Form 10-Q
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 10-Q

 

 

(Mark One)

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2013

Or

 

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                      to                     .

Commission File Number 001-33092

 

 

LEMAITRE VASCULAR, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   04-2825458

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

63 Second Avenue, Burlington, Massachusetts   01803
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

(781) 221-2266

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer   ¨    Accelerated filer   ¨
Non-accelerated filer   ¨  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    Smaller reporting company   x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨    No  x

The registrant had 15,249,996 shares of common stock, $.01 par value per share, outstanding as of May 2, 2013.

 

 

 


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LEMAITRE VASCULAR

FORM 10-Q

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Part I.

 

Financial Information:

  
 

Item 1.

  

Financial Statements

  
    

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2013 (unaudited) and December 31, 2012

     3   
    

Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012

     4   
    

Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012

     5   
    

Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012

     6   
    

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

     7   
 

Item 2.

  

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

     16   
 

Item 3.

  

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk

     25   
 

Item 4.

  

Controls and Procedures

     25   

Part II.

 

Other Information:

  

 

Item 1.

  

Legal Proceedings

     25   
 

Item 1A.

  

Risk Factors

     26   
 

Item 2.

  

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

     26   
 

Item 6.

  

Exhibits

     26   
 

Signatures

     28   
 

Index to Exhibits

     29   

 

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Part I. Financial Information

 

Item 1. Financial Statements

LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

                                             
     (unaudited)        
     March 31,     December 31,  
     2013     2012  
     (in thousands, except share data)  

Assets

    

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 15,302      $ 16,448   

Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $316 at March 31, 2013 and $326 at December 31, 2012

     9,357        9,048   

Inventories

     11,265        10,859   

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     2,804        2,776   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     38,728        39,131   

Property and equipment, net

     5,379        4,544   

Goodwill

     13,749        13,749   

Other intangibles, net

     4,965        5,191   

Deferred tax assets

     262        273   

Other assets

     163        172   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 63,246      $ 63,060   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities and stockholders’ equity

    

Current liabilities:

    

Accounts payable

   $ 929      $ 1,060   

Accrued expenses

     6,470        6,777   

Acquisition-related obligations

     475        557   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     7,874        8,394   

Deferred tax liabilities

     1,673        1,673   

Other long-term liabilities

     361        105   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     9,908        10,172   

Stockholders’ equity:

    

Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; authorized 3,000,000 shares; none outstanding

     —          —     

Common stock, $0.01 par value; authorized 37,000,000 shares; issued 16,585,516 shares at March 31, 2013, and 16,539,621 shares at December 31, 2012

     166        165   

Additional paid-in capital

     64,683        64,694   

Accumulated deficit

     (3,024     (3,869

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (728     (433

Treasury stock, at cost; 1,339,091 shares at March 31, 2013, and 1,323,537 shares at December 31, 2012

     (7,759     (7,669
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

     53,338        52,888   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 63,246      $ 63,060   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(unaudited)

 

     For the three months ended  
     March 31,  
     2013     2012  
     (in thousands, except per share data)  

Net sales

   $ 15,382      $ 13,928   

Cost of sales

     4,176        4,058   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

     11,206        9,870   

Sales and marketing

     5,768        5,213   

General and administrative

     2,882        2,668   

Research and development

     1,273        1,135   

Medical device excise tax

     160        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     10,083        9,016   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from operations

     1,123        854   

Other income (expense):

    

Interest income

     1        7   

Interest expense

     (4     —     

Foreign currency loss

     (50     (198
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

     1,070        663   

Provision for income taxes

     224        277   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

   $ 846      $ 386   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings per share of common stock:

    

Basic

   $ 0.06      $ 0.03   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted

   $ 0.05      $ 0.02   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted-average shares outstanding:

    

Basic

     15,219        15,294   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted

     15,648        15,726   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash dividends declared per common share

   $ 0.030      $ 0.025   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

(unaudited)

 

     Three months ended  
     March 31,  
     2013     2012  
     (in thousands)  

Net income

   $ 846      $ 386   

Other comprehensive income (loss):

    

Foreign currency translation adjustment, net

     (295     293   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other comprehensive income (loss)

     (295     293   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive income

   $ 551      $ 679   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(unaudited)

 

     For the three months ended  
     March 31,  
     2013     2012  
     (in thousands)  

Operating activities

    

Net income

   $ 846      $ 386   

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

    

Depreciation and amortization

     610        548   

Stock-based compensation

     277        263   

Provision for losses in accounts receivable

     3        11   

Provision for inventory write-downs

     103        461   

Provision for deferred income taxes

     —          4   

Foreign currency transaction loss

     53        220   

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

    

Accounts receivable

     (446     (87

Inventory

     (619     (737

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     (48     26   

Accounts payable and other liabilities

     (1,125     (709
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     (346     386   

Investing activities

    

Purchases of property and equipment

     (676     (271

Payments related to acquisitions

     (111     —     

Receipts related to divestitures

     —          4   

Purchase of technology and licenses

     (8     (45
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

     (795     (312

Financing activities

    

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

     170        —     

Purchase of treasury stock

     (90     (602
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     80        (602

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

     (85     18   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

     (1,146     (510

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     16,448        20,132   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 15,302      $ 19,622   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information (see Note 12)

    

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

March 31, 2013

(unaudited)

 

1. Organization and Basis for Presentation

Description of Business

Unless the context requires otherwise, references to LeMaitre Vascular, we, our, and us refer to LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. and our subsidiaries. We develop, manufacture, and market medical devices and implants used primarily in the field of vascular surgery. We operate in a single segment in which our principal product lines are balloon catheters, biologic vascular patches, carotid shunts, laparoscopic cholecystectomy devices, radiopaque tape, remote endarterectomy devices, valvulotomes, vascular grafts, vascular patches, and vessel closure systems. Our offices are located in Burlington, Massachusetts; Mississauga, Canada; Sulzbach, Germany; Milan, Italy; Madrid, Spain; and Tokyo, Japan.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting only of normal, recurring adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation of the results of these interim periods have been included. Preparing financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. Actual results may differ from these estimates. Our estimates and assumptions, including those related to bad debts, inventories, intangible assets, sales returns and discounts, share-based compensation, and income taxes are updated as appropriate. The results for the three months ended March 31, 2013 are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the entire year. The information contained in these interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2012, including the notes thereto, included in our Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Consolidation

Our consolidated financial statements include the accounts of LeMaitre Vascular and the accounts of our wholly-owned subsidiaries, LeMaitre Vascular GmbH, LeMaitre Vascular GK, Vascutech Acquisition LLC, LeMaitre Acquisition LLC, LeMaitre Vascular SAS, LeMaitre Vascular S.r.l., LeMaitre Vascular Spain SL, LeMaitre Vascular Switzerland GmbH, and LeMaitre Vascular ULC. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In February 2013, the FASB issued new guidance which requires disclosure of information about significant reclassification adjustments from accumulated other comprehensive income in a single note or on the face of the financial statements. This guidance became effective January 1, 2013. The adoption of this standard, which is related to disclosure only, did not have an impact on our results of operations or financial position.

 

2. Income Tax Expense

As part of the process of preparing our consolidated financial statements we are required to determine our income taxes in each of the jurisdictions in which we operate. This process involves estimating our actual current tax expense together with assessing temporary differences resulting from recognition of items for income tax and accounting purposes. These differences result in deferred tax assets and liabilities, which are included within our consolidated balance sheet. We must then assess the likelihood that our deferred tax assets will be recovered from taxable income during the carryback period or in the future; and to the extent we believe that recovery is not likely,

 

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we must establish a valuation allowance. To the extent we establish a valuation allowance or increase this allowance in a period, we must reflect this increase as an expense within the tax provision in the statement of operations. We do not provide for income taxes on undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries, as our current intention is to permanently reinvest these earnings.

We recognize, measure, present and disclose in our financial statements uncertain tax positions that we have taken or expect to take on a tax return. We operate in multiple taxing jurisdictions, both within the United States and outside of the United States, and may be subject to audits from various tax authorities regarding transfer pricing, the deductibility of certain expenses, intercompany transactions, and other matters. Within specific countries, we may be subject to audit by various tax authorities operating within the country and may be subject to different statutes of limitation expiration dates. Management’s judgment is required in determining our provision for income taxes, our deferred tax assets and liabilities, liabilities for uncertain tax positions, and any valuation allowance recorded against our net deferred tax assets. We will continue to monitor the realizability of our deferred tax assets and adjust the valuation allowance accordingly.

Our policy is to classify interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense. This policy has been consistently applied in all periods.

We have reviewed the tax positions taken, or to be taken, in our tax returns for all tax years currently open to examination by a taxing authority. As of March 31, 2013, the gross amount of unrecognized tax benefits exclusive of interest and penalties was $321,000. There was no change in the liability during the three months ended March 31, 2013 for uncertain tax positions. Approximately $0.1 million of unrecognized tax positions, excluding interest and penalties, may be recognized in 2013 as a result of the lapse in the statute of limitations. We remain subject to examination until the statute of limitations expires for each respective tax jurisdiction. The U.S federal statute of limitations will be open with respect to these tax positions until 2015.

As of March 31, 2013, a summary of the tax years that remain subject to examination in our most significant tax jurisdictions is as follows:

 

United States    2009 and forward
Foreign    2006 and forward

 

3. Inventories

Inventories consist of the following:

 

                                             
     March 31, 2013      December 31, 2012  
     (in thousands)  

Raw materials

   $ 2,776       $ 2,471   

Work-in-process

     2,259         2,084   

Finished products

     6,230         6,304   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total inventory

   $ 11,265       $ 10,859   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

We held inventory on consignment of $0.5 million and $0.7 million as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively.

 

4. Acquisition and Divestitures

XenoSure Manufacturing and Distribution Rights

In October 2012, we entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the Neovasc Agreement) with Neovasc, Inc. and its subsidiary, Neovasc Medical Inc. (collectively Neovasc) to acquire the manufacturing and distribution rights

 

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of the XenoSure biologic vascular patch. Previously, we were the exclusive distributor of the XenoSure biologic vascular patch through January 26, 2016 and held an option to purchase the manufacturing and distribution rights. Assets acquired in October 2012 include intellectual property, manufacturing know-how, and a five year non-compete agreement. Other provisions of the Neovasc Agreement include transitional assistance from Neovasc and mutual indemnification for losses arising out of or relating to certain breaches of, and misrepresentations under, the Neovasc Agreement. Additionally, we have entered into a supply agreement with Neovasc while we transition manufacturing to our Burlington facility.

The purchase price for this acquisition was $4.6 million. We paid Neovasc $4.3 million at the closing of the acquisition. The remaining $0.3 million is payable in October 2013. We accounted for the acquisition as a business combination. We recorded $2.8 million of intangible assets and $1.8 million of goodwill. The weighted-average amortization period for these intangibles as of December 31, 2012 is 12.0 years. The goodwill of $1.8 million will be deductible for tax purposes over 15 years.

Schaublin MedicaSA Distribution Agreement

In October 2012, we entered into a definitive agreement with Schaublin Medica SA (Schaublin) to terminate its distribution of our products in Switzerland and to acquire certain assets and rights from Schaublin effective as of January 1, 2013 for $0.2 million. The purchase price is due in three equal installments with payments made in October 2012 and January 2013 and the final payment due in January 2014. In 2012, we recorded $0.1 million of intangible assets and recognized $0.1 million of transition services as selling expense. We allocated the payment to the tangible and intangible assets acquired based on the estimated fair value of each of these elements to the transaction. The weighted-average amortization period for these intangibles as of December 31, 2012 is 7.0 years.

TryTech Distribution Agreement

In December 2012, we entered into a definitive agreement with TryTech Corporation (TryTech) to terminate its distribution of our products in a certain Japanese territory and to acquire certain assets and rights from TryTech effective as of April 1, 2013 for $0.1 million. The purchase price is due in three equal installments with payments made in December 2012 and March 2013 and the final payment due in March 2014. We recorded $0.1 million of intangible assets. We allocated the payment to the tangible and intangible assets acquired based on the estimated fair value of each of these elements to the transaction. The weighted-average amortization period for these intangibles as of December 31, 2012 is 3.0 years.

OptiLock Implantable Port

On June 1, 2010, we sold our OptiLock Implantable Port product line to Minvasive Ltd. (Minvasive). In exchange for consideration of approximately $0.2 million, Minvasive received our existing inventory, tangible and intangible assets, and a customer list associated with the product line. Payment terms included $30,000 due at signing, with the remaining balance to be paid in the form of a royalty on future sales. In May 2012, Minvasive provided notice that it was filing for insolvency protection under German law. As a result, we wrote-off the remaining balance of approximately $52,000 as a loss on divestitures during the three months ended June 30, 2012.

TAArget and UniFit Stent Grafts

On June 30, 2011, we sold our TAArget and UniFit stent graft product lines to Duke Vascular, Inc. (Duke). In exchange for consideration of approximately $0.1 million in cash and a $0.5 million promissory note, Duke received most of our existing inventory, tangible and intangible assets, and a customer list associated with the product lines. We received the initial cash payment on June 30, 2011. The $0.5 million promissory note bore interest at 7% and was payable on June 30, 2012. We recorded the estimated fair value of the promissory note as $0.2 million receivable in other long term assets. As a result of this transaction we recorded a net charge of approximately $0.4 million in cost of sales during the year ended December 31, 2011. In 2012, we received $0.5 million which was applied to the outstanding promissory note balance of $0.2 million, interest income, and as a gain on divestiture of $0.3 million.

 

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The fair market valuations associated with these transactions fall within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy, due to the use of significant unobservable inputs to determine fair value. The fair value measurements were calculated using unobservable inputs, primarily using the income approach, specifically the discounted cash flow method. The amount and timing of future cash flows within our analysis was based on our due diligence models, most recent operational budgets, long range strategic plans and other estimates.

 

5. Goodwill and Other Intangibles

There were no changes in the goodwill carrying amount of $13.7 million during the three months ended March 31, 2013.

The components of our identifiable intangible assets were as follows:

 

     March 31, 2013      December 31, 2012  
     Gross             Net      Gross             Net  
     Carrying      Accumulated      Carrying      Carrying      Accumulated      Carrying  
     Value      Amortization      Value      Value      Amortization      Value  
     (in thousands)  

Patents

   $ 5,116       $ 1,479       $ 3,637       $ 5,108       $ 1,339       $ 3,769   

Trademarks and technology licenses

     1,158         844         314         1,157         821         336   

Customer relationships

     1,764         1,064         700         1,757         1,001         756   

Other intangible assets

     671         357         314         673         343         330   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total identifiable intangible assets

   $ 8,709       $ 3,744       $ 4,965       $ 8,695       $ 3,504       $ 5,191   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

These intangible assets are being amortized over their useful lives ranging from 1 to 15 years. The weighted-average amortization period for these intangibles as of March 31, 2013 is 6.5 years. Amortization expense is included in general and administrative expense and is as follows:

 

     Three months ended March 31,  
     2013      2012  
     (in thousands)  

Amortization expense

   $ 262       $ 241   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Estimated amortization expense for the remainder of 2013 and each of the five succeeding fiscal years is as follows:

 

     2013      2014      2015      2016      2017      2018  
     (in thousands)  

Amortization expense

   $ 939       $ 930       $ 665       $ 569       $ 319       $ 226   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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6. Accrued Expenses

Accrued expenses consist of the following:

 

                                             
     March 31, 2013      December 31, 2012  
     (in thousands)  

Compensation and related taxes

   $ 2,985       $ 3,860   

Income and other taxes

     807         963   

Facility expansion

     521         —      

Dividend payable

     457         —      

Professional fees

     322         521   

Other

     1,378         1,433   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 6,470       $ 6,777   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

7. Commitments and Contingencies

Purchase Commitments

As of March 31, 2013, as part of our normal course of business, we have purchase commitments to purchase $1.5 million of inventory through 2014.

 

8. Segment and Enterprise-Wide Disclosures

The FASB establishes standards for reporting information regarding operating segments in annual financial statements. Operating segments are identified as components of an enterprise about which separate, discrete financial information is available for evaluation by the chief operating decision-maker in making decisions on how to allocate resources and assess performance. We view our operations and manage our business as one operating segment. No discrete operating information is prepared by us except for product sales by product line and by geographic location for local reporting purposes.

Most of our revenues were generated in the United States, Germany, Japan and other European countries, and substantially all of our assets are located in the United States. We analyze our sales using a number of approaches, including sales by legal entity. Our Canadian subsidiary (LeMaitre Vascular ULC) records all sales in Canada. Our German subsidiary (LeMaitre Vascular GmbH) records all sales in Europe excluding direct sales in France (LeMaitre Vascular SAS); Italy (LeMaitre Vascular S.r.l.); Spain (LeMaitre Vascular Spain SL) and Switzerland (LeMaitre Vascular Switzerland GmbH), and to distributors worldwide, excluding distributor sales in North, South and Central America (LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.), Portugal (LeMaitre Vascular Spain SL), and Korea and Taiwan (LeMaitre Vascular GK). Net sales to unaffiliated customers by country were as follows:

 

         Three months ended      
     March 31,  
     2013      2012  
     (in thousands)  

United States

   $ 9,735       $ 9,111   

Germany

     1,559         1,303   

Japan

     559         596   

Other countries

     3,529         2,918   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Sales

   $ 15,382       $ 13,928   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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9. Share-based Compensation

Our 2006 Stock Option and Incentive Plan allows for granting of incentive stock options, non-qualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock units, unrestricted stock awards, and deferred stock awards to our officers, employees, directors, and consultants.

The components of share-based compensation expense were as follows:

 

         Three months ended      
     March 31,  
     2013      2012  
     (in thousands)  

Stock option awards

   $ 168       $ 140   

Restricted stock units

     109         123   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total share-based compensation

   $ 277       $ 263   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

We did not issue option grants in the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012. We did not issue restricted stock unit grants in the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012.

We issued approximately 46,000 and 3,000 shares of common stock following the exercise or vesting of underlying stock options or restricted stock units in the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

 

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10. Net Income per Share

The computation of basic and diluted net income per share was as follows:

 

     Three months ended  
     March 31,  
     2013      2012  
     (in thousands, except per share data)  

Basic:

     

Net income available for common stockholders

   $ 846       $ 386   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding

     15,219         15,294   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Basic earnings per share

   $ 0.06       $ 0.03   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Diluted:

     

Net income available for common stockholders

   $ 846       $ 386   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Weighted-average shares outstanding

     15,219         15,294   

Common stock equivalents, if diluted

     429         432   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares used in computing diluted earnings per common share

     15,648         15,726   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Diluted earnings per share

   $ 0.05       $ 0.02   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares excluded in computing diluted earnings per share as those shares would be anti-dilutive

     505         571   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

11. Stockholders’ Equity

Authorized Shares

On June 14, 2012, our stockholders approved an amendment (Charter Amendment) to our Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to reduce the number of authorized shares of common stock from 100,000,000 to 37,000,000 shares and of undesignated preferred stock from 5,000,000 to 3,000,000 shares. The Charter Amendment was previously approved by our Board of Directors on April 12, 2012, subject to approval by our stockholders. The Charter Amendment was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on June 14, 2012.

Stock Repurchase Plan

In July 2009, our Board of Directors authorized a repurchase of our common stock from time to time on the open market or in privately negotiated transactions. In November 2011, our Board of Directors increased this authorization to $10.0 million and extended the program through December 31, 2013. The timing and number of any shares repurchased will be determined based on our evaluation of market conditions and other factors. Repurchases may also be made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan, which would permit shares to be repurchased when we might otherwise be precluded from doing so under insider trading laws. The repurchase program may be suspended or discontinued at any time and will conclude no later than December 31, 2013, unless otherwise extended by our Board of Directors. The repurchase program is being funded using our available cash and cash equivalents. We have the authority to purchase $3.5 million of shares of our common stock remaining under the repurchase program as of March 31, 2013. The following is a summary of the stock repurchase activity for the three months ended:

 

     March 31, 2013      March 31, 2012  
     Shares      Total      Shares      Total  
     Purchased      Purchased      Purchased      Purchased  
     ( $ in thousands)  

Share repurchases

     15,323       $ 88         105,462       $ 598   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Dividends

In February 2011, our Board of Directors approved a policy for the payment of quarterly cash dividends on our common stock. Future declarations of quarterly dividends and the establishment of future record and payment dates are subject to approval by our Board of Directors on a quarterly basis. The dividend activity for the periods presented is as follows:

 

Record Date

   Payment Date      Per Share Amount      Dividend Payment  
                   (in thousands)  

Fiscal Year 2013

        

March 20, 2013

     April 3, 2013       $ 0.030       $ 457   

Fiscal Year 2012

        

March 20, 2012

     April 3, 2012       $ 0.025       $ 381   

May 18, 2012

     June 4, 2012       $ 0.025       $ 379   

August 17, 2012

     August 31, 2012       $ 0.025       $ 380   

November 20, 2012

     December 4, 2012       $ 0.025       $ 378   

On April 24, 2013, our Board of Directors approved a quarterly cash dividend on our common stock of $0.03 per share payable on June 5, 2013, to stockholders of record at the close of business on May 22, 2013, which will total approximately $0.5 million.

 

12. Supplemental Cash Flow Information

 

         Three months ended      
     March 31,  
     2013      2012  
     (in thousands)  

Cash paid for income taxes, net

   $ 97       $ 49   

Supplemental non-cash financing activities:

     

Common stock repurchased for RSU tax withholdings

   $ 2       $ 4   

 

13. Fair Value Measurements

The fair value accounting guidance requires that assets and liabilities carried at fair value be classified and disclosed in one of the following three categories:

 

   

Level 1 — Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

 

   

Level 2 — Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1, such as quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.

 

   

Level 3 — Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities. This includes certain pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies and similar techniques that use significant unobservable inputs.

 

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As of March 31, 2013, we had cash equivalents in a money market fund that was valued using Level 1 inputs (quoted market prices for identical assets) at a fair value of $11.5 million.

We had no Level 2 or Level 3 assets being measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2013.

 

14. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

Our accumulated other comprehensive loss consisted of foreign currency translation for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

 

         Three months ended      
     March 31,  
     2013     2012  

Beginning balance

   $ (433   $ (606

Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications

     (295     293   

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss

     —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net current period other comprehensive income

     (295     293   

Ending Balance

   $ (728   $ (313
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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  Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are based on our management’s beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available to our management. Forward-looking statements include all statements other than statements of historical fact contained in this Quarterly Report, including statements about: the impact to our gross profit in 2013 and 2014 as a result of our XenoSure acquisition and related manufacturing transfer; and the adequacy of our cash reserves for the next twelve months. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance, time frames or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance, time frames or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Moreover, the forward-looking statements represent our estimates and assumptions only as of the date hereof. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties; our failure to manage the anticipated growth of our business; and the unavailability of additional, required capital on acceptable terms. Further information on potential risk factors that could affect our business and financial results is detailed in Part II, Item IA. “Risk Factors” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Given these risks, uncertainties and other factors, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and the related notes included in this report and our other SEC filings, including our audited consolidated financial statements and the related notes contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, as filed with the SEC on March 27, 2013.

Unless the context requires otherwise, references to “LeMaitre Vascular,” “we,” “our,” and “us” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q refer to LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. and its subsidiaries.

LeMaitre, AlboGraft, LifeSpan, UnBalloon, and XenoSureare registered trademarks of LeMaitre Vascular, and MultiTASC is an unregistered trademark of LeMaitre Vascular. This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q also includes the registered and unregistered trademarks of other persons.

Overview

We are a medical device company that develops, manufactures, and markets medical devices and implants for the treatment of peripheral vascular disease. Our principal product offerings are sold throughout the world, primarily in the United States, the European Union and, to a lesser extent, Japan. We estimate that the annual worldwide market for all peripheral vascular devices approximates $3 billion, within which our core product lines address roughly $750 million. We have grown our business by using a three-pronged strategy: competing in niche markets, expanding our worldwide direct sales force, and acquiring and developing complementary vascular devices. We have used acquisitions as a primary means of further accessing the larger peripheral vascular device market, and we expect to continue to pursue this strategy in the future. Additionally, we have increased our efforts to expand our vascular device offerings through new product development efforts. We currently manufacture most of our product lines in our Burlington, Massachusetts, headquarters.

Our products are used by vascular surgeons who treat peripheral vascular disease through both open surgical methods and endovascular techniques. In contrast to interventional cardiologists and interventional radiologists, neither of whom are certified to perform open surgical procedures, vascular surgeons can perform both open surgical and minimally invasive endovascular procedures, and are therefore uniquely positioned to provide a wider range of treatment options to patients.

Our principal product lines include the following: balloon catheters, biologic patches, carotid shunts, a contrast injection device, laparoscopic cholecystectomy devices, non-occlusive modeling catheters, radiopaque marking tape, remote endarterectomy devices, valvulotomes, vascular grafts, and vessel closure systems.

To assist us in evaluating our business strategies, we regularly monitor long-term technology trends in the peripheral vascular device market. Additionally, we consider the information obtained from discussions with the medical community in connection with the demand for our products, including potential new product launches. We also use this information to help determine our competitive position in the peripheral vascular device market and our manufacturing capacity requirements.

 

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Our business opportunities include the following:

 

   

the long-term growth of our sales force in North America, Europe and Japan, sometimes in connection with terminations of certain distributor relationships in order to expand our sales presence in new countries;

 

   

the addition of complementary products through acquisitions;

 

   

the updating of existing products and introduction of new products through research and development;

 

   

the introduction of our products in new markets upon obtainment of regulatory approvals in these markets; and

 

   

the consolidation of product manufacturing into our facilities in our Burlington, Massachusetts corporate headquarters.

We sell our products primarily through a direct sales force. As of March 31, 2013 our sales force was comprised of 83 sales representatives in North America, the European Union and Japan. We also sell our products in other countries through distributors. Our worldwide headquarters is located in Burlington, Massachusetts. Our international operations are headquartered in Sulzbach, Germany. We also have sales offices located in Tokyo, Japan; Mississauga, Canada; Madrid, Spain; and Milan, Italy. For the three months ended March 31, 2013 approximately 93% of our net sales were generated in markets in which we employ direct sales representatives.

In recent years we have experienced comparatively greater success in product markets characterized by low or limited competition, for example the market valvulotome devices. In the valvulotome market, we believe that we have been able to increase selling prices without compromising market share. There can be no assurance that we will not meet resistance to increased selling prices in the future. In contrast, we have experienced comparatively lesser success in highly competitive product markets such as prosthetic polyester and ePTFE grafts, where we face stronger competition from larger companies with greater resources. While we believe that these challenging market dynamics can be mitigated by our strong relationships with our vascular surgeon customers, there can be no assurance that we will be successful in highly competitive markets.

Because we believe that direct-to-hospital sales engender closer customer relationships, and allow for higher selling prices and gross margins, we periodically enter into transactions with our distributors to transition their sales of our medical devices to our direct sales organization:

 

   

In October 2012, we entered into a definitive agreement with Schaublin Medica SA (Schaublin) to terminate its distribution of our products in Switzerland effective January 1, 2013. The agreement required us to pay approximately $0.2 million in exchange for the purchase of their customer list for our products, certain customer contracts, sales and marketing transition services, and minimal inventory.

 

   

In December 2012, we entered into a definitive agreement with Trytech Corporation to terminate its distribution of our products in a certain Japanese territory effective as of April 1, 2013. The agreement required us to pay approximately $0.1 million in exchange for the purchase of their customer list for our products, certain customer contracts, sales and marketing transition services, and minimal inventory.

 

   

In March 2013, we began shipping directly to our Canadian customers from our sales office in Mississauga, Canada.

We anticipate that the expansion of our direct sales organization in Canada and Switzerland will result in increased sales and marketing expenses during 2013.

Our strategy for growing our business includes the acquisition of complementary product lines and companies and occasionally the discontinuance or divestiture of products or activities that are no longer complementary:

 

   

In November 2010, we acquired our LifeSpan ePTFE Vascular Graft from Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for $2.8 million and related assets from Edwards LifeSciences for $1.2 million.

 

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In June 2011, we divested our TAArget and UniFit stent grafts to Duke Vascular, Inc. for $0.6 million. In addition, Duke Vascular, Inc. assumed our future obligations for the associated UNITE and ENTRUST clinical trials.

 

   

In August 2011, we terminated our distribution of Endologix’s aortic stent graft products in Europe in exchange for $1.3 million.

 

   

In November 2012, we acquired the manufacturing rights manufacturing and distribution rights of the XenoSure biologic vascular patch from Neovasc, Inc. for $4.6 million, having previously been an exclusive distributor of the XenoSure biologic vascular patch since 2008.

In addition to relying upon acquisitions to grow our business, we also rely on our product development efforts to bring differentiated technology and next-generation products to market. These efforts have led to the following recent product developments:

 

   

In December 2011, we launched the Over-The-Wire LeMaitre Valvulotome.

 

   

In March 2013, we launched the MultiTASC device.

 

   

In April 2013, we launched the 1.5mm LeMaitre Valvulotome.

In addition to our sales growth strategies, we have also executed several operational initiatives designed to consolidate and streamline manufacturing within our Burlington, MA facilities. We expect that these plant consolidations will result in improved control over our production capacity as well as reduced costs over the long-term. Our most recent manufacturing transitions included:

 

   

In October 2010, we adopted a reorganization plan that was designed to eliminate redundant costs resulting from our 2007 acquisition of Biomateriali and to improve efficiencies in manufacturing operations. We have completed the transition of AlboGraft vascular graft manufacturing into our existing corporate headquarters in Burlington, Massachusetts.

 

   

In May 2011, we adopted a reorganization plan that was designed to eliminate redundant costs resulting from our 2010 acquisition of the LifeSpan vascular graft and to improve efficiencies in manufacturing operations. We have completed the transition of LifeSpan vascular graft manufacturing into our existing corporate headquarters in Burlington, Massachusetts.

 

   

In November 2012, we initiated a project to build a third clean room for our newly acquired XenoSure biologic patch. We expect this transition to our Burlington facility to continue into the second half of 2013 resulting in a negative impact to our gross profit. Once the transition is complete, we expect the gross margins on our XenoSure biologic vascular patch to improve beginning in 2014; however, there can be no assurance that these results will be achieved, if at all. Further, the production of the XenoSure biological patch will be our first experience in manufacturing biological tissues. There can be no assurance that we will not experience delays or additional expenses associated with the transfer of this patch and there can be no assurance that our current supply agreement with Neovasc will be sufficient to meet sales demand during the transition.

Our execution of these business opportunities may affect the comparability of our financial results from period to period and may cause substantial fluctuations from period to period, as we incur related restructuring and other non-recurring charges, as well as longer term impacts to revenues and operating expenditures. For example, in 2011 we exited the stent graft business, and realized gains of approximately $0.7 million in 2011 and $0.2 million in 2012 in connection with that exit.

Fluctuations in the rate of exchange between the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies, primarily the Euro, affect our financial results. For the three months ended March 31, 2013, approximately 33% of our sales were from outside the Americas. We expect that foreign currencies will continue to represent a similarly significant percentage of our sales in the future. Selling, marketing, and administrative costs related to these sales are largely denominated in the same respective currency, thereby partially mitigating our transaction risk exposure. However, most of our foreign sales are denominated in local currency, and if there is an increase in the rate at which a foreign currency is exchanged for U.S. dollars, it will require more of the foreign currency to equal a specified amount of U.S. dollars than before the rate increase. In such cases we will report less in U.S. dollars than we did before the rate increase went into effect.

 

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Results of Operations

Comparison of the three months ended March 31, 2013 to the three months ended March 31, 2012.

The following tables set forth, for the periods indicated, our results of operations, net sales by geography, and the change between the specified periods expressed as a percentage increase or decrease:

 

     Three months ended March 31,  
(unaudited)    2013      2012      Percent
change
 
     ($ in thousands)  

Net sales

   $ 15,382       $ 13,928         10

Net sales by geography:

        

Americas

   $ 10,248       $ 9,474         8

International

     5,134         4,454         15
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 15,382       $ 13,928         10
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net sales. Net sales increased 10% to $15.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013, compared to $13.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012. Sales increases for the three months ended March 31, 2013 were primarily driven increased sales in biologic patches of $0.6 million, increased sales of valvulotomes of $0.3 million, increased sales of catheters of $0.3 million, and increased sales of vessel closure systems of $0.2 million, and were partially offset by decreased sales of non-occlusive modeling catheters of $0.1 million, and by higher average selling prices across nearly all product lines.

Direct-to-hospital net sales were 93% for the three months ended March 31, 2013, down from 95% for the three months ended March 31, 2012.

Net sales by geography. Net sales in the Americas increased by $0.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013. The increase was primarily driven by increased sales of biologic patches, increased sales of valvulotomes, and increased sales of vessel closure systems of $0.2 million and higher average selling prices across nearly all product lines. International net sales increased $0.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013. The increase was primarily driven by increased sales of biologic patches of $0.3 million and increased sales of catheters of $0.2 million.

International direct-to-hospital net sales were 87% of total international net sales for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

 

     Three months ended March 31,  
(unaudited)    2013     2012     $ Change     Percent
change
 
     ($ in thousands)  

Gross profit

   $ 11,206      $ 9,870      $ 1,336        14

Gross margin

     72.9     70.9        *      2.0

 

* Not applicable

Gross Profit. Gross profit increased 14% to $11.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013, while gross margin increased 2% to 72.9% in the same period. The gross margin increase was largely the result of non-recurring inventory write-offs associated with our Dacron graft manufacturing which occurred in the three months ended March 31, 2012, improved manufacturing efficiencies, and increased selling prices across most of our product

 

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lines. These increases were partially offset by unfavorable geographic and product mix as well as start-up costs associated with our biologic vascular patch manufacturing. The gross profit increase was a result of higher sales and higher gross margin.

In October 2012, we entered into a definitive agreement with Neovasc, Inc. to acquire the manufacturing and distribution rights of the XenoSure biologic vascular patch, which we expect will negatively affect gross profit in 2013 as we transition production to our Burlington facility. We expect to realize efficiencies which may improve gross margins on our XenoSure biologic vascular patch beginning in 2014.

 

     Three months ended March 31,  
(unaudited)    2013      2012      $ change      Percent
change
 
     ($ in thousands)  

Sales and marketing

   $ 5,768       $ 5,213       $ 555         11

General and administrative

     2,882         2,668         214         8

Research and development

     1,273         1,135         138         12

Medical device excise tax

     160         —           160            * 
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 10,083       $ 9,016       $ 1,067         12
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     Three months ended March 31,  
     2013
of Net Sales
    2012
of Net Sales
    Change  

Sales and marketing

     37     37        * 

General and administrative

     19     19        * 

Research and development

     8     8        * 

Medical device excise tax

     1     0     1

 

* Not a meaningful percentage relationship.

Sales and marketing. For the three months ended March 31, 2013, sales and marketing expenses increased 11% to $5.8 million. Selling expenses increased $0.7 million while marketing expenses decreased by $0.1 million. Selling expense increases were driven by increased compensation costs of $0.4 million, partially due to additional sales personnel in Switzerland, and increased sales meetings and related costs of $0.2 million. Marketing expenses decreases were largely driven by a $0.1 million reduction in advertising costs. As a percentage of net sales, sales and marketing expenses were 37% in the three months ended March 31, 2013.

General and administrative. For the three months ended March 31, 2013, general and administrative expenses increased 8% to $2.9 million. The increase was largely the result of our newly formed subsidiaries in Canada and Switzerland and increased compensation costs of $0.1 million. As a percentage of net sales, general and administrative expenses were 19% in the three months ended March 31, 2013.

Research and development. For the three months ended March 31, 2013, research and development expenses increased 12% to $1.3 million. Product development expenses increased $0.1 million primarily due to increased product engineer compensation of $0.1 million. Clinical and regulatory expenses increased $0.1 million mainly due to increased regulatory specialist compensation. As a percentage of net sales, research and development expenses were 8% for the three months ended March 31, 2013.

Medical device excise tax. Commencing in 2013, we are subject to a medical device excise tax of 2.3% on sales within the United States. For the three months ended March 31, 2013, the medical device excise tax was $0.2 million. We estimate this tax to negatively affect income from operations by approximately $0.7 million in 2013.

 

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Foreign exchange gains / losses. Foreign exchange losses for the three months ended March 31, 2013 was $0.1 million. For the three months ended March 31, 2012, foreign exchange losses were $0.2 million, primarily the result of a cumulative translation adjustment recorded at our Biomateriali subsidiary upon the liquidation and dissolution of that legal entity.

Income tax expense. We recorded a provision for taxes of $0.2 million on pre-tax income of $1.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013, compared to $0.3 million on pre-tax income of $0.7 million for the three months ended March 30, 2012. Our 2013 provision was based on the estimated annual effective tax rate of 34.8%, comprised of estimated federal and state income taxes of approximately $1.7 million, as well as foreign income taxes of $0.2 million. Our income tax expense for the current period varies from the statutory rate amounts mainly due to a discrete item for the inclusion of a $0.1 million 2012 research and development tax credit enacted into law in January 2013, lower statutory rates from our foreign entities, offset by certain permanent items. Our 2012 provision for taxes included federal and state income taxes of approximately $0.3 million. Our 2012 provision was based on the estimated annual effective tax rate of 41.0%, which included estimated federal and state income taxes of approximately $0.3 million. Our 2012 income tax expense varied from the statutory rate amounts mainly due to certain permanent items, primarily related to non-deductible foreign branch losses, from lower statutory rates at our foreign German entity, and a discrete item relating to interest on reserves for uncertain tax positions. We monitor the mix of profitability by tax jurisdiction and adjust our annual expected rate on a quarterly basis as needed. While it is often difficult to predict the final outcome or timing of the resolution of any particular tax matter, we believe that our tax reserves reflect the probable outcome of known contingencies.

We have assessed the need for a valuation allowance against our deferred tax assets and concluded that as of March 31, 2013, we will continue to carry a valuation allowance against $3.1 million of deferred tax assets, principally foreign net operating loss carry-forwards, which based on the weight of available evidence, we believe it is more likely than not that such assets will not be realized.

For the remainder of 2013, we expect that our effective tax rate will be comparable to the statutory tax rate less the benefits of a discrete item related to the reduction of uncertain tax positions due to the lapse of the statute of limitations in the amount of $0.1 million and the research and development tax credits. We will be able to utilize Federal research and development tax credits in 2013 from both 2012 and 2013 as a result of legislation enacted in January 2013.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

At March 31, 2013, our cash and cash equivalents were $15.3 million as compared to $16.4 million at December 31, 2012. Our cash and cash equivalents are highly liquid investments with maturities of 90 days or less at the date of purchase and consist of money market funds, and are stated at cost, which approximates fair value. We did not hold any marketable securities nor any mortgage asset-backed or auction-rate securities in our investment portfolio as of March 31, 2013. All of our cash held outside of the United States is available for corporate use.

Operating and Capital Expenditure Requirements

We require cash to pay our operating expenses, make capital expenditures, and pay our long-term liabilities. Since our inception, we have funded our operations through public offerings and private placements of equity securities, short-term borrowings, and funds generated from our operations.

We recognized operating income of $1.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013. For the year ended December 31, 2012, we recognized operating income of $4.2 million. We expect to fund any increased costs and expenditures from our existing cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities, though our future capital requirements depend on numerous factors. These factors include, but are not limited to, the following:

 

   

the revenues generated by sales of our products;

 

   

payments associated with the $4.6 million acquisition of the XenoSure biologic patch manufacturing and distribution rights as well as the associated manufacturing transition costs;

 

   

payments associated with potential future quarterly cash dividends to our common stockholders;

 

   

payments associated with our stock repurchase plan;

 

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payments associated with U.S income taxes or other taxes, such as the medical device tax which we estimate will be approximately $0.7 million in 2013;

 

   

the costs associated with expanding our manufacturing, marketing, sales, and distribution efforts;

 

   

the rate of progress and cost of our research and development activities;

 

   

the costs of obtaining and maintaining FDA and other regulatory clearances of our existing and future products;

 

   

the effects of competing technological and market developments; and

 

   

the number, timing, and nature of acquisitions and other strategic transactions.

Our cash balances may decrease as we continue to use cash to fund our operations, make acquisitions, make purchases under our share repurchase program, make payments under our quarterly dividend program, and make deferred payments related to prior acquisitions. We believe that our cash and cash equivalents and the interest we earn on these balances will be sufficient to meet our anticipated cash requirements for at least the next twelve months. If these sources of cash are insufficient to satisfy our liquidity requirements beyond the next twelve months, we may seek to sell additional equity or debt securities or borrow from a financial institution. The sale of additional equity and debt securities may result in dilution to our stockholders. If we raise additional funds through the issuance of debt securities, such securities could have rights senior to those of our common stock and could contain covenants that would restrict our operations. We may require additional capital beyond our currently forecasted amounts. Any such required additional capital may not be available on reasonable terms, if at all.

Stock Repurchase Plan

In July 2009, our Board of Directors authorized a repurchase of our common stock from time to time on the open market or in privately negotiated transactions. In November 2011, our Board of Directors increased this authorization to $10.0 million and extended the program through December 31, 2013. The timing and number of any shares repurchased will be determined based on our evaluation of market conditions and other factors. Repurchases may also be made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan, which would permit shares to be repurchased when we might otherwise be precluded from doing so under insider trading laws. The repurchase program may be suspended or discontinued at any time and will conclude no later than December 31, 2013, unless otherwise extended by our Board of Directors. The repurchase program is being funded using our available cash and cash equivalents. We have the authority to purchase $3.5 million of shares of our common stock remaining under the repurchase program as of March 31, 2013. The following is a summary of the stock repurchase activity for the nine months ended:

 

     March 31, 2013      March 31, 2012  
     Shares
Purchased
     Total
Purchased
     Shares
Purchased
     Total
Purchased
 
     ( $ in thousands)  

Share repurchases

     15,323       $ 88         105,462       $ 598   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Dividends

In February 2011, our Board of Directors approved a policy for the payment of quarterly cash dividends on our common stock. Future declarations of quarterly dividends and the establishment of future record and payment dates are subject to approval by our Board of Directors on a quarterly basis. The dividend activity for the periods presented is as follows:

 

Record Date

  

Payment Date

   Per Share Amount      Dividend Payment  
                 (in thousands)  

Fiscal Year 2013

        

March 20, 2013

   April 3, 2013    $ 0.030       $ 457   

Fiscal Year 2012

        

March 20, 2012

   April 3, 2012    $ 0.025       $ 381   

May 18, 2012

   June 4, 2012    $ 0.025       $ 379   

August 17, 2012

   August 31, 2012    $ 0.025       $ 380   

November 20, 2012

   December 4, 2012    $ 0.025       $ 378   

On April 24, 2013, our Board of Directors approved a quarterly cash dividend on our common stock of $0.03 per share payable on June 5, 2013, to stockholders of record at the close of business on May 22, 2013, which will total approximately $0.5 million.

Cash Flows

 

     Three months ended March 31,  
     (in thousands)  
     2013     2012     Net Change  

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 15,302      $ 19,622      $ (4,320

Cash flows provided by (used in):

      

Operating activities

   $ (346   $ 386      $ (732

Investing activities

     (795     (312     (483

Financing activities

     80        (602     682   

Net cash provided by operating activities. Net cash used in operating activities was $0.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013, and consisted of $0.8 million net income, adjusted for non-cash items of $1.0 million (including depreciation and amortization of $0.6 million, stock-based compensation of $0.3 million, and provision for inventory write-offs of $0.1 million) and was offset by changes in working capital of $2.2 million. The net cash used by changes in working capital was principally the result of an increase in inventory of $0.6 million, an increase in accounts receivable of $0.4 million, and in accounts payable and other liabilities of $1.2 million, primarily due to annual compensation payments.

Net cash provided by operating activities was $0.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012, and consisted of $0.4 million net income, adjusted for non-cash items of $1.5 million (including depreciation and amortization of $0.5 million, provision for inventory write-offs of $0.5 million, stock-based compensation of $0.3 million, and the effects of foreign currency translations as a result of the dissolution of our Biomateriali subsidiary of $0.2 million) and was offset by changes in working capital of $1.5 million. The net cash used by changes in working capital was principally the result of an increase in inventory and a decrease in accounts payable and other liabilities.

Net cash used in investing activities. Net cash used in investing activities was $0.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013. This was primarily driven by the purchase of property and equipment of which $0.4 million related to facility buildout and manufacturing equipment associated with our XenoSure biologic patch.

Net cash used in investing activities was $0.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012. This was primarily driven by the purchase of property and equipment.

 

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Net cash used in financing activities. Net cash provided by financing activities was $0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013, driven primarily by proceeds from stock option exercises of $0.2 million which were partially offset by the purchase of $0.1 million of our outstanding shares under our stock repurchase plan.

Net cash used in financing activities was $0.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012, driven primarily by the purchase of $0.6 million of our outstanding shares under our stock repurchase plan.

Contractual obligations. Our principal contractual obligations consist of operating leases and inventory purchase commitments. The following table summarizes our commitments to settle contractual obligations as of March 31, 2013:

 

Contractual obligations

   Total      Less than
1 year
     1-3
years
     3-5
years
     More than
5 years
 
     (in thousands)  

Operating leases

   $ 3,731       $ 1,100       $ 1,674       $ 957       $ —     

Purchase commitments for inventory

     1,549         1,549         —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total contractual obligations

   $ 5,280       $ 2,649       $ 1,674       $ 957       $ —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The commitments under our operating leases consist primarily of lease payments for our Burlington, Massachusetts, corporate headquarters and manufacturing facility, expiring in 2017; our Mississauga, Ontario, Canada office, expiring in 2018; our Sulzbach, Germany office, expiring in 2016; our Tokyo, Japan office, expiring in 2013; our Milan, Italy office, expiring in 2016; and our Madrid, Spain office, expiring in 2014. They also include automobile and equipment leases.

The purchase commitments for inventory are intended to be used in operations in the normal course of business and do not represent excess commitments or loss contracts.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements as of March 31, 2013. We do not currently have, nor have we ever had, any relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, such as entities often referred to as structured finance or special purpose entities, which would have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements or other contractually narrow or limited purposes. In addition, we do not engage in trading activities involving non-exchange traded contracts. As a result, we are not materially exposed to any financing, liquidity, market, or credit risk that could arise if we had engaged in these relationships.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

We have adopted various accounting policies to prepare our consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or U.S. GAAP. Our most significant accounting policies are described in note 1 to our consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012. There has been no material changes in our critical accounting policies during the three months ended March 31, 2013. The preparation of our consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in our consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Our estimates and assumptions, including those related to bad debts, inventories, intangible assets, sales returns and discounts, share-based compensation, and income taxes are reviewed on an ongoing basis and updated as appropriate. Actual results may differ from those estimates.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In February 2013, the FASB issued new guidance which requires disclosure of information about significant reclassification adjustments from accumulated other comprehensive income in a single note or on the face of the financial statements. This guidance became effective January 1, 2013. The adoption of this standard, which is related to disclosure only, did not have an impact on our results of operations or financial position.

 

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Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

This item is not applicable to us as a smaller reporting company.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is reported, processed, and summarized within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. As of March 31, 2013, or the Evaluation Date, our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934). Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of the Evaluation Date, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level.

Changes in Internal Control

There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting for the quarter ended March 31, 2013, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Inherent Limitations of Internal Controls

Our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures or our internal controls will prevent all error and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the company have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of a simple error or mistake. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the control. The design of any system of controls is also based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Over time, a control may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.

Part II. Other Information

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

In the ordinary course of business, we are from time to time involved in lawsuits, claims, investigations, proceedings, and threats of litigation relating to intellectual property, employment, produce liability, commercial arrangements and other matters. While the outcome of these proceedings and claims cannot be predicted with certainty, there are no matters, as of May 8, 2013, that management believes might have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

 

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Item 1A. Risk Factors

In Part I-Item 1A (“Risk Factors”) of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 27, 2013, we describe risk factors related to LeMaitre Vascular. There have been no substantive changes from the Risk Factors previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.

 

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

None.

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

 

    Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities  

Period

  Total
Number of
Shares  (or Units)
Purchased (1)
    Average
Price Paid Per
Share (or Unit)
    Total Number of
Shares (or Units)
Purchased as
Part of Publicly
Announced Plans
or Program (2)
    Maximum Number
(or Approximate
Dollar Value) of
Shares (or Units)
that may yet be
Purchased under
the Plans or
Program
 

January 1, 2013 through January 31, 2013

    15,323      $ 5.74        15,323      $ 3,482,619   

February 1, 2013 through February 28, 2013

    231      $ 6.19        —        $ 3,482,619   

March 1, 2013 through March 31, 2013

    —        $ —          —        $ 3,482,619   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

    15,554      $ 5.75        15,323      $ 3,482,619   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) For the three months ended March 31, 2013, we repurchased 231 shares of our common stock to satisfy employees’ obligations with respect to withholding taxes in connection with the vesting of restricted stock units.
(2) In July 2009, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $1.0 million of shares of our common stock from time to time on the open market or in privately negotiated transactions. In October 2009, our Board of Directors increased this amount to $2.0 million, in July 2010, our Board of Directors further increased this amount to $5.0 million, and in November 2011, our Board of Directors further increased this amount to $10.0 million. The expiration date of this program is December 31, 2013.

 

Item 6. Exhibits

 

          Incorporated by Reference       

Exhibit

Number

   Exhibit Description    Form    Date    Number   

Filed

Herewith

 
  31.1    Certification of Chief Executive Officer, as required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a).               X   
  31.2    Certification of Chief Financial Officer, as required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a).               X   
  32.1    Certification by the Chief Executive Officer, as required by Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code (18 U.S.C. §1350).*               X   
  32.2    Certification by the Chief Financial Officer, as required by Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code (18 U.S.C. §1350).*               X   

 

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101.INS    XBRL Instance Document.+             X
101.SCH    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.+             X
101.CAL    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.+             X
101.DEF    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document+             X
101.LAB    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.+             X
101.PRE    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.+             X

 

The certifications attached as Exhibit 32.1 and Exhibit 32.2 that accompany this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, are not deemed filed with the SEC and are not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, whether made before or after the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in such filing.

 

+ The XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language) information is furnished and not filed or a part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, is deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and otherwise is not subject to liability under these sections and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

 

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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, thereunto duly authorized on May 8, 2013.

 

LEMAITRE VASCULAR, INC

/s/ George W. LeMaitre

George W. LeMaitre
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

/s/ Joseph P. Pellegrino, Jr.

Joseph P. Pellegrino, Jr.
Chief Financial Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

          Incorporated by Reference     

Exhibit

Number

   Exhibit Description    Form    Date    Number   

Filed

Herewith

  31.1    Certification of Chief Executive Officer, as required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a).             X
  31.2    Certification of Chief Financial Officer, as required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a).             X
  32.1    Certification by the Chief Executive Officer, as required by Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code (18 U.S.C. §1350).*             X
  32.2    Certification by the Chief Financial Officer, as required by Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code (18 U.S.C. §1350).*             X
101.INS    XBRL Instance Document.+             X
101.SCH    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.+             X
101.CAL    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.+             X
101.DEF    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document+             X
101.LAB    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.+             X
101.PRE    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.+             X

 

* The certifications attached as Exhibit 32.1 and Exhibit 32.2 that accompany this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, are not deemed filed with the SEC and are not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, whether made before or after the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in such filing.
+ The XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language) information is furnished and not filed or a part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, is deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and otherwise is not subject to liability under these sections and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

 

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EX-31.1

EXHIBIT 31.1

CERTIFICATION

I, George W. LeMaitre, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

/s/ George W. LeMaitre

George W. LeMaitre
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Date: May 8, 2013

EX-31.2

EXHIBIT 31.2

CERTIFICATION

I, Joseph P. Pellegrino, Jr., certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

/s/ Joseph P. Pellegrino, Jr.

Joseph P. Pellegrino, Jr.
Chief Financial Officer

Date: May 8, 2013

EX-32.1

EXHIBIT 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

Pursuant to the requirement set forth in Rule 13a-14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (the “Exchange Act”), and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code (18 U.S.C. §1350), George W. LeMaitre, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. (the “Company”), certifies to the best of his knowledge that:

(1) The Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2013 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

This certification is being provided pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350 and is not deemed to be a part of the Report, nor is it to deemed to be “filed” for any purpose whatsoever.

 

/s/ George W. LeMaitre

George W. LeMaitre
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
May 8, 2013
EX-32.2

EXHIBIT 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

Pursuant to the requirement set forth in Rule 13a-14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (the “Exchange Act”), and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code (18 U.S.C. §1350), Joseph P. Pellegrino, Jr., Chief Financial Officer of LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. (the “Company”), certifies to the best of his knowledge that:

(1) The Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2013 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

This certification is being provided pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350 and is not deemed to be a part of the Report, nor is it to deemed to be “filed” for any purpose whatsoever.

 

/s/ Joseph P. Pellegrino, Jr.

Joseph P. Pellegrino, Jr.
Chief Financial Officer
May 8, 2013