Tetra Bio-Pharma Inc. (“Tetra” or
the
“Corporation”) is pleased to announce
that, after successfully completing a prospectus offering for
aggregate gross proceeds of $8,050,000 on July 12, 2019 (the “Unit
Offering“), it now intends to complete a non-brokered private
placement offering (the “Private Placement“), in which some of the
Corporation’s directors, officers, consultants and employees, as
well of certain of their associates, will purchase an aggregate of
870,000 units (“Unit“) of the Corporation at a price of $0.30 per
Unit for aggregate gross proceeds of $261,000.
The Private Placement will be completed on the
same terms as the Unit Offering and remains subject to approval by
the TSX Venture Exchange (the “TSXV“). When aggregating the Unit
Offering and the Private Placement, insiders, consultants and
employees, including the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial
Officer, the Chairman, directors and certain employees of the
Corporation, will have purchased a total of 802,600 Units for
aggregate gross proceeds of $240,780.
Guy Chamberland, Chief Executive Officer of
Tetra, stated: “We are pleased to have extended the offering after
certain members of our management team at site expressed a strong
desire to participate in the private placement as well, which
further highlights the strong commitment of the team towards the
Company’s success.”
Each Unit to be issued in the Private Placement
will consist of one common share of the Corporation (a “Common
Share“) and one Common Share purchase warrant (a “Warrant“), with
each Warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one Common
Share at an exercise price of $0.40 per Common Share for a period
of 36 months following the closing of the Private Placement.
The securities offered have not been, and will
not be, registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "U.S. Securities Act") or any U.S. state securities
laws and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent
registration or an available exemption from the registration
requirement of the U.S. Securities Act and applicable U.S. state
securities laws. 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 these securities, in any jurisdiction in which such
offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.
The Corporation intends to use net proceeds of
the Private Placement to continue the development of its clinical
trials and for working capital purposes as stated in its final
short form prospectus filed on July 8, 2019.
Certain directors and senior officers of the
Corporation or of its subsidiaries will subscribe for Units as part
of the Private Placement. Their subscription as part of the Private
Placement will constitute a "related party transaction" within the
meaning of Multilateral Instrument 61-101 - Protection of Minority
Security Holders in Special Transactions ("MI 61-101") and Policy
5.9 of the TSXV. Other than improving Tetra’s working capital
position and increasing the number of Common Shares held by
directors, officers and employees, the Private Placement is not
expected to have any effect on Tetra’s business and affairs.
The Private Placement will be completed in
reliance on (i) an available exemption from the formal valuation
requirement of MI 61-101 provided in paragraph (a) of Section 5.5
of MI 61-101 and (ii) an available exemption from the minority
shareholder approval requirement of MI 61-101 provided in paragraph
(a) of Section 5.7(1) of MI 61-101. Neither the fair market value
of the Units to be issued nor the consideration to be paid for the
Units pursuant to the portion of the Private Placement subscribed
for by related parties of the Corporation will exceed 25% of the
Corporation’s market capitalization.
As at the date of this news release, the
“related parties” of Tetra own an aggregate of 6% of Tetra’s
211,969,411 issued and outstanding Common Shares (not including
Common Shares issuable on the exercise of outstanding options).
Assuming the Private Placement is completed, the “related parties”
will own an aggregate of 6% of the Corporation’s issued and
outstanding Common Shares. Also, assuming the completion of the
Private Placement, an aggregate of 398,900 Common Shares would be
issued to “related parties” of the Corporation pursuant to the
Private Placement which amounts to approximately 0.19% of the
Corporation’s issued and outstanding Common Shares as of the date
of this news release. Assuming the exercise of the Warrants to be
issued to “related parties” under the Private Placement, an
aggregate of 398,900 additional Common Shares would be issued to
“related parties” of the Corporation pursuant to the Private
Placement which amounts to approximately 0.19% of the Corporation’s
issued and outstanding Common Shares as of the date of this news
release.
The Private Placement was approved by Tetra’s
directors, provided that each disclosed an interest in the
resolutions relating to the approval of the Private Placement in
accordance with Section 120 of the Canada Business Corporations Act
to the extent he is a participant in the Private Placement as a
purchaser of Units and abstained from voting solely with respect to
his purchase of Units but otherwise voted to approve the
transaction. In approving the Private Placement, the Board of
Directors took into account the following factors: (i) the fact
that the Private Placement will be completed above market price
with no discount, even though a discount would be permitted under
TSXV rules; (ii) Tetra’s need for working capital to fund on-going
operations and strengthen its financial position; and (iii) the
participation in the Private Placement of management and employees
who are an important part of Tetra’s business plan. The Board of
Directors subsequently approved the Private Placement (subject to
the disclosures of interest and abstentions noted above) and there
was no contrary view by any director on the resolution approving
the Private Placement.
The Private Placement will be completed pursuant
to subscription agreements to be entered into between Tetra and
each subscriber which contain standard representations and
warranties as to eligibility to participate in the Private
Placement under applicable Canadian securities laws and is expected
to close on or about August 2, 2019. The completion of the Private
Placement is subject to the approval of the TSXV.
The Corporation expects that it will not file a
material change report more than 21 days before the expected
closing of the Private Placement the Corporation wishes to close
the Private Placement on an expedited basis for sound business
reasons and in a timeframe consistent with usual market practices
for transactions of this nature.
About Tetra Bio-Pharma:
Tetra Bio-Pharma Inc. (TSX-V: TBP) (OTCQB:
TBPMF) a biopharmaceutical leader in cannabinoid-based drug
discovery and development with a Health Canada approved and FDA
reviewed clinical program aimed at bringing novel prescription
drugs and treatments to patients and their healthcare providers.
Tetra Bio-Pharma has subsidiaries engaged in the development of an
advanced and growing pipeline of Bio Pharmaceuticals, Natural
Health and Veterinary Products containing cannabis and other
medicinal plant-based elements. With patients at the core of its
mission, Tetra Bio-Pharma is focused on providing rigorous
scientific validation and safety data required for inclusion into
the existing bio pharma industry by regulators, physicians and
insurance companies. For more information visit:
www.tetrabiopharma.com More information at: www.tetrabiopharma.com
Source: Tetra Bio-Pharma
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation
Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX
Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or
accuracy of this release.
For more information visit:
www.tetrabiopharma.com
Forward-looking statements
Some statements in this release may contain
forward-looking information, including the expected timing of
completion of the Private Placement; the size of the Private
Placement; the participation of Tetra directors, officers and
employees in the Private Placement, the satisfaction of the
conditions of closing of the Private Placement and on the
anticipated timeframes. All statements, other than of historical
fact, that address activities, events or developments that the
Company believes, expects or anticipates will or may occur in the
future (including, without limitation, statements regarding
potential acquisitions and financings) are forward-looking
statements. Forward-looking statements are generally identifiable
by use of the words "may", "will", "should", "continue", "expect",
"anticipate", "estimate", "believe", "intend", "plan" or "project"
or the negative of these words or other variations on these words
or comparable terminology. Forward-looking statements are subject
to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond
the Company's ability to control or predict, that may cause the
actual results of the Company to differ materially from those
discussed in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could
cause actual results or events to differ materially from current
expectations include, among other things, without limitation, the
inability of the Company to obtain sufficient financing to execute
the Company's business plan; competition; regulation and
anticipated and unanticipated costs and delays, the success of the
Company's research and development strategies, the applicability of
the discoveries made therein, the successful and timely completion
and uncertainties related to the regulatory process, the timing of
clinical trials, the timing and outcomes of regulatory or
intellectual property decisions and other risks disclosed in the
Company's public disclosure record on file with the relevant
securities regulatory authorities. Although the Company has
attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual
results or events to differ materially from those described in
forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause
results or events not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended.
Readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking
statements. The forward-looking statements included in this news
release are made as of the date of this news release and the
Company does not undertake an obligation to publicly update such
forward-looking statements to reflect new information, subsequent
events or otherwise unless required by applicable securities
legislation.
Tetra Bio-Pharma Inc.Guy Chamberland,
Ph.D.,Chief Executive Officer and Chief Scientific
Officer514-220-9225Investors@tetrabiopharma.com
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