Stone Investment Group Obtains Final Court Order Approving Its Plan of Arrangement With Starlight Investments Capital LP

TORONTO, June 20, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Stone Investment Group Limited (“SIG” or the “Corporation“) announced today that the Corporation has obtained a final court order (the “Final Order”) from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Commercial List) approving the previously announced plan of arrangement (the “Plan of Arrangement”) under the Canada Business Corporations Act.

The Plan of Arrangement described in the Corporation’s management information circular dated May 18, 2022, provides for, among other things, a transaction pursuant to an arrangement agreement dated April 7, 2022 (the “Arrangement Agreement“) between the Corporation, Stone-SIG Acquisition Limited, 13613429 Canada Inc., Starlight Investments Capital LP and 13909841 Canada Inc.

As previously announced, the Plan of Arrangement was approved by shareholders of the Corporation at its annual and special meeting of shareholders held on June 15, 2022.

If all of the conditions to closing for the transactions contemplated in the Plan of Arrangement and Arrangement Agreement are satisfied or waived, the transactions are expected to be effected on or about June 24, 2022. 

Copies of the Arrangement Agreement and the Plan of Arrangement are available on the Corporation’s SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com.

About Stone Investment Group Limited

The Corporation is an independent wealth management Corporation. The Corporation, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Stone Asset Management Limited, structures and manages high quality investment products for Canadian investors.

For more information:

Stone Investment Group Limited
Richard Stone
Chief Executive Officer
416 867 2525
[email protected]
www.stoneco.com

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Forward-looking statements necessarily involve risks, including, without limitation, risks associated with the ability of the Corporation to implement the Plan of Arrangement on the terms described in this press release; the ability of the Corporation to close the transactions contemplated in the Plan of Arrangement; the ability of the Corporation to continue as a going concern; the ability of the Corporation to continue to realize its assets and discharge its liabilities and commitments; the Corporation’s future liquidity position, and access to capital, to fund ongoing operations and obligations (including debt obligations); the ability of the Corporation to stabilize its business and financial condition; the ability of the Corporation to implement and successfully achieve its business priorities; the ability of the Corporation to comply with its contractual obligations, including, without limitation, its obligations under debt arrangements; the general regulatory environment in which the Corporation operates; the tax treatment of the Corporation and the materiality of any legal and regulatory proceedings; the general economic, financial, market and political conditions impacting the industry and markets in which the Corporation operates; the ability of the Corporation to sustain or increase profitability, fund its operations with existing capital and/or raise additional capital to fund its operations; the ability of the Corporation to generate sufficient cash flow from operations; the impact of competition; the ability of the Corporation to obtain and retain qualified staff, equipment and services in a timely and efficient manner (particularly in light of the Corporation’s efforts to restructure its debt obligations); and the ability of the Corporation to retain members of the senior management team, including but not limited to, the officers of the Corporation.

Events or circumstances may cause actual results to differ materially from those predicted, as a result of the risk factors set out and other known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors, many of which are beyond the control of SIG. In addition, forward looking statements or information are based on a number of factors and assumptions which have been used to develop such statements and information but which may prove to be incorrect and which have been used to develop such statements and information in order to provide stakeholders with a more complete perspective on SIG’s future operations. Such information may prove to be incorrect and readers are cautioned that the information may not be appropriate for other purposes. Although the Corporation believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements or information are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on forward looking statements because the Corporation can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. In addition to other factors and assumptions which may be identified herein, assumptions have been made regarding, among other things: the impact of competition and the general stability of the economic and political environment in which SIG operates. Readers are cautioned that the foregoing list is not exhaustive of all factors and assumptions which have been used. As a consequence, actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements. Furthermore, the forward-looking statements contained herein are made as at the date hereof and SIG does not undertake any obligation to update publicly or to revise any of the included forward looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by applicable securities laws.