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WATERLOO, ON,
Nov. 13
/CNW/ - ARISE Technologies Corporation (TSX: APV and Frankfurt: A3T), which is dedicated to becoming a leader in high-performance, high-quality, cost-effective solar technology, today announced the filing of a prospectus supplement to its
September 29, 2009
base shelf prospectus in connection with a non-brokered offering of up to 6,666,666 Units at a price of
$0.30
per Unit for gross proceeds of up to
$2.0 million
. Each Unit consists of one common share and one common share purchase warrant. Each share purchase warrant is exercisable into one common share at a price of
$0.35
per common share if exercised before
November 6, 2010
and at a price of
$0.40
per common share if exercised between
November 7, 2010
and
November 6, 2011
. The share purchase warrants expire on
November 6, 2011
unless such date is accelerated in accordance with the terms of the share purchase warrants. The expiry date of the warrants may be accelerated if the closing trading price of the common shares exceeds
$0.60
for twenty consecutive trading days. The offering size was increased from the
$1.0 million
offering announced on
November 2, 2009
.
The common shares being issued in the offering, including the common shares to be issued on exercise of the warrants have been conditionally approved for listing on the
Toronto
Stock Exchange. In the event that all Units are subscribed for in the offering and assuming exercise of the share purchase warrants there would be 133,442,762 ARISE common shares issued and outstanding. Closing of the offering is scheduled to occur on
November 18, 2009
.
As previously announced MacLellan Management Limited has provided ARISE with
$500,000
of bridge financing and Hildon Trading Inc. has provided ARISE with
$250,000
of bridge financing. In addition, on
November 12, 2009
MacLellan Management Limited provided ARISE with an additional
$105,000
of bridge financing. Each of MacLellan Management Limited and Hildon Trading Inc. have offered to subscribe for Units with the intention of exchanging the debt owed by ARISE for Units. Assuming that such subscriptions are received and accepted, a total amount of
$855,000
of debt owed by ARISE to MacLellan Management Limited and Hildon Trading Inc. will be exchanged for 2,950,000 Units.
About ARISE Technologies
ARISE Technologies Corporation, based in Waterloo, Ontario, is dedicated to becoming a leader in high-performance, cost-effective solar technology. The company operates through three divisions. The PV Cell Division manufactures PV (photovoltaic) cells at its first manufacturing plant opened in
April 2008
in Bischofswerda,
Germany
. The division is developing proprietary technology with a target of achieving a step-by-step progression to a high-efficiency level of greater than 20%. The PV Silicon Division is using a proprietary method to produce silicon at 7N+ high-purity (99.99999% purity) for PV cell applications, based on a simplified chemical vapor deposition process. The division is focusing on scaling up its process to provide ARISE with control over its supply, costs, and quality. The PV Systems Division has been providing PV solutions for solar farms and rooftop installations since 1996 throughout
North America
. ARISE is planning to expand its systems business in Ontario under the Ontario FIT (Feed-In Tariff) program.
The company's shares are listed on the
Toronto
Stock Exchange under the symbol APV and on the
Frankfurt
Open Market Exchange under the symbol A3T. Additional information is available at www.arisetech.com and www.sedar.com.
Forward-Looking Statements and Risk Factors
Certain statements in this news release may be considered to be forward-looking. Such statements are based on management's current expectations, estimations, and assumptions based on experience, trends, and other factors that are subject to the significant risks and uncertainties described in our regulatory filings. Please refer to these. Such risks and uncertainties may include, but are not limited to, the effects of general economic conditions, changing foreign exchange rates, actions by government authorities, the requirement for additional capital, risks associated with manufacturing, industry supply levels, competitive pricing pressures and misjudgements in the course of preparing forward-looking statements.
Risk factors relating to ARISE are discussed in the Risk Factors section of ARISE's Annual Information Form and under the headings Liquidity and Capital Resources and Risk and Uncertainties in ARISE's year-end Management's Discussion and Analysis which are or will be available at www.sedar.com. These factors should be considered carefully, and readers should not place undue reliance on ARISE's forward-looking statements.
ARISE assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those reflected in the forward-looking statements.
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For further information: ARISE Technologies Corporation, 65 Northland Road, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, N2V 1Y8; Dave Chornaby, Chief Financial Officer, (519) 772-5732, [email protected], www.arisetech.com
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