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Stake Technology Announces Sale of Opta Head Office.


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TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 3, 2003

Stake Technology Ltd. (Stake) (Nasdaq:STKL) (TSX TSX Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE before April, 2002)
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) announced today that its subsidiary, Opta Food Ingredients, Inc. has entered into an Option Agreement with Dr. Laxman S Laxman is a given name or surname, and may refer to:
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. Desai Desai is an Indo-Aryan administrative title and surname derived from the words "dah sai", which mean "ten parts". Desais were revenue collectors who looked after a region or area on the ruler's behalf and in return would get ten percent share of revenue.  ("Purchaser") whereby Dr. Desai has been granted a one year option to purchase the former Opta Corporate Headquarters and Development Centre (45,000 square feet) at a price of $4.85 million. The option has been granted for a period of one year and expires September September: see month.  22, 2004.

As per the terms of the Option Agreement, Stake has received a $500,000 non-refundable initial option payment which may be applied to the sale price at closing. Stake will also receive non-refundable monthly option payments of $30,000 which will not be applied to the purchase price at closing. An option deposit in the amount of $700,000 is due on or before December 15, 2003 and Stake will also receive monthly option deposits of $20,000, all of which deposits may be applied to the purchase price at closing. All amounts are expressed in US dollars.

Stake's Food Ingredients operations will continue to operate from approximately 12,000 square feet of the building and the Purchaser will assume the balance of the facility.

Stake Technology Ltd., soon to be SunOpta Inc., is an owner/operator of high-growth ethical businesses, focusing on integrated business models in the natural and organic food markets. For the last five consecutive years, Stake was included in Profit magazine's 'Profit 100' list of the 100 fastest growing companies in Canada. The company has three business units: the Food Group, which specializes in sourcing, processing and distribution of natural and organic food products; integrated from seed through packaged products; the Environmental Industrial Group; a producer, distributor, and recycler of environmentally friendly Environmentally friendly, also referred to as nature friendly, is a term used to refer to goods and services considered to inflict minimal harm on the environment.[1]  industrial materials; and the Steam Explosion Technology Group who engineer and market clean pulping
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 systems using patented steam explosion technology. Each of these business units has proprietary products and services that give it a solid competitive advantage in its sector.

Websites: www.staketech.com or www.sunopta.com www.sunrich.com www.bei.ca www.steamexplosion.com www.sunrichvalley.com www.organickitchen.ca www.wildwestorganicharvest.com www.kettlevalley.net www.opta-food.com
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