Entourage Health Corp. (
TSX-V:ENTG)
(
OTCQX:ETRGF) (
FSE:4WE)
(“
Entourage” or the “
Company”), a
Canadian producer and distributor of award-winning cannabis
products, is pleased to announce it has amended its existing senior
secured credit facility entered into on March 29, 2019 (the
“
Senior Credit Facility”) between the Company and
Bank of Montreal, and its existing second secured credit facility
with an affiliate of the LiUNA Pension Fund of Central and Eastern
Canada (“
LPF”), entered into on September 30, 2020
(the “
Second Credit Facility”). The latest
amendments to the Senior Credit Facility and Second Credit Facility
modify the respective terms under which Entourage secured debt
financing (the “
Credit Facilities Amendments”).
Under the terms of the Credit Facilities
Amendments, Entourage secured an extension of the maturity date of
the Senior Credit Facility from June 30, 2022 to June 30, 2024, and
of the Second Credit Facility from August 15, 2022 to December 31,
2024, subject to certain conditions, the terms for which are
described herein.
“Today’s announcement reflects an important
strategic advancement in securing improvements to our debt position
and long-term capital structure as we align our liquidity resources
with ongoing growth plans – all with the crucial support from our
lenders,” said George Scorsis, CEO and Executive Chairman,
Entourage. “As part of our corporate transformation, we are
continuing to finesse our business operations to produce premium
products for added market share growth, whilst assuring that our
financial footing is stabilized. This added security provides all
our stakeholders with confidence that we are moving tactically in
the right direction to reach our profitability goals for long-term
success.”
Senior Credit Facility Terms
Under the terms of the amendment of the Senior
Credit Facility, the maturity date is extended to June 30, 2024,
subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions subsequent by
July 31, 2022, failing which the maturity date will instead become
October 31, 2023. The Company will report on the completion of the
applicable conditions subsequent on or before July 31, 2022.
The amendment of the Senior Credit Facility
includes changes to certain financial covenants which are
applicable to the Company, including but not limited to the
inclusion of an EBITDA target covenant, as more particularly set
out in the Credit Facilities Amendments. Additionally, the Company
secured deferral of certain of its financial covenants to January
1, 2024.
The Senior Credit Facility is secured by the
assets of the Company and its subsidiaries, including the Company’s
production facilities. Bank of Montreal’s security under the Senior
Credit Facility is in first position.
Second Credit Facility Terms
Under the terms of the amendment of the Second
Credit Facility, the maturity date is extended to December 31,
2024, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions subsequent
by July 31, 2022, failing which the maturity date will instead
become April 30, 2024. The amendment of the Second Credit Facility
includes amendments to the financial covenants that mirror those
amendments to the Senior Credit Facility. The Company also secured
deferral of certain of its financial covenants to January 1,
2024.
The Second Credit Facility continues to bear an
interest rate of 15.25% per annum with the option, at the Company’s
discretion, to capitalize interest in lieu of cash payments of
interest. The Second 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. LPF’s security under the Second Credit Facility is in
second position to the Company’s senior creditor.
A copy of the Senior Credit Facility amendments
and Second Credit Facility amendments 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 Second 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 Second 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 Second Credit Facility was obtained from an
arm’s length party. The funds borrowed under the Second 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 Second Credit Agreement due to the timing of
the announcement and closing thereof occurring in less than 21
days.
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latest Company updates.
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 ‘TeaPot’ in Canada, expected to launch
in 2022.
For more information, please visit us at
www.entouragehealthcorp.com
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For further information, please
contact:
For Investor Enquiries:Valter
Pinto or Scott EcksteinKCSA Strategic
Communications1-212-896-1254entourage@kcsa.cominvestor@entouragecorp.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. Forward-looking information included in this press
release includes, but is not limited to, statements in respect of
the satisfaction of certain conditions of the Credit Facilities
Amendments.
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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