Funds Earmarked for Growth Initiatives

LAS VEGAS

,

Sept. 27, 2021

/PRNewswire/ –

Terry Booth

, CEO, is pleased to announce – Australis Capital Inc., operating as AUDACIOUS (CSE: AUSA) (OTC: AUSAF) (“AUSA”, “AUDACIOUS”, or the “Company”), announced today that it has retained

DelMorgan & Co.


,

an internationally recognized investment banking firm, to assist AUDACIOUS with its

$15 million

capital raise.

Terry Booth

,

AUSA CEO

, stated, “DelMorgan is a highly regarded name with broad access to institutional investors active in the cannabis industry, our target audience for this raise. The funds will largely go to initiatives that we believe will enable us further to accelerate growth. We have a number of potential transactions and partnerships on our radar screen. These funds will help to capitalize on these opportunities and take AUSA to the next level. We look forward to working with the DelMorgan team on this fund raise and potentially other initiatives.”

Neil Morganbesser

, President & CEO of DelMorgan & Co., commented, “AUSA’s recent acquisitions have been quite ‘audacious,’ and we believe that the combination of ALPS, Green Therapeutics, LOOS and Herbs, as well as and many of the other ‘pieces of the puzzle’ AUDACIOUS brings, are truly synergistic and likely to create a whole that is much greater than the sum of the parts. Australis Capital’s management team is among the best in the industry, with a depth and pedigree that are virtually unmatched, and we are enthusiastic about the growth prospects for the Company and its shareholders.”

Rob Delgado

, Chairman of DelMorgan & Co., said, “We are extremely excited to be working with AUSA and to play a role in helping them execute on a unique strategy to create a leader in U.S. and global cannabis operations and brands.”

About DelMorgan

With over 150 years of combined experience and over

$300 billion

in

successfully completed transactions

, the

professionals

at DelMorgan provide world-class financial advice and assistance to companies, institutions, governments and individuals around the world. DelMorgan’s unique approach to business has grown out of its dedication to its core principles and the experience of its professionals over the course of decades working on some of the most challenging, most rewarding and highest profile transactions around the globe. DelMorgan brings significant intellectual firepower to each client situation. DelMorgan treats each engagement as a new and exciting opportunity to be capitalized on, not following a “standard approach” but rather tailor its approach to each situation. DelMorgan thinks outside the box, identifying and analyzing all options in conducting a strategic assessment, and striving to be recognized as a thought leader in each of its assignments.

About AUSA

Audacious is at its roots a community and culture-based cannabis company. After the completion of a dissident shareholder battle that ended with convincing shareholder approval,

Terry Booth

, former Aurora CEO, who had to step away from AUSA upon spin off, re-joined AUSA as CEO on March 9, 2021. Since then, the company has reset the direction of AUSA and in just 3 months closed multiple accretive transactions, improved legacy contracts, established a world class Executive Team, and resolved previous executive and board exits.

Also, in the same 3-month time frame, AUSA with its acquisition of ALPS has entered the global Sustainable Controlled Environment Agriculture Industry, a rapidly growing segment of the global horticulture market. ALPS provides customized designs along with multiple services that allow operators to maximize yield and quality while minimizing inputs and resources, including labor. ALPS at present is active in cannabis and traditional horticulture projects across the globe, including the U.S.,

Canada

, Denmark Finland,

Iceland

,

Germany

,

Netherlands

, Bahrein,

United Arab Emirates

,

Southeast Asia

,

Australia

, as well as other jurisdictions.

Total Capex committed by ALPS’ clients since Aurora divested its interest just 12 short months ago during the Covid crisis, stands at approximately

$1 billion

, with a rapidly growing business development pipeline with over

$4 billion

in total Capex planned to be spent by potential clients.

AUSA’s business assets include: a 51% ownership interest in ALPS, a milestone weighted deal with an option to acquire the remaining 49% of ALPS –- AUSA and Green Therapeutics, an award-winning MSO, have finalized and agreed to all terms with respect to AUSA’s 100% acquisition (subject to regulatory state licensing approvals). AUSA also owns land assets in

Bellingham, Washington

– as well as the iconic West Coast brand Mr. Natural and the ingestibles brand LOOS with a footprint in the

California

market. The Company is in the process of completing the acquisition of a retail facility in

San Jose

, which comes with the ability to cultivate and manufacture, as well as a state-wide partnership with Eaze, the largest legal delivery services in the U.S. AUDACIOUS also has a partnership with the PBR, the professional bull riders association. Under the partnership, the Company is launching a PBR endorsed line of topical CBD products under the Wreck Relief brand.

AUSA also has a supply partnership with

Belle Fleur

, founded by the team behind Rapper Weed. Machine Gun Kelly, recently stated: “I just bought $1,000 worth of Rapper Weed at Cookies in Maywood. These guys have the best flower in the game.” AUSA and Belle Fleur are working towards a broader arrangement to include brand partnerships in

Massachusetts

and other jurisdictions the companies intend entering into.

AUSA furthermore has investments in Body and Mind Inc., a U.S. MSO, Quality Green, a Canadian licensed producer and Cocoon, a company changing the dispensary customer user experience through self-service kiosks. The Company also has entered into a sponsorship agreement with

Endeavour

owned Professional Bull Riders, as well as executed a term sheet for a JV partnership with U.S. and

Canada

-based 3 Rivers Biotech for plant tissue culture, genetics clean-up and micro propagation.

AUSA and ALPS have secured contracts or are in late stage negotiations in the following jurisdictions:

Australia

, UAE,

Bahrain

,

Canada

,

Finland

,

Germany

,

Iceland

,

Jordan

,

Kuwait

,

Netherlands

,

Saudi Arabia

,

Denmark

,

Massachusetts

,

Arizona

,

Nevada

,

Washington

,

Michigan

,

Missouri

,

Oklahoma

,

Colorado

,

Florida

,

Illinois

,

Maine

,

Maryland

,

New Mexico

,

Pennsylvania

,

Wyoming

, and

California

, with other deals in other states presently being evaluated and negotiated. Audacious are laser focused on

New York

and

New Jersey

as well.

The Company’s common shares trade on the CSE under the symbol “AUSA” and on the OTCQB under the symbol “AUSAF”.

”


Terry Booth


”

________________________________


Terry Booth


Chief Executive Officer

Forward-Looking Statement

This press release contains “forward-looking information” within the meaning of applicable securities legislation. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included herein is forward-looking information. Generally, forward-looking information may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “plans”, “expects” or “does not expect”, “proposed”, “is expected”, “budgets”, “scheduled”, “estimates”, “forecasts”, “intends”, “anticipates” or “does not anticipate”, or “believes”, or variations of such words and phrases, or by the use of words or phrases which state that certain actions, events or results may, could, would, or might occur or be achieved. In particular, this press release contains forward-looking information in relation to: the ability of ALPS to convert its pipeline into contracts; the impact of the changes to U.S. federal and state statutory developments with respect to the cannabis industry and the opportunities this may present for the Company; and the Company’s current liquidity. This forward-looking information reflects the Company’s current beliefs and is based on information currently available to the Company and on assumptions the Company believes are reasonable. These assumptions include but are not limited to the ability of the Company to successfully satisfy the conditions to closing the proposed transaction; the ability of the Company to successfully execute on its plans for the Company and GT; legal changes relating to the cannabis industry proceeding as anticipated.

Forward-looking information is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information. Such risks and other factors may include, but are not limited to: general business, economic,


competitive, political and social uncertainties; general capital market conditions and market prices for securities; the actual results of the Company’s future operations; competition; changes in legislation affecting the Company; the timing and availability of external financing on acceptable terms; lack of qualified, skilled labour or loss of key individuals; risks related to the COVID-19 pandemic including various recommendations, orders and measures of governmental authorities to try to limit the pandemic, including travel restrictions, border closures, non-essential business closures, service disruptions, quarantines, self-isolations, shelters-in-place and social distancing, disruptions to markets, economic activity, financing, supply chains and sales channels, and a deterioration of general economic conditions that could limit the Company’s ability to obtain external financing.

A description of additional risk factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from forward-looking information can be found in the Company’s disclosure documents on the SEDAR website at

www.sedar.com

. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. Readers are cautioned that the foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. Readers are further cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking information as there can be no assurance that the plans, intentions or expectations upon which they are placed will occur. Such information, although considered reasonable by management at the time of preparation, may prove to be incorrect and actual results may differ materially from those anticipated.

Forward-looking information contained in this press release is expressly qualified by this cautionary statement. The forward-looking information contained in this press release represents the expectations of the Company as of the date of this press release and, accordingly, are subject to change after such date. However, the Company expressly disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as expressly required by applicable securities law.

The CSE has neither approved nor disapproved the contents of this news release. Neither the CSE nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the CSE) accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

No person may treat this announcement as constituting either an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any security or interest in the Company.  Any offering of securities may be made only pursuant to written offering documents, in compliance with federal and applicable state securities laws.

DelMorgan offers securities and provides broker-dealer services in the U.S. through Globalist Capital, LLC, a registered broker-dealer with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and a member of the U.S. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC).

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SOURCE Australis Capital Inc.