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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 5, 2025
 

Viemed Healthcare, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
British Columbia, Canada
001-38973N/A
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
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)
 
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTrading 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 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Viemed Healthcare, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”) on June 5, 2025. At the Meeting, shareholders approved an amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Company’s 2024 Long Term Incentive Plan (the “2024 LTIP”), which had previously been approved by the Company’s Board of Directors on April 9, 2025.

The Amendment (i) increases the maximum number of common shares available for issuance under the 2024 LTIP, (ii) clarifies the vesting treatment of awards in the event of a change in control, and (iii) establishes a minimum one-year vesting period for all awards. The foregoing description is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amendment, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The matters submitted to a vote at the Meeting and the final voting results are set forth below.

1. Election of Directors

Shareholders elected each of the seven director nominees to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders or until their successors are duly elected or appointed. The voting results were as follows:

NameVotes For% ForVotes Withheld% Withheld
Casey Hoyt24,719,61496.64%858,1353.36%
W. Todd Zehnder24,558,87396.02%1,018,8753.98%
William Frazier24,098,08394.22%1,479,6655.78%
Randy Dobbs25,453,58599.51%124,1640.49%
Nitin Kaushal23,471,13091.76%2,106,6188.24%
Timothy Smokoff23,139,96490.47%2,437,7849.53%
Sabrina Heltz23,305,82691.12%2,271,9228.88%

Broker non-votes for the election of directors totaled 2,751,101.

2. Appointment of Auditors

Shareholders approved the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025, and authorized the Company's Board of Directors to fix their remuneration. The voting results were as follows:

Votes For% ForVotes Withheld% WithheldBroker Non-Votes
28,262,29499.77%66,5560.23%

3. Amendment to Security Based Compensation Plan
Shareholders approved an ordinary resolution to ratify, confirm, and approve the Amendment to the 2024 LTIP. The voting results were as follows:

Votes For% For
Votes Against
% Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
23,709,33492.70%1,675,0026.55%193,4122,751,102





4. Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation

Shareholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers (the “say-on-pay” vote). The voting results were as follows:

Votes For% For
Votes Against
% Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
25,027,45397.85%470,7871.84%79,5062,751,104

5. Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Future Advisory Votes on Executive Compensation

Shareholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the frequency for future say-on-pay votes. The option “1 Year” received the highest number of votes. The voting results were as follows:

1 Year
2 year
3 Year
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
25,063,39524,939428,61360,8022,751,101


Item 9.01.    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit
Number
Description
104Cover 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 5, 2025
 
VIEMED HEALTHCARE, INC.
By:
/s/ Trae Fitzgerald
Trae Fitzgerald
Chief Financial Officer