Announces Proposed Qualifying Transaction
TAILWIND CAPITAL CORPORATION
ANNOUNCES PROPOSED QUALIFYING TRANSACTION
Calgary, Alberta – May 15, 2020. Tailwind Capital Corporation ("Tailwind") (TSX Venture: TW .P) is
pleased to announce details concerning a proposed qualifying transaction involving a business combination
with Kairos Metals Corp. ("Kairos"), a corporation incorporated under the laws of Alberta.
Overview of Kairos
Kairos is a reporting issuer incorporated in January 2018 under the laws of the Province of Alberta and
currently has 25,266,704 common shares outstanding and no dilutive securities such as options or warrants
outstanding. Kairos’ principal business is the acquisitio n and exploration of mineral properties in Chile.
Kairos holds a 100% interest in 10,396 hectares of mineral claims through its wholly owned Chilean
subsidiary, Compañía Minera San Lorenzo Limitada . Those claims are divided into the “Salvadora” and
the “Nancagua” claim groups or properties. Salvadora is a prospective copper-gold porphyry property and
has been the subject of significant exploration efforts by Kairos since 2014 which include s significant
sampling and geophysical surveying together with t wo exploration drilling programs totalling
approximately 2,725 meters of drilling. Kairos has also conducted programs of surface sampling and
geochemical analysis on Nancagua which is a prospective high grade epithermal gold-silver property.
Summary of the Proposed Transaction
Tailwind has entered into a non -binding Letter of Intent with Kairos dated May 14, 2020 (the "LOI")
pursuant to which Tailwind and Kairos intend to complete a business combination (the "Transaction") to
form a new company ("Newco") called "Kairos Metal Corp." or such other name as the Parties may agree.
Pursuant to the proposed Transaction, (i) each one (1) issued and outstanding common shares of Kairos
(the "Kairos Common Shares") will be exchanged for one (1) common shares of Newco (the "Newco
Common Shares") at a deemed price of $ 0.10 per Newco Common Share; (ii) each one and five-tenths
(1.5) issued and outstanding common shares of Tailwind (the "Tailwind Common Shares"), of which
8,000,000 are currently issued and outstanding, will be exchanged for one (1) Newco Common Share; and
(iii) each outstanding stock options and agents' options of Tailwind will be exchanged for one stock option
or agents' option of Newco on an equivalent economic basis.
It is intended that the Transaction, when completed, will constitute Tailwind's "Qualifying Transaction"
("QT") in accordance with Policy 2.4 of the TSX Venture Exchange (the " Exchange"). A more
comprehensive news release will be issued by Tailwind disclosing details of the Transaction, including the
name change, financial information and repor ting issuer history respecting Kairos, the names and
backgrounds of all persons who will constitute insiders of Newco, the identity of all controlling
shareholders of Newco, and information respecting sponsorship, once an agreement has been finalized and
certain conditions have been met, including:
i) satisfactory completion of due diligence; and
ii) execution of the definitive agreement.
The Transaction will constitute a Non-Arm's Length Qualifying Transaction as defined by the policies of
the Exchange as Al J. Kroontje is a significant shareholder of Tailwind and a director, officer and significant
shareholder of Kairos. Tailwind will be seeking majority of the minority approval of the Transaction at a
meeting of Tailwind shareholders. Trading in the Tailwind Common Shares has been halted and will be
suspended, effective May 21, 2020, for failing to complete a QT within 24 months of its listing. Trading in
the Tailwind Common Shares is not expected to resume trading until the Transaction is completed and
requisite approvals by the Exchange have been obtained. The Transaction remains subject to approval by
the Exchange and if completed Tailwind expects to be listed on the Exchange as a mining issuer.
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Summary of the Proposed Private Placement
Pursuant to the LOI, the parties have agreed to use their "commercially reasonable efforts" to cause
Tailwind or Kairos to complete a private placement (the " Private Placement") of subscription receipts
exercisable into Newco Common Shares (the "Subscription Receipts") at a price of $0.10 per common
share for gross proceeds of a minimum of $600,000 and a maximum of $1,000,000. The Private Placement
may be conducted on a “brokered” or on a “non -brokered” basis and the parties may engage an agent or
syndicate of agents (the " Agents") for the Private Placement. A commission of up to 7% of the gross
proceeds raised may be paid to the Agents or to individual registrants (including selling group members)
and pay able upon closing of the Transaction. The commission shall be payable may exclude those
subscribers that participate in the Private Placement that fall within the list of names submitted by Tailwind
or Kairos. Further particulars of the Private Placement will be disseminated in a news release to be issued
upon finalization of terms with an agent.
Forward Looking Information
Statements in this press release regarding Tailwind's business which are not historical facts are "forward-
looking statements" that involve risks and uncertainties, such as terms and completion of the proposed
transaction. Since forward-looking statements address future events and conditions, by their very n ature,
they involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Actual results in each case could differ materially from those
currently anticipated in such statements.
Completion of the Transaction is subject to a number of conditions, including but not limited to, execution
of a binding definitive agreement relating to the Transaction, Exchange acceptance and if applicable
pursuant to Exchange requirements, majority of the minority shareholder approval. Where applicable, the
Transaction cannot close until the required shareholder approval is obtained. There can be no assurance
that the Transaction will be completed as proposed or at all.
Investors are cautioned that, except as disclosed in the management information circular or filing statement
to be prepared in connection with the Transaction, any information released or received with respect to the
Transaction may not be accurate or complete and should not be relied upon. Trading in the securities of a
capital pool company should be considered highly speculative.
The TSX Venture Exchange Inc. has in no way passed upon the merits of the proposed Transaction and has
neither approved nor disapproved the contents of this press release.
For further information, please contact:
Kevin R. Baker, Q.C.
President and Chief Executive Officer
Tailwind Capital Corporation
Telephone: (403) 476-7010
Email: [email protected]
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the
TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release.