CALGARY, Alberta, July 14, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tornado Global Hydrovacs Ltd. (“Tornado” or the “Company”) (TGH: TSX-V) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a $3,000,000 revolving operating line of credit (the “Operating Line”) and a $4,875,000 term loan (the “Term Loan”, and together with the Operating Line, the “TD Facility”) with The Toronto-Dominion Bank (“TD”). A portion of the TD Facility will be used to repay the balance of a non-interest bearing vendor take-back mortgage secured against the Company’s facility located in Red Deer, Alberta (the “Red Deer Facility”) and the balance of the TD Facility will be used for general working capital purposes.

Under the conditions of the agreement governing the TD Facility, the Operating Line bears interest at a floating rate equal to the prime rate per annum established by TD, currently at 2.45%, plus 0.75%. Repayments under the Operating Line will be made on demand. In addition, the Term Loan bears interest at a fixed rate of 2.83%, with advances repayable, together with interest, on a monthly basis until maturity.

The TD Facility is secured by a first-ranking security interest in all of the present and future undertakings, property and assets of the Company and its subsidiary, Tornado Global Hydrovacs (North America) Inc., and a first-ranking mortgage charge on the Red Deer Facility.

“The TD Facility greatly improves our working capital which will be required to finance an increasingly robust outlook for demand to purchase Tornado hydrovacs,” said CEO Bill Rollins. “This financing facility is a follow-on initiative to the recent announcement where we significantly strengthened our executive management team by adding Brett Newton as President & COO. Brett’s 20 years of experience in the hydrovac industry is expected to also contribute to our bullish outlook for demand for Tornado hydrovacs.”

About Tornado Global Hydrovacs Ltd.

The Company designs and manufactures hydrovac trucks as well as provides heavy duty truck maintenance operations in central Alberta. It sells hydrovac trucks to excavation service providers in the infrastructure and industrial construction markets. Hydrovac trucks use high pressure water and vacuum to safely penetrate and cut soil to expose critical infrastructure for repair and installation without damage. Hydrovac excavation methods are quickly becoming a standard in the North America to safely excavate in urban areas and around critical infrastructure greatly reducing infrastructure damage and related fatalities. In China, the Company’s subsidiary is used principally to source certain parts to the Company’s North America operations.

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