AREV NANOTEC BRANDS INC. (CSE:AREV) (CNSX:AREV.CN) (OTC:AREVF) (“AREV Nanotec” or “AREV”), is pleased to announce the Company has issued 700,000 stock options to Directors, Officers and Consultants of the Company at a price of $0.12 for a period of 5 years from the issuance dated. These options will vest immediately.

The Company is also pleased to announce it has settled $10,000 in debt with Chiron Capital Inc, a Company wholly owned by a Director of the Company, by the issuance of 83,333 Shares at $0.12.

Participation of the insiders of the Company in the shares for debt constitutes a related party transaction as defined under Multilateral Instrument 61-101 (Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions). Because the Company’s shares trade only on the CSE, the issuance of securities is exempt from the formal valuation requirements of Section 5.4 of MI 61-101 pursuant to Subsection 5.5(b) of MI 61-101 and exempt from the minority approval requirements of Section 5.6 of MI 61-101 under 5.7(b).

For further information, contact Mike Withrow, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 778-929-6536. For more information visit arevnanotec.com

On behalf of the Board,

Mike Withrow
CEO & Director

About AREV Life Sciences Global Corp.

AREV is an early-stage life science discovery enterprise dedicated to delivering solutions to public health through discovery, collaborations in the life science industry, and pathogen remediation. AREV is invested in commercial innovations in phytomedicinal discoveries of small molecule antivirals and for related neglected chronic co-morbidities and innovations human nutrition including the late-stage development of a Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) for Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) and an Enteral Formula targeting the long-term effects of chronic infection. AREV is dedicated to designing and delivering innovation in rational drug design, driven by presenting global epidemiological characteristics of multiple challenges to international human and animal health. AREV is a member of both BIOTECanada and The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO).

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