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Published on 12/16/2005 in the Prospect News PIPE Daily.

New Issue: Noveko to raise up to C$3 million in unit offering as part of acquisition

By Sheri Kasprzak

New York, Dec. 16 - Noveko Echographs Inc. said it intends to raise up to C$3 million and at least C$1.5 million in a private placement of units as part of its proposed acquisition of Lapjack (Canada) Ltd.

The offering includes up to 6 million units and at least 3 million units at C$0.50 each.

The units consist of one share and one-fifth share warrant. The whole warrants are exercisable at C$1.00 each for two years.

André Leroux, Noveko's chief executive officer and a director of Lapjack subsidiary Bolduc Leroux Inc., agreed to buy up to C$1.5 million of the units.

Under the terms of the acquisition, Noveko intends to buy all of the outstanding shares of Lapjack from Alain Bolduc. The purchase price is up to C$4 million and will paid with C$500,000 in cash and the issue of 7 million units of one class A share and one-fifth share warrant, exercisable under the same terms as the private placement.

The acquisition is slated to close Feb. 15.

Based in Montreal, Noveko designs real-time ultrasound scanners for use in veterinary medicine.

Issuer:Noveko Echographs Inc.
Issue:Units of one share and one-fifth share warrant
Amount:C$3 million (maximum); C$1.5 million (minimum)
Units:6 million (maximum); 3 million (minimum)
Price:C$0.50
Warrants:One fifth-share warrant per unit
Warrant expiration:Two years
Warrant strike price:C$1.00
Investors:André Leroux (for C$1.5 million)
Pricing date:Dec. 16
Stock price:C$0.53 at close Dec. 16

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