Versatile Announces Rights Offering and Provides Update on Arrangement With Mobiquity
February 03 2014 - 8:30PM
Marketwired
Versatile Announces Rights Offering and Provides Update on
Arrangement With Mobiquity
MECHANICSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA--(Marketwired - Feb 3, 2014) -
Versatile Systems Inc. (TSX-VENTURE:VV) ("Versatile" or the
"Company") today announced that, further to its news release of
December 16, 2013, the Company will be offering rights (the
"Offering") to holders of its common shares (the "Common Shares")
of record at the close of business on February 18, 2014 (the
"Record Date") expiring March 19, 2014 ("Expiry Date"). The
Offering will be made in all of the provinces and territories of
Canada.
Shareholders of record on the Record Date will receive one right
(a "Right") for each Common Share held and four Rights plus the sum
of $0.02 will entitle the holder to subscribe for one Common Share.
Rights will be evidenced by transferable rights certificates (each,
a "Rights Certificate"). The Rights expire at 4:00 p.m. (Toronto
time) (the "Expiry Time") on the Expiry Date, after which time
unexercised Rights will be void and of no value. Shareholders who
fully exercise their Rights are entitled to subscribe pro rata for
additional Common Shares, if available, that were not subscribed
for initially on or before the Expiry Time.
The Company has entered into a standby agreement (the "Standby
Agreement") with Bertrand des Pallieres (the "Guarantor"), a
director of the Company and holder of 33,167,500 Common Shares,
pursuant to which Guarantor has committed, subject to terms and
conditions set out in the Standby Agreement, to purchase at $0.02,
such number of Common Shares that are available to be purchased,
but not otherwise subscribed for, at the Expiry Time under the
Offering. In consideration for this guarantee, Guarantor will be
granted 7,757,383 non-transferable common shares purchase warrants
(the "Standby Warrants"). Each whole Standby Warrant shall entitle
the Guarantor to acquire one Common Share at an exercise price
equal to: (a) $0.05 per share, if exercised prior to the Company's
previously announced 10 for 1 consolidation (the "Consolidation");
and (b) $0.20 if exercised after the Share Consolidation. The
Standby Warrants will expire on September 21, 2014.
The Offering is expected to raise gross proceeds of
approximately $786,428.20, which will be used to repay a secured
loan of the Guarantor to the Company.
The Rights will be posted for trading on the TSX Venture
Exchange and will trade under the symbol "VV.RT". Trading of the
Rights is expected to continue until 12:00 noon (Toronto time) on
the Expiry Date. A rights offering circular, together with Rights
Certificates, will be mailed to eligible shareholders on or after
the Record Date. Eligible registered shareholders wishing to
exercise their Rights must forward the completed Rights
Certificates, along with the applicable funds to Computershare
Investor Services Inc. by the Expiry Date. Shareholders who own
their shares through an intermediary, such as a bank, trust
company, securities dealer or broker, will receive materials and
instructions from their intermediary.
No U.S. Registration
The securities offered will not be or have not been registered
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities
Act"), or the securities laws of any state of the United States,
and may not be offered or sold in the United States or to, or for
the account or benefit of, any U.S. person (as defined in
Regulation S of the Securities Act) or person in the United States,
unless an exemption from such registration requirements is
available. Certain shareholders in the United States will be
permitted to participate in the Offering upon satisfying the
Company that such participation is lawful and in compliance with
all applicable securities and other laws of the United States. This
press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a
solicitation of an offer to buy any securities in the United
States.
Arrangement with Mobiquity
At the Company's Special Meeting held on October 31, 2013
shareholders of Versatile approved a plan of arrangement (the
"Arrangement") with its wholly-owned subsidiary Mobiquity
Investments Corp. As was noted in the Information Circular for the
Special Meeting there were a number of conditions precedent to the
completion of the Arrangement. These conditions have not yet been
satisfied. The Arrangement will not proceed until the closing
conditions are met and Versatile decides that it continues to be in
the best interests of its shareholders to complete with the
Arrangement. Versatile will provide a further update on the
Arrangement when information is available.
About Versatile
Versatile is a multi-disciplinary technology company with
solutions across the mobile, digital signage, IT infrastructure,
software and hardware landscape. The company's products are
utilized by Fortune 500 companies, leading financial institutions,
large and small retail organizations. For more information please
visit www.versatile.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This document may contain forward-looking statements relating to
Versatile's operations or to the environment in which it operates,
which are based on Versatile's operations, estimates, forecasts and
projections. These statements include the closing of the Rights
Offering and the Arrangement and the completion of the
Consolidation. These statements are not guarantees of future
performance and involve risks and uncertainties that are difficult
to predict or are beyond Versatile's control. A number of important
factors including those set forth in other public filings could
cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially from those
expressed in these forward-looking statements. Consequently,
readers should not place any undue reliance on such forward-looking
statements. In addition, these forward-looking statements relate to
the date on which they are made. Versatile disclaims any intention
or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements
whether as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Service Provider
(as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture Exchange)
accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this
release.
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Versatile Systems Inc.Kenny KahnChief Executive Officer(717)
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