Conifex Timber Inc. (“Conifex”, “we” or “us”) (TSX: CFF) )
announced today that our board of directors (the
"
Board") has approved a substantial issuer bid
(the "
Offer") pursuant to which we will offer to
purchase from shareholders for cancellation up to 4.0 million of
our outstanding Common shares (the "
Shares") at a
price of $2.25 per Share (the "
Purchase Price")
for a total of $9.0 million. The Purchase Price represents a 28%
premium over the closing price of the Shares on the Toronto Stock
Exchange on November 8, 2021.
Terms of the Offer
The Board has authorized the Offer, which is
expected to commence on November 12, 2021 and expire on December
20, 2021, unless extended or withdrawn. Conifex plans to fund
repurchases of Shares through available cash on hand. The Offer is
denominated in Canadian dollars, and Shareholders will have the
option to elect to receive payment in either Canadian or United
States dollars.
If Shares with an aggregate purchase price of
more than $9.0 million are properly tendered and not properly
withdrawn, we will purchase the Shares on a pro rata basis after
giving effect to "odd lot" tenders (of holders beneficially owning
fewer than 100 Shares), which will not be subject to pro-ration.
All Shares that are tendered but not purchased will be returned to
shareholders.Additional Information
The Offer is for up to approximately 9% of the
total number of issued and outstanding Shares on a non-diluted
basis. The Offer is optional for all shareholders, who are free to
choose whether to participate and how many Shares to tender. Any
shareholders who do not deposit their Shares (or whose Shares are
not repurchased under the Offer) will realize a proportionate
increase in their equity interest in Conifex, to the extent that
Shares are purchased under the Offer.
The Offer is not conditional upon any minimum
number of Shares being tendered but is subject to various
conditions that are typical for a transaction of this type. Conifex
reserves the right, subject to applicable laws, to withdraw, extend
or amend the Offer, if certain events occur at any time prior to
the payment for tendered Shares. The Offer is expected to remain
open for acceptance until 5:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on December 20,
2021, unless extended or withdrawn.
Details of the Offer, including instructions for
tendering Shares, will be included in the formal offer to purchase
and issuer bid circular, letter of transmittal, notice of
guaranteed delivery and other related documents (the "Offer
Documents"). The Offer Documents will be mailed to
shareholders, filed with applicable Canadian securities regulatory
authorities and made available without charge on SEDAR at
www.sedar.com, and posted on our website at www.conifex.com.
We completed share repurchases under our normal
course issuer bid in September 2021 and we will determine whether
to renew our normal course issuer bid after the Offer is
completed.
Computershare Investor Services Inc. has been
engaged by Conifex to act as depository for the Offer. Shareholders
who have questions regarding the Offer or require any assistance
tendering Shares may contact Computershare Investor Services by
telephone at 1-800-564-6253 (North America) or 514-982-7555
(International), or by e-mail at
corporateactions@computershare.com.
We have not engaged a dealer manager for the
Offer in Canada or the United States but we reserve the right to do
so before the Offer expires.
The Offer referred to in this news release has
not yet commenced. This news release is for informational purposes
only and does not constitute an offer to buy or the solicitation of
an offer to sell Shares. The solicitation and the offer to buy
Shares will only be made pursuant to the Offer Documents that are
filed with the Canadian securities regulatory authorities. The
offer will not be made to, nor will tenders be accepted from or on
behalf of, holders of Shares in any jurisdiction in which the
making or acceptance of offers to sell Shares would not be in
compliance with the laws of that jurisdiction. None of Conifex, our
Board of Directors or the depositary makes any recommendation to
shareholders as to whether to tender or refrain from tendering any
or all of their Shares pursuant to the Offer or the purchase price
or prices at which shareholders may choose to tender Shares.
Shareholders are strongly urged to read the Offer Documents
carefully and to consult with their financial, tax and legal
advisors prior to making any decision with respect to the
Offer.
Third Quarter 2021 Results Conference
Call
We will be releasing our third quarter 2021
results after market close on November 9, 2021. A conference call
has been scheduled at 2:00 PM Pacific time / 5:00 PM Eastern time
on the same day. To participate in the call, please dial
416-340-2217 or toll free 1-800-806-5484 and entering participant
passcode 7234039#. The call will also be available on instant
replay until December 9, 2021 by dialling 905-694-9451 or
1-800-408-3053 and entering participant passcode 8954280#.
For further information, please contact:
Winny Tang |
Kristen
Stinson |
Chief Financial Officer |
Vice President & General Manager, Corporate Services |
(604) 216-2949 |
(604) 216-6835 |
About Conifex Timber Inc.
Conifex and its subsidiaries' primary business
currently includes timber harvesting, reforestation, forest
management, sawmilling logs into lumber and wood chips, and value
added lumber finishing and distribution. Conifex's lumber products
are sold in the United States, Canadian and Japanese markets.
Conifex also produces bioenergy at its power generation facility at
Mackenzie, BC.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this news release may
constitute “forward-looking statements”. Forward-looking statements
are statements that address or discuss activities, events or
developments that Conifex expects or anticipates may occur in the
future. When used in this news release, words such as “estimates”,
“expects”, “plans”, “anticipates”, “projects”, “will”, “believes”,
“intends” “should”, “could”, “may” and other similar terminology
are intended to identify such forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements reflect the current expectations and
beliefs of Conifex’s management. Because forward-looking statements
involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors,
actual results, performance or achievements of Conifex or the
industry may be materially different from those implied by such
forward-looking statements. Examples of such forward-looking
information that may be contained in this news release include our
current intentions regarding commencement of the Offer, the timing,
terms and conditions of the Offer, the number of Shares purchased
and the amount of capital returned to shareholders under the Offer.
Forward-looking statements involve significant uncertainties,
should not be read as a guarantee of future performance or results,
and will not necessarily be an accurate indication of whether or
not such results will be achieved. A number of factors could cause
actual results to differ materially from the results discussed in
the forward-looking statements, including, risk factors described
in Conifex’s management's discussion and analysis for the year
ended December 31, 2020 and the quarter ended June 30, 2021, each
of which is available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. These risks, as
well as others, could cause actual results and events to vary
significantly. Accordingly, readers should exercise caution in
relying upon forward-looking statements and Conifex undertakes no
obligation to publicly revise them to reflect subsequent events or
circumstances, except as required by law.
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