Dragonfly Capital Corp. (TSXV: DRC) (“
Dragonfly”
or the “
Company”) and 2591046 Ontario Corp. (d/b/a
Future Fertility) (the “
Target”) are pleased to
announce that they have entered into a binding letter of intent
dated May 8, 2019 (the “
LOI”), pursuant to which
Dragonfly and the Target intend to complete a business combination
which will constitute a reverse take-over of Dragonfly (the
“
Transaction”). The Transaction is not a non-arm’s
length “Qualifying Transaction” for Dragonfly, as such term is
defined in Policy 2.4 of the Corporate Finance Manual of the TSX
Venture Exchange (the “
TSXV”).
Terms of the Transaction
Under the terms of the LOI, it is intended that
the Transaction will be carried out by way of a three-cornered
amalgamation pursuant to an amalgamation agreement (the
“Definitive Agreement”) to be entered into among
the parties. Pursuant to the Transaction, a wholly-owned subsidiary
of Dragonfly will amalgamate with the Target to form a newly
amalgamated company (“Amalco”), and former Target
shareholders will receive one Post-Consolidation Dragonfly Share
(as defined below) for each Post-Consolidation Target Share (as
defined below) held and Amalco will become a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Dragonfly. As a result, Dragonfly (the
“Resulting Issuer”) will indirectly carry on the
business of the Target following completion of the Transaction and
will change its name to “Future Fertility Inc.” or such other name
as agreed to by the parties to better reflect the business that
will be carried on by the Resulting Issuer. Prior to completion of
the Transaction, the Target expects to complete the Concurrent
Offering, as more particularly described below. The common shares
of the Resulting Issuer will, subject to the approval of the TSXV,
be listed for trading on the TSXV. It is anticipated that the
Resulting Issuer will be listed as a Tier 2 life sciences
issuer.
As of the date hereof, Dragonfly has 16,311,000
common shares issued and outstanding (the “Dragonfly
Shares”) and no warrants or options exercisable for
Dragonfly Shares outstanding. In order to align the value of the
Dragonfly Shares and Target Shares (as defined below), the
Dragonfly Shares will be consolidated (the “Dragonfly
Consolidation”) at a ratio of 10.8740 pre-consolidation
Dragonfly Shares for every 1 post-consolidation Dragonfly Share
(each a “Post-Consolidation Dragonfly Share”),
resulting in 1,500,000 Post-Consolidation Dragonfly Shares being
issued and outstanding (prior to giving effect to the Transaction
and Concurrent Offering).
As of the date hereof, the Target has (i)
15,759,330 issued and outstanding common shares (each a
“Target Share”), (ii) 3,300,000 options of the
Target, each convertible into a Target Share at an exercise price
of $0.15 (the “Options”), (iii) 1,200,000 common
share purchase warrants each convertible into a Target Share at an
exercise price of $0.15 (the “$0.15 Warrants”) and
(iv) 4,353,330 common share purchase warrants each convertible into
a Target Share at an exercise price of $0.25 (the “$0.25
Warrants”, collectively with the $0.15 Warrants, the
“Warrants”).
Prior to the completion of the Transaction, the
Target Shares will be consolidated (the “Target
Consolidation”) at a ratio of two pre-consolidation Target
Shares for every one post-consolidation Target Share (each, a
“Post-Consolidation Target Share”) resulting in
7,879,665 Post-Consolidation Target Shares being issued and
outstanding (prior to giving effect to the Transaction and
Concurrent Offering) and Options outstanding to acquire 1,650,000
Post-Consolidation Target Shares and Warrants outstanding to
acquire 2,776,665 Post-Consolidation Target Shares.
In connection with the Transaction, each Option
will be exchanged for a Resulting Issuer option on the same terms
and conditions as the prior Option other than each two Options will
now be exercisable to receive one Post-Consolidation Dragonfly
Share. In addition, each Warrant will remain outstanding and each
two Warrants will be exercisable for one Post-Consolidation
Dragonfly Share on the same terms.
In connection with the Transaction, Dragonfly
will be seeking shareholder approval of the Dragonfly
Consolidation, the Name Change and setting the new number of
directors at six. The Target will be seeking shareholder approval
with respect to the Target Consolidation and the Amalgamation. The
Transaction has been unanimously approved by the Boards of
Directors of Dragonfly and the Target.
Closing of the Transaction is expected to occur
on or before August 30, 2019 (the “Closing Date”).
The LOI will automatically terminate if a Definitive Agreement is
not entered into by May 31, 2019, subject to any mutually agreed
extension.
The Company and the Target will provide further
details in respect of the Transaction, including a summary of the
final agreed-upon material terms and conditions, once a Definitive
Agreement has been fully negotiated and entered into by the
parties.
The Company has also agreed to use its
reasonable efforts to obtain TSXV approval to loan up to $100,000
to the Target on a secured basis, subject to any terms and
conditions imposed by the TSXV. The gross proceeds of the loan will
be used for general working capital purposes. The loan will be
subject to TSXV approval.
About the Target
The Target is an Ontario-incorporated private
company using artificial intelligence for reproductive medicine to
give patients personalized insight into their decision making and
help improve outcomes for patients.
The Target was incorporated on August 8, 2017
and since that time the Target’s focus has been on developing a
technology platform that will enable physicians and patients to
assess the relative quality of women’s eggs based on a single
image. Utilizing widely available camera attachments, the
Target’s patent-pending cloud-based software can analyze an image
of an egg and deliver a percentage-based assessment of the
likelihood that the egg will fertilize under normal
conditions. The predictive algorithm underlying the Target’s
software was trained on a large data set from a well-known
fertility clinic in Toronto. The Target has formed strategic
partnerships with seven additional fertility clinics around the
world in order to increase its access to data and receive feedback
on its technology platform.
As of December 31, 2018 (all figures CAD,
unaudited) the Target had assets of $135,467 and liabilities of
$39,768. For the 12 months ended December 31, 2018, the
Target had no revenue, and a net loss of $457,121.
Rene Bharti of Toronto, Canada, is a founder of
the Target and holds in excess of 20% of the issued and outstanding
shares of the Target.
There are no relationships between any non-arm’s length party of
Dragonfly and the Target or its assets and the Qualifying
Transaction will be an arm’s length transaction. There are no
beneficial interests held in the Target or its assets by any
non-arm’s length parties to Dragonfly.
Concurrent Offering
Prior to, or concurrently with the closing of
the Transaction, the Target intends to complete a brokered private
placement offering of subscription receipts of the Target (the
“Subscription Receipts”) conducted by a syndicate
of agents (the “Agents”) led by Beacon Securities
Limited for maximum gross proceeds of $5 million. Each Subscription
Receipt will, upon satisfaction of the escrow release conditions,
be exercisable for one Target unit (each a “Target
Unit” and collectively the “Target
Units”) at a price per Target Unit to be determined in the
context of the market. It is anticipated that each Target Unit
shall be comprised of one Post-Consolidation Target Share and one
half of one common share purchase warrant, exercisable for 24
months from the date of completion of the Transaction at a price to
be determined (the “Concurrent Offering”).
In consideration of the Agents related to the
Concurrent Offering, the Target has agreed to pay the Agents a cash
fee equal to 7% of the gross proceeds of the Concurrent Offering
and, subject to regulatory approvals, issue compensation options to
the Agents equal to 7% of the aggregate number of Target Units
issued by the Target under the Concurrent Offering.
The net proceeds of the Concurrent Offering will
be used for product regulatory approvals in the US, Canada,
European Union and Japan; hiring sales and marketing personnel; new
product development; data collection and data security personnel;
insurance; costs related to the Transaction; and general working
capital purposes.
Conditions of the Transaction
Completion of the proposed transaction is
subject to a number of conditions including, but not limited to:
(i) completion of mutually satisfactory due diligence reviews; (ii)
execution of the Definitive Agreement and related transaction
documents; (iii) requisite shareholder approvals; (iv) receipt of
all requisite regulatory approvals relating to the Transaction,
including, without limitation, the TSXV; (v) completion of the
Concurrent Offering for minimum gross proceeds of $2.5 million; and
(vi) no material adverse changes.
Sponsorship
The Transaction is subject to the sponsorship
requirements of the TSXV, unless an exemption from the sponsorship
requirement is available or a waiver is granted. The Company
intends to apply for an exemption to the sponsorship requirement.
There is no assurance that an exemption from this requirement will
be obtained.
Management and Insiders of the Resulting
Issuer
Upon completion of the Transaction, it is
anticipated that the current directors and officers of the Company
will resign and the proposed board of directors of the Resulting
Issuer will include six directors to be nominated by the Target
provided that the Company shall be entitled to nominate up to one
initial director of the Resulting Issuer if the Company’s fully
diluted pro forma ownership interest in the Resulting Issuer on the
Closing Date is equal to or greater than 10% (calculated on a fully
diluted basis).
It is anticipated that the management team of
the Resulting Issuer following the completion of the Transaction
will be comprised of Rene Bharti as Executive Chairman, James
Lanthier as Chief Executive Officer, Olga Balanovskaya, as Chief
Financial Officer and Neil Said as Corporate Secretary.
The relevant experience of the proposed officers
of the Resulting Issuer is set out below:
Mr. James Lanthier is a seasoned
technology and media executive with a strong background in M&A
and finance. He is currently the President and CEO of Magnolia
Colombia Ltd, a TSXV listed company. His prior
public company roles include CEO of Tangelo Games, COO
and a member of the founding management team of Mood Media (TSX:
MM) and COO / CFO of Fun Technologies, sold to Liberty
Media. Mr. Lanthier has extensive capital
markets and M&A experience and, additionally, has served as
Non-Executive Director of a number of public companies.
Rene Bharti has held several key roles in both
public and private companies, including those in the resource,
technology and entertainment industry. Mr. Bharti co-founded ARHT
Media, along with legendary singer Paul Anka, with the aim of
creating the world’s most lifelike digital humans to conduct
e-commerce in a unique and viable platform. Mr. Bharti currently is
the chairman and founder of Future Fertility, the world’s leader in
applying Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) to IVF. Rene Bharti holds a
Bachelor of Commerce (Honors) from Queens University.
Olga Balanovskaya, CPA, CGA, ACCA has over 18
years of private and public company experience in the capacity of
senior controller and Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Ms.
Balanovskaya has been a CFO of two public companies, Organic Potash
Corporation (CNSX:OPC) and Adex Mining Inc. (TSXV: ADE), and of a
number of private companies. Ms. Balanovskaya was a Senior
Accountant, Assurance with MNP LLP from January 2011 to July 2013.
She is a member of the Chartered Professional Accountants of
Ontario as well as the Association of Chartered Certified
Accountants (UK); has a Diploma in International Accounting
Standards from the Institute of Financial Accountants (UK).
Mr. Neil Said is a corporate securities lawyer
who works as a legal consultant to various Toronto Stock Exchange,
TSX Venture Exchange and Canadian Securities Exchange listed
companies in the technology, mining, oil & gas and cannabis
industries. He also sits on the board of directors of various
public and private companies. Mr. Said previously worked as a
securities lawyer at a large Toronto corporate law firm, where he
worked on a variety of corporate and commercial transactions.
Mr. Said obtained a Juris Doctor from the Faculty of Law at the
University of Toronto and he received a Bachelor of Business
Administration (Honours) with a minor in Economics from Wilfrid
Laurier University.
Details with respect to the proposed directors
of the Resulting Issuer will be announced in a subsequent press
release once available.
Circular
In connection with the Transaction and pursuant
to TSXV requirements, Dragonfly will file a circular or filing
statement on SEDAR, which will contain details regarding the
Transaction, the Definitive Agreement, the Concurrent Offering,
Dragonfly, the Target and the Resulting Issuer.
About Dragonfly
Dragonfly is a capital pool company within the
meaning of the policies of the TSXV and does not have any
operations and has no assets other than cash. Dragonfly’s business
is to identify and evaluate businesses and assets with a view to
completing a Qualifying Transaction under the policies of the
TSXV.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking
Information
This press release contains statements that
constitute “forward-looking information” (collectively,
“forward-looking statements”) within the meaning
of the applicable Canadian securities legislation, All statements,
other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking
statements and are based on expectations, estimates and projections
as at the date of this news release. Any statement that discusses
predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives,
assumptions, future events or performance (often but not always
using phrases such as “expects”, or “does not expect”, “is
expected”, “anticipates” or “does not anticipate”, “plans”,
“budget”, “scheduled”, “forecasts”, “estimates”, “believes” or
“intends” or variations of such words and phrases or stating that
certain actions, events or results “may” or “could”, “would”,
“might” or “will” be taken to occur or be achieved) are not
statements of historical fact and may be forward-looking
statements. Forward-looking statements contained in this press
release include, without limitation, statements regarding: the
terms, conditions, and completion of the Transaction and the
Concurrent Offering; the timing of the closing of the Transaction
and the Concurrent Offering; the provision of a loan to the Target;
the anticipated size and structure of the board of directors of the
Resulting Issuer; the management of the Resulting Issuer and the
business and operations of the Resulting Issuer. In making the
forward- looking statements contained in this press release, the
Company has made certain assumptions, including that: due diligence
will be satisfactory; the Concurrent Offering will be completed on
acceptable terms; the loan will be approved the by the TSXV; all
applicable shareholder, and regulatory approvals for the
Transaction will be received. Although the Company believes that
the expectations reflected in forward-looking statements are
reasonable, it can give no assurance that the expectations of any
forward-looking statements will prove to be correct. Known and
unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors which may cause the
actual results and future events to differ materially from those
expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such
factors include, but are not limited to: results of due diligence;
availability of financing; delay or failure to receive board,
shareholder or regulatory approvals; and general business,
economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties.
Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on the
forward-looking statements and information contained in this press
release. Except as required by law, the Company disclaims any
intention and assumes no obligation to update or revise any
forward-looking statements to reflect actual results, whether as a
result of new information, future events, changes in assumptions,
changes in factors affecting such forward-looking statements or
otherwise.
For further information contact: Martin Bajic|
601-551-6770 Martin@nwcapital.ca
Not for distribution to United States
newswire services or for dissemination in the United States. This
news release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation
of an offer to buy any of the securities in the United States. The
securities have not been and will not be registered under the
United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “U.S.
Securities Act”) or any state securities laws and may not be
offered or sold within the United States or to U.S. Persons unless
registered under the U.S. Securities Act and applicable state
securities laws or an exemption from such registration is
available.
All information provided in this press release
relating to the Target has been provided by management of the
Target and has not been independently verified by management of the
Company. As the date of this press release, the Company has not
entered into a Definitive Agreement with the Target, and readers
are cautioned that there can be no assurances that a Definitive
Agreement will be executed.
Completion of the Transaction is subject to a
number of conditions, including but not limited to, TSXV acceptance
and if applicable pursuant to TSXV requirements, majority of the
minority shareholder approval. Where applicable, the Transaction
cannot close until the required shareholder approval is obtained.
There can be no assurance that the Transaction will be completed as
proposed or at all.
Investors are cautioned that, except as
disclosed in the management information circular or filing
statement to be prepared in connection with the Transaction, any
information released or received with respect to the Transaction
may not be accurate or complete and should not be relied upon.
Trading in the securities of a capital pool company should be
considered highly speculative.
The TSX Venture Exchange Inc. has in no way
passed upon the merits of the proposed Transaction and has neither
approved nor disapproved the contents of this press release.
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