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mdf commerce Announces Closing of Bought Deal Public Offering
Montréal, Canada, March 15, 2021 – mdf commerce inc. (“mdf commerce” or the “Corporation”) (TSX:MDF), a leader in SaaS commerce technology solutions, announced today the closing of the previously announced public offering of 5,517,242 common shares at a purchase price of $14.50 per common share for aggregate gross proceeds to mdf commerce of approximately $80 million (the “Offering”).
Stifel GMP acted as sole bookrunner and, together with Echelon Wealth Partners Inc., as co-lead underwriters for the Offering, with a syndicate of underwriters also comprised of Acumen Capital Finance Partners Limited, Laurentian Bank Securities Inc., National Bank Financial Inc. and Scotia Capital Inc.
Luc Filiatreault, President & CEO, commented: “The net proceeds of the Offering increase our cash position, thereby building further operational flexibility and facilitating the execution of our five-year strategic plan, including to fund product development and potential acquisition opportunities, principally in the strategic sourcing and ecommerce industries (including in the e-grocery technology vertical).”
Certain insiders of the Corporation participated in the Offering and purchased an aggregate of 11,000 common shares. Participation of insiders of the Corporation in the Offering constitutes a “related party transaction” as defined under Multilateral Instrument 61-101 – Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions (“MI 61-101”), but is exempt from the formal valuation and minority shareholder approval requirements of MI 61-101, as neither the fair market value of securities being issued to insiders nor the consideration being paid by insiders exceeds 25% of the Corporation’s market capitalization. The Corporation did not file a material change report 21 days prior to the closing of the Offering as the details of the participation of the insiders of the Corporation had not been confirmed at that time.
About mdf commerce inc.
mdf commerce inc. (TSX:MDF) enables the flow of commerce by providing a broad set of SaaS solutions that optimize and accelerate commercial interactions between buyers and sellers. Our platforms and services empower businesses around the world, allowing them to generate billions of dollars in transactions on an annual basis. Our strategic sourcing, unified commerce and eMarketplace platforms are supported by a strong and dedicated team of more than 600 employees based in Canada, the United States, Denmark, Ukraine and China. For more information, please visit us at mdfcommerce.com, follow us on LinkedIn or call at 1-877-677-9088.
For further information:
mdf commerce
Luc Filiatreault
President & CEO
Phone: 1-877-677-9088, ext. 2004
Email: luc.filiatreault@mdfcommerce.com
Deborah Dumoulin
Chief Financial Officer
Phone: 1-877-677-9088, ext. 2134
Email: deborah.dumoulin@mdfcommerce.com
André Leblanc
Vice President, Marketing and Public Affairs
Phone: 1 877 677-9088, ext. 8220
Email: aleblanc@mdfcommerce.com