Focus Graphite Announces Share Consolidation
Focus Graphite Inc. announced a proposed share consolidation at the upcoming annual and special shareholder meeting on May 19, 2022. The consolidation will convert ten pre-consolidation shares into one post-consolidation share, reducing the number of outstanding shares from approximately 551.7 million to about 55.2 million. This measure aims to streamline the company’s capital structure and is subject to shareholder and TSXV approval. Fractional shares will be rounded, ensuring uniform treatment for all shareholders.
- Aim to enhance stock liquidity and appeal to institutional investors.
- Share consolidation to simplify capital structure.
- Potential dilution of shareholder value as pre-existing shareholders trade fewer total shares.
- Relies on shareholder approval, which could lead to uncertainty if not passed.
KINGSTON, ON / ACCESSWIRE / April 14, 2022 / Focus Graphite Inc. ("Focus" or the "Company ) (TSX.V:FMS) announced today that at the upcoming annual and special shareholder meeting of May 19, 2022, the shareholders will be asked to consider, and if deemed appropriate, pass a special resolution approving an amendment to the Company's articles to consolidate the issued and outstanding common shares of the Company on the basis of one (1) post-consolidation common share for every ten (10) pre-consolidation common shares outstanding (the "Consolidation").
There are currently 551,663,902 common shares issued and outstanding. post-Consolidation there will be approximately 55,166,390 common shares issued and outstanding.
No fractional common shares of the Company will be issued if, as a result of the Consolidation, a registered shareholder would otherwise be entitled to a fractional share. Instead, the Company will round any fractional shares resulting from the Consolidation in the following manner: a registered shareholders holding 0.50 or more fractional shares will be rounded up to the nearest whole share, and a registered shareholder holding less than 0.50 of a fractional share will be rounded down to the nearest whole share.
The Consolidation will affect all Shareholders uniformly and will not affect any Shareholders' percentage interest in the Company, except to the extent that the Consolidation would otherwise result in a Shareholder owning a fractional share. In addition, the Consolidation will not affect any Shareholder's proportionate voting rights, subject to the treatment of fractional shares described above.
The Consolidation is subject to shareholder and TSXV approval and the effective date of the Consolidation will be announced once all approvals have been received. No name change will be made in conjunction with the Consolidation.
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 accuracy of this release.
Forward-Looking Statements
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Forward-looking information is based on the opinions and estimates of management at the date the statements are made and are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking information. Please refer to the risk factors disclosed under our profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. Readers are cautioned that this list of risk factors should not be construed as exhaustive.
The forward-looking information contained in this news release is expressly qualified by this cautionary statement. We undertake no duty to update any of the forward-looking information to conform such information to actual results or to changes in our expectations except as otherwise required by applicable securities legislation. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking information.
For more information on Focus Graphite Inc., please contact:
Kimberly Darlington
Communications, Focus Graphite Inc.
kdarlington@focusgraphite.com
Judith T. Mazvihwa-MacLean
CFO, Focus Graphite Inc.
Jmazvihwa@focusgraphite.com
(613) 581-4040
SOURCE: Focus Graphite, Inc.
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