Zecotek Announces $3 Million Private Placement
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Vancouver, BC – November 29, 2007 - Zecotek Photonics Inc. (TSX-V: ZMS; Frankfurt- W1I.F), formerly Zecotek Medical Systems, Inc., today announced that it has engaged Loewen, Ondaatje, McCutcheon Limited (“Loewen”) to conduct a brokered private placement to raise, on a best efforts agency basis, up to $3 million through issue of up to 1,875,000 units of the company at a price of $1.60 per unit (the “Unit”).
Each unit consists of one common share and one-half of one common share purchase warrant. Each whole warrant entitles the holder to acquire one common share at an exercise price of $2.10 per common share for a period of 24 months after the date the private placement closes.
Pursuant to the financing, the Company will pay to Loewen 7% of the gross proceeds of the sale of the Units and issue non-transferable agent’s warrants to purchase common shares equal in number to 7% of the units sold under the private placement. Each agent’s warrant will entitle the holder to purchase one Share at the issue price of $1.60, for a period of 24 months following the Closing of the Private Placement. Closing of the private placement is scheduled to take place on or about December 20, 2007, and is subject to the completion of subscription agreements with the investors and the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange. The common shares and warrants issued pursuant to the private placement will be subject to a four-month hold period.
Net proceeds from the funds raised will be used for working capital purposes and for ongoing projects presently underway at its operating facilities in Singapore, Malaysia and Vancouver: finalizing the commercial production of the Zecotek’s solid-state MAPD photo-detector, addressing growing requests for the Company’s fiber and solid-state lasers, and initiating commercial scale production of the Company’s high performance RFO vanadate laser crystals and establishing a strategic manufacturing and distribution partnership for the Company’s 3D display system.
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About Zecotek
Zecotek Photonics Inc. (TSX-V: ZMS; Frankfurt: W1I) is a photonics technology company developing high-performance crystals, photo detectors, lasers, optical imaging and 3D display technologies for commercial applications in the medical diagnostics and high-tech industry. Founded in 2003, the company has three distinct operating divisions: imaging, lasers and 3D display and labs located in Canada, Singapore and Russia. Zecotek commercializes its novel, patented and patent-pending photonic technologies directly and through strategic alliances and joint ventures with multinational OEMs, distributors and other industry leaders. For more information, please visit Zecotek Photonics
This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to sell any of the securities in the United States. The securities have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “U.S. Securities Act”) or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to U.S. Persons unless registered under the U.S. Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or an exemption from such registration is available.
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Zecotek Photonics Inc., MICHAEL MINDER, CFO; Corporate Development, T: (604) 827-5203
Caliber Capital Partners, TIM MCNULTY, T: (778) 327-6678, E: i[email protected]
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