EXHIBIT 99.1
CDTi Amends Existing Loan Agreement and Receives Additional $2 Million Loan from Kanis, S.A.
OXNARD, Calif., April 07, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Clean Diesel Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:CDTI) (“CDTi” or “the Company”), a leader in advanced emission control technology, closed a new $2.0 million loan and amended its existing loan agreement with Kanis, S.A. The amended agreement provides CDTi mandatory conversion rights of the aggregate principal balance of $7.5 million into common stock of CDTi upon the occurrence of a liquidity event defined as a strategic investment in CDTi or public stock offering by CDTi.
“As a long-time investor in CDTi, Kanis, S.A. has demonstrated continued confidence in our advanced materials business strategy,” stated Matthew Beale, CDTi’s CEO. “We believe these agreements provide us with an opportunity to significantly reduce the debt on our balance sheet and simplify our capital structure to support our path to profitability.”
The new $2.0 million loan bears an annual interest rate of 8% with a maturity date of September 30, 2017. Terms of the loan require CDTi to apply funds received from a liquidity event in excess of $5.0 million toward the repayment of the loan. The amendment to the $7.5 million loan gives CDTi the right to convert the loan balance into common stock at a 25% discount to the price of a strategic investment or public stock offering.
About CDTi
CDTi develops advanced materials technology for the emissions control market. CDTi’s proprietary technologies provide high-value sustainable solutions to reduce hazardous emissions, increase energy efficiency and lower the carbon intensity of on- and off-road combustion engine systems. With a continuing focus on innovation-driven commercialization and global expansion, CDTi’s breakthrough Powder-to-Coat (P2C™) technology exploits the Company’s high-performance, advanced low-platinum group metal (PGM) emission reduction catalysts. Key technology platforms include Mixed Phase Catalyst (MPC®), Base Metal Activated Rhodium Support (BMARS™), Synergized PGM (SPGM™), Zero PGM (ZPGM™) and Spinel™. For more information, please visit www.cdti.com.
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Contact Information:
Becky Herrick or Cathy Mattison
LHA (IR Agency)
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