| ARHT Media Inc. ("ARHT" or "the Company") (TSXV:ART), the global leader in the development, production and distribution of high-quality, low latency hologram and digital content, is pleased to announce that on May 15, 2021 it intends to retire it's 2020 Series A Secured Debentures, which will result in approximately $80,000 in interest savings compared to repayment on the current maturity date of Dec 30, 2021.
The early retirement of this debt is subject to receipt of consent of 66 2/3% of the debenture holders which the Company fully anticipates receiving. One of the use of proceeds of ARHT's recent $7.98 million equity financing was the repayment of the Company's largest outstanding debt and doing so early results in significant interest savings.
As most, if not all, of the debenture holders are current investors in ARHT Media the group has agreed to forgo earning continued interest on this debt through the remainder of the year and act in the best interests of the Company. "I want to thank those who stepped up and purchased the 2020 Series A Secured Debentures at a very precarious time in the global economy, including members of our executive team and board of directors," stated ARHT CEO Larry O'Reilly, "with our business ramping up and having an oversubscribed financing it only made sense to retire this debt early." About ARHT Media ARHT Media's patented HoloPresence technology is a complete end-to-end solution that creates a sense of presence for audiences - as though the holographic presenter was actually live in the room. With no noticeable latency, ARHT Media makes two-way live communication with a 3D holographic presenter anywhere in the world possible.
We can also playback pre-recorded content and 3D animations on our HoloPresence displays to deliver rich holographic experiences.
Add to this our capability to stream the same content online on our premium Virtual Global Stage. Connect with ARHT Media Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ARHTmedia Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ARHTmediainc LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/arht-media-inc- For more information, please visit www.arhtmedia.com or contact the investor relations group at info@arhtmedia.com. ARHT Media trades under the symbol "ART" on the Toronto Venture Stock Exchange. Press Contact Salman Amin ARHT Media samin@arhtmedia.com This press release contains "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. Forward-looking information includes, but is not limited to, disclosure related to the Company's sales funnel; the Company's technology; the potential uses for the Company's technology; the future planned events using the Company's technology; the future success of the Company; the ability of the Company to monetize the ARHT Media technology; the development of the Company's technology; and interest from parties in ARHT's products. Generally, forward-looking information can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "plans", "expects" or "does not expect", "is expected", "budget", "scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts", "intends", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", or "believes", or variations of such words and phrases or state that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will be taken", "occur" or "be achieved". Forward-looking information is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information, including but not limited to: general business, economic and competitive uncertainties; regulatory risks; risks inherent in technology operations; and other risks of the technology industry. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking information, except in accordance with applicable securities laws. 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 ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THIS RELEASE. <img class="__GNW8366DE3E__IMG" src="https://ml.globenewswire.com/release/track/09f13834-6064-4c20-84dd-8389cfb4977e" referrerpolicy="no-referrer-when-downgrade" width="1" height="1" style="display:none;" /><p>https://ml.globenewswire.com/media/6f5b0267-5cc1-4adf-a9ca-eb9e99037e80/small/ami-logo-vertical-black-horizontal-png.png https://ml.globenewswire.com/media/6f5b0267-5cc1-4adf-a9ca-eb9e99037e80/small/ami-logo-vertical-black-horizontal-png.png  COMTEX_386264814/2010/2021-05-10T08:30:03 |