Last Mile Tech Firm GetSwift Announces Plan to Re-domicile to Canada’s NEO Exchange
September 04 2020 - 7:30AM
Business Wire
GetSwift Limited (ASX: GSW) (‘GetSwift’ or the
‘Company’), a leading provider of last mile SaaS logistics
technology, today announced a proposal to re-domicile from
Australia to Canada, resulting in a new listing on the NEO Exchange
in Toronto.
“We have made no secret of the fact that our customers and
shareholders across North America have supported our focus on the
region with increased business and continued investor support,”
said GetSwift Chief Executive Officer Bane Hunter. “Our focus on
the world’s leading markets as we continue seeking growth in all
regions is simply good business.”
GetSwift has expanded dramatically since listing initially in
Australia in 2016, with its headquarters along with the majority of
its customers and shareholders now located in Canada and the United
States. Particularly during the coronavirus pandemic, GetSwift has
been proud to enable restaurants, farms, dairies, and clients in
many other categories take delivery into their own hands to ensure
business carried on in local communities in North America and
around the world. GetSwift looks forward to its next phase of
expansion as a NEO-listed company.
Reasons for the Re-domiciliation:
After considering the relative merits of the re-domiciliation
compared to its current listing on the Australian Securities
Exchange (ASX), the company’s Board directors are of the unanimous
view that there are a number of significant advantages and benefits
with this action. In particular, the Board believes that the
re-domiciliation will:
- align GetSwift’s corporate structure with its business
operations in North America, which is where it is headquartered in
New York City and its management and a significant proportion of
its customers and shareholder base are now situated;
- better position GetSwift for continued international growth, in
recognition that a majority of its customers acquired since the
Company’s IPO have been located across North America, Europe, the
Middle East, Africa, and South America;
- increase the attractiveness of GetSwift to a broader range of
investors in a market which is familiar with and more likely to
invest in early to mid-stage technology companies, which may lead
to a stronger valuation of GetSwift over time and improve liquidity
in trading of shares; and
- result in overhead costs savings to GetSwift by reducing costs
currently incurred as a result of being listed in a time zone and
geographic location not aligned to the location of its headquarters
and a large proportion of its customer base (by number) and
shareholders (by value).
Next Steps:
- GetSwift shareholders do not need to take any action at this
stage.
- The Board will keep the market informed of any material
developments in accordance with its continuous disclosure
obligations.
- Jones Day is acting as Australian legal adviser to GetSwift.
Dentons is acting as Canadian legal adviser to GetSwift and
Holdco.
About GetSwift Limited
Technology to Optimise Global Delivery Logistics
GetSwift is a worldwide leader in delivery management
automation. From enterprise to hyper-local, businesses across
dozens of industries around the globe depend on our SaaS platform
to bring visibility, accountability, efficiency and savings to
their supply chain and “Last Mile" operations. GetSwift is
headquartered in New York City and is listed on the Australian
Securities Exchange (ASX:GSW). For further background, please visit
GetSwift.co.
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