Vancouver, B.C. – June 28th, 2024, - TheNewswire - Plank Ventures Ltd. (“Plank” or the “Company”) (CSE:PLNK)  announces that it plans to combine and extend the maturity of existing loans the Company has with Phoenix Ventures Inc (“Phoenix”) and Code Consulting Limited. Further to this, the company announces extension of the due date on existing loans with Lanebury Growth Capital Ltd (“Lanebury”) and Cascadia Junk Removals Inc.

 

Combination of Loans from Phoenix Ventures Inc and extension of the maturity date:

 

The Company has entered into an agreement with Phoenix Ventures Inc. to combine the following two existing loans, as of June 27th, 2024, into a single new promissory note:

 

• Promissory Note with the principal amount of $216,232 CAD carrying 12% interest originally entered on September 30th, 2023 

• Promissory Note with the principal amount of $50,000 CAD carrying 12% interest originally entered on January 31st, 2024 

 

The maturity date of these two loans was June 30th, 2024. The due date of the new combined loan shall be December 31, 2024 carrying 12% interest.

 

Company’s CEO Laurie Baggio is the owner of Phoenix. He abstained from voting on the extensions of the repayment terms of these two loans. The extensions of the repayment terms of these two loans are related party transactions pursuant to Multilateral Instrument 61-101 Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions (“MI 61-101”). Plank relied on the exemption from the valuation requirement pursuant to section 5.5(b)(Issuer Not Listed on Specified Markets) of MI 61-101 and from the minority shareholder approval requirement prescribed by section  5.7(1)(f) (Loan to Issuer, No Equity or Voting Component) of MI 61-101.

 

Combination of Loans from Code Consulting Limited and extension of the maturity date:

 

The Company has also entered into an agreement with Code Consulting Limited. to combine the following two existing loans, as of June 27th, 2024, into a single new promissory note:

 

• Promissory Note with the principal amount of $200,000 CAD carrying 10% interest originally entered on December 13th, 2022 

• Promissory Note with the principal amount of $250,000 CAD carrying 12% interest originally entered on January 31st, 2024 

 

The maturity date of these two loans was June 30th, 2024. The due date of the new combined loan shall be December 31, 2024 carrying 12% interest.

 

The above combination and extension of the repayment terms of the loans from Code Consulting Limited. are related party transactions pursuant to Multilateral Instrument 61-101 Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions (“MI 61-101”) because Mr. Lance Tracey is the beneficial owner of Code, and a control shareholder of Plank. Plank relied on the exemption from the valuation requirement pursuant to section 5.5(b)(Issuer Not Listed on Specified Markets) of MI 61-101 and from the minority shareholder approval requirement prescribed by section  5.7(1)(f) (Loan to Issuer, No Equity or Voting Component) of MI 61-101.

Extension of Repayment Terms of Loans from Lanebury Growth Capital Ltd. and Cascadia Junk Removals Inc.

 

The Company has also entered into agreement with Lanebury Growth Capital Ltd. that on June 27th, 2024, they will extend a loan which was due to mature on June 30th, 2024 to mature on December 31st, 2024. The interest rate of the loan shall remain at 12% annual. The loan was entered into on September 30th, 2023 for the original principal amount of $4,308,251 CAD.

 

The Company has also entered into agreement with Cascadia Junk Removals Inc., US C-Corp, that on June 27th, 2024, they will extend a loan which was due to mature on June 30th, 2024 to mature on December 31st, 2024. The interest rate of the loan shall remain at 12% annual. The loan was entered into on August 30th, 2018 for the original principal amount of $300,000 USD.

 

The Loan from Lanebury Growth Capital Ltd and the Loan from Cascadia Junk Removals Inc are related party transactions pursuant to Multilateral Instrument 61-101 Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions (“MI 61-101”). Mr. Laurie Baggio is the beneficial owner of Cascadia Junk Removals Inc, a director of Plank and a control person of Cascadia and Plank, and, as such, Mr. Baggio has abstained from voting with respect to the Loan from Cascadia to Plank. Mr. Lance Tracey is a control person of both Plank and Lanebury Growth Capital Ltd.  

 

Plank relied on the exemption from the valuation requirement pursuant to section 5.5(b)(Issuer Not Listed on Specified Markets) of MI 61-101 and from the minority shareholder approval requirement prescribed by section  5.7(1)(f) (Loan to Issuer, No Equity or Voting Component) of MI 61-101.

 

About Plank Ventures Ltd.

Plank is an investment company targeting investments and business opportunities in the technology arena, focusing on early-stage start-up companies that already have developed a customer and revenue base and were seeking funding for expansion.

   

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

“Laurie Baggio”

CEO and Director

 

For additional information please contact:

 

Laurie Baggio, CEO Tel:  778 300-7565

 

Forward Looking Statements

Other than statements of historical fact, all statements included in this news release, including, without limitation, statements regarding future plans and objectives of Plank are forward-looking statements that involve various risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expected by Plank are those risks described herein and from time to time, in the filings made by Plank with Canadian securities regulators. Those filings can be found on the Internet at: http://www.sedar.com under the profile of Plank. Investors must not rely on the forward-looking statements.