SOL Global Investments Corp. Acquires Securities of Frankly Inc.
TORONTO, June 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ - SOL Global Investments Corp. ("SOL Global" or the "Company") (CSE:SOL) (Frankfurt:9SB) (OTCQB: SOLCF) announces that it has acquired an aggregate of 4,831,500 common shares and 2,349,500 common share purchase warrants of Frankly Inc. ("Frankly") (TSX-V:TLK), representing 16.3% of the issued and outstanding common shares of Frankly on a non-diluted basis and 22.5% of Frankly on a partially diluted basis. SOL Global acquired an initial aggregate position of 4,700,000 common shares and the 2,349,500 common share purchase warrants between May 10, 2019 and May 22, 2019 pursuant to a private placement offering of Frankly units at a price of $0.35 per unit for an aggregate purchase price of $1,645,000 (the "Frankly Private Placement"). Each unit was comprised of one (1) common share of Frankly and one-half (1/2) of one warrant with each whole warrant exercisable for one common share of Frankly at an exercise price of $0.65 for a period of 24 months from the issue date. SOL Global did not hold any securities of Frankly prior to the Frankly Private Placement.
SOL Global acquired an additional aggregate of 131,500 common shares of Frankly through a series of trades on the open market between May 22, 2019 to May 29, 2019 at prices ranging from $1.55 to $3.63 per common share for an aggregate purchase price of $351,885.
The Company acquired the securities for investment purposes. The Company may, depending on market and other conditions, increase or decrease its beneficial ownership in Frankly's securities, whether in transactions over the open market, by privately negotiated arrangements or otherwise, subject to a number of factors, including general market conditions and other available investment and business opportunities.
This news release is being issued in accordance with National Instrument 62-103 - The Early Warning System and Related Take-Over Bid and Insider Reporting Issues.
For more information or to obtain a copy of the early warning report filed in respect of this press release, contact SOL Global Investment Corp. at the contact details noted below.
Contact Information
SOL Global Investments Corp.
Brady Cobb, Chief Executive Officer
Phone: (212) 729-9208
Email: [email protected]
About SOL Global Investments Corp.
SOL Global is an international investment company with a focus on, but not limited to, cannabis and cannabis related companies in legal U.S. states, the hemp and CBD marketplaces and the emerging European cannabis and hemp marketplaces. Its strategic investments and partnerships across cultivation, distribution and retail complement the Company's R&D program with the University of Miami. It is this comprehensive approach that is positioning SOL Global as a future frontrunner in the Unites States' medical cannabis industry.
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SOURCE SOL Global Investments Corp.
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