Jan 18 (Reuters) - YSS Corp YSS.V :
* ALCANNA INC. AND YSS CORP. ANNOUNCE COMBINATION OF CANNABIS RETAIL BUSINESSES TO FORM NOVA CANNABIS INC. AND CONCURRENT $25 MILLION EQUITY FINANCING
* APPROXIMATELY 80% OF NEW NOVA'S LOCATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE RE-BRANDED AS "VALUE BUDS"
* YSS - IN CONNECTION WITH DEAL, ACS LP, THROUGH UNIT TO COMPLETE A BROKERED PRIVATE PLACEMENT OF AT LEAST 8.3 MILLION SUBSCRIPTION RECEIPTS OF ACS FINCO
* YSS CORP - AFTER COMPLETION OF AMALGAMATION AND ASSUMING CONCURRENT FINANCING IS COMPLETED, ANTICIPATED ALCANNA WILL HOLD ABOUT 69.2%
* YSS CORP - AFTER COMPLETION OF AMALGAMATION AND ASSUMING CONCURRENT FINANCING IS COMPLETED, ANTICIPATED CURRENT YSS SHAREHOLDERS WILL HOLD ABOUT 14.7%
* YSS CORP - AGREEMENT AND CONCURRENT FINANCING IMPLY A DEEMED VALUE FOR NEW NOVA OF $130 MILLION
* YSS CORP - AGREEMENT AND CONCURRENT FINANCING IMPLY A DEEMED VALUE PER COMMON SHARE OF YSS OF ABOUT $0.1635