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VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / July 15, 2024 / Nepra Foods Inc. (CSE:NPRA)(FSE:2P6)(OTC PINK:NPRFF) ("Nepra Foods" or the "Company"), is pleased to announce that the Company has reached agreement with the William Hogan (the "Lender") to convert all of the outstanding US$950,000 principal amount of loan advances made to the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary, Nepra Foods Ltd., pursuant to a secured loan agreement dated April 5, 2024 (the "Loan Agreement"), together with accrued and unpaid interest and all other amounts outstanding under the Loan Agreement (collectively, the "Loan Obligations"), which Loan Obligations were set to mature on July 31, 2024, into common shares of the Company ("Common Shares"), at a conversion price equal to C$0.05 per Common Share (the "Conversion Transaction").
The total amount of Loan Obligations which will be converted pursuant to the Conversion Transaction is US$970,551, resulting in the issuance of 26,445,572 Common Shares in satisfaction thereof. Closing of the Conversion Transaction is expected to occur as soon as practicable, but in any event no less than 5 business days from the date hereof, in accordance with the policies of the Canadian Securities Exchange. Upon closing of the Conversion Transaction, all existing security held by the Lender will be released and discharged and the Company will have no further obligations to the Lender under the Loan Agreement.
The Common Shares to be issued pursuant to the Conversion Transaction have not been, and will not be, registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "U.S. Securities Act"), or any state securities laws, and, accordingly, may not be offered or sold in the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, "U.S. persons" (as those terms are defined in Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act) absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. Any Common Shares offered and sold in the United States shall be issued as "restricted securities" as defined in Rule 144(a)(3) under the U.S. Securities Act. This news release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there by any sale of the Common shares in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.
The Lender is an insider shareholder of the Company. Accordingly, the Lender's participation in the Conversion Transaction constitutes a "related party transaction" within the meaning of Multilateral Instrument 61-101 - Protection of Minority Securityholders in Special Transactions ("MI 61-101"). The Company is relying on the exemption from the formal valuation requirement set out in Section 5.5(b) of MI 61-101 on the basis that no securities of the Company are listed or quoted on any of the prescribed exchanges set out therein. The Company is relying on the exemption from the minority approval requirement set out in section 5.7(1)(e) of MI 61-101. Each of the directors of the Company is an "independent director" (as determined in accordance with MI 61-101) in respect of the Conversion Transaction and the board of directors, acting in good faith, unanimously determined that the Company is in serious financial difficulty, that the Conversion Transaction is designed to improve the financial position of the Company, and that the terms of the Conversion Transaction are reasonable in the circumstances of the Company. The Company did not file a material change report 21 days prior to the expected closing of the Conversion Transaction as the structure of the transaction had not been confirmed at that time.
Board Changes
The Company also announces that Mark Olmsted has resigned as a director of the Company, effective July 12, 2024. The Company would like to thank Mr. Olmsted for his years of service to the Company.
About Nepra Foods Inc.
Nepra Foods is grounded in a passion for food. We believe eating healthy should be easy. Everybody deserves food options that are truly nutritious and taste good. Food should be allergen-free so that everyone in the family can enjoy eating it together. Plant-based foods can offer high-quality nutrition and taste great while maintaining a low-carb profile. Nepra Foods is on a mission to make healthy, enjoyable food for everybody.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
David Wood, Chief Operating Officer and Interim CFO
investors@neprafoods.com
Investor Relations Toll-free (844) 566-1917
The CSE has neither approved nor disapproved the contents of this news release. The CSE does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
Forward Looking Statements
This news release contains statements and information that, to the extent that they are not historical fact, constitute "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable securities legislation. Forward-looking information may include, without limitation, statements related to the Conversion Transaction, including the timing and completion thereof, and other statements regarding the future developments and the business and options of the Company. Forward-looking information is based on the reasonable assumptions, estimates, analysis and opinions of management made in light of its experience and its perception of trends, current conditions and expected developments, as well as other factors that management believes to be relevant and reasonable in the circumstances at the date that such statements are made, but which may prove to be incorrect.
Forward-looking information involves known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking information, including, but not limited to, statements relating to the Company's financial performance, business development, results of operations, and those listed in filings made by the Company with the Canadian securities regulatory authorities (which may be viewed at ). Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on any such forward looking information. Further, any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which such statement is made. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for the Company's management to predict all of such factors and to assess in advance the impact of each such factor on the Company's business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking information to reflect information, events, results, circumstances or otherwise after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as required by law including securities laws.
SOURCE: Nepra Foods
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不列顛哥倫比亞省溫哥華/ACCESSWIRE/2024年7月15日/Nepra Foods Inc.(CSE: NPRA)(FSE: 2P6)(場外交易代碼:NPRFF)(“Nepra Foods” 或 “公司”)欣然宣佈,公司已與威廉·霍根(“貸款人”)達成協議,將所有未償還的95萬美元預付貸款本金轉換爲根據2024年4月5日的擔保貸款協議(“貸款協議”),該公司的全資子公司Nepra Foods Ltd.,以及應計和未付利息以及貸款協議下的所有其他未償金額(以下統稱爲 “貸款債務”),貸款義務定於2024年7月31日到期,轉換爲公司的普通股(“普通股”),轉換價格等於每股普通股0.05加元(“轉換交易”)。
根據轉換交易將轉換的貸款債務總額爲970,551美元,因此發行了26,445,572股普通股作爲兌換。根據加拿大證券交易所的政策,轉換交易預計將盡快完成,但無論如何,自交易之日起不少於5個工作日。轉換交易完成後,貸款人持有的所有現有證券將被解除和清償,根據貸款協議,公司將不對貸款人承擔進一步的義務。
根據轉換交易發行的普通股過去和將來都不會根據經修訂的1933年《美國證券法》(“美國證券法”)或任何州證券法進行註冊,因此,除非美國證券法,否則不得在美國發行或出售給 “美國人”,或爲其帳戶或利益發行或出售(這些條款的定義見美國證券法第S條)註冊或適用《美國證券法》和適用的州證券註冊要求的豁免法律。根據美國《證券法》第144(a)(3)條的定義,在美國發行和出售的任何普通股均應作爲 “限制性證券” 發行。本新聞稿不應構成出售要約或收購要約的邀請,也不構成在任何非法的司法管轄區出售普通股的行爲。
貸款人是公司的內部股東。因此,貸款人蔘與轉換交易構成了第61-101號多邊文書——在特殊交易中保護少數股權持有人(“MI 61-101”)所指的 “關聯方交易”。該公司依賴MI 61-101第5.5(b)節中規定的正式估值要求的豁免,理由是該公司的證券均未在其中規定的任何指定交易所上市或上市。該公司依賴密歇根州61-101第5.7(1)(e)節中規定的少數族裔批准要求的豁免。就轉換交易而言,公司的每位董事都是轉換交易的 “獨立董事”(根據MI 61-101確定),董事會本着誠意一致認定公司面臨嚴重的財務困難,轉換交易旨在改善公司的財務狀況,轉換交易的條款在公司的情況下是合理的。由於當時交易結構尚未得到證實,該公司沒有在轉換交易預計完成前21天提交重大變更報告。
董事會變動
該公司還宣佈,馬克·奧爾姆斯特德已辭去公司董事職務,自2024年7月12日起生效。公司要感謝奧爾姆斯特德先生多年來爲公司提供的服務。
關於 Nepra Foods Inc.
Nepra Foods立足於對食物的熱情。我們認爲健康飲食應該很容易。每個人都應該選擇真正有營養、味道好的食物。食物應不含過敏原,這樣家庭中的每個人都可以享受一起吃的樂趣。植物性食物可以提供高質量的營養,口感極佳,同時保持低碳水化合物的含量。Nepra Foods 的使命是爲每個人提供健康、愉快的食物。
代表董事會
大衛伍德,首席運營官兼臨時首席財務官
investors@neprafoods.com
投資者關係免費電話 (844) 566-1917
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