Interfor Announces Successful Completion of its $100 Million Substantial Issuer Bid
13 September 2022 - 2:41AM
INTERFOR CORPORATION (“Interfor” or the “Company”)
(TSX: IFP) announced today that it has taken up and paid for
cancellation 3,355,704 common shares (“Shares”) at a price of
$29.80 per Share (the “Purchase Price”) under its previously
announced substantial issuer bid (the “Offer”).
The Shares purchased represent an aggregate purchase of $100
million and 6.1% of the total number of Interfor’s issued and
outstanding Shares issued and outstanding as of July 25, 2022.
A total of 6,749,706 Shares were validly tendered to the Offer
and not withdrawn. As the Offer was oversubscribed, shareholders
who made auction tenders at or below the Purchase Price and
shareholders who made, or were deemed to have made, purchase price
tenders had approximately 98.8% of their tendered Shares taken up
by Interfor (other than “odd lot” tenders, which were not subject
to proration).
Interfor has accepted the Shares tendered for purchase and has
made payment for the Shares by delivering the aggregate purchase
price to Computershare Investor Services Inc., the depositary for
the Offer (the “Depositary”). Payment and settlement with
shareholders will be effected by the Depositary on or about
September 15, 2022, all in accordance with the Offer and applicable
law. Any Shares not purchased, including such Shares not purchased
as a result of proration or Shares tendered pursuant to auction
tenders at prices higher than the Purchase Price or invalidly
tendered, will be returned to shareholders as soon as
practicable.
To assist shareholders in determining the tax consequences of
the Offer, Interfor estimates for the purposes of the Income Tax
Act (Canada) (the “Tax Act”), that the paid-up capital per Share
was $7.85 at September 8, 2022. The dividend deemed to have been
paid by Interfor to Canadian resident persons is designated as an
“eligible dividend” for purposes of the Tax Act and any
corresponding provincial and territorial tax legislation.
For the purposes of subsection 191(4) of the Tax Act, the
“specified amount” in respect of each Share is $30.60.
Full details of the Offer are described in the offer to purchase
and issuer bid circular dated August 2, 2022, as well as the
related letter of transmittal and notice of guaranteed delivery,
copies of which are available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
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.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This news release contains forward-looking information,
including relating to the Company’s completion of a substantial
issuer bid and timing of payment for the Shares purchased under the
Offer. Any such forward-looking information is based on information
currently available to Interfor and is based on assumptions and
analyses made in light of Interfor’s experience and perception of
historical trends and current conditions. Readers are cautioned
that actual results may vary from the forward-looking information,
and undue reliance should not be placed on such forward-looking
information. Risk factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from the forward-looking information in this release are
described in Interfor’s most recent first quarter and annual
Management’s Discussion and Analysis under the heading “Risks and
Uncertainties”, which are available on www.interfor.com and under
Interfor’s profile on www.sedar.com. Unless otherwise indicated,
the forward-looking statements in this release are based on the
Company’s expectations at the date of this release. Interfor
undertakes no obligation to update such forward-looking information
or statements, except as required by law.
ABOUT INTERFOR
Interfor is a growth-oriented forest products company with
operations in Canada and the United States. The Company has annual
lumber production capacity of approximately 4.7 billion board feet
and offers a diverse line of lumber products to customers around
the world. For more information about Interfor, visit our website
at www.interfor.com.
Investor Contacts:
Rick Pozzebon, Senior Vice President & Chief Financial
Officer(604) 689-6804
Mike Mackay, Vice President of Corporate Development &
Strategy (604) 689-6846
Media Contact:
Svetlana Kayumova, Manager of Corporate Affairs(604)
422-7329svetlana.kayumova@interfor.com
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