First Nordic Provides Update on Arrangement with Mawson Finland and Announces Consolidation
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Mawson will be seeking the final order of the
Consolidation
In addition, First Nordic announces that, following approval by its board of directors and pursuant to the terms of the Arrangement, the Company will consolidate its issued and outstanding common shares ("Common Shares") at a ratio of four (4) pre‑consolidation Common Shares to one (1) post-consolidation Common Share, effective
Letters of transmittal will be mailed to all registered shareholders of the Company with instructions on how to exchange existing share certificates for new share certificates or DRS statements.
Registered shareholders who hold their Common Shares via DRS are not required to complete a letter of transmittal. A sample letter of transmittal will also be available on the Company's profile page on SEDAR+, if a registered shareholder does not receive a letter of transmittal in respect of its Common Shares represented by share certificates. Non-registered shareholders (i.e. beneficial shareholders) who hold their Common Shares through an intermediary (i.e. a securities dealer, bank or financial institution) should note that the intermediary may have different procedures for processing the Consolidation from those that will be put in place by the Company for registered shareholders. Shareholders who hold their Common Shares through an intermediary who have questions in this regard should contact their intermediary for more information.
Prior to implementing the Consolidation, the Company had 325,899,815 Common Shares issued and outstanding and immediately after implementing the Consolidation, the Company expects to have 81,474,953 Common Shares issued and outstanding (subject to final immaterial rounding). The Company's new CUSIP number is 33583M206 and its new ISIN number is CA33583M2067.
The Company's outstanding warrants and options will be adjusted on the same basis as the Consolidation with respect to the underlying Common Shares exercisable pursuant to the warrants and options with proportionate adjustments being made to exercise prices, as applicable. All Common Shares to be issued as consideration to Mawson shareholders on closing of the Arrangement and all Common Shares to be issued on exchange of the outstanding First Nordic subscription receipts to subscribers under the Company's
For holders of Common Shares on the TSXV, no fractional Common Shares will be issued as a result of the Consolidation. The holdings of any shareholder who would otherwise be entitled to receive a fractional Common Share as a result of the Consolidation shall be rounded up to the next higher whole number if the fraction is 0.5 or greater and rounded down to the next lower whole number if the fraction is less than 0.5.
Nasdaq First North
The record date for the Consolidation of the First Nordic Swedish Depositary Receipts (the "SDRs") will be
The last day of trading of the First Nordic SDRs on Nasdaq First North Growth Market ("Nasdaq First North") on a pre-Consolidation basis will be
Prior to implementing the Consolidation, there were 8,211,133 SDRs outstanding, and immediately after implementing the Consolidation, 2,052,783 SDRs are expected to be outstanding. As a result of the Consolidation, the ISIN number for the SDRs will change to SE0027099318, effective
To facilitate the Consolidation of the SDRs, conversion of Common Shares to SDRs (and vice versa) will be suspended during the period starting from
Euroclear Registered Securities Shareholders
No fractional SDRs will be issued to holders of SDRs through
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About Mawson Finland Limited
Mawson Finland Limited is an exploration stage mining development company engaged in the acquisition and exploration of precious and base metal properties in
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