UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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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):  June 1, 2023

AngioDynamics, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

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. ☐

 

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Item 8.01

– Other Events.

As previously disclosed, AngioDynamics, Inc. (“AngioDynamics” or the “Company”) is the defendant in an action brought by C.R. Bard, Inc. and Bard Peripheral Vascular Inc. (collectively, “Bard”) (now part of Becton Dickinson & Co.) in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware titled C.R. Bard, Inc. v. AngioDynamics, Inc., 1:15-cv-00218.  On June 1, 2023, the District Court granted AngioDynamics’ Renewed Judgment as a Matter of Law, declaring that three U.S. patents asserted by Bard,  US Patent Nos. 8,475,417, 8,545,460, 8,805,478, are invalid as anticipated, indefinite, and ineligible, and not willfully infringed.  The judgment, which could be appealed by Bard to the Federal Circuit, is consistent with the Company’s position and arguments in the case since it was brought in 2015 and the Company believes the judgment reflects the meritorious defenses and positions of the Company in the other cases pending with Bard in the District of Delaware and the District of Utah, as described in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  AngioDynamics continues to believe it has meritorious defenses and positions with respect to all litigation brought by Bard against the Company and intends to continue to vigorously pursue all available remedies and defenses.

Forward-Looking Statements

This document contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements regarding AngioDynamics’ expected future financial position, results of operations, cash flows, business strategy, budgets, projected costs, capital expenditures, products, competitive positions, growth opportunities, plans and objectives of management for future operations, as well as statements that include the words such as “expects,” “reaffirms,” “intends,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” “projects”, “optimistic,” or variations of such words and similar expressions, are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks and uncertainties. Investors are cautioned that actual events or results may differ materially from AngioDynamics’ expectations, expressed or implied. Factors that may affect the actual results achieved by AngioDynamics include, without limitation, the scale and scope of the COVID-19 global pandemic, the ability of AngioDynamics to develop its existing and new products, technological advances and patents attained by competitors, infringement of AngioDynamics’ technology or assertions that AngioDynamics’ technology infringes the technology of third parties, the ability of AngioDynamics to effectively compete against competitors that have substantially greater resources, future actions by the FDA or other regulatory agencies, domestic and foreign health care reforms and government regulations, results of pending or future clinical trials, overall economic conditions (including inflation, labor shortages and supply chain challenges including the cost and availability of raw materials), the results of on-going litigation, challenges with respect to third-party distributors or joint venture partners or collaborators, the results of sales efforts, the effects of product recalls and product liability claims, changes in key personnel, the ability of AngioDynamics to execute on strategic initiatives, the effects of economic, credit and capital market conditions, general market conditions, market acceptance, foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations, the effects on pricing from group purchasing organizations and competition, the ability of AngioDynamics to obtain regulatory clearances or approval of its products, or to integrate acquired businesses, as well as the risk factors listed from time to time in AngioDynamics’ SEC filings, including but not limited to its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended May 31, 2022. AngioDynamics does not assume any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements for any reason.

SIGNATURE

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.

	ANGIODYNAMICS, INC.
	(Registrant)

Date:  June 2, 2023

By:

/s/ Stephen A. Trowbridge

	Name:	Stephen A. Trowbridge
	Title:	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer