Vertex Resource Group Ltd. Acquires Environmental Service Company in Manitoba - Updated

Acquisition of the Business of TSL Industries Further Expands Vertex's Presence in Manitoba & Grows Vertex's Service Offering

SHERWOOD PARK, AB, June 7, 2018 /CNW/ - (TSX.V: VTX) ? Further to the press release earlier today announcing the acquisition by Vertex Resource Group Ltd. ("Vertex") of TSL Industries, an environmental services company that provides vacuum, hydro vac, fluid hauling, hot oiling and pressure truck services in Manitoba, the acquisition was completed for a purchase price of $4.55 million which includes the assumption of $1.3 million of debt. The remaining $3.25 million was paid with a $2.5 million non-interest bearing promissory note payable over 2 years and $750,000 in cash. TSL Industries' company owned and maintained fleet of equipment is used to serve the oil and gas industry, as well as clients in other sectors including utilities and municipal work in the Virden, Manitoba area.  

ABOUT VERTEX
Established in 1976, Vertex has grown to become a leading provider of environmental and environmentally focused industrial services. Headquartered in Sherwood Park, Alberta, Vertex employs a staff of approximately 750 employees that service a wide array of customers in industries such as upstream and midstream oil and gas, utilities, telecommunication, forestry, agriculture and government.

Vertex principally operates in western Canada and has some locations in the United States.

FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
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Certain statements contained in this news release, such as the Company's beliefs and expectations related to the Acquisition and anticipated revenue associated with the acquisition, constitute "forward-looking information" as such term is used in applicable Canadian securities laws. Forward-looking information is based on plans, expectations and estimates of management at the date the information is provided and is subject to certain factors and assumptions, including, that the Company will be able to comply with its obligations under the Facilities. Forward-looking information is subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties and other factors that could cause plans, estimates and actual results to vary materially from those projected in such forward-looking information. Factors that could cause the forward-looking information in this news release to change or to be inaccurate include, but are not limited to, the risk that any of the assumptions referred to prove not to be valid or reliable, that occurrences such as those referred to above are realized and result in delays, or cessation in planned work, that the Company's financial condition and development plans change, fluctuations in market conditions, as well as the other risks and uncertainties applicable to the provision of environmental and industrial services and to the Company as set forth in the Company's Annual Information Form filed under the Company's SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com. The Company undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements, other than as required by applicable law.

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SOURCE Vertex Resource Group Ltd.