RYVYL Signs MOU with Investor to Retire 8% Senior Convertible Note and Series B Convertible Preferred Stock
November 11 2024 - 6:00AM
RYVYL Inc. (NASDAQ: RVYL) ("RYVYL" or the "Company"), a leading
innovator of payment transaction solutions leveraging proprietary
blockchain ledger and electronic payment technology for diverse
international markets, has signed a non-binding Memorandum of
Understanding (the “MOU”) with the investor (the “Investor”)
setting forth the terms agreed to by the Company and the Investor
for the full repayment and termination of an 8% Senior Convertible
Note (the “Note) and the redemption of all shares of the Company’s
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Preferred Stock”) held
by the Investor. As of October 31, 2024, the outstanding Note
principal was $19.0 million, and the liquidation value of the
Preferred Stock was $53.5 million.
Under the terms of the MOU, the Company has
agreed to pay total consideration of $16.5 million in full
repayment of the Note and the redemption of all of the shares of
Preferred Stock, as follows:
- $12.8 million
will be paid in a first tranche payment on or before November 22,
2024, for the redemption of all of the shares of Preferred Stock
held by the Investor, and payment of a portion of the outstanding
balance of the Note so that the remaining outstanding principal
balance will be $3.7 million.
- $3.7 million
will be paid in payment of the principal balance of the Note, which
will remain outstanding under the existing Note with the maturity
date of the Note being advanced to January 31, 2025.
The Company is required to execute definitive
agreements with the Investor (the “Definitive Agreements”) and pay
the first tranche payment of $12.8 million on or before November
22, 2024, or the MOU will be terminated and the transactions
contemplated under the MOU will not be completed.
RYVYL expects to pay the first tranche payment
of $12.8 million from proceeds raised in equity, debt and/or
convertible debt financings from one or more new investors. The
Investor’s consent is required for RYVYL to enter into any of such
financing transactions, unless RYVYL deposits at least $12.8
million, in escrow, for the payment of the first tranche payment,
upon execution of the Definitive Agreements, in which case the
Investor’s consent is not required.
In the event that RYVYL is unable to raise funds
sufficient to pay the first tranche payment of $12.8 million by
November 22, 2024, the transactions contemplated under the MOU will
not be completed.
The Company will use its reasonable best
efforts to raise the financing required, but THERE IS NO
ASSURANCE that it will be able to do so by
November 22, 2024. Even if the Company does raise sufficient funds,
since the MOU is not binding, there is no assurance that the
Company will be able to enter into the Definitive Agreements with
the Investor.
This communication is for informational purposes
only and does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of
an offer to buy, any security and does not constitute an offer,
solicitation or sale of any security in any jurisdiction in which
such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.
About RYVYL
RYVYL Inc. (NASDAQ: RVYL) was born from a
passion for empowering a new way to conduct business-to-business,
consumer-to-business, and peer-to-peer payment transactions around
the globe. By leveraging proprietary blockchain ledger and
electronic payment technology for diverse international markets,
RYVYL is a leading innovator of payment transaction solutions
reinventing the future of financial transactions. Since its
founding as GreenBox POS in 2017 in San Diego, RYVYL has developed
applications enabling an end-to-end suite of turnkey financial
products with enhanced security and data privacy, world-class
identity theft protection, and rapid speed to settlement. As a
result, the platform can log immense volumes of immutable
transactional records at the speed of the internet for first-tier
partners, merchants, and consumers around the globe.
www.ryvyl.com
Cautionary Note Regarding
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes information that
constitutes forward-looking statements within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section
21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These
forward-looking statements are based on the Company's current
beliefs, assumptions, and expectations regarding future events,
which in turn are based on information currently available to the
Company. Such forward-looking statements include statements
regarding the timing and expectation of revenues from the license
described herein and are charactered by future or conditional words
such as "may," "will," "expect," "intend," "anticipate," "believe,"
"estimate" and "continue" or similar words. You should read
statements that contain these words carefully because they discuss
future expectations and plans, which contain projections of future
results of operations or financial condition or state other
forward-looking information. By their nature, forward-looking
statements address matters that are subject to risks and
uncertainties. A variety of factors could cause actual events and
results to differ materially from those expressed in or
contemplated by the forward-looking statements, including the risk
that the licensee understands and complies with various banking
laws and regulations that may impact the licensee's ability to
process transactions. For example, federal money laundering
statutes and Bank Secrecy Act regulations discourage financial
institutions from working with operators of certain industries -
particularly industries with heightened cash reporting obligations
and restrictions - as a result of which, banks may refuse to
process certain payments and/or require onerous reporting
obligations by payment processors to avoid compliance risk. These
and other risk factors affecting the Company are discussed in
detail in the Company's periodic filings with the SEC. The Company
undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any
forward-looking statement, whether because of the latest
information, future events or otherwise, except to the extent
required by applicable laws.
IR Contact: David Barnard, LHA
Investor Relations, 415-433-3777, RYVYL@lhai.com
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