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Khiron amends deal to sell European subsidiaries

2023-11-16 18:46 ET - News Release

Mr. Alvaro Torres reports

KHIRON LIFE SCIENCES ANNOUNCES UPDATE TO THE PROPOSED SALE OF ITS EUROPEAN BUSINESS

Khiron Life Sciences Corp. and 2518542 Alberta Ltd., a company controlled by Avonlea Drewry Holdings Inc. (the purchaser), have entered into an amended and restated share purchase agreement dated Nov. 15, 2023, providing for the purchase and sale of the company's European subsidiaries. Under the terms of the restated purchase agreement, the purchaser will continue to acquire the company's European subsidiaries for an aggregate base purchase price of $3-million, subject to certain closing and postclosing adjustments, however the purchaser will no longer enter into an option agreement that would have granted the purchaser an irrevocable option to acquire all of the shares of the company's Colombian subsidiary, Zerenia SAS (Zerenia Colombia). The purchaser's option to acquire Zerenia Colombia was removed to satisfy one of the conditions for the approval of the transaction by the TSX Venture Exchange (the TSX-V).

The company also announces that it has received the TSX-V's conditional approval of the transaction and approvals pursuant to the German Foreign Trade and Payments Act and the German Foreign Trade and Payments Regulation (the Pharmadrug regulatory approval) in respect of the sale and purchase of the issued and outstanding shares of Pharmadrug Production GmbH. As the company has received Pharmadrug regulatory approval, the sale and purchase of the issued and outstanding shares of Pharmadrug is expected to occur on or about Nov. 17, 2023 (the closing date), together with the sale and transfer of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Khiron Europe GmbH, Zerenia Clinics Ltd. (Zerenia U.K.), Khiron Life Sciences U.K. Ltd. (Khiron U.K.) and Khiron Life Sciences Spain SL (Khiron Spain, and collectively with Pharmadrug, Khiron Europe, Zerenia U.K. and Khiron U.K., the subject subsidiaries, and each a subject subsidiary).

Concurrently with the signing of the restated purchase agreement, the company, the purchaser and the subject subsidiaries have also entered into an amended and restated management services agreement (the restated management agreement) dated Nov. 15, 2023, pursuant to which the purchaser, as manager and independent contractor, will continue to facilitate and oversee the implementation of the interim operating plan for the subject subsidiaries during the interim period between the signing of the restated purchase agreement and the closing date (the management services).

In consideration for the management services, each subject subsidiary has agreed to pay the purchaser a management fee equal to the monthly net income of such subject subsidiary, as determined in accordance with IFRS (international financial reporting standards), plus the reasonable expenses of the purchaser in carrying out the management services until the completion of the transaction (collectively, the manager expenses).

The purchaser also advanced to the company additional growth capital in the amount of $250,000 on Sept. 29, 2023, and $200,000 on Oct. 26, 2023, in addition to the $1-million previously advanced on July 28, 2023 (collectively, the subsidiary growth capital), which amounts were disbursed directly to the subject subsidiaries in each case in accordance with the restated management agreement. The company must repay the subsidiary growth capital if the transaction is terminated before its completion.

The subsidiary growth capital and the manager expenses are secured by a general security agreement over all of the company's present and after-acquired property and share pledge agreements between the purchaser and the company in respect of the shares of Zerenia U.K. and Pharmadrug and guaranteed by the company until the completion of the transaction.

The closing of the transaction is subject to, among other things, the receipt of all necessary regulatory, corporate and board approvals including the final approval of the transaction from the TSX-V. There can be no assurance that the transaction will be completed as proposed, or at all.

A copy of the restated purchase agreement is available under the company's SEDAR+ profile.

About Khiron Life Sciences Corp.

Khiron is a leading global medical cannabis company with core operations in Latin America and Europe. Leveraging wholly owned medical health clinics and proprietary telemedicine platforms, Khiron combines a patient-oriented approach, physician education programs, scientific expertise, product innovation and focus on creating access to drive prescriptions and brand loyalty with patients worldwide. The company has a sales presence in Colombia, Germany, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Peru and Brazil. The company is led by its co-founder and chief executive officer, Alvaro Torres, together with an experienced and diverse executive team and board of directors.

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