Brampton, Ontario – June 8, 2023 – DATA Communications Management Corp. (TSX: DCM; OTCQX: DCMDF)(“DCM” or the “Company”), a leading provider of marketing and business communication solutions, today announced it has closed the previously announced sale and leaseback of its Oshawa, Ontario warehouse facility, which was acquired as part of the Company’s acquisition of Moore Canada Corporation (“MCC”).
Gross proceeds realized on the sale were $24.1 million, and, after deducting closing commissions, rent deposit, and other expenses, net proceeds of $23.1 million have been applied towards the $30 million balance outstanding on the Company’s term loan with a Canadian chartered bank. The term loan had been entered into in connection with financing of the MCC acquisition.
DCM intends to use the Oshawa facility as a primary warehousing site to serve its clients in eastern Canada. In connection with the sale transaction, the Company entered into a ten year lease of the facility. Under the terms of the lease, the Company has two options to extend the term of the lease, each in five year increments, for a total additional term of up to ten years. The terms of the lease also include a capital improvement allowance of $1.5 million to be applied towards certain identified building maintenance and repairs.
ABOUT DATA COMMUNICATIONS MANAGEMENT CORP.
DCM is a marketing and business communications partner that helps companies simplify the complex ways they communicate and operate, so they can accomplish more with fewer steps and less effort. For more than 60 years, DCM has been serving major brands in vertical markets including financial services, retail, healthcare, energy, other regulated industries, and the public sector. We integrate seamlessly into our clients’ businesses thanks to our deep understanding of their needs, transformative tech-enabled solutions, and end-to-end service offerings. Whether we’re running technology platforms, sending marketing messages, or managing print workflows, our goal is to make everything surprisingly simple.
Additional information relating to DATA Communications Management Corp. is available on www.datacm.com, and in the disclosure documents filed by DATA Communications Management Corp. on the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (SEDAR) at www.sedar.com.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statements in this press release constitute “forward looking” statements that involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance, objectives or achievements of DCM, or industry results, to be materially different from any future results, performance, objectives or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. When used in this press release, words such as “may”, “would”, “could”, “will”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “estimate”, “believe”, “intend”, “plan”, and other similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements reflect DCM’s current views regarding future events and operating performance, are based on information currently available to DCM, and speak only as of the date of this press release.
These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions and should not be read as guarantees that future performance or results will be achieved. Many factors could cause the actual results, performance, objectives or achievements of DCM to be materially different from any future results, performance, objectives or achievements that may be expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Additional factors are discussed under the headings “Liquidity and capital resources” and “Risks and Uncertainties” in DCM’s management’s discussion and analysis, annual information form, and other publicly available disclosure documents, as filed by DCM on SEDAR (www.sedar.com).
Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described in this presentation as intended, planned, anticipated, believed, estimated or expected. Unless required by applicable securities law, DCM does not intend and does not assume any obligation to update these forward-looking statements.
For further information, contact:
Mr. Richard Kellam
President & Chief Executive Officer
DATA Communications Management Corp.
(905) 791-3151
Mr. James E. Lorimer
Chief Financial Officer
DATA Communications Management Corp.
(905) 791-3151