Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - January 7, 2019) - Tidal Royalty Corp. (CSE: RLTY.U) ("Tidal Royalty" or the "Company"), a leading provider of royalty financing to licensed U.S. cannabis operators, is pleased to report that Tidal Royalty's registration statement on Form 20-F is now effective in the United States and a Form 211 application for a quotation on OTC Markets has been filed with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA"), which regulates the OTC Markets.
On December 21, 2018, the Company was advised by letter by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") that the SEC had completed its review of Tidal Royalty's registration statement on Form 20-F, which has become effective.
The effectiveness of the registration statement on Form 20-F rectifies the filing deficiencies of Tidal Royalty's predecessor entity, subjects Tidal Royalty to continuous disclosure requirements in the United States, and will permit FINRA to reinstate Tidal Royalty's eligibility for quotation on the OTC Markets.
Tidal Royalty is now working with a broker-dealer and FINRA to reinstate Tidal Royalty's quotation on the OTC Markets, and a Form 211 application was filed with FINRA today. Tidal Royalty expects to resume trading on the OTC Markets promptly following approval from FINRA.
The Company filed its initial registration statement on Form 20-F on October 17, 2018, Amendment No. 1 to the registration statement on Form 20-F on November 29, 2018 and Amendment No. 2 to the registration statement on Form 20-F on December 18, 2018. A copy of each of these filings is available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and on EDGAR at www.sec.gov.
Shareholders seeking to trade their shares of Tidal Royalty may do so over the Canadian Securities Exchange ("CSE"). The CSE publishes a directory of dealers who have access to the trading facilities of the CSE on their website, which is available at https://thecse.com/en/trading/dealer-directory.
Background
Further to Tidal Royalty's press release dated September 11, 2018, the OTC Markets ceased listing Tidal Royalty's common shares under the symbol "TDRYF" as a result of an October 12, 2010 order issued by the SEC revoking the registration of the common shares of a predecessor company to Tidal Royalty, Elkhorn Gold Mining Corp. ("Elkhorn"), for filing deficiencies pursuant to Section 12(j) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"). As a result, broker-dealers in the United States are currently unable to effect transactions in the United States markets under the trading symbol TDRYF. Tidal Royalty's common shares continue to trade publicly on the CSE under the symbol RLTY.U. The effectiveness of the registration statement on Form 20-F rectifies such filing deficiencies and should facilitate the quotation of Tidal Royalty common stock on the OTC Markets.
About Tidal Royalty
Tidal Royalty provides royalty financing to the United States regulated cannabis industry. Led by an executive team with extensive industry experience in Canada and the United States, Tidal Royalty provides operators with the funding they need to grow their business. Operators benefit from non-dilutive capital and investors get top-line access to a diversified portfolio of companies that will form the future of this transformative industry.
For further information, please contact:
Tidal Royalty Corp.
Terry Taouss, President
Email: terry@tidalroyalty.com
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