TORONTO –

E Automotive Inc., which is the company behind the EBlock digital wholesale marketplace and the EDealer digital retail products, has filed and obtained a receipt for a preliminary base PREP prospectus for a proposed initial public offering in Canada.

The preliminary prospectus for the proposed IPO of common shares was filed with the respective securities regulatory authorities in each of Canada’s provinces and territories, the company said.

E Inc. is making the offering through a syndicate of underwriters.

Lead underwriters are Canaccord Genuity Corp., CIBC Capital Markets and National Bank Financial Inc Canaccord Genuity Corp., CIBC Capital Markets and National Bank Financial Inc. Also included are Scotiabank, Eight Capital, ATB Capital Markets Inc. and Laurentian Bank Securities Inc.

E Inc. has applied the list the common shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange.