DIRTT Environmental Solutions Ltd. (“
DIRTT” or the
“
Company”) (TSX: DRT; OTC: DRTTF), a leader in
industrialized construction, announced today that its board of
directors has approved a rights offering to its common shareholders
for aggregate gross proceeds of C$30,000,000 (the “
Rights
Offering”).
Under the Rights Offering, each holder of the
Company’s common shares (the “Common Shares”) of
record at the close of business on December 12, 2023 (the
"Record Date") will receive one right (a
“Right”) for each Common Share held. Each Right
will entitle the holder to subscribe for 0.81790023 Common Shares
at a subscription price (the “Subscription Price”)
of C$0.35 per whole Common Share, exercisable for whole Common
Shares only, meaning 1.22264301 Rights will be needed to purchase
one Common Share (the "Basic Subscription
Privilege"). The Subscription Price represents a discount
of 25% to the 5-day volume weighted average
trading price of the Common Shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange
(the “TSX”) prior to the date hereof. The Record
Date is subject to the Company receiving applicable regulatory
approvals, including that of the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission (the “SEC”). The Rights are expected to
expire at 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on January 5, 2024.
In accordance with applicable law, the Rights
Offering will include an additional subscription privilege (the
"Additional Subscription Privilege") under which
eligible holders of Rights who fully exercise the Rights issued to
them under their Basic Subscription Privilege will be entitled to
subscribe for additional Common Shares on a pro rata basis, that
are not otherwise subscribed for under the Basic Subscription
Privilege, subject to certain limitations that will be set out in
the rights offering notice and circular prepared in connection with
the Rights Offering (the "Rights Offering
Documents") and in the prospectus contained in the
Company’s registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-275172)
(as may be amended from time to time, the “Registration
Statement”) . The Company expects to use the proceeds of
the Rights Offering for general corporate purposes, which may
include investments in its business, funding potential future cash
needs or operating losses, funding working capital or capital
expenditure needs, or reductions to its outstanding
indebtedness.
The Rights Offering will be made to all eligible
holders of Common Shares as of the Record Date who are resident in
Canada and in certain states in the U.S. Accordingly, and subject
to the terms set out in the Rights Offering Documents and in the
Registration Statement, Rights will not be delivered to, nor will
they be exercisable by, persons resident outside of Canada and the
U.S. or in certain U.S. states to be identified in the Registration
Statement. Full details of the Rights Offering will be set out in
the Rights Offering Documents, which are expected to be made
available on the Company’s profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca as
soon as practicable and in the final prospectus contained in the
Registration Statement, which is expected to be made available on
EDGAR at www.sec.gov prior to the Record Date.
In connection with the Rights Offering, the
Company has also entered into a standby purchase agreement (the
“Standby Agreement”) with 22NW Fund, LP
(“22NW”) and 726 BC LLC and 726 BF LLC
(collectively “726” and together with 22NW, the
“Standby Purchasers”). Subject to the terms and
conditions of the Standby Agreement, each Standby Purchaser has
agreed to exercise its Basic Subscription Privilege in full and to
collectively purchase from the Company, at the Subscription Price,
all Common Shares not subscribed for by holders of Rights under the
Basic Subscription Privilege or Additional Subscription Privilege,
up to a maximum of C$15,000,000 each, so that the maximum number of
Common Shares that may be issued in connection with the Rights
Offering will be issued and the Company will receive aggregate
gross proceeds of C$30,000,000. No standby fee will be paid to the
Standby Purchasers in connection with the Rights Offering; however,
DIRTT will reimburse the Standby Purchasers for their reasonable
expenses in connection with the Standby Agreement up to a maximum
of C$30,000. The foregoing description of the Standby Agreement
does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by
reference to the full text of the Standby Agreement, which will be
filed on the Company’s profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca and on
EDGAR at www.sec.gov, as soon as practicable.
The Rights are expected to be listed for trading
on the TSX under the symbol “DRT.RT”. Subject to the Company
receiving applicable regulatory approvals, the Rights are expected
to begin trading on the TSX one trading day prior to the Record
Date, being December 11, 2023 and cease trading at 12:00 p.m.
(Toronto time) on the expiry date of the Rights Offering, being
January 5, 2024.
Subject to the Standby Agreement, the Company
reserves the right to modify any terms of the contemplated Rights
Offering, or to postpone or cancel the Rights Offering, at any time
prior to the listing of the Rights on the TSX.
The Registration Statement relating to the
proposed Rights Offering has been filed with the SEC but has not
yet become effective. The securities may not be sold nor may offers
to buy be accepted prior to the time the Registration Statement
becomes effective. This press release shall not constitute an offer
to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities,
nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state in
which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to
the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any
such state. Any offering of the securities under the Registration
Statement related to the Rights Offering will only be made by means
of a prospectus.
We have applied to have the Rights and the
Rights Shares registered for sale, or we are relying on exemptions
from registration, in the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and all
50 states in the United States, except for the state of Arizona. In
states that require registration, we will not distribute the Rights
or sell the Rights Shares until such registration is effective in
each of these states. As of the date hereof, such registration is
not effective in California, Illinois, New York and Ohio; there can
be no assurances that such registration will become effective in
any of such states prior to the commencement of the Rights Offering
or at any point prior to the expiration of the Rights Offering. We
will not distribute the Rights or sell the Rights Shares in the
state of Arizona. In order to comply with certain states’
securities laws, if applicable, the Rights and Rights Shares will
be sold in such jurisdictions only through registered or licensed
brokers or dealers.
ABOUT DIRTTDIRTT is a leader in industrialized
construction. DIRTT’s system of physical products and digital tools
empowers organizations, together with construction and design
leaders, to build high-performing, adaptable, interior
environments. Operating in the workplace, healthcare, education,
and public sector markets, DIRTT’s system provides total design
freedom, and greater certainty in cost, schedule, and outcomes.
DIRTT’s interior construction solutions are designed to be highly
flexible and adaptable, enabling organizations to easily
reconfigure their spaces as their needs evolve. Headquartered in
Calgary, AB Canada, DIRTT trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange
under the symbol “DRT”.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT
DIRTT Investor Relations
at ir@dirtt.com
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statements contained in this news
release are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of
“safe harbor” provisions of the United States Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and Section 21E of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 and “forward-looking information” within the
meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws. All statements,
other than statements of historical fact included in this news
release are forward-looking statements. When used in this news
release, the words “anticipate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “will,”
“should,” “would,” “could,” “can,” the negatives thereof,
variations thereon and other similar expressions are intended to
identify forward-looking statements, although not all
forward-looking statements contain such identifying words. In
particular and without limitation, this news release contains
forward-looking information pertaining to the Rights Offering, the
proceeds realized thereunder and the use thereof; the terms and
timing of the Rights Offering; the Record Date; regulatory
approvals in connection with the Rights Offering; the contents and
filing of the offering documents in connection with the Rights
Offering; the Standby Purchase Agreement and the obligations of the
parties thereunder; the anticipated expiry date of the Rights
Offering; and the listing of the Rights on the TSX and the timing
thereof.
Forward-looking statements are based on certain
estimates, beliefs, expectations, and assumptions made in light of
management’s experience and perception of historical trends,
current conditions and expected future developments, as well as
other factors that may be appropriate. Forward-looking statements
necessarily involve unknown risks and uncertainties, which could
cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those
expressed or implied in such statements. Due to the risks,
uncertainties, and assumptions inherent in forward-looking
information, you should not place undue reliance on forward-looking
statements. Factors that could have a material adverse effect on
our business, financial condition, results of operations and growth
prospects include, but are not limited to, risks described under
the section titled “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2022, filed with the SEC and
applicable securities commissions or similar regulatory authorities
in Canada on February 22, 2023, as supplemented by our Quarterly
Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2023, June
30, 2023 and September 30, 2023 filed with the SEC and applicable
securities commissions or similar regulatory authorities in Canada.
Our past results of operations are not necessarily indicative of
our future results. You should not rely on any forward-looking
statements, which represent our beliefs, assumptions and estimates
only as of the dates on which they were made, as predictions of
future events. We undertake no obligation to update these
forward-looking statements, even though circumstances may change in
the future, except as required under applicable securities laws. We
qualify all of our forward-looking statements by these cautionary
statements.
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