Black Birch Capital Acquisition III Corp. Announces Filing of Filing Statement

GreenTec Holdings Ltd. (“GreenTec”) and Black Birch Capital Acquisition III Corp. (TSXV: BBC.H) (“Black Birch”) are pleased to announce that Black Birch has filed a filing statement dated May 29, 2018 (the “Filing Statement”) with the TSX Venture Exchange (the “Exchange”) for the proposed business combination (the “Transaction”) between GreenTec and Black Birch previously announced in the parties’ press releases dated February 6, 2018 and March 13, 2018, which Transaction is intended to constitute Black Birch’s “Qualifying Transaction” pursuant to Policy 2.4 of the Exchange.

Additional information in respect of the Transaction and GreenTec is provided in the Filing Statement, which is available under Black Birch’s SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com.

The Transaction remains subject to receipt of regulatory approvals. GreenTec and Black Birch will advise the market as soon as possible with respect to a closing date and an estimated day when the shares will commence trading.

About GreenTec

GreenTec was founded in 2017 to capitalize on opportunities in the nascent and rapidly growing legal cannabis industry. GreenTec is a private corporation based in Kelowna, British Columbia. GreenTec is focused on growing premium quality craft cannabis in purpose-built indoor facilities. GreenTec currently holds a 100% interest in GreenTec Bio-Pharmaceuticals Corp., Grey Bruce Farms Inc., Zenalytic Laboratories Ltd., Falcon Ridge Naturals Ltd., Alberta Craft Cannabis Inc. (formerly Grenex Pharms Inc.), and Tumbleweed Farms Corp.

All information contained in this news release with respect to GreenTec was supplied by GreenTec for inclusion herein, and Black Birch and its directors and officers have relied on GreenTec for any such information.

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Completion of the Transaction is subject to a number of conditions, including but not limited to, Exchange acceptance. There can be no assurance that the Transaction will be completed as proposed at all.

Investors are cautioned that, except as disclosed in the Filing Statement or Management Information Circular to be prepared in connection with the Transaction, any information released or received with respect to the Transaction may not be accurate or complete and should not be relied upon. Trading in the securities of Black Birch should be considered highly speculative.

The TSX Venture Exchange has in no way passed upon the merits of the proposed Transaction and has neither approved nor disapproved the contents of this news release.

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

The securities of the Corporation have not been and will not be 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 the registration requirement. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of the securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION: This news release includes certain “forward-looking statements” under applicable Canadian securities legislation. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to the completion of the Transaction. Forward-looking statements are necessarily based upon a number of estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable, are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors which may cause the actual results and future events to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to: general business, economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties; delay or failure to receive board, shareholder or regulatory approvals. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Black Birch disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

Source: www.gtec.co