Mr. Brian Kalish reports
GEMOSCAN CANADA, INC. ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF PHYSIOMED KENNEDY INC.
Gemoscan Canada Inc. has
completed its acquisition of a 100-per-cent interest in Physiomed Kennedy Inc. (PKI),
which operates a paramedical clinic in Scarborough, Ont.,
previously announced on July 15, 2013. The purchase price was negotiated on the
basis of four times PKI's normalized earnings before interest, tax, depreciation
and amortization (EBITDA) as at April 30, 2013, and is subject to adjustment
based on PKI's audited financial results for the 12 months ending April 30,
2014. In satisfaction of the purchase price, the vendors received $205,000 in
cash, a secured debenture bearing interest at the rate of 3 per cent per year for a
period of two years in the principal amount of $374,204, unsecured promissory
notes bearing interest at 10.75 per cent per year for a period of two years in the
principal amount totalling $268,602 and 797,309 Class A shares priced at 11 cents
per share. Interest on the various debt instruments shall be paid monthly, but no
principal payments are required until the due date. The secured debenture is
secured against the assets of PKI.
Based on historical audited performance, PKI shall immediately
provide the company with accretive annual revenue, expected to be approximately
$1.47-million, with significant positive net income. PKI is the first of further
intended acquisitions of paramedical clinics designed to drive incremental sales
and profitability through a strong captive consumer base to which to sell the
company's current offerings, and sustainable retail based health and wellness
services currently sold by PKI and similar companies.
As announced earlier, Scott Wilson, a director of Gemoscan,
owns 50 per cent of PKI through a related company. As a result, the acquisition is a
related-party transaction, as such term is defined in Multilateral Instrument
61-101, protection of minority securityholders in special transactions. The acquisition is exempt from the valuation and minority
shareholder approval requirements of MI 61-101 by reason of the exemptions
contained in sections 5.5(a) and 5.7(1)(a) as the total consideration being
received by Mr. Wilson does not exceed 25 per cent of Gemoscan's market capitalization.
Mr. Wilson did not receive any shares of Gemoscan in consideration for his
interest in PKI.
Financing
In order to complete the
acquisition of PKI, Gemoscan has completed a convertible debenture financing of
$250,000 with an existing arm's-length lender. This debenture financing was not
completed with NorthStar Bancorp Ltd. under the term sheet previously
announced on July 15, 2013. Instead, the company has issued a secured
convertible debenture with a term of one year bearing interest at the rate of
10.75 per cent per year, secured against the assets of PKI, in the principal amount of
$200,000. The company has also issued an unsecured convertible debenture with a
term of six months bearing interest at the rate of 15 per cent per year in the
principal amount of $50,000. Both debentures are convertible at the rate of one
Class A share for each 11 cents in principal converted. Interest on the debentures
shall be paid monthly, but no principal payments are required until the due
date.
We seek Safe Harbor.
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