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Settlement Reached in Tietz Class Action Lawsuit
Vancouver, British Columbia: PreveCeutical Medical Inc. (the “Company” or “PreveCeutical”) (CSE: PREV, OTCQB: PRVCF, FSE: 18H), is pleased to announce the settlement of the proposed class action filed by Michael Tietz and Duane Loewen against the Company and many other parties in B.C. Supreme Court Action No. S197731, Vancouver Registry (the “Action”).
PreveCeutical commenced its own action against some of the defendants to the Action claiming damages for fraud, conspiracy, breach of contract, and other wrongs with respect to the same transactions which are the subject of the claims asserted in the Action (the “PreveCeutical Action”).
The Company is pleased to announce that it has agreed to settle the claims made against it in the Action, without any admission of liability, in order to avoid further expense, inconvenience, and burden of this litigation, and any other present or future litigation arising out of the facts that gave rise to this litigation (the “Settlement Agreement”). The Settlement Agreement requires the approval of the court, which is expected to be obtained early in 2022.
Pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, PreveCeutical has agreed to make a payment of $350,000 and assign the PreveCeutical Action to the representative plaintiff and the class of plaintiffs, as defined in the Action, in exchange for a full and final release of Stephen Van Deventer, Shabira Ragan, and all current and former officers, directors, managers, employees, consultants and insurers of PreveCeutical; a covenant by the representative plaintiff and the proposed class of plaintiffs not to bring any proceedings or assist anyone to bring any proceedings against PreveCeutical and its associated companies, for any matter alleged in the plaintiffs’ action, and an order of the court barring all claims for contributions and indemnity.
PreveCeutical will not be required to incur any costs of pursuing the PreveCeutical Action, will be indemnified for any costs that might be awarded against it and is entitled to 25% of the amount recovered by the plaintiffs, less unrecovered legal costs.
Stephen Van Deventer, PreveCeutical’s Chief Executive Officer, commented, “Even though we would have preferred to have the Action dismissed on the merits, in consideration of the potential time and costs that the Company would incur if the Action continued, the Board of PreveCeutical decided that settlement of the Action was the best option for the Company. PreveCeutical expects that it will benefit from the end result of the PreveCeutical Action and takes satisfaction in knowing that the defendants to the PreveCeutical Action will be held accountable for the damage that they caused to the Company.
About PreveCeutical
PreveCeutical is a health sciences company that develops innovative options for preventive and curative therapies utilizing organic and nature identical products. The Company aims to be a leader in the preventive health sciences sector.
With the completion of three of its research programs, the Company is actively working on the development, clinical trials, and commercialization of its products; and has filed a number of provisional patent applications to protect the intellectual property from its research programs.
For more information about PreveCeutical, please visit our website www.PreveCeutical.com or follow us on Twitter and Facebook.
On behalf of the Board of Directors of PreveCeutical
Stephen Van Deventer, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
For further information, please contact:
Stephen Van Deventer: +1 604 306 9669
Or Investor Relations ir@preveceutical.com
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