Kobex Files Substantial Issuer Bid Circular and Management Information Circular for Annual General and Special Meeting
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Apr 29, 2016) - Kobex Capital Corp. (TSX VENTURE:KXM) (the "Company" or "Kobex") announced today that it has filed an Offer to Purchase and Issuer Bid Circular dated April 29, 2016 and related documents and is mailing such documents to the shareholders of Kobex ("Kobex Shareholders") in connection with its previously announced substantial issuer bid to purchase for cash and cancellation up to 40,809,178 common shares of Kobex (the "Kobex Shares"), which number represents 85% of the issued and outstanding 45,481,387 Kobex Shares and 2,150,000 vested and in-the-money options to acquire Kobex Shares at a price of $0.655 per Kobex Share (the "Offer"). The Offer will expire at 5:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on June 6, 2016, unless withdrawn, extended or varied by Kobex.
Haywood Securities Inc. ("Haywood Securities") has been engaged by the board of directors of Kobex (the "Board") to prepare a formal valuation (the "Formal Valuation") as prescribed under Multilateral Instrument 61-101 - Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions. The Formal Valuation concludes that, based on and subject to the assumptions and limitations stated therein, as of April 26, 2016, the fair market value for the Kobex Shares was in the range of $0.501 to $0.731 per share. A copy of the Formal Valuation is attached to the Issuer Bid Circular.
Kobex has appointed Computershare Trust Company of Canada as the depositary for the Offer. Kobex Shareholders may contact Computershare toll free at 1-800-564-6253 or by e-mail at corporateactions@computershare.com for information regarding the Offer.
The Offer to Purchase and Issuer Bid Circular and related documents are available under Kobex's profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
In addition, the Company announced that it has filed and is mailing a management information circular dated April 29, 2016 and related materials (the "Meeting Materials") in connection with the annual general and special meeting of the Kobex Shareholders scheduled to be held in Toronto, Ontario at 1:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on Thursday, June 9, 2016 (the "Meeting").
The Meeting Materials are available under Kobex's profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
This press release is for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to buy or the solicitation of an offer to sell Kobex Shares. The solicitation and the offer to buy Kobex Shares are being made only pursuant to the Offer to Purchase and Issuer Bid Circular and related documents. Kobex Shareholders should carefully read the Offer to Purchase and Issuer Bid Circular, the related letter of transmittal and other related documents because they contain important information, including the various terms and conditions of the Offer.
Kobex Shareholders are urged to read the materials pertaining to the Offer and the Meeting Materials carefully prior to making any decision with respect to the Offer and matters to be considered at the Meeting.
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