<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001578563-23-000026.txt : 20230421
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001578563-23-000026
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20220401
FILED AS OF DATE:		20230421
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20230421

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Nosenzo John
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001835973

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-37844
		FILM NUMBER:		23837451

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O BIOVENTUS INC.
		STREET 2:		4721 EMPEROR BOULEVARD, SUITE 400
		CITY:			DURHAM
		STATE:			NC
		ZIP:			27703

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Bioventus Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001665988
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SURGICAL & MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS & APPARATUS [3841]
		IRS NUMBER:				810980861
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4721 EMPEROR BOULEVARD, SUITE 100
		CITY:			DURHAM
		STATE:			NC
		ZIP:			27703
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(919) 474-6700

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4721 EMPEROR BOULEVARD, SUITE 100
		CITY:			DURHAM
		STATE:			NC
		ZIP:			27703
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        <footnote id="F1">Reflects shares sold to cover taxes in connection with shares purchased under the Company's 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Includes an aggregate of 3,398 shares of Class A common stock purchased under the Company's 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.  This number has also been adjusted to account for a scrivener's error in a prior filing which attributed an acquisition of 40 shares under the Company's 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/Anthony D'Adamio, Attorney-in-Fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2023-04-21</signatureDate>
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