You are cordially invited to attend a virtual special meeting of stockholders of Axonics, Inc. (“Axonics”) to be held on March 22, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time, including any adjournments or postponements thereof (the “Special Meeting”), via live audio webcast on the Internet. You will not be able to attend the Special Meeting in person. Stockholders of record, and beneficial owners of our common stock holding a valid proxy from a stockholder of record, who register for the Special Meeting in advance, will be able to participate in the Special Meeting, vote on the proposals described below, and submit questions during the Special Meeting via live webcast by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/AXNX2024SM. To participate in the Special Meeting, you must have your 16-digit control number that is shown on your proxy card. The Special Meeting is being held on a virtual-only basis.

At the Special Meeting, you will be asked to consider and vote on (i) a proposal to adopt the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated January 8, 2024 (such agreement, as it may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”), by and among Axonics, Boston Scientific Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Boston Scientific”), and Sadie Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Boston Scientific (“Merger Sub”), providing for the acquisition of Axonics by Boston Scientific, (ii) a proposal to approve, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation that may be paid or become payable to Axonics’ named executive officers that is based on or otherwise relates to the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (the “Compensation Proposal”), and (iii) a proposal to approve the adjournment of the Special Meeting to a later date or dates, if necessary or appropriate, including to solicit additional proxies to approve the proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement if there are insufficient votes to adopt the Merger Agreement at the time of the Special Meeting (the “Adjournment Proposal”). Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Merger Agreement, Boston Scientific will acquire Axonics via the merger of Merger Sub with and into Axonics, with the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub thereupon ceasing and Axonics continuing as the surviving company and a wholly owned subsidiary of Boston Scientific (the “Merger”).

If the Merger is completed, you will be entitled to receive $71.00 in cash, without interest thereon, for each share of Axonics common stock (each, a “Share” and collectively, the “Shares”) that you own immediately prior to the time at which the Merger will become effective (unless you are entitled to and have properly exercised and not waived, withdrawn, failed to perfect or otherwise lost your appraisal rights), which represents a premium of approximately 23.33% to the closing price of Axonics’ common stock on January 5, 2024, the last full trading day prior to the date on which the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (together with the Merger, the “Transactions”) were approved by Axonics’ Board of Directors (the “Board of Directors”).

The Board of Directors, after considering the factors more fully described in the enclosed proxy statement, has unanimously: (i) determined that the Merger Agreement, the Merger and the other Transactions to be consummated by Axonics are advisable and fair to, and in the best interests of, Axonics and its stockholders, (ii) duly authorized and approved the execution, delivery and performance by Axonics of the Merger Agreement and the consummation by Axonics of the Transactions to be consummated by Axonics, including the Merger, (iii) resolved, subject to certain circumstances set forth in the Merger Agreement, to recommend adoption of the Merger Agreement by the stockholders of Axonics, and (iv) directed that the adoption of the Merger Agreement be submitted to a vote of the stockholders of Axonics.

The Board of Directors unanimously recommends, on behalf of Axonics, that you vote: (1) “FOR” the adoption of the Merger Agreement; (2) “FOR” the approval, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, of the Compensation Proposal; and (3) “FOR” the Adjournment Proposal.

The proxy statement provides detailed information about the Special Meeting, the Merger Agreement and the Transactions. A copy of the Merger Agreement is attached as Annex A to the proxy statement. We urge you to read both the proxy statement and the Merger Agreement carefully in their entirety.

The proxy statement also describes the actions and determinations of the Board of Directors in connection with its evaluation of the Merger Agreement and the Transactions. You should carefully read and consider the entire proxy statement and its annexes, including, but not limited to, the Merger Agreement, as they contain important information about, among other things, the Transactions and how they affect you.

Whether or not you plan to attend the Special Meeting virtually, please sign, date and return, as promptly as possible, the enclosed proxy card in the accompanying prepaid reply envelope or submit your proxy electronically over the Internet or by telephone (using the instructions provided in the enclosed proxy card). If you attend, and vote at, the Special Meeting, then your vote at the Special Meeting will revoke any proxy that you have previously submitted.

If you hold your Shares in “street name,” you should instruct your bank, broker or other nominee how to vote your Shares in accordance with the voting instruction form that you will receive from your bank, broker or other nominee. Your bank, broker or other nominee cannot vote on any of the proposals, including the proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement, without your instructions.

Your vote is very important, regardless of the number of Shares that you own. We cannot complete the Merger unless the proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement is approved by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of all outstanding Shares as of the close of business on February 8, 2024, which is the record date for the Special Meeting.

Under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, stockholders and beneficial owners of Shares who do not vote in favor of the adoption of the Merger Agreement have the right to seek an appraisal of the “fair value” of their Shares as determined by the Delaware Court of Chancery, but only if they comply fully with the applicable requirements of Delaware law, which are summarized in the section captioned “The Merger—Appraisal Rights” in the accompanying proxy statement and which may be accessed without subscription or cost at the following publicly available website: https://delcode.delaware.gov/title8/c001/sc09/index.html#262.

If you have any questions concerning the Merger Agreement, the Transactions, the Special Meeting or the proxy statement, would like additional copies of the proxy statement or need help voting your Shares, please contact our proxy solicitor:

On behalf of the Board of Directors, I thank you for your support and appreciate your consideration of this matter.

Neither the United States Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of the Merger, passed upon the merits or fairness of the Merger Agreement or the Transactions, including the proposed Merger, or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of the information contained in this proxy statement or any document incorporated by reference herein. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

This proxy statement is dated February 22, 2024, and is first being mailed to our stockholders on or about February 22, 2024.

Notice is hereby given that a Special Meeting of Stockholders of Axonics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Axonics”), will be held virtually on March 22, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time, and any adjournments or postponements thereof (the “Special Meeting”). You will not be able to attend the Special Meeting in person. Stockholders of record, and beneficial owners of our common stock holding a valid proxy from a stockholder of record, who register for the Special Meeting in advance and, in the case of beneficial holders, holding a valid proxy from a stockholder of record, will be able to participate in the Special Meeting, vote on the proposals described below, and submit questions during the Special Meeting via live webcast by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/AXNX2024SM. To participate in the Special Meeting, you must have your 16-digit control number that is shown on your proxy card if you receive the proxy materials by mail. The Special Meeting is being held on a virtual-only basis.

The Special Meeting will be held for the following purposes:

The Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on February 8, 2024 as the record date for determining the holders of our common stock entitled to notice of and to vote at the Special Meeting. Only stockholders of record at the close of business on the record date are entitled to such notice and to vote, virtually or by proxy, at the Special Meeting.

The Board of Directors unanimously recommends, on behalf of Axonics, that you vote: (1) “FOR” the adoption of the Merger Agreement; (2) “FOR” the approval, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, of the Compensation Proposal; and (3) “FOR” the Adjournment Proposal.

A list of stockholders will be available for examination by any stockholder at the Special Meeting and at our corporate headquarters, located at 26 Technology Drive, Irvine, CA 92618, for a period of 10 days prior to the Special Meeting.

Your vote is very important. Additional information on how you can participate in the Special Meeting to the fullest extent is set forth in the “Questions and Answers About the Special Meeting and Voting” and “The Special Meeting” sections of this proxy statement, which begin on pages 13 and 24, respectively. Regardless of whether you expect to attend the Special Meeting, please complete, date, sign and return the proxy card, or submit your proxy electronically over the Internet or by the telephone (using the instructions provided in the enclosed proxy card), as promptly as possible in order to ensure your representation at the Special Meeting.

This proxy statement is available on the investor relations section of our website at https://ir.axonics.com/. The information provided on, or accessible through, our website is not part of this proxy statement, and therefore is not incorporated herein by reference. We intend to commence mailing of these proxy materials on or about February 22, 2024 to all stockholders of record entitled to vote at the Special Meeting.

A complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the Special Meeting will be available for examination by any stockholder at the Special Meeting and during regular business hours for the 10 days prior to the Special Meeting at our principal executive offices, located at 26 Technology Drive, Irvine, CA 92618. Stockholders may examine the list for any legally valid purpose related to the Special Meeting. If you would like to examine the list, please email us at ir@axonics.com.

WHETHER OR NOT YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE SPECIAL MEETING VIRTUALLY, WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO SUBMIT YOUR PROXY AS PROMPTLY AS POSSIBLE: (1) BY TELEPHONE; (2) THROUGH THE INTERNET; OR (3) BY SIGNING AND DATING THE ENCLOSED PROXY CARD AND RETURNING IT IN THE POSTAGE-PAID ENVELOPE PROVIDED. You may revoke your proxy or change your vote at any time before it is voted at the Special Meeting by following the instructions provided in the section of this proxy statement captioned “The Special Meeting—Revocability of Proxies”.

If you hold your Shares in “street name,” you should instruct your bank, broker or other nominee how to vote your Shares in accordance with the voting instruction form that you will receive from your bank, broker or other nominee. Your broker or other agent cannot vote on any of the proposals, including the proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement, without your instructions.

If you are a stockholder of record, voting virtually at the Special Meeting will revoke any proxy that you previously submitted. If you hold your Shares through a bank, broker or other nominee, you must obtain a “legal proxy” in order to vote virtually at the Special Meeting.

For purposes of the proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement, abstentions, if any, will be included in the calculation of the number of Shares represented at the Special Meeting for purposes of determining whether a quorum has been achieved, but will be counted as a vote “AGAINST” this proposal. If you fail to submit a proxy or to vote online at the Special Meeting, or abstain from voting on the proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement, it will have the same effect as a vote “AGAINST” this proposal.

For purposes of the Adjournment Proposal and the Compensation Proposal, (i) if your Shares are present at the Special Meeting but are not voted on such proposal, or if you have given a proxy and abstained on such proposal, this will have the same effect as if you voted “AGAINST” approval of the Adjournment Proposal or the Compensation Proposal, as applicable, and (ii) if you fail to submit a proxy or to attend the Special Meeting virtually, the Shares held by you or your broker will not be counted in respect of, and will not have an effect on, the Adjournment Proposal or the Compensation Proposal, as applicable.

You should carefully read and consider this entire proxy statement and its annexes, including, but not limited to, the Merger Agreement, along with all of the documents incorporated by reference into this proxy statement, as they contain important information about, among other things, the Transactions and how they affect you. If you have any questions concerning the Merger Agreement, the Transactions, the Special Meeting or this proxy statement, would like additional copies of this proxy statement or need help voting your Shares, please contact our proxy solicitor:

The following questions and answers are intended to briefly address potential questions that our stockholders may have regarding this proxy statement and the Special Meeting. The following questions and answers are also intended to provide our stockholders with certain information that is required to be provided under the rules and regulations of the SEC. These questions and answers may not address all of the questions that are important to you as a stockholder. If you have additional questions about the proxy statement or the Special Meeting, please see “Whom should I contact with other questions?” below.

At the Special Meeting, our stockholders will be asked to consider and vote upon the matters described in this proxy statement and in the accompanying Notice of Special Meeting, and any other matters that properly come before the Special Meeting.

The Special Meeting will be held on March 22, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time. Stockholders of record, and beneficial owners of our common stock holding a valid proxy from a stockholder of record, who register for the Special Meeting in advance, will be able to participate in the Special Meeting, vote, and submit questions during the Special Meeting via live webcast by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/AXNX2024SM. To participate in the Special Meeting, you must have your 16-digit control number that is shown on your proxy card. The Special Meeting is being held on a virtual-only basis.

We are committed to ensuring that our stockholders have substantially the same opportunities to participate in the Special Meeting as they would at an in-person meeting. In order to submit a question at the Special Meeting, you will need your 16-digit control number that is printed on the proxy card that you received in the mail, or via email if you have elected to receive material electronically. You may log in 15 minutes before the start of the Special Meeting and submit questions online. You will also be able to submit questions during the Special Meeting. We encourage you to submit any question that is relevant to the business of the Special Meeting. All appropriate questions asked during the Special Meeting will be read and addressed during the Special Meeting. Stockholders are encouraged to log into the webcast at least 15 minutes prior to the start of the Special Meeting to test their internet connectivity.

We will provide a toll-free technical support “help line” that can be accessed by any stockholder who is having challenges logging into or participating in the Special Meeting. If you encounter any difficulties accessing the Special Meeting during the check-in or meeting time, please call the technical support line number that will be posted on the Virtual Shareholder Meeting login page.

We are providing these proxy materials in connection with the solicitation by the Board of Directors of proxies to be voted at the Special Meeting. This proxy statement contains important information for you to consider when deciding how to vote on the matters brought before the Special Meeting. You are invited to attend the Special Meeting to vote on the proposals described in this proxy statement. However, you do not need to attend the Special Meeting to have your Shares voted. Instead, you may have your Shares voted using one of the other voting methods described in this proxy statement. Regardless of whether you expect to attend the Special Meeting, please submit your proxy as soon as possible in order to ensure your representation at the Special Meeting and to minimize our proxy solicitation costs.

The term “proxy,” when used with respect to a stockholder, refers to either a person or persons legally authorized to act on the stockholder’s behalf or a format that allows the stockholder to vote without attending the Special Meeting.

Because it is important that as many stockholders as possible be represented at the Special Meeting, the Board of Directors is asking that you review this proxy statement carefully and then vote by following the instructions set forth on the proxy card. All shares represented by valid proxies will be voted in accordance with the stockholder’s specific instructions.

At the Special Meeting, you will be asked to consider and vote on:

On all of the proposals, you may vote “FOR,” “AGAINST” or “ABSTAIN.”

The Board of Directors unanimously recommends that you vote your Shares:

For a discussion of the factors that the Board of Directors considered in determining to recommend that you vote to approve the proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement, please see the section captioned “Proposal 1: Adoption of the Merger Agreement—The Board of Directors’ Recommendation; Axonics Adverse Recommendation Change.” In addition, when considering the recommendation of the Board of Directors, you should be aware that some of Axonics’ directors and executive officers may have interests in the Merger that are different from, or in addition to, the interests of stockholders more generally. For a discussion of these interests, please see the section captioned “The Merger—Interests of Axonics’ Directors and Executive Officers in the Merger.”

Our directors and executive officers have informed us that they currently intend to vote all of their respective Shares (i) “FOR” the adoption of the Merger Agreement, (ii) “FOR” the approval, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, of the Compensation Proposal, and (iii) “FOR” the Adjournment Proposal.

If you were a holder of Shares as a “stockholder of record,” or if you are the “beneficial owner” of Shares held in “street name” holding a valid proxy from a stockholder of record, in each case, as of the close of business on the Record Date, you may vote your Shares at the Special Meeting. As of the Record Date, there were 51,004,596 Shares outstanding (of which 1,127,803 Shares were Axonics RSAs). Each stockholder has one vote for each Share held as of the Record Date. A list of our stockholders will be available for examination by any stockholder at the Special Meeting and at our corporate headquarters, located at 26 Technology Drive, Irvine, CA 92618, for a period of 10 days prior to the Special Meeting.

If, on the Record Date, your Shares were registered directly in your name with our transfer agent, Computershare Trust Company, N.A., then you are a “stockholder of record.” As a “stockholder of record,” you may vote at the Special Meeting or vote by proxy. Regardless of whether you plan to attend the Special Meeting, we urge you to vote your Shares using one of the voting methods described in this proxy statement.

If, on the Record Date, your Shares (including any Axonics RSAs) were held in an account at a broker, bank, or other financial institution (we refer to each of those organizations collectively as a “broker”), then you are the “beneficial owner” of shares held in “street name” and these proxy materials are being made available to you by that broker. The broker holding your account is considered the stockholder of record for purposes of voting at the Special Meeting. You have the right to direct your broker on how to vote the shares in your account by following the instructions printed on the Voting Instruction Form received from the bank, broker or other institution holding your stock.

Under the rules that govern brokers, your broker is not permitted to vote on your behalf on any matter to be considered at the Special Meeting unless you provide specific instructions to the broker as to how to vote. As a result, we encourage you to communicate your voting decisions to your broker before the date of the Special Meeting to ensure that your vote will be counted.

If your stock is held in “street name,” you will receive a notice, typically entitled “Voting Instruction Form” or something similar, either electronically or by mail from the bank, broker or other institution holding your stock. This notice contains instructions regarding how to access the proxy materials and how to vote.

No. Your broker is permitted to vote your Shares on any proposal currently scheduled to be considered at the Special Meeting only if you instruct your broker how to vote. If you hold your Shares in “street name” and want a vote to be cast on your behalf for all proposals described in this proxy statement, you must submit your specific voting instructions to the bank, broker or other institution holding the stock on your behalf in response to the notice you receive from it. Without instructions, your Shares will not be voted on such proposals, which will have the same effect as if you voted “AGAINST” adoption of the Merger Agreement and, only if a quorum is not present, the Adjournment Proposal, but will have no effect on the Compensation Proposal or, if a quorum is present, the Adjournment Proposal.

Generally, a “broker non-vote” occurs when shares held by a broker in “street name” for a beneficial owner are not voted with respect to a proposal because (i) the broker has not received voting instructions from the stockholder who beneficially owns the shares and (ii) the broker lacks the authority to vote the shares at their discretion. Because brokers do not have discretionary voting authority with respect to any of the three proposals described in this proxy statement, broker non-votes cannot occur with respect to any of these proposals to be considered at the Special Meeting. Accordingly, if your Shares are held in “street name,” your bank, broker, trust or other nominee will NOT be able to vote your Shares on any of the proposals, and your Shares will not be counted as present in determining the presence of a quorum, unless you have properly instructed your bank, broker, trust or other nominee on how to vote. Because the proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement requires the affirmative vote of Axonics stockholders holding at least a majority of the outstanding Shares (including any Axonics RSAs) entitled to vote thereon at the Special Meeting, the failure to provide your bank, broker, trust or other nominee with voting instructions will have the same effect as a vote “AGAINST” the proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement. Because the approval of each of the Compensation Proposal and the Adjournment Proposal requires the affirmative vote of a majority of Shares present in person or by proxy at the Special Meeting and entitled to vote on the proposal, and because your bank, broker, trust or other nominee does not have discretionary authority to vote on either proposal, the failure to provide your bank, broker, trust or other nominee with voting instructions will have no effect on the Compensation Proposal or the Adjournment Proposal.

If your Shares are registered in your name, you will need to provide your 16-digit control number included on your proxy card in order to be able to participate in the Special Meeting. If your Shares are not registered in your name (if, for instance, your Shares are held in “street name” for you by your broker, bank or other institution), you must follow the instructions printed on your Voting Instruction Form. In order to participate in the Special Meeting,

please log on to www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/AXNX2024SM at least 15 minutes prior to the start of the Special Meeting to provide time to register and download the required software, if needed. If you access the Special Meeting but do not enter your control number, you will be able to listen to the proceedings, but you will not be able to vote or otherwise participate.

If you are a stockholder of record and provide your 16-digit control number when you access the Special Meeting, you may vote all shares registered in your name during the Special Meeting webcast. If you are not a stockholder of record as to any of your Shares (i.e., instead of being registered in your name, all or a portion of your Shares are registered in “street name” and held by your broker, bank or other institution for your benefit), you must follow the instructions printed on your Voting Instruction Form.

The presence at the Special Meeting of the holders of a majority of the outstanding Shares (including any Axonics RSAs), as of the Record Date, virtually or by proxy and entitled to vote, will constitute a quorum, permitting us to conduct our business at the Special Meeting. “Abstentions” will be counted as present at the Special Meeting for purposes of determining the existence of a quorum at the Special Meeting. If a quorum is not present, the Special Meeting will be adjourned until a quorum is obtained.

As of the close of business on February 8, 2024, the Record Date for the Special Meeting, there were 51,004,596 Shares outstanding (of which 1,127,803 Shares were Axonics RSAs).

Stockholders of record can vote by proxy or by attending the Special Meeting and voting. The persons named as proxies on the proxy card were designated by the Board of Directors and are members of our management. If you vote by proxy, you can do so by submitting a proxy as described below.

If you are a stockholder of record, you may attend the Special Meeting and vote via the Special Meeting website, www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/AXNX2024SM, where stockholders may vote and submit questions during the Special Meeting. Please have your 16 digit control number to join the Special Meeting. Instructions on how to attend and participate via the Internet are posted at www.proxyvote.com. Even if you plan to attend the Special Meeting, we encourage you to submit a proxy in advance by Internet, telephone or mail so that your vote will be counted in the event you later decide not to attend the Special Meeting. The method you use to vote will not limit your right to vote at the Special Meeting if you decide to attend the Special Meeting. If you are the beneficial owner of Shares, held in “street name,” you must obtain a legal proxy, executed in your favor by your broker, to be able to vote at the Special Meeting.

If you are the beneficial owner of Shares held in “street name,” please refer to the information forwarded by your broker to see which voting options are available to you and to see what steps you must follow if you choose to attend the Special Meeting to vote your Shares.

YOUR VOTE IS VERY IMPORTANT. We encourage you to submit your proxy even if you plan to attend the Special Meeting. If you properly give your proxy and submit it to us in time to vote, the individuals named as your proxy holders will vote your Shares as you have directed. Regardless of whether you plan to attend the Special Meeting, and regardless of the number of Shares that you own, it is important that your Shares are represented at the Special Meeting.

Yes. You may revoke your proxy at any time before the vote is taken at the Special Meeting. If you are a stockholder of record, you may change your vote by (i) granting a new proxy bearing a later date (which

automatically revokes the earlier proxy) using any of the methods described above (and until the applicable deadline for each method); (ii) providing written notice of revocation to our Secretary at our corporate headquarters located at 26 Technology Drive, Irvine, CA 92618, prior to your Shares being voted at the Special Meeting; or (iii) participating in the Special Meeting and voting. Attendance at the Special Meeting will not cause your previously granted proxy to be revoked unless you vote at the Special Meeting or specifically so request. For shares you hold beneficially in “street name,” you may change your vote by submitting new voting instructions to your broker, bank, trustee or nominee following the instructions they provided, or, if you have obtained a legal proxy from your broker, bank, trustee or nominee giving you the right to vote your Shares, by attending the Special Meeting and voting.

An abstention represents a stockholder’s affirmative choice to decline to vote on a proposal. If you abstain from voting, that abstention will have the same effect as if you voted “AGAINST” the proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement, the Compensation Proposal and the Adjournment Proposal. However, abstentions are counted as Shares present or represented by proxy at the Special Meeting for purposes of determining whether a quorum is present at the Special Meeting. As a result, an abstention of any of the aforementioned proposals will be counted for purposes of determining the presence or absence of a quorum.

Failure to vote your Shares (including a failure of your broker, bank or other nominee to vote Shares held on your behalf) will count as a vote “AGAINST” the proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement. If your Shares are not deemed present or represented by proxy and entitled to vote on the Compensation Proposal and the Adjournment Proposal, a failure to vote will not have any effect on either proposal. If your Shares are deemed present or represented by proxy and entitled to vote on the Compensation Proposal and the Adjournment Proposal, then a failure to vote your Shares will have the same effect as a vote “AGAINST” both proposals.

Because brokers, banks and other nominees do not have discretionary voting authority with respect to the proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement, the Compensation Proposal or the Adjournment Proposal, if a beneficial owner of Shares held in street name does not give voting instructions to the broker, bank or other nominee with respect to any of the proposals, then those Shares may not be voted on your behalf for any proposal, will not be deemed present or represented by proxy at the Special Meeting and will not be counted for purposes of determining whether a quorum is present at the Special Meeting. However, if a beneficial owner of Shares held in street name gives voting instructions to the broker, bank or other nominee with respect to at least one of the proposals, but gives no instruction as to one or more of the other proposals, then those Shares will be deemed present at the Special Meeting for purposes of establishing a quorum at the Special Meeting, will be voted as instructed with respect to any proposal as to which instructions were given and will not be voted with respect to any other proposal. Therefore, it is important that you instruct your broker, bank or other nominee on how you wish to vote your Shares.

You should carefully read and consider this entire proxy statement and the annexes to this proxy statement, including, but not limited to, the Merger Agreement, along with all of the documents that we refer to in this proxy statement, as they contain important information about, among other things, the Transactions and how they affect you. Then sign, date and return, as promptly as possible, the enclosed proxy card in the accompanying reply envelope, or submit your proxy electronically over the Internet or by telephone (using the instructions provided in the enclosed proxy card), so that your Shares can be voted at the Special Meeting, unless you wish to seek appraisal pursuant to Section 262. If you hold your Shares in “street name,” please refer to the voting instruction forms provided by your bank, broker or other nominee to vote your Shares.

The Record Date for the Special Meeting is earlier than the date of the Special Meeting and the date the Merger is expected to be completed. If you sell or transfer your Shares after the Record Date but before the Special Meeting, unless special arrangements (such as provision of a proxy) are made between you and the person to whom you sell or otherwise transfer your Shares and each of you notifies Axonics in writing of such special arrangements, you will transfer the right to receive the Merger Consideration, if the Merger is completed, to the person to whom you sell or transfer your Shares, but you will retain your right to vote those Shares at the Special Meeting. You will also lose the ability to exercise appraisal rights in connection with the Merger with respect to the transferred Shares. Even if

you sell or otherwise transfer your Shares after the Record Date, we encourage you to sign, date and return the enclosed proxy card in the accompanying reply envelope or submit your proxy electronically over the Internet or by telephone (using the instructions provided in the enclosed proxy card).

Assuming that a quorum is present at the Special Meeting, the voting requirements to approve each of the proposals to be voted upon at the Special Meeting are as follows:

Merger Proposal - The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of all outstanding Shares (including any Axonics RSAs) as of the Record Date is required to adopt the Merger Agreement.

If a quorum is present at the Special Meeting, the failure of any stockholder of record to: (i) submit a signed proxy card; (ii) grant a proxy over the Internet or by telephone (using the instructions provided in the enclosed proxy card); or (iii) vote virtually at the Special Meeting will have the same effect as a vote “AGAINST” the proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement. If you hold your Shares in “street name” and a quorum is present at the Special Meeting, the failure to instruct your bank, broker or other nominee how to vote your Shares will have the same effect as a vote “AGAINST” the proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement. If a quorum is present at the Special Meeting, abstentions will have the same effect as a vote “AGAINST” the proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement.

Compensation Proposal - Approval of the Compensation Proposal requires the affirmative vote of the majority of the Shares (including any Axonics RSAs) present in person or represented by proxy at the Special Meeting and entitled to vote generally on the subject matter. The approval of the Compensation Proposal is advisory (non-binding) and is not a condition to the completion of the Merger.

Adjournment Proposal - Approval of the Adjournment Proposal requires the affirmative vote of the majority of the Shares (including any Axonics RSAs) present in person or represented by proxy at the Special Meeting and entitled to vote generally on the subject matter.

Upon completion of the Merger, you will be entitled to receive the Merger Consideration for each Share that you own immediately prior to the Effective Time, unless you are entitled to and have properly exercised and not waived, withdrawn, failed to perfect or otherwise lost your appraisal rights under Section 262. For example, if you own 100 Shares, you will receive $7,100 in cash, less any applicable withholding taxes, in exchange for your Shares. You will not receive any shares of the capital stock in the Surviving Corporation.

At the Effective Time:

For more information, please see the section of this proxy statement captioned “Proposal 1: Adoption of the Merger Agreement—Merger Consideration—Treatment of Axonics Options, Axonics RSAs and Axonics PSUs.”

We are working toward completing the Merger as promptly as possible. In order to complete the Merger, Axonics must obtain the Axonics Stockholder Approval described in this proxy statement, and the other conditions to Closing under the Merger Agreement must be satisfied or waived, including but not limited to (i) the expiration or termination of any waiting period (and any extension thereof) applicable to the consummation of the Merger under the HSR Act or any voluntary agreement with a governmental authority not to consummate the Merger and (ii) consents, approvals, non-disapprovals and other authorizations of governmental authorities under certain foreign antitrust or competition laws must be obtained. Axonics and Boston Scientific filed notification and report forms under the HSR Act with the DOJ and the FTC on January 30, 2024. Since the Merger is subject to a number of conditions, the exact timing of the Merger cannot be determined at this time. For more information, please see the section of this proxy captioned “The Merger—Regulatory Approvals Required for the Merger.”

If the Merger Agreement is not adopted by the stockholders or if the Merger is not completed for any other reason, stockholders will not be entitled to, nor will they receive, any payment for their Shares pursuant to the Merger Agreement. Instead, Axonics will remain an independent public company, our Shares will continue to be listed and traded on Nasdaq and registered under the Exchange Act, and we will continue to file periodic reports under the Exchange Act with the SEC. Under certain specified circumstances, Axonics will be required to pay Boston Scientific the Axonics Termination Fee upon or following the termination of the Merger Agreement and under certain other specified circumstances, Boston Scientific will be required to pay Axonics the Boston Scientific Termination Fee following the termination of the Merger Agreement, as described in the section of this proxy statement captioned “Proposal 1: Adoption of the Merger Agreement—Termination Fees and Expenses.”

Yes. If the Merger is consummated, stockholders and beneficial owners of Shares who do not wish to accept the Merger Consideration are entitled to seek appraisal of their Shares under Section 262 and, if all procedures described in Section 262 are timely and strictly complied with, to receive payment in cash for the “fair value” of their Shares (exclusive of any element of value arising from the accomplishment or expectation of the Merger, together with interest to be paid on the amount determined to be fair value, if any), as determined by the Delaware Court of Chancery, in lieu of receiving the Merger Consideration. The “fair value” of your Shares as determined by the Delaware Court of Chancery may be more or less than, or the same as, the Merger Consideration that you are otherwise entitled to receive under the terms of the Merger Agreement. A copy of Section 262 may be accessed without subscription or cost at the following publicly available website: https://delcode.delaware.gov/title8/c001/sc09/index.html#262.

Strict compliance with the procedures set forth in Section 262 is required. Failure to comply timely and strictly with all of the procedures set forth in Section 262 may result in the withdrawal, loss or waiver of appraisal rights. Consequently, and in view of the complexity of the provisions of Section 262, persons wishing to exercise appraisal rights are urged to consult their legal and financial advisors before attempting to exercise such rights.

For additional information, please see the section of this proxy statement captioned “The Merger—Appraisal Rights.”

No. If you are a record holder of a certificate or certificates that represent Shares on the Record Date, a letter of transmittal will be mailed to you promptly, and in any event within three business days, after the Effective Time,

describing, among other things, how you should surrender your stock certificate(s) for your Shares in exchange for payment of the Merger Consideration. Please do NOT return any stock certificate(s) with your proxy.

If your Shares are held in “street name” by your broker, bank or other nominee, you will receive instructions from your broker, bank or other nominee as to how to effect the surrender of your “street name” Shares in exchange for the Merger Consideration, and you will not be mailed, and do not need to complete, a letter of transmittal.

No. All holders of uncertificated Shares (i.e., holders whose Shares are held in book-entry form, including held in “street name” by your broker, bank or other nominee) will automatically receive the applicable Merger Consideration for their Shares shortly after the Merger is completed without any further action required on the part of such holder.

The Exchange Act and applicable SEC rules thereunder require Axonics to seek an advisory (non-binding) vote with respect to certain payments that may be paid or become payable to certain of its named executive officers in connection with the Merger. As used in this proxy statement, our named executive officers are collectively referred to as the “Named Executive Officers.”

Approval of the Compensation Proposal is not a condition to the completion of the Merger. The vote with respect to the Compensation Proposal is an advisory vote and will not be binding on Axonics. Therefore, if the other requisite stockholder approvals are obtained and the Merger is completed, the amounts payable under the Compensation Proposal will be payable to Axonics’ Named Executive Officers in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable agreements, subject only to the conditions applicable thereto, regardless of the outcome of the vote on this Compensation Proposal.

As of the date this proxy statement was made available to stockholders, we did not know of any matters to be raised at the Special Meeting other than those referred to in this proxy statement. However, if any other matters are presented for consideration at the Special Meeting including, among other things, consideration of a motion to adjourn the Special Meeting to another time or place in order to solicit additional proxies in favor of one or more of the Proposals, the persons named as proxy holders and acting thereunder will have discretion to vote on these matters according to their best judgment to the same extent as the person delivering the proxy would be entitled to vote.

The proxies being solicited hereby are being solicited by us, and the cost of soliciting proxies in the enclosed form will be borne by us. We have also retained Kingsdale Advisors (“Kingsdale”), to aid in the solicitation. For these services, we will pay Kingsdale a fee of approximately $12,500 and reimburse it for certain out-of-pocket disbursements and expenses. Our officers and other employees may, without compensation other than their regular compensation, solicit proxies by further mailings, personal conversations, telephone, facsimile or other electronic means. We will, upon request, reimburse brokerage firms and others for their reasonable expenses in forwarding solicitation material to the beneficial owners of stock.

The SEC rules permit brokers to participate in a practice known as “householding,” which means that only one copy of the proxy materials will be sent to multiple stockholders who share the same address unless we have received contrary instructions from one or more of the stockholders. Householding is designed to reduce printing and postage costs, and results in cost savings for us. Stockholders who participate in householding will continue to be able to access and receive separate proxy cards. If you receive a householding mailing this year and would like to have additional copies of this proxy statement mailed to you, or if you would like to opt out of this practice for future

mailings, please contact your broker or submit your request to our Secretary at Axonics, Inc., 26 Technology Drive, Irvine, CA 92618, or by telephone at (949) 396-6322. Upon receipt of any such request, we agree to promptly deliver a copy of this proxy statement to you. In addition, if you are currently a stockholder sharing an address with another stockholder and wish to receive only one copy of future proxy materials for your household, please contact us using the contact information set forth above.

We will announce preliminary voting results with respect to each proposal at the Special Meeting. In accordance with SEC rules, final voting results will be published in a Current Report on Form 8-K within four business days following the Special Meeting, unless final results are not known at that time in which case preliminary voting results will be published within four business days of the Special Meeting and final voting results will be published once they are known by us.

If you have additional questions about this proxy statement or the Special Meeting, please contact Kingsdale, our proxy solicitor, by telephone at (888) 518-1563 (stockholders) and (646) 491-9096 (banks and brokerage firms), or by email at contactus@kingsdaleadvisors.com.

This proxy statement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Exchange Act that involve risks and uncertainties, including statements based on our current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections about future events, our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects, our industry and the regulatory environment in which we operate. Any statements contained herein or the documents incorporated by reference herein that are not statements of historical facts may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “will,” “would” or the negative of those terms, or other comparable terms intended to identify statements about the future. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about:

These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions described under the section entitled “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2023, and subsequent filings we have filed or will file with the SEC. These filings, when available, are available on the investor relations section of our website at https://ir.axonics.com/ and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. We also operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risks emerge from time to time and it is not possible for our management to predict all risks, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in, or implied by, any forward-looking statements. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking events and circumstances described in this proxy statement and the documents incorporated by reference herein may not occur and actual results could differ materially and adversely from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements contained in this proxy statement and the documents incorporated by reference herein.

You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, the future results, levels of activity, performance, events, circumstances or achievements reflected in the forward-looking statements may never be achieved or occur. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason after the date of this proxy statement to conform these statements to actual results or to changes in our expectations.

You should read this proxy statement and the documents incorporated by reference herein with the understanding that our actual future results, levels of activity, performance and achievements may be materially different from what we expect. We qualify all of our forward-looking statements by these cautionary statements.

The enclosed proxy is solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors for use at the Special Meeting.

We will hold the Special Meeting virtually on March 22, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time via live audio webcast on the Internet and, if applicable, at any adjournment or postponement thereof. You will not be able to attend the Special Meeting in person. Stockholders of record, and beneficial owners of Shares holding a valid proxy from a stockholder of record, who register for the Special Meeting in advance, will be able to participate in the Special Meeting, vote on the proposals described below, and submit questions during the Special Meeting via live webcast by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/AXNX2024SM. To participate in the Special Meeting, you must have your 16-digit control number that is shown on your proxy card. The Special Meeting is being held on a virtual-only basis.

At the Special Meeting, we will ask the stockholders to vote on proposals to: (i) adopt the Merger Agreement; (ii) approve, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the Compensation Proposal; and (iii) approve the Adjournment Proposal.

We do not expect that any matters other than the proposals set forth above will be brought before the Special Meeting, and only matters specified in the notice of the meeting may be acted upon at the Special Meeting.

Our stockholders must approve the proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement in order for the Merger to be consummated. If our stockholders fail to approve the proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement, the Merger will not be consummated. A copy of the Merger Agreement is attached as Annex A to this proxy statement, which we urge you to read carefully in its entirety.

Only stockholders of record as of the Record Date are entitled to notice of the Special Meeting and to vote at the Special Meeting. A list of stockholders entitled to vote at the Special Meeting will be available for examination by any stockholder at the Special Meeting and at our corporate headquarters located at Axonics, Inc., 26 Technology Drive, Irvine, CA 92618, during regular business hours for a period of no less than 10 days before the Special Meeting.

The presence, in person or by proxy, of the holders of record of a majority of the outstanding Shares (including any Axonics RSAs) entitled to vote shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at the Special Meeting. Assuming the Special Meeting is held solely by means of remote communication, as it is currently scheduled to be, only Shares present virtually or represented by proxy at the Special Meeting will be counted in determining whether a quorum is present. As of the Record Date, there were 51,004,596 Shares outstanding (of which 1,127,803 Shares were Axonics RSAs) and entitled to vote at the Special Meeting, meaning that 25,502,299 Shares (including any Axonics RSAs) must be represented virtually or by proxy at the Special Meeting to have a quorum. In the event that a quorum is not present at the Special Meeting, it is expected that the meeting will be adjourned to solicit additional proxies to approve the proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement.

The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of all outstanding Shares (including any Axonics RSAs) on the Record Date is required to adopt the Merger Agreement. As of the Record Date, 25,502,299 Shares (including any Axonics RSAs) constitute a majority of the outstanding Shares. Adoption of the Merger Agreement by the stockholders is a condition to the Closing.

The affirmative vote of the majority of the Shares (including any Axonics RSAs) present in person or represented by proxy at the Special Meeting and entitled to vote generally on the subject matter is required to approve the Compensation Proposal, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, provided a quorum is present. Assuming the Special Meeting is held solely by means of remote communication, as it is currently scheduled to be, only Shares present virtually or represented by proxy at the Special Meeting will be able to be voted.

Approval of the Adjournment Proposal requires the affirmative vote of the majority of the Shares (including any Axonics RSAs) present in person or represented by proxy at the Special Meeting and entitled to vote generally on the subject matter.

An abstention represents a stockholder’s affirmative choice to decline to vote on a proposal. If a stockholder abstains from voting, that abstention will have the same effect as if the stockholder voted “AGAINST” the proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement, the Compensation Proposal and the Adjournment Proposal. However, abstentions are counted as Shares present or represented by proxy at the Special Meeting for the purposes of determining whether a quorum is present at the Special Meeting. As a result, an abstention of any of the aforementioned proposals will be counted for purposes of determining the presence or absence of a quorum.

Failure to vote your Shares (including a failure of your broker, bank or other nominee to votes Shares held on your behalf) will count as a vote “AGAINST” the proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement. If your Shares are not deemed present or represented by proxy at the Special Meeting and entitled to vote on the Adjournment Proposal or the Compensation Proposal, then a failure to vote will not have any effect on the adoption of such proposal. If your Shares are deemed present or represented by proxy and entitled to vote on the subject matter, then a failure to vote your Shares will have the same effect as a vote “AGAINST” the Adjournment Proposal and the Compensation Proposal.

Because brokers, banks and other nominees do not have discretionary voting authority with respect to the proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement, the Compensation Proposal or the Adjournment Proposal, if a beneficial owner of Shares held in street name does not give voting instructions to the broker, bank or other nominee with respect to any of the proposals, then those Shares may not be voted on your behalf for any proposal, will not be deemed present or represented by proxy at the Special Meeting and will not be counted for purposes of determining whether a quorum is present at the Special Meeting. However, if a beneficial owner of Shares held in street name gives voting instructions to the broker, bank or other nominee with respect to at least one of the proposals, but gives no instruction as to one or more of the other proposals, then those Shares will be deemed present at the Special Meeting for purposes of establishing a quorum at the Special Meeting, will be voted as instructed with respect to any proposal as to which instructions were given and will not be voted with respect to any other proposal.

As of the Record Date, our directors and executive officers beneficially owned and were entitled to vote, in the aggregate, 554,570 Shares, representing approximately 1.1% of the Shares outstanding on the Record Date (including any Axonics RSAs).

Our directors and executive officers have informed us that they currently intend to vote all of their respective Shares (i) “FOR” the adoption of the Merger Agreement, (ii) “FOR” the approval, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, of the Compensation Proposal, and (iii) “FOR” the Adjournment Proposal.

If, on the Record Date, your Shares (including any Axonics RSAs) are registered directly in your name with our transfer agent, Computershare Trust Company, N.A., you may cause your Shares to be voted by returning a signed and dated proxy card in the accompanying prepaid envelope, or you may vote virtually at the Special Meeting. Additionally, you may grant a proxy electronically over the Internet or by telephone (using the instructions provided in the enclosed proxy card). You must have the enclosed proxy card available, and follow the instructions on the proxy card, in order to grant a proxy electronically over the Internet or by telephone. Based on your proxy card or Internet and telephone proxies, the proxy holders will vote your Shares according to your directions.

If you plan to attend the Special Meeting and wish to vote virtually, you will need to enter the 16-digit control number found in your proxy materials. If you attend the Special Meeting and vote virtually, your vote will revoke any previously submitted proxy. If your Shares are registered directly in your name, you are encouraged to vote by proxy even if you plan to attend the Special Meeting virtually.

Voting instructions are included on your proxy card. All Shares represented by properly signed and dated proxies received in time for the Special Meeting will be voted at the Special Meeting in accordance with the instructions of the stockholder. Properly signed and dated proxies that do not contain voting instructions will be voted:

“FOR” the adoption of the Merger Agreement;

“FOR” the approval, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, of the Compensation Proposal; and

“FOR” the Adjournment Proposal.

If, on the Record Date, your Shares (including any Axonics RSAs) are held in “street name” through a bank, broker or other nominee, you may vote through your bank, broker or other nominee by completing and returning the

voting form provided by your bank, broker or other nominee or attending the Special Meeting and voting virtually with a “legal proxy” from your bank, broker or other nominee. If such a service is provided, you may vote over the Internet or telephone through your bank, broker or other nominee by following the instructions on the voting form provided by your bank, broker or other nominee. If you do not return the voting form provided by your bank, broker or other nominee, do not vote via the Internet or telephone through your bank, broker or other nominee, if possible, or do not attend the Special Meeting and vote virtually with a “legal proxy” from your bank, broker or other nominee, it will have the same effect as if you voted “AGAINST” the proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement, but will have no effect on the Compensation Proposal or the Adjournment Proposal.

If you are a stockholder of record entitled to vote at the Special Meeting, you may change your vote or revoke your proxy at any time before it is voted at the Special Meeting by:

If you have submitted a proxy, your virtual appearance at the Special Meeting will not have the effect of revoking your prior proxy; provided that you do not vote virtually or submit an additional proxy or revocation, which, in each case, will have the effect of revoking your prior proxy.

If you hold your Shares in “street name,” you should contact your bank, broker or other nominee for instructions regarding how to change your vote. You may also vote virtually at the Special Meeting if you obtain a “legal proxy” from your bank, broker or other nominee.

Although it is not currently expected, the Special Meeting may be adjourned or postponed to a later date or dates, including for the purpose of soliciting additional proxies, if there are insufficient votes at the time of the Special Meeting to approve the proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement or if a quorum is not present at the Special Meeting. Other than an announcement to be made at the Special Meeting of the time, date and place of an adjourned meeting, an adjournment generally may not be made without notice. Any adjournment or postponement of the Special Meeting for the purpose of soliciting additional proxies will allow the stockholders who have already sent in their proxies to revoke them at any time prior to their use at the Special Meeting as adjourned or postponed.

The Board of Directors, after considering various factors described under the caption, “The Merger— Recommendation of the Board of Directors and Reasons for the Merger,” has unanimously: (i) determined that the Merger Agreement, the Merger and the other Transactions to be consummated by Axonics are advisable and fair to, and in the best interests of, Axonics and its stockholders, (ii) duly authorized and approved the execution, delivery and performance by Axonics of the Merger Agreement and the consummation by Axonics of the Transactions to be consummated by Axonics, including the Merger, (iii) resolved, subject to certain circumstances set forth in the Merger Agreement, to recommend adoption of the Merger Agreement by the stockholders of Axonics, and (iv) directed that the adoption of the Merger Agreement be submitted to a vote of the stockholders. of Axonics. For more information, please see the section of this proxy statement captioned “The Merger—Interests of Axonics’ Directors and Executive Officers in the Merger.”

Accordingly, the Board of Directors unanimously recommends, on behalf of Axonics, that you vote: (i) “FOR” the adoption of the Merger Agreement; (ii) “FOR” the approval, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, of the Compensation Proposal; and (iii) “FOR” the Adjournment Proposal.

The expense of soliciting proxies will be borne by Axonics. Axonics has retained Kingsdale, a proxy solicitation firm, to solicit proxies in connection with the Special Meeting at a cost of approximately $12,500 plus expenses.

Axonics will also indemnify Kingsdale against certain losses arising out of its provisions of these services on our behalf. In addition, Axonics may reimburse banks, brokers and other nominees representing beneficial owners of Shares for their expenses in forwarding soliciting materials to such beneficial owners. Proxies may also be solicited by our directors, officers and employees, personally or by telephone, email, fax, over the Internet or other means of communication. No additional compensation will be paid for such services.

This discussion of the Merger is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Merger Agreement, which is attached to this proxy statement as Annex A and incorporated into this proxy statement by reference. This summary does not purport to be complete and may not contain all of the information about the Merger that is important to you. You should carefully read and consider the entire Merger Agreement, which is the legal document that governs the Merger, because this proxy statement contains important information about the Merger and how it affects you.

Axonics, Inc., was incorporated in the State of Delaware in March 2012 under the name American Restorative Medicine, Inc. In August 2013, we changed our name to Axonics Modulation Technologies, Inc., and commenced our operations in late 2013, and in March 2021, we changed our name to Axonics, Inc. Axonics is a global medical technology company that is developing and commercializing novel products for adults with bladder and bowel dysfunction, including: (i) implantable sacral neuromodulation systems to treat urinary urge incontinence and urinary urgency frequency, as well as fecal incontinence and non-obstructive urinary retention; and (ii) a urethral bulking agent to treat female stress urinary incontinence.

Axonics’ principal executive offices are located at 26 Technology Drive, Irvine, California 92618 and our telephone number is (949) 396-6322.

Boston Scientific Corporation is a global developer, manufacturer and marketer of medical devices that are used in a broad range of interventional medical specialties, such as cardiology, peripheral interventions, endoscopy, urology and neuromodulation. Boston Scientific’s mission is to transform lives through innovative medical solutions that improve the health of patients around the world. Boston Scientific advances science for life by providing a broad range of high performance solutions to address unmet patient needs and reduce the cost of healthcare.

Boston Scientific’s principal corporate offices are located at 300 Boston Scientific Way, Marlborough, Massachusetts 01752, and its telephone number is (508) 683-4000.

Merger Sub is a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Boston Scientific and was formed on January 4, 2024, solely for the purpose of engaging in the Transactions. Merger Sub has not engaged in any business activities other than in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement. Upon the completion of the Merger, the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub will cease and Axonics will continue as the surviving company and a wholly owned subsidiary of Boston Scientific.

Merger Sub’s principal executive offices are located at 300 Boston Scientific Way, Marlborough, Massachusetts 01752 and its telephone number is (508) 683-4000.

Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub will merge with and into Axonics, with the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub thereupon ceasing and Axonics continuing as the Surviving Corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Boston Scientific. As a result of the Merger, Axonics’ common stock will no longer be publicly traded, and will be delisted from Nasdaq. In addition, the Shares will be deregistered under the Exchange Act, and Axonics will no longer file periodic reports under the Exchange Act with the SEC. If the Merger is completed, you will not own any shares of the capital stock of the Surviving Corporation.

The Effective Time will occur upon the filing of a certificate of merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (or at such other date and time agreed upon by Axonics and Boston Scientific and specified in the certificate of merger).

If the Merger Agreement is not adopted by the stockholders, or if the Merger is not completed for any other reason:

For more information, please see the section of this proxy statement captioned “Proposal 1: Adoption of the Merger Agreement—Termination Fees and Expenses.”

At the Effective Time, each Share issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, other than the Excluded Shares, will be canceled and converted automatically into the right to receive the Merger Consideration.

At or before the Effective Time, Boston Scientific will deposit, or cause Merger Sub to deposit, with the Paying Agent (as defined below), for the benefit of the holders of Shares (other than Excluded Shares), cash in an amount sufficient to pay the aggregate Merger Consideration required to be paid in respect of Shares under the Merger Agreement. For more information, please see the section of this proxy statement captioned “Proposal 1: Adoption of the Merger Agreement—Exchange and Payment Procedures.”

After the Merger is completed, you will have the right to receive the Merger Consideration in respect of each Share that you own, but you will no longer have any rights as a stockholder. Stockholders and beneficial owners of Shares who do not wish to accept the Merger Consideration are entitled to seek appraisal of their Shares under Section 262 and, if all procedures described in Section 262 are timely and strictly complied with, to receive payment in cash for the “fair value” of their Shares, exclusive of any element of value arising from the accomplishment or expectation of the Merger, as determined by the Delaware Court of Chancery, together with interest, if any, to be paid upon the amount determined to be the fair value. The “fair value” of their Shares determined by the Delaware Court of Chancery may be more or less than, or the same as, the Merger Consideration that you are otherwise entitled to receive under the Merger Agreement. For more information, please see the section of this proxy statement captioned “The Merger—Appraisal Rights.”

The Board of Directors, with the assistance of Axonics’ senior management and advisors, regularly reviews Axonics’ business, operations, financial performance and strategic direction for the purpose of increasing stockholder value. As part of this ongoing review, the Board of Directors considers Axonics’ long-term strategies and plans, changes in the industry and markets in which Axonics operates, economic and other market conditions, execution opportunities and risks, potential strategic alternatives, including business combination, acquisition, divestiture, partnership and collaboration opportunities, and financial alternatives in light of developments in Axonics’ business.

On July 21, 2023, the Board of Directors held its regular quarterly meeting, at which certain members of Axonics’ management were also present. Representatives of J.P. Morgan also attended the meeting at the invitation of the Board of Directors to provide a general overview of the state of the medical technology industry and review possible strategic opportunities for Axonics. At the meeting, representatives of J.P. Morgan delivered a presentation to the Board of Directors during which they reviewed capital markets activity in the medical technology industry, sector consolidation across medical technology companies, mergers and acquisitions activity involving medical technology companies, and indicative valuations of companies in the medical technology industry. The J.P. Morgan representatives also reviewed certain of Axonics’ financial and operational performance metrics and, based on public information, presented an illustrative valuation summary and a range of strategic options available to Axonics,

including continuing as a standalone business, pursuing potential acquisition targets and considering a sale transaction. The J.P. Morgan representatives answered questions from members of the Board of Directors regarding these strategic options, and concluded their presentation with a review of certain matters that the Board of Directors should consider in connection with unsolicited acquisition proposals and perspectives on certain potential acquirers of Axonics, which included, amongst others, Boston Scientific and Parties A, B and C. Following the presentation by representatives of J.P. Morgan, Mr. Raymond W. Cohen, Axonics’ Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors, discussed with the other members of the Board of Directors the possibility of formally engaging J.P. Morgan to act as Axonics’ financial advisor in connection with a possible sale or business combination transaction, noting J.P. Morgan’s reputation and experience in the medical technology industry and the familiarity of the representatives of J.P. Morgan with Axonics and its business. The other members of the Board of Directors were supportive of a formal engagement of J.P. Morgan on customary terms, and authorized Mr. Cohen to request, and negotiate the terms of, a draft engagement proposal from J.P. Morgan. The Board of Directors also authorized Mr. Cohen and representatives of J.P. Morgan to conduct informal conversations with certain of the potential acquirers of Axonics discussed with J.P. Morgan, including Boston Scientific and Parties A, B and C, to ascertain their interest in pursuing a strategic transaction involving Axonics.

On September 1, 2023, Axonics entered into an engagement letter with J.P. Morgan to act as its financial advisor in connection with a possible sale or business combination transaction.

On September 13, 2023, Mr. Cohen and representatives of J.P. Morgan met with a representative of Party A, a potential strategic acquirer of Axonics, at J.P. Morgan’s offices in New York. At the meeting, Mr. Cohen, representatives of J.P. Morgan and the representative of Party A discussed Party A’s interest in potentially acquiring Axonics. Following this meeting, representatives of J.P. Morgan contacted representatives of Party A to continue to assess Party A’s interest in potentially acquiring Axonics, but Party A did not ultimately pursue further discussions or make a proposal regarding an acquisition of Axonics, and Party A did not enter into a non-disclosure agreement with Axonics.

Also on September 13, 2023, Mr. Cohen met with a representative of Party B, another potential strategic acquirer of Axonics. During the meeting, Mr. Cohen and the representative of Party B discussed a potential acquisition of Axonics by Party B, but the representative of Party B noted that it would be financially and strategically challenging for Party B to pursue an acquisition of Axonics based on the then-current market valuation of Axonics. Following the meeting, Party B’s financial advisors confirmed to Axonics that Party B would not pursue an acquisition of Axonics, and Party B did not enter into a non-disclosure agreement with Axonics.

On September 21, 2023, the Board of Directors held its regular quarterly meeting, at which certain members of Axonics’ management were also present. At the meeting, Mr. Cohen led a discussion regarding Axonics’ strategic priorities, including opportunities for Axonics to acquire other businesses or products. Mr. Cohen also reviewed with the Board of Directors the results of his meetings with representatives of Party A and Party B. The Board of Directors then discussed certain considerations relating to the valuation of Axonics in connection with a possible sale transaction.

On October 10, 2023, Mr. Cohen met with Mr. Charlie Attlan, the Senior Vice President, New Business Development, Corporate Strategy and Portfolio of Boston Scientific. At the meeting, Messrs. Cohen and Attlan discussed the then-current state of Axonics’ businesses and its future prospects.

On November 1, 2023, Mr. Attlan contacted Mr. Cohen and expressed interest in a possible acquisition of Axonics by Boston Scientific, and requested additional information regarding Axonics and its businesses.

On November 6, 2023, Axonics and Boston Scientific entered into a non-disclosure agreement.

Between November 6, 2023, and December 15, 2023, Axonics provided certain non-public information to Boston Scientific, and Boston Scientific reviewed such information.

On December 14, 2023, representatives of J.P. Morgan met with representatives of Party C, another potential strategic acquirer of Axonics. During that meeting, Party C noted that while Axonics could be a strategic fit for Party C, it would be difficult for Party C to make a compelling offer to acquire Axonics based on Axonics’ then-current market valuation and the implied returns from such a transaction, and Party C did not enter into a non-disclosure agreement with Axonics.

On December 15, 2023, Boston Scientific submitted a written non-binding proposal to acquire Axonics for $70.00 per Share, payable in cash (the “December 15 Proposal”). The December 15 Proposal reflected an 18% premium to the closing price of $59.52 per Share on December 14, 2023, and a 27% premium to the 90-day volume weighted average trading price of $55.03 per Share for the period ending on December 14, 2023. Later that day, Mr. Attlan had a call with Mr. Cohen and a call with representatives of J.P. Morgan to discuss Boston Scientific’s interest in a transaction with Axonics.

On December 18, 2023, the Board of Directors held a meeting to consider the December 15 Proposal, at which meeting certain members of Axonics’ management, and representatives of J.P. Morgan and K&L Gates LLP (“KLG”), Axonics’ outside legal counsel, were present. Representatives of KLG delivered a presentation regarding the fiduciary duties of the Board of Directors in connection with a strategic sale process and related matters. Representatives of J.P. Morgan and Mr. Cohen then reviewed with the Board of Directors the discussions that Mr. Cohen and/or representatives of J.P. Morgan had with Parties A, B and C and Boston Scientific after the July 21, 2023 meeting of the Board of Directors, noting that Parties A, B and C had either indicated that a strategic transaction involving Axonics was not feasible or did not express further interest in such a transaction. Representatives of J.P. Morgan also reviewed what they believed were the strategic and financial reasons for Boston Scientific’s interest in Axonics, its historical acquisitions and its ability to fund a potential acquisition of Axonics. Representatives of J.P. Morgan then reviewed certain preliminary and illustrative key financial and valuation metrics based on public information of Axonics in the context of the December 15 Proposal. During this discussion, the Board of Directors noted that the $70.00 per Share price included in the December 15 Proposal was within the range of values for Axonics indicated by such preliminary and illustrative financial and valuation metrics. Following this presentation, an extensive discussion ensued, and Mr. Cohen and representatives of J.P. Morgan answered questions from members of the Board of Directors regarding, among other matters, discussions undertaken with Parties A, B and C and Boston Scientific by Mr. Cohen and/or representatives of J.P. Morgan on behalf of Axonics. Representatives of J.P. Morgan discussed that they had reviewed information regarding ten potential acquirers of Axonics (including Parties A, B and C and Boston Scientific) that could have the financial resources and strategic fit to undertake an acquisition of Axonics. Representatives of J.P. Morgan and Mr. Cohen noted that none of the potential acquirers, other than Boston Scientific, had demonstrated meaningful interest in exploring a strategic transaction with Axonics, and that the likelihood of another potential acquirer promptly making a proposal superior to the December 15 Proposal was low. The Board of Directors and representatives of J.P. Morgan then discussed how best to respond to the December 15 Proposal, noting that while the December 15 Proposal was attractive based on the preliminary and illustrative financial and valuation metrics reviewed by J.P. Morgan, the Board of Directors desired to obtain the highest price then reasonably available. The Board of Directors directed representatives of J.P. Morgan to convey a counter-proposal of $72.00 per Share to Boston Scientific, which the Board of Directors believed was the highest price then reasonably available based on the valuation metrics reviewed with representatives of J.P. Morgan.

Later on December 18, 2023, representatives of J.P. Morgan contacted Mr. Attlan and communicated the counter-proposal of $72.00 per Share. Following that discussion, Mr. Attlan contacted both Mr. Cohen and representatives from J.P. Morgan indicating a willingness to move to $71.00 per Share and requesting a three-week exclusivity period prior to a potential announcement. Later in the day, representatives of J.P. Morgan spoke with Mr. Attlan and asked Mr. Attlan to consider an improvement to the $71.00 per Share proposal and to provide Boston Scientific’s revised proposal in writing to Axonics.

During the morning of December 19, 2023, Mr. Attlan contacted both Mr. Cohen and representatives of J.P. Morgan confirming that Boston Scientific moved to $71.00 per Share and confirming the request for a three-week exclusivity period prior to a potential announcement.

On December 19, 2023, Boston Scientific submitted a revised written non-binding proposal to acquire Axonics for $71.00 per Share, payable in cash (the “December 19 Proposal”). The December 19 Proposal reflected a 21% premium to the closing price of $58.66 per Share on December 18, 2023. The December 19 Proposal also contemplated a three-week exclusivity period during which Axonics would work exclusively with Boston Scientific to enter into a definitive merger agreement and would not enter into any agreements or participate in any discussions or negotiations with any other party regarding a transaction that would result in a change of control of Axonics.

Later on December 19, 2023, the Board of Directors held a meeting to consider the December 19 Proposal, at which meeting certain members of Axonics’ management, and representatives of J.P. Morgan and KLG, were present. Representatives of J.P. Morgan reviewed the terms of the December 19 Proposal, including the proposed timing for completion of due diligence and execution of a definitive merger agreement. Representatives of J.P. Morgan also

noted that Boston Scientific had indicated that the December 19 Proposal was made based on its complete analysis of Axonics’ financial and strategic outlook, and that Boston Scientific was not prepared to pursue an acquisition of Axonics at a price higher than $71.00 per Share. The Board of Directors then asked questions regarding the December 19 Proposal, including questions regarding the valuation metrics previously presented by J.P. Morgan at the December 18, 2023 meeting of the Board of Directors. Representatives of J.P. Morgan and KLG answered questions and discussed the merits of the December 19 Proposal with the Board of Directors, and the Board of Directors expressed its belief that the $71.00 Share price included in the December 19 Proposal was likely the highest price that Boston Scientific would be willing to pay, and that such price was the best price reasonably available. On that basis, the Board of Directors directed and authorized Axonics’ management and representatives of J.P. Morgan to accept the December 19 Proposal and pursue the negotiation of a definitive merger agreement with Boston Scientific.

Later on December 19, 2023, representatives of J.P. Morgan, at the direction of the Board of Directors, communicated to Mr. Attlan that the Board of Directors had determined to pursue a transaction on the terms set forth in the December 19 Proposal and Axonics and Boston Scientific entered into an agreement providing for the three-week exclusivity period included in the December 19 Proposal.

On December 21, 2023, representatives of KLG and Shearman & Sterling LLP (“S&S”), outside counsel for Boston Scientific, had a telephone conference to discuss the proposed transaction timeline, documentation and legal due diligence. Later on December 21, 2023, representatives of S&S sent an initial draft of the Merger Agreement to KLG, which proposed, among other things, an antitrust covenant that did not include an express obligation on Boston Scientific to agree to any divestitures, hold separate arrangements or similar actions, and an Axonics Termination Fee equal to 3% of the equity value of Axonics implied by the $71.00 per Share price included in the December 19 Proposal (“Equity Value”). The draft did not provide for any termination fee to be payable by Boston Scientific.

On December 21, 2023, Axonics provided Boston Scientific with access to a virtual data room containing due diligence information related to Axonics.

On December 22, 2023, Axonics and Boston Scientific entered into a clean team agreement to facilitate the transmission by Axonics to Boston Scientific of certain non-public and competitively sensitive information on a restricted “clean team” basis.

Between December 22, 2023, and January 2, 2024, representatives of Axonics and Boston Scientific, as well as their respective legal, financial and accounting advisors, held a series of due diligence conference calls during which representatives of Axonics and its outside counsel answered due diligence questions regarding finance, intellectual property, litigation, labor and employment, and regulatory matters.

On December 27, 2023, KLG sent a revised draft of the Merger Agreement to S&S, which, among other things, included a “hell-or-highwater” antitrust covenant, requiring Boston Scientific to agree to take all necessary actions to obtain the required antitrust approvals and clearances, including to divest assets or businesses of Axonics, Boston Scientific or their respective subsidiaries (the “Divestiture Obligation”), a prohibition on Boston Scientific from engaging in any strategic transactions between signing of the Merger Agreement and closing of the Merger that would reasonably be expected to prevent or delay Boston Scientific’s ability to obtain the required antitrust approvals and clearances (the “No M&A Covenant”), and an Axonics Termination Fee equal to 2% of the Equity Value. The revised draft of the Merger Agreement also provided that Axonics would have additional flexibility to respond to alternative transaction proposals, and narrowed the circumstances under which the Axonics Termination Fee would become payable.

On December 31, 2023, S&S sent a revised draft of the Merger Agreement to KLG, which, among other things, deleted the Divestiture Obligation and narrowed the circumstances in which the No M&A Covenant would apply. The revised draft of the Merger Agreement also included a Boston Scientific Termination Fee of 2% of the Equity Value, and provided that the Boston Scientific Termination Fee would be payable if the Merger did not close under circumstances relating to the failure of the parties to obtain the required antitrust approvals and clearances. In addition, the revised draft Merger Agreement included an Axonics Termination Fee of 2% of the Equity Value, and indicated that this was conditioned on Axonics’ acceptance of Boston Scientific’s proposal regarding the amount of the Boston Scientific Termination Fee. The revised draft Merger Agreement also revised the no solicitation and Axonics Termination Fee provisions to propose a middle ground between the provisions included in S&S’s initial draft of the Merger Agreement and those included in KLG’s December 27 revised draft of the Merger Agreement.

On January 2, 2024, the Board of Directors held a meeting at which certain members of Axonics’ management, and representatives of J.P. Morgan and KLG, were present. Representatives of KLG presented a summary of the draft Merger Agreement circulated by S&S on December 31, 2023 and the remaining material issues, including Boston Scientific’s obligations to obtain the required antitrust approvals and clearances for the transaction and the amount of the Boston Scientific Termination Fee. The Board of Directors and members of Axonics’ management also reviewed the Forecasts (as defined in the section of this proxy statement captioned “The Merger—Certain Unaudited Financial Projections”) and underlying assumptions that were provided by members of Axonics’ management. Members of Axonics’ management and representatives of J.P. Morgan provided an update regarding the overall status of the transaction process and an update on the status of Boston Scientific’s due diligence requests and review. The Board of Directors discussed the remaining issues in the draft Merger Agreement and any potential risks with respect to closing the transaction if the draft Merger Agreement was approved, and directed Axonics’ management, J.P. Morgan and KLG to continue to engage with Boston Scientific and S&S to finalize the draft Merger Agreement and complete due diligence. The Board of Directors also directed representatives of J.P. Morgan and Axonics’ management to obtain additional information from Boston Scientific regarding its plans for financing the transaction.

On January 3, 2024, representatives of KLG and S&S had a telephone conference to discuss the remaining material issues in the draft Merger Agreement. Later on January 3, 2024, KLG sent a revised draft of the Merger Agreement to S&S, which included an Axonics Termination Fee of 2% of the Equity Value and a Boston Scientific Termination Fee of 4% of the Equity Value. The draft Merger Agreement also clarified that the Axonics Termination Fee would not be payable under circumstances in which the Boston Scientific Termination Fee had already been paid and expanded the No M&A Covenant.

Also on January 3, 2024, representatives of J.P. Morgan and Mr. Cohen had a series of telephone conferences and exchanged several emails with Mr. Attlan regarding Boston Scientific’s financing sources and ability to fund the aggregate Merger Consideration.

On January 4, 2024, S&S circulated a revised draft of the Merger Agreement to KLG which, among other things, included a Boston Scientific Termination Fee of 2.5% of the Equity Value. Following receipt of the revised draft of the Merger Agreement, representatives of Axonics, KLG and J.P. Morgan met to discuss the remaining material issues in the draft Merger Agreement. At the meeting, Mr. Cohen instructed representatives of J.P. Morgan to notify Boston Scientific that Axonics would hold firm on its proposed Boston Scientific Termination Fee of 4% of the Equity Value. Later on January 4, 2024, representatives of J.P. Morgan contacted Mr. Attlan and communicated Axonics’ position regarding the amount of the Boston Scientific Termination Fee.

On January 5, 2024, representatives of KLG and S&S exchanged telephone calls and emails regarding the remaining issues in the draft Merger Agreement circulated by S&S on January 4, 2024. In these discussions, representatives of S&S proposed, on behalf of Boston Scientific, an Axonics Termination Fee of $75,000,000 and a Boston Scientific Termination Fee of $130,000,000. The proposed Axonics Termination Fee represented approximately 2% of the Equity Value, and the proposed Boston Scientific Termination Fee represented approximately 3.5% of the Equity Value. Representatives of KLG communicated this proposal to representatives of Axonics and representatives of J.P. Morgan. Following discussions regarding Boston Scientific’s proposal, representatives of Axonics instructed J.P. Morgan to propose a Boston Scientific Termination Fee of $140,000,000 to Boston Scientific, which would represent approximately 3.8% of the Equity Value. Later on January 5, 2024, representatives of J.P. Morgan contacted Mr. Attlan to communicate this proposal and KLG sent a revised Merger Agreement to S&S which, among other things, included an Axonics Termination Fee of $75,000,000 and a Boston Scientific Termination Fee of $140,000,000.

On January 6, 2024, S&S circulated a revised draft and proposed final execution version of the Merger Agreement to KLG which, among other things, indicated that Boston Scientific would accept Axonics’ proposal of a Boston Scientific Termination Fee of $140,000,000 and an Axonics Termination Fee of $75,000,000.

Later on January 6, 2024, the Board of Directors held a meeting at which certain members of Axonics’ management, and representatives of J.P. Morgan and KLG, were present. KLG presented an updated summary of the Merger Agreement circulated by S&S earlier that day, and discussed the material changes from the draft previously reviewed with the Board of Directors at the January 2 meeting, including the increased amount of the Boston Scientific Termination Fee. Representatives of KLG also reviewed with the Board of Directors its fiduciary duties in connection with the proposed Merger. Representatives of J.P. Morgan then reviewed their financial analyses of the proposed Merger with the Board of Directors, including a comparison of the $71.00 per Share price with various valuation metrics for Axonics based on the

Forecasts and underlying assumptions with respect to the proposed transaction terms. Representatives of J.P. Morgan then delivered to the Board of Directors their oral opinion, which was subsequently confirmed in writing by delivery of J.P. Morgan’s written opinion, dated January 6, 2024, to the effect that, as of such date and based upon and subject to the various assumptions made, procedures followed, qualifications, limitations and other matters considered as set forth in its written opinion, the Merger Consideration to be paid to the holders of the Shares in the proposed Merger was fair, from a financial point of view, to such holders, as more fully described below in the section captioned “The Merger—Opinion of J.P. Morgan Securities LLC.” The Board of Directors then discussed the proposed Merger and, after carefully considering the matters discussed during that meeting and prior meetings of the Board of Directors (for more information, see the section captioned “The Merger—Recommendation of the Board of Directors and Reasons for the Merger”), the Board of Directors unanimously (i) determined that the Merger Agreement and the Transactions are advisable and fair to, and in the best interests of, Axonics and its stockholders, (ii) duly authorized and approved the execution, delivery and performance by Axonics of the Merger Agreement and the consummation by Axonics of the Transactions to be consummated by Axonics, including the Merger, (iii) resolved, subject to certain circumstances set forth in the Merger Agreement, to recommend adoption of the Merger Agreement by the stockholders of Axonics, and (iv) directed that the adoption of the Merger Agreement be submitted to a vote of the stockholders.

On January 7, 2024, representatives of Axonics and Boston Scientific finalized communication plans with respect to the Merger. At 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on January 8, 2024, Axonics and Boston Scientific executed the Merger Agreement. That same morning, at 7:00 a.m. Eastern Time, Axonics and Boston Scientific each issued a press release announcing the execution of the Merger Agreement.

Since January 8, 2024, Axonics has not been contacted by any person, including any of Party A, Party B or Party C, to express interest in potentially acquiring Axonics.

After considering the various factors described below, the Board of Directors has unanimously: (i) determined that the Merger Agreement, the Merger and the other Transactions to be consummated by Axonics are advisable and fair to, and in the best interests of, Axonics and its stockholders, (ii) duly authorized and approved the execution, delivery and performance by Axonics of the Merger Agreement and the consummation by Axonics of the Transactions to be consummated by Axonics, including the Merger, (iii) resolved, subject to certain circumstances set forth in the Merger Agreement, to recommend adoption of the Merger Agreement by the stockholder of Axonics, and (iv) directed that the adoption of the Merger Agreement be submitted to a vote of the stockholders. For more information, please see the section of this proxy statement captioned “The Merger—Interests of Axonics’ Directors and Executive Officers in the Merger.”

The Board of Directors unanimously recommends, on behalf of Axonics, that you vote “FOR” the adoption of the Merger Agreement; (ii) “FOR” the approval, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, of the Compensation Proposal; and (iii) “FOR” the Adjournment Proposal.

The Board of Directors unanimously recommends, on behalf of Axonics, that you vote “FOR” the adoption of the Merger Agreement.

At a meeting held on January 6, 2024, the Board of Directors unanimously (i) determined that the Merger Agreement and the Transactions are advisable and fair to, and in the best interests of, Axonics and its stockholders; (ii) duly authorized and approved the execution, delivery and performance by Axonics of the Merger Agreement and the consummation by Axonics of the Transactions to be consummated by Axonics, including the Merger; (iii) resolved, subject to certain circumstances set forth in the Merger Agreement, to recommend adoption of the Merger Agreement by the stockholders of Axonics; and (iv) directed that the adoption of the Merger Agreement be submitted to a vote of the stockholders.

In recommending that the stockholders vote in favor of the adoption of the Merger Agreement, the Board of Directors considered the following reasons (which are not listed in any relative order of importance), all of which it viewed as generally supporting its determination and recommendation:

The Board of Directors also assessed Axonics’ prospects for substantially increasing stockholder value as a standalone company in excess of the Merger Consideration, given the risks and uncertainties in Axonics’ business, including the following (which are not listed in any relative order of importance):

The Board of Directors also considered a number of factors, uncertainties and risks concerning the Merger, including the following (which are not listed in any relative order of importance):

After taking into account all of the factors set forth above, the Board of Directors concluded that the risks, uncertainties, restrictions and potentially negative factors associated with the Merger Agreement and the Transactions were outweighed by the positive factors and potential benefits associated with the Merger Agreement and the Transactions that supported its determination and recommendation. Accordingly, the Board of Directors determined that the Merger Agreement and the Transactions are advisable and fair to, and in the best interests of, Axonics and its stockholders.

The members of the Board of Directors evaluated the various factors listed above in light of their knowledge of the business, financial condition and prospects of Axonics and also considered the advice of J.P. Morgan and KLG. In view of the wide variety of factors considered by the Board of Directors in connection with its evaluation of the Merger Agreement, the Transactions and the complexity of these matters, the Board of Directors did not find it practicable to, and did not, quantify or otherwise assign relative weights to the specific reasons considered in reaching its determination and recommendation. Rather, in considering the information and reasons described above, individual members of the Board of Directors each applied their own personal business judgment and may have given differing weights to differing factors. The Board of Directors did not undertake to make any specific determination as to whether any factor, or any particular aspect of any factor, supported or did not support its ultimate determinations. The Board of Directors based its unanimous recommendation on the totality of the information presented, including thorough discussions with, and questioning of, Axonics management, and its independent legal and financial advisors.

When considering the foregoing recommendation of the Board of Directors that you vote to approve the proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement, stockholders should be aware that some of Axonics’ directors and executive officers may have interests in the Transactions that are different from, or in addition to, the interests of stockholders more generally. The Board of Directors was aware of and considered these interests, among other matters, to the extent that they existed at the time, in reaching the determination that the Merger Agreement and the Transactions are advisable and fair to, and in the best interests of, Axonics and its stockholders, in reaching its decision to duly authorize and approve the execution, delivery and performance by Axonics of the Merger Agreement and the consummation of the Transactions to be consummated by Axonics, including the Merger, in making its recommendation that, subject to certain circumstances set forth in the Merger Agreement, the stockholders vote in favor of the adoption of the Merger Agreement. For more information, please see the section of this proxy statement captioned “The Merger—Interests of Axonics’ Directors and Executive Officers in the Merger.”

The explanation of the reasons and reasoning set forth above contain forward-looking statements that should be read in conjunction with the section of this proxy statement captioned “Forward-Looking Statements.”

While Axonics has generally provided, on a quarterly basis, limited guidance as to certain expected financial results for the current fiscal year in its regular earnings press releases and other investor materials, Axonics does not, as a matter of course, otherwise publicly disclose forecasts or projections as to future performance, earnings or other results due to the inherent unpredictability of the underlying assumptions, estimates and projections. However, Axonics is including in this proxy statement a summary of certain non-public, unaudited, prospective financial information of Axonics on a standalone basis for fiscal years December 31, 2023 through December 31, 2028, without giving effect to the Merger (the “Forecasts”), prepared by Axonics management, at the direction of the Board of Directors, in connection with the consideration and evaluation of the Merger with Boston Scientific. The Board of Directors directed J.P. Morgan to use and rely on the Forecasts for purposes of providing its financial analyses and opinion as discussed in the section captioned “The Merger—Opinion of J.P. Morgan Securities LLC.” The Forecasts were also reviewed by the Board of Directors. The inclusion of the Forecasts or of this summary should not be regarded as an indication that the Board of Directors, J.P. Morgan, Boston Scientific, Axonics or its management or any other recipient of this information or a summary thereof considered, or now considers, it to be an assurance of the achievement of future results or an accurate prediction of future results, and the Forecasts should not be relied on as such. This information is not fact and readers of this proxy statement are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the Forecasts.

The Forecasts were not prepared with a view toward public disclosure or toward complying with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), nor were they prepared with a view toward compliance with the published guidelines of the SEC, or the guidelines established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants for preparation and presentation of projections of prospective financial information. Adjusted EBITDA and unlevered free cash flow contained in the Forecasts set forth below are each “non-GAAP financial measures,” which are financial performance measures that are not calculated in accordance with GAAP. The non-GAAP financial measures used in the Forecasts were relied upon by the Board of Directors in connection with its consideration of the Merger and the Merger Consideration. While Axonics believes that such non-GAAP financial measures provide useful supplemental information in analyzing Axonics’ financial results, there are limitations associated with the use of such financial measures. These non-GAAP financial measures used by Axonics may not be the same or calculated in the same manner as those used and calculated by other companies. Furthermore, non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as analytical tools and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for Axonics’ financial results prepared and reported in accordance with GAAP. The SEC rules, which otherwise would require a reconciliation of a non-GAAP financial measure to a GAAP financial measure, do not apply to non-GAAP financial measures provided to a board of directors or financial advisors in connection with a proposed business combination transaction such as the Transactions if the disclosure is included in a document such as this proxy statement. In addition, reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to a GAAP financial measure were not provided to or relied upon by the Board of Directors or J.P. Morgan in connection with the Merger. Accordingly, Axonics has not provided a reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures included in the Forecasts to the relevant GAAP financial measures. The Forecasts may differ from published analyst estimates and forecasts, and do not take into account any events or circumstances after the date they were prepared, including the announcement of the Transactions.

The Forecasts reflect estimates and assumptions made by Axonics management with respect to company performance, industry performance, general business, economic, regulatory, market and financial conditions and other matters, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond Axonics’ control. In particular, the Forecasts, while presented with numerical specificity, necessarily were based on variables and assumptions that are inherently uncertain. Multiple factors, including those described in the section of this proxy statement captioned “Forward-Looking Statements,” could cause the Forecasts or the underlying assumptions to be inaccurate. As a result, Axonics cannot assure you that the Forecasts will be realized or that actual results will not be significantly higher or lower than projected. Because the Forecasts cover multiple years, they, by their nature, become subject to greater uncertainty with each successive year and are unlikely to anticipate each circumstance that will have an effect on Axonics’ business and results of operations. The Forecasts do not take into account any circumstances or events occurring after the date on which they were prepared, including the Merger. Therefore, the Forecasts do not give effect to the proposed Transactions or any changes to Axonics’ operations or strategy that may be implemented after

the consummation of the Merger, including any certain legal, advisory and other acquisition and integration-related costs incurred or expected to be incurred in connection with the Transactions. Furthermore, the Forecasts do not take into account the effect of any failure of the Transactions to be completed and should not be viewed as accurate or continuing in that context. Economic and business environments can and do change quickly, which adds an additional significant level of uncertainty as to whether the results portrayed in the Forecasts will be achieved.

None of Axonics, Boston Scientific or any of their respective affiliates, advisors or other representatives makes any representation to any Axonics stockholder regarding the validity, reasonableness, accuracy or completeness of the Forecasts or the ultimate performance of Axonics relative to the Forecasts. The inclusion of the Forecasts in this proxy statement does not constitute an admission or representation of Axonics that the Forecasts or the information contained therein is material. Except as required by applicable securities law, neither Axonics nor any of its affiliates intends to, and each of them disclaims any obligation to, update, correct or otherwise revise the Forecasts to reflect circumstances existing after the date when made or to reflect the occurrence of future events, even in the event that any or all of the assumptions are shown to be in error. These considerations should be taken into account when evaluating the Forecasts, which were prepared as of an earlier date. The Forecasts should be evaluated in conjunction with the historical financial statements and other information contained in Axonics’ public filings with the SEC.

The Forecasts included in this proxy statement have been prepared by, and are the responsibility of, Axonics management. Axonics’ independent registered public accounting firm, BDO USA, LLP, has not audited, reviewed, examined, compiled nor applied agreed-upon procedures with respect to the accompanying Forecasts and, accordingly, BDO USA, LLP does not express an opinion or any other form of assurance with respect thereto. The BDO USA, LLP report incorporated by reference in this proxy statement relates to Axonics’ previously issued financial statements. It does not extend to the Forecasts and should not be read to do so.

The Forecasts further reflect subjective judgment in many respects and, therefore, are susceptible to multiple interpretations and periodic revisions based on actual experience and business developments. The inclusion of the Forecasts should not be regarded as an indication that Axonics or anyone who received the Forecasts then considered, or now considers, the Forecasts to be necessarily predictive of actual future events, and this information should not be relied upon as such. Axonics management views the Forecasts as being subject to inherent risks and uncertainties associated with such long-range projections.

The information and table set forth below is included solely to give the stockholders access to the Forecasts for the period from fiscal years December 31, 2023 through December 31, 2028 that were made available to the Board of Directors and representatives of J.P. Morgan and are not included in this proxy statement in order to influence any Axonics stockholder’s decision to vote with respect to the adoption of the Merger Agreement or for any other purpose:

Pursuant to an engagement letter dated as of September 1, 2023, Axonics retained J.P. Morgan as its financial advisor in connection with a possible sale or business combination transaction.

At the meeting of the Board of Directors on January 6, 2024, J.P. Morgan rendered its oral opinion to the Board of Directors to the effect that, as of such date and based upon and subject to the various assumptions made, procedures followed, qualifications, limitations and other matters considered set forth in its opinion, the Merger Consideration to be paid to the holders of the Shares in the proposed Merger was fair, from a financial point of view, to such holders. J.P. Morgan confirmed its January 6, 2024 oral opinion by delivering its written opinion to the Board of Directors, dated January 6, 2024, that, as of such date, the Merger Consideration to be paid to the holders of the Shares in the proposed Merger was fair, from a financial point of view, to such holders.

The full text of the written opinion of J.P. Morgan dated January 6, 2024, which sets forth, among other things, the various assumptions made, procedures followed, qualifications, limitations and other matters considered on the review undertaken, is attached as Annex B to this proxy statement and is incorporated herein by reference. The summary of the opinion of J.P. Morgan set forth in this proxy statement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of such opinion. Axonics’ stockholders are urged to read the opinion in its entirety. J.P. Morgan’s written opinion was addressed to the Board of Directors (in its capacity as such) in connection with and for the purposes of its evaluation of the proposed Merger was directed only to the Merger Consideration to be paid to the holders of the Shares in the Merger and did not address any other aspect of the Merger. J.P. Morgan expressed no opinion as to the fairness of any consideration to be paid in connection with the Merger to the holders of any other class of securities, creditors or other constituencies of Axonics or as to the underlying decision by Axonics to engage in the proposed Merger. The issuance of J.P. Morgan’s opinion was approved by a fairness committee of J.P. Morgan. The opinion does not constitute a recommendation to any stockholder of Axonics as to how such stockholder should vote with respect to the proposed Merger or any other matter.

In arriving at its opinion, J.P. Morgan, among other things:

In addition, J.P. Morgan held discussions with certain members of the management of Axonics with respect to certain aspects of the Merger, and the past and current business operations of Axonics, the financial condition and future prospects and operations of Axonics, and certain other matters J.P. Morgan believed necessary or appropriate to its inquiry.

In giving its opinion, J.P. Morgan relied upon and assumed the accuracy and completeness of all information that was publicly available or was furnished to or discussed with J.P. Morgan by Axonics or otherwise reviewed by or for J.P. Morgan. J.P. Morgan did not independently verify any such information or its accuracy or completeness, and pursuant to J.P. Morgan’s engagement letter with Axonics, J.P. Morgan did not assume any obligation to undertake any such independent verification. J.P. Morgan did not conduct or was not provided with any valuation or appraisal of any assets or liabilities, nor did J.P. Morgan evaluate the solvency of Axonics under any state or federal laws relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or similar matters. In relying on financial analyses and forecasts provided to J.P. Morgan or derived therefrom, J.P. Morgan assumed that they were reasonably prepared based on assumptions reflecting the best currently available estimates and judgments by management as to the expected future results of operations and financial condition of Axonics to which such analyses or forecasts relate. J.P. Morgan expressed no view as to such analyses or forecasts or the assumptions on which they were based. J.P. Morgan also assumed that the Merger will be consummated as described in the Merger Agreement and this proxy statement, and that the

definitive Merger Agreement would not differ in any material respect from the draft thereof furnished to J.P. Morgan. J.P. Morgan also assumed that the representations and warranties made by Axonics and in the Merger Agreement and the related agreements were and will be true and correct in all respects material to its analysis. J.P. Morgan is not a legal, regulatory or tax expert and relied on the assessments made by advisors to Axonics with respect to such issues. J.P. Morgan further assumed that all material governmental, regulatory or other consents and approvals necessary for the consummation of the Merger will be obtained without any adverse effect on Axonics or on the contemplated benefits of the Merger.

The Forecasts furnished to J.P. Morgan were prepared by Axonics’ management. Axonics does not publicly disclose internal management projections of the type provided to J.P. Morgan in connection with J.P. Morgan’s analysis of the proposed Merger, and such Forecasts were not prepared with a view toward public disclosure. The Forecasts were based on numerous variables and assumptions that are inherently uncertain and may be beyond the control of Axonics’ management, including, without limitation, factors related to general economic and competitive conditions and prevailing interest rates. Accordingly, actual results could vary significantly from those set forth in the Forecasts. For more information regarding the use of the Forecasts and other forward-looking statements, please refer to the section of this proxy statement captioned “The Merger—Certain Unaudited Financial Projections”.

J.P. Morgan’s opinion was necessarily based on economic, market and other conditions as in effect on, and the information made available to J.P. Morgan as of, the date of such opinion. J.P. Morgan’s opinion noted that subsequent developments may affect J.P. Morgan’s written opinion dated the date thereof, and that J.P. Morgan does not have any obligation to update, revise, or reaffirm such opinion. J.P. Morgan’s opinion is limited to the fairness, from a financial point of view, of the Merger Consideration to be paid to the holders of the Shares in the proposed Merger, and J.P. Morgan has expressed no opinion as to the fairness of any consideration to be paid in connection with the Merger to the holders of any other class of securities, creditors or other constituencies of Axonics or as to the underlying decision by Axonics to engage in the Merger. Furthermore, J.P. Morgan expressed no opinion with respect to the amount or nature of any compensation to be paid to any officers, directors, or employees of any party to the Merger, or any class of such persons relative to the Merger Consideration to be paid to the holders of the Shares in the proposed Merger or with respect to the fairness of any such compensation.

The terms of the Merger Agreement were determined through arm’s length negotiations between Axonics and Boston Scientific, and the decision to enter into the Merger Agreement was solely that of the Board of Directors. J.P. Morgan’s opinion and financial analyses were only one of the many factors considered by the Board of Directors in its evaluation of the proposed Merger and should not be viewed as determinative of the views of the Board of Directors or management with respect to the proposed Merger or the Merger Consideration.

In accordance with customary investment banking practice, J.P. Morgan employed generally accepted valuation methodologies in rendering its opinion to the Board of Directors on January 6, 2024 and contained in the presentation delivered to the Board of Directors on such date in connection with the rendering of such opinion and the following summary does not purport to be a complete description of the analyses or data presented by J.P. Morgan. Some of the summaries of the financial analyses include information presented in tabular format. The tables are not intended to stand alone, and in order to more fully understand the financial analyses used by J.P. Morgan, the tables must be read together with the full text of each summary. Considering the data set forth below without considering the full narrative description of the financial analyses, including the methodologies and assumptions underlying the analyses, could create a misleading or incomplete view of J.P. Morgan’s analyses.

These companies were selected, among other reasons, because they are publicly traded companies with operations and businesses that, for purposes of J.P. Morgan’s analysis, were considered in its judgment sufficiently similar in certain financial respects to those of Axonics. However, none of the selected companies reviewed is identical or directly comparable to Axonics and certain of these companies may have characteristics that are materially different from those of Axonics. The analyses necessarily involve complex considerations and judgments concerning differences in financial and operational characteristics of the companies involved and other factors that could affect the companies differently than they would affect Axonics.

Using publicly available information, J.P. Morgan calculated, for each selected company, the ratio of such company’s firm value to its estimated revenue for calendar year 2024 (“FV/ 2024E Revenue”). All of these calculations were performed based on publicly available financial data and closing prices as of January 5, 2024 (representing the last unaffected trading day prior to announcement of the proposed Merger).

Based on the results of this analysis and other factors J.P. Morgan considered appropriate based on its experience and professional judgment, J.P. Morgan selected a multiple reference range for FV/ 2024E Revenue of 4.3x to 8.3x. After applying such range to Axonics’ estimated revenue for calendar year 2024, as provided by Axonics’ management and reflected in the Forecasts, the analysis indicated the following range of implied per share equity value (rounded to the nearest $0.25) for the Shares based on the fully diluted outstanding shares of Axonics as of January 5, 2024 of approximately 51.6 million, as provided by Axonics’ management.

The range of implied per share equity value for the Shares was compared to (i) the closing price of the Shares of $57.57 as of January 5, 2024 and (ii) the Merger Consideration of $71.00 per Share.

Specifically, J.P. Morgan reviewed the following transactions:

None of the selected transactions reviewed was identical to the proposed Merger. However, the selected transactions were chosen because certain financial aspects of the transactions, for purposes of J.P. Morgan’s analysis, may be considered sufficiently similar to the Merger. The analyses necessarily involve complex considerations and judgments concerning differences in financial and operational characteristics of the companies involved and other factors that could affect the transactions differently than they would affect the Merger.

Using publicly available information, J.P. Morgan calculated, for each selected transaction, (i) the ratio of the target company’s firm value implied in the relevant transaction to the target company’s revenue for the twelve-month

period immediately preceding the announcement of each transaction (the “FV/LTM Revenue”) and (ii) the ratio of the target company’s firm value implied in the relevant transaction to the target company’s revenue for the twelve-month period immediately following the announcement of each transaction (the “FV/NTM Revenue”).

Based on the results of this analysis and other factors J.P. Morgan considered appropriate based on its experience and professional judgment, J.P. Morgan selected a multiple reference range (i) for FV/ LTM Revenue of 4.9x to 10.8x. and (ii) for FV/NTM Revenue of 4.3x to 8.8x. After applying each range to Axonics’ (i) estimated revenue for the twelve-month period immediately preceding calendar year 2024 and (ii) estimated revenue for the twelve-month period immediately following calendar year 2024, each as provided by Axonics’ management and reflected in the Forecasts, the analysis indicated the following ranges of implied per share equity value (rounded to the nearest $0.25) for the Shares:

The ranges of implied per share equity value for the Shares was compared to (i) the closing price of the Shares of $57.57 as of January 5, 2024 and (ii) the Merger Consideration of $71.00 per Share, based on the fully diluted outstanding shares of Axonics as of January 5, 2024 of approximately 51.6 million, as provided by Axonics’ management.

Discounted Cash Flow Analysis. J.P. Morgan conducted a discounted cash flow analysis for the purpose of determining an implied fully diluted equity value per Share. J.P. Morgan calculated the unlevered free cash flows (less stock-based compensation) that Axonics is expected to generate during fiscal years December 31, 2023 through December 31, 2028 as provided in the Forecasts through the years ending December 31, 2028 and the present value of certain net operating losses and other tax benefits of Axonics, based on the Forecasts (as set forth in the section captioned “The Merger—Certain Unaudited Financial Projections”, which were discussed with, and approved by, the Board of Directors for use by J.P. Morgan in connection with its financial analyses). J.P. Morgan also calculated a range of terminal values of Axonics at the end of this period by applying a perpetual growth rate ranging from 4.25% to 5.75%, based on guidance provided by Axonics’ management, to estimates of the unlevered terminal free cash flows for Axonics at the end of calendar year 2028, as provided in the Forecasts. J.P. Morgan then discounted the unlevered free cash flow estimates and the range of terminal values were then discounted to present value as of December 31, 2023 using discount rates ranging from 9.5% to 11.0% for Axonics, which range was chosen by J.P. Morgan based upon an analysis of the weighted average cost of capital of Axonics. The present value of the unlevered free cash flow estimates and the range of terminal values were then adjusted to include Axonics’ estimated 2023 year-end cash as provided in the Forecasts, and present value of the net operating losses and other tax assets.

Based on the foregoing, the analysis indicated a range of implied per share equity value (rounded to the nearest $0.25) for the Shares of $44.25 to $75.25. The ranges of implied per share equity value for the Shares was compared to (i) the closing price of the Shares of $57.57 as of January 5, 2024 and (ii) the Merger Consideration of $71.00 per Share based on the fully diluted outstanding shares of Axonics as of January 5, 2024 of approximately 51.6 million, as provided by Axonics’ management.

Other Information. J.P. Morgan observed certain additional information for reference purposes only and not as a component of its fairness analysis:

Analyses based upon forecasts of future results are inherently uncertain, as they are subject to numerous factors or events beyond the control of the parties and their advisors. Accordingly, forecasts and analyses used or made by J.P. Morgan are not necessarily indicative of actual future results, which may be significantly more or less favorable than suggested by those analyses. Moreover, J.P. Morgan’s analyses are not and do not purport to be appraisals or otherwise reflective of the prices at which businesses actually could be acquired or sold. None of the selected companies reviewed as described in the above summary is identical to Axonics, and none of the selected transactions reviewed was identical to the Merger. However, the companies selected were chosen because they are publicly traded companies with operations and businesses that, for purposes of J.P. Morgan’s analysis, may be considered similar to those of Axonics. The transactions selected were similarly chosen because their participants, size and other factors, for purposes of J.P. Morgan’s analysis, may be considered similar to the Merger. The analyses necessarily involve complex considerations and judgments concerning differences in financial and operational characteristics of the companies involved and other factors that could affect the companies compared to Axonics and the transactions compared to the Merger.

As a part of its investment banking business, J.P. Morgan and its affiliates are continually engaged in the valuation of businesses and their securities in connection with mergers and acquisitions, investments for passive and control purposes, negotiated underwritings, secondary distributions of listed and unlisted securities, private placements, and valuations for corporate and other purposes. J.P. Morgan was selected to advise Axonics with respect to the Merger and deliver an opinion to the Board of Directors with respect to the Merger on the basis of, among other things, such experience and its qualifications and reputation in connection with such matters and its familiarity with Axonics and the industries in which it operates.

For financial advisory services rendered in connection with the Merger, Axonics has agreed to pay J.P. Morgan approximately $40.4 million, $3.0 million of which became payable to J.P. Morgan upon delivery by J.P. Morgan of its opinion and the remainder of which is contingent and payable upon the consummation of the Merger. If Axonics or any of its subsidiaries receives any payment from another person (including any payment as reimbursement of expenses) following or in connection with the termination, abandonment or failure to occur of the Merger, Axonics will pay J.P. Morgan a break-up fee equal to 15% of any such payment received by Axonics (less any expenses incurred by Axonics or any of its subsidiaries in connection with the Merger), but in no event will any such break-up fee exceed $40.4 million. In addition, Axonics has agreed to reimburse J.P. Morgan for its expenses incurred in connection with its services, including the fees and disbursements of counsel, and will indemnify J.P. Morgan against certain liabilities arising out of J.P. Morgan’s engagement. During the two years preceding the date of J.P. Morgan’s opinion, neither J.P. Morgan nor its affiliates have had any other material financial advisory or other material commercial or investment banking relationships with Axonics. During the two years preceding the date of J.P. Morgan’s opinion, J.P. Morgan and its affiliates have had commercial or investment banking relationships with Boston Scientific, for which J.P. Morgan and such affiliates have received customary compensation. Such services during such period have included acting as joint lead arranger and bookrunner on an amendment to a revolving credit facility in March 2023. During the two year period preceding the delivery of its opinion dated January 6, 2024, the aggregate fees recognized by J.P. Morgan from Axonics were $0 and from Boston Scientific were approximately $2.2 million. In addition, J.P. Morgan and its affiliates hold, on a proprietary basis, less than 1% of the outstanding common stock of each of Axonics and Boston Scientific. In the ordinary course of their businesses, J.P. Morgan and its affiliates may actively trade the debt and equity securities or financial instruments (including derivatives, bank loans or other obligations) of Axonics or Boston Scientific for their own accounts or for the accounts of customers and, accordingly, J.P. Morgan and its affiliates may at any time hold long or short positions in such securities or other financial instruments.

When considering the recommendation of the Board of Directors that you vote to approve the proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement, you should be aware that some of our directors and executive officers may have interests in the Merger that are different from, or in addition to, the interests of stockholders more generally, as more fully described below. The Board of Directors was aware of and considered these interests, among other matters, to the extent that they existed at the time, in reaching the determination that the Merger Agreement, the Merger and the other Transactions to be consummated by Axonics were advisable and fair to, and in the best interests of, Axonics and its stockholders, in reaching its decision to duly authorize and approve the execution, delivery and performance by Axonics of the Merger Agreement and the consummation by Axonics of the Transactions to be consummated by Axonics, including the Merger, in reaching its decision to resolve to recommend the adoption of the Merger Agreement.

As of the date of this proxy statement, none of our executive officers has entered into any agreement with Boston Scientific or any of its affiliates regarding service with, or the right to purchase or participate in the equity of, the Surviving Corporation or one or more of its affiliates. Prior to and following the Closing, however, certain of our executive officers may have discussions and may enter into agreements with Boston Scientific or the Surviving Corporation, their subsidiaries or their respective affiliates regarding service with, or the right to purchase or participate in the equity of, the Surviving Corporation or one or more of its affiliates.

Dan L. Dearen retired as our Chief Financial Officer, effective in October 2023, and he is not entitled to receive any benefits in connection with, or following, the Merger, other than the Merger Consideration payable in respect of his Shares. Mr. Dearen’s decision to retire was not the result of any dispute or disagreement with Axonics, including with respect to any matters relating to Axonics’ accounting practices or financial reporting.

From and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation and its subsidiaries will, and Boston Scientific will cause the Surviving Corporation to, to the fullest extent permitted under the DGCL, honor and fulfill in all respects the obligations of Axonics and the Axonics subsidiaries under the certificate of incorporation and bylaws

(or equivalent organizational documents) of Axonics and each Axonics subsidiary and any and all indemnification agreements between Axonics or any Axonics subsidiary and any of their respective present or former directors and officers (and any person who becomes a director or officer of Axonics or any such Axonics subsidiary prior to the Effective Time) (collectively, the “Indemnified Parties”) for any acts or omissions by such Indemnified Parties occurring prior to the Effective Time. In addition, the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Surviving Corporation will contain provisions no less favorable with respect to exculpation, indemnification and advancement of expenses than are set forth in the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of Axonics in effect as of the Signing Date, which provisions will not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six years from the Effective Time in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of the Indemnified Parties; provided that all rights to indemnification in respect of any claim made for indemnification within such period shall continue until the disposition of such action or resolution of such claim.

For a period of six years after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation will, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law, indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnified Party against all costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages, liabilities and settlement amounts paid in connection with any litigation, suit, claim, action, proceeding or investigation arising out of or relating to any action or omission in their capacity as a director or officer of Axonics or any Axonics subsidiary, occurring on or before the Effective Time, subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement.

The Surviving Corporation shall either (i) cause to be obtained at the Effective Time “tail” insurance policies with a claims period of at least six years from the Effective Time with respect to directors’ and officers’ liability insurance in amount and scope at least as favorable as Axonics’ existing policies for claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or prior to the Effective Time or (ii) maintain in effect for six years from the Effective Time, if available, the current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by Axonics; provided that the Surviving Corporation may substitute such policies with policies of at least the same coverage containing terms and conditions that are substantially similar with respect to matters occurring prior to the Effective Time; provided, however, that in no event shall the Surviving Corporation be required to expend more than an amount per year equal to 300% of current annual premiums paid by Axonics for such insurance. In the event of an expiration, termination or cancellation of such current policies, Boston Scientific and the Surviving Corporation will be required to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available for such maximum annual amount in aggregate annual premiums.

For more information, please see the section of this proxy statement captioned “Proposal 1: Adoption of the Merger Agreement—Indemnification and Insurance.”

As of February 8, 2024, there were an aggregate of 51,004,596 Shares outstanding (of which 1,127,803 Shares were Axonics RSAs), 814,030 Shares subject to outstanding Axonics Options and 124,832 Shares underlying Axonics PSUs (assuming 200% of the Shares subject to relative total stockholder return metrics are earned). The Axonics RSAs and Axonics Options held by Axonics’ non-employee directors, and the Axonics Options, Axonics RSAs, and Axonics PSUs held by Axonics’ executive officers, in each case immediately before the Effective Time, will be treated as described below.

The Merger Agreement provides that at the Effective Time:

For more information, please see the section of this proxy statement captioned “Proposal 1: Adoption of the Merger Agreement—Merger Consideration—Treatment of Axonics Options, Axonics RSAs and Axonics PSUs.”

Each executive officer’s employment agreement, and each equity award held by each non-employee director of Axonics, provides for single-trigger acceleration of equity awards upon a change in control (as defined therein and including the Merger).

In connection with the Merger, Raymond W. Cohen, Rinda K. Sama, John Woock, Ph.D., Alfred Ford, Jr., Karen Noblett, M.D., and Kari Keese are eligible to receive cash bonuses in lieu of annual equity compensation in an aggregate amount not to exceed $1,863,750 per full month during the period between January 1, 2024 and the earlier of (i) the Effective Time or (ii) December 31, 2024. Any earned payment will be made promptly following the Effective Time. Messrs. Cohen, Sama, Ford, and Woock, and Mses. Noblett and Keese are eligible to earn up to $568,444, $232,969, $203,149, $232,969, $173,329 and $203,149, in each case per month and less applicable taxes and authorized deductions, respectively. In order to earn a payment under this arrangement, the executive officer must be continuously employed with Axonics through the Effective Time. If an executive officer’s employment is terminated prior to the Effective Time by Axonics without “cause” (as defined under such executive officer’s employment agreement), such executive officer will be entitled to receive a prorated payment for the period between January 1, 2024 and the date on which their employment is terminated, payable upon the Effective Time.

The following is a description of the severance payments and benefits provided under each of our executive officer’s employment agreements, in the case of Mr. Cohen and Ms. Keese, pursuant to the employment agreements entered into with them respectively in October 2023, as previously disclosed, and in the case of the other executive officers, pursuant to amendments to their employment agreements that extend the severance period in qualifying terminations from nine months to 12 months, as approved by the Company in late 2023. These payments and benefits are generally subject to the executive officer’s execution of a general release of claims and continued compliance with post-employment covenants.

If Axonics terminates the executive officer’s employment without “cause,” or the executive officer resigns for “good reason” (each as defined in the executive officer’s employment agreement) (a “Qualifying Termination”), the executive officer will be eligible to receive a lump sum cash payment equal to (i) 12 months base salary (18 months, in the case of Mr. Cohen), (ii) a pro-rated bonus for the year of termination (if termination happens outside of the first quarter of the year of termination) based on actual performance through the termination date, (iii) a cash payment equal to 12 months COBRA premiums (24 months, in the case of Mr. Cohen and Ms. Keese), and (iv) in the case of Mr. Cohen and Ms. Keese, the amount of the prior-year annual bonus. Upon such termination event, any outstanding, unvested time-based equity awards will fully vest, and the treatment of the performance-based equity awards will be based on the terms of the applicable Axonics stock plan and award agreement (in the case of Mr. Cohen and Ms. Keese, (A) any Axonics PSUs that are subject to the market condition of relative total shareholder return will vest based on actual performance and, for Mr. Cohen, be prorated for the performance period prior to the termination date and (B) any other Axonics PSUs will fully vest and be prorated for the portion of the performance period prior to the termination date).

If a Qualifying Termination occurs within one year following a change in control (as defined in Axonics’ 2018 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time, and including the Merger), the executive officer will be

eligible to receive a lump sum cash payment equal to (i) 12 months base salary (30 months, in the case of Mr. Cohen), (ii) a pro-rated bonus for the year of termination based on target performance through the termination date, (iii) a cash payment equal to 12 months COBRA premiums (36 months, in the case of Mr. Cohen and 24 months, in the case of Ms. Keese), and, (iv) in the case of Mr. Cohen and Ms. Keese, the amount of the prior-year annual bonus. Upon such termination event, any outstanding unvested time-based equity awards will fully vest, and any outstanding performance-based awards will fully vest, based on the greater of actual or target performance. Please see the section of this proxy statement captioned “Quantification of Potential Payments to Certain Axonics Executive Officers in Connection with the Merger” for more information, which includes further detail on the applicable treatment of the Named Executive Officers’ outstanding equity awards under the Axonics stock plans upon the Effective Time.

Each executive officer’s employment agreement includes a modified cutback provision, providing that if amounts payable to an individual exceed the amount permitted under Section 280G of the Code in a manner that would result in excess parachute payments, the payments will be reduced (but not below zero) if and to the extent that the reduction would result in the individual retaining a larger amount on an after-tax basis (taking into account federal, state and local income taxes) so that no portion of the payments will be subject to the excise tax than if the individual received all of the payments, and such payments were subject to the excise tax.

In accordance with Item 402(t) of Regulation S-K, the table below sets forth the compensation that is based on or otherwise relates to the Merger that will or may become payable to Axonics’ Named Executive Officers in connection with the Merger. For more information, please see the section of this proxy statement captioned “The Merger—Payments Upon Termination Pursuant to Executive Employment Agreements” for further information regarding certain elements of this compensation.

The amounts shown in the table below are estimates based on multiple assumptions that may or may not actually occur or be accurate on the relevant date, including the assumptions described below and in the footnotes to the table, and do not reflect certain compensation actions that may occur before completion of the Merger.

The table below assumes that:

For purposes of this disclosure, as required by SEC rules, Axonics’ Named Executive Officers are: (i) Raymond W. Cohen, Chief Executive Officer, (ii) Dan L. Dearen, former Chief Financial Officer, (iii) Rinda K. Sama, Chief Operating Officer, (iv) John Woock, Ph.D., Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing & Strategy Officer, (v) Alfred Ford, Jr., Chief Commercial Officer, and (vi) Kari Keese, Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Dearen retired as our Chief Financial Officer, effective in October 2023, and he is not entitled to receive any benefits in connection with, or following, the Merger, other than the Merger Consideration payable in respect of his Shares.

In addition to the assumptions described in the preceding paragraph, the amounts set forth in the table below are based on certain other assumptions that are described in the footnotes accompanying the table below. These assumptions may or may not actually be correct. Accordingly, the ultimate amounts to be received by a Named Executive Officer in connection with the Merger may differ from the amounts set forth below. For purposes of the footnotes to the table below, “double-trigger” refers to benefits that require two conditions, which are a change in control and a qualifying termination. For more information, please see the section of this proxy statement captioned “Payments Upon Termination Pursuant to Executive Employment Agreements” for a quantification of the amounts that the Named Executive Officers will receive in respect of vested equity awards at the assumed Closing on January 26, 2024.

The following table sets forth the number of Shares, the number of Axonics RSAs and the number of Shares underlying outstanding Axonics Options and Axonics PSUs held by each of Axonics’ executive officers and non-employee directors as of January 26, 2024. The table also sets forth the values of these Shares and Axonics equity awards, determined as the number of Shares or Axonics RSAs (or Shares subject to the equity awards) multiplied by the Merger Consideration (less the applicable per Share exercise price, in the case of any Axonics Options for Axonics Options with an exercise price greater than the Merger Consideration). Except for the Shares and equity awards described herein, no additional Shares or equity awards have been or are expected to be issued or granted, as applicable, to any executive officer or non-employee director in contemplation of the Merger.

If the Merger is consummated, stockholders and beneficial owners of Shares who do not wish to accept the Merger Consideration are entitled to seek an appraisal of their Shares under Section 262 and, if all procedures described in Section 262 are timely and strictly complied with, to receive payment in cash for the “fair value” of their Shares (as of the Effective Time, exclusive of any element of value arising from the accomplishment or expectation of the Merger, together with interest, if any to be paid upon the amount determined to be the fair value), as determined by the Delaware Court of Chancery. As used in this section captioned “Appraisal Rights,” stockholders of record and beneficial owners of Shares are sometimes referred to collectively as “persons” or individually as a “person.”

Persons who exercise appraisal rights under Section 262 may not receive the Merger Consideration they would otherwise be entitled to receive pursuant to the Merger Agreement. They will receive an amount determined to be the “fair value” of their Shares following petition to, and an appraisal by, the Delaware Court of Chancery. Persons considering seeking appraisal should recognize that the fair value of their Shares determined under Section 262 could be more than, the same as or less than the Merger Consideration they would otherwise be entitled to receive pursuant to the Merger Agreement. Strict compliance with the procedures set forth in Section 262 is required. Failure to timely and strictly comply with all of the procedures set forth in Section 262 may result in the withdrawal, loss or waiver of appraisal rights. Consequently, and in view of the complexity of the provisions of Section 262, persons wishing to exercise appraisal rights are urged to consult their legal and financial advisors before attempting to exercise such rights.

Section 262 requires that where a proposed merger is to be submitted for approval at a meeting of stockholders, the corporation must notify stockholders that appraisal rights will be available not less than 20 days before the meeting to vote on the merger. Such notice must include either a copy of Section 262 or information directing the stockholders to a publicly available electronic resource at which Section 262 may be accessed without subscription or cost. This proxy statement constitutes Axonics’ notice to our stockholders that appraisal rights are available in connection with the Merger, in compliance with the requirements of Section 262. The required copy of Section 262 may be accessed without subscription or cost at the following publicly available website: https://delcode.delaware.gov/title8/c001/sc09/index.html#262.

The following summary is not a complete statement of the law relating to appraisal rights and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of Section 262 and any amendments thereto after the date of this proxy statement. Any person who desires to exercise his, her or its appraisal rights should review carefully Section 262 and is urged to consult his, her or its legal advisor before electing or attempting to exercise such rights. The following summary does not constitute legal or other advice, nor does it constitute a recommendation that persons seek to exercise their appraisal rights under Section 262. A person who loses or validly withdraws his, her or its appraisal rights will be entitled to receive the Merger Consideration under the Merger Agreement.

STOCKHOLDERS WHO VOTE SHARES IN FAVOR OF THE ADOPTION OF THE MERGER AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE ENTITLED TO EXERCISE APPRAISAL RIGHTS WITH RESPECT THERETO BUT, RATHER, WILL RECEIVE THE MERGER CONSIDERATION.

A stockholder of record or beneficial owner of Shares who (i) continuously holds of record or beneficially owns, as applicable, such Shares through the Effective Time, (ii) has not consented to the Merger in writing or otherwise voted in favor of the Merger or otherwise withdrawn, lost or waived appraisal rights, (iii) strictly complies with the procedures under Section 262, (iv) does not thereafter withdraw his, her or its demand for appraisal of such Shares and (v) in the case of a beneficial owner, a person who (A) reasonably identifies in his, her or its demand the holder of record of the Shares for which the demand is made, (B) provides documentary evidence of such beneficial owner’s beneficial ownership and a statement that such documentary evidence is a true and correct copy of what it purports to be and (C) provides an address at which such beneficial owner consents to receive notices given by Axonics and to be set forth on the Chancery List (as defined below), will be entitled to receive the fair value of his, her or its Shares exclusive of any element of value arising from the accomplishment or expectation of the Merger, as determined by the Delaware Court of Chancery, together with interest, if any, to be paid upon the amount determined to be the fair value.

Any stockholder (or beneficial owner) of Shares who elects to exercise appraisal rights must, prior to the taking of the vote to adopt the Merger Agreement, mail or deliver his, her or its written demand for appraisal to the following contact: Axonics, Inc., 26 Technology Drive, Irvine, California 92618, Attention: Secretary. This written demand for appraisal must be in addition to and separate from any proxy or vote abstaining from or voting against the adoption of the Merger Agreement. Voting “AGAINST” or failing to vote “FOR” the adoption of the Merger Agreement by itself does not constitute a demand for appraisal within the meaning of Section 262. If the Merger is consummated, a stockholder’s failure to make a written demand for appraisal will be deemed to be a waiver or a termination of his, her or its appraisal rights.

Within 10 days after the Effective Time (as defined in the section of this proxy statement captioned “Proposal 1: Adoption of the Merger Agreement—Closing and Effective Time”), Axonics, as the Surviving Corporation, must give written notice that the Merger has become effective to each stockholder of any class or series of stock of Axonics who is entitled to appraisal rights that the Merger was approved and that appraisal rights are available for any or all shares of such class or series of stock.

Within 120 days after the Effective Time, but not thereafter, Axonics as the Surviving Corporation and any person who has properly and timely demanded appraisal and otherwise complied with Section 262 may commence an appraisal proceeding by filing a petition in the Delaware Court of Chancery, with a copy served on the Surviving Corporation in the case of a petition filed by a person, demanding a determination of the fair value of the Shares held by all persons that have demanded appraisal. After an appraisal petition has been filed, the Delaware Court of Chancery, at a hearing to determine persons entitled to appraisal rights, shall dismiss appraisal proceedings as to all persons who are otherwise entitled to appraisal rights unless (1) the total number of Shares entitled to appraisal exceeds 1% of the outstanding Shares eligible for appraisal, or (2) the value of the consideration provided in the Merger for such total number of Shares exceeds $1 million. There is no present intent on the part of Axonics as the Surviving Corporation to file an appraisal petition, and persons seeking to exercise appraisal rights should assume that Axonics as the Surviving Corporation will not file such a petition or initiate any negotiations with respect to the fair value of Shares. Accordingly, persons who desire to have their Shares appraised should initiate any petitions necessary for the perfection of their appraisal rights within the time periods and in the manner prescribed in Section 262. If, within 120 days after the Effective Time, no petition has been filed as provided above, all rights to appraisal will cease and any person that previously demanded appraisal will become entitled only to the Merger Consideration under the Merger Agreement.

At any time within 60 days after the Effective Time, any person who has not commenced an appraisal proceeding or joined a proceeding as a named party may withdraw the demand and accept the Merger Consideration specified by the Merger Agreement for that person’s Shares by delivering to Axonics as the Surviving Corporation a written withdrawal of the demand for appraisal. However, any such attempt to withdraw the demand made more than 60 days after the Effective Time will require the written approval of the Surviving Corporation. Unless the demand is properly withdrawn by the person within 60 days after the effective date, no appraisal proceeding in the Delaware Court of Chancery shall be dismissed as to any person without the approval of the Delaware Court of Chancery, with such approval conditioned upon such terms as the Delaware Court of Chancery deems just. If the Surviving Corporation does not approve a request to withdraw a demand for appraisal when that approval is required,

or if the Delaware Court of Chancery does not approve the dismissal of an appraisal proceeding, the person will be entitled to receive only the fair value of such person’s Shares determined by the Delaware Court of Chancery in any such appraisal proceeding, which value could be less than, equal to or more than the Merger Consideration offered pursuant to the Merger Agreement.

In addition, within 120 days after the Effective Time, any person who has theretofore complied with the applicable provisions of Section 262 will be entitled, upon written request, to receive from the Surviving Corporation a statement setting forth (i) the aggregate number of Shares not consented in writing or otherwise voted in favor of the adoption of the Merger Agreement and with respect to which Axonics has received demands for appraisal, and (ii) the aggregate number of holders of such Shares. Such statement must be given within 10 days after the written request therefor has been received by the Surviving Corporation or within 10 days after the expiration of the period for the delivery of demands as described above, whichever is later.

Upon the filing of a petition by a person, service of a copy of such petition shall be made upon Axonics as the Surviving Corporation. The Surviving Corporation shall, within 20 days after such service, file in the office of the Register in Chancery in which the petition was filed a duly verified list containing the names and addresses of all persons who have demanded appraisal of their Shares and with whom the Surviving Corporation has not reached agreements as to the value of such Shares (the “Chancery List”). The Register in Chancery, if so ordered by the Delaware Court of Chancery, shall give notice of the time and place fixed for the hearing of such petition by registered or certified mail to the Surviving Corporation and to all such persons set forth on the Chancery List.

If a petition for an appraisal is timely filed by a person, at the hearing on such petition, the Delaware Court of Chancery shall determine which persons have complied with Section 262 and have become entitled to appraisal rights provided thereby. The Delaware Court of Chancery may require the persons who have demanded an appraisal of their Shares and who hold Shares represented by certificates to submit their stock certificates, if any, to the Delaware Register in Chancery for notation thereon of the pendency of the appraisal proceedings;, and if any person fails to comply with such direction, the Delaware Court of Chancery may dismiss the appraisal proceedings as to such person.

Upon application by the Surviving Corporation or any person entitled to participate in the appraisal proceedings, the Delaware Court of Chancery may, in its discretion, proceed to trial upon the appraisal prior to the final determination of the persons entitled to appraisal. Any person whose name appears on the Chancery List may participate fully in all proceedings until it is finally determined that such person is not entitled to appraisal rights under Section 262.

Where proceedings are not dismissed, the appraisal proceeding shall be conducted in accordance with the rules of the Delaware Court of Chancery, including any rules specifically governing appraisal proceedings. Through the appraisal proceeding, the Delaware Court of Chancery shall determine the fair value of the Shares, taking into account all relevant factors and exclusive of any element of value arising from the accomplishment or expectation of the Merger, together with interest, if any, to be paid upon the amount determined to be the fair value. Unless the Delaware Court of Chancery, in its discretion, determines otherwise for good cause shown, interest on an appraisal award will accrue and compound quarterly from the Effective Time through the date of payment of the judgment will be compounded quarterly and will accrue at 5% over the Federal Reserve discount rate (including any surcharge) as established from time to time during the period between the Effective Time and the date of payment of the judgment. At any time before the entry of judgment in the proceedings, the Surviving Corporation may pay to each person entitled to appraisal an amount in cash, in which case interest shall accrue after such payment only on the sum of (i) the difference, if any, between the amount so paid and the fair value of the Shares as determined by the Delaware Court of Chancery, and (ii) interest accrued before such voluntary cash payment, unless paid at that time. When the fair value of the Shares is determined, the Delaware Court of Chancery will direct the payment of such value, with interest thereon, if any, to the persons entitled to receive the same.

Although Axonics believes that the Merger Consideration is fair, no representation is made as to the outcome of the appraisal of fair value as determined by the Delaware Court of Chancery and persons should recognize that such an appraisal could result in a determination of a value higher or lower than, or the same as, the Merger Consideration. Moreover, the Surviving Corporation does not anticipate offering more than the Merger Consideration to any person exercising appraisal rights and reserves the right to assert in any appraisal proceeding, that, for purposes of Section 262, the “fair value” of the relevant Shares is less than the Merger Consideration.

In determining “fair value”, the Delaware Court of Chancery is required to take into account all relevant factors. In Weinberger v. UOP, Inc., the Delaware Supreme Court discussed the factors that could be considered in determining fair value in an appraisal proceeding, stating that “proof of value by any techniques or methods which are generally considered acceptable in the financial community and otherwise admissible in court” should be considered and that “[f]air price obviously requires consideration of all relevant factors involving the value of a company.” The Delaware Supreme Court has stated that in making this determination of fair value, the court must consider market value, asset value, dividends, earnings prospects, the nature of the enterprise and any other facts which were known or could be ascertained as of the date of the Merger which throw any light on future prospects of the merged corporation. The Delaware Supreme Court has indicated that transaction price is one of the relevant factors the Delaware Court of Chancery may consider in determining “fair value” and that absent deficiencies in the sale process the transaction price should be given “considerable weight.” Section 262 provides that fair value is to be “exclusive of any element of value arising from the accomplishment or expectation of the Merger.” In Cede & Co. v. Technicolor, Inc., the Delaware Supreme Court stated that such exclusion is a “narrow exclusion [that] does not encompass known elements of value,” but which rather applies only to the speculative elements of value arising from such accomplishment or expectation. In Weinberger, the Delaware Supreme Court construed Section 262 to mean that “elements of future value, including the nature of the enterprise, which are known or susceptible of proof as of the date of the Merger and not the product of speculation, may be considered.”

The cost of the appraisal proceeding may be determined by the Delaware Court of Chancery and taxed upon the parties as the Delaware Court of Chancery deems equitable in the circumstances. However, costs do not include attorneys’ and expert witness fees. Each person is responsible for his, her or its attorneys’ and expert witness fees; however, upon application of a person whose name appears on the Chancery List and who participated in the proceeding and incurred expenses in connection therewith, the Delaware Court of Chancery may order that all or a portion of such expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ and expert witness fees, be charged pro rata against the value of all the Shares entitled to appraisal not dismissed pursuant to Section 262(k) of the DGCL or subject to such an award pursuant to a reservation of jurisdiction under Section 262(k) of the DGCL. Determinations by the Delaware Court of Chancery are subject to appellate review by the Delaware Supreme Court.

Any person who has duly demanded appraisal in compliance with Section 262 will not, after the effective date of the Merger, be entitled to vote for any purpose any Shares subject to such demand or to receive payment of dividends or other distributions on such Shares, except for dividends or distributions payable to Axonics stockholders of record at a date prior to the Effective Time.

The foregoing summary is not a complete statement of the law relating to appraisal rights and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of Section 262 and any amendments thereto after the date of this proxy statement. To the extent there are any inconsistencies between the foregoing summary, on the one hand, and Section 262, on the other hand, Section 262 will govern.

Failure to comply strictly with all of the procedures set forth in Section 262 will result in the loss of a stockholder’s statutory appraisal rights.

The Merger will be accounted for as a “purchase transaction” for financial accounting purposes.

The following discussion is a summary of certain material U.S. federal income tax consequences of the Merger that may be relevant to U.S. Holders and Non-U.S. Holders (each as defined below). This summary is general in nature and does not purport to be a complete analysis of all potential tax effects of the Merger. The effects of other U.S. federal tax laws, such as estate and gift tax laws, and any applicable state, local or non-U.S. tax laws are not discussed. This discussion is based upon the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), Treasury Department regulations promulgated under the Code (the “Treasury Regulations”), published rulings and administrative pronouncements of the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”), and judicial decisions, all as in effect on the date of this proxy statement and all of which are subject to change or differing interpretations at any time, possibly with retroactive effect. This discussion is limited to stockholders who hold their Shares as “capital assets” within the meaning of Section 1221 of the Code (generally, property held for investment purposes).

This discussion is for general information only and does not address all of the U.S. federal income tax consequences that may be relevant to stockholders in light of their particular circumstances. For example, this discussion does not address the tax consequences that may be relevant to stockholders who may be subject to special treatment under U.S. federal income tax laws, such as:

If a partnership (including an entity or arrangement, domestic or non-U.S., treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) is a beneficial owner of Shares, then the tax treatment of a partner in such partnership will generally depend upon the status of the partner and the activities of the partner and the partnership. Partnerships holding Shares and partners therein should consult their tax advisors regarding the consequences of the Merger.

In addition, this summary does not address (i) the tax consequences associated with the Merger under any U.S. federal non-income tax laws, including estate, gift and other tax laws, (ii) the tax considerations associated with the Merger under any state, local or non-U.S. tax laws, (iii) the impact of the alternative minimum tax, the Medicare tax on net investment income, or the special tax accounting rules under Section 451(b) of the Code, (iv) the tax

considerations associated with transactions effectuated before or subsequent to or concurrently with the Merger (whether or not any such transactions are consummated in connection with the Merger), including without limitation any transaction in which Shares are acquired, or (v) the tax consequences for holders of options, warrants or similar rights to acquire Shares.

We have not sought, and do not intend to seek, any ruling from the IRS with respect to the statements made and the conclusions reached in the following summary, and no assurance can be given that the IRS will agree with the views expressed herein, or that a court will not sustain any challenge by the IRS in the event of litigation.

IN VIEW OF THE FOREGOING AND BECAUSE THE FOLLOWING DISCUSSION IS INTENDED AS A GENERAL SUMMARY FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY, WE URGE STOCKHOLDERS TO CONSULT THEIR OWN TAX ADVISOR WITH RESPECT TO THE SPECIFIC TAX CONSEQUENCES TO THEM IN CONNECTION WITH THE MERGER IN LIGHT OF THEIR OWN PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING FEDERAL ESTATE, GIFT AND OTHER NON-INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES, AND TAX CONSEQUENCES UNDER STATE, LOCAL OR NON-U.S. TAX LAWS, INCLUDING THE IMPACT OF ANY RECENT CHANGES IN U.S. TAX LAWS.

For purposes of this discussion, a “U.S. Holder” is a beneficial owner of Shares that is for U.S. federal income tax purposes:

For purposes of this discussion, a “Non-U.S. Holder” is a beneficial owner of common stock that is not a U.S. Holder nor an entity classified as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

The receipt of cash by a U.S. Holder in exchange for Shares pursuant to the Merger will be a taxable transaction for U.S. federal income tax purposes. In general, such U.S. Holder’s gain or loss will be equal to the difference, if any, between the amount of cash received by such U.S. Holder and the U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in the Shares surrendered pursuant to the Merger. Gain or loss must be determined separately for each block of Shares (that is, Shares acquired at the same cost in a single transaction). A U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis generally will equal the amount that such U.S. Holder paid for the Shares. Such gain or loss will be capital gain or loss and will be long-term capital gain or loss if such U.S. Holder’s holding period in such Shares is more than one year at the time of the completion of the Merger. Long-term capital gains of non-corporate taxpayers, including individuals, are currently taxed at preferential U.S. federal income tax rates. The deductibility of capital losses is subject to limitations.

Subject to the discussions below regarding backup withholding and FATCA (as defined below), any gain realized by a Non-U.S. Holder pursuant to the Merger generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax unless:

Information reporting and backup withholding (currently, at a rate of 24%) may apply to the proceeds received by a stockholder pursuant to the Merger. Backup withholding generally will not apply to (1) a U.S. Holder that furnishes a correct taxpayer identification number and certifies that the taxpayer identification number provided is correct and that such stockholder is not subject to backup withholding on IRS Form W-9 (or a substitute or successor form) or (2) a Non-U.S. Holder that (i) provides a certification of such stockholder’s foreign status on the appropriate series of IRS Form W-8 (or a substitute or successor form) or (ii) otherwise establishes an exemption from backup withholding. Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Any amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules may be allowed as a refund or a credit against the stockholder’s U.S. federal income tax liability, if any, provided that the required information is timely furnished to the IRS. If any amount is withheld under the backup withholding rules, stockholders should consult with their U.S. tax advisors regarding whether and how any refund, credit or other tax benefit might be received or recognized with respect to the amounts so withheld.

Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations and administrative guidance promulgated thereunder (commonly known as “FATCA”), impose a U.S. federal withholding tax of 30% on certain payments made to a “foreign financial institution” (as specially defined under these rules) unless such institution enters into an agreement with the U.S. government to withhold on certain payments and to collect and provide to the U.S. tax authorities substantial information regarding certain U.S. account holders of such institution (which includes certain equity and debt holders of such institution, as well as certain account holders that are foreign entities with U.S. owners) or an exemption applies. FATCA also generally will impose a U.S. federal withholding tax of 30% on certain payments made to a non-financial foreign entity unless such entity provides the withholding agent with either a certification that it does not have any substantial direct or indirect U.S. owners or provides information regarding substantial direct and indirect U.S. owners of the entity. An intergovernmental agreement between the U.S. and an applicable foreign country may modify these requirements. Under certain circumstances, a Non-U.S. Holder might be eligible for refunds or credits of such taxes. FATCA withholding currently applies to payments of dividends.

Stockholders are encouraged to consult with their own tax advisors regarding the possible implications of FATCA on the disposition of common stock pursuant to the Merger.

The Merger is subject to the provisions of the HSR Act and cannot be completed until each of Axonics and Boston Scientific file a notification and report form with the DOJ and the FTC under the HSR Act and the applicable waiting period has expired or been terminated and any voluntary agreement with the DOJ or FTC not to consummate the Transactions has expired or been terminated. Axonics and Boston Scientific filed notification and report forms under the HSR Act with the DOJ and the FTC on January 30, 2024. Under the HSR Act, certain acquisitions may not be completed until information has been furnished to the DOJ and the FTC, and the applicable HSR Act waiting period requirements have been satisfied. The waiting period under the HSR Act applicable to the Merger is 30 calendar days, unless the waiting period is terminated earlier (provided, however, that the FTC has temporarily suspended granting early termination other than in narrow circumstances that do not apply during the initial 30-day waiting period), extended by a request for additional information and documentary materials (which we refer to as a “Second Request”), or restarted if Boston Scientific voluntarily withdraws and refiles, which commences a new 30 -calendar-day waiting period. If the DOJ or FTC issues a Second Request, the parties must observe a separate 30-day waiting period, which would begin to run only after both parties have complied with such Second Request, unless the waiting period is terminated earlier.

Axonics and Boston Scientific will also file pre-merger or post-merger notification filings, forms or submissions with other governmental authorities in connection with the Merger. The completion of the transactions is also subject to consents, approvals, non-disapprovals or other authorizations under certain applicable foreign antitrust or competition laws.

At any time before or after consummation of the Merger, notwithstanding the termination or expiration of the waiting period under the HSR Act, the DOJ or the FTC could take such action under the antitrust laws as it deems necessary or desirable in the public interest, including seeking to enjoin the completion of the Merger, seeking divestiture of substantial assets of one or both of the parties, requiring the parties to license or hold separate assets or terminate existing relationships and contractual rights, or requiring the parties to agree to other remedies. At any

time before or after the completion of the Merger, and notwithstanding the termination or expiration of the waiting period under the HSR Act, a governmental authority in any state or foreign jurisdiction could take such action under the antitrust laws or on other regulatory grounds as it deems necessary or desirable in the public interest. Such action may include seeking to enjoin the completion of the Merger, seeking divestiture of substantial assets of one or both of the parties, requiring the parties to license or hold separate assets or terminate existing relationships and contractual rights, or requiring the parties to agree to other remedies. Private parties may also seek to take legal action under the antitrust laws or on other regulatory grounds under certain circumstances, including by seeking to intervene in the regulatory process or litigate to enjoin or overturn regulatory approvals, any of which actions could significantly impede or even preclude obtaining required regulatory approvals. We cannot be certain that a challenge to the Merger will not be made or that, if a challenge is made, we will prevail.

Although we expect that all required regulatory clearances and approvals will be obtained, we cannot assure you that these regulatory clearances and approvals will be timely obtained, obtained at all or that the granting of these regulatory clearances and approvals will not involve the imposition of additional conditions, restrictions, qualifications, requirements or limitations on the completion of the Merger, including the requirement to divest assets, license or hold separate assets or terminate existing relationships and contractual rights, or agree to other remedies, or require changes to the terms of the Merger Agreement, or that a challenge to the Merger on antitrust grounds or other regulatory grounds will not be made, or if such challenge is made, what the result will be. These conditions or changes could result in the conditions to the Merger not being satisfied. There is currently no way to predict how long it will take to obtain all of the required regulatory approvals or whether such approvals will ultimately be obtained and there may be a substantial period of time between the approval of the proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement by the stockholders and the completion of the Merger.

Axonics and Boston Scientific have agreed to use reasonable best efforts to obtain all regulatory approvals required to consummate the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, subject to certain limitations as set forth in the Merger Agreement.

As of February 21, 2024, Axonics has received two Demand Letters, which generally allege that the preliminary proxy statement filed on February 7, 2024 contains disclosure deficiencies in violation of Sections 14(a) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act, and Rule 14a-9 promulgated thereunder. The Demand Letters seek corrective disclosures in the proxy statement in advance of the Special Meeting.

Axonics believes that the disclosures in this proxy statement comply fully with applicable law. It is possible that additional or similar demand letters may be received by Axonics, the Board of Directors, and/or Boston Scientific and/or that complaints may be filed alleging similar or additional disclosure deficiencies between the date of this proxy statement and consummation of the Merger. If any such additional demand letters are received or any complaints are filed, absent new or different allegations that are material, Axonics and/or Boston Scientific will not necessarily disclose such demand letters or complaints.

The following summary describes the material provisions of the Merger Agreement. The descriptions of the Merger Agreement in this summary and elsewhere in this proxy statement are not complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Merger Agreement, a copy of which is attached to this proxy statement as Annex A and incorporated into this proxy statement by reference. You should carefully read and consider the entire Merger Agreement, which is the legal document that governs the Merger, because this summary may not contain all the information about the Merger Agreement that is important to you. The rights and obligations of the parties are governed by the express terms of the Merger Agreement and not by this summary or any other information contained in this proxy statement.

The representations, warranties, covenants and agreements described below and included in the Merger Agreement (i) were made only for purposes of the Merger Agreement and as of specific dates; (ii) were made solely for the benefit of the parties to the Merger Agreement; and (iii) may be subject to important qualifications, limitations and supplemental information agreed to by Axonics, Boston Scientific and Merger Sub in connection with negotiating the terms of the Merger Agreement and contained in the confidential disclosure schedule to the Merger Agreement. In addition, the representations and warranties have been included in the Merger Agreement for the purpose of allocating contractual risk among Axonics, Boston Scientific and Merger Sub rather than to establish matters as facts, and may be subject to standards of materiality applicable to such parties that differ from those applicable to investors. Except in the limited circumstances set forth in the Merger Agreement, stockholders are not third-party beneficiaries under the Merger Agreement and should not rely on the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements or any descriptions thereof as characterizations of the actual state of facts or condition of Axonics, Boston Scientific or Merger Sub or any of their respective affiliates or businesses. Moreover, information concerning the subject matter of the representations and warranties may change after the date of the Merger Agreement. In addition, you should not rely on the covenants in the Merger Agreement as actual limitations on the respective businesses of Axonics, Boston Scientific and Merger Sub, because the parties may take certain actions that are either expressly permitted in the confidential disclosure schedule to the Merger Agreement or as otherwise consented to by the appropriate party, which consent may be given without prior notice to the public. The Merger Agreement is described below, and included as Annex A, only to provide you with information regarding its terms and conditions, and not to provide any other factual information regarding Axonics, Boston Scientific, Merger Sub or their respective businesses. Accordingly, the representations, warranties, covenants and other agreements in the Merger Agreement should not be read alone, and you should read the information provided elsewhere in this proxy statement and in our filings with the SEC regarding Axonics and its business.

The Merger Agreement provides that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Merger Agreement and in accordance with the DGCL, at the Effective Time, Merger Sub will be merged with and into Axonics. As a result of the Merger, (a) the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub will cease, and Axonics will continue as the Surviving Corporation of the Merger and a wholly owned subsidiary of Boston Scientific and (b) the Merger will have the effects set forth in the Merger Agreement, the Certificate of Merger (as defined below) and in the applicable provisions of the DGCL. At the Effective Time, all of the property, rights, privileges and powers of Axonics and Merger Sub will vest in the Surviving Corporation, and all of the debts, liabilities and duties of Axonics and Merger Sub will become the debts, liabilities and duties of the Surviving Corporation.

At the Effective Time, the amended and restated certificate of incorporation of Axonics as in effect as of the Signing Date (the “Axonics Charter”) will be amended and restated in its entirety to read as set forth in Exhibit A to the Merger Agreement, as the second amended and restated certificate of incorporation of Axonics, until thereafter amended as provided therein or by applicable law. Boston Scientific and Axonics will take such actions reasonably necessary to cause the amended and restated bylaws of Axonics as in effect as of the Signing Date (the “Axonics Bylaws”) to be amended in their entirety, as the second amended and restated bylaws of Axonics, pursuant to the Merger to conform to the bylaws of Merger Sub as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time (except that the name of the Surviving Corporation will be “Axonics, Inc.”), and as so amended will be the bylaws of the Surviving Corporation until thereafter amended as provided therein or by applicable law.

Unless otherwise designated by Boston Scientific, the directors of Merger Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time will be the initial directors of the Surviving Corporation and the officers of Merger Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time or such other individuals designated by Boston Scientific as of the Effective Time will be the initial officers of the Surviving Corporation, in each case until their respective successors are duly elected or

appointed and qualified or until the earlier of their death, resignation or removal in accordance with the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Surviving Corporation.

Unless the Merger Agreement has been terminated in accordance with its terms, the Closing will take place by electronic exchange of the required closing deliverables at 10:00 a.m., Eastern Time, on the fifth business day after the satisfaction or written waiver (where permissible under applicable law) of all of the conditions to Closing set forth in the Merger Agreement (other than those conditions that by their terms are to be satisfied at the Closing (subject to their satisfaction or written waiver (where permissible)), unless another time, date or place is agreed to in writing by Boston Scientific and Axonics. The date on which the Closing occurs is referred to in the Merger Agreement as the “Closing Date.”

On the Closing Date, or on such other date as Boston Scientific and Axonics may agree to in writing, Boston Scientific, Merger Sub and Axonics will cause a certificate of merger (the “Certificate of Merger”) to be executed and filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in such form as required by and in accordance with Section 251 of the DGCL. The Merger will become effective at the time the Certificate of Merger has been duly filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware or such other date and time as is agreed upon by Boston Scientific and Axonics and specified in the Certificate of Merger in accordance with the DGCL, such date and time are referred to as the “Effective Time.”

At the Effective Time, each Share issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, other than the Excluded Shares, which are: (i) Shares held in the treasury of Axonics, owned by any direct or indirect wholly owned Axonics subsidiary or owned by Merger Sub, Boston Scientific or any direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Boston Scientific or (ii) the Dissenting Shares, will be canceled and converted automatically into the right to receive the Merger Consideration.

The Merger Agreement provides that, at the Effective Time, subject to all applicable federal, state and local tax withholding requirements:

Boston Scientific will cause the Surviving Corporation to make the payments described above through the Surviving Corporation’s payroll system as promptly as practicable (and in no event later than the Surviving Corporation’s next ordinarily scheduled payroll run immediately following the Effective Time, unless the Surviving Corporation’s next scheduled payroll is five or fewer calendar days immediately after the Effective Time, in which case, such payments will be made in the Surviving Corporation’s second payroll run following the Effective Time). Prior to the Effective Time, the Board of Directors (and/or the compensation committee (or equivalent committee) of the Board of Directors) will adopt such resolutions as are necessary to give effect to the transactions described above.

The Merger Agreement provides that, prior to the Effective Time, Boston Scientific will appoint a bank or trust company approved (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) in advance by Axonics (the “Paying Agent”), and enter into a paying agent agreement, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Axonics (the “Paying Agent Agreement”), with such Paying Agent for the purpose of exchanging Certificates (as defined below) and Book-Entry Shares (as defined below) for payment of the Merger Consideration in accordance with the Merger Agreement. At or prior to the Effective Time, Boston Scientific will deposit, or cause Merger Sub to deposit, with the Paying Agent, for the benefit of the holders of Shares (other than Excluded Shares), cash in an amount sufficient to pay the aggregate Merger Consideration required to be paid in respect of Shares pursuant to the Merger Agreement (such cash being hereinafter referred to as the “Payment Fund”). The Payment Fund will not be used for any other purpose. The Payment Fund will be invested by the Paying Agent as directed by Boston Scientific; provided, however, that such investments will be in obligations of or guaranteed by the U.S. or any agency or instrumentality thereof and backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S., and that such investments will only be invested in the manner provided in the Paying Agent Agreement. In the event the amount of the Payment Fund is insufficient to make the aggregate Merger Consideration payments contemplated by the Merger Agreement, Boston Scientific shall promptly deposit, or cause to be deposited, with the Paying Agent such additional funds to ensure that the Payment Fund, at all relevant times, is maintained at a level sufficient to make such payments. Any net profit resulting from, or interest or income produced by, such investments shall be the property of, and payable, to the Surviving Corporation.

As promptly as practicable after the Effective Time (and in any event, within three business days thereafter), Boston Scientific will cause the Paying Agent to mail to each holder of record of a certificate or certificates that, immediately prior to the Effective Time, represented Shares (the “Certificates”), the underlying Shares of which were converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration at the Effective Time pursuant to the Merger Agreement: (i) a letter of transmittal, which will specify that delivery will be effected, and risk of loss and title to the Certificates (if any) will pass, only upon delivery of such Certificates (or effective affidavits of loss in lieu thereof) to the Paying Agent, and will otherwise be in customary form and have such other provisions as Boston Scientific or the Paying Agent may reasonably specify; and (ii) instructions for effecting the surrender of the Certificates (or affidavit of loss in lieu thereof) in exchange for payment of the Merger Consideration. Upon surrender of Certificates (or effective affidavits of loss in lieu thereof) for cancellation to the Paying Agent or to such other agent or agents as may be appointed by Boston Scientific, and upon delivery of a letter of transmittal, duly executed and in proper form, with respect to such Certificates, the holder of such Certificates will be entitled to receive, and Boston Scientific shall cause the Paying Agent to pay and deliver to such holder, in accordance with the letter of transmittal and instructions, the Merger Consideration for each Share formerly represented by such Certificates (subject to any withholding of taxes required by applicable law as provided in the Merger Agreement), and any Certificate so surrendered will then be canceled. The Merger Consideration paid upon the surrender for exchange of Certificates (or affidavits in lieu thereof) will be deemed to have been paid in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to Shares formerly represented by such Certificates. If payment of the Merger Consideration is to be made to a person other than the person in whose name any surrendered Certificate is registered, it will be a condition precedent of payment that the Certificate so surrendered will be properly endorsed or will be otherwise in proper form for transfer, and the person requesting such payment will have paid any transfer taxes required by reason of the payment of the Merger Consideration to a person other than the registered holder of the Certificate so surrendered or will have established to the satisfaction of the Paying Agent that such taxes either have been paid or are not payable. Any holder immediately prior to the Effective Time of non-certificated Shares represented by book-entry (“Book-Entry Shares”) will not be required to deliver a Certificate or an executed letter of transmittal to the Paying Agent to receive the Merger Consideration that such holder is entitled to receive pursuant to the Merger Agreement. Instead, each registered holder of one or more Book-Entry Shares will automatically upon the Effective Time be entitled to receive, and Boston Scientific will cause the Paying Agent to pay and deliver as soon as reasonably practicable after the

Effective Time (and in any event, within three business days thereafter), the Merger Consideration payable for each such Book-Entry Share. Payment of the Merger Consideration with respect to Book-Entry Shares will only be made to the person in whose name such Book-Entry Shares are registered. Until surrendered as contemplated hereby, each Certificate or Book-Entry Share will be deemed at any time after the Effective Time to represent only the right to receive the Merger Consideration as contemplated by the Merger Agreement. No interest will be paid or will accrue on any cash payable to holders of Certificates or Book-Entry Shares pursuant to the Merger Agreement.

The Merger Agreement contains representations and warranties of Axonics, Boston Scientific and Merger Sub.

Some of the representations and warranties in the Merger Agreement made by Axonics are qualified as to “materiality” or “Axonics Material Adverse Effect.” For purposes of the Merger Agreement, “Axonics Material Adverse Effect” means any event, circumstance, change, condition, occurrence or effect that, individually or in the aggregate with any other event, circumstance, change, condition, occurrence or effect, has had, or would reasonably be expected to have (a) a material adverse effect on the assets, business, condition (financial or otherwise) or results of operations of Axonics and Axonics’ subsidiaries (collectively, the “Axonics Group”), taken as a whole, or (b) a material adverse effect on, or prevents or materially delays, the ability of Axonics to consummate the Transactions. However, in the case of clause (a), an Axonics Material Adverse Effect shall not be deemed to include any event, circumstance, change, condition, occurrence or effect to the extent resulting from or arising out of any of the following:

In the Merger Agreement, Axonics has made customary representations and warranties to Boston Scientific and Merger Sub that are subject, in some cases, to specified exceptions and qualifications contained in the Merger Agreement and Axonics’ disclosure schedule thereto. These representations and warranties relate to, among other things:

In the Merger Agreement, Boston Scientific and Merger Sub have made customary representations and warranties to Axonics that are subject, in some cases, to specified exceptions and qualifications contained in the Merger Agreement. These representations and warranties relate to, among other things:

The Merger Agreement provides that, between the Signing Date and the earlier of the Effective Time and the termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms (the “Pre-Closing Period”), except (i) as required by applicable law, (ii) with the prior written consent of Boston Scientific (such consent not to be unreasonably

withheld, conditioned or delayed), (iii) as expressly contemplated by any other provision of the Merger Agreement, or (iv) as set forth in Axonics’ disclosure schedule thereto, Axonics will, and will cause Axonics’ subsidiaries to, use reasonable best efforts to conduct the businesses of the Axonics Group only in the ordinary course of business and, to the extent consistent therewith, use reasonable best efforts to: (A) preserve substantially intact the business organization, material assets and material properties of the Axonics Group, (B) keep available the services of Axonics’ executive officers and key employees on commercially reasonable terms, (C) maintain in effect all material business licenses, permits, consents, franchises and approvals and authorizations necessary for the conduct of the business of the Axonics Group as conducted on the Signing Date, and (D) maintain the satisfactory relationships of the Axonics Group with any persons with which the Axonics Group has material business relations and with governmental authorities that have jurisdiction over its business and operations.

Except as expressly contemplated by any other provision of the Merger Agreement, as set forth in Axonics’ disclosure schedule thereto or as required by applicable law, neither Axonics nor any Axonics subsidiary will, during the Pre-Closing Period, do any of the following without the prior written consent of Boston Scientific (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed):

Without limiting the foregoing, nothing contained in the Merger Agreement will give Boston Scientific or Merger Sub, directly or indirectly, the right to control or direct the operations of Axonics prior to the Closing. Prior to the Closing, Axonics will exercise, consistent with and subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, control and supervision over such matters.

For purposes of this proxy statement and the Merger Agreement, subject to certain exceptions contained in the Merger Agreement:

Whenever the term “group” is used in the Merger Agreement and in this proxy statement summary of the Merger Agreement, it will have the definition set forth in Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act.

“Intervening Event” means any material event, circumstance, change, effect, development or condition first occurring or arising after the Signing Date that was not known or reasonably foreseeable by the Board of Directors as of the Signing Date (or if known, the magnitude or material consequences of which were not known or reasonably foreseeable by the Board of Directors as of the Signing Date); provided, however, that in no event will any event, circumstance, change, effect, development or condition resulting from or relating to any of the following give rise to an Intervening Event: (A) any Acquisition Proposal; (B) the public announcement, execution, delivery or performance of the Merger Agreement, the identity of Boston Scientific or the pendency or consummation of the Transactions; (C) any change in the trading price or trading volume of Axonics common stock on Nasdaq or any change in Axonics’ credit rating (although, for purposes of clarity, any underlying facts, events, circumstances, changes, effects, developments or conditions, with respect to this subclause (C) relating to or causing such change may be considered, along with the effects or consequences thereof); or (D) the fact that Axonics has exceeded or met any projections, forecasts, revenue or earnings predictions or expectations of Axonics or any securities analysts for any period ending (or for which revenues or earnings are released) on or after the Signing Date (although for purposes of clarity, any underlying facts, events, circumstances, changes, effects, developments or conditions relating to or causing such material improvement or improvements may be considered, along with the effects or consequences thereof).

“Superior Proposal” means any bona fide written Acquisition Proposal made by any person or group (other than Boston Scientific or any of its subsidiaries) after the Signing Date that (A) would result in such person or group (or in the case of a direct merger between such person and Axonics, the shareholders of such person) acquiring, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the outstanding Shares or all or substantially all of the assets of the Axonics Group, taken as a whole, (B) is on terms that the Board of Directors determines in good faith (after consultation with its outside financial advisor and outside legal counsel and after taking into account all the terms and conditions of the Acquisition Proposal) are more favorable to the stockholders from a financial point of view than the Merger and the other Transactions (taking into account any bona fide proposed amendment or modification proposed by Boston Scientific pursuant to the Merger Agreement) and (C) the Board of Directors determines (after consultation with its outside financial advisor and outside legal counsel) is reasonably capable of being consummated in accordance with its terms, taking into account all financial, regulatory, legal and other aspects (including certainty of closing, certainty of financing and the identity of the person making the Acquisition Proposal) of such proposal.

Subject to certain exceptions contained in the Merger Agreement, during the Pre-Closing Period, Axonics agrees that it will not and will cause each Axonics subsidiary and any of the officers, directors or employees of it or any Axonics subsidiary not to, and will instruct the other representatives of Axonics not to, directly or indirectly,

provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, Axonics may grant a waiver, amendment or release under any confidentiality or standstill agreement existing as of the Signing Date, solely to the extent necessary to allow a confidential Acquisition Proposal to be made to Axonics or the Board of Directors (or any committee thereof) so long as (A) the Board of Directors has determined in good faith (after consultation with outside legal counsel) that the failure to grant such waiver, amendment or release would reasonably be expected to be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable law and (B) Axonics promptly (and in any event within 24 hours) following the determination

by the Board of Directors as required by the foregoing clause (A) notifies Boston Scientific of any such waiver, amendment or release; provided, further, that, prior to the receipt of the Axonics Stockholder Approval, nothing contained in the no solicitation provisions of the Merger Agreement will prevent Axonics or the Board of Directors (or any committee thereof), whether directly or indirectly through any representative, from furnishing information to, or engaging in negotiations or discussions with, any person that has made a bona fide written Acquisition Proposal, which Acquisition Proposal did not result from a material breach of the no solicitation provisions of the Merger Agreement, if, and only if, prior to taking such action referred to in clauses (ii) and (iii) above (except that Axonics or its representatives may notify any person of the existence of the applicable no solicitation provisions of the Merger Agreement and may clarify the terms of any such Acquisition Proposal), (1) the Board of Directors (x) determines in good faith (after consultation with its advisors) that such Acquisition Proposal is, or would reasonably be expected to lead to, a Superior Proposal and (y) determines in good faith (after consultation with its outside legal counsel) that its failure to take such actions would be reasonably likely to be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable law, (2) Axonics provides written notice to Boston Scientific of the determination referenced in subclause (1) above promptly (and in any event within 24 hours of such determination), and (3) Axonics receives or has received from such person an executed acceptable confidentiality agreement. Axonics will deliver to Boston Scientific a copy of any executed acceptable confidentiality agreement promptly (and in any event within 24 hours) following its execution. Axonics will provide to Boston Scientific any non-public information concerning Axonics or any of the Axonics subsidiaries provided by Axonics or any Axonics subsidiary to any person entering into an acceptable confidentiality agreement pursuant to the applicable no solicitation provisions of the Merger Agreement that has not been previously provided to Boston Scientific prior to or substantially concurrently with the time it is provided to such person.

Axonics will promptly (and in any event within 24 hours after delivery to Axonics) (i) provide Boston Scientific written notice of (A) the receipt of any Acquisition Proposal (including any material modification thereto) or (B) any inquiries, proposals or offers received by, or any discussions or negotiations sought to be initiated or continued with, Axonics, any Axonics subsidiary or any representatives of Axonics concerning an Acquisition Proposal and (ii) disclose to Boston Scientific the identity of such person making, and an unredacted copy of, any such Acquisition Proposal or any such inquiry, offer, proposal or request made in writing (or, if made orally, a reasonably detailed description of such Acquisition Proposal, inquiry, offer, proposal or request). Axonics will, promptly upon receipt or delivery thereof (and in any event within 24 hours), provide Boston Scientific (and its outside counsel) with copies of all drafts and final versions of definitive or other agreements (including schedules and exhibits thereto (which may be redacted to the extent necessary to protect the confidential information of the person making such Acquisition Proposal)) relating to such Acquisition Proposal, in each case exchanged between Axonics or any of its representatives, on the one hand, and the person making such Acquisition Proposal or any of its representatives, on the other hand. Axonics will, in person or by telephone, keep Boston Scientific reasonably informed on a reasonably prompt basis (and in any event within 24 hours of any material development) of the status and details (including with respect to any change in price, any change in the amount or form of consideration or any other material amendments) of any such Acquisition Proposal or other inquiry, offer, proposal or request concerning an Acquisition Proposal. Axonics will promptly, and in any event within 24 hours, following a determination by the Board of Directors (or any committee thereof) that an Acquisition Proposal is a Superior Proposal, notify Boston Scientific of such determination.

As described above, and subject to the provisions described below, the Board of Directors has made the recommendation that the stockholders vote “FOR” the proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement. The Merger Agreement provides that the Board of Directors will not effect an Adverse Recommendation Change (as defined below) except as described below.

Except as expressly set forth in the applicable no solicitation provisions of the Merger Agreement, during the Pre-Closing Period, neither Axonics nor the Board of Directors (or any committee thereof), as applicable, will, and neither will publicly propose to take any of the following actions (any such action, other than those set forth in clause (iii) below, an “Adverse Recommendation Change”):

provided, that, for the avoidance of doubt, neither (A) the determination by Axonics in accordance with the Merger Agreement that an Acquisition Proposal constitutes or would be reasonably likely to lead to a Superior Proposal pursuant to and in compliance with the Merger Agreement, nor (B) the delivery by Axonics of the notice with respect to an Acquisition Proposal required by the Merger Agreement will constitute an Adverse Recommendation Change.

Notwithstanding anything in the Merger Agreement to the contrary, prior to the receipt of the Axonics Stockholder Approval, the Board of Directors (i) may effect an Adverse Recommendation Change and (ii) in respect of the immediately following subclause (A), may cause Axonics to terminate the Merger Agreement by written notice to Boston Scientific of such termination in order to enter into, or cause an Axonics subsidiary to enter into, an Acquisition Agreement with respect to a Superior Proposal (subject to the payment of the Axonics Termination Fee), if (A) Axonics receives a written Acquisition Proposal that did not result from a breach of the no solicitation provisions of the Merger Agreement that the Board of Directors determines in good faith (after consultation with its outside legal counsel and outside financial advisors) is a Superior Proposal and determines in good faith (after consultation with its outside legal counsel) that its failure to take such actions would be reasonably likely to be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable law or (B) an Intervening Event occurs and as a result thereof the Board of Directors determines in good faith (after consultation with its outside legal counsel) that the failure to effect an Adverse Recommendation Change would be reasonably likely to be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable law; provided that:

From and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation and its subsidiaries will, and Boston Scientific will cause the Surviving Corporation to, to the fullest extent permitted under the DGCL, honor and fulfill in all respects the obligations of Axonics and the Axonics subsidiaries under the certificate of incorporation and bylaws (or equivalent organizational documents) of Axonics and each Axonics subsidiary and any and all indemnification agreements between Axonics or any Axonics subsidiary and any of their respective present or former directors and officers (and any person who becomes a director or officer of Axonics or any such Axonics subsidiary prior to the Effective Time) for any acts or omissions by such Indemnified Parties occurring prior to the Effective Time. In addition, the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Surviving Corporation will contain provisions no less favorable with respect to exculpation, indemnification and advancement of expenses than are set forth in the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of Axonics in effect as of the Signing Date, which provisions will not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six years from the Effective Time in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of the Indemnified Parties; provided that all rights to indemnification in respect of any claim made for indemnification within such period shall continue until the disposition of such action or resolution of such claim.

For a period of six years after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation will, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law, indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnified Party against all costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages, liabilities and settlement amounts paid in connection with any Action (whether arising before or after the Effective Time), whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, arising out of or relating to any action or omission in their capacity as a director or officer of Axonics or any Axonics subsidiary, occurring on or before the Effective Time, and to the fullest extent permitted by law, the Surviving Corporation will pay all expenses of each Indemnified Party in advance of the final disposition of any such Action, subject to receipt of an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined in accordance with applicable law that such Indemnified Party is not entitled to indemnification described in this paragraph. In the event of any such Action, (i) subject to the undertaking described in the previous sentence, the Surviving Corporation will pay the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel selected by the Indemnified Parties, which counsel will be reasonably satisfactory to the Surviving Corporation, promptly after statements therefor are received, (ii) neither Boston Scientific nor the Surviving Corporation will settle, compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment in any pending or threatened Action to which an Indemnified Party is a party (and in respect of which indemnification could be sought by such Indemnified Party hereunder), unless such settlement, compromise or consent includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Party from all liability arising out of such Action or such Indemnified Party otherwise consents and (iii) Boston Scientific and the Surviving Corporation will cooperate in the defense of any such matter; provided, however, that neither Boston Scientific nor the Surviving Corporation will be liable for any settlement effected without the Surviving Corporation’s written consent (which consent will not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed); and provided further that, in the event that any claim for indemnification is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification in respect of such claim will continue until the disposition of such claim. The rights of each Indemnified Party under the indemnification provisions of the

Merger Agreement will be in addition to any rights such person may have under the Axonics Charter, the Axonics Bylaws and the certificate of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documents) of any Axonics subsidiaries, the Surviving Corporation or any of its subsidiaries, or under any law or under any indemnification agreement of any Indemnified Party with Axonics or any Axonics subsidiary.

The Surviving Corporation shall either (i) cause to be obtained at the Effective Time “tail” insurance policies with a claims period of at least six years from the Effective Time with respect to directors’ and officers’ liability insurance in amount and scope at least as favorable as Axonics’ existing policies for claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or prior to the Effective Time or (ii) maintain in effect for six years from the Effective Time, if available, the current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by Axonics; provided that the Surviving Corporation may substitute such policies with policies of at least the same coverage containing terms and conditions that are substantially similar with respect to matters occurring prior to the Effective Time; provided, however, that in no event will the Surviving Corporation be required to expend more than an amount per year equal to 300% of current annual premiums paid by Axonics for such insurance; provided further that in the event of an expiration, termination or cancellation of such current policies, Boston Scientific or the Surviving Corporation will be required to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available for such maximum annual amount in aggregate annual premiums.

In the event the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns (i) consolidates or amalgamates with or merges into any other person and will not be the continuing or surviving company or entity of such consolidation, amalgamation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any person, then, and in each such case, the proper provision will be made so that the successors and assigns of the Surviving Corporation, as the case may be, will succeed to the obligations set forth in the indemnification and insurance provisions of the Merger Agreement.

Boston Scientific agreed to cause the Surviving Corporation to perform all of the obligations of the Surviving Corporation under the indemnification and insurance provisions of the Merger Agreement.

The indemnification and insurance provisions of the Merger Agreement will survive the Merger and are (i) intended to be for the benefit of, and will be enforceable by, each of the Indemnified Parties and their successors, assigns and heirs (each of whom will be third party beneficiaries of the indemnification and insurance provisions of the Merger Agreement) and (ii) in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other rights to indemnification or contribution that any such person may have by contract or otherwise. Unless required by applicable law, the indemnification and insurance provisions of the Merger Agreement may not be amended, altered or repealed after the Effective Time in such a manner as to adversely affect the rights of any Indemnified Parties or any of their successors, assigns or heirs without the prior written consent of the affected Indemnified Parties.

The Merger Agreement provides that, for a period of one year immediately following the Effective Time, Boston Scientific will, or will cause the Surviving Corporation and its subsidiaries to provide each employee of Axonics and of each of the Axonics subsidiaries as of the Effective Time (each, a “Continuing Employee”) to the extent such Continuing Employee remains employed by Boston Scientific or its subsidiaries with (i) a base salary or wage rate that is not less than the base salary or wage rate provided by Axonics and the Axonics subsidiaries to such Continuing Employee as of immediately prior to the Effective Time and (ii) retirement and health and welfare benefits that are substantially comparable in the aggregate to the retirement and health and welfare benefits provided by Axonics and the Axonics subsidiaries to such Continuing Employees immediately prior to the Effective Time or those provided by Boston Scientific or its subsidiaries to similarly situated employees of Boston Scientific or its subsidiaries.

Boston Scientific will, or will cause the Surviving Corporation and its subsidiaries to, use commercially reasonable efforts to cause Continuing Employees to receive service credit for purposes of eligibility to participate, vesting and benefit accrual, but excluding benefit accruals (i) under any defined benefit pension plan or (ii) under any employee benefit plan, program or arrangement, in each case, established or maintained by Boston Scientific, the Surviving Corporation or any of their respective subsidiaries under which each Continuing Employee may be eligible to participate on or after the Effective Time to the same extent recognized by Axonics or any of the Axonics subsidiaries under comparable Axonics employee benefit plans immediately prior to the Effective Time; provided, however, that such crediting of service will not operate to duplicate any benefit or funding of any such benefit or require the amendment of a plan. Such plan, program or arrangement will credit each such Continuing Employee for service accrued or deemed accrued on or prior to the Effective Time with Axonics, any Axonics subsidiary and all

affiliates where service with the affiliate was credited under a comparable Axonics employee benefit plan prior to the Effective Time. In addition, Boston Scientific will, or will cause the Surviving Corporation and its subsidiaries to, use commercially reasonable efforts to waive, or cause to be waived, any limitations on benefits relating to any pre-existing conditions to the extent such conditions are covered immediately prior to the Effective Time under the applicable Axonics employee benefit plans and to the same extent such limitations are waived or not included in an Axonics employee benefit plan but such limitations exist and may be waived under any comparable plan of Boston Scientific or its subsidiaries in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time and use commercially reasonable efforts to recognize, for purposes of the annual deductible and out-of-pocket limits under its medical and dental plans, the deductible and out-of-pocket expenses paid by Continuing Employees in the calendar year in which the Effective Time occurs.

If requested by Boston Scientific as of at least 15 days prior to the Closing Date (but conditioned upon the occurrence of the Closing), Axonics will take all necessary actions to terminate or cause to be terminated any and all of the Axonics employee benefit plans sponsored or maintained by Axonics or any of the Axonics subsidiaries. Axonics will, or will cause its applicable affiliate to, provide Boston Scientific with evidence that any requested terminated Axonics employee benefit plan has been terminated, with the termination of the applicable Axonics employee benefit plans effective no later than the day immediately preceding the Closing Date, pursuant to a duly adopted resolution of Axonics or its applicable affiliate (the form and substance of which will be subject to review and approval by Boston Scientific, which approval will not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) no later than the day immediately preceding the Effective Time.

As promptly as practicable after the execution and delivery of the Merger Agreement, each of Boston Scientific and Axonics will cooperate with each other and use its reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, appropriate or desirable to consummate the Transactions, including (i) within 15 business days after the Signing Date (unless a later date is mutually agreed between the parties), making or causing to be made all filings and submissions required to be made by Boston Scientific, Axonics or any of their affiliates under the HSR Act, and (ii) no later than 45 days after the Signing Date (and in any event prior to the expiration of any applicable legal deadline), making or causing to be made all filings and submissions, with prenotification where appropriate, required to be made by any party or any of its affiliates under any other applicable antitrust law or any foreign investment law, as applicable, or other laws for the consummation of the Transactions (the “Regulatory Filings”). The parties will cooperate in good faith with the applicable governmental authorities in connection with the Regulatory Filings and submissions and will, as promptly as practicable, comply with any requests for information, including, if applicable, requests for the production of documents and the production of witnesses for interviews or depositions by any governmental authorities. Boston Scientific will pay, or cause its affiliates to pay, all filing fees required under any antitrust law or any foreign investment law for any of the Transactions.

Each of Boston Scientific and Axonics will use its reasonable best efforts to assist and cooperate with each other in preparing and filing all documents required or reasonably deemed advisable by Boston Scientific to be submitted by any of them or their affiliates to any governmental authority in connection with the Transactions and in obtaining any governmental authority waiting period expirations or terminations, consents, waivers, authorizations, clearances or approvals which may be required to be obtained by Boston Scientific, Axonics or any of their affiliates in connection with the Transactions (which assistance and cooperation will include timely furnishing to the requesting party all information that may be reasonably required to be included in such documents or that would be reasonably required to obtain such waiting period expirations or terminations, consents, waivers, authorizations, clearances or approvals).

Each of the parties shall promptly inform the other parties of any substantive communication from any governmental authority (including furnishing copies of written substantive communication) regarding any Regulatory Filing, and each of the parties will have the right to review in advance, and to the extent practicable, each will consult the other prior to making, and consider in good faith the views of the other party with respect to, any filing made with, or other material communications submitted with, any governmental authority in connection with the Transactions. Subject to the applicable provisions relating to Regulatory Filings in the Merger Agreement and applicable laws relating to the exchange of information, each party will consider in good faith the views of the other parties in connection with any analysis, appearance, presentation, memorandum, brief, argument, opinion, proposal or other communication to be made or submitted in connection with any such request, inquiry, investigation, action or legal proceeding, and, to the extent practicable, each party will give reasonable advance notice to the other parties of, and give each other an opportunity to attend or participate in, material conferences, meetings and telephone or

other communications between the other parties and governmental authorities concerning the Transactions, unless prohibited by such governmental authority. Materials required to be provided pursuant to the foregoing provisions relating to the Regulatory Filings may be redacted (i) to remove references concerning the valuation of Axonics, (ii) as necessary to comply with contractual arrangements in existence as of the Signing Date, (iii) as necessary to address attorney-client or other privilege concerns and (iv) to remove material that is unrelated to the Transactions. Each party, as each reasonably deems advisable, will be entitled to designate any competitively sensitive material provided to the other parties under the applicable provisions relating to regulatory filings in the Merger Agreement “Antitrust/FDI Counsel Only Material,” and such materials and the information contained therein will be given only to the outside antitrust and foreign direct investment counsel of the recipient and, unless explicitly excluded, in-house counsel of the recipient approved by the providing party and will not be disclosed by such outside counsel or approved in-house counsel to other representatives of the recipient unless express written permission is obtained in advance from the source of the materials or its legal counsel.

Each of Boston Scientific and Axonics shall use its reasonable best efforts to defend through litigation on the merits any claim under any applicable antitrust law asserted in court or any administrative or other tribunal by any third party, including any governmental authority of competent jurisdiction, challenging the Merger or any other transaction Transactions, or any other agreement contemplated by the Merger Agreement, in order to avoid the entry of, or to have vacated or terminated, any decree, order or judgment (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) that would prevent the Closing Date from occurring prior to the Termination Date (as defined below). Notwithstanding anything in the Merger Agreement to the contrary, nothing in the Merger Agreement will require, or be construed to require, Boston Scientific or any of its affiliates to (and Axonics will not, without the prior written consent of Boston Scientific, agree to) (i) sell, divest or otherwise convey particular assets, categories, portions or parts of assets or businesses of Boston Scientific or any of its affiliates; (ii) sell, divest or otherwise convey any particular asset, category, portion or part of an asset or business of the Axonics Group contemporaneously with or subsequent to the Effective Time; (iii) permit the Axonics Group to sell, divest or otherwise convey any of the particular assets, categories, portions or parts of assets or businesses of the Axonics Group prior to the Effective Time; or (iv) license, hold separate or enter into similar arrangements with respect to their respective assets or the assets of the Axonics Group or conduct of business arrangements or terminate any existing relationships or contractual rights and obligations as a condition to obtaining any expirations of waiting periods under the HSR Act or consents from any governmental authority necessary to consummate the Merger and the other Transactions. To the extent that Boston Scientific agrees to take, or consents to Axonics taking, any of the foregoing actions, Axonics will not be required to take or commit to take any such action, or agree to any such arrangement, unless such action or arrangement is conditioned upon the Closing.

Subject to the foregoing paragraphs, Boston Scientific shall have the right to (i) direct, devise and implement the strategy for obtaining approvals or expiration or, if applicable, terminations of waiting periods, under the HSR Act, any other antitrust law, foreign investment law or other laws applicable to any party or its affiliates and, in each case, required for the consummation of the Transactions, and (ii) control the defense and settlement of any action relating to the Transactions that is brought by or before any governmental authority in connection with the Regulatory Filings; provided that, to the extent reasonably practicable, Boston Scientific shall consult in advance with Axonics regarding, and consider in good faith any suggestions of Axonics with respect to, the foregoing matters.

During the Pre-Closing Period, none of Boston Scientific or any of its controlled affiliates shall (i) acquire, (ii) publicly announce the intent to acquire, (iii) enter into any agreement to acquire, including by merging or consolidating with or purchasing assets of or equity in, or (iv) announce any acquisition of, any person or asset, (A) involving products indicated to treat urinary or fecal incontinence and (B) if, in any such case, Boston Scientific or any of its controlled affiliates announcing, entering into an agreement relating to, or consummating, any such acquisition would reasonably be expected to (1) impose a material delay in the expiration or termination of any applicable waiting period or impose a material delay in the obtaining of, or increase the risk of not obtaining, any authorization, consent, clearance, approval, non-disapproval, declaration or order of a governmental authority necessary to consummate the Transactions, including receipt of any approvals and expiration of waiting periods pursuant to the HSR Act or other applicable antitrust laws, (2) materially increase the risk of a governmental authority enacting, issuing, promulgating, enforcing or entering, or materially increase the risk of not being able to remove or successfully challenge, any permanent, preliminary or temporary injunction or other order or law that would delay, restrain, prevent, enjoin or otherwise prohibit or make illegal the consummation of the Transactions or (3) otherwise materially delay or impede the consummation of the Transactions.

Unless there has been an Adverse Recommendation Change, Axonics will use its reasonable best efforts to solicit proxies in favor of the adoption of the Merger Agreement and to take all other actions necessary or advisable to secure the Axonics Stockholder Approval. If, at the time of the originally scheduled date of the Special Meeting, a quorum has not been established or Axonics has not received proxies representing a sufficient number of Shares for the Axonics Stockholder Approval, then, unless the Merger Agreement is validly terminated in accordance with its terms, Axonics shall, at the request of Boston Scientific (to the extent permitted by law), adjourn the Special Meeting to a date specified by Boston Scientific; provided, however, that Axonics shall not be required to adjourn the Special Meeting more than two times or for more than 20 business days in the aggregate from the originally scheduled date of the Special Meeting. Unless the Merger Agreement is validly terminated in accordance with its terms, without the prior written consent of Boston Scientific (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), the adoption of the Merger Agreement and the matters related to the Merger Agreement and the Transactions shall be the only matters that Axonics shall propose to be acted on by the stockholders of Axonics at the Special Meeting. Axonics agrees that, unless the Merger Agreement is validly terminated in accordance with its terms, Axonics’ obligations to hold the Special Meeting shall not be affected by the commencement, public proposal, public disclosure or communication to Axonics of any Acquisition Proposal or by any Adverse Recommendation Change.

During the Pre-Closing Period, in the event that any stockholder litigation related to the Merger Agreement, the Merger or the other Transactions is brought, or to the knowledge of Axonics, threatened in writing, by any stockholder of Axonics against Axonics, any of its officers and/or any members of the Board of Directors after the Signing Date and prior to the Effective Time (the “Transaction Litigation”), Axonics shall, promptly (and in any event within 24 hours) after receiving notice of any such Transaction Litigation, notify Boston Scientific of such Transaction Litigation. Axonics will give Boston Scientific reasonable opportunity to participate in the defense (at Boston Scientific’s sole cost and subject to a joint defense agreement) of any Transaction Litigation. Axonics will provide Boston Scientific with a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on all material filings and responses to be made by Axonics in connection with any such Transaction Litigation, and to consult on the settlement with respect to any such Transaction Litigation. Axonics will consider in good faith any comments reasonably proposed by Boston Scientific with respect to such matters and Axonics shall not agree to settle any such Transaction Litigation without Boston Scientific’s prior written consent (which will not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).

The respective obligations of Boston Scientific, Merger Sub and Axonics to consummate the Merger are subject to the satisfaction or written waiver (where permissible under applicable law) of the following conditions:

Additionally, the obligations of Boston Scientific and Merger Sub to consummate the Merger are further subject to the satisfaction or waiver (where permissible under applicable law) of the following additional conditions:

The obligations of Axonics to consummate the Merger are subject to the satisfaction or waiver (where permissible under applicable law) of the following additional conditions:

The Merger Agreement may be terminated and the Transactions may be abandoned at any time prior to the Effective Time by action taken or authorized by the Board of Directors or Boston Scientific’s board of directors (as applicable) of the terminating party or parties, notwithstanding any prior adoption of the Merger Agreement by the stockholders, as follows (the date of any such termination, the “Termination Date”):

The Merger Agreement provides for certain remedies in the event of a termination of the Merger Agreement.

Upon the occurrence of any of the following events, Axonics must pay to Boston Scientific the amount of $75 million, which payment must be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds within the time periods set forth below:

Boston Scientific must pay to Axonics the amount of $140 million (the “Boston Scientific Termination Fee”), which payment must be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds within two business days after the Termination Date, if the Merger Agreement is validly terminated by Boston Scientific or Axonics because (A) (subject to certain exceptions) the Effective Time has not occurred on or before the Outside Date, or (B) a governmental authority of competent jurisdiction has enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any law or order permanently enjoining or otherwise prohibiting or making illegal the consummation of the Merger and such law or order has become final and nonappealable, or if there will be adopted following the date of execution of the Merger Agreement any law that makes consummation of the Merger illegal or otherwise prohibited (solely to the extent the law or order giving rise to such termination right relates to an antitrust law) and, in each case, at the time of such termination:

The payment of the Axonics Termination Fee or the Boston Scientific Termination Fee pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement constitutes the sole and exclusive remedy of the other party for all losses and damages suffered as a result of the failure of the Merger or the other Transactions to be consummated, for any breach or failure to perform under the Merger Agreement or otherwise; provided that nothing in the Merger Agreement will release Axonics or Boston Scientific for liability for fraud.

Subject to certain exceptions contained in the Merger Agreement, all expenses incurred in connection with the Merger Agreement, the Transactions, the solicitation of stockholder approvals and all other matters related to the closing of the Merger will be paid by the party incurring such costs and expenses, whether or not the Merger or any other Transaction is consummated.

Each of the parties to the Merger Agreement acknowledged and agreed that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of the Merger Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. Each party to the Merger Agreement agrees that, in the event of any breach or threatened breach by any other party of any covenant or obligation contained in the Merger Agreement, the non-breaching party will be entitled (in addition to any other remedy that may be available to it whether in law or equity, including monetary damages, except as limited by the Merger Agreement) to (a) specific performance to enforce the observance and performance of such covenant or obligation and (b) an injunction restraining such breach or threatened breach. Each party further agrees that no other party or any other person will be required to obtain, furnish or post any bond or similar instrument in connection with or as a condition to obtaining any remedy referred to in this paragraph, and each party irrevocably waives any right it may have to require the obtaining, furnishing or posting of any such bond or similar instrument. Each of the parties to the Merger Agreement waived and agreed not to assert any objections to any remedy referred to in the Merger Agreement (including any objection on the basis that there is an adequate remedy at law or that an award of such remedy is not an appropriate remedy for any reason at law or equity).

The Merger Agreement may be amended by the parties to the Merger Agreement by action taken by or on behalf of the Board of Directors or the Boston Scientific board of directors, as applicable, at any time prior to the Effective Time; provided, however, that after receipt of the Axonics Stockholder Approval, no amendment may be made that would reduce the amount or change the type of consideration into which each Share will be converted upon consummation of the Merger or that would otherwise require the approval of the stockholders under applicable law. The Merger Agreement may not be amended except by an instrument in writing signed by each of the parties to the Merger Agreement.

The Merger Agreement is governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any applicable principles of conflict of laws that would cause the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware to otherwise govern the Merger Agreement.

Under Section 14A of the Exchange Act and the applicable SEC rules issued thereunder, Axonics is required to submit a proposal to our stockholders to approve, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation that may be paid or become payable to certain Named Executive Officers of Axonics that is based on or otherwise relates to the Merger Agreement and the Transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement. This compensation is summarized in the section captioned “The Merger—Interests of Axonics’ Directors and Executive Officers in the Merger.” The Board of Directors encourages you to review carefully the Named Executive Officer Merger-related compensation information disclosed in this proxy statement. Accordingly, Axonics is asking you to approve the following resolution:

“RESOLVED, that the stockholders of Axonics approve, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation that may be paid or become payable to Axonics’ Named Executive Officers that is based on or otherwise relates to the Merger Agreement and the Transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement as disclosed pursuant to Item 402(t) of Regulation S-K in the section captioned “The Merger—Interests of Axonics’ Directors and Executive Officers in the Merger.”

The vote on this Compensation Proposal is a vote separate and apart from the vote on the proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement. Approval of the Compensation Proposal is not a condition to the completion of the Merger. Accordingly, you may vote to approve the proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement and vote not to approve this Compensation Proposal and vice versa. Because the vote on the Compensation Proposal is advisory only, it will not be binding on Axonics. Accordingly, if the Merger Agreement is adopted and the Merger is completed, the amounts payable under the Compensation Proposal will be payable to Axonics’ Named Executive Officers in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable agreements, subject only to the conditions applicable thereto, regardless of the outcome of the vote on this Compensation Proposal.

Approval, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, of the Compensation Proposal requires the affirmative vote of the majority of the Shares present in person or represented by proxy at the Special Meeting and entitled to vote generally on the subject matter, provided a quorum is present. Assuming the Special Meeting is held solely by means of remote communication, as it is currently scheduled to be, only Shares present virtually or represented by proxy at the Special Meeting will be able to be voted.

Assuming a quorum is present, (i) a failure to give instruction to brokers, banks or other nominees for Shares held in “street name” will have no effect on the outcome of the Compensation Proposal, and (ii) abstentions will have the same effect as a vote “AGAINST” the Compensation Proposal. Shares represented by properly executed, timely received and unrevoked proxies will be voted in accordance with the instructions indicated thereon. If a stockholder returns a properly signed proxy card without indicating voting preferences on such proxy card, the Shares represented by that proxy will be counted as present for purposes of determining the presence of a quorum for the Special Meeting and all of such Shares will be voted as recommended by the Board of Directors.

We are asking you to approve a proposal to adjourn the Special Meeting to a later date or dates if the Board of Directors determines that it is necessary or appropriate, including to solicit additional proxies if there are insufficient votes to adopt the Merger Agreement at the time of the Special Meeting. If the Board of Directors determines that it is necessary or appropriate, we will ask our stockholders to vote only on this Adjournment Proposal and not to vote on the proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement or the approval, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, of the Compensation Proposal.

If stockholders approve the Adjournment Proposal, we could adjourn the Special Meeting and any adjourned session of the Special Meeting and use the additional time to solicit additional proxies, including soliciting proxies from stockholders who have previously returned properly executed proxies voting against adoption of the Merger Agreement. Among other things, approval of the Adjournment Proposal could mean that, even if we had received proxies representing an insufficient number of votes in favor of the adoption of the Merger Agreement such that the proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement would be defeated, we could adjourn the Special Meeting without a vote on the adoption of the Merger Agreement and seek to solicit more votes in favor of adoption of the Merger Agreement. Additionally, we may seek to adjourn the Special Meeting if a quorum is not present or otherwise at the discretion of the chairperson of the Special Meeting.

Approval of the Adjournment Proposal requires the affirmative vote of the majority of the Shares present in person or represented by proxy at the Special Meeting and entitled to vote generally on the subject matter. Assuming the Special Meeting is held solely by means of remote communication, as it is currently scheduled to be, only Shares present virtually or represented by proxy at the Special Meeting will be able to be voted.

Assuming a quorum is present, (i) a failure to give instruction to brokers, banks or other nominees for Shares held in “street name” will have no effect on the outcome of the Adjournment Proposal, and (ii) abstentions will have the same effect as a vote “AGAINST” the Adjournment Proposal. Shares represented by properly executed, timely received and unrevoked proxies will be voted in accordance with the instructions indicated thereon. If a stockholder returns a properly signed proxy card without indicating voting preferences on such proxy card, the Shares represented by that proxy will be counted as present for purposes of determining the presence of a quorum for the Special Meeting and all of such Shares will be voted as recommended by the Board of Directors.

Our common stock is listed on Nasdaq under the symbol “AXNX.” As of February 8, 2024, there were 51,004,596 Shares outstanding (of which 1,127,803 Shares were Axonics RSAs) held by approximately 715 stockholders of record. The actual number of stockholders is greater than this number of record holders and includes stockholders who are beneficial owners, but whose Shares are held in street name by banks, brokers and other nominees.

On February 21, 2024, the latest practicable trading day before the printing of this proxy statement, the closing price for Axonics’ common stock on Nasdaq was $67.88 per Share. You are encouraged to obtain current market quotations for our common stock.

Following the Merger, there will be no further market for our common stock, and it will be delisted from Nasdaq and deregistered under the Exchange Act. As a result, following the Merger, we will no longer file periodic reports under the Exchange Act with the SEC.

We have never declared or paid any cash dividends on our common stock. In the event that the Merger is not consummated, our payment of any future dividends would be at the discretion of our Board of Directors and will depend on then-existing conditions, including our financial condition, operating results, contractual restrictions, capital requirements, business prospects, and other factors our Board of Directors may deem relevant.

The following table sets forth, as of February 8, 2024, information regarding beneficial ownership of our capital stock by:

The number of Shares beneficially owned by each person is determined under the rules of the SEC. Under these rules, beneficial ownership includes any shares as to which the individual has sole or shared voting power or investment power and also any shares that the individual has the right to acquire by April 8, 2024 (60 days after February 8, 2024) through the exercise or conversion of a security or other right. Unless otherwise indicated, each person has sole investment and voting power, or shares such power with a family member, with respect to the shares set forth in the following table. The inclusion in this table of any shares deemed beneficially owned does not constitute an admission of beneficial ownership of those shares for any other purpose.

Our calculation of the percentage of beneficial ownership is based on 51,004,596 Shares outstanding (including Axonics RSAs) as of February 8, 2024.

Except as otherwise noted below, the address for each person or entity listed in the table is c/o Axonics, Inc., 26 Technology Drive, Irvine, California 92618.