Oct 20 (Reuters) - Akumin Inc AKU.O :
* AKUMIN INC. REACHES AGREEMENT WITH STONEPEAK TO BECOME A
PRIVATE
COMPANY
* AKUMIN: CONTEMPLATED DEAL WILL RESULT IN EXISTING
STONEPEAK
NOTE, TOTALING ABOUT $470 MILLION, BEING CANCELLED, CONVERTED
INTO SHARES OF CO
* AKUMIN INC - UNDER DEAL AKUMIN'S EXISTING STOCKHOLDERS
WILL GET
TOTAL OF $25 MILLION IN CASH
* AKUMIN INC: COMPANY AND CERTAIN OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES WILL
COMMENCE PREPACKAGED CHAPTER 11 CASES IN TEXAS
* AKUMIN INC: IN ADDITION, STONEPEAK WILL INVEST $130
MILLION IN
NEW MONEY INTO COMPANY AS A CAPITAL CONTRIBUTION
* AKUMIN INC: CO'S SENIOR SECURED NOTES DUE 2028 WILL BE
EXCHANGED
FOR NEW SENIOR SECURED NOTES WITH SAME MATURITY DATE BUT AN
INCREASED INTEREST RATE
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