DAVIDsTEA Announces Restatement of Previously Issued Interim Financial Statements to Reflect Unrecorded Non-Cash Impairment Charges as Well as a Reduction in Amortization Expenses

Announces a Delay in Filing of its Third Quarter Financial Results

MONTRÉAL, Dec. 18, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- DAVIDsTEA Inc. (Nasdaq:DTEA), a leading tea merchant and expert in North America, today announced that its Board of Directors, following the recommendation of the its Audit Committee, is restating its previously-issued interim condensed consolidated financial statements for the quarterly periods ended May 4, 2019 and August 3, 2019 to reflect the restatement resulting from an error in monitoring IAS 36 impairment triggers post-adoption of IFRS 16, Leases and a change in the elections applied upon initial adoption of IFRS 16, Leases on February 3, 2019. The previously filed unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements for the quarterly periods ended May 4, 2019 and August 3, 2019 should no longer be relied upon.

The Company is filing today with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission a Form 8-K containing additional information about the restatement of financial statements and associated disclosures. The restatement only impacts non-cash impairment charges, amortization expenses, deficit at February 3, 2019, and the balance of right-of-use assets, but it does not affect other aspects of the Company’s previously reported financial statements.

The Company intends to delay the filing of its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended November 2, 2019. The Company expects to file the following as soon as practicable (i) an amendment to its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended May 4, 2019 to restate its unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related financial information at May 4, 2019 and to amend certain other items within that report, (ii) an amendment to its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended August 3, 2019 to similarly restate its unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related financial information at August 3, 2019 and (iii) its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended November 2, 2019.

About DAVIDsTEA

DAVIDsTEA is a leading retailer of specialty tea, offering a differentiated selection of proprietary loose-leaf teas, pre-packaged teas, tea sachets and tea-related gifts, accessories and food and beverages through over 230 company-owned and operated DAVIDsTEA retail stores in Canada and the United States, as well as through its e-commerce platform at davidstea.com. A selection of DAVIDsTEA products are also available in grocery stores across Canada through its growing wholesale distribution channel. The Company is headquartered in Montréal, Canada.

Forward-Looking Statements

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