The document provides a summary of key events in the history of Biomet from 1977 to 2011. It highlights the company's founding in 1977 with 8 employees, early financing, and development of technological advances. Over the years, Biomet grew significantly through new product introductions, acquisitions, increased sales and facilities expansion to become a global leader in orthopedic reconstructive devices.
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2. The Life and Times of Biomet
Fiscal Years 1978 2012
I U Kokomo
Kokomo, Indiana
February 12,
2013
3. 1977
Incorporated in November
8 Team Members
Early Financing
$725,000 Capital
$500,000 SBA Guaranteed Loan
$100,000 Revolving Line
$125,000 Equity
4. 1977
Began Developing Major
Technological Advances
Titanium Alloy
Reconstructive Products
Direct Compression Molded
Polyethylene
Titanium Plasma Spray
Porous Coating
5. 1978
Biomet Moved into Initial Facility
$17,000 Net Sales
$63,000 Net Loss
6. Recipient of Biomets 1st Hip Implant:
Dane Millers Maternal Grandmother,
Grace Shumaker
7. 1978 - 1st Color Print Advertisement
The Newest Manufacturer of Orthopedic Implants
is Working Nearly Around the Clock
Thats Why the Lights Are Still On
8. 1979
The Total Cruciate Condylar Knee
Predecessor to the AGC Total Knee
Incorporated Biomets 1st Compression
Molded Tibial Component
9. 1979
Jerry & Kenneth Miller
Provided Biomet with Early
Equity Financing
Served on Biomets Board
of Directors for many years
10. 1980
$1.1 Million Net Sales
Ground-Breaking for Current Site
Financed by Sale of Economic
Development Revenue Bonds
11. 1981
$1.25 Million Raised in Subordinated
Debenture Offering
Facility Completion
23,000 Sq. Ft.
3 Independent Locations Vacated (53 Team Members)
Produced Biomets 1st Annual Report
Theme: Not Just Another Year
12. 1982
$3.5 Million Net Sales
$1.25 Million Raised through Initial Public Offering
13. 1983
AGC Total Knee
1st System to Offer Complete
Component Interchangeability
Top Performer with Excellent
Clinical Results
March Stock Split: 2 for 1
July Stock Split: 2 for 1
$11.9 Million Raised in
Secondary Public Offering
14. 1984
Introduction of Titanium Plasma
Spray Porous Coating
Acquisition of Orthopedic
Equipment Company
Expanded Biomets Worldwide
Market Presence
$10.6 Million Net Sales
15. 1984
Indiana Small Business
Person of the Year
Meeting with President Reagan
16. 1985
New Products
Bi-Metric Hip for cementless
or cemented implantation
AGC Calibrated Distractor
Redi-Drape
17. 1986
Stock Split: 2 for 1
$44.1 Million Net Sales
$24.7 Million Raised in
Secondary Public Offering
18. 1986
Groundbreaking for 3rd Building
Addition of 66,000 Sq. Ft.
$500,000 SBA Loan Retired Early
Estimated $9 Million Combined
Corporate & Personal Tax Revenues
Collected as Result of Funding
19. 1987
Biomet Gaining National
Media Exposure as Hot
Growth Company
20. 1988
Acquisition of EBI
Leader in Electrical Stimulation &
External Fixation Markets
New plant in Swindon,
England Replaced
Leased Facilities
$97.6 Million Net Sales
Stock Split: 3 for 2
21. 1989
Introduction of Bi-Angular
Total Shoulder System
Stock Split: 3 for 2
1,000 Team Members
Indiana Business Publication Names
Miller Entrepreneur of the Year
for High Technology Sector
22. 1990
$162.4 Million Net Sales
EBI Introduces SpF-T Line of Spinal
Fusion Stimulators
23. 1991
President George Bush presented Small Business
Administration National Entrepreneurial Success
Award to Miller & Noblitt
Biomet Led Forbes Honor Role of Small
Publicly Traded Companies
24. 1991
January Stock Split: 2 for 1
3-Story 43,000 Sq. Ft. Facility Expansion
11,000 Sq. Ft. Building Constructed in
Warsaw for Resorbable Material Technologies
December Stock Split: 2 for 1
25. 1992
$274.8 Million Net Sales
Acquisition of Lorenz Surgical in
Jacksonville
Market Leader in Craniomaxillofacial
Fixation Products
26. 1993
Swedish Knee Study Reported AGC Knee
Had Lowest Revision Rate of Knees in Study
Introduction of Maxim Total Knee System
1,760 Team Members
Biomet 3rd on Hoosier Top 50 List
27. 1994
$373.3 Million Net Sales
$25 Million Share Repurchase Program
Acquisition of Kirschner
Reconstructive & Softgoods Products
Performance Knee
Casting Facility in New Jersey
Mfg. Plant in Spain
28. 1995
27% Increase in
International Sales
ArCom Argon Packaged,
Compression Molded
Polyethylene
29. 1996
Mallory-Head Modular Calcar
Revision Series Introduced
Provides Customized
Fixation Alternatives
Launch of EBI DynaFix
External Fixation System
$535.2 Million Net Sales
30. 1996
60,000 Sq. Ft. Addition to Lorenz Surgical
Manufacturing
R&D
31. 1997
Introduction of Indiana Tome
Carpal Tunnel Release System
$580.3 Million Net Sales
2,500 Team Members
26 Facilities totaling 1,071,000
Sq. Ft.
EBI Launched SpineLink
Fixation System
32. 1998
Biomet Merck JV
European Launch of TRAC
Mobile Bearing Knee
$651.4 Million Net Sales
2,750 Team Members
Ascent Total Knee System
Launched
Omega 21 Spinal Fixation &
SpineLink Anterior Cervical
Systems Introduced
33. 1999
Alliance with Selective Genetics to
Develop Gene Therapy Products
$757.4 Million Net Sales
Introduction of Mimix Bone
Substitute Material
Biomet Entered Worldwide Dental
Reconstructive Implant Market
with Acquisition of 3i
34. 2000
M2a Metal-On-Metal Hip
Articulation System
$920.6 Million Net Sales
Stock Split: 3 for 2
Biolectron Acquisition
Added Non-Invasive
Electrical Stimulation
4,000 Team Members
35. 2001
Approximately 100 New Products
& Line Extensions
$1 Billion Net Sales
Stock Split: 3 for 2
Over 270 Million Shares
4,600 Team Members
1,500+ Sales
Representatives
36. 2002
Approximately 80 New Products
$1.2 Billion Net Sales
More than 50 Facilities
(18 Manufacturing)
4,900 Team Members
1,850 Sales Representatives
Share Repurchase Program Initiated
37. 2003
Approximately 85 New Products
Reintroduction of Constrained Liners
Microplasty Minimally-Invasive
Instrumentation
$1.4 Billion Net Sales
Expansion of Share Repurchase
Program
50% Dividend Increase to $0.15
5,000+ Team Members
2,000+ Sales Representatives
38. 2004
$1.6 Billion Net Sales
Expansion of Share
Repurchase Program
33% Dividend Increase to $0.20
Q4 Introduction of Vanguard
Complete Knee System
ReCap Femoral Resurfacing
5,300+ Team Members
2,200+ Sales Representatives
39. 2005
$1.9 Billion Net Sales
Rollout of Vanguard Knee
Domestic Introduction of Oxford Partial Knee
25% Dividend Increase to $0.25
Expansion of Share Repurchase Program
500+ New Products Introduced Over the Past 6 Years
6,000+ Team Members
2,400+ Sales Representatives
40. 2006
$2.0 Billion Net Sales
Co-Founder, President/CEO
Dane A. Miller, Ph.D. Announces Retirement
Launch of C2a-Taper Acetabular System
Introduction of Vanguard SSK
(Super Stabilized Knee) Revision System
20% Dividend Increase to $0.30
600+ New Products Introduced Over the Past
7 Years
6,300 Team Members
2,600 Sales Representatives
41. 2007
$2.1 Billion Net Sales
Company Signs Definitive Merger
Agreement With Private Equity Consortium
Jeffrey R. Binder Named President/CEO
Launch of E-Poly (Vitamin E Stabilized Highly
Crosslinked Polyethylene)
Introduction of NanoTite Dental Implant
700+ New Products Introduced Over
the Past 8 Years
6,500 Team Members
2,700+ Sales Representatives
42. 2008
$2.4 Billion Net Sales
Completion of the Merger with LVB Acquisition Merger
Sub, Inc.
Launch of the Taperloc and the Balance Microplasty Stems
25th Anniversary of Taperloc Hip Stem is Celebrated
Launch of One Patient, our U.S. Advocacy Initiative
Biomet products are used to help one surgeon treat one
patient, 1 million times per year
www.onepatient.us
~800 New Products Introduced Over the Past 9 Years
7,200+ Team Members
3,000+ Sales Representatives
43. 2009
$2.5 Billion Net Sales
12% Adjusted EBITDA Growth
12% Constant Currency Growth for Global Orthopedic
Reconstructive Device Sales
Strong Market Acceptance of New Technologies, Including:
E1 Antioxidant Infused Bearing Technology
Regenerex Porous Titanium Construct components
Signature Personalized Patient Care pre-operative planning
software program, including patient-specific alignment guides
7,200+ Team Members
3,000+ Sales Representatives
~900 New Products Introduced Over the Past 10 Years
44. 2010
$2.7 Billion Net Sales
8% Adjusted EBITDA Growth
10% CC Growth for Global Orthopedic Reconstructive Device Sales
Acquired Assets of Cartilix Cartilage Repair Technology
Dane A. Miller, Ph.D., Co-Founder, Former CEO, and Current Board Member
Named 2009 Phoenix Lifetime Achievement Award Winner
Donated $3.1 Million in Medical Devices for the Haitian Relief Effort
Q1 Introduction of Comprehensive Reverse Shoulder
Introduced Cobalt MV (Medium Viscosity) Bone Cement for Total Joint Reconstruction
~ 7,500 Team Members
3,000+ Sales Representatives
900+ New Products Introduced Over the Past 11 Years
45. 2011
$2.7 Billion Net Sales
Receive FDA Clearance for Active Articulation E1 Dual Mobility Hip System
Acquisition of Substantially all of the Assets of Cytosol Laboratories, Inc.
Biomet 3i collaborates with Renishaw PLC Providing the Latest Digital Dentistry
Solutions to Laboratories, Dental Implant Professionals and Patients
Biomet Sports Medicines JuggerKnot Soft Anchor Receives 2011 Medical Design
Excellence Award
~ 7,500 Team Members
3,000+ Sales Representatives
900+ New Products Introduced Over the Past 12 Years
46. 2012
$2.8 Billion Net Sales
Company Announces Offer to Acquire DePuy Trauma Business
FDA Clearance for Two New Products:
E1 Humeral Bearing for the Comprehensive Reverse Shoulder System
The Comprehensive Segmental Revision System
Company Celebrates 35 Years of Clinical Experience with the Oxford Partial Knee
System
8,000 Team Members
3,000+ Sales Representatives
Global Footprint With Operations in 50+ Location