GlobeNewswire Inc | Sep 2, 2021 08:00AM EDT

September 02, 2021

HAMILTON, Ontario, Sept. 02, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ackroo Inc. (TSX-V: AKR, OTC: AKRFF) (Ackroo or the Company), a loyalty marketing, payments and point-of-sale technology and services provider, announces that all of the nominees proposed as directors and listed in the Companys management proxy circular for 2021 were elected as directors at the Companys annual general meeting held virtually on September 1st, 2021. Shareholders also approved the re-appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the auditor of the Company for the ensuing year, the ratification of the Companys incentive stock option plan and the approval of Shen Capital to potentially be a control person of the Company. 99 percent of shares voted were cast in favour of each of the nominees, along with all other matters proposed at the meeting.

The elected directors of the Company are as follows:

-- Steve Levely -- Sam Cole -- Wayne OConnell -- Kristaps Ronka -- Jason Donville -- Francis Shen

For further information regarding the matters presented at the meeting, readers are encouraged to review the Companys management proxy circular, a copy of which is available under the Companys profile on SEDAR (www.sedar.com).

About AckrooThrough vendor and industry consolidation, Ackroo provides marketing, payment and point-of-sale solutions for merchants of all sizes. Ackroos self-serve, data driven, cloud-based marketing platform helps merchants in-store and online process and manage loyalty, gift card and promotional transactions at the point of sale in order to attract, engage and grow their customers while increasing their revenues and margins. Ackroos payment services provide merchants with low-cost payment processing options through some of the worlds largest payment technology and service providers. Ackroos hybrid management and point-of-sale solutions help manage and optimize the general operations for niche industrys including golf clubs, automotive dealers and more. All solutions are focused on helping to consolidate, simplify and improve the merchant marketing, payments and point-of sale ecosystem for their clients. Ackroo is headquartered in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. For more information, visit: www.ackroo.com.

For information, please contact:

Steve LevelyChief Executive Officer | Ackroo Tel: 613-599-2396 x730Email: slevely@ackroo.com

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Forward Looking Statements

This release contains forecasts and forward-looking statements that are not guarantees of future performance and activities and are subject to risks and uncertainties. The company has based these forward-looking statements on assumptions and assessments made by its management in light of their experience and their perception of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments and other factors they believe to be appropriate. Important factors that could cause actual results, developments and business decisions to differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: the companys ability to raise enough capital to support the companys go forward plans; the overall global economic environment; the impact of competition and new technologies; general market, political and economic conditions in the countries in which the company operates; projected capital expenditures and liquidity; changes in the companys strategy; government regulations and approvals; changes in customers budgeting priorities; plus other factors that may arise. Any forward-looking statements in this press release are made as of the date hereof, and the company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.