Grenville Announces Closing of $10 Million Bought Deal Financing

Toronto, Ontario, March 27, 2014 /Marketwire/ – Grenville Strategic Royalty Corp. (TSXV: GRC) (“Grenville” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has completed its previously announced offering of 20,000,000 special warrants (the “Special Warrants”) of the Company at a price (the “Issue Price”) of $0.50 per Special Warrant for gross proceeds of $10,000,000. The offering was completed on a “bought deal” private placement basis with a syndicate of underwriters led by National Bank Financial Inc. (collectively, the “Underwriters”).

Each Special Warrant entitles the holder thereof to receive one common share of the Company (a “Common Share”). The Special Warrants will be exercisable by the holders thereof at any time after today’s closing (the “Closing Date”) for no additional consideration and all unexercised Special Warrants will be deemed to be exercised on the earlier of: (a) July 28, 2014, and (b) the third business day after a receipt is issued for a (final) prospectus by the securities regulatory authorities in each of the Provinces of Canada, except Quebec, where the Special Warrants are sold qualifying the Common Shares to be issued upon the exercise or deemed exercise of the Special Warrants (the “Final Qualification Prospectus”). The Company has agreed to use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain a receipt for the Final Qualification Prospectus on or prior to the date that is 60 days from the Closing Date.

As consideration for their services in connection with the offering, the Company has paid the Underwriters a cash commission equal to 6% of the gross proceeds of the offering. As previously announced, Grenville intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for the future purchase of revenue royalties in the Company’s target markets and for general corporate purposes.

The securities offered have not been, and will not be, registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “U.S. Securities Act”) or any U.S. state securities laws, and may not be offered or sold in the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, United States persons absent registration or any applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act and applicable U.S. state securities laws. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities in the United States, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.

About Grenville

Grenville is a Toronto-based company that was formed to provide royalty-based finance solutions by acquiring revenue streams generated by growing industrial and technology businesses. Grenville has identified a large and underserviced finance market for companies generating up to $50 million in revenue, many of which are well managed and generating improving cash flow, but face difficult financing hurdles from traditional debt and equity markets. The non-dilutive royalty financing structure offered by Grenville can bridge the financing needs of these companies until traditional debt or equity is available to them on more attractive commercial terms. The application of Grenville’s royalty financing structure into sectors not traditionally serviced by royalty companies represents a new and innovative financing model – Capital Simplified – that has already attracted a considerable number of opportunities with attractive potential returns.

For more information, please contact:

Grenville Strategic Royalty Corp.:
William (Bill) R. Tharp
President and Chief Executive Officer
(416) 777-0383

Forward-Looking Information and Statements

This press release contains certain “forward-looking information” within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation and may also contain statements that may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking information and statements are not representative of historical facts or information or current condition, but instead represent only Grenville’s beliefs regarding future events, plans or objectives, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and outside of Grenville’s control. Generally, such forward-looking information or statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “plans”, “expects” or “does not expect”, “is expected”, “budget”, “scheduled”, “estimates”, “forecasts”, “intends”, “anticipates” or “does not anticipate”, or “believes”, or variations of such words and phrases or may contain statements that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “would”, “might” or “will be taken, “will continue”, “will occur” or “will be achieved”. The forward-looking information contained herein may include, but is not limited to, information with respect to: the ability to obtain a final receipt for the Final Qualification Prospectus; prospective financial performance; expenses and operations; anticipated cash needs and need for additional financing; anticipated funding sources; future growth plans; royalty acquisition targets and proposed or completed royalty transactions; estimated operating costs; estimated market drivers and demand; business prospects and strategy; anticipated trends and challenges in Grenville’s business and the markets in which it operates; and financial position. By identifying such information and statements in this manner, Grenville is alerting the reader that such information and statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of Grenville to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such information and statements. An investment in securities of Grenville is speculative and subject to a number of risks including, without limitation, risks relating to: Grenville’s ability to obtain a final receipt for the Final Qualification Prospectus; the need for additional financing; the relative speculative and illiquid nature of an investment in Grenville; Grenville’s lack of operating history; Grenville’s ability to generate sufficient revenues; Grenville’s ability to manage future growth; the limited diversification in Grenville’s existing investments; dependence on the operations, assets and financial health of investee companies; limited ability to exercise control or direction over investee companies; potential defaults by investee companies and the unsecured nature of Grenville’s investments; Grenville’s ability to enforce on any default by an investee company; competition with other investment entities; tax matters; Grenville’s ability to pay dividends in the future and the timing and amount of those dividends; reliance on key personnel, particularly Grenville’s founders; dilution of shareholders’ interest through future financings; and general economic and political conditions. Although Grenville has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking information and statements, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. In connection with the forward-looking information and statements contained in this document, Grenville has made certain assumptions. Although Grenville believes that the assumptions and factors used in preparing, and the expectations contained in, the forward-looking information and statements are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on such information and statements, and no assurance or guarantee can be given that such forward-looking information and statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such information and statements. For additional information with respect to these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, please refer to the “Risk Factors” section of the joint information circular of Troon Ventures Ltd. and Grenville Strategic Royalty Corp. dated January 14, 2014 and the other public filings of Grenville available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. The forward-looking information contained in this press release is made as of the date hereof, and Grenville does not undertake to update any forward-looking information that is contained or referenced herein, except in accordance with applicable securities laws. All subsequent written and oral forward looking information and statements attributable to Grenville or persons acting on its behalf is expressly qualified in its entirety by this notice. 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.