Boardwalktech Secures $700,000 Funding Under Payroll Protection Program of CARES Act

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Company Anticipates Full Loan Forgiveness Under Terms of Act

CUPERTINO, CA, April 22, 2020 /CNW/ - (TSXV: BWLK;  OTCQB: BWLKF)  Boardwalktech Software Corp ("Boardwalktech"), a leading digital ledger platform and enterprise software solutions company, is pleased to announce that that it has been approved for a US$700,100 loan under the Payroll Protection Program ("PPP") administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration.

The PPP is a US$349 billion loan program that originated from the U.S. Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. As a U.S. Small Business, Boardwalktech qualified for the PPP which allows businesses with fewer than 500 employees to obtain loans of up to US$10 million to assist companies in maintaining their workers through the COVID-19 pandemic.

The PPP loan has a term of two years, is unsecured, and is guaranteed by the U.S. Small Business Administration. The loan bears a fixed interest rate of 1.0 percent (1%) per year with the first six months of interest deferred.  The loan will be forgiven if the proceeds are used by Boardwalktech to cover payroll costs (including benefits), with up to twenty-five percent (25%) allowed for rent and utilities, during the eight-week period following the loan origination date. Boardwalktech firmly expects to meet the requirements for full loan forgiveness. The forgiven amount is not included in taxable income. This funding is non-dilutive.

"The funds provided by the PPP is a welcomed support by our Government and we are grateful to see the show of support to American businesses and their employees," commented Andrew T. Duncan, CEO of Boardwalktech. "While half of employees work in the United States, with the reminder in India, this loan provides additional flexibility in covering most employee-related costs in the near-to medium-term. The loan is forgivable if we maintain our payroll at current levels, which is exactly what our plan was before and remains after this crisis.    This increased liquidity enhances our balance sheet as we continue to operate strongly during this pandemic. Our employees are more than just workers, but vital human capital essential to our growth.  I cannot thank them enough for their hard work."

Mr. Duncan continued, "As evidenced by our recent announcements, Boardwalktech isn't just open for business but is closing new deals as customers recognize the need for the type of solutions we provide.  In fact, the current disruption has highlighted how most companies that relied on legacy and outdated systems are not able to keep up with and manage the rapid information changes happening in their enterprise, especially remote decision making required by the current crisis. Boardwalktech's Digital Ledger solutions eliminates the need to email Excel attachments or do conference/video calls to go over changes and instead puts you in control – securely and automatically exchanging and aggregating mission critical information while tracking who made what change and when."  

About Boardwalktech Software Corp.

Boardwalktech has developed a patented Digital Ledger Technology Platform that is in use today by 26 of the Fortune 500 running over 100 live mission-critical applications worldwide. Boardwalktech's patented digital ledger technology and its unique method of managing vast amounts of structured and unstructured data is the only platform on the market today where multiple parties can effectively work on the same data simultaneously. Boardwalktech can deliver a collaborative purpose-built enterprise information management application on any device or user interface with full integration with enterprise systems of record in a fraction of the time it takes other non-digital ledger technology-based applications.

Boardwalktech is headquartered in Cupertino, California with offices in India and operations in North America. For more information on Boardwalktech, visit our website at www.boardwalktech.com.

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Released April 22, 2020