Cielo Announces Closing of Sale of Fort Saskatchewan Property and Repayment of $11 Million Mortgage Loan
And Provides Update for Acquisition of Dunmore Property
CALGARY, Alberta, Aug. 03, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cielo Waste Solutions Corp. (TSXV: CMC; OTCQB: CWSFF) (“Cielo” or the “Company”), a waste-to-fuel environmental technology company, is pleased to announce that it has completed the sale of its property in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, and the resulting elimination of the Company’s
Fort Saskatchewan Land Sale
On July 17, 2023, the Company announced that it had entered into a purchase and sale agreement with First Choice Financial Incorporated (“FCF”), as purchaser, for the sale (the “Sale”) of the Company’s property in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta (the “FS Property”), which has now closed.
The purchase price for the FS Property was CAD
- FCF previously provided a mortgage loan of CAD
$11 million (the “Existing Mortgage Loan”) to the Company, which was secured in part by the FS Property.$11 million of the$13 million Purchase Price has been applied to extinguish the Existing Mortgage Loan. - Regarding the remaining CAD
$2 million , FCF has issued in favour of the Company a promissory note (the “Note”), whereby FCF will be required to use commercially reasonable best efforts to enter into a purchase and sale agreement for the sale of the FS Property on or before September 30, 2024. Should FCF be unable to do so, the Purchase Price will be reduced by CAD$2 million .
Other than customary fees, such as realtor commissions, no third-party finder fees have been paid with respect to the Sale.
Dunmore Land Acquisition
On May 1, 2023, the Company announced that it had entered into an agreement of purchase and sale (the “Offer to Purchase”) with Renewable U Inc. (“Renewable U”), pursuant to which Cielo (or its assignee) has agreed to purchase the land in Dunmore, Alberta (the “Land”) from Renewable U for a purchase price of CAD
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
ABOUT CIELO
Cielo Waste Solutions Corp. was incorporated under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) on February 2, 2011. Cielo is a publicly traded company with its shares listed to trade on the TSX Venture Exchange (“TSXV”) under the symbol “CMC,” on the Frankfurt Exchange (“DAX”) under the symbol “C36”, as well as on the OTC Venture Market (“OTCQB”), under the symbol “CWSFF.” The Company’s strategic intent is to become a leading waste-to-fuel company using economically sustainable technology while minimizing the environmental impact. Cielo has a patented process that can convert waste feedstocks, including organic material and wood derivative waste, to fuel. Having demonstrated its ability to produce diesel and naphtha from waste, Cielo’s business model is to construct additional processing facilities. Cielo’s objective is to generate value by converting waste to fuel, while fueling the sustainable energy transition.
For further information please contact:
Cielo Investor Relations
Phone: (403) 348-2972
Email: investors@cielows.com
RB Milestone Group LLC
Email: cielo@rbmilestone.com
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