{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"156386","rtpr_id":"nBw69VxJMa-20260930","ticker":"AFN","exchange":"TSX","all_tickers":["AFN"],"title":"AGI Provides Update on Capital Strategy and Strategic Review","author":"Business Wire","published_at":"2026-09-30T10:30:00.265Z","article_body":"AGI Provides Update on Capital Strategy and Strategic Review\n\nAg Growth International Inc. (“AGI” or the “Company”) today provided\nfurther details on its capital strategy, ongoing balance sheet improvement\ninitiatives, strategic review process, and overall outlook.\n\nAs AGI enters 2027, the Company is seeing positive market signals across many\nof its core businesses which support increasing confidence in its outlook.\nFarm markets have strengthened with a notable pick-up in order intake over\nrecent months and Commercial quoting activity is rising across key global\nregions. Overall, AGI continues to benefit from leading market positions\nacross a range of geographies including North America, EMEA, India, and\nBrazil. Combined with more than $30 million of expected annualized cost\nsavings and approximately $50 million of identified surplus real estate\nmonetization opportunities, management believes AGI is well positioned to\nimprove earnings, strengthen cash flow, and accelerate balance sheet\ndeleveraging.\n\nAGI's capital strategy is focused on reducing debt and proactively addressing\nupcoming maturities. The plan combines improved operating cash generation,\nstructural cost reductions, and the monetization of non-core assets, with the\nobjective of materially reducing leverage and strengthening the Company's\nbalance sheet.\n\nCapital Structure & Operational Actions Underway\n\n\n * Covenant Flexibility: With the strong support of its banking partners, AGI has\nsecured covenant relief under its senior credit facilities through the second\nquarter of 2027, providing the Company additional operating and execution\nflexibility as it advances various deleveraging initiatives. AGI’s senior\ncredit facility extends to 2030, providing an important foundation of\ncommitted financing.\n\n * 2026 Debentures: As previously announced, AGI has proposed amending the terms\nof its $85 million Third Series 5.25% senior subordinated unsecured debentures\n(the \"Debentures\") by extending the maturity date from December 31, 2026 to\nDecember 31, 2030, and increasing the annual coupon from 5.25% to 9.00%, among\nother amendments (the “Debenture Amendments”). AGI will seek approval for\nthe Debenture Amendments at a meeting of the holders of the Debentures to be\nheld on October 28, 2026 (the “Meeting”). Debenture holder approval\nrequires (i) a quorum representing at least 25% of the outstanding principal\namount of the Debentures and (ii) the affirmative vote of holders representing\nat least 66⅔% of the principal amount represented at the meeting, in person\nor by proxy. AGI will provide the required notice, circular, and proxy\nmaterials to holders and the debenture trustee in advance of the Meeting. The\nDebenture Amendments are also subject to Toronto Stock Exchange approval.\n\n * Excess Real Estate: Approximately $50 million of excess, non-core real estate\nhas been identified for monetization, with disposition processes planned or\nunderway. Net proceeds are expected to be directed primarily toward debt\nreduction with transactions anticipated to close through the end of 2026 and\ninto the first half of 2027.\n\n * Additional Non-core Asset Sales: The real estate program is one component of a\nbroader non-core asset monetization initiative and does not include potential\nproceeds from other non-core businesses or assets currently being evaluated by\nthe Company and the Board’s Strategic Review Committee (the “SRC”).\nManagement is focused on using internally generated cash and proceeds from\nnon-core asset monetization to reduce senior indebtedness and progressively\nstrengthen the balance sheet.\n\n * 2027 Maturities: AGI is actively managing its 2027 convertible debenture\nmaturities well in advance of their respective due dates, with all options\nbeing reviewed and a bias towards finding a strategic financing solution to\nefficiently address both maturities.\n\n * Structural Cost Savings: AGI is implementing structural cost reductions\nexpected to deliver more than $30 million of annualized savings. To date,\nthese actions include the closure of the Company’s Naperville office,\nrestructuring of underperforming North American business units, and an\noverhaul of the senior executive team, among other actions.\n\nManagement believes AGI’s underlying operating business, global market\npositions, and cash-generation potential provide a substantial asset base from\nwhich to continue improving the Company’s capital structure. The recently\nannounced 2026 Debenture Amendment is one element of a phased debt management\nplan. Management is focused on using internally generated cash and proceeds\nfrom non-core asset monetizations to progressively strengthen the balance\nsheet. The Company is confident that it has the sufficient time and tools to\naddress the totality of its maturity profile.\n\nReview of Strategic Alternatives\n\nAs previously announced, the Company formed the SRC to oversee a formal review\nof strategic alternatives available to the Company to maximize shareholder\nvalue. Earlier this month, the SRC formally engaged CIBC Capital Markets and\nBofA Securities as financial advisors to assist in the evaluation of available\nalternatives and execution of value-maximizing strategies including, but not\nlimited to, proactively refinancing the Company’s 2027 convertible debenture\nmaturities. The covenant relief and other balance sheet optimization\ninitiatives underway are expected to provide AGI and its financial advisors\nwith sufficient flexibility and time to undertake a thorough review of all\navailable strategic alternatives with the objective of maximizing value for\nshareholders.\n\nAGI Company Profile\n\nAGI is a leading provider of equipment and solutions that support the\nefficient storage, handling, transport, and processing of food globally. AGI\nhas manufacturing facilities in Canada, the United States, Brazil, India,\nFrance, and Italy and distributes its products worldwide.\n\nThe TSX has neither approved nor disapproved of the information contained\nherein.\n\nFORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION\n\nThis press release contains forward-looking statements and information\n[collectively, “forward-looking information”] within the meaning of\napplicable securities laws that reflect our expectations regarding the future\ngrowth, results of operations, performance, debt profile, business prospects,\nand opportunities of the Company. All information and statements contained\nherein that are not clearly historical in nature constitute forward-looking\ninformation. Forward-looking information involves known or unknown risks,\nuncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results or events to\ndiffer materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking information.\nUndue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking information, as there\ncan be no assurance that the plans, intentions or expectations upon which it\nis based will occur. In particular, the forward-looking information in this\npress release includes information relating to: AGI's capital strategy,\nliquidity, and ongoing balance-sheet improvement initiatives; AGI's improving\noperating performance and increasing confidence in its outlook; the strength\nof farm markets; the benefits of AGI's position in applicable markets;\nexpected cost savings and proceeds from asset monetization opportunities;\nAGI's position to improve earnings, strengthen cash flow, and accelerate\nbalance sheet deleveraging; AGI's focus on reducing debt, enhancing liquidity,\nand proactively addressing upcoming maturities; covenant relief under the\nCompany's senior credit facilities and the terms and timing thereof; the\ndisposition of non-core real estate assets and the proceeds, terms and timing\nof such dispositions; the disposition of other non-core assets or businesses\nand the timing and proceeds thereof; the use of proceeds of dispositions and\nthe timing thereof; the impact of the Company's financial and banking advisors\non the Company's ability to deleverage; the form and timing of refinancing of\nthe Company's convertible debentures maturing in 2027 and possible financing\npartners; the cost savings and timing as a result of structural cost\nreductions; the proposed extension and amendment of the Company's debentures\nmaturing in 2026; the Company's phased debt management plan; the Company's\nability to address its maturity profile and the timing thereof; the Company's\nability to improve its capital structure, including as a result of its\nunderlying operating businesses, global market positions and cash-generation\npotential; and the Company's ability to reduce its debt and the timing\nthereof.\n\nSuch forward-looking information reflects our current beliefs and is based on\ninformation currently available to us, including certain key expectations and\nassumptions. Forward-looking information involves significant risks and\nuncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ\nmaterially from results discussed in the forward-looking information. These\nassumptions, risks and uncertainties include but are not limited to the\nfollowing: the duration and impact of tariffs that are currently or may be\nbrought into effect on goods exported from or imported into Canada;\nanticipated crop yields and production in our market areas; anticipated\nfinancial performance; future debt levels; business prospects and strategies;\nproduct and input pricing; the scope, nature, timing and cost of satisfying\nour warranty obligations or otherwise; regulatory developments; tax laws; the\nsufficiency of budgeted capital expenditures in carrying out planned\nactivities; currency exchange rates, inflation rates and interest rates; the\ncost of materials, labour and services and the impact of inflation rates\nand/or supply chain disruptions and/or labour activity thereon; the impact of\ncompetition; the general stability of the economic and regulatory environments\nin which the Company operates; the timely receipt of any required regulatory\nand third party approvals; the ability of the Company to obtain and retain\nqualified staff and services in a timely and cost efficient manner; that our\ndividend will remain suspended; the ability of the Company to obtain financing\non acceptable terms; the ability of the Company to complete dispositions on\nterms and timeline acceptable to the Company or at all; the Company's ability\nto execute on its capital strategy; the regulatory framework in the\njurisdictions in which the Company operates; the ability of the Company to\nsuccessfully market its products and services; that a pandemic or other public\nhealth emergency will not have a material impact on our business, operations,\nand financial results going forward; acts and omissions of third parties and\nthe ability of the Company to obtain approval for, and complete, the\namendments to the Debentures; the Company's ability to maintain its covenant\nflexibility; and other risks and uncertainties identified under the headings\n“Risks and Uncertainties”, “Forward-Looking Information” and\n“Financial Outlook” in the Company's most recent management's discussion\nand analysis and in the Company's most recently filed Annual Information Form,\nwhich are available on the Company's SEDAR+ profile at www.sedarplus.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sedarplus.com&esheet=54613378&newsitemid=20260930736157&lan=en-US&anchor=www.sedarplus.com&index=1&md5=7e93f235afbadd74b9b655bf0a2b2c84)\n.\n\nThe forward-looking information contained herein is expressly qualified in its\nentirety by this cautionary statement. The forward-looking information\nincluded in this press release is made as of the date hereof and the Company\nundertakes no obligation to publicly update such forward-looking information\nto reflect new information, subsequent events or otherwise unless so required\nby applicable securities laws.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260930736157/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260930736157/en/)\n\nFor More Information Contact: \n\nPaul Brisebois\n\nPresident and CEO (204.489.1855)\n\ninvestor-relations@aggrowth.com (mailto:investor-relations@aggrowth.com)\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nBw69VxJMa-20260930","title":"AGI Provides Update on Capital Strategy and Strategic Review","author":"Business Wire","ticker":"AFN","created":"2026-09-30T10:30:00.265Z","tickers":["AFN"],"exchange":"TSX","article_body":"AGI Provides Update on Capital Strategy and Strategic Review\n\nAg Growth International Inc. (“AGI” or the “Company”) today provided\nfurther details on its capital strategy, ongoing balance sheet improvement\ninitiatives, strategic review process, and overall outlook.\n\nAs AGI enters 2027, the Company is seeing positive market signals across many\nof its core businesses which support increasing confidence in its outlook.\nFarm markets have strengthened with a notable pick-up in order intake over\nrecent months and Commercial quoting activity is rising across key global\nregions. Overall, AGI continues to benefit from leading market positions\nacross a range of geographies including North America, EMEA, India, and\nBrazil. Combined with more than $30 million of expected annualized cost\nsavings and approximately $50 million of identified surplus real estate\nmonetization opportunities, management believes AGI is well positioned to\nimprove earnings, strengthen cash flow, and accelerate balance sheet\ndeleveraging.\n\nAGI's capital strategy is focused on reducing debt and proactively addressing\nupcoming maturities. The plan combines improved operating cash generation,\nstructural cost reductions, and the monetization of non-core assets, with the\nobjective of materially reducing leverage and strengthening the Company's\nbalance sheet.\n\nCapital Structure & Operational Actions Underway\n\n\n * Covenant Flexibility: With the strong support of its banking partners, AGI has\nsecured covenant relief under its senior credit facilities through the second\nquarter of 2027, providing the Company additional operating and execution\nflexibility as it advances various deleveraging initiatives. AGI’s senior\ncredit facility extends to 2030, providing an important foundation of\ncommitted financing.\n\n * 2026 Debentures: As previously announced, AGI has proposed amending the terms\nof its $85 million Third Series 5.25% senior subordinated unsecured debentures\n(the \"Debentures\") by extending the maturity date from December 31, 2026 to\nDecember 31, 2030, and increasing the annual coupon from 5.25% to 9.00%, among\nother amendments (the “Debenture Amendments”). AGI will seek approval for\nthe Debenture Amendments at a meeting of the holders of the Debentures to be\nheld on October 28, 2026 (the “Meeting”). Debenture holder approval\nrequires (i) a quorum representing at least 25% of the outstanding principal\namount of the Debentures and (ii) the affirmative vote of holders representing\nat least 66⅔% of the principal amount represented at the meeting, in person\nor by proxy. AGI will provide the required notice, circular, and proxy\nmaterials to holders and the debenture trustee in advance of the Meeting. The\nDebenture Amendments are also subject to Toronto Stock Exchange approval.\n\n * Excess Real Estate: Approximately $50 million of excess, non-core real estate\nhas been identified for monetization, with disposition processes planned or\nunderway. Net proceeds are expected to be directed primarily toward debt\nreduction with transactions anticipated to close through the end of 2026 and\ninto the first half of 2027.\n\n * Additional Non-core Asset Sales: The real estate program is one component of a\nbroader non-core asset monetization initiative and does not include potential\nproceeds from other non-core businesses or assets currently being evaluated by\nthe Company and the Board’s Strategic Review Committee (the “SRC”).\nManagement is focused on using internally generated cash and proceeds from\nnon-core asset monetization to reduce senior indebtedness and progressively\nstrengthen the balance sheet.\n\n * 2027 Maturities: AGI is actively managing its 2027 convertible debenture\nmaturities well in advance of their respective due dates, with all options\nbeing reviewed and a bias towards finding a strategic financing solution to\nefficiently address both maturities.\n\n * Structural Cost Savings: AGI is implementing structural cost reductions\nexpected to deliver more than $30 million of annualized savings. To date,\nthese actions include the closure of the Company’s Naperville office,\nrestructuring of underperforming North American business units, and an\noverhaul of the senior executive team, among other actions.\n\nManagement believes AGI’s underlying operating business, global market\npositions, and cash-generation potential provide a substantial asset base from\nwhich to continue improving the Company’s capital structure. The recently\nannounced 2026 Debenture Amendment is one element of a phased debt management\nplan. Management is focused on using internally generated cash and proceeds\nfrom non-core asset monetizations to progressively strengthen the balance\nsheet. The Company is confident that it has the sufficient time and tools to\naddress the totality of its maturity profile.\n\nReview of Strategic Alternatives\n\nAs previously announced, the Company formed the SRC to oversee a formal review\nof strategic alternatives available to the Company to maximize shareholder\nvalue. Earlier this month, the SRC formally engaged CIBC Capital Markets and\nBofA Securities as financial advisors to assist in the evaluation of available\nalternatives and execution of value-maximizing strategies including, but not\nlimited to, proactively refinancing the Company’s 2027 convertible debenture\nmaturities. The covenant relief and other balance sheet optimization\ninitiatives underway are expected to provide AGI and its financial advisors\nwith sufficient flexibility and time to undertake a thorough review of all\navailable strategic alternatives with the objective of maximizing value for\nshareholders.\n\nAGI Company Profile\n\nAGI is a leading provider of equipment and solutions that support the\nefficient storage, handling, transport, and processing of food globally. AGI\nhas manufacturing facilities in Canada, the United States, Brazil, India,\nFrance, and Italy and distributes its products worldwide.\n\nThe TSX has neither approved nor disapproved of the information contained\nherein.\n\nFORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION\n\nThis press release contains forward-looking statements and information\n[collectively, “forward-looking information”] within the meaning of\napplicable securities laws that reflect our expectations regarding the future\ngrowth, results of operations, performance, debt profile, business prospects,\nand opportunities of the Company. All information and statements contained\nherein that are not clearly historical in nature constitute forward-looking\ninformation. Forward-looking information involves known or unknown risks,\nuncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results or events to\ndiffer materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking information.\nUndue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking information, as there\ncan be no assurance that the plans, intentions or expectations upon which it\nis based will occur. In particular, the forward-looking information in this\npress release includes information relating to: AGI's capital strategy,\nliquidity, and ongoing balance-sheet improvement initiatives; AGI's improving\noperating performance and increasing confidence in its outlook; the strength\nof farm markets; the benefits of AGI's position in applicable markets;\nexpected cost savings and proceeds from asset monetization opportunities;\nAGI's position to improve earnings, strengthen cash flow, and accelerate\nbalance sheet deleveraging; AGI's focus on reducing debt, enhancing liquidity,\nand proactively addressing upcoming maturities; covenant relief under the\nCompany's senior credit facilities and the terms and timing thereof; the\ndisposition of non-core real estate assets and the proceeds, terms and timing\nof such dispositions; the disposition of other non-core assets or businesses\nand the timing and proceeds thereof; the use of proceeds of dispositions and\nthe timing thereof; the impact of the Company's financial and banking advisors\non the Company's ability to deleverage; the form and timing of refinancing of\nthe Company's convertible debentures maturing in 2027 and possible financing\npartners; the cost savings and timing as a result of structural cost\nreductions; the proposed extension and amendment of the Company's debentures\nmaturing in 2026; the Company's phased debt management plan; the Company's\nability to address its maturity profile and the timing thereof; the Company's\nability to improve its capital structure, including as a result of its\nunderlying operating businesses, global market positions and cash-generation\npotential; and the Company's ability to reduce its debt and the timing\nthereof.\n\nSuch forward-looking information reflects our current beliefs and is based on\ninformation currently available to us, including certain key expectations and\nassumptions. Forward-looking information involves significant risks and\nuncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ\nmaterially from results discussed in the forward-looking information. These\nassumptions, risks and uncertainties include but are not limited to the\nfollowing: the duration and impact of tariffs that are currently or may be\nbrought into effect on goods exported from or imported into Canada;\nanticipated crop yields and production in our market areas; anticipated\nfinancial performance; future debt levels; business prospects and strategies;\nproduct and input pricing; the scope, nature, timing and cost of satisfying\nour warranty obligations or otherwise; regulatory developments; tax laws; the\nsufficiency of budgeted capital expenditures in carrying out planned\nactivities; currency exchange rates, inflation rates and interest rates; the\ncost of materials, labour and services and the impact of inflation rates\nand/or supply chain disruptions and/or labour activity thereon; the impact of\ncompetition; the general stability of the economic and regulatory environments\nin which the Company operates; the timely receipt of any required regulatory\nand third party approvals; the ability of the Company to obtain and retain\nqualified staff and services in a timely and cost efficient manner; that our\ndividend will remain suspended; the ability of the Company to obtain financing\non acceptable terms; the ability of the Company to complete dispositions on\nterms and timeline acceptable to the Company or at all; the Company's ability\nto execute on its capital strategy; the regulatory framework in the\njurisdictions in which the Company operates; the ability of the Company to\nsuccessfully market its products and services; that a pandemic or other public\nhealth emergency will not have a material impact on our business, operations,\nand financial results going forward; acts and omissions of third parties and\nthe ability of the Company to obtain approval for, and complete, the\namendments to the Debentures; the Company's ability to maintain its covenant\nflexibility; and other risks and uncertainties identified under the headings\n“Risks and Uncertainties”, “Forward-Looking Information” and\n“Financial Outlook” in the Company's most recent management's discussion\nand analysis and in the Company's most recently filed Annual Information Form,\nwhich are available on the Company's SEDAR+ profile at www.sedarplus.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sedarplus.com&esheet=54613378&newsitemid=20260930736157&lan=en-US&anchor=www.sedarplus.com&index=1&md5=7e93f235afbadd74b9b655bf0a2b2c84)\n.\n\nThe forward-looking information contained herein is expressly qualified in its\nentirety by this cautionary statement. The forward-looking information\nincluded in this press release is made as of the date hereof and the Company\nundertakes no obligation to publicly update such forward-looking information\nto reflect new information, subsequent events or otherwise unless so required\nby applicable securities laws.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260930736157/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260930736157/en/)\n\nFor More Information Contact: \n\nPaul Brisebois\n\nPresident and CEO (204.489.1855)\n\ninvestor-relations@aggrowth.com (mailto:investor-relations@aggrowth.com)\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-09-30T10:30:00.316549877Z","server_sent_at_ms":1790764200316},"received_at":"2026-09-30T10:30:00.365Z","source_url":"https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260930736157/en/"},"analysis":{"id":"145086","press_release_id":"156386","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Machinery","sector":"Industrials"},"redFlags":["Covenant relief required through Q2 2027 signals potential covenant pressure","Debenture coupon more than doubling from 5.25% to 9.00% raises financing costs materially","Dividend remains suspended","2027 convertible debenture maturities still unresolved; strategic review outcome uncertain","Debenture amendments subject to holder and TSX approval"],"eventType":"debt_offering","narrative":"Ag Growth International secured covenant relief under its senior credit facilities through Q2 2027 and is proposing to extend its $85 million 2026 debentures to 2030 while raising the coupon from 5.25% to 9.00%, with a debentureholder vote set for October 28, 2026.\n\nThe company expects more than $30 million in annualized cost savings and roughly $50 million of surplus real estate monetization, with proceeds directed at debt reduction ahead of 2027 convertible debenture maturities.\n\nThe Board's Strategic Review Committee has engaged CIBC Capital Markets and BofA Securities to evaluate strategic alternatives, including refinancing the 2027 converts; the company notes its dividend remains suspended.","sentiment":"mixed","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":true,"suggestedAngle":"Balance-sheet repair plan: covenant relief, expensive debenture extension, and asset sales buy time while a strategic review with CIBC/BofA explores options."},"keyFigures":{"customDimensions":{"debenture_principal":"$85 million","debenture_coupon_new":"9.00%","debenture_coupon_old":"5.25%","annualized_cost_savings":"$30 million+","covenant_relief_through":"Q2 2027","debenture_maturity_extended_to":"December 31, 2030","debentureholder_vote_threshold":"66 2/3% of principal represented; quorum 25% of outstanding principal","senior_credit_facility_maturity":"2030","surplus_real_estate_opportunities":"~$50 million"}},"namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Paul Brisebois","role":"President and CEO"}],"products":["Third Series 5.25% senior subordinated unsecured debentures","2027 convertible debentures"],"companies":[{"name":"Ag Growth International Inc.","ticker":"AFN","relationship":"filer"},{"name":"CIBC Capital Markets","relationship":"financial advisor"},{"name":"BofA Securities","relationship":"financial advisor"},{"name":"Toronto Stock Exchange","relationship":"listing exchange / approvals"}],"dollarAmounts":[{"amount":"$30 million","context":"expected annualized structural cost savings"},{"amount":"$50 million","context":"identified surplus real estate monetization opportunities"},{"amount":"$85 million","context":"principal of Third Series 5.25% debentures being amended"}]},"materialImpact":{"score":3,"reasoning":"Issuer-authored balance sheet update: covenant relief needed through Q2 2027, a distressed-style debenture amendment more than doubling the coupon (5.25% to 9.00%), suspended dividend, and a strategic review with CIBC and BofA engaged. 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