Independent audit of technology vendors, media, enterprises and industry experts lauds Maryland-based firm for empowering brands with a shaping influence that moves markets

BALTIMORE, MD / ACCESSWIRE / June 24, 2020 / JMRConnect is proud to announce that Forrester Research named the Maryland-based, global public relations (PR) and influencer communications firm among the world's top agencies for technology channel partner programs and vendors.

According to Forrester, COVID-19 has changed the marketing and advertising calculus for every vendor; the value of finding a strong channel-focused PR person (or firm) is more important than ever. Having someone jump into this walled garden without a nuanced knowledge of partner influence and visibility is bound to fail and not deliver ROI.

"Public relations and marketing help channel programs succeed when they communicate the business benefits and value of solutions that address relatable problems, not promote products," said Mostafa Razzak, CEO, JMRConnect. "Consistent messaging across all media and channels is paramount."

For businesses in competitive markets that need visibility in media, online, in the news and on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and other platforms, JMRConnect is a public relations, digital marketing and influencer communications agency that consistently connects brands with their target audiences. What distinguishes JMRConnect from other agencies is its understanding that for PR and marketing to be effective, messages must not only reach your target audience, but also resonate across multiple channels to impact opinions, build brand trust and solidify reputations.

"We hear from partners as well as media executives that short-form, or "snackable," content is growing, as social media has become the No. 1 source for eyeballs," said Jay McBain, principal analyst, channels, partnerships and alliances, Forrester Research. "This has replaced development of long-form, in-depth narratives. Either way, it is about storytelling directly to a partner audience comprised of very busy, small businesses. Channel leaders need to develop compelling and persuasive narratives that fit into these new content formats."

CEI, which is short for connect-engage-influence, is JMRConnect's customizable brand ambassador platform that makes it quick and easy for employees and other stakeholders to share content across their social networks in just one click. A few clicks take case studies, blogs, whitepapers, webcasts and media coverage viral, extending earned media value the reach of approved brand messages across Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest.

For employee advocacy programs, CEI empowers your most influential constituency with single-click advocacy that connects your brand to an exponentially wider audience. In addition, CEI posts appear as first-person recommendations, not promoted content, reinforcing credibility and brand integrity. Content shared through CEI builds brand trust, as people are more likely to take action based on a recommendation from a trusted source as opposed to promoted content.

JMRConnect CEI won the InSabre Award for "Best Marketing Technology" in 2017.

"To be recognized by Forrester Research, a tenured and highly respected industry analyst firm, as one of the world's best PR agencies is truly humbling," said Mostafa Razzak, CEO, JMRConnect. "This honor is especially gratifying as it reflects the opinions of media, consultants and technology leaders, validating our work and credibility."

JMRConnect brings decades of experience and an exceptional track record of strategic, tactical execution. The breadth and depth of JMRConnect's worldwide network delivers quantifiable results that impact a client's bottom line. Consistent media coverage in tier-1 business, trade and vertical media, high-profile speaking engagements, analyst relations and social media influencer engagement drive revenue growth and increased market penetration.

"For our clients, the close, personal relationships we maintain with analysts, media, conference organizers, associations, NGOs, and other influencers across the globe adds tremendous value and quantifiable benefits," added Razzak.

Forrester Selection Process

Forrester researches around 10,000 global technology vendors that utilize indirect sales and often get asked about the value of PR in the channel. Today's PR professionals have been forced to become brand ambassadors, content marketers, influencers, social media experts, and market analysts themselves.

There are an estimated 25,000 pure-play PR firms in the world (according to Statista), with tens of thousands more marketing agencies and consultants also offering PR services. After narrowing down for channel media-specific focus and expertise, we didn't see many that had enough focus to benefit channel-focused vendors. To research this, we went to the source directly via social outreach and email – touching base with the media companies (editors, journalists, publishers, and owners/principals) and channel consultants that correspond with PR people every day – and asked them about the good, the bad, and the ugly. In total, there were 85 channel PR firms that stuck out from the rest.

ABOUT JMRConnect

JMRConnect is an award-winning public relations, strategic communications and influencer marketing agency. The JMRConnect team is well-versed in myriad disciplines, including corporate communications; employee advocacy, influencer marketing; public affairs; investor relations; community building; journalism; and industry analysis. Our senior-level personnel bring a diversity of skills and decades of expertise from multinational agencies; privately held and publicly traded companies; private equity and venture capital; political consulting; media; and analyst firms.

In 2020, Expertise named JMRConnect Baltimore's Top PR Firm. In 2018, The MD Daily Record named JMRConnect a top PR agency and in 2017, JMRConnect CEI, the company's brand ambassador platform, was awarded the InSabre award for Best Marketing Technology. www.jmrconnect.net

SOURCE: JMRConnect

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LAS VEGAS, NV / ACCESSWIRE / June 24, 2020 / MJ Harvest, Inc. (OTCQB:MJHI) ("MJHI") has announced an exclusive distribution agreement with Oregon-based KALIX, ("KALIX"). The new agreement covers Mendocino County, California and is effective immediately for an initial 2-year term.

Under the terms of the agreement, MJHI will exclusively distribute KALIX' full line of commercial plant nutrition products and services in Mendocino County, California. As an additional component of MJHI's exclusivity, the Company has committed to purchase a minimum quantity of KALIX' products and services over the term of the agreement.

The KALIX product line includes professional grade nutrients, supplements and beneficial microbes designed for indoor and outdoor cultivation. KALIX also offers an array of laboratory analysis services, including Water Quality, General Soil, Plant Leaf Tissue, Plant Petiole, General Fertilizer and Hydroponic Fertilizer. KALIX' products will be supplied initially from their facility in Oregon, and will soon be available online at www.weedfarmsupply.com and www.procannagro.com.

Patrick Bilton, Chief Executive Officer of MJHI, commented, "We are excited to be the exclusive distributor for KALIX in Mendocino County. KALIX offers a broad pipeline that fits nicely into our existing offerings and has already proven to be a big hit with our craft growers."

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

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 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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LAS VEGAS, NV / ACCESSWIRE / June 24, 2020 / Alkame Holdings, Inc. (OTC PINK:ALKM), a publicly-traded holding company is pleased to announce that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Bell Food and Beverage, Inc. has signed a five (5) year private label beverage manufacturing contract with Kona Gold Solutions, Inc.
Under the terms of the multi-year contract, Kona Gold has renewed and extended its relationship with Bell Foods to produce to bottle and produce the Company's well-known "highdrate" brand of hemp infused energy water and also its popular "Storm" brand of hemp infused water. Both brands will be bottled utilizing Alkame's exclusive proprietary water technology.

Alkame's advanced water treatment technology creates a hydration-enhanced premium oxygenated, alkaline water to use as a product's water base. Alkame's advanced water is infused with minerals, antioxidants and electrolytes for well-balanced hydration, micro-clustered and well-balanced alkalinity water for increased and maximum bio-availability.

Robert Eakle, Alkame Holdings, Inc. CEO stated, "This is a very exciting time for Alkame Holdings, Inc. and our Bell Food and Beverage, Inc. subsidiary to work with Kona Gold Solutions, Inc. and its HighDrate brand that was the beverage industry's first CBD Infused Energy Water. We continue to execute on our expansion sales & marketing strategy, as we further penetrate additional markets, products, brands, and distribution. We look forward to our expanded efforts on behalf of Kona Gold Solutions, Inc."

Kona Gold Solutions, Inc.:

Kona Gold Solutions, Inc., a Delaware Corporation, has created wholly owned subsidiaries, Kona Gold LLC, HighDrate, LLC, and Gold Leaf Distribution, LLC. Kona Gold, LLC has developed a premiumHemp Infused Energy Drink line; please visit the Company's website at www.konagoldhemp.com. HighDrate, LLC has developed the beverage industry's first CBD Infused Energy Water, available in 6 delicious flavors; please visit the Company's website at www.highdrateme.com. Gold Leaf Distribution, LLC was created to fill the Company's distribution needs in markets it wants to quickly enter; please visit the Company's website at www.goldleafdist.com. The Companies are located on the east coast of Florida in Melbourne and Greer, South Carolina.

Bell Food and Beverage, Inc.

Bell Food and Beverage, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Alkame Holdings, Inc. and is a specialty natural, organic liquid-based hot and cold fill food & beverage manufacturer in glass and PET bottles and jars.

About Alkame Holdings, Inc.

Alkame Holdings, Inc. is a publicly-traded health and wellness technology holding company, with a focus on patentable, innovative, and eco-friendly consumer products. The Company's wholly-owned subsidiaries manufacture products with enhanced water utilizing proprietary technology to create products with several unique properties. The organization is diligently building a strong foundation through the launch and acquisition of appropriate business assets, and by pursuing multiple applications and placement into several emerging business sectors, such as consumer bottled water and RTD products, liquid hemp products, household pet products, horticulture, agriculture, and medical applications, including hand sanitizers, and many other various water-based treatment solutions to both new and existing business platforms.

For more information, visit www.alkameholdingsinc.com.

CONTACT:

Tony Schor
Alkame Holdings, Inc. Investor Relations
Website: www.alkameholdingsinc.com
Email: info@alkameholdingsinc.com

Disclaimer/Safe Harbor: This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Securities Litigation Reform Act. The statements reflect the Company's current views with respect to future events that involve risks and uncertainties. Among others, these risks include the expectation that Alkame will achieve significant sales, the failure to meet schedule or performance requirements of the Company's contracts, the Company's liquidity position, the Company's ability to obtain new contracts, the emergence of competitors with greater financial resources and the impact of competitive pricing. In the light of these uncertainties, the forward-looking events referred to in this release might not occur. These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

SOURCE: Alkame Holdings, Inc

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Company announces final build stage of Pull Buddy Autonomous Mobile Robot (AMR)

EASTPOINTE, MI / ACCESSWIRE / June 24, 2020 / Resgreen Group (OTC PINK:RGGI) Resgreen Group (RGGI), a leading mobile robot company, announced today its groundbreaking Pull Buddy AMR is in the final building stage, and preparations for beta stage testing are complete at its 5,000-square-foot Eastpointe, Michigan, facility. Pull Buddy is designed to move up to 2,000 pounds at 200 feet per minute (FPM), making it one of the most robust AMRs in the industry.

"RGGI put together a team of extremely experienced engineers to create an AMR that would surpass customer expectations and take automation to the next level," says Parsh Patel, CEO of RGGI. "Pull Buddy will not only move heavy loads at top speeds, but also feature interchangeable parts for more cost-effective maintenance and easier customization. Most importantly, the vehicle will be affordable- providing the fast payback that customers want."

Pull Buddy is guided by magnetic tape for ultimate reliability and flexibility. Guidepaths can be changed by simply removing and adjusting the tape. Magnetic bar can be used in high-traffic areas to avoid wear and tear. The low-profile vehicle is less than 11 inches in height, which allows it to tunnel under nearly any customized carrier. An automatic pin pops up to engage and deliver a carrier to its destination. The vehicle then lowers the pin to move onto to its next mission.

Pull Buddy AMR has a limitless number of digital interfaces to accommodate other technologies, including scissor lifts, conveyors and pick-and-go buttons. The modular vehicle can be used in nearly any application from assembly to warehouse delivery to cleaning operations. For example, RGGI is also developing a Pull Buddy that uses 245 nm Ultraviolet-C (UVC) lights to help disinfect facilities and eliminate deadly pathogens such asSARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19 as well as many other pathogens.

"The vehicle's unique, modular design produces endless opportunities for applications and functions. We are already talking with customers looking for automated solutions in agriculture, floor cleaning, and continuous assembly lines,says Parsh Patel, CEO of RGGI. "Our commitment to designing a vehicle completely based on customer needs is now creating significant buzz in the industry."

About Resgreen Group International, Inc. (RGGI)

RGGI is a leading developer of Artificial Intelligence Robotics (AIRs), Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs), and Automatic Guided Vehicles (AGVs). RGGI's highly skilled engineers have years of experience in the material handling and robotics industries, which has led to significant intellectual property for the company.

RGGI also provides consulting services including backend operational oversight, material handling assessment, work-flow analysis, and steady state yield management using artificial intelligence, technology and management systems. For more information visit http://resgreenint.com.

Resgreen Group's robust Pull Buddy Autonomous Mobile Robot is in its final building stage and will be able to move 2,000 pound loads at up to 200 feet per minute.

http://resgreenint.com/pull-buddy-1/

Contact:​ Sarah Carlson
​​scarlson@companystorytellers.com
248.755.7680 cell

SOURCE: Resgreen Group International Inc.

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LONDON, UK / ACCESSWIRE / June 24, 2020 / Studio's online and value-based offer produced strong trading during lockdown, with 55% y-o-y product sales growth in the first 11 weeks, which compares very favourably with its online peers. It looks well placed, with tight stock management, as the high street re-commences trading, which is likely to be very competitive. Due to the ongoing uncertainty from COVID-19 and the timing of the Education sale, management is unable to provide guidance for FY21e.

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A NOVEL EARLY STAGE DRUG DISCOVERY INCUBATOR
AUTOBAHN LABS AND UCLA ANNOUNCE STRATEGIC COLLABORATION

HAMBURG, GERMANY and PALO ALTO, CA / ACCESSWIRE / June 24, 2020 / Evotec SE (Frankfurt Stock Exchange: EVT, MDAX/TecDAX, ISIN: DE0005664809), Samsara BioCapital, a leading life sciences investment firm, and KCK Ltd., a family investment fund, today announced the launch of Autobahn Labs, a novel virtual incubator partnering with top academic and research institutions to catalyse early-stage drug discovery and development. Autobahn Labs also announced today a first-in-kind strategic collaboration with UCLA Technology Development Group ("UCLA TDG") to identify and advance the most promising areas of scientific research with the greatest potential for patient therapies.

"Autobahn Labs was created to be a catalyst for translational research, working with academic scientists and institutions to design and execute an accelerated path to deliver transformational new therapies," said Thomas Novak, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer of Autobahn Labs. "We are very excited to partner with UCLA, a university with a premier reputation for innovation in the life sciences, to realise the potential of that innovation for patients."

Built on a model of long-term partnership and collaboration, Autobahn Labs invests earlier than traditional venture capital, providing intellectual, financial and physical capital to efficiently and effectively advance new scientific discoveries from novel concept to pre-clinical drug candidate. Working in partnership with leading scientists and university tech transfer offices, the incubator identifies and de-risks early-stage research projects with significant therapeutic potential. Autobahn Labs creates jointly-owned new companies and invests up to $ 5 M per project. This model provides Principal Investigators with scientific and operational strategy as well as direct and immediate access to Evotec's state-of-the-art drug discovery and development technologies and capabilities.

"Autobahn Labs is a one-of-a-kind incubator that builds on the well-established foundation of our model of academic partnership programs, to support multiple academic institutions," said Dr Werner Lanthaler, Chief Executive Officer of Evotec. "Providing both funding and access to a powerful drug development platform, Autobahn Labs will be able to efficiently translate the ground-breaking research of leading academic institutions into medical progress to benefit patients with unmet medical need. We are very glad about our first partnership with the internationally renowned UCLA."

"Many of the most important advances in medicine were born in university labs," said Srinivas Akkaraju, MD, PhD, Managing General Partner, Samsara BioCapital. "While government funding and grants support basic research, there are limited resources available for translational research, particularly in the early stages. Autobahn Labs is investing early with a long-term perspective and a strong commitment to each program's success."

"UCLA TDG's mission is centred on innovation, research, teaching and entrepreneurship to benefit society," said Amir Naiberg, Associate Vice Chancellor, CEO & President of UCLA Technology Development Group. "TDG is exploring new models for Tech Transfer, this novel strategic collaboration with Autobahn Labs allows us to partner with industry experts earlier than ever before. We believe this will enable us to accelerate the transformation of our early scientific research into new drugs."

About Evotec's BRIDGE model: Partnering to accelerate innovation
Evotec has created a new paradigm to translate early-stage academic research to drug discovery and development called "BRIDGE" (Biomedical Research, Innovation & Development Generation Efficiency), an integrated fund and award framework to tap into exciting academic science to accelerate the formation of spin-out companies and generate partnerships with Pharma and biotech. Through these efforts, Evotec has defined a new formula for fast-track early-stage drug discovery. Since the launch of the BRIDGE model in 2016, Evotec has formed and funded seven partnerships, termed LAB282, LAB150, LAB591, LAB031, LAB10x, LAB555 and Autobahn Labs. For more information about Evotec's BRIDGE initiatives, please go to www.evotec.com/en/innovate/bridges.

ABOUT AUTOBAHN LABS
Autobahn Labs is a new model for early-stage drug discovery and development, partnering with leading research institutions to accelerate the advancement of novel science to deliver transformational new therapies for patients. We invest intellectual, financial and physical capital, applying our proven drug discovery framework to efficiently and effectively move projects from feasibility to novel drug candidates. Autobahn Labs was created by Samsara BioCapital, a leading life sciences venture capital firm, Evotec, a global leader in drug discovery research and KCK Ltd, a family investment fund. For more information, visit www.autobahn-labs.com.

ABOUT SAMSARA BIOCAPITAL
Samsara BioCapital is a new breed of biotech investment fund focused on translating cutting-edge biology into new therapies to treat patients with unmet medical needs. Founded in 2016 by Srinivas Akkaraju, MD, PhD, our team of scientists, investors, and entrepreneurs takes a long-term view to value creation across all stages of public and private life science companies. We believe in a collaborative, hands-on approach, working closely with entrepreneurs to harness exciting scientific advances and build leading companies. Samsara actively manages approximately US$410 million in assets on behalf of endowments, foundations, and family offices. For more information, visit www.samsaracap.com.

ABOUT KCK LTD.
KCK, Ltd. is a single-family, evergreen fund with offices in the SF Bay Area and New York City. We invest across a broad range of sectors and in companies of all stages in the US, Europe and Emerging Markets, including in biotech, industrials, deep tech, med tech and financial services. Our investments are flexible and long-term, with a unique focus on technically and scientifically challenging projects.

ABOUT UCLA TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT GROUP
UCLA Technology Development Group ("TDG") promotes UCLA innovation, research, education and entrepreneurship to benefit society. Working with UCLA TDG helps facilitate the translation of UCLA discoveries into new products and services that create economic value to support UCLA'S scholarly and educational missions. The UCLA TDG office manages a large portfolio of technologies and license agreements and has a rich history of startup company formation.

ABOUT EVOTEC SE
Evotec is a drug discovery alliance and development partnership company focused on rapidly progressing innovative product approaches with leading pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, academics, patient advocacy groups and venture capitalists. We operate worldwide and our more than 3,000 employees provide the highest quality stand-alone and integrated drug discovery and development solutions. We cover all activities from target-to-clinic to meet the industry's need for innovation and efficiency in drug discovery and development (EVT Execute). The Company has established a unique position by assembling top-class scientific experts and integrating state-of-the-art technologies as well as substantial experience and expertise in key therapeutic areas including neuronal diseases, diabetes and complications of diabetes, pain and inflammation, oncology, infectious diseases, respiratory diseases, fibrosis, rare diseases and women's health. On this basis, Evotec has built a broad and deep pipeline of approx. 100 co-owned product opportunities at clinical, pre-clinical and discovery stages (EVT Innovate). Evotec has established multiple long-term alliances with partners including Bayer, Boehringer Ingelheim, Bristol-Myers Squibb, CHDI, Novartis, Novo Nordisk, Pfizer, Sanofi, Takeda, UCB and others. For additional information please go to www.evotec.com and follow us on Twitter @Evotec.

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
Information set forth in this press release contains forward-looking statements, which involve a number of risks and uncertainties. The forward-looking statements contained herein represent the judgement of Evotec as of the date of this press release. Such forward-looking statements are neither promises nor guarantees, but are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control, and which could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated in these forward-looking statements. We expressly disclaim any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any such statements to reflect any change in our expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.

SOURCE: Evotec AG via EQS Newswire

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PORTLAND, OR / ACCESSWIRE / June 24, 2020 / River Rock Laundry Inc., Ontario, Canada, is exclusively offering PayRange and coin as payment options on their equipment, making them the largest laundry route operator in Canada to leverage the PayRange mobile payment functionality. Founded in 2018 by laundry industry professionals seeking to create a modern, streamlined experience for building owners/managers and their residents, River Rock is on a trajectory to triple in size by 2022.

PayRange is a network that digitizes payments in unattended retail through a mobile app. PayRange provides hardware that can be installed easily, even in previously unnetworked machines, and leverages users' cellular connection to make payments with Bluetooth technology.

"We're growing exponentially and want that growth to reflect our core values of being easy to work with and providing exceptional customer experiences. Offering PayRange as a payment option is a natural fit because it's simple and secure to use," says Jeff Gilpin, President of River Rock Laundry. "We're staying ahead of the innovation curve by offering mobile pay as more Canadians not only expect but prefer to pay with their mobile device. We've seen that adding PayRange boosts laundry revenue in no small part because of the great experience residents have with it, including taking advantage of promotions and loyalty programs that we can offer through the app."

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About River Rock:

River Rock Laundry Inc. is a Canadian provider of vended laundry equipment and service to the multi-residential housing industry in Ontario. River Rock provides innovative resident services and payment options coupled with traditional, customer-centric values. Their goal is to raise the bar on what property owners/managers and their residents can expect from a laundry services provider by being nimble and easy to work with, boosting laundry revenue, and making laundry day a great experience.

About PayRange:

PayRange was founded by Paresh Patel, an unattended retail veteran, to provide operators and consumers with a simple and secure mobile payment and loyalty solution for laundry, vending, amusement, and other small-ticket merchants. PayRange is the North American leader in mobile payments for unattended retail, with over 3 million users and a network of machines throughout 350 cities and towns in the US and Canada. Find out more at www.payrange.com.

Media Contact:
Gracie Shefelton
855-856-6398
gracie@williammills.com

SOURCE: PayRange

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VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / June 24, 2020 / Contact Gold Corp. (the "Company" or "Contact Gold") (TSXV:C)(OTCQB:CGOL) is pleased to announce results from four cyanide bottle roll assays at the Stallion and Bowl Zones at the Pony Creek gold project. Pony Creek is located on the Carlin Trend in Elko County, Nevada, adjacent to Gold Standard Ventures' Railroad-Pinion Project.

Highlights:

Oxidized portions of the Bowl Zone and the Stallion Zone continue to demonstrate excellent gold recoveries in cyanide bottle roll testing.
2.24 g/t Au or 100% of the original 2.24 g/t Au average grade using original Fire Assay / AA method (with Gravimetric Finish used for all Fire Assay/AA assays greater than 4 g/t Au) from 27 individual 5 foot sample intervals totalling 1.08 kg from the Bowl Zone.
0.48 g/t Au or 92% of the original 0.52 g/t Au average grade from using Fire Assay / AA method from 16 individual 5-foot sample intervals totalling 1.09 kg from the Stallion Zone.
0.36 g/t Au or 106% of the original 0.34 g/t Au average grade using original Fire Assay / AA method from 19 individual 5-foot sample intervals totalling 1.05 kg from the Stallion Zone.
0.09 g/t Au or 15% of the original 0.6 g/t Au average grade using original Fire Assay / AA method from 24 individual 5-foot sample intervals totalling 1.17 kg from the Bowl Zone.

"The excellent gold recoveries in cyanide solubility assays and cyanide bottle roll testing provide concrete evidence of the oxidized and potentially heap leachable nature of the gold mineralization along the at-surface, oxidized 2 km long Stallion Zone. Stallion is open in multiple directions, particularly to the north, where we see continuous runs of oxidized gold mineralization up to 90 metres thick with individual assays up to 1 g/t Au." said Matt Lennox-King, President & CEO of Contact Gold. "The high-grade oxidized portions of the Bowl Zone continue to demonstrate excellent cyanide solubility ratios, which bodes well for potential future development scenarios at Pony Creek."

2020 Bottle Rolls:

Bowl Zone:

A composite sample composed of 27 individual 5-foot sample intervals totalling 1.08 kg returned a bottle roll assay of 2.24 g/t Au, or 100% of the 2.24 g/t Au average grade using original Fire Assay / AA method (with Gravimetric Finish used for all Fire Assay/AA assays greater than 4 g/t Au) for the same 27 samples. The high-grade western side of the Bowl Zone is hosted within highly oxidized and altered Penn-Perm aged calcareous clastic sedimentary rocks.

From a refractory interval, a composite sample composed of 24 individual 5 foot sample intervals totaling 1.17 kg returned a bottle roll assay of 0.09 g/t Au, or 15% of the 0.60 g/t Au average grade using original Fire Assay / AA method for the same 27 samples. Unoxidized material at Bowl Zone is mostly hosted within impermeable Jurassic aged rhyolite.

Stallion Zone:

The rocks hosting gold mineralization at Stallion show strong silicification and oxidation of Penn/Perm calcareous sandstone in drilling and in sparse, recessive outcrops at surface. Cyanide solubility assays are completed on all drill sample intervals returning greater than 0.1 g/t Au in fire assay, and they all show excellent gold recoveries (greater than 85%) in this area where unoxidized mineralization has not yet been detected.

Two bottle roll tests were conducted on the most recent drill holes from Stallion in area of strong silicification and oxidation of a calcareous sandstone with local fossil hash interbeds hat tend to contain higher gold grades. The first composite of 16 individual 5-foot sample intervals totalling 1.09 kg returned a bottle roll assay of 0.48 g/t Au, or 92% of the 0.52 g/t Au average grade using original Fire Assay / AA method for the same 27 samples. The second composite of 19 individual 5-foot sample intervals totalling 1.05 kg returned a bottle roll assay of 0.36 g/t Au, or 106% of the 0.34 g/t Au average grade using original Fire Assay / AA method for the same 27 samples.

For an overview map of the known gold zones and the new targets that can now be drilled at Pony Creek please click: http://www.contactgold.com/_resources/news/20200618_Pony_Creek_PoO.jpg

Table of CN Bottle Roll Tests from Pony Creek

Zone

Hole ID

Start

meters

End

meters

Interval

meters

Bottle Roll

Assay

BR recovery
vs

FA/AA +/-Grav

Stallion

PC19-24

10.67

44.2

33.53

0.48

92%

Stallion

PC19-21

3.05

32

28.95

0.36

106%

Bowl

PC18-03

86.87

134.11

47.24

2.24

100%

Bowl (non-Oxide)

PC18-03

38.1

74.68

36.58

0.09

15%

The Company received its Plan Of Operations exploration permit for Pony Creek on June 18, 2020. The Plan of Operations allows for up to 150 Acres of disturbance for road and drill pad building. This will facilitate the drill testing of high confidence, virgin drill targets such at Elliott Dome, Palomino and Mustang.

Pony Creek is an early stage exploration property and does not contain any mineral resource estimates as defined by National Instrument 43-101, Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects ("NI 43-101"). There has been insufficient exploration to define a mineral resource estimate at Pony Creek. Additional information about Pony Creek is summarized in the NI 43-101 Technical Report entitled "NI 43-101 Technical Report on the Pony Creek Project, Elko County, Nevada, USA" prepared for Contact Gold, with an effective date of October 16, 2018, and dated October 22, 2018, as prepared by Vance Spalding, C.P.G; VP Exploration of Contact Gold, and can be viewed under Contact Gold's issuer profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

The scientific and technical information contained in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Vance Spalding, CPG, VP Exploration, Contact Gold, who is a "qualified person" within the meaning of NI 43-101. Drill intercepts were calculated using a minimum thickness of 3.05 metres averaging 0.14 ppm gold and allowing inclusion of up to 4.57 metres of material averaging less than 0.14 ppm gold for low grade intervals and higher grade intervals were calculated using a minimum thickness of 3.05 metres averaging 1.00 ppm gold and allowing inclusion of up to 4.57 metres of assays averaging less than 1.00 ppm gold. Gravimetric assays are used for all Fire Assays above 4.00 ppm gold. Cyanide solubility assays are completed on all Fire Assays greater than 0.1 g/t. True width of drilled mineralization is unknown, but owing to the apparent flat lying nature of mineralization, is estimated to generally be at least 70% of drilled thickness. The composited grades for comparison to the Bottle Roll assays are weighted averages of the amount of pulp used from individual 5 foot assays. Quality Assurance / Quality Control consists of regular insertion of certified reference standards, blanks, and duplicates. All failures are followed up and resolved whenever possible with additional investigation whenever such an event occurs. All assays are completed at ALS Chemex; an ISO 17025:2005 accredited lab. Check assays are completed at a second, reputable assay lab after the program is complete.

About Contact Gold Corp.

Contact Gold is an exploration company focused on producing district scale gold discoveries in Nevada. Contact Gold's extensive land holdings are on the prolific Carlin and Cortez gold trends which host numerous gold deposits and mines. Contact Gold's land position comprises approximately 140 km2 of target rich mineral tenure hosting numerous known gold occurrences, ranging from early- to advanced-exploration and resource definition stage.

Additional information about the Company is available at www.contactgold.com.
For more information, please contact: +1 (604) 449-3361
John Glanville – Director Investor Relations
Chris Pennimpede – Corporate Development
E-mail: info@ContactGold.com

Neither the TSXV nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSXV) accepts responsibility for the adequacy of this release. No stock exchange, securities commission or other regulatory authority has approved or disapproved the information contained herein.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Information

This news release contains "forward-looking information" and "forward-looking statements" (collectively, "forward-looking statements") within the meaning of the applicable Canadian securities legislation. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements and are based on expectations, estimates and projections as at the date of this news release. Any statement that involves discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions, future events or performance (often but not always using phrases such as "expects", or "does not expect", "is expected", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", "plans", "budget", "scheduled", "forecasts", "estimates", "believes" or "intends" or variations of such words and phrases or stating that certain actions, events or results "may" or "could", "would", "might" or "will" be taken to occur or be achieved) are not statements of historical fact and may be forward-looking statements. In this news release, forward-looking statements relate, among other things, to potential recoveries of mineralized material and the anticipated exploration activities and potential of the Company on the Pony Creek property.

These forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions and estimates of management of the Company at the time such statements were made. Actual future results may differ materially as forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to materially differ from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors, among other things, include: impacts arising from the global disruption caused by the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak, business integration risks; fluctuations in general macroeconomic conditions; fluctuations in securities markets; fluctuations in spot and forward prices of gold, silver, base metals or certain other commodities; fluctuations in currency markets (such as the Canadian dollar to United States dollar exchange rate); change in national and local government, legislation, taxation, controls, regulations and political or economic developments; risks and hazards associated with the business of mineral exploration, development and mining (including environmental hazards, industrial accidents, unusual or unexpected formations pressures, cave-ins and flooding); inability to obtain adequate insurance to cover risks and hazards; the presence of laws and regulations that may impose restrictions on mining; employee relations; relationships with and claims by local communities and indigenous populations; availability of increasing costs associated with mining inputs and labour; the speculative nature of mineral exploration and development (including the risks of obtaining necessary licenses, permits and approvals from government authorities); and title to properties. Although the forward-looking statements contained in this news release are based upon what management of the Company believes, or believed at the time, to be reasonable assumptions, the Company cannot assure shareholders that actual results will be consistent with such forward-looking statements, as there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. Readers should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements and information contained in this news release. The Company assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements of beliefs, opinions, projections, or other factors, should they change, except as required by law.

SOURCE: Contact Gold Corp.

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SAN DIEGO, CA / ACCESSWIRE / June 24, 2020 / The Shareholders Foundation, Inc. announces that a lawsuit is pending for certain investors in NYSE:ORCL shares.

Investors, who purchased shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) and continue to hold any of their NYSE: ORCL shares, have certain options and should contact the Shareholders Foundation at mail@shareholdersfoundation.com or call +1(858) 779 – 1554.

On August 10, 2018, a lawsuit was filed against Oracle Corporation over alleged Securities Laws Violations. The plaintiff alleged that the defendants falsely attributed the Company's revenue growth in its cloud segment to a variety of factors and initiatives, including, among other things, Oracle's "unprecedented level of automation and cost savings," as well as the Company being "customer-focused" and "intimate partners with our customer."

According to the plaintiff, in truth, Oracle drove sales of cloud products using threats and extortive tactics. The use of such tactics concealed the lack of real demand for Oracle's cloud services, making the growth unsustainable and ultimately driving away customers. Among other things, the plaintiff claimed, the Company threatened current customers with "audits" of their use of the Company's non-cloud software licenses unless the customers agreed to shift their business to Oracle cloud programs. The plaintiff says the truth was revealed on March 19, 2018, when the Company disclosed that cloud revenue growth had stagnated and forecasted significantly slower sales growth for its cloud business than its competitors. The plaintiff says that following these disclosures, analysts and market commentators connected Oracle's poor financial performance to its improper sales tactics.

On March 8, 2019, a consolidated complaint was filed, and the defendants filed their motion to dismiss the lawsuit.

On December 17, 2019, the court granted the defendant's motion to dismiss with leave to amend the complaint.

On February 17, 2020, an amended consolidated complaint was filed.

Those who purchased Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) shares should contact the Shareholders Foundation, Inc.

CONTACT:

Shareholders Foundation, Inc.
Michael Daniels
+1 (858) 779-1554
mail@shareholdersfoundation.com
3111 Camino Del Rio North
Suite 423
San Diego, CA 92108

The Shareholders Foundation, Inc. is a professional portfolio legal monitoring and a settlement claim filing service, which does research related to shareholder issues and informs investors of securities class actions, settlements, judgments, and other legal related news to the stock/financial market. The Shareholders Foundation, Inc. is not a law firm. Any referenced cases, investigations, and/or settlements are not filed/initiated/reached and/or are not related to Shareholders Foundation. The information is only provided as a public service. It is not intended as legal advice and should not be relied upon.

SOURCE: Shareholders Foundation, Inc.

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SAN DIEGO, CA / ACCESSWIRE / June 24, 2020 / The Shareholders Foundation, Inc. announces that a lawsuit was filed for certain investors in Co-Diagnostics, Inc. (NASDAQ:CODX) shares.

Investors, who purchased shares of Co-Diagnostics, Inc. (NASDAQ: CODX), have certain options and should contact the Shareholders Foundation at mail@shareholdersfoundation.com or call +1(858) 779 – 1554.

The plaintiff alleges that Co-Diagnostics announced that it had received regulatory clearance to sell its tests in the European Community on February 24, 2020-the first company in the world to receive this clearance and that on April 6, 2020 the company announced that it had received emergency use authorization for its tests from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Shares of Co-Diagnostics, Inc. (NASDAQ: CODX) rose to an all-time high stock price of $29.72 per share on March 14, 2020.

The plaintiff says that throughout this time and thereafter, Co-Diagnostics, its Chief Technology Officer, and its other officers and directors made unequivocal statements to the market that its Covid-19 tests were 100% accurate, while in reality the test are materially less than 100% accurate.

The plaintiff claims that the crash came when Co-Diagnostics began acting evasively about its Covid-19 tests' true accuracy and regulatory authorities contradicted claims made by Co-Diagnostics about the accuracy of diagnostic tests. Then on May 14, 2020, Co-Diagnostics was set to announce its first quarter earnings after markets closed. Before the markets closed and before the earnings call, however, news outlets reported that Co-Diagnostics was reticent to participate in U.S.-based testing to verify its accuracy claims.

Those who purchased Co-Diagnostics, Inc. (NASDAQ: CODX) shares should contact the Shareholders Foundation, Inc.

CONTACT:

Shareholders Foundation, Inc.
Michael Daniels
+1 (858) 779-1554
mail@shareholdersfoundation.com
3111 Camino Del Rio North
Suite 423
San Diego, CA 92108

The Shareholders Foundation, Inc. is a professional portfolio legal monitoring and a settlement claim filing service, which does research related to shareholder issues and informs investors of securities class actions, settlements, judgments, and other legal related news to the stock/financial market. The Shareholders Foundation, Inc. is not a law firm. Any referenced cases, investigations, and/or settlements are not filed/initiated/reached and/or are not related to Shareholders Foundation. The information is only provided as a public service. It is not intended as legal advice and should not be relied upon.

SOURCE: Shareholders Foundation, Inc.

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