UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
As previously disclosed, on March 6, 2024, Sanuwave, Inc. entered into an exclusive license and option agreement with a third-party licensee (the “Licensee”) in connection with a portfolio of Sanuwave, Inc. patents related to the field of intravascular shockwave applications (the “Patents”). In exchange for a one-time payment of $2.5 million, Sanuwave, Inc. granted the Licensee an exclusive license to the Patents and an option to acquire the Patents, which option the Licensee exercised on August 21, 2025. In connection with such exercise, the Licensee made a $5.0 million cash payment to Sanuwave, Inc.
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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.
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| Dated: August 21, 2025 | By: | /s/ Morgan C. Frank | ||||||
| Name: | Morgan C. Frank | |||||||
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |||||||
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