Shareholder Files Early Warning Report for Prodigy Ventures Inc.

(TSXV: PGV)

TORONTO, Feb. 12, 2019 /CNW/ - Prodigy Ventures Inc. (TSXV: PGV) ("Prodigy" or the "Company") today announced that the Company's Chief Executive Officer, Tom Beckerman has filed an early warning report under the Company's profile on www.sedar.com as summarized below.  This press release is being disseminated as required by National Instrument 62-103, The Early Warning System and Related Take-Over Bids and Insider Reporting Issues in connection with the filing of an early warning report.

Tom Beckerman of 82 Kilbarry Road, Toronto, Ontario M5P 1K7 owns 14,802,408 common shares in the capital of the Company (directly and through his RRSP) and 62,243,242 restricted voting shares in the capital of the Company.  In addition, Mr. Beckerman controls an additional 7,788,482 common shares pursuant to a voting trust agreement entered into with certain shareholders.  On February 7, 2019, 7797958 Canada Corp. (a Joint Actor (as defined in the report) with Mr. Beckerman) sold 80,000 common shares of the Company at an average price of $0.119 per share and for total consideration of $9,520 over the facilities of the TSX Venture Exchange.  As a result of this disposition the percentage of common shares of the Company owned or controlled by Mr. Beckerman decreased from 83%  to 82.7%.  In Mr. Beckerman's most recently filed early warning report he owned or controlled 86.8% of the common shares and the resulting 4.1% reduction (which is the result of a combination of previous decreases of shares subject to the voting trust agreement and increases to the number of issued and outstanding common shares) has resulted in the requirement to file this report.

Immediately before the transaction that triggered the requirement to file the report, Mr. Beckerman owned or controlled a total of 22,773,890 common shares and 87,292,352 restricted voting shares representing 83% of the issued and outstanding common shares and 99.1% of the issued and outstanding restricted voting shares.  Immediately following the transaction that triggered the requirement to file the report, Mr. Beckerman owned or controlled a total of 22,693,890 common shares and 87,292,352 restricted voting shares representing 82.7% of the issued and outstanding common shares and 99.1% of the issued and outstanding restricted voting shares.

Neither Mr. Beckerman, nor to the knowledge of Mr. Beckerman, any of the Joint Actors, have a present intention to acquire or dispose of additional securities.  Such intention may change depending on various factors including, without limitation, the Company's financial position, the price levels of the common shares of the Company, conditions in the securities markets and general economic and industry conditions, the Company's business or financial condition, and other factors and conditions Mr. Beckerman and/or the Joint Actors deem appropriate, Mr. Beckerman and/or the Joint Actors may acquire or dispose of additional securities in the future but have no current plans or future intentions to do so.

Neither 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.

About Prodigy Ventures Inc.

Prodigy is an innovation company that has combined an enterprise technology services business - Prodigy Labs - with a Venture Builder business. The two businesses work together to create and deliver new enterprise and consumer platforms and apps using emerging technologies in mobile, video, secure ID, voice, blockchain, artificial intelligence, payments and augmented reality.

Prodigy has been named as one of Canada's fastest growing technology companies in the 19^th, 20th and 21^st annual Deloitte Technology Fast 50™ awards for demonstrating bold innovation, dedicated leadership and strong growth. Prodigy also ranked on Deloitte's Technology Fast 500™, a ranking of the 500 fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and energy tech companies in North America. Prodigy has also been named to the prestigious Branham300 list for the second consecutive year. This ranking recognizes the financial performance of Canadian companies in the Information and Communications Technologies sector.

SOURCE Prodigy Ventures Inc.

Andrew Hilton, Prodigy Ventures Inc., Chief Financial Officer, [email protected], 416-606-8833