IntelGenx Technologies Corp. (TSX:IGX) (OTCQB:IGXT)
(“
IntelGenx” or the “
Company”)
announces the closing of the previously announced subsequent
non-brokered private placement (the “
Subsequent atai
Subscription”) of 750 units (“
US Units”)
with atai Life Sciences AG (“
atai”) for aggregate
gross proceeds of US$750,000, on the same terms as the August 31,
2023, offering of units (the “
Initial Offering”
and together with the Subsequent atai Subscription, the
“
Offering”), following the Shareholder Approvals
(as defined below) obtained at the special meeting held on November
28, 2023 (the “
Special Meeting”).
atai, a significant shareholder and partner of
the Company, subscribed, on the date hereof, for 750 US Units at a
price of US$1,000 per US Unit, each US Unit being comprised of a
US$1,000 principal amount convertible promissory note (the
“US Notes”) and 5,405 common stock purchase
warrants (the “US Warrants”). The US Notes are
convertible into shares of common stock of the Company (the
“Shares”) at the option of atai at a price of
US$0.185 (the “US Conversion Price”) at anytime
following their issuance up to and including August 31, 2026, and
bear interest at 12% per annum, payable quarterly, in arrears. The
US Warrants entitle atai to purchase Shares at a price of US$0.26
per Share until December 4, 2026.
All securities issued in connection with the
Subsequent atai Subscription, including Shares issuable pursuant to
the conversion of the US Notes or exercise of the US Warrants, are
subject to a 6-month hold period, during which time trading in the
securities is restricted in accordance with applicable securities
laws.
Shareholder Approvals
The Company announced on November 28, 2023, that
the shareholders (the “Shareholders”) voted to
approve all of the proposals related to certain financing
transactions involving atai previously disclosed by the Company on
August 31, 2023 (the “Financing Transactions”),
including the following proposals required for the Company to
proceed with the Financing Transactions not previously closed:
- the issuance of
Shares at prices which may be less than the minimum price permitted
under the rules of the TSX (the “Pricing Shareholder
Approval”);
- the issuance of
Shares in excess of 24.99% of the issued and outstanding Shares in
connection with the Financing Transactions (the “General
Shareholder Approval”); and
- the issuance of
Shares to “insiders” of the Company (as such term is defined in the
policies of the TSX) in excess of 9.99% of the issued and
outstanding Shares in connection with the Financing Transactions
(the “Insider Shareholder Approval” and together
with the Pricing Shareholder Approval and the General Shareholder
Approval, the “Shareholder Approvals”).
All matters were approved by the required
majorities which, in the case of the Pricing Shareholder Approval
and the Insider Shareholder Approval, excluded the votes attached
to the Shares beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by atai,
in accordance with the rules of the TSX and applicable securities
regulations.
Call Option
Further to the receipt by IntelGenx of the
Shareholder Approvals and the conditional approval of the Toronto
Stock Exchange (pursuant to which, among other things, the Toronto
Stock Exchange has conditionally approved the listing of the Shares
underlying the Call Option Units (as defined below, subject to
IntelGenx fulfilling all the listing requirements of the Toronto
Stock Exchange) in connection with the call option granted to atai
and described in the definitive proxy statement of the Company
dated October 16, 2023 (the “Call Option”),
atai has now the ability to exercise the Call Option and purchase
up to an additional 7,401 US Units (the “Call Option
Units”) at any time prior to August 31, 2026. The Call
Option Units, to the extent atai exercises the Call Option in whole
or in part, will be issued on the same terms as the US Units,
including with respect to the US Conversion Price, maturity date,
interest rate and the number of warrants issued in connection
therewith. As previously disclosed, the issuance of any Call Option
Units will result in a corresponding reduction in atai’s remaining
purchase right pursuant to the amended and restated securities
purchase agreement dated May 14, 2021, which such right to be
reduced by the number of Shares issuable upon the conversion of the
principal amount outstanding under such issued Call Option
Units.
Related Party Transaction
As previously disclosed by the Company, atai is
an insider of the Company as a result of its beneficial ownership
of, or control or direction over, directly or indirectly, greater
than 10% of the outstanding Shares. The participation of atai in
the Subsequent atai Subscription and the grant of the Call Option,
both considered independently as well as together as a whole,
constitute a “related party transaction” within the meaning of
Multilateral Instrument 61-101 – Protection of Minority Security
Holders in Special Transactions (“MI 61-101”)
which, absent any available exemption, would require a formal
valuation and minority approval under MI 61-101. Additional
details on the related party transaction can be found in the
material change report of the Company dated September 8, 2023,
the definitive proxy statement of the Company dated
October 16, 2023 with respect to the Special Meeting and the
Company’s press release dated November 13, 2023.
About IntelGenx
IntelGenx is a leading drug delivery company
focused on the development and manufacturing of pharmaceutical
films.
IntelGenx’s superior film technologies,
including VersaFilm®, DisinteQ™, VetaFilm® and transdermal
VevaDerm™, allow for next generation pharmaceutical products that
address unmet medical needs. IntelGenx’s innovative product
pipeline offers significant benefits to patients and physicians for
many therapeutic conditions.
IntelGenx’s highly skilled team provides
comprehensive pharmaceuticals services to pharmaceutical partners,
including R&D, analytical method development, clinical
monitoring, IP and regulatory services. IntelGenx’s
state-of-the-art manufacturing facility offers full service by
providing lab-scale to pilot- and commercial-scale production. For
more information, visit www.intelgenx.com.
Forward-Looking Information
This document may contain forward-looking
information which involve substantial risks and uncertainties.
Statements that are not purely historical are forward-looking
statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Section 27A of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended. All statements, other than statements of
historical fact, contained in this press release including, but not
limited to, generally, the “About IntelGenx” paragraph which
essentially describe the Corporation’s outlook and objectives,
constitute “forward-looking information” or “forward-looking
statements” and are based on necessarily based upon a number of
estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by the
Corporation as the time of such statements, are inherently subject
to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and
contingencies. All forward-looking statements are expressly
qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. Because
these forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks
and uncertainties, IntelGenx’ actual results, objectives and plans
could differ materially from those expressed or implied by these
forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute
to such differences include, but are not limited to, those
discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” in IntelGenx’ annual
report on Form 10-K, filed with the United States Securities and
Exchange Commission and available at www.sec.gov, and also filed
with Canadian securities regulatory authorities at
www.sedarplus.ca. IntelGenx assumes no obligation to update any
such forward-looking statements. Moreover, all forward-looking
information contained herein is subject to certain assumptions.
There can be no assurance that such approvals will be obtained.
For more information, please contact:
Stephen KilmerInvestor Relations(647)
872-4849stephen@kilmerlucas.com
Or
Andre Godin, CPA, CAPresident and CFOIntelGenx Technologies
Corp.(514) 331-7440 ext 203andre@intelgenx.com
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