Affinor Growers Inc. (“Affinor” or the “Company”) (CSE: AFI; OTCQB: RSSFF), a vertical farming technology and operations company with a commercial production facility in Abbotsford, BC, announces that it has entered into debt settlement agreements with certain creditors (the “Creditors”) to settle an aggregate of CAD$229,355 in debt (the “Debt”). In settlement of the Debt, the Company will issue an aggregate of 2,293,550 units of the Company (the “Units”) at a deemed price of $0.10 per Unit (the “Debt Settlement”), with each Unit to be comprised of one common share in the capital of the Company (a “Share”) and one Share purchase warrant (a “Warrant”). Each Warrant will entitle the holder thereof to purchase one additional Share (a “Warrant Share”) at a price of $0.15 per Warrant Share for a period of twelve months from the issue date.

The Creditors are Nick Brusatore, an officer and director of the Company, and Pavenham Development Corp. (“Pavenham”), the owner of more than 10% of the Company’s currently issued and outstanding common shares. Mr. Brusatore will be issued 693,550 Units and Pavenham will be issued 1,600,000 Units. The issuance of Units to Mr. Brusatore and Pavenham officer constitute "related party transactions" as defined in Multilateral Instrument 61-101 - Protection of Minority Securityholders in Special Transactions (“MI 61-101”). The Company is relying on the exemption from valuation requirement and minority approval pursuant to subsection 5.5(a) and 5.7(1)(a) of MI 61-101, respectively, as the securities do not represent more than 25% of the Company’s market capitalization, as determined in accordance with MI 61-101. The participation by the officer in the Debt Settlement was approved by directors of the Company who are independent in connection with such transactions.

All securities issued in connection with the Debt Settlement are subject to a statutory hold period of four months plus a day from the date of issuance in accordance with applicable securities legislation.

About Affinor

Affinor is a publicly traded company listed on the CSE under the symbol “AFI” and on the OTCQB under the symbol “RSSFF”. Affinor is focused on developing vertical farming technologies and using those technologies to grow fruits and vegetables in a sustainable manner. The Company is currently growing strawberries for local markets in its 15,000 square foot greenhouse in Abbotsford, BC.

To learn more about Affinor, visit: www.affinorgrowers.com

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