ECS BOTANICS HOLDINGS LTD — Capital/Financing Update 2021

Mar 10, 2021

Market Announcement

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11 March 2021

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ECS Botanics Holdings Ltd (ASX: ECS) – Trading Halt

Description

The securities of ECS Botanics Holdings Ltd (‘ECS’) will be placed in trading halt at the request of ECS, pending it releasing an announcement. Unless ASX decides otherwise, the securities will remain in trading halt until the earlier of the commencement of normal trading on Monday, 15 March 2021 or when the announcement is released to the market.

Issued by

Jessica Coupe

Adviser, Listings Compliance (Perth)

Market Announcement 1/1 ASX Customer Service Centre 131 279 | asx.com.au

11 March 2021 ASX Limited

11 March 2021

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Mr. Sean Maloney Australian Securities Exchange Level 40, Central Park 152-158 St George's Terrace Perth WA 6000

By email: tradinghaltsperth@asx.com.au

TRADING HALT: ECS BOTANICS HOLDINGS LTD

Dear Mr Maloney,

ECS Botanics Holdings Ltd (ASX: ECS) ( ECS or the Company ) requests that its securities be placed in a trading halt as follows:

1. The trading halt has been requested pending the release of an announcement regarding a capital raising (the, “ Announcement ”);

2. The trading halt should be until the release of the Announcement by the Company, expected to be no later than market pre-open on Monday, 15 March 2021; and

3. The Company is not aware of any reason why the trading halt should not be granted.

Authorised by the Board,

Mauro Piccini Company Secretary

About ECS Botanics

ECS Botanics is a medicinal cannabis and industrial hemp business, cultivating (own and contract growers) and processing hemp for the wholesale market and its own retail food brand. The company’s main operations are conducted in Tasmania, Australia. ECS has the necessary licences to cultivate, supply and manufacture industrial hemp in Tasmania as well as a grower licence in Queensland. ECS holds import and export licences with the Office of Drug Control (ODC) as well as having been granted licences for the cultivation and manufacture of medicinal cannabis. ECS owns a farm in Tasmania for commercial cultivation of hemp as well as being the site of its next generation approach to medicinal cannabis. ECS owns a strategic stake in TapAgrico for the logistics, drying and storage of hemp seed.

ECS Botanics Holdings Ltd ACN 009 805 298 GPO Box 5216 George Street Mail Centre 2001 Cressy Tasmania 7302 reception@ecsbotanics.com.au - www.ecsbotanics.com.au