LGC Capital Increases Capital Raise to $2.4 Million to Fund Medical Cannabis Expansion Plans

MONTREAL, Aug. 24, 2017 /CNW Telbec/ - LGC Capital Ltd. (TSXV: QBA) ("LGC or "LGC Capital") is pleased to advise that the Company has now received additional signed subscription agreements and subscription funds increasing the aggregate total amount raised to $2,410,000, which represents 24,100,000 units. Of that amount, senior management is contributing $300,000. 

LGC has conditional approval from the TSX Venture Exchange for a private placement of a maximum of 30,000,000 units at a price of $0.10 per unit, for maximum gross proceeds to LGC of $3.0 million. The Exchange has set the closing date to be on or before September 1, 2017.

John McMullen, CEO of LGC Capital comments;

"On behalf of LGC we would like to thank those who have invested into the Company and recognize the potential of our new global medical cannabis initiatives.  Our partners at AfriAg and House of Hemp are working tirelessly to advance our existing opportunities in South Africa. As stated previously, a proportion of this new funding will also be channeled towards seeking new medical cannabis investment opportunities elsewhere in southern Africa and in the Asia Pacific Region."

Each of the units will be comprised of one common share and one common share purchase warrant; each warrant will entitle its holder to acquire one additional LGC common share at a price of $0.15 for a period of one year from the closing date. In the event that the closing price of LGC's common shares on the TSX Venture Exchange is at least $0.20 for a period of not less than 20 consecutive trading days, the warrants will expire, at the sole discretion of LGC, on the 30^th day after the date on which LGC sends a notice in prescribed form to the holders of the warrants.

The units are being offered to "accredited investors" in some or all of the provinces of Canada and in other jurisdictions, if any, determined by LGC.

At the closing of the private placement, LGC will pay cash commissions to various securities dealers in an amount equal to 8% of the proceeds from the sale of units sold through such dealers. In addition, LGC will issue "broker warrants" to such dealers in an amount equal to 8% of the number of units sold through them. Each of the broker warrants will entitle the holder to purchase one additional LGC common share at a price of $0.10 for a period of six months from the closing date of the private placement.

This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any of the securities described herein, and these securities will not be offered or sold in any jurisdiction in which their offer or sale would be unlawful. The securities have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), or any state securities laws of the United States. Accordingly, these securities will not be offered or sold to persons within the United States unless an exemption from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act and applicable state securities laws is available.

About LGC (http://www.lgc-capital.com)

LGC Capital Ltd. is a Canadian incorporated public company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV: QBA). LGC Capital's objective is to become a diversified business group with core business divisions that provide shareholders with exposure to a diverse range of businesses, products and services, many of which have some exposure to high growth Cuban business opportunities and some that have no exposure to Cuba at all. LGC Capital has now entered into the agricultural space and the medical cannabis sector in southern Africa through its new joint venture with AfriAg and is seeking new investments opportunities in this sector.

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

This press release may contain forward-looking statements with respect to LGC Capital Ltd. ("LGC"), its Joint Venture with AfriAg, its investment in House of Hemp, and LGC's operations, strategy, investments, financial performance and condition. These statements generally can be identified by use of forward-looking words such as "may", "will", "expect", "estimate", "anticipate", "intends", "believe" or "continue" or the negative thereof or similar variations. The actual results and performance of LGC, the Joint Venture with AfriAg and the investment in House of Hemp could differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. Such statements are qualified in their entirety by the inherent risks and uncertainties surrounding future expectations. Some important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations include, among other things, general economic and market factors, competition, changes in government regulation and the factors described under "Risk Factors and Risk Management" in LGC's Management's Discussion and Analysis for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2016, as filed on SEDAR (www.sedar.com). The cautionary statements qualify all forward-looking statements attributable to LGC, the Joint Venture, and persons acting on their respective behalfs. Unless otherwise stated, all forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release and LGC has no obligation to update such statements, except to the extent required by applicable securities laws.

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SOURCE LGC Capital Ltd

LGC Capital: John McMullen, Chief Executive Officer, Tel: [phone], Email: [email protected]; or for Investor Relations please contact: The Howard Group Inc., Dave Burwell, Tel: [phone], Toll Free in Canada: 1-888-221-0915, Email: [email protected]