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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-21-052513
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFA14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20210420
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20210420

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Avanos Medical, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001606498
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ORTHOPEDIC, PROSTHETIC & SURGICAL APPLIANCES & SUPPLIES [3842]
		IRS NUMBER:				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:		21837857

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5405 WINDWARD PARKWAY
		CITY:			ALPHARETTA
		STATE:			GA
		ZIP:			30004
		BUSINESS PHONE:		678-425-9273

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5405 WINDWARD PARKWAY
		CITY:			ALPHARETTA
		STATE:			GA
		ZIP:			30004

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Halyard Health, Inc.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20140424
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        <div style="text-align:center; width:523.15pt; line-height:12pt;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">UNITED STATES <br >SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<font style="font-weight:normal;font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif ;letter-spacing:0.2pt;"> </font></div>
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        <div style="margin-top:12pt; text-align:center; width:523.15pt; line-height:12pt;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">SCHEDULE 14A<font style="font-weight:normal;font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif ;letter-spacing:0.2pt;"> </font></div>
        <div style="margin-top:8pt; text-align:center; width:523.15pt; line-height:12pt;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section&#160;14(a) of the <br >Securities Exchange Act of 1934 <br >(Amendment No.&#8199;&#8199;)<font style="font-weight:normal;font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif ;letter-spacing:0.2pt;"> </font></div>
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<p style="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><b>Explanatory Note</b></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0">These additional proxy materials are being filed to supplement certain
disclosures (as described below) in Avanos Medical, Inc.&rsquo;s Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A for its 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders,
which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &ldquo;SEC&rdquo;) on March 19, 2021 (the &ldquo;2021 Proxy Statement&rdquo;).
Except as specifically discussed in this Explanatory Note, these supplemental materials do not otherwise supplement any other disclosures
in the 2021 Proxy Statement. In addition, these supplemental materials do not reflect events occurring after the date of the 2021 Proxy
Statement or modify or update disclosures that may have been affected by subsequent events.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0">If you are a stockholder and you have already voted, you do not need
to vote again unless you desire to change or revoke your prior vote on any proposal. If you are a stockholder of record and you desire
to change or revoke your vote, please see the section of our 2021 Proxy Statement titled &ldquo;How to Revoke or Change Your Vote&rdquo;.</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><b>Corrected Disclosures</b></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The following supplemental information for the 2021 Proxy Statement
is set forth below:</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; color: #F99D22"><b>SECTION 16(A) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE</b></p>

<p style="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Section&nbsp;16(a) of the Exchange Act requires our directors, named
executive officers, chief accounting officer, and any person beneficially owning more than 10 percent of our common stock to file reports
with the SEC regarding their ownership of our stock and any changes in ownership. We maintain a compliance program to assist our directors,
named executive officers and chief accounting officer in making these filings. Based on a review of the Section&nbsp;16 forms filed with
the SEC during 2020, and certifications from our directors, named executive officers, and chief accounting officer that no other reports
were required for them, we believe that our directors, named executive officers, chief accounting officer and persons who beneficially
own more than 10 percent of our common stock timely complied with their filing requirements for 2020, with the exception that the Form
4 filed by each of Gary Blackford, John Byrnes, Ronald Dollens, Heidi Kunz, Michael Greiner, William Hawkins, Patrick O&rsquo;Leary, Maria
Sainz, and Julie Shimer on January 8, 2020, reporting a restricted stock unit grant by the Company on January 2, 2020, was filed two days
late.</p>

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