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TORONTO, May 08, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aura Health Inc. (the “Company” or “Aura”) (CSE:BUZZ) is pleased to announce a multi-year supply agreement with FSD Pharma Inc. (“FSD”) and that milestones have been met to allow the Company to close the acquisition of an 80% equity interest in Pharmadrug Production GmbH (“Pharmadrug”), as previously announced on January 25, 2019 and April 17, 2019.

Pharmadrug is a cash flow positive German pharmaceutical distribution company with over 20 years of operating history and a Schedule I European Union narcotics license that allows it to distribute medical cannabis to pharmacies in Germany and throughout the Eurozone as markets become legalized. Pharmadrug currently has supply agreements with Bedrocan International B.V. and with a Canadian Licensed Producer, and has received its first cannabis shipment and has commenced deliveries to pharmacies in Germany.

Bridge Facility

As previously announced on April 17, 2019, the Company entered into a share exchange transaction with FSD, a licensed producer under the Cannabis Act, whereby, among other things, FSD issued $3 million of FSD Class B Subordinate Voting Shares (the “FSD Shares”) to the Company in exchange (the “Share Exchange”) for $3 million of Aura common shares (the “Aura Shares”’). Since the FSD Shares were issued to the Company on a private placement basis, the Company is pleased to announce that it has secured a $3 million (the “Loan Amount”) bridge facility (the “Bridge Facility”) from a private lender (the “Lender”). The proceeds from the Bridge Facility will be used by the Company to close the acquisition of Pharmadrug. The Bridge Facility will bear interest at a rate of 18% per annum and mature on September 24, 2019 (the “Maturity Date”). The principal and accrued interest on the Bridge Facility shall be due and payable in full by the Company on the Maturity Date. The Company is entitled to prepay all or any part of the Bridge Facility at any time and from time to time, without bonus or penalty. In connection with the Bridge Facility, the Company: (i) entered into a general security agreement with the Lender, (ii) granted the Lender exclusive control over the FSD Shares; and (iii) granted the Lender a power of attorney or trading authority in respect of the FSD Shares.

Supply Agreement and Agreement with FSD

As previously announced on April 17, 2019, in connection with the Share Exchange, Pharmadrug has entered into a supply agreement and a consulting agreement with FSD. Pursuant to the consulting agreement (the “Consulting Agreement”), Pharmadrug has agreed to assist FSD with obtaining euGMP certification at the existing licensed facility of FSD. Pharmadrug has also entered into a five year supply agreement with FSD (the “Supply Agreement”) whereby, upon proper euGMP certification, Pharmadrug will commit to purchase an aggregate of 1,000 kilograms of Canadian produced cannabis product from FSD in the first two years of the term and then 1,000 kilograms in each year thereafter at a firm price of $7.00 per gram FOB Germany in the first year and then $7.00 per gram FOB Germany thereafter (subject to downward adjustment should market exigencies dictate), provided that the product is saleable in the German market (the “Purchase Commitment”). For greater certainty, the Supply Agreement will in no way limit or restrict the ability of Pharmadrug to freely source product from other suppliers in any other country, provided that the Purchase Commitment is satisfied.

The Company anticipates that it will be in a position to close the acquisition of Pharmadrug in the coming days. At such point, the Aura Shares and FSD Shares will be released from escrow pursuant to the Share Exchange and all the escrow release conditions will be satisfied in conjunction with the previously announced subscription receipt financing for gross proceeds of $4.74 million.

About FSD Pharma Inc.

FSD Pharma is focused on the development of the highest quality indoor grown, pharmaceutical grade cannabis and on the research and development of novel cannabinoid-based treatments for several central nervous system disorders, including chronic pain, fibromyalgia and irritable bowel syndrome. The Company has 25,000 square feet available for production at its Ontario facility with an additional 220,000 square feet currently in development (with an estimated cost of $250 per square foot to be completed in 2019). FSD facilities sit on 70 acres of land with 40 acres primed for development and an expansion capability of up to 3,896,000 square feet.

FSD’s wholly-owned subsidiary, FV Pharma, is a licensed producer under the Cannabis Act and Regulations, having received its cultivation license on October 13, 2017. FV Pharma’s vision is to transform its current headquarters in a Kraft plant in Cobourg, Ontario into the largest hydroponic indoor grow facility in the world. FV Pharma intends to cover all aspects of this exciting new industry, including cultivation, legal, processing, manufacturing, extracts and research and development.

About Aura Health Inc.

Aura Health is building an international network of vertically integrated cannabis assets. Through an established product line of cannabis-infused edible products and oil extracts, Aura is dedicated to building a high margin downstream business in the medical marijuana sector. The Company holds convertible debt that converts to 54% equity of HolyCanna, a cultivation and nursery license holder in Israel. Aura has also entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 80% of Pharmadrug, a German medical cannabis and pharmaceutical distributor, as well as into a binding letter of intent to purchase CannabiSendak, the builder of a network of high-profile dispensaries in Israel.

For further information, please contact:

Daniel Cohen, CEO

Aura Health Inc.

(647) 202-1824

David Posner, Chairman

Aura Health Inc.

(647) 985-6727

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This news release may contain forward-looking statements and information based on current expectations. These statements should not be read as guarantees of future performance or results. Such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from those implied by such statements. Such statements include the draw from the Bridge Facility, the satisfaction by the Company of the escrow release conditions under the subscription receipt offering (the “Offering”), the satisfaction of the share exchange release conditions, the closing of the Pharmadrug acquisition, obtaining proper euGMP certification, the fulfillment of the Purchase Commitment on favourable terms and the fulfillment by the Company of its obligations under the agreements referred to herein or in related press releases involving the acquisition of Pharmadrug or the Offering, among others. There is no certainty that any of these events will occur. Although such statements are based on management's reasonable assumptions, there can be no assurance that such assumptions will prove to be correct. We assume no responsibility to update or revise them to reflect new events or circumstances.

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