VIQ Solutions Inc 6-K, filed Jun 28, 2023
VIQ Solutions Inc. (VQSSF)
About this 6-K
VIQ Solutions Inc filed this 6-K on June 28, 2023.
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of June 2023
Commission File Number: 001-40717
VIQ SOLUTIONS INC.
(Name of registrant)
5915 Airport Road
Suite 700
Mississauga, Ontario L4V 1T1
Canada
(Address of principal executive office)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
| x Form 20-F | ¨ Form 40-F |
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ¨
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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, thereunto duly authorized.
| VIQ SOLUTIONS INC. | |||
| (Registrant) | |||
| Date: June 27, 2023 | By: | /s/ Alexie Edwards | |
| Name: | Alexie Edwards | ||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | ||
Form 6-K Exhibit Index
| Exhibit Number |
Document Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release of the Registrant dated June 27, 2023. |
Exhibit 99.1
VIQ Solutions Announces Voting Results From Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders
PHOENIX, ARIZONA, June 27, 2023 – VIQ Solutions Inc. (“VIQ”, “VIQ Solutions” or the “Company”) (TSX and Nasdaq: VQS), a global provider of secure, AI-driven, digital voice and video capture technology and transcription services, announced the voting results from its annual and special meeting of shareholders (the “Meeting”) on June 27, 2023. Shareholders approved all matters set forth in the Company’s Management Information Circular dated May 19, 2023. A total of 15,127,879 common shares of the Company (“Shares”) were voted at the Meeting, representing 43.57% of the issued and outstanding Shares.
The voting results for the election of directors were as follows:
| Nominee | % of votes for | % of votes withheld | ||||||
| Sebastien Paré | 93.95 | % | 6.05 | % | ||||
| Larry Taylor | 95.87 | % | 4.13 | % | ||||
| Harvey Gordon | 96.54 | % | 3.46 | % | ||||
| Christine Fellowes | 96.53 | % | 3.47 | % | ||||
| Joseph Quarin | 96.43 | % | 3.57 | % | ||||
| Yixin (Shing) Pan | 96.53 | % | 3.47 | % | ||||
| Susan Sumner | 96.52 | % | 3.48 | % | ||||
| Bradley Wells | 96.42 | % | 3.58 | % | ||||
The voting results for the remaining matters were as follows:
| · | Appointing Ernst & Young LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants, as auditor of the Company for the ensuing year and authorizing the board of directors of the Company to fix their remuneration: |
| o | Votes for: 99.64% |
| o | Votes withheld: 0.36% |
| · | Approving the amended and restated By-Law No 1 of the Company: |
| o | Votes for: 91.99% |
| o | Votes against: 8.01% |
| · | Approving the possible future Share consolidation on the basis of one (1) post-consolidation Share for between ten (10) and eighteen (18) pre-consolidation Shares: |
| o | Votes for: 80.79% |
| o | Votes against: 19.21% |
For further details on each of the above matters, please refer to the Circular available under VIQ’s profile on the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (SEDAR) at www.sedar.com.
Final voting results on all matters voted on at the Meeting will be filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
For more information about VIQ, please visit viqsolutions.com.
About VIQ Solutions
VIQ Solutions is a global provider of secure, AI-driven, digital voice and video capture technology and transcription services. VIQ offers a seamless, comprehensive solution suite that delivers intelligent automation, enhanced with human review, to drive transformation in the way content is captured, secured, and repurposed into actionable information. The cyber-secure, AI technology and services platform are implemented in the most rigid security environments including criminal justice, legal, insurance, government, corporate finance, media, and transcription service provider markets, enabling them to improve the quality and accessibility of evidence, to easily identify predictive insights and to achieve digital transformation faster and at a lower cost.
Media Contact:
Laura Haggard
Chief Marketing Officer
VIQ Solutions
Email: marketing@viqsolutions.com
For more information about VIQ, please visit viqsolutions.com.