BURLINGTON, ON, March 9, 2016 /CNW/ - EcoSynthetix Inc. (TSX:ECO) ("EcoSynthetix" or the "Company") announced today that it intends to make a normal course issuer bid (the "Bid") to repurchase, through the facilities of the Toronto Stock Exchange ("TSX") certain of its outstanding common shares ("Shares").

The number of Shares to be purchased during the period of the Bid from March 14, 2016 to March 13, 2017 will not exceed 3,370,148 Shares being approximately 10% of the outstanding shares as of March 8, 2016, other than the Shares held by directors, senior officers and principal securityholders. The actual number of Shares which may be purchased pursuant to the Bid and the timing of any such purchases will be determined by the management of EcoSynthetix. As at March 8, 2016 there were 57,080,432 Shares issued and outstanding. Pursuant to the terms of the Bid, EcoSynthetix will not acquire on any given trading day more than 25% of the average daily trading volume of Shares for the most recently completed six month period, being 3,567 Shares, other than block purchase exceptions. All purchases made pursuant to the Bid will be made through the facilities of the TSX or other Canadian market places or by such other means as may be permitted by the TSX and applicable Canadian securities laws and EcoSynthetix will cancel any such Shares purchased pursuant to the Bid.

The Bid has been authorized by the board of directors of EcoSynthetix to allow EcoSynthetix to purchase Shares if in the opinion of management the purchases can be made on terms which will enhance the value of the remaining outstanding Shares.

EcoSynthetix is undertaking the Bid because it believes that the market may undervalue the common shares of EcoSynthetix from time to time and that the common shares may trade in a price range which may not adequately reflect the value of such shares in relation to the business, assets and future prospects of EcoSynthetix from time to time. 

Pursuant to the previous normal course issuer bid undertaken by the Company, no Shares were purchased for the period from November 21, 2014 to November 20, 2015.

About EcoSynthetix Inc. (www.ecosynthetix.com)

EcoSynthetix offers a range of engineered biopolymers that replace the non-renewable chemicals used to manufacture many products, such as paper and packaging, personal care products, insulation and wood composites. Our flagship products, EcoSphere^® biolatex^® and DuraBindTM biopolymers, provide a sustainable alternative that reduces a customer's carbon footprint, decreases overall material costs and improves performance. The company is publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (T:ECO).

Forward Looking Statements

Certain statements in this Press Release constitute "forward-looking" statements that involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance, objectives or achievements of the Company, or industry results, to be materially different from any future results, performance, objectives or achievements expressed or implied by such forward looking statements. The forward-looking statements in this Press Release include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the Company's expected product pipeline, plans to expand the Company's business into new markets, the Company's ability to achieve organizational efficiencies, and other statements regarding the Company's plans and expectations in 2016. These statements reflect our current views regarding future events and operating performance and are based on information currently available to us, and speak only as of the date of this Press Release. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions and should not be read as guarantees of future performance or results, and will not necessarily be accurate indications of whether or not such performance or results will be achieved. Those assumptions and risks include, but are not limited to, the Company's ability to successfully allocate capital as needed and to develop new products, as well as the fact that our results of operations and business outlook are subject to significant risk, volatility and uncertainty. Many factors could cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements that may be expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including the factors identified in the "Risk Factors" section of the Company's Annual Information Form dated March 31, 2015. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described in this Press Release as intended, planned, anticipated, believed, estimated or expected. Unless required by applicable securities law, we do not intend and do not assume any obligation to update these forward-looking statements.

SOURCE EcoSynthetix Inc.