Company to use proceeds to accelerate growth through acquisitions and new business development and working capital
PF Hospitality Group, Inc. (OTC Pink: PFHS), a management firm which creates, cultivates, and operates innovative and healthy brands within the restaurant and retail industries, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement on July 27, 2015 to sell to accredited investors $1,333,334 principal amount of convertible debentures due July 27, 2020 for a price of $1,200,000. The company intends to use the proceeds from this offering to accelerate its growth by acquiring businesses which meet its model of unique and innovative concepts within the food service and retail space, and for general working capital purposes.
"Following our recent acquisition, we believe we are poised to enter a significant growth phase in our business as we take advantage of the capital markets,” stated Vaughan Dugan, Chairman and CEO of PF Hospitality Group. “This additional infusion of capital will enable us to be more aggressive in our growth plans which we believe will significantly enhance our performance over the course of fiscal 2015 and beyond, and will support our plans to move to the OTC Markets QB tier in the coming weeks.”
Under the terms of the securities purchase agreement, PF Hospitality Group issued and sold a $1,333,334 principal amount of convertible debentures due July 27, 2020 for a price of $1,200,000. Proceeds from this debenture will be paid to the company as follows: $140,000 upon signing with the balance payable in five consecutive monthly installments of $212,000 commencing on September 1, 2015. The company agreed to pay interest for the first 12 months at the rate of 10% per annum on the amounts advanced payable in cash in six equal tranches, the first of which is due on date the company closed on the financing and remainder will be due on each of the first five monthly anniversaries of such date.
Under
the terms of a Registration Rights Agreement entered into as part of the
offering, the company agreed to file a registration statement with the
Securities and Exchange Commission within 60 days of the closing date covering
the public resale of the shares of common stock underlying the debentures, and
to use its best efforts to cause the registration statement to be declared
effective within 180 days from the closing date. Should the number of shares of
common stock the company is permitted to include in the initial registration
statement be limited pursuant to Rule 415 of the Securities Act of 1933, the
company further agreed to file additional registration statements with the SEC
to register any remaining shares. PF Hospitality Group will pay all costs
associated with the registration statements, other than underwriting
commissions and discounts.
The terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement contain certain negative covenants by the company, unless consent of purchasers holding at least 75% of the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debentures, including prohibitions on: incurrence of certain indebtedness and liens, amendment to our articles of incorporation or bylaws, repayment or repurchase of the company’s common stock or debts, sell substantially all of its assets or merger with another entity, pay cash dividends or enter into any related party transactions. PF Hospitality Group granted investors certain pro-rata rights of first refusal on future offerings by the company for as long as the investor(s) beneficially own any of the debentures.
The
debentures are convertible into shares of the company’s
common stock at a conversion price equal to 65% of the lowest traded price of
its common stock for the twenty trading days prior to each conversion date
subject to adjustment. The conversion
price of the debentures is subject to proportional adjustment in the event of
stock splits, stock dividends and similar corporate events. In addition, the
conversion price is subject to adjustment if the company issues or sells shares
of its common stock for a consideration per share less than the conversion
price then in effect, or issue options, warrants or other securities
convertible or exchange for shares of its common stock at a conversion or
exercise price less than the conversion price of the debentures then in effect.
If either of these events should occur, the conversion price is reduced to the
lowest price at which these securities were issued or are exercisable. The
debentures shares are not convertible to the extent that (a) the number of
shares of the company’s common stock
beneficially owned by the holder and (b) the number of shares of the company’s
common stock issuable upon the conversion of the debentures or otherwise would
result in the beneficial ownership by holder of more than 4.99% of the company’s
then outstanding common stock. This ownership limitation can be increased or
decreased to any percentage not exceeding 9.99% by the holder upon 61 days
notice to the company.
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About PF
Hospitality Group
PF Hospitality
Group, Inc., (OTC PINK: PFHS) is a management firm which creates, cultivates,
and operates innovative and healthy brands within the restaurant and retail
industries. PF Hospitality Group focuses on consumer food service concepts,
with a specialization around franchised and multi-unit business models in the
retail, fast-casual, and traditional restaurant sectors. As the creator and
current advisor organization of the global, all-natural and organic pizza
franchise, Pizza Fusion, PF Hospitality Group has been on the cutting edge of
innovative food service with an emphasis on sustainability and community impact
since 2006. Currently with 17 locations throughout the United States, Saudi
Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, PF Hospitality Group is now testing out
new concepts it will develop and manage. PF Hospitality Group created “Shaker & Pie,” a new, interactive
restaurant concept which combines wood-fired pizzas with healthy, hearty
Italian-influenced street food, slated to launch in Q4 2015 out of Boca Raton,
Florida. PF Hospitality Group believes that successful investing begins with
providing a compelling value proposition paired with a unique and innovative
concept, to all business constituencies. Leaning on its extensive resources and
depth of team members, PF Hospitality Group is actively partnering with brands
who share this vision so that new concepts may be created, incubated, developed
and operated with the customer, environment, and bottom line profitability in
mind.
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