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Aveda Transportation and Energy Services Inc. Announces Increase to Senior Lending Facility

CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - Jun 12, 2014) - Aveda Transportation and Energy Services Inc. ("Aveda" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:AVE), a leading provider of oilfield hauling services and equipment rentals to the energy industry, today announced that it has received commitment letters (the "Commitments") from a syndicate of lenders led by PNC Bank Canada Branch, and including Royal Bank of Canada, and another large institutional lender, pursuant to which the availability under its current asset based lending facility (the "Facility") will be increased from $75.0 million to between $115.0 to $125.0 million effective June 30, 2014. The Commitments are subject to customary conditions related to completion of appropriate legal documentation and due diligence. The Company will pay customary fees on closing.

"We have secured a series of increases to our senior credit facility as we have identified and acted on opportunities to grow our company, particularly in the United States," said Bharat Mahajan, Vice President, Finance and CFO of Aveda. "This latest increase provides us with access to capital that will allow us to act on an array of strategic growth initiatives both organic and acquisitive."

The Company is actively pursuing a number of acquisition opportunities along with several organic growth initiatives. Investors are cautioned that the ability of the Company to execute on any of these growth initiatives are subject to the risk factors outlined below.

About Aveda Transportation and Energy Services

Aveda provides specialized transportation services and equipment required for the exploration, development and production of petroleum resources in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin and in the United States of America principally in and around the states of Texas, Pennsylvania and North Dakota. Transportation services include both the equipment necessary to move the load as well as a trained, professional driver capable of securing, moving and manipulating the load at its origin and destination. Aveda's rental operations include the rental of tanks, mats, pickers, light towers and other equipment necessary for oilfield operations.

Aveda was incorporated in 1994 as a private company to serve the oil and gas industry. In the spring of 2006 the Company went public on the TSX Venture Exchange. Aveda has major operations in Calgary, AB, Slave Lake, AB, Leduc, AB, Sylvan Lake, AB, Edson, AB, Mineral Wells, TX, Pleasanton, TX, Midland, TX, Williamsport, PA, Williston, ND, and Buckhannon, WV. Aveda is publicly traded on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol AVE. For more information on Aveda please visit www.avedaenergy.com.

This News Release contains certain forward-looking statements and forward-looking information (collectively referred to herein as "forward-looking statements") within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws. All statements other than statements of present or historical fact are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are often, but not always, identified by the use of words such as "anticipate", "achieve", "could", "believe", "plan", "intend", "objective", "continuous", "ongoing", "estimate", "outlook", "expect", "may", "will", "project", "should" or similar words, including negatives thereof, suggesting future outcomes. In particular, this News Release contains forward-looking statements relating to: the Company's growth opportunities. Aveda believes the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable as of the date hereof but no assurance can be given that these expectations will prove to be correct and such forward-looking statements should not be unduly relied upon.

Various material factors and assumptions are typically applied in drawing conclusions or making the forecasts or projections set out in forward-looking statements. Those material factors and assumptions are based on information currently available to Aveda, including information obtained from third party industry analysts and other third party sources. In some instances, material assumptions and material factors are presented elsewhere in this News Release in connection with the forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned that the following list of material factors and assumptions is not exhaustive. Specific material factors and assumptions include, but are not limited to:

  • the performance of Aveda's businesses, including current business and economic trends;

  • oil and natural gas commodity prices and production levels;

  • capital expenditure programs and other expenditures by Aveda and its customers;

  • the ability of Aveda to retain and hire qualified personnel;

  • the ability of Aveda to obtain parts, consumables, equipment, technology, and supplies in a timely manner to carry out its activities;

  • the ability of Aveda to maintain good working relationships with key suppliers;

  • the ability of Aveda to market its services successfully to existing and new customers;

  • the ability of Aveda to obtain timely financing on acceptable terms;

  • currency exchange and interest rates;

  • risks associated with foreign operations;

  • changes under governmental regulatory regimes and tax, environmental and other laws in Canada and the United States; and

  • a stable competitive environment.

Forward-looking statements are not a guarantee of future performance and involve a number of risks and uncertainties, some of which are described herein. Such forward-looking statements necessarily involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which may cause Aveda's actual performance and financial results in future periods to differ materially from any projections of future performance or results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the risks identified in Aveda's annual information form and management discussion and analysis for the year ended December 31, 2013 (the "MD&A"). Any forward-looking statements are made as of the date hereof and, except as required by law, Aveda assumes no obligation to publicly update or revise such statements to reflect new information, subsequent or otherwise.

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

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