Trichome Financial Corp. and 22 Capital Corp. Announce Amending Agreement

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TORONTO, Feb. 13, 2019 /CNW/ - 22 Capital Corp. (TSXV: LFC.P) ("22 Capital") and Trichome Financial Corp. ("Trichome") wish to announce that they have entered into an amending agreement in respect of their previously announced proposed business combination (the "Transaction").  In addition to other housekeeping amendments, the Amending Agreement extends the termination date for completion of the Transaction from January 31, 2019 to May 1, 2019.  All other terms of the Transaction remain the same.

For further details, please refer to the joint press release of 22 Capital and Trichome dated November 14, 2018 available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

Completion of the Transaction is subject to a number of conditions, including but not limited to, TSX Venture Exchange ("TSXV") acceptance and if applicable pursuant to the requirements of the TSXV, majority of the minority shareholder approval. Where applicable, the Transaction cannot close until the required shareholder approval is obtained. There can be no assurance that the Transaction will be completed as proposed or at all.

Investors are cautioned that, except as disclosed in the management information circular or filing statement to be prepared in connection with the Transaction, any information released or received with respect to the Transaction may not be accurate or complete and should not be relied upon. Trading in the securities of a capital pool company should be considered highly speculative.

The TSXV has in no way passed upon the merits of the proposed Transaction and has neither approved nor disapproved the contents of this press release.

NEITHER THE TSXV NOR ITS REGULATION SERVICES PROVIDER (AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN THE POLICIES OF THE TSXV) ACCEPTS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THIS RELEASE.

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION:

This news release contains "forward-looking information" and "forward-looking statements" (collectively, "forward-looking statements") within the meaning of the applicable Canadian securities legislation. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements and are based on expectations, estimates and projections as at the date of this news release. Any statement that involves discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions, future events or performance (often but not always using phrases such as "expects", or "does not expect", "is expected", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", "plans", "budget", "scheduled", "forecasts", "estimates", "believes" or "intends" or variations of such words and phrases or stating that certain actions, events or results "may" or "could", "would", "might" or "will" be taken to occur or be achieved) are not statements of historical fact and may be forward-looking statements. In this news release, forward-looking statements relate, among other things, to: the terms and conditions of the proposed Transaction. Forward-looking statements are necessarily based upon a number of estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable, are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors which may cause the actual results and future events to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to: general business, economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties; and the delay or failure to receive board, shareholder or regulatory approvals. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements and information contained in this news release. Except as required by law, 22 Capital and Trichome assume no obligation to update the forward-looking statements of beliefs, opinions, projections, or other factors, should they change.

SOURCE 22 Capital Corp.

For further information regarding the Transaction, please contact: Steve Mintz, President and Chief Executive Officer, 22 Capital Corp., Telephone: [phone], Email: [email protected]; Michael Ruscetta, Chief Executive Officer, Trichome Financial Corp., Telephone: [phone], Email: [email protected]