<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>

      <!-- iXBRL document created with: Toppan Merrill Bridge iXBRL 9.2.7150.29989 -->
      <!-- Based on: iXBRL 1.1 -->
      <!-- Created on: 8/16/2019 8:19:44 PM -->
      <!-- iXBRL Library version: 1.0.7150.29997 -->
      <!-- iXBRL Service Job ID: 3ac85a93-acd5-4f53-80d7-7470a794e7d6 -->

  <html xmlns:dei="http://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2019-01-31" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:axgn="http://www.axogen.com/20190814" xmlns:link="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xbrldt="http://xbrl.org/2005/xbrldt" xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ixt-sec="http://www.sec.gov/inlineXBRL/transformation/2015-08-31" xmlns:ixt="http://www.xbrl.org/inlineXBRL/transformation/2015-02-26" xmlns:ix="http://www.xbrl.org/2013/inlineXBRL" xmlns:ref="http://www.xbrl.org/2006/ref" xmlns:xbrli="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance"><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html" /><title></title></head><body><div style="margin-top:30pt;"></div><div style="display:none;"><ix:header><ix:hidden><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="Duration_8_13_2019_To_8_14_2019_ozg7t12GNEe-zM7H_jbIhQ" name="dei:AmendmentFlag" id="Hidden_y92t4h31BUqi8rpY7zs_AA">false</ix:nonNumeric><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="Duration_8_13_2019_To_8_14_2019_ozg7t12GNEe-zM7H_jbIhQ" name="dei:EntityCentralIndexKey" id="Hidden_Lndlv614w0utRTWPyU2ZuA">0000805928</ix:nonNumeric></ix:hidden><ix:references><link:schemaRef xlink:href="axgn-20190814.xsd" xlink:type="simple"></link:schemaRef></ix:references><ix:resources><xbrli:context id="Duration_8_13_2019_To_8_14_2019_ozg7t12GNEe-zM7H_jbIhQ"><xbrli:entity><xbrli:identifier scheme="http://www.sec.gov/CIK">0000805928</xbrli:identifier></xbrli:entity><xbrli:period><xbrli:startDate>2019-08-13</xbrli:startDate><xbrli:endDate>2019-08-14</xbrli:endDate></xbrli:period></xbrli:context></ix:resources></ix:header></div><div style="max-width:100%;padding-left:10.35%;padding-right:10.35%;position:relative;"><div style="clear:both;max-width:100%;position:relative;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;line-height:1pt;padding-bottom:1pt;padding-top:1pt;text-align:center;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-top:3.0pt solid #000000;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-weight:bold;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><a id="_d8174289_995d_4272_803e_af7716165481"></a><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">UNITED STATES</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Washington, D.C. 20549</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-size:16pt;font-weight:bold;">Form </b><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="Duration_8_13_2019_To_8_14_2019_ozg7t12GNEe-zM7H_jbIhQ" name="dei:DocumentType" id="Narr_ZKmErqQu2UGgVbRX36T3Pw"><b style="font-size:16pt;font-weight:bold;">8-K</b></ix:nonNumeric></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Current Report</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): </b><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="Duration_8_13_2019_To_8_14_2019_ozg7t12GNEe-zM7H_jbIhQ" format="ixt:datemonthdayyearen" name="dei:DocumentPeriodEndDate" id="Narr_bRxVLoAX70i3vGtbCdUr-w"><b style="font-weight:bold;">August 14, 2019</b></ix:nonNumeric></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="Duration_8_13_2019_To_8_14_2019_ozg7t12GNEe-zM7H_jbIhQ" name="dei:EntityRegistrantName" id="Narr_m0_CIvMb_0qUat3dtFT1Xg"><b style="font-size:16pt;font-weight:bold;">AXOGEN, INC</b><b style="font-size:16.5pt;font-weight:bold;">.</b></ix:nonNumeric></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">(</b>Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><a id="_82e60514_91c8_442d_8856_f3fb4938920b"></a><a id="Tc_j6Wo4iZd1Ey6iuBlvdfImQ_2_0"></a><a id="Tc_XgCPL733B06zKW5lOmDXCg_2_2"></a><a id="Tc_rq37NKCJ7kWiY4DL1zTPMQ_2_4"></a><a id="Tc_wBQvBlb9VUGNbhd2MyWZ_w_3_0"></a><table style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:16pt;padding-left:0pt;padding-right:0pt;width:100%;"><tr style="height:1pt;"><td style="vertical-align:top;width:31.38%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:2.1%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:35.59%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:2.1%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:28.81%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:31.38%;border-bottom:1.0pt solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="Duration_8_13_2019_To_8_14_2019_ozg7t12GNEe-zM7H_jbIhQ" format="ixt-sec:stateprovnameen" name="dei:EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode" id="Tc_0pPbyAfGfkK9kW9mR7HW_A_1_0"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Minnesota</b></ix:nonNumeric></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:2.1%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:35.59%;border-bottom:1.0pt solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="Duration_8_13_2019_To_8_14_2019_ozg7t12GNEe-zM7H_jbIhQ" name="dei:EntityFileNumber" id="Tc_KK6Vz0SL4ESqz7qWQdHy3g_1_2"><b style="font-weight:bold;">001-36046</b></ix:nonNumeric></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:2.1%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:28.81%;border-bottom:1.0pt solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="Duration_8_13_2019_To_8_14_2019_ozg7t12GNEe-zM7H_jbIhQ" name="dei:EntityTaxIdentificationNumber" id="Tc_5Xdzl6INCEaLuF0iqV4HcQ_1_4"><b style="font-weight:bold;">41-1301878</b></ix:nonNumeric></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:31.38%;border-top:1.0pt solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">(State or other jurisdiction of</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:2.1%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:35.59%;border-top:1.0pt solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">(Commission File Number)</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:2.1%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:28.81%;border-top:1.0pt solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">(IRS Employer Identification No.)</p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:31.38%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">incorporation)</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:2.1%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:35.59%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:2.1%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:28.81%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td></tr></table><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><a id="_6af50122_6d9c_49fa_a823_c268d06726ad"></a><a id="Tc__QYxwu6kQEyBUAbDyFIyyQ_1_0"></a><a id="Tc_18JMjj0WEk-CTqKjxuP4jA_2_0"></a><a id="Tc_PPxIoqKHn0uWcnXVQxiViA_3_0"></a><a id="Tc_7Pr0IwnEGU2ngr6ZOdolQQ_3_2"></a><table style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:16pt;padding-left:0pt;padding-right:0pt;width:100%;"><tr style="height:1pt;"><td style="vertical-align:top;width:50.21%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:2.14%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:47.64%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:50.21%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="Duration_8_13_2019_To_8_14_2019_ozg7t12GNEe-zM7H_jbIhQ" name="dei:EntityAddressAddressLine1" id="Narr_h_HdKptzi0m-iu0YQfkybQ"><b style="font-weight:bold;">13631 Progress Boulevard</b></ix:nonNumeric><b style="font-weight:bold;">, </b><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="Duration_8_13_2019_To_8_14_2019_ozg7t12GNEe-zM7H_jbIhQ" name="dei:EntityAddressAddressLine2" id="Narr_IOwXjOKLeUuBwITSvmIfTQ"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Suite 400</b></ix:nonNumeric><b style="font-weight:bold;">,</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:2.14%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:9pt;margin:0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:47.64%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:50.21%;border-bottom:1.0pt solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="Duration_8_13_2019_To_8_14_2019_ozg7t12GNEe-zM7H_jbIhQ" name="dei:EntityAddressCityOrTown" id="Narr_0DM6yJ7PhUmA_F_kh3fUnA"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Alachua</b></ix:nonNumeric><b style="font-weight:bold;">, </b><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="Duration_8_13_2019_To_8_14_2019_ozg7t12GNEe-zM7H_jbIhQ" format="ixt-sec:stateprovnameen" name="dei:EntityAddressStateOrProvince" id="Narr_702q1IuUx0eyWI51J_-Yyg"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Florida</b></ix:nonNumeric><b style="font-weight:bold;"> </b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:2.14%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:47.64%;border-bottom:1.0pt solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="Duration_8_13_2019_To_8_14_2019_ozg7t12GNEe-zM7H_jbIhQ" name="dei:EntityAddressPostalZipCode" id="Tc_N4j3TTOlAUqtmI1xBfaIOQ_2_2"><b style="font-weight:bold;">32615</b></ix:nonNumeric></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:50.21%;border-top:1.0pt solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:2.14%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:47.64%;border-top:1.0pt solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">(Zip Code)</p></td></tr></table><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">Registrant&#8217;s telephone number, including area code</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><table style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:16pt;padding-left:0pt;padding-right:0pt;width:100%;"><tr style="height:1pt;"><td style="vertical-align:top;width:100%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:100%;border-bottom:1.0pt solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">(</b><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="Duration_8_13_2019_To_8_14_2019_ozg7t12GNEe-zM7H_jbIhQ" name="dei:CityAreaCode" id="Narr_SdKDOMw5W0-gUsZRLh4brg"><b style="font-weight:bold;">386</b></ix:nonNumeric><b style="font-weight:bold;">) </b><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="Duration_8_13_2019_To_8_14_2019_ozg7t12GNEe-zM7H_jbIhQ" name="dei:LocalPhoneNumber" id="Narr_266l6awAmkmPveC9xTyQLA"><b style="font-weight:bold;">462-6800</b></ix:nonNumeric></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:100%;border-top:1.0pt solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">(Former name or former address if changed since last report,)</p></td></tr></table><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:9pt;margin:0pt;">Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:9pt;margin:0pt;"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="Duration_8_13_2019_To_8_14_2019_ozg7t12GNEe-zM7H_jbIhQ" format="ixt-sec:boolballotbox" name="dei:WrittenCommunications" id="Narr_BTGsqTclvkSo_Iayz6V9cw"><span style="font-family:'Segoe UI Symbol';">&#9744;</span></ix:nonNumeric>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:9pt;margin:0pt;"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="Duration_8_13_2019_To_8_14_2019_ozg7t12GNEe-zM7H_jbIhQ" format="ixt-sec:boolballotbox" name="dei:SolicitingMaterial" id="Narr_tRL2pNcpGESb5PMRFvIljw"><span style="font-family:'Segoe UI Symbol';">&#9744;</span></ix:nonNumeric>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:9pt;margin:0pt;"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="Duration_8_13_2019_To_8_14_2019_ozg7t12GNEe-zM7H_jbIhQ" format="ixt-sec:boolballotbox" name="dei:PreCommencementTenderOffer" id="Narr_bXbGP5fdKEGOKuzvWBLAoA"><span style="font-family:'Segoe UI Symbol';">&#9744;</span></ix:nonNumeric>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:9pt;margin:0pt;"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="Duration_8_13_2019_To_8_14_2019_ozg7t12GNEe-zM7H_jbIhQ" format="ixt-sec:boolballotbox" name="dei:PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer" id="Narr_Ubelot7zik2bNfsMwkX-IA"><span style="font-family:'Segoe UI Symbol';">&#9744;</span></ix:nonNumeric>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e- 4(c))</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:9pt;margin:0pt;">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&#167;230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&#167;240.12b-2 of this chapter).</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:9pt;margin:0pt;">Emerging growth company <ix:nonNumeric contextRef="Duration_8_13_2019_To_8_14_2019_ozg7t12GNEe-zM7H_jbIhQ" format="ixt-sec:boolballotbox" name="dei:EntityEmergingGrowthCompany" id="Narr_h2nNkfMXE0i0trEFO9DBgQ"><span style="font-family:'Segoe UI Symbol';">&#9744;</span></ix:nonNumeric></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:9pt;margin:0pt;">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. <span style="font-family:'Segoe UI Symbol';">&#9744;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:9pt;margin:0pt;">Securities registered pursuant to Section&#160;12(b) of the Act:</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><a id="_91921b10_e297_42bd_b930_f345b3ac8c07"></a><a id="Tc_1gdxVcX3_USeJK5G2ZEZ4Q_1_0"></a><a id="Tc_YTfIPlVMpUKJn9rkAxc3WQ_1_2"></a><a id="Tc_2o4zlHSmnUaEz3nqmV5DcA_1_4"></a><a id="Tc_tTwK9HkwbkaDY8eYMv4Q2A_2_0"></a><table style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:16pt;padding-left:0pt;padding-right:0pt;width:100%;"><tr style="height:1pt;"><td style="vertical-align:top;width:32.96%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:1.12%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:32.42%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap;width:1.06%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:32.42%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:32.96%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Title of each class</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:1.12%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:32.42%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Trading Symbol(s)</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap;width:1.06%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:32.42%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Name of exchange on which registered</b></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:32.96%;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt 0pt 2pt 0pt;"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="Duration_8_13_2019_To_8_14_2019_ozg7t12GNEe-zM7H_jbIhQ" name="dei:Security12bTitle" id="Narr_dCng3eGQaE-mfIEEHrEWvg">Common Stock</ix:nonNumeric>, $0.01 par value </p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:1.12%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:32.42%;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt 0pt 2pt 0pt;"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="Duration_8_13_2019_To_8_14_2019_ozg7t12GNEe-zM7H_jbIhQ" name="dei:TradingSymbol" id="Tc_UzBeXIBiO0exwiUOJS8NjQ_2_2">AXGN</ix:nonNumeric></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap;width:1.06%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:32.42%;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt 0pt 2pt 0pt;"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="Duration_8_13_2019_To_8_14_2019_ozg7t12GNEe-zM7H_jbIhQ" format="ixt-sec:exchnameen" name="dei:SecurityExchangeName" id="Tc_zp40p_cAq06U6i6vlgeFMA_2_4">The Nasdaq Stock Market</ix:nonNumeric></p></td></tr></table><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt 0pt 0.05pt 0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;padding-bottom:1pt;padding-top:1pt;border-bottom:3.0pt solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt 0pt 0.05pt 0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="display:none;font-family:'Times New Roman';line-height:0pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:0pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><a id="_b046f055_109b_4a3b_b32a_78c140ad2127"></a></div></div>
<div style="background-color:#000000;clear:both;height:2pt;page-break-after:always;width:79.3%;border:0;margin:30pt 10.35% 30pt 10.35%;"></div><div style="max-width:100%;padding-left:10.35%;padding-right:10.35%;position:relative;"><div style="clear:both;max-width:100%;position:relative;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:9pt;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><a id="_Hlk483415278"></a><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:9pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;">On August 14, 2019, Axogen, Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) held its 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the &#8220;Annual Meeting&#8221;) to act upon the matters provided in the Company&#8217;s 2019 Proxy Statement dated June 27, 2019 (the &#8220;Proxy Statement&#8221;). Of the 39,205,173 shares of the Company&#8217;s common stock outstanding and eligible to vote at the Annual Meeting, 35,414,152 shares were present either in person or by proxy.</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:9pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"> <span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:9pt;margin:0pt;">The proposals submitted to the shareholders at the Annual Meeting were as follows:</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:9pt;margin:0pt;">&#160;</p><table style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;table-layout:fixed;width:100%;border:0pt;"><tr><td style="width:24.5pt;"></td><td style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:9pt;vertical-align:text-top;white-space:nowrap;width:43.5pt;padding:0pt;">&#9679;</td><td style="padding:0pt;"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:9pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;">Proposal 1 &#8212; the election of the nominees to the Company&#8217;s Board of Directors (the &#8220;Board&#8221;);</span></td></tr></table><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;padding-left:15.75pt;text-indent:-15.75pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 26.75pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;margin-left:0pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><table style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;table-layout:fixed;width:100%;border:0pt;"><tr><td style="width:24.5pt;"></td><td style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:9pt;vertical-align:text-top;white-space:nowrap;width:43.5pt;padding:0pt;">&#9679;</td><td style="padding:0pt;"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:9pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;">Proposal 2 &#8212;approve the Axogen, Inc. 2019 Long-Term Incentive Plan;</span></td></tr></table><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;padding-left:15.75pt;text-indent:-15.75pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 26.75pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;margin-left:0pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><table style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;table-layout:fixed;width:100%;border:0pt;"><tr><td style="width:24.5pt;"></td><td style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:9pt;vertical-align:text-top;white-space:nowrap;width:43.5pt;padding:0pt;">&#9679;</td><td style="padding:0pt;"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:9pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;">Proposal 3 &#8212; the ratification of the appointment of Deloitte &amp; Touche LLP as the Company&#8217;s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December&#160;31, 2019;</span></td></tr></table><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;padding-left:15.75pt;text-indent:-15.75pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 26.75pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;margin-left:0pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><table style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;table-layout:fixed;width:100%;border:0pt;"><tr><td style="width:24.5pt;"></td><td style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:9pt;vertical-align:text-top;white-space:nowrap;width:43.5pt;padding:0pt;">&#9679;</td><td style="padding:0pt;"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:9pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;">Proposal 4 &#8212; an advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company&#8217;s named executive officers; and</span></td></tr></table><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;padding-left:15.75pt;text-indent:-15.75pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 26.75pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;margin-left:0pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><table style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;table-layout:fixed;width:100%;border:0pt;"><tr><td style="width:24.5pt;"></td><td style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:9pt;vertical-align:text-top;white-space:nowrap;width:43.5pt;padding:0pt;">&#9679;</td><td style="padding:0pt;"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:9pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;">Proposal 5 &#8212; an advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company&#8217;s named executive officers.</span></td></tr></table><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-indent:2.25pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:9pt;text-indent:24.5pt;margin:0pt;">Each proposal is described in detail in the Company&#8217;s definitive proxy statement, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 27, 2019.</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:9pt;margin:0pt;">&#160;</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:9pt;text-indent:24.5pt;margin:0pt;">At the Annual Meeting, the Company&#8217;s shareholders elected each director nominee to the Board, approved the Axogen, Inc. 2019 Long-Term Incentive Plan and ratified the appointment of Deloitte &amp; Touch LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company and its subsidiaries for the fiscal year ending December&#160;31, 2019. The shareholders approved, in a non-binding advisory vote, the compensation of the Company&#8217;s named executive officers, as presented in the Company&#8217;s definitive proxy statement. The shareholders also approved an annual non-binding advisory vote on the compensation of the Company&#8217;s named executive officers. The final voting results for each proposal, including the number of votes cast for and against, and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes, as applicable, are set forth below.</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:9pt;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Proposal No. 1: Election of Directors</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><table style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:16pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-left:0pt;padding-right:0pt;table-layout:auto;width:63.05%;"><tr style="height:1pt;"><td style="vertical-align:top;width:41.17%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:29.41%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:29.41%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"></div></div></td></tr><tr style="height:11.95pt;"><td style="vertical-align:top;width:41.17%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Arial';font-size:9pt;margin:1.5pt 0pt 0pt 3.55pt;"><b style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-weight:bold;">Nominee</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:29.41%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Arial';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:1.25pt 1.95pt 0pt 1.95pt;"><b style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-weight:bold;">For</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:29.41%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Arial';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:1.25pt 1.95pt 0pt 1.95pt;"><b style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-weight:bold;">Withheld</b></p></td></tr><tr style="height:11.7pt;"><td style="vertical-align:top;width:41.17%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Arial';font-size:9pt;margin:1pt 0pt 0pt 3.55pt;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';">Karen Zaderej</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:29.41%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Arial';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:0.3pt 1.95pt 0pt 1.95pt;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';">29,670,575</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:29.41%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Arial';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:0.3pt 1.95pt 0pt 2.15pt;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';">666,359</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:11.7pt;"><td style="vertical-align:top;width:41.17%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Arial';font-size:9pt;margin:1pt 0pt 0pt 3.55pt;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';">Gregory Freitag</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:29.41%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Arial';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:0.3pt 1.95pt 0pt 1.95pt;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';">29,206,971</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:29.41%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Arial';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:0.3pt 1.95pt 0pt 2.15pt;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';">1,129,963</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:11.7pt;"><td style="vertical-align:top;width:41.17%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Arial';font-size:9pt;margin:1pt 0pt 0pt 3.55pt;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';">Quentin S. Blackford</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:29.41%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Arial';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:0.3pt 1.95pt 0pt 1.95pt;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';">27,260,465</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:29.41%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Arial';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:0.3pt 1.95pt 0pt 2.15pt;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';">3,076,469</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:11.7pt;"><td style="vertical-align:top;width:41.17%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Arial';font-size:9pt;margin:1pt 0pt 0pt 3.55pt;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';">Dr. Mark Gold</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:29.41%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Arial';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:0.3pt 1.95pt 0pt 1.95pt;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';">29,908,264</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:29.41%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Arial';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:0.3pt 1.95pt 0pt 2.15pt;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';">428,670</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:11.7pt;"><td style="vertical-align:top;width:41.17%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Arial';font-size:9pt;margin:1pt 0pt 0pt 3.55pt;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';">Alan M. Levine</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:29.41%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Arial';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:0.3pt 1.95pt 0pt 1.95pt;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';">30,275,891</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:29.41%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Arial';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:0.3pt 1.95pt 0pt 1.95pt;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';">61,043</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:11.7pt;"><td style="vertical-align:top;width:41.17%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Arial';font-size:9pt;margin:1pt 0pt 0pt 3.55pt;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';">Guido Neels</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:29.41%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Arial';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:0.3pt 1.95pt 0pt 1.95pt;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';">28,648,338</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:29.41%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Arial';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:0.3pt 1.95pt 0pt 2.15pt;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';">1,688,596</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:11.7pt;"><td style="vertical-align:top;width:41.17%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Arial';font-size:9pt;margin:1pt 0pt 0pt 3.55pt;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';">Robert Rudelius</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:29.41%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Arial';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:0.3pt 1.95pt 0pt 1.95pt;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';">29,165,896</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:29.41%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Arial';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:0.3pt 1.95pt 0pt 2.15pt;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';">1,171,038</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:11.7pt;"><td style="vertical-align:top;width:41.17%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Arial';font-size:9pt;margin:1pt 0pt 0pt 3.55pt;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';">Amy Wendell</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:29.41%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Arial';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:0.3pt 1.95pt 0pt 1.95pt;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';">29,770,382</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:29.41%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Arial';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:0.3pt 1.95pt 0pt 2.15pt;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';">566,552</span></p></td></tr></table><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:9pt;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Proposal No. 2: Approval of the Axogen, Inc. 2019 Long-Term Incentive Plan</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><a id="_Hlk16859825"></a><table style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:16pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-left:0pt;padding-right:0pt;table-layout:auto;width:81.59%;"><tr style="height:1pt;"><td style="vertical-align:top;width:28.4%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:22.72%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:22.72%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:26.13%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"></div></div></td></tr><tr style="height:11.95pt;"><td style="vertical-align:top;width:28.4%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Arial';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:1.25pt 1.95pt 0pt 1.95pt;"><b style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-weight:bold;">For</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:22.72%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Arial';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:1.25pt 1.95pt 0pt 1.9pt;"><b style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-weight:bold;">Against</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:22.72%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Arial';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:1.25pt 1.95pt 0pt 1.95pt;"><b style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-weight:bold;">Abstain</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:26.13%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Arial';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:1.25pt 1.95pt 0pt 2.2pt;"><b style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-weight:bold;">Broker Non-Votes</b></p></td></tr><tr style="height:11.7pt;"><td style="vertical-align:top;width:28.4%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Arial';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:0.3pt 1.95pt 0pt 1.95pt;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';">20,797,893</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:22.72%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Arial';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:0.3pt 1.95pt 0pt 2.15pt;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';">9,479,359</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:22.72%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Arial';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:0.3pt 1.95pt 0pt 1.95pt;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';">59,682</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:26.13%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Arial';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:0.3pt 1.95pt 0pt 2.15pt;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';">-</span></p></td></tr></table><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:9pt;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Proposal No. 3: Ratification of Deloitte &amp; Touche LLP as Independent Registered Public Accounting </b><b style="font-weight:bold;">Firm for the Fiscal Year Ending December&#160;31, 2019</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><table style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:16pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-left:0pt;padding-right:0pt;table-layout:auto;width:81.59%;"><tr style="height:1pt;"><td style="vertical-align:top;width:31.81%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:22.72%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:22.72%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:22.72%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"></div></div></td></tr><tr style="height:11.95pt;"><td style="vertical-align:top;width:31.81%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Arial';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:1.25pt 1.95pt 0pt 1.95pt;"><b style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-weight:bold;">For</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:22.72%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Arial';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:1.25pt 1.95pt 0pt 1.9pt;"><b style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-weight:bold;">Against</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:22.72%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Arial';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:1.25pt 1.95pt 0pt 1.95pt;"><b style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-weight:bold;">Abstain</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:22.72%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Arial';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:1.25pt 1.95pt 0pt 2.2pt;"><b style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-weight:bold;">Broker Non-Votes</b></p></td></tr><tr style="height:11.7pt;"><td style="vertical-align:top;width:31.81%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Arial';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:0.3pt 1.95pt 0pt 1.95pt;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';">35,280,886</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:22.72%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Arial';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:0.3pt 1.95pt 0pt 2.15pt;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';">116,293</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:22.72%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Arial';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:0.3pt 1.95pt 0pt 1.95pt;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';">16,973</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:22.72%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Arial';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:0.3pt 1.95pt 0pt 1.95pt;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';">-</span></p></td></tr></table><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:9pt;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Proposal No. 4: Approval, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company&#8217;s named executive officers, as presented in the Company&#8217;s Proxy Statement</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><table style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:16pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-left:0pt;padding-right:0pt;table-layout:auto;width:81.59%;"><tr style="height:1pt;"><td style="vertical-align:top;width:31.81%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:22.72%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:22.72%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:22.72%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"></div></div></td></tr><tr style="height:11.95pt;"><td style="vertical-align:top;width:31.81%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Arial';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:1.25pt 1.95pt 0pt 1.95pt;"><b style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-weight:bold;">For</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:22.72%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Arial';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:1.25pt 1.95pt 0pt 1.9pt;"><b style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-weight:bold;">Against</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:22.72%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Arial';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:1.25pt 1.95pt 0pt 1.95pt;"><b style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-weight:bold;">Abstain</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:22.72%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Arial';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:1.25pt 1.95pt 0pt 2.2pt;"><b style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-weight:bold;">Broker Non-Votes</b></p></td></tr><tr style="height:11.7pt;"><td style="vertical-align:top;width:31.81%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Arial';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:0.3pt 1.95pt 0pt 1.95pt;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';">29,036,323</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:22.72%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Arial';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:0.3pt 1.95pt 0pt 2.15pt;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';">1,239,106</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:22.72%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Arial';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:0.3pt 1.95pt 0pt 1.95pt;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';">61,505</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:22.72%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Arial';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:0.3pt 1.95pt 0pt 2.15pt;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';">5,077,218</span></p></td></tr></table></div></div>
<div style="background-color:#000000;clear:both;height:2pt;page-break-after:always;width:79.3%;border:0;margin:30pt 10.35% 30pt 10.35%;"></div><div style="max-width:100%;padding-left:10.35%;padding-right:10.35%;position:relative;"><div style="clear:both;max-width:100%;position:relative;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:9pt;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Proposal No. 5: Frequency of future non-binding advisory votes on the compensation of the Company&#8217;s named executive officers</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><table style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:16pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-left:0pt;padding-right:0pt;table-layout:auto;width:74.18%;"><tr style="height:11.95pt;"><td style="vertical-align:top;width:25%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Arial';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:1.25pt 1.95pt 0pt 1.95pt;"><b style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-weight:bold;">1 Year</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:25%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Arial';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:1.25pt 1.95pt 0pt 2pt;"><b style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-weight:bold;">2 Years</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:25%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Arial';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:1.25pt 1.95pt 0pt 2pt;"><b style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-weight:bold;">3 Years</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:25%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Arial';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:1.25pt 1.95pt 0pt 1.95pt;"><b style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-weight:bold;">Abstain</b></p></td></tr><tr style="height:11.7pt;"><td style="vertical-align:top;width:25%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Arial';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:0.3pt 1.95pt 0pt 1.95pt;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';">21,544,884</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:25%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Arial';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:0.3pt 1.95pt 0pt 1.95pt;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';">49,600</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:25%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Arial';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:0.3pt 1.95pt 0pt 2.15pt;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';">8,696,391</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:25%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Arial';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:0.3pt 1.95pt 0pt 1.95pt;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';">46,059</span></p></td></tr></table><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:7pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><a id="_031886ea_212a_4be5_bfc0_3ecc118d63db"></a></div></div>
<div style="background-color:#000000;clear:both;height:2pt;page-break-after:always;width:79.3%;border:0;margin:30pt 10.35% 30pt 10.35%;"></div><div style="max-width:100%;padding-left:10.35%;padding-right:10.35%;position:relative;"><div style="clear:both;max-width:100%;position:relative;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">SIGNATURE</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:9pt;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><table style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:16pt;padding-left:0pt;padding-right:0pt;width:100%;"><tr style="height:1pt;"><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:49.97%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:2.86%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:47.15%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:49.97%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;width:50.02%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:9pt;margin:0pt;">AXOGEN, INC.</p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:49.97%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;width:50.02%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:49.97%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:9pt;margin:0pt;">Date: August 16, 2019</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:2.86%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:9pt;margin:0pt;">By: </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:47.15%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:9pt;margin:0pt;">/s/ Gregory G. Freitag</p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:49.97%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:2.86%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:47.15%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:9pt;margin:0pt;">Gregory G. Freitag</p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:49.97%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:2.86%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:47.15%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:9pt;margin:0pt;">General Counsel</p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:49.97%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:2.86%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:47.15%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td></tr></table><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div>
<div style="background-color:#000000;clear:both;height:2pt;margin-left:10.35%;margin-right:10.35%;margin-top:30pt;page-break-after:always;width:79.3%;border:0;"></div></body></html>
[{"type": "8-K", "sequence": "1", "filename": "axgn-20190814x8k.htm", "description": "8-K", "secsgml_size_bytes": 70380}]
{"company-data": {"conformed-name": "Axogen, Inc.", "cik": "0000805928", "assigned-sic": "3845", "irs-number": "411301878", "state-of-incorporation": "MN", "fiscal-year-end": "1231"}, "filing-values": {"form-type": "8-K", "act": "34", "file-number": "001-36046", "film-number": "191033724"}, "business-address": {"street1": "13631 PROGRESS BLVD.", "street2": "SUITE 400", "city": "ALACHUA", "state": "FL", "zip": "32615", "phone": "(386) 462-6817"}, "mail-address": {"street1": "13631 PROGRESS BLVD.", "street2": "SUITE 400", "city": "ALACHUA", "state": "FL", "zip": "32615"}, "former-company": [{"former-conformed-name": "AxoGen, Inc.", "date-changed": "20111004"}, {"former-conformed-name": "LECTEC CORP /MN/", "date-changed": "19920703"}]}
​
​
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):
August 14, 2019
​
AXOGEN, INC
.
(
Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
​
​
​
​
​
​
Minnesota
001-36046
41-1301878
(State or other jurisdiction of
​
(Commission File Number)
​
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
incorporation)
​
​
​
​
​
​
​
​
​
13631 Progress Boulevard
,
Suite 400
,
​
Alachua
,
Florida
​
32615
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
​
(Zip Code)
​
Registrant's telephone number, including area code
​
​
(
386
)
462-6800
(Former name or former address if changed since last report,)
​
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
​
☐
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e- 4(c))
​
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.
☐
​
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
​
​
​
​
​
​
Title of each class
​
Trading Symbol(s)
​
Name of exchange on which registered
Common Stock
, $0.01 par value
​
AXGN
​
The Nasdaq Stock Market
​
​
​
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
​
On August 14, 2019, Axogen, Inc. (the "Company") held its 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Annual Meeting") to act upon the matters provided in the Company's 2019 Proxy Statement dated June 27, 2019 (the "Proxy Statement"). Of the 39,205,173 shares of the Company's common stock outstanding and eligible to vote at the Annual Meeting, 35,414,152 shares were present either in person or by proxy.
​
The proposals submitted to the shareholders at the Annual Meeting were as follows:
●
Proposal 1 — the election of the nominees to the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board");
​
●
Proposal 2 —approve the Axogen, Inc. 2019 Long-Term Incentive Plan;
​
●
Proposal 3 — the ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019;
​
●
Proposal 4 — an advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company's named executive officers; and
​
●
Proposal 5 — an advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers.
​
Each proposal is described in detail in the Company's definitive proxy statement, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 27, 2019.
At the Annual Meeting, the Company's shareholders elected each director nominee to the Board, approved the Axogen, Inc. 2019 Long-Term Incentive Plan and ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touch LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company and its subsidiaries for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019. The shareholders approved, in a non-binding advisory vote, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers, as presented in the Company's definitive proxy statement. The shareholders also approved an annual non-binding advisory vote on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers. The final voting results for each proposal, including the number of votes cast for and against, and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes, as applicable, are set forth below.
​
Proposal No. 1: Election of Directors
​
​
​
​
​
Nominee
For
Withheld
Karen Zaderej
29,670,575
666,359
Gregory Freitag
29,206,971
1,129,963
Quentin S. Blackford
27,260,465
3,076,469
Dr. Mark Gold
29,908,264
428,670
Alan M. Levine
30,275,891
61,043
Guido Neels
28,648,338
1,688,596
Robert Rudelius
29,165,896
1,171,038
Amy Wendell
29,770,382
566,552
​
​
Proposal No. 2: Approval of the Axogen, Inc. 2019 Long-Term Incentive Plan
​
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
20,797,893
9,479,359
59,682
-
​
Proposal No. 3: Ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as Independent Registered Public Accounting
Firm for the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2019
​
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
35,280,886
116,293
16,973
-
​
Proposal No. 4: Approval, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers, as presented in the Company's Proxy Statement
​
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
29,036,323
1,239,106
61,505
5,077,218
​
Proposal No. 5: Frequency of future non-binding advisory votes on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers
​
1 Year
2 Years
3 Years
Abstain
21,544,884
49,600
8,696,391
46,059
​
​
​
​
​
SIGNATURE
​
Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
​
​
​
​
​
AXOGEN, INC.
​
​
Date: August 16, 2019
By:
/s/ Gregory G. Freitag
​
​
Gregory G. Freitag
​
​
General Counsel
​
​
​
​
​
​