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Victoria, British Columbia–(Newsfile Corp. – December 16, 2024) – ALUULA Composites Inc. (TSXV: AUUA) (“ALUULA” or the “Company“) is pleased to announce that it is offering rights (the “Rights Offering”) to raise proceeds of up to approximately C$2,500,000, with a C$1,500,000 standby commitment.
Pursuant to the Rights Offering, each holder of the Company’s common shares (the “Shares”) of record at the close of business on December 30, 2024 (the “Record Date”) resident in Canada will receive one transferable right (a “Right”) for each one Share held. Each Right will entitle the holder to subscribe for one Share of the Company a subscription price of C$0.01 per Share (the “Basic Subscription Privilege”).
The Rights issued under the Rights Offering will expire at 2:00 p.m. PST on January 21, 2025 (the “Expiry Date”), after which time unexercised Rights will be void and of no value. The Rights Offering includes an additional subscription privilege under which eligible holders of Rights who fully exercise their Basic Subscription Privilege will be entitled to subscribe for additional available Shares on a pro-rata basis that are not otherwise subscribed for under the Basic Subscription Privilege.
The Rights will be listed for trading on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol “AUUA.RT” beginning on December 30, 2024, and the Rights will be de-listed at 9:00 a.m. PST on January 21, 2025. ALUULA expects use the gross proceeds from Rights Offering to repay indebtedness, purchase equipment for use in research and development and production, investigate alternative manufacturing methods, and for working capital and general corporate purposes. The expected closing date of the Rights Offering is January 24, 2025.
Details of the Rights Offering are set out in the Company’s Rights Offering notice (the “Notice”) and Rights Offering circular (the “Circular”), which are available under ALUULA’s profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca. It is expected that the Notice, a DRS statement representing the Rights, and a subscription form will be mailed to each registered shareholder of the Company resident in Canada as at the Record Date. Registered shareholders who wish to exercise their Rights must deliver a completed subscription form, together with the applicable payment, to the Company’s depository and rights agent, Odyssey Trust Company, at or before 2:00 p.m. PST on the Expiry Date. Shareholders who hold their Shares through an intermediary, such as a bank, trust company, securities dealer, or broker, are expected to receive materials and instructions from their intermediary. Shareholders are encouraged to refer to the Notice, Circular, and their DRS statement and subscription form for detailed information on the Rights Offering, as well as complete instructions for exercising their Rights.
Additionally, in connection with the Rights Offering, the Company has entered into a standby purchase agreement (the “Standby Purchase Agreement”) with certain directors and officers of the Company (the “Standby Purchasers”), who have agreed to: (i) fully exercise their Basic Subscription Privilege to purchase 58,256,014 Shares; and (ii) to purchase up to an additional 150,000,000 Shares not otherwise subscribed for under the Rights Offering (the “Standby Commitment”), which will ensure that the Company receives gross proceeds under the Rights Offering of at least approximately C$2,000,000.
As consideration for the Standby Commitment, the Company has agreed to issue up to 26,250,000 bonus warrants to the Standby Purchasers. Each bonus warrant will be exercisable into one Share at a price of C$0.10 per Share for a period of five years after issuance. If the Standby Commitment is utilized in full and no other shareholders exercise Rights, the Company anticipates that two parties will be new ‘control persons’ of the Company. Gustavson Capital Corporation, a company controlled by director Peter Gustavson, will own approximately 29.63% of the issued and outstanding Shares on completion of the Rights Offering, on an undiluted basis, and Peter Berrang, director of the Company, will own, beneficially, approximately 23.19% of the of the issued and outstanding Shares on completion of the Rights Offering, on an undiluted basis.
The Rights and the Common Shares issuable upon exercise of the Rights have not been, and will not be, registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended and, accordingly, the Rights and the Common Shares are not being publicly offered for sale in the “United States” or to “U.S. persons” (as such terms are defined in Regulation S under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended). This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the securities in any jurisdiction. There shall be no sale of the securities in any jurisdiction in which an offer to sell, a solicitation of an offer to buy, or a sale would be unlawful.
About ALUULA Composites
ALUULA is a materials company that works with leading brands to make their products significantly lighter, stronger, and more sustainable with its range of 100% recyclable textiles. Proudly owned and manufactured on the Canadian west coast, ALUULA’s sustainability efforts and innovative high-performance products are changing the game for its brand partners, putting them on the cutting edge of sustainability and performance.
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Forward-Looking Statements
The information in this news release includes certain information and statements about management’s view of future events, expectations, plans, and prospects that constitute forward-looking statements. These statements including ALUULA advancing its products and technologies, including including realizing complete circular life-cycles for the materials and Mr. Yolles supporting ALUULA’s circularity ambitions,are based on assumptions subject to significant risks and uncertainties as described in the Company’s management discussion and analysis (“MD&A”). Because of these risks and uncertainties and as a result of a variety of factors, including the timing and receipt of all applicable regulatory, corporate third-party approvals, the actual results, expectations, achievements, or performance may differ materially from those anticipated and indicated by these forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurances that the expectations of any forward-looking statement will prove to be correct. Except as required by law, the Company disclaims any intention and assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect actual results, whether as a result of new information, future events, changes in assumptions, changes in factors affecting such forward-looking statements or otherwise. Please see Aluula’s most recent MD&A at www.sedarplus.ca for a more comprehensive list of risk factors.