Financing: Just As WE Thought!Well, we were speculating about where the money would come from to build the large fleet of demonstration units. Now we know. Its a best efforts financing but it does appear that there fair confidence of success. Notice the closing date is November 19th. That's less than two weeks away.
RailPower Technologies Corp. Quick Quote: P 1.85 (+0.05)
RailPower announces $12.25 million financing
11/6/03
VANCOUVER, Nov 06, 2003 (Canada NewsWire via COMTEX) --
RailPower Technologies Corp., (TSX-V: P), a leader in specialized energy technology systems, announced today that it intends to raise C$12,248,160 by way of private placement, subject to regulatory approval. This private placement is being co-led by National Ba
nk Financial Inc. ('NBF') and Paradigm Capital Inc. ('Paradigm') on a best efforts basis.
The private placement will be structured as an issuance of Common Shares. Under the terms of the proposed private placement, RailPower plans to issue 7,204,800 Common Shares at a price of C$1.70 per share. These Common Shares will be subject to a four-month hold period. It is anticipated that the closing of the private placement will occur on or about November 19, 2003.
'The proceeds of this financing, together with the $1.5 million funding previously announced from Sustainable Development Technology Canada, will enable us to build nine additional demonstration locomotives to convert growing expressions of interest into firm orders,'said Jim Maier, RailPower President and CEO. 'We will also be able to design and build new locomotives, based on our core hybrid design, requested by certain of our major potential customers and to expand RailPower's product lines into the large transit / light rail markets.'
About RailPower
RailPower Technologies Corp. (www.railpower.com) is a leader in specialized energy technology systems for transportation and power generation. In addition to its patented locomotive technologies, it has a patent pending in respect of its rDirect power conditioning technology for distributed and remote power generation technologies.
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For further information: Simon Clarke, Executive Vice President,Corporate Development, RailPower Technologies Corp., (604) 904-0085 ext.206phone, (604) 904-1186 fax, e-mail: sclarke(at)railpower.com; Jay Hussey,Investor Relations, The Equicom Group Inc., (416) 815-0700 ext. 225 phone,(416) 815-0080 fax, e-mail: jhussey(at)equicomgroup.com
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