Ackroo Announces Renewal of Normal Course Issuer Bid
Ackroo has announced the renewal of its Normal Course Issuer Bid (NCIB) with the TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV), allowing the company to continue purchasing its common shares. Subject to TSXV approval, Ackroo may buy up to 5.0% of its outstanding shares, or 5,765,248 shares, over a 12-month period starting June 17, 2024. The company believes the market price may not fully reflect its business value and future prospects, hence the decision to enhance shareholder value through share buybacks. Purchases will be made via open market transactions and will be managed by Canaccord Genuity Corp. Shares bought will be canceled. Funding will come from Ackroo's working capital, and no insiders have intentions to sell shares to the company.
- Ackroo plans to repurchase up to 5.0% of its outstanding shares, indicating confidence in its market value.
- The NCIB is aimed at enhancing shareholder value by buying back shares when the market price is deemed undervalued.
- Funding for the share repurchases will come from the company's working capital, suggesting financial stability.
- Share buybacks can potentially lead to an increase in earnings per share (EPS) as the number of shares outstanding decreases.
- The share buyback program is subject to TSXV approval, creating uncertainty about its implementation.
- The company has not previously repurchased shares, making the actual execution of the NCIB unpredictable.
- Market transactions through the NCIB could be to no more than 2.0% of issued shares in any 30-day period, potentially limiting immediate impact.
HAMILTON, Ontario, June 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ackroo Inc. (TSX-V: AKR; OTC: AKRFF) (the “Company”), a gift card, loyalty marketing, payments and point-of-sale technology consolidator and services provider, announces that it has filed a renewal of its Normal Course Issuer Bid (“NCIB”) with the TSX Venture Exchange (the “TSXV”), which will allow the Company to continue to purchase outstanding common shares of the Company (“Shares”). The renewal of the NCIB remains subject to the approval of the TSXV.
The Company plans to implement the NCIB because it believes that, from time to time, the market price of the Shares may not fully reflect the underlying value of the Company’s business and its future prospects. Accordingly, the Company believes that having the ability to purchase the Shares will be in the best interest of the Company and represents an opportunity to enhance shareholder value.
Under the NCIB, if approved by the TSXV, the Company may acquire up to an aggregate of 5,765,248 Shares over the 12-month period commencing on June 17th, 2024, and ending on June 16th, 2025, representing approximately
Purchases subject to the NCIB will be carried out pursuant to open market transactions through the facilities of the TSXV and alternative trading systems or by such other means as may be permitted under applicable securities laws during the term of the NCIB at the prevailing market price of the Shares at the time of purchase. All Shares purchased by the Company under the NCIB will be returned to treasury and cancelled. The actual number of Shares which may be purchased pursuant to the NCIB and the timing of any purchases will be determined by management and the Board of Directors of the Company. The NCIB will be conducted through Canaccord Genuity Corp., a member of the TSXV, and made in accordance with the policies of the TSXV.
The funding for any purchases pursuant to the NCIB will be from the working capital of the Company. To the Company's knowledge, none of the officers, or other insiders of the Company, or any associates of such persons, or any associate of affiliate of the Company, has any present intention to sell any Shares to the Company pursuant to the NCIB. The Company has not previously purchased for cancellation any of its outstanding Shares.
A copy of the Company's notice with respect to the NCIB filed with the TSXV may be obtained, by any shareholder without charge, by contacting Steve Levely, Chief Executive Officer, by email at slevely@ackroo.com.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor may there be any sale of the Shares in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
About Ackroo
As an industry consolidator, Ackroo acquires, integrates and manages gift card, loyalty marketing, payment and point-of-sale solutions used by merchants of all sizes. Ackroo’s self-serve, data driven, cloud-based marketing platform helps merchants in-store and online process and manage loyalty, gift card and promotional transactions at the point of sale. Ackroo’s acquisition of payment ISO’s affords Ackroo the ability to resell payment processing solutions to their growing merchant base through some of the world’s largest payment technology and service providers. As a third revenue stream Ackroo has acquired certain custom software products including hybrid management and point-of-sale solutions that help manage and optimize the general operations for niche industry’s including automotive dealers and more. All solutions are focused on helping to consolidate, simplify and improve the merchant marketing, payments and point-of sale ecosystem for their clients. Ackroo is headquartered in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. For more information, visit: www.ackroo.com.
For further information, please contact:
| Steve Levely Chief Executive Officer | Ackroo Tel: 416-360-5619 x730 Email: slevely@ackroo.com |
The TSX Venture Exchange has neither approved nor disapproved the contents of this press release. Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
Forward Looking Statements
This release contains forecasts and forward-looking statements that are not guarantees of future performance and activities and are subject to risks and uncertainties. The Company has based these forward-looking statements on assumptions and assessments made by its management in light of their experience and their perception of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments and other factors they believe to be appropriate. Important factors that could cause actual results, developments and business decisions to differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: the Company’s ability to raise enough capital to support the Company’s go forward plans; the overall global economic environment; the impact of competition and new technologies; general market, political and economic conditions in the countries in which the Company operates; projected capital expenditures and liquidity; changes in the Company’s strategy; government regulations and approvals; changes in customers’ budgeting priorities; plus other factors that may arise. Any forward-looking statements in this press release are made as of the date hereof, and the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
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