urban-gro, Inc. Announces Sale of Investment for Proceeds of $2.3 Million

LAFAYETTE, Colo., Aug. 31, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — urban-gro, Inc. (Nasdaq: UGRO) (“urban-gro” or the “Company”), an integrated professional services and design-build firm offering solutions to the Controlled Environment Agriculture (“CEA”) and commercial sectors, today announced that the Company has entered into an agreement related to its investment in a private placement convertible note with XS Financial Inc (“XSF”) (CSE: XSF) (OTCQB: XSHLF), a leading equipment finance company to the US cannabis industry. Both companies mutually agreed that XSF would retire the Company’s convertible note for $2.3 million, a 10% discount to the Company’s current book value of the investment. The $2.3 million cash payment received is in addition to the $0.3 million of interest earned and received since making the original $2.5 million investment in Q4 2021.

Bradley Nattrass, Chairman and CEO, commented, “We believe XS Financial is a great company working to support the cannabis industry by helping clients finance their capital expenditures and we look forward to continuing our strategic relationship. As we look ahead and position ourselves for the future, we are focused internally on sound capital management, maintaining a healthy balance sheet, and executing on our multi-sector business development plan.”

About urban-gro, Inc.

urban-gro, Inc.^® (Nasdaq: UGRO) is an integrated professional services and design-build firm. We offer value-added architectural, engineering, and construction management solutions to the Controlled Environment Agriculture (“CEA”), industrial, healthcare, and other commercial sectors. Innovation, collaboration, and creativity drive our team to provide exceptional customer experiences. With offices across North America and in Europe, we deliver Your Vision – Built. Learn more by visiting www.urban-gro.com.

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Investor Contacts:

Dan Droller – urban-gro, Inc.
EVP Corporate Development & Investor Relations
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Jeff Sonnek – ICR, Inc.
(720) 730-8160
investors@urban-gro.com

Media Contact:

Patricia Whyte – MATTIO Communications
(551) 795 7315
urbangro@mattio.com