** Shares of Novo Integrated Sciences Inc NVOS.O rise 7.6%
to $0.14 before the bell
** Co receives a letter of funding commitment for a direct
investment in the company of $40 million from Sheikh Khaled
through his organization Gulf International Minerals and Energy
Group (GIMEG)
** The funding is expected to result in project-specific
joint ventures for development of elder care and senior living
community facilities in Canada
** NVOS expects to enter into definitive documentation with
GIMEG's chairman Sheikh Khaled to set the terms of the proposed
collaboration in the coming months
** Up to Monday's close, stock down 37.2% YTD
(Reporting by Pratik Jain in Bengaluru)
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