Park Lawn Corporation Acquires John L. Ziegenhein & Sons Undertaking Inc.

Expands operations in Missouri with acquisition of two funeral homes

TORONTO, May 2, 2019 /CNW/ - Park Lawn Corporation (TSX: PLC) ("PLC" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has acquired substantially all the outstanding assets of  John L. Ziegenhein & Sons Understaking Inc. ("Ziegenhein Funeral Homes"), a two-location funeral business in St. Louis, Missouri for a purchase price of approximately US$4.2 million.

"The addition of Ziegenhein Funeral Homes is an excellent opportunity to further expand our existing footprint in an attractive market and is another positive addition to the Park Lawn family," stated Andrew Clark, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of PLC.

Highlights of the Acquisition:

• Purchase price of approximately US$4.2 million, which is within PLC's publicly-stated targeted EBITDA multiple range for transactions of this nature.
  
• The purchase of Ziegenhein Funeral Homes, owned and operated by Roger Richie, was funded with proceeds from the Company's recent equity financing.
  
• Adds two funeral homes in Missouri expanding on the Company's existing operations in Kansas City.

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 U.S. states.

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SOURCE Park Lawn Corporation

Andrew Clark, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, [phone]; Joseph Leeder, Chief Financial Officer & Director, [phone]; Suzanne Cowan, VP, Business, Development & Corporate Affairs, [email protected], (416) 231- 1462