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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 20-F/A

 

(Amendment No. 1)

 

(Mark One)

 

¨ REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

OR

 

x ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2025

 

OR

 

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

OR

 

¨ SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of event requiring this shell company report _______________

 

For the transition period from _______________ to _______________

 

Commission file number 000-39730

 

VISION MARINE TECHNOLOGIES INC.

 

 

(Exact name of Registrant specified in its charter)

 

Not Applicable

(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)

 

Quebec, Canada

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

 

730 Boulevard du Curé-Boivin

Boisbriand, Quebec J7G 2A7, Canada

Telephone: 450-951-7009

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

Raffi Sossoyan; 450-951-7009; rs@v-mti.com

(Name, Telephone, Email 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   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Shares (no par value per share)   VMAR   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

 

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 business of the period covered by the annual report. 4,907,137 Common Shares Without Par Value

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ¨ No x

 

If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Yes ¨ No x

 

Indicate by check mark whether Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No ¨

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes x No ¨

 

Indicate by check mark whether the 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 ¨ Accelerated Filer ¨
Non Accelerated Filer x Emerging Growth Company x

 

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 pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ¨

 

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements. ¨

 

Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b). ¨

 

Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing: ☐ U.S. GAAP x International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board ¨ Other

 

If “Other” has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow: Item 17 ¨ Item 18 ¨

 

If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b 2 of the Exchange Act): Yes ¨ No x

 

M&K CPAS, PLLC

The Woodlands, TX

PCAOB ID #2738

 

 

 

730 Boulevard du Curé-Boivin
Boisbriand
Quebec
J7G 2A7

 

 

 

EXPLANATORY NOTE

 

This Amendment No. 1 to the Annual Report on Form 20-F of Vision Marine Technologies Inc. for the year ended August 31, 2025 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on November 27, 2025 (the “Original 20-F”) is being filed solely for the purpose of filing Exhibit 97.1.

 

Except as specifically provided above, this Amendment No. 1 to the Annual Report on Form 20-F does not amend, update or restate any other items or sections of the Original 20-F and does not reflect events occurring after the filing of the Original 20-F on November 27, 2025. The filing of this Amendment No. 1 should not be understood to mean that any other statements contained in the Original 20-F are true and complete as of any date subsequent to the date of the Original 20-F.

 

This Form 20-F/A consists of a cover page, this explanatory note, Item 19, the signature page and the Exhibits (as updated).

 

 

 

 

ITEM 19. EXHIBITS

 

The following exhibits are filed as part of this Annual Report:

 

Exhibit
Index
  Description
2.1   Description of Securities Pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act, filed as Exhibit 2.1 to our annual report on Form 20-F filed with the SEC on April 5, 2024.
3.1   Certificate of Incorporation, filed as Exhibit 3.1 to our registration statement on Form F-1 filed with the SEC on July 9, 2020.
3.2   Certificate of Amendment, filed as Exhibit 3.2 to our registration statement on Form F-1 filed with the SEC on July 9, 2020.
3.3   Articles of Amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, as amended, filed as Exhibit 3.1 to our report on Form 6-K filed with the SEC on September 30, 2022.
3.4   Vision Marine Technologies Inc. General By-Laws, filed as Exhibit 3.1 to our report on Form 6-K filed with the SEC on September 1, 2023.
3.5   Certificate of Modification of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, filed as Exhibit 99.1 to our report on Form 6-k filed with the SEC on December 22, 2023
3.6   Certificate of Modification of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, dated January 15, 2024, filed as Exhibit 99.1 to our report on Form 6-k filed with the SEC on February 8, 2024
4.1   Share Certificate - Common Shares, filed as Exhibit 4.1 to our registration statement on Form F-1, as amended, filed with the SEC on September 22, 2020. 
8.1   Subsidiaries List of Subsidiaries (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 21.1 to the Registrant’s Form F-1, filed on August 12, 2025)
10.1   Commercial Lease Agreement, dated June 10, 2017, between California Electric Boat Company Inc. and the Company (as translated into English from its original text in French), filed as Exhibit 10.1 to our registration statement on Form F-1 filed with the SEC on July 9, 2020.
10.2   Commercial Lease Agreement, dated April 1, 2019, between California Electric Boat Company Inc. and the Company (as translated into English from its original text in French), filed as Exhibit 10.2 to our registration statement on Form F-1 filed with the SEC on July 9, 2020.
10.3   Amended and Restated Share Option Plan.**
10.4   Manufacturing and Supply Agreement, dated October 21, 2021, between the Company and Linamar Corporation, filed as Exhibit 10.9 to our annual report on Form 20-F filed with the SEC on December 30, 2021.
10.5   Summary translation of Mac Engineering Agreement with the Company, dated February 16, 2021 filed as Exhibit 10.10 to our annual report on Form 20-F filed with the SEC on December 30, 2021.
10.6   Form of Warrant, dated as of December 21, 2023, filed as Exhibit 99.2 to our report on Form 6-k filed with the SEC on December 22, 2023
10.7   Form of Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 21, 2023, filed as Exhibit 99.3 to our report on Form 6-k filed with the SEC on December 22, 2023
10.8   Form of Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of December 21, 2023, filed as Exhibit 99.4 to our report on Form 6-k filed with the SEC on December 22, 2023
10.9   Form of Placement Agent Agreement, filed as Exhibit 99.5 to our report on Form 6-k filed with the SEC on December 22, 2023
10.10   Form of Warrant, dated as of January 17, 2024, filed as Exhibit 99.2 to our report on Form 6-k filed with the SEC on February 8, 2024
10.11   Form of Subscription Agreement, dated as of January 17, 2024, filed as Exhibit 99.3 to our report on Form 6-k filed with the SEC on February 8, 2024
10.12   Form of Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of January 17, 2024, filed as Exhibit 99.4 to our report on Form 6-k filed with the SEC on February 8, 2024
10.13   Form of Agency Agreement with iA Private Wealth Inc., filed as Exhibit 99.5 to our report on Form 6-k filed with the SEC on February 8, 2024
10.14   Form of Placement Agent Warrant Agreement, filed as Exhibit 4.1 to our report on Form 6-k filed with the SEC on September 16, 2024
10.15   Placement Agency Agreement with ThinkEquity LLC, dated September 13, 2024, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to our report on Form 6-k filed with the SEC on September 16, 2024

 

 

 

 

10.16   Form of Placement Agent Warrant Agreement, filed as Exhibit 4.1 to our report on Form 6-k filed with the SEC on September 16, 2024
10.17   Summary translation of Mac Engineering Agreement with the Company, dated February 16, 2021 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to the Registrant’s Form 20-F, filed on December 30, 2021)
10.18   Form of Share Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 25, 2024, by and among the Company, 7858078 Canada Inc. and Stratégies Eb Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 to the Registrant’s Form F-1, filed on July 1, 2024)
10.19   Form of Warrant Exchange Agreement, dated as of August 16, 2024 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s current report on Form 6-K, filed on August 20, 2024) 
10.20   Executive Employment Agreement, dated March 1, 2024, between the Registrant and Raffi Sossoyan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.15 to the Company’s Form F-1/A filed on September 4, 2024)
10.21   Amending Agreement to Executive Employment Agreement, dated February 27, 2024, between the Registrant and Alexandre Mongeon (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16 to the Company’s Form F-1/A filed on September 4, 2024)
10.22   Equity Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 20, 2025, among Vision Marine Technologies Inc., NVG Holdings Inc., Roger Moore and Jeff Garcia Code of Conduct and Ethics (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Form 6-K, filed on July 1, 2025)+
10.23   Form of Convertible Promissory Note pursuant to the Equity Purchase Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Form 6-K, filed on July 1, 2025) 
10.24   Executive Employment Agreement, dated September 25, 2025 between the Company and Mr. Alexandre Mongeon (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Form 6-K, filed on September 26, 2025)
10.25   Restricted Share Unit Agreement, dated September 25, 2025 between the Company and Mr. Alexandre Mongeon (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Form 6-K, filed on September 26, 2025)
10.26   Restricted Share Unit Plan, adopted on September 12, 2025 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant’s Form 6-K, filed on September 26, 2025)
10.27   Underwriting Agreement, dated August 15, 2025 between the Company and ThinkEquity LLC (filed as Exhibit 1.1 to our report on Form 6-k filed on August 18, 2025) in connection with an August 2025 financing (the “August 2025 Financing”)
10.28   Form of Underwriter Warrant in connection with the August 2025 Financing (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to our report on Form 6-k filed on August 18, 2025)
10.29   Form of Pre-Funded Warrant in connection with the August 2025 Financing (filed as Exhibit 4.3 to our report on Form 6-k filed on August 18, 2025)
10.30   Restricted Share Unit Plan, adopted September 12, 2025 (filed as Exhibit 10.3 t our report on Form 6-k filed on September 26, 2025)
10.31   Employment Agreement, dated June 20, 2025, between the Company and Mr. Moore **
10.32   Employment Agreement, dated August 25, 2025, between the Company and Mr. Poudrier **
10.33   Employment Agreement, dated July 16, 2025, between the Company and Mr. Rathe **
12.1   Section 302(a) Certification of CEO**
12.2   Section 302(a) Certification of CFO**
13.1   Section 906 Certifications of CEO and CFO***
23.1   Consent of M&K CPAS, PLLC**
23.2   Consent of Ernst & Young LLP**
97.1   Executive Officer Clawback Policy*
101.INS   XBRL Instance**
101.SCH   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema**
101.CAL   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation**
101.DEF   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition**
101.LAB   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels**
101.PRE   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation**
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File - The cover page interactive data file does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document

 

 

* Filed herewith
** Previously filed with Vision Marine Technologies Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2025, filed with the SEC on November 28, 2025.  
*** Previously furnished with Vision Marine Technologies Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2025, filed with the SEC on November 28, 2025.
+ Confidential Treatment has been requested for portions of this exhibit. The copy incorporated herein omits the information subject to the confidentiality request.

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

The registrant 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 annual report on its behalf.

 

Vision Marine Technologies Inc.

 

Date: December 19, 2025

 

By: /s/ Alexandre Mongeon  
  Alexandre Mongeon  
  Chief Executive Officer