more		100%

Distribution of Benefits

On termination of service due to retirement, disability, death, or other separation of service, a participant (or designated beneficiary) may elect to receive either a lump-sum amount equal to the value of the participant’s vested interest in his or her account, or a series of cash payments in substantially equal installments over a period of time as provided in the Plan document.

Participants may make an in-service withdrawal of their vested account balance at age 59 ¹/₂ or upon demonstration of a hardship. A hardship withdrawal from a participant’s account may be permitted while a participant is still actively employed if the participant has a financial hardship for which funds are not reasonably available from other resources of the participant. Hardship is defined in applicable regulations promulgated or to be promulgated pursuant to Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code or standards established by the Secretary of the Treasury or his delegate. All hardship withdrawal requests are subject to approval of the Plan Administrator.

A withdrawal of all or a portion of any rollover contributions in the Plan, along with any pre-tax earnings on those contributions, is allowed for any reason upon request while the participant is still actively employed.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Participant Notes Receivable

Participants may borrow from their fund accounts a maximum principal amount of $50,000 or 50% of their vested balances, whichever is less. The minimum principal amount of any loan is $1,000. Loans must be repaid over a period of no more than five years, unless used to acquire a principal residence, in which case the maximum repayment period is ten years. Participants borrowing from their vested account balances are required to sign promissory notes pledging up to half the value of their vested account balances. These notes bear interest at a fixed rate determined by the Plan Administrator based on prevailing interest rates charged by persons in the business of lending money for loans, which would be made under similar circumstances. Principal and interest is paid ratably through payroll deductions each pay period. Participant loans are accounted for separately within the participant’s account. Participant loans are valued at the unpaid principal balance plus any accrued but unpaid interest and categorized as notes receivable from participants on the statements of net assets available for plan benefits. Delinquent participant loans are reclassified as distributions based upon the terms of the Plan document. As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, the balance in participant loans outstanding was $394,356 and $342,549, respectively. These loans are shown as participant notes receivable in the Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits.

Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Accounting

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Investment contracts held by a defined-contribution plan are required to be reported at fair value. However, contract value is the relevant measurement attribute for that portion of the net assets available for benefits of a defined-contribution plan attributable to fully benefit-responsive investment contracts because contract value is the amount participants would receive if they were to initiate permitted transactions under the terms of the Plan. The Plan invests in investment contracts through a common collective trust. The statements of net assets available for plan benefits present the fair value of the common collective trust as well as the adjustment of the common collective trust from fair value to contract value. The statement of changes in net assets available for plan benefits is prepared on a contract value basis.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of the Plan’s financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires the Plan administrator to make estimates and assumptions that affect certain reported amounts and disclosures. Actual results may differ from those estimates.

Investment Valuation and Income Recognition

Investments are reported at fair value. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. See Note 4 for discussion of fair value measurements.

Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date basis. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Net appreciation (depreciation) includes the Plan’s gains and losses on investments bought and sold as well as held during the year.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Payment of Benefits

Benefits are recorded when paid.

Plan Expenses

Expenses for participant loans are paid by the Plan by reducing balances of those participants initiating the transaction. All other expenses incurred in the administration of the Plan are first offset against forfeitures, if any, with any remaining balances paid by the Company at its discretion or by the Plan.

Risks and Uncertainties

The Plan provides investment options which may invest in any combination of stocks, bonds, fixed income securities, and other investment securities. Investment securities are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, market and credit risk. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in the value of investment securities will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect participants’ account balances and the amounts reported in the statements of net assets available for plan benefits.

Note 3. Investments

The following represents the Plan’s investments as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 that represented 5% or more of the net assets available for plan benefits:


	2014			2013
Wells Fargo Growth ADM Fund	$	4,418,402	*	$	4,289,920	*
JP Morgan US Equity Select Fund		2,931,014	*		2,335,471	*
Fidelity Advisor Freedom 2030 Fund		2,237,936	*		1,693,992	*
American Century Heritage Investor Fund		2,107,547	*		1,908,932	*
Nuveen Dividend Value I Fund		1,979,685	*		1,859,491	*
Fidelity Retirement Money Market Fund		1,919,506	*		1,610,482	*
Franklin Small-Mid Capital Growth Fund		1,858,067			—
Fidelity Advisor Freedom 2035 Fund		1,847,629			1,323,092
Nuveen MDCP Index Fund		1,844,764			1,815,153	*
Lord Abbett Short Duration Income Fund		1,643,668			1,472,063	*
JP Morgan International Value Select		1,547,559			1,833,749	*
Blackrock Small Capital Growth Fund		—			1,900,282	*
ABIOMED, Inc. Common Stock Index Fund		3,576,727	*		2,375,742	*

Represents 5% or more of net assets available for plan benefits.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

During the year ended December 31, 2014, the investments held by the Plan (including investments bought, sold and held during the year appreciated (depreciated) in value as follows:


	2014
Mutual funds	$	(941,593	)
ABIOMED, Inc Common Stock Index Fund		1,131,696

Total net appreciation in fair value	$	190,103

Note 4. Fair Value Measurements

Accounting standards establish a framework for measuring fair value. That framework sets forth a fair value hierarchy which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below.

Level 1 – Inputs to the valuation methodology are unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that the Plan has the ability to access.

Level 2 – Inputs to the valuation methodology that are observable, either directly or indirectly, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in inactive markets; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full terms of the assets or liabilities.

Level 3 – Inputs to the valuation methodology that are unobservable and supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

The asset or liability’s fair value measurement level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

Following is a description of the valuation methodologies used by the Plan. There have been no changes in the methodologies used at December 31, 2014 and 2013.

Common collective trust – Valued at net asset value of units of a collective trust. The net asset value, as provided by the fund manager, is used as a practical expedient to estimate fair value. The net asset value is based on the fair value of the underlying investments held by the fund less its liabilities.

Mutual funds – Valued at the net asset value of the shares held by the Plan at year end as determined by quoted market prices.

Company stock index fund – Valued based on the closing price reported on the active market on which the individual securities are traded.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The preceding methods described may produce a fair value calculation that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future fair values. Furthermore, although the Plan believes its valuation methods are appropriate and consistent with other market participants, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different fair value measurement at the reporting date.

The following tables set forth by level and by investment class, within the fair value hierarchy, the Plan’s assets at fair value as of December 31:


	2014
Description	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Common collective trust:
Stable value	$	1,060,104	$	—	$	1,060,104	$	—
Mutual funds:
Large growth		4,418,402		4,418,402		—		—
Large blend		3,273,287		3,273,287		—		—
Large value		1,979,685		1,979,685		—		—
Mid-cap growth		2,107,547		2,107,547		—		—
Mid-cap blend		1,844,764		1,844,764		—		—
Small-mid cap growth		1,858,067		1,858,067
Small-cap blend		2,059		2,059
Foreign large blend		135,477		135,477		—		—
Foreign large value		1,547,559		1,547,559		—		—
Short-term bond		1,643,668		1,643,668		—		—
Money market		1,919,506		1,919,506		—		—
Retirement income		77,561		77,561		—		—
Target date		10,858,039		10,858,039		—		—

Total mutual funds		31,665,621		31,665,621		—		—
Company stock fund		3,576,727		3,576,727		—		—

Total	$	36,302,452	$	35,242,348	$	1,060,104	$	—

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


	2013
Description	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Common collective trust:
Stable value	$	991,733	$	—	$	991,733	$	—
Mutual funds:
Large growth		4,289,920		4,289,920		—		—
Large blend		2,335,471		2,335,471		—		—
Large value		1,859,491		1,859,491		—		—
Mid-cap growth		1,908,932		1,908,932		—		—
Mid-cap blend		1,815,153		1,815,153		—		—
Small-cap growth		1,900,282		1,900,282		—		—
Foreign large blend		60,909		60,909		—		—
Foreign large value		1,833,749		1,833,749		—		—
Short-term bond		1,472,063		1,472,063		—		—
Money market		1,610,482		1,610,482		—		—
Retirement income		92,609		92,609		—		—
Target date		8,058,777		8,058,777		—		—

Total mutual funds		27,237,838		27,237,838		—		—
Company stock fund		2,375,742		2,375,742		—		—

Total	$	30,605,313	$	29,613,580	$	991,733	$	—

The common collective trust held by the Plan is a stable value investment which has an objective to preserve capital and to provide a competitive level of income over time that is consistent with the preservation of capital. To achieve this objective the fund invests in fixed-income securities, bond funds and money market funds. Twelve months notice is required for a complete liquidation, however the trustee, at their discretion, may waive the twelve month waiting period. Participant directed redemptions are allowed daily with no restrictions. There are no unfunded commitments.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 5. Tax Status

The Plan has adopted the volume submitter profit sharing plan document of Fidelity. The volume submitter sponsor received a favorable opinion letter dated March 31, 2008 in which the Internal Revenue Service stated that the form of the volume submitter plan was in compliance with the applicable requirements of the Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”). The Plan Administrator believes that the Plan is designed and being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the IRC, and that the related trust is therefore tax-exempt. Accordingly, no provision for income taxes has been included in the financial statements.

Accounting standards require recording uncertain income tax positions that exist in the Plan’s financial statements. Plan management has determined there are no uncertain tax positions and believes there is no adjustment or disclosure required in the Plan’s financial statements. The Plan did not recognize any interest or penalty expense for the year ended December 31, 2014. The Form 5500 remains subject to examination by the IRS for the years ended December 31, 2011 through December 31, 2014.

Note 6. Parties-In-Interest

A party-in-interest is defined under Section 3(14) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”) to include, among others, fiduciaries or employees of the Plan, any person who provides services to the Plan or an employer whose employees are covered by the Plan. Accordingly, loans to participants and the management of investments held by the trustee are considered party-in-interest transactions.

Fidelity manages a number of mutual funds available to Plan participants. Fidelity is the trustee as defined by the Plan and, therefore, transactions with any of the Fidelity Advisor mutual funds also qualify as party-in-interest transactions. The ABIOMED Common Stock Index Fund is an indexed fund that values its fund units based on changes in the stock price of Abiomed, Inc. Fees paid for trustee and administrative services amounted to $31,488 and $48,902 for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Note 7. Plan Termination

Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the Company has the right under the Plan to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions of ERISA. In the event of Plan termination, participants will become 100% vested in their accounts.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 8. Reconciliation of Financial Statements to Form 5500

The following is a reconciliation of net assets available for plan benefits on the financial statements to the Form 5500 for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013:


	2014		2013
Net assets available for benefits on the financial statements	$	37,448,260	$	31,577,066

Adjustment from fair value to contract value for interest in common collective trust relating to fully benefit-responsive investment contracts		18,489		18,877

Net assets available for benefits on the Form 5500	$	37,466,749	$	31,595,943

The following is a reconciliation of net investment income on the financial statements to the Form 5500 for the year ended December 31, 2014:


	2014
Net investment income on the financial statements	$	2,559,055

Adjustment from fair value to contract value for interest in common collective trust relating to fully benefit-responsive investment contracts for the years ended:

December 31, 2014		18,489
December 31, 2013		(18,877	)


Net investment income per the Form 5500	$	2,558,667

Note 9. Subsequent Events

The Company has evaluated subsequent events through the date of this filing.

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EIN: 04-2743260

Plan Number: 001

SCHEDULE H, LINE 4(i) – SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR)

DECEMBER 31, 2014


(a) (b) Identity of issuer, borrower, lessor or similar party	(c ) Description of investment including maturity date, rate of interest, collateral, par or maturity value	(d) Cost		(e) Current Value
* Fidelity Advisor Stable Value Portfolio Fund	Common collective trust		**	$	1,060,104

Wells Fargo Growth ADM Fund	Mutual Fund		**		4,418,402
JP Morgan US Equity Select Fund	Mutual Fund		**		2,931,014
* Fidelity Advisor Freedom 2030 Fund	Mutual Fund		**		2,237,936
American Century Heritage Investor Fund	Mutual Fund		**		2,107,547
Nuveen Dividend Value I Fund	Mutual Fund		**		1,979,685
* Fidelity Retirement Money Market Fund	Mutual Fund		**		1,919,506
Franklin Small-Mid Capital Growth Fund	Mutual Fund		**		1,858,067
* Fidelity Advisor Freedom 2035 Fund	Mutual Fund		**		1,847,629
Nuveen MDCP Index Fund	Mutual Fund		**		1,844,764
Lord Abbett Short Duration Bond Fund	Mutual Fund		**		1,643,668
JP Morgan International Value Select	Mutual Fund		**		1,547,559
* Fidelity Advisor Freedom 2025 Fund	Mutual Fund		**		1,420,986
* Fidelity Advisor Freedom 2015 Fund	Mutual Fund		**		989,035
* Fidelity Advisor Freedom 2040 Fund	Mutual Fund		**		938,190
* Fidelity Advisor Technology Fund	Mutual Fund		**		913,077
* Fidelity Advisor Freedom 2020 Fund	Mutual Fund		**		735,533
* Fidelity Advisor Freedom 2050 Fund	Mutual Fund		**		620,176
* Fidelity Advisor Freedom 2045 Fund	Mutual Fund		**		546,921
* Fidelity Spartan 500 Index Fund	Mutual Fund		**		342,273
* Fidelity Advisor Freedom 2055 Fund	Mutual Fund		**		341,546
* Fidelity Advisor Freedom 2005 Fund	Mutual Fund		**		161,789
T. Rowe Price International Equity Index	Mutual Fund		**		135,477
* Fidelity Advisor Freedom 2010 Fund	Mutual Fund		**		105,221
* Fidelity Advisor Freedom Income Fund	Mutual Fund		**		77,561
* Fidelity Spartan Small Cap Index Fund	Mutual Fund		**		2,059

Total mutual funds					31,665,621
* ABIOMED, Inc. Common Stock Index Fund	Common Stock Fund		**		3,576,727

Total investments on statement of net assets available for plan benefits					36,302,452
Participant Loans	Participant Loans 5.25%		—		394,356

Total investments on the Form 5500				$	36,696,808

*	Represents a party-in-interest to the Plan.

**	Cost omitted for participant directed investments.

SIGNATURE

The Plan pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the trustees (or other persons who administer the employee benefit plan) have duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

ABIOMED

RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN


Date: June 17, 2015	By:	/s/ Ian McLeod

		Ian McLeod
		Vice President and
		Corporate Controller

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