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Good Natured Products Inc. Issues Update on Restructuring of Business Operations

Good Natured Products Inc. Issues Update on Restructuring of Business Operations

良好的自然产品有限公司发布业务重组运营更新
newsfile ·  07/11 20:50

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - July 11, 2024) - good natured Products Inc. (TSXV: GDNP) (OTC Pink: GDNPF) (the "Company" or "good natured"), a North American leader in eco-friendly food packaging, bio-based plastic extrusion and plant-based products, announced today that pursuant to the order (the "Initial Order") obtained from the Supreme Court of British Columbia Justice (the "Court") under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (the "CCAA") on June 28, 2024, the Company sought and was granted by the Court on July 11, 2024 an extension of the associated stay of proceedings (the "Stay Extension") up to and including October 25, 2024. The Stay Extension is intended to allow the Company to operate in the ordinary course under the protection of the Initial Order and implement a sale and investment solicitation process (a "SISP"). The Company's board of directors has selected Capital West Partners (the "Sales Agent") to assist with the SISP, under the oversight of Alvarez & Marsal Canada Inc. as monitor of the Company (in such capacity, the "Monitor"), with a view to completing an investment or sale transaction as contemplated by the SISP (a "Transaction") for the benefit of the Company's stakeholders.

好心肠产品股份公司(TSXV:GDNP)(OTC Pink:GDNPF)(以下简称“公司”或“好心肠”),这家北美环保食品包装、基于植物的塑料挤出和植物制品领域的领导企业,根据2024年6月28日获得的来自不列颠哥伦比亚省最高法院法官(以下简称“法院”)的《公司债务人安排法》(“CCAA”)初步命令(以下简称“初步命令”),于2024年7月11日向法院申请并获得了关联诉讼暂缓期的延长(以下简称“暂缓期延长”),持续至2024年10月25日。暂缓期延长旨在让公司在初步命令的保护下在正常情况下运营,并实施销售和投资招标程序(“SISP”)。公司的董事会已选定Capital West Partners(“销售代理”)协助SISP,并由Alvarez & Marsal Canada Inc.担任公司的检查员监督(作为其检查员监管),以完成SISP所规定的投资或销售交易(“交易”),以造福公司的利益相关者。

The Company has also entered into a debtor-in-possession financing agreement (the "DIP Financing") with Wells Fargo Capital Finance Corporation Canada to fund operations and restructuring efforts, including the CCAA proceedings, implementation of the SISP and any Transaction arising from the SISP. The material terms of the DIP Financing are as follows:

公司还与威尔斯法尔戈资本金融公司加拿大签订了一个清偿债务的融资协议(以下简称“DIP融资”),用于资助运营和重组努力,包括CCAA诉讼、SISP的实施和源自SISP的任何交易。DIP融资的主要条款如下:

DIP Financing - Summary of Key Terms
Lender Wells Fargo Capital Finance Corporation Canada
Maximum amount under the DIP Financing DIP Financing shall be utilized in accordance with the applicable approved cash flow forecast and availability will not exceed the Petitioners' operating cash flow requirements as set out in the applicable approved cash flow forecast
The maximum amount of the revolving loan limit is the US dollar equivalent of Canadian $15,100,000
Applicable Margin (i) 3.50% for SOFR Loans, CORRA Loans and Letter of Credit Fees; and
(ii) 2.50% for Canadian Base Rate Loans and Base Rate Loans.
Maturity Date Earlier of:
(i) September 27, 2024, provided that the date shall be extended to October 25, 2024 provided at least one Phase 2 Bid acceptable to Wells Fargo is received on or before the Phase 2 Bid Deadline (each as defined in the SISP discussed above); and
(ii) the occurrence of a Terminating Event.
DIP融资 - 关键条款概要
出借人 威尔斯法尔戈资本金融公司加拿大
DIP融资最高额 DIP融资将按照适用的现金流预测利用,可用性不会超过申请人在适用的现金流预测中规定的运营现金流需求
循环贷款额度的最高金额是相当于1510万加元的美元
适用差额 (i)针对SOFR贷款、CORRA贷款和信用证费用为3.50%,以及 (ii)针对加元基准利率贷款和基准利率贷款为2.50%。
终止事件发生日期
到期日 之前
(i)2024年9月27日,前提是在2024年10月25日之前,威尔斯·福·戈(Wells Fargo)接受了至少一个第二阶段投标(在上述SISP中定义为“第二阶段投标截止日期”);和
(ii)发生了终止事件。

Additional information regarding the CCAA proceedings - including all of the Court materials filed in the CCAA proceedings - may be found at the Monitor's website:

CCAA程序的其他信息-包括在CCAA程序中提交的所有法院文件-可在监管机构的网站上找到。

Since the date of the Company's press release announcing the Initial Order on June 28, 2024, there have been no changes to the Company's transfer agent or to its board of directors, and the Company continues to comply with all of the disclosure requirements under the NEX Policy.

自公司于2024年6月28日发布了关于初步命令的新闻稿以来,公司的股权代理或董事会成员没有发生变化,公司继续遵守NEX政策下的所有披露要求。

The good natured corporate profile can be found at: goodnaturedproducts.com/pages/investor

请浏览goodnaturedproducts.com/pages/investor了解好心肠的企业概况。

About good natured Products Inc.

关于良好的性格产品公司。

good natured is at the forefront of North America's shift toward sustainability, showcasing over 90 plant-based packaging designs and an extensive portfolio of more than 400 products and services. These offerings are purposefully designed to reduce environmental impact by using more renewable materials, less fossil fuel, and eliminating chemicals of concern.

好心肠位于北美可持续性转型的前沿,展示了超过90种基于植物的包装设计和400多种产品和服务的广泛组合。这些产品和服务的设计宗旨是通过使用更多可再生材料、少用化石燃料和消除有害化学物质,来减少对环境的影响。

Manufactured locally in the US and Canada, good natured engineers and distributes a diverse range of bio-based products across various sectors, including grocery, restaurant, electronics, automotive, and pharmaceutical via both wholesale and direct channels.

好心肠在美国和加拿大本地制造、销售不同种类的基于植物的产品,包括杂货、餐厅、电子、汽车和药品等各个领域,通过批发和直销渠道进行分销。

The Company is dedicated to providing an industry-leading customer experience in order to encourage the transition to renewable alternatives. By making it easy and affordable for businesses to adopt bio-based products and packaging, good natured aims to empower them to reach their sustainability objectives.

公司致力于提供行业领先的客户体验以鼓励过渡到可再生替代品。通过使企业可以方便地使用基于生物质的产品和包装,并以经济实惠的方式,好心肠的目标是赋予企业实现其可持续性目标的权力。

For more information: goodnaturedproducts.com

更多信息请访问goodnaturedproducts.com

On behalf of the Company:
Paul Antoniadis - Executive Chair & CEO
Contact: 1-604-566-8466

代表公司:
保罗·安东尼亚迪斯 - 执行主席兼首席执行官
联系方式:1-604-566-8466

Investor Contact:
Spencer Churchill
Investor Relations
1-877-286-0617 ext. 113
invest@goodnaturedproducts.com

投资者联系人:
斯潘塞·丘吉尔
投资者关系
1-877-286-0617分机113
invest@goodnaturedproducts.com

Neither the NEX Board of the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the NEX Board of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibilities for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

TSX Venture Exchange的NEX董事会和其监管服务提供商(如NEX董事会政策所定义)对本发布的充分性或准确性不承担任何责任。

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information

基于可能的风险、不确定性、情况变更和其他因素,公司未作出任何承诺和保证,而公司明确拒绝就此类任何事项或更新项向任何人作出承诺或保证。

This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of applicable securities laws. Forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as: "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "budget," "believe," "project," "estimate," "expect," "scheduled," "forecast," "strategy," "future," "likely," "may," "to be," "could,", "would," "should," "will" and similar references to future periods or the negative or comparable terminology, as well as terms usually used in the future and the conditional. Specific forward-looking statements in this press release may include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to the filing by the Company and its subsidiaries of the Stay Extension, the outcome of the CCAA proceedings and the DIP Financing, the implementation and outcome of the SISP and any Transaction arising from the SISP, the future success, plans and objectives of the Company, and the intended operations of the Company and any disruptions to Its products and services.

本新闻稿包含根据适用证券法律的“前瞻性声明”。前瞻性声明可以通过诸如“预计”、“打算”、“计划”、“预算”、“相信”、“项目”、“估计”、“期望”、“计划”、“预测”、“策略”、“未来”、“可能”、“会”、“应该”、“将”等未来期间或否定性或可比辞汇以及通常用于未来和条件语的词语和类似参考而确认。本新闻稿中的具体前瞻性声明可能包括但不限于与公司及其子公司的停留延期、CCAA程序和DIP融资的结果、SISP的实施和结果以及可能从SISP而来的交易、公司的未来成功、计划和目标以及公司的意图经营和任何对其产品和服务造成的中断。

By their nature, forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, changes in circumstances and other factors that are difficult to predict and many of which are outside of the Company's control which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements, or other future events, to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.

本新闻稿不得作为证券的出售要约或要求,也不得在任何对这种出售要约或要求构成违法行为的管辖区内出售证券。

Forward-looking information contained in this news release is based on our current estimates, expectations and projections regarding, among other things, operating In ordinary course under the protection of the Interim Order, the ability to implement the SISP and any Transaction arising from the SISP, funding under the DIP Financing, future plans and strategies, projections, future market and operating conditions, supply conditions, end customer demand conditions, anticipated events and trends, general market conditions, the economy, financial conditions, sales volume and pricing, expenses and costs, all necessary court orders and approvals are obtained to permit the Company to implement its restructuring plans, and other future conditions which we believe are reasonable as of the current date. Important factors that could cause actual results and financial conditions to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: delay or failure to receive required approvals with respect to the CCAA proceedings, future capital needs and uncertainty of the SISP and any resulting Transaction, risks relating to general economic, market and business conditions and unforeseen delays in the realization of the Company's plans, risks related to the loss of key manufacturing equipment, capability or facilities, the performance of plant-based materials and the ability of the Company's products and packaging to meet significant technical requirements, changes in raw material supply and costs, labour availability and labour costs, fluctuations in operating results, and other related risks as more fully set out in the Annual Information Form dated April 29, 2024 of the Company and other documents disclosed under the Company's filings at . The reader should not place undue importance on forward-looking information and should not rely upon this information as of any other date. All forward-looking statements contained in this news release are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.

本新闻发布中包含的前瞻性信息基于我们关于营运情况、实现SISP及可能从SISP而来的交易、DIP融资、未来计划和策略、投影、未来市场和经营条件、供应条件、最终客户需求条件、预计的事件和趋势、一般市场条件、经济、财务状况、销售数量和价格、费用和成本以及获得有关法庭命令和批准以允许公司实施其重组计划的所有必要条件等我们认为目前合理的未来状况上的估计、期望和投影。可能导致实际结果和财务状况与前瞻性陈述中所示有所不同的重要因素包括但不限于:延迟或未能获得有关CCAA程序的必要批准,未来资本需求和SISP及可能产生的交易的不确定性,与一般经济、市场和业务状况以及公司计划实现的不可预见的延迟有关的风险、与关键制造设备、能力或设施丢失有关的风险、工厂材料的性能以及公司的产品和包装能否满足重要技术要求的能力、原材料供应和成本的变动、劳动力的可得性和劳动力成本、经营结果的波动以及其他相关风险,这些风险在公司的2024年4月29日公布的年度信息表格及公司透露的其他文件中更详细地说明。读者不应将重要性过分看重前瞻性信息,也不应依赖本信息作为任何其他日期的依据。本新闻发布中的所有前瞻性陈述均受到本警示声明的明确限制。

The Company considers its assumptions to be reasonable based on currently available information, but cautions the reader that its assumptions regarding future events, many of which are beyond the control of the Company, may ultimately prove to be incorrect since they are subject to risks and uncertainties that affect the Company and its businesses. When relying on the Company's forward-looking statements and information to make decisions, investors and others should carefully consider the foregoing factors and other uncertainties and potential events. The Company has assumed that the material factors referred to above will not cause such forward-looking statements and information to differ materially from actual results or events. However, there can be no assurance that such assumptions will reflect the actual outcome of such items or factors.

公司认为其基于目前可获得的信息所作出的假设是合理的,但警告读者,其对未来事件的假设有许多是公司无法控制的,最终可能会被证明是错误的,因为它们受到会影响公司及其业务的风险和不确定因素的影响。当依赖于公司的前瞻性声明和信息进行决策时,投资者和其他人应仔细考虑上述因素以及其他的不确定性和潜在事件。公司已假定上述重要因素不会导致这些前瞻性声明和信息与实际结果或事件有实质性差异。然而,无法保证这些假设能够反映出这些项目或因素的实际结果。

Other than as required under securities laws, the Company does not undertake to update this information at any particular time.

除了根据证券法规定外,公司不承诺在任何具体时间更新此信息。

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