Assure Announces Amendment to Credit Facility to Allow Funding of Second Tranche of the Senior Term Loan for Working Capital Purposes, Increasing Access to Previously Restricted Line of Credit
24 Novembro 2021 - 10:30AM
Assure Holdings Corp. (the “
Company” or
“
Assure”) (NASDAQ: IONM; TSXV: IOM), a provider of
intraoperative neuromonitoring services, is pleased to announce
that it has entered into an amending agreement (the
“
Amending Agreement”) to its Commitment Letter
dated March 8, 2021 (the “
Commitment Letter”),
with Centurion Financial Trust, an investment trust managed by
Centurion Asset Management Inc. (“
Centurion”) in
respect of the Company’s $11,000,000 credit facility (the
“
Credit Facility”) with Centurion comprised of a
$9,000,000 senior term loan (the “
Senior Term
Loan”), funded in two tranches of $6,000,000 and
$3,000,000, and a $2,000,000 senior revolving loan (the
“
Revolving Loan”). The first tranche of the Senior
Term Loan and the Revolving Loan were previously funded.
Pursuant to the Amending Agreement, upon satisfaction of the
conditions precedent set forth therein, the Company may now access
the second tranche of the Senior Term Loan in the amount of
$3,000,000 to fund organic growth and for general working capital
purposes. The second tranche of the Senior Term Loan was previously
reserved solely for funding acquisition transactions.
“The amended Credit Facility is another step in our efforts to
improve our capital structure as we accelerate our next phase of
growth,” said John A. Farlinger, Assure’s executive chairman and
CEO. “The amended Credit Facility provides the flexibility to
enable Assure to continue to invest in our most promising 2022
growth initiatives including the previously announced system-wide
contract with Premier, Inc., expanding our high-margin remote
neurology platform and extending our operational footprint.”
“Centurion believes in Assure’s strategic direction, market
potential and management’s proven ability to deliver,” said Daryl
W. Boyce, Executive Vice President, Corporate Finance of Centurion.
“We are pleased to continue our partnership with Assure on a
capital solution to help grow the Company.”
The second tranche of the Senior Term Loan will now be made
available to the Company to fund organic growth initiatives and for
general working capital purposes. Interest on the Credit Facility
accrues at an annual rate equal to the greater of 9.5% per annum or
the Royal Bank of Canada Prime Rate plus 7.05% per annum,
calculated and compounded monthly in arrears and payable on the
first business day of each month in arrears. In addition, and
pursuant to the Credit Facility, the Company shall pay Centurion a
monthly standby fee of 1.50% per annum on any undrawn balance of
the Credit Facility calculated and compounded monthly in arrears
and payable on the first business day of each month in arrears.
The Credit Facility
matures on June 9, 2025, and is secured by a first ranking security
interest in all of the present and future assets of the Company and
certain of its subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively, the
“Assure Group”). The Credit Facility is guaranteed
by the Assure Group, as more particularly set out in the loan
documents. A description of the Credit Facility and the related
loan documents is available in the Company’s Current Report on Form
8-K as filed with the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission on June 16, 2021, under the Company’s issuer profile at
www.sec.gov and in the corresponding documents filed on SEDAR at
www.sedar.com. The Company will file a Current Report on Form 8-K
regarding the Amending Agreement within 4 business days. The
Amending Agreement remains subject to the approval of the TSX
Venture Exchange (“TSXV”).
About Assure HoldingsAssure Holdings Corp. is a
Colorado-based company that works with neurosurgeons and orthopedic
spine surgeons to provide a turnkey suite of services that support
intraoperative neuromonitoring activities during invasive
surgeries. Assure employs its own staff of technologists and uses
its own state-of-the-art monitoring equipment, handles 100% of
intraoperative neuromonitoring scheduling and setup, and bills for
all technical services provided. Assure Neuromonitoring is
recognized as providing the highest level of patient care in the
industry and has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of
Approval®.
Forward-Looking StatementsThis
news release may contain “forward-looking statements” within the
meaning of applicable securities laws. Forward-looking statements
may generally be identified by the use of the words "anticipates,"
"expects," "intends," "plans," "should," "could," "would," "may,"
"will," "believes," "estimates," "potential," "target," or
"continue" and variations or similar expressions. These statements
include but are not limited to the future funding of the second
tranche upon satisfaction of the conditions precedent in the
Amending Agreement and the Company’s intended use of the funds from
the second tranche and future growth of the Company’s business.
These statements are based upon the current expectations and
beliefs of management and are subject to certain risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially
from those described in the forward-looking statements. These risks
and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, risks regarding
satisfaction of the conditions precedent in the Amending Agreement
for the second tranche to be funded, risks regarding the Company’s
future compliance with the covenants of the Credit Facility and
risk regarding the Company’s future operations, the risk that the
Company may not receive the approval of the TSXV in respect of the
Amending Agreement, the uncertainty surrounding the spread of
COVID-19 and the impact it will have on the Company’s operations
and economic activity in general, and risks and uncertainties
discussed in our most recent annual and quarterly reports filed
with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission,
including our annual report on Form 10-K filed on March 30, 2021,
and with the Canadian securities regulators and available on the
Company’s profiles on EDGAR at www.sec.gov and SEDAR at
www.sedar.com, which risks and uncertainties are incorporated
herein by reference. Readers are cautioned not to place undue
reliance on forward-looking statements. Except as required by law,
Assure does not intend, and undertakes no obligation, to update any
forward-looking statements to reflect, in particular, new
information or future events.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services
Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX
Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or
accuracy of this release.
ContactScott Kozak, Investor and Media
RelationsAssure Holdings
Corp.1-720-287-3093Scott.Kozak@assureiom.com
John Farlinger, Chief Executive OfficerAssure Holdings
Corp.1-604-763-7565John.Farlinger@assureiom.com
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