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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001558370-17-004573
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20170524
ITEM INFORMATION:		Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170530
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170530

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			AxoGen, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000805928
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ELECTROMEDICAL & ELECTROTHERAPEUTIC APPARATUS [3845]
		IRS NUMBER:				411301878
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MN
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-36046
		FILM NUMBER:		17877755

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		13631 PROGRESS BLVD.
		STREET 2:		SUITE 400
		CITY:			ALACHUA
		STATE:			FL
		ZIP:			32615
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(386) 462-6817

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		13631 PROGRESS BLVD.
		STREET 2:		SUITE 400
		CITY:			ALACHUA
		STATE:			FL
		ZIP:			32615

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	LECTEC CORP /MN/
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
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			<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:11pt;">Item 5.07&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;color:#000000;font-size:11pt;">On May 24, 2017, AxoGen, Inc. (the &#x201C;Company&#x201D;) held its 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the &#x201C;Annual Meeting&#x201D;) to act upon the matters provided in the Company&#x2019;s 2017 Proxy Statement dated April 7, 2017 (the &#x201C;Proxy Statement&#x201D;). Of the 33,064,026 shares of the Company&#x2019;s common stock outstanding and eligible to vote at the Annual Meeting, 29,157,719 shares were present either in person or by proxy.</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;color:#000000;font-size:11pt;">The following describes the matters considered by the Company&#x2019;s shareholders at the Annual Meeting and the results of the votes cast at the meeting:</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:11pt;">Proposal No. 1</font><font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">:&nbsp;To elect the following seven members to the Company&#x2019;s board of directors (the &#x201C;Board of Directors&#x201D;) to hold office for the ensuing&nbsp;year and until their successors are elected and qualified:</font>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:11pt;">Withheld</font></p>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:11pt;">Broker Non-Vote</font></p>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">Gregory G. Freitag </font></p>
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				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #808080 ;border-left:1pt solid #808080 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #808080 ;border-top:1pt solid #808080 ;width:19.22%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">21,016,973</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #808080 ;border-left:1pt solid #808080 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #808080 ;border-top:1pt solid #808080 ;width:19.22%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">488,608</font></p>
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				<td valign="top" style="width:19.22%;border-top:1pt solid #808080 ;border-left:1pt solid #808080 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #808080 ;border-right:1pt solid #808080 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">7,652,138</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt solid #808080 ;width:19.22%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #808080 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #808080 ;border-top:1pt solid #808080 ;border-left:1pt solid #808080 ;width:23.10%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">Mark Gold, MD</font></p>
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				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #808080 ;border-left:1pt solid #808080 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #808080 ;border-top:1pt solid #808080 ;width:19.22%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">20,727,930</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #808080 ;border-left:1pt solid #808080 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #808080 ;border-top:1pt solid #808080 ;width:19.22%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">777,651</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:19.22%;border-top:1pt solid #808080 ;border-left:1pt solid #808080 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #808080 ;border-right:1pt solid #808080 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">7,652,138</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt solid #808080 ;width:19.22%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #808080 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #808080 ;border-top:1pt solid #808080 ;border-left:1pt solid #808080 ;width:23.10%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">Jamie M. Grooms</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #808080 ;border-left:1pt solid #808080 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #808080 ;border-top:1pt solid #808080 ;width:19.22%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">20,870,312</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #808080 ;border-left:1pt solid #808080 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #808080 ;border-top:1pt solid #808080 ;width:19.22%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">635,269</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:19.22%;border-top:1pt solid #808080 ;border-left:1pt solid #808080 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #808080 ;border-right:1pt solid #808080 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">7,652,138</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt solid #808080 ;width:19.22%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #808080 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #808080 ;border-top:1pt solid #808080 ;border-left:1pt solid #808080 ;width:23.10%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">Guido J. Neels</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #808080 ;border-left:1pt solid #808080 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #808080 ;border-top:1pt solid #808080 ;width:19.22%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">20,715,721</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #808080 ;border-left:1pt solid #808080 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #808080 ;border-top:1pt solid #808080 ;width:19.22%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">789,860</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:19.22%;border-top:1pt solid #808080 ;border-left:1pt solid #808080 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #808080 ;border-right:1pt solid #808080 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">7,652,138</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt solid #808080 ;width:19.22%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #808080 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #808080 ;border-top:1pt solid #808080 ;border-left:1pt solid #808080 ;width:23.10%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">Robert J. Rudelius</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #808080 ;border-left:1pt solid #808080 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #808080 ;border-top:1pt solid #808080 ;width:19.22%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">20,459,720</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #808080 ;border-left:1pt solid #808080 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #808080 ;border-top:1pt solid #808080 ;width:19.22%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">1,045,861</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:19.22%;border-top:1pt solid #808080 ;border-left:1pt solid #808080 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #808080 ;border-right:1pt solid #808080 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">7,652,138</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt solid #808080 ;width:19.22%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #808080 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #808080 ;border-top:1pt solid #808080 ;border-left:1pt solid #808080 ;width:23.10%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">Amy Wendell</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #808080 ;border-left:1pt solid #808080 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #808080 ;border-top:1pt solid #808080 ;width:19.22%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">20,857,049</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #808080 ;border-left:1pt solid #808080 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #808080 ;border-top:1pt solid #808080 ;width:19.22%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">648,532</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:19.22%;border-top:1pt solid #808080 ;border-left:1pt solid #808080 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #808080 ;border-right:1pt solid #808080 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">7,652,138</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt solid #808080 ;width:19.22%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #808080 ;border-top:1pt solid #808080 ;border-left:1pt solid #808080 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #808080 ;width:23.10%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">Karen Zaderej</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #808080 ;border-left:1pt solid #808080 ;border-top:1pt solid #808080 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #808080 ;width:19.22%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">21,100,073</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #808080 ;border-left:1pt solid #808080 ;border-top:1pt solid #808080 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #808080 ;width:19.22%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">405,508</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:19.22%;border-top:1pt solid #808080 ;border-left:1pt solid #808080 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #808080 ;border-right:1pt solid #808080 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">7,652,138</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt solid #808080 ;width:19.22%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table></div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;">
			<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;text-indent: -36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;">
			<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:11pt;">Proposal No. 2:</font><font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To approve an amendment and restatement of the AxoGen 2010 Stock Incentive Plan (the &#x201C;Plan&#x201D;) to increase the number of shares of common stock of AxoGen authorized for issuance under the Plan from 5,500,000 to 7,700,000 and to make certain administrative changes&nbsp;to the Plan (as amended and restated, the &#x201C;A&amp;R 2010 Plan&#x201D;):</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;text-indent: -36pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;">
			<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</font>
		</p>
		<div style="width:100%;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 80.06%;margin-left:35.75pt;">
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #808080 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #808080 ;border-left:1pt solid #808080 ;border-top:1pt solid #808080 ;width:25.02%;background-color: #E0E0E0;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:11pt;">For</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #808080 ;border-left:1pt solid #808080 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #808080 ;border-top:1pt solid #808080 ;width:25.00%;background-color: #E0E0E0;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:11pt;">Against</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #808080 ;border-left:1pt solid #808080 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #808080 ;border-top:1pt solid #808080 ;width:25.00%;background-color: #E0E0E0;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:11pt;">Abstain</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt solid #808080 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #808080 ;border-right:1pt solid #808080 ;border-top:1pt solid #808080 ;width:24.98%;background-color: #E0E0E0;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:11pt;">Broker Non&#x2013;Vote</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #808080 ;border-top:1pt solid #808080 ;border-left:1pt solid #808080 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #808080 ;width:25.02%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">18,258,225</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #808080 ;border-left:1pt solid #808080 ;border-top:1pt solid #808080 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #808080 ;width:25.00%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">2,864,010</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #808080 ;border-left:1pt solid #808080 ;border-top:1pt solid #808080 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #808080 ;width:25.00%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">257,713</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt solid #808080 ;border-top:1pt solid #808080 ;border-right:1pt solid #808080 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #808080 ;width:24.98%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">7,652,138</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table></div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;">
			<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;text-indent: -36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;">
			<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:11pt;">Proposal No. 3:<a name="_Hlk483415418"></a></font><font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To approve the AxoGen, Inc. 2017 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the &#x201C;ESPP&#x201D;):</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;">
			<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</font>
		</p>
		<div style="width:100%;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 80.00%;margin-left:36pt;">
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:25.00%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:25.00%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:25.00%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:24.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #808080 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #808080 ;border-top:1pt solid #808080 ;border-left:1pt solid #808080 ;width:25.00%;background-color: #E0E0E0;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:11pt;">For</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #808080 ;border-left:1pt solid #808080 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #808080 ;border-top:1pt solid #808080 ;width:25.00%;background-color: #E0E0E0;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:11pt;">Against</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #808080 ;border-left:1pt solid #808080 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #808080 ;border-top:1pt solid #808080 ;width:25.00%;background-color: #E0E0E0;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:11pt;">Abstain</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt solid #808080 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #808080 ;border-top:1pt solid #808080 ;border-right:1pt solid #808080 ;width:24.98%;background-color: #E0E0E0;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:11pt;">Broker Non&#x2013;Vote</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #808080 ;border-top:1pt solid #808080 ;border-left:1pt solid #808080 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #808080 ;width:25.00%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">21,070,772</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #808080 ;border-left:1pt solid #808080 ;border-top:1pt solid #808080 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #808080 ;width:25.00%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">219,352</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #808080 ;border-left:1pt solid #808080 ;border-top:1pt solid #808080 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #808080 ;width:25.00%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">89,824</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt solid #808080 ;border-top:1pt solid #808080 ;border-right:1pt solid #808080 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #808080 ;width:24.98%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">7,652,138</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table></div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;">
			<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;">
			<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:11pt;">Proposal No. 4:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">To ratify the selection of Lurie, LLP as the Company&#x2019;s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2017:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;text-indent: -36pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;">
			<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</font>
		</p>
		<div style="width:100%;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 80.08%;margin-left:35.75pt;">
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #808080 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #808080 ;border-left:1pt solid #808080 ;border-top:1pt solid #808080 ;width:25.00%;background-color: #E0E0E0;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:11pt;">For</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #808080 ;border-left:1pt solid #808080 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #808080 ;border-top:1pt solid #808080 ;width:25.00%;background-color: #E0E0E0;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:11pt;">Against</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #808080 ;border-left:1pt solid #808080 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #808080 ;border-top:1pt solid #808080 ;width:25.00%;background-color: #E0E0E0;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:11pt;">Abstain</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt solid #808080 ;width:25.00%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #808080 ;border-top:1pt solid #808080 ;border-left:1pt solid #808080 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #808080 ;width:25.00%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">28,553,188</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #808080 ;border-left:1pt solid #808080 ;border-top:1pt solid #808080 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #808080 ;width:25.00%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">226,437</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #808080 ;border-left:1pt solid #808080 ;border-top:1pt solid #808080 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #808080 ;width:25.00%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;">
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			<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;color:#000000;font-size:11pt;">As a result, the shareholders: (i) elected each of the seven nominees as a director of the Company to hold office for the ensuing year and until their successors are elected and qualified; (ii) approved the A&amp;R 2010 Plan; (iii) approved the ESPP; and (iv) ratified the appointment of Lurie, LLP as the Company&#x2019;s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2017. &nbsp;</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;color:#000000;font-size:11pt;">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. </font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">Dated:&nbsp; May 30, 2017</font>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">AXOGEN, INC.</font></p>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">/s/&nbsp;Gregory G. Freitag</font></p>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">Gregory G. Freitag</font></p>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">General Counsel and SVP Business Development</font></p>
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