Transportation and Logistics Systems, Inc. Closes $6,150,000 Financing
Transportation and Logistics Systems (OTCQB:TLSS) announced the completion of an equity financing on December 31, 2021, raising $6.15 million. This funding aims to strengthen the company's working capital for 2022 and support potential acquisition opportunities. TLSS issued 615,000 shares of Series G Convertible Preferred Stock and warrants for 615 million shares of common stock. The acquisition of SalSon Logistics was explored but the agreement expired in September 2021. TLSS is evaluating other acquisition options and believes the financing enhances its ability to pursue these strategies.
- Raised $6.15 million in equity financing to support working capital and acquisitions.
- Enhances financial position for strategic acquisition opportunities in 2022.
- Acquisition agreement for SalSon Logistics expired without a definitive deal.
- No assurance that a new agreement for acquiring SalSon will be reached.
Provides SalSon Logistics, Inc. Acquisition Update
JUPITER, FL / ACCESSWIRE / January 3, 2022 / Transportation and Logistics Systems, Inc. (OTCQB:TLSS), ("TLSS" or the "Company"), a growing logistics service provider, today announced that on December 31, 2021, it closed an equity financing which provided gross proceeds of
According to CEO John Mercadante, "The Company is gearing up for 2022 and believes that this financing provides the Company with adequate working capital for the year and with funds that can be deployed, in part, in connection with acquisition opportunities."
Under the terms of a Securities Purchase Agreement relating to the new financing, the Company issued to certain accredited investors in a private placement an aggregate of 615,000 shares of Series G Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company, par value
With regard to the proposed acquisition of SalSon Logistics, Inc. ("SalSon"), the Stock Purchase Agreement pertaining to that transaction expired in accordance with its previously disclosed terms on or about September 15, 2021. Notwithstanding the foregoing, TLSS and SalSon are jointly exploring alternative financing options backed by the significant value of SalSon's assets, even without the benefit of a definitive agreement in place. However, the Company cannot give any assurance that it will, in fact, be able to enter into a new agreement to acquire SalSon or, if it does, that the Company would be able to obtain the significant amount of financing that would be required to consummate an acquisition of SalSon.
Even as it continues to devote time and effort to a possible SalSon acquisition, the Company is also in discussion with several other companies concerning potential acquisition opportunities and given the consummation of the Series G financing, the Company believes that such financing has put the Company in a much stronger financial position than before to execute on strategic acquisition opportunities in 2022.
About Transportation and Logistics Systems, Inc.
TLSS, through its wholly owned operating subsidiaries, Cougar Express, Inc and Shyp FX, Inc., operates as a full-service logistics and transportation company.
For more information, visit the Company's website, www.tlss-inc.com.
Forward Looking Statements
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These forward-looking statements represent our estimates and assumptions only as of the date of this release and, except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise after the date of this letter. Given these uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements and should consider various factors, including the risks described, among other places, in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, as well as any amendments thereto, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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