June 18, 2009
Burcon NutraScience Corporation (TSX:BU), a leader in nutrition, health and wellness in the field of functional, renewable plant proteins, completed an offering of 2,942,950 common shares (including 333,950 common shares pursuant to the partial exercise of the Agents' over-allotment option), at a price of $5.75 per share for gross proceeds of approximately $16,920,000.
Concurrent with the closing of the offering, Burcon’s common shares were listed and posted for trading on The Toronto Stock Exchange.
The syndicate of agents was led by Paradigm Capital Inc., and included BMO Capital Markets and Haywood Securities Inc. Wildeboer Dellelce LLP acted for the agents with a team including Robert Fonn, Irene Kim, Deepti Ashtana (corporate/securities) and Kevin Fritz (tax).