TORONTO, March 6,
2023 /PRNewswire/ - Greenbrook TMS Inc. (TSX: GTMS)
(NASDAQ: GBNH) ("Greenbrook" or the "Company"),
announces today that it is embarking on a comprehensive
restructuring plan (the "Restructuring Plan") that aims to
strengthen the Company by leveraging its scale to further reduce
complexity, streamlining its operating model and driving
operational efficiencies to achieve profitability.
The Restructuring Plan is aimed at focusing operations to the
Company's most profitable treatment centers across the United States, streamlining of patient
engagement and delivery of care while reducing facility and
logistical overhead. These changes also include a workforce
reduction that is expected to impact approximately 20-25% of the
Company's current staff. The Restructuring Plan is also expected to
enable Greenbrook to concentrate marketing spend for more effective
outreach, while continuing to serve patients in all of its current
core markets more efficiently through reduced staffing
requirements, all without compromising quality of care.
As part of this initiative, the Company plans to decrease its
operating footprint by closing 50 treatment centers over the next
45 days, allowing management to focus on the remaining 133
treatment centers, which have generated approaching 90% of the
Company's total revenue in Q4 2022. The remaining treatment centers
will continue clinical offerings of Transcranial Magnetic
Stimulation ("TMS") and a select and growing number of
centers will continue offering Spravato® therapy, and we expect
that these remaining centers will provide a strong foundation to
innovate and develop new product lines.
This Restructuring Plan is intended to fortify the Company's
path to achieve sustainable profitability and long-term growth.
Together, these reductions to the Company's footprint, headcount
and operating expenses are estimated to result in cost savings of
between US$22 million and
US$25 million on an annualized
run-rate basis when fully implemented. Restructuring and related
charges associated with these actions are estimated to be in the
range of US$1 million to US$2 million and are
expected to be substantially incurred by the end of 2023.
Quality of care is a top priority at Greenbrook. The
Restructuring Plan includes provisions to ensure continuity of care
for current patients, as well as continued support for our
clinicians.
"Greenbook is committed to helping our patients regain wellness
and improving quality of life", said Bill
Leonard, President and CEO. "We believe this restructuring
initiative will enable us to continue to deliver the best quality
TMS and Spravato® treatments to patients across the country with
the goal of achieving profitability for the overall business
despite the challenges of the current economic environment."
About Greenbrook TMS
Inc.
Operating through 183 Company-operated treatment centers
(prior to completion of the Restructuring Plan), Greenbrook is a
leading provider of TMS therapy and Spravato® (esketamine
nasal spray), FDA-cleared, non-invasive therapies for the
treatment of Major Depressive Disorder ("MDD") and other
mental health disorders, in the United States. TMS therapy
provides local electromagnetic stimulation to specific brain
regions known to be directly associated with mood regulation.
Spravato® is offered to treat adults with treatment-resistant
depression and depressive symptoms in adults with MDD with suicidal
thoughts or actions. Greenbrook has provided more than one million
treatments to over 27,000 patients struggling with depression.
Cautionary Note Regarding
Forward-Looking Information
Certain information in this press release, including statements
regarding the Restructuring Plan, such as statements related to the
expected benefits of and timing of completion of the Restructuring
Plan, and the expected costs and charges associated therewith,
constitute forward-looking information within the meaning of
applicable securities laws in Canada and the
United States, including the United States Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In some cases, but not
necessarily in all cases, forward-looking information can be
identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as
"plans", "targets", "expects" or "does not expect", "is expected",
"an opportunity exists", "is positioned", "estimates", "intends",
"assumes", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate" or "believes", or
variations of such words and phrases or state that certain actions,
events or results "may", "could", "would", "might", "will" or "will
be taken", "occur" or "be achieved". In addition, any statements
that refer to expectations, projections or other characterizations
of future events or circumstances contain forward-looking
information. Statements containing forward-looking information are
not historical facts but instead represent management's
expectations, estimates and projections regarding future
events.
Forward-looking information is necessarily based on a number of
opinions, assumptions and estimates that, while considered
reasonable by the Company as of the date of this press release, are
subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and
other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity,
performance or achievements to be materially different from those
expressed or implied by such forward-looking information,
including, but not limited to, risks relating to our ability to
satisfy cash requirements necessary to operate our business and
remain in compliance with our credit facility, macroeconomic
factors such as inflation and recessionary conditions, as well as
the factors described in greater detail in the "Risk Factors"
section of the Company's annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2021, in the
"Risks and Uncertainties" section of the Company's management's
discussion and analysis for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2022, and in the
Company's other materials filed with the Canadian securities
regulatory authorities and the United States Securities and
Exchange Commission from time to time, available at www.sedar.com
and www.sec.gov, respectively. These factors are not intended to
represent a complete list of the factors that could affect the
Company; however, these factors should be considered carefully.
There can be no assurance that such estimates and assumptions will
prove to be correct. The forward-looking statements contained in
this press release are made as of the date of this press release,
and the Company expressly disclaims any obligation to update or
alter statements containing any forward-looking information, or the
factors or assumptions underlying them, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise, except as required by
law.
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