PROXY STATEMENT FOR THE SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS FEBRUARY 14, 2025
INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROXY PROCESS AND VOTING
We have sent you this Proxy Statement and the enclosed Proxy Card because the board of directors of Venus Concept Inc. (referred to herein as the “Company,” “Venus Concept,” “we,” “us” or “our”) is soliciting your proxy to vote at our Special Meeting of Stockholders (the “Special Meeting”) to be held on Friday, February 14, 2025, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. The Special Meeting can be accessed by visiting http://www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/VERO2025SM, where you will be able to listen to the meeting live, submit questions and vote online.
• | This Proxy Statement summarizes information about the proposal to be considered at the Special Meeting and other information you may find useful in determining how to vote. |
• | The Proxy Card is the means by which you actually authorize another person to vote your shares in accordance with your instructions. |
In addition to solicitations by mail, our directors, officers and regular employees, without additional remuneration, may solicit proxies by telephone, e-mail and personal interviews. We may retain outside consultants to solicit proxies on our behalf as well. All costs of solicitation of proxies will be borne by us. Brokers, custodians and fiduciaries will be requested to forward proxy soliciting material to the owners of stock held in their names, and we will reimburse them for their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with the distribution of proxy materials.
This Proxy Statement and the enclosed form of Proxy Card shall be mailed on or about January 10, 2025, to holders of record of the Company’s common stock and voting convertible preferred stock, as of December 31, 2024 (the “Record Date”), using the full set delivery option pursuant to Rule 14a-16(n) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Only holders of record of common stock and voting convertible preferred stock at the close of business as of the Record Date are entitled to vote at the Special Meeting.
The only outstanding voting securities of Venus Concept Inc. are shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value per share (the “common stock”), of which there were shares outstanding as of the Record Date (excluding any treasury shares) and shares of convertible voting preferred stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “preferred stock” and together with the common stock, “shares”), of which there were shares outstanding as of the Record Date. The holders of a majority in voting power of the shares of common stock and preferred stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote, present in person or represented by proxy, are required to hold the Special Meeting.
Why am I receiving these materials?
We have mailed this Proxy Statement and the form of Proxy Card to you because the board of directors is soliciting your proxy to vote at the Special Meeting, including any adjournments or postponements thereof. You are invited to attend the Special Meeting online; however, you are not required to attend the Special Meeting in order to vote your shares. Instead, you may simply complete, sign and return the Proxy Card, or follow the instructions below to submit your proxy over the telephone or on the internet.
This Proxy Statement and the form of Proxy Card were first mailed to our holders of record of common stock and preferred stock entitled to vote at the Special Meeting on or about January 10, 2025.
Who can vote at the Special Meeting?
Only holders of record of common stock and preferred stock at the close of business on the Record Date will be entitled to vote at the Special Meeting. At the close of business on the Record Date, there were shares of common stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote and shares of preferred stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote.
Common Stockholder of Record: Shares of Common Stock Registered in Your Name
If, on the Record Date, your shares of common stock were registered directly in your name with the transfer agent for our common stock, Computershare Inc., then you are a stockholder of record. As a stockholder of record, you may vote at the Special Meeting or vote by proxy. Whether or not you plan to attend the Special Meeting online, we urge you to fill out and return the Proxy Card or vote by proxy over the telephone or on the internet as instructed below to ensure your vote is counted.