FAX Capital Corp. (TSX: FXC) (“
FAX” or the
“
Company”) today announced that it has filed its
management information circular (the “
Circular”)
and related meeting materials for the annual general and special
meeting (the “
Meeting”) of holders of subordinate
voting shares and multiple voting shares of the Company (the
“
Shareholders”) to be held on June 24, 2022. At
the Meeting, Shareholders will be asked to consider, among other
things, the proposed acquisition, indirectly through an acquisition
company, by Fax Investments Inc. (“
Fax
Investments”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Federated
Capital Corp., of all of the issued and outstanding subordinate
voting shares of FAX (the “
Subordinate Voting
Shares”) not already owned by Fax Investments or Blair
Driscoll, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (together, the
“
Continuing Shareholders”), by way of a statutory
plan of arrangement under the Canada Business Corporations Act (the
“
Arrangement”). The Arrangement will be carried
out pursuant to terms of an arrangement agreement between the
Company, Fax Investments, 13998037 Canada Inc. and Federated
Capital Corp. dated May 1, 2022 (the “
Arrangement
Agreement”).
Benefits of the Arrangement to
Shareholders
Pursuant to the Arrangement, and as more
particularly described in the Circular, each holder of Subordinate
Voting Shares (other than the Continuing Shareholders) will receive
$5.18 in cash per Subordinate Voting Share (the
“Consideration”).
The Consideration represents:
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i) |
a premium of approximately 53.7% to the closing price of $3.37 per
Subordinate Voting Share on the Toronto Stock Exchange (the
“TSX”) on April 29, 2022 (being the last trading
day preceding the announcement of the Arrangement); |
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ii) |
a premium of approximately 47.7% to the 20-day volume-weighted
average trading price of Subordinate Voting Shares on the TSX for
the period ended on April 29, 2022; and |
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iii) |
the certainty of an all cash offer, which provides immediate
liquidity. |
About the Annual General and Special
Meeting
The Meeting will be held on Friday, June 24,
2022 at 10:00 a.m. (Toronto time).
The Circular contains important information
regarding the Arrangement, how Shareholders can participate and
vote at the Meeting, the background that led to the Arrangement and
the reasons for the unanimous determination of the special
committee of independent directors of the Company, as well as the
board of directors of the Company (the “Board”),
with certain directors declaring their conflicts of interest and
abstaining from voting, that the Arrangement is in the best
interests of the Company. The Board, excluding interested
directors, unanimously recommends that Shareholders vote IN FAVOUR
of the Arrangement.
The Arrangement will constitute a “business
combination” for purposes of Multilateral Instrument 61-101 -
Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions
(“MI 61-101”). The Arrangement is subject to
approval at the Meeting by: (i) at least two-thirds of the votes
cast by Shareholders (voting together as a single class, with each
holder of Subordinate Voting Shares being entitled to one vote per
Subordinate Voting Share and each holder of the multiple voting
shares being entitled to ten votes per multiple voting share); and
(ii) a simple majority of the votes cast by holders of Subordinate
Voting Shares (excluding the Subordinate Voting Shares held by the
Continuing Shareholders and any other shares required to be
excluded pursuant to MI 61-101). In addition, completion of the
Arrangement is subject to other customary conditions, including
receipt of court approval and final approval from the TSX. The
Arrangement is not subject to a financing condition.
The Circular, form of proxy, voting instruction
form and letter of transmittal, as applicable, for the Meeting
contain comprehensive information with respect to how registered
and beneficial Shareholders may vote on the matters to be
considered at the Meeting. Shareholders are urged to read the
Circular and its appendices carefully and in their entirety. The
Circular is being mailed to Shareholders in compliance with
applicable laws and the Interim Order (as defined below). The
Circular is available on the Company's profile
at www.sedar.com and on its website at
www.faxcapitalcorp.com. Only Shareholders of record as of the close
of business on May 20, 2022 are eligible to vote at the
Meeting.
The deadline for completed proxies to be
received by the Company's transfer agent is Wednesday, June 22,
2022 at 10:00 a.m. (Toronto time).
The Company will be holding the Meeting in a
virtual-only format, which will be conducted via live webcast
online at http://meetnow.global/M9AW7A2. During the live
webcast, Shareholders will be able to hear the Meeting live, and
registered Shareholders and duly appointed and registered
proxyholders will be able to submit questions and vote while the
Meeting is being held.
Receipt of Interim Court
Order
On May 18, 2022, the Company obtained an interim
order (the “Interim Order”) from the Ontario
Superior Court of Justice (the “Court”)
authorizing the holding of the Meeting and matters relating to the
conduct of the Meeting.
Subject to obtaining Shareholder approval of the
Arrangement at the Meeting, and the satisfaction of remaining
customary conditions to the completion of the Arrangement contained
in the Arrangement Agreement, including final approval of the
Court, all as more particularly described in the Circular, the
Arrangement is expected to close early in the third quarter of
2022.
About FAX Capital Corp.
The Company is an investment holding company
with a business objective to maximize its intrinsic value on a per
share basis over the long-term by seeking to achieve superior
investment performance commensurate with reasonable risk. The
Company intends to invest in equity, debt and/or hybrid securities
of high-quality businesses. The Company initially intends to invest
in approximately 10 to 15 high-quality small cap public and private
businesses located primarily in Canada and, to a lesser extent, the
United States. For further information, please visit the Company’s
website at www.faxcapitalcorp.com.
For additional information please
contact:
Investor RelationsTim Foran
Email: IR@faxcapitalcorp.com Website: www.faxcapitalcorp.com
Media Relations Kieran Lawler
Telephone: (416) 303-0799Email:
Kieran.lawler@loderockadvisors.com
No Offer or Solicitation
This announcement is for informational purposes
only and does not constitute an offer to purchase or a solicitation
of an offer to sell Subordinate Voting Shares.
Cautionary Note Regarding
Forward-Looking Information
This press release contains forward-looking
information. Such forward-looking information or statements
(“FLS”) are provided for the purpose of providing
information about management's current expectations and plans
relating to the future. Readers are cautioned that reliance on such
information may not be appropriate for other purposes. Any such FLS
may be identified by words such as “proposed”, “expects”,
“intends”, “may”, “will”, and similar expressions. FLS contained or
referred to in this press release includes, but is not limited to,
statements regarding the proposed timing and various steps
contemplated in respect of the Arrangement, the holding of the
Shareholders’ Meeting, and the anticipated timing for closing of
the Arrangement. Although the Company believes that the
expectations reflected in such FLS is reasonable, undue reliance
should not be placed on FLS because the Company can give no
assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct.
FLS are based on a number of factors and
assumptions which have been used to develop such statements and
information, but which may prove to be incorrect, including:
assumptions as to the ability of the parties to receive, in a
timely manner and on satisfactory terms, the necessary Shareholder,
Court and TSX approvals; the ability of the parties to satisfy, in
a timely manner, the other conditions to the completion of the
proposed Arrangement; and other expectations and assumptions
concerning the proposed Arrangement. The anticipated dates
indicated may change for a number of reasons, including the
inability to receive, in a timely manner, the necessary Shareholder
approvals, and Court approvals or the necessity to extend the time
limits for satisfying the other conditions to the completion of the
proposed Arrangement. Accordingly, investors and others are
cautioned that undue reliance should not be placed on any
forward-looking statements.
Risks and uncertainties inherent in the nature
of the proposed Arrangement that could cause actual results to
differ materially from those described in such FLS include, but are
not limited to, the failure of the parties to obtain the necessary
Shareholder, Court and/or TSX approvals or to otherwise satisfy the
conditions to the completion of the proposed Arrangement; failure
of the parties to obtain such approvals or satisfy such conditions
in a timely manner; the possibility of adverse reactions or changes
in business relationships resulting from the completion of the
Arrangement; the possibility of litigation relating to the
Arrangement; credit, market, currency, operational, liquidity and
funding risks generally and relating specifically to the
Arrangement; significant Arrangement costs or unknown liabilities;
the failure to realize the expected benefits of the proposed
Arrangement; and general economic conditions; as well as the
identified risk factors included in the Company’s public
disclosure, including the annual information form dated March 29,
2022, which is available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and on the
Company’s website at www.faxcapitalcorp.com. Failure to obtain the
necessary Shareholder, Court and/or TSX approvals, or the failure
of the parties to otherwise satisfy the conditions to the
completion of the Arrangement or to complete the Arrangement, may
result in the proposed Arrangement not being completed on the
proposed terms, or at all. In addition, if the Arrangement is not
completed, and the Company continues as an independent entity,
there are risks that the announcement of the Arrangement and the
dedication of substantial resources of the Company to the
completion of the Arrangement could have an impact on its business,
operating results and activities in general. The FLS in this press
release reflect the current expectations, assumptions, judgements
and/or beliefs of the Company based on information currently
available to the Company, and are subject to change without notice.
Consequently, the reader is cautioned not to place undue reliance
on the FLS contained in this press release.
Any FLS speaks only as of the date on which it
is made and, except as may be required by applicable securities
laws, the Company disclaims any intent or obligation to update any
FLS, whether as a result of new information, future events or
results or otherwise. The FLS contained in this press release are
expressly qualified by this cautionary statement. For more
information on the Company, please review the Company's continuous
disclosure filings that are available at www.sedar.com.
No securities regulatory authority has either
approved or disapproved of the contents of this news release. The
TSX accepts no responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this
release.
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