EDGAR 10-K Filing

Company CIK: 910638
Filing Year: 2024
Filename: 910638_10-K_2024_0000910638-24-000030.json

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ITEM 1. BUSINESS
Item 1. Business
General
3D Systems Corporation (“3D Systems” or the “Company” or “we,” "our" or “us”) markets our products and services through subsidiaries in North America and South America (collectively referred to as “Americas”), Europe and the Middle East (collectively referred to as “EMEA”) and Asia Pacific and Oceania (collectively referred to as “APAC”). We provide comprehensive 3D printing and digital manufacturing solutions, including 3D printers for plastics and metals, materials, software, and services, including maintenance, advanced manufacturing and applications engineering. Our solutions support advanced applications in two key industry verticals: Healthcare Solutions (which includes dental, medical devices, personalized health services and regenerative medicine) and Industrial Solutions (which includes aerospace, defense, transportation and general manufacturing). We have over 35 years of experience and expertise, which have proven vital to our development of an ecosystem and end-to-end digital workflow solutions that enable customers to optimize product designs, transform workflows, bring innovative products to market and drive new business models.
Business Strategy
Accelerating Additive Manufacturing Adoption
We partner with customers to enable them to adopt and scale additive manufacturing in their production environments. We believe that our additive manufacturing capabilities can help customers solve a number of design and manufacturing challenges - such as improved lead times, enhanced design freedom, part consolidation and the ability for mass customization. We believe that we have both the scale and the breadth of technologies, encompassing hardware platforms, materials and software, that our customers require for the successful implementation of additive manufacturing into their design and manufacturing processes. Using a strong application focus in each of our two business segments, our Applications Innovation Group integrates our printer hardware, materials, software and professional and technical services in unique combinations to solve a customer’s product need. Once complete, we can scale the process for the customer to a certain production level through our Advanced Manufacturing solutions, and, with increasing demand, we can enable a customer to continue scaling to high volumes within their own production facilities. This transfer of the workflow involves providing the printing systems, materials and software, along with the process definition and other technical expertise, that enables a seamless transfer of capability to the manufacturer. We expect the result of this approach to drive recurring revenue streams as customers adopt additive manufacturing solutions and consume materials to produce parts, utilize software to manage the print process and manufacturing operations, and make use of our service offerings for application development, maintenance and upgrades. Our proficiency in providing industry focused application and solution development for customers includes a number of internal assets and capabilities, including:
a.A full range of additive manufacturing hardware technologies and materials to address needs in metals and plastics (including biocompatible materials for medical use), wax and bioprinting
b.An Application Innovation Group that includes industry and technology application experts, customer innovation and advanced manufacturing centers and post-sale service and support
c.A software suite that enables end-to-end additive manufacturing including design, simulation, process management and manufacturing execution
d.Scale that includes significant and diverse experience in production parts and applications combined with a global reach to service our customers worldwide
During 2023 we made targeted investments and partnerships designed to broaden and enhance our product offering of 3D printing solutions and to expand addressable markets for our Industrial Solutions and Healthcare Solutions segments. Among these investments was the acquisition of Wematter AB (publ) (“Wematter”). Wematter is an affordable, turnkey, closed-loop selective laser sintering solution accessible for smaller manufacturing environments that addresses a wide range of applications including industrial, medical devices and equipment and academic markets. In addition, during 2023, we acquired a minority ownership interest in Theradaptive, Inc. (“Theradaptive”), a biopharmaceutical company focused on targeted regenerative therapeutics through a proprietary protein-engineering platform that can be used to coat implants and devices and to achieve hyper-local delivery for patients. In addition to our investment in Theradaptive, we entered into a partnership with Theradaptive to act as its exclusive 3D printing partner.
We believe that the above-described investments during 2023, will accelerate the adoption of additive manufacturing in our target industrial and healthcare end-markets and open up profitable future growth opportunities for our company. Realizing the full benefit of these growth-oriented initiatives will require us to make additional investments in operations and development activities during 2024 and beyond.
Investing in Regenerative Medicine
As an early and continuing innovator in additive manufacturing, we have significant experience in bringing this technology to new markets. Within our Healthcare Solutions segment, a portion of our business focuses on opportunities for additive manufacturing to be applied to regenerative medicine. To date, our efforts in the area of regenerative medicine have consisted primarily of pre-commercial bio-technology research and development ("R&D") in the areas described below.
Each year, end-stage organ failure kills millions of people, and the supply of donated organs is insufficient to meet the needs of patients seeking transplantation. Accordingly, our first area of focus is the use of additive manufacturing for human organ transplantation. In 2017, we entered into an arrangement that combined our 3D printing expertise and capabilities in human tissue engineering with the regenerative medicine and biotechnology expertise of a key strategic partner, with a long-term goal of developing the capability to 3D print lungs that will allow patients with end-stage lung disease to receive transplants that will enable them to enjoy long and active lives. In 2021, this program was expanded to also focus on developing the capability to print scaffolds for livers and kidneys, for which research continued through the start of 2024. Beginning in the first quarter of 2024, due to changes to our arrangement with and funding from our key strategic partner, the Company’s continuing organ program returned to focusing on developing the capability to print human lung scaffolds, for which the related R&D efforts will continue to be primarily funded by our key strategic partner. Given the loss of funding for research on kidney and livers from our key strategic partner, those programs were discontinued during the first quarter of 2024.
Our second area of focus involves utilizing our bio-printing technology to manufacture non-organ human tissue scaffolds for use in transplantation and surgical reconstruction applications (the "Tissue Program"). We believe that continued progress in this area could result in significantly improved health outcomes for patients, as well as open up attractive new growth markets and therapeutic applications for 3D printed, vascularized soft-tissue scaffolds. The Tissue Program is currently an internal R&D program that combines our 3D printing, materials, and bio-printing capabilities and expertise.
Our third area of focus seeks to utilize our bio-printing capabilities to design and manufacture 3D-printed vascularized “organs-on-chips” for use in drug development by pharmaceutical industry customers. Currently, drug development is an expensive and time-consuming process, and many drug therapies that appear promising during pre-clinical trials fail during human clinical trials. We believe that “organs-on-chips” can accelerate the drug development process and reduce the cost of pre-clinical drug testing, as well as reduce the pharmaceutical industry’s reliance on animal testing. During 2023, our wholly-owned biotech company, Systemic Bio, continued its R&D work in this area and entered into its first commercial contracts with pharmaceutical industry customers. We plan to continue to provide internal funding to support Systemic Bio during the early stages of its growth, including for product development and customer acquisition activities.
Products
We offer our customers a comprehensive range of 3D printers, materials, software, and digital design tools.
3D Printers and Materials
Our 3D printers transform digital data input generated by 3D design software, Computer Aided Design (“CAD”) software or other 3D design tools, into printed parts using several unique print engines that employ proprietary, additive layer by layer building processes with a variety of materials. As part of our solutions-oriented strategy, we offer a broad range of 3D printing technologies including Stereolithography (SLA), Selective Laser Sintering, Direct Metal Printing, MultiJet Printing, ColorJet Printing, polymer extrusion, and extrusion and SLA based bioprinting. Our printers utilize a wide range of materials, the majority of which are proprietary materials that we develop, blend, and market. Our comprehensive range of materials includes plastic, nylon, metal, composite, elastomeric, wax, polymeric dental materials and biocompatible materials. We augment and complement our portfolio of engineered materials with materials that we purchase or develop with third parties under private label and distribution arrangements.
We work closely with our customers to optimize the performance of our materials in their applications. Our expertise in materials science and formulation, combined with our processes, software and equipment, enables us to provide unique solutions and help our customers select the material that best meets their needs with optimal cost and performance results.
As part of our solutions approach, our currently offered printers, with the exception of direct metal printers and bioprinters, have built-in intelligence to make them integrated, closed systems. For these integrated printers, we furnish materials specifically designed for use in those printers, which are packaged in smart cartridges and utilize material delivery systems. These integrated materials are designed to enhance system functionality, productivity, reliability and materials' shelf life, in addition to providing our customers with a built-in quality management system and a fully integrated workflow solution.
Software and Related Products
We provide digital design tools, including software, scanners and haptic devices. We offer solutions for product design, simulation, mold and die design, 3D scan-to-print, reverse engineering, production machining, metrology, inspection and manufacturing workflows. These products are designed to enable a seamless workflow for customers and are marketed under brand names such as Geomagic®. We also offer 3D Sprint and 3DXpert, proprietary software to prepare and optimize CAD data and manage the additive manufacturing processes. These software products provide automated support building and placement, build platform management, print simulation and print queue management capabilities. The outcome is the ability to improve the quality of prints, optimize design structure, shorten design to manufacturing lead time and minimize manufacturing costs.
Since the acquisition of Oqton, Inc. ("Oqton") in 2021, we have also offered an intelligent, cloud-based MOS platform to customers that need to integrate a broad range of advanced manufacturing and automation technologies, including additive manufacturing (AM) solutions, in their production workflows. 3D System’s legacy stand-alone software applications are integrated into Oqton’s legacy MOS, so that we can offer our customers a complete cloud-based software solution to automate and control their entire digital manufacturing process from order to delivery.
Services
Maintenance and Training Services
We provide a variety of customer services, local application support and field support on a worldwide basis for our products, including installation of new printers at customers’ sites, maintenance agreements, periodic hardware upgrades and software updates. We also provide services to assist our customers and partners in developing new applications for our technologies to facilitate the use of our technology for specific applications, to train customers on the use of our printers and to maintain our printers at customers’ sites. We provide these services, spare parts and field support either directly or through a network of reseller partners. We employ customer-support sales engineers to support our worldwide customer base, and we seek to continue to strengthen and enhance our partner network and service offerings.
Our 3D printers are sold with a warranty period ranging from 90 days to one year. After the warranty period, we generally offer service contracts that enable our customers to continue service and maintenance coverage. These service contracts are offered with various levels of support and options, and are priced accordingly. One entitlement of our service contracts is our service engineers provide regularly scheduled preventive maintenance visits to customer sites. Additionally, we provide training to our partners to enable them to also perform these services. Another contract entitlement on select printer models is proactive remote troubleshooting capability through our 3DConnect Service IoT platform. From time to time, we also offer upgrade kits for certain of our printers that enable our existing customers to take advantage of new or enhanced printer capabilities. In some cases, we have discontinued upgrade support and maintenance agreements for certain of our older legacy printers.
Advanced Manufacturing
As part of our strategy to help customers adopt additive manufacturing, we offer advanced manufacturing services through facilities in the Americas and EMEA regions. These facilities supplement customer manufacturing environments by allowing them to test and ramp production using our solutions before transitioning production to their environment and also providing them with flexible manufacturing capacity on an as-needed basis. This allows us to provide application and production expertise and refine the production process as part of our solutions approach. As the process is validated and volumes ramp, customers may choose to move production to their facilities using equipment, materials, software and services that they purchase from us. These facilities operate under stringent quality systems and are also utilized by customers in regulated industries such as healthcare and aerospace & defense for sustained outsourced production of hundreds of thousands of parts per year.
Software Services
In addition to our software license products, we offer software maintenance and cloud-software subscriptions, which includes updates and support for our licensed software products. Our licensed software is sold with a maintenance service that generally covers a period of one year. After this initial period, we offer single and multi-year maintenance contracts that enable our customers to continue coverage. These software service contracts typically include free software updates and various levels of technical support. In addition, we offer Oqton's legacy MOS as a cloud based-manufacturing operating system designed to automate digital production workflows and to enable machine monitoring, end-to-end manufacturing visibility and production traceability. For our cloud subscription solutions, customer support and software updates are included as part of the solution.
Healthcare Solutions Services
As part of our precision healthcare solutions services, we provide surgical planning, modeling, prototyping and manufacturing services. We offer printing and finishing of medical and dental devices, anatomical models and surgical guides and tools, as well as modeling, design and planning services, including VSP™ surgical planning solutions.
Global Operations
We operate in the Americas, EMEA and APAC regions, and market our products and services in those areas as well as to other parts of the world.
In maintaining operations outside the United States (the “U.S.”), we expose our business to risks inherent in such operations, including currency exchange rate fluctuations. Information on foreign exchange risk appears in Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” Part II, Item 7A, “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk” and Part II, Item 8, “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” of this Form 10-K.
Marketing and Customers
Our Go-to-Market strategy focuses on an integrated approach that is directed at providing comprehensive design to manufacturing solutions meeting the broad spectrum of our customer needs. We utilize a wide range of marketing tools to generate demand and create awareness for our products and services worldwide. Our marketing and communications teams support our demand generation activities by providing marketing campaigns, digital presence and outreach, and event and targeted vertical seminar engagements.
We promote and sell our solutions globally through a direct sales force, channel partners and, in certain geographies, appointed distributors. Our customer success organization includes sales professionals, application engineers, vertical specialists, and other support teams throughout the Americas, EMEA and APAC regions. These teams are responsible for providing complete service to our customers and channel partners from a technical consultation to the sale of our software, printer, and services products.
Our application engineers collaborate closely with our customers to solve complex design and additive manufacturing challenges, leveraging our technology, software, materials and services to develop advanced applications across our Healthcare Solutions and Industrial Solutions segments. Additionally, our Customer Innovation Centers provide access to the resources necessary to develop, validate, and commercialize customer applications.
We sell our software solutions, including our Oqton MOS software, through a dedicated software sales team. Our software may be sold to customers with 3D printing equipment from competitive equipment manufacturers and, in some cases, we resell our software through these manufacturers.
Our customers include major companies as well as small and midsize businesses in a broad range of industries, including medical, dental, automotive, aerospace, durable goods, government, defense, technology, jewelry, electronics, education, consumer goods, energy, biotechnology and others. For the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021, one customer accounted for approximately 15%, 23% and 22% of our consolidated revenue, respectively. We expect to maintain our relationship with this customer.
Seasonality
Historically, our results of operations were subject to seasonal factors. Stronger demand for our products historically occurred in our fourth quarter primarily due to our customers’ capital expenditure budget cycles and our sales compensation incentive programs. Our first and third quarters historically were our weakest quarters for overall unit demand. The first quarter was typically a slow quarter for capital expenditures in general.
Production and Suppliers
In order to carry out the assembly and refurbishment of our 3D printer hardware, we utilize a combination of in-house operations and a limited outsourcing arrangement with a contract manufacturing company in Belgium from which we purchase finished printers pursuant to forecasts and customer orders that we supply. This supplier carries out quality control procedures on our printers prior to their shipment to customers and has responsibility for procuring the components and sub-assemblies either from us or third-party suppliers, which are sourced from a geographically diverse mix of countries. While the outsourced supplier of a small mix of our printers has responsibility for the supply chain and inventory of components for the printers they assemble, the components, parts and sub-assemblies that are used in our printers are generally available from several potential suppliers. During 2023, we continued our work to in-source the manufacturing of multiple printing platforms from contract manufacturing partners in order to realize improvements in production quality, cost efficiency, and inventory management, which resulted in the termination of outsourcing arrangements in the U.S. and Switzerland.
We produce materials at our facilities in Rock Hill, South Carolina, Marly, Switzerland and Soesterberg, Netherlands. We also have arrangements with third parties who blend certain materials according to our specifications that we sell under our own brand names, and we purchase certain complementary materials from third parties for resale to our customers.
Our equipment assembly and materials blending activities, advanced manufacturing services and certain R&D activities are subject to compliance with applicable federal, state and local provisions regulating the storage, use and discharge of materials into the environment. Our facilities engaged in such activities are subject to periodic compliance audits by applicable regulatory authorities. We believe that we are in compliance, in all material respects, with such regulations as currently in effect, and we expect continued compliance with them will not have a material adverse effect on our capital expenditures, results of operations or financial position.
As a company with global operations, we are subject to the laws of the U.S. and multiple foreign jurisdictions in which we operate and the rules and regulations of various governing bodies, which may differ among jurisdictions. Compliance with these laws, rules and regulations has not had, and is not expected to have, a material effect on our capital expenditures, results of operations or competitive position.
Research and Development
The 3D printing industry continues to experience rapid technological change and developments in hardware, software and materials. Consequently, we have ongoing R&D programs to develop new products and to enhance our portfolio of products and services, as well as to improve and expand the capabilities of our solutions. Our efforts are often augmented by development arrangements with research institutions, including universities, customers, suppliers, assembly and design firms, engineering companies, materials companies, governments and other partners.
We are also engaged in various R&D efforts related to regenerative medicine. These efforts include the application of 3D printing technologies to the development of transplantable organs and non-organ human applications. These efforts are expected to result in new products that we will market directly or in conjunction with development or channel partners.
In addition to our internally developed technology platforms, we have acquired products and technologies developed by others by acquiring business entities that held ownership rights to such products and technologies. In other instances, we have licensed or purchased the intellectual property rights of technologies developed by third parties through agreements that may obligate us to pay a license fee or royalty, typically based upon a dollar amount per unit or a percentage of the revenue generated by such products.
Intellectual Property
We regard our technology platforms and materials as proprietary and seek to protect them through copyrights, patents, trademarks and trade secrets. At December 31, 2023 and 2022 we held 1,381 and 1,358 patents worldwide, respectively. At December 31, 2023 and 2022, we had 350 and 360 pending patent applications worldwide, respectively. The principal issued patents covering aspects of our various technologies will expire at varying times through the year 2034.
In addition, we are a party to various licenses that have had the effect of broadening the range of the patents, patent applications and other intellectual property available to us.
We have also entered into licensing or cross-licensing arrangements with various companies in the U.S. and other countries that enable those companies to utilize our technologies in their products or that enable us to use their technologies in our products. Under certain of these licenses, we are entitled to receive, or we are obligated to pay, royalties for the sale of licensed products in the U.S. or in other countries. The amount of such royalties was not material to any of our annual results of operations or financial position for the three-year period ended December 31, 2023.
We believe that, while our patents and licenses provide us with a competitive advantage, our success also depends on our marketing, business development, applications know-how and ongoing R&D efforts. Accordingly, we believe the expiration of any of the patents, patent applications, or licenses discussed above would not be material to our business or financial position.
Competition
We compete with other suppliers of 3D printers, materials, software and healthcare solutions as well as with suppliers of conventional manufacturing solutions. We compete with these suppliers for customers as well as channel partners for certain of our products. Development of new technologies or techniques not encompassed by the patents that we own or license may result in additional future competition.
Our competitors operate both globally and regionally, and many of them have well-recognized brands and product lines.
We believe principal competitive factors include the functionality and breadth of our technology and materials, process and application know-how, total cost of operation of the solution, product reliability and the ability to provide a complete solution to meet customer needs. We believe that our future success depends on our ability to provide high-quality solutions, introduce new products and services to meet evolving customer needs and market opportunities, and to extend our technologies to new applications. Accordingly, our ongoing R&D programs are intended to enable us to continue technology advancement and develop innovative new solutions for the marketplace.
Sustainability
We deliver leading additive solutions for industrial and healthcare applications using innovative 3D printing technologies, powered by the expertise of our global team. Innovation is core to who we are and how we work. Our solutions enable our customers to meet key product needs and advance their business models. Looking to the future, sustainability will be an integral part of our innovation to address the evolving needs of our customers.
The effects of climate change and the heightened social, economic, and health challenges around the globe are transforming our business. We are considering these important topics as we design and execute our sustainability strategy. Our sustainability strategy is organized into four pillars: Empowering Innovation, Evolving the Future of Manufacturing, Advancing Customer Solutions, and Upholding Responsible Business Practices.
Empowering Innovation
We are focused on empowering innovation through our people to drive industry-leading solutions to maintain a competitive edge in additive manufacturing. We have instituted core talent strategies to prioritize the development of people, the diversity of talent to expand technology innovation, and the engagement of our global workforce. These strategies include investing in technical employee training and on-demand development resources, rewarding significant achievements in innovation, enabling cross-functional collaboration between our engineering, operations, and customer-facing teams, and creating opportunities for our diverse global workforce to connect.
Evolving the Future of Manufacturing
We offer a broad portfolio of additive manufacturing products and services and are evolving the future of manufacturing for our customers. Innovation and speed to market are critical for our customers, and leveraging additive manufacturing capabilities enables our customers to shorten their innovation cycle while reducing their environmental impact. Our products and customer solutions allow customers to optimize their supply chain to reduce lead times, enabling localized production to reduce logistics and transportation cost and environmental impact, advancing material design to address customer needs, and utilizing digitization for prototyping to reduce waste.
Advancing Customer Solutions
We provide solutions to empower our customers to address their evolving sustainability priorities. Our unique offerings of hardware, software, materials, and services provide application-specific solutions powered by the expertise of our global team of application engineers. We are maturing our product development activities to address our customers’ key environmental priorities, such as extending product lifespans, addressing material recyclability, and increasing energy and resource efficiency of our products and materials.
Upholding Responsible Business Practices
We believe we operate in a responsible and ethical manner and leverage corporate governance standards to operate with resiliency and sustain long-term value of our Company. We leverage this foundation to influence our sustainability strategy, including utilizing our governance structure for oversight of our sustainability program. We believe we operate responsible business practices across our sites with the goals of creating a safe, secure, healthy, and injury-free workplace, prioritizing product quality and safety in our design and manufacturing, and being responsible stewards of the environment by collecting and measuring environmental data to understand our carbon footprint.
Human Capital
At 3D Systems, our mission is to deliver leading additive solutions for industrial and healthcare applications. In support of this purpose, we are focused on empowering innovation through our people by sourcing top engineering and technology talent, advancing talent strategies to drive employee development and career progression, and seeking to ensure a safe and healthy work environment across our global sites.
As of December 31, 2023, we had 1,925 full-time and part-time employees, compared to 2,032 full-time and part-time employees as of December 31, 2022. We continue to evaluate our headcount needs as we streamline our organization and manage operating costs through our restructuring activities. Refer to the discussion of "Fiscal Year 2023 Restructuring Activities" in Part II, Item 7. "Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations," as well as Note 25 to our consolidated financial statements, for details regarding our previously announced and ongoing restructuring plan, which includes planned headcount reductions.
Our U.S. employees are not covered by collective bargaining agreements; however, some employees outside the U.S. are subject to local statutory employment and labor arrangements. We have not experienced any material work stoppages and believe that our relations with our employees are satisfactory.
Talent Management & Engagement
Our Company is advancing additive manufacturing through ongoing product innovation, and as such we recognize the importance of the retention, growth, and development of our employees - employees are necessary to achieving our long-term success. Our goal is to foster a workplace culture and employee experience that drives innovation with purpose, profitable growth, and delivers ‘extraordinary’ to our customers. To do so, we have established programs for acquiring strategic talent, developing our teams to build key capabilities and skills, and engaging, motivating, and retaining our employees to do their best work. We engage directly with employees to provide updates on our strategic priorities and Company progress, as well as solicit feedback through regular communications, global all-hands meetings, and business town hall updates. To address the evolving needs of our business, we perform strategic workforce and succession planning as well as ongoing evaluation of our organizational design, culture, and values.
Inclusion and Belonging
Employees span the Americas (56%), EMEA (35%), and APAC (9%) with approximately 44% of our employees located outside the U.S. This global representation promotes diversity of thought, experiences, culture, and backgrounds that enhances our ability to deliver innovative solutions to our customers, in support of our company value to ‘build great teams.’ We execute talent programs throughout the year in support of our commitment to maintain and engage our diverse workforce. Our talent sourcing activities focus on building our future talent pipeline and attracting top, diverse talent.
Throughout an employee’s career with 3D Systems, we are focused on fostering an engaged, inclusive, and purpose-driven culture through various company-wide programs. We are committed to fostering an environment where inclusion and belonging are central to how we work across our global teams and support employees with equitable opportunities to grow, contribute, develop, and thrive. Additionally, we extend our focus of inclusion within our local communities and strive to make a positive impact by serving our underserved populations through our 3D Gives Back volunteer program.
Compensation & Benefits
We design our compensation programs to be competitive and equitable to support employees in sharing in the success of 3D Systems. We tailor our compensation programs to attract and retain top talent to drive success in our current business priorities and emerging strategies. Additionally, we recognize that employees thrive when they have the resources to meet their needs and the time and support to succeed in their professional and personal lives. In support of this, we offer a wide variety of market competitive benefits to employees around the world. The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors oversees the design of executive compensation and equity plans, which are designed to align executive pay to the delivery of long-term shareholder value.
Workplace Health & Safety
We are committed to creating a safe, secure, healthy, and injury-free work environment for our employees, customers, partners, and visitors. Our focus is on reducing significant safety risks and driving a strong safety culture through communication, awareness, and visible leadership. To assist in achieving this commitment, we provide substantial safety trainings and necessary equipment at all facilities, educating and encouraging our employees to proactively identify and eliminate unsafe actions and conditions. We have specific safety programs in place for those working in potentially high-hazard environments. We monitor injury and illness health and safety metrics across our organization to continually evaluate our safety programs to meet the needs of our teams.
Available Information
Refer to our website to learn more about our company culture, code of conduct, values, and sustainability initiatives. Our website address is www.3DSystems.com. The information contained on our website is neither a part of, nor incorporated by reference into, this Form 10-K or any other document that we file with or furnish to the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). We make available, free of charge through our website, our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, amendments to those reports and other documents that we file with the SEC, as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file them with, or furnish them to, the SEC.
Many of our corporate governance materials, including our Code of Conduct, Code of Ethics for Senior Financial Executives and Directors, Corporate Governance Guidelines, current charters of each of the standing committees of the Board of Directors and our corporate charter documents and by-laws are available on our website.
Information about our Executive Officers
The information appearing in the table below sets forth the position or positions held by each of our executive officers and his or her age as of August 13, 2024. All of our executive officers serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors. There are no family relationships among any of our executive officers or directors.
Name and Current Position Age as of August 13, 2024
Jeffrey A. Graves 63
President and Chief Executive Officer
Jeffrey D. Creech 61
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Charles W. Hull 85
Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer for Regenerative Medicine
Reji Puthenveetil 56
Executive Vice President, Additive Solutions and Chief Commercial Officer
Phyllis Nordstrom 46
Executive Vice President, Chief People Officer and Chief Administrative Officer
Joseph Zuiker 60
Executive Vice President, Engineering and Operations
Andrew W. B. Wright
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Jeffrey A. Graves, President and Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Graves was appointed the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer in May 2020. Prior to joining the Company, from 2012 to May 2020, Dr. Graves served as Chief Executive Officer, President and Director of MTS Systems Corporation, a global supplier of test, simulation, and measurement systems. From 2005 until 2012, Dr. Graves served as President and Chief Executive Officer of C&D Technologies, Inc., a technology company that produces and markets systems for the power conversion and storage of electrical power. Dr. Graves also held leadership roles with Kemet Corporation, an electronic component manufacturing company, as Chief Operating Officer from 2001 to 2003 and Chief Executive Officer from 2003 to 2005. Previously, he held a number of leadership and technical roles with General Electric, Rockwell Automation and Howmet Corporation. In addition to serving on the Company's Board of Directors, Dr. Graves serves on the board of directors of Integra Lifesciences Holdings Corporation.
Jeffrey D. Creech, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Jeffrey D. Creech, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Creech was appointed the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial officer in December 2023. Prior to joining the company, from 2022 to 2023, Mr. Creech was a Senior Director of The Finley Group, a niche consulting firm engaged primarily in the support, assistance, and remediation of companies in financial distress. Prior to joining the Finley Group, Mr. Creech was Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer at Nutramax Laboratories, a privately held manufacturer of human and animal health and dietary supplements, from April 2019 to November 2021, where his primary responsibilities included oversight of all financial and operational activities, human resources, and information technology. Prior to his tenure at Nutramax, from May 2017 to September 2018, Mr. Creech served as President of Springs Creative Products Group, a specialized textile operation, where his role included oversight, at an executive level, of most aspects of the Company’s operations.
Charles W. Hull, Executive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer for Regenerative Medicine. Mr. Hull is a founder of the Company and served as a member of our Board of Directors from 1993 to May 2022 when he was designated Director Emeritus. He has served as Chief Technology Officer since 1997, as Executive Vice President since 2000 and as Chief Technology Officer for Regenerative Medicine since 2021. Mr. Hull has also previously served in various other executive capacities at the Company since 1986, including Chief Executive Officer, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors and President and Chief Operating Officer.
Reji Puthenveetil, Executive Vice President, Additive Solutions and Chief Commercial Officer. Mr. Puthenveetil has served as Executive Vice President, Additive Solutions and Chief Commercial Officer since January 2024. He previously served as Executive Vice President, Industrial Solutions since July 2020. In January 2024, Mr. Puthenveetil was appointed Executive Vice President, Additive Solutions. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Puthenveetil spent 25 years as a management consultant for Group Newhouse helping companies, such as Lockheed Martin, Xcel Energy, Kia Motors, and Thales Group.
Phyllis Nordstrom, Executive Vice President, Chief People Officer and Chief Administrative Officer. Ms. Nordstrom has served as Executive Vice President, Chief People and Culture Officer and Chief Compliance Officer since August 2021. Effective December 2022, she was further appointed as the Company’s Chief Administrative Officer. Prior to joining 3D Systems, from May 2016 through July 2021, Ms. Nordstrom was Senior Vice President and Chief Risk & Compliance Officer at MTS Systems Corporation, where she was the leader of business ethics, corporate compliance, corporate sustainability, and internal audit and risk management. Over her 22-year career, Ms. Nordstrom has also held multiple leadership roles at PricewaterhouseCoopers, Target, and US Bank.
Joseph Zuiker, Executive Vice President, Engineering and Operations. Dr. Zuiker has served as Executive Vice President of Engineering and Operations since December 2022. Prior to joining 3D Systems, Dr. Zuiker served as Vice President of Engineering, Operations, and Order Fulfillment for MTS Systems Corporation where he worked from July 2017 until December 2022. Prior to joining MTS Systems, he was Senior Director of Technology for Halliburton Corporation’s Sperry Drilling from September 2011 to July 2016. Dr. Zuiker also worked for General Electric from December 1995 to August 2011 in various roles of increasing responsibility, including General Manager of GE Gasification Technology, General Manager of GE Hydro Technology, and Six Sigma Master Black Belt.
Andrew W. B. Wright, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary. Mr. Wright has served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary since June 2024. Prior to joining 3D Systems, from November 2017 to June 2024, he was General Counsel and Secretary for Akoustis Technologies, Inc. Prior to joining Akoustis, from August 2013 to November 2017, he held Assistant General Counsel and Associate General Counsel roles at Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions, Inc. Prior to joining Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions, from January 1998 to August 2013, he held multiple roles of increasing responsibility within the IBM Corporation legal department supporting IBM Systems and Technology Group and IBM Software Group. Prior to joining IBM Corporation, from August 1994 to December 1997, Mr. Wright worked at Parker, Poe, Adams & Bernstein L.L.P.

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ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
Item 1A. Risk Factors
You should carefully read the following discussion of significant factors, events and uncertainties when evaluating our business and the forward-looking information contained in this Form 10-K. The events and consequences discussed in these risk factors could materially and adversely affect our business, operating results, liquidity and financial condition. While we believe we have identified and discussed below the key risk factors affecting our business, these risk factors do not identify all the risks we face, and there may be additional risks and uncertainties that we do not presently know or that we do not currently believe to be significant that may have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results, liquidity or financial condition in the future.
Operational & Financial Risk Factors
Current macro-economic trends have been adversely affecting, and could continue to adversely affect, our business, results of operations and financial condition due to their impact on the industries in which we and our customers operate, and due to the unknown speed, extent and nature of the reversal of those trends.
Certain global macro-economic trends have been adversely impacting the global economic environment and have contributed towards inflationary pressures on many goods, commodities and services globally. The high rates of inflation globally have caused governments and central banks to act to curb inflation, including by raising interest rates, which is intended to temper economic activity and which, if more powerful than intended, could trigger recessionary conditions in individual countries or regions, or globally. These macro-economic trends have been impacting our target markets and our results of operations. For example, rising interest rates, which are meant to slow down inflation, have been worsening credit/financing conditions for our customers and adversely impacting their ability to purchase our products.
While we believe that we are well-positioned to withstand the current adverse macro-economic trends, given our balance sheet (primarily due to our reserves of cash and cash equivalents) and our emphasis on operational efficiencies and execution, we continue to monitor the situation, assessing further implications for our operations, supply chain, liquidity, cash flow and customer orders, in an effort to mitigate potential new adverse consequences should they arise. However, there is no assurance that we will succeed at doing so.
Current or future downturns could also have a material adverse impact on our business partners’ stability and financial strength. Given the uncertainties associated with these trends in the current macro-economic environment, it is difficult to fully assess the magnitude of their effects on our, and our business partners’, business, financial condition and results of operations. The trends associated with the current economic environment may also have the effect of amplifying many of the other risks described herein.
The loss of, continued reduction or substantial decline in revenue from larger clients could have a material adverse effect on our revenues, profitability and liquidity.
We have experienced revenue concentration with a large customer that for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021 represented approximately 15%, 23% and 22% of our consolidated revenue, respectively. During the year ended December 31, 2023, the revenue recognized from this large customer declined approximately 41% as compared to the year ended December 31, 2022. Generally, our contracts do not contain guarantees of minimum duration, revenue levels, or profitability. This customer may terminate its contracts or may materially further reduce its requested levels of products or services at any time. The further loss of revenue from, deterioration of the financial condition of, or a significant change to the business of this customer could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations. Additionally, this concentration exposes us to concentrated credit risk, as a significant portion of our accounts receivable may be from a single customer. If we are unable to collect our receivables, or are required to take additional reserves, our results of operations and cash flow from operations will be adversely affected.
Changes in business conditions may cause goodwill and other intangible assets to become impaired.
Goodwill and other intangible assets are subject to an impairment test on an annual basis and when circumstances indicate that an impairment is more likely than not. Such circumstances include a significant adverse change in the business climate or a decision to dispose of a business or product line. We face some uncertainty in our business environment due to a variety of challenges, including changes in customer demand and a recent decline in our market capitalization as a result of a decrease in our stock price. While we recorded an impairment charge of $279.8 million related to our goodwill during 2023, we may experience additional unforeseen circumstances that adversely affect the value of our goodwill or intangible assets and trigger an evaluation of the amount of the recorded goodwill and intangible assets. Future write-offs of goodwill or other intangible assets as a result of an impairment in the business could materially adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.
Our uneven sales cycle makes planning and inventory management difficult and future financial results less predictable.
Our quarterly sales often have reflected a pattern in which a disproportionate percentage of each quarter’s total sales occur towards the end of the quarter, in particular for sales of hardware and software products. This uneven sales pattern makes predicting net revenue, earnings, cash flow from operations and working capital for each financial period difficult, increases the risk of unanticipated variations in our quarterly results and financial condition and places pressure on our inventory management and logistics systems. If predicted demand is substantially greater than orders, there may be excess inventory. Alternatively, if orders substantially exceed predicted demand, we may not be able to fulfill all of the orders received in each quarter and such orders may be canceled. Furthermore, depending on when they occur in a quarter, developments such as an information systems failure, component pricing movements, component shortages or global logistics disruptions could adversely impact our inventory levels and results of operations in a manner that is disproportionate to the number of days in the quarter affected.
The variety of products that we sell could cause significant quarterly fluctuations in our gross profit margins, and those fluctuations in margins could cause fluctuations in operating income or loss and net income or loss.
We continuously work to expand and improve our products, materials and services offerings, geographic areas in which we operate and the distribution channels we use to reach various target product applications and customers. This variety of products, applications, channels and regions involves a range of gross profit margins that can cause substantial quarterly fluctuations in gross profit and gross profit margins depending upon the mix of product shipments from quarter to quarter. Additionally, the introduction of new products or services may further heighten quarterly fluctuations in gross profit and gross profit margins due to manufacturing ramp-up and start-up costs. We may experience significant quarterly fluctuations in gross profit margins or operating income or loss due to the impact of the mix of products, offerings, geographic areas and distribution channels we use to sell our products, materials and offerings from period to period.
Our products and services may experience quality problems from time to time that can result in decreased sales and operating margin, product returns, product liability, and warranty or other claims that could result in significant expenses and harm to our reputation.
We sell complex hardware and software products, materials and services that can contain undetected design and manufacturing defects or errors when first introduced or as enhancements are released that, despite testing, are not discovered until after the product has been installed and used by customers. Sophisticated software and applications, such as those sold by us, may contain “bugs” that can unexpectedly interfere with the software’s intended operation. Defects may also occur in components and products we purchase from third parties. There can be no assurance we will be able to detect and fix all defects in the hardware, software, materials and services we sell. Failure to do so could result in lost revenue, product returns, product liability, delayed market acceptance of those products and services, claims from distributors, end-users or others, increased end-user service and support costs, and significant warranty claims and other expenses to correct the defects. Additionally, such quality problems may result in a diversion of management time and attention and harm to our reputation.
We also sell end-use parts to customers in the aerospace, medical, and semiconductor industries and 3D printing systems to customers in the aerospace industry, which carry with them a greater potential for liability claims against us. In the case of end-use parts, our sales to customers in the aerospace, medical, and semiconductor industries, in particular, makes us more susceptible to product and other liability claims, which characterize operations in those industries. Sales of our 3D printing systems to customers in the aerospace industry similarly carry with them potential liability claims if the parts produced by those systems do not function properly. Any such claims that are not adequately covered by insurance or for which insurance is not available may adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.
We depend on external vendors and suppliers for the components and spare parts for our 3D printers and for chemicals and packaging used in our materials. Supply and logistical disruptions occur periodically for many of our supply chain partners. If these relationships were to terminate or these or other disruptions, such as extreme weather events, worsen, our business could be disrupted while we locate alternative sources of supply and our expenses may increase.
We purchase components and sub-assemblies for our printers from third-party suppliers that we provide to our customers as spare parts. Additionally, we purchase raw chemicals and packaging that are used in our materials, as well as certain of those materials, from third-party suppliers.
While there are typically several potential suppliers of parts for our products, we currently choose to use only one or a limited number of suppliers for several of these items, including our lasers, materials and certain jetting components. Our reliance on a single or limited number of suppliers involves many risks, including, among others, the following:
•Potential shortages of some key components;
•Disruptions in the operations of these suppliers;
•Product performance shortfalls; and
•Reduced control over delivery schedules, assembly capabilities, quality and costs.
Increased occurrence of extreme weather events, increased temperature, and related disruptions may impact our ability to reliably procure key inputs from third-party suppliers, which could increase our costs and interrupt supply and adversely impact our business.
Periodic delays on the inbound supply chain at our partners and our own facilities have also created challenges. We continue to identify alternative solutions, but an inability to source from alternative suppliers in a timely manner could impact on our ability to fulfill demand.
While we believe that, if necessary, we can obtain all the components necessary for our spare parts and materials from other manufacturers, we require any new supplier to become “qualified” pursuant to our internal procedures, which could involve evaluation processes of varying durations. Our spare parts and raw chemicals used in our materials production are subject to various lead times. In addition, at any time, certain suppliers may decide to discontinue production of a part or raw material that we use, or may not have supplies available due to supplier business disruption. Any unanticipated change in the sources of our supplies, or unanticipated supply limitations, could increase production or related costs and consequently reduce margins.
If our forecasts exceed actual orders, we may hold large inventories of slow-moving or unusable parts, which could have an adverse effect on our cash flow, profitability and results of operations. Inversely, we may lose orders if our forecast is low and we are unable to meet demand. There is considerable uncertainty on the business impact from labor and supply limitations on our vendors, suppliers, and partners. If disruptions to global businesses continue or worsen it could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.
We are subject to environmental, health and safety laws and regulations related to our operations and the use of our systems and materials, including requirements imposed due to use of our products by our customers, which could subject us to compliance costs and/or potential liability in the event of non-compliance.
The export of our products internationally subjects us to environmental laws and regulations concerning the import and export of chemicals and hazardous substances such as the United States Toxic Substances Control Act, or TSCA, and the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemical Substances, or REACH. These laws and regulations require the testing and registration of some chemicals that we ship along with, or that form a part of, our systems and other products. If we fail to comply with these or similar laws and regulations, we may be required to make significant expenditures to reformulate the chemicals that we use in our products and materials or incur costs to register such chemicals to gain and/or regain compliance. Additionally, we could be subject to significant fines or other civil and criminal penalties should we not achieve such compliance.
We are furthermore subject to extensive environmental, health and safety laws, regulations and permitting requirements in multiple jurisdictions due to our use of chemicals and production of waste materials as part of our operations and in connection with the operation of our systems by our customers. In certain cases, the required compliance with health or safety regulations is imposed by our customers themselves. These laws, regulations and requirements (which include the Directive on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment of the European Union (EU) and the EU Directive on Restriction of Use of Certain Hazardous Substances) govern, among other things, the generation, use, storage, registration, handling and disposal of chemicals and waste materials, the presence of specified substances in electrical products, the emission and discharge of hazardous materials into the ground, air or water, the cleanup of contaminated sites, including any contamination that results from spills due to our failure to properly dispose of chemicals and other waste materials and the health and safety of our employees. Under these laws, regulations and requirements, we could also be subject to liability for improper disposal of chemicals and waste materials, including those resulting from the use of our systems and accompanying materials by end-users. These or future laws and regulations could potentially require the expenditure of significant amounts for compliance and/or remediation. If our operations fail to comply with such laws or regulations, we may be subject to fines and other civil, administrative or criminal sanctions, including the revocation of permits and licenses necessary to continue our business activities. In addition, we may be required to pay damages or civil judgments in respect of third-party claims, including those relating to personal injury (including exposure to hazardous substances that we generate, use, store, handle, transport, manufacture or dispose of), property damage or contribution claims. Some environmental laws allow for strict, joint and several liabilities for remediation costs, regardless of fault. We may be identified as a potentially responsible party under such laws. If we fail to comply with any such regulations or are subject to related liability, such developments could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
If we do not generate net cash flow from operations and if we are unable to raise additional capital, our financial condition could be adversely affected and we may not be able to execute our business strategy.
We cannot assure you that we will generate cash from operations or identify and secure other potential sources to fund future working capital needs and meet capital expenditure requirements.
If we are unable to generate such cash flow, we may be required to adopt one or more alternatives, such as selling assets, restructuring or incurring additional debt or obtaining additional equity capital on terms that may be onerous or highly dilutive. Our ability to obtain additional capital or refinance any indebtedness will depend on, among other things, the capital markets, our financial condition at such time and the terms and conditions of any such financing or indebtedness. We may not be able to engage in any of these activities or engage in these activities on desirable terms.
The lack of additional capital resulting from any inability to generate cash flow from operations or to raise equity or debt financing could force us to substantially curtail or cease operations and would, therefore, have an adverse effect on our business and financial condition. Furthermore, we cannot assure you that any necessary funds, if available, would be available on attractive terms or that they would not have a significantly dilutive effect on our existing stockholders. If our financial condition were to worsen and we become unable to attract additional equity or debt financing or enter into other strategic transactions, we would not be able to execute our business strategy and we could default on our debt obligations, become insolvent or be forced to declare bankruptcy.
Our business could be adversely impacted in the event of a failure of our information technology infrastructure or a successful cyber-attack.
We extensively rely on information technology systems and networks to operate our Company and meet our business objectives. Due to evolving cybersecurity threats, it has and will continue to be difficult to prevent, detect, mitigate, and remediate cybersecurity incidents. We experience cybersecurity threats, threats to our information technology infrastructure, and unauthorized attempts to gain access to our sensitive information. We face threats that vary from those common to most industries, to more advanced and persistent threats from highly organized adversaries who target us because of the products and services we provide. We also rely on information technology and third-party vendors to support our operations, including our secure processing of personal, confidential, sensitive, proprietary and other types of information. To date, risks from cybersecurity threats, including as a result of previous cybersecurity incidents, have not materially affected us, including our business strategy, results of operations, or financial condition, but we face ongoing risks from cybersecurity threats that may from time to time in the future cause material adverse impacts on our business strategy, results of operations, or financial condition. Despite ongoing efforts to continually improve our and our vendors’ ability to protect against cybersecurity threats and the implementation of various safeguards, including increasing our cyber insurance, regularly conducting company-wide cybersecurity awareness training, and establishing a dedicated team of personnel to address cyber-based threats, we may not be able to fully protect all information systems, and such incidents may lead to reputational harm, revenue and customer loss, and legal action, among other consequences.
We are subject to numerous laws, regulations, and contractual obligations designed to protect our regulated data, and that of our customers. These include complex and evolving laws, rules, regulations, and standards in many jurisdictions, as well as contractual obligations, relating to cybersecurity and data privacy. Such laws, rules, regulations, and standards pose increasingly complex compliance challenges and potential costs. Any loss of sensitive information and failure to comply with these requirements or other applicable laws and regulations in this area, could result in significant regulatory non-compliance exposure or other penalties and legal liabilities.
We may also need to expend additional resources to adapt our cybersecurity program to the evolving threat landscape and to investigate and remediate vulnerabilities or other identified risks. Given the persistence, sophistication, volume, and novelty of threats we face, we may not be successful in preventing or mitigating cybersecurity threats that could have a material adverse effect on us. The costs related to cybersecurity threats or other disruptions may also not be fully insured or indemnified by other means. Such events could result in the loss of competitive advantages derived from our R&D efforts or other intellectual property, which could result in early obsolescence of our products and services. The occurrence of any of these events could adversely affect our internal operations, the services we provide to our customers, impact our financial results and reputation, or result in litigation, fines, and penalties.
Servicing and/or refinancing our debt may require a significant amount of cash, and we may not have sufficient cash or the ability to raise the funds necessary to settle conversions of the 0% convertible senior notes due 2026 ("the Notes") in cash, repay the Notes at maturity, or repurchase the Notes as required following a fundamental change.
As of December 31, 2023, we had approximately $324.9 million outstanding of the Notes, which amount has been further reduced to $214.4 million in connection with the repurchase of $110.5 million of outstanding Notes on March 8, 2024. Our ability to service and/or refinance our remaining indebtedness, including the Notes, or to make cash payments in connection with any conversions of the Notes, depends on our future performance, which is subject to economic, financial, competitive, and other factors beyond our control. Our business may not generate cash flow from operations in the future sufficient to service our debt and make necessary capital expenditures. If we are unable to generate such cash flow, we may be required to adopt one or more alternatives, such as selling assets, restructuring debt, or obtaining additional debt financing or equity capital on terms that may be onerous or highly dilutive. Our ability to refinance our indebtedness will depend on the capital markets and our financial condition at such time. We may not be able to engage in any of these activities or engage in these activities on desirable terms, which could result in a default on our debt obligations. In addition, any of our future debt agreements may contain restrictive covenants that may prohibit us from adopting any of these alternatives. The Company’s failure to file this Form 10-K and provide it to the trustee by April 1, 2024 represents a default under the terms of the Indenture. In addition, the Company’s failure to file its Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and provide it to the trustee by May 30, 2024 represented an incremental default under the terms of the Indenture. These defaults will become an event of default under the terms of the Indenture if the Company fails to file this Form 10-K and its Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2024 prior to the end of the cure period provided for by the Indenture. Accordingly, our failure to comply with these or other covenants of the Indenture could result in an event of default which, if not cured or waived, could result in the acceleration of our debt or cause us to incur special interest payments. For further information regarding the non-compliance with the terms of the Indenture, refer to Note 26 to the consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this Form 10-K.
In the event the conditional conversion feature of the Notes is triggered, holders of Notes will be entitled to convert the Notes at any time during specified periods at their option. If one or more holders elect to convert their Notes, we would be required to settle any converted principal through the payment of cash, which could adversely affect our liquidity. In addition, even if holders do not elect to convert their Notes, we could be required under applicable accounting rules to reclassify all or a portion of the outstanding principal of the Notes as a current rather than long-term liability, which would result in a material reduction of our net working capital.
In addition, holders of the Notes have the right to require us to repurchase all or a portion of their Notes upon the occurrence of a fundamental change (as defined in the applicable indenture governing the Notes) at a repurchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be repurchased. If the Notes have not previously been converted or repurchased, we will be required to repay such Notes in cash at maturity.
Our ability to make required cash payments in connection with conversions of the Notes, repurchase the Notes in the event of a fundamental change, or to repay or refinance the Notes at maturity will depend on market conditions and our future performance, which is subject to economic, financial, competitive, and other factors beyond our control. As a result, we may not have enough available cash or be able to obtain financing at the time we are required to repurchase or repay the Notes or pay cash with respect to Notes being converted.
Our operations and business performance could suffer if we are unable to attract and retain senior management or other key employees.
Our success depends largely on our ability to attract, hire, develop, and retain senior management and key employees, such as engineers, scientists, and other key skilled employees supporting our products and services.
Our senior management team is critical to the leadership of our business operations and the development and execution of our business strategy. When changes occur within senior management or within key employee roles, we are required to manage the continuity of our business, and typically incur incremental costs including search costs, relocation costs, and timing associated with onboarding and knowledge transfer. High demand exists for senior management and other key employees with experience in additive manufacturing and certain technical skills, and there can be no assurance that we will be able to attract and retain such talent. We experience intense competition for qualified talent.
While we aim to provide competitive compensation packages to attract and retain senior management and key employees and engage in regular succession planning for these positions, larger competitors with more resources available to them can make it difficult for us to successfully compete for key talent. If we cannot attract and retain sufficiently qualified talent, such as engineers, scientists, and other key technically skilled employees, or have an adequate succession plan in place, we may be unable to develop, commercialize, and sell new or existing products and services. Furthermore, increasing competition for critical technical skills in the regions surrounding our facilities could require us to pay more to hire and retain key employees, thereby increasing labor costs.
Business Strategy Risk Factors
We have made, and may make in the future, strategic acquisitions and divestitures that may involve significant risks and uncertainties. We may not realize the anticipated benefits of past or future acquisitions and integration of these acquisitions may disrupt our business and divert management attention. Likewise, our potential future divestitures may be unsuccessful and negatively impact our business.
From time to time, we evaluate acquisition candidates that fit our business objectives. Acquisitions involve certain risks and uncertainties, including, among others, the following:
•The inability to successfully improve operating efficiency and reduce costs through our restructuring initiative;
•Difficulty in integrating newly acquired businesses and operations in an efficient and cost-effective manner, which may also impact our ability to realize the potential benefits associated with the acquisition;
•The risk that significant unanticipated costs or other problems associated with integration may be encountered;
•The challenges in achieving strategic objectives, cost savings and other anticipated benefits;
•The risk that our marketplaces do not evolve as anticipated and that the technologies acquired do not prove to be those needed to be successful in the marketplaces that we serve;
•The risk that we assume significant liabilities that exceed the limitations of any applicable indemnification provisions or the financial resources of any indemnifying party;
•The inability to maintain a relationship with key customers, vendors and other business partners of the acquired businesses;
•The difficulty in maintaining controls, procedures and policies during the transition and integration;
•The potential loss of key employees of the acquired businesses;
•The risk of diverting management attention from our existing operations;
•Difficulties in coordinating geographically disparate organizations and corporate cultures and integrating management personnel with different business backgrounds;
•The potential failure of the due diligence process to identify significant problems, liabilities or other challenges of an acquired company or technology;
•The risk that we incur significant costs associated with such acquisition activity that may negatively impact our operating results before the benefits of such acquisitions are realized, if at all;
•The entry into marketplaces where we have no or limited direct prior experience and where competitors have stronger marketplace positions;
•The exposure to litigation or other claims in connection with our assuming claims or litigation risks from terminated employees, customers, former shareholders or other third parties; and
•The risk that historical financial information may not be representative or indicative of our results as a combined company.
Historically, we have grown organically and from acquisitions, and we intend to continue to grow in such manner. Our infrastructure will require, among other things, continued development of our financial and management controls and management information systems, management of our sales channel, continued capital expenditures, the ability to attract and retain qualified management personnel and the training of new personnel. We cannot be sure that our infrastructure, systems, procedures, business processes and managerial controls will be adequate to support the growth in our operations. Any delays in, or problems associated with, implementing, or transitioning to, new or enhanced systems, procedures, or controls to accommodate and support the requirements of our business and operations and to effectively and efficiently integrate acquired operations may adversely affect our ability to meet customer requirements, manage our product inventory, and record and report financial and management information on a timely and accurate basis. These potential negative effects could prevent us from realizing the benefits of an acquisition transaction or other growth opportunity.
Likewise, we have in the past, and may in the future, divest certain business operations. Divestitures involve a number of risks, including the diversion of management's attention, significant costs and expenses, goodwill and other intangible asset impairment charges, the loss of customer relationships and cash flow, and the disruption of operations in the affected business. Failure to timely complete or consummate a divestiture may negatively affect valuation of the affected business or result in restructuring charges.
In the event of an unsuccessful acquisition or divestiture, our competitive position, revenues, results of operations and financial condition could be adversely affected.
We believe that our future success depends on our ability to deliver products and services that meet changing technology and customer needs.
Our business may be affected by rapid technological change, changes in user and customer requirements and preferences, frequent new product and service introductions embodying new technologies and the emergence of new standards and practices, any of which could render our existing products and proprietary technology obsolete. Accordingly, our ongoing R&D programs are intended to enable us to maintain technological leadership. We believe that to remain competitive we must continually enhance and improve the functionality and features of our products, services and technologies. However, there is a risk that we may not be able to:
•Develop or obtain leading technologies useful in our business;
•Enhance our existing products;
•Develop new product, service and technology capabilities that address the increasingly sophisticated and varied needs of prospective customers, particularly in the area of printer speeds, materials functionality and environmental impacts.
•Respond to technological advances and emerging industry standards and practices on a cost-effective and timely basis; or
•Recruit or retain key technology employees.
If we are unable to meet changing technology and customer needs, our competitive position, revenue, results of operations and financial condition could be adversely affected.
The success of our regenerative medicine efforts depends on developing and commercializing products, either ourselves or in conjunction with development partners, that are subject to technical and market risks.
Our regenerative medicine business requires us to develop products that enable the application of additive manufacturing to human organ transplantation, non-organ human applications and organ models used for drug discovery and development. These initiatives may require significant investment and technical achievement of viable product candidates may not be achieved. Despite significant investment requirements, our regenerative medicine efforts may result in only nominal revenue with no guarantee of future revenue growth. Our development efforts remain subject to risks including but not limited to, ongoing funding commitments from our development partners and unanticipated technical or other hurdles to commercialization. For example, in the first quarter of 2024, revised funding arrangements with our key strategic partner refocused the Company’s continuing organ program on developing the capability to print human lung scaffolds, and away from developing the capability to print scaffolds for livers and kidneys. Any products developed through our research efforts are subject to safety, regulatory and efficacy risks that may result in delays to commercialization, cause us to incur additional expenses or fail to achieve commercialization. In addition, any products that achieve commercialization and regulatory approval are subject to market risks including reimbursement from third-party payers and competition from existing or new products that aim to address similar indications. In addition, difficulties in our research efforts may lead to disputes our strategic partners and other third parties, such as the dispute with former shareholders of Volumetric described under the heading “Termination of Volumetric Milestones Related to Potential Earnout Payments” in Note 23 to the consolidated financial statements.
Regulatory, Legislative and Legal Risk Factors
We are subject to U.S. and other anti-corruption laws, trade controls, economic sanctions, privacy regulations, and similar laws and regulations. Our failure to comply with these laws and regulations could subject us to civil, criminal and administrative penalties and harm our reputation.
Doing business on a worldwide basis requires us to comply with the laws and regulations of the U.S. government and various other foreign jurisdictions. These laws and regulations place restrictions on our operations, trade practices, partners and investments.
In particular, our operations are subject to U.S. and foreign anti-corruption and trade control laws and regulations, such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) and United Kingdom Bribery Act (the “Bribery Act”), export controls and economic sanctions programs, including those administered by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”), the State Department's Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (“DDTC”) and the Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) of the Department of Commerce. As a result of doing business in foreign countries and with foreign customers, we are exposed to a heightened risk of violating anti-corruption and trade control laws and sanctions regulations.
As part of our business, we may deal with state-owned business enterprises, the employees of which are considered foreign officials for purposes of the FCPA’s prohibition on providing anything of value to foreign officials for the purposes of obtaining or retaining business or securing any improper business advantage. In addition, the provisions of the Bribery Act extend beyond bribery of foreign public officials and also apply to transactions with individuals that a government does not employ. Some of the international locations in which we operate lack a developed legal system and have higher than normal levels of corruption. Our continued expansion outside the U.S., including in Brazil, China, India and developing countries, and
our development of new partnerships worldwide, could increase the risk of FCPA, OFAC or Bribery Act violations in the future.
As an exporter, we must comply with various laws and regulations relating to the export of products and technology from the U.S. and other countries having jurisdiction over our operations. In the U.S., these laws include the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (“ITAR”) administered by the DDTC, the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”) administered by the BIS and trade sanctions against embargoed countries and destinations administered by OFAC. The EAR governs products, parts, technology and software which present military or weapons proliferation concerns, so-called “dual use” items, and ITAR governs military items listed on the United States Munitions List. Prior to shipping certain items, we must obtain an export license or verify that license exemptions are available. Any failures to comply with these laws and regulations could result in fines, adverse publicity and restrictions on our ability to export our products, and repeat failures could carry more significant penalties.
Violations of anti-corruption and trade control laws and sanction regulations are punishable by civil penalties, including fines, denial of export privileges, injunctions, asset seizures, debarment from government contracts and revocations or restrictions of licenses, as well as criminal fines and imprisonment and could harm our reputation, create negative shareholder sentiment and affect our share value. We have established policies and procedures designed to assist our compliance with applicable U.S. and international anti-corruption and trade control laws and regulations, including the FCPA, the Bribery Act and trade controls and sanctions programs administered by OFAC, the DDTC and BIS, and have trained our employees to comply with these laws and regulations. However, there can be no assurance that all of our employees, consultants, agents or other associated persons will not take actions in violation of our policies and these laws and regulations. Additionally, there can be no assurance that our policies and procedures will effectively prevent us from violating these regulations in every transaction in which we may engage or provide a defense to any alleged violation. In particular, we may be held liable for the actions that our joint venture partners take inside or outside of the United States, even though our partners may not be subject to these laws. Such a violation, even if our policies prohibit it, could have an adverse effect on our reputation, business, financial condition and results of operations. In addition, various state and municipal governments, universities and other investors maintain prohibitions or restrictions on investments in companies that do business with sanctioned countries, persons and entities, which could adversely affect our reputation, business, financial condition and results of operations.
Many governments, regulators, investors, employees, customers, and other stakeholders are increasingly focused on environmental considerations relating to businesses, including climate change and greenhouse gas emissions, as well as use of plastic materials. We monitor new and changing international, federal, and state environmental reporting obligations. As new or increased regulations take effect, these changing requirements may impose significant operational costs to comply, and expand compliance requirements for our products, our operations, and our supply chain, which could negatively impact our competitive position.
In addition, we have operations globally and are subject to various privacy and data protection laws, which encompasses the collection, use, disclosure, and storage of personal information and personally identifiable health information. This requires us to dedicate resources to implement controls and infrastructure to protect personal and health information needed to conduct our business activities. Failure to do so could subject us to potential regulatory fines, penalties, litigation, and could negatively impact our business and reputation.
We are subject to complex government laws and regulations relating to certain product sets and failure to meet the stringent requirements could impact our business operations and financial position.
Our medical device business is subject to extensive global regulations and enforcement, including in the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the U.S., and other governmental authorities for which our product is distributed. There are complex approvals for medical devices to be placed on the market, as well as ongoing responsibilities under these regulations. Failure to comply with the applicable regulation for which the medical device applies could result in corrective actions, recalls, removal of local authority approvals, ceasing business activities, fines, and criminal prosecution.
Failure to comply with the terms of our settlement agreements with the U.S. Departments of State, Commerce, and Justice could have a material and adverse impact on our business, results of operations and financial condition, and, even if we comply with those settlement agreements, the costs and burdens of compliance could be significant, and we may face additional investigations and proceedings from other governmental entities or third parties related to the same or similar conduct underlying the agreements.
In October 2017, we received an administrative subpoena from the BIS requesting the production of records in connection with possible violations of U.S. export control laws, including with regard to our former Quickparts.com, Inc. subsidiary. In addition, while collecting information responsive to the above-referenced subpoena, our internal investigation identified potential violations of the ITAR administered by the DDTC and potential violations of the EAR administered by the BIS. On June 8, 2018 and thereafter, we submitted voluntary disclosures to BIS and DDTC identifying potentially unauthorized exports between 2012 and 2017, including to China, of controlled items including technical data. In connection with these matters, in August 2020, we received two federal grand jury subpoenas issued by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. The Company responded to these two subpoenas and fully cooperated with the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ“) in the related investigation.
During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company engaged in settlement discussions with DDTC, BIS, and DOJ to settle the potential export control violations described above. On February 27, 2023, the Company settled these matters with all three agencies. See Note 23, “Commitments and Contingencies,” to our consolidated financial statements included in Part II, Item 8, “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” of this Form 10-K for additional information.
Compliance with the terms of these agreements, which impose remedial measures such as a Special Compliance Officer to monitor the Company’s export compliance programs, could continue to impose significant costs and burdens on us. If we fail to comply with the terms of these agreements, DDTC, BIS and/or DOJ may impose substantial monetary penalties, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Since 2018, we have implemented new compliance procedures to identify and prevent potential violations of export controls laws, trade sanctions and government contracting laws and regulations and created a Compliance Committee of the Board of Directors to further enhance board oversight of compliance risks. As we continue to implement additional compliance enhancements, we may discover additional potential violations of export controls laws, trade sanctions and/or government contracting laws. If we identify any additional potential violations, we will submit voluntary disclosures to the relevant agencies and cooperate with such agencies on any related investigations. However, if we are found to have violated one or more export control laws, trade sanctions or government contracting laws, we could be subject to various civil or criminal penalties, significant compliance, litigation, settlement costs or other losses, which could divert management’s attention from other business concerns, resulting in a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. We may also be subject to negative publicity related to these matters, which could harm our reputation, reduce demand for our products, solutions and services, result in employee attrition and negatively impact our stock price.
As a result of the delayed filing of this Form 10-K and the Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, the Company has experienced risks and costs and could experience additional risks and costs in the future, including with respect to the SEC's ongoing investigation.
As a result of the circumstances giving rise to the delayed filing of this Form 10-K and the Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, the Company experienced risks and costs and could experience additional risks and costs in the future. The audit of the financial statements included in this Form 10-K was time-consuming, required the Company to incur additional incremental expenses and affected management’s attention and resources. Further, the measures to strengthen internal controls being implemented continued to require and will likely require in the future greater management time and Company resources to implement and monitor. Although we have now filed this Form 10-K, our failure to file it in a timely manner and our ongoing failure to timely file our Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2024 may lead to further investigation and scrutiny by the SEC, which has been conducting a formal investigation of the Company since April 2022 as a follow on to the previously disclosed SEC voluntary request for documents. Although the Company is currently cooperating with the SEC, the Company cannot predict the ultimate outcome of the SEC’s investigation. Any allegations or adverse findings by the SEC could harm our reputation, negatively impact our stock price and have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations, and the expense and distraction to management of cooperating with and responding to the SEC could have a material adverse effect on the Company even if the investigation is ultimately closed or resolved in a manner favorable to the Company. See also the risk factor below entitled “We are no longer eligible to use a Form S-3 registration statement, which could impair our capital-raising activities.”
We derive a significant portion of our revenue from business conducted outside the U.S. and are subject to the risks of doing business outside the U.S.
We face many risks inherent in conducting business activities outside the U.S. that, unless managed properly, may adversely affect our profitability, including our ability to collect amounts due from customers. While most of our operations outside the U.S. are conducted in highly developed countries, our operations could be adversely affected by, among others, the following:
•Unexpected changes in laws, regulations and policies of non-U.S. governments relating to investments and operations, as well as U.S. laws affecting the activities of U.S. companies abroad;
•Changes in regulatory requirements, including export controls, tariffs and embargoes, other trade restrictions, competition, environmental, corporate practices and data privacy concerns;
•Political policies, political or civil unrest, terrorism or epidemics and other similar outbreaks;
•Fluctuations in currency exchange rates;
•Limited protection for the enforcement of contract and intellectual property rights in some countries;
•Difficulties in staffing and managing foreign operations;
•Operating in countries with a higher incidence of corruption and fraudulent business practices;
•Potentially adverse changes in taxation;
•The impact of public health epidemics on employees and the global economy; and
•Other factors, depending upon the specific country in which we conduct business.
These uncertainties may make it difficult for us and our customers to accurately plan future business activities and may lead our customers in certain countries to delay purchases of our products and services. More generally, these geopolitical, social and economic conditions could result in increased volatility in global financial markets and economies.
The consequences of terrorism or armed conflicts are unpredictable, and we may not be able to foresee events that could have an adverse effect on our market opportunities or our business. We are uninsured for losses and interruptions caused by terrorism, acts of war and similar events.
While the geographic areas outside the U.S. in which we operate are generally not considered to be highly inflationary, our foreign operations are sensitive to fluctuations in currency exchange rates arising from, among other things, certain intercompany transactions that are generally denominated in U.S. dollars rather than their respective functional currencies.
Moreover, our operations are exposed to market risk from changes in interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates and commodity prices, which may adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition. We seek to minimize these risks through regular operating and financing activities and, when we consider it to be appropriate, through the use of derivative financial instruments. However, our efforts to minimize our exposure to market risks from changes in interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates and commodity prices may prove to be insufficient or unsuccessful.
We may incur substantial costs enforcing or acquiring intellectual property rights and defending against third-party claims as a result of litigation or other proceedings.
In connection with the enforcement of our own intellectual property rights, the acquisition of third-party intellectual property rights or disputes related to the validity or alleged infringement of third-party intellectual property rights, including patent rights, we have been, and may in the future be, subject to claims, negotiations or complex, protracted litigation. Intellectual property disputes and litigation may be costly and can be disruptive to our business operations by diverting the attention and energy of management and key technical personnel, and by increasing our costs of doing business. Although we have successfully defended or resolved past litigation and disputes, we may not prevail in any ongoing or future litigation and disputes, which could adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.
Third-party intellectual property claims asserted against us could subject us to significant liabilities, require us to enter into royalty and licensing arrangements on unfavorable terms, prevent us from assembling or licensing certain of our products, subject us to injunctions restricting our sale of products, cause severe disruptions to our operations or the marketplaces in which we compete or require us to satisfy indemnification commitments with our customers, including contractual provisions under various license arrangements. In addition, we may incur significant costs in acquiring the necessary third-party intellectual property rights for use in our products. Any of these could seriously harm our business, operating results, liquidity and financial condition.
We may not be able to protect our intellectual property rights and confidential information, including our digital content, from third-party infringers or unauthorized copying, use or disclosure.
Although we defend our intellectual property rights and endeavor to combat unlicensed copying and use of our digital content and intellectual property rights through a variety of techniques, preventing unauthorized use or infringement of our rights (“piracy attacks”) is inherently difficult. If our intellectual property becomes subject to piracy attacks, our business may be harmed.
Additionally, we endeavor to protect the secrecy of our digital content, confidential information and trade secrets. If unauthorized disclosure of our trade secrets occurs, we could potentially lose trade secret protection. The loss of trade secret protection could make it easier for third parties to compete with our products by copying previously confidential features, which could adversely affect our business, results of operations, revenue and operating margins. We also seek to protect our confidential information and trade secrets through the use of non-disclosure agreements. However, there is a risk that our confidential information and trade secrets may be disclosed or published without our authorization, and in these situations it may be difficult and/or costly for us to enforce our rights.
Changes in, or interpretation of, tax rules and regulations may impact our effective tax rate and future profitability.
We are a U.S. based, multinational company subject to taxation in multiple U.S. and foreign tax jurisdictions. Our future effective tax rates could be adversely affected by changes in statutory tax rates or interpretation of tax rules and regulations in jurisdictions in which we do business, changes in the amount of revenue or earnings in the countries with varying statutory tax rates, or by changes in the valuation of deferred tax assets and liabilities.
In addition, we are subject to audits and examinations of previously filed income tax returns by the Internal Revenue Service and other domestic and foreign tax authorities. We regularly assess the potential impact of such examinations to determine the adequacy of our provision for income taxes and have reserved for potential adjustments that we expect may result from the current examinations. We believe such estimates to be reasonable; however, there is no assurance that the final determination of any examination will not have an adverse effect on our operating results and financial position.
Material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting could result in material misstatements in our financial statements not being prevented or detected, which could affect investor confidence in the accuracy and completeness of our financial statements and could negatively impact our stock price and financial condition.
As a public company, we are required to comply with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. If we fail to abide by the applicable requirements of Section 404, regulatory authorities, such as the SEC, could subject us to sanctions or investigation, and our independent registered public accounting firm may not be able to certify as to the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting pursuant to an audit of our internal controls. Even effective internal controls can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to the preparation and fair presentation of financial statements. Accordingly, our internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements because of their inherent limitations, including the possibility of human error, the circumvention or overriding of controls, or fraud.
Management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, assessed the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2023. Based on its assessment, management has concluded that the Company did not maintain effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2023, due to the following material weaknesses.
1.The revenue process, including the review of contract terms input into the Company's information systems that support the determination of revenue recognition, the accounting for, and the monitoring of the timing of revenue recognition;
2.The financial close, accounting, and reporting processes, as specifically related to management’s review of internally prepared reports and analyses utilized in these processes in reviewing certain financial statement disclosures;
3.The design and implementation of controls over the review of revenue pricing and the implementation of a related accounting information system;
4.Management’s review of the accounting treatment for certain technical matters related to certain transactions and financial statement accounts; and
5.The maintenance of an effective control environment; specifically, as it relates to: (a) senior management's commitment to the control environment principles, and (b) maintaining sufficient qualified resources with the appropriate level of knowledge, experience, and training necessary to support accounting and financial reporting processes and controls.
Certain of the material weaknesses described above (items 1 and 2) were initially identified at December 31, 2020 and continued to exist at December 31, 2023. As further described in Item 9A, Management's Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting, we began implementing a remediation plan in January 2021 designed to improve our internal control over financial reporting through the development and implementation of more formal policies, processes and documentation procedures relating to our financial reporting, the hiring of additional accounting personnel, and the training of personnel on proper execution of designed control procedures.
While we believe our remediation plans should remediate the material weaknesses, we cannot provide assurance of when the material weaknesses will be remediated, nor can we be certain of whether additional actions will be required or the costs of any such actions. Moreover, we cannot provide assurance that additional material weaknesses will not arise in the future. While the material weaknesses discussed in Item 9A, "Management's Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting", did not result in material misstatements of our annual or interim consolidated financial statements, any failure to remediate the material weaknesses, or the identification of new material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting, could result in material misstatements in our financial statements that may continue undetected, negatively impacting the public perception of the Company and our securities and cause us to fail to meet our reporting and financial obligations or incur significant additional costs to remediate the material weaknesses, each of which could negatively affect our stock price, harm our ability to raise capital on favorable terms in the future or otherwise have a negative impact on our financial condition.
We are no longer eligible to use a Form S-3 registration statement, which could impair our capital-raising activities.
As a result of our failure to timely file this Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, and our Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, with the SEC, we are no longer eligible to use a Form S-3 registration statement. Further, as a result of this late Form 10-K filing and the late Form 10-Q filing, we are also no longer a “well-known seasoned issuer,” as such term is used in the SEC’s regulations, which otherwise would allow us to, among other things, file automatically effective Form S-3 registration statements. Our eligibility to use a Form S-3 registration statement may not be restored until June 1, 2025, and then only if we have not had any other filing delinquency that would preclude Form S-3 eligibility and satisfy all other requirements for Form S-3 eligibility. During any period when we are not eligible to use Form S-3 or qualify as a “well-known seasoned issuer,” our capital-raising ability may be impaired. Under these circumstances, we would be required to conduct the offering on an exempt basis, such as in accordance with Rule 144A, or file a registration statement on Form S-1. Using a Form S-1 registration statement for a public offering would likely take significantly longer than using a registration statement on Form S-3 and increase our transaction costs, and could, to the extent we are not able to conduct offerings using alternative methods, adversely impact our ability to raise capital or complete acquisitions of other companies in a timely manner.

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ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments
None.

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ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
Item 2. Properties
Our headquarters are located in Rock Hill, South Carolina. As of December 31, 2023, we own minimal facilities, and we lease facilities in the U.S., EMEA, and APAC. Our leased facilities support our Healthcare Solutions segment, Industrial Solutions segment, and Corporate functions and consist of office space, manufacturing facilities, and warehouse or storage space that supports the distribution of our products.

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ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Item 3. Legal Proceedings
Information relating to legal proceedings is included under the header "Litigation" in Note 23 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K, which is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.

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ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
PART II

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ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Our common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) under the trading symbol “DDD.”
As of August 5, 2024, our outstanding common stock was held by approximately 1,186 stockholders of record. This figure does not reflect the beneficial ownership of shares held in a nominee's name.
Dividends
We do not currently pay, and have not paid, any dividends on our common stock, and we currently intend to retain any future earnings for use in our business. Any future determination as to the declaration of dividends on our common stock will be made at the discretion of the Board of Directors and will depend on our earnings, operating and financial condition, capital requirements, and other factors deemed relevant by the Board of Directors, including the applicable requirements of the Delaware General Corporation Law, which provides that dividends are payable only out of surplus or current net profits.
The payment of dividends on our common stock may be restricted by the provisions of credit agreements or other financing documents that we may enter into or the terms of securities that we may issue from time to time. Currently, no such agreements or documents limit our declaration of dividends or payments of dividends.
Issuance of Unregistered Securities and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
We did not repurchase any of our equity securities in the open market during 2023; however, shares of common stock were surrendered to us for payment of tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of restricted stock awards and units pursuant to our Amended and Restated 2015 Incentive Stock Plan. For information regarding the securities authorized for issuance under our equity compensation plans, see “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters-Equity Compensation Plans” in Item 12 of this Form 10-K. Also, see Note 17 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K.
Issuer purchases of equity securities
Total number of shares (or units) purchased Average price paid per share (or unit)
October 1, 2023 - October 31, 2023 83,032 $ 4.25
November 1, 2023 - November 30, 2023 7,063 4.66
December 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023 12,649 5.81
Total 102,744 a
$ 4.47 b
a.Represents shares of common stock surrendered to us for payment of tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of restricted stock awards and units.
b.The average price paid reflects the average market value of shares withheld for tax purposes.
Stock Performance Graph
The graph below shows, for the five years ended December 31, 2023, the cumulative total return on an investment of $100 assumed to have been made on December 31, 2018 in our common stock. For purposes of the graph, cumulative total return assumes the reinvestment of all dividends. The graph compares such return with those of comparable investments assumed to have been made on the same date in (a) the NYSE Composite Index, and (b) the S&P Small-Cap 600 Information Technology Index, which are published market indices with which we are sometimes compared.
Although total return for the assumed investment assumes the reinvestment of all dividends on December 31 of the year in which such dividends were paid, we paid no cash dividends on our common stock during the periods presented.
COMPARISON OF 5-YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN
December 31, 2018 December 31, 2019 December 31, 2020 December 31, 2021 December 31, 2022 December 31, 2023
3D Systems Corporation $ 100 $ 86 $ 103 $ 212 $ 73 $ 62
NYSE Composite Index 100 126 135 162 147 167
S&P Small-Cap 600 Information Technology Index 100 140 178 226 176 213

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ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
Item 6. Reserved

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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion and analysis should be read together with our consolidated financial statements, and notes thereto, included in Item 8 of this Form 10-K. Certain statements contained in this discussion may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in any forward-looking statements, as discussed more fully in this Form 10-K. See “Risk Factors” in Part I, Item 1A and “Forward-Looking Statements.” All amounts are in thousands, except share and per share amounts, or as otherwise indicated.
For discussion related to our results of operations and changes in financial condition for fiscal 2022 compared to fiscal 2021, refer to Part II, Item 7. "Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" ("MD&A") in our fiscal 2022 Form 10-K. Our fiscal 2022 Form 10-K was filed with the SEC on March 16, 2023.
Business Overview
3D Systems Corporation (“3D Systems” or the “Company” or “we,” "our" or “us”) markets our products and services through subsidiaries in North America and South America (collectively referred to as “Americas”), Europe and the Middle East (collectively referred to as “EMEA”) and Asia Pacific and Oceania (collectively referred to as “APAC”). We provide comprehensive 3D printing and digital manufacturing solutions, including 3D printers for plastics and metals, materials, software, and services, including maintenance, advanced manufacturing and applications engineering. Our solutions support advanced applications in two key industry verticals: Healthcare Solutions and Industrial Solutions. We have over 35 years of experience and expertise, which have proven vital to our development of an ecosystem and end-to-end digital workflow solutions that enable customers to optimize product designs, transform workflows, bring innovative products to market and drive new business models.
The Company has two reportable segments: Healthcare Solutions and Industrial Solutions. Our reportable segments are based upon the industry verticals that they serve. For Healthcare Solutions, those industry verticals include dental, medical devices, personalized health services and regenerative medicine. For Industrial Solutions, those industry verticals include aerospace, defense, transportation and general manufacturing. We architect solutions specific to customers’ needs through a combination of materials, hardware platforms, software, professional services and advanced manufacturing - creating a path to integrating additive manufacturing into traditional production environments. As a result, manufacturers achieve design freedom, increase agility, scale production and improve their overall total cost of operation. Our technologies and process knowledge enable over a million production parts to be made through additive manufacturing each day.
Recent Developments
Fiscal Year 2023 Restructuring Activities
Restructuring Plan Objectives and Phases
In February 2023, the Company announced the first phase of its multi-faceted restructuring initiative to improve operating efficiencies throughout the organization and drive long-term value creation. The objective of this first phase was to improve manufacturing efficiencies related to our European metal printer operations. Actions taken under this initiative include the insourcing of certain metal printer platforms into the Company’s Riom, France manufacturing facility, co-locating the manufacturing and engineering of the insourced metal printer products in order to improve cycle time from development to production.
In May 2023, the Company announced the next phase of its multi-faceted restructuring initiative, which primarily consisted of a reduction in headcount representing approximately 6% of the Company's workforce. The majority of this targeted workforce reduction related to corporate and business support functions predominately located in the U.S. and Europe.
In October 2023, the Company announced the latest phase of its multi-faceted restructuring initiative, which is primarily targeted at continuing to rationalize headcount, as well as the rationalization of geographic locations (i.e., leased facilities), in all functions across the Company and the reduction of certain third-party costs. This initiative also includes certain strategic actions that have been taken or are being contemplated with respect to certain of the Company’s previously acquired businesses.
We currently expect the execution of our restructuring initiatives to result in the recognition of aggregate charges in the range of $8.5 million to $10.0 million, inclusive of $8.2 million which has been recognized in our consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2023. These charges relate to employee severance and termination benefit costs that are generally recognized when probable and estimable because they are typically being determined consistent with the Company’s past practices or statutory law. We may incur additional cash expenditures related to our planned facility exits and relocation activities, which will be recognized as incurred.
We currently expect the execution of our restructuring plan, including the cash settlement of associated liabilities, to be substantially complete by December 31, 2024. Further, we expect our combined restructuring initiatives to deliver aggregate annualized savings of between $50.0 million and $65.0 million, commencing as of our fiscal year beginning January 1, 2025. Refer to the subsequent discussion of the status of our initiatives for additional details regarding the factors that will impact the timing of our realization of such savings.
Status of Our Initiatives
Headcount
The Company has substantially completed the initial phase of headcount reductions announced in May 2023. Actions related to the incremental headcount reductions announced in October 2023 commenced in November 2023 and are expected to continue throughout 2024. We expect to realize the resulting cost savings in our reported results as our headcount reduction efforts advance and are ultimately completed.
Facilities Rationalization
During the three months ended December 31, 2023, the Company (1) commenced the process of identifying leased facilities that it may exit and (2) began developing and executing plans to exit and potentially sublease such facilities. The decision-making, planning and execution activities will continue throughout 2024. To-date, we have identified certain facilities that we have committed to exiting. However, the Company’s consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2023 do not include material transactions resulting from such decisions because the Company generally had not ceased use of such facilities as of December 31, 2023. In addition, we have identified several additional facilities that we continue to evaluate for opportunities to exit.
The amount and timing of both cost savings and cash savings that ultimately will be realized from facility exits will be dependent upon the finalization of decisions regarding facilities to be exited, how quickly we can exit the facilities that we identify, the impact of market conditions on our ability to sublease the identified facilities, the time it will take to execute a sublease, the amount of our committed lease payments that we are able to recover via sublease, and the level of expenditures that may be required to prepare a facility for sublease. To the extent that the Company is able to sublease a facility, we expect to realize future cash savings; however, a sublease may also result in the recognition of a non-cash impairment charge related to a right-of-use asset and any associated leasehold improvements to the extent that the sublease income is less than our remaining lease payments on the primary lease. In certain cases, if we elect to abandon a facility - for example, because the remaining term of a lease or market conditions do not provide an opportunity for a sublease - we may realize a reduction in selling, general and administrative expense due to lower amortization expense for periods subsequent to our exit of such facility; however, we may not achieve equivalent cash savings.
Costs Incurred and Settled During the Period
The following table provides details regarding restructuring charges recorded during the period, the portion of such costs that were settled with cash as of December 31, 2023, and the remaining accrued liability reported in our consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2023:
(in thousands) Accrued liability as of December 31, 2022
Costs incurred during 2023 Amounts settled with cash Accrued liability as of December 31, 2023
Severance, termination benefits and other employee costs $ - $ 8,242 $ 4,309 $ 3,933
The severance, termination benefits and other employee costs that the Company incurred during the year ended December 31, 2023 are reflected in our consolidated statement of operations as follows:
(in thousands) Year Ended December 31, 2023
Total cost of sales
$ 1,401
Selling, general and administrative
5,598
Research and development
1,243
Total(1)
$ 8,242
(1) These severance and termination costs are not included in the Company’s Adjusted EBITDA measure of segment profitability that is reported to our Chief Operating Decision Maker. If these costs were included in our measure of segment profitability, the reported results of our Healthcare Solutions segment and Industrial Solutions segment would have included approximately $1.4 million and $2.7 million respectively, and the remaining costs relate to Corporate.
In addition to the severance and termination costs reported above, the Company has recognized incremental impairment charges totaling $0.6 million related to certain fixed assets that have been retired in connection with the Company’s restructuring activities.
Other Strategic Business Decisions and Cost Saving Initiatives
dp polar GmbH ("dp polar")
During the three months ended December 31, 2023, the Company decided that, for the foreseeable future, it would cease the development of the in-process research and development ("IPR&D") acquired in connection with our October 2022 acquisition of dp polar, discussed below. As a result of this decision, the Company recorded impairment charges totaling $9.4 million related to the carrying value of the intangible assets attributable to this asset group (refer to Note 8). Based upon the decision to cease the development of dp polar’s IPR&D and the resulting impairment of dp polar’s long-lived assets that were previously subject to amortization, the Company expects to recognize lower amortization expense in selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expense in future periods.
Oqton
Since the quarter ended September 30, 2023, the Company has been evaluating strategic alternatives related to Oqton MOS, for which we previously disclosed that it is more likely than not that the business will be sold or otherwise disposed of. In connection with the expectation to sell or otherwise dispose of Oqton MOS, management assessed whether the carrying value of this asset group’s long-lived assets was recoverable and, ultimately, recorded impairment charges totaling $13.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 (refer to Note 8). The Company expects to immediately realize lower amortization expense recorded to SG&A expense as a result of the impairment of Oqton MOS’s intangible assets that were previously subject to amortization.
During May 2024, the Company completed the sale of the portion of the Oqton MOS business that was focused on the dental market ("Oqton Dental") in exchange for a de minimis amount of cash, resulting in the transfer of a limited portion of Oqton MOS's personnel. The transfer of personnel is expected to provide cost savings from the date of the disposal of Oqton Dental. The Company continues to evaluate strategic alternatives related to the remaining portion of Oqton that the Company continues to hold.
Acquisitions/Investments (See Note 3 and Note 10 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further details)
The Company has made the following significant acquisitions and investments during our fiscal years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022.
Wematter AB
On July 1, 2023, the Company completed the acquisition of Wematter AB (“Wematter”), a Swedish 3D printer manufacturer, for which post-acquisition results are included in our Industrial Solutions segment. The acquisition broadens 3D Systems’ Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) portfolio. Consideration for this acquisition consisted of approximately $10.2 million in cash, subject to customary post-closing adjustments. The Company also may be required to pay an additional €2.0 million in cash, contingent upon the achievement of certain post-closing performance conditions and the continued employment of certain key employees of Wematter for two years after the closing date of the acquisition. As of December 31, 2023, management does not believe that achievement of the post-closing performance conditions is probable.
Theradaptive, Inc.
In June of 2023, we made an $8.0 million investment in Theradaptive, Inc. ("Theradaptive") via the purchase of Series A Preferred Stock, pursuant to which we hold an approximate 9.15%, or 8.25% fully-diluted, ownership interest in Theradaptive. Theradaptive is currently developing a protein that encourages bone growth. This biotechnology could be applied to 3D printed metal splints for patients who otherwise may require amputation of a limb because the lost bone is too vast to replace with a splint. The Company has accounted for its investment in Theradaptive on a cost basis, subject to assessment for impairment, as the fair value of Theradaptive's equity is not readily determinable, and the investment is not subject to the equity method of accounting due to the Company's lack of significant influence. The investment in Theradaptive is not expected to materially impact our future financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.
dp polar GmbH
On October 4, 2022, we completed the acquisition of dp polar, a German-based designer and manufacturer of a manufacturing system designed for high-speed mass production of customized components, for $25.9 million, which includes $19.6 million paid in cash at closing, $7.1 million paid at closing via the issuance of the Company’s common stock, and an estimated post-closing purchase price adjustment of $0.8 million due to the Company from the sellers. An additional payment of $2.2 million, consisting of the issuance of 249,865 shares of the Company’s common stock, could be required if a key individual from dp polar's management team continues to provide service to the Company through December 31, 2024. As discussed above, because dp polar has not generated any revenue subsequent to being acquired, and is not expected to generate any revenue in the foreseeable future, the Company has decided to cease developing the acquired dp polar IPR&D for the foreseeable future.
Kumovis GmbH
On April 1, 2022, we completed the acquisition of 93.75% of Kumovis GmbH ("Kumovis") for an all-cash purchase price of $37.9 million. $3.6 million of the purchase price was deferred for up to fifteen months from the closing date and was paid in July 2023. Kumovis, which is part of the Healthcare Solutions segment, utilizes polyether ether keton or “PEEK” materials, which have properties that lend it to many medical applications that fit into our personalized healthcare solutions operations, including many implant applications. Certain of Kumovis's applications remain subject to FDA approval before they will result in the recognition of revenue.
Titan Additive LLC
On April 1, 2022, we completed the acquisition of 100% of Titan Additive LLC ("Titan") for an all-cash purchase price of $39.0 million. Titan, which is part of the Industrial Solutions segment, is a pellet-based extrusion platform that addresses customer applications requiring large build volumes, superior performance, and improved productivity at significantly lower cost. We believe the acquisition of Titan will open up new markets in the Industrial Solutions segment.
National Additive Manufacturing Innovation ("NAMI") Joint Venture
In March 2022, the Saudi Arabian Industrial Investments Company (“Dussur”) and 3D Systems signed an agreement to form a joint venture intended to expand the use of additive manufacturing within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and surrounding geographies, including the Middle East and North Africa. The joint venture is to enable the development of Saudi Arabia's domestic additive manufacturing production capabilities, consistent with the Kingdom’s ‘Vision 2030,’ which is focused on diversification of the economy and long-term sustainability. Upon entering into the agreement with Dussur, 3D Systems committed to an initial investment in the joint venture of approximately $6.5 million, of which $3.4 million had been deposited into an escrow account as of December 31, 2022 and, accordingly, was reported as restricted cash within other assets on the December 31, 2022 balance sheet. In February 2023, the Company became a shareholder in the joint venture and owns 49% of the joint venture's common stock. During April 2023, the $3.4 million held in escrow, as well as the additional amount of approximately $3.1 million owed to the joint venture, was deposited into a bank account of the joint venture for use in its operations. The impact of this investment on the Company’s future financial position and cash flows is expected to be limited to cash outflow(s) related to future investments, if required. Additional future investments are contingent upon the achievement of certain milestones by the joint venture or separate agreement by the parties to the joint venture to invest additional capital. Refer to Note 26 for details regarding the Company's incremental investment in NAMI subsequent to December 31, 2023.
The Company accounts for the joint venture under the equity method of accounting, which requires the Company to recognize its proportionate share of the joint venture's reported net income or loss. Due to the timing of when the joint venture's reported financial information is expected to be available, the Company records amounts required to be recognized pursuant to the equity method of accounting on a one quarter lag.
Enhatch Inc.
In March 2022, we made a $10.0 million investment for an approximate 26.6% ownership interest in Enhatch Inc. (“Enhatch”), the developer of the Intelligent Surgery Ecosystem. We simultaneously entered into a collaboration and supply agreement with Enhatch. We also obtained warrants to purchase additional shares of Enhatch and the right to purchase, in the future, the remaining shares of Enhatch that 3D Systems does not own, if certain revenue targets are achieved. Enhatch's Intelligent Surgery Ecosystem provides technologies which streamline and scale the design and delivery of patient-specific medical devices by automating the process. Incorporating these capabilities into 3D Systems’ workflow for patient-specific solutions, which includes advanced software, expert treatment planning services, custom implants, instrumentation design, and industry-leading production processes, will help more efficiently meet the growing demand for personalized medical devices.
Investing in Regenerative Medicine
Within our Healthcare Solutions segment, a portion of our business focuses on opportunities for additive manufacturing to be applied to regenerative medicine. To date, our efforts in the area of regenerative medicine have consisted primarily of pre-commercial bio-technology R&D in the areas described below.
Our first area of focus is the use of additive manufacturing for human organ transplantation, with a long-term goal of helping patients with end-stage disease receive transplants that will enable them to enjoy long and active lives. This program combines our 3D printing expertise and capabilities in human tissue engineering with the regenerative medicine and biotechnology expertise of a key strategic partner. Through the start of 2024, our program focused on developing the capability to print organ scaffolds for human lungs, kidneys and livers. However, beginning in the first quarter of 2024, due to changes to our arrangement with and funding from our key strategic partner, the Company’s continuing organ program shifted its focus to developing the capability to print human lung scaffolds, for which the related R&D efforts will continue to be primarily funded by our key strategic partner. Refer to the discussions of (A) “Regenerative medicine earnout payments and performance-based stock units” within the “Critical Accounting Estimates” section of this MD&A discussion and (B) Note 26 for additional information regarding the impact of the changes to this program during the first quarter of 2024.
Our second area of focus involves utilizing our bio-printing technology to manufacture non-organ human tissue scaffolds for use in transplantation and surgical reconstruction applications. We believe that continued progress in this area could result in significantly improved health outcomes for patients, as well as open up attractive new growth markets and therapeutic applications for 3D printed, vascularized soft-tissue scaffolds.
Our third area of focus seeks to utilize our bio-printing capabilities to design and manufacture 3D-printed vascularized “organs-on-chips” for use in drug development by pharmaceutical industry customers through our wholly-owned biotech company, Systemic Bio. We believe that “organs-on-chips” can accelerate the drug development process and reduce the cost of pre-clinical drug testing, as well as reduce the pharmaceutical industry’s reliance on animal testing. Systemic Bio combines 3D Systems’ legacy expertise in high-resolution 3D printing with advanced capabilities in bioprinting and biomaterials to design and market 3D-printed, vascularized “organs-on-chips.” During the year ended December 31, 2023, Systemic Bio entered into its first commercial contracts with pharmaceutical industry customers.
Background
We earn revenue from the sale of products and services through our Healthcare Solutions and Industrial Solutions segments. The product categories include 3D printers and corresponding materials, digitizers, software licenses, 3D scanners and haptic devices. The majority of materials used in our 3D printers are proprietary. The services categories include maintenance contracts and services on 3D printers, software maintenance, software as a service subscriptions and healthcare solutions services.
Given the relatively high price of certain 3D printers and a corresponding lengthy selling cycle, as well as relatively low unit volume of the higher-priced printers in any particular period, a shift in the timing and concentration of orders and shipments from one period to another can materially affect reported revenue in any given period.
In addition to changes in sales volumes, there are two other primary drivers of changes in revenue from one period to another: (1) the combined effect of changes in product mix and average selling prices and (2) the impact of fluctuations in foreign currencies. As used in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, the price and mix effects relate to changes in revenue that are not able to be specifically related to changes in unit volume or foreign exchange.
How We Assess the Performance of Our Business
We manage operations through the two business segments described above. In addition to our consolidated GAAP financial measures, we review Adjusted EBITDA.
We believe Adjusted EBITDA is a helpful supplemental measure to assist us and investors in evaluating our operating results, as Adjusted EBITDA excludes certain items for which the fluctuation from period to period does not necessarily correspond to changes in the operations of our business. Adjusted EBITDA represents net income (loss), plus income tax (provision) benefit, interest and other income (expense), net, stock-based compensation expense, amortization of intangible assets, depreciation expense, and certain other non-GAAP adjustments. We believe that the adjustments applied in presenting Adjusted EBITDA are appropriate to provide additional information to investors about our operating and financial performance without the effects of (1) certain material non-cash items and (2) certain items that we do not believe to be core to our operations.
Management and our Board of Directors regularly use Adjusted EBITDA in evaluating our operating and financial performance and in establishing discretionary annual compensation. This measure is provided in addition to, and should not be considered to be a substitute for, or superior to, comparable measures determined in accordance with GAAP. In addition, we believe that Adjusted EBITDA is frequently used by investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of other issuers, many of which also present Adjusted EBITDA when reporting their results in an effort to augment investors' understanding of their operating and financial results; however, similarly titled measures provided by other issuers may not be calculated in the same manner and/or using the same adjustments.
Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative to net income (loss) or any other performance measure derived in accordance with GAAP. Adjusted EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool, and you should not consider such measure either in isolation or as a substitute for analyzing our results as reported under GAAP.
For further information regarding Adjusted EBITDA, see “Reconciliation of non-GAAP Measures” below.
Consolidated Financial Results for the Years Ended December 31, 2023 and 2022
Year Ended December 31,
(in thousands) 2023 2022
Revenue:
Products $ 328,731 $ 395,396
Services 159,338 142,635
Total revenue 488,069 538,031
Cost of sales:
Products 203,258 237,386
Services 88,390 86,412
Total cost of sales 291,648 323,798
Gross profit 196,421 214,233
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative 210,172 244,181
Research and development 89,466 87,071
Intangible and Goodwill Impairments 302,787 -
Total operating expenses 602,425 331,252
Loss from operations (406,004) (117,019)
Interest and other income (expense), net 43,692 (3,790)
(Loss) income before income taxes (362,312) (120,809)
Benefit (provision) for income taxes 641 (2,140)
Loss on equity method investment, net of income taxes (1,282) -
Net (loss) income before redeemable non-controlling interest (362,953) (122,949)
Less: net loss attributable to redeemable non-controlling interest (265) (238)
Net (loss) income attributable to 3D Systems Corporation $ (362,688) $ (122,711)
Other Financial Data:
Adjusted EBITDA
$ (26,258) $ (5,781)
Operating Results for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to the year ended December 31, 2022
Consolidated revenue
The following table sets forth changes in our products and services revenue for the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022.
(Dollars in thousands) Products Services Total
Revenue - year ended December 31, 2022
$ 395,396 73.5 % $ 142,635 26.5 % $ 538,031 100.0 %
Change in revenue:
Volume (70,454) (17.8) % 15,980 11.2 % (54,474) (10.1) %
Price/mix 2,724 0.7 % - - % 2,724 0.5 %
Foreign currency translation 1,065 0.3 % 723 0.5 % 1,788 0.3 %
Net change (66,665) (16.9) % 16,703 11.7 % (49,962) (9.3) %
Revenue - year ended December 31, 2023
$ 328,731 67.4 % $ 159,338 32.6 % $ 488,069 100.0 %
Products revenue
For the year ended December 31, 2023, products revenue decreased by $66.7 million, or 16.9%, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2022. Lower sales volume resulted in a $70.5 million, or 17.8%, decrease in reported product revenue relative to the prior year period, of which $62.9 million of such decrease is attributable to our Healthcare Solutions segment. The lower sales volume within our Healthcare Solutions segment was primarily due to lower sales to the dental market, including lower printer sales to a key customer. Product sales volume in our Healthcare Solutions segment also decreased due to lower printer sales to customers in the medical devices and other non-dental markets. A decrease in product sales volume within our Industrial Solutions segment resulted in a revenue decrease of $7.6 million compared to the prior year. This decrease was significantly driven by lower printer sales to customers in the jewelry market, which was primarily due to a delay in the Company's release of a new printer model.
The decrease in product revenue due to lower sales volume was partially offset by favorable impacts of price/mix and foreign currency translation. For our Healthcare Solutions segment, price/mix had a favorable impact of $6.7 million, which includes favorable pricing of sales to a key customer due to their lower purchase volume. The favorable impact of price/mix on our Healthcare Solutions revenue was partially offset by an unfavorable price/mix impact of $4.0 million on our Industrial Solutions revenue, which was due to discounted pricing on certain product classes in response to competition and to increase future revenues.
Services revenue
For the year ended December 31, 2023, services revenue increased by $16.7 million, or 11.7%, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2022. Higher sales volume resulted in a $16.0 million, or 11.2%, increase in reported services revenue relative to the prior year period, of which $7.6 million and $8.4 million of the increase relates to our Healthcare Solutions segment and our Industrial Solutions segment, respectively. The volume increase in our Healthcare Solutions' services revenue was partially due to incremental variable consideration (revenue) being deemed probable of being earned under a regenerative medicine collaboration and licensing agreement that was amended during the year ended December 31, 2023. In connection with the amendment to this collaboration and licensing agreement, the Company concluded that three additional milestone-based payments included in the contract, totaling $6.5 million in the aggregate, became probable of being earned. The inclusion of these additional milestone payments in the contract transaction price resulted in the recognition of additional Healthcare Solutions' services revenue during the year ended December 31, 2023, inclusive of a $4.5 million aggregate cumulative catch-up adjustment to the revenue recorded under the contract. Revenue related to the collaboration and licensing agreement is recognized over time and, accordingly, the remaining revenue attributable to the three additional milestone payments is expected to be recognized over the remaining duration of the contract. The remaining increase in our Healthcare Solutions' services revenue primarily relates to higher personalized healthcare solutions revenue.
For our Industrial Solutions segment, the $8.4 million increase in services revenue attributable to higher sales volume primarily relates to increases in revenue generated from parts manufacturing and hardware maintenance services.
Total revenue
Total consolidated revenue for the year ended December 31, 2023 decreased by $50.0 million or 9.3% to $488.1 million, compared to $538.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2022. This decrease was primarily driven by the $70.5 million impact of lower product sales volumes, offset by the $16.0 million impact of the increase in services sale volume. Refer to the detailed discussions above. To a lesser extent, total consolidated revenue for the year ended December 31, 2023 was positively impacted by changes in products sales price/mix and changes in foreign exchange rates.
Consolidated gross profit
Year Ended December 31,
2023 2022 Change in Gross Profit Change in Gross Profit Margin
(Dollars in thousands) Gross Profit Gross Profit Margin Gross Profit Gross Profit Margin $ % Percentage Points
%
Products $ 125,473 38.2 % $ 158,010 40.0 % $ (32,537) (20.6) % (1.8) % (4.5) %
Services 70,948 44.5 % 56,223 39.4 % 14,725 26.2 % 5.1 % 12.9 %
Total $ 196,421 40.2 % $ 214,233 39.8 % $ (17,812) (8.3) % 0.4 % 1.0 %
Gross profit for the year ended December 31, 2023 decreased $17.8 million, or 8.3%, to $196.4 million, compared to $214.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2022. Gross profit margin for the year ended December 31, 2023 increased to 40.2%, as compared to 39.8% for the year ended December 31, 2022, primarily driven by the increase in our services gross profit margin (as discussed in greater detail below).
Products gross profit and gross profit margin
For the year ended December 31, 2023, gross profit from products sales decreased by $32.5 million, or 20.6%, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2022. This decrease was primarily driven by lower products sales revenue.
Services gross profit and gross profit margin
For the year ended December 31, 2023, gross profit from services sales increased $14.7 million, or 26.2%, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2022. The increase in gross profit from services sales was primarily driven by the $16.7 million, or 11.7%, increase in services revenue. In general, the increases in services revenue in both our Industrial Solutions segment and Healthcare Solutions segment contributed significantly to the increase in our services gross profit and gross profit margin due to the fixed nature of certain costs (e.g., salaries) incurred to provide our services. Accordingly, the costs incurred to provide our services generally do not increase proportionately with increases in services revenue.
In addition, the increase in our services revenue includes the $4.5 million of incremental variable consideration revenue recognized by our Healthcare Solutions segment on a cumulative catch-up basis, upon concluding that additional milestone-based payments related to a collaboration and licensing revenue agreement are probable of being earned. As there were no direct costs (e.g., costs of goods sold) associated with this incremental collaboration and licensing revenue, the entire $4.5 million contributed to an increase in our reported gross profit, as well as to a 1.6% increase and 0.5% increase in our services gross profit margin and consolidated gross profit margin, respectively.
Consolidated selling, general and administrative expense
Selling, general and administrative ("SG&A") expense for the year ended December 31, 2023 decreased $34.0 million, or 13.9%, to $210.2 million, compared to $244.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2022. Reported SG&A expense for the year ended December 31, 2023 was impacted by the Company’s acquisition of Wematter on July 1, 2023, as costs attributable to Wematter's operations are not included in our reported results for the year ended December 31, 2022. In addition, SG&A expense for the year ended December 31, 2023 is impacted by the acquisitions of Titan and Kumovis on April 1, 2022 and dp polar on October 4, 2022, as each of these acquired businesses was consolidated for the full year ended December 31, 2023, as compared to only part of our fiscal year ended December 31, 2022. For the year ended December 31, 2023, our SG&A expense increased $1.4 million due to the inclusion of the operating results of these acquisitions for a greater portion of fiscal year 2023, as compared to fiscal year 2022. This $1.4 million increase primarily relates to additional compensation expense and amortization expense.
The primary drivers of the $34.0 million decrease in SG&A expense for fiscal year 2023 - despite the $1.4 million increase in SG&A expense due to recent acquisitions - include:
Primary drivers (in thousands)
Increase / (Decrease)
Volumetric earnout
$ (33,162)
Government settlement on export control compliance matters
(14,644)
Amortization (3,747)
Ordinary compensation and benefits (inclusive of stock compensation)
(1,167)
Other legal and outside services
11,143
Severance
5,356
Other 2,212
Total change
$ (34,009)
Volumetric earnout expense decreased by $33.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, as the Company reversed $17.3 million of previously recognized earnout expense during the year ended December 31, 2023, as compared to recognizing $15.9 million of earnout expense during the year ended December 31, 2022. Prior to (and through the first half of) the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company was accruing for a potential earnout payment of $65 million, representing compensation expense, based upon the expected achievement of a non-financial, science-based milestone outlined in the Volumetric acquisition agreement. Expense related to the potential earnout payment was being recognized on a straight-line basis through the anticipated date of achievement of the related milestone. However, during the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company concluded that the non-financial milestone to which the potential earnout payment of $65 million relates was no longer probable of being achieved due to a reduction in the budgeted funding for the related R&D efforts and, accordingly, all previously recognized compensation expense was reversed. Refer to our discussion of "Critical Accounting Estimates" and Note 17 to the consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this Form 10-K for additional details.
The $14.6 million decrease in SG&A expense related to our settlement with the U.S. government on export control compliance matters is due to the accrual of our full liability related to these matters during the year ended December 31, 2022. Refer to Note 23 to the consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this Form 10-K for additional details.
Amortization expense decreased by $3.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 due to the impairment charges recorded against intangible assets included in our dp polar and Oqton MOS asset groups during the year ended December 31, 2023. These impairment charges reduced the amortizable asset balance for the impacted intangible assets to $0. Refer to our discussion of "Other Strategic Business Decisions and Cost Saving Initiatives" and Note 8 to the consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this Form 10-K for additional details. In addition, amortization expense decreased as a result of certain intangible assets becoming fully amortized prior to the end of the first quarter of the current year ended December 31, 2023.
Ordinary compensation and benefits costs decreased by $1.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, as a $4.8 million decrease in bonus and share-based compensation (excluding the Volumetric earnout expense subject to settlement in shares of our common stock and discussed above) more than offset the increase in costs attributable to ordinary salaries, wages, and employee benefits due to our acquisitions and increase in personnel dedicated to our regenerative medicine activities.
Other legal and outside services expense increased by $11.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 due to (1) an increase in costs attributable to consultants and contract workers supporting various functions within the Company, including certain internal transformation efforts, (2) an increase in audit and accounting fees, and (3) an increase in legal fees (excluding the year-over-year impact of the settlement with the U.S. government on export control compliance matters, as discussed above).
Severance expense increased by $5.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 due to termination benefit costs that have been recognized for both completed and ongoing headcount reductions across various support functions of the Company. Refer to our discussion of "Fiscal Year 2023 Restructuring Activities" and Note 25 to the consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this Form 10-K for additional details.
Consolidated research and development expense
R&D expense for the year ended December 31, 2023 increased $2.4 million, or 2.8%, to $89.5 million, as compared to $87.1 million for the same period last year. Reported R&D expense for the year ended December 31, 2023 was impacted by the Company’s acquisition of Wematter on July 1, 2023, as costs attributable to Wematter's operations are not included in our reported results for the year ended December 31, 2022. In addition, R&D expense for the year ended December 31, 2023 is impacted by the acquisitions of Titan and Kumovis on April 1, 2022 and dp polar on October 4, 2022, as each of these acquired businesses was consolidated for the full year ended December 31, 2023, as compared to only part of our fiscal year ended December 31, 2022. For the year ended December 31, 2023, our R&D expense increased $2.8 million due to the inclusion of the operating results of these acquisitions for a greater portion of fiscal year 2023, as compared to fiscal year 2022. This $2.8 million increase includes the impact of our acquisitions on compensation expense.
The primary drivers of the $2.4 million increase in R&D expense for fiscal year 2023 are a $1.1 million net impact of an increase in employee compensation and benefit costs, partially offset by lower external workforce costs, and a $1.0 million increase in severance costs. Ordinary compensation and benefit costs and certain other R&D costs increased due to the impact of our acquisitions and the ramp up of personnel in our wholly-owned bio-tech subsidiary, Systemic Bio, which is focused on the design and manufacture of 3D-printed vascularized “organs-on-chips” for use in drug development by pharmaceutical industry customers. Refer to our discussion of "Investing in Regenerative Medicine" for additional details.
The increase in severance costs is primarily attributable to termination benefit costs that have been recognized for both completed and ongoing headcount reductions within our R&D function. Refer to our discussion of "Fiscal Year 2023 Restructuring Activities" and Note 25 to the consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this Form 10-K for additional details.
Impairments of goodwill and intangible assets
During the year ended December 31, 2023, we recorded aggregate impairment charges of $302.8 million related to intangible assets (inclusive of goodwill); whereas, similar impairment charges were not recorded during the year ended December 31, 2022. The following table summarizes the nature of the intangible assets for which impairment charges were recorded during the year ended December 31, 2023:
Nature of Impairment Charge (in thousands)
Amount of Charge
Goodwill
$ 279,808
Indefinite-life intangible asset (dp polar IPR&D)
5,554
Finite-life intangible assets
17,425
Total impairment charges
$ 302,787
The $279.8 million goodwill impairment charge recorded for the year ended December 31, 2023 reflects the impairment of 100% of the goodwill that had been assigned to our Industrial Solutions reporting unit based upon the result of our annual goodwill impairment test. This outcome of our annual goodwill impairment test is reflective of the significant and sustained drop in the Company's stock price and market capitalization leading up to and as of the testing date, as well as the significantly higher carrying value (including the goodwill balance) of our Industrial Solutions reporting unit compared to our Healthcare Solutions reporting unit. Refer to Note 9 to the consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this Form 10-K for additional details.
For the year ended December 31, 2023, we recognized impairment charges related to (1) our indefinite-life intangible asset balance, consisting solely of dp polar's IPR&D, and (2) certain of our finite-life intangible assets, consisting of intangible assets included in our Oqton MOS and dp polar asset groups. These impairment charges were triggered by the Company's decision to cease the development of dp polar's IPR&D for the foreseeable future and the Company's conclusion that it will more likely than not sell or otherwise dispose of Oqton MOS. Based upon a determination that the dp polar and Oqton MOS intangible assets were no longer expected to produce or contribute to the production of positive cash flows for the Company, the Company recorded impairment charges to write their carrying values down to $0. Refer to our discussion of "Other Strategic Business Decisions and Cost Saving Initiatives" and Note 8 to the consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this Form 10-K for additional details.
Consolidated operating loss
Our operating loss for the year ended December 31, 2023 was $406.0 million, compared to a $117.0 million operating loss for the year ended December 31, 2022. The increase in our operating loss was primarily attributable to the $302.8 million of non-cash impairment charges recorded (1) against the carrying value of our goodwill and (2) to write-off the intangible assets that were included in our dp polar and Oqton asset groups. The $17.8 million decrease in our reported gross profit and $2.4 million increase in our reported R&D expense was more than offset by the $34.0 million decrease in our reported SG&A expense. Refer to the discussions of our financial statement line items above for additional details.
Non-Operating Income (Loss) for the Year Ended December 31, 2023 compared to the Year Ended December 31, 2022
Interest and other income (expense), net
The following table sets forth the components of interest and other income (expense), net for the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022.
Year Ended
(in thousands) December 31, 2023 December 31, 2022
Interest and other income (expense), net
Foreign exchange loss, net
$ (4,825) $ (4,424)
Interest income, net
16,210 6,541
Other income (expense), net
32,307 (5,907)
Total interest and other income (expense), net
$ 43,692 $ (3,790)
For the year ended December 31, 2023, interest income, net increased $9.7 million, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2022. This increase was due to higher interest income earned on cash and cash equivalents, which was driven by higher market interest rates during the year ended December 31, 2023.
For the year ended December 31, 2023, other income (expense) increased primarily due to the $32.2 million gain recorded upon the repurchase of a portion of our outstanding convertible debt securities during the year ended December 31, 2023. Refer to Note 13 to the consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this Form 10-K for additional details. In addition, a $2.8 million impairment charge was recorded with respect to the Company's investment in Enhatch during the year ended December 31, 2022. There were no similar impairments recognized with respect to the Company's investments during the year ended December 31, 2023. Refer to Note 10 to the consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this Form 10-K for additional details.
Net loss
The following table sets forth our net loss for the years ended December 31, 2023, and 2022.
Year Ended December 31,
(in thousands, except per share amounts) 2023 2022
Loss before income taxes
$ (362,312) $ (120,809)
Benefit (provision) for income taxes
641 (2,140)
Loss on equity method investment, net of income taxes
(1,282) -
Net loss before redeemable non-controlling interest
(362,953) (122,949)
Less: net loss attributable to redeemable non-controlling interest
(265) (238)
Net loss attributable to 3D Systems Corporation
$ (362,688) $ (122,711)
Net loss per common share:
Basic $ (2.79) $ (0.96)
Diluted $ (2.79) $ (0.96)
For the year ended December 31, 2023, we reported a tax benefit of $0.6 million, as compared to a tax provision of $2.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2022. The Company's effective tax rates for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 were significantly below blended U.S. and foreign jurisdictions' statutory tax rates due to (1) the Company's reported losses and (2) the maintenance of a valuation allowance against the Company's deferred tax assets based upon the Company's conclusion that it is more likely than not that its deferred tax assets will not be realized in various tax jurisdictions.
The increase in the net loss attributable to 3D Systems for the year ended December 31, 2023, as compared to the net loss attributable to 3D Systems for the year ended December 31, 2022, was primarily driven by the period-over period increase in the Company's consolidated operating loss reported for the year ended December 31, 2023, partially offset by the non-operating income reported for the year ended December 31, 2023, as compared to a non-operating loss reported for the year ended December 31, 2022. In addition, the Company reported a loss on equity method investment, net of income taxes, for the year ended December 31, 2023; whereas, the Company did not hold this investment that is accounted for under the equity method of accounting as of the year ended December 31, 2022.
Non-GAAP Earnings
Adjusted EBITDA
Our Adjusted EBITDA decreased from negative $5.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 to negative $26.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. This decrease of $20.5 million in our Adjusted EBITDA was driven by a $289.0 million increase in our reported operating loss for the year ended December 31, 2023, adjusted for the period-over-period changes in certain operating costs that are included in the determination of our GAAP operating loss, but are excluded from our calculation of Adjusted EBITDA. As shown in the reconciliation of our reported Net Loss attributable to 3D Systems Corporation to Adjusted EBITDA (below), GAAP costs for which period-over-period variances materially impacted our reported operating loss for the year ended December 31, 2023, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2022, but are excluded from the calculation of Adjusted EBITDA for each of those respective periods, include impairment charges, amortization expense, stock-based compensation expense, acquisition and divestiture-related expense, legal expenses, and restructuring expense.
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures
The table that follows provides a reconciliation of the reported Net Loss attributable to 3D Systems Corporation to Adjusted EBITDA. Refer to the discussion of "How We Assess the Performance of Our Business" for additional information regarding Adjusted EBITDA, and why management believes this measure provides useful information regarding the Company's results of operations.
Year Ended
(in thousands) December 31, 2023 December 31, 2022
Net loss attributable to 3D Systems Corporation $ (362,688) $ (122,711)
Interest income, net (16,210) (6,541)
(Benefit) provision for income taxes (641) 2,140
Depreciation expense 21,346 21,096
Amortization expense 12,067 15,480
Stock-based compensation expense 23,504 42,489
Acquisition and divestiture-related expense (1,070) 12,360
Legal expenses 8,053 19,062
Restructuring expense 11,487 733
Net loss attributable to redeemable non-controlling interest (265) (238)
Loss on equity method investment, net of income taxes 1,282 -
Goodwill and other assets impairment charges 304,359 18
Gain on repurchase of debt (32,181) -
Other non-operating expense 4,699 10,331
Adjusted EBITDA $ (26,258) $ (5,781)
Segment Financial Results of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2023 and 2022
Effective as of January 1, 2023, and for periods subsequent thereto, Adjusted EBITDA reflects the measure of profitability used by the Company’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) to evaluate the performance of the Company’s reportable segments. In addition, as of January 1, 2023, the Company's methodology for allocating certain costs between its segments was revised to more closely reflect changes in the Company's business and estimates of the usage of shared resources by the Company's segments. Prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform with current year presentation.
The following table presents the revenue and Adjusted EBITDA amounts reported by each of our segments, as well as non-allocated corporate costs, for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022:
Revenue Adjusted EBITDA
Year Ended Year Ended
(in thousands) December 31, 2023 December 31, 2022 Change December 31, 2023 December 31, 2022 Change
Healthcare Solutions $ 213,216 $ 260,988 $ (47,772) $ 38,520 $ 55,783 $ (17,263)
Industrial Solutions 274,853 277,043 (2,190) 19,128 24,214 (5,086)
Corporate and Other - - - (83,906) (85,778) 1,872
Total Company $ 488,069 $ 538,031 $ (49,962) $ (26,258) $ (5,781) $ (20,477)
Healthcare Solutions
Revenue
For the year ended December 31, 2023, Healthcare Solutions revenue decreased $47.8 million, or 18.3%, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2022. This decrease in segment revenue was primarily due to a $48.2 million, or 31.9%, decrease in sales to the dental market, including lower printer sales to a key customer. Total product revenue for the segment decreased by $55.6 million, primarily reflective of our lower sales to the dental market, but also inclusive of lower printer sales to customers in the medical devices and other non-dental markets.
The decrease in product sales for the segment was partially offset by a $7.8 million increase in services revenue for the segment. The increase in services revenue was partially driven by the recognition of incremental variable consideration revenue, inclusive of a $4.5 million cumulative catch-up adjustment, that relates directly to the inclusion of $6.5 million of additional milestone payments (representing variable consideration) in the total transaction price of a regenerative medicine collaboration and licensing revenue agreement during the current year ended December 31, 2023. The additional milestone-based payments were deemed probable of being earned under revised contract terms that took effect upon the execution of an amendment to the collaboration and licensing revenue agreement during the year ended December 31, 2023. Our Healthcare Solutions' services revenue also increased due to higher personalized healthcare solutions revenue.
Adjusted EBITDA
For the year ended December 31, 2023, Adjusted EBITDA for our Healthcare Solutions segment decreased $17.3 million, or 30.9%, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2022, primarily due to (1) our lower sales to the dental market, including the segment's lower printer sales to a key customer, (2) the decrease in product sales into other markets, and (2) the increase in R&D costs incurred related to regenerative medicine, partially offset by increases in services revenue and a favorable impact of price/mix on the segment's product revenue.
Industrial Solutions
Revenue
For the year ended December 31, 2023, Industrial Solutions revenue decreased $2.2 million, or 0.8%, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2022. This decrease in segment revenue is primarily attributable to a $11.1 million decrease in products revenue reflective of (1) lower printer sales to customers in the jewelry market, resulting from a delay in the Company's release of a new printer model, and (2) an unfavorable impact of price/mix, primarily due to discounted pricing on certain product classes in response to competition and to increase future revenue. The decrease in product revenue was partially offset by an $8.9 million increase in services revenue related to parts manufacturing and hardware maintenance services.
Adjusted EBITDA
For the year ended December 31, 2023, Adjusted EBITDA for our Industrial Solutions segment decreased $5.1 million, or 21.0%, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2022, which was primarily driven by a $2.0 million unfavorable impact of the Company's recent acquisitions and the unfavorable impact of both volume and price/mix on product revenue, partially offset by (1) the increase in services revenue and (2) lower operating expenses, when excluding the impact of acquisitions.
Corporate and Other
Adjusted EBITDA
For the year ended December 31, 2023, Corporate and Other Adjusted EBITDA was relatively flat, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2022, as a reduction in certain internal administration and corporate R&D costs, as well as a favorable foreign exchange impact, was partially offset by an increase in outside services and consulting costs.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The following table sets forth the Company's operating working capital at December 31, 2023, and 2022.
Change
(Dollars in thousands) December 31, 2023 December 31, 2022 $ %
Cash and cash equivalents $ 331,525 $ 388,134 $ (56,609) (14.6) %
Short-term investments - 180,603 (180,603) (100.0) %
Accounts receivable, net 101,497 93,886 7,611 8.1 %
Inventories 152,188 137,832 14,356 10.4 %
585,210 800,455 (215,245) (26.9) %
Less:
Current operating lease liabilities 9,924 8,343 1,581 19.0 %
Accounts payable 49,757 53,826 (4,069) (7.6) %
Accrued and other liabilities 49,460 56,264 (6,804) (12.1) %
109,141 118,433 (9,292) (7.8) %
Operating working capital $ 476,069 $ 682,022 $ (205,953) (30.2) %
We assess our liquidity in terms of our ability to generate cash to fund our operating, investing and financing activities. In doing so, we review and analyze our current cash on hand, the number of days our sales are outstanding, inventory turns, capital expenditure commitments and accounts payable turns. Our cash requirements, excluding acquisitions, primarily consist of funding working capital and capital expenditures. Differences between the amounts of working capital item changes in the cash flow statement and the balance sheet changes for the corresponding items are primarily the result of foreign currency translation adjustments, acquisitions and divestitures.
At December 31, 2023, cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments totaled $331.5 million and decreased $237.2 million since December 31, 2022. This decrease resulted primarily from the repayment of long-term debt of $100.6 million, cash used in operations of $80.7 million, acquisitions and other investments, net of cash acquired of $29.2 million, and capital expenditures of $27.2 million.
We expect that cash flow from operations, cash and cash equivalents, and other sources of liquidity, such as issuing equity or debt securities, subject to market conditions, will be available and sufficient to meet all foreseeable cash requirements.
Cash held outside the U.S. at December 31, 2023 was $65.8 million, or 19.8% of total cash and cash equivalents, compared to $58.4 million, or 15.0% of total cash and cash equivalents at December 31, 2022. As our previously unremitted earnings have been subjected to U.S. federal income tax, we expect any repatriation of these earnings to the U.S. would not incur significant federal and state taxes. However, these dividends are subject to foreign withholding taxes that are estimated to result in the Company incurring tax costs in excess of the cost to obtain cash through other means. Cash equivalents are comprised of funds held in money market instruments and are reported at their current carrying value, which approximates fair value due to the short-term nature of these instruments. We strive to minimize our credit risk by investing primarily in investment grade, liquid instruments and limit exposure to any one issuer depending upon credit quality. See “Cash flow” discussion below.
Cash flow
The Company currently funds its operations - including working capital requirements, capital expenditures, investments and acquisitions - by using cash on hand cash; cash equivalents; cash flow from operations, which can vary widely from quarter to quarter; and financing activities, as necessary. We expect that cash flow from operations, cash and cash equivalents, and other sources of liquidity, such as issuing equity or debt securities, subject to market conditions, will be available and sufficient to meet all foreseeable cash requirements. The following is a summary of the changes in the Company’s cash flows, followed by a brief discussion of these changes:
Year Ended
(in thousands) December 31, 2023 December 31, 2022 Change
Net cash used in operating activities
$ (80,695) $ (70,021) $ (10,674)
Cash flow provided by (used in) investing activities 124,784 (308,355) 433,139
Cash flow used in financing activities (106,469) (13,815) (92,654)
Cash flow from operations
For the year ended December 31, 2023, cash used in operating activities was $80.7 million due to the reported loss from operations and the $35.4 million increase in working capital (excluding cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments) from December 31, 2022. Cash used in operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2022 was $70.0 million. The $10.7 million increase in cash used in operating activities during the year ended December 31, 2023 is primarily due to an increase in cash outflows for working capital. Such increase is primarily the result of: (1) a higher inventory balance due to the continued in-sourcing of activities from contract manufacturers, as well as due to lower revenue; (2) a decrease in accrued and other liabilities resulting from lower incentive compensation accruals and the payment of certain legal accruals; and (3) an increase in accounts receivable due to the timing of revenue recognized versus the payments received from customers.
Cash used in operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2022 was $70.0 million due to the reported loss from operations and the $49.6 million increase in working capital (excluding cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments) from December 31, 2021. The higher working capital primarily related to an increase in inventory balances to manage supply chain challenges and as a result of the purchase of $23.9 million of inventory from a contract manufacturer in connection with our decision to terminate the manufacturing services arrangement. In addition, there was a decrease in accrued liabilities primarily due to lower incentive compensation accruals, partially offset by a reduction in accounts receivable due to lower revenue.
Cash flow from investing activities
For the year ended December 31, 2023, cash provided by investing activities was $124.8 million compared to $308.4 million of cash used in investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2022. The investing cash inflows in 2023 included sales and maturities of short-term investments of $180.9 million, offset by cash used for acquisitions of $29.2 million and capital expenditures of $27.2 million.
For the year ended December 31, 2022, cash used in investing activities was $308.4 million, which included investments of $384.4 million of excess cash in short-term investments offset by $200.3 million proceeds from the sales and maturities of such investments, cash used for acquisitions of $103.7 million, and capital expenditures of $20.9 million.
Cash flow from financing activities
For the year ended December 31, 2023, the cash flow used in financing activities was $106.5 million primarily due to the repayment of long-term debt of $100.6 million and taxes paid related to the net-share settlement of equity awards of $5.2 million.
For the year ended December 31, 2022, the cash flow used in financing activities was $13.8 million primarily due to taxes paid related to the net-share settlement of equity awards of $10.9 million and the $2.3 million payment for the acquisition of a non-controlling interest.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We have no off-balance sheet arrangements and do not utilize any “structured debt,” “special purpose” or similar unconsolidated entities for liquidity or financing purposes.
Material Cash Requirements
The Company's material cash requirements consist of the following contractual and other obligations:
Indebtedness
At December 31, 2023, we had $324.9 million of outstanding 0% convertible notes which mature in November of 2026. Management may consider pursuing additional long-term financing when it is appropriate in light of cash requirements for operations or other strategic opportunities, which could result in higher financing costs.
Purchase Commitments
We have purchase commitments under legally enforceable agreements for goods and services with defined terms as to quantity, price and timing of delivery. The Company has purchase commitments in excess of a year primarily related to printer assemblies, inventory, capital expenditures, and software licenses. As of December 31, 2023, such purchase commitments totaled $14.7 million, with approximately $8.0 million expected to be purchased within the next twelve months. In addition to ordinary purchase commitments, as of December 31, 2023, the Company had approximately $1.7 million of purchase commitments for inventory as a result of the termination of a manufacturing services agreement (refer to Note 6 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K).
Leases
The Company had operating and financing lease obligations (inclusive of interest) of $107.8 million at December 31, 2023, primarily related to real estate and equipment leases, of which approximately $17.2 million in payments are expected over the next twelve months. For more information on the Company's leases, refer to Note 11 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K.
National Additive Manufacturing Innovation ("NAMI") Joint Venture
In March 2022, Dussur and 3D Systems signed an agreement to form a joint venture intended to expand the use of additive manufacturing within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and surrounding geographies, including the Middle East and North Africa. The joint venture is to enable the development of Saudi Arabia's domestic additive manufacturing production capabilities, consistent with the Kingdom’s ‘Vision 2030,’ which is focused on diversification of the economy and long-term sustainability. In February 2023, the Company became a shareholder in the joint venture and now owns 49% of its common stock. 3D Systems was committed to an initial investment of approximately $6.5 million of cash into the joint venture, all of which has been funded as of December 31, 2023. The future impact that participation in the joint venture will have on the Company’s financial position and cash flows is not expected to be material other than any potential cash outflow(s) that may be required to fund future investments in the joint venture. Additional future investments in the joint venture are contingent upon the achievement of certain milestones by the joint venture or separate agreement by the parties to the joint venture to invest additional capital. Refer to Note 26 for details regarding the Company's incremental investment in NAMI subsequent to December 31, 2023.
Sources of Funding to Satisfy Material Cash Requirements
The Company believes that it has the financial resources needed to meet its cash requirements during the next twelve months. Cash requirements for periods beyond the next twelve months will depend on, among other things, the Company’s profitability and its ability to manage working capital requirements.
Other Contractual Commitments
Convertible Note
As of December 31, 2023, we were in compliance with all covenants of the outstanding 0% convertible notes due November 2026. Subsequent to December 31, 2023, the Company has become non-compliant with certain terms of the Indenture related to the outstanding 0% convertible notes due 2026. Refer to Note 26 for details regarding the Company's non-compliance with the Indenture subsequent to December 31, 2023.
Indemnification
In the normal course of business we periodically enter into agreements to indemnify customers or suppliers against claims of intellectual property infringement made by third parties arising from the use of our products. Historically, costs related to these indemnification provisions have not been significant. We are unable to estimate the maximum potential impact of these indemnification provisions on our future results of operations.
To the extent permitted under Delaware law, we indemnify our directors and officers for certain events or occurrences, when the director or officer is, or was, serving at our request in such capacity, subject to limited exceptions. The maximum potential amount of future payments we could be required to make under these indemnification obligations is unlimited; however, we have directors’ and officers’ insurance coverage that may enable us to recover future amounts paid, subject to a deductible and to the policy limits. There is no assurance that the policy limits will be sufficient to cover all damages, if any.
Critical Accounting Estimates
We prepare our consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP"). In doing so, we have to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts we reported as assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses, gains and losses, as well as related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. In some cases, we reasonably could have applied different estimates and/or assumptions. In some cases, changes in our accounting estimates are reasonably likely to occur from period to period. Accordingly, actual results could differ materially from our estimates. To the extent that there are material differences between our estimates and actual results, our financial condition or results of operations will be affected. We base our estimates on past experience and other assumptions that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances, and we evaluate these estimates on an ongoing basis. We refer to accounting estimates of this type as critical accounting estimates, which we discuss further below. We have reviewed our critical accounting estimates with the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors.
See Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K for a summary of our significant accounting policies.
Revenue recognition
Revenue is recognized for the amount of consideration we expect to receive in exchange for products or services when control of those promised products or services is transferred to customers, which generally occurs when the goods have been shipped or delivered to the customer, risk of loss has transferred to the customer, and we have a present right to payment.
We enter into contracts that include various combinations of products and services that are generally capable of being distinct and are accounted for as separate performance obligations. For such arrangements, we allocate revenue to each performance obligation based on its relative standalone selling price (“SSP”). Judgment is required to determine the SSP for each distinct performance obligation in a contract. For the majority of items, we estimate SSP using historical transaction data. We use a range of amounts to estimate SSP when we sell each of the products and services separately and need to determine whether there is a discount to be allocated based on the relative SSP of the various products and services. In instances where SSP is not directly observable, such as when the product or service is not sold separately, we determine the SSP using information that may include market conditions and other observable inputs.
In some circumstances, we have more than one SSP for individual products and services due to the stratification of those products and services by customers, geographic region or other factors. In these instances, we may use information such as the size of the customer and geographic region in determining the SSP. The determination of SSP is an ongoing process, and information is reviewed regularly in order to ensure SSP reflects the most current information or trends.
The nature of our sales and marketing incentives may lead to consideration that is variable. Judgment is exercised at contract inception to determine the expected value of the contract and resulting transaction price. Ongoing assessments are performed to determine if updates are needed to the original estimates.
We enter into collaborative arrangements that we may be required to account for in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 606, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers," because our collaboration partner meets the definition of a customer. When these arrangements provide an opportunity for the Company to earn milestone payments based upon the achievement of agreed-upon contract objectives, we must assess if and when it is appropriate to include those milestone payments, which represent variable consideration, in the contract's transaction price. This assessment, which impacts the timing and the amount of revenue recognized under a collaborative arrangement accounted for in accordance with ASC 606, requires management to conclude that it is probable that a significant reversal of the amount of cumulative revenue recognized with respect to a collaborative agreement will not occur as a result of including one or more milestone payments in the arrangement's transaction price, including when any uncertainty associated with the achievement of such milestones is ultimately resolved. The evaluation of when it is appropriate to include amounts earned upon the achievement of milestones in a contract's transaction price requires the application of significant assumptions and judgments, which management reassesses at the end of each reporting period.
See Note 2 and Note 5 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K for further discussion.
Allowance for doubtful accounts
In evaluating the collectability of our accounts receivable, we assess a number of factors, including specific customers’ abilities to meet their financial obligations to us, the length of time receivables are past due, historical collection experience, current economic conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. Based on these assessments, we may record a reserve for specific customers, as well as a general reserve and allowance for expected credit losses. If circumstances related to specific customers change, or economic conditions deteriorate such that our past collection experience is no longer relevant, our estimate of the recoverability of our accounts receivable could be further reduced from the levels provided for in the consolidated financial statements.
We evaluate specific accounts for which we believe a customer may have an inability to meet their financial obligations (for example, aging over 90 days past due or bankruptcy). In these cases, we use our judgment, based on available facts and circumstances, and record a specific reserve for that customer to reduce the receivable to an amount we expect to collect. These specific reserves are re-evaluated and adjusted as additional information is received that impacts the amount reserved.
Income taxes
We are subject to income taxes in the U.S. and foreign jurisdictions. Significant judgment is required in evaluating our uncertain tax positions and determining our provision for income taxes.
Although we believe we have adequately reserved for our uncertain tax positions, no assurance can be given that the final tax outcome of these matters will not be different. We adjust these reserves in light of changing facts and circumstances, such as the closing of a tax audit or the refinement of an estimate. To the extent that the final tax outcome of these matters is different than the amounts recorded, such differences will affect the provision for income taxes and the effective tax rate in the period in which such determination is made.
The provision for income taxes includes the effect of reserve provisions and changes to reserves that are considered appropriate, as well as the related net interest and penalties. In addition, we are subject to the continuous examination of our income tax returns by the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) and other tax authorities which may assert assessments against us. We regularly assess the likelihood of adverse outcomes resulting from these examinations and assessments to determine the adequacy of our provision for income taxes.
See Note 2 and Note 19 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K for further discussion.
Inventories
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value, with cost being determined using standard costing, which approximates the first-in, first-out method.
The inventory reserve is a critical estimate as there is rapid technological change in our industry impacting the market for our products, and there is significant judgment in estimating the amount of spare parts to keep on hand to service previously sold printers for periods of up to 10 or more years.
See Note 6 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K for further discussion.
Business combinations and purchase accounting
We apply purchase accounting to transactions that meet the definition of business combinations. When applying purchase accounting, we are required to estimate the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination as of the acquisition date, for which the Company engages a third-party valuation specialist to assist. The application of purchase price accounting oftentimes results in the identification and valuation of intangible assets that may not have been previously recognized on the balance sheet of the acquired company. The amount of purchase price paid in excess of the net assets acquired is recorded as goodwill.
The fair values of acquired assets and assumed liabilities are estimated in accordance with accounting standards which define fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. Management must apply judgment when identifying the intangible assets acquired as part of a business combination, as well as when determining the appropriate valuation technique to be applied to all acquired assets and assumed liabilities. Management also must make significant estimates and assumptions when determining the inputs for inclusion in the related valuation models. The fair values of the net assets acquired are determined primarily using Level 3 inputs (inputs that are unobservable to the marketplace participant).
The most significant estimates and assumptions relate to the determination of (1) the fair values of identified intangible assets (e.g., developed technology and trade names) and (2) the period and pattern of amortization for intangible assets that are assigned a definite life. The fair values of acquired intangible assets primarily have been determined based on projected cash flows attributable to the operations of the acquiree. The projected cash flows include various assumptions, including estimated revenue growth rates, operating margins, R&D expenditures, capital expenditures, royalty rates, and appropriate risk-adjusted discount rates used to discount the projected cash flows. The usage of different assumptions would result in the assignment of different fair values to the acquired identifiable intangible assets and, accordingly, also impact the amount of purchase consideration assigned to goodwill. Similarly, changes in the planned usage of the acquired identifiable intangible assets and/or their estimated economic lives, if any, could impact the recoverability of the assets and/or amortization period and expense attributable to the assets in the future.
Goodwill & other long-lived assets, including intangible assets
Long-lived assets, including intangible assets
We review long-lived assets (or asset groups), including intangible assets subject to amortization, for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of an asset (or asset group) may not be recoverable. We assess the recoverability of the carrying value of assets (or asset groups) held for use based upon a review of undiscounted projected cash flows. Impairment losses, where identified, are measured as the excess of the carrying value of a long-lived asset (or asset group) over its estimated fair value, as determined using discounted projected cash flows.
See Note 7 and Note 8 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K for discussion of the long-lived asset impairment charges recognized during the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022.
Goodwill
Goodwill represents the purchase price paid in excess of the fair value of net tangible and intangible assets acquired in a business combination. We review goodwill for impairment annually and, between annual impairment assessments, when circumstances indicate that the likelihood of an impairment is greater than 50%. Such circumstances may include a significant adverse change in the business climate for one of our reporting units or a decision to dispose of a reporting unit or a significant portion of a reporting unit. The test for goodwill impairment compares the fair value of each of our reporting units to its respective carrying value. This process requires a significant level of estimation and use of judgment by management - particularly to (1) estimate the fair value of each of our reporting units and (2) determine the carrying value of each of our reporting units, since we do not maintain separate balance sheets for our reporting units.
We estimate the fair value of our reporting units based primarily on the discounted projected cash flows of their underlying operations, which requires us to make assumptions about estimated cash flows, including long-term revenue and expense forecasts, profit margins, discount rates and terminal growth rates. We develop these assumptions based on the market risks unique to each reporting unit. We separately use reasonable and consistent allocation methodologies and approaches to allocate asset and liability balances to our reporting units when an account balance is not directly attributable to a specific reporting unit.
See Note 9 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K for discussion of the goodwill impairment charge recognized during the year ended December 31, 2023. Our annual goodwill impairment tests performed for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 did not result in the recognition of a goodwill impairment charge.
Regenerative medicine earnout payments and performance-based stock units
Upon acquiring Volumetric on December 1, 2021, the Company became subject to potential aggregate acquisition-related earnout payments of up to $355.0 million that will be due to Volumetric’s former owners (“Sellers”) if seven individually assessed non-financial milestones are achieved. Each of the seven non-financial milestones, which individually triggers a specific earnout payment if achieved prior to an agreed upon date of either December 31, 2030 or December 31, 2035, is based upon specific advances in regenerative medicine related to lungs or tissue organs. For each milestone, payment is only due to the extent that the Sellers continue to be employed by the Company at the time that a milestone is achieved. As the earnout payments require the continued employment of Volumetric’s Sellers, the Company recognizes each individual earnout payment as compensation expense over the period commencing on the date that the related milestone is deemed probable of achievement through the anticipated date of achievement.
In addition, the Company has granted performance-based stock units (“PSUs”), with vesting terms that are based upon four individually-assessed, non-financial milestones, to other employees who work on advancements in regenerative medicine related to lungs and tissue organs. The PSUs associated with each individual milestone are recognized as compensation expense over the period commencing on the date that the respective milestone is deemed probable of being met through the anticipated date of achievement.
As the milestones that trigger the Volumetric earnout payments and the vesting of the PSUs are (1) based upon scientific and technological advancements that are expected to require multiple years of R&D to achieve and (2) subject to significant known and unknown risks and uncertainties, management must apply significant assumptions and judgment at each balance sheet date to assess both the probability of achievement and expected timing of achievement. A change in management’s assumptions or estimates regarding the probability and/or timing of achievement of a milestone in connection with management’s quarterly reassessment can materially impact the amount of compensation expense recognized for the respective and future periods as follows:
•A change in assumptions that results in a milestone first being deemed probable of achievement will result in the recognition of incremental compensation expense in the Company’s consolidated statement of operations in the respective period;
•A change in assumption regarding the timing of achievement of a milestone will result in the acceleration or deceleration of the recognition of future compensation expense; and/or
•A change in assumption that results in a milestone no longer being deemed probable of achievement will result in a full reversal of previously recognized expense in the respective period.
Prior to the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company had been recognizing compensation expense related to (1) one Volumetric milestone-based payment, for which the potential amount due to the Sellers would be $65.0 million, and (2) one PSU milestone (“the RegMed Awards”), for which the aggregate grant date fair value of the outstanding and unvested awards was $4.5 million as of December 31, 2022, as the related Volumetric earnout and RegMed Award milestone was deemed probable of achievement. During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company decided to reduce its budgeted funding for the R&D related to the Volumetric earnout and RegMed Award milestone, which resulted in the Company concluding that it was no longer probable that the milestone would be achieved by the end of the term of the Volumetric earnout arrangement or prior to the expiration and cancellation of the RegMed Awards. In concluding that the Volumetric and RegMed Award milestone would no longer be achieved, the Company reversed all of the previously accrued compensation expense, one half of which was expected to be settled with common shares, which had an income statement impact of $18.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2023.
As a result of the reversal of all previously recognized expense during the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company has not recognized any compensation expense related to (1) the $355.0 million of potential Volumetric earnout payments provided for in the Volumetric acquisition agreement or (2) the outstanding RegMed Awards with an aggregate grant date fair value of $17.2 million. The Company has not recognized any of this expense because none of the related non-financial milestones were deemed probable of achievement as of December 31, 2023.
Additionally, in February 2024, the Volumetric Sellers were informed that four of the seven milestones included in the Volumetric acquisition agreement were terminated. The termination of these milestones, which related to kidney and liver research, was based upon a determination that their achievement was no longer financially viable due to the loss of the funding required from the Company's key strategic partner for the related R&D efforts. As a result of the termination of the four milestones in February 2024, for periods subsequent to December 31, 2023, the Company's maximum liability for the Volumetric earnout payments related to the remaining three milestones is $175,000.
Furthermore, on April 29, 2024, the key employees from Volumetric who were required to be employed at the time of achievement of each science-based milestone outlined in the Volumetric acquisition agreement in order for each related acquisition earnout payment to become payable resigned from their positions with the Company. As a result of the resignation of the key employees for whom continued employment was required for any of the remaining earnout payments to become payable, the parties to which the remaining three earnout payments totaling $175,000 were potentially payable were notified that such amount was no longer eligible to be earned. For further information concerning the termination of the Volumetric milestones related to potential earnout payments, refer to Note 26 to the consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this Form 10-K.
Further changes to management’s assumptions regarding the probability and/or timing of achievement of the RegMed Award milestones or, alternatively, changes to the arrangements or circumstances that provide for compensation to be paid upon the achievement of the RegMed Award milestones, could significantly impact the amount of compensation expense recognized by the Company in the future.
Loss contingencies
We record an estimated loss from a contingency when information indicates that it is probable that a liability has been incurred at the date of the financial statements and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. Accounting for contingencies requires us to use our judgment, and the ultimate resolution of our exposure related to these matters may change as further facts and circumstances become known.
See Note 23 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K for further discussion.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
See Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K for a discussion of recent accounting pronouncements.

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ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
We are exposed to market risks related to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates and commodity prices, each of which may adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition. We seek to minimize these risks through regular operating and financing activities and, when we consider it to be appropriate, through the use of derivative financial instruments. We do not purchase, hold or sell derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes.
Foreign exchange rates
Because we conduct our operations in many areas of the world and our transactions are denominated in a variety of currencies, our results of operations, as reported in U.S. dollars, may be significantly affected by fluctuations in rates of exchange between currencies. These fluctuations could be significant. In 2023, approximately 43.0% of our net sales and a significant portion of our costs are attributable to entities with functional currencies other than the U.S. dollar. We generally are unable to adjust our non-dollar local currency sales prices to reflect changes in exchange rates between the dollar and the relevant local currency. As a result, changes in exchange rates between the U.S. Dollar and the Euro, Japanese Yen, British Pound, South Korean Won or other currencies in which we receive sale proceeds have a direct impact on our reported operating results. These impacts are partially offset by expenses incurred in the same currency as the sales. There is normally a time lag between our sales and collection of the related sales proceeds, exposing us to additional currency exchange rate risk.
When practicable, we endeavor to match assets and liabilities in the same currency on our U.S. balance sheet, as well as the balance sheets of our subsidiaries, in order to reduce the risks attributable to conducting transactions in a variety of currencies. We also, when we consider it appropriate, enter into foreign currency contracts to hedge exposures arising from these transactions. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, we had no foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding.
For the year ended December 31, 2023, a hypothetical change of 10% in foreign currency exchange rates would have caused changes in revenue and total operating expenses of approximately $21.0 million and $32.4 million, respectively, assuming all other variables remained constant.
Commodity prices
We are exposed to price volatility related to raw materials and energy products used in conjunction with our printer assembly and print materials blending processes. Generally, we acquire such components at market prices and do not use financial instruments to hedge commodity prices. For the year ended December 31, 2023, a hypothetical 10% change in commodity prices for raw materials would have caused a change to cost of sales of approximately $16.2 million.

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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
Our consolidated financial statements and the related notes, together with the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm thereon, are set forth below beginning on page and are incorporated herein by reference.

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ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
Not applicable.

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ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as that term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) as of December 31, 2023, which is the end of the period covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of December 31, 2023 to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is (i) recorded, processed, summarized, evaluated and reported, as applicable, within the time periods specified in the United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) rules and forms and (ii) accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures due to the material weaknesses described below.
Notwithstanding the existence of the material weaknesses described below, management believes that the consolidated financial statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K fairly present, in all material respects, our financial position, results of operations and cash flows as of and for the periods presented, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.
Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Management of the Company is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) and for performing an assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2023. The Company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed by, or under the supervision of, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP. The Company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to assets of the Company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP, and that receipts and expenditures of the Company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the Company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the Company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Management’s assessment of and conclusion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2023, did not include the internal controls of Wematter AB (“Wematter”), which was acquired on July 1, 2023. We began consolidating the results of Wematter in the 2023 consolidated financial statements of the Company as a result of the acquisition, which represented approximately 0.7% of the Company’s total assets as of December 31, 2023, and 0.0% of the Company’s total revenue for the year ended December 31, 2023. Due to the timing of this acquisition and as permitted by SEC guidance, management excluded Wematter from its December 31, 2023 assessment of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect all misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of a company’s annual or interim consolidated financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.
Management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, assessed the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2023. In making this assessment, management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) the Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013). Based on its assessment, management has concluded that the Company did not maintain effective internal controls over financial reporting as of December 31, 2023. Specifically, management concluded that the Company did not effectively design, implement and maintain formal accounting policies, procedures and controls over significant accounts and disclosures in order to achieve complete, accurate and timely financial accounting, reporting and disclosures with respect to:
1.The revenue process, including the review of contract terms input into the Company's information systems that support the determination of revenue recognition, the accounting for, and the monitoring of the timing of revenue recognition;
2.The financial close, accounting, and reporting processes, as specifically related to management’s review of internally prepared reports and analyses utilized in these processes in reviewing certain financial statement disclosures;
3.The design and implementation of controls over the review of revenue pricing and the implementation of a related accounting information system;
4.Management’s review of the accounting treatment for certain technical matters related to certain transactions and financial statement accounts; and
5.The maintenance of an effective control environment; specifically, as it relates to: (a) senior management's commitment to the control environment principles, and (b) maintaining sufficient qualified resources with the appropriate level of knowledge, experience, and training necessary to support accounting and financial reporting processes and controls.
Although these material weaknesses did not result in a material misstatement of our consolidated financial statements for the periods presented, there is a possibility they could lead to a material misstatement of account balances or disclosures. Accordingly, management has concluded that these control deficiencies constitute material weaknesses.
Management’s Plan for Remediation
Certain of the material weaknesses described above (items 1 and 2) were initially identified at December 31, 2020 and continued to exist at December 31, 2023. The remediation plan we commenced in January 2021 served to address a number of the control deficiencies previously identified; however, additional deficiencies were identified in the year ended December 31, 2023, indicating the resulting material weaknesses were not fully remediated.
The ongoing remediation plan is designed to improve our internal control over financial reporting and remediate the related control deficiencies that led to these material weaknesses. In response to these deficiencies, management, with the oversight of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, has identified and is implementing steps to remediate the material weaknesses described above.
During the three years ended December 31, 2023, the Company completed the implementation of the following remedial measures designed to address the material weaknesses initially identified at December 31, 2020, and to continue to improve our internal control over financial reporting:
•Established a formal controls governance committee in the first quarter of 2022 to manage and enhance the oversight and execution of internal controls. The controls governance committee consists of members of senior leadership, which meets monthly or more frequently as needed.
•Retained an external firm with expertise in the design and execution of internal controls over financial reporting to examine our overall internal controls framework, including the design of our controls and procedures and implementation of our remediation activities.
•Retained an external firm with deep expertise in internal controls monitoring and testing to perform Internal Audit activities.
•Retained an external firm with technical accounting expertise to support the Finance function.
•Enhanced the global control environment, including expanded internal controls testing of additional business process and information technology controls in 2022 and 2023.
•Implemented software platforms to manage and administer account reconciliations and ownership of individual control points.
•Conducted extensive cross-functional internal controls training for all levels of the Company.
•Enhanced the design of our internal disclosure processes to provide greater representation across functions and improve opportunities to identify matters requiring accounting disposition or disclosures.
•Hired new senior leadership at the Chief Accounting Officer and Chief Financial Officer levels with leadership experience and appropriate technical expertise to continue enhancements to the Company’s controls framework and strengthen the Company’s level of technical expertise.
•Initiated a robust finance transformation initiative designed to improve and enhance the financial close process, with an emphasis on process improvements and the implementation and enhancement of key technologies designed to improve the automation and execution of internal controls in the accounting environment.
Ongoing internal control remediation efforts with respect to (a) the two material weaknesses initially identified at December 31, 2020 and (b) the additional material weaknesses identified at December 31, 2023 are expected to include the following:
•Perform a comprehensive evaluation of our key business processes and internal controls in areas where we have identified material weaknesses in order to enhance the design of certain controls and improve our overall control environment, with an emphasis on those business processes related to order entry and revenue accounting.
•Perform additional education and training on process requirements for control performers to address effective execution of management review control activities.
•Enhance review processes to support the design and timely execution of control activities related to changes or updates within IT systems impacting key internal control processes.
•Hire and retain financial professionals with relevant knowledge and experience in financial reporting and technical accounting matters.
•Enhance senior leadership’s oversight and monitoring of the internal control environment and effectiveness of the Company’s remediation activities.
We are committed to the remediation of all material weaknesses and expect to successfully implement enhanced control processes. However, as we continue to evaluate and work to improve our internal control over financial reporting, management may determine that additional measures to address control deficiencies or modifications to the remediation plan are necessary. Therefore, we cannot assure you as to the timing, scope, or costs of the ongoing remediation process. Moreover, we cannot assure you that additional material weaknesses will not arise in the future as we work to improve our control environment.
Attestation Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2023 has been audited by BDO USA, P.C., an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report included in Item 8 of this Form 10-K.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Other than the management remediation plan described above, there were no changes in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting during the quarter ended December 31, 2023 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

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ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 9B. Other Information
During the three months ended December 31, 2023, none of our directors or officers (as defined in Rule 16a-1(f) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) adopted or terminated a Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement or a non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement (in each case, as defined in Item 408(a) of Regulation S-K) for the purchase or sale of the Company’s securities.

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ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
Information Regarding Directors
Set forth below is certain information with respect to our current directors.
Malissia R. Clinton
Age: 55
Director Since: 2019
Board Committees:
•Compensation
•Compliance
•Corporate Governance and Sustainability
Position, Principal Occupation and Professional Experience: Ms. Clinton has served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Meritage Homes Corporation, the fifth-largest public homebuilder in the United States, since April 2022 and previously served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary at The Aerospace Corporation, a nonprofit corporation that provides technical guidance and advice on all aspects of space missions, from 2009 through March 2022. She worked at Northrop Grumman from 2002 to 2009, including as Senior Counsel for Special Projects beginning in 2007. Prior to joining Northrop Grumman, Ms. Clinton worked at TRW Space Technology, a division of TRW, Inc., as Counsel in its Telecommunication Programs and Avionic Systems division. She began her career as an Associate at Tuttle & Taylor.
Other Current Public Directorships: None.
Prior Public Company Directorships (within the last five years): Progyny, Inc.
Other Directorships: Arizona State University Foundation and Pacaso.
William E. Curran
Age: 75
Director Since: 2008
Board Committees:
• Audit
• Compensation
• Compliance
Position, Principal Occupation and Professional Experience: Currently retired, Mr. Curran was the President and Chief Executive Officer at Philips Electronics North America Corp. from July 1999 to August 2002. Prior to that he served as Chief Financial Officer from February 1996 to July 1999. Previously, he served as Chief Operating Officer of Philips Medical North America, a medical device manufacturer, from February 1993 to February 1996.
Other Current Public Directorships: None.
Prior Public Company Directorships (within the last five years): Profound Medical Corp.
Other Directorships, Trusteeships and Memberships: Resonant Medical and Ventracor.
Claudia N. Drayton
Age: 56
Director Since: 2021
Board Committees:
•Audit
•Corporate Governance and Sustainability
Position, Principal Occupation and Professional Experience: Ms. Drayton served as the Chief Financial Officer ("CFO") of Quantum-Si, a life sciences tools company commercializing a unique protein sequencing platform, from April 2021 to June 2023. Previously, she served as Chief Financial Officer at CHF Solutions (now Nuwellis, Inc.), an early-stage medical device company, from January 2015 to April 2021. Prior to joining CHF Solutions, Ms. Drayton spent 15 years with Medtronic plc. Before joining Medtronic, Ms. Drayton was an audit and business advisory manager at Arthur Andersen LLP.
Other Current Public Directorships: Brookdale Senior Living Inc.
Prior Public Company Directorships (within the last five years): None.
Thomas W. Erickson
Age: 73
Director Since: 2015
Board Committees:
•Compensation
•Corporate Governance and Sustainability
Position, Principal Occupation and Professional Experience: Mr. Erickson has been President and Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") of ECG Ventures, Inc., an investment firm, since 1988 and Chair of the Board of Dermatologists of Central States, LLC (DOCS) since 2022. Mr. Erickson has previously served as Chair and Interim President and Chief Executive Officer of National Medical Health Card Systems, Inc.; Chair of the Board of PathWays, Inc.; Chair of the Board of TransHealthcare, Inc.; Chair and Interim Chief Executive Officer of LifeCare Holdings, Inc.; Interim President and Chief Executive Officer of Luminex Corporation; Chair of the Board of Inmar, Inc.; Chair of the Board and Interim President and Chief Executive Officer of Western Dental Services, Inc.; and Interim President and Chief Executive Officer of Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. Mr. Erickson was also co-founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of CareSelect Group, Inc.
Other Current Public Directorships: None.
Prior Public Company Directorships (within the last five years): American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc. and Luminex Corporation.
Other Directorships, Trusteeships and Memberships: Dermatologists of Central States, LLC, MGA Home Care, LLC, MW Industries, LP and Pearl Street Dental Management, LLC.
Jeffrey A. Graves
Age: 63
Director Since: 2020
Position, Principal Occupation and Professional Experience: Dr. Graves has served as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") since May 2020. From 2012 to May 2020, he was CEO, President and Director of MTS Systems Corporation, a global supplier of test, simulation, and measurement systems. From 2005 until 2012, he served as President and CEO of C&D Technologies, Inc. Dr. Graves also held leadership roles with Kemet Corporation as Chief Operating Officer from 2001 to 2003 and CEO from 2003 to 2005. Previously he held several leadership and technical roles with GE, Rockwell, and Howmet Corporation.
Other Current Public Directorships: Integra Lifesciences Holdings Corporation.
Prior Public Company Directorships (within the last five years): Hexcel Corporation, FARO Technologies, Inc. and MTS Systems Corporation.
Jim D. Kever
Age: 71
Director Since: 1996
Board Committees:
•Compensation
•Corporate Governance and Sustainability
Position, Principal Occupation and Professional Experience: Mr. Kever has been a Principal in Voyent Partners, LLC, a venture capital firm, since 2001. He previously served as President and Co-Chief Executive Officer of the Transaction Services Division of WebMD Corporation (formerly Envoy Corporation) from 1995 to 2001. Prior to 1995 he served as Envoy Corporation’s Executive Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel.
Other Current Public Directorships: None.
Prior Public Company Directorships (within the last five years): Luminex Corporation.
Charles G. McClure, Jr.
Age: 70
Director Since: 2017
Chair Since: 2018
Board Committees:
•Compliance
Position, Principal Occupation and Professional Experience: Mr. McClure has served as a Managing Partner of Michigan Capital Advisors, a private investment firm, since 2014 and has more than 35 years of experience in the transportation industry. Prior to founding Michigan Capital Advisors, Mr. McClure served as Chair of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President of Meritor, Inc. from 2004 through 2013. From 2002 through 2004, Mr. McClure served as Chief Executive Officer, President and a member of the Board of Federal Mogul Corp. Mr. McClure joined Federal Mogul in 2001 as president, Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board. Before joining Federal Mogul, Mr. McClure served as President, Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Detroit Diesel. He joined Detroit Diesel in 1997 after 14 years in a variety of management positions with Johnson Controls.
Other Current Public Directorships: DTE Energy Company and Crane Company.
Prior Public Company Directorships (within the last five years): None.
Other Directorships, Trusteeships and Memberships: Henry Ford Health Systems, Invest Detroit, Penske Corp and Detroit Regional Partnership.
Kevin S. Moore
Age: 69
Director Since: 1999
Board Committees:
•Audit
•Compensation
Position, Principal Occupation and Professional Experience: Mr. Moore has been with The Clark Estates, Inc., a private investment firm and a major company stockholder, for more than 30 years, where he is currently Vice Chairman.
Other Current Public Directorships: None.
Prior Public Company Directorships (within the last five years): None.
Other Directorships, Trusteeships and Memberships: Aspect Holdings, LLC, The Clark Foundation, The National Baseball Hall of Fame & Museum, Inc. and Bassett Healthcare Network and Bassett Medical Center.
Vasant Padmanabhan
Age: 58
Director Since: 2020
Board Committees:
•Compliance
•Technology Applications
Position, Principal Occupation and Professional Experience: Dr. Padmanabhan has served as President, Global Ear, Nose & Throat Business Unit, President Global Research & Development and as a member of the Executive Committee for Smith+Nephew, a global medical devices business operating in the markets for advanced surgical devices, since August 2016. Prior to joining Smith+Nephew, Dr. Padmanabhan served as Senior Vice President for Thoratec Corporation from June 2014 until its acquisition by St. Jude Medical, Inc. in October 2015. Prior to joining Thoratec, Dr. Padmanabhan served in several roles of increasing responsibility for 18 years with Medtronic plc in their Cardiac Rhythm Management business, including as Vice President of Product Development for the Implantable Defibrillator Business and as Vice President of Connected Care R&D and Operations.
Other Current Public Directorships: None.
Prior Public Company Directorships (within the last five years): None.
Other Directorships, Trusteeships and Memberships: Trice Medical
John J. Tracy
Age: 69
Director Since: 2017
Board Committees:
•Compliance
•Technology Applications
Position, Principal Occupation and Professional Experience: Dr. Tracy retired from The Boeing Company in 2016 as its Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President, Engineering, Operations, and Technology with more than 37 years of aerospace-industry experience. Prior to that he served as Vice President, Engineering and Mission Assurance for Boeing Integrated Defense Systems and Vice President Structural Technologies, Prototyping and Quality of Phantom Works at The Boeing Company, after serving in roles of increasing responsibility at Hercules, McDonnell Douglas and The Boeing Company. Dr. Tracy is a member of the National Academy of Engineering.
Other Current Public Directorships: None.
Prior Public Company Directorships (within the last five years): None.
Code of Conduct and Code of Ethics
Our Code of Conduct applies to all of our employees worldwide, including all of our officers. We separately maintain a Code of Ethics that applies to our CEO, CFO, principal accounting officer, and all other senior financial executives and to directors of the Company when acting in their capacity as directors.
These documents are designed to set high standards of business conduct and ethics for our activities and to help directors, officers, and employees resolve ethical issues. The purpose of our Code of Conduct and our Code of Ethics is to provide assurance to the greatest possible extent that our business is conducted in a consistently legal and ethical manner. Employees may submit concerns or complaints regarding ethical issues on a confidential basis by means of our 3D Systems Open Line, which includes a toll-free telephone number and website. Communications through the 3D Systems Open Line are monitored on a daily basis, and all messages are reported to the Chief Compliance Officer and the Chair of the Compliance Committee.
We intend to disclose amendments to, or waivers from, any provision of the Code of Ethics that applies to our CEO, CFO, or principal accounting officer, and persons performing similar functions and that relates to any element of the Code of Ethics described in Item 406(b) of Regulation S-K by posting such information on our website (www.3DSystems.com).
Audit Committee and Audit Committee Financial Expert
The members of the Audit Committee are William E. Curran (Chair), Claudia N. Drayton and Kevin S. Moore. All members of the Audit Committee are “independent” in accordance with New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) rules. Our Board has determined that each member of the Audit Committee qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert” as defined by SEC rules.
Delinquent Section 16(A) Reports
Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires our executive officers and directors and any person owning 10 percent or more of the outstanding shares of our Common Stock to file reports with the SEC to report their beneficial ownership of and transactions in our securities and to furnish us with copies of those reports. Based upon a review of those reports submitted to us, no executive officer, director, or 10 percent beneficial owner failed to file, on a timely basis, the reports required by Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act for the year ended December 31, 2023, except that Jeffrey Creech, our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, filed a late filing on December 19, 2023, to report shares granted as a new-hire award on December 13, 2023, and Harriss Currie, our President of Regenerative Medicine, filed a late filing on December 20, 2023, to report shares granted as a new-hire award on December 15, 2023. Both of these late filings were in connection with the time required to acquire their respective SEC filing codes.

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ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Item 11. Executive Compensation
Director Compensation
We use a combination of cash and equity-based compensation to attract and retain qualified candidates to serve on our Board of Directors. In setting director compensation, we consider the significant amount of time that our directors expend in fulfilling their duties, the skill level required by us of members of our Board, and the overall level and mix of compensation compared to industry- and size-relevant peers by referencing data compiled by the Compensation Committee’s independent compensation consultant.
Director Compensation for 2023
The following table sets forth information concerning all compensation of each of our non-employee directors for their services as a director during the year ended December 31, 2023.
Name
Fee Earned or Paid in Cash
Stock Awards (1)
All Other Compensation
Total
Malissia Clinton
$ 90,000 $ 150,000 $ - $ 240,000
William E. Curran
105,000 150,000 - 255,000
Claudia N. Drayton
68,113 150,000 - 218,113
Thomas W. Erickson
78,764 150,000 - 228,764
Jim D. Kever
70,000 150,000 - 220,000
Charles G. McClure, Jr.
250,000 150,000 - 400,000
Kevin S. Moore
95,000 150,000 - 245,000
Vasant Padmanabhan
66,236 150,000 - 216,236
John J. Tracy
90,000 150,000 - 240,000
(1) Represents the aggregate grant date fair value of the stock awards granted in 2023 to each non-employee director computed in accordance with stock-based compensation accounting rules (Financial Standards Accounting Board (“FASB”) ASC Topic 718). The amounts in this column reflect the award of 18,094 shares of Common Stock made to each director in office as their annual equity award under the 2015 Incentive Plan on May 16, 2023. The value of the restricted stock awards was determined by multiplying the number of shares awarded by the closing price of our Common Stock on the date of grant ($8.29 per share).
Director Fees
Director compensation is set by the Board, based upon the recommendation of the Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee through the periodic review and approval of the Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy. We pay the following cash compensation to our non-employee directors:
Annual Retainers to Non-Employee Directors
Chair Member
Board of Directors(1)
$ 250,000 $ 50,000
Audit Committee 30,000 15,000
Compensation Committee 30,000 15,000
Compliance Committee 20,000 10,000
Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee 10,000 5,000
Technology Applications Committee 30,000 10,000
(1) The Chair of the Board of Directors does not receive fees for service on any committee.
Non-employee directors also receive annual equity awards. We also reimburse directors for their expenses of attendance at meetings of the Board of Directors or its committees.
Dr. Graves, who is an employee of the Company, received no additional compensation for service as a director in 2023.
Director Equity Awards
Pursuant to the Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy, our directors receive annual grants of immediately vested stock equal to $150,000 in total value under the 2015 Incentive Plan upon their re-election by stockholders to serve as directors. In addition, new directors, upon their election to the Board, receive an immediately vested restricted stock award equal to such number of shares having a value equal to $75,000 and a prorated annual award for the year in which he or she is elected to the Board. All shares of Common Stock issued to directors as compensation for their services as directors are fully vested when issued.
Stock Ownership and Holding Requirements for Non-Employee Directors
Consistent with the Board-adopted Qualifications for Nomination to the Board (publicly disclosed as Addendum A to the Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee Charter), each non-employee director is expected to hold during his or her term of office a meaningful number of shares of Common Stock. As such, our Corporate Governance Guidelines require our non-employee directors to acquire and maintain an equity stake in the Company with a minimum value equivalent to five times the annual cash retainer paid to non-employee directors (as set forth in the Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy) by the later of 2025 or within 5 years of joining the Board.
Each of our non-employee directors are required to retain all shares of Common Stock that have been awarded to them under the 2015 Incentive Plan until the minimum holding requirement is met; however, they may sell up to 50% of the shares of Common Stock covered by any award to satisfy any tax obligation arising from such grant or grants. In addition, non-employee directors are required to retain all shares of Common Stock that were awarded to them under the 2004 Restricted Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors (which was depleted in 2019) as long as they remain a director of the Company; however, they may (a) sell up to 50% of an award to cover the tax obligation arising from such grant or grants and (b) make certain transfers of shares received under the 2004 Restricted Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors to members of their immediate family or to a trust or other form of indirect ownership established by the director for his or her benefit or for the benefit of the members of his or her immediate family.
Shares for the purposes of determining compliance with our stock ownership policy are defined as Common Stock held outright (by the director or his or her spouse), restricted stock units, restricted stock awards, and shares or share equivalents held in a Company savings plan or deferred compensation plan. Stock options, stock appreciation rights, and PSUs are excluded from the definition of shares.
All directors currently comply with their respective ownership requirements or are retaining 50% of all net shares (post-tax) that vest until achieving their minimum share ownership requirement.
Deferred Director Fees
In December 2022, the Board adopted the 3D Systems Corporation Non-Employee Director Deferral Plan to allow non-employee directors to defer receipt of all or a portion of their equity compensation in a tax efficient manner.
Executive Compensation Matters
Compensation Discussion and Analysis
This Compensation Discussion and Analysis provides detailed information and analysis regarding the compensation of our named executive officers (“NEOs”) as reported in the “Summary Compensation Table” and the other tables located in this “Executive Compensation Matters” section.
Our Named Executive Officers for 2023
Name
Title
Dr. Jeffrey A. Graves
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Jeffrey Creech(1)
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Reji Puthenveetil
Executive Vice President, Additive Solutions and Chief Commercial Officer
Menno Ellis(2)
Executive Vice President, Health Care Solutions
Phyllis Nordstrom
Executive Vice President, Chief People Officer and Chief Administrative Officer
Andrew Johnson(3)
Executive Vice President, Chief Corporate Development Officer, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary and Former Interim Chief Financial Officer
Michael Turner(4)
Former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(1) Mr. Creech was appointed as the Company’s Executive President and Chief Financial Officer on December 13, 2023, succeeding Mr. Johnson, who served as the Company’s Interim Chief Financial Officer from October 16, 2023, to December 12, 2023.
(2) Mr. Ellis’s role and position with the Company were eliminated, effective April 30, 2024, as part of certain organizational changes in connection with the Company’s ongoing multi-faceted restructuring initiative.
(3) Mr. Johnson resigned his role and position within the Company, effective April 30, 2024, to pursue other career opportunities.
(4) Mr. Turner resigned as the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective October 15, 2023.
Compensation Considerations
Sound Pay Practices
Below we highlight certain of our key practices that we consider good governance features of our executive compensation program.
Executive Compensation Program Features
Executive Compensation Program Includes:
•Maintain an Independent Compensation Committee - Our Compensation Committee consists solely of independent directors who establish our compensation practices.
•Retain an Independent Compensation Advisor - Our Compensation Committee has engaged its own compensation consultant to provide information, analysis and other advice on executive compensation independent of management.
•Stockholder Engagement - We regularly engage with our stockholders on our compensation program and implement enhancements based on feedback received.
•Annual Executive Compensation Review - At least once a year, our Board conducts a review of our compensation strategy, and during fiscal year 2023, we did an in-depth review of our compensation program and updated our peer group for purposes of evaluating compensation and making compensation decisions for fiscal year 2023.
•Limits on Maximum Payouts under Incentive Plans - In 2023, our annual bonus program was capped at 150% of target opportunity and our performance-share units were capped at 250% of target opportunity.
•Transparent Disclosure of Incentive Plan Targets and Achievement - We disclose performance measures, metrics and results used to determine both annual bonuses and performance-share unit awards.
•Compensation At-Risk - Our executive compensation program is designed so that a significant portion of the compensation of our executive officers is “at risk” based on corporate performance, to align the interests of our executive officers and stockholders. This “at risk” compensation included our annual bonus, restricted stock awards and performance-share units awarded in fiscal year 2023, which are discussed in additional detail below.
•Stock Ownership Guidelines - We maintain minimum stock ownership guidelines and stock holding requirements applicable to our executive officers and the non-employee independent members of our Board. As of December 31, 2023, each of our executive officers had either satisfied such guidelines or had time remaining to do so under the guidelines.
•Compensation Recovery (“Clawback”) Policy - In 2023, we adopted a new clawback policy that provides for recoupment of performance-based compensation in connection with restatements of financial results that reduce previously earned payouts, regardless of individual culpability, in compliance with the NYSE’s new rules.
•Conduct an Annual Stockholder Advisory Vote on NEO Compensation - We conduct an annual stockholder advisory vote on the compensation of our NEOs. Our Board considers the results of this advisory vote during the course of its deliberations on executive compensation.
•Compensation-Related Risk Assessment - We conduct regular risk assessments of our compensation programs and practices, and a full risk assessment was completed by our independent compensation consultant during fiscal year 2023 and reviewed by our Compensation Committee. We structure our executive compensation programs to try to minimize the risk of inappropriate risk-taking by our NEOs.
•“Double-Trigger” Change in Control Arrangements.
Executive Compensation Program Does Not Include or Prohibits:
•Guaranteed Bonuses - We do not provide guaranteed annual bonuses to our executive officers.
•Defined Benefit Retirement Plans - We do not currently offer, nor do we have plans to offer, defined benefit pension plans or any non-qualified deferred compensation plans or arrangements to our NEOs other than arrangements that are available generally to all employees. Our NEOs are eligible to participate in our 401(k) retirement plan on the same basis as our other employees.
•Hedging or Pledging of Company Securities - Our Policy Statement Governing Insider Trading prohibits any director, officer, employee or consultant of the Company from engaging in hedging activity and also prohibits any director or officer from holding Company securities in a margin account or pledging securities as collateral for a loan.
•Excise Tax Gross-Ups - We do not offer our NEOs excise tax gross-ups on severance or change-in-control payments.
•Stock Option Re-pricing- We do not permit options to purchase shares of our Common Stock to be repriced to a lower exercise price without the approval of our stockholders.
Compensation Philosophy
Our compensation philosophy is centered on pay for performance to drive long-term value for our stockholders. We believe that deep industry experience and technical knowledge is essential to our ability to innovate and provide full-service solutions to our customers and that the expertise of our executives and employees are critical factors to the Company’s success. The competition for talent across the industries in which we operate is intense, and we maintain focus on attracting, rewarding, and retaining a highly qualified executive team. Our executive compensation program and practices reflect the Board’s commitment to strong corporate governance and the recognition of achievements that create sustainable Company value.
We pursue this philosophy by designing our executive compensation program incorporating the following principles:
•Alignment with long-term stockholders’ interests. We believe our executives’ interests are more directly aligned with our stockholders’ interests when compensation programs emphasize an appropriate balance of short- and long- term financial performance, are impacted by our stock price performance and require meaningful ownership of our stock.
•Market competitive at target performance levels. We believe an executive’s total compensation should be competitive at the target performance level in order to attract qualified executives, motivate performance and retain, develop and reward executives with the abilities and skills needed to foster long-term value creation.
•Achievement of financial goals and strategic objectives. We believe an effective way to create value over the long term is to make a significant portion of an executive’s overall compensation dependent on the achievement of our short- and long-term financial goals and strategic objectives and on the value of our stock.
•Reward superior performance. We believe that although an executive’s total compensation should be tied to achievement of financial goals and strategic objectives and should be competitive at the target performance level, performance that exceeds target should be appropriately rewarded. We also believe there should be downside risk of below-target payouts if our financial performance is below target and if we do not achieve our financial goals and strategic objectives.
•Incorporate evolving marketplace risks and trends. We believe that as our industry evolves and our opportunities for competitive business advantages change over time, we must likewise evolve in order to continue to create value. Our compensation programs must be tailored to our strategic priorities (which may require changing the performance measures in our incentive plans) and our current outlook (which may impact how we calibrate incentive plan payouts to various levels of performance).
The key elements of our compensation programs for our NEOs include:
Chief Executive Officer Reported Target Compensation vs. Realized + Realizable Compensation
A significant percentage of the compensation program of our NEOs, including our CEO, is performance-based and/or at-risk. The table below details differences between target total direct compensation and the sum of realized and realizable compensation for each of fiscal years 2021, 2022 and 2023. The information provided in the table below is intended to supplement, not replace, the information contained in the Summary Compensation Table regarding our CEO’s compensation for fiscal years 2021, 2022, and 2023, as presented and calculated in compliance with SEC rules.
2021 2022 2023 2021 - 2023 Total
(A) (B) (A) (B) (A) (B) (A) (B)
Compensation Component Target Total Direct Compensation Realized + Realizable Compensation (B) as a % of (A) Target Total Direct Compensation Realized + Realizable Compensation (B) as a % of (A) Target Total Direct Compensation Realized + Realizable Compensation (B) as a % of (A) Target Total Direct Compensation Realized + Realizable Compensation (B) as a % of (A)
Salary $ 837,400 $ 837,400 100 % $ 849,800 $ 849,800 100 % $ 849,800 $ 849,800 100 % $ 2,537,000 $ 2,537,000 100 %
Short-Term Incentives 849,800 1,274,697 150 % 850,000 - - % 850,000 - - % 2,549,800 1,274,697 50 %
Long-Term Incentives 6,378,697 2,259,670 35 % 4,765,861 875,715 18 % 5,268,229 1,201,693 23 % 16,412,787 4,337,078 26 %
Total Direct Compensation $ 8,065,897 $ 4,371,767 54 % $ 6,465,661 $ 1,725,515 27 % $ 6,968,029 $ 2,051,493 29 % $ 21,499,587 $ 8,148,775 38 %
The sum of realized and realizable compensation over these three years is only 38% of target total direct compensation, demonstrating the sensitivity of our compensation program to achievement of performance goals and its alignment with shareholder value creation.
For purposes of the above table, terms are defined as follows:
Compensation Component
Target Total Direct Compensation
Realized Compensation
Realizable Compensation
Salary
As reported in each year’s Summary Compensation Table
As reported in each year’s Summary Compensation Table
-
Short-Term Incentives
Targeted amount, as reported under “Estimated Future Payouts Under Non-Equity Incentive Plan Awards” in each year’s Grant of Plan-Based Awards Table
Amounts actually paid, as reported in the “Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation” column in each year’s Summary Compensation Table
-
Long-term Incentives
The grant date fair value of awards, as reported in each year’s Summary Compensation Table
For Restricted Stock Awards granted in 2021, 2022 or 2023 that have vested as of 12/31/23, the number of shares vested multiplied by the closing price of our stock on the date of vesting
For Restricted Stock Awards granted in 2021, 2022 or 2023 that have not vested as of 12/31/23, the number of shares that have not yet vested multiplied by the closing price of our stock on 12/31/23 ($6.35).
For PSUs granted in 2021, 2022 or 2023 that have not vested as of 12/31/23, the number of shares that would be earned if performance-based criteria were assessed as of 12/31/23 multiplied by our closing price on 12/31/23 ($6.35).
Key Compensation Actions in 2023
Our Compensation Committee, which consists entirely of independent directors, sets the compensation of our NEOs. For 2023, the Compensation Committee took the following actions with respect to the compensation of our NEOs:
•Reviewed the base salaries for our NEOs as part of our standard annual review cycle, maintaining flat salaries for all NEOs except Ms. Nordstrom, who received an increase in connection with the expansion of her responsibilities upon appointment as Chief People Officer and Chief Administrative Officer in December 2022. Mr. Creech was excluded from this annual review due to his December 2023 hire date; his employment agreement provides for a minimum base annual salary of $425,000, pro-rated for 2023.
•Reviewed the 2023 Annual Bonus Program percentage of base salary targets for our NEOs, maintaining the target percentages from 2022 for all NEOs (100% of base salary for Dr. Graves and 60% of base salary for each of our NEOs except Mr. Creech, who did not participate in the fiscal 2023 Annual Bonus Program due to his December 2023 hire date).
•Approved Annual Bonus Program metrics for 2023, weighting funding of the bonus program pool 50% towards revenue achievement and 50% towards adjusted EBITDA achievement for Dr. Graves and 40% towards revenue achievement, 40% towards adjusted EBITDA achievement and 20% towards individual goal achievement for each of our other NEOs, except Mr. Creech, who did not participate in the fiscal 2023 Annual Bonus Program due to his December 2023 hire date.
•Awarded no bonus payout to any NEO under the 2023 Annual Bonus Program based on the Company’s 2023 performance against established revenue and adjusted EBITDA metrics. Mr. Turner was not eligible for a payout due to his October 2023 resignation date. Mr. Creech was not eligible for a payout due to his December 2023 hire date.
•Approved Long-Term Incentive (“LTI”) compensation, consisting of a combination of restricted stock awards (50% weighting) and performance share unit awards (50% weighting) to provide strong links to long-term stockholder value creation and promote alignment with investors. Mr. Creech was excluded due to his December 2023 hire date.
•Forfeiture of all Mr. Turner’s outstanding unvested equity awards, including restricted stock and PSUs upon his resignation in October 2023.
•Awarded Mr. Johnson a one-time payment of $70,000 in December 2023 in connection with his service as Interim Chief Financial Officer from October 16, 2023, to December 12, 2023.
•Entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Creech in connection with his appointment as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer that provided for a base salary of $425,000 (pro-rated for 2023), a bonus objective of not less than 60% of Mr. Creech’s base salary beginning in 2024, and a time-based restricted stock award for a number of shares of our Common Stock calculated with a numerator equal to $500,000 and a denominator equal to the 20-trading day trailing average closing price of our Common Stock ended on December 12, 2023 that will vest in three equal annual installments during the continuation of Mr. Creech’s employment with the Company.
Compensation Consultant and Compensation Peer Group
For 2023, the Compensation Committee directly engaged Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC (“Meridian”) and considered its guidance in the establishment of the 2023 executive compensation program. Meridian provided no services to the Company other than to the Compensation Committee.
Based on its consideration of the various factors set forth in the rules promulgated by the SEC and the NYSE, the Compensation Committee has determined that the work performed by Meridian did not raise any conflict-of-interest concerns.
In August 2022, Meridian assisted the Compensation Committee in developing a peer group to serve as a market reference for establishing and evaluating the 2023 compensation programs for our NEOs. Our 2023 peer group was composed of 17 publicly traded, industry-specific companies. Companies selected were 0.5x to 2.0x our revenue and 0.4x to 4.0x our market capitalization at the time of selection. These companies were selected after the consideration of the following criteria:
•quantitative criteria, including revenue size and growth, margins, market capitalization, headcount and R&D spend;
•qualitative criteria, including service and product offerings and end markets served; and
•likely competitors for executive talent
The 2023 peer group included:
Altair Engineering
Globus Medical, Inc. (new addition)
Penumbra, Inc. (new addition)
AngioDynamics, Inc. (new addition)
LivaNova PLC
Proto Labs, Inc
Avid Technology
Mercury Systems, Inc.
Rogers Corporation
CONMED Corporation
Natus Medical Incorporated
Stratasys Ltd.
ESCO Technologies
Novanta Inc.
Tandem Diabetes Care
FARO Technologies, Inc.
NuVasive, Inc. (new addition)
Relative to our 2022 peer group, four companies (ADTRAN Holdings, Inc., Extreme Networks, Inc., Veeco Instruments Inc. and Viavi Solutions Inc.) were removed to develop our 2023 peer group roster, in part to improve our alignment with the peer- group median for size and valuation statistics and in part to shift the peer group roster to include greater representation from companies serving healthcare end markets. At the time of selection, our 12-month trailing revenues approximated the 33rd percentile relative to the 2023 peer group, while our 12-month average market capitalization approximated the 41st percentile.
The Compensation Committee uses peer group data as a reference point (if available for a comparable position) and/or other compensation market data, including surveys such as the Radford Global Compensation Database. Relative to compensation market data, the Compensation Committee targets each element of executive compensation generally near the 50th percentile. Variation in competitive positioning by executive will occur based on various factors including experience, the scope and complexity of the executive’s position relative to what is typical in the market, tenure, and other contributions.
Say-on-Pay
We provide stockholders with an advisory vote (“say-on-pay”) on the compensation of our NEOs. We currently hold this say-on-pay vote on an annual basis. Our say-on-pay proposal received support of more than 93% of votes cast at each of our last five Annual Meetings of Stockholders, including 96% at our 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (“2023 Annual Meeting”). The Compensation Committee considered the stockholders’ strong support of our say-on-pay vote at the 2023 Annual Meeting when designing our executive compensation program. The Compensation Committee will consider the results of future advisory votes on executive compensation as our compensation philosophy continues to evolve and compensation decisions are made each year.
Determining Executive Compensation
The Compensation Committee is responsible for setting the compensation of all officers of the Company subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act (“executive officers”) and each direct report of the CEO, including the NEOs.
The Compensation Committee reviews the CEO’s recommendation for each of the other NEO’s compensation during the first quarter of each year. The purpose of this annual review is:
•to determine the amount of any annual incentive compensation to be awarded to each NEO for the preceding calendar year;
•to determine any adjustments to be made to the annual salary of each NEO for the current year; and
•to approve our incentive compensation program for the current year and establish target incentive compensation amounts for the current calendar year for each of the NEOs.
As part of this review, our CEO gives the Compensation Committee a recommendation for incentive compensation payouts for the prior year, salary adjustments for the current year, and target incentive compensation amounts for the current year for each of the other NEOs. These recommendations are developed using our market-based job architecture for all employees to ensure appropriate levels of pay at each employee classification across the Company. Our CEO uses the market-based job architecture and evaluation of each individual NEO’s contribution to strategic objectives to guide his compensation recommendations to the Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee reviews those recommendations and modifies them to the extent it considers appropriate. As part of this process, the Compensation Committee approves the payout amount of any annual incentive compensation to be awarded to each individual with respect to the preceding calendar year, approves the amount of any adjustments to be made to the annual salary of each such individual for the current year, approves the terms of our incentive compensation program for the current calendar year, and establishes target incentive bonus and equity awards for the current year for each of our NEOs and each of the other individuals whose compensation it oversees. The Compensation Committee may also approve adjustments to compensation for specific individuals at other times during any year when there are significant changes in the responsibilities of such individuals or under other circumstances that the Compensation Committee considers appropriate.
Our CEO’s compensation is determined under similar principles but follows a different process designed to comply with applicable law and stock exchange listing requirements. After discussing the CEO’s self-evaluation with him and receiving the views of other independent directors, the Compensation Committee evaluates his performance and reviews that evaluation with him. Based on that evaluation and review, in conjunction with consideration of the Company’s performance (including stockholder returns) and competitive market data specific to our peer group as compiled by Meridian, the Compensation Committee determines his compensation and personal annual objectives for the coming calendar year. Our CEO is excused from meetings of the Compensation Committee and the independent members of the Board during voting or deliberations regarding his compensation.
While Meridian advised the Compensation Committee on the form and amount of compensation, the Compensation Committee (or the Board, in the case of the CEO) made all decisions regarding the compensation of our NEOs.
Elements of Executive Compensation
Our executive compensation program is designed to focus executive behavior on achievement of both our short- and long-term objectives and strategy to encourage the creation of sustainable, long-term value. We provide a mix of compensation elements that support our goals of attracting and retaining top executive talent and incentivizing key performance objectives for both the short and long term. The elements of executive compensation are designed to drive behavior that supports sustained stockholder return and pay-for-performance outcomes over time. To that end, our executive compensation program consists of the following principal elements:
•annual base salaries;
•when earned, incentive awards under our Annual Bonus Program; and
•when earned, long-term equity compensation under our 2015 Incentive Plan.
Initial base salary and target annual bonus award levels and initial equity awards for new executives are negotiated with the individual during the search process and include consideration of prior compensation history, outstanding incentive awards that the new executive must abandon in order to join the Company, and benchmarking information and recommendations provided by the independent compensation consultant. Annual bonus compensation levels are standardized by title to promote internal parity.
In reviewing annual base salaries, target annual bonus awards, and annual long-term equity compensation targets, the Compensation Committee reviews each executive’s compensation history with the Company (including prior equity awards or grants), benchmarking information and recommendations provided by the independent compensation consultant, and internal parity. The Compensation Committee is guided by its own judgment and those sources of information (including, when deemed appropriate, compensation surveys) that the Compensation Committee considers relevant and the recommendations of its independent compensation consultant.
The Compensation Committee believes that the prudent use of judgement in determining compensation will generally be in our best interests and those of our stockholders. Accordingly, the Compensation Committee does not rely exclusively upon fixed formulas, and, from time to time in exercising its judgement, the Compensation Committee may approve changes in compensation that it considers to be appropriate to reward performance or otherwise to provide incentives toward achieving our objectives.
The Compensation Committee seeks to strike a balance that it considers to be appropriate in its discretion between fixed elements of compensation, such as base salaries, and variable performance-based elements represented by annual bonus awards and long-term equity compensation. As a general matter, the Compensation Committee believes that our NEOs should have at least one-third of their annual cash compensation opportunity at risk under variable performance-based elements of our incentive compensation program, including our Annual Bonus Program.
The charts below illustrate the relative weighting of our NEO compensation components at target in 2023. Dr. Graves’ compensation is displayed for “Components of CEO Compensation,” and the average of our other NEOs (excluding Mr. Creech, whose compensation package did not include all compensation elements for 2023) is displayed for “Components of Other NEO Compensation.”
•Target Annual Bonus represents target opportunities for each NEO under the 2023 Annual Bonus Program. See “2023 Annual Bonus Program” for further details.
•Performance Stock Units represents the grant date fair value of PSUs, which may be earned based on TSR performance over a three-year performance period.
•Restricted Stock Awards represents the grant date fair value of time-based restricted stock, which vests ratably over three years.
•A one-time payment of $70,000 to Mr. Johnson for his service as Interim Chief Financial Officer from October 16, 2023, to December 12, 2023, is excluded.
Base Salaries
Annual base salaries are intended to provide a base level of compensation to executives, including our NEOs, for serving as senior leaders of the Company and are aligned with the level of experience, capabilities, and scope of responsibilities of the executive. We pay annual salaries to provide executives a base level of compensation for services rendered during the year. Base salaries are also designed to help achieve our objectives of attracting and retaining executive talent. Adjustments to base salaries are based on the Company’s market-based job architecture, which takes into consideration the responsibilities of the executives, the Compensation Committee’s evaluation of the market demand for executives with similar capability and experience, and each individual NEO’s progress towards assigned strategic imperatives and concrete personal objectives.
2023 Salaries
The following table shows the 2023 annual base salary amounts for each NEO.
Name
2022 Year-End Base Salary
2023 Year-End Base Salary
($)
Aggregate % Increase
Jeffrey A. Graves $ 850,000 $ 850,000 - %
Jeffrey Creech (1)
n/a 425,000 n/a
Reji Puthenveetil 412,000 412,000 - %
Menno Ellis 412,000 412,000 - %
Phyllis Nordstrom 371,000 450,000 21.3 %
Andrew M. Johnson 400,000 400,000 - %
Michael Turner (2)
450,000 n/a n/a
(1) Mr. Creech was appointed as the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer on December 13, 2023.
(2) Mr. Turner resigned from the Company effective October 15, 2023.
The Compensation Committee maintained 2023 base salaries for all NEOs at the same levels in effect at the end of 2022, excepting Ms. Nordstrom, who received an increase in connection with the expansion of her responsibilities upon appointment as Chief People Officer and Chief Administrative Officer in December 2022.
Annual Bonus Program
Our Annual Bonus Program is designed to motivate our executives, including our NEOs, to achieve defined financial performance targets and, for NEOs other than Dr. Graves, individual achievement of strategic goals that are designed to position the Company as an industry leader. Both the defined financial performance targets and individual strategic goals are measured and evaluated on an annual basis.
This program is adopted annually and designed with our strategic objectives in mind. Under the Annual Bonus Program for Dr. Graves, 100% of our plan payouts are tied to the achievement of pre-determined corporate financial objectives established during the Company’s annual financial planning process. For other NEOs, 80% of our plan payouts are tied to the achievement of these same pre-determined corporate financial objectives while 20% are tied to the achievement of individual strategic goals established by Dr. Graves. The 20% weighting to the achievement of individual strategic goals is a new feature added in 2023.
Annual bonus awards are not guaranteed and are not awarded unless the pre-determined corporate financial objectives are achieved at pre-defined levels. Even if the pre-determined corporate financial objectives are achieved, our Compensation Committee retains discretion to reduce the funding of the Company-wide Annual Bonus Program pool or any individual participant’s award. This pay-for-performance plan aligns executive performance with the Company’s annual financial performance.
As an overriding condition, a failure to perform in accordance with our Code of Conduct or Code of Ethics may serve as a basis for a participant in this program not to receive a bonus payout. We consider this aspect of our Annual Bonus Program to be consistent with sound principles of corporate governance.
As part of its goal-setting process, the Compensation Committee establishes current-year target incentive awards for each NEO with the following principles in mind:
•Targets are used to determine the amount of any annual bonus that our NEOs can expect to receive if we achieve our financial objectives and they achieve their individual strategic goals, as applicable, for the year in question. In setting these target bonus awards, the Compensation Committee considers each NEO’s level of responsibility, competitive market data and the recommendations of our CEO.
•Target bonus awards are set at levels that are designed to link a substantial portion of each NEO’s total annual compensation opportunity to attaining the corporate objectives and individual strategic goals. Although generally higher, the Compensation Committee aims for at least one-third of each NEO’s annual cash compensation opportunity to be at risk. See “Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 2023” for a summary of target bonus awards for the NEOs applicable to 2023.
•No minimum incentive awards are guaranteed to NEOs. The pool for the annual incentive plan is not funded unless the Company achieves certain pre-determined financial objectives.
•Base target amounts represent the bonus awards that could be awarded assuming achievement of 100% of the pre-determined financial objectives and, as applicable, individual strategic goals.
•Maximum amounts represent the maximum amount that may generally be awarded to each NEO under the program for the year in question. Our maximum annual incentive awards were equal to 150% of the target annual bonus awards for each of our NEOs during 2023.
Financial objectives are determined based upon our annual business plan for the year. This business plan is developed by management and approved by the Board of Directors. The Compensation Committee maintains the ability to adjust performance objectives for extraordinary items and other items as it deems appropriate based on pre-approved guidelines the Compensation Committee has set regarding the potential impact to performance objectives due to extraordinary transactions.
With respect to financial measures, 100% of each NEO’s bonus related to each financial measure would generally be deemed to have been earned if the target for that financial measure is fully achieved.
Due to his December 2023 hire date, Mr. Creech did not participate in the Annual Bonus Program for 2023.
2023 Annual Bonus Program
Consistent with the compensation philosophy, in February 2023, the Compensation Committee approved an annual bonus program for 2023 (the “2023 Annual Bonus Program”). The 2023 target bonus awards for each NEO were set at 60% of his or her 2023 base salaries, except for Dr. Graves, whose 2023 target incentive award was set at 100% of his 2023 base salary. The 2023 threshold and maximum annual bonus award for all NEOs were set at 50% and 150%, respectively, of the target annual bonus award.
The Compensation Committee approved the following performance objectives, selected to reflect the Company’s focus on top-line revenue growth and alignment with investor focus and strategic business plan priorities, for the funding of the 2023 Annual Bonus Program:
•40% of the funding of the 2023 Annual Bonus Program (50% for Dr. Graves) was based on actual achievement relative to our annual revenue budget;
•40% of the funding of the 2023 Annual Bonus Program (50% for Dr. Graves) was based on actual achievement relative to our annual budgeted level of adjusted EBITDA; and
•20% of the funding of the 2023 Annual Bonus Program (0% for Dr. Graves) was based on actual achievement relative to individual strategic goals.
Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure defined as net income, plus income tax (provision)/benefit, interest and other income/(expense), net, stock-based compensation expense, amortization of intangibles, depreciation expense and other non-recurring and/or non-cash items.
Revenue and adjusted EBITDA objectives are independent of each other and could be earned irrespective of achievement of the other objective. The Compensation Committee established threshold, target and maximum performance goals for each of these financial measures under the 2023 Annual Bonus Program in February 2023. Our target performance for each of these financial measures for 2023 were consistent with the Company’s consolidated budget approved by the Board. The table below sets forth the specific financial performance goals and related payout factors established by the Compensation Committee under the 2023 Annual Bonus Program.
Performance Goals for 2023(1)
Payout Factor (% of Target Bonus)(2)
Achievement Levels Revenue
($)
Adjusted EBITDA
($)
CEO
Other NEOs
Maximum ≥ 617.0 ≥ 8.6 150% 150% x 80% weighting = 120%
Target 560.9 4.3 100% 100% x 80% weighting = 80%
Threshold 504.8 0 50% 50% x 80% weighting = 40%
Below Threshold < 504.8 < 0.0 -% 0% x 80% weighting = 0%
(1) All performance goals are expressed in millions.
(2) Payouts for performance between the stated achievement are calculated using linear interpolation.
For 2023 individual strategic goals specific to each NEO other than Dr. Graves, there were only three possible payout options. The table below sets the payout factors approved by the Compensation Committee under the 2023 Annual Bonus Program.
Achievement Levels Relative to Individual Strategic Goals Payout Factor (% of Target Bonus)
Exceeds 150% x 20% weighting = 30%
Meets 100% x 20% weighting = 20%
Inconsistent 25% x 20% weighting = 5%
Below Inconsistent 0% x 20% weighting = 0%
No payout is possible relative to individual strategic goals if there is no payout for financial performance goals.
Our performance under the 2023 Annual Bonus Program fell below threshold for both revenue and adjusted EBITDA. Therefore, the Compensation Committee determined no payout should be made to any NEO under the 2023 Annual Bonus Program irrespective of achievement by an NEO of his or her individual strategic goals.
Performance Goal Performance Achieved
($)
Payout Factor Weighting Payout Earned
(% of Target Bonus)
CEO Other NEOs CEO Other NEOs
Revenue 488.1 million
- % 50 % 40 % - % - %
Adjusted EBITDA <0.0
- % 50 % 40 % - % - %
Individual Strategic Goals Irrelevant due to Below Threshold Financial Achievement - % - % 20 % - % - %
Total - % - %
Long-Term Equity Compensation
Our long-term equity compensation program is designed to attract, retain and motivate our executives, including our NEOs, and to align their interests with those of our stockholders and the Company’s long-term strategic objectives. Our equity program is a key component in our strategy to hire and retain top talent in a highly competitive environment.
The Compensation Committee administers our 2015 Incentive Plan. Under that plan, the Compensation Committee is authorized to grant restricted stock awards, restricted stock units (“RSUs”), stock options, stock appreciation rights and other awards that are provided for under the 2015 Incentive Plan to our employees and the employees of our subsidiaries as the Compensation Committee determines to be eligible for awards. Awards granted to a participant are based upon a number of factors, including the recipient’s position, salary and performance, as well as our overall corporate performance.
The 2015 Incentive Plan is intended to provide an effective method of motivating performance from key employees, including our NEOs, and for creating an alignment of interests in participants with the interests of our stockholders. Awards are made under the 2015 Incentive Plan as long-term incentive compensation to NEOs and other key employees when the Compensation Committee believes such awards are appropriate. The Compensation Committee makes awards both to reward performance and to motivate the recipient’s long-term performance. In order to continue providing meaningful long-term incentives to NEOs and employees, we routinely look to replenish shares available under the 2015 Incentive Plan.
Long-Term Incentive Compensation Program
The Compensation Committee divides long-term equity grants for executives equally between restricted stock awards with time-based vesting conditions and PSUs. Time based awards are used to drive retention of executive talent, while PSUs drive alignment of executive realized compensation with long-term stockholder value. The PSUs typically are granted in the first quarter of the performance year upon completion of the budgeting process to support the selection of appropriate performance targets. Historically, PSU awards can only be earned by the NEOs upon our achievement of pre-determined levels of financial performance.
In determining 2023 LTI target award amounts, the Compensation Committee considered corporate performance, competitive market data for each individual, the level of the individual’s responsibility, prior compensation and retentive impact of that prior compensation and individual contributions to the Company.
The values below are the target long-term equity compensation amounts approved by the Compensation Committee for each of our NEOs, which are then converted into a number of shares of a combination of restricted stock and target PSUs using an approved formula based on stock price. For the accounting grant date fair value of such awards, see the “Summary Compensation Table” below.
Awards in Shares
Name 2023 LTI Award at Target(1) Performance Stock Units
(50% weighting)
($10.28 conversion price(2))
Restricted Stock Awards (50% weighting)
($10.04 conversion price(3))
Jeffrey A. Graves $ 3,800,000 $ 184,824 $ 189,243
Jeffrey Creech - - -
Reji Puthenveetil 1,350,000 65,661 67,231
Menno Ellis 1,350,000 65,661 67,231
Phyllis Nordstrom 1,000,000 48,638 49,800
Andrew Johnson 1,000,000 48,638 49,800
Michael Turner 1,500,000 72,957 74,701
(1) See “2023 Long-Term Incentive Awards” for further details on these 2023 LTI awards.
(2) Conversion price of $10.28 represents the average closing price of our Common Stock for the 60 trading days ending March 31, 2023. The 2023 LTI awards had different calculation periods in order to facilitate the measurement of the PSUs to end at a quarter end on March 31, 2026.
(3) Conversion price of $10.04 represents the average closing price of our Common Stock for the 20 trading days ending April 13, 2023.
Mr. Turner forfeited all outstanding unvested equity awards, including restricted stock and PSUs, upon his resignation in October 2023.
Mr. Creech did not receive a 2023 LTI award but under the terms of his employment agreement on December 13, 2023, was awarded 94,696 shares of time-based restricted stock, with the size of the award calculated using a numerator equal to $500,000 and a denominator equal to the 20-trading day trailing average closing price of the Company’s Common Stock ended on December 12, 2023, or $5.28.
Mr. Johnson forfeited all outstanding unvested equity awards, including restricted stock and PSUs, upon his resignation on April 30, 2024. Upon Mr. Ellis’s separation from the Company on April 30, 2024, Mr. Ellis forfeited all outstanding unvested equity awards, including restricted stock and PSUs.
Long-Term Equity Features
Restricted stock awards and PSU awards issued pursuant to the 2015 Incentive Plan remain subject to forfeiture until the vesting of such shares pursuant to the terms of the applicable award.
Shares of restricted stock and PSUs issued pursuant to the 2015 Incentive Plan may not be sold, transferred, or encumbered by the employee before they vest or are earned, as applicable. The compensation associated with these awards is expensed over the vesting period. The shares covered by restricted stock awards are considered outstanding upon issuance following the acceptance of each award for the purpose of calculating diluted earnings per common share, and holders of shares issued pursuant to restricted stock awards are entitled to vote such shares and to receive any dividends declared in respect of our Common Stock upon vesting of the award shares. Shares covered by PSUs are not considered outstanding until vested except for the purpose of calculating diluted earnings per common share. The holders of PSUs are not entitled to vote shares or receive any dividends declared with respect to the shares covered by such awards.
2023 Long-Term Incentive Awards
In February 2023, the Compensation Committee made LTI awards of restricted stock and PSUs under the 2015 Incentive Plan to executives, including the NEOs, to reflect the contributions that those individuals have made to our operations and financial condition, to provide motivation toward achieving our future strategic objectives and to further align the interests of those individuals with our stockholders. Restricted stock awards vest ratably over three years on each anniversary of the date of grant, subject to continued employment. The PSUs only vest if both performance and service-based criteria are met.
The Compensation Committee approved the use of relative total stockholder return (“TSR”) as the performance objective for the 2023 PSUs awarded to our NEOs. This market-based measure reflects the desire to focus executives on the execution of the Company’s long-term strategic objective of increasing stockholder value. TSR will be assessed relative to the Total 3D Printing Index published by Solactive (Bloomberg Ticker: 3DPRNT Index) (“3DPRNT”). The Company’s TSR will be calculated by subtracting the beginning stock price of $10.28 (i.e., the average closing price of the Company’s Common Stock over the 60 trading days ending March 31, 2023) from the ending stock price (i.e., the average closing price of the Company’s Common Stock over the 60 trading days ending on March 31, 2026), adding any dividends paid during the period for the performance period from April 1, 2023 through March 31, 2026, and then dividing the result by the Company’s beginning stock price. Similarly, 3DPRNT’s TSR will be calculated by subtracting the 3DPRNT beginning stock price of $109.22 (i.e., the average closing price of 3DPRNT’s stock price over the 60 trading days immediately prior to April 1, 2023, as reported in U.S. dollars on Bloomberg) from the 3DPRNT ending stock price (i.e., the average closing price of 3DPRNT’s stock price over the 60 trading days ending on March 31, 2026, as reported in U.S. dollars on Bloomberg) for the performance period of April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2026, adding any dividends during the period, and then dividing the result by the 3DPRNT beginning stock price. The target PSUs will be adjusted for performance between 0% and 250% based on the comparison of the TSR of the Company relative to the TSR of 3DPRNT during the performance period as follows:
Achievement Company TSR -3DPRNT TSR =
Example: if Company TSR is 50%, 3DPRNT TSR Must be…
Performance Adjusting
Below Threshold More than 25 Percentage Points below 0 OR Company TSR is negative
More than 75% -%
Threshold 25 Percentage Points Below 0
75% 50%
Target 0 Percentage Points 50% 100%
Midpoint of Target and Maximum 50 Percentage Points -% 200%
Maximum 100 Percentage Points (50)% 250%
At the end of the performance period, if the performance-based criteria are met, all PSUs earned will convert into immediately vested stock.
In April 2026, the Compensation Committee will certify performance under the 2023 PSUs and determine, within a range of 0-250% of target, the number of shares earned.
Employment Agreements and Other Agreements with NEOs
The Company entered into employment agreements with each of our NEOs. Each of these agreements was determined based on negotiations with the applicable NEO and took into account his or her background and qualifications and the nature of his or her position. We believe that these compensation packages are appropriate in light of the intense competition for top executives in our industry and among similarly situated companies, and that the terms of these arrangements are consistent with our executive compensation goals, including the balancing of short-term and long-term compensation to properly motivate our NEOs.
Our employment agreements with each of Dr. Graves, Messrs. Creech, Puthenveetil, Ellis, Johnson and Turner and Ms. Nordstrom provide for an initial two-year employment term that automatically extends for additional one-year periods unless terminated by the NEO or us upon at least 30 days’ prior written notice of intention not to renew. The agreements may also be terminated by us or the NEO for other reasons and, subject to the conditions set forth in the employment agreements, provide for certain payments and benefits in connection with certain termination events or a change of control as described under “Potential Benefits upon Termination or Change of Control” below.
Dr. Jeffrey A. Graves
Dr. Graves’ employment agreement provides for a minimum base annual salary of $825,000 and a target bonus opportunity equal to 100% of his base salary, with the exact amount of any such bonus to be based upon the achievement of performance goals to be determined by the Compensation Committee. The employment agreement entitles Dr. Graves to participate in all other benefits generally available to our other executive employees, including participation in the Company’s health benefit plans and equity award programs. Pursuant to Dr. Graves’ employment agreement he was granted the following initial equity awards:
•a restricted stock award for shares of Common Stock with a value of $2,000,000 that vested 20%, 40%, and 40% on December 31, 2020, December 31, 2021, and December 31, 2023, respectively, and
•a long-term equity grant with a value of $2,500,00 equally divided between a time-based restricted stock award that vested in three equal annual installments on each of the first, second, and third anniversaries of May 26, 2020, the date of grant, and a PSU award, which may be earned during the three-year period ending on May 26, 2023 based on the achievement at threshold (25%), target (50%), and maximum (75%) TSR, which would earn 50%, 100%, and 150% of the PSU, respectively, subject to his continued employment.
Dr. Graves’ employment agreement automatically extended for an additional one-year period in May 2023.
Jeffrey Creech
Mr. Creech’s employment agreement provides for a minimum base annual salary of $425,000 and a target bonus opportunity of not less than 60% of his base salary, with the exact amount of any such bonus to be based upon the achievement of performance goals to be determined by the Compensation Committee. The employment agreement entitles Mr. Creech to participate in all other benefits generally available to our other executive employees, including participation in the Company’s health benefit plans and equity award programs. Pursuant to Mr. Creech’s employment agreement he was granted the following equity award:
•a time-based restricted stock award for shares of Common Stock with a value of $500,000 that is scheduled to vest in three equal annual installments on each of the first, second and third anniversaries of December 13, 2023, the date of grant, subject to his continued employment.
Reji Puthenveetil
Mr. Puthenveetil’s employment agreement provides for a minimum base annual salary of $400,000 and a target bonus opportunity of not less than 50% of his base salary, with the exact amount of any such bonus to be based upon the achievement of performance goals to be determined by the Compensation Committee. The employment agreement entitles Mr. Puthenveetil to participate in all other benefits generally available to our other executive employees, including participation in the Company’s health benefit plans and equity award programs. Pursuant to Mr. Puthenveetil’s employment agreement he was granted the following initial equity awards:
•a long-term equity grant with a value of $1,000,00 equally divided between a time-based restricted stock award, that vests in three equal annual installments on each of the first, second and third anniversaries of October 1, 2020, and a PSU award, which may be earned during the three-year period ending on October 1, 2023 based on the achievement at threshold (25%), target (50%), and maximum (75%) TSR, which would earn 50%, 100%, and 150% of the PSU, respectively, and
•a 2021 long-term equity award for shares of Common Stock with a value equal to $1,000,000, equally divided between time-based restricted stock and PSU, issued pursuant to the service and performance criteria set by the Compensation Committee as part of its 2021 executive compensation program.
Mr. Puthenveetil’s employment agreement automatically extended for an additional one-year period in October 2023.
Menno Ellis
Mr. Ellis’ employment agreement provides for a minimum base annual salary of $330,000. Mr. Ellis is also entitled to receive cash performance bonuses, with the exact amount of any such bonus to be based upon the achievement of performance goals to be determined by the Compensation Committee. The employment agreement entitles Mr. Ellis to participate in all other benefits generally available to our other executive employees, including participation in the Company’s health benefit plans and equity award programs. His agreement also provides that his primary work location will be his home office in Dallas, Texas.
Mr. Ellis’ employment agreement automatically extended for an additional one-year period in November 2023.
Mr. Ellis’s role and position within the Company were eliminated, effective April 30, 2024. In connection with his departure
Mr. Ellis received (i) a severance payment in the amount of $412,000, and (ii) Company-paid monthly premium payments for COBRA health and dental insurance coverage such that Mr. Ellis’ contributions to such plans remain the same as if he were employed by the Company until the earlier of (1) 12 months following his separation date and (2) the date Mr. Ellis is no longer eligible for COBRA coverage. Mr. Ellis forfeited all outstanding unvested equity awards, including restricted stock and PSUs, upon his separation. Mr. Ellis continues to provide executive transition consulting services to the Company at the rate of $375 per hour (plus expenses) under a Consulting Agreement dated May 1, 2024 with The Kaminda Group, an entity controlled by Mr. Ellis.
Phyllis Nordstrom
Ms. Nordstrom’s employment agreement provides for a minimum base annual salary of $350,000 and a target bonus opportunity of not less than 60% of her base salary, with the exact amount of any such bonus to be based upon the achievement of performance goals to be determined by the Compensation Committee. The employment agreement entitles Ms. Nordstrom to participate in all other benefits generally available to our other executive employees, including participation in the Company’s health benefit plans and equity award programs. Pursuant to Ms. Nordstrom’s employment agreement she was granted the following equity awards:
•a time-based restricted stock award for shares of Common Stock with a value of $500,000 that vests in three equal annual installments on each of the first, second and third anniversaries of August 30, 2021, the date of grant, subject to her continued employment; and
•a time-based restricted stock award for shares of Common Stock with a value of $100,000 which vested and became exercisable in full on the first anniversary of August 30, 2021, the date of grant.
Ms. Nordstrom’s employment agreement provides for the guarantee of Ms. Nordstrom’s 2021 Performance Bonus at its target amount and pro-rated based on the Effective Date. It also provides that the Company shall provide or reimburse Ms. Nordstrom for certain expenses relating to her relocation to the Charlotte, North Carolina metro area, in accordance with Company’s US Domestic Relocation Policy and consistent with the Company’s relocation benefits for executives.
Ms. Nordstrom’s employment agreement automatically extended for a one-year period in August 2023.
Andrew M. Johnson
Mr. Johnson’s employment agreement provides for a minimum base annual salary of $333,000. Mr. Johnson is also entitled to receive cash performance bonuses, with the exact amount of any such bonus to be based upon the achievement of performance goals to be determined by the Compensation Committee. The employment agreement entitles Mr. Johnson to participate in all other benefits generally available to our other executive employees, including participation in the Company’s health benefit plans and equity award programs.
Mr. Johnson’s employment agreement automatically extended for an additional one-year period in June 2023.
Mr. Johnson resigned from his role and position within the Company, effective April 30, 2024. In connection with this resignation, Mr. Johnson received (i) a severance amount equal to $400,000, paid in 12 monthly installments following his separation date, (ii) Company-paid monthly premium payments for COBRA health and dental insurance coverage such that Mr. Johnson’s contributions to such plans remain the same as if he were employed by the Company until the earlier of (1) 12 months following the Separation Date and (2) the date Mr. Johnson is no longer eligible for COBRA coverage, and (iii) a one-time $300,000 cash retention bonus. Mr. Johnson forfeited all outstanding unvested equity awards, including restricted stock and PSUs, upon his resignation on April 30, 2024. Mr. Johnson continues to provide executive transition consulting services to the Company at the rate of $250 per hour (plus expenses) under a Consulting Agreement dated May 1, 2024.
Michael Turner
Mr. Turner’s employment agreement provided for a minimum base annual salary of $450,000 and a target bonus opportunity of not less than 60% of his base salary, with the exact amount of any such bonus to be based upon the achievement of performance goals to be determined by the Compensation Committee. The employment agreement entitled Mr. Turner to participate in all other benefits generally available to our other executive employees, including participation in the Company’s health benefit plans and equity award programs. Pursuant to Mr. Turner’s employment agreement he was granted the following equity awards:
•a signing bonus of $225,000, provided that he was not terminated for cause within the first 24 months of his employment with the Company, and
•a time-based restricted stock award for shares of Common Stock with a value of $1,500,000 that scheduled to vest in three equal annual installments on each of the first, second and third anniversaries of August 29, 2023, the date of grant, subject to his continued employment.
On September 18, 2023, Mr. Turner notified the Company of his resignation as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective October 15, 2023. In connection with his departure, Mr. Turner forfeited his participation in the fiscal 2023 Annual Bonus Program and all outstanding unvested equity awards, including restricted stock and PSU. Mr. Turner retained his signing bonus on his departure as consideration for ongoing consulting services to the Company.
Change of Control Severance Policy
On February 22, 2018, the Compensation Committee adopted the Company’s Change of Control Severance Policy (the “COC Severance Policy”). The COC Severance Policy is intended to provide eligible officers with reasonable financial security in their employment and position with the Company without distraction from uncertainties regarding their employment created by the possibility of a potential or actual change of control. The COC Severance Policy applies to our CEO and all Executive Vice Presidents and Senior Vice Presidents, which includes all our NEOs. For a more detailed discussion of the benefits payable to our NEOs under the COC Severance Policy, see “Potential Benefits upon Termination or Change of Control” below.
Other Compensation Matters
Benefits and Perquisites
We provide our employees, including the NEOs, with a benefit program that we believe is reasonable, competitive, and consistent with the objectives of our compensation program. As a matter of policy, the Compensation Committee does not award personal benefits or perquisites to our NEOs that are unrelated to our business and strives to mitigate the use of non-performance-based forms of compensation. However, under certain circumstances, the Compensation Committee has approved certain personal benefits or perquisites that are either provided to a NEO by contract or that it deemed to be in our interests to induce executives to commence or maintain employment with us. Those amounts are reported in the “Summary Compensation Table” below.
Our executives, including the NEOs, are eligible to participate in employee benefit programs that we provide to our employees generally, which include a group insurance program providing group health, dental, vision, life and long-term disability insurance. Other benefits include a Section 401(k) plan, health savings accounts, flexible spending accounts for health and dependent care expenses, sick leave, holiday time, and vacation time. Our NEOs are eligible for a comprehensive annual executive physical, a benefit that is capped at $5,000 annually.
We also reimburse certain commuting expenses for executives. For Mr. Puthenveetil, these commuting expenses included rent reimbursement for temporary housing in Rock Hill, South Carolina, certain past mileage expenses and a tax gross-up for federal, state and other income taxes resulting from imputed income relating to these commuting expenses.
For Ms. Nordstrom, these commuting expenses included airfare between Minneapolis, Minnesota and Charlotte, North Carolina, lodging, and car rental charges and a tax-gross up for federal, state and other income taxes resulting from imputed income related to these commuting expenses.
We also maintain an employee relocation policy, offering different tiers of benefits based on job level, for employees who are requested to relocate their primary residence in connection with their employment. For a further discussion, see Note 5 to the “Summary Compensation Table” below. Relocation assistance is necessary to induce executives to join the Company.
We believe the cost of providing perquisites in 2023 was reasonable and represents a relatively small percentage of each NEO’s overall compensation package.
Executive Stock Ownership Guidelines
Our executive officers and certain other senior members of management are required to maintain a minimum equity stake in the Company. This policy reflects the Board’s belief that our most senior executives should maintain a significant personal financial stake in the Company to promote long-term stockholder value. In addition, the policy helps align executive and stockholder interests, which reduces the incentive for excessive short-term risk taking. Each of our NEOs and certain other senior officers are required to acquire and maintain ownership of shares of our Common Stock equal to a specified multiple of his or her base salary, as shown in the table below. Each officer subject to a share ownership requirement must retain 50% of all net shares (post-tax) that vest until achieving his or her minimum share ownership requirement.
Title Minimum Stock Ownership Requirement
Chief Executive Officer 6x annual base salary
Chief Financial Officer 3x annual base salary
Other Executive Officers (EVPs) 2x annual base salary
Other Senior Officers (SVPs) 1x annual base salary
Shares owned for the purposes of determining compliance with our stock ownership policy are defined as shares of Common Stock held outright (by the executive or his/her spouse), restricted stock units, restricted stock awards, and shares or share equivalents held in a Company savings plan or deferred compensation plan. Stock options, stock appreciation rights, and PSUs are excluded from the definition of shares owned.
All NEOs currently comply with their respective ownership requirements or are retaining 50% of all net shares (post-tax) that vest until achieving their minimum share ownership requirement. Our NEOs are expected to achieve the required stock-ownership levels within five years from the time they are appointed to or promoted to an executive position of Senior Vice President or higher.
Policy on Hedging and Transactions
Our Policy Statement Governing Insider Trading (the “Insider Trading Policy”) prohibits any director, officer, employee, or consultant of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates from engaging in short-term or speculative transactions in our securities. This policy includes within its coverage short sales, which for directors and executive officers of the Company are prohibited by Section 16 of the Exchange Act. It also prohibits transactions in publicly traded options, such as puts, calls, and other derivative securities, or purchase financial investments (including prepaid variable forward contracts, equity sweeps, collars, and exchange funds), or the engagement in transactions that hedge or offset, or are designed to hedge or offset, any decrease in the market value of our Common Stock.
The Insider Trading Policy also prohibits any director or executive officer from holding Company securities in a margin account or pledging (or hypothecating) Company securities as collateral for a loan.
The Insider Trading Policy requires that our directors and executive officers pre-clear any transactions in our securities with our Chief Legal Officer or Assistant General Counsel.
Clawbacks of Incentive Compensation
Each of our NEOs is subject to our clawback policy. In response to the SEC’s adoption of final clawback rules and the NYSE’s publication of corresponding listing standards, the Board recently amended and restated our clawback policy to comply with final stock exchange listing standards, effective October 2, 2023.
Under the terms of this policy, following an accounting restatement of the Company’s financial statements, due to material noncompliance with any financial reporting requirement under securities laws, the Board or an appropriate Board committee must clawback any “excess compensation” received by an executive officer (current or former) during the applicable look-back period regardless of whether the executive officer engaged in misconduct or was otherwise directly or indirectly responsible for the accounting restatement. The Company will not indemnify any executive officer against the loss of any excess compensation as a result of the application of the clawback policy.
The Company will disclose publicly recoupment of any excessive compensation pursuant to this policy.
Risk Assessment of Compensation Policies and Practices
Our Compensation Committee has reviewed our incentive compensation programs, discussed the concept of risk
as it relates to our compensation program, considered various mitigating factors, and reviewed these items with its independent consultant, Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC (“Meridian”). In addition, our Compensation Committee asked Meridian to conduct an independent risk assessment of our executive compensation program. Based on these reviews and discussions, the Compensation Committee does not believe our compensation program creates risks that are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on our business.
Compensation Committee Report
The Compensation Committee has reviewed and discussed with management the section titled “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” found in this Item 11. Based on such review and discussion, the Compensation Committee has recommended to the Board of Directors that such section be included in this Form 10-K.
Compensation Committee:
Kevin S. Moore, Chair
Malissia Clinton
William E. Curran
Thomas Erickson
Jim D. Kever
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
None of our current executive officers served during 2023 as a director of any entity with which any of our outside directors is associated or whose executive officers served as one of our directors, and none of the members of the Compensation Committee has been an officer or employee of the Company or any of our subsidiaries.
Compensation Tables and Narratives
Summary Compensation Table
The following table presents information regarding the compensation of each of the NEOs for services rendered during 2023, 2022, and 2021
Name and Principal Position (1)
Year
Salary (2)
Bonus (3)
Stock Awards (4)
Option Awards Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation All Other Compensation (5)
Total
($) ($) ($) ($) ($) ($) ($)
Jeffrey Graves 2023 849,800 - 5,268,229 - - 417,601 6,535,630
President and Chief Executive Officer 2022 849,800 - 4,765,861 - - 71,501 5,687,162
2021 837,400 - 6,378,697 - 1,274,697 83,434 8,574,228
-
Jeffrey Creech 2023 13,077 - 589,956 - - - 603,033
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer -
-
Reji Puthenveetil 2023 412,000 - 1,871,604 - - 28,512 2,312,116
Executive Vice President - Additive Solutions and Chief Commercial Officer 2022 412,000 - 1,693,130 - - 59,643 2,164,773
2021 406,000 - 2,319,545 - 370,792 38,687 3,135,024
-
Menno Ellis 2023 412,000 - 1,871,604 - - 8,469 2,292,073
Executive Vice President, Health Care Solutions
2022 412,000 - 1,693,130 - - 3,191 2,108,321
2021 406,000 - 2,319,545 - 370,792 8,400 3,104,737
-
Phyllis Nordstrom 2023 428,731 - 1,386,371 - - 281,638 2,096,740
Executive Vice President, Chief People Officer and Chief Administrative Officer -
-
Andrew Johnson 2023 470,000 - 1,386,371 - - 8,400 1,864,771
Executive Vice President, Chief Corporate Development Officer, Chief Legal Counsel, and Interim Chief Financial Officer 2022 396,042 100,000 1,128,725 - - 8,400 1,633,167
2021 379,650 - 2,251,252 - 346,761 8,400 2,986,063
-
Michael Turner 2023 363,461 - 699,948 - - 4,795 1,068,204
Former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer 2022 147,115 225,000 1,322,155 - - - 1,694,270
(1) This column includes the name and principal position of each NEO during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.
(2) The amounts in the salary column represent the salary paid to each NEO with respect to each year during which he or she was a NEO.
(3) No bonuses were awarded to our NEOs in 2023.
(4) The amounts reported in this column for 2023 represent the aggregate grant date fair value computed in accordance with ASC Topic 718 of restricted stock awards and PSU awards. The value of restricted stock awards is determined by multiplying the number of shares awarded by the closing price of our Common Stock on the date of grant. The value of the PSU awards, which have a market-based performance metric and a three-year performance period, was determined using a Monte Carlo simulation technique under the option pricing method assuming target performance. For these PSUs, achievement of the highest level of performance conditions would result in the NEOs receiving 250% of the target amounts. These amounts are: Dr. Graves, $8,737,555; Mr. Puthenveetil, $3,104,124; Mr. Ellis, $3,104,124; Ms. Nordstrom, $2,299,361; Mr. Johnson, $2,299,361; and Mr. Turner, $3,449,042. See “2023 Long-Term Incentive Awards” above.
(5) The amounts shown for 2023 in the “All Other Compensation” column are composed of the following components:
Name 401K Match Relocation Expenses Rent and Travel Expenses Relocation, Rent and Travel Expenses Tax Gross Up Total All Other Compensation
Jeffrey Graves $ 8,400 $ 221,582 $ - $ 187,619 $ 417,601
Jeffrey Creech - - - - -
Reji Puthenveetil 4,200 - 18,420 5,892 28,512
Menno Ellis 8,469 - - - 8,469
Phyllis Nordstrom 8,400 150,000 39,627 83,611 281,638
Andrew Johnson 8,400 - - - 8,400
Michael Turner 4,795 - - - 4,795
Mr. Graves relocation expenses relate primarily to reimbursement of commission expenses in connection with selling the home where he lived prior to joining the Company in 2020. Mr. Puthenveetil’s rent expenses relate to the reimbursement of lease payments for an apartment near the Company’s headquarters in Rock Hill, South Carolina. Ms. Nordstrom’s relocation expenses relate to a lump sum payment made in 2023 in connection with Ms. Nordstrom’s planned relocation to the Rock Hill, South Carolina area. In each case, the Company agreed to provide a gross up amount to the executive for tax planning purposes.
Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 2023
The following table sets forth information with respect to plan-based awards granted in 2023. The threshold, target, and maximum amounts represent the incentive awards for the 2023 Annual Bonus Program and the PSUs that could be awarded assuming achievement of the pre-determined performance metric over the three-year performance period (such achievement to be certified by the Compensation Committee subsequent to the completion of the performance period). No annual bonus award payouts were earned by the NEOs with respect to 2023 Annual Bonus Program.
For further details about our employment agreements with our NEOs, see “Employment Agreements and Other Agreements with NEOs.”
Estimated Future Payouts Under Non-Equity Incentive Plan Awards Estimated Future Payments Under Equity Incentive Plan Awards (1)
All Other Stock Awards: Number of Shares or Units
Grant Date Fair Value of Stock and Option Awards (2)
Threshold Base Target Maximum Threshold Base Target Maximum
Name Program Grant Date ($) ($) ($) (#) (#)
(#) (#) (#)
Dr. Jeffrey Graves 2023 Bonus Program 2/22/2023 $ 425,000 $ 850,000 $ 1,275,000
2023 LTI RSAs 4/14/2023 189,243 1,773,207
2023 LTI Performance Shares 4/3/2023 92,412 184,824 462,060 3,495,022
Jeffrey Creech New Hire Award 12/13/2023 94,696 589,956
Reji Puthenveetil 2023 Bonus Program 2/22/2023 123,600 247,200 370,800
2023 LTI RSAs 4/14/2023 67,231 629,954
2023 LTI Performance Shares 4/3/2023 32,831 65,661 164,153 1,241,650
Menno Ellis 2023 Bonus Program 2/22/2023 123,600 247,200 370,800
2023 LTI RSAs 4/14/2023 67,231 629,954
2023 LTI Performance Shares 4/3/2023 32,831 65,661 164,153 1,241,650
Phyllis Nordstrom 2023 Bonus Program 2/22/2023 135,000 270,000 405,000
2023 LTI RSAs 4/14/2023 49,800 466,626
2023 LTI Performance Shares 4/3/2023 24,319 48,638 121,595 919,745
Andrew Johnson 2023 Bonus Program 2/22/2023 120,000 240,000 360,000
2023 LTI RSAs 4/14/2023 49,800 466,626
2023 LTI Performance Shares 4/3/2023 24,319 48,638 121,595 919,745
Michael Turner (3)
2023 Bonus Program 2/22/2023 135,000 270,000 405,000
2023 LTI RSAs 4/14/2023 74,701 699,948
2023 LTI Performance Shares 4/3/2023 36,479 72,957 182,393 1,379,617
(1) The amounts in these columns represent PSUs that vest in full on or about April 3, 2026, based on achievement of TSR over a three-year performance period.
(2) The amounts included in the “Grant Date Fair Value of Stock and Option Awards” column represent the aggregate grant date fair value computed in accordance with ASC Topic 718.
(3) Mr. Turner resigned from the Company effective October 15, 2023. In connection with his departure, Mr. Turner forfeited his participation in the 2023 Annual Bonus Program and all outstanding unvested equity awards.
Outstanding Equity Awards at Year-End 2023
The following table presents information with respect to equity awards made to each of our NEOs that were outstanding on December 31, 2023.
Option Awards Stock Awards
Equity
Incentive
Plan
Awards:
Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Unearned Options (1)
Option Exercise Price Option Expiration Date
Number of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested Market Value of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested (2)
Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Market or Payout Value of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested (2)
Name Grant Date (#) ($) (#) ($) (#) ($)
Jeffrey Graves 1/12/2021 - - - 35,248 (3) 223,825 - -
1/12/2021 - - - - - 158,622 (6) 1,007,250
3/15/2022 - - - 76,582 (4) 486,296 - -
4/1/2022 - - - - - 110,144 (6) 699,414
4/3/2023 - - - 184,824 (6) 1,173,632
4/14/2023 - - - 189,243 1,201,693 - -
Jeffrey Creech 12/13/2023 - - - 94,696 (5) 601,320 - -
Reji Puthenveetil 1/12/2021 - - - 12,818 (3) 81,394 - -
1/12/2021 - - - - - 57,681 (6) 366,274
3/15/2022 - - - 27,206 (4) 172,758 - -
4/1/2022 - - - - - 39,130 (6) 248,476
4/3/2023 - - - 65,661 (6) 416,947
4/14/2023 - - - 67,231 (5) 426,917 - -
Menno Ellis 12/1/2016 100,000 13 12/1/2026 - - - -
12/1/2016 - - - - - 20,000 (7) 127,000
1/12/2021 - - - 12,818 (3) 81,394 - -
1/12/2021 - - - - - 57,681 (6) 366,274
3/15/2022 - - - 27,206 (4) 172,758 - -
4/1/2022 - - - - - 39,130 (6) 248,476
4/3/2023 - - - 65,661 (6) 416,947
4/14/2023 - - - 67,231 (5) 426,917 - -
Phyllis Nordstrom 8/30/2021 - - - 5,685 (3) 36,100 - -
3/15/2022 - - - 15,114 (3) 95,974 - -
4/1/2022 - - - 21,739 (6) 138,043
12/2/2022 - - - 7,114 (3) 45,174 - -
4/3/2023 - - - 48,638 (6) 308,851
4/14/2023 - - - 49,800 (5) 316,230 - -
Andrew Johnson 7/26/2016 160,000 13 7/26/2026 - - - -
7/26/2016 - - - - - 40,000 (7) 254,000
1/12/2021 - - - 10,894 (3) 69,177 - -
1/12/2021 - - - - - 49,029 (6) 311,334
3/15/2022 - - - 18,137 (4) 115,170 - -
4/1/2022 - - - - - 26,086 (6) 165,646
4/3/2023 - - - 48,638 (6) 308,851
4/14/2023 - - - 49,800 (5) 316,230 - -
Michael Turner 8/29/2022 - - - 85,910 (4) 545,529 - -
4/3/2023 - - - 72,957 (6) 463,277
4/14/2023 - - - 74,701 (5) 474,351 - -
(1) Option awards in this column vest upon the satisfaction of certain share price performance conditions.
(2) Value calculated based on the $6.35 closing price of our common stock on December 29, 2023.
(3) The outstanding balance of this award vests on the third anniversary of the grant date.
(4) The outstanding balance of this award vests in equal installments on the second and third anniversary of the grant date.
(5) Award vests in equal installments over a three-year period on the first, second and third anniversaries of the grant date.
(6) Amount represents the number of performance-based restricted stock unit awards based on achievement of target performance over a 3-year performance period other than those with January 12, 2021, grant dates, which are shown at maximum, in each case based on performance against the relevant metrics during 2023.
(7) Restricted stock awards that vest upon the satisfaction of certain share price and financial performance conditions.
Option Exercises and Stock Vested in 2023
No options were exercised by our NEOs in 2023. Shares of restricted Common Stock and RSUs held by the NEOs vested as follows during 2023:
Number of Shares Acquired on Vesting
Value Realized on Vesting (1)
Name (#) ($)
Jeffrey Graves 385,331 $ 3,307,565
Jeffrey Creech - -
Reji Puthenveetil 196,394 975,941
Menno Ellis 39,232 395,646
Phyllis Nordstrom 26,381 224,997
Andrew Johnson 30,040 307,770
Michael Turner 42,955 263,314
(1) Amounts reflect aggregate market value of our Common Stock based on the closing price of our Common Stock on the applicable vesting date.
Potential Benefits Upon Termination or Change in Control
Graves Employment Agreement
Under his employment agreement, Dr. Graves would, upon termination by the Company without “cause” or resignation for “constructive discharge” (in each case as defined in his agreement), become entitled to receive the following:
•An amount equal to 150% of his base salary, payable in 18 equal monthly installments;
•Any accrued but unpaid base salary as of the termination date;
•Any accrued but unused vacation time;
•Any accrued but unpaid performance bonus as of the termination date, on the same terms and at the same times as would have applied had his employment not terminated; and
•If he elects COBRA coverage for health and/or dental insurance, Company-paid monthly premium payments for such coverage such that his contributions to such plans will remain the same as if he was employed by the Company until the earliest of: (1) 18 months from the termination date or (2) the date he is no longer eligible for COBRA coverage.
In the event of termination by the Company without “cause” or resignation for “constructive discharge” within 180 days before or two years after a “change of control” (as defined in his employment agreement), Dr. Graves is entitled to receive a lump sum cash payment equal to: (i) two times the sum of his base salary and target annual bonus, (ii) a pro rata portion of his target annual bonus for the fiscal year in which the termination occurs, (iii) accelerated vesting of the unvested shares under all outstanding time-based equity award and conversion of outstanding PSUs into immediately accelerated restricted stock awards (“RSAs”), and (vi) the difference between the monthly COBRA rate and the active employee premium rate for the applicable group health coverage (i.e., medical, dental and vision) for 24 months.
Creech, Puthenveetil, Ellis, Nordstrom, Johnson and Turner Employment Agreements
Under their employment agreements, Messrs. Creech, Puthenveetil, Ellis, Johnson and Turner and Ms. Nordstrom would, upon termination by the Company without “cause” or resignation for “constructive discharge” (in each case as defined in their respective agreements), become entitled to receive the following:
•An amount equal to the NEO’s base salary, payable in 12 equal monthly installments;
•Any accrued but unpaid base salary as of the termination date;
•Any accrued but unpaid performance bonus as of the termination date, on the same terms and at the same times as would have applied had the NEO’s employment not terminated; and
•If the NEO elects COBRA coverage for health and/or dental insurance, Company-paid monthly premium payments for such coverage such that the NEO’s contributions to such plans will remain the same as if the NEO were employed by the Company until the earliest of: (1) 12 months from the termination date; or (2) the date the NEO is no longer eligible for COBRA coverage.
On September 18, 2023, Mr. Turner notified the Company of his voluntary resignation effective October 15, 2023. In connection with his resignation, Mr. Turner received no special benefits.
Mr. Johnson resigned from his role and position within the Company, effective April 30, 2024. In connection with his resignation, Mr. Johnson received (i) a severance amount equal to $400,000, paid in 12 monthly installments following his separation date, (ii) Company-paid monthly premium payments for COBRA health and dental insurance coverage such that Mr. Johnson’s contributions to such plans remain the same as if he were employed by the Company until the earlier of (1) 12 months following the Separation Date and (2) the date Mr. Johnson is no longer eligible for COBRA coverage, and (iii) a one-time $300,000 cash retention bonus. Mr. Johnson forfeited all outstanding unvested equity awards, including restricted stock and PSUs, upon his resignation on April 30, 2024. Mr. Johnson continues to provide executive transition consulting services to the Company at the rate of $250 per hour (plus expenses) under a Consulting Agreement dated May 1, 2024.
Mr. Ellis’s role and position within the Company were eliminated, effective April 30, 2024. In connection with his departure from the Company, Mr. Ellis received (i) a severance payment in the amount of $412,000, and (ii) Company-paid monthly premium payments for COBRA health and dental insurance coverage such that Mr. Ellis’ contributions to such plans remain the same as if he were employed by the Company until the earlier of (1) 12 months following his separation date and (2) the date Mr. Ellis is no longer eligible for COBRA coverage. Mr. Ellis forfeited all outstanding unvested equity awards, including restricted stock and PSUs, upon his separation. Mr. Ellis continues to provide executive transition consulting services to the Company at the rate of $375 per hour (plus expenses) under a Consulting Agreement dated May 1, 2024 with The Kaminda Group, an entity controlled by Mr. Ellis.
See “Change of Control Severance Policy” for a description of payments to be received by these NEOs upon a termination in connection with a change of control.
Change of Control Severance Policy
On February 22, 2018, the Compensation Committee adopted the Company’s the COC Severance Policy. The COC Severance Policy is intended to provide eligible officers with reasonable financial security in their employment and position with the Company, without distraction from uncertainties regarding their employment created by the possibility of a potential or actual change of control. The COC Severance Policy applies to our CEO and all Executive Vice Presidents and Senior Vice Presidents (each, a “Participant”), which includes all of our NEOs.
A Participant is entitled to benefits under the COC Severance Policy in the event of a termination of the Participant’s employment by the Company without “Cause” or by the Participant for “Constructive Discharge” either (a) on or before the second anniversary of the date of a “Change of Control” (as such terms are defined in the COC Severance Policy) or (b) in certain circumstances, within six months prior to the date that the Change of Control occurs (a “Qualifying Termination”). The COC Severance Policy does not change the terms of any plans or arrangements that may provide for severance benefits in case of a termination of employment not in connection with a Change of Control. The COC Severance Policy also includes provisions intended to avoid duplication of benefits with the severance benefits that otherwise may be payable under any other plan or arrangement upon a Qualifying Termination.
In the event of a Qualifying Termination, a Participant will receive a lump sum cash payment equal to: (i) a multiple (which is 2.0 for our CEO and 1.5 for all other Participants) times the sum of the Participant’s base salary and target annual bonus, (ii) a pro rata portion of the Participant’s target annual bonus for the fiscal year in which the termination occurs, and (iii) the difference between the monthly COBRA rate and the active employee premium rate for the applicable group health coverage (i.e., medical, dental and vision) as elected by the Participant (for the Participant and his or her eligible dependents) at the time of the Qualifying Termination multiplied by a number of months equal to 24 for our CEO and 18 for each other Participant. A Participant’s right to receive this payment and benefits is subject to his or her execution of a general release of claims against the Company. In addition, the COC Severance Policy provides that all outstanding performance-based equity awards granted after the effective date of the COC Severance Policy shall be converted in their entirety to timed-based equity awards upon the occurrence of a Change of Control based on the assumption that the performance goals are achieved at target. The vesting of performance-based equity awards that are converted to time-based equity awards shall occur upon the same vesting schedule upon which the former performance metrics would have been measured and shall vest in full upon a Qualifying Termination. Additionally, if a Participant incurs a Qualifying Termination, all outstanding time-based awards equity awards, including converted performance-based equity awards that are held by a Participant and were granted after the effective date of the COC Severance Policy shall become fully vested and all forfeiture restrictions shall lapse.
The following table reflects the amount of compensation that would be paid to each of our NEOs in the event of a termination of the executive officer’s employment under various scenarios. The amounts shown assume that such termination was effective as of December 31, 2023, and include estimates of the amounts that would be paid to each executive officer upon such NEO’s termination. The table only includes additional benefits that result from the termination and does not include any amounts or benefits earned, vested, accrued or owing under any plan for any other reason. None of our NEOs is entitled to any additional benefits in connection with a Change of Control without a related termination of employment.
Name (1)
Without Cause or Good Reason (not in Connection with a Change in Control) (2)
Death or Disability (3)
Termination in Connection with a Change in Control (4)
Jeffrey Graves $ 1,294,122 $ - $ 8,217,606
Jeffrey Creech 425,000 - 1,621,320
Reji Puthenveetil 426,629 - 2,723,510
Menno Ellis 430,381 - 2,729,138
Phyllis Nordstrom 504,546 - 2,048,041
Andrew Johnson 418,446 - 2,274,078
(1) None of the NEOs will receive any special benefits in the event of voluntary separation without good reason or termination for cause. Under standard plan provisions, the NEOs will continue to be eligible for benefits under the Company’s medical and dental plans until the last day of the month in which termination occurs. Any bonus earned in the year of termination is forfeited.
(2) Amounts in this column represent the cash and benefits to be paid to the NEO in the event of termination by the Company without cause or resignation with good reason (each as defined in the NEO’s employment agreement). For Dr. Graves the severance benefits represent (i) 18 months of base salary and (ii) COBRA reimbursement for 18 months. For Messrs. Creech, Puthenveetil, Ellis, and Johnson and Ms. Nordstrom, severance benefits represent: (i) 12 months of base salary and (ii) COBRA reimbursement for 12 months. Mr. Creech was not yet enrolled in health benefits as of December 31, 2023.
(3) Amounts in this column represent the bonus for the year of termination that each NEO would have received in the event of termination by death or disability.
(4) The amounts in this row are payable in the event of termination by the Company without cause or resignation for “constructive discharge” within six months prior to or two years after a “change of control.” Certain amounts are duplicative of amounts payable in the event of termination by the Company without cause or resignation for “constructive discharge” not in connection with a change of control. For Dr. Graves the severance benefits represent (i) two times the sum of (x) the NEO’s then-current base salary and (y) the NEO’s target cash incentive bonus amount, (ii) payment of the bonus earned under the Annual Bonus Program, (iii) accelerated vesting of the unvested shares under outstanding time-based RSA awards (301,073 shares), (iv) the conversion of outstanding PSUs into immediately-accelerated RSAs (payout assumed at target share amount of 453,590 shares), and (v) COBRA reimbursement for 24 months.
For Messrs. Creech, Puthenveetil, Ellis, and Johnson, severance benefits represent: (i) two times the sum of (x) the NEO’s then-current base salary and (y) the NEO’s target cash incentive bonus amount, (ii) accelerated vesting of the unvested shares under outstanding time-based RSA awards (94,696, 107,255, 107,255 and 78,831 shares, respectively), (iii) the conversion of outstanding PSUs into immediately-accelerated RSAs (payout assumed at target share amount of 0, 162,472, 182,472 and 163,753 shares, respectively), and (iv) COBRA reimbursement for 18 months.
For Mr. Nordstrom, severance benefits represent: (i) two times the sum of (x) her then-current base salary and (y) her target cash incentive bonus amount, (ii) accelerated vesting of the unvested shares under outstanding time-based RSA awards (77,713 shares), (iii) the conversion of outstanding PSUs into immediately-accelerated RSAs (payout assumed at target share amount of 70,377 shares), and (iv) COBRA reimbursement for 18 months. In each case, the value of accelerated equity amounts was computed based on the closing price of our Common Stock on December 29, 2023, of $6.35.
CEO Pay Ratio
As required by applicable SEC rules, we must annually disclose the annual total compensation of our median employee (excluding the CEO), the annual total compensation of our CEO, and the ratio of the CEO compensation to the median employee compensation.
For 2023, our last completed fiscal year:
•the annual total compensation of our CEO, calculated from information reported in the Summary Compensation Table included elsewhere in this Item 11, was $6,535,630; and
•the annual total compensation of our median employee (excluding our CEO) was $80,353.
Based on this information, for 2023 the ratio of the annual total compensation of our CEO to the annual total compensation of our median employee was 81 to 1.
We identified our median employee in 2023 using a multistep process and took the following steps to determine the annual total compensation of that employee and our CEO for 2023:
•We determined that, as of December 31, 2023, our active, global employee population consisted of approximately 1,923 individuals (excluding the CEO). This population consisted of our full-time, part-time, and temporary employees employed with us as of that date.
•To identify the median employee from our employee population, we used annual base salary as of December 31, 2023.
•For the annual total compensation of our median employee, we identified and calculated the elements of that employee’s compensation for 2023 in accordance with the requirements of Item 402(c)(2)(x), which are the same requirements we used to determine the annual total compensation of our CEO.
The CEO pay ratio reported is a reasonable estimate calculated in a manner consistent with SEC rules based on the methodologies and assumptions described. SEC rules for identifying the median employee and determining the CEO pay ratio permit companies to employ a wide range of methodologies, estimates and assumptions. As a result, the CEO pay ratios reported by other companies, which may have employed other permitted methodologies or assumptions and which may have a significantly different work force structure from ours, are likely not comparable to our CEO pay ratio.

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ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
Equity Compensation Plan Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
The following table sets forth (a) as of the date indicated in the applicable Schedule 13D or 13G with respect to each person identified as having filed a Schedule 13D or 13G and (b) as of July 2, 2024, with respect to the other persons listed in the table, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock beneficially owned:
•by each person known to us to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of our Common Stock;
•by each current director and each of our NEOs; and
•by all of our directors and executive officers as a group.
Except as otherwise indicated in the footnotes to the table, and subject to any applicable community property laws, each person has the sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares beneficially owned. The address of each person listed is in care of 3D Systems Corporation, 333 Three D Systems Circle, Rock Hill, South Carolina 29730, unless otherwise noted.
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned
Name of Beneficial Owner
Number of Shares
Percentage of Shares Owned(1)
5% Holders
BlackRock, Inc.(2)
23,180,522 17.35%
The Vanguard Group(3)
14,118,982 10.57%
State Street Corporation(4)
6,965,400 5.21%
NEOs and Directors
Jeffrey A. Graves(5)
783,849 *
Jeffrey Creech(6)
94,696 *
Reji Puthenveetil(7)
267,233 *
Menno Ellis(8)
167,770 *
Phyllis Nordstrom(9)
84,895 *
Andrew Johnson(10)
177,422 *
Michael Turner
- *
Malissia Clinton
62,785 *
William Curran
142,503 *
Claudia Drayton(11)
36,485 *
Thomas Erickson
257,294 *
Jim Kever
422,766 *
Charles McClure
89,964 *
Kevin Moore(12)
1,598,157 1.20%
Vasant Padmanabhan
55,031 *
John Tracy
88,558 *
All executive officers and directors as a group (18 persons)(13)
4,945,775 3.70%
* Less than one percent
(1) Percentage ownership is based on the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding and entitled to vote as of July 2, 2024, the record date for the Annual Meeting. Common Stock numbers include, with respect to the stockholder in question, Common Stock which the stockholder could acquire within 60 days of the record date.
(2) BlackRock, Inc. filed a Schedule 13G/A on January 22, 2024, indicating that it has sole voting power over 22,851,733 of these shares and sole dispositive power over 23,180,522 of these shares. The address for this beneficial owner is 50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001.
(3) The Vanguard Group filed a Schedule 13G/A on February 13, 2024, indicating that it has shared voting power over 87,193 of these shares, sole dispositive power over 13,894,423 of these shares, and shared dispositive power over 224,559 of these shares. The address for this beneficial owner is 100 Vanguard Blvd., Malvern, PA 19355.
(4) State Street Corporation filed a Schedule 13G on January 24, 2024, indicating that it had shared voting power over 6,615,115 of these shares and shared dispositive power over 6,965,400 shares. The address for this beneficial owner is State Street Financial Center, 1 Congress Street, Suite 1, Boston, MA 02114-2016.
(5) Consists of (a) 619,396 shares of Common Stock that Dr. Graves holds directly, and (b) 164,453 shares of restricted stock subject to time-based vesting conditions. Excludes 294,968 PSUs, which may be earned upon the achievement of certain TSR over the applicable three-year performance period.
(6) Consists of 94,696 shares of restricted stock subject to time-based vesting conditions.
(7) Consists of (a) 208,811 shares of Common Stock that Mr. Puthenveetil holds directly, and (b) 58,422 shares of restricted stock subject to time-based vesting conditions. Excludes 104,791 PSUs, which may be earned upon the achievement of certain TSR over the applicable three-year performance period.
(8) Consists of 167,770 shares of Common Stock that Mr. Ellis holds directly.
(9) Consists of (a) 31,340 shares of Common Stock that Ms. Nordstrom holds directly and (b) 53,555 shares of restricted stock subject to time-based vesting conditions. Excludes 70,377 PSUs, which may be earned upon the achievement of certain TSR over the applicable three-year performance period.
(10) Consists of 177,422 shares of Common Stock that Mr. Johnson holds directly.
(11) Consists of (a) 27,438 shares of Common Stock that Ms. Drayton holds directly and (b) 9,047 shares of Common Stock that have been deferred pursuant to the Director Compensation Deferral Plan.
(12) Consists of (a) 41,850 shares of Common Stock that Mr. Moore owns directly, (b) 137,693 shares of Common Stock held in the name of Kevin S. Moore, Trustee, The Kevin Scott Moore 2011 Revocable Living Trust dated September 13, 2011, and (c) 1,418,614 shares beneficially owned by The Clark Estates, Inc., with respect to which Mr. Moore disclaims beneficial ownership as well as any pecuniary interest.
(13) Consists of (a) 4,945,775 shares of Common Stock that this group holds directly and (b) 461,089 shares of restricted stock subject to time-based vesting conditions and (c) 9,047 shares of Common Stock deferred pursuant to the Director Compensation Deferral Plan.
Equity Compensation Plans
The following table summarizes information about the equity securities authorized for issuance under our compensation plans as of December 31, 2023. For a description of these plans, see Note 17 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K.
(in thousands, except exercise price) Number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding stock options, warrants and rights Weighted average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights a
Number of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans b
Equity compensation plans approved by stockholders:
Stock options 420 $ 13.26
Restricted stock units 3,088
Total 3,508 2,688
a.The weighted-average exercise price is only applicable to stock options.
b.The number of securities remaining available for future issuance for stock options, restricted stock units, and stock awards for non-employee directors is approved in total and not individually with respect to these items.

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ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence
In addition to the provisions of our Code of Conduct and Code of Ethics that deal with conflicts of interest and related party transactions, we have adopted a Related Party Transaction Policy that is designed to confirm our position that related party transactions should be avoided except when they are in our interests and to require that certain types of transactions that may create conflicts of interest or other relationships with related parties are approved in advance by (a) the Board of Directors and (b) the Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee or a committee composed of directors who are independent and disinterested with respect to the matter under consideration. This policy applies to transactions meeting the following criteria:
•the amount involved will or may be expected to exceed $120,000 in any calendar year;
•we or any of our subsidiaries would be a participant; and
•any person who is or was in the current or immediately preceding calendar year an executive officer, director, director nominee, greater than five percent beneficial owner of our Common Stock or immediate family member of any of the foregoing has or will have a direct or indirect material interest.
In adopting this policy, the Board reviewed certain types of transactions and deemed them to be pre-approved even if the amount involved exceeds $120,000. These types of transactions include:
•employment arrangements with executive officers where such executive officer’s employment in that capacity and compensation for serving as an executive officer has been approved by the Board, the Compensation Committee, or another committee of independent directors;
•director compensation arrangements where such arrangement has been approved by the Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee (or another committee of independent directors) and the Board;
•awards to executive officers and directors under compensatory plans and arrangements pursuant to our 2015 Incentive Plan, the exercise by any executive officer or director of any previously awarded stock option that is exercised in accordance with its terms, and any grants or awards made to any director or executive officer under any other equity compensation plan that has been approved by our stockholders;
•certain transactions with other companies where a related party has a de minimis relationship (as described in the policy) with the other company and the amount involved in the transaction does not exceed the greater of $1,000,000 or 2 percent of the other company’s total annual revenue;
•charitable contributions made by us to a charitable organization where a related party has a de minimis relationship and the amount involved does not exceed the greater of $1,000,000 or 2% of the charitable organization’s total annual receipts and charitable contributions under any matching program maintained by us that is available on a broad basis to employees generally; and
•other transactions where all security holders receive proportional benefits.
Under the terms of our Related Party Transaction Policy, when considering whether to approve a proposed related party transaction, factors to be considered include, among other things, whether such transaction is on terms no more favorable than terms generally available to an unaffiliated third-party under the same or similar circumstances and the extent of the related party’s interest in the transaction.
There were no related-party transactions in 2023.
Director Independence
Nine of our 10 directors are “independent” directors. Under the corporate governance standards of the NYSE, at least a majority of our directors and all of the members of the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee, and Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee must be “independent” directors. The corporate governance standards of the NYSE provide that to qualify as an “independent” director, in addition to satisfying certain bright-line criteria, the Company’s Board of Directors (“Board”) must affirmatively determine that a director has no material relationship with us (either directly or as a partner, stockholder, or officer of an organization that has a relationship with the Company). The Board has affirmatively determined that directors Malissia R. Clinton, William E. Curran, Claudia N. Drayton, Thomas W. Erickson, Jim D. Kever, Charles G. McClure, Jr., Kevin S. Moore, Vasant Padmanabhan, and John J. Tracy satisfy the bright-line criteria of the corporate governance standards of the NYSE and that they have no material relationships with us. In making its determination, the Board and the Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee reviewed the following relationships:
•Dr. Graves, our CEO, is an executive officer of the Company and, as such, is not an independent director.
•Dr. Padmanabhan is an executive officer of Smith+Nephew, a customer of the Company that purchased software and on-demand services in each of 2021, 2022, and 2023. The transactions had an aggregate value of less than $1 million in each year and were negotiated in arm’s length transactions under terms similar to those offered in other third-party transactions. Based on a review of the facts and circumstances of the transactions the Board determined (based on the recommendation of the Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee) that Dr. Padmanabhan had no direct or indirect material interest in the transactions.
•Mr. Erickson is a non-executive member of the board of directors of MW Industries, the parent company of a customer of the Company that purchased healthcare services from the Company in each of 2021, 2022, and 2023 in arm’s length transactions similar to those offered in other third-party transactions. Mr. Erickson is not responsible for the 3D Systems’ account, and, based on a review of the facts and circumstances of the transactions, the Board determined (based on the recommendation of the Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee) that Mr. Erickson had no direct or indirect material interest in the transactions. The relevant MW Industries’ subsidiary was sold in December 2023.

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ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES
Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services
The Audit Committee is responsible for appointing, setting the compensation of, and overseeing the work of our independent registered public accounting firm. As part of this responsibility, the Audit Committee is required to pre-approve the audit and non-audit services performed by the independent registered public accounting firm to assure that the provision of such services does not impair the independent registered public accounting firm’s independence.
The Audit Committee has established a policy to pre-approve all audit and permissible non-audit services. BDO USA, LLP (“BDO”) served as our independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal years 2023 and 2022. On December 4, 2023, the Audit Committee approved the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for our fiscal year ending December 31, 2024 and notified BDO of its dismissal, effective as of the date BDO issued its audit reports on our financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, and our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2023. All services provided by BDO for fiscal year 2023 were pre-approved by the Audit Committee.
The following table sets forth the aggregate fees that BDO billed us for professional services rendered for the years ended December 31, 2023, and December 31, 2022.
(in thousands)
2023 2022
Audit Fees(1)
$ 9,995 $ 3,406
Audit-Related Fees(2)
$ 100 $ 96
Tax Fees(3)
$ 4 $ 5
All Other Fees $ 3 $ -
Total $ 10,102 $ 3,507
(1) Audit fees include fees for audit services in connection with the Company’s annual financial statements, including the audit of internal control over financial reporting, the reviews of quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, statutory audits required internationally, comfort letters, consents, and other services relating to SEC filings.
(2) Audit-related fees include fees for services performed within the respective year primarily related to non-financial statement audits and attest services as well as pass-through legal fees.
(3) Tax fees include fees for services related to tax compliance, including tax return preparation and divestitures.
PART IV

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ITEM 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules
(a)(3) Exhibits
The following exhibits are included as part of this filing and incorporated herein by this reference:
2.1
Share Purchase Agreement, dated November 2, 2020, by and among 3D Systems, Inc., 3D Systems Corporation and ST Acquisition Co. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed November 4, 2020.)
2.2
First Amendment to Share Purchase Agreement, dated December 31, 2020, by and among ST Acquisition Co., 3D Systems, Inc. and 3D Systems Corporation. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed January 4, 2021.)
2.3
Asset Purchase Agreement, dated June 1, 2021, by and among 3D Systems, Inc., Quickparts.com, Inc., 3D Systems Italia Srl, 3D Systems France Sarl, 3D Systems Europe Limited, 3D Systems GmbH, QP 3D Acquisition, Inc., and 3D Systems Corporation. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on June 2, 2021.)
2.4
First Amendment to the Asset Purchase Agreement, dated June 1, 2021, by and among 3D Systems, Inc., Quickparts.com Inc., 3D Systems Italia Srl, 3D Systems France Sarl, 3D Systems Europe Limited, 3D Systems GmbH, QP 3D Acquisition, Inc., and 3D Systems Corporation. (Incorporated by reference Exhibit 2.5 of the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2021, filed November 8, 2021.)
2.5
Second Amendment to the Asset Purchase Agreement, dated June 1, 2021, by and among 3D Systems, Inc., Quickparts.com Inc., 3D Systems Italia Srl, 3D Systems France Sarl, 3D Systems Europe Limited, 3D Systems GmbH, QP 3D Acquisition, Inc., and 3D Systems Corporation. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.5 of the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, filed on March 1, 2022.)
2.6
Stock Purchase Agreement, dated July 28, 2021, by and between 3D Systems, Inc. and Surgical Science Sweden AB. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on July 30, 2021.)
2.7
Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated September 8, 2021, by and among 3D Systems Corporation, Oqton, Inc., 3DS Merger Sub 1, Inc., 3DS Merger Sub 2 Inc., and Shareholder Representative Services LLC, solely in its capacity as the representative, agent and attorney-in-fact of the Sellers. (Incorporated by reference to the Exhibit 2.1 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed, on September 9, 2021.)
2.8
First Amendment to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated October 29, 2021, by and among 3D Systems Corporation, Oqton, Inc., 3DS Merger Sub 1, Inc., 3DS Merger Sub 2 Inc., and Shareholder Representative Services LLC, solely in its capacity as the representative, agent and attorney-in-fact of the Sellers. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.3 of the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2021, filed on November 8, 2021.)
2.9
Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated October 27, 2021, by and among 3D Systems Corporation, Volumetric Biotechnologies, Inc., Texans Merger Sub I, Inc., Texans Merger Sub II, Inc., and Fortis Advisors LLC, solely in its capacity as the Stockholders' Representative. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on October 28, 2021.)
3.1 Certificate of Incorporation of Registrant. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Registrant’s Form 8-B filed on August 16, 1993, and the amendment thereto, filed on Form 8-B/A on February 4, 1994.)
3.2 Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation filed on May 23, 1995. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-2/A, filed on May 25, 1995.)
3.3
Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation filed with Secretary of State of Delaware on May 19, 2004. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2004, filed on August 5, 2004.)
3.4
Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation filed with Secretary of State of Delaware on May 17, 2005. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2005, filed on August 1, 2005.)
3.5
Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware on October 7, 2011. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on October 7, 2011.)
3.6
Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware on May 21, 2013. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on May 22, 2013.)
3.7
Amended and Restated By-Laws. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on March 15, 2018.)
4.1
Specimen Common Stock Certificate. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-182065), filed on June 12, 2012.)
4.2
Description of Common Stock. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, filed on February 26, 2020.)
4.3
Indenture, dated as of November 16, 2021, between 3D Systems Corporation and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee. (Incorporated by reference to the Exhibit 4.1 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 17, 2021.)
4.4
Form of 0% Convertible Notes due 2026 (included in Exhibit 4.3). (Incorporated by reference to the Exhibit 4.2 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 17, 2021.)
10.1
Lease Agreement dated February 8, 2006 between the Registrant and KDC-Carolina Investments 3, LP. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on February 10, 2006.)
10.2
First Amendment to Lease Agreement dated August 7, 2006 between the Registrant and KDC-Carolina Investments 3, LP. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on August 14, 2006.)
10.3
Second Amendment to Lease Agreement effective as of October 6, 2006 to Lease Agreement dated February 8, 2006 between 3D Systems Corporation and KDC-Carolina Investments 3, LP. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on October 10, 2006.)
10.4
Third Amendment to Lease Agreement effective as of December 18, 2006 to Lease Agreement dated February 8, 2006 between 3D Systems Corporation and KDC-Carolina Investments 3, LP. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on December 20, 2006.)
10.5
Fourth Amendment to Lease Agreement effective as of February 26, 2007 to Lease Agreement dated February 8, 2006 between 3D Systems Corporation and KDC-Carolina Investments 3, LP. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on March 1, 2007.)
10.6
Fifth Amendment to Lease Agreement effective as of March 17, 2011 to Lease Agreement dated February 8, 2006 between 3D Systems Corporation and KDC-Carolina Investments 3, LP. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on March 21, 2011.)
10.7
Amended and Restated Lease Agreement dated February 25, 2021 between 3D Systems Corporation and 3D Fields, LLC. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 of the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, filed on March 5, 2021.)
10.8
Amendment No. 1, dated July 9, 2021, to the Amended and Restated Lease Agreement, dated February 25, 2021, between 3D Systems Corporation and 3D Fields, LLC. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 of the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, filed on March 16, 2023).
10.9
Amendment No. 2, dated July 13, 2022, to the Amended and Restated Lease Agreement dated February 25, 2021 between 3D Systems Corporation and 3D Fields, LLC. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 of the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, filed on March 16, 2023).
10.10
Credit Agreement, dated February 27, 2019, among 3D Systems Corporation, HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as Administrative Agent, Sole Lead Arranger and Sole Bookrunner, the guarantors party thereto, and the other lenders party thereto. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 of the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, filed on February 28, 2019).
10.11
Security Agreement, dated February 27, 2019, among 3D Systems Corporation, 3D Holdings, LLC, 3D Systems, Inc., and HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as Administrative Agent. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 of the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, filed on February 28, 2019).
10.12
First Amendment, dated September 30, 2019, to the Credit Agreement, dated February 27, 2019, among 3D Systems Corporation, HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as Administrative Agent, Sole Lead Arranger and Sole Bookrunner, the guarantors party thereto, and the other lenders party thereto. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2019, filed on October 30, 2019).
10.13
Second Amendment, dated October 9, 2020, to the Credit Agreement, dated February 27, 2019, among 3D Systems Corporation, HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as Administrative Agent, Swing Loan Lender and Issuing Lender, the guarantors party thereto, and the other lenders party thereto. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed October 14, 2020.)
10.14*
Amended and Restated 2015 Incentive Plan of 3D Systems Corporation. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on May 26, 2022.)
10.15*
Appendix A to the 2015 Incentive Plan of 3D Systems Corporation effective May 19, 2015. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2015, filed on August 6, 2015.)
10.16*
Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement under the Amended and Restated 2015 Incentive Plan. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 of the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, filed on March 5, 2021.)
10.17*
Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement under the Amended and Restated 2015 Incentive Plan. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.6 of the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, filed on March 5, 2021.)
10.18*
Form of Stock Option Award Agreement under the Amended and Restated 2015 Incentive Plan. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.10 of the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, filed on February 26, 2020.)
10.19*
Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement with Share Price Vesting Conditions. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.17 of the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, filed on February 28, 2017.)
10.20*
Revised Form of Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement under the Amended and Restated 2015 Incentive Plan. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.10 of the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, filed on March 5, 2021.)
10.21*
Charles W. Hull Consulting Arrangement. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2010, filed on July 29, 2010.)
10.22*
Employment Agreement, dated August 4, 2016, between 3D Systems Corporation and Charles W. Hull. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed August 8, 2016.)
10.23*
Employment Agreement, dated June 15, 2016, between 3D Systems Corporation and Andrew M. Johnson. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on June 16, 2016.)
10.24*
3D Systems Corporation Change of Control Severance Policy. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed February 23, 2018.)
10.25*
Employment Agreement, dated May 11, 2020, between 3D Systems Corporation and Dr. Jeffrey A. Graves. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed May 14, 2020.)
10.26*
Employment Agreement, dated November 21, 2016, between 3D Systems Corporation and Menno Ellis. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2020, filed November 5, 2020.)
10.27*
Employment Agreement, dated October 1, 2020, between 3D Systems Corporation and Reji Puthenveetil. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2020, filed November 5, 2020.)
10.28*
Amendment No. 1 to the Employment Agreement, dated February 22, 2021, between 3D Systems Corporation and Reji Puthenveetil. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.30 of the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, filed on March 5, 2021.)
10.29*
Consulting Agreement, dated October 1, 2020, between 3D Systems Corporation and Reji Puthenveetil. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 of the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2020, filed November 5, 2020.)
10.30*
Employment Agreement, dated June 28, 2021, between 3D Systems Corporation and David K. Leigh. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2021, filed August 9, 2021.)
10.31*
Employment Agreement, dated August 30, 2021, by and between 3D Systems Corporation and Phyllis Nordstrom. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2021, filed November 8, 2021.)
10.32*
Executive Employment Agreement dated August 4, 2022, by and between 3D Systems Corporation and Michael Turner. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on August 5, 2022.)
10.33*
Executive Employment Agreement dated December 7, 2022, by and between 3D Systems Corporation and Joseph Zuiker. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on December 9, 2022.)
10.34*
3D Systems Corporation Non-Employee Director Deferred Compensation Plan, dated December 14, 2022. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.37 of the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, filed on March 16, 2023).
10.35*
Executive Employment Agreement dated December 12, 2023, by and between 3D Systems Corporation and Jeffrey Creech. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on December 14, 2023.)
10.36*
Separation Agreement, dated January 11, 2024, by and between 3D Systems Corporation and Andrew M. Johnson. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on January 11, 2024.)
10.37*
Consulting Agreement, dated May 1, 2024, by and between 3D Systems Corporation and Andrew M. Johnson. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on May 1, 2024.)
10.38*
Consulting Agreement, dated May 1, 2024, by and between 3D Systems Corporation and The Kaminda Group. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on May 1, 2024.)
16.1
Letter from BDO USA, P.C. to the Securities and Exchange Commission dated December 5, 2023 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 16.1 of the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on December 6, 2023.)
16.2
Letter from BDO USA, P.C. to the Securities and Exchange Commission dated August 13, 2024 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 16.1 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K/A, filed on August 13, 2024.)
21.1†
Subsidiaries of Registrant.
23.1†
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
31.1†
Certification of Principal Executive Officer filed pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, dated August 13, 2024.
31.2†
Certification of Principal Financial Officer filed pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, dated August 13, 2024.
32.1†
Certification of Principal Executive Officer filed pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, dated August 13, 2024.
32.2†
Certification of Principal Financial Officer filed pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, dated August 13, 2024.
97.1†
3D Systems Corporation Clawback Policy.
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