ClearStream Energy Services Inc. ("ClearStream" or the
"Corporation") (TSX: CSM) is pleased to announce that all matters
presented for approval at the Corporation's annual and special
meeting (the "Meeting") of holders ("Shareholders") of common
shares of the Corporation ("Common Shares") held earlier today were
approved.
Election of Directors
All of the nominees listed in in ClearStream's
management information circular dated May 17, 2019 (the "Circular")
were elected as directors of the Corporation until the next annual
meeting of shareholders or until their successors are elected or
appointed. The results of the vote were as follows:
Nominee |
|
Votes For |
|
Percent |
|
Votes Withheld |
|
Percent |
Jordan L. Bitove |
|
49,126,965 |
|
99.74 |
% |
|
128,197 |
|
0.26 |
% |
Herbert Fraser Clarke |
|
49,127,166 |
|
99.74 |
% |
|
127,996 |
|
0.26 |
% |
Karl Johannson |
|
49,132,365 |
|
99.75 |
% |
|
122,797 |
|
0.25 |
% |
Dean T. MacDonald |
|
48,476,936 |
|
98.42 |
% |
|
778,226 |
|
1.58 |
% |
Sean D. McMaster |
|
48,921,965 |
|
99.32 |
% |
|
333,197 |
|
0.68 |
% |
Private Placements and Interest Settlement
At the Meeting, Shareholders approved ordinary
resolutions approving the Private Placements and Interest
Settlement (defined below), as more particularly described in the
Circular.
In connection with ClearStream's proposed
acquisition of certain assets of the production services division
currently operated by AECOM Production Services Ltd. and certain of
its affiliates (the "AECOM Transaction"), and pursuant to a
subscription and interest settlement agreement dated April 29, 2019
(the "Subscription and Interest Settlement Agreement"), Canso
Investment Counsel Ltd., in its capacity as portfolio manager for
and on behalf of certain accounts that it manages ("Canso"),
committed to subscribe for up to 20,200 Series 2 Cumulative
Redeemable Convertible Preferred Shares (the "Series 2 Preferred
Shares") at a subscription price of $1,000 per Series 2 Preferred
Share, the proceeds of which will be used to fund a portion of the
purchase price for the AECOM Transaction (the "First Private
Placement").
Further, in connection with ClearStream's
proposed acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding shares of
Universal Weld Overlays Inc. (the "UWO Transaction"), and pursuant
to a subscription agreement dated April 29, 2019 (the "UWO
Subscription Agreement") Canso has committed to subscribe for up to
12,000 Series 2 Preferred Shares at a subscription price of $1,000
per Series 2 Preferred Share, the proceeds of which will be used to
fund the purchase price for the UWO Transaction (the "Second
Private Placement" and, together with the First Private Placement,
the "Private Placements").
Additionally, pursuant to the Subscription and
Interest Settlement Agreement, the Corporation agreed to issue
8,000 Series 2 Preferred Shares at a price of $1,000 per Series 2
Preferred Share to Canso in satisfaction of the Corporation's
obligation to pay an aggregate of $8 million in interest payments
on the Corporation's outstanding senior secured debentures due 2026
(the "Senior Secured Debentures") for June 30, 2019 and December
31, 2019 (the "Interest Settlement").
Each of the Private Placements and the Interest
Settlement were approved by a majority of Shareholders and by the
requisite majority of disinterested shareholders for the purposes
of "minority approval" under Multilateral Instrument 61-101 –
Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions and
for the purposes of the rules of the Toronto Stock Exchange (the
"TSX"). In connection therewith, a total of 17,588,076 Common
Shares owned or controlled by Canso were excluded from the vote on
each of the resolutions. The results of the votes were as
follows:
Resolution |
|
Votes For |
|
Percent |
|
Votes Against |
|
Percent |
First Private Placement |
|
31,394,212 |
|
99.14 |
% |
|
272,874 |
|
0.86 |
% |
Second Private Placement |
|
31,394,013 |
|
99.14 |
% |
|
273,073 |
|
0.86 |
% |
Interest Settlement |
|
31,392,308 |
|
99.13 |
% |
|
274,778 |
|
0.87 |
% |
Closing of each Private Placement is expected to
occur concurrently with, or shortly prior to, closing of the
applicable transaction and will be subject to the terms and
conditions set out in the applicable subscription agreement.
Closing of the Interest Settlement is expected to occur prior to
June 30, 2019 and will be subject to the terms and conditions set
out in the Subscription and Interest Settlement Agreement. The
Subscription and Interest Settlement Agreement and UWO Subscription
Agreement are available on the Corporation's SEDAR profile at
www.sedar.com.
Approval of Unallocated Stock
Options
At the Meeting, Shareholders also approved, by
ordinary resolution (the "IOP Resolution"), all unallocated options
under the Corporation's amended and restated incentive option plan
(the "IOP") until June 19, 2022. As required pursuant to applicable
securities law and the rules of the TSX, the IOP Resolution was
approved by the requisite majority of Shareholders after excluding
the votes attached to the Common Shares held by all insiders
eligible to participate in the IOP. Accordingly, a total of
11,460,442 Common Shares held by eligible insiders were excluded
from the vote on the IOP Resolution. The results of the vote were
as follows:
Votes For |
|
Percent |
|
Votes Against |
|
Percent |
37,206,138 |
|
98.44 |
% |
|
588,582 |
|
1.56 |
% |
About ClearStream Energy Services
Inc.
With a legacy of excellence and experience
stretching back more than 50 years, ClearStream provides solutions
to the Energy and Industrial markets including: Oil & Gas,
Petrochemical, Mining, Power, Agriculture, Forestry, Infrastructure
and Water Treatment. With offices strategically located across
Canada and over 3,000 employees, we provide maintenance,
construction and environmental services that keep our clients
moving forward. For more information about ClearStream, please
visit www.ClearStreamEnergy.ca.
For further information, please
contact:
Yves PalettaChief Executive OfficerClearStream Energy Services Inc.
ypaletta@clearstreamenergy.ca |
Randy WattChief Financial OfficerClearStream Energy Services
Inc.rwatt@clearstreamenergy.ca |
FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION AND
STATEMENTS
This document contains certain forward-looking
information and statements within the meaning of Canadian
securities laws (collectively, "forward-looking statements")
relating to ClearStream's plans, strategies, objectives,
expectations and intentions. The use of any of the words
"expected", "will", "may" and similar expressions are intended to
identify forward-looking statements. Various assumptions were used
in drawing the conclusions or making the projections contained in
the forward-looking statements throughout this document. More
particularly, but without limitation, this news release contains
forward-looking statements pertaining to the expected closing date
of the Private Placements and the Interest Settlement.
The forward-looking statements included in this
document are not guarantees of future performance and should not be
unduly relied upon. Forward-looking statements are based on current
expectations, estimates and projections that involve a number of
factors and risks, which could cause actual results to differ
materially from those anticipated and described in the
forward-looking statements. These factors and risks include, but
are not limited to:
- the ability to meet the conditions
to closing of the Private Placements or the Interest
Settlement;
- that the closing conditions to one
or both of the Private Placements may not be met and one or both of
the Private Placements may not close; and
- that the closing conditions to the
Interest Settlement may not be met and the Interest Settlement may
not close.
ClearStream cautions that the foregoing list of
assumptions, risks and uncertainties is not exhaustive. The
forward-looking statements contained in this document speak only as
of the date of this document and ClearStream assumes no obligation
to publicly update or revise them to reflect new events or
circumstances, except as may be required pursuant to applicable
securities laws. For a full discussion of the Company's material
risk factors, see ClearStream's annual information form for the
year ended December 31, 2018 and risk factors in other documents
filed from time to time with securities regulatory authorities,
accessible through the SEDAR website (www.sedar.com).
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