RENO, NV / ACCESSWIRE / February 27, 2020 / Scandium International Mining Corp. (TSX:SCY) ("Scandium International" or the "Company") is pleased to announce it has signed a Program Agreement with Eck Industries ("ECK") located in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, to pursue novel alloy development of a combined cerium-scandium aluminum alloy, based on previous work done independently by the companies in this area.

The companies intend to pursue alloy refinements in both wrought and cast alloy applications, specifically targeting property improvements related to strength, corrosion resistance, and heat-working tolerance, principally in A5000 series alloys.

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS:

Joint economic and technical support to alloy design,
Joint sharing of previous data, and new data produced from this program,
Samples production for customer trials, either as cast products, or wrought sample shapes for various potential customers and alloy manufacturers,
Initial high value application expected to be in marine applications, and
Program work is protected by existing patent applications filed by ECK,

DISCUSSION

Eck Industries has been working both independently and with the Critical Materials Institute, a Department of Energy Program that brings together four national laboratories, seven universities and ten industrial partners to remove impediments to the commercialization of clean energy technologies to develop A5000 series aluminum alloys with cerium additions, predominantly for shape-casting applications, reflecting Eck's core manufacturing business. This work is covered by patents and patent applications, and has demonstrated novel alloy compositions that are superior in terms of heat-working tolerance, well beyond typical aluminum castable alloy performance. Key results have been previously publicly disclosed by Eck.

SCY has been working for a number of years to develop A5000 series aluminum alloys with scandium additions, predominantly for wrought sheet and extrusion applications, to support use in aerospace, automotive and marine applications.

SCY and ECK have recognized, after comparing data, that cerium and scandium both improve similar properties in A5000 series (magnesium family) alloys, but they do so in different ways and to differing degrees, and they are typically additive in combination. This has led the two companies to recognize that the target property improvements we were each seeking could potentially be reached through combinations of these additives and combination of our respective R&D programs. The companies initially formed an association through a letter of intent in 2018, founded on interest in scandium for cast alloy applications. This current program represents a maturation of the thinking around how well cerium and scandium can be combined to both improve strength and improve properties beyond thresholds that effectively limit aluminum alloy use today. These improvements are now recognized as potentially applicable in all forms of aluminum alloy use; cast, wrought, and extrusion.

George Putnam, CEO of Scandium International Mining Corp. commented:

"This is a truly exciting program because it investigates the synergistic impact of two winning alloy additives for aluminium, and shows every promise of breaking boundaries in important areas. These alloys won't make challenging production demands on alloy producers, and we see numerous high volume existing applications where they can represent a better, property-driven, alloy choice."

David Weiss, VP Engineering & Technology, Eck Industries Inc. commented:

"We have been pursuing scandium as an alloy additive almost as long as we have been pursuing cerium. Cerium has proven to be a really novel change in the casting space, and scandium represents a powerful enhancement to that change. This program brings us an expanded understanding of scandium behavior, but also more tightly aligns us with a group that has scandium market understanding that extends well outside our traditional casting environment."

ABOUT ECK INDUSTRIES INC.

Eck Industries Inc. was founded in 1948 (as Eck Foundries) to service orders from Harley-Davidson, Wisconsin Motors, West Bend Outboard and Johnson Motors. Today Eck Industries operates a 210,000 sq. ft. facility with over 250 employees, and 110 customers, shape-casting commercial aircraft parts, automotive and trucking cast parts, military drivetrain casings, marine propulsion system castings, and military aerospace components.

Eck is known in the casting industry as an innovator. They employ over seven different molding techniques, including gravity feed, precision low pressure systems, permanent mold casting, and direct squeeze casting.

ABOUT SCANDIUM INTERNATIONAL MINING CORP.

The Company is focused on developing its Nyngan Scandium Project, located in NSW, Australia, into the world's first scandium-only producing mine. The project owned by our 100% held Australian subsidiary, EMC Metals Australia Pty Limited, has received all key approvals, including a mining lease, necessary to proceed with project construction.

The Company filed a NI 43-101 technical report in May 2016, titled "Feasibility Study – Nyngan Scandium Project". That feasibility study delivered an expanded scandium resource, a first reserve figure, and an estimated 33.1% IRR on the project, supported by extensive metallurgical test work and an independent, 10-year global marketing outlook for scandium demand.

Willem Duyvesteyn, MSc, AIME, CIM, a Director and CTO of the Company, is a qualified person for the purposes of NI 43-101 and has reviewed and approved the technical content of this press release on behalf of the Company.

For inquiries to Scandium International Mining Corp, please contact:

Edward Dickinson (CFO)
Tel: (775) 233-7328

George Putnam (CEO)
Tel: (925) 208-1775

Email: info@scandiummining.com

For inquiries to Eck Industries, Inc., please contact:

David Weiss (VP Engineering/Technology)
Tel: (920-682-4618 )
Email: david.weiss@eckindustries.com

This press release contains forward-looking statements about the Company and its business. Forward looking statements are statements that are not historical facts and include, but are not limited to statements regarding any future development of the project. The forward-looking statements in this press release are subject to various risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause the Company's actual results or achievements to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by forward looking statements. These risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: risks related to uncertainty in the demand for scandium, the possibility that results of test work will not fulfill expectations, or not realize the perceived market utilization and potential of scandium sources that may be developed for sale by the Company. Forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs, opinions and expectations of the Company's management at the time they are made, and other than as required by applicable securities laws, the Company does not assume any obligation to update its forward-looking statements if those beliefs, opinions or expectations, or other circumstances, should change.

SOURCE: Scandium International Mining Corp

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TORONTO ON / ACCESSWIRE / February 27, 2020 / The Board of Directors of Grid Metals Corp. (TSXV:GRDM) ("Grid " or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the Company has entered into a geophysical contract with Quantec Geoscience Limited to complete a Spartan magnetotelluric survey at its East Bull Lake palladium property located 80 km west of Sudbury, Ontario. The survey is being designed to delineate drill targets associated with favourable rock types and potential feeder structures. The survey is currently planned to commence in mid March and will take approximately 4-6 weeks. The Company will announce a timetable for drilling to follow.

The Company is also pleased to announce it has signed a consulting contract with Stevens Geoscience Inc. to oversee the design and interpretation of the Spartan MT survey and provide ongoing technical support on future programs. The principal, Kevin Stevens, is a highly respected geophysicist who has worked closely in the past with Dr. Dave Peck, Grid's VP of Exploration and Business Development, on palladium exploration programs at the Lac des Isle Mine and elsewhere. Kevin brings a tremendous amount of technical expertise to Grid and played a key role in several major magmatic ore deposit discoveries in the Sudbury and Thunder Bay Mining Districts.

The Company has granted a total of 2,620,000 incentive stock options and restricted share units to consultants, Officers and Directors of the corporation, exercisable to purchase up to 2,620,000 common shares in the capital of the Company until February 2025 at an exercise price of $0.25 per share. Certain of the options and restricted share units are subject to vesting periods. The incentive stock options were granted in accordance with the Company's Stock Option Plan and are subject to regulatory approval.

Grid Metals to Present at PDAC.

The Company will be exhibiting and presenting at the 2020 PDAC convention at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. Dr. Dave Peck, who recently joined the Company as Vice President Exploration and Business Development, will be presenting at the PGM and Nickel Session on the Company's plans for exploration at the East Bull Lake property. The presentation will be at Room 801B South Building at 10:45 am on Tuesday March 3, 2020. Grid will be exhibiting at Booth #2122 at the Investors Exchange from March 1 – 4.

About Grid Metals Corp.

Grid Metals Corp. is an exploration and development Company that has a diversified portfolio of projects in the nickel-copper-platinum group metal sectors. These commodities are vital to the emerging battery metals, energy storage and automotive sectors. All of Grid's projects are located in secure North American mining jurisdictions. The Company is focused on timely advancement of its property portfolio through prudent exploration and development activities.

To find out more about Grid Metals Corp., please visit www.gridmetalscorp.com.

Dave Peck P. Geo is the qualified person for purposes of National Instrument 43-101 and has reviewed the technical contents of this release.

On Behalf of the Board of Grid Metals Corp.

Robin Dunbar – President, CEO & Director
Telephone: 416-955-4773
Email: rd@gridmetalscorp.com

David Black – Investor Relations
Email: info@gridmetalscorp.com

We seek safe harbour.

This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and forward-looking information within the meaning of the Securities Act (Ontario) (together, "forward-looking statements"). Such forward-looking statements may include the Company's plans for its properties, the overall economic potential of its properties, the availability of adequate financing and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements to be materially different. Such factors include, among others, risks and uncertainties relating to potential political risk, uncertainty of production and capital costs estimates and the potential for unexpected costs and expenses, physical risks inherent in mining operations, metallurgical risk, currency fluctuations, fluctuations in the price of nickel, cobalt, copper and other metals, completion of economic evaluations, changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined, the inability or failure to obtain adequate financing on a timely basis, and other risks and uncertainties, including those described in the Company's Management Discussion and Analysis for the most recent financial period and Material Change Reports filed with the Canadian Securities Administrators and available at www.sedar.com.

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

SOURCE: Grid Metals Corp.

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NORTH YORK, ON / ACCESSWIRE / February 27, 2020 / ZTEST Electronics Inc. ("ZTEST" or the "Company") (CSE:ZTE) is pleased to announce that it will be closing the first tranche of its non-brokered private placement (the "Offering") announced on January 22, 2020 with the sale of 750,000 working capital units ("WC Units") at $0.15 per WC Unit for gross proceeds of $112,500 on February 28, 2020. The Offering will remain open until the earlier of the sale of the remaining WC Units and March 6, 2020.. The Company also wishes to announce that it will settle an aggregate of $153,500 of debt owed to insiders of the Company for management fees and directors fees on February 28, 2020 in consideration for the issuance of 1,023,000 common shares of the Company at a price of $0.15 per share (the "Debt Settlement").

Each WC Unit consists of one (1) common share and one (1) common share purchase warrant (a "Warrant"). Each Warrant entitles the holder to acquire an additional common share of the Company at $0.25 until February 28, 2021.

A finder was paid $1575 in cash and was issued 10,500 broker warrants. Each broker warrant entitles the holder to acquire one (1) common share of ZTEST at $0.15 until February 28, 2021.

All securities issued pursuant to the first closing of the Offering and the Debt Settlement are subject to a statutory hold period expiring on June 29, 2020.

The insider debt settlements are exempt from the valuation and minority shareholder approval requirements of Multilateral Instrument 61-101 ("MI 61-101") by virtue of the exemptions contained in sections 5.5(a) and 5.7(1)(a) of MI 61-101 in that the fair market value of the consideration for the securities of the Company to be issued to insiders does not exceed 25% of its market capitalization.

About ZTEST Electronics Inc.

ZTEST Electronics Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiary Permatech Electronics Corp. ("Permatech"), offers Electronic Manufacturing Services (EMS) to a wide range of customers. Permatech's offering includes Materials Management, Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Assembly, Testing and Design services. Permatech operates from a 20,000 square foot, ISO 9001:2015 certified facility in North York, Ontario, Canada. The company serves customers in the Medical, Power, Computer, Telecommunications, Wireless, Industrial and Consumer Electronics markets requiring high quality, quick-turnaround, small and medium size production runs. ZTEST also holds a 25.29% equity interest in Conversance Inc. ("Conversance").

 About Conversance Inc.

Conversance, a Waterloo Ont. based private company founded by Mr. Joseph Chen, is focused on developing and marketing proprietary artificial intelligence supported distributed ledger technologies. Mr. Chen is an electrical engineer with a strong background in radio frequency, digital signal processing, VLSI (very-large-scale integration), complex systems, chemistry and physics. Mr. Chen joined Research In Motion (now BlackBerry) in 1999, becoming a senior member of the office of the chief technology officer ("CTO"), where he was instrumental in many of Blackberry's key telephony innovations and patents. While at BlackBerry, the office of the CTO first began looking into blockchain in 2008. Since leaving Blackberry in 2012, Mr. Chen has focused much of his personal research on the state of the art in machine learning, cryptography and quantum computing, and their implications and applications in digitizing and automating finance, and the protection of personal information and trust in a digital world. 

For more information contact:

Steve Smith, CEO
(604) 837-3751
email: stevesmith15@shaw.ca

The CSE has neither approved nor disapproved the contents of this press release. The CSE does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

SOURCE: ZTEST Electronics Inc.

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VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / February 27, 2020 / VERTICAL EXPLORATION INC. (TSXV:VERT) ("Vertical"or "the Company") is pleased to provide an update regarding its recent, highly encouraging, test marketing and customer awareness efforts for the Company's high-quality St-Onge Wollastonite.

Vertical's distribution partner, Wollammo Distribution Inc. (Wollammo), received significant positive interest in its Wollammo product at the 2020 BC Home and Garden Show that took place at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver from February 19th – 23rd. The Wollammo product, which consists of 100% St-Onge Wollastonite, is a premium grade natural Wollastonite mineral product that helps to increase plant available silicon, calcium and magnesium in soils and enhance plant stress tolerance, increase yields and improve pest management for a variety of agricultural crops.

The prestigious BC Home and Garden Show has been a staple in British Columbia consumers' calendars since 1971, attracting more than 50,000 plus qualified visitors each year which makes it one of the largest home and garden shows in the province. The 2020 Show featured high-interest exhibits, high-profile industry personalities and the latest home, garden and lifestyle trends. The Wollammo Distribution team was one of over 400 exhibitors, hosting a high profile vendor booth at the event.

Throughout the five day Show, the Wollammo team received an excellent response from event patrons for the St-Onge based Wollammo product – the team provided over 3800 test market Wollammo packaged samples to interested home, garden and larger agricultural customers which far exceeded its initial estimate of 2000 samples for the entire event. Thousands more consumers also visited the booth to specifically touch, feel and find out more about the Wollammo product and its valuable agricultural uses.

Matt Harvey, Director of Wollammo Distribution Inc., commented: "My team and I were simply overwhelmed by the positive response we received at the BC Home and Garden show regarding our premium Wollammo product. The people and businesses that visited our booth were very eager to learn about all the numerous plant health benefits of the natural calcium-silicate rich St-Onge Wollastonite. The Wollammo test market samples literally flew off our display shelves – we now have hundreds of new customers and enquiries to follow-up on in the days and weeks ahead, including a large range of agricultural companies and wholesale businesses that want to further test and potentially purchase our Wollammo product as soon as possible."

Peter P. Swistak, President/CEO of Vertical Exploration Inc., also commented: "I was personally at the Show, working alongside Matt and his excellent team, to help provide up to date information about our premium St-Onge Wollastonite to the thousands of interested people and also the retail and wholesale businesses that visited our booth. The BC Home and Garden Show has been an unqualified success for our Company and the Wollammo brand, and it bodes extremely well for our plans to move quickly ahead with our Quebec quarry permitting process and on to future sales to a wide range of agricultural and cannabis customers following that."

Vertical anticipates providing further updates regarding the numerous test market opportunities and partnerships, that both the Company and its Wollammo Distribution partner are currently following up on, that have arisen as a result of attending the 2020 BC Home and Garden Show in Vancouver.

ABOUT VERTICAL EXPLORATION

Vertical Exploration's mission is to identify, acquire, and advance high potential mining prospects located in North America for the benefit of its stakeholders. The Company's flagship St-Onge Wollastonite property is located in the Lac-Saint-Jean area in the Province of Quebec.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
Peter P. Swistak, President/CEO

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:

Telephone: 1-604-683-3995
Toll Free: 1-888-945-4770

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.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS: This news release contains forward-looking statements, which relate to future events or future performance and reflect management's current expectations and assumptions. Such forward-looking statements reflect management's current beliefs and are based on assumptions made by and information currently available to the Company. Investors are cautioned that these forward-looking statements are neither promises nor guarantees, and are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause future results to differ materially from those expected. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date hereof and, except as required under applicable securities legislation, the Company does not assume any obligation to update or revise them to reflect new events or circumstances. All of the forward-looking statements made in this press release are qualified by these cautionary statements and by those made in our filings with SEDAR in Canada (available at www.sedar.com).

SOURCE: Vertical Exploration Inc.

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VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / February 27, 2020 / Barksdale Capital Corp. ("Barksdale" or the "Company") (TSXV:BRO)(OTCQB:BRKCF) announces that effective on or about March 3, 2020, the Company will undergo a name change to Barksdale Resources Corp.

The Company's stock will continue to trade under the symbol "BRO" on the TSX Venture Exchange (the "TSXV") and "BRKCF" on the OTCQB in the USA. The name change is subject to final acceptance of the TSXV. Pursuant to the provisions of the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) and the articles of the Company, the change of name has been approved by the Company's board of directors and shareholder approval for the name change is not required. In addition, no action on the part of existing shareholders or holders of certificates representing common shares of the Company is required in connection with the change of name.

The Company has also granted incentive stock options to its directors, employees and consultants, exercisable to purchase up to 621,528 common shares in the capital of the Company until February 26, 2023 at an exercise price of $0.365 per share. The incentive stock options were granted in accordance with the Company's stock option plan.

Barksdale Capital Corp. is a base metal exploration company headquartered in Vancouver, BC, that is focused on the acquisition and exploration of highly prospective base metal projects in the United States. Barksdale's portfolio of assets is located within a world-class base metal district in southern Arizona and is surrounded by some of the world's largest mining companies.

ON BEHALF OF BARKSDALE CAPITAL CORP

Rick Trotman
President, CEO and Director
720-447-7705
Rick@barksdalecapital.com

Terri Anne Welyki
Vice President of Communications
778-238-2333
TerriAnne@barksdalecapital.com

For more information please phone 778-558-7145, email info@barksdalecapital.com or visit www.BarksdaleCapital.com.

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 news release.

SOURCE: Barksdale Capital Corp.

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LAS VEGAS, NV / ACCESSWIRE / February 27, 2020 / MJ Harvest, Inc. (OTCQB:MJHI) ("MJHI") announces that its up-listing application was approved, and the company's shares began trading on OTCQB effective February 26, 2020. In addition, the Company has completed an S-1 registration statement for selling security holders which was declared effective on January 9, 2020. With the completion of the S-1 Registration Statement, the Company now files reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the 1934 Act.

"Management expects that the combination of the S-1 Registration Statement and the OTCQB listing will help to establish a more active trading market for the Company's securities and will allow an easier road for our shareholders to open trading accounts and access the markets for our securities," said CEO Patrick Bilton. The OTCQB market listing now allows our S-1 registered shares to trade at market. Previously, the Company's securities were listed on the OTC Pink Market.

For the remainder of 2020, the Company will focus on capital formation, expansion of existing business lines and acquisitions of business opportunities.

Additional information on our Company is available at www.mjharvestinc.com, and you can visit www.procannagro.com for our current product line. Check back soon for other new and exciting announcements.

About MJ Harvest:

MJ Harvest acquires and markets products and technologies that are designed to benefit growers and processors in the horticultural and agricultural industries. We market our patented debudder and other products primarily through Procannagro.com, a professionally designed and maintained web-based marketing. We are currently building our product lines and distribution channels. Please contact us if you have a product or technology that would benefit from an enhanced marketing program and international distribution channels.

Forward-Looking Statements:

This press release contains forward-looking statements and information, as defined within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and is subject to the Safe Harbor created by those sections. Although the forward-looking statements in this release reflect the good faith judgment of management, forward-looking statements are inherently subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to be materially different from those discussed in these forward-looking statements. Readers are urged not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this release. The Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement in order to reflect any event or circumstance that may arise after the date of this release.

CONTACT:

MJ Harvest, Inc.
9205 West Russell Rd., Ste. 240
Las Vegas, NV 89148
Telephone: 954.519.3115
Tcktsllc@earthlink.net
@HARVESTMJ

SOURCE: MJ Harvest, Inc.

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ASHBURN, VA / ACCESSWIRE / February 27, 2020 / Northern Virginia's leading Real Estate Agent, Pamela Jones has been chosen as a Best Realtor finalist in POSH SEVEN Magazine's Best of Suburbia 2020 contest.

Jones was nominated by readers of POSH SEVEN Magazine earlier this year and had enough votes to qualify as a finalist in the Best Realtor category. The winners will be announced in the April edition of POSH SEVEN Magazine.

"I am extremely honored and grateful to the many people across Loudoun County and the greater Northern Virginia region for nominating me for this prestigious award," said Jones. "I have been in the real estate business for 37 years and have helped scores of people find the properties that suit them. This just shows that when you work hard and put client satisfaction above all else, people will go out of their way to recognize you for the time and effort you put in."

Jones has been working in real estate since 1983 and has helped hundreds of people across Northern Virginia buy and sell their homes. She is known for her professionalism and commitment to client satisfaction, excellent communication and follow-up, and a keen attention to detail. Jones' dedication and hard work has helped her become a top agent in Loudoun County and she has received referrals from countless happy clients.

She and her husband Dave Jones, who is a former mortgage consultant, joined together in the real estate business and started the Extraordinary Traditions team, as a subsidiary of Long & Foster Real Estate, the nation's No. 1 real estate company as part of HomeServices of America. Together they have sold more than 940 homes since the year 2000, sold 94% of the listings taken and averaged 100.7% in sales to list price in 2019.

About Pamela and Dave Jones, Extraordinary Transitions, Long & Foster Realtors

Pamela is a career REALTOR® who has been working with buyers and sellers since 1983. She is a Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist. Dave has thrived in real estate sales, sales management and mortgage financing since 1984. He is a Senior Real Estate Specialist. For more information, please call Pamela at 703-726-3409, Dave at 703-726-3407, or visit http://pamsellsfinehomes.com/.

For media inquiries, please call THE NALA at 805.650.6121, ext. 361.

SOURCE: Pamela Jones

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BRIDGEVIEW, IL / ACCESSWIRE / February 27, 2020 / Manitex International, Inc. (NASDAQ:MNTX), a leading international provider of truck and knuckle boom cranes, today announced it will participate in the 32nd Annual Roth OC Growth Conference on March 15-17, 2020, being held at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Dana Point, California.

Steve Filipov, Chief Executive Officer of Manitex International and Laura Yu, Chief Financial Officer, will be available for 1/1 meetings for the entirety of the day of March 16, 2020, to provide an update on the company's exciting global growth plans.

Investors are encouraged to contact their Roth representative for more information on the conference and for scheduling meetings, or contact Peter Seltzberg, Investor Relations for additional information on Manitex International, Inc.

About Manitex International, Inc.

Manitex International, Inc. is a leading worldwide provider of highly engineered mobile cranes (truck mounted straight-mast and knuckle boom cranes, industrial cranes, rough terrain cranes and railroad cranes), truck mounted aerial work platforms and specialized industrial equipment. Our products, which are manufactured in facilities located in the USA and Europe, are targeted to selected niche markets where their unique designs and engineering excellence fill the needs of our customers and provide a competitive advantage. We have consistently added to our portfolio of branded products and equipment both through internal development and focused acquisitions to diversify and expand our sales and profit base while remaining committed to our niche market strategy. Our brands include Manitex, PM, MAC, PM-Tadano, Oil & Steel, Badger, Sabre, and Valla.

CONTACT:

Manitex International, Inc.
Steve Filipov
Chief Executive Officer
(708) 237-2054
sfilipov@manitex.com

Darrow Associates, Inc.
Peter Seltzberg, Managing Director
Investor Relations
(516) 419-9915
pseltzberg@darrowir.com

SOURCE: Manitex International Inc.

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REDWOOD CITY, CA / ACCESSWIRE / February 27, 2020 / Avinger, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGR), a commercial-stage medical device company marketing the first and only intravascular image-guided, catheter-based system for diagnosis and treatment of patients with Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD), today announced that it will release its financial results for the fourth quarter 2019 after the close of trading on Thursday, March 5, 2020. The Company will host a conference call beginning at 1:30 pm PT/4:30 pm ET.

Individuals interested in listening to the conference call may do so by dialing 844-369-8774 for domestic callers or +1-862-298-0844 for international callers. To listen to a live webcast, please visit http://www.avinger.com and select Investor Relations.

A replay of the call will be available beginning March 5, 2020 at approximately 7:30 pm PT/10:30 pm ET through March 12, 2020. To access the replay, dial 919-882-2331 and reference Conference ID: 33338. The webcast will also be available on Avinger's website following completion of the call at www.avinger.com.

About Avinger, Inc.

Avinger is a commercial-stage medical device company that designs and develops the first-ever image-guided, catheter-based system that diagnoses and treats patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD). PAD is estimated to affect over 12 million people in the U.S. and over 200 million worldwide. Avinger is dedicated to radically changing the way vascular disease is treated through its Lumivascular platform, which currently consists of the Lightbox imaging console, the Ocelot family of chronic total occlusion (CTO) catheters, and the Pantheris® family of atherectomy devices. Avinger is based in Redwood City, California. For more information, please visit www.avinger.com.

Investor Contact:

Mark Weinswig
Chief Financial Officer
Avinger, Inc.
(650) 241-7916
ir@avinger.com

Matt Kreps
Darrow Associates Investor Relations
(214) 597-8200
mkreps@darrowir.com

SOURCE: Avinger, Inc.

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FRAMINGHAM, MA / ACCESSWIRE / February 27, 2020 / Xenetic Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:XBIO) ("Xenetic" or the "Company"), a biopharmaceutical company focused on advancing XCART™, a personalized CAR T platform technology engineered to target patient- and tumor-specific neoantigens, announced today that the webcast replay from the presentation given by Jeffrey Eisenberg, Chief Executive Officer of Xenetic, at NobleCon16 – Noble Capital Markets' 16th Annual Investor Conference is now available.

The high-definition, video webcast of the Company's presentation is accessible here, and as part of a complete catalog of presentations available at Noble Capital Markets' Conference website: www.nobleconference.com and on Channelchek www.channelchek.com, the investor portal created by Noble. The webcast will be archived on the Company's website, the NobleCon website and on the Channelchek website for 90 days.

About Xenetic Biosciences

Xenetic Biosciences, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company focused on progressing XCART™, a personalized CAR T platform technology engineered to target patient- and tumor-specific neoantigens. The Company is initially advancing cell-based therapeutics targeting the unique B-cell receptor on the surface of an individual patient's malignant tumor cells for the treatment of B-cell lymphomas. XCART™ has the potential to fuel a robust pipeline of therapeutic assets targeting high-value oncology indications.

Additionally, Xenetic is leveraging PolyXen®, its proprietary drug delivery platform, by partnering with biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies. PolyXen® has demonstrated its ability to improve the half-life and other pharmacological properties of next-generation biologic drugs. The Company has an exclusive license agreement with Takeda Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. in the field of coagulation disorders and receives royalty payments under this agreement.

For more information, please visit the Company's website at www.xeneticbio.com and connect on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements contained in this press release other than statements of historical facts may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. These statements can be identified by words such as "expects," "plans," "projects," "will," "may," "anticipates," "believes," "should," "intends," "estimates," and other words of similar meaning, including, but not limited to, statements regarding the Company's plans to initially apply the XCART technology to advance cell-based therapeutics by targeting the unique B-cell receptor on the surface of an individual patient's malignant tumor cells for the treatment of B-cell lymphomas, and the Company's expectations that XCART has the potential to fuel a robust pipeline of therapeutic assets targeting high-value oncology indications. Any forward-looking statements contained herein are based on current expectations, and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. Many factors could cause our actual activities or results to differ materially from the activities and results anticipated in forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from such plans, estimates or expectations include, among others, (1) unexpected costs, charges or expenses resulting from the acquisition of the CAR T technology; (2) uncertainty of the expected financial performance of the Company following completion of the acquisition of the CAR T technology; (3) failure to realize the anticipated potential of the XCART technology; (4) the ability of the Company to implement its business strategy; and (5) other risk factors as detailed from time to time in the Company's reports filed with the SEC, including its annual report on Form 10-K, periodic quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, periodic current reports on Form 8-K and other documents filed with the SEC. The foregoing list of important factors is not exclusive. In addition, forward-looking statements may also be adversely affected by general market factors, competitive product development, product availability, federal and state regulations and legislation, the regulatory process for new product candidates and indications, manufacturing issues that may arise, patent positions and litigation, among other factors. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release speak only as of the date the statements were made, and the Company does not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements, except as required by law.

CONTACT:

JTC Team, LLC
Jenene Thomas
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SOURCE: Xenetic Biosciences, Inc.

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