On February 11, 2021, the Board of Directors of ABIOMED, Inc. (the Company") appointed Dr. Myron L. Rolle as a Class II director, effective as of February 17, 2021. Dr. Rolle will serve for a term expiring at the Company's 2021 annual meeting of stockholders. Dr. Rolle has been appointed to the Governance and Nominating Committee and the Regulatory and Compliance Committee of the Board of Directors. In connection with Dr. Rolle's appointment, the size of the Company's Board of Directors was increased to eight directors. Dr. Rolle is a neurosurgeon, Rhodes scholar, and former professional football player in the National Football League. He developed and published the Rolle Scoring System, a public health rating scale used to determine a developing country’s governance around helmet safety to prevent traumatic brain injury.