Vancouver, British Columbia–(Newsfile Corp. – February 3, 2022) – Lobe Sciences Ltd. (the “Acquiror“) announces, pursuant to the early warning requirements of Canadian securities legislation, that on February 3, 2022, it acquired 47,065,647 common shares in the capital of Ionic Brands Corp. (the “Issuer” and the common shares of the Issuer referred to as the “Common Shares“), pursuant to an annual cumulative preferential dividend on the 73,414,360 Series E Nonvoting Preferred Shares of the Issuer owned by the Acquiror (the “Series E Preferred Shares“), which were originally issued to the Acquiror on March 5, 2021 as partial consideration for the sale to the Issuer of certain assets of the Acquiror.

Pursuant to the terms of the Series E Preferred Shares, for the first two years following the issuance of the Series E Preferred Shares, the holders thereof are entitled to receive an annual, cumulative, preferential dividend equal to 13% of the initial issue price of $0.30 per Series E Preferred Share, accrued daily and paid annually, or on the date of conversion of the Series E Preferred Shares, and payable in Common Shares at the closing price of the Common Shares on the applicable payment date.

Prior to the issuance of the Common Shares pursuant to the aforementioned Series E Preferred Share dividend, the Acquiror owned a total of 10,315,000 Common Shares of the Issuer, representing approximately 5% of the Issuer’s issued and outstanding Common Shares on a non-diluted basis.

As a result of the acquisition of Common Shares described herein, the Acquiror owns and has control and direction over 57,380,647 Common Shares, which represents approximately 22% of the Issuer’s issued and outstanding Common Shares on a non-diluted basis.

This press release is issued pursuant to the early warning requirements of National Instrument 62-103 – The Early Warning System and Related Take-Over Bid and Insider Reporting Issues and National Instrument 62-104 – Take-Over Bids and Issuer Bids of the Canadian Securities Administrators, which also requires an early warning report to be filed with applicable Canadian securities regulatory authorities containing additional information in respect of the foregoing matters (the “Early Warning Report“). A copy of the Early Warning Report will appear under the Issuer’s profile on the SEDAR website at www.sedar.com. A copy of the Early Warning Report may also be obtained upon request at the contact details below.

About Lobe Sciences Ltd.

Lobe Sciences is a life sciences company focused on psychedelic medicines. The Company, through collaborations with industry-leading partners, is engaged in drug research and development using psychedelic compounds and the development of innovative devices and delivery mechanisms to improve mental health and wellness.

For further information please contact:

Lobe Sciences Ltd.
Philip J Young, CEO
[email protected]

Tel: (949) 505-5623

THE CSE HAS NOT REVIEWED AND DOES NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS RELEASE.

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