MYDECINE
INNOVATIONS GROUP INC.
ANNOUNCES
RESTRUCTURING TRANSACTIONS
AND
ANNUAL GENERAL AND SPECIAL MEETING
VANCOUVER, BC - (3 May
2024) Mydecine
Innovations Group Inc. (CSE:
MYCO) (FSE: 0NFA), (OTC: MYCOF) (AQSE: MYIG) (the
"Company"
or "Mydecine")
announced that it has entered into certain restructuring
transactions in order to improve the financial health of the
Company.
Josh Bartch, CEO of the Company stated: "We are
fully committed to the success of Mydecine and these restructuring
efforts are intended to highlight that. Through these various
restructuring efforts, the Company intends to clean up its balance
sheet in an effort to reduce the outstanding
liabilities.
The
Company has gone through an evolution that has resulted in a lean,
streamlined, drug development company with a significant IP
portfolio and drug development programs.
I look
forward to continuing to update the market on recent developments
and progress the Company has made."
Private Placement
The
Company today announced a non-brokered private placement of common
shares in the capital of the Company (each, a "Share")
for aggregate gross proceeds of $1,000,000.00 (the "Private
Placement") at a
price of $0.018 per Share. The sole
subscriber to the Private Placement will be Josh Bartch, an insider of the Company (the
"Insider").
The
Company is a public company and is subject to Multilateral
Instrument 61-101 ("MI
61-101") which
governs, among other things, transactions between listed issuers
and related parties of such issuers. In accordance with MI 61-101,
the issuance of Shares by the Company to the Insider constitutes a
"related party transaction". In accordance with MI 61-101, absent
an exemption, MI 61-101 would require the Company to receive a
formal valuation of the subject matter and "majority of the
minority" shareholder approval to proceed with the issuance of such
Shares to the Insider. The Company intends to rely on the
exemptions set forth in Section 5.5(c) (Distribution
for Cash) of MI
61-101 (as it relates to formal valuations) and the exemption set
forth in 5.7(1)(b) (Fair
Market Value Not More Than $2,500,000) of MI
61-101 (as it relates to shareholder approval).
In
accordance with the Canadian Securities Exchange (the
"CSE")
Policy 6 - Distributions
& Corporate Finance, the
Company may complete a private placement at a price lower than
$0.05 provided that: the price must not be lower than the volume
weighted-average-price for the previous 20 trading days, as
determined by the CSE; proceeds are to be used for working capital
or bona fide debt settlement; and the price must be reserved and
approved by the CSE in advance of closing. On April 10, 2023, the
Company filed a price reservation, on a confidential basis, with
the CSE, which price has been reserved.
CSE Policy
4 requires that, if related parties are involved in a proposed
issuance of securities, security holders must approve a proposed
securities offering if the price is lower than the market price
less the maximum permitted discount, regardless of the number of
shares to be issued, and any related party of the Company that has
a material interest in the transaction may not vote on any
resolution to approve the proposed Private Placement. Accordingly,
any shares currently held by the Insider will not be considered in
respect of the resolution of shareholders to approve the proposed
Private Placement.
All
securities issuable under the Private Placement will be subject to
a statutory hold period lasting four months and one day following
the closing of the Private Placement. No finders' fees are payable
under the proposed Private Placement. Proceeds are to be used for
working capital. The Private Placement will be subject to
shareholder approval at the Meeting.
Debt Settlement
The
Company also announced that it has entered into debt settlement
agreements (the "Settlement
Agreements") to
settle outstanding debts owed to certain directors, officers and
consultants of the Company (the "Creditors")
for accrued management and consulting fees. Pursuant to the
Settlement Agreements, the Company has agreed to issue convertible
debentures to the Creditors (the "Convertible
Debentures"), for an
aggregate amount equal to $1,666,013.65 (the "Debt
Settlement"). The
Convertible Debentures will mature three years after issuance (the
"Maturity
Date") and
will carry an interest rate of 6.0% per annum from the closing
date. The principal amount of the Convertible Debentures may be
converted into Shares prior to the Maturity Date, at a price of
$0.05 per Share.
In
accordance with MI 61-101, the issuance of Convertible Debentures
by the Company to the Creditors constitutes a "related party
transaction". Absent an exemption, MI 61-101 would require the
Company to receive a formal valuation of the subject matter and
"majority of the minority" shareholder approval to proceed with the
issuance of such Convertible Debentures to the Creditors. The
Company intends to rely on the exemptions set forth in Section
5.5(g) (Financial
Hardship) of MI
61-101 (as it relates to formal valuations) and the exemption set
out in 5.7(1)(b) (Fair
Market Value Not More Than $2,500,000) (as it
relates to shareholder approval).
On April
10, 2023, the Company filed a price reservation with the CSE on a
confidential basis, with respect to the conversion price of the
Convertible Debentures, which price has been reserved by the CSE.
The Debt Settlements will be subject to shareholder approval at the
Meeting. All securities issuable under the Convertible Debentures
will be subject to a statutory hold period lasting four months and
one day following the closing of the Convertible Debentures. No
finders' fees are payable under the proposed Convertible
Debentures. The board of directors of the Company has determined
that it is in the best interests of the Company to settle the
outstanding debts by the issuance of the Convertible Debentures in
order to preserve the Company's cash for working
capital.
Debenture Amendment
The
Company also announced that it intends to amend its convertible
secured subordinated debenture dated December 9, 2021, in the
principal amount of $5,500,000 (the "2021
Convertible
Debenture"), as
amended, such that the conversion price of $0.35 will be amended to
$0.05 (the "Debenture
Amendment").
Pursuant to the policies of the CSE, if, following the amendment,
for any 10 consecutive trading days the closing price of the Shares
exceeds the amended exercise price by the applicable private
placement discount (as outlined in the CSE policies), the exercise
price will be amended to $0.35. The Debenture Amendments will be
subject to shareholder approval at the Meeting.
Debt Purchase and Conversion
The
Company further announced that, pursuant to arms-length
negotiations, the Insider purchased $550,000 of the incurred
interest under the 2021 Convertible Debenture from the holder of
the Debenture (the "Holder")
and $660,000 of additional bona fide debt owed by the Company to
the Holder (the "Acquired
Debt"). The
Company intends on settling the Acquired Debt at a deemed price of
$0.05 per Share (the "Acquired
Debt Settlement"). The
Acquired Debt Settlement will be subject to shareholder approval at
the Meeting. All securities issuable under pursuant to the Acquired
Debt Settlement will be subject to a statutory hold period lasting
four months and one day following the closing of the Acquired Debt
Settlement. No finders' fees are payable under the proposed
Acquired Debt Settlement. The board of directors of the Company has
determined that it is in the best interests of the Company to
settle the outstanding debts by the issuance of the Shares in order
to preserve the Company's cash for working capital.
Equity Line of Credit
The
Company further announced of its intention to enter into an equity
line (the "Equity
Line"),
pursuant to the terms of a subscription agreement (the
"Subscription
Agreement") to be
entered into between the Company and the Insider. The Subscription
Agreement will allow the Company to issue and sell up to $5,000,000
Shares from treasury, from time to time, in a series of closings
(each, a "Draw
Closing") at the
Company's discretion and on the terms and subject to the conditions
set out in the Subscription Agreement. The Shares issued pursuant
to the Subscription Agreement will be equal to the 20-day
volume-weighted price of the Shares trading on the CSE.
In
accordance with MI 61-101, the Equity Line constitutes a "related
party transaction". Absent an exemption, MI 61-101 would require
the Company to receive a formal valuation of the subject matter and
"majority of the minority" shareholder approval to proceed with the
issuance of such Convertible Debentures to the Creditors. The
Company intends to rely on the exemptions set forth in Section
5.5(g) (Financial
Hardship) of MI
61-101 (as it relates to formal valuations) and the exemption set
out in 5.7(1)(e) (Financial
Hardship) (as it
relates to shareholder approval).
CSE Policy
4 requires that, if related parties are involved in a proposed
issuance of securities, security holders must approve a proposed
securities offering if the price is lower than the market price
less the maximum permitted discount, regardless of the number of
shares to be issued, and any related party of the Company that has
a material interest in the transaction may not vote on any
resolution to approve the proposed Equity Line. Accordingly, any
shares currently held by the Insider will not be considered in
respect of the resolution of shareholders to approve the proposed
Equity Line.
The Equity
Line will be subject to shareholder approval at the Meeting. All
securities issuable under the Equity Line will be subject to a
statutory hold period lasting four months and one day following
each Draw Closing. No finders' fees or commitment fees are payable
under the proposed Draw Closing.
Annual and Special Shareholder
Meeting
The
Company has called an annual general and special shareholder
meeting to obtain approval, among other things, of the Private
Placement, Debt Settlement, Debenture Amendments, Acquired Debt
Settlement and the Equity Line (collectively, the
"Restructuring
Transactions")
for July 5, 2024 (the "Meeting"),
a copy of notice of the Meeting and record date has been filed
on
April 26, 2024. Subject
to shareholder approval at the Meeting, the Company intends to
close the Restructuring Transactions following the Meeting. Further
details relating to the Restructuring Transactions will be
disclosed in the information circular provided to shareholders of
the Company and posted on SEDAR+ ahead of the Meeting.
The
transactions above constitute related party transactions under Rule
4.6 of the AQSE Growth Market Access Rulebook. The Directors who
are independent of these transactions, consider that having
exercised reasonable care, skill and diligence, the related party
transaction is fair and reasonable as far as the shareholders of
the Company are concerned.
The
Directors of Mydecine take responsibility for this
announcement.
This
announcement contains inside information for the purposes of
Article 7 of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) 596/2014 as it forms
part of UK domestic law by virtue of the European Union
(Withdrawal) Act 2018 ("MAR"), and is disclosed in accordance with
the Company's obligations under Article 17 of MAR.
Learn
more
at:
https://www.mydecine.com/ and
follow
the
company
on
Twitter,
LinkedIn,
YouTube,
and
Instagram.
Media
Contact
pr@mydecineinc.com
Investor
Relations
investorrelations@mydecineinc.com
On
behalf
of
the
Board
of
Directors
Joshua
Bartch,
Chief
Executive
Officer
contact@mydecineinc.com
AQSE
Corporate Advisor
Novum
Securities Limited Tel:
+44 (0)207 399 9400
David
Coffman/ George Duxberry
For
further
information
about
Mydecine,
please
visit
the
Company's
profile
on
SEDAR
at
https://sedar.com/ or
visit the
Company's website at
https://www.mydecine.com/.
About
Mydecine Innovations Group Inc.
Mydecine
Innovations Group™ is a biotechnology company developing the next
generation of innovative medications and therapies to address
mental health disorders such as nicotine addiction and
post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The core strategy blends
advanced technology with an elaborate infrastructure for drug
discovery and development. Mydecine's dedicated multinational team
constantly develops new paths for breakthrough treatment solutions
in areas with considerable unmet needs. By collaborating with some
of the world's leading specialists, the Company aspires to
responsibly speed up the development of breakthrough medications to
provide patients with safer and more effective treatment solutions.
At the same time, Mydecine's approach focuses on the next
generation of psychedelic medicine by creating innovative compounds
with unmatched therapeutic potential through its clinical trial
efforts with world-class scientific and regulatory
expertise.
Forward-Looking
Statements
Certain
statements in this news release constitute "forward-looking
information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities
legislation. Forward-looking statements and information are
provided for the purpose of providing information
about
management's
expectations
and
plans
relating
to
the
future.
All
of
the
forward-looking
information
made
in this
news
release
is
qualified
by
the
cautionary
statements
below
and
those
made
in
our
other
filings
with
the
securities
regulators in Canada. Forward-looking information contained in
forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words
such as "are expected," "is forecast," "is targeted,"
"approximately," "plans," "anticipates," "projects,"
"anticipates," "continue,"
"estimate,"
"believe"
or
variations
of
such
words
and
phrases
or
statements
that
certain
actions,
events or results "may," "could," "would," "might," or "will" be
taken, occur or be achieved. All statements, other than
statements of
historical
fact,
may
be
considered
to
be
or
include
forward-looking
information.
This
news
release
contains
forward-looking information
regarding
the Restructuring
Transactions and expectations relating to the Restructuring
Transactions. Readers
are
cautioned
that
these forward-looking
statements
are
neither promises nor guarantees, and are subject to risks and
uncertainties that may cause
future
results
to
differ materially from those expected. Although the Company has
attempted to identify important factors that
could
cause
actual
results
to
differ
materially
from
those
contained
in
forward-looking
information, there may be other factors that cause results not to
be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance
that such information will prove to be accurate, as actual results
and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in
such information.
The
forward-looking information set forth herein reflects the Company's
reasonable expectations as at the date of this news release and is
subject to change after such date. The Company disclaims any
intention or obligation to update or revise any
forward-looking
information, whether as a
result of new information, future events
or otherwise,
other than
as required by law. The forward-looking information contained in
this news release is expressly qualified by this
cautionary
statement.
This
news
release
shall
not
constitute
an
offer
to
sell or
the
solicitation
of
an
offer
to
buy
nor
shall
there
be any sale
of
the
securities
in
any
State
in
which
such
offer,
solicitation
or
sale
would
be
unlawful.
The
securities
being offered have not been, nor will they be,
registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent
registration or an applicable exemption from the
registration
requirements
of
the
United
States
Securities
Act
of
1933,
as
amended,
and
applicable
state
securities
laws.