Kontrol Energy Corp. Clarifies Halt in Trading

TORONTO, Aug. 17, 2016 /CNW/ - Kontrol Energy Corp. (CSE:KNR) (the "Company") advises that trading in the common shares of the Company was halted at the open on August 17, 2016 at the request of the Company, pending clarification from CDS and Computershare as to the status of notification to the securities industry of the Company's recent six-for-one consolidation.  The Company expects the intermediaries to rectify their records shortly, and for the Company's shares to resume trading within 24 hours.

On behalf of the Board,
Paul Ghezzi
CEO

About Kontrol Energy Corp.

Kontrol is in the business of acquiring and/or investing in established operating businesses and technologies in the Energy Efficiency sector. Through these acquisitions, and accelerated organic growth, Kontrol intends to provide market-based energy solutions to our customers designed to reduce their overall cost of energy while providing a corresponding reduction in Green House Gas (GHG) emissions.

Through our Energy Savings Simplified Program^® our customers can gain immediate financial savings and the ability to monitor and modify energy consumption and demand in real-time through cloud based IOT solutions.

Caution Regarding Forward Looking Statements:
Certain information included in this press release, including information relating to future financial or operating performance and other statements that express the expectations of management or estimates of future performance constitute "forward-looking statements". Such forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements regarding possible future acquisitions and/or investments in operating businesses and/or technologies, accelerated organic growth, the provision of solutions to customers and Green House Gas emissions reductions, proposed financial savings and sustainable energy benefits and energy monitoring. Where the Company expresses or implies an expectation or belief as to future events or results, such expectation or belief are based on assumptions made in good faith and believed to have a reasonable basis. Such assumptions include, without limitation, that suitable businesses and technologies for acquisition and/or investment will be available, that such acquisitions and or investment transactions will be concluded, that sufficient capital will be available to the Company, that technology will be as effective as anticipated, that organic growth will occur, and others. However, forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, which could cause actual results to differ materially from future results expressed, projected or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such risks include, but are not limited to, lack of acquisition and investment opportunities or that such opportunities may not be concluded on reasonable terms, or at all, that sufficient capital and financing cannot be obtained on reasonable terms, or at all, that technologies will not prove as effective as expected that customers and potential customers will not be as accepting of the Company's product and service offering as expected, and government and regulatory factors impacting the energy conservation industry. Accordingly, undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements and the forward-looking statements contained in this press release are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. The forward-looking statements contained herein are made as at the date hereof and the Company does not undertake any obligation to update publicly or revise any such forward-looking statements or any forward-looking statements contained in any other documents whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required under applicable securities law.

SOURCE Kontrol Energy Corp.

Kontrol Energy Corp., 5045 Orbitor Drive, Bldg. 9, Suite 401, Mississauga, ON L4W 4Y4, Tel: [phone], Toll free: 1.844.866.8123, [email protected]