RTI Surgical Release: Company Extends Deadline For Nominating Directors To The Board

ALACHUA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--RTI Surgical Inc. (RTI) (Nasdaq: RTIX), a global surgical implant company, announced today that its board of directors has voted to extend the deadline for stockholders to provide notice of nominations for election to the company’s board of directors, in connection with its 2017 annual meeting of stockholders, from Jan. 19, 2017 to March 6, 2017. Any director nominations received by the company on or prior to March 6, 2017, and otherwise complying with the company’s bylaws, may be brought before the 2017 annual meeting of stockholders.

About RTI Surgical Inc.

RTI Surgical is a leading global surgical implant company providing surgeons with safe biologic, metal and synthetic implants. Committed to delivering a higher standard, RTI’s implants are used in sports medicine, general surgery, spine, orthopedic, trauma and cardiothoracic procedures and are distributed in nearly 50 countries. RTI is headquartered in Alachua, Fla., and has four manufacturing facilities throughout the U.S. and Europe. RTI is accredited in the U.S. by the American Association of Tissue Banks. For more information, please visit www.rtix.com.

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