Just Energy Announces Proposed Acquisition of its Shares of ecobee Inc. by Energy Tech Company

November 1, 2021

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Just Energy Group Inc. ("Just Energy" or the "Company") announced today that Generac Holdings Inc. ("Generac") announced the signing of an agreement to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of ecobee Inc. ("ecobee"), including all of the ecobee shares held by Just Energy.

The acquisition of all the shares of ecobee will be effected pursuant to a court approved arrangement under the Canada Business Corporations Act (Canada). Just Energy will be seeking court approval in its proceedings under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (Canada) ("CCAA") to enter into a support agreement with an affiliate of Generac to vote in favour of the acquisition.

The ecobee acquisition by Generac is valued at up to USD $770 million, contingent on the achievement of certain performance targets. At closing, Generac will pay the sellers of the ecobee shares an aggregate of USD $200 million in cash, subject to customary adjustments, along with USD $450 million in Generac common stock. Additionally, upon achievement of certain performance targets between closing and June 30, 2023 the sellers may receive up to an aggregate of USD $120 million in shares of Generac common stock.

At closing, Just Energy anticipates receiving approximately CAD $61 million, comprised of approximately CAD $18 million cash and CAD $43 million of Generac stock. Just Energy can receive up to an additional approximate CAD $10 million in Generac stock over calendar 2022 and 2023, provided that certain performance targets are achieved by ecobee. Generac stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol GNRC.

The acquisition of ecobee by Generac is expected to close in the fourth quarter of calendar 2021, subject to customary closing conditions, including clearance under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act.

Generac Holdings Inc., a global designer and manufacturer of energy technology solutions and other power products, said of ecobee: "A pioneer in the smart thermostat market, ecobee was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada. With a team of over 500 employees globally, ecobee currently offers several ENERGY STAR-certified thermostats and a suite of home monitoring products, all designed with a focus on conservation, convenience, peace of mind and comfort. ecobee’s smart thermostats intelligently optimize heating and cooling systems to deliver significant energy savings for homeowners. With over two million connected homes, ecobee customers in North America have saved more than 20 TWh of energy, which is the equivalent of saving enough energy to take all the homes in Los Angeles off the grid for an entire year."

"ecobee’s solutions are an important addition to Generac’s extensive residential energy technology portfolio," said Aaron Jagdfeld, president and chief executive officer of Generac. "Residential HVAC systems represent the largest energy-consuming device in the home today and ecobee’s smart thermostats and sensors offer the most intelligent way to balance comfort with conservation. In addition, the ability to combine ecobee’s cutting-edge technologies with Generac’s power generation, energy storage and energy management devices will allow us to create a clean, efficient, and reliable home energy ecosystem that will not only save homeowners money, but also help grid operators meet the challenges of an electrical grid under enormous stress by providing solutions to better balance supply and demand."

"Generac’s evolution into an energy technology solutions company creates many opportunities to integrate our ecobee products with their residential device offerings, enabling direct monitoring and control of a significant portion of the home’s electrical load," said Stuart Lombard, founder and chief executive officer of ecobee.

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