Neptune Wellness Solutions Inc (NEPT)

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Neptune Technologies announces royalty prepayment agreement with Acasti Pharma Inc. (NEPT) 2.84 : Co announced it has entered into a prepayment agreement with Acasti Pharma Inc., a majority-owned subsidiary of Neptune, pursuant to which Acasti has exercised the option embedded in its exclusive technology license agreement dated August 7, 2008 entered into between Acasti and Neptune to pay in advance all of the future royalties payable under the License Agreement. The Prepayment will have the effect of increasing Neptune's equity participation in Acasti (from approximately 57% to approximately 61% if shares were issued on this date), given that Neptune, subject to required approvals, will be issued 6,750,000 Class "A" shares in the share capital of Acasti, issuable at a price of $2.30 per Share, upon the exercise of a warrant delivered to Neptune at the signature of the Prepayment Agreement. This reflects a Prepayment value, confirmed by an independent valuation expert using the pre-established Prepayment formula set forth in the License Agreement, that amounts to approximately $15.5 million.