VERSES® Announces Consolidation of Class A Subordinate Voting Shares in Preparation for a Planned Uplisting to NASDAQ

/EIN News/ -- VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 26, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- VERSES AI Inc. (CBOE:VERS) (OTCQB:VRSSF) ("VERSES'' or the "Company”) a cognitive computing company specializing in next-generation intelligent software systems, is pleased to announce the consolidation of its Class A Subordinated Voting Shares in connection with an application to uplist such shares on the Nasdaq Capital Market (“Nasdaq”).

As part of the planned uplisting, the Company is consolidating all issued and outstanding Class A Subordinate Voting Shares (“Subordinated Voting Shares”) on the basis of one (1) post-consolidated Subordinated Voting Share for every nine (9) pre-consolidated Subordinated Voting Share held (the “Consolidation”).

“The consolidation is one of many initiatives that the Company is implementing in preparation for our intended uplisting to Nasdaq, which we believe is the next logical step in the Company’s growth journey,” stated Gabriel René, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Verses. “We believe a listing on the Nasdaq, a major global exchange, aligns with the strategy and vision for the Company and will enhance our visibility, provide access to a larger pool of capital, attract a more diverse group of global shareholders and improve overall liquidity.”

The Consolidation is intended to increase the quoted per share price of the Company's Subordinate Voting Shares to satisfy Nasdaq’s initial listing requirement and to align the Company with trading fundamentals of its peers, improve liquidity and attract greater investment participation from a more diverse and larger set of investors.

The Company's board of directors approved the Consolidation on March 3, 2025, and have set March 27, 2025 as the record date of the Consolidation. Trading of the Subordinate Voting Shares on a post-Consolidation basis on Cboe Canada Inc. (“Cboe”) is expected to commence on or about March 27, 2025. The new CUSIP number for the Subordinate Voting Shares will be 92539Q406 and the new ISIN number will be CA92539Q4060. The Company's name and stock symbol will remain unchanged following the Consolidation.

As of the date hereof, the Company currently has 211,290,407 Subordinate Voting Shares issued and outstanding. The Consolidation will reduce the number of outstanding Subordinate Voting Shares to approximately 23,476,711 Subordinate Voting Shares issued and outstanding.

Holders of physical share certificates of the Company are required to complete and return a letter of transmittal to the Company’s transfer agent, Endeavor Trust Corporation, in order to receive their post-Consolidation Subordinate Voting Shares. Please visit www.endeavortrust.com for guidance on the process for returning your pre-consolidation share certificates and receiving your post-Consolidation Subordinate Voting Shares. Shareholders whose shares are represented by a direct registration system statement will automatically receive their post-Consolidation Subordinate Voting Shares without any further action. Shareholders who hold their shares through an intermediary are encouraged to contact their intermediaries if they have any questions.

No fractional Subordinate Voting Shares will be issued under the Consolidation as fractional Subordinate Voting Shares will be rounded either up or down to the nearest whole number of Subordinate Voting Shares. The exercise price and number of Subordinate Voting Shares issuable pursuant to the exercise of any outstanding convertible securities, including incentive stock options and warrants, will also be adjusted in accordance with the Consolidation ratio.

Prior to listing on Nasdaq, the Company's listing application must be approved by Nasdaq and the Company must satisfy certain pricing and financing conditions. There can be no assurance the Company’s listing application will be approved or that the Company will satisfy the required listing conditions in a timely manner, or at all.

The Company is pleased to announce that in addition to being appointed an officer of the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary Verses Inc., as previously announced in the Company’s press release dated February 27, 2025, James Christodoulou has been appointed the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and Kevin Wilson, the Company’s former Chief Financial Officer, has been appointed the Company’s Chief Accounting Officer. Kevin Wilson will also continue in his position as Secretary of the Company.

About VERSES

VERSES is a cognitive computing company building next-generation intelligent software systems modeled after the wisdom and genius of Nature. Designed around first principles found in science, physics and biology, our flagship product, Genius, is a suite of tools for machine learning practitioners to model complex dynamic systems and generate autonomous intelligent agents that continuously reason, plan, and learn. Imagine a Smarter World that elevates human potential through technology inspired by Nature. Learn more at verses.ai, LinkedIn, and X.

On behalf of the Company 

Gabriel René, Founder & CEO, VERSES AI Inc.

Press Inquiries: press@verses.ai 

Investor Relations Inquiries 

U.S., Matthew Selinger, Partner, Integrous Communications, mselinger@integcom.us 415-572-8152

Canada, Leo Karabelas, President, Focus Communications, info@fcir.ca 416-543-3120

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This news release contains statements which constitute “forward-looking information” or “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of applicable securities laws, including statements regarding the plans, intentions, beliefs and current expectations of the Company with respect to future business activities and plans of the Company. Forward-looking information and forward-looking statements are often identified by the words “may”, “would”, “could”, “should”, “will”, “intend”, “plan”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “estimate”, “expect” or similar expressions. More particularly and without limitation, this news release contains forward–looking statements and information relating to the expectation that the Company will complete the Consolidation; the effective date of the Consolidation; the record date of the Consolidation; the number of Subordinate Voting Shares outstanding following the Consolidation; the treatment of fractional shares in the Consolidation; and that the Company anticipates listing its Subordinate Voting Shares for trading on Nasdaq; and that a successful uplisting will help to better position the Company to progress towards a commercial launch of Genius™; and other statements that are not historical facts.

The forward–looking statements and information are based on certain key expectations and assumptions made by the management of the Company. As a result, there can be no assurance that such plans will be completed as proposed or at all. Such forward-looking statements are based on a number of assumptions of management, including, without limitation, that the Company will complete the Consolidation; that the Company will receive the necessary approvals to complete the Consolidation; that the number of Subordinate Voting Shares outstanding following the Consolidation will be consistent with the number set out herein; that the treatment of fractional shares will align with management’s current expectations; that the uplisting will better position the Company to progress towards a commercial launch of Genius™; that the Company will successfully list its Subordinate Voting Shares for trading on the Nasdaq as anticipated by management. Although management of the Company believes that the expectations and assumptions on which such forward-looking statements and information are based are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on the forward–looking statements and information since no assurance can be given that they will prove to be correct.

Forward-looking statements and information are provided for the purpose of providing information about the current expectations and plans of management of the Company relating to the future. Readers are cautioned that reliance on such statements and information may not be appropriate for other purposes, such as making investment decisions. Since forward–looking statements and information address future events and conditions, by their very nature they involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from those currently anticipated due to a number of factors and risks. These include, but are not limited to, the Company’s ability to complete the Consolidation on the effective date, or at all; the number of post-Consolidation Subordinate Voting Shares may be different from the number set out herein, that the uplisting will not help to better position the Company to progress towards a commercial launch of Genius™ as anticipate by management, or at all and that the Company will not successfully list its Subordinate Voting Shares for trading on Nasdaq as anticipated by management or at all and other risks detailed from time to time in the filings made by the Company in accordance with securities regulations. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on the forward–looking statements and information contained in this news release. Readers are cautioned that the foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive.

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