Calgary, Alberta--(Newsfile Corp. - March 25, 2019) - Blackhawk Resource Corp. (CSE: BLR) ("Blackhawk" or the
"Corporation") is pleased to provide an update on its investment portfolio companies.
As at December 31, 2018 Blackhawk held $5,080,550 in investments and had a NAV per share of approximately $0.12. Blackhawk holds
significant interest in two private companies, UMG Media Corp. and Noble Line Inc.
Blackhawk holds approximately 20% interest in UMG Media Corp. ("UMG") with a fair value of $4,795,500.
UMG, a BC incorporated company, is a premier eSports company in North America, offering gaming entertainment, live events and
online play. UMG entered the eSports industry in 2016 with the acquisition of UMG Events LLC ("UMG Events") which was
founded in 2012 and is actively involved in many aspects of the eSports industry. UMG is deeply ingrained in the gaming community
and very well-established within the competitive gaming sector with approximately 2.1 million registered users and over 18 million
matches played live and online through its platform. Readers can learn more about UMG and its eSports offerings at www.umggaming.com.
UMG is a diversified eSports company that has operations involved in
• Live Tournaments
• Online Contests
• Casino Esports Operations
• Creation and Distribution of Original Content
• Esports Tournament Operations through its proprietary tournament management app
Blackhawk's cost base on the UMG shares purchased is $1,358,000. UMG has recently announced a binding transaction with Gegs
Capital Corp. ("UMG/Gegs Transaction") whereby UMG will complete a reverse takeover transaction with the resulting issuer being
renamed UMG Media Ltd. The transaction has a deemed value of $27,500,000 for all of the shares or UMG.
This corresponds to a value of approximately $5,500,000 for the shares that Blackhawk holds of UMG. On a per share basis of
Blackhawk that equates to approximately $0.13 per Blackhawk share. Blackhawk intends to distribute the resulting issuer shares of
the UMG/Gegs transaction to each shareholder of Blackhawk on a proportionate basis. This would equate to approximately 0.7 of a
UMG/Gegs share for each Blackhawk share that is held at the record date. Blackhawk will provide a further update as the UMG/Gegs
transaction progresses.
Blackhawk recently acquired approximately 13.4% of a private hemp/CBD company, Noble Line Inc. ("Noble Hemp"). Noble Hemp was
formed in 2017 with a direct interest in the CBD/Hemp industry in the United States to promote and sell products in the health and
wellness sector.
Noble Hemp has developed an on-line store www.noblehemp.com with an
array of CBD/Hemp consumable and topical products. All products have no THC and are non-intoxicating.
Manufacturing and fulfilment operations are based out of Colorado and Noble Hemp currently sells product to all 50 US states.
All current Noble Hemp products are made certified organic, are gluten free and contain no GMOs.
Noble Hemp has recently launched both a direct mail campaign in the US as well as a significant on-line marketing campaign
involving both a well-established on-line pharmaceutical reseller as well as a number of dedicated stores on Amazon.
Blackhawk is excited to give its shareholder base, through the investments in the eSports industry and Hemp/CBD industry
indirect benefit from two of the fastest growing industries in North America.
Additional information is available on our website at www.blackhawkcorp.ca.
For further information please contact:
Dave Antony, CEO
(403) 531-1710
dantony@blackhawkcorp.ca
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does not have a standardized meaning prescribed by generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) or International IFRS. NAV per
share is calculated as the value of total assets less the value of total liabilities divided by the total number of common shares
outstanding as at a specific date. Investors are cautioned that this non-GAAP measure should not be construed as an alternative to
the measurement calculated in accordance with IFRS as, given its non-standardized meaning; it is unlikely to be comparable to
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without limitation, the estimated effect on the Corporation's revenues, they were approved by management as of the date hereof and
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forward-looking statements contained herein are reasonable, there can be no assurance that such expectations will prove to be
correct.
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