8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 17, 2022

Bioventus Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

4721 Emperor Boulevard, Suite 100

Durham, North Carolina 27703

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (919) 474-6700

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company  ☒

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 13(a) of the Exchange Act.   ☒

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On June 17, 2022, Bioventus Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). A total of 68,025,185 shares of Class A common stock and Class B common stock (collectively, the “Common Stock”) were present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting, representing approximately 88.5% percent of the Company’s outstanding Common Stock as of the April 22, 2022 record date. The following are the voting results for the proposals considered and voted upon at the meeting, each of which were described in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 29, 2022.

Item 1 — Election of four Class I Directors to serve until the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, and until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified.

Item 2 — Ratification of the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2022.

Based on the foregoing votes, Michelle McMurry-Heath, Guido J. Neels, Guy P. Nohra, and Stavros G. Vizirgianakis were elected as Class I Directors and Item 2 was approved.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.