Toronto, Ontario–(Newsfile Corp. – September 18, 2024) – Awakn Life Sciences Corp. (CSE: AWKN) (OTCQB: AWKNF) (FSE: 954) (“Awakn” or the “Company”) a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing therapeutics for substance use and mental health disorders, with a near-term focus on Alcohol Use Disorder (“AUD”), is pleased to announce that, further to its press releases dated April 3, 2024, April 17, 2024, June 4, 2024 and July 31, 2024, it has determined to increase the size of its previously announced non-brokered private placement financing (the “Offering”) from up to $1,000,000 to up to $2,000,000. Additionally, Awakn is pleased to announce the closing of a fourth tranche of the Offering through the issuance of an additional 857,143 units (the “Units”) at a price of $0.46 per Unit for additional gross proceeds of $394,286 for a combined total of $1,117,142.

Each unit is comprised of one common share in the capital of the Company (each, a “Common Share”) and three quarters (0.75) of one whole Common Share purchase warrant (each whole warrant, a “Warrant”). Each Warrant entitles the holder thereof to acquire one Common Share at a price of $0.63 per Common Share for a period of five (5) years from the date of issuance. Gross proceeds from the Offering will be used to fund the company’s general working capital.

All securities issued in connection with the Offering will be subject to a hold period of four months plus a day from the date of issuance and the resale rules of applicable securities legislation.

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the securities in the United States. The securities have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “U.S. Securities Act”) or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to U.S. Persons as defined under applicable United States securities laws unless registered under the U.S. Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or an exemption from such registration is available.

About Awakn Life Sciences Corp.

Awakn Life Sciences Corp. is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing therapeutics targeting substance use and mental health disorders. Awakn has a near-term focus on AUD, a condition affecting approximately 29 million adults in the US and approximately 40 million in the US and key European markets for which the current standard of care is inadequate. Our goal is to provide breakthrough therapeutics to addiction sufferers in desperate need and our strategy is focused on commercialising our R&D pipeline across multiple channels.

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