Looking Glass Labs Ltd Looking Glass Labs Closes Private Placement Financing and Debt Settlement
November 24 2023 - 2:01AM
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Looking Glass Labs Closes
Private Placement Financing and Debt Settlement
Vancouver, British Columbia - 24 November 2023 / Globe Newswire / - Looking
Glass Labs Ltd. ("LGL" or the "Company") (NEO: NFTX) (AQSE: NFTX) (OTC: LGSLF)
(FRA: H1N) is pleased to announce that further to the new releases dated 13 and
20 November 2023, it has closed a non-brokered private placement offering
("Offering") of 10,005,000 units (the "Units") at a price of $0.10 per Unit, for
gross proceeds of $1,000,500. Each Unit will consist of one (1) common share in
the capital of the Company (each a "Share") and one common share purchase
warrant (each a "Warrant"). Each Warrant will entitle the holder thereof to
purchase one (1) additional Share of the Company at an exercise price of $0.10
for a period of two (2) years from the closing date of the Offering.
The gross proceeds from the Offering will be used by the Company for general
corporate and working capital purposes.
The Company also advises that its board of directors has approved the settlement
of $1,000,000 in debt (the "Debt Settlement") through the issuance of 10,000,000
Units of the Company to arm's length creditors for outstanding promissory notes.
The Units will be issued on the same terms and conditions as the Offering. The
Company agreed to satisfy this outstanding indebtedness with Units to preserve
the Company's cash for working capital.
All securities issued pursuant to the Offering and Debt Settlement will be
subject to a statutory hold period of four months plus a day from issuance in
accordance with applicable securities laws.
An application will be made to the Aquis Stock Exchange ("Aquis") for the
20,005,000 new Shares to be admitted to trading. Admission is expected to take
place, and dealings on Aquis in the Shares are expected to commence, at 08:00 on
or around 29 November 2023.
Following Admission, the Company will have 21,990,764 Shares in issue. Since the
Company currently holds no shares in treasury, the total number of voting rights
in the Company will therefore be 21,990,764. These figures may therefore be used
by Shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will
determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change in their
interest in, the share capital of the Company under the FCA's Disclosure
Guidance and Transparency Rules.
Closing of the Offering and Debt Settlement has been approved by the NEO
Exchange Inc., now operating as Cboe Canada (the "Exchange"). Under section
10.10(1) of the Exchange Listing Manual, the Company must obtain security holder
approval of the Offering and Debt Settlement since (i) the number of Shares of
the Company being issued (on a fully diluted basis) constitutes more than 25% of
the issued and outstanding Shares and (ii) the security price less than the
Maximum Discount to Market Price (as defined in the Exchange Listing Manuel),
unless it replies on the exemption under section 10.10(2) of the Exchange
Listing Manuel. The Company will not seek for security holder approval for the
completion of Offering and Debt Settlement pursuant to section 10.10(2) of the
Exchange Listing Manual on the following basis: (i) the Company is in serious
financial difficulty, (ii) no Related Persons (as defined in the Exchange
Listing Manual) of the Company is participating in the Offering and Debt
Settlement; and (iii) the independent directors have determined that the
Offering and Debt Settlement are in the best interests of the Company, is
reasonable in the circumstances and that it is not feasible to obtain security
holder approval or completed a rights offering to existing security holders on
the same terms.
The Company is currently seeking and will need to secure additional sources of
working capital to continue
operations. The Company's plan is to actively secure additional sources of
funds, including possible equity and debt financing options, while at the same
time focus on exercising careful cost control to sustain operations and, if
necessary, the Company will curtail spending. Financings are dependent on market
conditions and there can be no assurance the Company will be able to raise funds
in the future. As a result of challenging current capital market conditions and
the Company's business market sector, comprised of blockchain technology,
metaverse development and nonfungible token product offerings, experiencing
economic challenges, the Company has had difficulty securing sufficient equity
funding for working capital.
Under the current circumstances as summarised above, the independent directors
of the Company, acting in good faith, have determined that the Company is in
serious financial difficulty, that the Offering and Debt Settlement are designed
to improve the Company's financial position in the near term and that the terms
of the Offering and Debt Settlement are reasonable in the Company's
circumstances. Furthermore, no related parties will be participating in the
Offering. The Company's independent directors have also determined that a rights
offering to existing securityholders on the same terms as the Offering would not
be feasible to complete.
The securities described herein have not been, and will not be, registered under
the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), or any
state securities laws, and accordingly, may not be offered or sold within the
United States except in compliance with the registration requirements of the
1933 Act and applicable state securities requirements or pursuant to exemptions
therefrom. This news release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of the securities in
the United States or in any other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation
or sale would be unlawful.
This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of
the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) 596/2014 as it forms part of UK domestic law by
virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 ("MAR"), and is disclosed in
accordance with the Company's obligations under Article 17 of MAR.
The Directors of Looking Glass Labs take responsibility for this announcement.
ABOUT LOOKING GLASS LABS
Headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, Looking Glass Labs ("LGL")
specialises in consumer engagement applications to leverage immersive metaverse
environments, gamification and Web 3.0 / blockchain monetisation strategies.
On behalf of
LOOKING GLASS LABS LTD.
"Dorian Banks"
Dorian Banks, Chief Executive Officer
For further information, please contact:
Dorian Banks
Toll-Free: +1 833 LGL-NFTX (833-545-6389)
Email: info@lgl.io
Novum Securities Limited, AQSE Corporate Adviser
David Coffman/ George Duxberry
Tel: +44 (0)207 399 9400
Forward-Looking Information
This press release contains statements that constitute "forward-looking
information" within the meaning of Canadian securities laws ("forward-looking
statements"), which are based upon our current expectations, estimates,
projections, assumptions, and beliefs. All information that is not clearly
historical in nature may constitute forward-looking statements. Forward-looking
statements are typically identified by the use of terms such phrases such as
"anticipate", "believe", "could", "estimate", "expect", "intend", "may", "plan",
"predict", "project", "will", "would" and "should", and similar terms and
phrases, including references to assumptions.
Forward-looking statements, by their nature, are based on assumptions and are
subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties, both general and specific,
that contribute to the possibility that the forward-looking statement will not
occur. The forward-looking statements in this press release speak only as of the
date hereof and reflect several material factors, expectations, and assumptions.
Undue reliance should not be placed on any predictions or forward-looking
statements as these may be affected by, among other things, changing external
events and general uncertainties of the business. A discussion of the material
risks applicable to us can be found in our current Management Discussion and
Analysis and Annual Information Form, each of which have been or will be filed
on SEDAR+ and can be accessed at www.sedarplus.ca. Except as required by
applicable securities laws, forward-looking statements speak only as of the date
on which they are made and we disclaim any intention and assume no obligation to
publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of
new information, future events or otherwise. Although the Company believes that
any beliefs, plans, expectations and intentions contained in this news release
are reasonable, there can be no assurance that any such beliefs, plans,
expectations or intentions will prove to be accurate. The Company does not
assume any liability for disclosure relating to any other company mentioned
herein.
Risks and uncertainties about the Company's business are more fully discussed in
the Company's disclosure materials, including its reports filed with the
Canadian securities regulators and which can be obtained from www.sedarplus.ca.
SOURCE: LOOKING GLASS LABS LTD.
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