July 8, 2015, Ottawa, Canada – Edgewater Wireless Systems Inc. (YFI; TSX.V), the manufacturer of multi-channel WiFi3TM technology for high-density Wi-Fi applications, is pleased to announce the Company has arranged a non-brokered private placement offering for new capital. The non-brokered private placement is fully subscribed with the majority being taken by long-term, existing shareholders and cornerstone institutional investors for gross proceeds of $1,621,990.
The private placement is not expected to result in the creation of any new control persons or a change of control.
Pursuant to the closing, the Company will issue an aggregate 4,634,257 units (“Units”) at a price of $0.35 per Unit. Each Unit consists of one common share of the Company and a warrant which will entitle the holder to purchase one additional common share of the Company, for a period of 36 months from closing, at an exercise price of $0.45 per share for the first 24 months and $0.50 per share for months 25-36. The common shares and warrants issued to subscribers of the private placement will be subject to a statutory four-month hold period. Finders’ fees will be paid and finder’s warrants issued to arm’s length finders in connection with this private placement, subject to TSX Venture Exchange acceptance.
The proceeds of the private placement will be used in the Company’s expansion and to support current clients’ needs including hiring additional engineering resources for our Fortune 500 client, Zinwave and Rare Tech Projects.
“We are pleased our long term shareholders and cornerstone institutional investors have shown confidence in the Company and technology. This is the highest valuation at which the Company has financed and which we believe shows the Company is moving in the correct direction.” said Andrew Skafel, President and Chief Executive Officer. “The funds will be used to support operations which are currently underway and the development of new Intellectual Property.”
Edgewater’s WiFi3TM powered technology is the best Wi-Fi solution for carriers, service providers and systems integrators to address the growing problems of interference, capacity and critical mass of users which is stretching networks to their breaking point. Edgewater’s patented technology solves the high-density problem while also significantly reducing the equipment investment and operating costs for new network deployments.
About Edgewater Wireless Systems Inc.:
Edgewater Wireless develops and commercializes leading edge technologies and intellectual property for the communications market. Edgewater Wireless delivers advanced product solutions designed to meet the high-density, high quality of service (QoS) and high-reliability needs of service providers and their customers. Leveraging over twenty (20) patents, Edgewater’s WiFi3™ is redefining Wi-Fi technology with its wide-band, multi-channel radio and high-capacity Access Point solutions, and delivering next generation Wi-Fi, today.
The best solution for High-Density Wi-Fi networks, Edgewater Wireless WiFi3 powered access point products enable innovative service providers to plan, build and deploy reliable, high-capacity services (like VoWiFI) for high-density wireless data demand in any environment.
Do more with less! Fewer access points delivering high quality service at a lower overall deployment cost make our patented WiFi3 technology the right choice for your next Wi-Fi network.
Explore the evolution of Wi-Fi at www.EdgewaterWireless.com
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