TORONTO, ON--(Marketwired - December 17, 2015) - Engagement Labs Inc. (TSX VENTURE: EL) today announces its intent to satisfy its obligation to pay independent director fees for the period January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015 by issuing shares, pending approval from the TSX Venture Exchange. The Corporation will issue 994,573 Common Shares with a deemed value of $0.227 per share (for an aggregate value of $225,768) to the independent directors of the Corporation for services provided. Such aggregate value is the net amount owing to the independent directors after making all statutorily required source deductions.
"Engagement Labs is very fortunate to have a group of seasoned experienced Board of Directors who are committed to the Company's success and vision of becoming industry leaders through Total Social™
measurement," said G. Scott Paterson, Chairman of the Board.
"The Company is pleased that our Board of Directors receive their remuneration in stock in lieu of cash to both preserve cash to build the business and to increasingly align the Directors' interests with shareholders by increasing their stock holdings over time," said Bryan Segal, CEO at Engagement Labs.
About Engagement Labs
Engagement Labs (TSX VENTURE: EL) offers intelligent Total Social™ data, analytics and insights for marketers and organizations enabling them to track, measure and benchmark the conversations happening around their brand or industry both online and offline. These conversations are proven to drive critical business outcomes, including sales, while Engagement Labs' tools provide data and actionable insight to help guide business decisions and power marketing effectiveness.
Engagement Labs' eValue™ Analytics tool is the global benchmark for social media scoring. eValue's proprietary data technology offers real-time analysis to measure a brand's social media and digital marketing efforts, distilling it down to a single meaningful number between 0 and 100 -- an eValue score. Composed of a series of metrics and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), an eValue score measures social media Engagement, Impact and Responsiveness which is benchmarked against 100,000+ handpicked and verified brands. The Keller Fay Group, an Engagement Labs company, is the only firm to regularly measure offline conversation, which independent research finds is a significant driver of sales with twice the impact of online conversation.
Engagement Labs maintains offices in Toronto ON, Montreal QC, London UK and New Brunswick NJ. www.engagementlabs.com / www.kellerfay.com
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