UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

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

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          (c)       On February 13, 2019, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Surmodics, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Timothy J. Arens as the Company’s Vice President, Finance, and Chief Financial Officer, and principal financial officer, effective immediately.  Mr. Arens had served in this role on an interim basis since May 25, 2018.  Mr. Arens, 51, will continue to serve as the Company’s Vice President, Corporate Development and Strategy, a role in which he has served since February 2013.

         Previously, from August 2011 to February 2013, Mr. Arens has served as the Company’s Vice President of Finance and interim Chief Financial Officer.  From October 2010 to August 2011, Mr. Arens served as the Company’s General Manager, In Vitro Diagnostics.  Mr. Arens joined the Company in February 2007 as Director, Business Development, and served in finance roles of increasing responsibility, including as Senior Director of Financial Planning and Analysis.  Mr. Arens holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, and a Masters of Business Administration from the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.There were no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Arens and any other persons pursuant to which he was selected or nominated as an officer of the Company.  Mr. Arens does not have a family relationship with any director or executive officer of the Company.  There are no transactions or proposed transactions between the Company and Mr. Arens that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

                                   The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company was held on February 13, 2019.  The final voting results of the proposals which were described in more detail in the Company’s proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 21, 2018, are set forth below.

1.  Election of Directors.  Each of the individuals nominated by the Company’s Board of Directors to serve as Class I directors was duly elected by the Company’s shareholders, and the final results of the votes cast are as follows:

2.  Set the Number of Directors.  The Company’s shareholders approved the proposal to set the number of directors at seven (7) by the following vote:

3.  Ratification of the Appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP.  The Company’s shareholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2019 by the following vote:

4.  Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation.  The Company’s shareholders approved the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, on an advisory basis, by the following vote:

5.  Surmodics, Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan.  The Company’s shareholders approved the Company’s 2019 Equity Incentive Plan by the following vote:

         On February 18, 2019, the Company issued a press release announcing Mr. Aren’s appointment. The text of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

SIGNATURES

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

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