Sangoma Technologies Corporation (TSX: STC; Nasdaq: SANG)
(“Sangoma” or the “Company”), a trusted leader in delivering
cloud-based Communications as a Service solutions for companies of
all sizes, today announced that on March 28, 2023 it filed a resale
registration statement on Form F-3 (the “Resale Registration
Statement”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”)
for the registration (the “Share Registration”) of 12,271,637 of
its common shares (the “Common Shares”) previously issued or to be
issued pursuant to the terms of that certain stock purchase
agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) previously entered into by the
Company in connection with the acquisition of StarBlue Inc. on
March 31, 2021 (the “StarBlue Acquisition”). A copy of the Resale
Registration Statement is available on EDGAR at www.sec.gov.
As partial consideration for the StarBlue
Acquisition, the Company previously agreed to issue 15,714,285
Common Shares to the sellers of StarBlue Inc. (the “StarBlue
Sellers”), the majority of which was to be issued and distributed
in fourteen quarterly installments commencing on April 1, 2022. As
of the date hereof, 9,142,856 Common Shares remain to be issued on
a quarterly basis, with the final release scheduled for January
2026 (the “Remaining Consideration”). In connection with the Share
Registration, the Company has entered into an amendment to the
Purchase Agreement (the “Amendment”), effective as of March 27,
2023, which provides that all of the Remaining Consideration shall
be issued and distributed to the StarBlue Sellers on the later of
(i) the fifth business day following the effective date of the
Resale Registration Statement and (ii) such other date as mutually
agreed by the Company and the StarBlue Sellers. The Share
Registration, Resale Registration Statement and Amendment are each
intended to ease administrative burdens in connection with the
recurring issuance of the Remaining Consideration and create
opportunities for increased liquidity on NASDAQ.
A copy of the Purchase Agreement and the
Amendment are each available on EDGAR at www.sec.gov and on SEDAR
at www.sedar.com. Following the acceleration of the Common Shares
pursuant to the Amendment, there will be no further Common Shares
to be issued in connection with the StarBlue Acquisition.
Pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement,
approximately 52% of the Remaining Consideration will be issued
directly or indirectly to Norm Worthington, and 13% to investment
funds affiliated with NewSpring Growth Capital, with which our
director Marc Lederman is affiliated. The remainder of the
Remaining Consideration will be distributed by Star2Star Holdings,
LLC on a pro rata basis to its other members. Due to the tax event
triggered by the issuance of shares, Mr. Worthington and Star2Star
Holdings, LLC each intend to sell the number of Common Shares
necessary to cover their tax obligations. “We believe that
accelerating the issuance of Sangoma Common Shares to be
contractually issued to the StarBlue Sellers is in the best
interests of the Company for a number of reasons, including
simplifying the Company’s market capitalization calculation,” said
Mr. Worthington. “While I intend to sell a limited number of Common
Shares for tax purposes, I anticipate that immediately following
such sales I will continue to hold at least 15% of the Common
Shares of the Company, and intend to remain a long-term substantial
shareholder.” In addition to the Common Shares Mr. Worthington has
been and will be issued pursuant to the terms of the Purchase
Agreement, Mr. Worthington has purchased an additional 86,900
Common Shares on the open market over the last few weeks, further
increasing his ownership in the Company.
The Resale Registration Statement has been filed
with the SEC but has not yet become effective. The Common Shares
covered by such Registration Statement (the “Securities”) may not
be sold, nor may offers to buy any such Securities be accepted,
prior to the time the Resale Registration Statement becomes
effective by the SEC. If declared effective by the SEC, the
StarBlue Sellers may use the prospectus relating to the Resale
Registration Statement from time to time to resell their
Securities. The Resale Registration Statement is subject to
amendment and completion. The Company will not receive any proceeds
from the sale of any of the Securities by the StarBlue Sellers.
This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation of an offer to buy any of the Company’s securities,
including the Securities, nor shall there be any sale of these
securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer,
solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or
qualification under the securities laws of any such state or
jurisdiction.
About Sangoma Technologies
Corporation
Sangoma is a trusted leader in delivering
value-based Communications as a Service (CaaS) and Managed Service
Provider solutions for businesses of all sizes, including Managed
Security, Managed SD-WAN and Managed Access. Sangoma’s cloud-based
communication services include Unified Communication (UCaaS)
business communications, Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS), Video
Meetings as a Service (MaaS), Collaboration as a Service (Collab
aaS), Communications Platform as a Service (CPaaS), Trunking as a
Service (TaaS), Fax as a Service (FaaS), Device as a Service
(DaaS), and Access Control as a Service (ACaaS). In addition,
Sangoma offers a full line of communications Products, including
premise-based UC systems, a full line of desk phones and headsets,
and a complete connectivity suite (gateways/SBCs/telephony cards).
Sangoma’s products and services are used in leading UC, PBX, IVR,
contact center, carrier networks, office productivity, and data
communication applications worldwide. Sangoma is also the primary
developer and sponsor of Asterisk and FreePBX, the world’s two most
widely used open-source communication software projects.
Sangoma is publicly traded on the Toronto Stock
Exchange (TSX: STC) and Nasdaq (Nasdaq: SANG). Additional
information on Sangoma can be found at: www.sangoma.com.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward
Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking
statements, including statements regarding the Company’s expected
fiscal 2023 financial results, future success of our business,
development strategies and future opportunities. Forward-looking
statements are provided for the purpose of presenting information
about management’s current expectations and plans relating to the
future and readers are cautioned that such statements may not be
appropriate for other purposes. Forward-looking statements include
statements which are not historical facts. When used in this
document, the words such as "could", "plan", "estimate", "expect",
"intend", "may", "potential", "should" and similar expressions
indicate forward-looking statements. Although Sangoma believes that
its expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are
reasonable, such statements involve inherent risks and
uncertainties and no assurance can be given that actual results
will be consistent with these forward-looking statements, if at
all. Forward-looking statements are based on the opinions and
estimates of management at the date that the statements are made,
and are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties and other
factors that could cause actual events or results to differ
materially from those projected, estimated or anticipated in
forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place
undue reliance on forward-looking statements, as there can be no
assurance that the plans, intentions or expectations upon which
they are based will occur. By their nature, forward-looking
statements involve numerous assumptions, known and unknown risks
and uncertainties, both general and specific, that contribute to
the possibility that the predictions, forecasts, projections and
other events contemplated by the forward-looking statements will
not occur. Although Sangoma believes that the expectations
represented by such forward-looking statements are reasonable,
there can be no assurance that such expectations will prove to be
correct as these expectations are, therefore, inherently subject to
business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies.
Some of the risks and other factors which could cause actual
results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the
forward-looking statements contained in its management's discussion
and analysis, annual information form and management information
circular (each available on www.sedar.com) include, but are not
limited to, risks and uncertainties associated with the integration
of NetFortris, the remediation of material weaknesses, the impact
of the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, changes in exchange rate
between the United States dollar and other currencies, expectations
regarding the amount of frequency of impairment losses, including
as a result of the write-down of intangible assets, including
goodwill, delay in project deliveries, changes in technology,
changes in the business climate, changes to macroeconomic
conditions, including rising interest rates and the occurrence of
(or fears of an impending) economic recession, and the failure in
March 2023 of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, and the
resulting impact on the stability of the global financial markets
at large, risks related to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic,
changes in the regulatory environment, the imposition of tariffs,
the decline in the importance of the PSTN, impairment of goodwill
and new competitive pressures, and acts of terrorism and war,
hostilities and conflicts, including, but not limited to, Russia’s
invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. The forward-looking
statements contained in this press release are expressly qualified
by this cautionary statement. Sangoma undertakes no obligation to
update forward-looking statements if circumstances or management's
estimates or opinions should change except as required by law.
Sangoma Technologies Corporation Larry Stock
Chief Financial Officer (256) 428-
6285 investorrelations@sangoma.com
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