Jade Power Announces Unitholder Approval of Sale Transaction
20 Octobre 2022 - 11:30PM
Jade Power Trust (“
Jade Power” or the
“
Trust”) (TSXV: JPWR.UN) is pleased to announce
that its previously announced proposed sale of all of the Trust’s
renewable energy operating assets (the “
Sale
Transaction”) was approved by holders
(“
Unitholders”) of units
(“
Units”) in the capital of the Trust at the
special meeting (the “
Meeting”) of Unitholders
held earlier today. Unitholder approval of the Sale Transaction
marks a significant milestone towards the closing of the Sale
Transaction, the terms and conditions of which are set out in the
share sale purchase agreement (the “
Purchase
Agreement”) dated September 1, 2022 entered into among the
Trust’s administrator, Jade Power Administrator Inc., certain of
the Trust’s subsidiaries and Enery Power Holding GmbH.
The closing of the Sale Transaction is subject
to the satisfaction or waiver of the remaining conditions precedent
set out in the Purchase Agreement. Please see the news releases of
the Trust dated September 1 and September 26, 2022 for a
comprehensive description of the Sale Transaction and Purchase
Agreement.
Voting Results
In order to be effective, the resolution
approving the Sale Transaction required the approval of at least 66
2/3% of votes cast by all Unitholders and the approval of a
majority of votes cast by Unitholders (the “Disinterested
Unitholders”) after excluding the Units owned or
controlled by certain Unitholders. At the Meeting, over 99% of the
votes cast by all Unitholders and by Disinterested Unitholders were
in favour of the Sale Transaction. Please see the Trust’s news
release dated September 1, 2022 and the management information
circular relating to the Meeting dated September 21, 2022 (the
“Circular”) for a detailed description of the Sale
Transaction voting requirements.
The resolutions approving the fixing of the
number of directors to three and the election of each of Ravi Sood,
J. Colter Eadie and John Huxley were also passed at the Meeting,
the terms of which resolutions are set out in the Circular. With
respect to the resolution (the “Delisting
Resolution”) contained in the Circular authorizing the
delisting of the Units from the TSXV after completion of the Sale
Transaction, while greater than 50% of the votes cast at the
Meeting were in favour of the Delisting Resolution and therefore
validly being passed under applicable law, the Delisting Resolution
did not receive a sufficient percentage of votes cast in favour
pursuant to applicable TSXV policies, which exclude the votes cast
by various insiders of the Trust including the Trust’s largest
Unitholder. Management and the Board of the Trust had recommended
the Delisting Resolution in order to minimize ongoing costs after
the completion of the Sale Transaction in order to maximize the
amount of cash available to distribution to Unitholders.
Given substantial complexities specific to both the structure of
the Trust and the Sale Transaction, it is the view of management of
the Trust that there is no value, only costs, associated to
remaining listed.
For further information, please
contact:
Ravi SoodChairman+1 647-987-7663rsood@jadepower.com |
J. Colter EadieChief Executive Officer+40 736-372-724
jceadie@jadepower.com |
Betty SoaresChief Financial Officer+1
416-803-6760bsoares@jadepower.com |
About Jade Power
The Trust, through its direct and indirect
subsidiaries in Canada, the Netherlands and Romania, has been
formed to acquire interests in renewable energy assets in Romania,
other countries in Europe and abroad that can provide stable cash
flow to the Trust and a suitable risk-adjusted return on
investment. The Trust intends to qualify as a “mutual fund trust”
under the Income Tax Act (Canada) (the “Tax Act”). The
Trust will not be a “SIFT trust” (as defined in the Tax Act),
provided that the Trust complies at all times with its investment
restriction which precludes the Trust from holding any
“non-portfolio property” (as defined in the Tax Act). All material
information about the Trust may be found under Jade Power's issuer
profile at www.sedar.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements in this press release contain
forward-looking information. Such forward-looking information may
be identified by words such as “anticipates”, “plans”, “proposes”,
“estimates”, “intends”, “expects”, “believes”, “may” and “will”.
The forward-looking statements included in this press release,
include statements regarding the Sale Transaction, TSXV approvals
and the satisfaction of other closing conditions set out in the
Purchase Agreement. In respect of the forward-looking statements
and information included in this press release, the Trust has
provided such statements in reliance on certain assumptions that it
believes are reasonable at this time, including the ability of the
parties to the Purchase Agreement to receive, in a timely manner
and on satisfactory terms, the necessary approvals to complete the
Sale Transaction, the ability of such parties to satisfy, in a
timely manner, the other conditions to the closing of the Sale
Transaction, the ability of the Trust to manage the risks
(economic, operational, financial, and other risks) associated with
the COVID-19 pandemic, the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict and
other global macroeconomic challenges. Accordingly, readers should
not place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements and
information contained in this news release.
Forward-looking statements necessarily involve
known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond
the Trust’s control. Such risks and uncertainties include but are
not limited to: the risk that the Sale Transaction may not be
completed on a timely basis, or at all; risks that the conditions
to the consummation of the Sale Transaction may not be satisfied;
the risk that the Sale Transaction may involve unexpected costs,
liabilities or delays; the risk that, prior to the completion of
the Sale Transaction, the Trust’s business may experience
significant disruptions, including loss of customers or employees,
due to transaction-related uncertainty or other factors; the
possible occurrence of an event, change or other circumstance that
could result in termination of the Sale Transaction; risks that the
Sale Transaction may have a negative impact on the market price and
liquidity of the Units; risks related to the diversion of
management’s attention from the Trust’s ongoing business
operations; risks relating to the failure to obtain final TSXV
approvals; risks related to the Trust’s strategy going forward;
risks related to the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing Russia-Ukraine
conflict; foreign exchange risk; risks related to the potential
loss of the Trust’s status as a “mutual fund trust” following the
anticipated payment of special distributions to Unitholders
following the completion of the Sale Transaction; and other risks
inherent to completing a cross-border transaction of this nature.
Further, failure to obtain the requisite approvals or the failure
of the parties to otherwise satisfy the conditions to or complete
the Sale Transaction, may result in the Sale Transaction not being
completed on the proposed terms, or at all. In addition, if the
Sale Transaction is not completed, and the Trust’s business
continues in its current form, the announcement of the Sale
Transaction and the dedication of substantial resources of the
Trust to the completion of the Sale Transaction could have a
material adverse impact on the Trust’s unit price, its current
business relationships (including with future and prospective
employees, customers and partners) and on the current and future
operations, financial condition and prospects of the Trust. When
relying on forward-looking statements to make decisions, investors
and others should carefully consider the foregoing factors and
other uncertainties and potential events. Readers are cautioned
that the foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive.
Details of additional risk factors relating to
the Trust and its business, generally, are discussed under the
heading “Business Risks and Uncertainties” in the Trust's annual
Management's Discussion & Analysis for the year ended December
31, 2021, a copy of which is available on Jade Power's SEDAR
profile at www.sedar.com. These statements speak only as of
the date of this press release. Except as otherwise required by
applicable securities statutes or regulation, Jade Power expressly
disclaims any intent or obligation to update publicly
forward-looking information, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise.
Neither the TSXV nor its regulation
services provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the
TSXV) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this
release.
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