| Disclosure of spin out transaction [text block] |
On July 29, 2024, the Company entered into an Arrangement Agreement, which was amended and restated on November 4, 2024, to spin out 100% of the shares of Sierra, into Rio Grande, by way of a plan of arrangement (the “Arrangement”). On January 31, 2025, Foremost and Rio Grande completed the spin-out transaction. Pursuant to the Arrangement Agreement, Rio Grande and Sierra were no longer wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company and were deconsolidated as of January 31, 2025.
As a condition to the completion of the Arrangement, Rio Grande issued:
| | i) | A $677,450 promissory note (the “Rio Grande Promissory Note”) to a related party, namely Jason Barnard and Christina Barnard, due for payment on or before November 5, 2027. The Rio Grande Promissory Note bears interest of 8.95% per annum, starting four months from the effective date of the Arrangement (the “Effective Date”). The full amount of the Rio Grande Promissory Note must be settled by Rio Grande using funds from its first and, as necessary, subsequent financing(s) following completion of the Arrangement. The Rio Grande Promissory Note is secured by a general security agreement. |
| | ii) | A $520,000 promissory note (the “Foremost Promissory Note”) to a related party, namely Foremost, due for repayment on or before November 5, 2027. The Foremost Promissory Note bears interest of 8.95% per annum, starting four months from the Effective Date. The Foremost Promissory Note is unsecured. |
Pursuant to the terms of the Arrangement, Foremost (i) transferred to Rio Grande the right to collect receivables in respect of all amounts outstanding from Sierra to Foremost as at the Effective Date and (ii) assigned and transferred to Rio Grande all of the issued and outstanding Sierra Shares in consideration for Rio Grande issuing 25,827,349 common shares and 9,281,236 warrants with a fair value of $2,604,781 (includes 5,152,557 common shares issued to Foremost (received, Note 4).
Notwithstanding Foremost’s equity incentive plan (the “Foremost Incentive Plan”), each stock option of Foremost (the “Foremost Options”) entitling the holder thereof to acquire one Foremost Share outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Date was simultaneously surrendered and transferred by the holder thereof to Foremost in the following portions and such portions were exchanged for, as the sole consideration therefor the following consideration.
| | i) | 0.9136 of each Foremost Option held immediately prior to the Effective Time were transferred and exchanged for one Foremost Replacement Option to acquire one Foremost Share issued in connection with the Arrangement (the “New Foremost Shares”) having an exercise price (rounded up to the nearest cent) equal to the product of the exercise price of the Foremost Option so exchanged immediately before the exchange of such Foremost Option multiplied by the fair market value of a Foremost Share determined immediately prior to this divided by the total fair market value of a new Foremost Share and the fair market value of two Rio Grande Shares determined immediately prior to the Effective Time; and |
| | ii) | 0.0864 of each Foremost Option held immediately prior to the Effective Time were transferred and exchanged for two stock options of Rio Grande (each a “Rio Grande Option”), with each whole Rio Grande Option entitling the holder thereof to acquire one Rio Grande Share having an exercise price (rounded up to the nearest cent) equal to the product of the exercise price of the Foremost Option so exchanged immediately before the exchange of such Foremost Option multiplied by the fair market value of a Rio Grande Share determined immediately prior to this divided by the total of the fair market value of a new Foremost Share and the fair market value of two Rio Grande Shares at the Effective Time. |
Upon modification of the Company’s options the Company recorded $13,200 of stock-based compensation (Note 9).
Notwithstanding the Foremost Incentive Plan, each restricted share unit of Foremost RSU (each a “Foremost RSU”) to acquire one Foremost Share outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Date was simultaneously surrendered and transferred by the Foremost RSU holder thereof to Foremost in the following portions and such portions were exchanged for, as the sole consideration therefor the following consideration:
| | i) | 0.9136 of each Foremost RSU held by a Foremost RSU holder immediately prior to the Effective Time was transferred and exchanged for one Foremost Replacement RSU to acquire such number of new Foremost Shares and on such vesting and other conditions as set forth in the applicable award agreement in respect of such Foremost RSU; and |
| | ii) | 0.0864 of each Foremost RSU held by a Foremost RSU holder immediately prior to the Effective Time was transferred and exchanged for two RSUs of Rio Grande to acquire such number of Rio Grande Shares and on such vesting and other conditions as set forth in the applicable award agreement in respect of such Foremost RSU. |
| | iii) | concurrently with the exchange of the Foremost Options and Foremost RSU’s, each share purchase warrant of Foremost (each a “Foremost Warrant”) was amended to entitle the holder thereof to receive, upon due exercise thereof, for the exercise price immediately prior to the Effective Time: |
| | iv) | one New Foremost Share for each Foremost Share that was issuable upon due exercise of the Foremost Warrant immediately prior to the Effective Time; and |
| | v) | two Rio Grande Shares for each Foremost Share that was issuable upon due exercise of the Foremost Warrant immediately prior to the Effective Time, |
Additionally, Foremost and Rio Grande have acknowledged and agreed that:
| | i) | Rio Grande shall forthwith upon receipt of written notice from Foremost from time to time issue, as directed by Foremost, that number of Rio Grande Shares as may be required to satisfy the foregoing; |
| | ii) | Foremost shall, as agent for Rio Grande, collect and pay to Rio Grande an amount for each two Rio Grande Shares so issued that is equal to the exercise price under the Foremost Warrant multiplied by the fair market value of two Rio Grande Shares at the Effective Time divided by the total fair market value of a Foremost Share and two Rio Grande Shares at the Effective Time; and |
| | iii) | the terms and conditions applicable to the Foremost Warrants, immediately after the Effective Time, otherwise remain unchanged from the terms and conditions of the Foremost Warrants as they existed immediately before the Effective Time. |
The value of the net assets transferred to Rio Grande on January 31, 2025, pursuant to the Arrangement, consisted of the following assets:
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| Carrying value of net assets | | $ | 212,967 | |
| Fair value of net assets transferred | | | 2,604,781 | |
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| Gain on spin-out | | $ | 2,391,814 | * |
*During the year ended March 31, 2025, the Company recognized $1,914,814 of the gain on spin-out and deferred $477,000 until realized.
In accordance with IFRIC 17, Distribution of Non-cash Assets to Owners, the Company recognized the transfer of net assets to Rio Grande shareholders at fair value with the difference between that value and the carrying amount of the net assets recognized in the consolidated statement of (loss) income and comprehensive (loss) income. The fair value of net assets transferred was based on the expected market value of a Rio Grande share of $0.095 per share.
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