Acquisitions. On May 23, 2018, we entered into an asset purchase agreement with DirectACCESS Medical, LLC (“DirectACCESS”) to acquire its assets, including, certain product distribution agreements for the FirstChoice™ Ultra High Pressure PTA Balloon Catheter. We accounted for this acquisition as a business combination. The purchase price for the assets was approximately $7.3 million. The sales and results of operations related to the acquisition have been included in our cardiovascular segment since the acquisition date and were not material. Acquisition-related costs associated with the DirectACCESS acquisition, which were included in selling, general and administrative expenses in our consolidated statements of income, were not material. The purchase price was preliminarily allocated a follows (in thousands):



Net Assets Acquired
Inventories	$	971
Intangibles
Developed technology	4,840
Customer list	120
Trademarks	400
Goodwill	938

Total net assets acquired	$	7,269

We are amortizing the developed technology intangible asset over ten years, the related trademarks over ten years and the customer list on an accelerated basis over five years. The total weighted-average amortization period for these acquired intangible assets is approximately 9.9 years.

On May 18, 2018, we paid $750,000 for a distribution agreement with QXMédical, LLC ("QXMédical") for the Q50® PLUS Stent Graft Balloon Catheter. We accounted for this acquisition as an asset purchase. We are amortizing the distribution agreement intangible asset over a period of ten years.

On April 6, 2018, we entered into long-term agreements with NinePoint Medical, Inc. (“NinePoint”), pursuant to which, we (a) became the exclusive worldwide distributor for the NvisionVLE® Imaging System with Real-time Targeting™ using Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) and (b) acquired an option to purchase up to 100% of the outstanding equity in NinePoint throughout a three-month period commencing 18 months subsequent to the agreement date, both in exchange for total consideration of $10.0 million. We accounted for this transaction as an asset purchase. The results of operations related to the distribution agreement have been included in our endoscopy segment since the acquisition date. During the period from April 6, 2018 to June 30, 2018, our net sales of NinePoint products were approximately $1.1 million. We believe the NinePoint products will enhance the product offerings of our Endotek operating segment and will be another step in our strategy to add therapy and disease-state products to our portfolio. The NinePoint products have 510(k) clearance in the United States, and NinePoint is preparing a CE mark application. We plan to launch the NinePoint products globally on a measured basis.

In addition, we made a loan to NinePoint for $10.5 million with a maturity date of April 6, 2023, at which time the loan, together with accrued interest thereon, will be due and payable. The loan bears interest at a rate of 9% and is collateralized by NinePoint's rights, interest and title to the NvisionVLE® Imaging System and any other product owned or licensed by NinePoint. This loan has been recorded as a note receivable within other long-term assets in our consolidated balance sheets.

On February 14, 2018, we acquired certain divested assets from Becton, Dickinson and Company ("BD"), for an aggregate purchase price of $100.3 million. The assets acquired include the soft tissue core needle biopsy products sold under the tradenames of Achieve® Programmable Automatic Biopsy System, Temno® Biopsy System, Tru-Cut® Biopsy Needles as well as Aspira® Pleural Effusion Drainage Kits, and the Aspira® Peritoneal Drainage System. We accounted for this acquisition as a business combination.

During the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2018, our net sales of BD products were approximately $12.2 million and $18.5 million, respectively. It is not practical to separately report earnings related to the products acquired from BD, as we cannot split out sales costs related solely to the products we acquired from BD, principally because our sales representatives sell multiple products (including the products we acquired from BD) in our cardiovascular business segment. Acquisition-related costs associated with the BD acquisition, which are included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of income, were approximately $41,000 and $1.8 million for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2018. The following table summarizes the preliminary purchase price allocated to the assets acquired from BD (in thousands):



		Preliminary Allocation		Adjustments ⁽¹⁾			Revised Allocation
	Inventories	$	6,039	$	(235	)	$	5,804
	Property and equipment	581		167			748
	Intangibles
	Developed technology	79,900		(5,900		)	74,000
	Customer list	3,500		700			4,200
	Trademarks	4,700		200			4,900
	Goodwill	5,387		5,226			10,613

	Total net assets acquired	$	100,107	$	158		$	100,265

(1)	Under U.S. GAAP, measurement period adjustments are recognized on a prospective basis in the period of change, instead of restating prior periods. There was no impact to reported earnings in connection with these measurement period adjustments for the periods presented. Amounts represent adjustments to the preliminary purchase price allocation first presented in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2018 resulting from a final working capital adjustment and our ongoing activities with respect to finalizing asset valuations for this acquisition.

We are amortizing the developed technology intangible assets over eight years, the related trademarks over nine years, and the customer lists on an accelerated basis over seven years. The total weighted-average amortization period for these acquired intangible assets is eight years.

On October 2, 2017, we acquired a custom procedure pack business located in Melbourne, Australia from ITL Healthcare Pty Ltd. ("ITL"), for an aggregate purchase price of $11.3 million. We accounted for this acquisition as a business combination. The following table summarizes the aggregate purchase price allocated to the assets acquired from ITL (in thousands):



Assets Acquired
Trade receivables	$	1,287
Other receivables	56
Inventories	1,808
Prepaid expenses and other assets	65
Property and equipment	1,053
Intangibles
Customer lists	5,940
Goodwill	3,945
Total assets acquired	14,154

Liabilities Assumed
Trade payables	(216		)
Accrued expenses	(747		)
Deferred tax liabilities	(1,901		)
Total liabilities assumed	(2,864		)

Total net assets acquired	$	11,290

We are amortizing the customer list on an accelerated basis over seven years. Acquisition-related costs associated with the ITL acquisition, which were included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of income in the 2017 Form 10-K, were not material. The results of operations related to this acquisition have been included in our cardiovascular segment since the acquisition date. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, our net sales of ITL products were approximately $2.0 million and $4.2 million, respectively. It is not practical to separately report the earnings related to the ITL acquisition, as we cannot split out sales costs related solely to the products we acquired from ITL, principally because our sales representatives sell multiple products (including the products we acquired from ITL) in our cardiovascular business segment.

On August 4, 2017, we acquired from Laurane Medical S.A.S. ("Laurane") and its shareholders inventories and the intellectual property rights associated with certain manual bone biopsy devices, manual bone marrow needles and muscle biopsy kits for an aggregate purchase price of $16.5 million. We also recorded a contingent consideration liability of $5.5 million related to royalties potentially payable to Laurane's shareholders pursuant to the terms of an intellectual property purchase agreement. We accounted for this acquisition as a business combination. The following table summarizes the aggregate purchase price (including contingent royalty payment liabilities) allocated to the assets acquired from Laurane (in thousands):



Net Assets Acquired
Inventories	$	594
Intangibles
Developed technology	14,920
Customer list	120
Goodwill	6,366

Total net assets acquired	$	22,000

We are amortizing the developed technology intangible asset over 12 years and the customer list on an accelerated basis over one year. The total weighted-average amortization period for these acquired intangible assets is 11.9 years. The sales and results of operations related to the acquisition have been included in our cardiovascular segment since the acquisition date and were not material. Acquisition-related costs associated with the Laurane acquisition, which were included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of income of our 2017 Form 10-K, were not material.

On July 3, 2017, we acquired from Osseon LLC (“Osseon”) substantially all the assets related to Osseon’s vertebral augmentation products. We accounted for this acquisition as a business combination. The purchase price for the assets was approximately $6.8 million. Acquisition-related costs associated with the Osseon acquisition, which were included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of income of our 2017 Form 10-K, were not material. The results of operations related to this acquisition have been included in our cardiovascular segment since the acquisition date. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, our net sales of Osseon products were approximately $588,000 and $1.1 million, respectively. It is not practical to separately report the earnings related to the Osseon acquisition, as we cannot split out sales costs related solely to the products we acquired from Osseon, principally because our sales representatives sell multiple products (including the products we acquired from Osseon) in our cardiovascular business segment. The following table summarizes the purchase price allocated to the net assets acquired (in thousands):



Net Assets Acquired
Inventories	$	979
Property and equipment	58
Intangibles
Developed technology	5,400
Customer list	200
Goodwill	203

Total net assets acquired	$	6,840

We are amortizing the developed technology intangible asset over nine years and customer lists on an accelerated basis over eight years. The total weighted-average amortization period for these acquired intangible assets is approximately 9.0 years.

On May 1, 2017, we entered into an agreement and plan of merger with Vascular Access Technologies, Inc. ("VAT"), pursuant to which we acquired the SAFECVAD™ device. We accounted for this acquisition as a business combination. The purchase price for the acquisition was $5.0 million. We also recorded $4.9 million of contingent consideration related to royalties potentially payable to VAT pursuant to the merger agreement. The following table summarizes the purchase price allocated to the net assets acquired and liabilities assumed (in thousands):



Net Assets Acquired
Intangibles
Developed technology	$	7,800
In-process technology	920
Goodwill	4,281
Deferred tax liabilities	(3,101		)

Total net assets acquired	$	9,900

We are amortizing the developed technology intangible asset over 15 years. The sales and results of operations related to the acquisition have been included in our cardiovascular segment since the acquisition date and were not material. Acquisition-related costs associated with the VAT acquisition, which were included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of income of our 2017 Form 10-K, were not material.

On January 31, 2017, we acquired the critical care division of Argon Medical Devices, Inc. ("Argon"), including a manufacturing facility in Singapore, the related commercial operations in Europe and Japan, and certain inventories and intellectual property rights within the United States. We made an initial payment of approximately $10.9 million and received a subsequent reduction to the purchase price of approximately $797,000 related to a working capital adjustment according to the terms of the purchase agreement. We accounted for the acquisition as a business combination.

Acquisition-related costs associated with the acquisition of the Argon critical care division during the year ended December 31, 2017, which were included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of income of our 2017 Form 10-K, were approximately $2.6 million. The results of operations related to this acquisition have been included in our cardiovascular segment since the acquisition date. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, our net sales of the Argon critical care products were approximately $11.2 million and $23.7 million, respectively. It is not practical to separately report the earnings related to the Argon critical care acquisition, as we cannot split out sales costs related solely to the products we acquired from Argon, principally because our sales representatives sell multiple products (including the products we acquired from Argon) in our cardiovascular business segment.

The assets and liabilities in the purchase price allocation for the Argon critical care acquisition are stated at fair value based on estimates of fair value using available information and making assumptions our management believes are reasonable. The following table summarizes the purchase price allocated to the net tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed (in thousands):



	Assets Acquired
	Cash and cash equivalents	$	1,436
	Trade receivables	8,351
	Inventories	11,222
	Prepaid expenses and other assets	1,275
	Income tax refund receivables	165
	Property and equipment	2,319
	Deferred income tax assets	202
	Intangibles
	Developed technology	2,200
	Customer lists	1,500
	Trademarks	900
	Total assets acquired	29,570

	Liabilities Assumed
	Trade payables	(2,414		)
	Accrued expenses	(5,083		)
	Deferred income tax liabilities	(934		)
	Total liabilities assumed	(8,431		)

	Total net assets acquired	21,139
	Gain on bargain purchase ⁽¹⁾	(11,039		)
	Total purchase price	$	10,100

⁽¹⁾	The total fair value of the net assets acquired from Argon exceeded the purchase price, resulting in a gain on bargain purchase which was recorded within other income (expense) in our consolidated statements of income. We believe the reason for the gain on bargain purchase was a result of the divestiture of a non-strategic, slow-growth critical care business for Argon. It is our understanding that the divestiture allows Argon to focus on its higher growth interventional portfolio. A reduction of $1.2 million was recorded since the bargain purchase gain was first presented in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2017, resulting from our ongoing activities, including reassessment of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed. The purchase price allocation for this acquisition is now final.

With respect to the Argon critical care assets, we are amortizing developed technology over seven years and customer lists on an accelerated basis over five years. While U.S. trademarks can be renewed indefinitely, we estimate that we will generate cash flow from the acquired trademarks for a period of five years from the acquisition date. The total weighted-average amortization period for these acquired intangible assets is 6.0 years.

On January 31, 2017, we acquired substantially all the assets, including intellectual property covered by approximately 40 patents and pending applications, and assumed certain liabilities, of Catheter Connections, Inc. (“Catheter Connections”), in exchange for payment of $38.0 million. Catheter Connections, based in Salt Lake City, Utah, developed and marketed the DualCap® System, an innovative family of disinfecting products designed to protect patients from intravenous infections resulting from infusion therapy. We accounted for this acquisition as a business combination.

Acquisition-related costs associated with the Catheter Connections acquisition during the year ended December 31, 2017, which were included in selling, general and administrative expenses were approximately $482,000. The results of operations related to this acquisition have been included in our cardiovascular segment since the acquisition date. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, our net sales of the products acquired from Catheter Connections were approximately $3.1 million and $6.3 million, respectively. It is not practical to separately report the earnings related to the products acquired from Catheter Connections, as we cannot split out sales costs related solely to those products, principally because our sales representatives sell multiple products (including the DualCap System) in the cardiovascular business segment. The purchase price was allocated as follows (in thousands):



Assets Acquired
Trade receivables	$	958
Inventories	2,157
Prepaid expenses and other assets	85
Property and equipment	1,472
Intangibles
Developed technology	21,100
Customer lists	700
Trademarks	2,900
Goodwill	8,989
Total assets acquired	38,361

Liabilities Assumed
Trade payables	(338		)
Accrued expenses	(23		)
Total liabilities assumed	(361		)

Net assets acquired	$	38,000

We are amortizing the Catheter Connections developed technology asset over 12 years, the related trademarks over 10 years, and the associated customer list on an accelerated basis over eight years. We have estimated the weighted average life of the intangible Catheter Connections assets acquired to be approximately 11.7 years.

On July 6, 2016, we acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of DFINE Inc. ("DFINE"). The DFINE acquisition added a line of vertebral augmentation products for the treatment of vertebral compression fractures, as well as medical devices used to treat metastatic spine tumors. We made an initial payment of $97.5 million to certain DFINE stockholders on July 6, 2016 and paid approximately $578,000 related to a net working capital adjustment subject to review by Merit and the preferred stockholders of DFINE. We accounted for the acquisition as a business combination. Acquisition-related costs during the year ended December 31, 2016, which are included in selling, general, and administrative expenses were approximately $1.6 million. The results of operations related to this acquisition have been included in our cardiovascular segment since the acquisition date. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, our net sales of DFINE products were approximately $7.2 million and $14.5 million, respectively. It is not practical to separately report the earnings related to the DFINE acquisition, as we cannot split out sales costs related to DFINE products, principally because our sales representatives are selling multiple products (including DFINE products) in the cardiovascular business segment. The purchase price was allocated to the net tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed, based on estimated fair values, as follows (in thousands):



Assets Acquired
Trade receivables	$	4,054
Other receivables	6
Inventories	8,585
Prepaid expenses and other assets	630
Property and equipment	1,630
Other long-term assets	145
Intangibles
Developed technology	67,600
Customer lists	2,400
Trademarks	4,400
Goodwill	24,818
Total assets acquired	114,268

Liabilities Assumed
Trade payables	(1,790		)
Accrued expenses	(5,298		)
Deferred income tax liabilities - current	(701		)
Deferred income tax liabilities - noncurrent	(10,844		)
Total liabilities assumed	(18,633		)

Net assets acquired, net of cash received of $1,327	$	95,635

The gross amount of trade receivables we acquired in the acquisition was approximately $4.3 million, of which approximately $224,000 was expected to be uncollectible or returned. With respect to the DFINE assets, we are amortizing developed technology over 15 years and customer lists on an accelerated basis over nine years. While U.S. trademarks can be renewed indefinitely, we currently estimate that we will generate cash flow from the acquired trademarks for a period of 15 years from the acquisition date. The total weighted-average amortization period for these acquired intangible assets is 14.8 years.

On February 4, 2016, we purchased the HeRO® Graft device and other related assets from CryoLife, Inc., a developer of medical devices based in Kennesaw, Georgia ("CryoLife"). The HeRO Graft is a fully subcutaneous vascular access system intended for use in maintaining long-term vascular access for chronic hemodialysis patients who have failing fistulas, grafts or are catheter dependent due to a central venous blockage. The purchase price was $18.5 million, which was paid in full during 2016. We accounted for this acquisition as a business combination. The purchase price was allocated as follows (in thousands):



Assets Acquired
Inventories	$	2,455
Property and equipment	290
Intangibles
Developed technology	12,100
Trademarks	700
Customers Lists	400
Goodwill	2,555

Total assets acquired	$	18,500

We are amortizing the developed HeRO Graft technology asset over 10 years, the related trademarks over 5.5 years, and the associated customer lists over 12 years. We have estimated the weighted average life of the intangible HeRO Graft assets acquired to be approximately 9.8 years. Acquisition-related costs related to the HeRO Graft device and other related assets during the year ended December 31, 2016, which are included in selling, general and administrative expenses, were not material. The results of operations related to this acquisition have been included in our cardiovascular segment since the acquisition date. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, our net sales of the products acquired from CryoLife were approximately $2.2 million and $4.2 million, respectively. It is not practical to separately report the earnings related to the products acquired from CryoLife, as we cannot split out sales costs related to those products, principally because our sales representatives are selling multiple products (including the HeRO Graft device) in the cardiovascular business segment.

The following table summarizes our consolidated results of operations for the six-month period ended June 30, 2017, as well as unaudited pro forma consolidated results of operations as though the acquisition of the Argon critical care division had occurred on January 1, 2016 (in thousands, except per common share amounts):



	Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2017
	As Reported		Pro Forma
Net sales	$	357,618	$	360,378
Net income	24,286		12,444
Earnings per common share:
Basic	$	0.51	$	0.26
Diluted	$	0.50	$	0.26

* The pro forma results for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 and the six-month period ended June 30, 2018 are not included in the table above because the operating results for the Argon critical care division acquisition were included in our consolidated statements of income for these periods.

The unaudited pro forma information set forth above is for informational purposes only and includes adjustments related to the step-up of acquired inventories, amortization expense of acquired intangible assets, interest expense on long-term debt and changes in the timing of the recognition of the gain on bargain purchase. The pro forma information should not be considered indicative of actual results that would have been achieved if the acquisition of the Argon critical care division had occurred on January 1, 2016, or results that may be obtained in any future period. The pro forma consolidated results of operations do not include the acquisition of assets from BD because it was deemed impracticable to obtain information to determine net income associated with the acquired product lines which represent a small product line of a large, consolidated company without standalone financial information. The pro forma consolidated results of operations do not include the DirectACCESS, ITL, Laurane, Osseon, VAT or Catheter Connections acquisitions as we do not deem the pro forma effect of these transactions to be material.

The goodwill arising from the acquisitions discussed above consists largely of the synergies and economies of scale we hope to achieve from combining the acquired assets and operations with our historical operations. The goodwill recognized from certain acquisitions is expected to be deductible for income tax purposes.