Ergoresearch announces closing of the acquisition of 49% of the shares of Orthoconcept (2008) inc.

LAVAL, QC, May 5, 2015 /CNW Telbec/ – Ergoresearch Ltd (TSXV: ERG) – based in Laval and known under the «Équilibre, orthèses et biomécanique» banner – announces today the closing of the transaction previously announced on April 23, 2015 regarding the acquisition of 49% of the issued and outstanding  shares of Orthoconcept (2008) inc.

The purchase price was paid by issuing 500 000 common shares (TSXV: ERG) to the vending shareholder, namely 9211-5096 Québec inc.. The issued shares will be under escrow for a total period of four (4) years following the transaction, half of which will be released after a twenty-four (24) month period.

With this transaction, Ergoresearch now hold 100% of the outstanding shares of Orthoconcept (2008) inc. the Corporation already owned 51% of the issued and outstanding shares of Orthoconcept (2008) inc.

About Ergoresearch

Ergoresearch is a Canadian company that designs and manufactures cutting edge technologies for the orthopedic industry. The Company holds a portfolio of patents in the bionics field, including the intellectual property used in thePower Knee, the world’s only motor-powered AI prosthesis for above-knee amputees. Ergoresearch designed and commercialized WebFit™, the first robotized custom-fit orthotics manufacturing software program and launchedOdrA, a new category of orthotic that, with the action of its world-patented distraction-rotation action, revolutionizes the treatment of pain associated with knee osteoarthritis.

Ergoresearch owns the largest orthotics network in Quebec, now known as Equilibre. The Corporation is listed on the TSX Venture Exchange under the ERG symbol.

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SOURCE Ergoresearch Ltd

For further information: Sylvain Boucher, President and CEO – Ergoresearch Ltd., Tel.: 450-973-6700, ext. 213 /sboucher@ergoresearch.com