# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001417663
**File Stem:** 0001628280-25-040975
**Filing Date:** 2025-8
**Character Count:** 4914
**Document Hash:** 718fb5699e136b2bd7b7718552aa9d05
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001628280-25-040975.hdr.sgml**: 20250821

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001628280-25-040975

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 12

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20250821

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Other Events

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250821

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250821

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** SANUWAVE Health, Inc.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001417663
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** SURGICAL & MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS & APPARATUS [3841]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 08 Industrial Applications and Services
- **EIN:** 201176000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** NV
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-42552
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251241351

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 3360 MARTIN FARM RD
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 100
- **CITY:** SUWANEE
- **STATE:** GA
- **ZIP:** 30024
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 770-419-7525

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 3360 MARTIN FARM RD
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 100
- **CITY:** SUWANEE
- **STATE:** GA
- **ZIP:** 30024

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** RUB MUSIC ENTERPRISES, INC.
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20071106

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**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**

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| Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) | **August 21, 2025** |

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| **SANUWAVE Health, Inc.** |
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |

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| **Nevada** | **001-42552** | **20-1176000** |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |

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| **9600 W. 76th Street, Suite 118,** | **Eden Prairie,** | **Minnesota** | **55344** |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Address of principal executive offices) | (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |

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| Registrant's telephone number, including area code | **(952)** | **656-1029** |

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| **N/A** |
| (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) |

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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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

☐ 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:**

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| **Title of each class** | **Trading Symbol(s)** | **Name of each exchange on which**<br>**registered** |
| Common stock, par value $0.001 per share | SNWV | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |

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Indicate by check mark whether the registration 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 with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. □

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**Item 8.01&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Other Events.**

As previously disclosed, on March 6, 2024, Sanuwave, Inc. entered into an exclusive license and option agreement with a third-party licensee (the "Licensee") in connection with a portfolio of Sanuwave, Inc. patents related to the field of intravascular shockwave applications (the "Patents"). In exchange for a one-time payment of $2.5 million, Sanuwave, Inc. granted the Licensee an exclusive license to the Patents and an option to acquire the Patents, which option the Licensee exercised on August 21, 2025. In connection with such exercise, the Licensee made a $5.0 million cash payment to Sanuwave, Inc.

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**SIGNATURES**

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.

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| | SANUWAVE HEALTH, INC. | SANUWAVE HEALTH, INC. |
| Dated: August 21, 2025 | By: | */s/ Morgan C. Frank* |
|  | Name: | Morgan C. Frank |
|  | Title: | Chief Executive Officer |

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