Reunion Neuroscience Inc., (formerly, Field Trip Health Ltd.) (TSX:
FTRP, Nasdaq: FTRP) (the “
Company”), and Field
Trip Health & Wellness Ltd. ("
Field Trip
H&W") are pleased to announce the closing of the plan
of arrangement spinout transaction, including the corporate
reorganization effected thereby, effective August 11, 2022 (the
"
Arrangement"). Pursuant to the Arrangement,
holders of common shares of the Company ("
Company
Shares") exchanged their Company Shares for one new common
share of the Company (the "
Reunion Shares") and
received 0.85983356 of a Field Trip H&W common share ("FTHW
Shares"). Following such exchange, the Reunion Shares were
consolidated on the basis of one (1) post-consolidation Reunion
Share for every five (5) pre-consolidation Reunion Shares and the
Company changed its name to "Reunion Neuroscience Inc.".
Computershare Investor Services Inc.
("Computershare") will forward replacement
certificates to each Company shareholder that is entitled to
receive certificates, representing their allotted number of Reunion
Shares and FTHW Shares in accordance with the Arrangement. Amended
and restated letters of transmittal, replacing the previously
delivered letters of transmittal, have been mailed to registered
holders of Company Shares, which must be completed and returned to
Computershare together with the share certificates of Company
Shares at the address specified in the amended and restated letter
of transmittal, in order for Company shareholders to receive
Reunion Shares and FTHW Shares. A copy of the amended and restated
letter of transmittal is also available under the Company's profile
on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
Listing
The Company will remain listed on the NASDAQ
Stock Market and Toronto Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol
"FTRP" with such ticker symbol changing to "REUN" on or about
August 17, 2022. Between August 11 and August 17, FTRP shares
continue to trade pending their exchange for Reunion shares and
FTH&W shares as further detailed in the news release.
It is anticipated that Field Trip H&W will
be listed on the TSX Venture Exchange (the "TSXV")
under the ticker symbol "FTHW", subject to the TSXV's confirmation
that all customary conditions to the listing have been satisfied.
Field Trip H&W anticipates that the first day of trading will
occur on or about August 17, 2022.
Concurrent Financings
In connection with the Arrangement, Field Trip
H&W has completed a non-brokered private placement offering of
FTHW Shares (the "Share Offering"), consisting of
the issuance of an aggregate of 35,600,000 FTHW Shares at a price
of $0.50 per FTHW Share. Investors in the Share Offering consisted
of: (i) the Company who subscribed for 19,615,000 FTHW Shares for
an aggregate purchase price of $9,807,500 and representing
approximately 21.84% of the FTHW Shares issued and outstanding
immediately following completion of the Arrangement; and (ii) Oasis
Investments II Master Fund Ltd. who subscribed for 15,944,220 FTHW
Shares for an aggregate purchase price of $7,972,110 and
representing, together with its holdings in FTHW as a result of the
Arrangement, approximately 19.9% of the FTHW Shares issued and
outstanding immediately following completion of the Arrangement. In
connection with the Share Offering, Field Trip H&W entered into
customary investor rights agreements with each of Reunion and Oasis
copies of which are available on Field Trip H&W's SEDAR profile
at www.sedar.com. In addition, Field Trip H&W has completed a
brokered private placement offering of 4,400,000 subscription
receipts of Field Trip H&W (the "Subscription
Receipt") at a price of $0.50 per Subscription Receipt,
for total aggregate gross proceeds of $2,200,000 (the
"Subscription Receipt Offering"). In connection
with the Arrangement, the Subscription Receipts have been converted
into 4,400,000 FTHW Shares. Additional details regarding the Share
Offering and Subscription Receipt Offering are available in Field
Trip H&W's Listing Application to be filed Field Trip H&W's
SEDAR profile on or about August 12, 2022 and available at
www.sedar.com.
The 19,615,000 FTHW Shares held by the Company
are subject to a Tier 2 Value Escrow Agreement in accordance with
the policies of the TSXV (the "Escrow
Agreement").
Advance Notice By-Law
In connection with the Arrangement, Field Trip
H&W has adopted an advance notice by-law which requires advance
notice to Field Trip H&W in circumstances where nominations of
persons for election to the board of directors are made by
shareholders of Field Trip H&W. The advance notice by-law
requires advance notice by any shareholder who intends to nominate
any person for election as director of Field Trip H&W. Among
other things, the advance notice by-law sets a deadline by which
such shareholders must notify Field Trip H&W in writing of an
intention to nominate directors prior to any meeting of
shareholders at which directors are to be elected and sets forth
the information that the shareholder must include in the notice for
it to be valid. In the case of an annual meeting of shareholders,
notice to Field Trip H&W must be made not less than 30 days
prior to the date of the annual meeting; provided, however, that if
the annual meeting is to be held on a date that is less than 50
days after the date on which the first public announcement of the
date of the annual meeting was made, notice may be made not later
than the close of business on the 10th day following such public
announcement. The full text of the advance notice by-law is
available on Field Trip H&W's SEDAR profile at
www.sedar.com.
Related Party Matters
Field Trip H&W made a revolving promissory
note (the “Founder Credit Note”) in favour of the
five founders of the Company or companies owned or controlled by
them (the “Founder Group”). Under the Founder
Credit Note, the Founder Group has made a credit facility of up to
$2.5 million available to Field Trip H&W to fund working
capital. The Founder Credit Note may be drawn down at Field Trip
H&W's discretion subject to certain conditions being met and
only after six (6) months have elapsed from the listing of the FTHW
Shares on the TSXV. The Founder Credit Note bears no interest and
terminates on the earlier of (i) Field Trip entering into a
third-party credit facility with another creditor, or (ii) the date
that is one (1) year from the listing of the FTHW Shares on the
TSXV.
The members of Founders Group are considered
"related parties" and thus the issuance of the Founders Credit Note
constitutes a "related party transaction" within the meaning of
Multilateral Instrument 61-101 - Protection of Minority Security
Holders in Special Transactions ("MI 61-101")
requiring Field Trip H&W, in the absence of exemptions, to
obtain a formal valuation and minority shareholder approval
thereof. Field Trip H&W has relied on the exemptions from the
valuation and minority shareholder approval requirements of MI
61-101 contained in sections 5.5(a), 5.5(b) and 5.7(1)(a) of MI
61-101, as the fair market value of the Founders Credit Note does
not exceed 25% of the market capitalization of Field Trip H&W,
as determined in accordance with MI 61-101. Field Trip H&W did
not file a material change report in respect of the related party
transaction at least 21 days before the issuance of the Founders
Credit Note as such issuance was conditional on the completion of
the Arrangement and listing of the FTHW Shares on the TSXV.
Early Warning
As noted above, immediately following the
closing of the Arrangement, the Company controls of 21.84% of the
issued and outstanding FTHW Shares. The FTHW Shares were acquired
for investment purposes and, subject to the Escrow Agreement, the
Company may, depending on market and other conditions, increase or
decrease its beneficial ownership of FTHW Shares or other
securities of the issuer whether in the open market, by privately
negotiated agreement or otherwise.
The Company had previously received TSX Venture
Exchange conditional listing approval for the spinout transaction
of its clinics business into Field Trip H&W, pursuant to the
Arrangement involving Field Trip and Field Trip H&W. The
Company expects FTHW shares to begin trading on or about August 17,
2022, under the symbol "FTHW". Listing of the FTHW shares on the
TSXV is subject to a number of customary conditions which are
expected to be fulfilled by the Effective Date or shortly
thereafter. Field Trip H&W will be operated as a separate
company with separate management teams and Boards of Directors.
“This milestone completes the transition of
Field Trip into the two separate companies of Reunion and Field
Trip Health & Wellness, which will operate independent
strategies, and will have separate boards of directors, management
teams and capital structures,” noted Joseph del Moral, Founder and
Chief Executive Officer of Reunion and Ronan Levy, Chief Executive
Officer and Director of Field Trip Health & Wellness. “We are
pleased to finalize the corporate reorganization, with Reunion
well-placed to progress novel psychedelic drug development and
Field Trip Health & Wellness well-positioned to continue
leading in the delivery of psychedelic-assisted therapies. We are
confident this separation will help to build value over the long
term for both businesses, as well as our current and future
shareholders.”
For further details on the Arrangement and the
business of Field Trip H&W following the Arrangement, please
refer to the Company's information circular dated May 20, 2022, and
the supplement related thereto dated June 14, 2022, which was
mailed to its shareholders and filed on the Company's SEDAR profile
available at www.sedar.com and with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission on EDGAR at www.sec.gov, and the Listing
Application to be filed Field Trip H&W's SEDAR profile on or
about August 12, 2022 and available at www.sedar.com.
About Reunion Neuroscience Inc., (formerly, Field Trip
Health Ltd.)
Reunion Neuroscience Inc. is a global leader in
psychedelics focused on the next generation of molecules and
conducting advanced research on plant-based psychedelics.
About Field Trip Health & Wellness
Ltd.
Field Trip Health & Wellness Ltd. is a
global leader in psychedelic therapies. With health centres across
North America and Europe, along with the digital and technological
tools that will enable massive scale, we help people in need with a
simple, evidence-based way to heal and heighten engagement with the
world.
Learn more
at https://www.meetfieldtrip.com, https://www.fieldtriphealth.com
and https://www.fieldtriphealth.nl.
Follow us on Twitter and Instagram:
@fieldtriphealth.
Cautionary Note Regarding
Forward-Looking Information
This release includes forward-looking
information (within the meaning of Canadian securities laws and
within the meaning of the United States Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995) regarding the Company and Field Trip
H&W and each of their businesses. Often but not always,
forward-looking information can be identified by the use of words
such as "expect", "intends", "anticipated", "believes" or
variations (including negative variations) of such words and
phrases, or state that certain actions, events or results "may",
"could", "would" or "will" be taken, occur or be achieved. Such
statements are based on the current expectations and views of
future events of the management of each of the Company and Field
Trip H&W and are based on assumptions and subject to risks and
uncertainties. Although the management of each of the Company and
Field Trip H&W believe that the assumptions underlying these
statements are reasonable, they may prove to be incorrect. The
forward-looking events and circumstances discussed in this release
may not occur and could differ materially as a result of known and
unknown risk factors and uncertainties affecting the companies,
including, but not limited to, the receipt of the requisite
regulatory and stock exchange approvals and listing of the FTHW
Shares on the TSXV. Although each of the Company and Field Trip
H&W have attempted to identify important factors that could
cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from
those described in forward-looking statements, there may be other
factors that cause actions, events or results to differ from those
anticipated, estimated or intended. Accordingly, readers should not
place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements or
information. No forward-looking statement can be guaranteed. Except
as required by applicable securities laws, forward-looking
statements speak only as of the date on which they are made and
neither the Company nor Field Trip H&W undertake any obligation
to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether
as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
Additional information relating to each of the Company and Field
Trip H&W, can be located on the SEDAR website at www.sedar.com
and, in the case of the Company, on the EDGAR section of the SEC’s
website at www.sec.gov.
This press release does not constitute an offer
to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities.
Neither the Toronto Stock Exchange, the TSX
Venture Exchange, or their Regulation Services Provider, have
approved the contents of this release or accept responsibility for
the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
CONTACTS:Reunion
Neuroscience:Joseph del Moraljoseph@reunionneuro.com
Field Trip Health & Wellness:Ronan
Levyronan@fieldtriphealth.com
Media contacts:McKenna Miller / Nick OpichKCSA
Strategic Communicationsreunion@kcsa.com / fieldtrip@kcsa.com
Investor contacts:Phil Carlson / Sophia
BashfordKCSA Strategic Communicationsreunion@kcsa.com /
fieldtripIR@kcsa.com
SOURCE Reunion Neuroscience Inc. (formerly, Field Trip Health
Ltd.)
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