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TORONTO, Dec. 15, 2020 /CNW/ - Baylin Technologies Inc. (TSX: BYL) (the "Company" or "Baylin") has completed its previously announced private placement offering (the "Offering") of 6,666,700 units of the Company (the "Units") at a price of $0.75 per Unit, each Unit comprised of one common share in the capital of Baylin (each, a "Common Share") and one-half of one Common Share purchase warrant (each whole warrant, a "Warrant"). Each whole Warrant will be exercisable for two years from closing at an exercise price of $1.05 per Common Share. If at any time during that two-year period the closing price of the Common Shares of Baylin on the Toronto Stock Exchange is equal to or higher than $1.40 per Common Share for 20 consecutive trading days, the Company may notify the holders of the Warrants that the Warrants will expire 30 days following the notice. The Common Shares issuable in connection with the Offering are being listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
Baylin Technologies Logo (CNW Group/Baylin Technologies Inc.) Paradigm Capital Inc. acted as lead agent for the Offering with a syndicate comprised of CIBC Capital Markets, Raymond James Ltd., Cormark Securities Inc. and PI Financial Corp (collectively, the "Agents"). In connection with the Offering, the Agents received a cash commission of $266,251.50 and an aggregate of 200,001 broker warrants (each, a "Broker Warrant"). Each Broker Warrant entitles the holder thereof to acquire one Common Share at an exercise price of $0.87 per Common Share for a period of two years from the closing of the Offering.
The net proceeds from the Offering will be used to repay outstanding debt and for general working capital purposes.
Insiders purchased an aggregate of approximately $1,100,000 of the Units. Their participation represents a related-party transaction under Multilateral Instrument 61-101 - Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions ("MI 61-101"), however the transaction is exempt from the formal valuation and minority shareholder approval requirements of MI 61-101 as neither the fair market value of the subject matter of the transaction, nor the consideration paid, exceed 25% of the Company's market capitalization.
"The equity raise was very well received by the market. The financial support of the capital markets and investment community are indicative of their continuing belief in Baylin and its business", said Randy Dewey, Baylin's President and CEO.
The securities have not been, and will not be, registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "U.S. Securities Act"), or any U.S. state securities laws, and may not be offered or sold in the United States without registration under the U.S. Securities Act and all applicable state securities laws or compliance with the requirements of an applicable exemption therefrom. This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities in the United States, nor may there be any sale of these securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.
Credit Agreement
The Company and its lenders have agreed to amend the Company's Credit Agreement dated March 29, 2019, as amended, which became effective on completion of the Offering. The amendments include changes to the Senior Debt to EBITDA ratio as follows:
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Senior Debt to EBITDA Ratio: (i) as at December 31, 2020 – no covenant; (ii) as at March 31, 2021 – 4.00:1.00; (iii) as at June 30, 2021 – 3.75:1.00; and (iv) as at September 30, 2021 and each fiscal quarter end thereafter – 3.00:1.00.
The Company also agreed to a minimum EBITDA covenant for the 12 months ending December 31, 2020, and a minimum liquidity covenant until September 30, 2021 of $10 million. As part of the amendments, the Company agreed (without the consent of the Lenders) not to pay more than $100,000 in cash interest on each of the December 31, 2020 and June 30, 2021 interest payment dates for its convertible debentures (the "Debentures") unless, in the case of the June 30, 2021 interest payment, the Senior Debt to EBITDA ratio is less than 3.00:1.00, or, in either case, except in Common Shares of the Company or from the proceeds generated from the sale of Common Shares for that purpose other than the Offering, except that, in the case of the December 31, 2020 interest payment, the Company may use up to $70,000 from the proceeds of the Offering to pay the interest due in cash. The amount of interest payable on the Debentures on the December 31 interest payment date is $560,625. At December 15, 2020, the Company had commitments from holders of Debentures representing approximately 60% in principal amount of the Debentures to accept Common Shares in lieu of cash interest. The Common Shares will be priced at a 15% discount from the volume-weighted average price of the Common Shares on the TSX for the five trading days ending on December 29, 2020. The shares will be subject to a four-month hold period before they can be freely traded.
Randy Dewey, Baylin's President and CEO said, "The continued support and collaboration from our financial partners has been a tremendous help during the uncertainty brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic. These amendments, together with the other measures we are taking to reduce costs, should provide us with the necessary financial stability from which we can move forward confidently to exploit the many opportunities across our business lines."
About Baylin
Baylin is a leading, diversified, global technology company. Baylin focuses on research, design, development, manufacturing, and sales of passive and active radio-frequency products and services. We strive to meet our customers' needs and anticipate the direction of the market.