Ms. Carly Burk reports
SBD CAPITAL CORP. ANNOUNCES CONSOLIDATION AND PROPOSED DEBT SETTLEMENT
Further to SBD Capital Corp.'s press release of Jan. 13, 2025, the company's board of directors has approved, and the company will be effecting, a share consolidation of its issued and outstanding common shares on a one postconsolidation common share for every 10 preconsolidation common shares.
In relation to the consolidation, the company has obtained a new Cusip (78412Y301) and ISIN (CA78412Y3014). There is no name change or stock symbol change in connection with the consolidation.
The consolidation is subject to the approval of the Canadian Securities Exchange (the CSE). The company's common shares are expected to commence trading on the CSE on a consolidated basis on or about market open on March 13, 2025, under the company's existing symbol SBD.
The consolidation will reduce the number of outstanding common shares from 7,890,166 to approximately 789,016. The exercise or conversion price and the number of common shares issuable under any of the company's outstanding stock options will be proportionately adjusted to reflect the consolidation in accordance with the respective terms thereof. No fractional common shares will be issued pursuant to the consolidation and any fractional shares that would have otherwise been issued will be converted into whole common shares without par value of the company, such that fractional common shares will be rounded down to the nearest whole number.
Letters of transmittal with respect to the consolidation will be mailed to registered shareholders of the company. All registered shareholders with physical certificates will be required to send their respective share certificates representing preconsolidation common shares, along with a properly executed letter of transmittal, to the company's registrar and transfer agent, TSX Trust Company, in accordance with the instructions provided in the letter of transmittal. Shareholders who hold their common shares through a broker, investment dealer, bank or trust company, or other intermediary should contact that nominee or intermediary for assistance in depositing their common shares in connection with the consolidation.
In addition, the company is pleased to announce that it intends to settle an aggregate of $418,571.82 of indebtedness owed to certain creditors of the company through the issuance of 1,550,266 common shares in the capital of the company at a price of 27 cents per common share. The company will continue to work toward settling its outstanding trade payables in order to remediate its working capital deficiency.
The debt settlement is considered a related party transactions as defined in Multilateral Instrument 61-101 -- Protection of Minority Securityholders in Special Transactions (MI 61-101), as Chris Irwin, an insider of the company, will receive 427,121 common shares to settle an aggregate of $116,942.94 of cash advances Mr. Irwin has made to the company. The company is relying on the exemption from the valuation requirement of MI 61-101 contained in Section 5.5(g) of MI 61-101, as the company's securities are not listed on one of the markets specified in Section 5.5(g) of MI 61-101. The company did not rely on an exemption the minority shareholder approval under MI 61-101, as minority shareholder approval for the debt settlement was received at the annual and special meeting of shareholders held on Jan. 24, 2025.
In connection with the debt settlement, Mr. Irwin has agreed to distribute common shares to certain third parties in order for the company to have the requisite number of board lots (as that term is defined in the policies of the CSE) to meet the CSE's continued listing requirements. The common shares to be issued pursuant to the debt settlement shall be subject to a four-month hold period and completion of the debt settlement remains subject to final acceptance of the Canadian Securities Exchange.
The debt settlement was approved by the members of the board of directors of the company who are independent for the purposes of the debt settlement, being all directors other than Mr. Irwin. No special committee was established in connection with the debt settlement, and no materially contrary view or abstention was expressed or made by any director of the company in relation thereto.
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