Orthofix Medical Inc

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

At the end of the period covered by this report, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our President and Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, we performed an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. As described below, as of December 31, 2023, management identified a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting, which is an integral component of our disclosure controls and procedures. Our remediation efforts with respect to this material weakness are continuing, and we have determined that this material weakness is continuing as of March 31, 2024, as there have been no further control instances as of this date to conclude that the applicable controls have been remediated. As a result, our President and Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of March 31, 2024.

Material Weakness in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

The Company’s management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in the Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f)). The Company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and that receipts and expenditures of the Company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the Company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding the prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the Company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance to the Company’s management and Board of Directors regarding the preparation of reliable financial statements for external purposes in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Because of the inherent limitations in any internal control, no matter how well designed, misstatements may occur and not be prevented or detected. Accordingly, even effective internal control over financial reporting can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation. Further, the evaluation of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting was made as of a specific date, and continued effectiveness in future periods is subject to the risks that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or that the degree of compliance with the policies and procedures may decline.

In connection with the preparation and filing of the Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2023 (the “2023 Annual Report”), the Company’s management, including our President and Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2023, based on the framework set forth in “Internal Control—Integrated Framework (2013)” issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (the COSO criteria). Based on its evaluation, the Company’s management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was not effective as of December 31, 2023, due to a material weakness in the design and operation of certain management review controls pertaining to business combinations and assessing recoverability of goodwill, resulting from insufficient evidence supporting the precision over the determination of certain estimates and insufficient evidence supporting the operating effectiveness of the associated review controls. This material weakness did not result in any misstatements to the consolidated financial statements or disclosures.

Notwithstanding the material weakness, management has concluded that the financial statements included elsewhere in the 2023 Annual Report presented fairly, in all material respects, our financial position, results of operations, and cash flows in conformity with U.S. GAAP.

Remediation of the Material Weakness

Our management has worked, and continues to work, to strengthen our disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting in connection with the material weakness described above. Subsequent to the identification of the material weakness, the Company has better aligned its current finance department staff to enhance the review and oversight of the accounting and finance functions. The Company has also added several key positions in its finance department, including a new Chief Financial Officer, a Senior Vice President of Finance and Strategy, and other supporting roles with backgrounds in financial reporting, technical accounting, and financial planning and analysis. The Company continues to implement the remediation efforts described herein. These remediation efforts are being undertaken under the supervision of the Audit and Finance Committee of our Board of Directors.

We are in the process of implementing and continuing to refine the plan for remediation of the ineffective internal control over financial reporting described above. In addition, we have designed and are implementing the specific remediation initiatives described below:

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Evaluating skill set gaps and hiring additional accounting, finance, and/or financial reporting personnel, as needed, with relevant public company accounting and financial reporting experience to develop and implement additional policies, procedures, and controls as it pertains to business combinations, asset acquisitions, and/or other processes heavily dependent on the usage of prospective financial information;

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Providing ongoing training for key personnel responsible for internal control over financial reporting; and

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Enhancing or designing and implementing controls over the completeness and accuracy of information used in financial reporting and forecasted financial results, particularly as it relates to the accounting for business combinations and goodwill impairment assessment.

We believe the remediation steps outlined above have improved and will continue to improve the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting. We are committed to remediating the material weakness and we are making progress in that effort. The actions we are taking are subject to ongoing senior management review, as well as oversight from the Audit and Finance Committee. When fully implemented and operational, we believe the measures described above will remediate the underlying causes of the control deficiencies that gave rise to the material weakness and will strengthen our internal control over financial reporting. However, remediation efforts are expected to continue beyond the quarter ended March 31, 2024. Further, we will not be able to fully remediate this material weakness until these steps have been completed and have been operating effectively for a sufficient period of time. We may also identify additional measures that may be required to remediate the material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting, necessitating further action.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Other than the remediation activities described above, there have not been any changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarterly period covered by this report that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.