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VANCOUVER, Jan. 29, 2019 /CNW/ - AF1 Capital Corp.
("AF1" or the "Corporation") (TSX VENTURE: AFC.P) is
pleased to announce that on January 29,
2019, it has successfully completed its initial public
offering ("Offering"), raising gross proceeds of
$300,000 pursuant to a prospectus
dated December 21, 2018. An
aggregate of 3,000,000 common shares in the capital of the
Corporation (the "Shares") were subscribed for at a price of
$0.10 per Share.
Haywood Securities Inc. (the "Agent") acted as the agent
for the Offering. The Agent received a cash commission equal
to 10% of the gross proceeds of the Offering and an option to
purchase 300,000 Shares at a price of $0.10 per Share for a period of 24 months from
the date of listing of the Shares on the TSX Venture Exchange (the
"Exchange").
The Corporation is a "capital pool company" and intends to use
the net proceeds of the Offering to identify and evaluate assets or
businesses for acquisition with a view to completing a "Qualifying
Transaction" under the policies of the Exchange. On January 24, 2019, the Exchange issued a bulletin
announcing the listing of the Shares as of market open on
January 28, 2019 and immediately
halting trading pending completion of closing of the Offering. The
Common Shares will resume trading under the trading symbol
"AFC.P" on or about January 31,
2019.
Upon closing of the Offering, AF1 granted 500,000 incentive
stock options to its directors and officers which are exercisable
within five years from the date of the grant at an exercise price
of $0.10 per Share. As a result of
the closing of its initial public offering, AF1 now has 5,000,000
Shares issued and outstanding (2,000,000 of which are subject to
escrow restrictions).
About the Corporation
AF1 is a capital pool company ("CPC") within the meaning
of the policies of the Exchange that has not commenced commercial
operations and has no assets other than cash. The board of
directors of the Corporation consists of Messrs. Michael Galloro, Mike
Dai and Peter Simeon.
The sole officer of the Corporation is Michael Galloro, the Chief Executive Officer,
Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary. Except as
specifically contemplated in the Exchange's CPC policy, until the
completion of its Qualifying Transaction, the Corporation will not
carry on business, other than the identification and evaluation of
companies, business or assets with a view to completing a proposed
Qualifying Transaction.
Forward Looking Information
This news release contains statements about AF1's expectations
regarding the completion of the application for listing, and the
commencement of trading, on the Exchange that are forward-looking
in nature and, as a result, are subject to certain risks and
uncertainties, such as final listing approval from the Exchange.
Although AF1 believes that the expectations reflected in these
forward-looking statements are reasonable as AF1 assumes it will be
able to fulfill the terms of the conditional listing approval
granted by the Exchange, undue reliance should not be placed on
them as actual results may differ materially from the
forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause the actual
results to differ materially from those in forward-looking
statements include failure to fulfill conditions of listing and
inability to obtain required regulatory approvals. The
forward-looking statements contained in this news release are made
as of the date hereof, and AF1 undertakes no obligation to update
publicly or revise any forward-looking statements or information,
except as required by law.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services
Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX
Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or
accuracy of this news release.
SOURCE AF1 Capital Corp.