6-K 1 neovasc6k.htm FORM 6-K

 

 

 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 6-K

 

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

 

For the month of    June    2017
Commission File Number        001-36458    

 

 

Neovasc Inc.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

Suite 5138 – 13562 Maycrest Way

Richmond, British Columbia, Canada V6V 2J7

  

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:

 

  Form 20-F        Form 40-F    X  

 

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):          

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):           


 

 

 
 

 

DOCUMENTS INCLUDED AS PART OF THIS REPORT

 

 

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News Release dated June 13, 2017 - Neovasc Inc. Reports Results of Annual General Meeting of Shareholders

 

 

 
 

 

Document 1

Neovasc Inc. Reports Results of Annual General Meeting of Shareholders

NASDAQ, TSX: NVCN

VANCOUVER, June 13, 2017 /CNW/- Neovasc Inc. ("Neovasc" or the "Company") (NASDAQ, TSX: NVCN) is pleased to announce the results of the votes on matters considered at its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders held on June 13, 2017 in Vancouver, B.C. (the "Meeting").

At the Meeting, the shareholders of the Company (the "Shareholders") re-elected board members Alexei Marko, Paul Geyer, Dr. Jane Hsiao, Steven Rubin, Dr. William O'Neill, and Doug Janzen to serve in office until the next annual meeting or until their successors are duly elected or appointed. Detailed results of the voting in respect of the election of directors are as follows:

Nominee Votes For % Votes For Votes Withheld % Votes Withheld
Alexei Marko 32,285,445 99.68% 103,617 0.32%
Paul Geyer 32,293,813 99.71% 95,248 0.29%
Dr. Jane Hsiao 31,123,483 96.09% 1,265,579 3.91%
Steven Rubin 31,696,494 97.86% 692,568 2.14%
Dr. William O'Neill 32,288,809 99.69% 100,252 0.31%
Doug Janzen 32,292,535 99.70% 96,527 0.30%

 

At the Meeting, the Shareholders also approved amendments to the Company's stock option plan and the unallocated options thereunder (97.06% of votes cast in favour) and re-appointed Grant Thornton LLP, Chartered Accountants as auditors of the Company (99.81% of votes cast in favour).

About Neovasc Inc. 
Neovasc is a specialty medical device company that develops, manufactures and markets products for the rapidly growing cardiovascular marketplace. Its products include the Neovasc Reducer™, for the treatment of refractory angina which is not currently available in the United States and has been available in Europe since 2015 and the Tiara™, for the transcatheter treatment of mitral valve disease, which is currently under investigation in the United States, Canada and Europe. The Company also sells a line of advanced biological tissue products that are used as key components in third-party medical products including transcatheter heart valves. For more information, visit: www.neovasc.com.  

SOURCE Neovasc Inc.

 

View original content: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/June2017/13/c6167.html

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For further information: Investor Relations: Neovasc Inc., Chris Clark, 604 248-4138, cclark@neovasc.com

CO: Neovasc Inc.

CNW 16:30e 13-JUN-17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.


 

  Neovasc Inc.
  (Registrant)
   
Date:          June 13, 2017   By:    /s/ Chris Clark
  Name:    Chris Clark
  Title: Chief Financial Officer