UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 20-F/A
(Amendment No. 1)
| o | REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | |
OR | ||
ý | ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017 | |
OR | ||
o | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to | |
OR | ||
o | SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | |
Commission file number: 001-36458
| Neovasc Inc. (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) |
Not Applicable (Translation of Registrant's name into English) |
Canada (Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
Suite 5138 — 13562 Maycrest Way, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada V6V 2J7 (Address of principal executive offices) |
Chris Clark, Chief Financial Officer; Tel (604) 248-4138; Fax (604) 270-4384 Suite 5138 — 13562 Maycrest Way, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada V6V 2J7 (Name, Telephone, E-mail, and/or Facsimile number and Address of Company Contact Person) |
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of Each Class | Name of each exchange on which registered | |
|---|---|---|
| Common Shares, No Par Value | Nasdaq Capital Market |
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act: None
Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer's classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report: The Registrant had 477,441,751 Common Shares outstanding as at December 31, 2017.
Indicate by check mark whether Registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act
o Yes ý No
If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if Registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
o Yes ý No
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Sections 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
ý Yes o No
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).
o Yes o No
Indicate by check mark whether Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or an emerging growth company. See definition of "accelerated filer", "large accelerated filer", and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act
| Large accelerated Filer o | Accelerated Filer o | Non-accelerated Filer o | Emerging growth company ý |
If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o
Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the Registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing:
| U.S. GAAP o | International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board ý | Other o |
If "Other" has been check in response to the previous question, by check mark which financial statement item Registrant has elected to follow:
o Item 17 o Item 18
If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
o Yes ý No
This Amendment No. 1 to the Annual Report on Form 20-F of Neovasc Inc. (the "Company" or the "Registrant") amends the Company's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2017 (the "Original 20-F"), which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 30, 2018. The Company is filing this Amendment No. 1 solely to furnish Exhibit 101, which was not included in the Original 20-F. Exhibit 101 includes information about the Company in eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL). Exhibit 101 was omitted from the Company's timely filed Original 20-F in accordance with the 30-day grace period provided in Preliminary Note 3(a)(2)(ii) to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T.
Except as described above, this Amendment No. 1 does not amend any information set forth in the Original 20-F, and the Company has not updated disclosures included therein to reflect any events that occurred subsequent to April 30, 2018.
| Exhibit Number | Description | |
|---|---|---|
101.INS | XBRL Instance Document | |
101.SCH | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document | |
101.CAL | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document | |
101.DEF | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document | |
101.LAB | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document | |
101.PRE | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document |
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The Registrant hereby certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 20-F and that it has duly caused and authorized the undersigned to sign this Amendment No. 1 to the Annual Report on Form 20-F on its behalf.
| NEOVASC INC. | ||||
DATED: May 15, 2018 | ||||
By: | /s/ CHRIS CLARK Chris Clark Chief Financial Officer | |||
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