ANTHONY CLARK INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE BROKERS LTD. (TSX Venture
Exchange: "ACL”; OTCQX:ACKBF) (the "Corporation”) is pleased to
announce that it has finalized an Amending Agreement, effective January
1, 2010, with one of its’ U.S. lenders, whereby the U.S. Lender has
agreed to receive a portion of the interest owed to it in common shares
of the Corporation.
Pursuant to the terms of the Amending Agreement, the U.S. Lender has
agreed to accept 4% of the interest payments due on a $3,250,000 USD
loan (the "Loan”) in common shares of the Corporation. This Amending
Agreement is in effect until the Maturity of the Loan on April 30, 2012.
As such and subject to the receipt of regulatory approvals, the
Corporation currently intends to issue $130,000 USD worth of common
shares priced at CDN$0.50 per common share to the U.S. Lender. The price
of CDN$0.50 per common share represents a 2% discount from the closing
price of CDN$0.51 per common share on January 15, 2010. The pricing of
the common shares to be issued during the subsequent years of the Loan
will be determined at the then current trading price of the common
shares of the Corporation as at the close of business on the first
trading day after January 1st in each year until the Maturity
Date of the Loan.
The issuance of any common shares of the Corporation pursuant to the
Amending Agreement is subject to any and all required regulatory
approvals and the acceptance of the TSX Venture Exchange.
The TSX Venture Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept
responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
Except for the historical information contained herein, this press
release contains statements that constitute forward-looking statements,
as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Forward-looking statements inherently involve risks and uncertainties
that could cause actual results to differ materially from the
forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause or contribute to such
differences include, among other things, the Corporation's ability to
close the proposed transaction. Other risks and uncertainties include
changes in business conditions and the economy in general, changes in
governmental regulations, unforeseen litigation and other risk factors
identified in the Corporation's public filings under "Risk Factors". The
Corporation undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking
statements for revisions or changes after the date of this press release.
On behalf of
ANTHONY CLARK INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE BROKERS LTD.
"Tony Consalvo”
Tony Consalvo, C.E.O.