betterU Education Corporation terminated equity investment agreement with Treasure Union
May 28 2019 - 7:21PM
betterU Education Corp. (TSX VENTURE: BTRU,
Frankfurt: 5OG) (the “
Company”) announces it has
decided to halt the process for the equity investment with Treasure
Union Ltd. (“
TUC”) previously announced November
3, 2017, November 14, 2017, November 24, 2017, January 16, 2018,
February 13, 2018, April 3, 2018, April 30, 2018, May 18, 2018,
August 13, 2018, September 26, 2018, October 30, 2018, January 17,
2019 (the “
Transaction”). The Company provided TUC
notice of the termination of the agreement dated February 1, 2018
because of TUC’s inability to provide confirmed closing procedures
and timelines. The notice of termination was delivered in writing
to Mr. George Mueck, CEO of TUC and Mr. Kenny Ho, Chairman of GDS
Holdings Ltd. (“
GDS”) on May 26, 2019.
The Company continues to receive ongoing updates
from Mr. George Mueck. The updates provide context of discussions
with Mr. Kenny Ho, whereby GDS continues to represent that they are
working on completing the financing transaction. TUC and GDS have
indicated that the delays are related to participants in the fund
not yet approving the release of the funds. They have not provided
any explanation to who these participants are and what possible
reasons they have for not releasing the funds.
It is only because of these ongoing regular
updates along with the relationship between Mr. Mueck and one of
the Company’s board members that the Company has continued to
remain patient. As the Company’s ability to move forward with
additional funding has been hindered due to this overhanging deal
and TUC and GDS are still unable to provide precise timelines for
closing, in opinion of management the Company has no choice but to
terminate the Transaction.
As a condition of resumption of trading on
December 1, 2017, after it was halted at the Company’s request
pending announcement of the Transaction, insiders, directors and
officers entered a pooling agreement whereby such insiders,
directors and officers agreed not to trade their shares of betterU
until the closing of the Transaction or the termination of the
Transaction. The Company will request that the TSXV authorize the
termination of the Pooling Agreement. Shares held by principal
shareholders of betterU will continue to be subject to the TSXV
Tier 2 Escrow Agreement dated March 3, 2017.
About betterU
betterU, a global education to employment
platform, aims to provide access to quality education from around
the world to foster growth and opportunity to those who want to
better their lives. The company plans to bridge the prevailing gap
in the education and job industry and enhance the lives of its
prospective learners by developing an integrated
education-to-employment ecosystem. betterU’s offerings can be
categorized into several broad functions: to compliment school
programs with flexible KG-12 programs preparing children for next
stage of education, to provide access to global educational
opportunities from leading educators, to foster an exceptional
educational environment by providing befitting skills that lead to
a better career, to bridge the gap between one’s existing education
and prospective job requirement by training them and lastly, to
connect the end user to various job opportunities.
www.betterU.ca and www.betterU.in
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accuracy of this release.
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competitive developments, risks associated with betterU’s growth,
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and all subsequent written and oral statements containing
forward-looking information are based on the estimates and opinions
of management on the dates they are made and expressly qualified in
their entirety by this notice. Unless otherwise required by
applicable securities laws, betterU disclaims any intention or
obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements,
whether because of new information, future events or otherwise.
Readers should not place undue reliance on any statements of
forward-looking information that speak only as of the date of this
release. Further information on betterU’s public filings, including
their most recent audited consolidated financial statements, are
available at www.sedar.com.
For further information, please visit
https://ir.betteru.ca/investor-overview/press-releases/
On behalf of the Board of Directors, better Education Corp. Brad
Loiselle, CEO For further
information: Investor Relations 1-613-695-4100 Ext. 233 Email:
ir@betteru.ca
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