TRANSACTION HIGHLIGHTS

• Establishes Fowl in BC’s high-demand civil infrastructure market and provides important scale and diversification within the area.
• Anticipated to boost Fowl’s Adjusted EBITDA Margins by way of deal with advanced, specialised initiatives and self-perform work.
• Helps worth creation by way of anticipated 10% Adjusted EPS accretion with additional potential upside from cross-selling alternatives and different synergies.
• Implied buy a number of of three.7x Jacob Bros’ projected full 12 months 2024 Adjusted EBITDA primarily based on an estimated buy price of $135 million, unique of future synergies.

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, June 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Fowl Building Inc. (TSX: BDT) (Fowl or the Firm) introduced as we speak that it has entered right into a definitive share buy settlement (the Settlement) underneath which Fowl will purchase Jacob Bros Building (Jacob Bros) for estimated mixture consideration of $135 million (the Transaction). The Transaction, pending related regulatory approvals and the satisfaction of different customary closing circumstances, is predicted to be accomplished early within the third quarter of 2024.

Headquartered in Surrey, BC, Jacob Bros is a privately-owned civil infrastructure development enterprise with self-perform functionality, serving private and non-private purchasers throughout the area with a workforce of over 350 salaried, hourly and craft personnel. Jacob Bros’ two shareholders, Scott Jacob, CEO and Todd Jacob, COO, will be a part of Fowl to steer the mixture of Fowl’s Western Infrastructure enterprise and their current enterprise. Jacob Bros operates with a robust, people-first tradition and has been acknowledged as a prime employer in each BC and Canada. Jacob Bros makes a speciality of civil infrastructure development throughout a big selection of initiatives, akin to airports, seaports, rail, bridges and buildings, earthworks, vitality initiatives, and utilities. Moreover, Jacob Bros delivers experience in specialised initiatives that require progressive, purpose-built, customized options that leverage their suite of complete providers.

We’re actually happy that Scott and Todd Jacob will probably be bringing their complete expertise to the Fowl staff. The acquisition of Jacob Bros, a full-service infrastructure supplier in BC, represents a big milestone within the evolution of our enterprise, establishing a broader and extra diversified operation. The corporate brings a robust market fame, extremely expert staff, and confirmed observe report for delivering advanced initiatives to stylish, long-term purchasers, said Teri McKibbon, President and CEO of Fowl. The mixed firm could have a better platform from which will probably be capable of entry larger-scale initiatives and develop profession alternatives for workers. The acquisition will allow Fowl to advance our strategic deal with advanced work in high-demand, higher-margin self-perform sectors, which we count on will contribute to continued margin enhancement.  

Immediately is a momentous day for Jacob Bros as we change into a part of the Fowl Building staff – one in every of Canada’s oldest and most revered manufacturers within the development trade, said Scott Jacob, President and CEO of Jacob Bros. Fowl shares lots of our core values and our cultural attributes, and will probably be an incredible match for our individuals and our purchasers. With entry to Fowl’s assets, we can construct on our success and speed up our progress and capability as one in every of Western Canada’s most revered builders of private and non-private infrastructure.

We’re excited in regards to the alternative to leverage the synergies between Jacob Bros and Fowl to service a wider vary of initiatives and clients and to proceed to develop the model. Pleased with our Individuals, Pleased with our Initiatives, said Todd Jacob, COO of Jacob Bros.

STRATEGIC HIGHLIGHTS

Aligns with M&A standards: The acquisition helps Fowl’s M&A method of focusing on high-performing, culturally aligned, complementary companies with sturdy cross-sell alternatives and creating a nationwide civil infrastructure vertical.

Will increase publicity to key secular tailwinds: Positions the mixed firm to capitalize on alternatives associated to electrification, the rising demand for low-carbon and inexperienced infrastructure options, and transportation infrastructure necessities.

Provides civil infrastructure experience: Jacob Bros augments the sturdy Fowl staff with a extremely skilled management staff and expert workforce with the power to execute civil infrastructure and particular initiatives of various measurement, complexity, and scope.

Enhances core Infrastructure vertical: Considerably will increase income generated by Infrastructure initiatives, which advances Fowl’s technique to stability its portfolio throughout its three core verticals, Industrial, Buildings, and Infrastructure.

Expands scale and geographic attain: Along with different latest acquisitions in Ontario, Jacob Bros brings Fowl nearer to its purpose of building a nationwide full-service civil infrastructure footprint by way of the enlargement of civil capabilities into the most important market in Western Canada.

Anticipated contribution to margin accretion: The mixed firm will leverage Jacob Bros’ capabilities in greater margin self-perform and particular initiatives areas, along with its strong backlog with a diversified undertaking combine and fleet of contemporary gear to additional pursue worthwhile progress.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

The estimated mixture consideration of $135 million is topic to customary buy price changes and consists of:

• 1.49 million Fowl widespread shares issued to the principals of Jacob Bros with a price of $33.8 million, primarily based on the volume-weighted common buying and selling price of the Fowl widespread shares on the Toronto Inventory Trade for the ten buying and selling days previous to June tenth;
• Roughly $97.2 million of money, funded by way of current money available in addition to short-term and long-term debt underneath the Firm’s credit score amenities; and
• An estimated $4.0 million of assumed gear debt.

The consideration combine aligns the pursuits of Jacob Bros’ principals with Fowl’s shareholders whereas sustaining stability sheet power to help continued progress. After the shut of the transaction, Fowl expects its debt ratios to stay in step with the Firm’s longstanding apply of sustaining low leverage. Aside from the idea of apparatus debt, Jacob Bros will probably be acquired on a cash-free, debt-free foundation.

In reference to the transaction, Fowl additionally amended its Syndicated Credit score Facility, extending the maturity date to December 15, 2027. The amendments included the substitute of current time period mortgage amenities with a brand new $125 million time period mortgage facility for use to repay current time period loans and partially fund the acquisition, the enlargement of the Firm’s revolving credit score facility to $300 million, and a rise of the non-committed accordion characteristic to $100 million. Per prior amenities, 10% of the brand new time period mortgage facility is repayable yearly in quarterly instalments.

Following shut, the Transaction is predicted to be accretive to Fowl’s Adjusted Earnings Per Share by roughly 10% on a full-year foundation. Accretion can be additional enhanced by future synergies together with cross-selling alternatives.

For full 12 months 2024, Jacob Bros is predicted to generate roughly $300 million of income and $37 million of Adjusted EBITDA. An current backlog of roughly $350 million, mixed with a strong outlook and cross promoting alternatives, will help additional progress in Adjusted EBITDA past the present 12 months.

TRANSACTION APPROVALS

The Transaction is topic to approval underneath the Competitors Act (Canada), approval of the Toronto Inventory Trade, and satisfaction of different customary closing circumstances. Topic to the satisfaction of those circumstances, the Transaction is predicted to shut early within the third quarter of 2024.

INVESTOR CALL

Fowl will host an investor name to debate the Transaction on June 11, 2024 at 10:00 am ET.

• Members are invited to register for expedited entry to the convention name: Registration Hyperlink
• Upon registering, dial in particulars seem on display screen and you’ll obtain a calendar reserving by electronic mail. Becoming a member of the decision this fashion will bypass the operator and keep away from any queue. Registration will stay open till the top of the convention name.
• Should you choose to talk with an operator, dial Canada/USA Toll Free: 1-844-763-8274. It’s endorsed that you just name in 10 minutes previous to the scheduled begin time in case you are utilizing an operator-assisted cellphone quantity.
• The reside webcast will probably be held at:  Webcast Hyperlink
• The accompanying presentation is accessible right here: Presentation

ADVISORS

Raymond James Ltd. is appearing as unique monetary advisor to Fowl and Osler Hoskin & Harcourt LLP is appearing as authorized counsel to Fowl. Corbin Advisors LLC is appearing as a strategic communications advisor to Fowl.

The Toronto Inventory Trade doesn’t settle for accountability for the adequacy or accuracy of this launch.

For additional info, contact:
T.L. McKibbon, President & CEO or
W.R. Gingrich, CFO
Fowl Building Inc.
5700 Explorer Drive, Suite 400
Mississauga, ON L4W 0C6
Cellphone: (905) 602-4122

ABOUT BIRD CONSTRUCTION

Fowl (TSX: BDT) is a number one Canadian development and upkeep firm working from coast-to-coast-to-coast. Servicing all of Canada’s main markets by way of a collaborative, safety-first strategy, Fowl gives a complete vary of development providers, self-perform capabilities, and progressive options to the commercial, buildings, and infrastructure markets. For over 100 years, Fowl has been a people-focused firm with an unwavering dedication to security and a excessive stage of service that gives long-term worth for all stakeholders. www.chicken.ca

NON-GAAP MEASURES

Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Adjusted Earnings and Adjusted Earnings Per Share shouldn’t have standardized meanings underneath IFRS and are thought-about non-GAAP measures. Subsequently, these measures is probably not comparable with related measures introduced by different corporations. Additional info on these monetary measures could be discovered within the Terminology and Non-GAAP & Different Monetary Measures part in Fowl’s most just lately filed  Administration’s Dialogue & Evaluation for the interval ended December 31, 2023, ready as of March 5, 2024.

FORWARD LOOKING INFORMATION

This information launch accommodates forward-looking statements and data (“forward-looking statements”) inside the that means of relevant Canadian securities legal guidelines. The forward-looking statements contained on this information launch are primarily based on the expectations, estimates and projections of administration of Fowl as of the date of this information launch until in any other case said. The usage of any of the phrases “believe”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “contemplate”, “target”, “plan”, “intend”, “continue”, “may”, “will”, “should”, potential, projected, estimated, and related expressions are meant to establish forward-looking statements and data. Extra significantly and with out limitation, this information launch accommodates forward-looking statements regarding: the completion and timing of the acquisition of Jacob Bros; financing of the acquisition; future alternatives; expectations concerning the affect to Fowl’s enterprise, anticipated monetary efficiency of Jacob Bros and its affect to the Firm’s operations and monetary efficiency, together with the anticipated accretive worth to Fowl; the longer term efficiency of acquired entities; the extent of operational efficiencies and expanded capability; the Firm’s capability to capitalize on alternatives; and Fowl’s capability to transform pending backlog to backlog, and the timing of conversions; the potential for synergies.

The estimates and assumptions of the Firm contained on this information launch, which can show to be incorrect, embrace, however will not be restricted to: that the events will full the acquisition in accordance with, and on the timeline contemplated by, the phrases and circumstances of the related agreements, on a foundation in step with Fowl’s expectations; the accuracy of administration’s evaluation of the consequences of the profitable completion of the proposed transaction; the power of  Jacob Bros to hold on its enterprise in step with previous apply and convert current backlog to income producing initiatives, in step with administration’s expectations; the impact of the acquisition of Jacob Bros and Fowl’s capability to capitalize on alternatives; the profitable integration of Jacob Bros’ operations; the provision of financing underneath the Firm’s amended credit score amenities; market circumstances for civil infrastructure initiatives; and the power of the Firm and Jacob Bros to take care of their working margins. Though Fowl believes that the expectations and assumptions on which the forward-looking statements are primarily based are affordable, undue reliance shouldn’t be positioned on the forward-looking statements as a result of the Firm may give no assurance that they may show to be right.

Since forward-looking statements handle future occasions and circumstances, by their very nature they contain inherent dangers and uncertainties. Buyers are cautioned that forward-looking statements are primarily based on the opinions, assumptions and estimates of administration thought-about affordable on the date the statements are made, and precise outcomes may differ materially from these at present anticipated resulting from numerous elements and dangers. These embrace, however will not be restricted to the power of Fowl and Jacob Bros to acquire all essential regulatory and third celebration approvals and fulfill all different essential circumstances to closing of the Transaction on a well timed foundation or in any respect; the failure to understand the anticipated advantages and synergies of the Transaction following completion thereof resulting from integration or different points; an lack of ability to finish and draw on the amended credit score amenities in accordance with administration’s present expectations and the dangers related to the industries by which the Firm operates basically akin to: the power to rent and retain certified and succesful personnel, sustaining secure work websites, financial system and cyclicality, capability to safe work, world pandemics, efficiency of subcontractors, accuracy of value to finish estimates, estimating prices and schedules/assessing contract dangers, changes and cancellations of Backlog, work stoppages, strikes and lockouts, acquisition and integration danger, potential for non-payment, litigation/potential litigation, design dangers, info programs and cyber-security danger, aggressive elements, completion and efficiency ensures, entry to capital, high quality assurance and high quality management, entry to surety help and different contract safety, insurance coverage danger, local weather change danger, three way partnership danger, ethics and reputational danger, compliance with environmental legal guidelines, inner and disclosure controls, and cost of dividends.

Readers are cautioned that the foregoing listing of things isn’t exhaustive. Extra info on different elements that might have an effect on the operations or monetary outcomes of the events, and the mixed firm are included in stories on file with relevant securities regulatory authorities, together with however not restricted to; Fowl’s Annual Data Type and Administration’s Dialogue and Evaluation for the 12 months ended December 31, 2023, every of which can be accessed on Fowl’s SEDAR+ profile, at www.sedarplus.ca and on the Firm’s web site at  www.chicken.ca.

The forward-looking statements contained on this information launch are made as of the date hereof and the Firm undertakes no obligation to replace publicly or revise any forward-looking statements, whether or not on account of new info, future occasions or in any other case, besides as, and to the extent required by relevant securities legal guidelines.                              

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