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Mydecine Innovations Group Inc. — Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2023
Jun 2, 2023
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Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement
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NOTICE OF MEETING AND
MANAGEMENT INFORMATION CIRCULAR
SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS OF
MYDECINE INNOVATIONS GROUP INC.
to be held on Tuesday, July 4, 2023
at 10:00 AM (Pacific time)
at Suite 810 – 789 West Pender Street Vancouver, British Columbia, V6C 1H2
Dated: May 19, 2023
MYDECINE INNOVATIONS GROUP INC.
Suite 810 – 789 West Pender Street
Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 1H2
NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT a special meeting (the “ Meeting ”) of the holders of common shares (the “ Shareholders ”) of Mydecine Innovations Group Inc. (the “ Company ”) will be held at 810 – 789 West Pender Street Vancouver BC V6C 1H2 on Tuesday, July 4, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. (Vancouver time) for the following purposes:
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to consider, and, if deemed advisable, to pass a special resolution of disinterested shareholders, with or without variation, to approve the re-pricing of the Debenture and the Debenture Warrants, as defined in the information circular; and
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to transact such further or other business as may properly come before the Meeting or any adjournment(s) thereof.
The Company’s board of directors (the “ Board ”) has fixed May 19, 2023 as the record date for the determination of Shareholders entitled to receive notice of and to vote at the Meeting and at any adjournment or postponement thereof. Each registered Shareholder at the close of business on that date is entitled to receive such notice and to vote at the Meeting in the circumstances set out in the accompanying Information Circular.
If you are a registered Shareholder of the Company and are unable to attend the Meeting in person, please complete, date and sign the accompanying form of proxy and deposit it with the Company’s transfer agent, National Securities Administrators Ltd., 702 – 777 Hornby Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6Z 1S4, no later than 10:00 AM on Thursday, June 29, 2023 or at least 48 hours (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays recognized in the Province of British Columbia) before the time and date of any adjournment or postponement of the Meeting.
If you are a non-registered Shareholder and received this notice (“ Notice ”) of Meeting and accompanying materials through a broker, a financial institution, a participant, a trustee or administrator of a self-administered retirement savings plan, retirement income fund, education savings plan or other similar self-administered savings or investment plan registered under the Income Tax Act (Canada), or a nominee of any of the foregoing that holds your securities on your behalf (the “ Intermediary ”), please complete and return the materials in accordance with the instructions provided to you by your Intermediary.
The Company has elected to use the notice-and-access provisions under National Instrument 54-101 and National Instrument 51-102 ( the “ Notice-and-Access Provisions ”) for the Meeting. The Notice-and- Access Provisions are a set of rules developed by the Canadian Securities Administrators that reduce the volume of materials that must be physically mailed to Shareholders by allowing the Company to post the Information Circular, the Company’s 2022 audited financial statements and the related management’s discussion and analysis, and any additional materials (collectively, the “Meeting Materials”) online. Shareholders will still receive this Notice of Meeting, a form of proxy and request for financial information form and may choose to receive a paper copy of the Meeting Materials.
The Company will not use the procedure known as ‘stratification’ in relation to the use of Notice-and- Access Provisions. Stratification occurs when a reporting issuer using the Notice-and-Access Provisions provides a paper copy of the Information Circular to some shareholders with this notice package. In relation to the Meeting, all Shareholders will receive the required documentation under the Notice-and- Access Provisions, which will not include a paper copy of the Meeting Materials.
PLEASE REVIEW THE INFORMATION CIRCULAR CAREFULLY IN FULL PRIOR TO VOTING IN RELATION TO THE RESOLUTIONS BEING PRESENTED, AS THE INFORMATION CIRCULAR HAS BEEN PREPARED TO HELP YOU MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION ON THE MATTERS. THE INFORMATION CIRCULAR IS AVAILABLE AT HTTPS://MYDECINE.COM/ AND UNDER THE COMPANY’S PROFILE ON SEDAR AT WWW.SEDAR.COM. ANY SHAREHOLDER WHO WISHES TO RECEIVE A PAPER COPY ON THE MEETING MATERIALS (INCLUDING THE INFORMATION CIRCULAR) SHOULD CONTACT THE COMPANY AT 789 WEST PENDER STREET, SUITE 810, VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, V6C 1H2, BY FAX AT 604-687-3141, BY TELEPHONE TOLL
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FREE AT 1-888-787-0888 OR BY EMAIL AT [email protected]. SHAREHOLDERS MAY ALSO USE THE TOLL FREE NUMBER NOTED ABOVE TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE NOTICE-AND-ACCESS PROVISIONS.
In view of the current and rapidly evolving COVID-19 outbreak, the Company asks that, in considering whether to attend the Meeting in person, shareholders follow the instructions of the Public Health Agency of Canada (https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/coronavirus-disease-covid-19.html). The Company encourages Shareholders not to attend the Meeting in person if experiencing any of the described COVID-19 symptoms of fever, cough or difficulty breathing. The Company may take additional precautionary measures in relation to the Meeting in response to further developments in the COVID-19 outbreak. As always, the Company encourages Shareholders to vote prior to the Meeting. Shareholders are encouraged to vote on the matters before the Meeting by proxy and to join the Meeting by teleconference. To access the Meeting by teleconference, dial toll free at 1-800-319-7310 , Participation Code: 77783 , followed by the # sign.
Dated at Toronto, Ontario, this 19[th] day of May, 2023.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
(signed) “ David Joshua Bartch ”
David Joshua Bartch Chief Executive Officer
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MYDECINE INNOVATIONS GROUP INC.
Suite 810 – 789 West Pender Street Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 1H2
INFORMATION CIRCULAR
This Information Circular (the “ Circular ”) accompanies the Notice of the special meeting (the “ Meeting ”) of the Shareholders of Mydecine Innovations Group Inc. (the “ Company ”), and is furnished to Shareholders holding shares of the Company (the “ Shares ”), in connection with the solicitation by the Company’s management of proxies to be voted at the Meeting to be held at 10:00 AM on Tuesday, July 4, 2023 at Suite 810, 789 West Pender Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6C 1H2 or at any adjournment or postponement thereof.
COVID-19
In view of the current and rapidly evolving COVID-19 outbreak, the Company asks that, in considering whether to attend the Meeting in person, shareholders follow the instructions of the Public Health Agency of Canada (https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/coronavirus-disease-covid-19.html). The Company encourages Shareholders not to attend the Meeting in person if experiencing any of the described COVID-19 symptoms of fever, cough or difficulty breathing. The Company may take additional precautionary measures in relation to the Meeting in response to further developments in the COVID-19 outbreak. As always, the Company encourages Shareholders to vote prior to the Meeting. Shareholders are encouraged to vote on the matters before the meeting by proxy and to join the Meeting by teleconference. To access the Meeting by teleconference, dial toll free at 1-800-319-7310 , Participation Code: 77783 , followed by the # sign.
INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS INFORMATION CIRCULAR
The date of this Circular is May 19, 2023.
No person has been authorized to give any information or to make any representation in connection with any matters described herein other than those contained in this Circular and, if given or made, any such information or representation should be considered not to have been authorized by the Company.
This Circular does not constitute the solicitation of an offer to purchase any securities or the solicitation of a proxy by any person in any jurisdiction in which such solicitation is not authorized or in which the person making such solicitation is not qualified to do so or to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such solicitation.
Information contained in this Circular should not be construed as legal, tax or financial advice and Shareholders are urged to consult their own professional advisers in connection therewith.
PROXIES AND VOTING RIGHTS
Management Solicitation
The solicitation of proxies by management of the Company will be conducted by mail and may be supplemented by telephone or other personal contact to be made without special compensation by the directors, officers and employees of the Company. The Company does not reimburse Shareholders, nominees or agents for costs incurred in obtaining from their principals authorization to execute forms of proxy, except that the Company has requested brokers and nominees who hold stock in their respective names to furnish the proxy-related materials to their customers, and the Company will reimburse such brokers and nominees for their related out of pocket expenses. No solicitation will be made by specifically engaged employees or soliciting agents. The cost of solicitation will be borne by the Company. No person has been authorized to give any information or to make any representation other than as contained in this Circular in connection with the solicitation of proxies.
If given or made, such information or representations must not be relied upon as having been authorized by the Company. The delivery of this Circular shall not create, under any circumstances, any implication that there has been no change in the information set forth herein since the date of this Circular. This Circular does not constitute the solicitation of a proxy by anyone in any jurisdiction in which such solicitation is not authorized, or in which the person
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making such solicitation is not qualified to do so, or to anyone to whom it is unlawful to make such an offer of solicitation.
The Company has arranged for intermediaries to forward the Meeting materials to beneficial owners of Shares (the “ Beneficial Shareholders ”) held of record by those intermediaries. The Company has distributed or made available for distribution, copies of the Notice, this Circular and form of proxy to clearing agencies, securities dealers, banks and trust companies or their nominees (collectively, the “ Intermediaries ”) for distribution to Beneficial Shareholders held of record by those Intermediaries. Such Intermediaries are required to forward such documents to the Beneficial Shareholders unless a Beneficial Shareholder has waived the right to receive them. The solicitation of proxies from Beneficial Shareholders will be carried out by the Intermediaries or by the Company if the names and addresses of the Beneficial Shareholders are provided by Intermediaries. The Company will pay the permitted fees and costs of the Intermediaries for reasonable fees and disbursements incurred in connection with the distribution of these materials.
The Company does not intend to pay for Intermediaries to forward to objecting Beneficial Shareholders under NI 54101 the proxy-related materials and Form 54-101F7 Request for Voting Instructions Made by Intermediary . An objecting Beneficial Shareholder will not receive such materials unless the objecting Beneficial Shareholder’s Intermediary assumes the cost of delivery.
These proxy-related materials are being sent to both registered and non-registered Shareholders. If you are a nonregistered Shareholder, and the Company or its agent has sent these materials directly to you, your name and address and information about your Shares, have been obtained in accordance with applicable securities regulatory requirements from the Intermediary holding on your behalf.
Appointment of Proxy
Registered Shareholders are entitled to vote at the Meeting. On a show of hands or by verbal confirmation (for those Registered Shareholders attending by teleconference), every Shareholder is entitled to one vote for each Share that such Shareholder holds on the record date of May 19, 2023 on the resolutions to be voted upon at the Meeting, and any other matter to come before the Meeting. The list of Registered Shareholders is available for inspection during normal business hours at the offices of National Securities Administrators Ltd. (“ National ”) and will be available at the Meeting.
The persons named as proxyholders (the “ Designated Persons ”) in the enclosed form of proxy are directors and/or officers of the Company.
A SHAREHOLDER HAS THE RIGHT TO APPOINT A PERSON OR COMPANY (WHO NEED NOT BE A SHAREHOLDER) TO ATTEND AND ACT FOR OR ON BEHALF OF THAT SHAREHOLDER AT THE MEETING, OTHER THAN THE DESIGNATED PERSONS NAMED IN THE ENCLOSED FORM OF PROXY.
TO EXERCISE THE RIGHT, THE SHAREHOLDER MAY DO SO BY STRIKING OUT THE PRINTED NAMES AND INSERTING THE NAME OF SUCH OTHER PERSON AND, IF DESIRED, AN ALTERNATE TO SUCH PERSON, IN THE BLANK SPACE PROVIDED IN THE FORM OF PROXY. SUCH SHAREHOLDER SHOULD NOTIFY THE NOMINEE OF THE APPOINTMENT, OBTAIN THE NOMINEE’S CONSENT TO ACT AS PROXY AND SHOULD PROVIDE INSTRUCTION TO THE NOMINEE ON HOW THE SHAREHOLDER’S SHARES SHOULD BE VOTED. THE NOMINEE SHOULD BRING PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION TO THE MEETING.
In order to be voted, the completed form of proxy must be received by the Company’s registrar and transfer agent, National Securities Administrators Ltd. at their offices located at 702 – 777 Hornby Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6Z 1S4, by mail, or by fax at 604-559-8908, or by email at [email protected], no later than 10:00AM PST on Thursday, June 29, 2023 or at least 48 hours (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays recognized in the Province of British Columbia) before the time and date of any adjournment or postponement of the Meeting.
A proxy may not be valid unless it is dated and signed by the Shareholder who is giving it or by that Shareholder’s attorney-in-fact duly authorized by that Shareholder in writing or, in the case of a corporation, dated and executed by a duly authorized officer or attorney-in-fact for the corporation. If a form of proxy is executed by an attorney-in-fact for an individual Shareholder or joint Shareholders or by an officer or attorney-in-fact for a corporate Shareholder, the instrument so empowering the officer or attorney-in-fact, as the case may be, or a notarially certified copy thereof, must accompany the form of proxy.
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The persons named in the enclosed form of proxy will vote the shares in respect of which they are appointed in accordance with the direction of the Shareholders appointing them. In the absence of such direction, such shares will be voted in the discretion of the person named in the proxy. The enclosed form of proxy confers discretionary authority upon the persons named therein with respect to amendments or variations to matters identified in the Notice of Meeting and with respect to other matters which may properly come before the Meeting. At the time of printing of this information circular, management knows of no such amendments, variations or other matters to come before the Meeting. However, if any other matters which are not now known to management should properly come before the Meeting, the proxy will be voted on such matters in accordance with the best judgment of the named proxies.
Revocation of Proxy
A Shareholder who has given a proxy may revoke it at any time before it is exercised by an instrument in writing: (a) executed by that Shareholder or by that Shareholder’s attorney-in-fact authorized in writing or, where the Shareholder is a corporation, by a duly authorized officer of, or attorney-in-fact for, the corporation; and (b) delivered either: (i) to the Company at the address set forth above, at any time up to and including the last Business Day preceding the day of the Meeting or, if adjourned or postponed, any reconvening thereof, or (ii) to the Chairman of the Meeting prior to the vote on matters covered by the proxy on the day of the Meeting or, if adjourned or postponed, any reconvening thereof, or (iii) in any other manner provided by law.
Also, a proxy will automatically be revoked by either: (a) attendance at the Meeting and participation in a poll (ballot) by a Shareholder, or (b) submission of a subsequent proxy in accordance with the foregoing procedures. A revocation of a proxy does not affect any matter on which a vote has been taken prior to any such revocation.
Voting of Common Shares and Proxies and Exercise of Discretion by Designated Persons
A Shareholder may indicate the manner in which the Designated Persons are to vote with respect to a matter to be voted upon at the Meeting by marking the appropriate space. If the instructions as to voting indicated in the proxy are certain, the Shares represented by the proxy will be voted or withheld from voting in accordance with the instructions given in the proxy. If the Shareholder specifies a choice in the proxy with respect to a matter to be acted upon, then the Shares represented will be voted or withheld from the vote on that matter accordingly. The Shares represented by a proxy will be voted or withheld from voting in accordance with the instructions of the Shareholder on any ballot that may be called for and if the Shareholder specifies a choice with respect to any matter to be acted upon, the Shares will be voted accordingly.
IF NO CHOICE IS SPECIFIED IN THE PROXY WITH RESPECT TO A MATTER TO BE ACTED UPON, THE PROXY CONFERS DISCRETIONARY AUTHORITY WITH RESPECT TO THAT MATTER UPON THE DESIGNATED PERSONS NAMED IN THE FORM OF PROXY. IT IS INTENDED THAT THE DESIGNATED PERSONS WILL VOTE THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THE PROXY IN FAVOUR OF EACH MATTER IDENTIFIED IN THE PROXY AND FOR THE NOMINEES OF THE BOARD FOR DIRECTORS AND AUDITOR .
The enclosed form of proxy confers discretionary authority upon the Designated Persons with respect to other matters which may properly come before the Meeting, including any amendments or variations to any matters identified in the Notice, and with respect to other matters which may properly come before the Meeting. At the date of this Circular, management of the Company is not aware of any such amendments, variations, or other matters to come before the Meeting.
In the case of abstentions from, or withholding of, the voting of the Shares on any matter, the Shares that are the subject of the abstention or withholding will be counted for determination of a quorum, but will not be counted as affirmative or negative on the matter to be voted upon.
Notice-and-Access
Notice-and-Access is a mechanism which allows reporting issuers other than investment funds to choose to deliver proxy-related materials to registered holders and beneficial owners of its securities by posting such materials on a nonSEDAR website (usually the reporting issuer’s website and sometimes the transfer agent’s website) rather than delivering such materials by mail. The notice-and-access provisions under National Instrument 54-101 and National Instrument 51-102 ( the “ Notice-and-Access Provisions ”) can be used to deliver materials for both special and general meetings.
The use of the Notice-and-Access Provisions is intended to reduce paper waste and mailing costs to the issuer. In order
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for the Company to utilize the Notice-and-Access Provisions to deliver proxy-related materials, the Company must send a notice to Shareholders indicating that the proxy-related materials for the Meeting have been posted electronically on a website that is not SEDAR and explaining how a Shareholder can access them or obtain a paper copy of those materials. Upon request, beneficial owners are entitled to delivery of a paper copy of the information circular at the reporting issuer’s expense. This Information Circular and other materials related to the Meeting have been posted in full on the Company’s Meeting website at https://mydecine.com/and under the Company’s SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com.
In order to use the Notice-and-Access Provisions, a reporting issuer must set the record date for the meeting at least 40 days prior to the meeting to ensure there is sufficient time for the materials to be posted on the applicable website and the notice of meeting and form of proxy to be delivered to Shareholders. The requirements for the notice of meeting are that the Company shall provide basic information about the Meeting and the matters to be voted on, explain how a Shareholder can obtain a paper copy of this Information Circular, and explain the Notice-and-Access process. The Notice of Meeting, containing this information, has been delivered to Shareholders by the Company, along with the applicable voting document (a form of proxy in the case of registered Shareholders or a voting instruction form in the case of non-registered Shareholders).
The Company will not rely upon the use of ‘stratification’. Stratification occurs when a reporting issuer using the Notice-and-Access Provisions provides a paper copy of the information circular to some, but not all, of its shareholders, along with the notice of meeting. In relation to the Meeting, all Shareholders will receive the documentation required under the Notice-and-Access Provisions and all documents required to vote at the Meeting. No Shareholder will receive a paper copy of this Information Circular from the Company or any intermediary unless such Shareholder specifically requests same.
The Company will be delivering proxy-related materials to NOBOs and OBOs indirectly through the use of intermediaries.
Any Shareholder who wishes to receive a paper copy of this Information Circular may contact the Company in writing by mail at: 789 West Pender Street, Suite 810, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6C 1H2; or by fax at 604-687-3141.
In order to ensure that a paper copy of this Information Circular can be delivered to a requesting Shareholder in time for such Shareholder to review this Information Circular and return a proxy or voting instruction form so that it is received not later than forty-eight (48) hours (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and statutory holidays) prior to the time set for the Meeting or any adjournment of the Meeting, it is strongly suggested that a Shareholder ensure their request is received no later than June 22, 2023 . All Shareholders may call toll free at 1-888-787-0888 in order to obtain additional information about the Notice-and-Access Provisions or to obtain a paper copy of this Information Circular, up to and including the date of the Meeting, including any adjournment of the Meeting.
ADVICE TO BENEFICIAL SHAREHOLDERS
The information set out in this section is of significant importance to those Shareholders who do not hold shares in their own name. Beneficial Shareholders who do not hold their shares in their own name should note that only proxies deposited by Shareholders whose names appear on the records of the Company as the registered holders of Shares can be recognized and acted upon at the Meeting .
If Shares are listed in an account statement provided to a Shareholder by a broker, then in almost all cases those Shares will not be registered in the Shareholder’s name on the records of the Company. Such Shares will more likely be registered under the names of the Shareholder’s broker or an agent of that broker. In the United States, the vast majority of such Shares are registered under the name of Cede & Co. as nominee for The Depository Trust Company (which acts as depositary for many U.S. brokerage firms and custodian banks), and in Canada, under the name of CDS & Co. (the registration name for The Canadian Depository for Securities Limited, which acts as nominee for many Canadian brokerage firms). Beneficial Shareholders should ensure that instructions respecting the voting of their Shares are communicated to the appropriate person well in advance of the Meeting .
The Company does not have access to names of Beneficial Shareholders. Applicable regulatory policy requires intermediaries/brokers to seek voting instructions from Beneficial Shareholders in advance of Shareholders’ meetings. Every intermediary/broker has its own mailing procedures and provides its own return instructions to clients, which should be carefully followed by Beneficial Shareholders in order to ensure that their Shares are voted at the Meeting. The form of proxy supplied to a Beneficial Shareholder by its broker (or the agent of the broker) is similar to the Form
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of Proxy provided to Registered Shareholders by the Company. However, its purpose is limited to instructing the Registered Shareholder (the broker or agent of the broker) how to vote on behalf of the Beneficial Shareholder. The majority of brokers now delegate responsibility for obtaining instructions from clients to Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“ Broadridge ”) in the United States and in Canada. Broadridge typically prepares a special voting instruction form, mails this form to the Beneficial Shareholders and asks for appropriate instructions regarding the voting of Shares to be voted at the Meeting. Beneficial Shareholders are requested to complete and return the voting instructions to Broadridge by mail or facsimile. Alternatively, Beneficial Shareholders can call a toll-free number and access Broadridge’s dedicated voting website (each as noted on the voting instruction form) to deliver their voting instructions and to vote the Shares held by them. Broadridge then tabulates the results of all instructions received and provides appropriate instructions respecting the voting of shares to be represented at the Meeting. A Beneficial Shareholder receiving a Broadridge voting instruction form cannot use that form as a proxy to vote Shares directly at the Meeting – the voting instruction form must be returned to Broadridge well in advance of the Meeting in order to have its Shares voted at the Meeting.
Although a Beneficial Shareholder may not be recognized directly at the Meeting for the purposes of voting Shares registered in the name of his broker (or agent of the broker), a Beneficial Shareholder may attend at the Meeting as proxyholder for a Registered Shareholder and vote the Shares in that capacity. Beneficial Shareholders who wish to attend at the Meeting and indirectly vote their Shares as proxyholder for the Registered Shareholder should enter their own names in the blank space on the instrument of proxy provided to them and return the proxy well in advance of the Meeting to their broker (or the broker’s agent) in accordance with the instructions provided by such broker (or agent).
Alternatively, a Beneficial Shareholder may request in writing that his, her or its broker send to the Beneficial Shareholder a legal proxy which would enable the Beneficial Shareholder to attend the Meeting and vote his, her or its Shares.
VOTING SECURITIES AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS OF VOTING SECURITIES
The Company is authorized to issue an unlimited number of common shares without par value. As of the record date, determined by the Board to be the close of business on May 19, 2023, a total of 24,942,307 Shares were issued and outstanding. Each Share carries the right to one vote at the Meeting.
Only Registered Shareholders as of the record date, May 19, 2023, are entitled to receive notice of, and to attend and vote at, the Meeting or any adjournment or postponement of the Meeting.
To the knowledge of the directors and senior officers of the Company, no person or company beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, or exercises control or direction over, Shares carrying more than 10% of the voting rights attached to the outstanding Shares of the Company.
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INTEREST OF INFORMED PERSONS IN MATERIAL TRANSACTIONS
Except as disclosed below, there are no material interests, direct or indirect, of any informed person, or any known associate or affiliate of such persons, in any transaction since the commencement of the Company's most recently completed financial year or in any proposed transaction which has materially affected or would materially affect the Company
RE-PRICING OF DEBENTURE AND DEBENTURE WARRANTS
At the Meeting, Shareholders will be asked to consider, and if deemed appropriate, to pass, with or without variation, a special resolution, substantially in the form below, re-pricing the conversion price of the convertible secured subordinated debenture (the "Debenture") dated December 9, 2021 in the principal amount of $5,500,000, which was issued to an existing shareholder of the Company (the "Debenture Investor"). The conversion price for the Debenture was originally set at $0.17 per Common Share (the "Conversion Price"). The Company is suggesting that the Conversion Price be amended to the current trading price of the Common Shares of Mydecine in order to provide the Debenture Investor with the option to convert the principal amount of the Debenture to Common Shares of the Company, allowing Mydecine to retain cash-flow for operations.
In connection with the Debenture, the Company issued warrants (the "Debenture Warrants") to the Debenture Investor to acquire up to 32,352,941 Common Shares of Mydecine at a price of $0.17 per share (the "Debenture Warrant Exercise Price") at any time up to 36 months following the closing of the Debenture financing. As a result of the stock consolidation on April 21, 2022, the number of Debenture Warrants was reduced to 647,059, and the Company is suggesting that the Debenture Warrant Exercise Price be amended to the current trading price of the Common Shares of Mydecine.
To be effective, the special resolution re-pricing the Debenture and Debenture Warrants requires the affirmative vote of not less than two thirds of the votes cast by shareholders present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the Meeting.
The Shareholders will be requested at the Meeting to pass the following resolution, with or without variation:
"IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, AS A SPECIAL RESOLUTION, THAT:
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The re-pricing of the Debenture to a conversion price of $0.35 per Common Share, is hereby ratified and confirmed.
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The re-pricing of the Debenture Warrants to an exercise price of $0.35 per Debenture Warrant, is hereby approved, ratified and confirmed."
Management of the Company recommends that you vote IN FAVOUR of the Re-Pricing of Debenture and Debenture Warrants. To be effective, the Re-Pricing Debenture and Debenture Warrants Resolution must be approved by not less than a majority of the votes cast by the Shareholders present in person, or represented by proxy, at the Meeting. In the absence of instructions to the contrary, the Company’s proxyholders will vote the Common Shares represented by each form of proxy, properly executed, IN FAVOUR of the Re-Pricing of Debenture and Debenture Warrants.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Additional information relating to the Company is available at www.sedar.com under the Company’s profile. Shareholders may contact the Company at its head office by mail at Suite 810 – 789 West Pender Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6C 1H2, to request copies of the Company’s financial statements and related Management’s Discussion and Analysis (the “ MD&A ”). Financial information is provided in the audited financial statements and MD&A for the Company for its years ended December 31, 2022.
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OTHER MATTERS
Management of the Company knows of no other matters to come before the Meeting other than those referred to in the Notice of Meeting included at the beginning of this Circular. However, if any other matters that are not known to management should properly come before the Meeting, the accompanying form of proxy confers discretionary authority upon the persons named in the proxy to vote on such matters in accordance with their best judgment.
APPROVAL OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Board has authorized and approved the content of this Circular has been approved and the delivery of it to each Shareholder of the Company entitled to receive it and to the appropriate regulatory agencies.
Dated at Vancouver, British Columbia, as of the 19[th] day of May, 2023.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
MYDECINE INOVATIONS GROUP INC.
Signed: “Josh Bartch”
Josh Bartch President and Chief Executive Officer
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