Prophecy DeFi Announces Intention to Amend Certain Terms of the $5.68 Million Principal Amount Convertible Debentures and 9,468,560 Warrants Issued in December 2021
Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - November 7, 2024) - Prophecy DeFi Inc. (CSE: PDFI) ("Prophecy DeFi" or the "Company") announces that it has initiated the process to amend the terms of an aggregate of $5,680,000 principal amount convertible debentures (the "Debentures") and 9,468,560 common share purchase warrants (the "Warrants") of the Company issued on December 23, 2021. Please refer to the Company's press release of December 23, 2021 for a complete description of the Debentures and Warrants.
The Company has received written approval from more than 662/3% of the beneficial holders of Debentures by way of written resolution and is currently seeking the consent of beneficial Warrant holders to effect the proposed amendments, as described below (collectively, the "Amendments").
The Amendments offer more favourable conversion and exercise terms to holders of Debentures and Warrants and are being sought by the Company in an effort to preserve cash for deployment into its investment strategies, allowing the Company to focus on short-term business development.
Key features of the Amendments
Debentures
Terms
Original Terms
Amendments
Maturity Date
December 23, 2024
December 23, 2025
Interest Rate
10% per annum payable in arrears in equal quarterly installments
12% per annum beginning on the effective date of the amendments payable in arrears as a balloon payment on the maturity date. Any accrued and unpaid interest from June 30, 2024, to the effective date will be calculated at 10% per annum and payable as a ballon payment on the maturity date.
Conversion Terms
Conversion Price: $0.60 The Company has the right to force conversion of the Debentures at the conversion price if the daily volume weighted average trading price ("VWAP") of the common shares on the Canadian Securities Exchange (the "CSE") is greater than $1.20 for 10 consecutive trading days.
Conversion Price: $0.05
The Company has the right to force conversion of the Debentures at the conversion price if the daily VWAP of the Common Shares on the CSE is greater than $0.10 for 10 consecutive trading days.
Warrants
Terms
Original Terms
Amendments
Exercise Price
$0.90
$0.05
Expiry Date
December 23, 2024
December 23, 2026
Accelerated Expiry
The Company has the right to accelerate the expiry date of the Warrants if, at any time following the date that is four months and one day following the issuance of the Warrants, the daily VWAP of the common shares on the CSE is greater than $1.80 for 10 consecutive trading days
The Company has the right to accelerate the expiry date of the Warrants if, at any time following the date that is four months and one day following the issuance of the Warrants, the daily VWAP of the common shares on the CSE is greater than $0.10 for 10 consecutive trading days
The Company will require the consent of at least 662/3% of Warrant holders to proceed with the Warrant Amendments. The Company is working with TSX Trust Company ("TSXT") - the trustee under the debenture indenture (the "Debenture Indenture") and the warrant agent under the warrant indenture dated December 23, 2021, governing the Debentures and Warrants - to implement the Amendments.
Requisition in Writing
The Company further announces that it is requesting Debenture holders to provide a requisition in writing (the "Requisition") instructing TSXT to waive an event of default consisting of the non-payment of interest due and payable on October 1, 2024, pursuant to the terms of the Debenture Indenture. The Company did not make the interest payment as it was in the process of seeking the consent of holders to implement the Amendments, which would effectively defer overdue interest.
Pursuant to the terms of the Debenture Indenture, in order for TSXT to waive the event of default and proceed with the Amendments, the Requisition must be provided by Debentureholders holding at least 50% of the outstanding principal amount of the Debentures. The Company expects it will receive the requisite number of Requisitions and will be in a position to proceed with the Amendments in due course.
The Amendments have been approved by the Canadian Securities Exchange and a further announcement related to the effective date of the Amendments will be provided in due course assuming all consents are obtained.
About Prophecy DeFi
Prophecy DeFi Inc. (PDFI) is a publicly traded investment company whose primary objective is to invest its funds for the purpose of generating returns from capital appreciation and income. It plans to accomplish these goals by bringing together technology start-ups in the Blockchain and Decentralized Finance sectors to fund innovation, elevate industry research, and create new business opportunities in a coherent ecosystem.
This news release contains forward‐looking statements and forward‐looking information within the meaning of applicable securities laws. These statements relate to future events or future performance. All statements other than statements of historical fact may be forward‐looking statements or information. More particularly and without limitation, this news release contains forward‐looking statements and information relating to the approval of the Warrant Amendments by Warrant holders, the expected effective date of the Amendments, and the Debenture holders providing the requisite number of Requisitions to TSXT, which is required by the Company to proceed with the Debenture Amendments. The forward‐looking statements and information are based on certain key expectations and assumptions made by management of the Company. Although management of the Company believes that the expectations and assumptions on which such forward-looking statements and information are based are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on the forward‐looking statements and information since no assurance can be given that they will prove to be correct.
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