8-K

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: September 29, 2021

(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)
☐	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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 5.02    Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On September 29, 2021, Renato Negro notified the Company that he is resigning from his position as Chief Accounting Officer, effective as of October 22, 2021.

The Company has appointed Michael C. Greiner as principal accounting officer, effective as of October 22, 2021. Mr. Greiner, 48, also serves as the Company’s Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, a position he has held since January 1, 2020. He most recently served as Executive Vice President and CFO for AngioDynamics, Inc., a publicly listed medical device company (NASDAQ: ANGO), where he played an integral role in transforming and optimizing its product portfolio through both internal development and M&A. Prior to that, Mr. Greiner was the CFO at Extreme Reach, Inc., a cloud-based enterprise platform for brand advertising, responsible for all finance and human resource operations. Earlier in his career, Mr. Greiner held several senior executive roles, including Senior Vice President corporate finance and Chief Accounting Officer at Cimpress N.V. (formerly known as Vistaprint N.V.), global controller for GE’s Water and Processing Technologies division, as well as leadership roles at Bausch & Lomb and Wyeth. Mr. Greiner was not selected pursuant to any arrangement or understanding between him and any other person, and he has no family relationships with any of the Company’s directors or executive officers. There have been no related-person transactions between the Company and Mr. Greiner reportable under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

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
101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase 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:	October 5, 2021	By:	/s/ S. Ross Mansbach
			S. Ross Mansbach Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

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Cover Page Cover Page	Sep. 29, 2021
Cover [Abstract]
Document Type	8-K
Document Period End Date	Sep. 29, 2021
Entity File Number	001-36440
Entity Registrant Name	AVANOS MEDICAL, INC.
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity Tax Identification Number	46-4987888
Entity Address, Address Line One	5405 Windward Parkway
Entity Address, Address Line Two	Suite 100 South
Entity Address, City or Town	Alpharetta,
Entity Address, State or Province	GA
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	30004
City Area Code	844
Local Phone Number	428-2667
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Pre-commencement Tender Offer	false
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Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock - $0.01 Par Value
Trading Symbol	AVNS
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Central Index Key	0001606498
Amendment Flag	false