LeddarTech Enters Into Amendments to Credit Facility and Bridge Financing Offer
08 March 2025 - 12:39AM
LeddarTech® Holdings Inc. (“LeddarTech”) (Nasdaq: LDTC), an
automotive software company that provides patented disruptive
AI-based low-level sensor fusion and perception software
technology, LeddarVision™, today announced that it has entered
into:
- a sixteenth amending agreement (the
“Sixteenth Amending Agreement”) with Fédération des caisses
Desjardins du Québec (“Desjardins”) with respect to the amended and
restated financing offer dated as of April 5, 2023 (the “Desjardins
Credit Facility”), pursuant to which Desjardins has agreed to,
among other things, (i) temporarily postpone payment of
interest for the months of July through December 2024 until the
earlier of (x) the date of the final disbursement of one or several
equity investments in the borrower for minimum gross proceeds
amount of US$35,000,000 in the aggregate (the “Short-Term Outside
Date”), and (y) March 31, 2025; and (ii) increase the minimum cash
covenant under the Desjardins Credit Facility to C$7,000,000;
- a fourth amending agreement (the
“Fourth Amending Agreement”) with the initial bridge lenders and
certain members of management and the board of directors
(collectively, the “Bridge Lenders”) with respect to the bridge
financing offer dated as of August 16, 2024 (the “Bridge Financing
Offer”) pursuant to which the Bridge Lenders have agreed to, among
other things, extend the maturity of the bridge loan to the earlier
of (x) March 31, 2025 and (y) the business day following the
Short-Term Outside Date.
The Sixteenth Amending Agreement to the
Desjardins Credit Facility also provides for a monthly payment by
LeddarTech to Desjardins of C$125,000, which monthly fee is earned
and payable on the first day of each month, until the Short-Term
Outside Date, which must occur on or prior to March 31, 2025. The
payment of the monthly fees applicable for the month of August 2024
and for the months up until (and including) January 2025 is
postponed to the earlier of (x) the Short-Term Outside Date, and
(y) March 31, 2025.
The foregoing descriptions of the Sixteenth
Amending Agreement to the Desjardins Credit Facility and the Fourth
Amending Agreement to the Bridge Financing Offer do not purport to
be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to
such amendments, copies of which will be filed under LeddarTech’s
SEDAR+ and EDGAR profiles at www.sedarplus.ca and www.sec.gov,
respectively.
About LeddarTech
A global software company founded in 2007 and
headquartered in Quebec City with additional R&D centers in
Montreal and Tel Aviv, Israel, LeddarTech develops and provides
comprehensive AI-based low-level sensor fusion and perception
software solutions that enable the deployment of ADAS, autonomous
driving (AD) and parking applications. LeddarTech’s
automotive-grade software applies advanced AI and computer vision
algorithms to generate accurate 3D models of the environment to
achieve better decision making and safer navigation. This
high-performance, scalable, cost-effective technology is available
to OEMs and Tier 1-2 suppliers to efficiently implement automotive
and off-road vehicle ADAS solutions.
LeddarTech is responsible for several
remote-sensing innovations, with over 170 patent applications
(87 granted) that enhance ADAS, AD and parking capabilities. Better
awareness around the vehicle is critical in making global mobility
safer, more efficient, sustainable and affordable: this is what
drives LeddarTech to seek to become the most widely adopted sensor
fusion and perception software solution.
Additional information about LeddarTech is
accessible at www.leddartech.com and on LinkedIn, Twitter (X),
Facebook and YouTube.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements contained in this Press
Release may be considered forward-looking statements within the
meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(which forward-looking statements also include forward-looking
statements and forward-looking information within the meaning of
applicable Canadian securities laws), including, but not limited
to, statements relating to LeddarTech’s recently announced first
OEM design win as well as LeddarTech’s anticipated strategy, future
operations, prospects, objectives and financial projections and
other financial metrics. Forward-looking statements generally
include statements that are predictive in nature and depend upon or
refer to future events or conditions, and include words such as
“may,” “will,” “should,” “would,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “plan,”
“likely,” “believe,” “estimate,” “project,” “intend” and other
similar expressions among others. Statements that are not
historical facts are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking
statements are based on current beliefs and assumptions that are
subject to risks and uncertainties and are not guarantees of future
performance. Actual results could differ materially from those
contained in any forward-looking statement as a result of various
factors, including, without limitation: (i) our ability to continue
to maintain compliance with Nasdaq continued listing standards
following our transfer to the Nasdaq Capital Market; (ii) the risk
that LeddarTech and the OEM referred to above are unable to agree
to final terms in definitive agreements; (iii) the volume of future
orders (if any) from this OEM, actual revenue derived from expected
orders and timing of revenue, if any; (iv) our ability to
timely access sufficient capital and financing on favorable terms
or at all; (v) our ability to maintain compliance with our debt
covenants, including our ability to enter into any forbearance
agreements, waivers or amendments with, or obtain other relief
from, our lenders as needed; (vi) our ability to execute on our
business model, achieve design wins and generate meaningful
revenue; (vii) our ability to successfully commercialize our
product offering at scale, whether through the collaboration
agreement with Texas Instruments, a collaboration with a Tier 2
supplier or otherwise; (viii) changes in our strategy, future
operations, financial position, estimated revenues and losses,
projected costs and plans; (ix) changes in general economic and/or
industry-specific conditions; (x) our ability to retain, attract
and hire key personnel; (xi) potential adverse changes to
relationships with our customers, employees, suppliers or other
parties; (xii) legislative, regulatory and economic developments;
(xiii) the outcome of any known and unknown litigation and
regulatory proceedings; (xiv) unpredictability and severity of
catastrophic events, including, but not limited to, acts of
terrorism, outbreak of war or hostilities and any epidemic,
pandemic or disease outbreak, as well as management’s response to
any of the aforementioned factors; and (xv) other risk factors as
detailed from time to time in LeddarTech’s reports filed with the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including the
risk factors contained in LeddarTech’s Form 20-F filed with the
SEC. The foregoing list of important factors is not exhaustive.
Except as required by applicable law, LeddarTech does not undertake
any obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statement,
or to make any other forward-looking statements, whether as a
result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Contact:Chris Stewart, Chief
Financial Officer, LeddarTech Holdings Inc.Tel.: + 1-514-427-0858,
chris.stewart@leddartech.com
- Investor relations
website: investors.leddartech.com
- Investor relations
contact: Mike Bishop, mike@bishopir.com
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