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): May 25, 2022

Nuwellis, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware
001-35312
No. 68-0533453
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

12988 Valley View Road, Eden Prairie, MN 55344
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(952) 345-4200
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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

Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share
NUWE
Nasdaq Capital Market

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

(a)  At the reconvened annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Nuwellis, Inc. (the “Company”) held on May 25, 2022, stockholders (i) elected two Class III director nominees to the Company’s board of directors to serve three-year terms; and (ii) approved, on an advisory basis, Baker Tilly US, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2022.

For Proposal 1, the two nominees receiving the highest number of “FOR” votes at the Annual Meeting were elected as Class III directors. Proposal 2 required the affirmative vote of holders of a majority of shares entitled to vote and present at the Annual Meeting, virtually via the internet or by proxy. The proposals are described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed on April 11, 2022 with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A total of 5,591,597 shares of the Company’s common stock were present at the Annual Meeting virtually or by proxy, which represents approximately 53.06% of the shares of common stock outstanding as of the record date for the Annual Meeting.

(b) The results of the voting are shown below.

Proposal 1 — Election of Directors

Class III Nominees
  
Votes For
  
Votes Withheld
  
Broker Non-Votes
  
John L. Erb
  
1,660,962
  
1,342,543
  
2,588,092
  
Gregory D. Waller
  
1,700,165
  
1,303,340
  
2,588,092
  
 
Proposal 2—Advisory Approval of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for 2022

Votes For
  
Votes Against
  
Votes Abstain
  
4,568,238
  
858,544
  
164,815
  

SIGNATURES

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

Date: May 26, 2022
NUWELLIS, INC.
   
 
By:
/s/ Nestor Jaramillo
  
 
Name:
Nestor Jaramillo
  
 
Title:
President and Chief Executive Officer