Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - January 31, 2020) - CHC Student Housing Corp. (TSXV: CHC) ("CHC" or the "Company") announces that it has received shareholder approval and conditional acceptance of the TSX Venture Exchange ("TSXV") for the previously announced sale of its London property for total gross proceeds of $55.0 million. Shareholder approval was obtained at the Company's annual and special meeting of shareholders held on January 22, 2020, at which shareholders approved a special resolution approving the sale of the London property. The closing of the sale is subject to final acceptance of the TSXV and certain additional conditions which are customary for transactions of this nature. Subject to the satisfaction of all required conditions, the transaction is expected to close on or about February 5, 2020.

The Company also announces that Heather Fitzpatrick has resigned as a director of CHC.

Following the sale of the London property, the Company will cease to have active operations. As a result, it will not meet the continued listing requirements for the TSXV and will be transferred to the NEX upon completion of the sale. The NEX is a separate board of the TSXV that provides a trading forum for listed companies that have fallen below the TSXV's continued listing requirements.

As previously disclosed, the Company will use the net proceeds from the sale of the London property to settle its debts, return capital to its shareholders in an amount to be determined, and seek out alternative business opportunities which could potentially result in additional value for shareholders. At the Company's annual and special meeting of shareholders held on January 22, 2020, shareholders approved a special resolution approving a reduction in the stated capital ‎of the Company for the purpose of permitting a special distribution to be made to its shareholders ‎as a return of capital in an amount to be determined by the Board of Directors in its sole discretion‎. The Company will announce further details with respect to any of these matters as they develop.

Forward Looking Information

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