Premier Diversified Holdings Inc. ("PDH" or the "Company")
(TSXV:PDH) announces that further to the press release
dated January 18, 2024, whereby the Company announced the filing of
an application seeking a management cease trade order (“MCTO”) from
the British Columbia Securities Commission (“BCSC”) due to its
inability to file its annual financial statements for the year
ending September 30, 2023 including the related management’s
discussion and analysis and certifications from the CEO and CFO
(the “Annual Filings”), the BCSC will issue a cease trade order
against PDH (the “CTO”).
The delay in filing the Annual Filings is
related to the acquisition, previously announced on September 20,
2023, by way of reverse takeover, of AJA Health and Wellness Inc.
(the “Target”) and Assured Diagnosis Inc. by the Issuer (the “RTO
Transaction”) and the special procedure audit required as part of
the financial disclosure. Trading of the shares of the Issuer is
currently halted as a result of the RTO transaction. Upon receiving
the CTO the Company's trading status will change from a halt to a
suspension in trading.
The Company is diligently working towards
finalizing its Annual Filings with its auditors, Davidson &
Company LLP. It anticipates being in a position to file the same on
or before March 1, 2024. The CTO will be lifted by the BCSC once
the Annual Filings have been made.
Update on RTO Transaction
The Corporation continues to pursue the
acquisitions of AJA Health and Wellness Ltd. ("AJA
Health"), AJA Therapeutics Inc. ("ATI"),
and Assured Diagnosis Inc. ("ADI", and together
with PDH, AJA Health, and ATI, the "Parties"). PDH
intends to acquire the issued and outstanding shares of AJA Health
(the “AJA Health Acquisition”), and the issued and
outstanding shares of ADI (the “ADI Acquisition”)
by way of a three-cornered amalgamation or other similar form of
transaction, and to acquire all of the shares held by James
Viccars, Elizabeth Bryant Viccars and Deluxe Holdings Inc. in the
capital of ATI in exchange for shares of PDH (the “ATI
Share Purchase” and together with the AJA Health
Acquisition and the ADI Acquisition, the
"Acquisition"). The Acquisition, subject to
certain conditions and applicable shareholder and regulatory
approvals, will result in a reverse takeover of PDH. There can be
no assurance that the Acquisition will be completed as proposed or
at all.
AJA Health and ADI are diligently working on
having audits completed on their financial statements. Following
receipt of the audited financial statements, PDH intends to make an
application to the TSX Venture Exchange for conditional approval of
the Acquisition.
Contingent upon the RTO Transaction being
completed, the Corporation intends to change its name to “AJA
Health and Wellness Inc.”, or such other name as may be determined
by the board of directors of the Corporation.
AJA Health and Wellness
Ltd.
AJA Health is a privately owned Alberta-based
Canadian telemedicine company that has developed GOeVisit, an
innovative platform which provides virtual consultations 24/7 from
coast to coast. GOeVisit is a fully integrated, secure and virtual
based health platform to enable and support online, real‐time
appointments via face-to-face technology or smart phone with a
health practitioner at a fraction of the time of a traditional
appointment. AJA Health’s medical team uses proven virtual practice
guidelines to diagnose, treat and prescribe for over 450 episodic
medical conditions via computer, tablet or smartphone. Aja Health
also operates full-service travel clinics in Vancouver and Surrey,
BC.
At the special meeting of shareholders of AJA
Health, held on December 8, 2023, a special majority of
shareholders of AJA Health approved a form of amalgamation
agreement among PDH, AJA Health, and a newly formed Alberta
Corporation ("Newco 1"), pursuant to which it is
proposed that Newco 1 and AJA Health amalgamate to continue as a
new corporation, which will be a wholly owned subsidiary of PDH
under the name "AJA Health and Wellness Ltd.".
On September 26, 2023, AJA Health completed the
first tranche of its previously announced private placement
financing of Class A Common Shares (the "Shares") of AJA Health at
a price of USD$0.15 per Share for gross proceeds of
USD$160,000.05.
On December 6, 2023, AJA Health completed the
second tranche of its private placement financing of the Shares at
a price of USD$0.15 per Share for gross proceeds of
USD$250,000.05.
AJA Health anticipates closing additional
tranches of its private placement financing to raise an aggregate
of CAD$2,500,000. There can be no assurances that AJA Health will
elect to close additional tranches.
When a definitive agreement between PDH, AJA
Health, and Newco 1 is executed, PDH will issue a subsequent press
release containing the details of the definitive agreement and
additional terms of the Acquisition.
Assured Diagnoses Inc.
ADI is a privately owned Alberta-based company
providing Canadians with unprecedented access to North American
healthcare facilities under its trademark, “MyCare”. MyCare
products are primarily added as health insurance options to
companies and associations in Canada as an addition to their
employee benefit packages.
MyCare Health Benefit Option (HBO) and MyCare
Advantage Insurance assist members in obtaining a diagnosis of
serious illness and arrange diagnostic scans and necessary
specialist assessments. This provides more service than the
traditional second opinion products attached to many group benefit
programs. Medical expertise is delivered remotely via an electronic
medical opinion consultation. Members have the option to upgrade to
MyCare Advantage Insurance at group rates for medical
treatment.
New products were added in August 2023 to assist
Canadians forced to wait months and sometimes years for surgeries
in the public system: MyCare Diagnostic Plus and MyCare Surgical
Wait List Insurance for employee groups and individuals focuses on
non-serious surgeries subject to long wait times in the public
system. MyCare Diagnostic Plus offers members early access to
private MRI and CT scans, diagnostic assistance and information on
costs and surgical solutions outside the public system. MyCare
Surgical Wait List Insurance utilizes independent surgical
facilities to provide surgical solutions, up to $500,000 CAD, for
Canadians on a wait list longer than 90 days.
At the special meeting of ADI shareholders, held
on December 8, 2023, a special majority of ADI shareholders
approved a form of amalgamation agreement among PDH, ADI, and a
newly formed Alberta Corporation ("Newco 2"),
pursuant to which it is proposed that Newco 1 and AJA Health
amalgamate to continue as a new corporation, which will be a wholly
owned subsidiary of PDH under the name "Assured Diagnosis Inc."
When a definitive agreement between PDH, ADI,
and Newco 2 is executed, PDH will issue a subsequent press release
containing the details of the definitive agreement and additional
terms of the Acquisition.
AJA Therapeutics Inc.
ATI was incorporated in the state of Delaware,
United States under the name MyCare MedTech USA, Inc. The name was
subsequently changed to Aja Therapeutics Inc. ATI has established
virtual specialty clinics for special conditions, offering natural,
non-prescription solutions and products with the potential to
replace opioid drugs for chronic pain. ATI provides telehealth
consultations, and a line of products featuring hempflavin; a
formulation of over 20 unique flavonoids extracted from the hemp
plant including cannflavin, Quercetin/Quercetin-3, Isocannflavin B,
Luteolin-7-0, Apigenin and others.
Hempflavin has been proven to assist with a wide
range of pain levels, from mild-severe and acute to chronic pain
and has been scientifically and clinically proven to be 30 times
more effective than NSAIDs, such as Aspirin, with no side effects
or long-term damage. Hempflavin contains zero THC and zero
cannabinoids.
PDH Annual and Special Meeting of
Shareholders
Pursuant to and in connection with the RTO
Transaction, the Corporation will be holding an annual general and
special meeting of shareholders of the Corporation (the ”Meeting”).
As it relates to AJA Health, the Amalgamation is a Related Party
Transaction (as such term is defined in Section 1.1 of MI 61-101 -
Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions).
The management information circular (the “Information Circular”),
which will constitute the key disclosure document for the purpose
of the Meeting, will be provided to PDH's security holders in
compliance with applicable corporate and securities law
requirements. PDH intends to obtain a formal valuation (as such
term is defined in Section 1.1 of MI 61-101 - Protection of
Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions).
At the Meeting, the security holders of the
Corporation will be asked to approve, among other things, the
following matters: (i) name change, (ii) fixing of the number of
director positions, (iii) appointment of directors, and (iv)
continuance of the Corporation into Alberta –the results of these
matters will be contingent and conditional upon completion of the
RTO Transaction.
Full details regarding the RTO Transaction will
be disclosed by the Corporation in the Information Circular to be
prepared and filed with the TSXV and will be posted on SEDAR+ at
www.sedarplus.com in accordance with applicable corporate and
securities laws.
On behalf of the Board of Directors
"Sanjeev Parsad"
Sanjeev ParsadPresident, CEO and Director
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
release.
Completion of the transaction is subject to a
number of conditions, including but not limited to, Exchange
acceptance and if applicable, disinterested shareholder approval.
Where applicable, the transaction cannot close until the required
shareholder approval is obtained. There can be no assurance that
the transaction will be completed as proposed or at all.
Investors are cautioned that, except as
disclosed in the management information circular or filing
statement to be prepared in connection with the transaction, any
information released or received with respect to the transaction
may not be accurate or complete and should not be relied upon.
Trading in the securities of the Company should be considered
highly speculative.
The TSX Venture Exchange Inc. has in no way
passed upon the merits of the proposed transaction and has neither
approved nor disapproved the contents of this news release.
Forward Looking Statements
This news release includes forward looking
statements that are subject to assumptions, risks and
uncertainties. Statements in this news release which are not purely
historical are forward looking statements, including without
limitation any statements concerning the expected results of the
Acquisition; completion of the transactions contemplated by the LOI
and the anticipated timing thereof; completion of the Financing and
the anticipated timing thereof and the expected use of proceeds
from the Financing. Although the Company believes that any forward
looking statements in this news release are reasonable, there can
be no assurance that any such forward looking statements will prove
to be accurate. The Company cautions readers that all forward
looking statements, are based on assumptions none of which can be
assured, and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that
could cause actual events or results to differ materially from
those indicated in the forward looking statements. Readers are
advised to rely on their own evaluation of such risks and
uncertainties and should not place undue reliance on forward
looking statements.
The forward‐looking statements and information
contained in this news release are made as of the date hereof and
no undertaking is given to update publicly or revise any
forward‐looking statements or information, whether as a result of
new information, future events or otherwise, unless so required by
applicable securities laws or the Exchange. The forward-looking
statements or information contained in this news release are
expressly qualified by this cautionary statement.
For further information, contact:
Sanjeev Parsad, President and CEOPhone: (604) 678.9115Fax: (604)
678.9279E-mail: sparsad@pdh-inc.com Web: www.pdh-inc.com
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