DiaMedica Therapeutics Inc

DEF 14A 1 dmtp20240329_def14a.htm FORM DEF 14A

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

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DIAMEDICA THERAPEUTICS INC.

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Dear Shareholders:

Together with our Board of Directors and the management team at DiaMedica Therapeutics Inc., we are pleased to invite you to our 2024 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, which will be held at our corporate offices located at 301 Carlson Parkway, Suite 210, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55305, USA, beginning at 9:00 a.m., CDT, on Wednesday, May 22, 2024.

At the meeting, shareholders will be asked to consider and vote upon the following voting proposals: (1) to elect seven persons to serve as directors until our next annual general meeting of shareholders or until their respective successors are elected and qualified; (2) to appoint Baker Tilly US, LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024 and to authorize the Board of Directors to fix our independent registered public accounting firm’s remuneration; (3) to approve an amendment to the DiaMedica Therapeutics Inc. Amended and Restated 2019 Omnibus Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares available under the plan; (4) to approve, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, our executive compensation; and (5) to approve, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation. The last two voting proposals, which are commonly referred to as a say-on-pay vote and a frequency of a say-on-pay vote are new for DiaMedica and are the result of the loss of our “emerging growth company” status under applicable U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rules.

The accompanying Notice of 2024 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders and proxy statement describe these matters in more detail. We urge you to read this information carefully.

The Board of Directors recommends a vote:FOR each of the seven nominees for director named in the proxy statement, for a frequency of everyONE YEAR on the frequency of a say-on-pay vote andFOR the approval of the other proposals being submitted to a vote of our shareholders.

Voting your DiaMedica common shares is easily achieved without the need to attend the meeting in person. Regardless of the number of shares you own, it is important that your shares be represented and voted at the meeting. Therefore, we urge you to vote your shares via the Internet, by telephone, or by promptly marking, dating, signing, and returning the proxy card. Voting over the Internet, by telephone, or by written proxy will ensure that your shares are represented at the meeting.

On behalf of the Board of Directors, we thank you for your participation, investment and support.

Sincerely,

You can help us make a difference by eliminating paper proxy materials. With your consent, we will provide all future proxy materials electronically. Instructions for consenting to electronic delivery can be found on your proxy card or at www.proxyvote.com. Your consent to receive shareholder materials electronically will remain in effect until canceled.

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