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

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Item 5.02.          Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 (b)          On November 17, 2011, SurModics, Inc. (the “Company”) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, SurModics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Pharma”) completed the previously announced sale of substantially all of the assets of Pharma to Evonik Degussa Corporation (“Evonik”) pursuant to an Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of November 1, 2011 among the Company, Pharma and Evonik. In connection therewith, the employment of Arthur J. Tipton, Ph.D., the Company’s Senior Vice President and General Manager, Pharmaceuticals, with the Company and its subsidiaries ended on November 30, 2011.

SIGNATURES

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.