Entourage Health Corp. (formerly WeedMD Inc.)
(
TSX-V:ENTG)
(OTCQX:ETRGF)
(FSE:4WE) (“
Entourage” or the
“
Company”), a Canadian producer and distributor of
award-winning cannabis products and brands, is pleased to announce
it has amended and upsized its existing credit facility (the
“
Credit Facility”) with an affiliate of the LiUNA
Pension Fund of Central and Eastern Canada
(“
LPF”), adding an additional $15 million in
funding availability. The Credit Facility will be used by Entourage
for general working capital purposes as the Company continues to
execute a balanced approach to achieving sustainable profitable
growth by the end of 2022.
“Entourage is proud of its long-standing
reputation in producing premium cannabis products for the Canadian
medical and retail markets. More recently, we have been reporting
positive operating results reflective of the business
transformation initiatives undertaken over the past year to reduce
costs, increase quality points and expand our market share,” said
George Scorsis, CEO and Executive Chairman. “Moving ahead, we are
committed to executing on our strategic growth plans to reaching
our revenue targets and solidifying our positioning in the industry
as a top 10 producer. We value the confidence and support shown by
our trusted partner and strategic investor LiUNA Pension Fund with
this additional financing that does not dilute our shareholder base
and supports our future growth. We will maintain our disciplined
approach to reaching sustainable commercial growth by the end of
2022.”
Credit Facility Terms
The Credit Facility continues to bear an
interest rate of 15.25% with the option, at the Company’s
discretion, to capitalize interest in lieu of cash payments of
interest and is set to mature in August, 2022. The Credit Facility
is secured by the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries,
including the Company’s production facilities, and contains
customary financial and other covenants, as well as typical
conditions precedent for a transaction of this nature. LPF’s
security under the Credit Facility is in second position to the
Company’s senior creditor.
In addition to the new funding provided under
the Credit Facility, the Company and LPF agreed to defer certain of
the Company’s financial covenants to May 31, 2022.
A copy of the Credit Facility amendment will be
made available under the Company’s profile on SEDAR at
www.sedar.com.
Related Party Transaction
LPF is an insider of the Company as it owns
greater than 10% of the common shares of the Company. Accordingly,
the amending of the Credit Agreement represents a “related party
transaction” under Multilateral Instrument 61-101 - Protection of
Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions (“MI
61-101”). The Company is relying on the exemption from
minority shareholder approval requirements under MI 61-101 as the
Credit Facility is considered a non-equity loan as described under
Section 5.7(f) of MI 61-101, and obtained by the Company on
reasonable terms that are no less advantageous to the Company than
if the Credit Facility was obtained from an arm’s length party. The
funds borrowed under the Credit Facility are not convertible into
or repayable by the issuance of equity or voting securities of the
Company. The material change report will not be filed more than 21
days prior to the entering into of the amended Credit Agreement due
to the timing of the announcement and closing thereof occurring in
less than 21 days.
Visit Entourage Health’s newly launched website
here. To access our corporate video, visit us here and to access
our latest investor presentation and corporate deck here.
About Entourage Health
Corp.
Entourage Health Corp. is the publicly traded
parent company of Entourage Brands Corp. (formerly WeedMD RX Inc.)
and CannTx Life Sciences Inc., licence holders producing and
distributing cannabis products for both the medical and adult-use
markets. The Company owns and operates a state-of-the-art hybrid
greenhouse and processing facility located on 158-acres in
Strathroy, ON; a fully licensed 26,000 sq. ft. Aylmer, ON
processing facility, specializing in cannabis extraction; and a
micropropagation, tissue culture and genetics centre-of-excellence
in Guelph, Ontario. With its Starseed Medicinal medical-centric
brand, Entourage has expanded its multi-channeled distribution
strategy. Starseed’s industry-first, exclusive partnership with
LiUNA, the largest construction union in Canada, along with
employers and union groups complements Entourage’s direct sales to
medical patients. Entourage’s elite adult-use product portfolio
includes Color Cannabis, Saturday Cannabis and Royal City Cannabis
Co. – sold across eight provincial distribution agencies. The
Company also maintains strategic relationships in the seniors’
market and supply agreements with Shoppers Drug Mart. It is the
exclusive Canadian producer and distributor of award-winning
U.S.-based wellness brand Mary’s Medicinals sold in both medical
and adult-use channels. Under a collaboration with The Boston Beer
Company subsidiary, Entourage is also the exclusive distributor of
cannabis-infused beverages in Canada, expected to launch in
2022.
For more information, please visit us at
www.entouragehealthcorp.com
Follow Entourage and its brands on LinkedIn
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Cannabis, Starseed & Royal City Cannabis Co.
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Cannabis, Starseed & Royal City Cannabis Co.
For further information, please
contact:
For Investor Enquiries:Valter
Pinto or Scott EcksteinKCSA Strategic
Communications1-212-896-1254entourage@kcsa.com
For Media Enquiries:Marianella
delaBarreraSVP, Communications & Corporate
Affairs416-897-6644marianella@entouragecorp.com
Forward Looking Information
This press release contains "forward-looking information" within
the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation which are
based upon Entourage's current internal expectations, estimates,
projections, assumptions and beliefs and views of future events.
Forward-looking information can be identified by the use of
forward-looking terminology such as "expect", "likely", "may",
"will", "should", "intend", "anticipate", "potential", "proposed",
"estimate" and other similar words, including negative and
grammatical variations thereof, or statements that certain events
or conditions "may", "would" or "will" happen, or by discussions of
strategy.
The forward-looking information in this news
release is based upon the expectations, estimates, projections,
assumptions and views of future events which management believes to
be reasonable in the circumstances. Forward-looking information
includes estimates, plans, expectations, opinions, forecasts,
projections, targets, guidance or other statements that are not
statements of fact. Forward-looking information necessarily involve
known and unknown risks, including, without limitation, risks
associated with general economic conditions; adverse industry
events; loss of markets; future legislative and regulatory
developments; inability to access sufficient capital from internal
and external sources, and/or inability to access sufficient capital
on favourable terms; the cannabis industry
in Canada generally; the ability of Entourage to
implement its business strategies; the COVID-19 pandemic;
competition; crop failure; and other risks.
Any forward-looking information speaks only as
of the date on which it is made, and, except as required by law,
Entourage does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any
forward-looking information, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise. New factors emerge from
time to time, and it is not possible for Entourage to predict all
such factors. When considering this forward-looking information,
readers should keep in mind the risk factors and other cautionary
statements in Entourage’s disclosure documents filed with the
applicable Canadian securities regulatory authorities on SEDAR at
www.sedar.com. The risk factors and other factors noted in the
disclosure documents could cause actual events or results to differ
materially from those described in any forward-looking
information.
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