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betterU $BTRU.ca corporate training efforts paying off – entered working relationship with #McDonald’s #India #edtech $ARCL $CPLA $BPI $FC.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 8:39 AM on Thursday, June 13th, 2019
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  • Announced that on the heels of a recent trip to India in May 2019, entered a working relationship with another corporate client; McDonald’s India
  • betterU is already engaged in the development of the first job specific skills program and upon successful completion and approval by McDonald’s India, opportunities will grow to support their national employee base.

OTTAWA, June 13, 2019 – betterU Education Corp. TSXV-BTRU, (the “Company” or “betterU”) is pleased to announce that on the heels of a recent trip to India in May 2019, have entered a working relationship with another corporate client; McDonald’s India. betterU is already engaged in the development of the first job specific skills program and upon successful completion and approval by McDonald’s India, opportunities will grow to support their national employee base. The scope of proposed work includes online course development, instructor-led training as well as blended online programs.

After meeting with many prospective corporates and strategic partners in Mumbai, Bangalore and Delhi, betterU received a significant level of interest for proposals and next steps from groups such as Clove Dental, Evry, Unibic Cookies, Shine.com, Padmini Engineering, Hindustan Times, NSDC and the Aerospace Sector Skill Counsel. Having recently finalized the partnership deal with NSDC, which was announced earlier this week, betterU has also completed five training and development proposals and has high hopes of closing more corporate partnership agreements in the upcoming weeks. “From the onset of our shift in focus to support corporates, it has become clearer that the Indian corporate market is primed for massive growth in online learning. According to a report by Google and KMPG, the online education market will reach $1.9 billion by 2021.  With over 700 corporates in our database, representing only a fraction of the market, we have a lot of work ahead of us and if this last trip is any indication of the opportunity, we are going to be busy! It has been exciting to see the level of interest and we look forward to what will come,” said Sameer Vatsa, Head of India betterU.

That challenges that most corporates face is that they are required to source and manage multiple education providers, content developers, and service providers in order to address the totality of their training needs. It can become difficult to manage multiple vendors that, in most cases, also use different technologies in the management and delivery of their solutions. With betterU, corporates can gain access to the breadth and depth of skilling programs across all categories such as technology, soft skills, leadership, finance, sales and even job specific programs. betterU can help the Learning and Development heads of corporations by framing out the right solutions for them while leveraging the best of the best educators from around the world to meet their skilling needs. Employers can then focus on their employees, rather than the challenges faced with sourcing and managing the learning complexities.

betterU can provide access to the world’s leading off-the-shelf programs, customized to meet a corporate’s needs, which also includes custom content development services and instructor-led delivery options.

About betterU

betterU, a global education to employment platform, aims to provide access to quality education from around the world to foster growth and opportunity to those who want to better their lives. The company plans to bridge the prevailing gap in the education and job industry and enhance the lives of its prospective learners by developing an integrated education to employment ecosystem. betterU’s offerings can be categorized into several broad functions: to compliment school programs with flexible preschool, KG-12 programs preparing children for next stage of education, to provide access to global and localized educational programs from leading educators, to foster an exceptional educational environment by providing befitting skills that lead to a better career, to bridge the gap between one’s existing education and prospective job requirement by training them and lastly, to connect the end user to various job opportunities. betterU today has partnered with over 75 global educators, representing access to over 53,000 programs. It is developing technology and ongoing more partners required to support the growing education needs of the world.  

www.betterU.in

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

This press release may contain forward-looking statements and information, which may involve risks and uncertainties. The results or events predicted in these statements may differ materially from actual results or events. Factors that might cause a difference include, but are not limited to, competitive developments, risks associated with betterU’s growth, the state of the financial markets, regulatory risks and other factors. There can be no assurance or guarantees that any statements of forward-looking information contained in this release will prove to be accurate. Actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. These and all subsequent written and oral statements containing forward-looking information are based on the estimates and opinions of management on the dates they are made and expressly qualified in their entirety by this notice. Unless otherwise required by applicable securities laws, betterU disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether because of new information, future events or otherwise. Readers should not place undue reliance on any statements of forward-looking information that speak only as of the date of this release. Further information on betterU’s public filings, including their most recent audited consolidated financial statements, are available at www.sedar.com.

For further information, please visit  https://ir.betteru.ca/investor-overview/press-releases/

On behalf of the Board of Directors,
better Education Corp.
Brad Loiselle, CEO     

For further information:

Investor Relations
1-613-695-4100 Ext. 233
Email: [email protected]

Spyder Cannabis $SPDR.ca Announces Upcoming Opening of Additional Retail Locations and Launch of SPDR Website $META $N $NXTTF $WEED

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 9:12 AM on Tuesday, June 11th, 2019
Spyder
  • Will be opening an additional two retail stores within the next month, for a total of 5 locations, and the upcoming launch of its proprietary SPDR website
  • Commences trading today on the TSX Venture Exchange,
  • Under phase one of the Turn-Key Strategy, Spyder intends to operate a number of retail locations that will, in contrast to a number of its competitors, generate revenue by operating as retailers of a variety of non-cannabis products
  • Under phase two of the Turn-Key Strategy, Spyder will, subject to the receipt of cannabis retail licences from the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario and the Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Commission, convert these retailers into cannabis stores at the earliest possible opportunity

Vaughan, Ontario–(June 11, 2019) – Spyder Cannabis Inc. (TSXV: SPDR) (“Spyder” or the “Company“), an established Ontario retail operator, is pleased to announce that it will be opening an additional two retail stores within the next month (the “New Retail Locations“), for a total of 5 locations, and the upcoming launch of its proprietary SPDR website (the “SPDR Website“). The Company, which commences trading today on the TSX Venture Exchange, believes that the Retail Locations and the SDPR Website are a valuable part of its North American retail and e-commerce wellness growth strategy.

Retail Locations

The Company will open the New Retail Locations within the next month, which will be located in Niagara Falls at 6474 Lundys Lane (the “Lundys Lane Location“) and in Pickering at 776 Liverpool Road, Unit 4. The New Retail Locations will, initially, focus on the sale of cannabis accessories, hemp seed oil products, and hemp accessories.

The Lundys Lane Location, two other retail locations that Spyder operates in Burlington and Calgary and a location that it intends to open in Guelph, subject to negotiating satisfactory terms with the landlord, will all be converted into cannabis retail stores as part of the Company’s “Cannabis Turn-Key Strategy” (the “Turn-Key Strategy“). Under phase one of the Turn-Key Strategy, Spyder intends to operate a number of retail locations that will, in contrast to a number of its competitors, generate revenue by operating as retailers of a variety of non-cannabis products. Under phase two of the Turn-Key Strategy, Spyder will, subject to the receipt of cannabis retail licences from the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario and the Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Commission, convert these retailers into cannabis stores at the earliest possible opportunity. The Company believes this strategy will allow it to generate stable revenue streams during the interim period before the stores receive a retail cannabis licence, and will allow the Company to swiftly pivot into the sale of cannabis products once appropriate licences have been received.

SPDR Website

The Company expects to launch the SPDR Website by July 1, 2019. The SPDR Website is currently in an advanced stage of development, and will focus on selling cannabis accessories and a variety of hemp-based products on a retail and wholesale basis within Canada. The Company intends to focus on offering its own SPDRTM branded products, which are made up of a number top-of-the line and unique products, along with leveraging the Company’s deep knowledge of the retail industry to offer a number of other best-in-class products that it has identified over the years.

“Spyder is excited to be able to announce our pending opening of two additional retail locations within Ontario, bringing our total to 5 operating stores and the launch of the SPDR website, which we believe demonstrate our commitment to creating value for our shareholders, a responsibility we take seriously as a newly listed company. We recently promised that we would take tangible steps to benefit our shareholders, and we believe that these latest developments leave us headed in the right direction,” said Dan Pelchovitz, Chief Executive Officer and President of Spyder.

About Spyder

Founded in 2014 Spyder is an established chain of three high-end vape stores in Ontario, with stores located in Woodbridge, Scarborough and Burlington. The Spyder brand is defined by its high-quality proprietary line of e-juice, liquids and exclusive retail deals, dispensed in uniquely designed stores creating the optimal customer experience. Spyder is building off this leading retail, distribution and branding eCig and vapes company and is pursuing expansion into the legal cannabis market. Spyder has developed a scalable retail model with aggressive expansion plan to create a significant retail footprint with targeted and disciplined retail distribution strategy focusing on Canadian locations in high traffic peripheral areas.

Cautionary Statements

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

This news release includes statements containing certain “forward-looking information” within the meaning of applicable securities laws (“forward-looking statements”). Forward-looking statements are frequently characterized by words such as “plan”, “continue”, “expect”, “project”, “intend”, “believe”, “anticipate”, “estimate”, “may”, “will”, “potential”, “proposed” and other similar words, or statements that certain events or conditions “may” or “will” occur. In particular, this news release contains forward looking statements regarding, without limitation: Spyder’s anticipated roll-out of the New Retail Locations and the SPDR Website in the timelines indicated or at all, the receipt by Spyder of cannabis licences on the timelines indicated or at all, and the products that Spyder plans to offer at the New Retail Locations and the SPDR Website.

Esports Entertainment Group $GMBL – Betting is #Esports’ biggest and most underappreciated opportunity $TECHF $ATVI $TTWO $GAME $EPY.ca $FDM.ca $TNA.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 11:01 AM on Wednesday, June 5th, 2019
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Betting is esports’ biggest and most underappreciated opportunity

Above: Overwatch League Image Credit: Robert Paul for Blizzard Entertainment

  • As one of the fastest growing categories in online gambling, esports betting is on pace to reach up to $8 billion USD in total wagers this year, equating to $560 million in revenue at an industry average margin of 7%.
  • Growth estimates point to more than $16 billion in annual wagers in coming years.

Betting is the single biggest opportunity in esports. It has uncapped upside and is one of the least encumbered by the video game publisher…but it’s also one of the least talked about. The recent investment wave in esports has been primarily focused on the most visible assets in the space being esports organizations, influencer agencies, and content/competition assets. I believe it’s important people understand that verticals like betting are a huge part of the potential of esports now that interest in the space has skyrocketed.

As one of the fastest growing categories in online gambling, esports betting is on pace to reach up to $8 billion USD in total wagers this year, equating to $560 million in revenue at an industry average margin of 7%. Growth estimates point to more than $16 billion in annual wagers in coming years. This compares to an estimated $1 billion in revenue to be earned in 2019 for the rest of esports, however, when adjusting for publisher owned/operated assets revenue, I believe the number is closer to half that. This adjustment nets out game publisher fees, merch and ticketing at major publisher run events, a proportion of media rights, and a percentage of sponsorship and advertising.

The benefits of esports betting

We make this adjustment as the investable esports ecosystem, everything making headlines lately, is non-publisher assets, companies building around the IP of publishers. Unlike these categories, betting is IP-agnostic as it requires no franchise or licensing fees paid to the publisher, which is seen in categories such as esports teams or tournament organizers. It is also game-agnostic, not being exposed to game cyclicality, which is the mark of the video game industry and esports.

Gamers are fickle and it’s impossible to predict the longevity of a new title. Betting is a platform that can easily offer whatever is being watched. Lastly, it is API-agnostic, seeing no reliance on publisher logins or other third-party API’s such as Twitch which can be found in other verticals. This is why I believe the magnitude of the opportunity in betting exceeds every other vertical in esports and will continue to do so long-term.

The rapid & challenging rise of esports betting

How did it begin? The first major wave came with the use of virtual in-game aesthetics as unregulated casino chips back in 2013/2014. Valve games, Counter Strike: Global Offensive and Dota 2, the second and third most popular esports (behind League of Legends), have highly liquid real money economies using in-game aesthetics termed skins, which fans began to use for gambling on esports.

Nearly all the skins gambling sites were operating illegally, rarely doing any requisite Know Your Customer (KYC) compliance to ensure the customer is in a legal jurisdiction and over 18, had little to no Anti-Money Laundering (AML) controls, and certainly no gambling license. Unfortunately, this meant many underage kids often from illegal markets gambled, and the skins betting market quickly swelled to $5 billion in total wagers. After multiple scams and a class action lawsuit, Valve sent cease & desist notices to all major skins gambling sites toward the end of 2016, resulting in a material reduction in skins betting.

Although the illegal skins sites did not directly make the transition to regulated esports betting, they were a key step in the process. The advantage of those sites is they were totally unregulated. You could build one and get it up and running in 30 days. A regulated gambling site takes a year if you move quick. As a consequence, we saw effectively nobody switch. However, the companies making regulated esports specific betting products took product and marketing cues from those sites as they serve the same customer base.

That unregulated market kicked off regulated wagering on esports. At one point, before it was shut down, the skins betting market was an estimated ten times bigger than the regulated esports betting market. Without the skins betting market its unlikely esports betting would have taken off as quickly, and then when it eventually got shut down by regulators it created a big wave into regulated esports betting. This created much of the opportunity we are discussing in this article. Like a lot of new tech, it starts off in the unregulated side before it matures.

Now in 2019 esports betting is one of the most exciting categories in the regulated gambling industry. Even more so when combined with a U.S. sports betting market opening up state by state. With the nature of esports being video games, it creates unlimited possibilities for unique bets such as round-by-round betting in first person shooters, or hyper-contextual bets like first Baron kill (provides a team buff) in the world’s most popular esport game, League of Legends. With new game titles constantly being released, and an ever-increasing population of esports fans, the trend is clear.

Many ways to bet on esports

The current options available for esports fans to bet with is varied. You have legacy sportsbooks with an esports offering, purist esports sportsbooks sites, crypto betting offerings, and still some illegal skins betting sites. The challenge and opportunity as I see it is not attracting the gambler to bet on esports, but rather attracting and onboarding the esports fan. What appeals to a 23-year-old esports fan that has less experience with betting is different from what is currently being offered to a 35-year-old football fan.

Similar to any traditional service being offered to a new generation requiring a major user experience overhaul (as financial tech has). I believe it isn’t enough to just display the odds. Sportsbooks need to offer more contextual betting, team/match data, content/community offerings, deep partnership engagements and more. The exciting thing is that the code has not been cracked, and the room for innovation is vast.

Significant opportunity for new sportsbooks

Online gambling has spent more than 20 years focused on traditional sports. Creating and curating the optimal offering, marketing schemes, and bonus/reward programs. Converting brick and mortar bettors to online ones. Over that period gambling regulation has evolved, sports fans have aged, and the market has become relatively saturated with operators.

The emergence of esports as a sport, and consequently, a betting market, represents the first instance in a long time of a new generation entering the fold. This is unprecedented and the interest from the traditional gambling world is immense. For the first time they are facing a generation born and bred on the internet. Solving for that when you have spent so long solving for the inverse is challenging. It means a window of opportunity is open for new operators, new investors, new strategies, new ideas, and it’s incredibly exciting. All that said, it’s a thrilling time to be in esports, betting, and the development of sports and media for the next generation. This is just the beginning.

Kevin Wimer was a professional gamer in the early 2000’s, and is currently Chief Marketing Officer at esports sportsbook Rivalry.

Source: https://venturebeat.com/2019/06/03/betting-is-esports-biggest-and-most-underappreciated-opportunity/

Good Life Networks $GOOD.ca Increases Revenue by 249% to $4.6 Million for Q1 2019 $TTD $RUBI $AT.ca $TRMR $FUEL

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 8:24 AM on Thursday, May 30th, 2019
  • Gross Profit increases by 245% to $1,544,961 in comparison to Q1 2018. Gross Margin for Q1 2019 remain stable at 33%(increase of 14% from Q4 2018) compared to 34% reported for Q1 2018
  • Letter Of Intent signed to acquire mPlore, leader in mobile ad technology and MOU signed with Globex to launch account receivable securitized token

Vancouver, British Columbia–(May 30, 2019) – Good Life Networks Inc. (TSXV: GOOD) (FSE: 4G5) (“GLN“, or the “Company“), a programmatic advertising technology company, today announced that it has filed its Q1 2019 financial statements and management’s discussion and analysis for the period ending March 31, 2019, available for viewing on www.sedar.com. All figures are expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated.

Jesse Dylan, CEO of GLN, commented, “I am very pleased with our financial results for the first quarter. We are diligently focused on executing our growth strategy and we continue to review accretive acquisition opportunities to scale the business and deepen our reach within the CTV and mobile space.” He continued, “We expect similar quarterly performance growth as recorded in previous years 2017, and 2018. This means that Q1 performance is a good indicator that we are on track to meet our 2019 performance objectives.”

First Quarter and Recent Company Highlights:

During the first quarter ending March 31, 2019, GLN achieved the following milestones:

  • Appoints Stephen Tapp and Todd Finch as Advisors to the Company
  • Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Globex to launch its account receivable securitized token
  • Expands reach in mobile advertising with a binding Letter of Intent to acquire mPlore, a leading mobile ad technology company
  • GLN property, 495 Communications, increases Roku channel development by 40%
  • Completed 495 integration, and doubles client base

Financial Highlights:

  • Revenue of $4,617,564 during the three months ended March 31, 2019 was a 249% increase compared to $1,322,139 recorded during the three months ended March 31, 2018;
  • Gross Profit increases by 245% to $1,544,961 in comparison to Q1 2018. Gross margin for Q1 2019 increased to 33%, which is a 14% sequential increase from Q4 2018 (and stable compared to 34% during the three months ended March 31, 2018);
  • Comprehensive loss for the three months ended March 31, 2019 was $1,510,680 compared to comprehensive loss of $2,948,479 during the three months ended March 31, 2018;
  • Adjusted EBITDA loss for the three months ended March 31, 2019 was $153,525 compared to an EBITDA loss for the three months ended March 31, 2018 was $366,534

Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA

Adjusted EBITDA is a non-IFRS financial measure that we calculate as income (loss) before income taxes excluding depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation expense, interest expense, and gain or loss on financial instruments and foreign exchange.

Adjusted EBITDA is a measure used by management and the Board to understand and evaluate our core operating performance and trends. This measure differs from contribution in that adjusted EBITDA includes additional operating costs, such as general and administration expenses and marketing, but excludes funding interest costs.

The following table presents a reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA to loss before income taxes, the most comparable IFRS financial measure for each of the periods indicated:

  
 Three Months Ended March 31,
Adjusted EBITDA20192018
 $$
Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the Period(1,510,680)(2,948,479)
Reporting currency translation adjustment373,317
Listing fee2,318,018
Acquisition-related expenses8,500
Gain (Loss) on forgiveness of debt23,120(26,535)
Foreign exchange expense128,003(22,594)
Fair value of change of derivative liability(234,000)
Share-based compensation153,014488,830
Amortization319,9222,084
Interest expense196,16856,142
Accretion expense155,111
Adjusted EBITDA(153,525)(366,534)
   

Conference Call Details

GLN will be hosting a conference call beginning at 9:00am EST (6:00am PST), today, May 30th to discuss the results.

Conference Call Access

To access the conference call by phone, please dial the following numbers.

Canada/USA TF: 1-800-319-4610
International Toll: +1-604-638-5340
Germany TF: 0800-180-1954
UK TF: 0808-101-2791

Callers should dial in five to 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time and ask to join the Good Life Networks call. We encourage you to access the webcast and presentation material that will be published in the Investors section of GLN’s website at https://glninc.ca/overview/

The GLN Story

GLN’s patent pending technology is the engine that sits between advertisers and publishers. A highlight of GLN’s tech is that it does not collect PII (Personal Identifiable Information). Built for cross device video advertising: Mobile, In-App, Desktop and CTV (Connected Television) the GLN Programmatic Video Advertising Platform has among the lowest fraud rates of similar vendors in the industry. Advertisers make more money by reaching their target audience more effectively. GLN makes money by retaining a percentage of the advertiser’s fee.

GLN is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada with offices in Newport Beach and Santa Monica California, New York and UK and trades on the TSXV under the stock symbol “GOOD” and The Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the stock symbol 4G5. For further information on the Company, visit www.glninc.ca

CONTACT

Investor Relations
[email protected]

Jesse Dylan, CEO
604 265 7511

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Forward Looking Statements:

Forward-looking statements relate to future events or future performance and reflect the expectations or beliefs regarding future events of management of GLN. This information and these statements, referred to herein as “forward‐looking statements”, are not historical facts, are made as of the date of this news release and include without limitation, statements regarding management’s expectations with respect to the Company’s future performance growth and achievement of its future performance objectives. These statements generally can be identified by use of forward-looking words such as “may”, “will”, “expect”, “estimate”, “anticipate”, “intends”, “believe” or “continue” or the negative thereof or similar variations.

These forward‐looking statements involve numerous risks and uncertainties and actual results might differ materially from results suggested in any forward-looking statements. Important factors that may cause actual results to vary include without limitation, risks relating to, the stability of the industry in which the Company operates, the Company’s ability to continue to achieve its performance objectives, the Company’s ability to sustain and support its performance growth, changes in legislation and general economic conditions or conditions in the financial markets.

In making the forward‐looking statements in this news release, the Company has applied several material assumptions, including without limitation that GLN’s operations will generate the anticipated results as per management’s expectations and that the Company’s performance will grow at the same rate as it has in 2017 and 2018.

GLN does not assume any obligation to update the forward-looking statements, or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those reflected in the forward looking-statements, unless and until required by applicable securities laws. Additional information identifying risks and uncertainties is contained in GLN’s filings with the Canadian securities regulators, which filings are available at www.sedar.com.

To view the source version of this press release, please visit https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/45150

AGORACOM Surpasses 600 Million Page Views From 55.2 Million Visits And 7.7 Million Users

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 5:39 PM on Tuesday, May 21st, 2019
  • AGORACOM Engagement Metrics Beat Benchmarks By 402%*
  • AGORACOM Cashless Marketing and Awareness Program Is 100% Compliant

We are very proud to announce AGORACOM achieved another major milestone on February 28, 2019, when we surpassed 600 Million page views (90% AGORACOM / 10% Twitter) from 7.7 Million investors that visited 55.2 Million times.

These milestones are significant because they continue to demonstrate that AGORACOM is the primary home for serious small cap investors that want to discover their next great small cap investment. That is because on AGORACOM, we don’t talk about large-caps or general economic news. Investors come to AGORACOM for just one thing – small cap stocks.

AGORACOM ENGAGEMENT BEATS FINANCE BENCHMARKS BY 402%

AGORACOM small cap investors don’t just flip through pages, they invest a significant amount of time reading, studying and researching our small cap stocks like yours. …. And they do it far more than everywhere else.

In a recent survey of 275 finance sites, LittleData determined the average number of pages read per visit was 2.4. The average number of pages read on AGORACOM are 9.67, which is 402% higher than the benchmark.

Moreover, LittleData determined anything greater than 5.7 pages per visit represents the best 10% of Finance sites. At 9.67 pages per visit and 170% higher, it is fair to say AGORACOM is in elite status for engagement.

Finally, the average visitor to AGORACOM stays for an average of 8mins 32secs To put this into perspective, the average visitor to the Wall Street Journal stays for an average of 3 mins 18secs, putting AGORACOM 257% higher.

WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT TO SMALL CAP COMPANIES?

We attribute this significant amount of research time to our philosophy of Quality over Quantity. We don’t allow profanity, bickering and nonsense found on other sites. We believe that driving away the crazies attracts smarter investors – and the numbers tell us we’re right.

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Enthusiast Gaming’s $EGLX.ca Property “The Sims Resource” Grows Paid Monthly Subscribers to 61,000, an Increase of 20% Since Acquisition $EPY.ca $FDM.ca $WINR $TCEHF $ATVI $TNA.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 8:14 AM on Wednesday, May 8th, 2019
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  • Sims Resource has grown its subscriber base to 61,000 monthly registered users.
  • The increase of 11,000 users represents a 20% increase in subscriber base from the initial definitive agreement (see press release announced January 5, 2019).  
  • TSR’s subscribers pay on average C$5 per month to access its VIP features growing the recurring revenue stream from paid subscriptions to over C$3.5 million on an annual run rate.

TORONTO, May 08, 2019 — Enthusiast Gaming Holdings Inc. (TSXV: EGLX) (OTCQB: EGHIF), (“Enthusiast” or the “Company”) is excited to announce that its digital property,  The Sims Resource (“TSR”) has grown its subscriber base to 61,000 monthly registered users. The increase of 11,000 users represents a 20% increase in subscriber base from the initial definitive agreement (see press release announced January 5, 2019).  TSR’s subscribers pay on average C$5 per month to access its VIP features growing the recurring revenue stream from paid subscriptions to over C$3.5 million on an annual run rate.

When Enthusiast announced the acquisition of TSR, the largest female gaming website in the world, the site had 50,000 monthly subscribers representing 40% of the annual revenue. The increase further validates the engagement of the TSR community and the demographic’s willingness to pay for exclusive content and features.  

Women drive 70% to 80% of all consumer purchasing(1), through a combination of their buying power and influence. TSR’s significant network of female gamers, which is ranked #7 on Quantcast’s Top 25 websites with the highest concentration of female audience in the United States (behind Oprah.com and Bravotv.com), positions the network as a leading destination for advertisers looking to target the female demographic.

Menashe Kestenbaum, CEO of Enthusiast commented, “All of the digital properties we have acquired have grown since inception, which supports our growth strategy though accretive acquisitions.  One of the leading factors for our decision to acquire TSR was their successful subscription model. The continued growth of their registered user base, further validates the engagement of their audience and also, the significant opportunity to growth recurring monthly revenue.  We see great potential for this model and are currently looking at opportunities to adopt it across our entire network.”

The TSR subscription model was one of three key revenue drivers for Enthusiast. The current subscription model allows registered users to have access to premium features and a simplified download experience. The subscription model has the potential to add considerable revenue across Enthusiast’s entire portfolio as it introduces it across its network of owned sites. In addition to the subscription model, Enthusiast sees an opportunity to drive revenue through direct sales. To date, TSR’s advertising revenue has been largely based on organic, programmatic advertising, and the addition of a direct sales strategy would allow the optimization of advertising revenue to contribute to the existing programmatic revenue.

TSR is the largest female video gaming content site in the world generating in excess of 2.5 billion page views per year and Comscore’s Gaming Information category currently ranks TSR in the top 5 independent video game websites.  With the rapidly growing female video game segment, TSR provides Enthusiast immediate reach into this valuable audience.

(1) https://www.bloomberg.com/diversity-inclusion/blog/top-10-things-everyone-know-women-consumers/ 

About Enthusiast Gaming

Founded in 2014, Enthusiast Gaming is the largest vertically integrated video game company and has the fastest-growing online community of video gamers. Through the Company’s unique acquisition strategy, it has a platform of over 80 owned and affiliated websites and currently reaches over 75 million monthly visitors with its unique and curated content and over 50 million YouTube visitors. Enthusiast also owns and operates Canada’s largest gaming expo, Enthusiast Gaming Live Expo, EGLX, (eglx.ca) with approximately 55,000 people attending in 2018. For more information on the Company, visit www.enthusiastgaming.com.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Investor Relations:
Julia Becker
Head of Investor Relations & Marketing
[email protected]
(604) 785.0850

This news release contains certain statements that may constitute forward-looking information under applicable securities laws. All statements, other than those of historical fact, which address activities, events, outcomes, results, developments, performance or achievements that Enthusiast anticipates or expects may or will occur in the future (in whole or in part) should be considered forward-looking information. Such information may involve, but is not limited to, comments with respect to strategies, expectations, planned operations and future actions of the Company. Often, but not always, forward-looking information can be identified by the use of words such as “plans”, “expects”, “is expected”, “budget”, “scheduled”, “estimates”, “forecasts”, “intends”, “anticipates”, or “believes” or variations (including negative variations) of such words and phrases, or statements formed in the future tense or indicating that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “would”, “might” or “will” (or other variations of the forgoing) be taken, occur, be achieved, or come to pass. Forward-looking information is based on currently available competitive, financial and economic data and operating plans, strategies or beliefs as of the date of this news release, but involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Enthusiast to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking information. Such factors may be based on information currently available to Enthusiast, including information obtained from third-party industry analysts and other third-party sources, and are based on management’s current expectations or beliefs regarding future growth, results of operations, future capital (including the amount, nature and sources of funding thereof) and expenditures. Any and all forward-looking information contained in this press release is expressly qualified by this cautionary statement. Trading in the securities of the Company should be considered highly speculative.

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

The securities of the Corporation have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirement. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of the securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.

INTERVIEW: Lomiko Metals $LMR.ca Ideally Positioned To Supply #Graphite North American Giga Factories

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 11:06 AM on Monday, May 6th, 2019

With a high grade graphite resource already in place, growing and situated in North America, Lomiko Metals (LMR:TSXV) believes it is on the verge of becoming a supplier to multiple gigafactories being built in North America to support the upcoming electric vehicle boom.


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Enthusiast Gaming $EGLX Announces Community Gaming Meetup Series Across North America and Europe $EPY.ca $FDM.ca $WINR $TCEHF $ATVI $TNA.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 11:08 AM on Friday, May 3rd, 2019
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  • Launched a new series of local community gaming meetups taking place several times throughout the year in major cities across North America and Europe
  • In addition to the large-scale expo format of EGLX, its feature annual event currently in Toronto, the Company adds to its portfolio a multinational series of smaller, and more intimate, local meetups to deepen its connection with lifestyle gamers

TORONTO, May 03, 2019 — Enthusiast Gaming Holdings Inc. (TSXV: EGLX) (OTCQB: EGHIF), (“Enthusiast” or the “Company”) is excited to announce that it has launched a new series of local community gaming meetups taking place several times throughout the year in major cities across North America and Europe. In addition to the large-scale expo format of EGLX, its feature annual event currently in Toronto, the Company adds to its portfolio a multinational series of smaller, and more intimate, local meetups to deepen its connection with lifestyle gamers.

Delivering On The Mission Statement

Enthusiast Gaming’s mission statement is to become the largest community of passionate, lifestyle gamers worldwide and this gives Enthusiast the opportunity to provide in-person communities to gamers throughout the year and service more regions.

While Enthusiast’s online communities provide gamers with the ability to create content and connect socially online, the company’s strategy and belief is that a lifestyle community is most successful when it provides touchpoints, both online and offline. The series of meetups are designed to engage local gaming enthusiasts and provide an in-person, interactive gaming experience.

Similar to the Company’s online communities of dedicated gaming enthusiasts, Enthusiast aims to provide gamers within their local communities a place to connect, meet and share. Enthusiast’s online properties have provided gamers with niche gaming content and communities that cater to unique, individual passions encompassing all aspects of the gaming ecosystem. From inception, Enthusiast has been strategically focused on either organically building or acquiring digital properties which cover the broad spectrum of gamers individual interests including games, like The Sims Resource (www.thesimsresource.com); specific consoles, like Nintendo Enthusiast (www.nintendoenthusiast.com); or a genre, like esports, with Daily Esports (www.dailyesports.gg) to name a few.

Highlights of the Event

Some of the key highlights of the events are:

  • Gaming celebrities and influencers will have a chance to connect with their local community
  • Smaller local tournaments will have the opportunity to flourish
  • Lifestyle gamers will have a chance to discover and connect with their peers
  • Sponsors will have the opportunity to target a highly segmented, local gaming crowd with activations and giveaways
  • Indie developers will get a live enthusiastic crowd to try out their new games
  • Activities such as gaming trivia and cosplay competitions
  • Pilot activities and activations that would graduate to the main event if successful

Melanie Azagury, EGLX Project Manager comments, “It was evident from the feedback and success of our large events that the gaming community wants more frequent and intimate gamer events. Our mission is to provide the lifestyle gaming enthusiast those places and communities to gather, share, discover and connect and these series are the perfect way to both give the local gaming community a local hub but also allow us to understand and get to know the community even better. Working in conjunction with our growing advertiser base who share these ideas, we hope to provide giveaways and custom unique activations and programs at these events.”

Back to Enthusiast’s Roots

The gaming meetups mirror the early days of the Enthusiast Gaming Live Expo, EGLX, where the Company hosted events at a local pub in Toronto with around 100 attendees. These events continued to grow, graduating to a hotel with 300 attendees, and eventually, to an exhibition space, where the first expo was held in 2015 with 1700 attendees. These grassroots events evolved into Canada’s largest video game expo with approximately 55,000 attendees in 2018. EGLX will continue to evolve and grow with multi city and US expansion currently planned for 2020.

The first event of the series is confirmed for Saturday, June 1, 2019 at the Hive Esports, Toronto’s premier gaming hub at 49 St Clair Ave W, Toronto, Ontario. Every few months, the Company plans to expand to additional major cities as it broadens the reach of the event. More details of the events will follow

About Enthusiast Gaming

Founded in 2014, Enthusiast Gaming is the largest vertically integrated video game company and has the fastest-growing online community of video gamers. Through the Company’s unique acquisition strategy, it has a platform of over 80 owned and affiliated websites and currently reaches over 75 million monthly visitors with its unique and curated content and over 50 million YouTube visitors. Enthusiast also owns and operates Canada’s largest gaming expo, Enthusiast Gaming Live Expo, EGLX, (eglx.ca) with approximately 55,000 people attending in 2018. For more information on the Company, visit www.enthusiastgaming.com.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Investor Relations:
Julia Becker
Head of Investor Relations & Marketing
[email protected]
(604) 785.0850

This news release contains certain statements that may constitute forward-looking information under applicable securities laws. All statements, other than those of historical fact, which address activities, events, outcomes, results, developments, performance or achievements that Enthusiast anticipates or expects may or will occur in the future (in whole or in part) should be considered forward-looking information. Such information may involve, but is not limited to, comments with respect to strategies, expectations, planned operations and future actions of the Company. Often, but not always, forward-looking information can be identified by the use of words such as “plans”, “expects”, “is expected”, “budget”, “scheduled”, “estimates”, “forecasts”, “intends”, “anticipates”, or “believes” or variations (including negative variations) of such words and phrases, or statements formed in the future tense or indicating that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “would”, “might” or “will” (or other variations of the forgoing) be taken, occur, be achieved, or come to pass. Forward-looking information is based on currently available competitive, financial and economic data and operating plans, strategies or beliefs as of the date of this news release, but involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Enthusiast to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking information. Such factors may be based on information currently available to Enthusiast, including information obtained from third-party industry analysts and other third-party sources, and are based on management’s current expectations or beliefs regarding future growth, results of operations, future capital (including the amount, nature and sources of funding thereof) and expenditures. Any and all forward-looking information contained in this press release is expressly qualified by this cautionary statement. Trading in the securities of the Company should be considered highly speculative.

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

The securities of the Corporation have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirement. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of the securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.

BREAKING: #Esports Entertainment Group $GMBL Announces Filing of S-1 Registration Statement $TECHF $ATVI $TTWO $GAME $EPY.ca $FDM.ca $TNA.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 7:36 AM on Friday, May 3rd, 2019
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  • Filed registration statement on Form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to a proposed offering of its securities
  • Proposed maximum aggregate offering is $11,500,000.

BIRKIRKARA, Malta, May 03, 2019 — Esports Entertainment Group, Inc. (GMBL:OTCQB) (or the “Company”), a licensed online gambling company with a specific focus on esports wagering and 18+ gaming, is pleased to announce that it has filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to a proposed offering of its securities. Though the number and type of securities to be offered and the price range for the offering have not yet been determined, the proposed maximum aggregate offering is $11,500,000.

The Company expects to use the net proceeds from the proposed offering for the following purposes:

  • In connection with obtaining our proposed license in, and establishing operations in Malta;
  • To obtain an online gaming license from, and establish operations in, an Asian country to be selected;
  • To develop and launch our skill-based video game tournaments for play on mobile devices;
  • To develop and launch our skill-based video game tournaments for play on PCs and video game consoles;
  • To upgrade sales and marketing capabilities
  • To purchase from a related party a software license for our gambling platform; and
  • Working capital and other general corporate purposes.

Joseph Gunnar & Co. and Dinosaur Financial Group will be co-underwriters for the proposed offering.

The offering of the Company’s securities will be made only by means of a prospectus.

When available, a copy of the preliminary prospectus related to the offering may be obtained from:

Esports Entertainment Group, Inc., 170 Pater House, Psaila Street, Birkirkara, Malta, Attn: Grant Johnson, CEO, by calling +356-2757-7000, or by emailing [email protected];

Joseph Gunnar & Co., LLC, 30 Broad Street, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10004, by calling 212-440-9600, or by emailing [email protected];

Dinosaur Financial Group, LLC, 470 Park Avenue South, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10016, by calling 212-448-9944, or by emailing [email protected].

A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission but has not yet become effective. These securities may not be sold, nor may offers to buy be accepted, prior to the time the registration statement becomes effective. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of that jurisdiction.

This press release is available on our Online Investor Relations Community for shareholders and potential shareholders to ask questions, receive answers and collaborate with management in a fully moderated forum at https://agoracom.com/ir/EsportsEntertainmentGroup

Redchip investor relations Esports Entertainment Group Investor Page: 
http://www.gmblinfo.com

About Esports Entertainment Group

Esports Entertainment Group, Inc. is a licensed online gambling company with a specific focus on esports wagering and 18+ gaming. Esports Entertainment offers bet exchange style wagering on esports events in a licensed, regulated and secure platform to the global esports audience at vie.gg. In addition, Esports Entertainment intends to offer users from around the world the ability to participate in multi-player mobile and PC video game tournaments for cash prizes. Esports Entertainment is led by a team of industry professionals and technical experts from the online gambling and the video game industries, and esports. The Company holds licenses to conduct online gambling and 18+ gaming on a global basis in Curacao, Kingdom of the Netherlands. The Company maintains offices in Malta, Curacao and Warsaw, Poland. Esports Entertainment common stock is listed on the OTCQB under the symbol GMBL. For more information visit www.esportsentertainmentgroup.com.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
The information contained herein includes forward-looking statements. These statements relate to future events or to our future financial performance, and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements since they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which are, in some cases, beyond our control and which could, and likely will, materially affect actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Any forward-looking statement reflects our current views with respect to future events and is subject to these and other risks, uncertainties and assumptions relating to our operations, results of operations, growth strategy and liquidity. We assume no obligation to publicly update or revise these forward-looking statements for any reason, or to update the reasons actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements, even if new information becomes available in the future. The safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 protects companies from liability for their forward-looking statements if they comply with the requirements of the Act.

Contact:

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Empower Clinics $CBDT.ca Announces Closing of Acquisition of Sun Valley Clinics $WEED.ca $CGC $ACB $APH $CRON.ca $HEXO.ca $TRST.ca $OGI.ca $BUZZ.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 3:38 PM on Wednesday, May 1st, 2019
  • Completed the acquisition of Sun Valley Certification Clinics Holdings LLC
  • Operates a network of professional medical cannabis and pain management practices, with five clinics in Arizona, one clinic in Las Vegas, a tele-medicine platform serving California, and a fully developed franchise business model for the domestic cannabis industry
  • Will expand Empower’s multi-state operations, having a combined patient count of 165,000 patients, in Washington, Oregon, Illinois, Arizona, Nevada and California

VANCOUVER, May 1, 2019 - EMPOWER CLINICS INC. (CSE: CBDT) (Frankfurt 8EC) (“Empower” or the “Company“) is pleased to announce that, pursuant to the terms of a membership interest purchase agreement dated April 30, 2019, it has completed the acquisition of Sun Valley Certification Clinics Holdings LLC (“Sun Valley“) from Andrea Klein and Dustin Klein (together, the “Vendors“) and a minority shareholder, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Empower Healthcare Assets Inc. (“Empower Health“), for cash and share consideration having an aggregate value of US$3,835,000 (CAD$5,160,376), effective as of April 30, 2019 (the “Transaction“). Sun Valley operates a network of professional medical cannabis and pain management practices, with five clinics in Arizona, one clinic in Las Vegas, a tele-medicine platform serving California, and a fully developed franchise business model for the domestic cannabis industry.

In connection with the Transaction, Empower also acquired the 30% minority membership interests held by Green Global Properties Inc. (“Green Global“), a subsidiary of Aura Health Inc. (CSE: BUZZ), in three partially-owned subsidiaries of Sun Valley, operating clinics in Mesa and Phoenix, Arizona, and Las Vegas, Nevada, such that Empower now indirectly owns all of the membership interests in each of such subsidiaries (the “GG Acquisition“).

Over the past five years, Dustin and Andrea have built one of the most reputable and organized clinic networks in Arizona, developing a patient list of more than 45,000 unique patients, and have performed over 61,000 certifications to date. Sun Valley supports its patients with a dynamic dedicated team consisting of 52 staff, including 30 physicians.

“The acquisition of the Sun Valley clinic group has fundamentally changed the direction and growth prospects for Empower,” said Steven McAuley, Empower’s Chairman & CEO. “We have repositioned Empower as a vertically integrated global health and wellness company, helping consumers access products and specialized medical care for serious qualifying conditions. Having Dustin and Andrea Klein join me in leadership to rapidly expand Empower’s clinic and distribution network across the United States is a major step toward our ambitious objectives.”

“This acquisition is a testament to the hard work and dedication our team has provided to our community for the past five years and I look forward to being a valuable resource to the Company and on the board of directors,” said Dustin Klein, Sun Valley Co-founder.

Andrea Klein, Sun Valley Co-founder, stated, “I am delighted with our acquisition by Empower Clinics! It is the evolution of our dream, to positively affect the lives of patients across the country, and to become an adaptive and strategic organization that can harness the phenomenal and exciting growth of the cannabis industry. Steve’s vision for Empower is inspiring, and I am eager to bring our team together with his vision and grow into a dominating national brand that leads the way in patient care, employee satisfaction, and potential shareholder profitability!”

The Transaction is expected to create one of the largest clinic groups in the medical cannabis sector in the United States, which, together with Empower’s existing medical cannabis clinics, will expand Empower’s multi-state operations, having a combined patient count of 165,000 patients, in Washington, Oregon, Illinois, Arizona, Nevada and California, and the potential to rapidly expand the clinic network via the Sun Valley franchise program.

TRANSACTION HIGHLIGHTS

  • Improved Capital Markets Profile Empower is diversifying its business model to become a vertically integrated operator in the global cannabis sector with a focus on patient care, CBD product distribution, research & development and CBD product extraction. The Company believes this will appeal to a broader base of shareholders and investors and provide greater access to capital and improved trading liquidity.

  • Increased Patient Access With a rapidly expanding company-owned clinic network and significant expansion opportunity through the Sun Valley franchise model, Empower anticipates it will grow its total patient list substantially in the years ahead. This is expected to provide greater opportunity for treatment analysis using artificial intelligence (AI), validating the Company as a leader in understanding the efficacy of cannabis-related therapies.

  • Focus on CBD Product Sales Empower’s patient base and customers are expected to benefit from access to high margin derivative products, including CBD lotion, tinctures, spectrum oils, capsules, lozenges, patches, e-drinks, topical lotions, gel caps, hemp extract drops and pet elixir hemp extract drops. Patients and customers will be able to access Empower’s customer service, home delivery and e-commerce platform.

  • Market Leading Technology Empower utilizes a market-leading patient electronic management and POS system that is HIPAA compliant and provides deep insight to patient care. The Company supports remote patients using its tele-medicine portal, enabling patients who do not live near one of its clinic locations, or are disabled or unable to come to a location, to still benefit from a doctor consultation.

  • The Sun Valley Clinic Locations

4218 W Dunlap Ave, Phoenix, AZ
12801 W Bell Rd #145, Surprise, AZ
4015 E Bell Rd #130, Phoenix, AZ
2011 E University Dr, Mesa, AZ
7074 E Speedway Blvd, Tucson, AZ
2550 S Rainbow Blvd, Las Vegas, NV

In connection with the closing of the Transaction (the “Closing“), Empower: (i) paid the Vendors an aggregate cash payment of US$775,000 (CAD$1,042,840), of which US$150,000 (CAD$201,840) is being heldback by Empower, half of which is to be released six months from the date of Closing and the other half of which is to be release twelve months from the date of Closing and (ii) issued the Vendors an aggregate of 22,058,823 common shares in the capital of the Company (each a “Share“) at a deemed price of US$0.136 (CAD$0.183) per Share, representing the average daily closing price of the Shares on the Canadian Securities Exchange for the 10-day trading period ended April 26, 2019. 14,705,882 of the Shares will be held in escrow by Odyssey Trust Company pursuant to an escrow agreement dated April 30, 2019, and will vest in quarterly installments over 36 months from the date of the Closing. The Company also paid US$12,318 (CAD$16,575) and issued 350,602 Shares to a minority shareholder of one of the Sun Valley subsidiaries in order to acquire her minority interest therein.

Each of the Vendors have also entered into employment agreements with an affiliate of the Company pursuant to which Dustin Klein will serve as the Vice President of Business Development, and Andrea Klein will serve as the Vice President of Operations. In these roles, they will continue to provide their extensive industry knowledge and expertise to Sun Valley and the Company. In addition, Dustin Klein has been appointed as a director of the Company, effective as of the Closing.

In consideration for the GG Acquisition, Empower Health issued Green Global a promissory note in the principal amount of US$125,000, which bears interest at the rate of 4.0% per annum and has a maturity date of July 31, 2019.

None of the Shares to be issued in connection with the Transaction will be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act“), or applicable state securities laws, and may not be offered or sold to, or for the account or benefit of, persons in the United States or “U.S. Persons” (as such term is defined in Regulation S under the 1933 Act), absent registration or an applicable exemption from such registration requirements.

ABOUT EMPOWER

Empower is a leading multi-state operator of a network of physician-staffed clinics focused on helping patients improve and protect their health through innovative physician recommended treatment options. It is expected that Empower’s proprietary product line “Sollievo” will offer patients a variety of delivery methods of doctor recommended cannabidiol (CBD) based products in its clinics, online and at major retailers. With over 165,000 patients, an expanding clinic footprint, a focus on new technologies, including tele-medicine, and an expanded product development strategy, Empower is undertaking new growth initiatives to be positioned as a vertically integrated, diverse, market-leading service provider for complex patient requirements in 2019 and beyond.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

Steven McAuley
Chief Executive Officer

DISCLAIMER FOR FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This news release contains certain “forward-looking statements” or “forward-looking information” (collectively “forward looking statements”) within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements and are based on expectations, estimates and projections as at the date of this news release. Forward-looking statements can frequently be identified by words such as “plans”, “continues”, “expects”, “projects”, “intends”, “believes”, “anticipates”, “estimates”, “may”, “will”, “potential”, “proposed” and other similar words, or information that certain events or conditions “may” or “will” occur. Forward-looking statements in this news release include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the direction and growth prospects of the Company, the expansion of the company’s clinic and distribution network, the expected effect of the Vendors in their new roles with the Company, the effect on the lives of patients, the growth into a national brand, the effect of the Transaction, the diversification of the Company’s business model, the potential appeal to shareholders, the growth of the Company’s patient list and the effect thereof, the expected benefits for the company’s patient base and customers, the release of the cash consideration, the release of Shares being held in escrow in connection with the Transaction and statements regarding the Company’s proprietary product line “Sollievo”. Such statements are only projections, are based on assumptions known to management at this time, and are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results, performance or developments to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements, including that the Company may not be able to expand, that the Transaction may not have the expected results, and other factors beyond the Company’s control. No assurance can be given that any of the events anticipated by the forward-looking statements will occur or, if they do occur, what benefits the Company will obtain from them. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements in this release, which are qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements. The Company is under no obligation, and expressly disclaims any intention or obligation, to update or revise any forward-looking statements in this release, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as expressly required by applicable laws.

SOURCE Empower Clinics Inc.

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