Brampton Brick Announces Acquisition of Atlas Block Assets

BRAMPTON, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Nov. 29, 2013) - Brampton Brick Limited (TSX:BBL.A) today announced that it has entered into an asset purchase agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of Atlas Block, including its state-of-the-art facility located in Hillsdale, Ontario. The acquisition is being made from KPMG Inc., the Court-appointed receiver of Atlas Block, and is subject to the Corporation being satisfied with certain due diligence investigations and to the issue by the Court of an approval and vesting order in a form reasonably acceptable to the Corporation.

This acquisition will allow the Corporation to add production capacity to its facilities and take advantage of cost-saving synergies by consolidating production of similar items resulting in greater economies of scale. The enhanced technology at the Hillsdale facility will support the Corporation in its initiatives to expand its product portfolio and better service its concrete landscape and masonry products customers.

The aggregate purchase price is anticipated to be approximately $12 million - $14 million, including inventory purchase costs and expenses associated with incorporating the assets into the Corporation.

The purchase price and inventory will be financed via term bank debt.

This transaction is expected to close on or about January 6, 2014.

All statements in this press release, other than those relating to historical information, are forward- looking statements. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, including, but not limited to, those identified under "Risks and Uncertainties" in the 2012 annual MD&A included in the Corporation's 2012 Annual Report and those identified and reported in the Corporation's other public filings (including the Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2012), which may be accessed at www.sedar.com, which may cause actual results, performance or achievements of the Corporation to be materially different from any future result, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.

Brampton Brick is Canada's second largest manufacturer of clay brick, serving markets in Ontario, Quebec and the Northeast and Midwestern United States from its brick manufacturing plants located in Brampton, Ontario and near Terre Haute, Indiana. To complement the clay brick product line, the Corporation also manufactures a range of concrete masonry products, including concrete brick and block as well as stone veneer products. Concrete interlocking paving stones, retaining walls, garden walls and enviro products are manufactured in Markham, Milton and Brampton, Ontario and Wixom, Michigan. These products are sold to markets in Ontario, Quebec, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kentucky, Illinois and Indiana under the Oaks^™ trade name. Products are used for residential construction and for industrial, commercial, and institutional building projects.