Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - November 25, 2020) - The Mint Corporation (TSXV: MIT) ("Mint" or the "Company") today announced that it has completed the shares for debt transaction (the "Shares for Debt Transaction") announced on June 29, 2020. Pursuant to the Shares for Debt Transaction, the Company issued 19,918,258 common shares at a deemed price per common share of $0.05 to satisfy $995,912.87 of indebtedness owed to Mobile Telecommunication Group LLC ("MTG"). The indebtedness was pursuant to accrued and unpaid interest on the Series A debentures of the Company held by MTG.
MTG is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Global Business Services for Multimedia ("GBS"), which is a control person of the Company. Accordingly the Shares for Debt Transaction is a "related party transaction" within the meaning of Multilateral Instrument 61-101 - Protection of Minority Holders in Special Transactions ("MI 61-101"). The Company relied on the exemption from the valuation requirement and the minority approval requirement pursuant to subsections 5.5(a) and 5.7(a) of MI 61-101, respectively, as the securities did not represent more than 25% of the Company's market capitalization, as determined in accordance with MI 61-101. The participation by MTG in the Shares for Debt Transaction was approved by directors of the Company who are independent in connection with such transaction.
In addition, the Company issued 2,816,640 common shares at a price per common share of $0.05 to settle an aggregate of $140,832 of compensation owed to six individuals who are directors, former directors and officers of the Company for part of their compensation in 2019, as announced on July 12, 2019 (the "Shares for Services Transaction").
The common shares issued pursuant to the Shares for Debt Transaction and the Shares for Services Transaction are subject to a four month hold period, expiring on March 21, 2021.
A material change report will be filed immediately after this news release.
ABOUT MINT
The Mint Corporation through its majority-owned subsidiaries (the "Mint Group"), is a globally certified payments company headquartered in Toronto, Canada with its primary business in Dubai, UAE. The Mint Group provides employers, employees and merchants with best-in-class financial services supported via payroll cards and the feature rich and linked Mint mobile application. Through its mobile enabled payments platform certified globally by MasterCard and UnionPay, Mint brings modern financial conveniences, at reasonable cost, to employers, merchants and consumers.
Forward-looking Statements.
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The Mint Corporation
Vishy Karamadam, Chief Executive Officer
647-352-0666
www.themintcorp.com
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