Loyalist Completes Acquisition of Cornerstone, Adding More Than $4 Million of Profitable Revenue

TSX Venture Exchange Symbol "LOY"

TORONTO, Oct. 22, 2012 /CNW/ - Loyalist Group Limited ("Loyalist" or the "Corporation": TSX Venture Exchange: LOY) today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Cornerstone Academic College of ESL, Teacher Training and Test Preparation Inc. ("Cornerstone").

The purchase price was $1.75 million with $1.55 million payable in cash in two installments: The first $1.25 million was paid on closing and the balance of $300,000 is due twelve months after closing, subject to adjustment. The remaining $200,000 of the purchase price was satisfied through the issuance of common shares of Loyalist at a price of $0.37 per share, the market price when the purchase was negotiated. The shares will be escrowed for 12 months and released in equal quarterly installments, subject to adjustment.

"Cornerstone is an important acquisition," said Andrew Ryu, CEO of Loyalist. "It adds more than $4 million of profitable revenue to our top line and about 300 students, bringing our total enrolment to approximately 1,100. Incresing our student count is an important goal for two reasons: one is revenue, and the other is word-of-mouth marketing. We also expect to reap significant cost and revenue synergies at Cornerstone."

About Loyalist

Loyalist Group Limited (TSXV: LOY) owns and operates private education schools both in Toronto and Vancouver offering (i) English as a Second Language Courses for international students; (ii) Training programs for teachers, commonly known as TESL; (iii) Professional Development Courses; and (iv) Corporate English for Professionals.

About Cornerstone

Cornerstone is in the business of teaching English as a Second Language (ESL), Teacher Training, Business, and TOEFL courses, Interpretation/Translation classes, including, for more advanced students, a range of diploma and certificate programs which will help prepare them for future careers. Cornerstone is also accredited by Languages Canada.

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Forward-Looking Statements

This news release includes certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Canadian securities laws. Such forward-looking information and statements are not representative of historical facts or information or current condition, but instead represent only the Corporation's beliefs regarding future events, plans or objectives, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and outside of the Corporation's control. Generally, such forward-looking information or statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "plans", "expects" or "does not expect", "is expected", "budget", "scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts", "intends", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", or "believes", or variations of such words and phrases or may contain statements that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will be taken, "will continue", "will occur" or "will be achieved". The forward-looking information contained herein includes, but is not limited to, information with respect to prospective financial performance, anticipated capital funding and sources, proposed or potential acquisitions, estimated operating and sales costs, estimated market drivers and demand, business prospects and strategy, new markets for growth and financial position. By identifying such information and statements in this manner, the Corporation is alerting the reader that such information and statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of the Corporation to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such information and statements. Any number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements as well as future results, including but not limited to: risks related to any of the Corporation's announced acquisitions failing to close or becoming delayed before closing; the Corporation's reliance on its South Korean contract; carrying on business and activities in international jurisdiction where Canadian laws do not apply; any loss of certain key personnel; levels of student enrolment; delays in rolling out the online education programs; competition in the educational services market; and currency fluctuations. Although the Corporation has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking information and statements, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. Although the Corporation believes that the assumptions and factors used in preparing, and the expectations contained in, the forward-looking information and statements are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on such information and statements, and no assurance or guarantee can be given that such forward-looking information and statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such information and statements.  Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking information or statements contained in this press release. The forward-looking information contained in this press release is made as of the date hereof, and the Corporation does not undertake to update any forward-looking information that is contained or referenced herein, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except in accordance with applicable securities laws. All subsequent written and oral forward looking information and statements attributable to the Corporation or persons acting on its behalf is expressly qualified in its entirety by this notice.

 

SOURCE: Loyalist Group Limited

Andrew Ryu
Loyalist Group Limited
CEO
T: [phone] x225
E: [email protected]

Nadine Desruisseaux
Loyalist Group Limited
Investor Relations
T: 416-977-9800 x224
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