TORONTO, Jan. 02, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Golden Leaf Holdings Ltd. (“GLH” or the “Company”) (CSE:GLH)
(OTCQB:GLDFF), a leading cannabis oil solutions company built around recognized brands, is pleased to announce that it has closed
its previously announced acquisition (the “Acquisition”) of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Medical Marijuana Group
Consulting Ltd. (“MMC”). Pursuant to the Acquisition, the Company paid consideration of C$5,000,000, which was satisfied
through the issuance of 17,857,143 common shares of the Company at a price of C$0.28 per share. Under the terms of the definitive
agreement between GLH and MMC, the consideration was payable in the event that certain gross sales targets were met within a
specified time frame (the “Earn-in Period”). The Company waived the Earn-in Period requirements, as MMC was close to achieving the
sales targets and demonstrated strong growth. The Company believed it was commercially beneficial to integrate GLH and MMC prior to
calendar year end.
MMC is a medical marijuana consulting company that secures high-value medical marijuana patients and educates
and refers them to Licensed Producers for their product. MMC receives an education fee from the Licensed Producers in exchange
for this service. MMC is a pioneer in finding and securing insurance coverage for medical cannabis and is a leader in cannabis
treatment for veterans, a segment of the market that generates strong demand, and for which funding from the Canadian Department of
Veteran Affairs makes cannabis 100 percent covered.
“MMC has a proven track record acquiring new patients who privately purchase cannabis for their medical conditions and MMC
continues to be a leader in securing individual funding through different insurance benefit packages,” stated Philip Millar,
President of MMC. “Since the initial acquisition talks initiated in early 2017 between Golden Leaf Holdings and MMC, the two
parties have been successfully collaborating on the Golden Medical branding initiative to drive patients to MMC, which has yielded
approximately 2,500 “white label” patients to date, and we expect this growth to continue moving forward.”
“We are pleased to complete the acquisition of MMC, as its robust database of high-value medicinal cannabis clients and
expertise will arm Golden Leaf Holdings with superior branding channels to affect the recreational battlefield when full
legalization occurs in Canada in the summer of 2018,” commented William Simpson, CEO of Golden Leaf Holdings. “The
acquisition of MMC secures long-term, loyal and profitable customers that will make Golden Leaf Holdings’ Canadian market strategy
more effective, and will likely lead to transference of clients to GLH Canadian production facilities in the future.”
About Golden Leaf Holdings
Golden Leaf Holdings Ltd., a Canadian company with operations in Portland, Oregon, is one of the largest
cannabis oil and solution providers in North America, and a leading cannabis products company built around recognized brands.
Golden Leaf Holdings cultivates, extracts and manufactures and distributes its products through its branded Chalice Farm retail
dispensaries, as well as through third party dispensaries. Golden Leaf leverages a strong management team with cannabis and food
industry experience to complement its expertise in extracting, refining and selling cannabis oil. Visit http://goldenleafholdings.com/ to learn more.
Investor Relations:
Steve Silver / Phil Carlson
GLH@kcsa.com
212-896-1220 / 212-896-1233
Media Relations:
Anne Donohoe / Anne Szustek
KCSA Strategic Communications
adonohoe@kcsa.com / aszustek@kcsa.com
212-896-1265 / 212-896-1210
Company:
William Simpson
Chief Executive Officer
Golden Leaf Holdings Ltd.
503-477-7626
William@chalicefarms.com
Disclaimer: This press release contains "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable
securities legislation. Forward-looking information includes, but is not limited to, statements with respect to the Company’s
future business operation, expectations of gross sales, the opinions or beliefs of management and future business goals, and the
anticipated benefits of the Acquisition. Generally, forward looking information can be identified by the use of forward-looking
terminology such as "plans", "expects" or "does not expect", "is expected", "budget", "scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts",
"intends", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", or "believes", or variations of such words and phrases or state that certain
actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will be taken", "occur" or "be achieved". Forward-looking
information is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of
activity, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such
forward-looking information, including but not limited to general business, economic and competitive uncertainties, regulatory
risks including risks related to the expected timing of the Company’s participation in the Adult Use market, market risks, risks
inherent in manufacturing operations and other risks of the cannabis industry. Although the Company has attempted to identify
important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking information, there
may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such
information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such
statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward looking information. Forward-looking information is
provided herein for the purpose of presenting information about management’s current expectations relating to the future and
readers are cautioned that such information may not be appropriate for other purpose. The Company does not undertake to update any
forward-looking information, except in accordance with applicable securities laws. This Release does not constitute an offer of
securities for sale in the United States, and such securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration
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