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Consolidated Mercantile Incorporated
TORONTO, May 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Consolidated Mercantile Incorporated
("CMC" - T.S.X.) ("CSLMF" - NASDAQ) announced today that it has agreed to
purchase for cancellation $550,000 of its issued and outstanding 11.9%
convertible debentures (the "Debentures") from Cambrelco Inc. for the price of
$870,000. The Debentures bear interest at the rate of 11.9% per annum, are
convertible into 183,333 common shares of the Corporation at $3.00 per share
and mature on September 8, 2006. Cambrelco Inc., the owner of the Debentures is
controlled by Fred Litwin, an officer, director and indirectly the controlling
shareholder of the Corporation. It is anticipated that the transaction will
close on or about May 31, 2005.
Pursuant to Ontario Securities Commission Rule 61-501, the transaction is a
Related Party Transaction; however due to its small size is exempt from the
formal valuation and minority shareholder approval requirements of Rule 61-501.
The proposed transaction was unanimously approved by both a special committee
of the independent directors and the board of directors of the Corporation as
being in the best interests of the Corporation. The Special Committee and the
Board in approving the transaction took into account that the purchase for
cancellation of the Debentures would be anti-dilutive and would also result in
significant savings in interest costs.
DATASOURCE: Consolidated Mercantile Incorporated
CONTACT: please contact: Stan Abramowitz, Secretary, (416) 920-0500