Toronto, Ontario – Martinrea International Inc. (TSX: MRE) (āMartinreaā or the āCompanyā), aĀ leader in the development and production of quality, lightweight metal parts, assemblies and modules and fluid management systems and complex aluminum products, announced today itĀ intends to subscribe for 11,538,461 common shares in NanoXplore Inc. (āNanoXploreā: TSXāV:Ā āGRAā) pursuant to a private placement announced by NanoXplore for the issuance of commonĀ shares and convertible debentures.
Martinrea currently holds an aggregate of 5,911,800 common shares of NanoXplore shares,Ā 2,750,000 warrants to purchase additional Shares of NanoXplore at an exercise price of $0.70Ā per share and 205,900 warrants to purchase additional Shares of NanoXplore at an exerciseĀ price of $2.30 per share which were acquired in two separate private placement transactions.Ā This investment, when completed, would bring Martinreaās ownership interest in NanoXploreĀ to approximately 16% of the issued and outstanding Shares of NanoXplore, depending on theĀ final size of NanoXploreās private placement.