HyperBlock to Sell US$1 Million of Non-Core Datacenter Assets
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Market Update: Company Appoints Inder Saini as Interim CFO, Confirms CEO Investment of US$2M and Announces Option to Extend Debt Repayment up to 24 Months
TORONTO, Feb. 12, 2019 /CNW/ - HyperBlock Inc. (CSE: HYPR) — one of North America's leading publicly traded diversified crypto-asset enterprises — announced that it has entered into a binding agreement (the "Agreement") for the sale of non-core datacenter assets and related infrastructure at one of its Canadian facilities.
In addition to the sale of non-core datacenter assets for US$1 million, the Agreement provides Atlantic Crypto Corporation (the "Buyer") with the option (the "Option") to assume operation of the facility (the "Facility"); and to transition services required to operate certain non-core datacenter assets at the Facility.
The transaction is expected to close on or before April 30, 2019, and the Option must be exercised by the Buyer on or before April 30, 2019. Prior to the close of the transaction, the Buyer will pay HyperBlock a monthly fee of US$7,500 for operation and transition services at the Facility. A copy of the Agreement can be found on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
CEO Confirms Plan to Invest US$2M in HyperBlock
To reflect his confidence in HyperBlock's future, HyperBlock CEO Sean Walsh confirmed that he would subscribe for US$2 million (C$2.667 million) on closing of the Company's previously announced non-brokered private placement of HyperBlock units. As announced in December 2018, the company priced each unit offered at C$0.05. Each unit includes one HyperBlock common share and one whole common share purchase warrant. Each warrant has a term of 24 months and is exercisable for one HyperBlock common share at a price of C$0.15 per warrant. Canaccord Genuity remains the Company's financial advisor.
Debt Payment Deadline Extended up to 24 Months
As a follow-up to a previous announcement, HyperBlock confirmed that Project Spokane (a company founded by Walsh and whose cryptocurrency assets were acquired by HyperBlock in July 2018) has offered HyperBlock an option to extend the term for repayment of C$5 million of debt owed by HyperBlock to Project Spokane by up to 24 months beyond the current July 10, 2019 deadline. This is a change from the previously announced position that debt would convert to equity — and thereby avoids shareholder dilution by such a conversion.
HyperBlock Appoints Inder Saini as Interim CFO
The company also announced that it has appointed Inder Saini, an experienced Chartered Public Accountant (CPA) as its Interim CFO, effective immediately. Saini brings more than 12 years of experience in assisting companies through transformation and growth — and has a successful track record of leading financial reporting, fundraising and operations management. Before joining HyperBlock, Saini led an organization through a two year growth period, from startup phase to establishing itself as a national retail health care leader.
"Inder's financial leadership and expertise in steering startups through dynamic growth is a tremendous asset to HyperBlock," explains Walsh, adding that Saini shares the HyperBlock team's focus on efficiency and belief in the future power of the crypto economy.
"I'm excited to help HyperBlock continue to strengthen its financial foundation and grow over the long-term as we continue to streamline for efficiencies and expand our operating capacity at Project Northwest, our US-based datacenter," says Saini.
About HyperBlock Inc.
HyperBlock is one of North America's leading publicly traded crypto-asset enterprises. The Company operates one of North America's most efficient cryptocurrency datacenters and provides five complementary product offerings focused on helping people and businesses create, safeguard, manage and grow crypto-assets. HyperBlock profit centers include cryptocurrency mining, Mining-as-a-Service (MAAS), server hosting, server hardware sales and a proprietary custodial vault product. Learn more at www.hyperblock.co
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