Company: HRTX
Filing Date: 2025-02-27
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0000950170-25-028374
Chunk: 145

Company: HERON THERAPEUTICS, INC. /DE/
Filing Date: 2025-02-27
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1B
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 because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

Our management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2024. In making this assessment, our management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission in Internal Control-Integrated Framework (2013).

Based on our assessment, management concluded that, as of December 31, 2024, our internal control over financial reporting was effective based on those criteria.

The independent registered public accounting firm that audited the consolidated financial statements that are included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K has issued an audit report on our internal control over financial reporting, which is included herein.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There have been no significant changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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ITEM 9B.	OTHER INFORMATION.

Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plans

During the fourth quarter of 2024, none of the Company's directors or executive officers adopted or terminated any "Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement" or any "non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement" as each term is defined in Item 408 of Regulation S-K.

ITEM 9C.	DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONS.

Not applicable.

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PART III

ITEM 10.	DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE.

Information required by this item will be contained in our Definitive Proxy Statement for our 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A with the SEC within 120 days of December 31, 2024 (the "2025 Proxy Statement") in the sections titled: "Information Concerning the Board of Directors," "Information Concerning Executive Officers," "Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports," "Code of Ethics and Business Conduct," "Corporate Governance," "Insider Trading Policy," and "Report of the Audit Committee." Such information is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 11.	EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.

Information required by this item will be contained in our 2025 Proxy Statement in the sections titled: "Director Compensation" and "Executive Compensation." Such