Entourage Health Announces Debentureholders Overwhelmingly Approve Proposed Amendments to 8.5% Unsecured Convertible Debentures
Company confirms it is one of many positive steps being taken to improve debt position and streamline capital structure for long-term success
Toronto, Canada, June 20, 2022 – 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 that holders (the “Debentureholders”) of the Company’s 8.5% unsecured convertible debentures due September 25, 2022 (the “Debentures”), overwhelmingly approved the previously announced proposed amendments (the “Proposed Amendments”) to the trust indenture dated as of September 25, 2019 between TSX Trust Company and the Company (the “Indenture”) governing the Debentures.
Approximately 97% of votes received approved the Proposed Amendments. Pursuant to the approvals, the Indenture may be amended to, among other things, (i) accelerate the maturity date of the Debentures to June 30, 2022 (the “New Maturity Date”); and (ii) amend the cash amount payable in respect of the Debentures on the New Maturity Date to be 60% of the principal amount of the Debentures, together with any accrued and unpaid interest earned on 100% of the principal amount of the Debentures from the last Interest Payment Date (as defined in the Indenture), less any tax required by law to be deducted. The Company intends to enter into a supplemental indenture with TSX Trust Company on or prior to June 30, 2022 to give effect to the Proposed Amendments.
“I’d like to thank the holders of our convertible debentures for their support and confidence in our strategic vision which reflects a positive step forward in helping improve our debt position and capital structure to keep us on a solid financial path to profitability,” said George Scorsis, Executive Chair and CEO, Entourage. “Furthermore, we’ve streamlined our business practices to ensure we are prudently managing our cost structure as we continue producing top-selling products to capture commercial opportunities that will ensure our long-term success.”
Copies of applicable Company documents noted herein can be accessed on Entourage’s SEDAR page.
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.
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For further information, please contact:
For Investor Enquiries:
Valter Pinto or Scott Eckstein
Managing Director
KCSA Strategic Communications
1-212-896-1254
entourage@kcsa.com
investor@entouragecorp.com
For Media Enquiries:
Marianella delaBarrera
SVP, Communications & Corporate Affairs
416-897-6644
marianella@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 entering into of the supplemental indenture effecting the Proposed Amendments and approval of the Proposed Amendments from the TSX Venture Exchange.
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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