Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - June 7, 2024) - SPARQ Systems Inc. (TSXV: SPRQ) (OTCQX: SPRQF) ("SPARQ" or the "Company") is pleased to announce it has completed the second tranche of its brokered private placement (the "Offering") of common shares in the capital of the Company ("Common Shares") previously announced in its press release dated May 6, 2024 and updated by press release on May 31, 2024.
The second tranche was completed today and consisted of the issuance of 18,950,975 Common Shares at a price of $0.40 per Common Share for gross proceeds of $7,580,390. The net proceeds of the Offering are intended to be used for working capital and general corporate purposes. Pollitt & Co. Inc. (the "Agent") was engaged as the sole agent and bookrunner for the Offering to offer the Common Shares for sale on a best efforts agency basis. In connection with the closing of the second tranche of the Offering, the Agent received: (i) cash commission of $450,823; and (ii) common share purchase warrants entitling the Agent to purchase up to 1,107,059 Common Shares at a price of $0.40 per Common Share for a period of two years from the closing of the Offering. In addition, the Agent received a corporate advisory fee of $250,000 from the Company which was satisfied through the issuance of 625,000 Common Shares at a price of $0.40 per share on closing of the second tranche.
As a result of the completion of the second tranche, the total gross proceeds of the Offering was $12,355,888 from the issuance of an aggregate of 30,889,721 Common Shares.
Praveen Jain, CEO, said: "We are very pleased to have upsized the closing of our previously announced financing due to strong support from the investment community. Closing this financing has placed the Company in a very strong financial position to pursue its commercial objectives."
The securities issued in connection with the Offering are subject to a statutory hold period of four months and one day from the date of issuance in accordance with applicable securities legislation.
The securities referred to in this news release have not been, nor will they be, registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "U.S. Securities Act"), and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, "U.S. persons" (as defined in Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act) absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act and applicable U.S. state securities laws. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of any offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.
ABOUT SPARQ
SPARQ designs and manufactures next generation single-phase microinverters for residential and commercial solar electric applications. SPARQ has developed a proprietary PV solution called the Quad; the Quad inverter optimizes four PV modules with a single microinverter, simplifying design and installation, and lowering cost for solar power installations when compared to existing market offerings.
SPARQ's head office is located at 945 Princess Street, Kingston, Ontario, K7L 0E9.
Cautionary Note
Certain statements contained in this press release constitute "forward-looking statements". All statements other than statements of historical fact contained in this press release, including, without limitation, the Offering and any statements preceded by, followed by or that include the words "believe", "expect", "aim", "intend", "plan", "continue", "will", "may", "would", "anticipate", "estimate", "forecast", "predict", "project", "seek", "should" or similar expressions or the negative thereof, are forward-looking statements. These statements are not historical facts but instead represent only the Company's expectations, estimates and projections regarding future events. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve assumptions, risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual results may differ materially from what is expressed, implied or forecasted in such forward-looking statements.
Additional factors that could cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially include, but are not limited to the risk factors discussed in the Company's management's discussion and analysis for the financial year ended December 31, 2023. Management provides forward-looking statements because it believes they provide useful information to investors when considering their investment objectives and cautions investors not to place undue reliance on forward-looking information. Consequently, all of the forward-looking statements made in this press release are qualified by these cautionary statements and other cautionary statements or factors contained herein, and there can be no assurance that the actual results or developments will be realized or, even if substantially realized, that they will have the expected consequences to, or effects on, the Company. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this press release and the Company assumes no obligation to update or revise them to reflect subsequent information, events or circumstances or otherwise, except as required by law.
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For more information, please contact:
SPARQ Systems Inc. Dr. Praveen Jain Chief Executive Officer Email: pjain@sparqsys.com Tel: 343.477.1158
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