VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / April 16, 2020 / NHS Industries Ltd. (CSE:NHS) (the "Company" or "NHS") has postponed filing its annual financial statements, management's discussion and analysis, for the year ended December 31, 2019, due to logistics and delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
NHS is relying on exemptive relief recently granted by Canadian securities regulatory authorities that allows it to delay the filing of its annual documents required by National Instrument 51-102 by April 29, 2020. In response to the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, securities regulatory authorities in Canada have granted a blanket exemption allowing issuers an additional 45 days to complete their regulatory filings.
NHS estimates that its 2019 annual documents will be available for filing at its earliest opportunity, which is expected to occur on or before June 13, 2020. Until such time as the 2019 annual documents are filed, NHS' management and other insiders are subject to a trading blackout that reflects the principles contained in section 9 of National Policy 11-207 - Failure-to-File Cease Trade Orders and Revocations in Multiple Jurisdictions.
There have been no material business developments since the date of the last interim financial statements, filed on November 28, 2019, other than the acquisition of Plenty-full Food Services Corp. which was completed on February 27, 2020; however, the Company has issued news releases subsequent to November 28, 2019, copies of which are available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
About NHS Industries Ltd.
NHS is an agri-food holdings company focused on innovative products and technologies in the food services industry.
For further information about NHS, please consult the Company's profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
On Behalf of the Board of Directors
Robert Nygren
Chief Executive Officer
info@nhsindustries.ca
(888) 202-5153
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This news release contains forward-looking statements, which relate to future events or future performance and reflect management's current expectations and assumptions. Such forward-looking statements reflect management's current beliefs and are based on assumptions made by and information currently available to the Company. Readers are cautioned that these forward looking statements are neither promises nor guarantees, and are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause future results to differ materially from those expected including, but not limited to completion of planned improvements on schedule and on budget, the availability of financing needed to complete the Company's planned improvements on commercially reasonable terms, delays in obtaining statutory and/or regulatory approval for production plans, the ability to mitigate the risk of loss through appropriate insurance policies, among others. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date hereof and the Company does not assume any obligation to update or revise them to reflect new events or circumstances save as required under applicable securities legislation. This news release does not constitute an offer to sell securities and the Company is not soliciting an offer to buy securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such jurisdiction.
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SOURCE: NHS Industries Ltd.
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