Vireo Growth Inc DEFA14A, filed Apr 17, 2024
Vireo Growth Inc. (VREOF)
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): April 12, 2024
GOODNESS GROWTH HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
British Columbia
(State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation)
| 000-56225 | 82-3835655 | |
| (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | |
|
207 South 9th Street Minneapolis, Minnesota |
55402 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(612) 999-1606
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
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 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company x
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 5.08. | Shareholder Director Nominations. |
To the extent applicable, the information in Item 8.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into Item 5.08
| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On April 12, 2024, Goodness Growth Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that the date for its next annual general special meeting of shareholders (the “Meeting”) has been established as June 21, 2024. The time and location of the Meeting will be set forth in the Company’s definitive management information and proxy circular (the “Information Circular”) for the Meeting to be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).
The last annual meeting of shareholders of the Company was held on November 20, 2022. The Company received an extension under Section 182(4) of the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) (the “BCBCA”) on December 19, 2023, allowing the Company to extend the time within which it is required to hold the Meeting for the year 2023 by six months.
The record date for determining shareholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Meeting is May 7, 2024. Because the Company did not hold an annual general meeting of shareholders in 2023, in accordance with Rule 14a-5(f) and Rule 14a-18 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), the Company is filing this Current Report on Form 8-K to provide notice of the deadlines for the submissions of any shareholders proposals or shareholders director nominations.
Shareholders who intend to submit proposals, other than director nominations, for inclusion in the Information Circular pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act, must ensure that such proposals are received by the Company, in writing, at the Company’s principal executive offices, located at 207 South 9th Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402, no later than April 29, 2024, which the Company has determined to be a reasonable time before it expects to begin to send its proxy materials for the Meeting, and must furthermore comply with all applicable requirements of Rule 14a-8.
Shareholders who intend to submit proposals, other than director nominations, but not for inclusion in the Information Circular, pursuant to Rule 14a-4(c)(1) under the Exchange Act, must ensure that such proposals are received by the Company no later than April 29, 2024, which the Company has determined is a reasonable time before the Company begins to send its proxy materials for the Meeting. If a shareholder proposal, other than a director nomination, is not submitted to the Company by April 29, 2024, the Company may still grant discretionary proxy authority to vote on such shareholder proposal in accordance with Rule 14a-4(c)(1).
Pursuant to Section 188(1)(c) of the BCBCA, shareholders of the Company who wished to have any shareholder nominees for director included in the Information Circular were required to ensure that such shareholder nomination was received by the Company at its principal executive offices before the close of business on August 20, 2023. This deadline has now passed. Any shareholder nomination of persons for election to the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) for inclusion in the Information Circular received after August 20, 2023, will not be included in the Information Circular.
Pursuant to the Company’s advance notice policy, nominations of persons for election to the Board, but not for inclusion in the Information Circular, must be received by the Corporate Secretary of the Company no earlier than April 17, 2024 and no later than May 22, 2024, which are the 65th day and the 30th day prior to the date of the Meeting, respectively.
In addition, to comply with the SEC’s universal proxy rules, shareholders who intend to solicit proxies in support of director nominees for election at the Meeting other than the Company’s nominees must provide notice that sets forth the information required by Rule 14a-19 under the Exchange Act, which must be postmarked or transmitted electronically to the Company at its principal executive offices no later than April 22, 2024, which is the 10th calendar day following the day on which public announcement of the Meeting was first made.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Goodness Growth Holdings, Inc.’s Notice of Meeting and Record Date, dated April 12, 2024. | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within Inline XBRL document) |
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.
| GOODNESS GROWTH HOLDINGS, INC. | ||
| (Registrant) | ||
| By: | /s/ Josh Rosen | |
| Josh Rosen | ||
| Interim Chief Executive Officer and Financial Officer | ||
Date: April 17, 2024
Exhibit 99.1
| April 12, 2024 |  |
Filed via SEDAR+
To All Applicable Exchanges and Securities Administrators
| Subject: | Goodness Growth Holdings, Inc. (the “Issuer”) Notice of Meeting and Record Date |
Dear Sir/Madam:
We are pleased to confirm the following information with respect to
the Issuer’s upcoming
meeting of securityholders:
| Meeting Type: | Annual General Special Meeting |
| Meeting Date: | June 21, 2024 |
| Record Date for Notice of Meeting: | May 7, 2024 |
| Record Date for Voting (if applicable): | May 7, 2024 |
| Beneficial Ownership Determination Date: | May 7, 2024 |
| Class of Securities Entitled to Vote: | Subordinate Voting Multiple Voting |
| ISIN: | CA38238W1032 N/A |
| Issuer sending proxy materials directly to NOBOs: | No |
| Issuer paying for delivery to OBOs: | Yes |
| Notice and Access for Beneficial Holders: | Yes |
| Notice and Access for Registered Holders: | Yes |
In accordance with applicable securities regulations we are filing
this information with you
in our capacity as agent of the Issuer.
Yours truly,
Odyssey Trust Company
as agent for Goodness Growth Holdings, Inc.