Deveron Announces Settlement Agreement and Private Placement
Deveron Announces Settlement Agreement and Private Placement
Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - August 15, 2024) - Deveron Corp. (TSXV: FARM) ("Deveron" or the "Company"), a leading agriculture services and data company in North America, is pleased to announce that it has reached an agreement (the "Settlement Agreement") with the principal of 2736130 Ontario Inc. ("2736"), Greg Patterson, which had sent a shareholder meeting requisition (the "Requisition") to the Company as previously announced on June 24, 2024, and certain directors and shareholders of the Company (together, the "Settlement Parties").
安大略省多伦多--(Newsfile Corp. - 2024年8月15日)-Deveron Corp. (TSXV:FARM)("Deveron"或"公司"),北美领先的农业服务和数据公司,很高兴宣布,公司已经与2736130 Ontario Inc. ("2736")的负责人Greg Patterson达成了一项协议("和解协议"),Greg Patterson曾于2024年6月24日宣布向公司递交了股东会召集申请书("申请书"),并与公司的某些董事和股东(统称"和解方")达成了协议。
Pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, the Company intends to complete a non-brokered private placement offering ("Private Placement") for units of the Company ("Units") at an offering price of at least $0.07 per Unit for net proceeds of up to CAD$3,000,000 (with the ability to upsize an additional $400,000 upon the conversion of certain promissory notes of the Company). Each Unit shall be comprised of one common share in the capital of the Company ("Common Shares") and one half of one common share purchase warrant exercisable for 18 months at an exercise price of at least $0.10. The net proceeds of the Private Placement, which is subject to approval from the TSX Venture Exchange, will be used for general working capital purposes and for the partial repayment of certain promissory notes (the "Promissory Notes").
根据和解协议,公司打算完成一项为期不超过30个月的非经纪人定向增发募资("定向增发"),发行公司的单元(“Units”),每个单元至少按照$0.07定价,累计得到高达$3,000,000的净收益(在公司某些应收票据转换后,最多可拓展至额外$400,000)。每个单元由公司的一笔普通股(“普通股”)和一个行权期为18个月,行权价格至少为$0.10的普通股购买权组成。定向增发的净收益将用于一般性的运营资金和部分偿还某些应收票据(“应收票据”),需交易所TSX Venture Exchange批准才可实施。
As part of the Settlement Agreement, so long as at least CAD$2,600,000 of net proceeds are raised under the Private Placement (the "Condition Precedent"):
作为和解协议的一部分,只要定向增发获得的净收益不少于$2,600,000(下文称"前提条件"):
- Greg Patterson agrees to withdraw the Requisition and, along with the Settlement Parties, agrees to customary standstill covenants related to, among other things, the solicitation of proxies and the voting of securities of the Company, until the later of the day after the 2025 annual meeting of shareholders of the Company or the repayment of the Promissory Notes.
- Greg Patterson同意撤回申请书,并与和解方一道同意遵守习惯性的静止协议,包括但不限于就公司的代理征集和证券投票等事宜,直到公司2025年股东年会后的第二天或还款应收票据为止。
- The repayment of the Promissory Notes will be extended 30 months and the relevant Settlement Parties agree to work towards development of a reasonable repayment plan.
- 应收票据的还款期限将延长30个月,相关和解方同意在制定合理的还款计划方面合作。
- Greg Patterson will have the right to have one nominee (the "Initial Nominee") serve on the board of directors of the Company (the "Board") until the later of the 2025 annual meeting of shareholders of the Company or the repayment of the amounts outstanding under the Promissory Notes (the "Outside Date").
- Greg Patterson将有权指定一名提名人(“初始提名人”)担任公司的董事会(“董事会”)成员,直到2025年公司股东年会后的第二天或偿还应收票据的金额为止(“截止日期”)。
- The Board will be fixed at five persons and Ron Patterson, as the initial nominee of Greg Patterson, will be appointed to the Board along with Albert Contardi. Upon the occurrence of certain specified events, Greg Patterson shall be entitled to replace Albert Contardi with an additional nominee to the Board.
- 董事会将固定为五人,并且Greg Patterson的初始提名人Ron Patterson将被任命为董事会成员,Albert Contardi随之被任命。在某些特定事件发生后,Greg Patterson将有权替换Albert Contardi并增加一位提名人到董事会。
- To facilitate the transition to the new Board, Bill Linton, Chris Irwin, Joelle Faulkner and Tim Close agree to resign as directors of the Company such that the new Board will be comprised of Greg Patterson, Ron Patterson (who shall serve as Chair of the Board), Roger Dent, David MacMillan and Albert Contardi.
- 为方便过渡到新董事会,Bill Linton, Chris Irwin, Joelle Faulkner和Tim Close同意辞去公司董事的职务,使得新董事会将由Greg Patterson、Ron Patterson(担任董事会主席), Roger Dent, David MacMillan和Albert Contardi组成。
- The Settlement Parties agree to ensure that the Company does not take certain actions relating to, among other things, certain financings and acquisitions and dispositions, changes to the management of the Company or its subsidiaries or material changes in the business of the Company or its subsidiaries, without the approval of at least four directors.
- 和解方同意确保公司不采取与融资、收购和出售、公司或其子公司管理的变更、公司或其子公司业务的实质性变更等相关的某些行动,除非至少四名董事批准。
"I am pleased to announce an agreement that supports the various issues our stakeholders have risen which will now allow the company to move forward and refocus its effort on the business," stated David MacMillan, Deveron's President and CEO. "In the short-term, I'm looking forward to working with our new Board as we head into the Company's busiest season servicing the testing needs of our customers. Additionally, the agreement to extend the promissory notes for a further 30 months continues to add flexibility with respect to our balance sheet. Deveron is one of North America's leading testing services providers in the agriculture and food space and we will continue to focus on being a trusted partner for our customers."
"我很高兴宣布达成一项协议,该协议支持股东们提出的各种问题,现在公司可以朝着业务发展的方向前进。" Deveron的总裁兼首席执行官David MacMillan表示:"短期内,我期待与我们的新董事会合作,以达到公司最忙碌的季节,为客户提供测试需求服务。此外,将应收票据延期30个月的协议,继续为我们的资产负债表增加了灵活性。Deveron是北美领先的农业和食品领域的测试服务提供商之一,我们将继续专注于成为客户值得信赖的合作伙伴。"
In addition, upon the occurrence of the Condition Precedent, the Company has also agreed to reimburse fees and expenses incurred by Greg Patterson in the preparation and submission of the Requisition and execution of the Settlement Agreement. The full Settlement Agreement will be available under the Issuer's profile on SEDAR+.
此外,在前提条件发生后,公司还同意偿付Greg Patterson因准备和提交申请书以及执行和解协议而发生的费用和支出。完整的和解协议将在SEDAR+上的发行方档案下可用。
Notwithstanding the Settlement Agreement, the AGM is expected to be held as planned on October 4, 2024, to, among other things, elect the directors of the Company.
尽管有了和解协议,但股东大会(AGM)计划于2024年10月4日举行,其中包括选举公司董事的事项。
Additional Details on the Private Placement
定向增发的详细信息
Insiders may participate in the private placement and finders' fees may be paid in accordance with TSX Venture Exchange policies. Any insider participation in the private placement will constitute a related party transaction within the meaning of TSX-V Policy 5.9 and Multilateral Instrument 61-101 - "Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions" ("MI 61-101"). In that regard, the Company will rely on exemptions from the formal valuation and minority shareholder approval requirements provided under sections 5.5(a), 5.5(b) and 5.7(a) of MI 61-101 on the basis that the fair market value (as determined under MI 61-101) of related party participation in the private placement will not exceed 25% of the Company's market capitalization.
内部人士可以参与定向增发,并按照TSX Venture Exchange政策支付信息费用。任何内部人士参与定向增发将构成关联方交易,依据TSX-V政策5.9和《多项法令61-101——特殊交易中的少数股东保护》(《MI 61-101》)进行处理。在这方面,公司将依据MI 61-101第5.5(a)、5.5(b)和5.7(a)条款的豁免规定,免除正式评估和少数股东批准要求,此规定是基于关联方参与定向增发的公平市场价值(根据MI 61-101确定)不会超过公司市值的25%。
Advisors
顾问
Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP is acting as legal counsel to Deveron in connection with the Requisition. Miller Thomson LLP is acting as legal counsel to Greg Patterson and the Settlement Shareholders in connection with the Requisition.
Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP担任Deveron在申请书方面的法律顾问。Miller Thomson LLP担任Greg Patterson和和解股东在申请书方面的法律顾问。
About Deveron: Deveron is an agriculture technology company that uses data and insights to help farmers and large agriculture enterprises increase yields, reduce costs and improve farm outcomes. The company employs a digital process that leverages data collected on farms across North America to drive unbiased interpretation of production decisions, ultimately recommending how to optimize input use. Our team of agronomists and data scientists build products that recommend ways to better manage fertilizer, seed, fungicide, and other farm inputs. Additionally, we have a national network of data technicians that are deployed to collect various types of farm data, from soil to drones, that build a basis of our best-in-class data layers. Our focus is the US and Canada where 1 billion acres of farmland are actively farmed annually.
关于Deveron: Deveron是一家农业技术公司,利用数据和洞见帮助农民和大型农业企业提高产量、降低成本和改善农场产出。公司采用数字流程,利用在北美各地收集的数据驱动生产决策的公正解释,最终推荐优化投入使用的方法。我们的团队由农业专家和数据科学家构成,构建产品,推荐更好地管理化肥、种子、杀菌剂和其他农业投入的方法。此外,我们还有一支部署在全国各地的数据技术人员网络,收集各种类型的农场数据,从土壤到无人机,建立了我们最佳数据层的基础。我们的重点是美国和加拿大,位于 1亿英亩耕地每年都在积极开垦。
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David MacMillan
President & CEO
dmacmillan@deveron.com
David MacMillan
总裁兼首席执行官
dmacmillan@deveron.com
This news release includes certain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws, including but not limited to statements about the timing of the Shareholder Meeting, the nomination of directors at the Shareholder Meeting, and the repayment of the promissory notes. Forward‐looking statements are generally, but not always, identified by the words "expects", "plans", "anticipates", "in the event", "if", "believes", "asserts", "position", "intends", "envisages", "assumes", "recommends", "estimates", "approximate", "projects", "potential", "indicate" and similar expressions, or that events or conditions "will", "would", "may", "could" or "should" occur. Forward-looking statements reflect management's current views with respect to possible future events and conditions and, by their nature, are based on management's beliefs and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by management of the Company, are inherently subject to significant risks and uncertainties that could cause actual outcomes to differ materially from current expectations. Such risks and uncertainties include, among others, litigation, regulatory, business, economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties and other contingencies. Many factors could cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. These factors include, among others, uncertainties relating to the Shareholder Meeting, the repayment of the promissory notes, and other risk factors described in greater detail in the "Risk Factors" section of our annual and interim Management's Discussion and Analysis of our financial results and other continuous disclosure documents and financial statements we file with the Canadian securities regulatory authorities which are available at . There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Investors are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements due to the inherent uncertainty therein. The Company undertakes no obligation to update the forward-looking information except as required by applicable law.
本新闻稿包含了适用加拿大证券法规下的某些"前瞻性声明",包括但不限于与股东大会的时间安排、在股东大会上提名董事以及偿还票据的声明。前瞻性声明通常是指"预计"、"计划"、"期望"、"如在事件发生时"、"如果"、"相信"、"断言"、"立场"、"打算"、"设想"、"假设"、"建议"、"估计"、"程度相近"、"规划"、"潜力"、"表明"和类似表达,或事件或条件"将要"、"会"、"可能"、"可能"或"应该"发生的陈述。前瞻性声明反映了管理层对可能发生的未来事件和情况的当前观点,本质上基于公司管理层认为合理的信念和假设,但这些信念和假设本质上存在重大风险和不确定性,可能导致实际结果与当前期望大相径庭。这些风险和不确定性包括但不限于诉讼、监管、商业、经济、竞争、政治、社会不确定性和其他不确定性。许多因素可能导致公司的实际结果与前瞻性声明中表达或暗示的结果不同。这些因素包括但不限于与股东大会相关的不确定性、偿还票据等风险因素,这些风险因素在我们的年度和临时管理层讨论和分析我们的财务结果以及其他持续性披露文件和我们向加拿大证券监管当局提交的财务报表的"风险因素"章节中有更详细的描述,该文件可在以下网站查阅。由于前瞻性声明存在固有的不确定性,投资者应谨慎使用,公司将根据适用法律的规定更新前瞻性信息,但不承诺更新前瞻性声明。