Entourage Health Provides Update on Credit Facilities’ Maturity Dates and Amends Outstanding Unsecured Convertible Debentures
Toronto, Canada, July 29, 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, confirmed today it has satisfied certain conditions in connection with the recent amendments to 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, 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”), as announced by the Company on June 30, 2022.
Entourage confirms it has 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, following the timely satisfaction of certain conditions specified in the Credit Facilities Amendments.
Entourage is further pleased to announce it has amended the outstanding 9.0% unsecured convertible debentures of the Company’s subsidiary CannTx Life Sciences Inc. in principal amount of CDN $1,013,050 (the “Debentures”) in order to: (i) extend the maturity date of the Debentures to December 31, 2025; (ii) in certain cases, allow for the interest accrued under the Debentures to be paid in cash or Entourage common shares; and (iii) reduce the conversion price of the Debentures to $0.15 per Entourage common share.
A copy of the Credit Facilities Amendments have been made available under the Company’s profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
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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