On October 31, 2019, Aftab Kherani, a member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of TransEnterix, Inc. (the “Company”) resigned with immediate effect from the Board and its committees to pursue other business commitments. Dr. Kherani’s departure from the Board is not due to any disagreement related to the Company’s operations, financial statements, internal controls, auditors, policies or practices. On October 31, 2019, the Board appointed Paul LaViolette to serve as a member of the Board’s Audit Committee and Richard C. Pfenniger, to serve as a member of the Board’s Compensation Committee, each to replace Dr. Kherani. Both Mr. LaViolette and Mr. Pfenniger are current independent members of the Board.