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Park Lawn Corporation Completes Acquisition of The Baue Funeral Home Co.

Park Lawn Corporation Completes Acquisition of The Baue Funeral Home Co.

Canada NewsWire

Significantly increases footprint and presence in Missouri

TORONTO, June 4, 2019 /CNW/ - Park Lawn Corporation (TSX: PLC) ("PLC" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of all the outstanding stock and membership interests of The Baue Funeral Home Co. ("Baue").

PLC (CNW Group/Park Lawn Corporation)

"The acquisition of Baue is a unique and extremely exciting opportunity for Park Lawn.  Baue is a preeminent funeral home and cemetery business in the U.S., serving its community for generations. I am delighted that Lisa Baue and her team are joining PLC and will remain involved in the business," said Andrew Clark, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of PLC.

About Park Lawn Corporation

PLC provides goods and services associated with the disposition and memorialization of human remains. Products and services are sold on a pre-planned basis (pre-need) or at the time of a death (at-need). PLC and its subsidiaries own and operate businesses including cemeteries, crematoria, funeral homes, chapels, planning offices and a transfer service. PLC has a North American wide platform with operations in five Canadian provinces and thirteen US states.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information

This news release may contain forward-looking statements (within the meaning of applicable securities laws) relating to the business of PLC and the environment in which it operates. Forward-looking statements are identified by words such as "believe", "anticipate", "project", "expect", "intend", "plan", "will", "may", "estimate", "pro-forma" and other similar expressions. These statements are based on PLC's expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections and include, without limitation, statements regarding the continued involvement of Ms. Baue and her team in the Baue business. The forward-looking statements in this news release are based on certain assumptions, including those regarding present and future business strategies, the environment in which the PLC will operate in the future, expected revenues, expansion plans and the PLC's ability to achieve its goals. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties that are difficult to control or predict. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, the factors discussed under the heading "Risk Factors" in PLC's Annual Information Form available at www.sedar.com. There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate as actual outcomes and results may differ materially from those expressed in these forward-looking statements. Readers, therefore, should not place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements. Further, these forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this news release and, except as expressly required by applicable law, PLC assumes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

SOURCE Park Lawn Corporation

View original content to download multimedia: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/June2019/04/c8973.html

Andrew Clark, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, (416) 231-1462; Joseph Leeder, Chief Financial Officer & Director, (416) 231-1462; Suzanne Cowan, VP, Business Development & Corporate Affairs, scowan@parklawncorp.com, (416) 231- 1462Copyright CNW Group 2019



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