CubicFarm Systems Corp. Announces Closing of Final Tranche of Private Placement

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CubicFarms closes final tranche of non-brokered private placement, raising approximately C$2.06 million. Each Unit consists of one common share and one-half of a common share purchase warrant. John de Jonge, interim CEO, participates in the placement.

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - March 18, 2024) - CubicFarm® Systems Corp. (TSXV: CUB) ("CubicFarms" or the "Company"), a leading local chain agricultural technology company, today announces that it has closed the final tranche (the "Final Tranche") of its non-brokered private placement (the "Private Placement") of units (the "Units") of the Company.

Pursuant to the Private Placement, the Company has issued approximately 10.3 million Units at a price of C$0.20 (the "Offering Price") per Unit for gross proceeds of approximately C$2.06 million. Each Unit will consist of one common share of the Company (a "Common Share") and one-half of one common share purchase warrant (the "Warrants"). Each Warrant will entitle the holder thereof to acquire one Common Share of the Company at an exercise price of C$0.25 (the "Exercise Price") per Common Share for a period of 24 months from the date of issuance.

Under the Final Tranche, the Company issued 5,792,688 Units at a price of C$0.20 per Unit for gross proceeds of approximately C$1,160,000.

The Company intends to use the proceeds of the Private Placement First Tranche for general working capital and general administrative purposes.

The securities offered in the Final Tranche are subject to a four month and a day transfer restriction from the date of issuance expiring on July 16, 2024, in addition to such other restrictions as may apply under applicable securities laws of jurisdictions outside Canada.

Pursuant to the Final Tranche of the Private Placement, John de Jonge (the "Investor") is an insider of the Company by virtue of being the interim Chief Executive Officer of the Company. The Investor participated in the Final Tranche of the Private Placement by purchasing 250,000 Units and, accordingly, this purchase constitutes a related party transaction as defined under Multilateral Instrument 61-101 - Protection of Minority Securityholders in Special Transactions ("MI 61-101"). The Company is exempt from the formal valuation and minority approval requirement under MI 61-101 as the fair market value of the insider's participation in the aggregate in the Private Placement does not exceed more than 25% of the market capitalization of the Company, as set forth in Sections 5.5(a) and 5.7(1)(a) of MI 61-101. The Company has not filed a material change report more than twenty-one (21) days before the closing date of the Final Tranche of the Private Placement, as the details of the Final Tranche were not finalized until February 8, 2024, and the Company wished to close the Final Tranche as soon as practicable.

Completion of the Private Placement remains subject to the receipt of all necessary regulatory approvals, including the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange.

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 HydroGreen

HydroGreen's Automated Vertical Pastures™ technology utilizes a unique process to sprout grains, such as barley and wheat, in a controlled environment with minimal use of land, labour and water. HydroGreen's fully automated indoor growing technology performs all growing functions including seeding, watering, lighting, harvesting, and re-seeding-all with the push of a button-to deliver nutritious fresh forage for livestock without the typical investment in fertilizer, chemicals, fuel, field equipment, and transportation. Automated Vertical Pastures™ not only provide superior nutritious feed to benefit the animal but also enable significant environmental benefits to the farm.

About CubicFarms

CubicFarms is a leading local chain agricultural technology company developing and deploying technology to feed a changing world. Its proprietary ag-tech solutions enable growers to produce high quality, predictable produce and fresh livestock feed with HydroGreen Nutrition Technology, a division of CubicFarm Systems Corp. The CubicFarms™ system contains patented technology for growing leafy greens and other crops onsite, indoors, all year round. CubicFarms provides an efficient, localized food supply solution that benefits our people, planet, and economy.

For more information, please visit www.cubicfarms.com.

Contact info@cubicfarms.com for media or investors@cubicfarms.com for investor inquiries.

Forward-looking and other cautionary statements

Certain statements in this release constitute "forward-looking statements" or "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable securities laws, including, without limitation, statements with respect to the closing of a subsequent tranche of the private placement, the receipt of regulatory approvals, and the use of proceeds form the Private Placement. Such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors and assumptions which may cause the actual results, performance, or achievements of CubicFarm Systems Corp., or industry results, to be materially different from any future results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements or information, including, without limitation, risks related to the ability and time frame within which the Company will execute and implement the Consolidation, the Company's ability to raise additional funding, the Company's ongoing or future litigation, the Company's ability to establish, maintain and defend intellectual property rights in the Company's products, product liability claims, insurance and recalls, the Company's manufacturing operations, the manufacturing capacity of third-party manufacturers for the Company's products, including risks of supply interruptions impacting the Company's ability to manufacture its own products and the other factors disclosed under "Risk Factors" in the Company's annual information form for the year ended December 31, 2022, and those risks described in other documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in the prospectus. Such statements can be identified by the use of words such as "intend", "expect", "believe", "plan", "anticipate", "estimate", "scheduled", "forecast", "predict", and other similar terminology, or state that certain actions, events, or results "may", "can", "could", "would", "might", or "will" be taken, occur, or be achieved.

These statements reflect the Company's current expectations regarding future events, performance, and results and speak only as of the date of this news release. Consequently, there can be no assurances that such statements will prove to be accurate and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Except as required by securities disclosure laws and regulations applicable to the Company, the Company undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements if the Company's expectations regarding future events, performance, or results change.

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FAQ

How much did CubicFarms raise in the final tranche of the private placement?

CubicFarms raised approximately C$2.06 million in the final tranche of the private placement.

What does each Unit in the private placement consist of?

Each Unit consists of one common share of the Company and one-half of one common share purchase warrant.

Who participated in the final tranche of the private placement?

John de Jonge, the interim CEO of CubicFarms, participated in the final tranche of the private placement by purchasing 250,000 Units.

What is the exercise price of the common share purchase warrant?

The exercise price of the common share purchase warrant is C$0.25 per common share.

What are the intended uses of the proceeds from the private placement?

The proceeds from the private placement will be used for general working capital and general administrative purposes.