Global Railway Receives Extension From Lenders for Meeting Credit Agreement
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    Company: Global Railway Industries Ltd.
    Stock Symbol: GBI
    Listing: Toronto Stock Exchange
    Web Site: www.globalrailway.com
    

LONDON , ON, Jan. 29 /CNW/ - Global Railway Industries Ltd., - (GBI:TSX): Global Railway Industries Ltd., www.globalrailway.com, ("Global" or the "Company"), a leading North American provider of railway products and services, today reports that the Company's Lenders have agreed to extend the deadline for meeting their first condition of the Second Amending Agreement to the Credit Agreement.

The November 12, 2009 amendments to the Company's credit facility required the Company to enter into a final offer of purchase for one or more subsidiaries before January 31, 2010 , with a transaction close date of no later than February 28, 2010 ; or, alternatively, to obtain a commitment by January 31, 2010 for a new facility of not less than $5,000,000 , for a combination of equity and subordinated debt, which is to include a minimum equity injection of $2,500,000 , to be completed by March 31, 2010 .

The extended deadlines require a final offer of purchase for one or more subsidiaries before March 1, 2010 , with a transaction close date of no later than March 31, 2010 ; or, alternatively, a commitment by March 1, 2010 for a new facility of not less than $5,000,000 , for a combination of equity and subordinated debt, which is to include a minimum equity injection of $2,500,000 , to be completed by March 31, 2010 .

Global's Management team will continue to work closely with the Company's Lenders, keeping them well advised of the Company's progress towards completing either a subsidiary sale or alternative financing transaction. We extend our thanks to our Lenders who continue to be a valued partner of Global.

THIS NEWS RELEASE MAY CONTAIN FORWARD LOOKING INFORMATION. ACTUAL FUTURE RESULTS MAY DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM THOSE CONTEMPLATED. THE RISKS, UNCERTAINTIES AND OTHER FACTORS, BOTH KNOWN AND UNKNOWN, THAT COULD INFLUENCE ACTUAL RESULTS MAY BE SUBSTANTIAL AND INCLUDE THOSE DESCRIBED IN DOCUMENTS FILED WITH REGULATORY AUTHORITIES, SUCH AS THE COMPANY'S MOST RECENTLY FILED ANNUAL REPORT AND ANNUAL INFORMATION FORM. ACCORDINGLY, NO ASSURANCES CAN BE GIVEN THAT ANY OF THE EVENTS ANTICIPATED BY THE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS WILL TRANSPIRE OR OCCUR, OR IF ANY OF THEM DO SO, WHAT BENEFITS THE COMPANY WILL DERIVE THEREFROM.

About Global Railway Industries: Global Railway Industries Ltd. is a diversified rail product company serving the railway industry in North America . Global Railway is a public company whose shares are listed for trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the symbol "GBI". For more information: visit www.globalrailway.com.

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For further information: Company Contact: Terry McManaman, Chairman, President & CEO, Tel: [phone], E-mail: [email protected]; Company Contact: Brian McMullan, CFO, Tel: [phone], E-mail: [email protected]