VANCOUVER, Sept. 28, 2016 /PRNewswire/ - Avcorp Industries
Inc. (TSX: AVP) (the "Company", "Avcorp" or the "Avcorp Group") announced today that it has closed a $5
Million USD unsecured loan facility. The loan facility bears interest at a rate of 8% per annum and matures on
April 7, 2017. In connection with the loan facility, the lender was issued share purchase
warrants totalling 30,714,118 warrants to purchase common shares exercisable at a price of $0.07
per common share for a period of 24 months from issuance. The lender is a non-arm's length party to the Corporation.
The proceeds of the loan will be for working capital at the Corporation's Delta, B.C. and
Gardena, California facilities.
About Avcorp
The Avcorp Group designs and builds major airframe structures for some of the world's leading aircraft companies, including
BAE Systems, Boeing, Bombardier, Fuji Heavy Industries and Lockheed Martin. The Avcorp Group has more than 50 years of
experience, over 750 skilled employees and 636,000 square feet of facilities. Avcorp Structures & Integration located in
Delta British Columbia, Canada is dedicated to metallic and composite aerostructures assembly
and integration; Avcorp Engineered Composites located in Burlington Ontario, Canada is dedicated
to design and manufacture of composite aerostructures, and Avcorp Composite Fabrication located in Gardena California, USA has advanced composite aerostructures fabrication capabilities for composite
aerostructures. The Avcorp Group offers integrated composite and metallic aircraft structures to aircraft manufacturers, a
distinct advantage in the pursuit of contracts for new aircraft designs, which require lower-cost, light‑weight, strong, reliable
structures. Comtek Advanced Structures Ltd., at our Burlington Ontario, Canada location
also provides operators and MRO's aircraft structural component repair services for commercial aircraft.
Avcorp Composite Fabrication Inc. is wholly owned by Avcorp US Holdings Inc. Both companies are incorporated in The
State of Delaware, USA, and are wholly owned subsidiaries of Avcorp Industries Inc.
Comtek Advanced Structures Ltd., incorporated in the Province of Ontario, Canada, is a wholly
owned subsidiary of Avcorp Industries Inc.
Avcorp Industries Inc. is a federally incorporated reporting company in Canada and traded on
the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX:AVP).
(signed)
PETER GEORGE
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
AVCORP GROUP
Forward-Looking Statements
This release should be read in conjunction with the Company's unaudited financial statements contained in the Company's Annual
Report and with the quarterly financial statements and accompanying notes filed with Sedar (www.sedar.com).
Certain statements in this release and other oral and written statements made by the Company from time to time are
forward-looking statements, including those that discuss strategies, goals, outlook or other non-historical matters; or projected
revenues, income, returns or other financial measures. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and
uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the statements, including the
following: (a) changes in worldwide economic and political conditions that impact interest and foreign exchange rates; (b)
the occurrence of work stoppages and strikes at key facilities of the Corporation or the Corporation's customers or suppliers;
(c) government funding and program approvals affecting products being developed or sold under government programs; (d) cost and
delivery performance under various program and development contracts; (e) the adequacy of cost estimates for various customer
care programs including servicing warranties; (f) the ability to control costs and successful implementation of various cost
reduction programs; (g) the timing of certifications of new aircraft products; (h) the occurrence of downturns in customer
markets to which the Corporation products are sold or supplied or where the Corporation offers financing; (i) changes in aircraft
delivery schedules or cancellation of orders; (j) the Corporation's ability to offset, through cost reductions, raw material
price increases and pricing pressure brought by original equipment manufacturer customers; (k) the availability and cost of
insurance; (l) the Corporation's ability to maintain portfolio credit quality; (m) the Corporation's access to debt financing at
competitive rates; (n) uncertainty in estimating contingent liabilities and establishing reserves tailored to address such
contingencies; and (o) integration of newly acquired operations and associated expenses may adversely affect profitability.
SOURCE Avcorp Industries Inc.