Input Capital Corp. Publishes FYSept2016 Q2 Operations Update

REGINA, Oct. 11, 2016 /CNW/ - Input Capital Corp. ("Input", or the "Company") (TSX Venture: INP) (US: INPCF), is releasing its quarterly operations update for Q2 of its stub six-month fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, which provides a summary of capital deployed in the acquisition of new canola streams and a preliminary summary of quarterly canola sales during the quarter ending September 30, 2016. The final accounting of quarterly results will be published in Input's stub year audited year-end financial statements and MD&A when these are finalized and released later this fall.

$1.8 Million in New Capital Deployment

During the quarter, Input signed 10 canola streaming contracts for total up-front payments of $1.8 million.

Of the 10 contracts signed in the quarter, 6 are with new clients in Alberta (2) and Saskatchewan (4) and 4 contracts are renewals/expansions with existing clients. This brings Input's streaming portfolio to 113 active canola streams in Alberta (19), Saskatchewan (88) and Manitoba (6).

A summary of historical capital deployment is summarized in the table below:

Fiscal Year	2013	2014	2015	2016	Sept16	Total
Deployment ($ millions) Total Number of Active Streams Total Number of Inactive Streams	$6.1 5 -	$25.0 15 -	$49.0 68 -	$35.4 94 3	$7.9 113 3	$123.4 113 3
Total Active Canola Reserves (MT)	22,000	134,000	303,000	280,000	270,000

These newly announced investments increase Input's total capital deployment to date to $123.4 million. Input's longest streaming contract has a 12 year term until 2026, and the portfolio average contract length for active streams is 6.5 years.

$6.5 Million in Quarterly Revenue from Canola Streaming Sales

Input sold 13,367 metric tonnes ("tonnes" or "MT") of canola equivalent volume from streaming during the quarter at an average price of $482 per MT, for quarterly streaming revenue of $6.5 million. Volumes are lower compared to the same period last year only because last year featured carry-over tonnes from the previous year. With all previous years' canola already sold, there is no carry-over this year.

The following table summarizes canola equivalent sales for the current fiscal year, compared to the previous fiscal year:

Fiscal Quarter	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	FY Total
FY2016 Canola Streaming Volume (MT) Average Net Realized Price	6,079 $468	18,382 $487	31,889 $490	5,894 $448	62,244 $483
FYSept2016 Canola Streaming Volume (MT) Average Net Realized Price	250 $459	13,367 $482			13,617 $482
% Change (in Volume)	-96%	-27%

"I am happy to report that our business is operating smoothly and as expected," said President & CEO Doug Emsley. "We are repeating many elements of last year's canola sales program and this has resulted once again in strong canola sales during the month of September. Strong crop sales should continue for the next several months, as we work to move and sell as much canola as possible by the end of the calendar year.

"Our new capital deployment season started on October 1^st. Several new Regional Account Managers have started work and been trained, and our veterans are continuing to promote streaming as an innovative solution to the crop marketing and capital management needs of farmers."

Update on Capital Recovery Associated with Terminated Streaming Contracts

Input has now received the proceeds of the two equipment auctions held earlier this year. Gross cash recoveries to date are $4.7 million, plus 5,000 acres of farmland. Now that harvest is nearing completion, management is ramping up marketing efforts to sell the 5,000 acres of farmland.

The recovery efforts associated with the two smaller terminated contracts continue to make progress at the expected pace. Management continues to expect to fully recover all of the capital associated with the three terminated contracts.

Projected Streaming Tonnes and Total Active Canola Reserves

Periodically, Input updates its projections for anticipated canola streaming tonnes to be sold in the current fiscal year. Management plans to update guidance with respect to expected F2017 streaming tonnes closer to the end of capital deployment season.

The table below shows Input's Total Active Canola Reserves, which is the sum of all contracted canola streaming tonnes for all contract years on all active contracts, less canola streaming tonnes sold to date.

	Tonnes	Avg Crop Payment
Total Active Canola Reserves (MT)	270,000	$71 / MT

About Input

Input is an agriculture commodity streaming company with a focus on canola, the largest and most profitable crop in Canadian agriculture. Input enters into multi-year canola streaming contracts with canola farmers in western Canada.  Pursuant to the streaming contract, Input purchases a fixed portion of the canola produced, at a fixed price, for the duration of the term of the contract.  Input is a non-operating farming company with a diversified portfolio of canola streams, all of which produce canola and revenue for Input within a year of being signed. Input plans to grow and diversify its low cost canola production profile through entering into additional canola streaming contracts with farmers across western Canada. Input is focused on farmers with quality production profiles, excellent upside yield potential, and strong management teams.

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Forward Looking Statements

This release includes forward-looking statements regarding Input and its business. Such statements are based on the current expectations and views of future events of Input's management. In some cases the forward-looking statements can be identified by words or phrases such as "may", "will", "expect", "plan", "anticipate", "intend", "potential", "estimate", "believe" or the negative of these terms, or other similar expressions intended to identify forward-looking statements. The forward-looking events and circumstances discussed in this release may not occur and could differ materially as a result of known and unknown risk factors and uncertainties affecting Input, including risks regarding the agricultural industry, economic factors and the equity markets generally and many other factors beyond the control of Input. No forward-looking statement can be guaranteed. Forward-looking statements and information by their nature are based on assumptions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements, or industry results, to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statement or information. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements or information. Except as required by applicable securities laws, forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made and Input undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

(1) Non-IFRS Measures

Input measures key performance metrics established by management as being key indicators of the Company's strength, using certain non-IFRS performance measures, including:

• Adjusted Net Income (Loss) and Adjusted Net Income (Loss) per share;
• Adjusted Operating Cash Flow and Adjusted Operating Cash Flow per share;
• Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA per share;
• Crop Payment per Tonne;
• Cash Operating Margin and Cash Operating Margin per Tonne; and
• Cost per Tonne Acquired and Canola Replacement Ratio

The Company uses these non-IFRS measures for its own internal purposes. These non-IFRS measures do not have any standardized meaning prescribed by IFRS, and these measures may be calculated differently by other companies. The presentation of these non-IFRS measures is intended to provide additional information and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with IFRS. The Company provides these non-IFRS measures to enable investors and analysts to understand the underlying operating and financial performance of the Company in the same way as it is frequently evaluated by Management. Management will periodically assess these non-IFRS measures and the components thereof to ensure their continued use is beneficial to the evaluation of the underlying operating and financial performance of the Company, and to confirm that these measures remain useful for comparison purposes to other royalty/streaming companies.  For more detailed information, please refer to Input's Management Discussion and Analysis available on the Company's website at www.inputcapital.com and on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

SOURCE Input Capital Corp.

Doug Emsley, President & CEO, [phone], [email protected]; Brad Farquhar, Executive Vice-President & CFO, [phone], [email protected]