# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001606498
**File Stem:** 0001104659-26-043093
**Filing Date:** 2026-4
**Character Count:** 2671
**Document Hash:** dc4609e5888ba296dcfb243f315b282b
**Contains OCR:** False
**Source Format:** 

## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001104659-26-043093.hdr.sgml**: 20260414

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001104659-26-043093

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: DEFA14A

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260414

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260414

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** AVANOS MEDICAL, INC.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001606498
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** ORTHOPEDIC, PROSTHETIC & SURGICAL APPLIANCES & SUPPLIES [3842]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 08 Industrial Applications and Services
- **EIN:** 464987888
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** DEFA14A
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-36440
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26860270

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 5405 WINDWARD PARKWAY
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 100 SOUTH
- **CITY:** ALPHARETTA
- **STATE:** GA
- **ZIP:** 30004
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 844-428-2667

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 5405 WINDWARD PARKWAY
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 100 SOUTH
- **CITY:** ALPHARETTA
- **STATE:** GA
- **ZIP:** 30004

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** Avanos Medical, Inc.
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20180702

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** Halyard Health, Inc.
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20140424

**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

Washington, D.C. 20549

**SCHEDULE 14A**

**Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange**

**Act of 1934 (Amendment No.)**

🗹 Filed by the Registrant ◻ Filed by a Party other than the Registrant

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| ◻ | Preliminary Proxy Statement |
| ◻ | **CONFIDENTIAL, FOR USE OF THE COMMISSION ONLY (AS PERMITTED BY RULE 14a-6(e)(2))** |
| ◻ | Definitive Proxy Statement |
| 🗹 | Definitive Additional Materials |
| ◻ | Soliciting Material Under § 240.14a-12 |

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**Avanos Medical, Inc.**

*(Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)*

 

*(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if Other than the Registrant)*

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| **Payment of Filing Fee (Check all boxes that apply):** | **Payment of Filing Fee (Check all boxes that apply):** |
| 🗹 | **No fee required.** |
| ◻  | **Fee paid previously with preliminary materials.** |
| ◻ | **Fee computed on table in exhibit required by Item 25(b) per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11.** |

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**Important Information**

On April 14, 2026, Avanos Medical, Inc. announced that it has postponed its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which was previously scheduled for April 21, 2026, in light of the announcement of its pending merger.