TORONTO, Aug. 17, 2023 /CNW/ – Invesque Inc. (the “Corporation” or “Invesque“) (TSX: IVQ) and (TSX: IVQ.U) announced today that it will seek the approval of holders (the “Debentureholders“) of its 8.75% Convertible Unsecured Subordinated Debentures due September 30, 2026 (TSX: IVQ.DB.V) (the “Debentures“) to amend the terms of the Debentures at a meeting of Debentureholders to be held on September 26, 2023 (the “Meeting“).
Under the trust indenture dated August 24, 2018, as amended by a supplemental trust indenture dated May 23, 2023 (collectively, the “Indenture“) between the Corporation and Computershare Trust Company of Canada (the “Debenture Trustee“) in respect of the Debentures, the Corporation is required to redeem US$22,000,000 of the principal amount of Debentures outstanding, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, on September 30, 2023 (the “Partial Redemption“). As previously announced by the Corporation, the Corporation is restricted under an amendment entered with its primary credit facility lender from redeeming more than US$4.828 million of the Debentures.
The proposed amendments (the “Debenture Amendments”) to the Debentures (as amended by the Debenture Amendments, the “Amended Debentures”), if approved by the Debentureholders, will result in:
- REDUCING the amount to be redeemed by the Corporation pursuant to the Partial Redemption from a principal amount of US$22,000,000 to a principal amount of US$4,828,000, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but excluding, the date of the redemption, to be payable in cash on September 30, 2023;
- DECREASING the conversion price of the Amended Debentures from US$2.75 to US$1.10 per share;
- ADDING a covenant that the Corporation shall not make any cash repayment or redemption of principal on the Corporation’s outstanding 7.00% convertible unsecured subordinated debentures due January 31, 2025 (the “7% Debentures“) whether before, on or after the maturity date of the 7% Debentures unless, prior to or contemporaneously with the repayment or redemption of 7% Debentures, it redeems or repays for cash an equal principal amount of the Amended Debentures; and
- ADDING a covenant that the Corporation shall not issue (i) a new class or series of unsecured convertible debentures unless the maturity date for such debentures is at least 18 months after September 30, 2026 or (ii) senior notes in exchange for, or to fund the cash repayment of, all or a portion of the 7% Debentures.
If the Debenture Amendments are approved by the Debentureholders, the effective date of the Debenture Amendments will be on the date that Invesque enters into a second supplemental trust indenture embodying such amendments.
The Board UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS that the Debentureholders vote FOR the Debenture Amendments.
Debentureholders holding approximately 33% of the outstanding Debentures have either signed voting support agreements or provided written undertakings to vote the Debentures beneficially owned or controlled by them FOR the Debenture Amendments.
The record date for determining the Debentureholders entitled to receive notice of and vote at the Meeting is August 21, 2023. Further information with respect to the Debenture Amendments will be outlined in the management information circular of Invesque (the “Circular”) to be sent to Debentureholders in connection with the Meeting. For the Debenture Amendments to be approved, at least 662/3% of the principal amount of the Debentures voted (either in person at the Meeting or by proxy) must be voted in favour of the Debenture Amendments. Alternatively, the Debenture Amendments will be approved without the need for a Meeting if the form of proxy or voting instruction form accompanying the Circular is executed in writing by holders of not less than 66⅔% of the principal amount of the Debentures who mark the FOR box prior to the Meeting.
Detailed voting instructions will be found in the Circular and accompanying proxy form or voting instruction form. The Meeting is scheduled to be held on September 26, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) at the offices of the Corporation at 8701 E. 116th Street, Suite 260, Fishers, Indiana.
The Debenture Amendments are subject to the approval of the Toronto Stock Exchange (the “TSX“).
Invesque is a North American health care real estate company with an investment thesis focused on the premise that an aging demographic in North America will continue to utilize health care services in growing proportion to the overall economy. Invesque currently capitalizes on this opportunity by investing in a portfolio of income-generating predominantly private pay seniors housing communities. Invesque’s portfolio includes investments primarily in independent living, assisted living, and memory care, which are operated under long-term leases and joint venture arrangements with industry-leading operating partners. Invesque’s portfolio also includes investments in owner-occupied seniors housing properties in which Invesque owns the real estate, the licensed operations, and provides management services through Commonwealth Senior Living, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company. For more information, please visit www.invesque.com.
Certain statements contained in this news release are forward-looking statements and are provided for the purpose of presenting information about management’s current expectations and plans relating to the future. Readers are cautioned that such statements may not be appropriate for other purposes. These forward-looking statements include statements regarding: the Meeting date, the proposed Debenture Amendments, the anticipated Partial Redemption and the anticipated performance of the Corporation in 2023 and beyond. In some cases forward-looking information can be identified by such terms as “will”, “would”, “anticipate”, “anticipated”, “expect” and “expected”. The forward-looking statements in this news release are based on certain assumptions, including assumptions regarding the Corporation’s ability to complete the Partial Redemption and that existing trends being observed by the Corporation’s seniors housing operating partners will continue. Such statements are subject to significant known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results or events to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements and, accordingly, should not be read as guarantees of future performance or results and will not necessarily be accurate indications of whether or not such results will be achieved. Such risks include the risk that the Debenture Amendments will not be approved by either Debentureholders or the TSX, that the Partial Redemption will not occur as planned and that existing trends being observed by the Corporation’s seniors housing operating partners will not continue, as well as those risks described in the Corporation’s current annual information form and management’s discussion and analysis, available on SEDAR at www.sedarplus.ca, which risks may be dependent on market factors and not entirely within the Corporation’s control. Although management believes that it has a reasonable basis for the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements, actual results may differ from those suggested by the forward-looking statements for various reasons. These forward-looking statements reflect current expectations of the Corporation as at the date of this news release and speak only as at the date of this news release. The Corporation does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements except as may be required by applicable law.
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