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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

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 1, 2023

 

 

NUVASIVE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   000-50744   33-0768598

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification Number )

 

12101 Airport Way, Broomfield, Colorado 80021
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(800) 455-1476

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

 

Trading
Symbol

 

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common Stock, par value $0.001   NUVA  

The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

(NASDAQ Global Select Market)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company   

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.   ☐

 

 

 


Introductory Note.

On February 8, 2023, NuVasive, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“NuVasive” or the “Company”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Globus Medical, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Globus Medical”) and Zebra Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Globus Medical (“Merger Sub”).

Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, on September 1, 2023 (the “Closing Date”), Merger Sub merged with and into NuVasive (the “Merger”), with NuVasive surviving the Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of Globus Medical.

 

Item 1.01

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Convertible Notes

In connection with the consummation of the Merger, on the Closing Date, the Company, Globus Medical and Wilmington Trust, National Association (the “Trustee”) entered into that certain First Supplemental Indenture (the “Supplemental Indenture”) to the indenture dated as of March 2, 2020 (as supplemented by the Supplemental Indenture, the “Indenture”), by and between the Company and the Trustee, relating to the Company’s $450 million in aggregate principal amount of 0.375% Convertible Senior Notes due 2025 (the “Convertible Notes”), pursuant to which Globus Medical has guaranteed the obligations of the Company under the Convertible Notes and the Indenture.

As a result of the Merger, and pursuant to the Supplemental Indenture, the Convertible Notes are no longer convertible into cash, shares of common stock of the Company or a combination thereof, at the Company’s election. Instead, subject to the terms and conditions of the Indenture, the Convertible Notes will be convertible into shares of Class A common stock of Globus Medical, $0.001 par value per share (the “Globus Medical Class A Common Stock”) or a combination thereof, at the Company’s option, at an initial conversion rate equal to 8.0399 shares of Globus Medical Class A Common Stock per $1,000 principal amount of Convertible Notes. This Current Report on Form 8-K does not constitute an offer or solicitation with respect to any securities.

The foregoing description of the Supplemental Indenture does not purport to be a complete description of the rights and obligations of the parties thereunder and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Supplemental Indenture, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 4.1 hereto, and is incorporated by reference herein.

Bond Hedge and Warrant Amendments

In connection with the Merger, on the Closing Date, the Company and Globus Medical entered into amendments and guarantee agreements (collectively, the “Bond Hedge and Warrant Amendments”) with respect to the bond hedge and warrant transactions (the “Bond Hedges and Warrants”) entered into by the Company and certain dealers (including affiliates of certain of the initial purchasers of the Convertible Notes and other financial institutions) in connection with the Convertible Notes. As a result of the Merger, and pursuant to the Bond Hedge and Warrant Amendments, the Bond Hedges and Warrants will no longer be exercisable into shares of common stock of the Company, and instead will be exercisable into shares of Globus Medical Class A Common Stock. Pursuant to the Bond Hedge and Warrant Amendments, Globus Medical has guaranteed the obligations of the Company with respect to such Bond Hedges and Warrants.

 

Item 1.02

Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.

Termination of the Company’s Revolving Credit Agreement

On the Closing Date, in connection with the consummation of the Merger, the Company terminated all commitments and repaid in full all obligations due under the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of February 24, 2020 (as amended by that certain Amendment No. 1 dated as of May 26, 2020 and that certain Amendment No. 2, dated as of May 8, 2023, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among the Company, as borrower,


certain subsidiaries of the Company, as guarantors, the lenders from time to time party thereto, and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent. In connection with the termination of the commitments and the repayment in full of all outstanding obligations under the Credit Agreement, all related liens and security interests securing the Credit Agreement have been terminated and released.

Termination of Warrants

On August 31, 2023, in connection with the consummation of the Merger, termination agreements were entered into with respect to the warrant transactions previously entered into between the Company and certain dealers (including affiliates of certain of the initial purchasers of the Company’s 1.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2023 (the “2023 Convertible Notes”) and other financial institutions), related to the issuance of the 2023 Convertible Notes. The 2023 Convertible Notes were repaid in full at their scheduled maturity on June 1, 2023, and the related bond hedge agreements expired on the second scheduled trading day immediately preceding June 1, 2023.

 

Item 2.01

Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

On the Closing Date, pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, the Merger was consummated.

At the effective time of the Merger (the “Effective Time”), each share of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company (“NuVasive Common Stock”) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than certain excluded shares as described in the Merger Agreement) was cancelled and converted into the right to receive 0.75 fully paid and non-assessable shares (the “Exchange Ratio” and such shares, the “Merger Consideration”) of Globus Medical Class A Common Stock, with cash in lieu of fractional shares.

In addition, at the Effective Time, (i) each restricted stock unit award granted under NuVasive’s equity plans (a “NuVasive RSU Award”) outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time and held by a non-employee member of the NuVasive board of directors (the “NuVasive Board”) became fully vested and was cancelled and converted automatically into the right to receive (without interest) the Merger Consideration in respect of each share of NuVasive Common Stock underlying such award, (ii) each NuVasive RSU Award outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time and not held by an individual described in clause (i) was converted into a Globus Medical restricted stock unit and will remain subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable NuVasive equity plan and award agreement by which it was evidenced (including service-based vesting conditions), with the number of shares of Globus Medical Class A Common Stock subject to such assumed award equal to the product of (x) the Exchange Ratio and (y) the number of shares of NuVasive Common Stock originally subject to such award immediately prior to the Effective Time, (iii) each NuVasive performance restricted stock unit award granted under NuVasive’s equity plans (a “NuVasive PRSU Award”) outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, other than any such award held by a consultant to NuVasive, was automatically converted into a Globus Medical restricted stock unit and will remain subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable NuVasive equity plan and award agreement by which it was evidenced (including any service-based vesting conditions but excluding any performance-based vesting conditions), with the number of shares of Globus Medical Class A Common Stock subject to such assumed award equal to the product of (x) the Exchange Ratio and (y) 100% of the target number of shares of NuVasive Common Stock originally subject to such award immediately prior to the Effective Time, (iv) certain NuVasive PRSU Awards outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time held by consultants to NuVasive and specified in NuVasive’s confidential disclosure letter fully vested as to all or some of the shares of NuVasive Common Stock subject thereto and were cancelled and converted automatically into the right to receive (without interest) the Merger Consideration in respect of each share of NuVasive Common Stock subject to such award immediately prior to the Effective Time, and (v) certain NuVasive PRSU Awards outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time held by consultants to NuVasive and specified in NuVasive’s confidential disclosure letter were automatically converted into a Globus Medical performance restricted stock unit award and will remain subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable NuVasive equity plan and award agreement by which it was evidenced (including any service-based and performance-based vesting conditions), with the number of shares of Globus Medical Class A Common Stock subject to each such assumed award equal to the product of (x) the Exchange Ratio and (y) 100% of the target number of shares of NuVasive Common Stock subject to the applicable NuVasive PRSU Award immediately prior to the Effective Time.

 

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At the Effective Time, the 2004 NuVasive Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended, was terminated in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement, such that no further rights will be granted or exercised thereunder.

The description of the Merger does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Merger Agreement, which was filed as Exhibit 2.1 to NuVasive’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on February 9, 2023, and is incorporated by reference.

 

Item 3.01

Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.

In connection with the consummation of the Merger, NuVasive requested that The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (“NASDAQ”) suspend trading of NuVasive Common Stock and file with the SEC an application on Form 25 to delist and deregister NuVasive Common Stock under Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). The delisting of NuVasive Common Stock from NASDAQ will be effective 10 days after the filing of the Form 25. Following the effectiveness of such Form 25, NuVasive intends to file with the SEC a certification on Form 15 requesting the termination of registration of NuVasive Common Stock under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and the suspension of NuVasive’s reporting obligations under Sections 13 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act.

The information set forth in the Introductory Note and Item 2.01 is incorporated herein by reference to this Item 3.01.

 

Item 3.03

Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.

The information set forth in the Introductory Note and Items 2.01, 3.01, 5.01 and 5.03 is incorporated herein by reference into this Item 3.03.

 

Item 5.01

Changes in Control of Registrant.

As a result of the consummation of the Merger, a change in control of NuVasive occurred on the Closing Date and NuVasive became a wholly owned subsidiary of Globus Medical.

The information set forth in the Introductory Note and Items 2.01 and 5.02 is incorporated herein by reference into this Item 5.01.

 

Item 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

In connection with the consummation of the Merger and pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, all of the members of the NuVasive Board immediately prior to the Effective Time ceased to be directors of NuVasive at the Effective Time and Daniel Scavilla and Keith Pfeil, each a director of Merger Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time, became a director of NuVasive.

In connection with the consummation of the Merger and pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, at the Effective Time and in connection with NuVasive becoming a subsidiary of Globus Medical: (i) J. Christopher Barry and Matthew K. Harbaugh ceased to be, respectively, the chief executive officer and the chief financial officer and principal accounting officer of NuVasive, (ii) each of Michael Farrington, Nathaniel B. Sisitsky and Dale Wolf ceased to be senior vice presidents of NuVasive, and (iii) Daniel Scavilla, Merger Sub’s Chief Executive Officer immediately prior to the Effective Time, Kelly Huller, Merger Sub’s Corporate Secretary immediately prior to the Effective Time, and Keith Pfeil, Merger Sub’s Chief Financial Officer immediately prior to the Effective Time, became, respectively, the chief executive officer, corporate secretary and chief financial officer of NuVasive.

 

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In addition, effective as of the Effective Time, the NuVasive, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan was terminated.

The information set forth in the Introductory Note and Item 2.01 is incorporated herein by reference into this Item 5.02.

 

Item 5.03

Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, at the Effective Time, the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of NuVasive were amended and restated in their entirety. The amended and restated certificate of incorporation and the amended and restated bylaws of NuVasive are filed as Exhibit 3.1 and Exhibit 3.2, respectively, and are incorporated by reference.

The information set forth in the Introductory Note and Item 2.01 is incorporated herein by reference into this Item 5.03.

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit
No.

  

Description of Exhibit

2.1    Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 8, 2023, by and among NuVasive, Inc., Globus Medical, Inc. and Zebra Merger Sub, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K of NuVasive, Inc. filed on February 9, 2023).
3.1    Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of NuVasive, Inc.
3.2    Amended and Restated Bylaws of NuVasive, Inc.
4.1    First Supplemental Indenture, dated September 1, 2023.
104    Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

 

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SIGNATURE

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

 

    NUVASIVE, INC.
    (Registrant)
September 1 , 2023     By:  

/s/ Daniel T. Scavilla

      Daniel T. Scavilla
      President and Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit 3.1

AMENDED AND RESTATED

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

NUVASIVE, INC.

FIRST: The name of the Corporation is NuVasive, Inc. (the “Corporation”).

SECOND: The registered office of the Corporation in the State of Delaware shall be: 1209 Orange Street, in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, 19801. The name of its registered agent at such address shall be The Corporation Trust Company.

THIRD: The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as the same may be amended from time to time (the “DGCL”).

FOURTH: The total number of shares of stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is One Thousand (1,000) shares of Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share.

FIFTH: The directors of the Corporation shall have the power to adopt, amend or repeal the bylaws of the Corporation.

SIXTH: The election of the directors of the Corporation need not be by written ballot unless the bylaws of the Corporation shall so provide. Meetings of stockholders may be held within or outside the State of Delaware, as the bylaws of the Corporation may provide. The books of the Corporation may be kept (subject to any provision contained in the DGCL) outside the State of Delaware at such place or places as may be designated from time to time by the board of directors of the Corporation or in the bylaws of the Corporation.

SEVENTH: To the fullest extent permitted by law, no director or officer of the Corporation shall be personally liable to the Corporation or any stockholder for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director or officer, provided that this Article SEVENTH shall not eliminate or limit the liability of: (i) a director or officer for any breach of the director’s or officer’s duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders; (ii) a director or officer for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law; (iii) a director under Section 174 of the DGCL; (iv) a director or officer for any transaction from which the director or officer derived an improper personal benefit; or (v) an officer in any action by or in the right of the Corporation. If the DGCL is amended after the filing of the Certificate of Incorporation of which this article is a part to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors and officers, then the liability of a director or officer of the Corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, as so amended. Any repeal or modification of the foregoing provisions of this Article SEVENTH by the stockholders of the Corporation shall only be prospective and shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director or officer of the Corporation existing at the time of such repeal or modification.


EIGHTH: The Corporation shall, to the maximum extent permitted from time to time under the laws of the State of Delaware, indemnify and hold harmless, and upon request shall advance expenses to any person who is or was a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, proceeding or claim (“Claim”), whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative Claim, by reason of the fact that such person is or was or has agreed to be a director or officer of the Corporation or while a director or officer is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of any other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to employee benefit plans, against any and all expenses (including attorney’s fees and expenses), judgments, fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement or incurred in connection with the investigation, preparation to defend or defense of such Claim; and, provided, however, that the Corporation shall not be required to indemnify any director or executive officer in connection with any proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such person or any proceeding by such person against the Corporation or its directors, officers, employees or other agents unless (i) such indemnification is expressly required to be made by law, (ii) the proceeding was authorized by the Board of the Corporation, and (iii) such indemnification is provided by the Corporation, in its sole discretion, pursuant to the powers vested in the Corporation under the DGCL. Such rights are in addition to any similar rights arising under any bylaw, agreement, vote of directors or stockholders or otherwise and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs and legal representatives of such person. Any repeal or modification of the foregoing provisions of this Article EIGHTH shall only be prospective and shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director or officer of the Corporation existing at the time of such repeal or modification.

NINTH: Unless the Corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Court of Chancery in the State of Delaware shall be the sole and exclusive forum for (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Corporation, (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of fiduciary duty owed by any director, officer or other employee of the Corporation (or any of its subsidiaries) to the Corporation or any of the Corporation’s stockholders or (iii) any action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the DGCL or this Certification of Incorporation or the bylaws of the Corporation.

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Exhibit 3.2

AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS

OF

NUVASIVE, INC.

1. OFFICES:

1.1. The Corporation may have an office or offices at such places as the Board of Directors may from time to time designate.

2. MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS:

2.1. The annual meeting of stockholders for the election of directors shall be held at such time and date as may be fixed by the Board of Directors.

2.2. Special meetings of the stockholders may be called at any time by the President, and shall be called by the President or Secretary on the request in writing, or by vote, of a majority of the directors, or at the request in writing of stockholders of record owning a majority in amount of the capital stock outstanding and entitled to vote.

2.3. All meetings of the stockholders may be held at such place or places, within or without the State of Delaware, as may from time to time be fixed by the Board of Directors or as shall be specified and fixed in the respective notices or waiver of notice thereof.

3. DIRECTORS:

3.1. The property and business of the Corporation shall be managed by, or under the direction of, its Board of Directors, consisting of one or more directors as determined from time to time by resolution of the Board of Directors.

3.2. Each director shall hold office until the next annual election, and until such director’s successor is elected and qualified, or until such director’s earlier resignation or removal. Directors shall be elected by the stockholders, except that vacancies in the Board of Directors by reason of death, resignation or otherwise and newly created directorships may be filled for the unexpired term by the remaining directors, though less than a quorum, by a majority vote.

4. POWER OF DIRECTORS:

4.1. The Board of Directors shall have such general and specific powers as are conferred upon corporations by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as amended from time to time (the “DGCL”), subject only to the provisions of the statutes, Certificate of Incorporation, and these Bylaws, which may restrict or deny such powers.

 

 

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5. MEETING OF DIRECTORS:

5.1. After each annual election of directors, the newly elected directors may meet for the purpose of organization, the election of officers, and the transaction of other business, at such place and time as may be fixed by the stockholders at the annual meeting, and if a majority of the directors be present at such place and time, no prior notice of such meeting shall be required to be given to the directors. The place and time of such meeting may also be fixed by written consent of the directors. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held without notice at such time and at such place as shall from time to time be determined by the Board of Directors.

5.2. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the President, and shall be called by the President or the Secretary at the written request of two directors, by notice to each director given five (5) days prior to the meeting if by mail, or two (2) days prior to the meeting if by telephone, facsimile telecommunication or electronic transmission.

5.3. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be held within or without the State of Delaware at such place as is indicated in the notice or waiver of notice thereof.

5.4. A majority of the directors shall constitute a quorum, but a smaller number may adjourn from time to time, without further notice, until a quorum is secured.

6. EXECUTIVE AND OTHER COMMITTEES:

6.1. The Board of Directors may designate an executive committee and one or more other committees each to consist of one or more of the directors of the Corporation.

6.2. Any such committee shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation to the extent provided in the resolution of the Board of Directors, subject to applicable laws.

6.3. The executive committee and such other committees shall meet at stated times or on notice to all by any of their own number. They shall fix their own rules of procedure. A majority shall constitute a quorum, but unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors, the affirmative vote of a majority of the whole committee shall be necessary in every case.

7. OFFICERS OF THE CORPORATION:

7.1. The officers of the Corporation may be a President, one or more Vice-Presidents, Secretary, Treasurer, and such other officers as may from time to time be chosen by the Board of Directors.

7.2. Each officer shall hold office until such officer’s successor is elected and qualified or until such officer’s earlier resignation or removal. Any officer may resign at any time upon written notice to the Corporation. Any officer may be removed either with or without cause at any time by the Board of Directors. If the office of any officer or officers becomes vacant for any reason, the vacancy shall be filled by the Board of Directors.

8. DUTIES OF THE PRESIDENT: Unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors,

8.1. The President shall be the chief executive officer of the Corporation unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors. It shall be the President’s duty to preside at all meetings of the stockholders; to have general and active management of the business and the Corporation; to see that all orders and resolutions of the Board of Directors are carried into effect; to execute all contracts, agreements, deeds, bonds, mortgages and other obligations and instruments, in the name of the Corporation, and to affix the corporate seal thereto when authorized by the Board of Directors or the executive committee.

 

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8.2. The President shall have the general supervision and direction of the other officers of the Corporation and shall see that their duties are properly performed and shall have the general duties and powers of supervision and management usually vested in the office of the President of a Corporation.

9. VICE PRESIDENT: Unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors,

9.1. The Vice-Presidents, in the order designated by the Board of Directors, shall be vested with all powers and required to perform all the duties of the President in the President’s absence or disability and shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors.

10. PRESIDENT PRO TEM:

10.1. In the absence or disability of the President and the Vice-President, the Board of Directors may appoint from their own number a president pro tern.

11. SECRETARY: Unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors,

11.1. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Corporation, the Board of Directors, the executive committee and standing committees. The Secretary shall act as clerk thereof and shall record all of the proceedings of such meetings in a book kept for that purpose. The Secretary shall give proper notice of meetings of stockholders and Board of Directors and shall perform such other duties as shall be assigned by the President or the Board of Directors.

12. TREASURER: Unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors,

12.1. The Treasurer shall have custody of the funds and securities of the Corporation and shall keep full and accurate accounts of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Corporation and shall deposit all moneys and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the Corporation in such depositories as may be designated by the Board of Directors.

12.2. The Treasurer shall disburse the funds of the Corporation as may be ordered by the Board of Directors, executive committee or President, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the President and Board of Directors, whenever they may require it, an account of all his or her transactions as treasurer, and of the financial condition of the Corporation, and at the regular meeting of the Board of Directors next preceding the annual stockholders’ meeting, a like report for the preceding year.

12.3. The Treasurer shall keep an account of stock registered and transferred in such manner and subject to such regulations as the Board of Directors may prescribe.

 

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12.4. The Treasurer shall give the Corporation a bond, if required by the Board of Directors, in such sum and in form and with security satisfactory to the Board of Directors for the faithful performance of the duties of his or her office and the restoration to the Corporation, in case of his or her death, resignation or removal from office, of all books, papers, vouchers, money and other property of whatever kind in his or her possession, belonging to the Corporation. The Treasurer shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors or executive committee may from time to time prescribe or require.

13. DUTIES OF OFFICERS MAY BE DELEGATED:

13.1. In case of the absence or disability of any officer of the Corporation or for any other reason deemed sufficient by a majority of the Board of Directors, the Board of Directors may delegate his or her powers or duties to any other officer or to any director for the time being.

14. CERTIFICATES OF STOCK:

14.1. Certificates of stock shall be signed by any two authorized officers of the Corporation. If a certificate of stock be lost or destroyed, another may be issued in its stead upon proof of loss or destruction and the giving of a satisfactory bond of indemnity in an amount sufficient to indemnify the Corporation against any claim. A new certificate may be issued without requiring bond when, in the judgment of the Board of Directors, it is proper to do so.

15. TRANSFER OF STOCK:

15.1. Upon surrender to the Corporation or the transfer agent of the Corporation of a certificate for shares duly endorsed or accompanied by proper evidence of succession, assignation or authority to transfer, it shall be the duty of the Corporation to issue a new certificate to the person entitled thereto, cancel the old certificate and record the transaction on its books.

16. STOCKHOLDERS OF RECORD:

16.1. The Corporation shall be entitled to treat the holder of record of any share or shares of stock as the holder in fact thereof and accordingly shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such share on the part of any other person whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, save as expressly provided by the laws of Delaware.

17. FISCAL YEAR:

17.1. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be determined by the Board of Directors.

18. DIVIDENDS:

18.1. Dividends upon the capital stock may be declared by the Board of Directors at any regular or special meeting and may be paid in cash or property or in shares of the capital stock. The Board of Directors may set apart out of any of the funds of the Corporation available for dividends a reserve or reserves for any proper purposes and may alter or abolish any such reserve or reserves.

 

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19. CHECKS FOR MONEY:

19.1. All checks, drafts or orders for the payment of money shall be signed by the Treasurer or by such other officer or officers as the Board of Directors may from time to time designate. No check shall be signed in blank.

20. BOOKS AND RECORDS:

20.1. The books, records and accounts of the Corporation except as otherwise required by the laws of the State of Delaware, may be kept within or without the State of Delaware, at such place or places as may from time to time be designated by the Bylaws or by resolution of the Board of Directors.

21. NOTICES:

21.1. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein or required by law, all notices required to be given to any stockholder, director, officer, employee or agent shall be in writing and may in every instance be effectively given by hand delivery to the recipient thereof, by depositing such notice in the mails, postage paid, or by sending such notice by facsimile telecommunication or electronic transmission. Any such notice shall be addressed to such stockholder, director, officer, employee or agent at his or her last known address as the same appears on the books of the Corporation. The time when such notice is received, if hand delivered, or when such notice is dispatched, if delivered through the mail, by facsimile telecommunication or electronic transmission, shall be the time of the giving of the notice.

21.2. A written waiver of any notice, signed by a stockholder, director, officer, employee or agent, whether before or after the time of the event for which notice is to be given, shall be deemed equivalent to the notice required to be given to such stockholder, director, officer, employee or agent. Neither the business nor the purpose of any meeting need be specified in such a waiver.

22. AMENDMENT:

22.1. These Bylaws may be amended, altered, repealed or supplemented at any regular meeting of the stockholders or of the Board of Directors or at any special meeting called for that purpose, by affirmative vote of a majority of the stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote or of a majority of the whole Board of Directors, as the case may be.

23. INDEMNIFICATION:

23.1. Right to Indemnification:

23.1.1. Each person who was or is a party to, or is threatened to be made a party to, or is involved in, any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (“Proceeding”), including without limitation Proceedings by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor, by reason of the fact that he or she or a person for whom he or she is the legal representative is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director or officer, employee or agent of

 

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another corporation, or of a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to employee benefit plans, whether the basis of such Proceeding is alleged action in an official capacity as a director, officer, employee or agent or in any other capacity while serving as a director, officer, employee or agent, shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Corporation to the fullest extent authorized by the DGCL, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended (but, in the case of any such amendment, only to the extent such amendment permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights than said law permitted the Corporation to provide prior to such amendment) against all expenses, liability and loss (including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties and amounts paid or to be paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or suffered by such person in connection therewith. Such right shall be a contract right and shall include the right to be paid by the Corporation for expenses incurred in defending any such Proceeding in advance of its final disposition; provided, however, that the payment of such expenses incurred by a director or officer of the Corporation in his or her capacity as a director or officer (and not in any other capacity in which service was or is rendered by such person while a director or officer, including, without limitation, service to an employee benefit plan) in advance of the final disposition of such Proceeding, shall be made only upon delivery to the Corporation of an undertaking, by or on behalf of such director or officer, to repay all amounts so advanced if it should be determined ultimately that such director or officer is not entitled to be indemnified under this section or otherwise.

23.2. Right of Claimant to Bring Suit:

23.2.1. If a claim under Section 23.1 is not paid in full by the Corporation within sixty (60) days after a written claim has been received by the Corporation, the claimant may at any time thereafter bring suit against the Corporation to recover the unpaid amount of the claim, and if successful in whole or in part, the claimant shall be entitled to be paid also the expense of prosecuting such claim. It shall be a defense to any such action (other than an action brought to enforce a claim for expenses incurred in defending any Proceeding in advance of its final disposition where the required undertaking has been tendered to the Corporation) that the claimant has not met the standards of conduct which make it permissible under the DGCL for the corporation to indemnify the claimant for the amount claimed, but the burden of proving such defense shall be on the Corporation. Neither the failure of the Corporation (including its Board of Directors, independent legal counsel, or its stockholders) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of such action that indemnification of the claimant is proper in the circumstances because he or she has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in the DGCL, nor an actual determination by the Corporation (including its Board of Directors, independent legal counsel, or its stockholders) that the claimant had not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall create a presumption that claimant had not met the applicable standard of conduct.

23.3. Non-Exclusivity of Rights:

23.3.1. The rights conferred by Sections 23.1 and 23.2 shall not be exclusive of any other right which such person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Certificate of Incorporation, bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.

 

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23.4. Insurance:

23.4.1. The Corporation may maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and any such director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation or another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any such expense, liability or loss, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under the DGCL.

23.5. Other Indemnification Matters.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any person that served as a director, officer or employee of NuVasive, Inc. (“NuVasive”) or any of its subsidiaries at any time prior to the Effective Time (as defined in the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 8, 2023 (“Merger Agreement”), by and among Globus Medical, Inc., Zebra Merger Sub, Inc. and NuVasive), the provisions set forth in Article VII (Indemnification) of the restated bylaws of NuVasive, dated January 4, 2012 and as amended May 14, 2014, July 29, 2016 and February 8, 2023, related to indemnification, advancement of expenses and exculpation from liabilities for acts or omissions occurring at or prior to the Effective Time for such persons shall survive the Merger (as defined in the Merger Agreement), continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms, and control with respect to any such acts or omissions by such persons in their capacities as a director, officer or employee, as applicable, of NuVasive or its subsidiaries.

Adopted: September 1, 2023

 

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Exhibit 4.1

Execution Version

FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

This FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of September 1, 2023 (the “First Supplemental Indenture”), is entered into among NuVasive, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), Globus Medical, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), and Wilmington Trust, National Association, a national banking association, as trustee (the “Trustee”).

WHEREAS, the Company and the Trustee entered into an indenture, dated as of March 2, 2020 (the “Base Indenture”, as modified by the Supplemental Indenture, the “Indenture”), between the Company and the Trustee, providing for the issuance of the 0.375% Convertible Senior Notes due 2025 (the “Notes”);

WHEREAS, on February 8, 2023, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Parent and Zebra Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”);

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, and subject to the terms and conditions thereof, Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving corporation and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (the “Merger”);

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the Merger (the “Effective Time”), each share of common stock, $0.001 par value per share, of the Company (the “Common Stock”) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than any shares held in treasury or held or owned by the Company, Parent or Merger Sub by the Company) will be cancelled and converted into the right to receive 0.75 fully paid and non-assessable shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Parent (“Parent Common Stock”, each such 0.75 share of Parent Common Stock, a “Unit of Reference Property”), and cash in lieu of fractional shares as set forth in the Merger Agreement;

WHEREAS the Effective Time will occur concurrently with the execution of this First Supplemental Indenture;

WHEREAS, the Merger does not constitute a Fundamental Change or a Make-Whole Fundamental Change;

WHEREAS, the Merger constitutes a Merger Event;

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 4.07 of the Base Indenture, the Company and Parent are required to execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture providing for, among other things, (i) the right to convert each $1,000 principal amount of Notes into the same type of consideration that Holders would have been entitled to receive if such Holders had held a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the applicable Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to such Merger Event, (ii) provide for subsequent adjustments to the Conversion Rate provided for in Article 4 of the Base Indenture in the manner set forth in Section 4.07 of the Base Indenture and (iii) contain such additional provisions to protect the interests of the Holders of the Notes as the Board of Directors shall reasonably consider necessary by reason of the fact that the Reference Property includes Parent Common Stock, including to the extent required by the Board of Directors and practicable the provisions providing for the repurchase rights of Holders set forth in Article 3 of the Base Indenture.

WHEREAS, Parent wishes to fully and unconditionally guarantee all of the obligations of the Company under the Notes and the Indenture (the “Guarantee”);

WHEREAS, Section 10.01(i) of the Base Indenture provides that the Company and the Trustee may amend or supplement the Indenture or the Notes without prior notice to, or the consent of, any Holder by entering into a supplemental indenture pursuant to, and in accordance with, Section 4.07 of the Base Indenture in connection with a Merger Event to provide for the conversion of Notes in accordance with Article 4 of the Base Indenture, including, upon the occurrence of a Merger Event, (A) to provide that the Notes are convertible into Reference Property, as required under Section 4.07 of the Base Indenture and (B) to effect the related changes to the terms of the Notes required under Section 4.07 of the Base Indenture, in each case, in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Base Indenture;


WHEREAS, Section 10.01(c) of the Base Indenture provides that the Company and the Trustee may amend or supplement the Indenture or the Notes without prior notice to, or the consent of, any Holder to add guarantees with respect to the Notes; and

WHEREAS, the Company has complied with all conditions precedent provided for in the Base Indenture relating to this First Supplemental Indenture.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.01 Definitions. All capitalized terms used but not defined in this First Supplemental Indenture shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Base Indenture.

ARTICLE II

MODIFICATIONS EFFECT OF MERGER

SECTION 2.01. Conversion Right. Pursuant to Section 4.07(a) of the Base Indenture, as a result of the Merger:

(a) at and after the Effective Time, the right to convert each $1,000 principal amount of Notes shall be changed into a right to convert such principal amount of Notes into the number of Units of Reference Property equal to the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time;

(b) at and after the Effective Time (i) the Company shall continue to have the right to determine the Settlement Method applicable upon conversion of Notes in accordance with Section 4.02 of the Base Indenture and (ii)(A) any amount payable in cash upon conversion of the Notes in accordance with Section 4.02 of the Base Indenture shall continue to be payable in cash, (B) any shares of Common Stock that the Company would have been required to deliver upon conversion of the Notes in accordance with Section 4.02 of the Base Indenture shall instead be deliverable in Units of Reference Property, and (C) the “Daily VWAP” shall mean the per share volume-weighted average price as displayed under the heading “Bloomberg VWAP” on Bloomberg page “GMED <equity> AQR” (or its equivalent successor if such page is not available) in respect of the period from the scheduled open of trading until the scheduled close of trading of the primary trading session on such Trading Day (or if such volume-weighted average price is unavailable, the market value of one share of Parent Common Stock on such Trading Day determined, using a volume-weighted average method, by a nationally recognized independent investment banking firm retained for this purpose by the Company). The Daily VWAP shall be determined without regard to after-hours trading or any other trading outside of the regular trading session trading hours; and

(c) the provisions of the Indenture, as modified herein, including without limitation, (i) all references and provisions respecting the terms “Common Stock,” “Conversion Price,” “Conversion Rate,” Last Reported Sale Price,” “Scheduled Trading Day,” “Trading Day” and “Market Disruption Event” and (ii) the provisions of Article 4 of the Base Indenture shall continue to apply, mutatis mutandis, to the Holders’ right to convert each Note into the Reference Property.

SECTION 2.02. Anti-Dilution Adjustments. As and to the extent required by Section 4.07(a) of the Base Indenture, the Conversion Rate shall be subject to anti-dilution and other adjustments with respect to the Reference Property that shall be as nearly equivalent as is possible to the adjustments provided for in Article 4 of the Base Indenture.


SECTION 2.03. Repurchase of Notes at Option of Holders. References to the “Company” in the definition of “Fundamental Change” in Section 1.01 of the Base Indenture shall instead be references to “Parent”. Except as amended hereby, the purchase rights set forth in Section 3.02 of the Base Indenture shall continue to apply.

SECTION 2.04. Parent to Provide Parent Common Stock. Parent hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to be bound by the terms of the Indenture applicable to it and to issue shares of Parent Common Stock as necessary to satisfy the Company’s obligations with respect to any Notes validly surrendered for conversion pursuant to Article 4 of the Base Indenture.

ARTICLE III

GUARANTEE

SECTION 3.01. Guarantee. (a) Parent hereby unconditionally guarantees to each Holder of Notes and to the Trustee and its successors and assigns, (i) the full and punctual payment when due of all monetary obligations of the Company under the Indenture and (ii) the full and punctual performance within applicable grace periods of all other obligations of the Company under the Indenture. Parent further agrees that its obligations hereunder shall be unconditional, irrespective of the absence or existence of any action to enforce the same, the recovery of any judgment against the Company (except to the extent such judgment is paid) or any waiver or amendment of the provisions of the Indenture or the Notes to the extent that any such action or any similar action would otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of Parent (except that such waiver or amendment shall be effective in accordance with its terms).

(b) Parent further agrees that its Guarantee constitutes a guarantee of payment, performance and compliance and not merely of collection.

(c) Parent further agrees to waive presentment to, demand of payment from and protest to the Company of its Guarantee, and also waives diligence, notice of acceptance of its Guarantee, presentment, demand for payment, notice of protest for nonpayment, the filing of claims with a court in the event of merger or bankruptcy of the Company, any right to require a proceeding first against the Company or any other Person, and all other defenses based on suretyship. The obligations of Parent shall not be affected by any failure or delay on the part of the Trustee to exercise any right or remedy under the Indenture or the Notes.

(d) The obligation of Parent to make any payment hereunder may be satisfied by causing the Company to make such payment. If any Holder of any Note or the Trustee is required by any court or otherwise to return to the Company or Parent or any custodian, trustee, liquidator or other similar official acting in relation to the Company or Parent any amount paid by either of them to the Trustee or such Holder, the Guarantee, to the extent theretofore discharged, shall be reinstated in full force and effect.

(e) (i) Upon the satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture in accordance with Article 9 thereof or (ii) upon the occurrence of a transaction that results in the Company no longer being a Subsidiary of Parent or that constitutes a sale of all or substantially all assets of the Company to a Person that is not a Subsidiary of the Company, Parent will be released and relieved of any obligations under the Guarantee.

ARTICLE IV

ACCEPTANCE OF FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

SECTION 4.01. Trustee’s Acceptance. The Trustee hereby accepts this First Supplemental Indenture and agrees to perform the same under the terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture.

ARTICLE V

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

SECTION 5.01. Effectiveness of First Supplemental Indenture. This First Supplemental Indenture shall become effective as of the Effective Time.


SECTION 5.02. Effect of First Supplemental Indenture. Upon the execution and delivery of this First Supplemental Indenture by the Company, Parent and the Trustee, the Indenture shall be supplemented and amended in accordance herewith, and this First Supplemental Indenture shall form a part of the Indenture for all purposes, and every Holder heretofore or hereafter authenticated and delivered under the Indenture shall be bound hereby. All the provisions of this First Supplemental Indenture shall thereby be deemed to be incorporated in, and a part of, the Indenture; and the Indenture, as supplemented and amended by this First Supplemental Indenture, shall be read, taken and construed as one and the same instrument.

SECTION 5.03. Indenture Remains in Full Force and Effect. This First Supplemental Indenture shall form a part of the Indenture for all purposes and, except as supplemented or amended hereby, all other provisions in the Base Indenture and the Notes, to the extent not inconsistent with the terms and provisions of this First Supplemental Indenture, shall remain in full force and effect and is in all respects confirmed and preserved.

SECTION 5.04. Headings. The titles and headings of the articles and sections of this First Supplemental Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part hereof, and shall in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions of this First Supplemental Indenture.

SECTION 5.05. Counterparts. The parties may sign multiple counterparts of this First Supplemental Indenture. Each signed counterpart shall be deemed an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart by facsimile or PDF shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart thereof.

SECTION 5.06. Governing Law. THIS FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

SECTION 5.07. Separability. In case any provisions in this First Supplemental Indenture shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

SECTION 5.08. No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees or Stockholders. No past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator or stockholder of the Company or Parent, as such, shall have any liability for any obligations of the Company or the Parent under the Notes, the Guarantee of the Notes, this First Supplemental Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder waives and releases all such liability.

SECTION 5.09 Trustee Makes No Representation. The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this First Supplemental Indenture. The recitals and statements contained in this First Supplemental Indenture shall be taken as the statements of the Company and Parent, and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for the correctness of the same.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this First Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed as of the day and year first written above.

 

NUVASIVE, INC.
By:  

/s/ Matthew K. Harbaugh

  Name: Matthew K. Harbaugh
  Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
By:  

/s/ Keith Pfeil

  Name: Keith Pfeil
  Title: Chief Financial Officer
WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee
By:  

/s/ Arlene Thelwell

  Name: Arlene Thelwell
  Title: Vice President
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