ECN Capital Shareholders Approve Proposed Acquisition by Investor Group Led by Warburg Pincus

TORONTO, Jan. 20, 2026 /CNW/ - ECN Capital Corp. (TSX: ECN) ("ECN Capital" or the "Company") announced today that, at the special meeting of the Company's shareholders held on January 20, 2026 (the "Meeting"), the Company's previously announced plan of arrangement (the "Arrangement") with a newly formed acquisition vehicle (the "Purchaser") controlled by an investor group led by investment funds managed by Warburg Pincus LLC was approved by the holders (the "Common Shareholders") of common shares of the Company ("Common Shares"), the holders (the "Series C Preferred Shareholders") of cumulative 5-year minimum rate reset preferred shares, Series C of the Company (the "Series C Preferred Shares") and the holders (the "Series E Preferred Shareholders" and, together with the Common Shareholders and Series C Preferred Shareholders, the "Shareholders") of mandatory convertible preferred shares, Series E of the Company (the "Series E Preferred Shares"). Pursuant to the Arrangement, the Purchaser will acquire: (i) all of the issued and outstanding Common Shares for a price of C$3.10 in cash per Common Share; (ii) all of the issued and outstanding Series C Preferred Shares for a price of C$26.00 in cash per Series C Preferred Share (plus all accrued but unpaid dividends thereon); and (iii) all of the issued and outstanding Series E Preferred Shares for a price of C$3.10 in cash per Series E Preferred Share (plus all accrued but unpaid dividends thereon).