Graphene Manufacturing Group Ltd. (TSX-V: GMG) (“GMG” or the
“Company”) is pleased to announce that it is commencing a marketed
offering (the “Offering”) of units (the “Units”) of the Company.
Each Unit will consist of one ordinary share of the Company (a
“Common Share”) and one ordinary share purchase warrant (a
“Warrant”).
The Units will be offered under the amended and
restated base shelf prospectus of the Company receipted on January
10, 2024 (the “Base Shelf Prospectus”), as supplemented by a
prospectus supplement (the “Supplement”) to be prepared and filed
in each of the provinces and territories of Canada other than
Québec (collectively, the “Jurisdictions”), in the United States
pursuant to available exemptions from the registration requirements
under applicable United States securities laws, and in such other
jurisdictions outside of Canada and the United States which are
agreed to by the Company and the Underwriter (as defined
below).
The total size of the Offering as well as
certain other terms of the Units and the Warrants (including the
term and the exercise price of each Warrant) will be determined in
the context of the market at the time of pricing. There can be no
assurance as to whether or when the Offering may be completed, or
as to the size or terms of the Offering. The closing of the
Offering remains subject to market and other customary conditions,
including but not limited to, the receipt of all necessary
approvals, including the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange (the
“TSXV”).
PI Financial Corp. is acting as sole underwriter
and bookrunner for the Offering (the “Underwriter”).
The Company intends to grant the Underwriter an
option (the “Over-Allotment Option”) to cover over-allotments and
for market stabilization purposes, exercisable at any time up to 30
days subsequent to the closing of the Offering, to purchase up to
an additional 15.0% of the Units, pursuant to the Offering on the
same terms and conditions of the Offering. The Over-Allotment
Option will be exercisable to acquire Units, Common Shares and/or
Warrants (or any combination thereof) at the discretion of the
Underwriter.
The Company will pay the Underwriter a cash
commission equal to 7.0% of the gross proceeds of the Offering,
including proceeds received from the exercise of the Over-Allotment
Option. In addition, the Company will issue the Underwriter
compensation warrants to purchase up to 7.0% of the aggregate
number of Units issued pursuant to the Offering, including any
Units issued upon exercise of the Over-Allotment Option (the
“Compensation Warrants”). Each Compensation Warrant shall entitle
the Underwriter to purchase one Unit at the Offering Price at any
time on or before the date which is 48 months following closing of
the Offering.
The net proceeds of the Offering are expected to
be used primarily to strengthen the Company's financial position
and provide liquidity to finance ongoing operations, including, in
particular, the Company’s expenses incurred, and expected to be
incurred, in connection with the Company’s research and
development objectives, and for working capital and general
corporate purposes.
Access to the Base Shelf Prospectus, the
Supplement, and any amendment to the documents is provided in
accordance with securities legislation relating to procedures for
providing access to a shelf prospectus supplement, a base shelf
prospectus and any amendment. The Base Shelf Prospectus is, and the
Supplement will be, accessible on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca.
An electronic or paper copy of the Base Shelf
Prospectus, the Supplement (when filed), and any amendment to the
documents may be obtained, without charge, from PI Financial Corp,
3401 – 40 King St Street, Toronto, ON, Canada, M5H 3Y2, by email
to syndication@pifinancial.com attention: PI Syndication and by
providing the contact with an email address or address, as
applicable. The Base Shelf Prospectus contains and the Supplement
will contain, important detailed information about the Company and
the proposed Offering. Prospective investors should read the
Supplement (when filed) and the Base Shelf Prospectus and the other
documents the Company has filed on SEDAR+ before making an
investment decision.
This press release shall not constitute an offer
to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be
any sale of the securities in any state in which such offer,
solicitation or sale would be unlawful. The securities being
offered have not been, nor will they be, registered under the
United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be
offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an
applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the
United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and applicable
state securities laws.
About GMG
GMG is a clean-technology company which seeks to
offer energy saving and energy storage solutions, enabled by
graphene, including that manufactured in-house via a proprietary
production process. GMG has developed a proprietary production
process to decompose natural gas (i.e. methane) into its elements,
carbon (as graphene), hydrogen and some residual hydrocarbon gases.
This process produces high quality, low cost, scalable, ‘tuneable’
and low/no contaminant graphene suitable for use in
clean-technology and other applications.
The Company’s present focus is to de-risk and
develop commercial scale-up capabilities, and secure market
applications. In the energy savings segment, GMG has focused on
graphene enhanced heating, ventilation and air conditioning
(“HVAC-R”) coating (or energy-saving coating), lubricants and
fluids.
In the energy storage segment, GMG and the
University of Queensland are working collaboratively with financial
support from the Australian Government to progress R&D and
commercialization of graphene aluminium-ion batteries (“G+AI
Batteries”).
GMG’s 4 critical business objectives are:
- Produce Graphene and improve/scale cell production
processes
- Build Revenue from Energy Savings Products
- Develop Next-Generation Battery
- Develop Supply Chain, Partners
& Project Execution Capability
For further information please contact:
- Craig Nicol, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of
the Company at craig.nicol@graphenemg.com, +61 415 445 223
- Leo Karabelas at Focus Communications Investor Relations,
leo@fcir.ca, +1 647 689 6041
www.graphenemg.com
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its
Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the
policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accept responsibility for the
adequacy or accuracy of this news release.
Cautionary Note Regarding
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release includes certain statements
and information that may constitute forward-looking information
within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws.
Forward-looking statements relate to future events or future
performance and reflect the expectations or beliefs of management
of the Company regarding future events. Generally, forward-looking
statements and information can be identified by the use of
forward-looking terminology such as “intends”, “expects” or
“anticipates”, or variations of such words and phrases or
statements that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”,
“should”, “would” or will “potentially” or “likely” occur. This
information and these statements, referred to herein as
“forward‐looking statements”, are not historical facts, are made as
of the date of this news release and include without limitation,
the Company's ability to complete the Offering on the terms
announced or at all, the use of the net proceeds of the Offering,
and the receipt of all necessary approvals, including the approval
of the TSXV, the Company’s collaboration with the University of
Queensland, and the Company’s objectives, focus, goals or future
plans.
Such forward-looking statements are based on a
number of assumptions of management, including, without limitation,
assumptions regarding the ability of the Company to obtain all
necessary approvals for the Offering, the ability of the
Underwriter to secure interest in the Offering, the ability of the
Company and the Underwriter to negotiate a definitive agreement
with respect to the Offering, the ability of the Company to achieve
the expected results of its products in research and development,
that the Company will be able to research, develop and produce
certain products as anticipated, that the Company will be able to
engage third parties and develop relationships to assist in the
development, that the Company and the University of Queensland will
continue to progress research and development of the G+AI
Batteries, distribution and sale of its products, and assumptions
regarding the completion of the Offering and the timing thereof.
Additionally, forward-looking information involve a variety of
known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may
cause the actual plans, intentions, activities, results,
performance or achievements of GMG to be materially different from
any future plans, intentions, activities, results, performance or
achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking
statements. Such risks include, without limitation: the Offering
will not be completed on the timetable anticipated or at all, the
use of proceeds from the Offering will differ from management’s
current expectations, the engagement of the Underwriter in
connection with the Offering will not continue as expected, the
Company will not obtain all necessary approvals, including the
approval of the TSXV and applicable securities regulatory
authorities, the Company will not be able to use its products as
expected or the performance, safety profile and production and
maintenance requirements of the Company’s products will not be
consistent with management’s expectations, the impact of the
Company’s products will not be consistent with management’s
expectations, the Company will not be able to research, develop and
produce certain products, that the Company’s collaboration with the
University of Queensland will not continue as currently expected by
management, the Company will not be successful in engaging third
parties and developing relationships to assist in the development,
distribution and sale its products, public health crises may
adversely impact the Company’s business and the ability of the
Company to develop its products, risks relating to the extent and
duration of the conflict in the Middle-East and Eastern Europe and
its impact on global markets, the volatility of global capital
markets, political instability, the failure of the Company to
attract and retain skilled personnel, unexpected development and
production challenges, unanticipated costs and the risk factors set
out under the heading “Risk Factors” in the Company’s annual
information form dated October 12, 2023 available for review on the
Company’s profile at www.sedarplus.com.
Although management of the Company has attempted
to identify important factors that could cause actual results to
differ materially from those contained in forward-looking
statements or forward-looking information, there may be other
factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or
intended. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove
to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ
materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly,
readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking
statements and forward-looking information. Readers are cautioned
that reliance on such information may not be appropriate for other
purposes. The Company does not undertake to update any
forward-looking statement, forward-looking information or financial
out-look that are incorporated by reference herein, except in
accordance with applicable securities laws. We seek safe
harbor.
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