Mr. Ryan Danard reports
CANA VENTURE CAPITAL CORP. ANNOUNCES
PROPOSED QUALIFYING TRANSACTION INVOLVING REDFALL AND AXIOM
Cana Venture Capital Corp. has entered into a business combination agreement dated Sept. 10,
2013, with Redfall Technologies Inc., the Axiom Foreign Exchange
International partnership and 1669800 Alberta Ltd. (Cana Venture's wholly owned subsidiary), to complete a qualifying transaction, as that term is defined by the TSX Venture
Exchange. The completion of the qualifying transaction is subject to a number of
significant conditions, including, but not limited to, exchange acceptance.
Terms of the qualifying transaction
Pursuant to the agreement, 1669800 and Redfall have agreed to amalgamate and continue as one corporation. In connection with the three-cornered
amalgamation, (i) Redfall shareholders will receive 1.52 Cana Venture shares, at a deemed price of 25 cents per Cana Venture share, in exchange for each Redfall Class A share held, after which the Redfall shares will be cancelled, (ii) 1669800 shares will be exchanged for Amalco shares on the basis of one Amalco share for each
1669800 share held, after which the 1669800 shares will be cancelled, and (iii) Cana Venture will receive
one Amalco share for each Cana Venture share issued to Redfall shareholders in connection with the
three-cornered amalgamation. Additionally, Cana Venture has agreed to amalgamate with Amalco immediately following the completion of the three-cornered
amalgamation and continue as one corporation. Pursuant to the vertical
amalgamation, the Amalco shares will be cancelled without any repayment of capital in respect of those
shares and the stated capital of the resulting issuer will be the same as the stated capital of Cana
Venture.
In accordance with the agreement (and agreements to be entered into among Cana Venture and each of
the partner corporations of Axiom), the resulting issuer will indirectly acquire the entire partnership
interest in Axiom for an aggregate purchase price of $4.75-million, which
purchase price shall be satisfied as follows: (a) the issuance of 10.3 million resulting issuer shares at a
deemed price of 25 cents per resulting issuer share; and (b) the payment of $2,175,000 which will be
funded by proceeds of the private placement.
Pursuant to the agreement, Redfall will use its commercially reasonable efforts to complete, prior to
Oct. 1, 2013, a brokered private placement of subscription receipts, at a price
per Redfall receipt of 38 cents, for gross proceeds of not less than $6-million and not more than
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$7-million, or such other terms satisfactory to each of Cana Venture and
Axiom, acting reasonably. It is expected that the Redfall receipts issued under the private placement
will, immediately before completion of the proposed transaction, be exchanged for Redfall shares or, if
agreed to by the parties, for Redfall units, each Redfall unit consisting of a Redfall
share and such number of Redfall warrants exercisable into Redfall shares on commercially reasonable
and customary terms as agreed to by the parties. An agent has not yet been engaged by Redfall in
connection with the private placement. Further details regarding the private placement will be
announced by Cana Venture via press release once determined.
Cana Venture will use its commercially reasonable efforts to assist Redfall with any portion of the
private placement, including assisting with the raising of money pursuant to the private placement. The
proceeds of the private placement will be used to fund the resulting issuer's capital program, and for
working capital and general corporate purposes. The private placement is a condition precedent to Cana
Venture's obligation to close the proposed transaction.
As at the date hereof, 15,929,407 Redfall shares were issued and outstanding. A majority of the
currently outstanding Redfall shares are beneficially owned by, or subject to the direction or control of:
- Robert (Geoff) Gordon of Calgary, Alta. (who beneficially owns, controls or directs
approximately 27.2 per cent of the issued and outstanding Redfall shares);
- Stan Carney of Calgary, Alta. (who beneficially owns, controls or directs approximately 27.2 per cent
of the issued and outstanding Redfall shares);
- Say Marketing and Consulting Ltd., a corporation incorporated under the laws of Alberta (which
beneficially owns, controls or directs approximately 27.2 per cent of the issued and outstanding Redfall
shares).
The table below sets forth certain selected financial information for Redfall as at each of June 30, 2013.
REDFALL TECHNOLOGIES FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
(In Canadian dollars)
Six months ended Year ended
June 30, 2013 Dec. 31, 2012
(unaudited) (unaudited)
Total assets $ 283,609.68 $ 380,486
Total liabilities 641,732.74 380,486
Income statement
Revenue $ 25,103.94 $ 31,748
Operating expenses 845,282.86 1,858,016
Net (loss) (820,178.92) (1,850,368)
Having worked closely with Redfall in the past, and with foreign exchange services and payment services
being closely aligned, Redfall and Axiom see the integration of the respective companies resulting in
several operational efficiencies combined with significant new opportunities for revenue generation and
new market entries.
The partnership interests of Axiom are beneficially owned by, or subject to the direction or control of:
- 1162134 Alberta Ltd., a corporation incorporated under the laws of Alberta which beneficially
owns, controls or directs 35 per cent of the issued and outstanding partnership interests of Axiom;
- 1162174 Alberta Ltd., a corporation incorporated under the laws of Alberta which beneficially
owns, controls or directs 35 per cent of the issued and outstanding partnership interests of Axiom;
- 1162127 Alberta Ltd., a corporation incorporated under the laws of Alberta which beneficially
owns, controls or directs 10 per cent of the issued and outstanding partnership interests of Axiom.
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- 1162168 Alberta Ltd., a corporation incorporated under the laws of Alberta which beneficially
owns, controls or directs 10 per cent of the issued and outstanding partnership interests of Axiom;
- 1162816 Alberta Ltd., a corporation incorporated under the laws of Alberta which beneficially
owns, controls or directs 10 per cent of the issued and outstanding partnership interests of Axiom.
The table below sets forth certain selected financial information for Axiom as at Dec. 31, 2012, the
last day of the most recently completed eight-month period, being a stub year-end period, for Axiom.
AXIOM FOREIGN EXCHANGE FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
(In Canadian dollars)
Eight month ended
Dec. 31, 2012
(unaudited)
Balance sheet
Total assets $ 4,138,391
Total liabilities 3,759,213
Income statement
Revenue $ 1,725,008
Operating expenses 1,063,337
Net income 661,671
Audited financial information for the Redfall business and the Axiom business will be included in the
filing statement to be filed on SEDAR by Cana Venture in connection with the proposed transaction.
As at the date hereof, 3,091,000 Cana Venture shares were issued and outstanding. The table below
sets forth certain selected financial information for Cana Venture as at April 30, 2013, the last day of the
most recently completed financial year for Cana Venture.
CANA VENTURE FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
(In Canadian dollars)
Year ended
April 30, 2013
(unaudited)
Balance sheet
Total assets $ 245,033
Total liabilities and 245,033
shareholders' equity
Income statement
Revenue $ 4,382
Operating expenses 93,499
Net (loss) (89,117)
Cana Venture was incorporated under the Business Corporations Act (Alberta) on Feb. 25, 2011.
Cana Venture is a reporting issuer, as defined in applicable Canadian securities legislation, in the
provinces of Alberta, British Columbia and Ontario.
Post-transaction directors, officers and insiders of the resulting issuer
The resulting issuer will carry on the business of Redfall and Axiom, and will be involved in the
exchange's technology industry sector.
The board of directors of the resulting issuer will consist of David Kelcher, Geoff Gordon, Luciano
Oliverio and Ryan Danard. Further, the officers of the resulting issuer will include Mr. Gordon (chief
executive officer), Mr. Kelcher (chief operating officer), Mr. Oliverio (chief compliance officer
and corporate secretary). Set forth below is information on each individual that is currently anticipated
to be a director, officer or insider (that is an owner of more than 10 per cent of the outstanding shares) of the
resulting issuer upon closing of the proposed transaction.
Robert (Geoff) Gordon, chief executive officer, director, Calgary, Alta.
A co-founder of Redfall
Technologies, Mr. Gordon is a born entrepreneur with a proven record of success in business.
Mr. Gordon has gained a wealth of experience from owning and managing businesses since the mid-1990s. An engineer by trade, Mr. Gordon co-founded and successfully managed an engineering firm
before getting involved in the financial services industry in 2001. Since then, Mr. Gordon has helped
build and operate several payment processing, and financial related services ranging from white label
debit cards to commercial payment gateways to e-wallet services in several different countries including
Canada, the U.S., Japan, Australia, the Philippines and Hong Kong (China). Those experiences have provided
Mr. Gordon with a deep understanding of business management as well as expertise in regional and
international payment, and banking services. Mr. Gordon is currently responsible for the general
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business management of Redfall, including internal team co-ordination, business development efforts,
financing efforts, along with shareholder co-ordination, and the continued development of commercial
payments and banking structure.
David Kelcher, chief operating officer, director, Calgary, Alta.
Working in foreign exchange and
capital markets for over a decade, in his trading years, Mr. Kelcher consistently ranked as a top trader in
the industry. With a natural talent for success in the capital markets, in 2005, Mr. Kelcher co-founded
Axiom and, together with his partner, Luciano Oliverio, led Axiom from inception through eight years of
consistent growth. Mr. Kelcher is or has been intimately involved with every aspect of the foreign
exchange business and has gained experience in all key areas. He currently oversees the operations of
Axiom and, in particular, manages the risk and hedging strategies. Mr. Kelcher is instrumental in
successfully fostering relations with key commercial banking partners and company stakeholders. Mr.
Kelcher spearheaded an initiative to source and implement technology that enabled Axiom to become
paperless. The integration of technology allowed for the consolidation of trading, settlement,
compliance, book keeping and reporting. It also gives Axiom the flexibility to operate remotely if
necessary. Mr. Kelcher holds a bachelor of commerce degree from the University of Alberta and the
International Business Student Exchange, Groupe ESC Graduate School of Business, France (1999).
Luciano Oliverio, chief compliance officer and corporate secretary, director, Calgary, Alta.
Mr.
Oliverio has over 14 years of experience in trading currencies, with the last eight having been spent as the
managing partner and chief compliance officer of Axiom. In that time, Mr. Oliverio has maintained his
status as a top performing currency trader while also growing into an effective manager and operator.
Mr. Oliverio's time with Axiom has given him experience in all aspects of the foreign exchange services
business including successful collaboration with business partners, developing and maintaining banking
relationships, quality control, and best practices for daily operations, building new business-to-business relationships,
prospecting and marketing of financial services, risk management, managing market position and risk,
general management and mentorship of employees, including oversight of trading, mentorship,
recruitment and retention of staff, development and implementation of operational/human resources policies and
procedures. In particular, Mr. Oliverio was instrumental in the development and successful
implementation, as well as continuing maintenance and operations, of Axioms regulatory compliance
policies and procedures.
Ryan Danard, director, Calgary, Alta.
Mr. Danard is the president, CEO and chief
financial officer of Cana Venture. Mr. Danard is also founder and owner of Strive Resources, a national
technical services recruitment and contracting company servicing the oil and gas, mining, and utilities
sectors. Prior to 2011, Mr. Danard was the business development manager for Offshore Technical
Services, a privately held company engaged in commissioning and starts-up for large sized capital
projects in the oil sands, offshore oil and gas, and mining and utilities sectors. Mr. Danard also worked for
several years in the electricity sector as an account manager for Enmax Energy and a business
development manager for Constellation NewEnergy, a publically traded Fortune 500 company.
Additional information regarding the proposed transaction, including the name and background
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information of the CFO and any additional directors of the resulting issuer, will be
announced by Cana Venture in due course.
Cana Venture shares will remain halted pending receipt of applicable documentation by the exchange.
Arm's-length qualifying transaction
The proposed transaction was negotiated by the parties who are dealing at arm's length with each
other and therefore, in accordance with the policies of the exchange, is not a non-arm's-length
qualifying transaction, as that term is defined by the exchange. As a result, approval of the proposed
transaction by holders of the Cana Venture shares is not required under the policies of the exchange as
a condition to the completion of the proposed transaction.
Conditions precedent and sponsorship
The completion of the proposed transaction is subject to a number of significant conditions including,
but not limited to: (a) the receipt of exchange approval of the proposed transaction, and (b) the
completion of the private placement. Redfall intends to hold a special meeting of its shareholders in
September, or October, 2013, to obtain the approval of its shareholders.
The exchange also requires the proposed transaction to be sponsored by a participating organization of
the exchange. Based on the fact that Redfall intends to complete the private placement prior to Oct. 1, 2013, Cana Venture will apply to the exchange for an exemption from the sponsorship requirement in
connection with the proposed transaction. However, there is no assurance that the exemption will be
granted. If such exemption is not granted, Cana Venture will be required to engage a sponsor for the
proposed transaction.
Further information
Pursuant to Policy 2.4 of the exchange, it is expected that Cana Venture will file on SEDAR a filing
statement in respect of the proposed transaction prior to the close of the proposed transaction. The
filing statement will include full disclosure regarding the proposed transaction, Cana Venture, Redfall,
Axiom and Amalco. Cana Venture expects to complete the proposed transaction on or about Nov. 30, 2013, in accordance with Policy 2.4 of the exchange.
For further information, please contact Ryan Danard, president, CEO and CFO of Cana Venture, by telephone at 403-607-1802.
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