SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Rule 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
June 13, 2019
CRH MEDICAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
British Columbia, Canada | 001-37542 | Not Applicable |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
Suite 578 – 999 Canada Place, World Trade Center, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | V6C 3E1 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |
(604) 633-1440 | ||
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) | ||
Not Applicable | ||
(Former name of 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 |
Common Shares, no par value | CRHM | NYSE American |
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 ☑
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 |
The following information is filed pursuant to Item 5.07, “Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.”
On June 13, 2019, CRH Medical Corporation (the "Company") held its 2019 annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). A total of 47,049,469 common shares of the 71,471,888 common shares outstanding were voted at the Annual Meeting, representing approximately 65.83% of the issued and outstanding common shares of the Company. Set forth below are the matters acted upon by the Company’s shareholders at the Annual Meeting, and the final voting results on each matter. Each of the proposals are described in further detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement dated April 30, 2019, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 30, 2019.
Proposal 1 – Election of Directors
By resolution passed by ballot, the following five nominees proposed by management were elected as directors of the Company to hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders or until their successors are elected or appointed. There were 8,739,696 broker non-votes for this proposal. Votes were received as follows:
Nominee | Votes For | % Votes For | Votes Withheld | % Votes Withheld |
Dr. Anthony Holler | 37,898,459 | 98.93% | 411,314 | 1.07% |
Dr. David Johnson | 38,208,923 | 99.74% | 100,850 | 0.26% |
Todd Patrick | 36,036,238 | 94.07% | 2,273,535 | 5.93% |
Ian Webb | 34,207,027 | 89.29% | 4,102,746 | 10.71% |
Dr. Tushar Ramani | 38,234,053 | 99.80% | 75,720 | 0.20% |
Proposal 2 – Appointment and Remuneration of Auditors
By resolution passed by show of hands, KPMG LLP, Chartered Accountants, was appointed auditor of the Company for the ensuing year and the directors were authorized to fix their remuneration.
A report outlining the voting results described above is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
ITEM 8.01. | OTHER EVENTS |
The following information is filed pursuant to Item 8.01, “Other Events.”
On June 13, 2019, the Company issued a press release announcing the voting results of its Annual Meeting, which was filed with the Canadian securities regulatory authorities in Canada on the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (“SEDAR”) at www.sedar.com. A copy of this press release is filed as Exhibit 99.2 hereto.
ITEM 9.01. | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS (d) Exhibits |
Exhibit No. | Description | |
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.
CRH MEDICAL CORPORATION | ||
(Registrant) | ||
Date: June 14, 2019 | By: | /s/ Richard Bear |
Name: | Richard Bear | |
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |