CO2 Solutions Announces Issuance of Shares in Payment of Interest on Outstanding Debentures

TSX-V: CST

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QUEBEC CITY, March 29, 2016 /CNW Telbec/ - CO₂ Solutions Inc. ("CO₂ Solutions" or the "Corporation") (TSXV: CST) announces that it will issue, as of March 31, 2016, 197,250 common shares of the Corporation (the "Common Shares") at a deemed price of $0.20 per Common Share in payment of an aggregate of $39,450 in interest owing on the Corporation's 12% convertible secured debenture due December 31, 2017 (the "Debentures").

Under the terms of the trust indenture governing the Debentures, the Corporation has the option to pay the quarterly interest on the Debentures in either cash or Common Shares. The issuance of the Common Shares in payment of interest on the Debentures has been conditionally approved by the TSX Venture Exchange Inc. The Common Shares issued in payment of interest on the Debentures will be issued pursuant to exemptions from the prospectus requirements of applicable securities laws and will be subject to a four (4) month statutory hold period from the date of issuance.

About CO₂ Solutions Inc.

CO₂ Solutions is an innovator in the field of enzyme-enabled carbon capture and has been actively working to develop and commercialize the technology for stationary sources of carbon pollution. CO₂ Solutions' technology lowers the cost barrier to Carbon Capture, Sequestration and Utilization (CCSU), positioning it as a viable CO₂ mitigation tool, as well as enabling industry to derive profitable new products from these emissions. CO₂ Solutions has built an extensive patent portfolio covering the use of carbonic anhydrase, or analogues thereof, for the efficient postcombustion capture of carbon dioxide with lowenergy aqueous solvents. Further information can be found at www.co2solutions.com.

CO₂ Solutions Forward-looking Statements

Certain statements in this news release may be forward-looking. These statements relate to future events or CO₂ Solutions' future economic performance and reflect the current assumptions and expectations of management. Forward-looking statements in this news release include, but are not limited to, the Corporation's anticipated use of proceeds. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, general business and economic uncertainties and adverse market conditions as well as those risks set out in the Corporation's public documents filed on SEDAR. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. CO₂ Solutions undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable law.

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

SOURCE CO2 Solutions Inc.

Investor and Media Contact: CO2 Solutions: Thom Skinner, 418-842-3456, ext. 223, [email protected], www.co2solutions.com; NATIONAL Equicom : Marc Lakmaaker, 416-848-1397, [email protected]