TORONTO, Jan. 6, 2016 /CNW/ – Mitec Technologies Inc. (“Mitec”) announces that it has avoided receivership by negotiating an agreement with its Chairman, Abe Schwartz.
As disclosed in Mitec’s news release of September 17, 2015, Mr. Schwartz had notified Mitec of his desire to negotiate the repayment of $2,000,000 in secured promissory notes and debentures that he held in addition to other non-secured debts which, as of October 31, 2015, totaled approximately $357,000. After careful consideration of Mitec’s financial condition, its prospects and Mr. Schwartz’s notice demanding re-payment, the transaction was negotiated and unanimously approved by Mitec’s independent board members.
The repayment of the secured $2,000,000 debt will be satisfied by the transfer to Abe Schwartz of 1,496,024 shares in Covalon Technologies Inc. owned by Mitec and 967,650 warrants expiring August 30, 2016. After the settlement is completed Mitec’s ownership in Covalon will be approximately 300,000 shares.
Mr. Schwartz has agreed to waive repayment of Mitec’s $357,000 debt owed to him.
Further, Mitec will return to Mr. Schwartz the intellectual property (“IP”) it acquired from him in October of 2013. Mitec was responsible for funding the development of the IP but had not been financially able to do so for the past six months. Mr. Schwartz had been forced to personally make up some of the shortfall. Mitec will be absolved from having to make any further payments for the development of the IP and Mr. Schwartz will arrange for the repayment of the various prior advances made by Mitec from the sales of the IP until Mitec is repaid the $944,000 it had advanced, which is inclusive of interest owed.
“Mitec has negotiated the best possible deal it could given the circumstances while, most importantly, avoiding having to seek creditor protection”, said Jeffrey Mandel, Mitec’s President and CEO.
Mitec has relied on the exemptions found in section 5.5(g) and 5.7(e) of MI 61-101 (financial hardship criteria) in order to complete this transaction, which has been approved by the TSX Venture Exchange
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