6-K 1 tm2325020d2_6k.htm FORM 6-K

 

 

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 September 2023

 

Commission File No. 001-39730

 

VISION MARINE TECHNOLOGIES INC.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

730 Boulevard du Curé-Boivin

Boisbriand, Québec, J7G 2A7, 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

 

Form 20-F x    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)  ¨

 

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)  ¨

 

The information contained in this Report on Form 6-K is hereby incorporated by reference into the Company’s Registration Statement on Form F-3 (File No. 333-267893) and Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-264089).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

On August 31, 2023, Vision Marine Technologies Inc. (the “Company”) convened its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”).

 

Represented at the Meeting were 5,526,329 common shares of the Company, no par value (the “Common Shares”), or 52.42%, of the Company’s 10,543,198 Common Shares entitled to vote at the Meeting. The final voting results for each matter submitted to a vote of shareholders at the Meeting are as follows:

 

1. Fixing the number of directors of the Company at six (6)

 

The shareholders approved the proposal as an ordinary resolution to fix the number of directors of the Company at six (6).

 

For   Against   Abstain   Broker Non-Vote
4,171,367   19,834   3,629    1,331,499

  

2. Re-election of directors

 

The shareholders approved the proposal as an ordinary resolution to re-elect the following as directors to serve on the Board of Directors of the Company, to hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until his or her respective successor is elected and duly qualified.

 

Director’s Name   For   Withheld   Broker Non-Vote
Steve P. Barrenechea   4,082,332   112,498   1,331,499
             
Patrick Bobby   4,173,333   21,497   1,331,499
             
Luisa Ingargiola   4,153,094   41,736   1,331,499
             
Alexandre Mongeon   4,173,267   21,563   1,331,499
             
Carter Murray   4,173,455   21,375   1,331,499
             
Mario Saucier   4,173,355   21,475   1,331,499

 

 

 

 

3. Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP (“EY”), as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the ensuing year and authorization of the board of directors to fix the remuneration to be paid to EY for the ensuing year.

 

The shareholders approved the proposal as an ordinary resolution to ratify the appointment of EY as the Company’s independent auditors for the ensuing year and to authorize the Board of Directors to fix the remuneration to be paid to EY for the ensuing year.

  

For   Against   Abstain
5,526,126   201     2

 

4. Amendment to the By-Laws of the Company.

 

The shareholders approved the proposal as an ordinary resolution to amend the Company’s By-Laws.

 

For   Against   Abstain   Broker Non-Vote
 4,105,121   72,413     17,296   1,331,499

 

Amendment to By-Laws of the Company.

 

At the Meeting, the Company’s shareholders approved an amendment to the Company’s By-Laws (the “By-Laws”).

 

The foregoing description of the By-Laws is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the By-Laws, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 3.1 hereto and is incorporated by reference herein.

  

Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.   Exhibit
3.1   Vision Marine Technologies Inc. General By-Laws.

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

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.

 

  VISION MARINE TECHNOLOGIES INC.
     
Date: September 1, 2023 By: /s/ Kulwant Sandher
  Name: Kulwant Sandher
  Title: Chief Financial Officer