Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - August 1, 2023) - Tenet Fintech Group Inc. (CSE: PKK) (OTC Pink: PKKFF) ("Tenet" or the "Company"), an innovative analytics service provider and operator of the Cubeler® Business Hub, further to its press release of June 29, 2023 in which it disclosed an intention to complete financings for gross proceeds of up to $20,000,000 (the "Financing"), is pleased to announce that it has issued and completed a first tranche closing of the Financing (the "First Tranche Closing") with the sale of 2,598 units (the "Units") comprised of convertible debentures and warrants by way of non-brokered private placement financing at a price of $1,000 per Unit for gross proceeds of approximately CAD$2,598,000. In addition, the Company has entered into subscription agreements [on the same terms] with certain investors for the sale of an additional 8,000 Units for gross proceeds of an additional approximately CAD$8,000,000 (the "Second Tranche Closing") and expects to receive the funds associated with the Second Tranche Closing by August 18, 2023, at which time Tenet expects to complete the Second Tranche Closing of the Financing. However, there can be no assurances that the Company will receive such funds by August 18, 2023, or at all, to be able to close on the Second Tranche Closing or any additional tranches in the Financing. Please see "Forward-Looking Information" below.
Each Unit sold in the First Tranche Closing is comprised of: (i) one 10.0% non-secured convertible debenture of the Company in the principal amount of $1,000 (a "ConvertibleDebenture") and (ii) 4,000 warrants (the "Warrants") to purchase common shares of the Company (the "Common Shares"). The Convertible Debentures will mature thirty-six (36) months from the date of issuance (the "Maturity Date") and, subject to prior conversion in accordance with their terms, will be repaid in cash at the Maturity Date. Each Warrant will be exercisable to acquire one Common Share (each, a "Warrant Share") at an exercise price of $0.50 per Warrant Share for a period of twenty-four (24) months from the date of issuance thereof.
From the date of issue until their Maturity Date, Convertible Debenture holders may elect to convert, in whole or in part, the face value of the Convertible Debentures into Common Shares at a conversion price of $0.25 per Common Share. At any time prior to the Maturity Date, if the Common Shares trade at a price of CAD$5.00 or more for three (3) consecutive trading days, any non-converted and remaining face value of the Convertible Debentures will be automatically converted into Common Shares at a conversion price of CAD$0.25 per Common Share. Upon the conversion of the Convertible Debentures, the Company will pay to the Convertible Debenture holders, in cash, the interest accrued on the Convertible Debentures for the amount converted up to but excluding the date of conversion.
The Convertible Debentures shall bear interest at a rate of 10.0% per annum from the date of issue, payable monthly in arrears in cash. Interest shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year composed of twelve 30-day months.
Certain qualified individuals and registered investment dealers ("Finders") who assisted the Company with respect to the Financing received from the Company, in compliance with securities laws, a cash Finder's fee equal to 5% of the gross proceeds of the Financing that they helped place, and a warrant Finder's fee equal to a number of warrants representing 5% of the gross proceeds of the Financing that they helped place (the "Finder Warrant(s)"). Each Finder Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one Common Share for a period of twenty-four (24) months following the date of its issuance, at an exercise price of CAD$0.50.
The Convertible Debentures, the securities to be issued underlying the Convertible Debenture, the Warrants and the Finder Warrants and any underlying securities are subject to a hold period of four months and one day from the closing date of the Financing. The First Tranche Closing, any additional closings and the Financing are all subject to the approval of the Canadian Securities Exchange and are subject to compliance with applicable regulatory requirements, including National Instrument 45-106 - Prospectus Exemptions.
Pursuant to Multilateral Instrument 61-101 respecting protection of minority security holders in special transactions ("MI 61-101"), the Financing constitutes a "related party transaction" as certain directors and officers of Tenet (the "Related Parties") subscribed for a total of 2,000 Units for aggregate insider proceeds of $2,000,000. In reviewing the applicable valuation requirements under MI 61-101, Tenet has determined that the exemption set out in subsection 5.5(b) of MI 61-101 is applicable since no securities of the Company are listed or quoted on the Toronto Stock Exchange, Aequitas NEO Exchange Inc., the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange, the NASDAQ Stock Market, or a stock exchange outside of Canada and the United States. The Company has further determined that it is eligible under 5.7(1)(a) for the exemption from the minority shareholder approval requirement since neither the fair market value of the Units issued to the Related Parties, nor the fair market value of the consideration paid for the Units by the Related Parties exceeded 25 per cent of the Company's market capitalization at the time the Financing became legally binding. The board of directors of Tenet has unanimously approved the Financing. Tenet did not file a material change report 21 days prior to the closing of the first tranche of the Financing as participation of insiders had not been established at that time, and for sound business reasons the Company determined to close the first tranche of the Financing earlier than such date would otherwise permit.
Tenet plans to use the proceeds of the First Tranche Closing to meet its immediate cash needs and contribute to the completion of the remaining pillars of the Business Hub in Canada to allow the Company to access a more diversified pool of SME data and position it to launch its first data-driven products in Canada later this year through its Tenoris3 subsidiary.
THIS NEWS RELEASE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR A SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY ANY OF THE SECURITIES IN THE UNITED STATES. 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 STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OR TO "U.S. PERSONS" (AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN RULE 902(K) OF REGULATION S UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT) UNLESS REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR AN EXEMPTION FROM SUCH REGISTRATION IS AVAILABLE.
About Tenet Fintech Group Inc.:
Tenet Fintech Group Inc. is the parent company of a group of innovative financial technology (Fintech) and artificial intelligence (AI) companies. All references to Tenet in this news release, unless explicitly specified, includes Tenet and all its subsidiaries. Tenet's subsidiaries provide various analytics and AI-based services to businesses and financial institutions through the Cubeler® Business Hub, a global ecosystem where analytics and AI are used to create opportunities and facilitate B2B transactions among its members. Please visit our website at: https://www.tenetfintech.com/.
For more information, please contact:
Tenet Fintech Group Inc.
Christina Boyd, Director, Investor Relations
416-428-9954
cboyd@tenetfintech.com
Johnson Joseph, Chief Executive Officer
514-340-7775 ext.: 501
investors@tenetfintech.com
CHF Capital Markets
Cathy Hume, CEO
416-868-1079 ext.: 251
cathy@chfir.com
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Forward-looking information
Certain statements included in this press release constitute "forward-looking statements" under Canadian securities law, including statements in respect of any future closings of the Financing including the Second Tranche Closing, the future operations and investments of and in the Company and any statements based on management's assessment and assumptions and publicly available information with respect to the Company. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. The Company cautions that its plans and assumptions may not materialize and that current economic conditions render such assumptions, although reasonable at the time they were made, subject to greater uncertainty. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of terminology such as "believes," "expects," "anticipates," "assumes," "outlook," "plans," "targets", or other similar words. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from the outlook or any future results, performance or achievements implied by such statements. Accordingly, readers are advised not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Important risk factors that could affect the forward- looking statements in this news release include, but are not limited to, holding company with significant operations in China; general economic and business conditions, including factors impacting the Company's business in China such as pandemics (ex.: COVID-19); legislative and/or regulatory developments; global financial conditions, repatriation of profits or transfer of funds from China to Canada, operations in foreign jurisdictions and possible exposure to corruption, bribery or civil unrest; actions by regulators; uncertainties of investigations, proceedings or other types of claims and litigation; timing and completion of capital programs; liquidity and capital resources, negative operating cash flow and additional funding, dilution from further financing; financial performance and timing of capital; and other risks detailed from time to time in reports filed by the Company with securities regulators in Canada, the United States or other jurisdictions. We refer potential investors to the "Risks and Uncertainties" section of the Company's MD&A. The reader is cautioned to consider these and other risks and uncertainties carefully and not to put undue reliance on forward-looking information.
Forward-looking statements reflect information as of the date on which they are made. The Company assumes no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect future events, changes in circumstances, or changes in beliefs, unless required by applicable securities laws. In the event the Company does update any forward-looking statement, no inference should be made that the Company will make additional updates with respect to that statement, related matters, or any other forward-looking statement.
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