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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): June 9, 2022
Viemed Healthcare, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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British Columbia, Canada | | 001-38973 | | N/A |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) | | (Commission
File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
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625 E. Kaliste Saloom Rd. Lafayette, Louisiana | | 70508 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
(337) 504-3802
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Common shares, no par value | VMD | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
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. ☐
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Viemed Healthcare, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual general meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”) on June 9, 2022. At the Meeting, the Company's shareholders voted on: (1) eight nominated directors to be elected to the Board to serve until the close of the next annual meeting of shareholders or until their successors are elected; and (2) the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as auditors of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022 and authorizing the Board to fix their remuneration.
The tables below set forth the number of votes cast for, against, or withheld, and the number of broker non-votes for each matter voted on by the Company’s shareholders.
1. Election of Directors
Each of the eight nominees listed below were elected as directors of the Company to hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders or until their successors are elected.
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| Name | | Votes For | | % For | | Votes Against | | % Against | | Votes Withheld | | % Withheld |
| Casey Hoyt | | 22,347,069 | | 96.61% | | — | | —% | | 783,691 | | 3.39% |
| W. Todd Zehnder | | 22,276,980 | | 96.31% | | — | | —% | | 853,780 | | 3.69% |
| William Frazier | | 22,327,086 | | 96.53% | | — | | —% | | 803,674 | | 3.47% |
| Randy Dobbs | | 22,746,517 | | 98.34% | | — | | —% | | 384,243 | | 1.66% |
| Nitin Kaushal | | 13,939,694 | | 60.26% | | — | | —% | | 9,191,066 | | 39.74% |
| Timothy Smokoff | | 21,990,301 | | 95.07% | | — | | —% | | 1,140,459 | | 4.93% |
| Bruce Greenstein | | 21,499,058 | | 92.95% | | — | | —% | | 1,631,702 | | 7.05% |
| Sabrina Heltz | | 22,237,707 | | 97.23% | | — | | —% | | 893,053 | | 3.86% |
The number of broker non-votes for all directors was 1,961,800.
2. Appointment of Auditors
The shareholders approved the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as auditors of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022 and the authorization of the Board to fix their remuneration.
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| Votes For | | % For | | Votes Against | | % Against | | Votes Withheld | | % Withheld | | Broker Non-Votes |
| 24,998,747 | | 99.63% | | — | | —% | | 93,813 | | 0.37% | | — |
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On June 9, 2022, the Company issued a press release disclosing the voting results of the Meeting. The press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the foregoing information, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information and Exhibit 99.1 be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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Exhibit
Number | | Description |
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| 104 | | Cover Page Interactive Data File, formatted in Inline XBRL and included as Exhibit 101 |
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: June 9, 2022
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| VIEMED HEALTHCARE, INC. |
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| By: | | /s/ Trae Fitzgerald |
| | Trae Fitzgerald |
| | Chief Financial Officer |
