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Carrington Acquisition Corporation ("Carrington" or the "Corporation") (NEX BOARD:CAQ.H) is pleased to announce that it has entered into an arm's length binding letter agreement (the "Agreement") dated May 31, 2010 with McKinsey International College The Language School Inc. ("McKinsey"), pursuant to which Carrington will, subject to a number of conditions, acquire all of the issued and outstanding securities of McKinsey. The transaction will constitute the Corporation's qualifying transaction (the "Qualifying Transaction") under the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange (the "Exchange"). About McKinsey McKinsey is a private company that was incorporated on February 22, 2002 pursuant to the Business Corporations Act (Ontario) (the "Act"). McKinsey is in the business of private education and provides educational services, both in-class and online, with an emphasis on teaching: (i) English as a second language ("ESL"); (ii) college courses for professional training; (iii) high school courses; and (iv) professional development courses. McKinsey is run by experienced professionals in the private and public education field and is significantly involved in the recruitment and education of foreign students in Toronto. McKinsey Corporate History and Structure As indicated above, McKinsey was incorporated on February 22, 2002. Its registered head office is located at 433 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario. McKinsey is a private company with approximately 7 shareholders. It is not a reporting issuer and its shares are not listed on any stock exchange. McKinsey has 15,640,000 common shares issued and outstanding and has not issued any stock options, warrants, convertible or exchangeable securities or other rights to acquire securities to date. The principal stakeholder of McKinsey is its Chief Executive Officer, Andrew Jong Soo Ryu, who directly or indirectly owns or controls approximately 63% of the issued and outstanding shares in McKinsey. Mr. Ryu presently resides in Toronto, Ontario. Based on preliminary audited financial statements for McKinsey, the following are estimated results for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009: McKinsey had revenues of $1,010,007 and expenses of $997,399, resulting in a profit of $15,370. In addition, as at December 31, 2009, McKinsey had total assets of $189,455, total liabilities of $341,693and a working capital deficit of $152,238. Summary of the Proposed Qualifying Transaction Carrington and McKinsey entered into the Agreement on May 31, 2010, pursuant to which Carrington will, subject to a number of conditions, acquire all of the issued and outstanding securities of McKinsey. Carrington currently has 4,150,000 common shares and options issued and outstanding. Each option entitles the holder to acquire an aggregate of 530,000 Carrington common shares at a price of $0.10 per common share. Under the terms of the Agreement, Carrington has agreed to acquire McKinsey by way of a share exchange agreement (the "Share Exchange Agreement") whereby all of the shareholders of McKinsey will exchange all of the common shares of McKinsey for common shares of Carrington. Each McKinsey shareholder will receive one (1) common share of Carrington for each share of McKinsey that they hold. The purchase price for McKinsey shares will be three million, three hundred thousand dollars ($3,300,000) and will be satisfied by the issuance of approximately 22,000,000 Carrington common shares at a deemed price of $0.15 per common share. Upon the issuance of Carrington common shares to McKinsey shareholders, McKinsey shareholder will own approximately eighty four percent (84%) of Carrington, before giving effect to the exercise of the Carrington options and the Carrington Financing and the McKinsey Financing (as defined below). The closing of the Qualifying Transaction with McKinsey is subject to a number of conditions, including the following: 1. receipt of all required regulatory approvals, including the approval of the Exchange; 2. completion of all due diligence reviews by each of Carrington and McKinsey; 3. receipt of all director and shareholder approvals as may be required under applicable laws or regulatory policies, including those of the Exchange; and 4. execution of the definitive Share Exchange Agreement; 5. completion by Carrington of an equity financing (the "Carrington Financing") for up to 2,666,666 units ("Carrington Units") at an issue price of $0.15 per Unit for maximum gross proceeds of $400,000. Each Carrington Unit shall be comprised of one (1) common share and one (1) common share purchase warrant (each a "Carrington Warrant"), with each Warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase a common share of Carrington at a price of $0.225 per common share for a period of 24 months; and 6. completion by McKinsey of an equity financing (the "McKinsey Financing") for up to 5,333,333 units ("McKinsey Units") at an issue price of $0.15 per Unit for maximum gross proceeds of $800,000. Each McKinsey Unit shall be comprised of one (1) common share and one (1) common share purchase warrant (each a "McKinsey Warrant"), with each Warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase a common share of McKinsey at a price of $0.225 per common share for a period of 24 months. Following completion of the Qualifying Transaction, the Board of Directors of the Corporation will consist of Andrew Ryu, Kenneth MacQueen, Jay Vieira, George Lunick and Donald Coons. Andrew Ryu- CEO and Board of Director Mr. Ryu has been a member of Ontario College of Teachers, with qualifications in both intermediate and senior grades for math and science. Mr. Ryu completed his B.Sc. at McMaster University, followed by graduate study in Education at University of Toronto. From 1997 to 2005, Mr. Ryu was co-founder and CEO of the Toronto Learning Academy Inc. (the "TLA"), which grew into Toronto Academic School(the "TAS"), the Toronto Business College(the "TBC"), the Canadian International College of Business and English (the "CCE") and the Toronto College of Diamond Institute (a private vocational college offering diploma programs). From 2005 to 2008, he was president of business development of the Archer Education Group, which had sites in Toronto, Vancouver, Hamilton, Ajax, and Beijing in China. Since February 2009, Mr. Ryu has been the Chief Executive Officer of McKinsey. Kenneth MacQueen- President Dr. Kenneth MacQueen is based in Ottawa, Canada. Dr. MacQueen graduated from McGill University, and has served as the president of Huntington University, principal of the Vancouver School of Theology, president and CEO of the Archer Education Group, Chairman of the Beijing Oztime Education and Network Technology, and has served on a number of boards and committees (some educational and some community). Dr. MacQueen has considerable experience in program development, collaborative projects, academic oversight and administrative matters ranging from personnel through property development. His immediate tasks with McKinsey will begin with strategic priority setting and overseeing planning and implementation of business and revenue development partnerships and projects. Jay Vieira - Chair of the Board Mr. Vieira is, and has been since 2006, a partner with the law firm of Fogler, Rubinoff LLP in Toronto, Ontario. Prior to that and since 2000, Mr. Vieira was an associate with Sui & Pathak, Sui & Company and Himlefarb, Prozanski as well as being as sole practitioner. Mr. Vieira focuses on the area of securities and corporate finance. Mr. Vieira is a member of the Canadian and Ontario bar associations and the Law Society of Upper Canada. Mr. Vieira was admitted to Ontario bar in 1999 after obtaining his LL.B. from the University of Windsor. Mr. Vieira holds a B.A. (Hons.) in Humanities from McMaster University. It is anticipated that Mr. Vieira will devote 10% of his time to the affairs of the resulting issuer. Mr. Vieira has not, and it is not anticipated that, on the completion of the Qualifying Transaction, he will enter into a non-disclosure and non-competition agreement with the resulting issuer. George Lunick - CFO and Director Mr. Lunick has been a Chartered Accountant with Lunick & Company CA Professional Corporation, a private chartered accounting firm, and Lunick & Company Inc., a merchant banking firm, both located in London, Ontario, since 1992. He is also president and CEO of Carrington. Mr. Lunick has been the CEO, president and a director of Pearl River Holdings Ltd, a public company in the business of manufacturing plastic products, trading on the TSX Venture Exchange, since May 1995. He was also a director of The Loyalist Insurance Group Limited, a public company in the business of insurance, trading on the TSX Venture Exchange, from December 1996 to May 2004 and he was a director of Jackal Energy Inc, a capital pool company, from February 2001 to June 2002, which traded on the Exchange. Mr. Lunick received his Honours in Business Administration degree from the Richard Ivey Business School at the University of Western Ontario in June of 1981, and his professional designation as a chartered accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario in September of 1983.. Donald W. Coons - Director Donald W. Coons is the president, CEO, CFO, and a director of The Loyalist Insurance Group Limited, a TSXV listed company, since December 12, 1996. Mr. Coons was president of Loyalist Insurance Brokers Limited from 1988 until its amalgamation with The Loyalist Insurance Group Limited on January 1, 2008. Mr. Coons has also served as a director of Carrington since 2006. Mr. Coons previously served as a director of Shelbourne Properties I, Inc., Shelbourne Properties II, Inc., and Shelbourne Properties III, Inc. three real estate investment trusts listed on the AMEX in New York from 2001 to 2002. Mr. Coons was employed with Cargill Inc., of Minneapolis, Minnesota from 1986 to 1988 as an international currency and bond trader. Mr. Coons received an A.B. in economics from Princeton University. Upon completion of the Qualifying Transaction, the Corporation will have approximately 26,150,000 common shares outstanding. Mr. Ryu will own or control approximately 53% of the issued and outstanding shares of the Corporation post-closing of the Qualifying Transaction. The Qualifying Transaction will be an arm's length transaction as the current officers and directors of Carrington own no interests in McKinsey and, as such, Carrington shareholders' approval is not required, unless otherwise required by law or the Exchange. Caution Concerning Forward-Looking Statements Some statements in this press release contain forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. These statements include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to the entering into of agreements, the closing of transactions and the expenditure of funds. These statements address future events and conditions and, as such, involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Corporation to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the statements. Such factors include, among others, the timing of transactions, the ability to fulfill certain conditions, the ability to raise funds, general business, economic, competitive and political uncertainties and the timing and amount of expenditures. Neither the Corporation, nor McKinsey undertakes to update any forward-looking information, except in accordance with applicable securities laws. Completion of the transaction is subject to a number of conditions, including but not limited to, Exchange acceptance and if applicable pursuant to Exchange Requirements, majority of the minority shareholder approval. Where applicable, the transaction cannot close until the required shareholder approval is obtained. There can be no assurance that the transaction will be completed as proposed or at all. Investors are cautioned that, except as disclosed in the Filing Statement of the Corporation to be prepared in connection with the Qualifying Transaction, any information released or received with respect to the Qualifying Transaction may not be accurate or complete and should not be relied upon. Trading in the securities of a capital pool company should be considered highly speculative.
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