Aleafia Health Announces Intention to Repay $25M Convertible Debenture with Cash

• Repayment provides greater operational flexibility to build on record cannabis revenue realized in Q4 2020
• Results in $2M reduction in annual interest payments

TORONTO, Jan. 05, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Aleafia Health Inc. (TSX: AH, OTC: ALEAF) (“Aleafia Health” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce its intention to repay in cash its 8% unsecured convertible debt (the “Convertible Debt”) which matures on February 2, 2021. The Convertible Debt was issued by Emblem Corp. on February 2, 2018, and Emblem was acquired by the Company on March 14, 2019.

The Company currently has no materially significant senior secured debt, and its facilities are fully unencumbered, providing further flexibility for additional financing if necessary. The repayment will result in a $2 million reduction in annual interest expenses.

“Through continued fiscal discipline over the course of 2020 and our focus on sustainable growth, we are in a position to eliminate near-term debt. We believe that this approach benefits shareholders and clears the path for continued growth in 2021,” said Aleafia Health CEO Geoffrey Benic.

“The path we’ve taken is now delivering clear results, achieving record cannabis revenue in our recently completed fourth quarter. We look forward to building on the quarter’s robust sales growth across every cannabis sales channel, including domestic medical, adult-use, wholesale, and international.”

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About Aleafia Health:

Aleafia Health is a vertically integrated and federally licensed Canadian cannabis company offering cannabis health and wellness services and products in Canada and in international markets. The Company operates medical clinics, education centres and production facilities for the production and sale of cannabis.

Aleafia Health owns three significant licensed cannabis production facilities, including the first large-scale, legal outdoor cultivation facility in Canadian history. The Company produces a diverse portfolio of commercially proven, high-margin derivative products including oils, capsules and sprays. Aleafia Health operates the largest national network of medical cannabis clinics and education centres staffed by MDs, nurse practitioners and educators and operates internationally in three continents.

Innovation, the heart of Aleafia Health’s competitive advantage, has led to the Company maintaining a medical cannabis dataset with over 10 million data points to inform proprietary illness-specific product development and its highly differentiated education platform FoliEdge Academy. The Company is committed to creating sustainable shareholder value; the TSX Venture Exchange named Aleafia the 2019 top performing company prior to its graduation to the TSX.

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