Village Farms International announces CAD$10 million private placement of common shares
VANCOUVER, May 18, 2018 /CNW/ – Village Farms International, Inc. (“Village Farms” or the “Company”) (TSX: VFF) (OTCQX:VFFIF) today announced that it has agreed to issue, on a private placement basis, 1,886,793 common shares of the Company to certain accredited investors at a price of CAD$5.30 per common share for total gross proceeds of approximately CAD$10,000,000 (the “Offering”). The net proceeds of the Offering will be used, if required, to contribute capital to Pure Sunfarms Corp., the Company’s 50%-owned joint venture for large-scale, low-cost, high quality cannabis production in Canada, as it continues conversion of, and ramps up commercial production at, its 1.1 million square foot Delta 3 greenhouse, as well as for general working capital purposes.
The closing of the Offering is expected to occur on or about May 24, 2018 and is subject to receipt of all regulatory approvals, including the approval of the Toronto Stock Exchange.
This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any of the securities described herein, and these securities will not be offered or sold in any jurisdiction in which their offer or sale would be unlawful. The securities have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), or any state securities laws of the United States. Accordingly, these securities will not be offered or sold to persons within the United States unless an exemption from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act and applicable state securities laws is available.
About Village Farms International, Inc.
Village Farms International, Inc. is one of the largest and longest-operating vertically integrated greenhouse growers in North America and the only publicly traded greenhouse produce company in Canada. With more than 750 years of accumulated master grower experience coupled with advanced proprietary technology and environmentally sustainable growing practices, Village Farms is highly resource efficient. Village Farms produces and distributes fresh, premium-quality produce with consistency 365-days a year to national grocers in the U.S. and Canada from its large-scale Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) greenhouses in British Columbia and Texas, as well as from its partner greenhouses in BC, Ontario and Mexico.
