How long will the available funds last?
The Company believes it has sufficient liquidity to remain a going concern for at least the next 12 months. The Company expects to use the net proceeds from the Offering as stated above within 12 months following the closing of the Offering.
INSIDER PARTICIPATION
Will insiders be participating in the Offering?
22NW Fund, LP (“22NW”) and 726 BC LLC and 726 BF LLC (collectively “726”) have agreed, upon and subject to the terms and conditions of the Standby Purchase Agreement, to participate in the Offering. Together, 22NW and 726 are referred to as the “Standby Purchasers” and each is a “Standby Purchaser”. Aron English is a director of the Company and manager of 22NW Fund GP, LLC, the general partner of 22NW. Shaun Noll is a director of the Company and President and Chief Investment Officer of 726. As of the date hereof, 22NW holds 21,356,410 and 726 holds 16,925,058 Common Shares representing approximately 20.38% and 16.15%, respectively and excluding any affiliates, of the issued and outstanding Common Shares.
Specifically, pursuant to the Standby Purchase Agreement, 22NW and 726 have each agreed to exercise its Basic Subscription Privilege in full, and in addition thereto, to purchase from the Company, at the Subscription Price, 50% and 50%, respectively, of all Standby Shares, up to an aggregate of 42,857,142 Common Shares or subscription price of C$15,000,000 (including Common Shares acquired by such Standby Purchaser under its Basic Subscription Privilege and Additional Subscription Privilege, if any). If the aggregate subscription price, for any Standby Purchaser, of (i) Common Shares purchased by such Standby Purchaser pursuant to its Basic Subscription Privilege and Additional Subscription Privilege, if any and (ii) 50% of the Standby Shares, exceeds C$15,000,000, the other Standby Purchaser is required to purchase such number of Standby Shares as is necessary so that the aggregate gross proceeds to the Company pursuant to the Offering is C$30,000,000. In no event, shall either Standby Purchaser be required to subscribe for Common Shares with an aggregate subscription price in excess of C$15,000,000.
Both Aron English and Shaun Noll have indicated to the Company that they intend to participate in the Offering and exercise, in full, their Basic Subscription Privileges; however, there is no obligation to do so under the Standby Commitment, or otherwise. As of the date hereof, English and Noll personally hold 1,777,369 and 1,330,606 Common Shares, respectively, representing approximately 1.70% and 1.27%, respectively, of the issued and outstanding Common Shares. As a result, the Company expects to issue 1,453,710 and 1,088,302 Common Shares to English and Noll, respectively, pursuant to the Basic Subscription Privilege, assuming each of English and Noll exercise their respective Basic Subscription Privileges in full. The number of Common Shares issuable to English and Noll pursuant to the Additional Subscription Privilege depends on the extent to which shareholders participate in the Offering and is not known to the Company at this time.
Other directors and executive officers of the Company may potentially elect to participate in the Offering with respect to Rights distributed in respect of their Common Shares that they own as of the Record Date. There is, however, no obligation to do so and the Company provides no assurances in this regard. It is expected that some of the directors and executive officers of the Company will participate in the Offering, but there is no guarantee that they will do so.
As a result of the Standby Commitments, the maximum number of Common Shares issuable under the Offering to which the Standby Purchasers have committed (being an aggregate of 85,714,285 Common Shares) will be sold and the Company will realize gross proceeds of not less than C$30,000,000 thereunder. See “Standby Commitment”.
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