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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001387131-23-004395
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFA14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		4
FILED AS OF DATE:		20230403
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20230403

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ARTIVION, INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000784199
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SURGICAL & MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS & APPARATUS [3841]
		IRS NUMBER:				592417093
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-13165
		FILM NUMBER:		23792412

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1655 ROBERTS BOULEVARD N W
		CITY:			KENNESAW
		STATE:			GA
		ZIP:			30144
		BUSINESS PHONE:		7704193355

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1655 ROBERTS BOULEVARD N W
		CITY:			KENNESAW
		STATE:			GA
		ZIP:			30144

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CRYOLIFE INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19940526
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<DESCRIPTION>ADDITIONAL DEFINITVE MATERIAL
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				<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0pt 0pt 10pt; text-transform: none; color: #000000; text-indent: 0pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: none; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the<BR>Securities Exchange Act of 1934<BR>(Amendment </B></FONT><FONT STYLE="text-transform: none; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>No. )</B></FONT></P>
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<p style="font: bold 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 85.8pt 0pt 84.95pt; text-align: center"><font style="font-size: 12pt; color: #231F20">ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS OF</font></p>



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<p style="margin-top: 6pt; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 0pt"><font style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 12pt"><b>May 16, 2023</b></font></p>

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    <td style="width: 100%; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(204,204,204); border: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><font style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 12pt"><b>PROXY VOTING INSTRUCTIONS</b></font></td></tr>
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<p style="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #231F20; text-indent: 0"><font style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt"><b><u>INTERNET</u> - </b>Access &ldquo;<b>www.voteproxy.com</b>&rdquo; and follow the on-screen instructions or scan the QR code with your smartphone. Have your proxy card available
when you access the web page.</font></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #231F20; text-indent: 0"><font style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</font></p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0; color: #231F20"><font style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt"><b><u>TELEPHONE</u>
-</b> Call toll-free <b>1-800-PROXIES</b> (1-800-776-9437) in the United States or <b>1-718-921-8500 </b>from foreign countries and follow the instructions. Have your proxy card available when you call.</font></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #231F20; text-indent: 0"><font style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #231F20; text-indent: 0"><font style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">Vote
online/phone until 11:59 PM EDT the day before the meeting.</font></p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #231F20; text-indent: 0"><font style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt"><b><u>MAIL</u>
- </b>Sign, date and mail your proxy card in the envelope provided as soon as possible.</font></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #231F20; text-indent: 0"><font style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</font></p>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0; text-align: justify"><font style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt"><b><u>VIRTUALLY
AT THE MEETING</u> </b><font style="color: #231F20">- The company will be hosting the meeting live via the Internet this year. To attend the meeting via the
Internet, please visit https://web.lumiagm.com/295739807 (password: artivion2023) and be sure to have your control number available.</font></font></p>

<p style="margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0"><font style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 6pt; color: #231F20">&nbsp;</font></p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #231F20"><font style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt"><b><u>GO
GREEN</u> - </b></font><font style="font-size: 8pt">e-Consent makes it easy to go paperless. With e-Consent, you can quickly access your proxy materials,
statements and other eligible documents online, while reducing costs, clutter and paper waste. Enroll today via www.astfinancial.com
to enjoy online access.&nbsp;</font></p>

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    NUMBER</b></font></td>
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    The Notice of Meeting, proxy statement and proxy card <br>
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<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: center"><IMG SRC="artivdef14a003.jpg" ALT=""><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;Please
detach along perforated line and mail in the envelope provided <U>IF</U> you are not voting via telephone or the Internet.&nbsp;</FONT><IMG SRC="artivdef14a003.jpg" ALT=""></p>

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<p style="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 0pt; color: #231F20"><font style="font-size: 6pt">THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THE ELECTION OF THE DIRECTOR NOMINEES NAMED BELOW, FOR APPROVAL
OF THE COMPENSATION PAID TO ARTIVION&rsquo;S NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, FOR ONE-YEAR FREQUENCY OF THE COMPENSATION OF ARTIVION&rsquo;S
NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, FOR RATIFICATION OF THE PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF ERNST &amp; YOUNG LLP AS THE INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC
ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR THE COMPANY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2023, AND FOR APPROVAL OF ADDITIONAL FUNDING OF 3,040,000
SHARES FOR THE ARTIVION, INC. 2020 EQUITY AND CASH INCENTIVE PLAN.</font></p>

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<p style="margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 0pt"><font style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7pt"><b>PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND RETURN PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. PLEASE MARK YOUR VOTE IN BLUE OR BLACK
INK AS SHOWN HERE </b></font><b><font style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">&#9746;</font></b></p>

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                                       ELECTION OF DIRECTORS</font></td></tr>
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    <td colspan="2" style="border-right: Black 1pt solid"><font style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #231F20"><b>NOMINEES:</b></font></td></tr>
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OF ERNST &amp; YOUNG LLP, AND FOR APPROVAL OF THE ARTIVION, INC. AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN. SHOULD A NOMINEE
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<p style="margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 0pt"><font style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 12pt"><b>May 16, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. EDT</b></font></p>

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                                       ELECTION OF DIRECTORS</font></td></tr>
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        <p style="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; color: #231F20"><font style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="font-size: 8pt">Daniel J. Bevevino</font></p>
        <p style="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; color: #231F20"><font style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="font-size: 8pt">Marna P. Borgstrom</font></p>
        <p style="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; color: #231F20"><font style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="font-size: 8pt">James W. Bullock</font></p>
        <p style="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; color: #231F20"><font style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="font-size: 8pt">Jeffrey H. Burbank</font></p>
        <p style="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; color: #231F20"><font style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="font-size: 8pt">Elizabeth A. Hoff</font></p>
        <p style="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 8.65pt; text-indent: -8.65pt; color: #231F20"><font style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="font-size: 8pt">J.
        Patrick Mackin</FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 8.65pt; text-indent: -8.65pt; color: #231F20"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Jon W. Salveson</font></p>
        <p style="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 8.65pt; text-indent: -8.65pt; color: #231F20"><font style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="font-size: 8pt">Anthony B. Semedo</font></p></td></tr>
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    <td colspan="4" style="padding-left: 0.75in; text-indent: -0.7in; border-right: Black 1pt solid"><font style="font-size: 8pt"><b>Please note that you cannot use this notice to vote by mail.</b></font></td></tr>
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    <td style="padding-left: 0.125in; text-indent: -0.125in"><font style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">2.
    To approve, by non-binding vote, the compensation paid to Artivion&rsquo;s Named Executive Officers, as disclosed
pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, compensation tables, and narrative
discussion.</font></td>
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    <td style="padding-left: 0.125in; text-indent: -0.125in"><font style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">3.
    To approve, by non-binding vote, the frequency of stockholder advisory votes on the compensation of our
named executive officers.</font></td>
    <td style="text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom"><font style="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</font></td></tr>
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    To ratify the preliminary approval of Ernst &amp; Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting
firm for the company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023.</font></td>
    <td style="text-align: center"><font style="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</font></td></tr>
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    <td style="padding-left: 0.125in; text-indent: -0.125in"><font style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">5.
    To approve additional funding of 3,040,000 shares for the Artivion, Inc. 2020 Equity and Cash Incentive
Plan.</font></td>
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    In their discretion, upon such other matters as may properly come before the meeting.</FONT></TD>
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