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RG One Corp. Provides Update Regarding Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders and Business Combination with Flow Water Inc

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Toronto, Ontario–(Newsfile Corp. – April 30, 2021) – RG One Corp. (“RG One” or the “Company” or upon completion of the Proposed Transaction, the “Resulting Issuer“) is pleased to announce that the Company and Flow Water Inc. (“Flow“) have entered into a business combination agreement dated April 7, 2021 (the “Business Combination Agreement“), which supersedes the prior binding letter of intent between the Company and Flow, to complete a going-public transaction in Canada for Flow (the “Proposed Transaction“).

The Company would like to remind all eligible shareholders (collectively, the “Shareholders“) of the Company that the deadline to vote their common shares (“Common Shares“) in advance of the annual and special meeting (the “Meeting“) of Shareholders is 10:00 a.m. (Toronto time) on May 5, 2021. The Meeting will be held in virtual format on May 7, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. (Toronto time) to approve a number of matters related to the Proposed Transaction originally announced December 21, 2020.

Shareholders are encouraged to review and consider the information circular in connection with the Meeting (the “Circular“). A copy of the Circular, the Business Combination Agreement and all other meeting materials is available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com under the Company’s profile.

The directors and management of the Company recommend that Shareholders vote in favour of all matters put forward at the Meeting.

At the Meeting, the Company will be seeking approval of Shareholders for, among other things, (i) the consolidation of the Company’s common shares on the basis of 404.84:1 (the “Consolidation“); (ii) continuation of RG One into the federal jurisdiction of Canada (the “Continuance“); (iii) the amendment of the Company’s articles (the “Articles Amendment“) to create classes of subordinate voting shares (“Subordinate Voting Shares“) and multiple voting shares (“Multiple Voting Shares“); and (iv) the changing of the name of RG One to “Flow Beverage Corp.”, or such other name jointly agreed to by RG One and Flow (the “Name Change“). Shareholders are not required to approve the Business Combination Agreement.

Closing of the Proposed Transaction is now anticipated to occur in mid-June, 2021, subject to the receipt of applicable regulatory approvals and the satisfaction of certain other closing conditions customary in transactions of this nature, including, without limitation, approval of the Toronto Stock Exchange.

Additional Information on the Business Combination Agreement

Pursuant to the terms of the Business Combination Agreement, the Company will acquire all of the issued and outstanding Class A Shares of Flow (the “Class A Shares“) and Class B Shares of Flow (the “Class B Shares“) by way of a three-cornered amalgamation between the Company, RG One Subco Inc. (“Subco“) and Flow. As a result of the Proposed Transaction, Flow and Subco will amalgamate to form amalco (“Amalco“), with Amalco becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. Assuming the Proposed Transaction becomes effective, Flow shareholders will receive: (i) one Multiple Voting Share (each a “Resulting Issuer Multiple Voting Share“) for each one Class A Share held; and (ii) one Subordinate Voting Share (each a “Resulting Issuer Subordinate Voting Share“) for each one Class B Share held.

Pursuant to the terms of the Business Combination Agreement, at the effective time of the Proposed Transaction (the “Effective Time“):

(a) Subco and Flow will amalgamate and continue as Amalco under the name “Flow Water Inc.” or such similar name as may be accepted by the relevant regulatory authorities and approved by the board of directors and Shareholders;

(b) each outstanding Class A Share (except for Class A Shares held by holders that have validly exercised their dissent rights) shall be exchanged for one fully paid and non-assessable Resulting Issuer Multiple Voting Share;

(c) each outstanding Class B Share (except for Class B Shares held by holders that have validly exercised their dissent rights) shall be exchanged for one fully paid and non-assessable Resulting Issuer Subordinate Voting Share;

(d) pursuant to the terms of the existing stock option plan of Flow, each outstanding stock option of Flow (each a “Flow Option“) will entitle the holder of such Flow Option to receive upon exercise of a Flow Option that number of Resulting Issuer Subordinate Voting Shares that such Flow Option holder would be entitled to had the holder of the Flow Option exercised the Flow Option immediately prior to the Effective Time;

(e) each restricted share unit of Flow outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be, and shall be deemed to be, disposed of in exchange for a Company restricted share unit issued by the Company to purchase Resulting Issuer Subordinate Voting Shares;

(f) each common share purchase warrant of Flow outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be, and shall be deemed to be, disposed of in exchange for a Company common share purchase warrant issued by the Resulting Issuer to purchase Resulting Issuer Subordinate Voting Shares;

(g) each compensation option of Flow issued in connection with the Flow subscription receipts outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be, and shall be deemed to be, disposed of in exchange for a Resulting Issuer compensation option to purchase Resulting Issuer Subordinate Voting Shares; and

(h) each outstanding share of Subco shall be exchanged for one fully paid and non-assessable share of Amalco.

Principal Conditions Precedent to the Completion of the Proposed Transaction

Pursuant to the terms of the Business Combination Agreement, the Proposed Transaction is subject to certain conditions precedent, including, among other things:

(a) receipt of all regulatory and third-party approvals, authorizations and consents as are required to be obtained by Flow or the Company in connection with the Proposed Transaction, including the approval of the Toronto Stock Exchange and any other applicable regulatory authorities;

(b) no Material Adverse Change (as such term is defined in the Business Combination Agreement) shall have occurred in the business, results of operations, assets, liabilities, financial condition or affairs of the Flow or the Company;

(c) the Shareholders shall have approved the matters set out in the Circular including the Consolidation, the Continuance, the Articles Amendment and Name Change in accordance with applicable law;

(d) the consolidation of Flow Shares on a 5:1 basis shall have been completed;

(e) there being no legal proceeding or regulatory actions or proceedings against any person to enjoin, restrict or prohibit the Proposed Transaction or which could reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse effect on the Company;

(f) there being no prohibition at law against completion of the Proposed Transaction; and

(g) the delivery of letters of resignation and release from the directors and officers of the Company.

The Consolidation

As noted above, the Consolidation ratio has been determined to be 404.84:1. The Consolidation ratio was determined based on arm’s length negotiations between the Company and Flow to attribute an aggregate value to the Common Shares of $1,000,000 based on the number of issued and outstanding shares of the Company as at the Effective Time.

In order to equalize the per-share price of the Common Shares and the per-share price of Flow’s common shares, so that the latter may be exchanged for the former on a 1:1 basis as part of the Proposed Transaction, the ratio was set at 404.84:1. The Company currently has 39,350,001 Common Shares issued and outstanding and an additional 9,721,430 Common Shares will be issued at the Effective Time, resulting in an aggregate of 49,071,431 Common Shares outstanding as at the Effective Time. The 9,721,430 are being issued pursuant to the terms of the Business Combination Agreement to eligible arm’s length finders in connection with their assistance on facilitating the Proposed Transaction.

Flow recently completed a brokered private placement of subscription receipts in the amount of $60,000,000 at a price of $1.65 per share (or $8.25 per share after the consolidation of the Flow shares on a 5:1 basis which will occur prior to the Effective Time), each subscription to be exchanged for one Resulting Issuer Subordinate Voting Share at the Effective Time. Given that the Company will have 49,071,431 Common Shares issued and outstanding as at the Effective Time and the value attributed to the Common Shares is $1,000,000, existing Shareholders of the Company will comprise a total of 121,212 of the Common Shares upon completion of the Proposed Transaction.

Upon completion of the Proposed Transaction (and assuming no exercise of any convertible securities of Flow to shares of Flow from the date of the Business Combination Agreement), the Company will have an aggregate of 6,214,569 Multiple Voting Shares and 34,111,375 Subordinate Voting Shares outstanding on a non-diluted basis. The existing Shareholders of the Company would hold 121,212 Resulting Issuer Subordinate Voting Shares of the 40,325,944 total issued and outstanding Resulting Issuer shares upon completion of the Proposed Transaction which would represent approximately 0.3% of all of the Resulting Issuer shares (and approximately 0.1% of the voting entitlement).

For more information regarding RG One Corp. please contact:

Isaac Maresky, President & Chief Executive Officer, [email protected]

For more information regarding Flow Water Inc., please contact:

ICR, Inc.: Investors: [email protected] or Media: [email protected]

Forward-Looking Information

This news release contains certain forward-looking statements that reflect the current views and/or expectations of management of RG One and Flow with respect to performance, business and future events, including but not limited to express or implied statements and assumptions regarding the intention of RG One and Flow to negotiate for or complete the Proposed Transaction. Forward-looking statements are based on the then-current expectations, beliefs, assumptions, estimates and forecasts about the business and the industry and markets in which RG One and Flow operate. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions which are difficult to predict. In particular, there is no guarantee that the parties will complete the Proposed Transaction contemplated herein and that RG One will obtain any required shareholder or regulatory approvals. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements and information, which are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. Neither of RG One nor Flow undertakes any obligation to release publicly any revisions for updating any voluntary forward-looking statements, except as required by applicable securities law.

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any of the securities in the United States. The securities have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “U.S. Securities Act“) or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to U.S. Persons unless registered under the U.S. Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or an exemption from such registration is available. Not for distribution to U.S. newswire services or for dissemination in the United States. Any failure to comply with this restriction may constitute a violation of U.S. securities laws.

The Toronto Stock Exchange has in no way passed upon the merits of the Proposed Transaction and has neither approved nor disapproved of the contents of this press release.

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO U.S. NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES.

To view the source version of this press release, please visit https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/82512

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How to identify authenticity in crypto influencer channels

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Modern brands stake on influencer marketing, with 76% of users making a purchase after seeing a product on social media.The cryptocurrency industry is no exception to this trend. However, promoting crypto products through influencer marketing can be particularly challenging. Crypto influencers pose a significant risk to a brand’s reputation and ROI due to rampant scams. Approximately 80% of channels provide fake statistics, including followers counts and engagement metrics. Additionally, this niche is characterized by high CPMs, which can increase the risk of financial loss for brands.

In this article Nadia Bubennnikova, Head of agency Famesters, will explore the most important things to look for in crypto channels to find the perfect match for influencer marketing collaborations.

 

  1. Comments 

There are several levels related to this point.

 

LEVEL 1

Analyze approximately 10 of the channel’s latest videos, looking through the comments to ensure they are not purchased from dubious sources. For example, such comments as “Yes sir, great video!”; “Thanks!”; “Love you man!”; “Quality content”, and others most certainly are bot-generated and should be avoided.

Just to compare: 

LEVEL 2

Don’t rush to conclude that you’ve discovered the perfect crypto channel just because you’ve come across some logical comments that align with the video’s topic. This may seem controversial, but it’s important to dive deeper. When you encounter a channel with logical comments, ensure that they are unique and not duplicated under the description box. Some creators are smarter than just buying comments from the first link that Google shows you when you search “buy YouTube comments”. They generate topics, provide multiple examples, or upload lists of examples, all produced by AI. You can either manually review the comments or use a script to parse all the YouTube comments into an Excel file. Then, add a formula to highlight any duplicates.

LEVEL 3

It is also a must to check the names of the profiles that leave the comments: most of the bot-generated comments are easy to track: they will all have the usernames made of random symbols and numbers, random first and last name combinations, “Habibi”, etc. No profile pictures on all comments is also a red flag.

 

LEVEL 4

Another important factor to consider when assessing comment authenticity is the posting date. If all the comments were posted on the same day, it’s likely that the traffic was purchased.

 

2. Average views number per video

This is indeed one of the key metrics to consider when selecting an influencer for collaboration, regardless of the product type. What specific factors should we focus on?

First & foremost: the views dynamics on the channel. The most desirable type of YouTube channel in terms of views is one that maintains stable viewership across all of its videos. This stability serves as proof of an active and loyal audience genuinely interested in the creator’s content, unlike channels where views vary significantly from one video to another.

Many unauthentic crypto channels not only buy YouTube comments but also invest in increasing video views to create the impression of stability. So, what exactly should we look at in terms of views? Firstly, calculate the average number of views based on the ten latest videos. Then, compare this figure to the views of the most recent videos posted within the past week. If you notice that these new videos have nearly the same number of views as those posted a month or two ago, it’s a clear red flag. Typically, a YouTube channel experiences lower views on new videos, with the number increasing organically each day as the audience engages with the content. If you see a video posted just three days ago already garnering 30k views, matching the total views of older videos, it’s a sign of fraudulent traffic purchased to create the illusion of view stability.

 

3. Influencer’s channel statistics

The primary statistics of interest are region and demographic split, and sometimes the device types of the viewers.

LEVEL 1

When reviewing the shared statistics, the first step is to request a video screencast instead of a simple screenshot. This is because it takes more time to organically edit a video than a screenshot, making it harder to manipulate the statistics. If the creator refuses, step two (if only screenshots are provided) is to download them and check the file’s properties on your computer. Look for details such as whether it was created with Adobe Photoshop or the color profile, typically Adobe RGB, to determine if the screenshot has been edited.

LEVEL 2

After confirming the authenticity of the stats screenshot, it’s crucial to analyze the data. For instance, if you’re examining a channel conducted in Spanish with all videos filmed in the same language, it would raise concerns to find a significant audience from countries like India or Turkey. This discrepancy, where the audience doesn’t align with regions known for speaking the language, is a red flag.

If we’re considering an English-language crypto channel, it typically suggests an international audience, as English’s global use for quality educational content on niche topics like crypto. However, certain considerations apply. For instance, if an English-speaking channel shows a significant percentage of Polish viewers (15% to 30%) without any mention of the Polish language, it could indicate fake followers and views. However, if the channel’s creator is Polish, occasionally posts videos in Polish alongside English, and receives Polish comments, it’s important not to rush to conclusions.

Example of statistics

 

Wrapping up

These are the main factors to consider when selecting an influencer to promote your crypto product. Once you’ve launched the campaign, there are also some markers to show which creators did bring the authentic traffic and which used some tools to create the illusion of an active and engaged audience. While this may seem obvious, it’s still worth mentioning. After the video is posted, allow 5-7 days for it to accumulate a basic number of views, then check performance metrics such as views, clicks, click-through rate (CTR), signups, and conversion rate (CR) from clicks to signups.

If you overlooked some red flags when selecting crypto channels for your launch, you might find the following outcomes: channels with high views numbers and high CTRs, demonstrating the real interest of the audience, yet with remarkably low conversion rates. In the worst-case scenario, you might witness thousands of clicks resulting in zero to just a few signups. While this might suggest technical issues in other industries, in crypto campaigns it indicates that the creator engaged in the campaign not only bought fake views and comments but also link clicks. And this happens more often than you may realize.

Summing up, choosing the right crypto creator to promote your product is indeed a tricky job that requires a lot of resources to be put into the search process. 

Author Nadia Bubennikova, Head of agency  at Famesters

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Central banks and the FinTech sector unite to change global payments space

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The BIS, along with seven leading central banks and a cohort of private financial firms, has embarked on an ambitious venture known as Project Agorá.

Named after the Greek word for “marketplace,” this initiative stands at the forefront of exploring the potential of tokenisation to significantly enhance the operational efficiency of the monetary system worldwide.

Central to this pioneering project are the Bank of France (on behalf of the Eurosystem), the Bank of Japan, the Bank of Korea, the Bank of Mexico, the Swiss National Bank, the Bank of England, and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. These institutions have joined forces under the banner of Project Agorá, in partnership with an extensive assembly of private financial entities convened by the Institute of International Finance (IIF).

At the heart of Project Agorá is the pursuit of integrating tokenised commercial bank deposits with tokenised wholesale central bank money within a unified, public-private programmable financial platform. By harnessing the advanced capabilities of smart contracts and programmability, the project aspires to unlock new transactional possibilities that were previously infeasible or impractical, thereby fostering novel opportunities that could benefit businesses and consumers alike.

The collaborative effort seeks to address and surmount a variety of structural inefficiencies that currently plague cross-border payments. These challenges include disparate legal, regulatory, and technical standards; varying operating hours and time zones; and the heightened complexity associated with conducting financial integrity checks (such as anti-money laundering and customer verification procedures), which are often redundantly executed across multiple stages of a single transaction due to the involvement of several intermediaries.

As a beacon of experimental and exploratory projects, the BIS Innovation Hub is committed to delivering public goods to the global central banking community through initiatives like Project Agorá. In line with this mission, the BIS will soon issue a call for expressions of interest from private financial institutions eager to contribute to this ground-breaking project. The IIF will facilitate the involvement of private sector participants, extending an invitation to regulated financial institutions representing each of the seven aforementioned currencies to partake in this transformative endeavour.

Source: fintech.globa

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TD Bank inks multi-year strategic partnership with Google Cloud

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TD Bank has inked a multi-year deal with Google Cloud as it looks to streamline the development and deployment of new products and services.

The deal will see the Canadian banking group integrate the vendor’s cloud services into a wider portion of its technology solutions portfolio, a move which TD expects will enable it “to respond quickly to changing customer expectations by rolling out new features, updates, or entirely new financial products at an accelerated pace”.

This marks an expansion of the already established relationship between TD Bank and Google Cloud after the group previously adopted the vendor’s Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) for TD Securities Automated Trading (TDSAT), the Chicago-based subsidiary of its investment banking unit, TD Securities.

TDSAT uses GKE for process automation and quantitative modelling across fixed income markets, resulting in the development of a “data-driven research platform” capable of processing large research workloads in trading.

Dan Bosman, SVP and CIO of TD Securities, claims the infrastructure has so far supported TDSAT with “compute-intensive quantitative analysis” while expanding the subsidiary’s “trading volumes and portfolio size”.

TD’s new partnership with Google Cloud will see the group attempt to replicate the same level of success across its entire portfolio.

Source: fintechfutures.com

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