Inspire Semiconductor Holdings Inc. (TSXV: INSP)
(“
InspireSemi” or the “
Company”),
formerly Greenfield Acquisition Corp.
(“
Greenfield”) (TSXV:GAC.P), is pleased to
announce that, further to its news releases dated May 12, 2022 and
August 17, 2022, it has completed its previously announced merger
(the “Transaction”) with Inspire Semiconductor, Inc.
(“
Inspire”), constituting its Qualifying
Transaction (as defined by Policy 2.4 of the TSX Venture Exchange).
The subordinate voting shares of the Company are
anticipated to start trading on the TSX Venture Exchange (the
“Exchange”) on or about September 22, 2022 under
the ticker symbol “INSP”.
“Closing this transaction is a significant
milestone for our organization,” said Ron Van Dell, CEO of
InspireSemi. “Together, our seasoned team has developed an
innovative, accelerated computing solution for High Performance
Computing (HPC), Artificial Intelligence (AI) and blockchain
/cryptocurrency mining. We believe our second-generation
accelerator solution will set new standards for high-performance,
versatility and energy efficiency, and deliver a thriving open
software ecosystem. Our listing on the TSX Venture Exchange will
enable existing and new investors to participate in the Company’s
future growth plans and technology innovations.”
The Transaction
Prior to the closing of the Transaction:
- the Company: (a) changed its name
from “Greenfield Acquisition Corp.” to “Inspire Semiconductor
Holdings Inc.”; (b) amended the rights and restrictions of the
common shares of the Company and re-designated the issued and
outstanding common shares as “subordinate voting shares” (the
“Subordinate Voting Shares”); (c) created a new
class of shares in the capital of the Company designated as
“proportionate voting shares” (the “Proportionate Voting
Shares”); and (d) replaced its existing articles with new
articles ((a)-(d) being collectively referred to as the
“Company Amendments”); and
- Inspire: (a) converted all of its
outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock, Series A-1 A
Preferred Stock and Series A-2 Preferred Stock to common shares of
Inspire; and (b) effected a share-split whereby each share of
common stock of Inspire (each, an “Inspire Share”) was exchanged
for approximately 5.698 Inspire Shares.
The Company Amendments were approved at the
annual general and special meeting of the shareholders of the
Company held on September 13, 2022 (the
“Meeting”).
The Company acquired all of the issued and
outstanding securities of Inspire through a reverse-triangular
merger of Greenfield, Greenfield Subco Inc., a wholly owned
subsidiary of Greenfield, and Inspire under the Delaware General
Corporate Law and Inspire became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the
Company.
The outstanding Inspire Shares were exchanged
for an aggregate of 31,006,913 Subordinate Voting Shares and
1,293,085.46 Proportionate Voting Shares. In addition the
outstanding stock options of Inspire were exchanged for 19,684,238
economically equivalent stock options of the Company.
The Proportionate Voting Shares are not listing
on the Exchange. Subject to certain conditions, including as
described below, each Proportionate Voting Share is convertible
into one hundred (100) Subordinate Voting Shares.
The following table sets forth the fully diluted
capitalization of the Company, after giving effect to the
Transaction:
|
Number of Securities |
Number of Underlying Resulting Issuer Subordinate Voting
Shares |
Percentage of Resulting Issuer Subordinate Voting
Shares |
Subordinate Voting Shares |
51,006,913 |
51,006,913 |
25.20% |
Proportionate Voting Shares |
1,293,085.46 |
129,308,546 |
63.88% |
Options to purchase Subordinate Voting Shares |
21,684,238 |
21,684,238 |
10.71% |
Warrants to purchase Subordinate Voting Shares |
400,000 |
400,000 |
0.20% |
Total |
|
202,399,697 |
100% |
The reclassification of the Company’s common
shares into Subordinate Voting Shares and the creation of the
Proportionate Voting Shares in connection with the Transaction is
for the purpose of allowing the Company to maintain its status as a
“foreign private issuer” as determined in accordance with Rule
3b-4(c) under the United States’ Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
The Proportionate Voting Shares are intended to minimize the
proportion of the outstanding voting securities of the Company that
are held by “U.S. persons” for purposes of determining whether the
Company is a “foreign private issuer”. The holders of Proportionate
Voting Shares are entitled to one vote in respect of each
Subordinate Voting Share into which such Proportionate Voting Share
could be converted, and as such the Proportionate Voting Shares do
not necessarily hold voting rights that are superior to the holders
of Subordinate Voting Shares, on an as converted to Subordinate
Voting Shares basis. The rights of holders of Proportionate Voting
Shares to convert such shares into Subordinate Voting Shares will
be subject to the Company preserving “foreign private issuer”
status. The Proportionate Voting Shares will not be listed for
trading in any market and, as such, holders of Proportionate Voting
Shares will not be able to trade their shares without
conversion.
Additional information regarding the Transaction
can be found in the Company’s Filing Statement dated August 14,
2022 (the “Filing Statement”) which is filed on
the Company’s SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com.
Board of Directors and Management of
InspireSemi
Alexander Gray, James J. Hickman, Ron Van Dell,
Mitchell Jacobson, Jeff R. Schneider and Muneeb Yusuf, will
comprise the board of directors of the Company. Mr. Yusuf was
appointed by the new board of the Company immediately following
closing of the Transaction, as was authorized by the shareholders
of Greenfield at the Meeting.
Biographies of each of the directors and
officers of the Company, other than Mr. Yusuf can be found in the
Filing Statement.
Mr. Yusuf is currently the Chief Legal Officer
of League Inc., a technology-focused health company powering the
digital transformation of healthcare. He has recently been
recognized as a Leading Lawyer under the age of 40 by Lexpert
Magazine and by Legal 500 for GC Powerlist Canada.
Previously, Mr. Yusuf was General Counsel of
Dundee Agriculture, was General Counsel of Algoma Steel and
formerly an attorney at Stikeman Elliott LLP. He holds a Juris
Doctor from Osgoode Hall Law School, a Masters of Business
Administration (finance specialization) from the Schulich School of
Business and an Honors Bachelors of Science degree from the
University of Toronto. Mr. Yusuf has sat on the board of directors
of a number of public and private companies and currently sits on
the board of directors United Nations Association Canada as Vice
Chair.
Mr. Yusuf’s appointment to the board of
directors is subject to the approval of the Exchange.
Management of InspireSemi consists of Ron Van
Dell, (Chief Executive Officer), Alexander Gray (President and
Chief Technology Officer), John B. Kennedy (Chief Financial
Officer), Jim O’Connor (Vice President Engineering), Thomas Fedorko
(Vice President Operations), Doug Norton (Vice President Business
Development) and Trevor Smith (Senior Director of Engineering).
Other Matters
Additionally, the Company announced it has
retained KCSA Strategic Communications (“KCSA”), a
leading New York-based communications firm, to support the
Company's investor relations efforts in the United States. KCSA
will employ a comprehensive communications program designed to
increase awareness of InspireSemi across the investment community.
Since 1969, the firm has demonstrated strategic thinking and
program execution that drives results for its clients in the
ever-changing communications and digital landscape.
For its services supporting the Company's
investor relations efforts in the United States, KCSA will receive
US$10,000 per month. The Company and Inspire entered into an
agreement, as amended (the “Agreement”), with KCSA
effective August 1, 2022. The initial term of the agreement is for
6 months following which the Agreement will continue on a
month-to-month basis until terminated. The Company has the right to
terminate the relationship with KCSA on 30 days' notice following
the initial six month term.
KCSA has agreed to comply with all applicable
securities laws and the policies of the Exchange in providing the
services under the Agreement.
KCSA does not have any interest in InspireSemi
or its securities, or any right or intent to acquire such an
interest. KCSA is at arm’s length to InspireSemi and has no other
relationship with InspireSemi except pursuant to the Agreement.
The Agreement is subject to the approval of the
Exchange.
About InspireSemi
InspireSemi is dedicated to delivering superior
solutions for blockchain, HPC, AI, and other compute intensive
applications. Led by an accomplished team with a proven track
record, we are currently developing our second-generation
accelerator chip solution. It features a versatile many-core
processor architecture with an established software ecosystem and
sets new standards of performance and energy efficiency.
For more information, visit
https://inspiresemi.com/.
The Exchange has in no way passed upon the merits of the
Transaction and has neither approved nor disapproved the contents
of this press release.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services
Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX
Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or
accuracy of this press release.
This news release does not constitute an offer to sell, or a
solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities in the United
States. The Company’s securities have not been and will not be
registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the “U.S. Securities Act”) or any state
securities laws and may not be offered or sold within the United
States or to U.S. Persons unless registered under the U.S.
Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or an exemption
from such registration is available.
Cautionary Statement Regarding
Forward-Looking Information
This news release contains statements which
constitute “forward-looking information” within the meaning of
applicable securities laws, including statements regarding the
plans, intentions, beliefs and current expectations of InspireSemi
with respect to future business activities and operating
performance.
Often, but not always, forward-looking
information can be identified by the use of words such as “plans”,
“expects”, “is expected”, “budget”, “scheduled”, “estimates”,
“forecasts”, “intends”, “anticipates”, or “believes” or variations
(including negative variations) of such words and phrases, or
statements formed in the future tense or indicating that certain
actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “would”, “might” or
“will” (or other variations of the forgoing) be taken, occur, be
achieved, or come to pass. Forward-looking information includes,
but is not limited to, information regarding: (i) the business
plans and expectations of the Company; and (ii) expectations for
other economic, business, and/or competitive factors.
Forward-looking information is based on currently available
competitive, financial and economic data and operating plans,
strategies or beliefs as of the date of this news release, but
involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and
other factors that may cause the actual results, performance or
achievements of InspireSemi, to be materially different from any
future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by
the forward-looking information. Such factors may be based on
information currently available to InspireSemi, including
information obtained from third-party industry analysts and other
third-party sources, and are based on management’s current
expectations or beliefs. Any and all forward-looking information
contained in this news release is expressly qualified by this
cautionary statement.
Investors are cautioned that forward-looking
information is not based on historical facts but instead reflect
InspireSemi’s management’s expectations, estimates or projections
concerning future results or events based on the opinions,
assumptions and estimates of management considered reasonable at
the date the statements are made. Forward-looking information
reflects InspireSemi’s current beliefs and is based on information
currently available to it and on assumptions it believes to be not
unreasonable in light of all of the circumstances. In some
instances, material factors or assumptions are discussed in this
news release in connection with statements containing
forward-looking information. Such material factors and assumptions
include, but are not limited to: the impact of the COVID-19
pandemic on the Transaction or the company; the ongoing conflict
between Russia and Ukraine and any actions taken by other countries
in response thereto, such as sanctions or export controls; and
anticipated and unanticipated costs and other factors referenced in
this news release and the Filing Statement, including, but not
limited to, those set forth in the Filing Statement under the
caption “Risk Factors”. Although the Company has attempted to
identify important factors that could cause actual actions, events
or results to differ materially from those described in
forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause
actions, events or results to differ from those anticipated,
estimated or intended. Forward-looking information contained herein
is made as of the date of this news release and, other than as
required by law, the Company disclaims any obligation to update any
forward-looking information, whether as a result of new
information, future events or results or otherwise. There can be no
assurance that forward-looking information will prove to be
accurate, as actual results and future events could differ
materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly,
readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking
information. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties
materialize, or should assumptions underlying the forward-looking
information prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially
from those described herein as intended, planned, anticipated,
believed, estimated or expected.
For further information, please
contact:
Inspire Semiconductor Holdings Inc.John
KennedyChief Financial Officerjkennedy@inspiresemi.com
KCSA Strategic CommunicationInvestor
RelationsPhil Carlson/Scott Eckstein inspiresemi@kcsa.com
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