Bitcoin Well Inc. (“
Bitcoin Well”
or the “
Company”) (
TSXV: BTCW; OTCQB:
BCNWF), the non-custodial bitcoin business on a mission to
enable independence, is pleased to announce that it has closed its
previously announced commercially reasonable efforts private
placement offering of an aggregate of 13,352,797 units of the
Company (“
Units”) at a price of $0.175 per Unit
(the “
Issue Price”) for aggregate gross proceeds
of $2,336,740 (the “
Offering”), which includes the
exercise of the majority of the Agent’s Option (as defined below).
Each Unit consists of one common share of the Company (a
“
Common Share”) and one-half of one common share
purchase warrant of the Company (each whole warrant, a
“
Warrant”). Each Warrant entitles the holder
thereof to purchase one Common Share at a price of $0.275 per
share, subject to adjustment in certain events, at any time until
March 22, 2027.
“I am excited to welcome all of our new
shareholders to the mission of enabling independence” said Adam
O’Brien, founder and CEO of Bitcoin Well. “This financing is a
small but crucial step in our journey to spread the adoption of
Bitcoin and enable independence. The Bitcoin Portal continues to
grow and we expect the funds from this financing will allow us to
accelerate its growth.”
The Offering was completed pursuant to the terms
of an agency agreement dated March 22, 2024 between the Company and
Haywood Securities Inc. as lead agent and sole bookrunner (the
“Agent”). Prior to the closing of the Offering,
the Agent exercised its option (the “Agent’s
Option”) to sell an additional 1,352,797 Units at the
Issue Price.
The Company intends to use the net proceeds of
the Offering for sales and marketing, working capital and general
corporate purposes.
In connection with the Offering, the Company
paid to the Agent: (i) a cash commission of $156,556; (ii)
non-transferrable compensation options of the Company exercisable
at any time prior to March 22, 2027 to acquire up to 894,603 units
of the Company (“Compensation Option Units”) at a
price equal to the Issue Price, subject to adjustment in certain
events; and (iii) 428,571 units of the Company (the
“Corporate Finance Fee Units”). The Compensation
Option Units and the Corporate Finance Fee Units have the same
terms as the Units sold in the Offering.
The Units sold under the Offering were issued
and sold pursuant to the listed issuer financing exemption under
Part 5A of National Instrument 45-106 - Prospectus Exemptions (the
“Listed Issuer Financing Exemption”). A copy of
the offering document under the Listed Issuer Financing Exemption
dated March 4, 2024 (the “Offering Document”) is
available under the Company’s profile at www.sedarplus.ca and on
the Company’s website at bitcoinwell.com/investors. All Units
issued pursuant to the Listed Issuer Financing Exemption are not
subject to resale restrictions in Canada in accordance with
applicable Canadian securities laws and the policies of the TSX
Venture Exchange (the "TSXV"), other than the
Units issued to directors, which are subject to a hold period under
TSXV policies expiring July 23, 2024. All other securities not
issued pursuant to the Listed Issuer Financing Exemption, including
the Compensation Options, are subject to a statutory hold period in
accordance with applicable Canadian securities laws, expiring on
July 23, 2024. The Offering remains subject to the final acceptance
of the TSXV.
Certain directors subscribed for Units in the
Offering. These subscriptions constitute related party transactions
under Multilateral Instrument 61-101 – Protection of Minority
Security Holders in Special Transactions (“MI
61-101”). These transactions are exempt from the formal
valuation and minority shareholder approval requirements of MI
61-101 pursuant to sections 5.5(a) and 5.7(1)(a) of MI 61-101 as
the fair market value of the Units subscribed for by related
parties and the consideration paid therefor does not exceed 25% of
the Company’s market capitalization.
This press release shall not constitute an offer
to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities in the
United States, nor shall there be any sale of the securities in any
jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be
unlawful. The securities being offered have not been, nor will they
be, registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the “1933 Act”) or under any U.S. state
securities laws, and may not be offered or sold in the United
States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the
registration requirements of the 1933 Act, as amended, and
applicable state securities laws.
About Bitcoin Well
Bitcoin Well is on a mission to enable
independence. We do this by making bitcoin useful to everyday
people to give them the convenience of modern banking and the
benefits of bitcoin. We like to think of it as future-proofing
money. Our existing Bitcoin ATM and Online Bitcoin Portal business
units drive cash flow to help fund this mission.
Join our investor community and follow us on
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business.
Bitcoin Well contact
information
To book a virtual meeting with our Founder &
CEO Adam O’Brien please use the following link:
https://bitcoinwell.com/meet-adam
For additional investor & media information, please
contact:Tel: 1 888 711 3866ir@bitcoinwell.com
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its
Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies
of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the
adequacy or accuracy of this release.
Forward-looking
information Certain statements contained in this news
release may constitute forward-looking information. Forward-looking
information is often, but not always, identified by the use of
words such as "anticipate", "plan", "estimate", "expect", "may",
"will", "intend", "should", or the negative thereof and similar
expressions. All statements herein other than statements of
historical fact constitute forward-looking information, including
but not limited to statements in respect of: TSX Venture Exchange
approval of the Offering; use of proceeds from the Offering;
Bitcoin Well’s growth and acceleration; the adoption of Bitcoin;
and Bitcoin Well’s business plans, strategy and outlook.
Forward-looking information involves known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results or
events to differ materially from those anticipated in such
forward-looking information. Bitcoin Well actual results could
differ materially from those anticipated in this forward-looking
information as a result of inability to obtain TSX Venture Exchange
approval, regulatory decisions, competitive factors in the
industries in which Bitcoin Well operates, prevailing economic
conditions, and other factors, many of which are beyond the control
of Bitcoin Well.
Bitcoin Well believes that the expectations
reflected in the forward-looking information are reasonable, but no
assurance can be given that these expectations will prove to be
correct and such forward-looking information should not be unduly
relied upon. Any forward-looking information contained in this news
release represents Bitcoin Well expectations as of the date hereof,
and is subject to change after such date. Bitcoin Well disclaims
any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking
information whether as a result of new information, future events
or otherwise, except as required by applicable securities
legislation. For more information, see the Cautionary Note
Regarding Forward Looking Information found in the Bitcoin Well
quarterly Management Discussion and Analysis.
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