UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE 

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 28, 2021 (May 26, 2021)

Global Medical REIT Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

2 Bethesda Metro Center, Suite 440

Bethesda, MD

20814

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

(202) 524-6851

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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(e) As described below under Item 5.07, at the 2021 annual meeting of stockholders of Global Medical REIT Inc. (the “Company”) held on May 26, 2021 (the “2021 Annual Meeting”), the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s 2016 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) to increase the number of shares reserved for issuance thereunder by 1,500,000 shares, which was previously approved by the Company’s Board of Directors. The Plan is described in detail under “Proposal 3 – Amendment to 2016 Equity Incentive Plan” in the Company’s proxy statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 16, 2021, and the foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Plan, a copy of which is being filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

At the 2021 Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders: (i) elected the eight nominated directors to the Company’s Board of Directors, each to serve until the Company’s 2022 annual meeting of stockholders and until her or his successor is duly elected and qualifies, (ii) approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, (iii) approved an amendment to the Plan to increase the number of shares reserved for issuance thereunder by 1,500,000 shares, and (iv) ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2021. The full results of the matters voted on at the annual meeting of stockholders are set forth below:

Proposal 1 — Election of Directors:

 Proposal 2 — Advisory Vote on Named Executive Officer Compensation:

Proposal 3 — Amendment to the Company’s 2016 Equity Incentive Plan to Increase the Number of Shares Reserved for Issuance Thereunder by 1,500,000 Shares:

Proposal 4 — Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm:

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.