Voleo Trading Systems Inc. (TRAD: TSX-V,
VLEOF: OTC-QB) (“
Voleo”, the
“
Company”) is providing a corporate update based
on recent developments. As a remote collaboration platform, Voleo
has experienced a material uptick in activity as investors look for
ways to stay connected in uncertain times. In the first quarter of
2020 the overall number of funded accounts on Voleo increased by
over 30%, and this growth has accelerated in recent weeks with over
18% month-on-month growth in funded accounts in March 2020. Trading
activity has also spiked, with a 62% increase in transactions
month-on-month.
Voleo introduced its award winning and the
world’s only end-to-end investment club application to customers
with a soft launch in 2017, followed by a full launch in 2019.
Voleo is registered across the US and presently has clients in 40
states and receives international requests from retail investors to
expand to more Countries regularly. The Company’s new responsive
app, weeks from completion, promises to unify the experience across
mobile and web, while further streamlining the paperless onboarding
of users.
With 46% of users being women, an average age of
40 years old, average club size of 10, and great social tools,
Voleo has some excellent credentials. Collaboration demonstrated by
investment clubs has both psychological and behavioral advantages.
According to preliminary research conducted by the FINDER Project,
a competitive Marie Curie Research and Training Program funded by
the European Committee, in addition to the 66% of users that add
contributions to their accounts each month, Voleo teams on average
do not show a disposition effect. The disposition effect in
behavioural finance is one of the many biases or partialities that
people are influenced by when they make imperfect decisions,
particularly in investing and market trading. From the beginning,
by enabling the wisdom of the crowd, Voleo’s clients have benefited
from better decision making.
Voleo’s focus on quality, and responsive
customer support, consistently receives praise from users. Our
recent customer survey indicates that even before the launch of our
new responsive app, and after implementing a paid subscription
model, over 80% of clients would recommend Voleo to their
friends.
Despite growth and positive indicators toward
future growth, which continue during the current Covid-19 crisis,
Voleo’s platform will not achieve profitability in 2020. Voleo will
require additional injections of capital to fund its operations.
Discussions with potential strategic and financial investors are
underway, and in order to position the Company for success in the
future, the Company is undertaking a restructuring of its share
capital and outstanding liabilities. Voleo has also significantly
reduced expenses in areas not connected with customer service and
will continue to be vigilant in ongoing expense management.
Subject to acceptance by the TSX Venture
Exchange (the "TSX-V"), the Company will proceed with a
consolidation of its issued and outstanding common shares ("common
shares") on the basis (1) post-consolidation share for every ten
(10) pre-consolidation shares (the "Consolidation").
The Consolidation will result in the number of
issued and outstanding common shares of the Company being reduced
from 107,753,867 common shares to approximately 10,775,386 common
shares on a non-diluted basis, and each shareholder will hold the
same percentage of common shares outstanding immediately after the
Consolidation as such shareholder held immediately prior to the
Consolidation.
The exercise price and number of common shares
of the Company issuable upon the exercise of outstanding stock
options, warrants or other convertible securities will be
proportionately adjusted to reflect the Consolidation in accordance
with the terms of such securities. No fractional shares will be
issued as a result of the Consolidation. Any fractional shares
resulting from the Consolidation will be rounded down to the next
whole share, and no cash consideration will be paid in respect of
fractional shares. The Company's name and trading symbol will
remain unchanged and the Company will issue a further news release
confirming the effective date for the Consolidation when such
information is available.
In addition, the Company will settle
approximately $320,695 of debt due to certain creditors through the
issuance of 1,282,780 common shares (post-Consolidation) at a
deemed price of $0.25 per share (the "Shares for Debt Settlement").
The board and management of the Company believe that the proposed
Shares for Debt Settlement is in the best interests of the Company
as it will eliminate a significant liability for the Company. The
completion of the Shares for Debt Settlement is subject to the
approval of the TSX-V.
One of the creditors, King & Bay West
Management Corp. (“King & Bay”) is a “related party” under
Multilateral Instrument 61-101 - Protection of Minority Security
Holders in Special Transactions ("MI 61-101"). As a result, the
Shares for Debt Settlement with King & Bay constitutes a
"related party transaction" for the Company under MI 61-101, as
King & Bay would receive 585,280 common shares of the Company
pursuant to the Shares for Debt Settlement. The Company is relying
on an exemption from the formal valuation and minority shareholder
approval requirements of MI 61-101 pursuant to exemptions contained
in sections 5.5(a) and 5.7(1)(a) of MI 61-101 on the basis that at
the time the Shares for Debt Settlement was agreed to, neither the
fair market value of the securities to be distributed in the Shares
for Debt Settlement nor the consideration to be received for those
securities, insofar as they involve the related party, exceeds 25%
of the Company's market capitalization.
Notwithstanding the above, if the Company is
unable to secure additional funding or a strategic partner, it will
rationalize operations to preserve cash and its intellectual
property.
About Voleo Trading Systems
Inc.Voleo is a mobile fintech company that is transforming
the retail investing space through its collaborative investing
platform. Voleo's equity trading platform operates on native iOS
and Android devices, as well as a companion web application.
Voleo’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Voleo USA, Inc is a member
of Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
(FINRA) and Securities Investor
Protection Corporation (SIPC). Security products are not
FDIC insured, not bank guaranteed, and will fluctuate in value. We
do not solicit, recommend, or offer investment advice. Check the
background of Voleo USA, Inc. on
FINRA's BrokerCheck.
For more information on Voleo, please visit our
Investor Relations website at ir.myvoleo.com.
ON BEHALF OF THE VOLEO BOARD
“Glen Wilson”Interim
Chief Executive Officer
For further information regarding this press
release, please contact:
1-778-945-8721investor.relations@myvoleo.com
Cautionary Note Regarding
Forward-Looking Information
Certain statements contained in this release
constitute forward-looking statements and forward-looking
information (collectively referred to herein as "forward-looking
statements") within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities
laws. Such forward-looking statements relate to future events or
Voleo Trading Systems Inc’s (the “Company”) future performance, the
wind-up of US operations, the completion of the Consolidation and
Shares for Debt Settlement. All statements other than statements of
historical fact may be forward-looking statements. Such
forward-looking statements are often, but not always, identified by
the use of words such as "seek", "anticipate", "budget", "plan",
"continue", "estimate", "expect", "forecast", "may", "will",
"project", "predict", "potential", "targeting", "intend", "could",
"might", "should", "believe" and similar expressions. These
statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other
factors that may cause actual results or events to differ
materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking
statements. Voleo believes the expectations reflected in those
forward-looking statements are reasonable but no assurance can be
given that these expectations will prove to be correct and such
forward-looking statements included in this release should not be
unduly relied upon. These forward-looking statements speak only as
of the date of this release, or as of the date specified in the
documents incorporated by reference into this release, as the case
may be. In particular, this release contains forward-looking
statements pertaining, but not limited to: expectations as to
future operations of the Company, future market trends, growth
opportunities, the Company’s go to market strategy, future
partnerships, global uncertainty as a result of COVID-19, new
initiatives and innovations of the Company, product offerings, the
expected operations and performance of the Company’s business,
expected user growth, and the timing of key development
milestones.
With respect to forward-looking statements
contained in this release, the Company has made assumptions
regarding, among other thing: the accuracy, reliability and
applicability of the Company’s business model; the timely receipt
of governmental approvals, including the receipt of approval from
regulators in Canada and the United States; the impact of COVID-19
on the Company’s operations; the timely commencement of operations
by the Company and the success of such operations; the ability of
the Company to implement its business plan as intended; the
legislative and regulatory environments of the jurisdictions where
the Company will carry on business or have operations; the impact
of competition; and the availability of financing to execute the
business plan. The Company has included the above summary of
assumptions and risks related to forward-looking statements
provided in this release in order to provide investors with a more
complete perspective on the Company’s current and future operations
and such information may not be appropriate for other purposes.
The live Voleo platform is currently limited to
U.S. residents. Investors should be aware that investing through
clubs requires that members of a club vote in accordance with the
conditions of their respective partnership agreements, and that
other factors including platform performance, execution price,
order and account access times are affected by many factors,
including connectivity, market volatility, the size and type of
order(s), market conditions, system performance, and other factors.
Investors should carefully consider the risk profile of ETFs before
investing in them, and read the prospectus from the issuer before
investing in an ETF. Penny stocks may trade infrequently, which
means that it may be difficult to sell penny stock shares once you
own them. Moreover, because it may be difficult to find quotations
for certain penny stocks, they may be difficult, or even
impossible, to accurately price. For these, and other reasons,
penny stocks are generally considered speculative investments.
Consequently, investors in penny stocks should be prepared for the
possibility that they may lose their whole investment.
Readers are cautioned that the foregoing lists
of factors are not exhaustive and it would be unreasonable to rely
on any such forward-looking statements and information as creating
any legal rights, that the statements and information are not
guarantees and may involve known and unknown risks and
uncertainties, and that actual results may differ (and may differ
materially) and objectives and strategies may differ or change from
those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements or
information as a result of various factors. The forward-looking
statements contained in this release are expressly qualified by
this cautionary statement. Except as required by applicable
securities laws, the Company is not under any duty and do not
undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any
forward-looking statements after the date of this release or to
conform such statements to actual results or to changes in the
Company’s expectations and the Company disclaims any intent or
obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events or results or
otherwise.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its
Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the
policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) has reviewed or accepts
responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
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