The Transaction includes the sale of relevant intellectual property, trademarks, licenses, and operating contracts and agreements. The purchase price for the Purchased Assets will be satisfied through a combination of the assumption by the Purchasers of certain liabilities related to the Purchased Assets, a vendor-take-back note ("Note") in the principal amount of
GFI is confident that the sale is the single best path to provide Yofiit with the necessary recourses and strategic focus to continue its rapid growth into the US market. Over the past year, Yofiit successfully underwent the rebranding of the product, completion of the Protein Industries Canada project resulting in the development of new flavours and innovative plant-based consumer products, along with the successful launch of the product in the US market, including Sprouts Farmers Market and KeHE.
"The divestiture supports our strategy to prioritize investments and capital allocation to our core ingredients business where we can leverage our key competitive advantages, and position the Company to deliver shareholder value," said
The principal amount under the Note will be
Current inventory of Yofiit products will continue to be held by GFI and sold via a separate agreement to the Purchasers.
The Transaction including the Share Repurchase is anticipated to close in the first quarter of the Company's current fiscal year ending
The Transaction constitutes a "related party transaction" of GFI, within the meaning of Multilateral Instrument 61-101 – Protections of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions ("MI 61-101") as Marie Amazon is the co-founder and President of YoFiit. The Company determined that the Transaction is exempt from the formal valuation and minority approval requirements of MI 61-101 in reliance of the exemptions set forth in sections 5.5(a) and 5.7(1)(a) of MI 61-101, respectively.
GFI is a fast-growing Canadian plant-based food and ingredients company, connecting the local farm to the global supply chain for peas, beans, lentils, chickpeas and other high protein specialty crops. GFI's vision is to become a vertically integrated farm-to-fork plant-based company providing traceable, locally sourced, healthy and sustainable food and ingredients. GFI is organized into four primary business lines: Pea Protein Inputs, Plant-Based Ingredients, Plant-Based Pet Food Ingredients and Plant-Based Consumer Goods. Headquartered in
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