TORONTO, March 29,
2024 /CNW/ - Invesque Inc.
(TSX: IVQ.U)
(TSX: IVQ) ("Invesque" or the
"Company") and Adlai Chester
today announced that IVQ Stock Holding Company, LLC
("ISHC"), a company controlled by Mr. Chester, the Company's
Chief Financial Officer and a member of its board of directors, has
entered into a share purchase agreement to acquire 16,982,283
common shares of the Company from certain subsidiaries of Tiptree
Inc. (collectively, "Tiptree") at a price of US$0.0368 per common share and an aggregate
purchase price of US$625,000. Based
on the daily average exchange rate on March
28, 2024, the Canadian dollar equivalent for the price per
common share is CDN$0.049868 and the
aggregate purchase price is CDN$846,875. Following the acquisition, Tiptree
will no longer own or control any shares in the Company. The
acquisition is expected to close on or before April 30, 2024, and remains subject to customary
closing conditions.
After giving effect to the acquisition described above, ISHC
would own or control, directly or indirectly, 16,982,283
common shares, representing approximately 30.21% of the
outstanding common shares of the Company. Together with the 212,907
common shares currently owned or controlled by Mr. Chester, ISHC
and Mr. Chester will collectively own 17,195,190 common shares,
representing approximately 30.59% of the outstanding common
shares of the Company.
ISHC is acquiring the common shares for investment purposes and
may increase or decrease its investment in these or other
securities of the Company, subject to market conditions.
ISHC is relying on the private agreement exemption under section
4.2 of National Instrument 62-104 – Take-Over Bids and Issuer Bids.
In particular, the purchase of the common shares was made from not
more than 5 persons in the aggregate, the bid was not made
generally to security holders of the class of securities that is
the subject of the bid, and the value of the consideration being
paid by ISHC for the common shares, including brokerage fees and
commissions, is not greater than 115% of the market price of the
securities at the date of the bid.
This press release is being issued by ISHC pursuant to National
Instrument 62-103 - The Early Warning System and Related
Take-Over Bid and Insider Reporting Issues. An early warning
report regarding the acquisition of common shares by ISHC will be
filed on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.com under Invesque's issuer
profile. To obtain a copy of the early warning report filed by
ISHC, please contact Adlai Chester
at 765-702-3025 or refer to the Company's SEDAR+ profile. ISHC can
be contacted at 7501 N Landings Trl, Muncie, IN 47303.
Additional Information
Additional information, including financial statements and
management's discussion and analysis can be found on the Company's
website or on SEDAR+.
About Invesque
The Company is a North American health care real estate company
with an investment thesis focused on the premise that an aging
demographic in North America will
continue to utilize health care services in growing proportion to
the overall economy. The Company currently capitalizes on this
opportunity by investing in a portfolio of income-generating
predominantly private pay seniors housing communities. The
Company's portfolio includes investments primarily in independent
living, assisted living, and memory care, which are operated under
long-term leases and joint venture arrangements with
industry-leading operating partners. The Company's portfolio also
includes investments in owner-occupied seniors housing properties
in which the Company owns the real estate, the licensed operations,
and provides management services through Commonwealth Senior
Living, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company ("Commonwealth").
The Company's head office is located at 8701 E. 116th Street,
Suite 260, Fishers, IN 46038.
Forward-Looking
Statements
This release contains "forward-looking statements" within the
meaning of securities laws and involve risks, uncertainties and
contingencies, many of which are beyond Invesque's control that may
cause actual results, performance, or achievements to differ
materially from anticipated results, performance, or achievements.
All statements contained in this release that are not clearly
historical in nature are forward-looking, and the words "will",
"expect" or "following" or similar expressions are intended to
identify forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking
statements include, but are not limited to, statements relating to
the completion of the acquisition of shares by ISHC. The
forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance
and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of
which are beyond Invesque's control, are difficult to predict and
could cause actual results to differ materially from those
expressed or forecast in the forward-looking statements. In
particular, there is a risk that one or more conditions in the
agreement providing for the acquisition of shares by ISHC may not
be satisfied or waived and that, as a result, the acquisition may
not be completed. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance
on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as to the
date of this release. The factors described herein are not
necessarily all of the important factors that could cause actual
results or developments to differ materially from those expressed
in any of our forward-looking statements. Other unknown or
unpredictable factors also could affect these forward-looking
statements. Given these uncertainties, you should not place undue
reliance on these forward-looking statements. Except as required by
the federal securities laws, we undertake no obligation to update
any forward-looking statements.
SOURCE Invesque Inc.