FendX Technologies Announces Closing of Non-Brokered Private Placement with Strategic Investors and Upsizing

Oakville, Ontario–(Newsfile Corp. – February 2, 2024) – FendX Technologies Inc. (CSE: FNDX) (OTCQB: FDXTF) (FSE: E8D) (the “Company” or “FendX“) a nanotechnology company developing surface protection coatings, announces the closing of its previously announced non-brokered private placement (the “Offering“) and has issued 2,625,000 units (each, a “Unit”) at a price of $0.20 per Unit raising gross proceeds of $525,000. As described in its press release dated December 20, 2023, the size of the Offering could be increased to accommodate increased demand and as such, the Company has closed this initial tranche and is increasing the size of the total Offering to up to 5,000,000 Units to raise gross proceeds of up to $1,000,000 or such greater amount as the Company may determine. One or more additional closings may occur. Bloom Burton & Co. Inc. and other strategic investors participated in this first closing.

Each Unit is comprised of one common share (each, a “Share“) in the capital of the Company and one transferable share purchase warrant (each, a “Warrant“). Each Warrant is exercisable for one Share (a “Warrant Share”) at a price of $0.40 per Warrant Share for a period of three years after the closing date, subject to an acceleration right, as described in the Company’s press release dated December 20, 2023. In connection with the closing, the Company paid finders fees to eligible finders comprised of $8,000 in cash and 170,000 finder units and issued 210,000 finder warrants. Each finder unit is comprised of one Unit and each finder warrant is exercisable into one common share at an exercise price of $0.20 for 36 months from the closing date of the Offering.

The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the Offering to advance the Company’s scale-up activities on both its REPELWRAP™ film and spray technologies and for general corporate purposes.

Closing of the Offering is subject to receipt of all necessary regulatory approvals, including from the CSE. All securities issued in relation to the Offering are subject to a hold period expiring four months and one day after the closing date, in accordance with applicable securities laws.

The securities issued under the Offering have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act“), and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements under the Securities Act. This news 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.

About FendX Technologies Inc.

FendX is a Canada-based nanotechnology company focused on developing products to make people’s lives safer by reducing the spread of pathogens. The Company is developing both film and spray products to protect surfaces from contamination. The lead product under development, REPELWRAP™ film, is a protective surface coating film that, due to its repelling properties, prevents the adhesion of pathogens and reduces their transmission on surfaces prone to contamination. The spray nanotechnology is a bifunctional spray coating being developed to reduce contamination on surfaces by repelling and killing pathogens. The Company is conducting research and development activities using its nanotechnology in collaboration with industry-leading partners, including McMaster University. The Company has an exclusive worldwide license to its technology and IP portfolio from McMaster, which encompass both film and spray coating nanotechnology formulations.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

“Carolyn Myers”
Carolyn Myers
Chief Executive Officer and Director

Contacts:
Dr. Carolyn Myers, CEO and Director
1-800-344-9868

Alyssa Barry, Investor Relations
1-833-947-5227
investor@fendxtech.com

For more information, please visit https://fendxtech.com/ and the Company’s profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca.

Neither the Canadian Securities Exchange nor the Market Regulator (as that term is defined in the policies of the Canadian Securities Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Forward-Looking Statements

This news release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Canadian securities legislation, including with respect to: the plans of the Company; the Offering and its terms, including the increased size of the Offering and that one or more additional tranches may occur; the proposed use of funds of the Offering; and products under development and any pathogen reduction benefits related thereto. Although the Company believes that such statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts; they are generally, but not always, identified by the words “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “intends,” “estimates,” “projects,” “aims,” “potential,” “goal,” “objective,” “prospective,” and similar expressions, or that events or conditions “will,” “would,” “may,” “can,” “could” or “should” occur, or are those statements, which, by their nature, refer to future events. The Company cautions that forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs, estimates and opinions of the Company’s management on the date the statements are made and involve several risks and uncertainties, including that the Offering may not close on additional tranches or on the terms announced; that the Company may use the proceeds of the Offering for purposes other than those disclosed in this news release; adverse market conditions; and other factors beyond the control of the Company. Consequently, there can be no assurances that such statements will prove to be accurate, and that actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements.

Important factors that could cause future results to differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements include: product candidates only being in formulation/reformulation stages; limited operating history; research and development activities; dependence on collaborative partners, licensors and others; effect of general economic and political conditions; and other risk factors set forth in the Company’s public filings which are available on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca. Accordingly, the reader is urged to refer to the Company’s such filings for a more complete discussion of such risk factors and their potential effects. Except to the extent required by applicable securities laws and the policies of the Canadian Securities Exchange, the Company undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements if management’s beliefs, estimates or opinions, or other factors should change.

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