Mr. Brian Kalish reports
GEMOSCAN CANADA, INC. SET TO ACQUIRE ABIRA HEALTHCARE
Gemoscan Canada Inc. has entered into a letter of
intent dated May 26, 2014, to acquire all of the issued and outstanding common
shares of 2275518 Ontario Inc. operating as Abira
Healthcare. The purchase price of the target shares will be determined
by using a multiple of five times Abira's net cash flow as determined by the TSX
Venture Exchange for the 12 months ended May 31, 2014. The
purchase price shall be entirely paid through the issuance of Gemoscan
shares.
Abira is an integrated paramedical health care company that owns
physiotherapy and paramedical clinics in the Greater Toronto Area, and
independent pharmacy operations in Northern Ontario and southwestern Ontario. In
addition, Abira has contracts to provide physiotherapy and occupational therapy
services to a number of elder-care homes through the Ontario Ministry of Health
and Long-Term Care. Abira is incorporated under the laws of Ontario and carries
on business in Ontario. The acquisition of Abira will allow Gemoscan to continue
to expand distribution channels for its proprietary medically supervised diet
and wellness programs, provide it with additional cash flow, and further its
profile within the approximately $8-billion emerging paramedical health care
market in Canada.
Abira is domiciled in Ontario, Canada, and headquartered in
Toronto. It has one shareholder, Grace Diena, a resident of Toronto, Ont.
The attached table sets out a selection of relevant unaudited financial results
for Abira, available as of the date hereof.
Year ended Dec. 31, 2012 (1)
Revenue $13.47-million
Net income before extraordinary items $1.19-million
Total assets $3.87-million
Total liabilities $7.73-million
(1) Figures are annualized based on eight months of operations for a
portion of Abira's elder-care operations and 12 months of operations
for the pharmacy operations that are expected to be acquired.
Based upon historical performance, Gemoscan anticipates that
this acquisition will result in the corporation issuing significantly in excess
of 100 per cent of its current outstanding capital, therefore meeting the exchange's
definition of a change of control.
This transaction is subject to a number of customary conditions, including the completion of satisfactory due diligence, review and approval of
Abira's audited financial statements for the period being valued, exchange
acceptance, and disinterested shareholder approval, without which the transaction
cannot close; as such, there can be no assurance that the transaction will be
completed as proposed, or at all. As directed by the exchange, Gemoscan will
also obtain a licensed broker-dealer sponsor for this transaction.
While no insider of Gemoscan currently has any interest in
Abira or its assets, and the transaction is being
undertaken entirely at arm's length, postclosing, Gemoscan's chief executive officer may own approximately 18 per cent of the company, pursuant to a transfer of part of the consideration to be received by the shareholder of Abira.
Investors are cautioned that, except as disclosed in the management information circular to be prepared in connection with this transaction, any information released or received with respect to the reverse takeover may not be accurate or complete, and should not be relied upon. Trading in the securities of Gemoscan should be considered highly speculative.
We seek Safe Harbor.
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