Astron revises LOI to acquire Innolink

Executive Summary

• Astron Connect Inc. has entered into a revised non-binding Letter of Intent (LOI) to acquire Innolink Network Ltd., a private British Columbia-based AI infrastructure and HPC technology firm.
• The transaction is structured as a reverse takeover and change of business, resulting in Innolink becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary or amalgamating into Astron Connect.
• Concurrent with the acquisition, Astron Connect intends to raise up to $2.3 million via a non-brokered private placement of units at $0.05 per unit.

Key Details

• Transaction Structure: Acquisition of all issued and outstanding common shares of Innolink Network Ltd. via share exchange, amalgamation, or similar structure.
• Consideration: Astron Connect anticipates issuing up to 75 million Astron shares to Innolink shareholders. This includes 60 million shares for the acquisition and 15 million shares resulting from the conversion of outstanding Innolink shareholder loans.
• Concurrent Financing:
  • Type: Non-brokered private placement of units.
  • Price: $0.05 per unit (or minimum price required by TSX-V).
  • Gross Proceeds: Up to $2.3 million.
  • Unit Composition: One Astron common share and one warrant per unit.
  • Warrant Terms: Each warrant allows the purchase of one additional Astron share at an exercise price of $0.05 for a period of three years.
• Ownership & Dilution:
  • Post-closing, former Innolink shareholders are expected to hold approximately 54.8% of the resulting issuer.
  • Existing Astron shareholders are expected to hold approximately 8.85%.
  • Subscribers in the concurrent financing are expected to hold approximately 33.61%.
  • Seikou Japan Co. Ltd. (majority shareholder of Innolink) will receive an anti-dilution right to maintain its aggregate percentage ownership for five years post-closing.
• Corporate Governance:
  • Board to be restructured to five directors: at least two nominated by Innolink shareholders and three by Astron Connect.
  • Anticipated Directors: S. Randall Smallbone, Iris Duan, Herrick Lau, Wei Kang, and one nominee from Innolink.
  • Anticipated Officers: S. Randall Smallbone (President, CEO, Director), Iris Duan (CFO, Corporate Secretary, Director), and one additional individual.
• Regulatory & Trading Status:
  • Transaction subject to TSX Venture Exchange approval and constitutes a "Change of Business and Reverse Takeover" under TSX-V Policy 5.2.
  • Trading in Astron Connect common shares is halted and expected to remain halted until closing.
  • Company intends to seek a waiver from TSX-V sponsorship requirements.
• Target Company (Innolink Network Ltd.) Financials (Year ended June 30, 2025, unaudited):
  • Assets: $341,607
  • Liabilities: $303,454
  • Revenues: $3,842,635
  • Net Profits: $34,496
• Business Description: Innolink specializes in secure, customizable, end-to-end AI infrastructure and enterprise-grade private deployment solutions, including HPC GPU clusters, Kubernetes orchestration, and AI system integration for SMEs.
• Timeline: Closing anticipated on or before October 31, 2025.

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