Toronto, Nov. 6, 2020 (CNW) — (TSX: QBTC) (TSX: QBTC.U) The Bitcoin Fund (the “Fund”) is pleased to announce it is undertaking a treasury offering of up to 1,050,000 Class A units (the “Class A Units”) raising gross proceeds of approximately C$25,200,000.
The offering is expected to close on or about November 11, 2020 and is subject to certain closing conditions including approval by the Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”).
The Class A Units will be offered at a price of C$24.00 per Class A Unit. The closing price on the TSX for the Class A Units on November 5, 2020 was C$30.38. The Class A Unit offering price was determined so as to be non-dilutive to the most recently calculated net asset value per Class A Unit on November 5, 2020, plus the per unit Agent’s fee and the expenses of the offering.
The Fund seeks to provide unitholders of the Fund with (a) exposure to the digital currency bitcoin and the daily price movements of the U.S. dollar price of bitcoin and (b) the opportunity for long-term capital appreciation.
To achieve its investment objectives, the Fund invests in long-term holdings of bitcoin, purchased from reputable bitcoin trading platforms and OTC counterparties, in order to provide investors with a convenient, safer alternative to a direct investment in bitcoin.
The agent for the offering is Canaccord Genuity Corp.
About 3iQ
Founded in 2012, 3iQ Corp. (“3iQ”) is a Canadian investment fund manager focused on providing investors with exposure to digital assets, disruptive technologies and the blockchain space. 3iQ was the first Canadian investment fund manager to agree to terms and conditions with the Canadian securities regulatory authorities to manage a public bitcoin investment fund and multicryptoasset fund for Canadian accredited investors. Access to these new technologies can be daunting, costly, and inconvenient. 3iQ has worked through a stringent regulatory process to offer investors convenient and familiar investment products to gain exposure to digital assets.