Termination Notice Form 15 12G

asxc20240829_1512g.htm

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 15

CERTIFICATION AND NOTICE OF TERMINATION OF REGISTRATION
UNDER SECTION 12(g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
OR SUSPENSION OF DUTY TO FILE REPORTS UNDER SECTIONS 13 AND 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission File Number: 000-19437

Asensus Surgical, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

1 TW Alexander Drive, Suite 160,Durham,NC27703

(919)765-8400

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)

Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share

(Title of each class of securities covered by this Form)

None

(Titles of all other classes of securities for which a duty to file reports under

Section 13(a) or 15(d) remains)

Please place an X in the box(es) to designate the appropriate rule provision(s) relied upon to terminate or suspend the duty to file reports:

Rule 12g-4(a)(1)	☒
Rule 12g-4(a)(2)	☐
Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(i)	☒
Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(ii)	☐
Rule 15d-6	☐
Rule 15d-22(b)	☐

Approximate number of holders of record as of the certification or notice date: One

EXPLANATORY NOTE

On August 22, 2024, pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated June 6, 2024, by and among Asensus Surgical, Inc., a Delaware Corporation (the "Company"), KARL STORZ Endoscopy-America, Inc., a California corporation ("Parent"), and Karl Storz California Inc., a California corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent ("Merger Sub"), Merger Sub merged with and into the Company (the "Merger") with the Company surviving the Merger as the surviving corporation and as a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Asensus Surgical, Inc. has caused this certification/notice to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned duly authorized person.

Asensus Surgical, Inc.
By:	/s/ Shameze Rampertab
	Shameze Rampertab
	Authorized Officer
Dated: September 3, 2024

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