VANCOUVER, BC, Jan. 28, 2022 /CNW/ - Cognetivity Neurosciences Ltd. (the "Company" or "Cognetivity") (CSE: CGN) (OTCQB: CGNSF) (FWB: 1UB) is pleased to announce, further to its news release dated December 15, 2021, that it has closed the first tranche of the Company's non-brokered private placement (the "Private Placement") of units (the "Units"). The Company intends to complete additional tranche(s), the details of which will be provided in subsequent news release(s).

In the first tranche of the Private Placement, the Company issued 2,416,181 Units at a price of $0.55 per Unit for gross proceeds of $1,328,900. Each Unit consists of one (1) common share of the Company (a "Share") and one half (½) of one common share purchase warrant (each a "Warrant"). Each whole Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one additional Share from the Company at a price of $0.85 until January 28, 2025.

All securities issued in connection with the first tranche of the Private Placement are subject to a statutory hold period expiring on May 28, 2022 in accordance with applicable securities legislation. The Company paid aggregate cash finders' fees totalling $55,363 and issued 100,660 finders' warrants (the "Finders' Warrants") to certain eligible finders. Each Finders' Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one Share (a "Finders' Warrant Share") at an exercise price of $0.85 per Finders' Warrant Share until January 28, 2025.

The Company intends to use the net proceeds of the Offering towards the expansion of the Company's commercial operations in the USA, marketing, customer and technical support, as well as general operations.

About Cognetivity Neurosciences Ltd.

Cognetivity is a technology company that has created a cognitive testing platform for use in medical, commercial and consumer environments. Cognetivity's ICA uses Artificial Intelligence and machine learning techniques to help detect the earliest signs of cognitive impairment by testing the performance of large areas of the brain. The ICA is currently available for clinical use in the USA, UK and Europe, with regulatory approval for other regions planned for 2022.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

"Sina Habibi"                                               
Sina Habibi
Chief Executive Officer and Director

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS:

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SOURCE Cognetivity Neurosciences Ltd

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