Dealnet’s Value Triples With Shareholder Activism
19 October 2020 - 11:39PM
Dealnet Capital Corp. (TSX VENTURE: DLS) (“Dealnet” or the
“Company”) and Simply Green Home Services Inc. (“Simply Green”)
announced the successful take up of Dealnet’s shares on October 15,
2020. Capital Partners Corporation and Municipal Home Service Inc.
(collectively, the “Dissident Shareholders” or “Dissidents’”)
congratulate Lawrence Krimker and Simply Green on the successful
acquisition of Dealnet shares.
The Dissident Shareholders, represented by
Canadian businessmen Shail Silver and Dr. Steven Small delivered a
notice to Dealnet of their intent to nominate an alternate slate of
directors to oust the failing incumbent board in a letter dated
March 27th, 2020. On that day, Dealnet shares were trading at $0.05
and had hit an all-time low of $0.03 earlier in the week. The
successful take up of Dealnet shares at $0.16 represents a 320%
return for shareholders since the commencement of the Dissidents’
actions less than 9 months earlier.
“We made every effort to drive value and
advocate on behalf of all shareholders. This transaction frees
shareholders from being trapped in an illiquid and mismanaged
company,” said Shail Silver. The Dissidents put immense pressure on
the incumbent Dealnet directors, ultimately resulting in a
take-over bid that drove the share price up by more than 3 times
and created over $31 million dollars in shareholder value.
Simply Green is highly admired in the consumer
finance industry. Their leadership, foresight, agility and access
to capital allowed them to act quickly on the opportunity to
acquire Dealnet for an attractive price. The Dissident Shareholders
will tender their combined 8.96% of Dealnet shares and encourage
the remainder of shareholders to do the same. “Although short of
our intended goal to drive Dealnet with a new board well beyond its
$0.29 breakup value, our priority was always to serve the
shareholders. Our efforts led the price of the shares to a multiple
that shareholders could accept,” concluded Dr. Steven Small.
Forward Looking Statement
This news release contain forward-looking
statements and forward-looking information within the meaning of
applicable securities laws. All statements and information, other
than statements of historical fact, included herein are
forward-looking statements, including, without limitation,
statements regarding activities, events or developments that the
Dissident Shareholders expect or anticipate may occur in the
future. These forward-looking statements can be identified by the
use of forward-looking words such as “may”, “will”, “expect”,
“intend”, “plan”, “estimate”, “anticipate”, “believe” or “continue”
or similar words and expressions or the negative thereof. There can
be no assurance that the plans, intentions or expectations upon
which these forward-looking statements are based will occur or,
even if they do occur, will result in the performance, events or
results expected. We caution readers not to place undue reliance on
forward-looking statements contained herein, which are not a
guarantee of performance, events or results and are subject to a
number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause
actual performance, events or results to differ materially from
those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.
Readers are cautioned that all forward-looking
statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties,
including those risks and uncertainties detailed in the continuous
disclosure and other filings of Dealnet, copies of which are
available on the System for Electronic Document Analysis at
www.sedar.com. We urge you to carefully consider those risks and
uncertainties. The forward-looking statements contained herein are
expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.
Unless expressly stated otherwise, the forward-looking statements
included herein are made as of the date of this news release and
the Dissident Shareholders disclaim any obligation to publicly
update such forward-looking statements, except as required by
applicable law.
Contact Information
Dr. Steven Small(647) 699-5066ssmall@cpcorp.ca
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