Item 5. Other Information

Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plans

During the second quarter of 2024, any executive officer or director who entered into a 10b5-1 trading plan intended to satisfy the affirmative defense of Rule 10b5-1(c) under the Exchange Act (each, a "Plan") is listed as follows:

On May 1, 2024, Larry Wood, Corporate Vice President and Group President, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement and Surgical Structural Heart, entered into a Plan providing for the potential sale of 25,000 shares of the Company’s stock commencing August 1, 2024. Mr. Wood's Plan terminates on the earlier of November 5, 2024 or the date all shares are sold.

In addition, on July 26, 2024, Scott B. Ullem, Corporate Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, terminated a Plan that had provided for the potential sale of 67,500 shares of the Company’s stock commencing May 21, 2024. Following the termination date, no remaining shares can be sold pursuant to the Plan.

Amended and Restated Long-Term Stock Incentive Compensation Program

On May 7, 2024, the Company held its 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders approved the amendment and restatement of the Company’s Long-Term Stock Incentive Compensation Program (the “Long-Term Stock Program”). The amendments approved by stockholders included (1) an increase in the total number of shares of the Company’s common stock available for issuance under the Long-Term Stock Program by 6,900,000 shares to a new total share limit of 334,500,000 shares, (2) an increase in the total number of shares of the Company’s common stock available for issuance as restricted stock and restricted stock unit awards under the Long-Term Stock Program by 2,000,000 shares to a new limit on the total number of shares available for these types of awards of 35,600,000 shares, and (3) an extension of the term within which new awards may be granted under the Long-Term Stock Program through February 21, 2034.

The foregoing description of the Long-Term Stock Program amendment is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Long-Term Stock Program, as amended and restated, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.