Avivagen Inc. Provides Update on Securities for Service Agreements With CEO and CSO

OTTAWA, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Avivagen Inc. (TSXV:VIV) (“Avivagen” or the “Company”), a life sciences corporation focused on developing and commercializing products for livestock, companion animal and human applications that safely enhance and support immune function, thereby supporting general health and performance, announces that pursuant to its previously announced “Securities for Services” agreements with Top Meadow Consulting Services Inc. and Mr. Graham Burton, the Company has issued an aggregate of 507,345 common shares in the capital of the Company (the “Shares”) to Top Meadow Consulting Services Inc. and Mr. Graham Burton.

The deemed price per Share and the number of Shares to be issued pursuant to the Agreements were determined as of a date after the applicable services were provided to the Company, and was determined using the Discounted Market Price (as such term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) of the Shares on the TSXV on the date immediately preceding the issuance. In particular:

• 255,262 Shares were issued on February 23, 2023, at a deemed issuance price of $0.07125 for services provided from October 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022; and
• 252,083 Shares were issued on March 28, 2023, at a deemed issuance price of $0.045 for services provided from January 1, 2023 to February 28, 2023.

For further details regarding the “Securities for Services” agreements, please see the Company’s press release dated December 22, 2022.

All securities issued in connection with the foregoing are subject to a 4-month hold period in Canada.

The transactions described herein constitute a “related party transaction” within the meaning of Multilateral Instrument 61-101 Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions (“MI 61-101“). The Company relied on exemptions from the formal valuation and minority approval requirements in sections 5.5(a) and 5.7(1)(a) on the basis that participation in the settlement by the interested parties does not exceed 25% of the fair market value of the Company’s market capitalization.

About Avivagen
Avivagen is a life sciences corporation focused on developing and commercializing products for livestock, companion animal and human applications. By unlocking an overlooked facet of βcarotene activity, a path has been opened to safely and economically support immune function, thereby promoting general health and performance in animals. Avivagen is a public corporation traded on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol VIV, and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, based in partnership facilities of the National Research Council of Canada and Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. For more information, visit www.avivagen.com. The contents of the website are expressly not incorporated by reference in this press release.

Notice Regarding Forward Looking Statements
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