MONTREAL, June 01, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- (CSE: EMER) Emergia Inc. (the “Corporation” or “Emergia”) announced today that it has postponed filing its interim financial statements and management's discussion and analysis for the period ended March 31, 2020 (collectively, its "Interim Documents") due to delays caused by coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic (“COVID-19”). Further to its announcement on April 20, 2020, the Corporation continues to postpone the filing its annual financial statements and management's discussion and analysis for the year ended December 31, 2019 (collectively, its “Annual Documents”) to June 15, 2020.
Emergia is relying on the exemption provided by the local blanket orders granted by the provincial securities regulators, permitting the Corporation to extend the filing deadlines of its Interim Documents and its Annual Documents by up to 45 days. In response to COVID-19, securities regulatory authorities in Canada have granted a blanket exemption allowing issuers an additional 45 days to complete their regulatory filings.
The Corporation estimates that its Interim Documents will be filed on or before July 15, 2020. Until such time as the Interim Documents are filed, Emergia’s management and other insiders are subject to a trading black-out policy that reflects the principles contained in section 9 of National Policy 11-207.
Emergia confirms that since April 20, 2020, the date of the last summary of the material business developments filed by the Corporation, there have been no material business developments for the Corporation.
ABOUT EMERGIA INC.
EMERGIA operates mainly in Canada in the development, acquisition and management of multi-purpose real estate, including retail, multi-residential, industrial, and office buildings as well as land for future development. The Corporation’s investment platform is based on an integrated, agile and efficient develop-to-own strategy that enables EMERGIA to benefit from development profits and the value-add while securing stable long-term returns.
For more information, please visit www.emergia.com and www.sedar.com. EMER.CN
Source: Emergia Inc.
For more Information, please contact:
Henri Petit
CEO
T: 1.888.520.1414 (Ext. 231)
E: hpetit@emergia.com
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