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Montréal. Ganada. November 28. 2014
GLV lnc. ("GLV' or the "Gorporation") announced today that it has completed the sale of its
Pulp & Paper Division (the "Division") to 9027173 Canada lnc., a corporation owned by Richard
Verreault and Laurent Verreault, the Executive Chairman of the Board of GLV, under the
previously announced terms. As previously disclosed, the total consideration received by GLV
for the sale of the Division is $67 million and remains subject to certain post-closing
adjustments.
As per the terms of the share sale agreement, Richard Verreault resigned in his capacity as
director, officer and employee of GLV. To replace him as head of GLV, the Corporation's Board
of Directors has unanimously agreed to appoint Marc Barbeau as President and Chief Executive
Officer, effective immediately. Prior to this appointment, Mr. Barbeau was, since June 2012,
Executive Vice President of GLV lnc. and President of Ovivo. He joined GLV's finance team in
2000 and was appointed as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in 2Q07.
ln addition, GLV is pleased to announce that François R. Roy is appointed as a director of the
Corporation. Mr. Roy has a distinguished track record as a corporate director and executive in
both the private and public sectors, as well as at non-profit organizations and in academia.
During the course of his career, Mr. Roy has held the position of Chief Financial Officer at
Quebecor, Avenor, Telemedia Corporation and McGill University. He has been a corporate
director since 1998 and sits on the boards of la Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec,
Transcontinental, Noranda lncome Fund and Capstone lnfrastructure Corporation.
Furthermore, the Corporation announced that a previously disclosed new revolving credit facility
has been put in place, and is now available to GLV. This facility consists of a line of credit of $60
million available for general corporate purposes and $80 million available for letters of credit
guaranteed by Export Development Canada. This financing was arranged through a bank
syndicate led by National Bank Financial in their capacity as Lead Arranger and Bookrunner.
The other syndicate participants are Royal Bank of Canada, Comerica Bank and HSBC Bank
Canada.
ln the next few weeks, GLV will change its name to Ovivo lnc. to reflect the Corporation's focus
on water treatment products and solutions. ln addition, the Corporation will seek approval from
the Toronto Stock Exchange for new ticker designations. Any changes in this regard will be
communicated to shareholders and investors in due course.
"With the sale of the Pulp & Paper Division completed, we are very pleased to move fonryard to
the next chapter of the future of our Corporation" said President and Chief Executive Officer
Marc Barbeau. "With a strong balance sheet and a dedicated management focus, Ovivo is wellpositioned
to capitalize on the compelling opportunities available in the fast growing water
treatment industry."About GLV lnc.
GLV is operating in the water treatment industry, offering comprehensive technological solutions
as well as services and equipment tailored to specific client needs. GLV's business units
operate in more than 18 countries and have approximately 1,000 employees. GLV lnc. is a
public company whose shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the ticker symbols
GLV.A and GLV.B.
Notice regarding fon¡vard-looking statements
Certain statements in this press release and other public communications regarding
management's objectives, projections, estimates, expectations or forecasts may constitute
fonruard-looking statements within the meaning of applicable securities legislation. Forward
looking statements are recognized by the use of terms such as "forecast," "project," "could,"
"plan," "aim," "estimate" and other similar terms, possibly used in the future or conditional,
particularly with regard to certain assumptions. The management of GLV would like to point out
that fonryard looking statements involve a number of uncertainties and known and unknown risks
such that the actual and future results of GLV could differ considerably from those stated. There
can be no assurance as to the materialization of the results, performance or achievements as
expressed in or underlying the forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements
included in this press release were made as of the date hereof, and unless required to do so
pursuant to applicable securities legislation, management of GLV assumes no obligation to
update them.
lnformation about the risk factors to which GLV lnc. is exposed is provided under Section 11,
"Risks and Uncertainties" in the management's discussion and analysis for the fiscal year ended
March 31, 2014 available on SEDAR (www.sedar.com) and the Corporation's website
(www.glv.com).
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