A2Z Smart Technologies Provides Update of its Previously Announced Private Placement and Acquisition of Common Shares of Cust2Mate Ltd

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL / ACCESSWIRE / October 9, 2020 / A2Z Smart Technologies Corp. ("A2Z" or the "Company") (TSXV:AZ)(OTCQB: AAZZF), an innovative technology company specializing in state-of-the-art automation and electronics technology, the closing of its previously announced private placement financing of up to US$ 9 million (the "Financing") and the previously announced acquisition (the "Acquisition") to acquire common shares of Cust2Mate Ltd. ("Cust2mate") is expected to close in the coming 10 days. (See A2Z News Releases dated August 26, 2020 and September 14, 2020.)

Closing of both the Financing and the Acquisition are subject to the final approval of the Exchange requiring the filing of all documentation required by the Policies of the Exchange.

About Cust2mate Ltd.

Cust2Mate is a technological company focused on providing retail automation solutions, in particular for large grocery stores, supermarkets and retail stores. Cust2Mate's primary product is the Cust2Mate system which incorporates a "smart cart" enabling shoppers to checkout automatically without having to pass through the cashier, unload and reload their purchases by simply allowing the costumer to "pick&go".

About A2Z Smart Technologies, Inc.

A2Z Smart Technologies, Inc. is an innovative technology company based out of Israel, specializing in military technology and expanding into the civilian markets. A2Z has been operating for over 30 years and has a client base with 75 recurring clients, including the Israel Defense Forces, Security Forces, and Ministry of Defence among others. A2Z plans to leverage their cash flow-generating core-business to expand into the civilian robotics and automobile markets.

According to Zion Market Research, the Military Robotics space is expected to reach $53.93B by 2027 for a projected CAGR of 13.5%.(Summary of Report)

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On Behalf of the Board,

Bentsur Joseph, CEO

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