Dentalcorp Announces Receipt of Interim Order and Update Regarding Proposed Acquisition by Investment Funds Affiliated with GTCR

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The Securityholder Meeting is scheduled to be held virtually via live audio webcast available online at https://virtual-meetings.tsxtrust.com/1854 on December 4, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. (Toronto time). Dentalcorp’s Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on October 31, 2025 as the record date for determining Dentalcorp securityholders entitled to receive notice of and to vote at the Securityholder Meeting and any postponement or adjournment of the Securityholder Meeting.

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The Plan of Arrangement and a copy of the Arrangement Agreement are available under Dentalcorp’s profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca. A copy of the management information circular and related materials for the Securityholder Meeting will be mailed to securityholders and filed under Dentalcorp’s profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca on or about November 12, 2025.

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About Dentalcorp

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Dentalcorp is Canada’s largest and one of North America’s fastest growing networks of dental practices, committed to advancing the overall well-being of Canadians by delivering the best clinical outcomes and unforgettable experiences. Dentalcorp acquires leading dental practices, uniting its network in a common goal: to be Canada’s most trusted healthcare network. Leveraging its industry-leading technology, know-how and scale, Dentalcorp offers professionals the unique opportunity to retain their clinical autonomy while unlocking their potential for future growth. To learn more, visit dentalcorp.ca. Dentalcorp’s head office is located at 181 Bay Street, Suite 2600, Toronto, Ontario, M5J 2T3.

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Required Early Warning Disclosure

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This additional disclosure is being provided pursuant to National Instrument 62-103 – The Early Warning System and Related Take-Over Bid and Insider Reporting Issues, which also requires a report to be filed by L Catterton Investor with the regulatory authorities in each jurisdiction in which the Company is a reporting issuer containing information with respect to the foregoing matters. This disclosure has been provided by L Catterton Investor.

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As of the date hereof, L Catterton Investor owns 69,919,445 Subordinate Voting Shares, representing approximately 36.6% of the issued and outstanding Subordinate Voting Shares. Pursuant to the Arrangement, the Subordinate Voting Shares owned by L Catterton Investor will be exchanged for cash consideration of C$11.00 per Share, for total cash proceeds of C$769,113,895. A copy of L Catterton Investor’s updated early warning report will be filed under the Company’s profile on SEDAR+ and further information and/or a copy of the L Catterton Investor early warning report may be obtained from the contacts below. L Catterton Investor’s head office is located at 599 West Putnam Avenue, Greenwich, CT 06830.

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Forward-Looking Information

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This release includes forward-looking information and forward-looking statements within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation, including the Securities Act (Ontario). Forward-looking information includes, but is not limited to, statements about the Company’s objectives, strategies to achieve those objectives, our financial outlook, and the Company’s beliefs, plans, expectations, anticipations, estimates, or intentions. Forward-looking information includes words like could, expect, may, anticipate, assume, believe, intend, estimate, plan, project, guidance, outlook, target, and similar expressions suggesting future outcomes or events.

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Forward-looking statements include, among other things, statements with respect to the Transaction, including statements with respect to the premium to be received by Company shareholders, the anticipated timing of the Securityholder Meeting and timing for mailing and filing the Securityholder Meeting materials.

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Forward-looking statements are necessarily based upon the Company’s perceptions of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as a number of specific factors and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by the Company as of the date of this release, are inherently subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that may differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ, possibly materially, from those indicated by the forward-looking information include, but are not limited to: the possibility that the Transaction will not be completed on the terms and conditions, or on the timing, currently contemplated, and that it may not be completed at all due to a failure to obtain or satisfy, in a timely manner or otherwise, required securityholder and court approvals and other conditions of closing necessary to complete the Transaction or for other reasons; the possibility of adverse reactions or changes in business relationships resulting from the announcement or completion of the Transaction; risks relating to the retention of key personnel during the interim period; the possibility of litigation relating to the Transaction; risks related to the diversion of management’s attention from the Company’s ongoing business operations; and the other risk factors identified under “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2024, which is available under the Company’s SEDAR+ profile at www.sedarplus.ca. These factors are not intended to represent a complete list of the factors that could affect the Company. However, such risk factors should be considered carefully. There can be no assurance that such estimates and assumptions will prove to be correct. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information, which speaks only as of the date of this release and is subject to change after such date. The Company is under no obligation (and expressly disclaims any such obligation) to update or alter any statements containing forward-looking information or the factors or assumptions underlying them, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by applicable securities laws. All of the forward-looking information in this release is qualified by the cautionary statements herein.

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