AORT: 8-K company filing

aort-20260512 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION W ASHINGTON , 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 12, 2026 ___________________________________________ ARTIVION, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) ___________________________________________ Delaware 1-13165 59-2417093 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.) 1655 Roberts Boulevard, N.W. , Kennesaw , Georgia 30144 (Address of principal executive office) (Zip Code) Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: ( 770 ) 419-3355 ___________________________________________________________________________________ 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 (see General Instruction A.2. below): ☐ 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)) 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, $0.01 par value AORT NYSE 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