VANCOUVER, BC--(Marketwired - September 29, 2016) - NatureBank Asset Management Inc. (the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: COO) (FRANKFURT: 9EA) is pleased to announce a non-brokered private placement financing to raise up to CDN $550,000 at $0.10 per unit (the "Offering").

The Offering is composed of up to 5.5 million units of the Company, with each unit consisting of one common share and one full share purchase warrant entitling the holder to purchase one additional common share of the Company at a price of $0.15 per share for a period of 12 months following the date of closing of the Offering.

The Company may pay commissions in connection with the Offering. Closing of the Offering is conditional upon the receipt of necessary TSX-Venture Exchange and regulatory approvals. Aligning with the Company's focus on sustainable cocoa, NatureBank intends to use the proceeds of the Offering to secure initial cocoa land assets within the Dominican Republic. An introduction to sustainable cocoa production in the Dominican Republic can be found at NatureBank's Sustainable Investment page.

James Tansey, Ph.D.
President and CEO
NatureBank Asset Management Inc.

About NatureBank Asset Management Inc.

NatureBank is an internationally diversified carbon management and agroforestry solutions company. With offices in Vancouver, British Columbia and Portland Oregon, Bonn Germany and satellite offices in Panama and Vietnam, its team of industry leaders specialize in the origination, development and commercialization of high-quality agroforestry and carbon offset projects, in addition to offering a comprehensive suite of sustainability consultancy services. Through NatureBank advisory services group Offsetters and German based CO₂OL, the company helps organizations understand, reduce and offset their climate impact. NatureBank has worked with over 200 leading business organizations including Aimia, Vancity, lululemon athletica, Catalyst Paper, Harbour Air, HSE -- Entega, and Shell Canada Limited. NatureBank is publicly listed company on the Toronto Venture Exchange (TSX VENTURE: COO) and in (FRANKFURT: 9EA). For more information, please visit us at www.NatureBank.com.

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