Extendicare Secures US$100 Million Mortgage Financing

Proceeds to be used to Repay 5.7% Convertible Debentures

MARKHAM, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Jun 9, 2014) - Extendicare Inc. ("Extendicare" or the "Company") (TSX:EXE) today announced that its wholly owned U.S. subsidiary, Extendicare Health Services, Inc. (EHSI), has completed a US$100.0 million secured non-recourse term loan (the "PrivateBank Loan") with The PrivateBank and Trust Company and other banks in the syndicate (collectively the "Lenders"). The proceeds of the PrivateBank Loan, together with other available cash on hand, will be used to repay the principal and accrued and unpaid interest owing under Extendicare's outstanding 5.7% convertible unsecured subordinated debentures, in the aggregate principal amount of $113.9 million, that mature on June 30, 2014.

The PrivateBank Loan is secured by first mortgages and an assignment of rents and leases on 19 skilled nursing centers in the State of Kentucky that EHSI leases out to a third-party operator. The PrivateBank Loan has a five-year term maturing in June 2019, with monthly principal and interest payments based on a 25-year amortization period and one-month LIBOR plus 475 basis points. EHSI has the option to prepay the outstanding balance of the loan in whole or in part during its term. The PrivateBank Loan contains customary covenants and events of default, including maintaining minimum rent coverage and debt service coverage ratios on each of the 19 centers and a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio with respect to the 19 centers on a consolidated basis.

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Extendicare is a leading North American provider of post-acute and long-term senior care services. Through our network of owned and operated health care centers, our qualified and experienced workforce of 35,500 individuals is dedicated to helping people live better through a commitment to quality service that includes skilled nursing care, rehabilitative therapies and home health care services. Our 251 senior care centers in North America have capacity to care for approximately 27,800 residents.

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Dylan MannSenior Vice President and Chief Financial OfficerPhone: (414) 908-8623Fax: (905) 470-4003Email: dmann@extendicare.comVisit Extendicare's Website at www.extendicare.com

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