Routemaster Capital Announces Uplisting to NEO Exchange, Transition to Single Purpose Company and Other Corporate Updates
January 19 2021 - 5:00PM
Routemaster Capital Inc. (the “
Company” or
“
Routemaster”) (TSXV: RM, GR: RMJR) is pleased to
announce that it will be listing its common shares on the NEO
Exchange (“
NEO”) effective January 21, 2021, and
concurrent with the NEO listing, the Company will transition to a
single purpose company from an investment issuer, redeploying its
assets and resources to be a single purpose company focused on
being a leader in the decentralized finance industry. The Company
will begin to trade under the symbol “DEFI” upon listing on NEO
Exchange.
In conjunction with this uplisting, the Company
has arranged for the delisting of the Company from the TSX Venture
Exchange effective the close of trading on January 20, 2021. This
transition is not expected to impact current investors ability to
trade shares of the Company.
Valour Structured Products Definitive
Agreement
Further to the press release of the Company
dated January 4, 2021, the Company has entered into a definitive
agreement dated as of January 19, 2021 to acquire 20% of the issued
and outstanding common shares of Valour Structured Products, Inc.
(“Valour”) (the “Definitive
Agreement”). Valour focuses on creating exchange traded
products in the digital asset space.
Under the terms set out in the Definitive
Agreement, the Company shall issue 21,000,000 common shares from
treasury (the “Payment Shares”) to certain
shareholders of Valour in exchange for 20% of the total issued and
outstanding common shares of Valour (the “Purchased
Shares”) on a pro rata basis, in proportion to their
holdings of Purchased Shares. The Payment Shares shall be issued at
a deemed value of $0.66 per Payment Share. The completion of the
transaction to acquire the Purchased Shares (the
“Acquisition”) is subject to customary closing
conditions. No finder fees are payable in connection with, and no
change of control of the Company will result from, the Acquisition.
The Acquisition may be subject to regulatory approval, including
that of the NEO. There can be no assurances that the Acquisition of
the Purchased Shares will be completed as proposed, or at all.
The Definitive Agreement is available on
Routemaster’s SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com.
Appointment of Bernie
Wilson
The Company is pleased to announce the
appointment of Bernie Wilson as an additional independent director
of the Company. Mr. Wilson is a senior financial professional. He
is the former Vice-Chairman of PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP and is
the Chairman of the Founders Board of the Institute of Corporate
Directors. Mr. Wilson has served as Chairman of the Canadian
Chamber of Commerce; Chairman of the International Chamber of
Commerce - Canada; and Member of the Canada/US Trade Committee. Mr.
Wilson is currently a director of a number of other public Canadian
companies.
About the NEO Exchange
NEO Exchange is a progressive stock exchange
that brings together investors and capital raisers within a fair,
efficient, and service-oriented environment. Fully operational
since June 2015, NEO puts investors first and provides access to
trading all Canadian-listed securities on a level playing field.
The NEO Exchange lists senior companies and investment products
seeking a stock exchange that enables investor trust, quality
liquidity, and broad awareness including unfettered access to
market data.
About Routemaster Capital
Inc.:Routemaster Capital Inc. is a Canadian investment
company that carries on business with the objective of enhancing
shareholder value.
For further information, please
contact:Daniyal BaizakPresident and Chief Executive
OfficerTel: +1 (416) 861-1685
Cautionary note regarding
forward-looking information:This press release
contains "forward-looking information" within the meaning of
applicable Canadian securities legislation. Forward-looking
information includes, but is not limited to, statements with
respect to the listing of the Company’s common shares on the NEO
and delisting from the TSX Venture Exchange; the change of business
of the Company; the Acquisition and the appointment of directors.
Generally, forward-looking information can be identified by the use
of forward-looking terminology such as "plans", "expects" or "does
not expect", "is expected", "budget", "scheduled", "estimates",
"forecasts", "intends", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", or
"believes", or variations of such words and phrases or state that
certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might"
or "will be taken", "occur" or "be achieved". Forward-looking
information is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties
and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of
activity, performance or achievements of the Company, as the case
may be, to be materially different from those expressed or implied
by such forward-looking information. Although the Company has
attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those contained in
forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause
results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can
be no assurance that such 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. The Company
does not undertake to update any forward-looking information,
except in accordance with applicable securities laws.
NEITHER THE TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE NOR THE
NEO HAS IN ANY WAY PASSED ON THE MERITS OF THE ACQUISITION, AND
NEITHER HAS APPROVED OR 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 RELEASE.
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