Menē Inc. Announces Signing of Asset Purchase Agreement
August 11 2022 - 07:46PM
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Menē Inc. (TSX-V:MENE) (US:MENEF) (“Menē” or the “Company”), an
online 24 karat jewelry brand, is pleased to announce it has signed
an arm’s length asset purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”)
to purchase substantially all of the assets of a manufacturing
facility in the United States.
Transaction Details
On July 5, 2022, the Company entered into the
Purchase Agreement pursuant to the which, the Company shall acquire
substantially all rights, title and interest in all of the assets,
properties and rights used in connection with the operation of the
manufacturing facility.
Pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement,
the total consideration payable by the Company is US$1,000,000,
payable at closing of the Purchase Agreement as follows: (i)
US$500,000 payable in cash, and (ii) US$500,000 (based on the close
of business exchange rate reported by the Bank of Canada on the day
prior to the date of issuance) by the delivery of 1,206,583 common
shares of the Company (the “Compensation Shares”) at a deemed price
of CDN$0.5332 per Compensation Share. The Compensation Shares shall
be subject to a statutory hold period commencing on closing of the
Purchase Agreement which shall expire on the date that is four
months and one day following closing.
The closing of the Purchase Agreement is subject
to closing conditions and the receipt of all applicable regulatory
approvals including the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange.
About Menē Inc.
Menē crafts pure 24 karat gold and platinum
jewelry that is transparently sold by gram weight. Through
mene.com, customers may buy jewelry, monitor the value of
their collection over time, and sell or exchange their pieces by
gram weight at prevailing market prices. Menē was founded by
Roy Sebag and Diana Widmaier-Picasso with a mission to restore the
relationship between jewelry and savings. Menē empowers consumers
by marrying innovative technology, timeless design, and pure
precious metals to create pieces which endure as a store of
value.
For more information about Menē,
visit mene.com.
Media and Investor Relations
Inquiries:
Adil SheikhChief Financial OfficerMenē
Inc.ir@mene.com+1 289 748 3702
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains certain
“forward-looking information” within the meaning of applicable
Canadian securities laws that are based on expectations, estimates
and projections as at the date of this news release. Any statements
that involve discussions with respect to predictions, expectations,
beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions, future events
or performance (often but not always using phrases such as
“expects”, or “does not expect”, “is expected”, “anticipates” or
“does not anticipate”, “plans”, “budget”, “scheduled”, “forecasts”,
“estimates”, “believes” or “intends” or variations of such words
and phrases or stating that certain actions, events or results
“may” or “could”, “would”, “might” or “will” be taken to occur or
be achieved) are not statements of historical fact and may be
forward-looking information and are intended to identify
forward-looking information.
This forward-looking information is based on
reasonable assumptions and estimates of management of the Company
at the time it was made, and involves known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results,
performance or achievements of the Company to be materially
different from any future results, performance or achievements
expressed or implied by such forward-looking information. Such
factors include, among others; an inability to close the Purchase
Agreement or meet its obligations thereunder; an inability to
receive applicable regulatory approvals for the Purchase Agreement;
an inability to predict and counteract the effects of COVID-19 on
the business of the Company, including but not limited to the
effects of COVID-19 and other infectious diseases presenting as
major health issues on the price of precious metals, capital market
conditions, restriction on labour and international travel and
supply chains; failure to comply with environmental and health and
safety laws and regulations; operating or technical difficulties in
connection with the manufacture, sale and distribution of jewelry;
actual audited results differing from reported unaudited results;
global economic climate; dilution of the Company’s shares; the
Company’s limited operating history; future capital needs and
uncertainty of raising capital; the competitive nature of the
jewelry industry; currency exchange risks; the need for the Company
to manage its planned growth and expansion; the effects of product
development and need for continued technology and manufacturing
change; protection of proprietary rights; the effect of government
regulation and compliance on the Company and the industry; network
security risks; the ability of the Company to maintain properly
working systems; theft and risk of physical harm to personnel;
reliance on key personnel; global economic and financial market
deterioration impeding access to capital or increasing the cost of
capital; and volatile securities markets impacting security pricing
unrelated to operating performance. Although the Company has
attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially, there may be other factors that cause
results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can
be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate as
actual results and future events could differ materially from those
anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not
place undue reliance on forward-looking information. The Company
undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking
information other than as required by law.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation
Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX
Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or
accuracy of this release.
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