AUXLY COMPLETES AMENDMENT AND EXTENSION OF AUXLY LEAMINGTON CREDIT FACILITY

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Feb 01, 2024, 07:30 ET

TORONTO, Feb. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ - Auxly Cannabis Group Inc. (TSX: XLY) (OTCQB: CBWTF) ("Auxly" or the "Company"), a leading consumer packaged goods company in the cannabis products market, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement (the "Amendment Agreement") to amend and restate the credit facility (the "Credit Facility") between its wholly-owned subsidiary Auxly Leamington Inc. and a syndicate of lenders, led by the Bank of Montreal as administrative agent. As first announced by the Company on January 3, 2024, the Credit Facility has been amended pursuant to the Amendment Agreement upon the following terms:

Extension of the maturity date by two years until December 31, 2025, with an option for Auxly Leamington to extend the maturity date for an additional year by making a $2.5 million principal repayment by December 31, 2025;
Updated EBITDA and other financial and operational covenants for Auxly Leamington;
Increased quarterly principal payments throughout the term; and
The obligations of Auxly Leamington under the Credit Facility will continue to be supported by a $33 million limited guarantee by Auxly, and a pledge by Auxly of all of its securities of Auxly Leamington.

"We are pleased to have completed the amendment to our credit facility and appreciate the strong support and commitment from our banking partners," said Chief Financial Officer, Travis Wong. "These amendments provide additional flexibility that allows us to focus on our strategic growth objectives as we maintain our diligent approach to capital allocation."

About Auxly Cannabis Group Inc. (TSX: XLY)

Auxly is a leading Canadian consumer packaged goods company in the cannabis products market, headquartered in Toronto, Canada. Our mission is to help consumers live happier lives through quality cannabis products that they trust and love.

Our vision is to be a leader in branded cannabis products that deliver on our consumer promise of quality, safety and efficacy.

Learn more at www.auxly.com and stay up to date at Twitter: @AuxlyGroup; Instagram: @auxlygroup; Facebook: @auxlygroup; LinkedIn: company/auxlygroup/.

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A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from a conclusion, forecast or projection contained in the forward-looking information in this release including, but not limited to, whether: Auxly Leamington performs consistently with management's expectations; Auxly Leamington will generate sufficient cash flow to satisfy its payment obligations under the amended Credit Facility; Auxly Leamington will remain in compliance with its operating covenants under the amended Credit Facility; ; the expected benefits of the Amendment Agreement materialize in the manner expected, or at all; there is acceptance and demand for current and future Company products by consumers and provincial purchasers; and general economic, financial market, legislative, regulatory and political conditions in which the Company operates will remain the same. Additional risk factors are disclosed in the annual information form of the Company for the financial year ended December 31, 2022 dated March 31, 2023.

New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for management to predict all of those factors or to assess in advance the impact of each such factor on the Company's business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking information. The forward-looking information in this release is based on information currently available and what management believes are reasonable assumptions. Forward-looking information speaks only to such assumptions as of the date of this release. Readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information contained in this release.

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SOURCE Auxly Cannabis Group Inc.