Accendra Health proposes 1-for-20 to 1-for-30 reverse split
The proposed change is intended to address an NYSE minimum-price deficiency, while the Board retains discretion over the ratio and whether to proceed.
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Accendra Health (ACH) is asking shareholders to authorize a 1-for-20 to 1-for-30 reverse stock split, with the final ratio and whether and when to implement it left to the Board after approval. The proposal also reduces authorized common shares by the corresponding ratio. The Board may abandon the proposal before its effective date.
Accendra Health says it received NYSE notice on October 6, 2026, because its average closing price was below $1.00 per share over a consecutive 30 trading-day period. It has six months to regain compliance. Shareholders will vote virtually on December 1, 2026. As of October 27, 2026, 76,965,322 common shares were outstanding; failure to regain compliance could lead to delisting proceedings.
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- Major point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.NYSE price deficiency: six months to regain compliance; failure triggers delisting proceedings.
Filing Explained
If implemented, the reverse split would reduce shares without changing holders’ proportional ownership or total market capitalization immediately, except for fractional-share cash.
The December 1, 2026 vote concerns authorization, not completion: the proposed one-for-20 to one-for-30 split is not effective, and if implemented it would reduce outstanding and authorized common shares by the same ratio while preserving holders’ ownership percentages except for cash in lieu of fractional shares.
The company says the split itself would not change total market capitalization immediately. Its stated objective is to raise the share price, though the filing says this result is not assured.
Approval requires affirmative votes from a majority of all outstanding common shares; a favorable vote would not itself complete the split, because the Board decides whether and when to proceed and effectiveness requires issuance of a certificate of amendment by Virginia’s State Corporation Commission. The company says preliminary results will be announced at the meeting and final results reported in a Form 8-K within four business days.
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Compensation Summary
- Authorize, at the Board’s discretion, a 1-for-20 to 1-for-30 reverse stock split and a corresponding reduction in authorized common shares.
- Authorize adjournment, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies if votes are insufficient to approve the reverse split proposal.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Suite 300
Glen Allen, Virginia 23060
Chair of the Board of Directors
Accendra Health, Inc.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS URGES YOU TO VOTE.
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Date and Time
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Virtual Meeting Site
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Record Date
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| December 1, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time | | | Shareholders may attend virtually at https://meetnow.global/MASMWVG | | | Shareholders of record at the close of business on October 27, 2026 are entitled to vote at the Special Meeting. | |
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Items of Business
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Board
Recommendation |
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Proposal 1
To approve an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation to effect, at the discretion of the Board, (a) a reverse stock split of the Common Stock at a ratio in the range of 1-for-20 to 1-for-30, with the final ratio to be determined at the discretion of the Board; and (b) a reduction in the number of authorized shares of our Common Stock by a corresponding ratio.
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Proposal 2
To approve the adjournment of the Special Meeting of Shareholders, if necessary or appropriate, to permit further solicitation of additional proxies if there are insufficient votes to approve the Reverse Split Proposal.
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FOR
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Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
October 29, 2026
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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Special Meeting of Shareholders to be Held on December 1, 2026: Pursuant to the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, with respect to the Special Meeting, we have elected to utilize the “full set delivery” option of providing paper copies of all of our proxy materials by mail. The Notice of Special Meeting of Shareholders and Proxy Statement are also available free of charge at
www.envisionreports.com/ACH. |
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Suite 300
Glen Allen, Virginia 23060
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THESE PROXY MATERIALS AND VOTING
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THE SPECIAL MEETING
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PROPOSAL 1 THE REVERSE SPLIT PROPOSAL
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PROPOSAL 2 THE ADJOURNMENT PROPOSAL
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VOTING SECURITIES AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS
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HOUSEHOLDING OF PROXY MATERIALS
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ANNEX A
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Proposal 1
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Description
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The Reverse Split Proposal
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| | To approve an amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation to effect, at the discretion of the Board, (a) the Reverse Stock Split of the Common Stock at a ratio in the range of 1-for-20 to 1-for-30, with the Final Ratio to be determined at the discretion of the Board; and (b) a reduction in the number of authorized shares of our Common Stock by a corresponding ratio. | |
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Proposal 2
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Description
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The Adjournment Proposal
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| | To approve the adjournment of the Special Meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to permit further solicitation of additional proxies if there are insufficient votes to approve the Reverse Split Proposal. | |
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Proposal
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Description
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Votes Required
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Effect of
Abstentions |
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Effect of Broker
Non-Votes |
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The Reverse Split Proposal
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| | To approve an amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation to effect, at the discretion of the Board, (a) the Reverse Stock Split of the Common Stock at a ratio in the range of 1-for-20 to 1-for-30, with the Final Ratio to be determined at the discretion of the Board; and (b) a reduction in the number of authorized shares of our Common Stock by a corresponding ratio. | | | “FOR” vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of Common Stock | | |
“AGAINST”
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No effect(1)
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| The Adjournment Proposal | | | To approve the adjournment of the Special Meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to permit further solicitation of additional proxies if there are insufficient votes to approve the Reverse Split Proposal. | | | Votes cast “FOR” the proposal must exceed the number of votes cast “AGAINST” the proposal | | |
No effect
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No effect(1)
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51 West 52nd Street, 6th Floor
New York, New York 10019
Phone: (877) 467-5520
4435 Waterfront Drive,
Suite 300,
Glen Allen, Virginia 23060
Attention: Corporate Secretary
THE REVERSE SPLIT PROPOSAL
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Status
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Number of
Shares of Common Stock Authorized |
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Number of
Shares of Common Stock Issued |
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Number of
Shares Reserved for Future Issuance |
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Number of
Shares Authorized but Unissued and Unreserved |
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Pre-Reverse Stock Split
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| | | | 200,000,000 | | | | | | 76,965,322 | | | | | | 12,748,835 | | | | | | 110,285,843 | | |
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Post-Reverse Stock Split 1-for-20
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| | | | 10,000,000 | | | | | | 3,848,266 | | | | | | 637,441 | | | | | | 5,514,293 | | |
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Post-Reverse Stock Split 1-for-25
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| | | | 8,000,000 | | | | | | 3,078,612 | | | | | | 509,953 | | | | | | 4,411,435 | | |
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Post-Reverse Stock Split 1-for-30
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| | | | 6,666,666 | | | | | | 2,565,510 | | | | | | 424,961 | | | | | | 3,676,195 | | |
THE ADJOURNMENT PROPOSAL
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Name of Beneficial Owner
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Sole Voting and
Investment Power(1) |
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Other(2)
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Aggregate
Percentage Owned |
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Mark A. Beck(3)
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| | | | 40,068 | | | | | | — | | | | | | * | | |
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Gwendolyn M. Bingham(3)
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| | | | 22,184 | | | | | | — | | | | | | * | | |
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Kenneth Gardner-Smith
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| | | | 54,922 | | | | | | — | | | | | | * | | |
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Stephen W. Klemash
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| | | | 59,051 | | | | | | — | | | | | | * | | |
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Teresa L. Kline
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| | | | 54,125 | | | | | | — | | | | | | * | | |
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Perry A. Bernocchi
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| | | | 107,366 | | | | | | — | | | | | | * | | |
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Jonathan A. Leon
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| | | | 96,905 | | | | | | — | | | | | | * | | |
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Heath H. Galloway
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| | | | 49,861 | | | | | | — | | | | | | * | | |
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All Directors and Executive Officers as a Group (8 persons)
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| | | | 484,482 | | | | | | — | | | | | | * | | |
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Name of Beneficial Owner
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Shares
Beneficially Owned |
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Aggregate
Percentage Owned |
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Coliseum Capital Management, LLC
105 Rowayton Avenue, Rowayton, CT 06853 |
| | | | 13,100,807(1) | | | | | | 17.02% | | |
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Bank of America Corporation
100 N Tryon St. Charlotte, NC 28255 |
| | | | 8,270,614(2) | | | | | | 10.75% | | |
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BlackRock, Inc.
50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001 |
| | | | 5,454,051(3) | | | | | | 7.09% | | |
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Kevin M. Webb
7817 Ivanhoe Ave., Suite 100, La Jolla, CA 92037 |
| | | | 4,287,431(4) | | | | | | 5.57% | | |
51 West 52nd Street, 6th Floor
New York, New York 10019
Phone: (877) 467-5520
4435 Waterfront Drive,
Suite 300, Glen Allen, Virginia 23060
Attention: Corporate Secretary
TO THE
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
ACCENDRA HEALTH, INC.