TORONTO, July 8, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- Telesis (TSX Venture Exchange:TNC) (OTCBB:TNCVF), a developer and marketer of data acceleration software, today announced a private placement. The placement will be for 3,125,000 Exchangeable Units at price of Cdn$0.16 for total proceeds of $500,000.
Each Exchangeable Unit will be convertible, at no additional cost, into units of Telesis ("Telesis Units"). Each Telesis Unit will be comprised of one common share of Telesis and two warrants. One warrant will entitle the holder to purchase one additional Telesis common share at a price of Cdn$0.20 if exercised within 24 months from closing of the private placement and the other warrant will entitle the holder to purchase one additional Telesis common share at a price of Cdn$0.50 if exercised within 24 months from closing of the private placement.
In connection with this placement, Telesis has agreed to issue an aggregate of up to 105,469 Telesis Units and up to Cdn$9,375 in cash to entities acting in a capacity as agents, subject to TSX approval.
Proceeds of the private placement will be used for general working capital. The units in Telesis will be subject to a hold period of four months from the closing, in accordance with TSX policy.
About Telesis
Founded in 1989, Telesis North Communications Inc. ("Telesis") (TSX Venture Exchange:TNC) (OTCBB:TNCVF) develops and markets data acceleration software for wireless and landline networks. The Company's core product, OVERDRIVE(tm), allows ISPs and wireless carriers to accelerate the effective performance of their networks by up to 10 times, resulting in cost savings and greater customer satisfaction. For accessing email, the web, or any corporate application, Telesis "makes data move faster." Telesis is headquartered in Toronto, Canada with a regional office in the UK. The Telesis web site can be found at www.telesis.ca.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT: Adrian Stimpson President Tel. +1.416.228.2373 E-mail: investor@telesis.ca Fax. +1.503.210.7115 Web Site: www.telesis.ca/s/Investors.asp
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