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Lexaria Announces Option and Warrant Transactions.
Kelowna, British Columbia December 1, 2017 Lexaria
Bioscience Corp. (OTCQB: LXRP) (CSE: LXX) (the Company or Lexaria ) announces
various stock, option and warrant transactions.
Lexaria announces it has received US$6,733.02 from the
exercise of a compensation option certificate previously granted. The
compensation option certificate was exercised at the price of US$0.42 and a
total of 16,031 common shares are being issued. This exercise is by a third
party who is neither an officer nor a director of the Company. The Company has
also issued 8,016 warrants with an exercise price of US$0.60 and an expiration
date of April 3, 2019, related to the compensation option certificate.
Lexaria is issuing 14,634 restricted common shares at an
issuance price of US$0.82 per shares to settle US$12,000 of debt to a director
Lexaria is granting 200,000 stock options with an exercise
price of US$0.83 and an expiration date of December 1, 2022 to an officer of the
Company, pursuant to an existing management contract. Lexaria is awarding
250,000 stock warrants with an exercise price of US$0.83 and an expiration date
of December 1, 2019 to a manager of the Company, pursuant to a management
Lexaria is awarding a total of 209,056 restricted common shares
at an issuance price of US$0.82 as required by intellectual property performance
thresholds within an existing management consulting contract with the Company
divided between three officers and three managers.
Following issuance of these
common shares, Lexaria will have 69,674,919 common shares issued and
outstanding. No commissions or placement fees have been paid related to the
funds received from these warrants exercised. Proceeds will be used for general
The securities referred to herein will not be or have not
been registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an
applicable exemption from registration requirements.
Lexaria Bioscience Corp. has developed
and out-licenses its disruptive patented technology that promotes healthier
ingestion methods, lower overall dosing and higher effectiveness of lipophilic
active molecules. Lexaria has multiple patents pending in over 40 countries
around the world and was granted its first patents in the USA and in Australia
related to edible forms of cannabinoids. Lexaria s technology provides increases
in intestinal absorption rates; more rapid delivery to the bloodstream; and
important taste-masking benefits, for orally administered bioactive molecules
including cannabinoids, vitamins, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
(NSAIDs), nicotine and other molecules.
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This release includes
forward-looking statements. Statements which are not historical facts are
forward-looking statements. The Company makes forward-looking public statements
concerning its expected future financial position, results of operations, cash
flows, financing plans, business strategy, products and services, competitive
positions, growth opportunities, plans and objectives of management for future
operations, including statements that include words such as "anticipate," "if,"
"believe," "plan," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "could," "should,"
"will," and other similar expressions are forward-looking statements, including
but not limited to: that any additional stock warrants or stock options will be
exercised. Such forward-looking statements are estimates reflecting the
Company's best judgment based upon current information and involve a number of
risks and uncertainties, and there can be no assurance that other factors will
not affect the accuracy of such forward-looking statements. Factors which could
cause actual results to differ materially from those estimated by the Company
include, but are not limited to, government regulation, managing and maintaining
growth, the effect of adverse publicity, litigation, competition, the patent
application and approval process and other factors which may be identified from
time to time in the Company's public announcements and filings. There is no
assurance that existing capital is sufficient for the Company's needs or that it
will be able to raise additional capital. There is no assurance that Lexaria
will successfully complete any other contemplated or existing technology license
agreements; or that results from any studies will be favorable or in any way
support future business activities of any kind. There is no assurance that any
planned corporate activity, business venture, or initiative will be pursued, or
if pursued, will be successful. There is no assurance that any of Lexaria s
postulated uses, benefits, or advantages for the patented and patent-pending
technology will in fact be realized in any manner or in any part. No statement
herein has been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Lexaria
Energy Foods, Ambarii, and ViPovaTM products are not intended to
diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.
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for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.