Business Description

Note 1. Nature of Operations Description of the Business LivaNova PLC is a market-leading global medical technology company. The Company designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and sells products, therapies, and services that are consistent with LivaNova’s mission to “create ingenious medical solutions that ignite patient turnarounds.” LivaNova is a public limited company organized under the laws of England and Wales and is headquartered in London, England. LivaNova’s ordinary shares are listed for trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol “LIVN.” Business Segments For the periods presented herein, LivaNova was comprised of two reportable segments: Cardiopulmonary and Neuromodulation. Cybersecurity Incident As previously disclosed, in November 2023, LivaNova detected a cybersecurity incident that resulted in a disruption of portions of the Company’s IT systems. As a result, the Company engaged external cybersecurity experts, coordinated with law enforcement, implemented remediation measures, and notified affected individuals and regulators as required by applicable law. The incident was contained, and the Company’s mitigation efforts are considered complete. For further discussion on related legal and regulatory matters, refer to “Note 11. Commitments and Contingencies.” Through December 31, 2025, LivaNova incurred direct costs totaling $13.1 million in connection with this cybersecurity incident, including $1.5 million, $9.0 million and $2.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, respectively. The total direct costs incurred primarily include external cybersecurity expert and legal fees, system restoration costs, and $1.2 million related to a class action settlement, and do not include business interruption losses. The Company may incur additional costs related to this incident in the future. LivaNova maintains insurance, including cyber insurance, which is subject to certain retentions and policy limitations that will likely limit the amount that the insurers may reimburse the Company. LivaNova has filed claims for insurance reimbursement of direct costs and business interruption losses and, as of December 31, 2025, the reimbursement process is substantially complete. Through December 31, 2025, LivaNova has received $10.7 million of insurance reimbursements, including $6.8 million in reimbursement of direct costs and $3.9 million in reimbursement of business interruption losses. For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, LivaNova received $1.7 million and $5.1 million, respectively, in reimbursement of direct costs. For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, LivaNova received $0.6 million and $3.3 million, respectively, in reimbursement of business interruption losses. LivaNova will submit additional claims for reimbursement if incremental costs are incurred. The Company’s insurance coverage may be insufficient to cover all costs and expenses related to this cybersecurity incident or may be unavailable to cover all costs and expenses related to this cybersecurity incident.