Heart Test Laboratories, Inc. d/b/a
HeartSciences (Nasdaq: HSCS; HSCSW) ("HeartSciences" or the
"Company"), an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered
medical technology company focused on transforming ECGs/EKGs to
save lives through earlier detection of heart disease, announced
today the results of the Company’s 2024 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) as well as an adjournment of
the Annual Meeting as outlined below.
At the Annual Meeting which was convened, all
items of business were passed, with the exception of Proposal 7,
which would effect a reduction of the quorum requirements for
future shareholder meetings, as the Company had not received
sufficient proxies for approval by the time of the Annual Meeting.
Accordingly, the meeting was convened and adjourned solely in
respect of proposal 7.
Andrew Simpson, CEO, commented, “We are
delighted to have received the support of our shareholders to pass
a number of important resolutions and thank our shareholders for
their participation."
Results of Annual Meeting
At the Annual Meeting, approximately 54.37% of
the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock and Series C
Preferred Stock voting together as a single class on an as
converted basis, were represented in person or by proxy,
representing a quorum.
Proposal 1 - the Class I director nominees Brian
Szymczak and Bruce Bent, and Class II director nominees Mark Hilz
and David R. Wells were re-elected, in each case to the Company’s
Board of Directors. Each director nominee received a plurality of
votes cast at the Annual Meeting.
Proposal 2 – the Company’s shareholders approved
the full issuance of shares of common stock issuable by the Company
pursuant to its Equity Line of Credit for purposes of complying
with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d).
Proposal 3 – the Company’s shareholders approved
the Company‘s 2023 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended.
Proposal 4 –the Company’s shareholders ratified
Haskell & White LLP as the Company’s independent registered
public accounting firm for the year ending April 30, 2024.
Proposal 5 – the Company’s shareholders approved
an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of
Formation to effect, at the sole discretion of the Board of
Directors, a reverse stock split of all outstanding shares of the
Company’s common stock, in the range of one-for-two (1-for-2)
through one-for-one hundred (1-for-100), as determined by the Board
of Directors.
Proposal 6 – the Company’s shareholders approved
an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of
Formation to change the Company’s corporate name from “Heart Test
Laboratories, Inc” to “HeartSciences”.
Proposal 8 - the Company’s shareholders approved
one or more adjournments of the Annual Meeting to a later date or
dates to solicit additional proxies if there are insufficient votes
to approve any of the proposals at the time of the Annual
Meeting.
Adjournment of Meeting
With respect to Proposal 7, an amendment to the
Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Formation to lower
the quorum for future meetings to one-third of the shares eligible
to vote, as of the Annual Meeting date, approximately 49% of the
shares eligible to vote had been voted in favor of the proposal. As
a result, the Company adjourned the Annual Meeting solely with
respect to this proposal until Thursday, February 15, 2024 in order
to solicit additional votes.
The Annual Meeting, with respect to Proposal 7,
will reconvene on Thursday, February 15, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern
Time. The reconvened Annual Meeting will be held virtually via a
live webcast at https://web.lumiagm.com/29304667. Shareholders who
have already submitted their proxy do not need to resubmit their
proxy. Proxies previously submitted in respect to Proposal 7 will
be voted at the reconvened Annual Meeting, unless properly revoked
in accordance with the procedures described in the Proxy Statement.
The record date for determining shareholders eligible to vote at
the reconvened Annual Meeting will remain at the close of business
on November 20, 2023.
The Company strongly encourages all
shareholders of record as of November 20, 2023, who have not yet
voted for Proposal 7, to do so by February 14, 2024 at 11:59 p.m.
Eastern Time. Shareholders who have any questions are require
assistance with completing a proxy or voting instruction form or
who do not have the required materials, may contact Advantage
Proxy, Inc. toll-free at 1-877-870-8565 or by e-mail
at ksmith@advantageproxy.com.
About HeartSciences
Heart Test Laboratories, Inc. d/b/a
HeartSciences is a medical technology company focused on applying
AI-based technology to an ECG (also known as an EKG) to expand and
improve an ECG's clinical usefulness. Undetected heart disease is
one of the biggest challenges in healthcare and millions of ECGs
are performed every week. The Company's objective is to improve
healthcare by making an ECG a far more valuable cardiac screening
tool. HeartSciences' first product candidate for FDA clearance, the
MyoVista® wavECG™, or the MyoVista®, is a resting 12-lead ECG that
is also designed to provide diagnostic information related to
cardiac dysfunction which has traditionally only been available
through the use of cardiac imaging. HeartSciences also has an
industry leading library of AI-ECG algorithms, technologies and
patent rights developed using millions of ECG records which the
Company intends to deliver using a cloud-based, hardware agnostic
platform to accept ECGs from millions of existing ECG devices
around the world, in addition to the MyoVista®.
For more information, please
visit: https://www.heartsciences.com.
Twitter: @HeartSciences
Safe Harbor Statement
This announcement contains forward-looking
statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements are made
under the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and are relating to the Company's
future financial and operating performance. All statements, other
than statements of historical facts, included herein are
"forward-looking statements" including, among other things,
statements about HeartSciences' beliefs and expectations. These
statements are based on current expectations, assumptions and
uncertainties involving judgments about, among other things, future
economic, competitive and market conditions and future business
decisions, all of which are difficult or impossible to predict
accurately and many of which are beyond the Company's control. The
expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements involve
significant assumptions, risks and uncertainties, and these
expectations may prove to be incorrect. Investors should not place
undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak
only as of the date of this press release. Potential risks and
uncertainties include, but are not limited to, risks discussed in
HeartSciences' Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
April 30, 2023, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "SEC") on July 18, 2023, HeartSciences’ Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended July 31, 2023,
filed with the SEC on September 14, 2023, and in HeartSciences'
other filings with the SEC at www.sec.gov. Other than as required
under the securities laws, the Company does not assume a duty to
update these forward-looking statements.
Contacts:
HeartSciences Gene Gephart +1-682-244-2578 Ext.
2024 (US) info@heartsciences.com
Investors Gilmartin Group
Vivian Cervantes investorrelations@heartsciences.com
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