UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report: February 23, 2022

(Date of earliest event reported)

Commission file number 001-36440

AVANOS MEDICAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware				46-4987888
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)				(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
	5405 Windward Parkway
	Suite 100 South
	Alpharetta,	Georgia	30004
	(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (844) 428-2667

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol	Name of exchange on which registered
Common Stock - $0.01 Par Value	AVNS	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 2.02    Results of Operation and Financial Condition

The Company announced its results of operations for the three months and year ended December 31, 2021 in a press release dated February 23, 2022 that is attached and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 99.1.

The information, including the exhibit attached hereto in Item 2.02 of this Current Report is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in Item 2.02 of this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as otherwise expressly stated in such filing.

Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)Exhibits.

    The following exhibits are filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K:

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release issued by Avanos Medical, Inc. on February 23, 2022
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

    

		AVANOS MEDICAL, INC.
Date:	February 23, 2022	By:	/s/ Mojirade James
			Mojirade James Senior Vice President and General Counsel