FSD Pharma Inc. Announces Appointment of New Director

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TORONTO, June 14, 2018 /CNW/ - FSD Pharma Inc. ("FSD" or the "Company") (CSE: HUGE), is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Anthony Durkacz to its Board of Directors, effective immediately.

Mr. Durkacz is currently a Director and Executive Vice President at First Republic Capital Corp. since January 2014. First Republic Capital Corp. has acted as the exclusive agent of the Company and has raised approximately $53,000,000.00 of equity capital to date. Previously he was President of Capital Ideas Investor Relations from January to December 2013. Before that he was a Director and CFO of Snipp Interactive Inc. (TSXV: SPN) from January 2011 to January 2013. He was instrumental in the financing and public listing of the mobile marketing company with operations in Canada, the USA, Mexico and India. Mr. Durkacz is also the owner and President of Fortius Research & Trading Corp., which provides financial and investor relations consulting services to micro and small cap companies in various sectors, and develops investment strategies for high net worth individuals. From 2006 to 2009, he served as COO and CFO of MKU Canada Inc. engaging in mergers and acquisitions globally, and from 2002 to 2006 he served as the CFO of Astris Energi Inc., a dually listed public company in the USA and Canada which was acquired by an international conglomerate. He began his career at TD Securities on the capital markets trading floor.  Mr. Durkacz holds an Honours Bachelor of Business Administration from Brock University with a major in both Accounting and Finance.

About FSD Pharma Inc.

FSD Pharma, owns, through its wholly-owned subsidiary FV Pharma Inc., a license to produce marijuana under the Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations (ACMPR) which was originally granted on October 13, 2017. Headquartered at the former Kraft plant in Cobourg, Ontario, approximately an hour's drive from Toronto, FSD Pharma's management's mission is to transform the facility into the largest hydroponic indoor cannabis facility in the world. FSD Pharma intends to target all legal aspects of the cannabis industry, including cultivation, processing, manufacturing, extracts and research and development. Please visit www.fsdpharma.com for more information.

Forward-Looking Information

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Additional Information

Thomas Fairfull
Chief Executive Director, FSD Pharma Inc.
[email protected]

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