Mr Chan, the director of Burcon NutraScience Corporation, announced that through its wholly owned company Firewood Elite Limited, registered in the British Virgin Islands, entered into a private agreement for sale and purchase with PT International Development Corporation Limited. According to the agreement, the BVI company purchases from PT International all the issued and outstanding shares in Large Scale Investments Limited and Great Intelligence Limited, at a total consideration of HK$34,732,000 (approximately C$5,788,667).
Before the acquisition, PT International, through its wholly-owned subsidiaries Large Scale and Great Intelligence, beneficially owns 9,866,568 common shares in the capital of Burcon NutraScience; 253,815 warrants are held by Large Scale to purchase 253,815 Burcon common shares at a price of $2.54 per share which is exercisable until November 30, 2018; and the convertible unsecured 8% promissory note in the principal amount of $2,000,000 is held by Large Scale. Also, before the acquisition Mr. Chan does not hold any Burcon common shares but holds 210,844 options issued by Burcon and exercisable to purchase common shares at prices ranging from C$0.69 to C$8.65 per share.
,As a result of the Acquisition, Mr. Chan was deemed to control Large Scale and Great Intelligence and to beneficially own the Sale Shares, the Burcon Warrants and the Note.
The Burcon securities to be acquired by the BVI company will be held for investment purposes.
