Fort St. John, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - December 19, 2019) - Macro Enterprises Inc. (TSXV: MCR) (the "Company" or "Macro") is pleased to announce that the TSX Venture Exchange ("TSXV") has accepted the Company's notice of intention to renew its normal course issuer ("NCIB") to purchase outstanding common shares of Macro on the open market in accordance with the polices of the TSXV.
Pursuant to the NCIB, Macro may bid for up to 1,500,000 common shares of the Company, representing approximately 5% of the Company's 31,103,317 issued shares as of today's date. The Company's normal course bid will commence December 23, 2019.
The Company's renewed normal course issuer bid will terminate on December 22, 2020 or earlier if the number of shares sought in the issuer bid has been obtained. The Company reserves the right to terminate the bid earlier at any time.
The normal course issuer bid will be conducted through PI Financial, 1900 - 666 Burrard Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6C 3N1.
The Company will purchase common shares when it believes that they are undervalued at the current market prices based on its current earnings and future prospects and provided that the repurchase of common shares at such market prices is an appropriate use of corporate funds. The Company has not determined a maximum price it will pay as the price will be determined in the context of the market and the outlook for the Company's operations.
All shares will be purchased on the open market through the facilities of the TSXV and payment for the shares will be in accordance with TSXV policies. The shares purchased by the Company will be cancelled. The Company will periodically report its purchases as required by regulatory policy. To the knowledge of the Company, no director, senior officer or other insider of the Company currently intends to sell any common shares under this bid. However, sales by such persons through the facilities of the TSXV may occur if the personal circumstances of any such person changes, or any such person makes a decision unrelated to these normal course purchases. The terms of sale for any insider would be identical to those available to all other holders whose shares are purchased.
In the past 12 months, the Company purchased an aggregate of 244,200 common shares under its previous normal course issuer bid, which commenced on December 23, 2018.