Urbana Corporation Announces Additional Investment in Tetra Trust Company
TORONTO, April 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Urbana Corporation ("Urbana") (TSX and CSE: URB, URB.A) is pleased to announce that it has substantially increased its equity stake in Tetra Trust Company ('Tetra'), Canada's premier trust company licensed for the custody of digital assets, from 19.5% to 55.6% through the acquisition of additional shares from existing shareholders.
As Canada's first trust company licensed to custody digital assets in Canada, Tetra has been at the forefront of building innovative and trusted financial infrastructure in the new digital age, keeping billions of digital assets safe and secure within the Canadian jurisdiction.
Urbana continues to believe strongly in Tetra's strategy, leadership, and long-term growth potential and commitment to support ongoing initiatives across product innovation, operations, and market expansion. It is excited to have this opportunity to take a much larger position in Tetra.
'We're thrilled to see continued support from Urbana,' said Didier Lavallée, CEO of Tetra. 'This additional investment is a strong vote of confidence in the direction we're heading and the value we're building for our stakeholders.'
The transaction was completed on April 10, 2025. As part of the transaction, Urbana will propose a nominee for an independent board member.
About Urbana
Urbana Corporation is a diversified corporation with a focus on financial services, information services and innovative technologies. The long-term goal of Urbana is to seek and acquire investments for income and capital appreciation through a combination of public and private investments. The portfolio mix of actively managed publicly traded securities with private equity investments has generated significant long-term investment results. For more information, visit www.urbanacorp.com.
About Tetra
Founded in 2019, Tetra Trust Company is the first Canadian and leading trust company licensed to custody digital assets. Backed by major players in the industry such as Urbana Corporation, Canadian Securities Exchange and Coinbase Ventures, Tetra delivers the most advanced digital asset storage technology, setting the standard for digital asset custody in the country. For more information, visit www.tetratrust.com.
For further information contact:Elizabeth Naumovski Investor Relations(416) 595-9106 enaumovski@urbanacorp.com
Certain statements in this news release constitute 'forward-looking' statements that involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Urbana to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Unless required by applicable securities law, Urbana does not assume any obligation to update these forward-looking statements.Sign in to access your portfolio
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Board of Director Changes: At the Company's AGM held on June 12, 2025, Mr. Julian Babarczy was elected as a new board member. Mr. Babarczy is an Australian resident with extensive knowledge of the Australian capital markets and deep relationships with many Australian institutional investment funds and brokerages. Mr. Babarczy will be an essential resource for the Company's local marketing efforts following the Company's recent listing on the ASX. Mr. Marco Locascio and Mr. Matthew Quinlan did not stand for re-election at the AGM. The Company is appreciative of the invaluable contributions and financial insights provided by Mr. Locascio and Mr. Quinlan during their respective tenures as directors. Subsequent Events Hard Rock Expansion – Stage 2 Construction Approval: The Company's Board of Directors approved a final investment decision to proceed with stage 2 construction of the hard rock expansion at its Bomboré mine. 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These charges impact earnings per share but do not affect our cash flow." "With our largest SaaS deployment now in motion, increased bookings, and a clear focus on strengthening the balance sheet and reducing debt, we are expanding our financial flexibility to reinvest in growth. Our AI-driven platform and automation strategy continue to fuel stronger margins and sustained EBITDA gains, laying the foundation for long-term growth and value creation." A copy of the Company's unaudited financial statements and accompanying MD&A for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 (collectively, the "Financial Information") will be available under the Company's profile on SEDAR+ at Conference Call Details VIQ will host a conference call and webcast to discuss Financial Information on August 14, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. (Eastern time). The call will consist of updates by Alexie Edwards, VIQ's Chief Financial Officer followed by a question-and-answer period. Investors may access a live webcast of the call on the Company's website at or by dialing 1-888-440-4052 (North America toll-free) or +1-646-960-0827 (international) to be connected to the call by an operator using conference ID number 4983233. Participants should dial at least 10 minutes before the call starts. A replay of the webcast will be available on the Company's website through the same link approximately one hour after the conference call concludes. For more information about VIQ, please visit About VIQ Solutions VIQ Solutions is a global provider of secure, AI-driven, digital voice and video capture technology and transcription services. VIQ offers a seamless, comprehensive solution suite that delivers intelligent automation, enhanced with human review, to drive transformation in the way content is captured, secured, and repurposed into actionable information. The cyber-secure, AI technology and services platform are implemented in the most rigid security environments including criminal justice, legal, insurance, government, corporate finance, media, and transcription service provider markets, enabling them to improve the quality and accessibility of evidence, to easily identify predictive insights and to achieve digital transformation faster and at a lower cost. Forward-looking Statements Certain statements included in this press release constitute forward-looking statements or forward-looking information (collectively, "forward-looking statements") under applicable securities legislation. Such forward-looking statements or information are provided for the purpose of providing information about management's current expectations and plans relating to the future. Readers are cautioned that reliance on such information may not be appropriate for other purposes. Forward-looking statements typically contain statements with words such as "anticipate", "believe", "expect", "plan", "intend", "estimate", "propose", "project" or similar words, including negatives thereof, suggesting future outcomes or that certain events or conditions "may" or "will" occur. These statements are only predictions. Forward-looking statements in this press release include but are not limited to statements with respect to the Company's ability to accelerate automation, optimize costs, and improve scalability in the future, expected margin improvement, the Company's focus and its priorities, the filing of the Financial Information on SEDAR+ and the conference call to discuss the Company's financial results. Forward-looking statements are based on several factors and assumptions which have been used to develop such statements, but which may prove to be incorrect. Although VIQ believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements because VIQ can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. In addition to other factors and assumptions which may be identified in this press release, assumptions have been made regarding, among other things, recent initiatives, cost savings from workforce and product optimization, cost reductions from the Company's workflow solutions and that sales and prospects may increase revenue. Readers are cautioned that the foregoing list is not exhaustive of all factors and assumptions that have been used. Forward-looking statements are necessarily based on a number of opinions, assumptions and estimates that while considered reasonable by the Company as of the date of this press release, are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions, and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including but not limited to the factors described in greater detail in the "Risk Factors" section of the Company's annual information form and in the Company's other materials filed with the Canadian securities regulatory authorities. These factors are not intended to represent a complete list of the factors that could affect the Company; however, these factors should be considered carefully. Such estimates and assumptions may prove to be incorrect or overstated. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are made as of the date of this press release and the Company expressly disclaims any obligations to update or alter such statements, or the factors or assumptions underlying them, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. Non-IFRS Measures The Company prepares its financial statements in accordance with IFRS. Non-IFRS measures are provided by management to provide additional insight into our performance and financial condition. VIQ believes non-IFRS measures are an important part of the financial reporting process and are useful in communicating information that complements and supplements the consolidated financial statements. Adjusted EBITDA and adjusted operating loss are not measures recognized by IFRS and do not have a standardized meanings prescribed by IFRS. Therefore, Adjusted EBITDA and adjusted operating loss may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers. Investors are cautioned that Adjusted EBITDA and adjusted operating loss should not be construed as alternatives to net income (loss) as determined in accordance with IFRS. For a reconciliation of net income (loss) to Adjusted EBITDA and adjusted operating loss please see the Company's MD&A for three and six months ended June 30, 2025. To evaluate the Company's operating performance as a complement to results provided in accordance with IFRS, the term "Adjusted EBITDA" refers to net income (loss) before adjusting earnings for stock-based compensation, depreciation, amortization, interest expense, accretion, and other financing expense, (gain) loss on revaluation of options, (gain) loss on revaluation of restricted share units, gain (loss) on revaluation of derivative warrant liability, restructuring costs, strategic review costs, loss on modification of debt, impairment of property and equipment, impairment of goodwill and intangibles, other expense (income), foreign exchange (gain) loss, current and deferred income tax expense. We believe that the items excluded from Adjusted EBITDA are not connected to and do not represent the operating performance of the Company. We believe that Adjusted EBITDA is useful supplemental information as it provides an indication of the results generated by the Company's main business activities prior to taking into consideration how those activities are financed and taxed as well as expenses related to stock-based compensation, depreciation, amortization, impairment of goodwill and intangibles, loss on modification or extinguishment of debt, other expense (income), and foreign exchange (gain) loss. Accordingly, we believe that this measure may also be useful to investors in enhancing their understanding of the Company's operating performance. The term "adjusted operating loss" refers to net income (loss) excluding the impact of strategic review costs. Management believes it is appropriate to adjust for this item because strategic review costs do not relate to operating activities of the Company and is useful supplemental information as it provides an indication of the results generated by the Company's main business activities. The presentation of this measure enables investors and analysts to better understand the underlying performance of our business activities. We calculate "bookings" for a given period as the estimated contract value (for services tied to volume) of our recurring client contracts entered into during the period from (i) new clients and (ii) net upgrades by existing clients within the same workload, plus the actual (not annualized) estimated value of professional services consulting, advisory or project-based orders received, software licenses, subscriptions, SaaS, and hardware during the period. Trademarks This press release includes trademarks, such as "NetScribe", which are protected under applicable intellectual property laws and are the property of VIQ. Solely for convenience, our trademarks referred to in this press release may appear without the ® or TM symbol, but such references are not intended to indicate, in any way, that we will not assert our rights to these trademarks, trade names, and services marks to the fullest extent under applicable law. Trademarks that may be used in this press release, other than those that belong to VIQ, are the property of their respective owners. VIQ Solutions Inc. Interim Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position (Expressed in US dollars, unaudited) June 30, 2025 December 31, 2024 Assets Current assets Cash $ 1,117,164 $ 1,573,341 Trade and other receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts 4,422,766 3,768,699 Inventories 25,914 23,508 Prepaid expenses and other deposits 890,576 1,183,496 Non-current assets 6,456,420 6,549,044 Restricted cash 177,560 169,097 Property and equipment, net 541,883 654,223 Right-of-use assets, net 349,610 153,794 Intangible assets 5,183,967 5,661,614 Goodwill 11,929,976 11,628,213 Total assets $ 24,639,416 $ 24,815,985 Liabilities Current liabilities Trade and other payables and accrued liabilities $ 6,846,250 $ 5,673,346 Income taxes payable 61,890 29,765 Share-based payment liability 643 19,366 Derivative warrant liability 38,019 35,238 Current portion of long-term debt 17,099,730 15,988,401 Current portion of lease obligations 206,345 204,802 Contract liabilities 1,475,909 1,635,041 Non-current liabilities 25,728,786 23,585,959 Long-term lease obligations 167,884 – Other long-term liabilities 924,371 949,622 Total liabilities 26,821,041 24,535,581 Shareholders' equity Capital stock 77,665,053 77,593,993 Contributed surplus 9,364,786 9,145,162 Accumulated other comprehensive loss (1,341,494 ) (1,356,521 ) Deficit (87,869,970 ) (85,102,230 ) Total shareholders' equity (2,181,625 ) 280,404 Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $ 24,639,416 $ 24,815,985 VIQ Solutions Inc. Interim Condensed Consolidated Statements of Loss and Comprehensive Loss (Expressed in US dollars, unaudited) Three months ended June 30, Six months ended June 30, 2025 2024 2025 2024 Revenue $ 10,445,488 $ 11,575,614 $ 20,024,513 $ 21,497,287 Cost of sales 5,436,220 6,312,797 10,040,105 11,841,912 Gross profit 5,009,268 5,262,817 9,984,408 9,655,375 Expenses Selling and administrative expenses 3,866,110 4,328,687 7,676,752 8,639,461 Research and development expenses 179,957 155,416 320,476 320,526 Stock-based compensation 292,682 111,283 291,865 139,816 Gain on revaluation of RSUs (21,482 ) (18,534 ) (19,553 ) (47,311 ) Loss (gain) on revaluation of the derivative Warrant liability 8,260 7,479 1,238 (49,686 ) Foreign exchange gain (354,295 ) (590,719 ) (438,327 ) (487,886 ) Depreciation 175,864 194,237 340,547 389,221 Amortization 658,581 813,889 1,366,158 1,620,346 Interest expense 439,704 405,965 928,326 794,889 Accretion and other financing costs 456,029 425,216 875,059 752,094 Restructuring costs (recovery) 37,349 5,874 36,066 (3,820 ) Strategic review costs 119,124 – 1,294,726 – Other income (1,911 ) (10,208 ) (8,118 ) (21,413 ) Total expenses 5,855,972 5,828,585 12,665,215 12,046,237 Current income tax expense 52,654 6,063 86,933 21,107 Income tax expense 52,654 6,063 86,933 21,107 Net loss for the period $ (899,358 ) $ (571,831 ) $ (2,767,740 ) $ (2,411,969 ) Exchange (loss) gain on translation of foreign operations 16,115 (483,076 ) 15,027 (795,107 ) Comprehensive loss for the period $ (883,243 ) $ (1,054,907 ) $ (2,752,713 ) $ (3,207,076 ) Net loss per share Basic (0.02 ) (0.01 ) (0.05 ) (0.05 ) Diluted (0.02 ) (0.01 ) (0.05 ) (0.05 ) Weighted average number of common shares outstanding – basic 52,563,142 51,348,578 52,449,214 48,065,488 Weighted average number of common shares outstanding – diluted 52,563,142 51,348,578 52,449,214 48,065,488 The following is a reconciliation of Net Loss to Adjusted EBITDA, the most directly comparable IFRS measure for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, and 2024: Three months endedJune 30 Six monthsJune 30 (Unaudited) 2025 2024 2025 2024 Net Loss (899,358) (571,831) (2,767,740) (2,411,969) Add: Depreciation 175,864 194,237 340,547 389,221 Amortization 658,581 813,889 1,366,158 1,620,346 Interest expense 439,704 405,965 928,326 794,889 Current income tax (recovery) expense 52,654 6,063 86,933 21,107 EBITDA 427,445 848,323 (45,776) 413,594 Accretion and other financing costs 456,029 425,216 875,059 752,094 Gain on revaluation of RSUs (21,482) (18,534) (19,553) (47,311) Loss (Gain) on revaluation of the derivative warrant liability 8,260 7,479 1,238 (49,686) Restructuring costs 37,349 5,874 36,066 (3,820) Strategic Review Costs 119,123 - 1,294,726 - Other income (1,911) (10,208) (159,978) (21,413) Stock-based compensation 292,682 111,283 291,865 139,816 Foreign exchange gain (354,295) (590,719) (438,327) (487,886) Adjusted EBITDA 963,201 778,714 1,835,320 695,388 The following is a reconciliation of Net Loss to Adjusted operating loss, the most directly comparable IFRS measure for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, and 2024: Three months endedJune 30 Six monthsJune 30 (Unaudited) 2025 2024 2025 2024 Net Loss (899,358) (571,831) (2,767,740) (2,411,969) Add: Strategic Review Costs 119,123 - 1,294,726 - Adjusted operating loss (780,235) (571,831) (1,473,014) (2,411,969) View source version on Contacts Media Contact: Jacob Manning VIQ SolutionsEmail: marketing@ Sign in to access your portfolio
