HELIUS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES INC

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14A

Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. )

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HELIUS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)

(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)

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May 31, 2024

To our Stockholders:

The 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Helius Medical Technologies, Inc. will be held on Thursday, June 27, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time to conduct the following items of business:

Our Board of Directors unanimously recommends that you vote FOR the election of each director nominee and FOR Proposals 2, 3, 4 and 5.

The Annual Meeting will be a completely virtual meeting conducted via live webcast. You will be able to attend the Annual Meeting online, vote electronically and submit your questions during the Annual Meeting by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/HSDT2024 and entering your 16-digit control number. You will not be able to attend the Annual Meeting in person.

Even if you are planning on attending the Annual Meeting online, please promptly submit your proxy vote via the Internet, by telephone, or by completing, dating, signing and returning the enclosed proxy card or voting instruction card, so your shares will be represented at the Annual Meeting. Instructions on voting your shares are on the proxy materials you received for the Annual Meeting.

Details regarding admission to the virtual Annual Meeting and the business to be conducted at the Annual Meeting are more fully described in the accompanying Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders and proxy statement. You are entitled to vote at our Annual Meeting and any adjournments or postponements thereof only if you were a stockholder as of May 28, 2024.

Your vote is important. Whether or not you plan to attend the Annual Meeting online, please submit your proxy vote as soon as possible so that your shares can be voted at our Annual Meeting in accordance with your instructions. If you attend the meeting, you may revoke your proxy in accordance with the procedures set forth in the accompanying proxy statement and vote in person.

Thank you for your continued support of Helius Medical Technologies.

Sincerely,

President and Chief Executive Officer

642 Newtown Yardley Road, Suite 100

Newtown, Pennsylvania 18940

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

TO BE HELD ON JUNE 27, 2024

Notice is hereby given that the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Helius Medical Technologies, Inc. (the “Company,” “Helius,” “we” or “us”) will be held on Thursday, June 27, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time, as a virtual meeting at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/HSDT2024. At the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or any adjournment or postponement thereof (the “Annual Meeting”), you will be asked to consider and vote upon the following proposals:

Through the website above, you will be able to attend the Annual Meeting online, vote electronically, view the list of stockholders entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting and submit your questions during the Annual Meeting. Your attention is directed to the accompanying proxy statement which is set forth on the following pages, where details regarding how to attend the Annual Meeting online and the foregoing items of business are more fully described. The Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on May 28, 2024 as the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting. Only stockholders of record at the close of business on May 28, 2024 are entitled to receive notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting and any adjournment thereof.

Our Board of Directors unanimously recommends that you vote FOR the election of each director nominee and FOR Proposals 2, 3, 4 and 5.

Your vote is extremely important, regardless of the number of shares of Class A common stock you own. Whether or not you plan to virtually attend the Annual Meeting, you are respectfully requested by the Board of Directors to promptly submit your proxy by telephone or over the Internet in accordance with the instructions on the proxy card or voting instruction card or sign, date and return the proxy card or voting instruction card. If you received this notice and the accompanying proxy statement in the mail, a return envelope is enclosed for your convenience. This will not prevent you from voting at the Annual Meeting since you may revoke your proxy at any time prior to the Annual Meeting or vote electronically at the Annual Meeting, but submitting your proxy will help to ensure the presence of a quorum at the Annual Meeting and avoid added proxy solicitation costs.

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the

Helius Medical Technologies, Inc. Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be Held on Thursday, June 27, 2024:

The Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders, accompanying proxy statement and annual report to

stockholders are available at www.proxyvote.com.