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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION

Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No.     )

 

 

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Vapotherm, Inc.

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Vapotherm, Inc.

Important Notice Regarding the Availability

of Proxy Materials

 

Stockholders Meeting to be held on

June 20, 2023

For Stockholders as of April 24, 2023

 

This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet. This is not a ballot. You cannot use this notice to vote your shares. We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting.

 

To view the proxy materials, and to obtain directions to attend the meeting, go to: www.proxydocs.com/VAPO

 

To vote your proxy while visiting this site, you will need the 12 digit control number in the box below.

 

Under United States Securities and Exchange Commission rules, proxy materials do not have to be delivered in paper. Proxy materials can be distributed by making them available on the internet.

 

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If you want to recieve a paper or e-mail copy of the proxy materials, you must request one. There is no charge to you for requesting a copy. In order to receive a paper package in time for this year’s meeting, you must make this request on or before June 09, 2023.

 

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Vapotherm, Inc.

 

  Meeting Type: Annual Meeting of Stockholders

  Date:      Tuesday, June 20, 2023

  Time:     10:00 AM, Eastern Time

  Place:    100 Domain Drive, Exeter, NH 03833

 

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Vapotherm, Inc.

Annual Meeting of Stockholders

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THE ELECTION OF THE DIRECTORS IN ITEM 1 AND FOR PROPOSALS 2, 3, 4 AND 5

 

PROPOSAL

 

1.

To elect three directors, each to serve until the 2026 annual meeting of our stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified.

1.01 Anthony Arnerich

1.02 Lance Berry

1.03 Donald Spence

 

2.

To approve an amendment to our Tenth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, to give the Board of Directors discretion to effect a reverse stock split of our issued and outstanding shares of common stock at a ratio of between 1-for-3 and 1-for-8, inclusive, such ratio to be determined by the Board of Directors in its sole discretion;

 

3.

To approve, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, our executive compensation;

 

4.

To ratify the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for our fiscal year ending December 31, 2023;

 

5.

To approve one or more adjournments of the annual meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies in favor of Proposal No. 2 if there are not sufficient votes at the annual meeting to approve the reverse stock split proposal in Proposal No. 2; and

 

6.

To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any continuations, adjournments and postponements thereof.