Novo Integrated Sciences Signs LOIs to Acquire Seven Pharmacies in the United States

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Novo Integrated Sciences announced the signing of non-binding Letters of Intent to acquire seven pharmacies in the U.S. for all-stock transactions. These pharmacies generated approximately $55 million in annualized sales in 2020. This move aims to establish a strategic footprint in the U.S. healthcare market, enhancing Novo’s multidisciplinary healthcare ecosystem. The company plans to leverage its telehealth platform and wellness products while retaining current management to continue daily operations. Definitive agreements are expected to close in the second half of 2021.

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• Acquisition of seven pharmacies expected to generate $55 million in annualized revenue.
• Strategic expansion into the U.S. market with locations in Florida, Virginia, and Arizona.
• Opportunity to leverage existing telehealth platform and wellness product offerings.

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In total, the pharmacies collectively generated approximately $55 million in annualized sales in 2020

Contemplated all-stock transactions would establish the Company’s footprint in the U.S. to leverage its multidisciplinary health care products and services

BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Novo Integrated Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:NVOS) (the “Company” or “Novo”), a pioneer with a holistic approach to patient-first health and wellness through a multidisciplinary healthcare ecosystem of services and product innovation, today announced the signing of non-binding Letters of Intent (“LOI”) to acquire seven pharmacies in the United States. The proposed all-stock transactions contemplate the acquisition, by Novo, of a 50% interest in each pharmacy. Novo expects to negotiate and enter into definitive agreements and to close the acquisitions during the second half of 2021.

Robert Mattacchione, Novo’s Chairman and CEO, stated, “This acquisition of seven pharmacies, which collectively generated approximately $55 million in annualized revenue in 2020, would establish our footprint in the U.S. with locations in Florida, Virginia, and Arizona. We believe that the daily patient interaction will allow us to leverage our telehealth platform, mobile application (NovoConnect), on-site diagnostic capabilities such as Zgraft, and customized nutrition and wellness product offerings, establishing Novo as a vertically integrated, multidisciplinary health care provider. As part of the proposed all-stock transactions, current management would remain in place to continue operating the pharmacies day-to-day, with a more unique Novo patient product and service offering at each of their locations.”

About Novo Integrated Sciences, Inc.

Novo Integrated Sciences, Inc. is pioneering a holistic approach to patient-first health and wellness through a multidisciplinary healthcare ecosystem of services and product innovation. Novo offers an essential and differentiated solution to deliver, or intend to deliver, these services and products through the integration of medical technology, advanced therapeutics, and rehabilitative science.

We believe that “decentralizing” healthcare, through the integration of medical technology and interconnectivity offers an essential solution to the fundamental transformation of healthcare delivery. Specific to non-critical care, ongoing advancements in both medical technology and inter-connectivity are allowing for a shift of the patient/practitioner relationship to the patient’s home and away from on-site visits to primary medical centers with mass-services. This acceleration of “ease-of-access” in the patient/practitioner interaction for non-critical care diagnosis and subsequent treatment minimizes the degradation of non-critical health conditions to critical conditions as well as allowing for more cost-effective healthcare distribution.

Novo’s decentralized healthcare business model is centered on three primary pillars to best support the transformation of non-catastrophic healthcare delivery to patients and consumers. The first pillar is building a foundation of traditional hands-on healthcare delivery, through small and micro footprint sized clinic facilities, within a significant service delivery network. The second pillar is the development, integration, and deployment of sophisticated technology, through interconnectivity, which expands the reach of healthcare related service, beyond the traditional clinic location, to geographic areas not readily providing advanced healthcare service to date, including the patient’s home. The third pillar is the development and distribution of effective wellness product solutions allowing for the customization of patient preventative care remedies and ultimately a healthier population. Additionally, Novo’s science first approach to product innovation further emphasizes Novo’s mandate to create and provide over-the-counter preventative and maintenance care solutions. Innovation in science as represented by proprietary technology assures Novo of continued cutting edge advancement in patient first platforms.

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Chris David, COO-President 

Novo Integrated Sciences, Inc. 

chris.david@novointegrated.com

(888) 512-1195  

 

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FAQ

What pharmacies is NVOS acquiring?

Novo Integrated Sciences is acquiring seven pharmacies located in Florida, Virginia, and Arizona.

What is the expected revenue from the pharmacy acquisitions for NVOS?

The pharmacies collectively generated approximately $55 million in annualized revenue in 2020.

When does Novo Integrated Sciences expect to close the pharmacy acquisitions?

Novo expects to close the acquisitions during the second half of 2021.

How will the pharmacy acquisitions benefit NVOS?

The acquisitions will establish a strategic footprint in the U.S. market and allow Novo to leverage its telehealth and wellness products.