Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On May 27, 2026, Edesa Biotech, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2026 Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, shareholders approved an amendment (the “Plan Amendment”) to the Company’s 2019 Equity Incentive Compensation Plan (the “2019 Plan”) to (i) increase the number of shares available for issuance thereunder by 750,000 shares and (ii) eliminate the annual per participant option grant limit. The foregoing description of the Plan Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Plan Amendment, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.
EDSA Edesa Biotech, Inc. - 8-K
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Item 5.02 - Departure/Election of Directors or Certain Officers
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Item 5.07 - Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. At the Annual Meeting, 4,901,921 common shares, or approximately 55% of the outstanding common shares entitled to vote, were represented by proxy or in person. The matters voted on by shareholders at the Annual Meeting and the results of such voting are set forth below. Proposal No. 1 - Election of the Company’s Directors Based upon the following votes, the shareholders elected Joan Chypyha, David Liu, Sean MacDonald, Patrick Marshall, Pardeep Nijhawan, Charles Olson and Carlo Sistilli to serve as members of the Company’s board of directors until the annual meeting of shareholders to be held in 2027 or until their successors are duly elected and qualified. For Withhold Broker Non-Votes Joan Chypyha 2,705,856 48,964 2,147,101 David Liu 2,674,286 80,534 2,147,101 Sean MacDonald 2,674,082 80,738 2,147,101 Patrick Marshall 2,706,023 48,797 2,147,101 Pardeep Nijhawan 2,705,297 49,523 2,147,101 Charles Olson 2,705,959 48,861 2,147,101 Carlo Sistilli 2,673,724 81,096 2,147,101 Proposal No. 2 - Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation The shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the executive compensation of the named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement for the Annual Meeting, by the following vote. For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 2,670,075 69,281 15,464 2,147,101 Proposal No. 3 - Approval of Amendment to the 2019 Equity Incentive Compensation Plan The shareholders approved an amendment to the Company’s 2019 Plan to (i) increase the number of shares available for issuance thereunder plan by 750,000 shares and (ii) eliminate the annual per participant option grant limit. For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 2,613,551 130,589 10,680 2,147,101 Proposal No. 4 - Appointment of MNP LLP as the Company’s Auditors and Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Ensuing Year The shareholders approved the appointment of MNP LLP as the Company’s auditors and independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026. For Withhold Broker Non-Votes 4,814,478 87,443 N/A
Item 9.01 - Financial Statements and Exhibits
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Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits. (d) Exhibits Exhibit No. Description 10.1* Amendment No. 5 to Edesa Biotech, Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive Compensation Plan. 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). * Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.