Khiron Life Sciences Announces Completion of Warrant Acceleration

TORONTO, Nov. 15, 2018 /CNW/ - Khiron Life Sciences Corp. ("Khiron" or the "Company") (TSXV: KHRN), (OTCQB: KHRNF), (Frankfurt: A2JMZC), an integrated medical cannabis company with its core operations in Colombia, is pleased to announce that the Company has received  $14,007,000 from the exercise of warrants of which the expiry date was accelerated to November 14, 2018 (the "Warrants"), as previously announced on October 25, 2018. A total of 11,672,250 warrants were exercised, representing 96% of the Warrants, at a price of $1.20 per Warrant. With the exercise of the Warrants, the unaudited consolidated cash balance as at November 15, 2018 is $24,475,978.

About Khiron Life Sciences Corp.

Khiron Life Sciences Corp.  (TSXV: KRHN, OTCQB: KHRNF, Frankfurt: A2JMZC) ("Khiron" or the "Company") is positioned to be the dominant integrated medical cannabis company in Latin America. Khiron has core operations in Colombia and is fully licensed in the country for the cultivation, production, domestic distribution, and international export of both tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD) medical cannabis. In May 2018, Khiron listed on the TSX Venture Exchange, becoming one of the first Colombian based medical cannabis companies to trade on any exchange globally.

With a focused regional strategy and patient oriented approach, the Company combines global scientific expertise, agricultural advantages, branded product market entrance experience and education to drive prescription and brand loyalty to address priority medical conditions such as chronic pain, epilepsy, depression and anxiety in the Latin American market of over 620 million people. Khiron is led by Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Alvaro Torres, together with an experienced executive team, and a knowledgeable Board of Directors that includes former President of Mexico, Vicente Fox. 

Further information about Khiron can be found at www.khiron.ca and on its SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com

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SOURCE Khiron Life Sciences Corp.

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