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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001606498-26-000118
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	S-8 POS
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20260731
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20260731
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20260731

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:		S-8 POS
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-288136
		FILM NUMBER:		261227947

	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
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<title>Document</title></head><body><div id="iacd29aa2d90e4635a9727cf21ea0471b_1"></div><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div style="margin-top:6pt"><font><br></font></div></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 31, 2026.</font></div><div style="text-align:right"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Registration No. 333-199748</font></div><div style="text-align:right"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Registration No. 333-233071</font></div><div style="text-align:right"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Registration No. 333-258016</font></div><div style="text-align:right"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Registration No. 333-273234</font></div><div style="text-align:right"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Registration No. 333-288136</font></div><div style="margin-top:5pt;text-align:center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:512.25pt"><tr><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:510.25pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:3pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:3pt double #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:16pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">UNITED STATES</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:16pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Washington, D.C. 20549</font></div><div style="margin-top:5pt;text-align:center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:189.75pt"><tr><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:187.75pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:3pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT No. 1 to</font></div><div style="margin-top:6pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:18pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">FORM S-8</font></div><div style="margin-top:9pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">REGISTRATION STATEMENT</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</font></div><div style="margin-top:5pt;text-align:center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:512.25pt"><tr><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:510.25pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:3pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:16pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">AVANOS MEDICAL, INC.</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</font></div><div style="margin-top:5pt;text-align:center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:490.50pt"><tr><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:241.75pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:1.00pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:241.75pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Delaware</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">46-4987888</font></td></tr><tr style="height:12pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(IRS Employer Identification No.)</font></td></tr><tr style="height:33pt"><td colspan="9" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">5405 Windward Parkway<br>Suite 100 South<br>Alpharetta, Georgia 30004</font></td></tr><tr style="height:12pt"><td colspan="9" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(Address, including zip code, of Principal Executive Offices)</font></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="9" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Avanos Medical, Inc. 2021 Long Term Incentive Plan, As Amended</font></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="9" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Avanos Medical, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan</font></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="9" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Halyard Health, Inc. Equity Participation Plan</font></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="9" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Halyard Health, Inc. Outside Directors&#8217; Compensation Plan</font></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="9" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(Full titles of the plans)</font></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-top:6pt;text-align:center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:330.00pt"><tr><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:328.00pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:12pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">John S. Fischer</font></div></td></tr><tr style="height:12pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">General Counsel and Secretary</font></td></tr><tr style="height:12pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Avanos Medical, Inc.</font></td></tr><tr style="height:12pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">5405 Windward Parkway</font></td></tr><tr style="height:12pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Suite 100 South</font></td></tr><tr style="height:12pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Alpharetta, Georgia 30004</font></td></tr><tr style="height:12pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(844) 428-2667</font></td></tr><tr style="height:9pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(Name, address and telephone number for agent for service)</font></td></tr><tr style="height:12pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:12pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">With a copy to&#58;</font></td></tr><tr style="height:12pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Justin A. Macke</font></td></tr><tr style="height:12pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Adam Cromie</font></td></tr><tr style="height:12pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Sidley Austin LLP</font></td></tr><tr style="height:12pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">787 Seventh Avenue</font></td></tr><tr style="height:12pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">New York, NY 10019</font></td></tr><tr style="height:12pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(212) 839-5300</font></td></tr></table></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of &#8220;large accelerated filer,&#8221; &#8220;accelerated filer,&#8221; &#8220;smaller reporting company,&#8221; and &#8220;emerging growth company&#8221; in Rule&#160;12b-2 of the Exchange Act. </font></div><div style="height:21.6pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="margin-top:6pt"><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div style="margin-top:6pt"><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-top:5pt;text-align:center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:327.75pt"><tr><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:157.00pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:15.25pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:136.75pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:10.75pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:12pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Large accelerated filer</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">x</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Accelerated filer</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">o</font></td></tr><tr style="height:12pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Non-accelerated filer</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">o</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Smaller reporting company</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">o</font></td></tr><tr style="height:12pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Emerging growth company</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">o</font></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-top:6pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">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 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.   </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">o</font></div><div style="margin-top:5pt;padding-left:180pt;padding-right:180pt;text-align:center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:512.25pt"><tr><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:510.25pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:3pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:3pt double #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="height:21.6pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="margin-top:6pt"><font><br></font></div></div></div><div id="iacd29aa2d90e4635a9727cf21ea0471b_4"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:42.75pt;width:100%"><div style="margin-top:6pt"><font><br></font></div></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">DEREGISTRATION OF SECURITIES</font></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;text-indent:-18pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-top:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">This Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 (the &#8220;Post-Effective Amendment&#8221;), filed by Avanos Medical, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the &#8220;Company&#8221;), relates to&#58; (i) the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-199748), filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;SEC&#8221;) on October 31, 2014, pertaining to the registration of 4,500,000 shares of common stock issuable under the Halyard Health, Inc. Equity Participation Plan and 400,000 shares of common stock issuable under the Halyard Health, Inc. Outside Directors&#8217; Compensation Plan&#59; (ii) the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-233071), filed with the SEC on August 7, 2019, pertaining to the registration of 1,000,000 shares of common stock issuable under the Avanos Medical, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan&#59; (iii) the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-258016), filed with the SEC on July 19, 2021, pertaining to the registration of 3,489,976 shares of common stock issuable under the Avanos Medical, Inc. 2021 Long Term Incentive Plan (as amended, the &#8220;Long Term Incentive Plan&#8221;)&#59; (iv) the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-273234), filed with the SEC on July 13, 2023, pertaining to the registration of 1,250,000 additional shares of common stock issuable under the Long Term Incentive Plan&#59; and (v) the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-288136), filed with the SEC on June 18, 2025, pertaining to the registration of 2,250,000 additional shares of common stock issuable under the Long Term Incentive Plan (collectively, the &#8220;Registration Statements&#8221;).</font></div><div style="margin-top:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">On April 13, 2026, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the &#8220;Merger Agreement&#8221;) by and among the Company, A-AV Holdco I, Inc., a Delaware corporation (&#8220;Parent&#8221;), and A-AV MergerSub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (&#8220;Merger Subsidiary&#8221;). Upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, on July 27, 2026, Merger Subsidiary merged with and into the Company (the &#8220;Merger&#8221;), with the Company surviving the Merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent. </font></div><div style="margin-top:12pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">As a result of the Merger, the Company has terminated all offerings of the Company&#8217;s securities pursuant to its existing registration statements under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#8220;Securities Act&#8221;), including the Registration Statements. In accordance with undertakings made by the Company in the Registration Statements to remove from registration, by means of a post-effective amendment, any of the securities registered under the Registration Statements that remain unsold at the termination of the offering, the Company hereby terminates the effectiveness of the Registration Statements and removes from registration any and all securities registered under the Registration Statements but unsold as of the date hereof. </font></div><div style="margin-top:6pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="height:42.75pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="margin-top:6pt"><font><br></font></div></div></div><div id="iacd29aa2d90e4635a9727cf21ea0471b_34"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:36pt;width:100%"><div style="margin-top:6pt"><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">SIGNATURES</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Company certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form&#160;S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Alpharetta, State of Georgia, on this 31st day of July, 2026.</font></div><div style="margin-top:5pt;text-align:right"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:59.661%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:3.438%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.532%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:32.869%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="9" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">AVANOS MEDICAL, INC.</font></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="9" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">By&#58;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#47;s&#47;  David C. Pacitti</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:1.5pt 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">David C. Pacitti<br>Chief Executive Officer</font></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-bottom:9pt;margin-top:9pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:9pt;margin-top:9pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">No other person is required to sign this Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statements on Form S-8 in reliance upon Rule 478 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-indent:463.5pt"><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:right"><font><br></font></div><div style="height:21.6pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="margin-top:6pt"><font><br></font></div></div></div></body></html>
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