<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001564590-16-030169.txt : 20161213
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001564590-16-030169
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20161213
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20161213
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20161213

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ORTHOFIX INTERNATIONAL N V
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000884624
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SURGICAL & MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS & APPARATUS [3841]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-19961
		FILM NUMBER:		162049000

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		7 ABRAHAM DE VEERSTRAAT
		STREET 2:		CURACAO
		CITY:			NETHERLANDS ANTILLES
		STATE:			P8
		ZIP:			00000
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><a name="_AEIOULastRenderedPageBreakAEIOU2"></a><a name="OLE_LINK7"></a><a name="OLE_LINK8"></a><a name="OLE_LINK1"></a><a name="OLE_LINK2"></a><font style="font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"></font><font style="font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"></font><font style="text-decoration:underline;">Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers</font><font style="font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">.</font><font style="font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><br /><a name="OLE_LINK7"></a><a name="OLE_LINK8"></a><a name="OLE_LINK1"></a><a name="OLE_LINK2"></a></font></p></td></tr></table></div>
<p style="margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-style:italic;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><font style="Background-color:#FFFFFF;">Appointment of Alexis V. Lukianov as a Director</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:6.67%;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><font style="Background-color:#FFFFFF;">On December 13, 2016, the Board of Directors (the &#8220;</font><font style="text-decoration:underline;Background-color:#FFFFFF;">Board</font><font style="Background-color:#FFFFFF;">&#8221;) of Orthofix International N.V. (the &#8220;</font><font style="text-decoration:underline;Background-color:#FFFFFF;">Company</font><font style="Background-color:#FFFFFF;">&#8221;), consistent with a recommendation made by the Board&#8217;s Nominating and Governance Committee, appointed Alexis V. Lukianov as a director, effective immediately.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Board has determined that Mr. Lukianov is an independent director under the listing rules of the Nasdaq Stock Market.&nbsp;&nbsp;There are no transactions involving Mr. Lukianov requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.&nbsp;&nbsp;In connection with Mr. Lukianov&#8217;s appointment, the Board resolved to increase its size from nine to ten directors, effective immediately.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Board has not yet determined Mr. Lukianov&#8217;s potential appointment to any committees of the Board.</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:6.67%;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><font style="Background-color:#FFFFFF;">Mr. Lukianov will receive the Company&#8217;s standard annual fee of $60,000 for non-employee director service.&nbsp;&nbsp;He will also receive, as of December 13, 2016, options to acquire 30,000 shares of common stock (vesting in 1/4th increments on each of the first, second, third and fourth anniversary of grant) pursuant to the Company&#8217;s 2012 Long-Term Incentive Plan.</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Item 7.01.<font style="margin-left:36pt;"></font><font style="text-decoration:underline;color:#000000;">Regulation FD Disclosure</font>.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:6.67%;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><font style="Background-color:#FFFFFF;">On December 13, 2016, the Company issued a press release regarding the appointment described above.&nbsp;&nbsp;That press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:6.67%;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><font style="Background-color:#FFFFFF;">The information included in this Current Report on Form 8-K under this Item&#160;7.01 (including Exhibit&#160;99.1) shall not be deemed &#8220;filed&#8221; for the purposes of Section&#160;18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing made by the Company under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.</font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">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. <font style="margin-left:36pt;"></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Date: <font style="Background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#000000;">December 13, 2016</font></p>
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<p style="Background-color:#FFFFFF;margin-bottom:7pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">LEWISVILLE, Texas &#8211; December 13, 2016<font style="font-size:10pt;"> -- </font>Orthofix International N.V. (NASDAQ:OFIX), a diversified, global medical device company, today announced that Alexis V. Lukianov has been named to its Board of Directors. Mr. Lukianov&#8217;s appointment expands the Board to 10 directors, 9 of whom are independent directors.&#160;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p style="Background-color:#FFFFFF;margin-bottom:7pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">With more than 30 years&#8217; experience, and an extensive background in orthopedics, Mr. Lukianov has held senior executive positions with companies such as Medtronic SofamorDanek and Smith and Nephew Orthopaedics, where he was the director of a business unit that brought limb lengthening technology to the United States from Russia.  He was the founder of and served as the Chairman of the Board and CEO of BackCare Group, Inc., a spine physician practice management company, and from 1999-2015, Mr. Lukianov served as the Chairman and CEO at NuVasive, Inc.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p style="Background-color:#FFFFFF;margin-bottom:7pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">&#8220;We are pleased that Alex Lukianov will join our Board of Directors. As a senior experienced executive in the med-tech industry, Alex will be a valued strategic participant as we continue to focus on developing our growth opportunities&#8221; said Ron Matricaria, Chairman of the Board. </p>
<p style="Background-color:#FFFFFF;margin-bottom:7pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">An entrepreneur, Mr. Lukianov has served on a variety of public, private and not-for-profit boards including the Volcano Corporation, the California Health Institute, BIOCOM, and the Medical Device Manufacturers Association (MDMA).</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;Background-color:#FFFFFF;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">About Orthofix</p>
<p style="Background-color:#FFFFFF;margin-bottom:7pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Orthofix International N.V. is a diversified, global medical device company focused on improving patients&#8217; lives by providing superior reconstructive and regenerative orthopedic and spine solutions to physicians worldwide. Headquartered in Lewisville, TX, the company has four strategic business units that include BioStim, Biologics, Extremity Fixation and Spine Fixation. Orthofix products are widely distributed via the company&#8217;s sales representatives, distributors and subsidiaries. In addition, Orthofix is collaborating on research and development activities with leading clinical organizations such as Brown University, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Cleveland Clinic, Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children and the Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation. For more information, please visit www.orthofix.com.</p>
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