UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 11, 2020
PUREBASE CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
Nevada | 000-55517 | 27-2060863 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
8625 State Hwy, 124
Ione, CA 95640
(Address of principal executive offices)
(855) 743-6478
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A |
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report) |
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
None | N/A | N/A |
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Section 2 – Financial Information
Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
As reported in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 7, 2020, on May 1, 2020, Purebase Corporation, a Nevada corporation (the “Company”) entered into an asset purchase agreement with Quove Corporation (“Quove”) for the purchase by the Company of all of the assets used in connection with operating a gold processing plant (the “Acquisition”) for 6,200,000 shares of its common stock to be issued at closing. The Acquisition closed on June 11, 2020.
Section 3 – Securities and Trading Markets
Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.
In connection with the closing of the Acquisition as described above, the Company is issuing 6,200,000 shares of its common stock to Quove as consideration for the asset purchase. The issuance by the Company of the shares is without registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), or the securities laws of the applicable state, in reliance on the exemptions provided by Section 4(2) of the Act. which exempt transactions by an issuer not involving any public offering.
Section 7 – Regulation FD
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On June 12, 2020, the Company issued a press release to announce the closing of the Acquisition A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and incorporated herein by reference.
The information in this Item 7.01 of this Report, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any of the Company’s filings under the Securities Act, or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference to this Report in such filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. | Description of Exhibit | |
99.1 | Press Release, dated June 12, 2020 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Date: June 12, 2020 | PUREBASE CORPORATION | |
By: | /s/ A. Scott Dockter | |
A. Scott Dockter Chief Executive Officer |
Exhibit 99.1
Purebase Completes Transaction to for SCM
IONE, CA, June 12, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Purebase Corporation (OTCQB: PUBC), a diversified resource company, headquartered in Ione, California, today announces that it has closed on a transaction to acquire a large-scale mineral processing plant from the Quove Corporation. The definitive agreement was signed May 1st, 2020, and both sides have met the qualifications to close as of June 11th, 2020.
Purebase’s President and CEO, Scott Dockter stated, “These components are key pieces of our production facility for the near-term commercialization of SCM into the West Coast.”
About Purebase Corporation
Purebase Corporation (OTCQB: PUBC) is a diversified resource company that acquires, develops and markets minerals for use in the agriculture, construction and other specialty industries.
Contacts
David Harvey | Purebase Corporation
david.harvey@purebase.com, and please visit our corporate website and subscribe to our upcoming Newsletter – www.purebase.com/newsletter
Safe Harbor
This press release contains statements, which may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Those statements include statements regarding the intent, belief, or current expectations of Purebase Corporation and members of its management team as well as the assumptions on which such statements are based. Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, and that actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements. Important factors currently known to management that may cause actual results to differ from those anticipated are discussed throughout the Company’s reports filed with Securities and Exchange Commission which are available at www.sec.gov as well as the Company’s web site at www.purebase.com. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes to future operating results.