Neovasc Inc. reports results of Annual General Meeting of Shareholders

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TSX VENTURE: NVC

VANCOUVER, June 19, 2014 /CNW/ - Neovasc Inc. ("Neovasc" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: NVCN) (TSXV: NVC) is pleased to announce the results of the votes on matters considered at its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders held on June 18, 2014 in Vancouver, B.C. (the "Meeting").

At the Meeting, the shareholders of the Company (the "Shareholders") set the number of directors at six and 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	34,292,039	99.74	89,022	0.26
Paul Geyer	34,292,039	99.74	89,022	0.26
Dr. Jane Hsiao	34,292,039	99.74	89,022	0.26
Steven Rubin	34,277,039	99.70	104,022	0.30
Dr. William O'Neill	34,291,039	99.74	90,022	0.26
Doug Janzen	34,292,039	99.74	89,022	0.26

At the Meeting, the Shareholders also re-appointed Grant Thornton LLP, Chartered Accountants as auditors of the Company (100% of votes cast in favour), approved amendments to the Company's existing stock option plan such that the maximum number of common shares reserved for issuance under the plan is 10,515,860 (87.08% of votes cast in favour), ratified and confirmed certain previous grants of options to the Company's management team (86.71% of votes cast in favour) and approved the amendment and restatement of the Company's existing stock option plan (87.08% 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 Tiara™ technology in development for the transcatheter treatment of mitral valve disease, the Neovasc Reducer™ for the treatment of refractory angina and 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.

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Statements contained herein that are not based on historical or current fact, including without limitation statements containing the words "anticipates," "believes," "may," "continues," "estimates," "expects," and "will" and words of similar import, constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and Canadian securities laws. Such forward looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, events or developments to be materially different from any future results, events or developments expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others, the following: general economic and business conditions, both nationally and in the regions in which the Company operates; the merits and the Company's defence of the lawsuit filed by CardiAQ, listing of the Company's securities on the TSX, our anticipated use of proceeds from any financings, a history of losses and lack of and uncertainty of revenues, ability to obtain required financing, receipt of regulatory approval of product candidates, ability to properly integrate newly acquired businesses, technology changes; competition; changes in business strategy or development plans; the ability to attract and retain qualified personnel; existing governmental regulations and changes in, or the failure to comply with, governmental regulations; liability and other claims asserted against the Company; and other factors referenced in the Company's filings with Canadian securities regulators. Although the Company believes that expectations conveyed by the forward-looking statements are reasonable based on the information available to it on the date such statements were made, no assurances can be given as to the future results, approvals or achievements. Given these uncertainties, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. The Company does not assume the obligation to update any forward-looking statements except as otherwise required by applicable law.

 

SOURCE Neovasc Inc.

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