Nanalysis Scientific Corp. Announces Grant of Stock Options

CALGARY, AB, March 14, 2023 /CNW/ - Nanalysis Scientific Corp. (TSXV:NSCI, OTCQX:NSCIF, FRA:1N1) ("Nanalysis" or the "Company") announces that the Company's Board of Directors has granted 335,000 stock options to Directors and Officers of the Company, pursuant to the Company's stock option plan. Each option is exercisable to purchase one common share in the capital of the Company at $1.10 per share for a period of five years from the date of issuance. The options vest as to one-third on each of the 12 month, 24 month, and 36 month anniversary date of grant.  In addition, the Company granted 135,000 Restricted Stock Units ("RSU"'s) to Directors of the Company, pursuant to the Company's RSU plan.  Each RSU is exercisable for one common share in the capital of the Company for a period ending at the end of the calendar year, three years after the date of grant.  The RSUs vest as to one-third on each of the 12 month, 24 month, and 36 month anniversary date of grant.

Nanalysis trades on the TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV) in Canada with ticker symbol 'NSCI', OTC under NSCIF, and the Frankfurt exchange under the ticker symbol '1N1'. The company's business is what we term "MRI and NMR for industry". The company develops and manufactures portable Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectrometers or analyzers for laboratory and industrial markets. The NMReady-60tm was the first full-feature portable NMR spectrometer in a single compact enclosure requiring no liquid helium or any other cryogens. The Company has followed up that initial offering with new products and continues to have a strong innovation pipeline. Nanalysis began selling a 100MHz device in 2020. The Company's new device is the most powerful and most advanced compact NMR device ever brought to market.  Nanalysis devices are used in many industries (oil and gas, chemical, mining, pharma, biotech, flavor and fragrances, agrochemicals, law enforcement, and more) as well as numerous government and university research labs around the world. The Company continues to exploit new global market opportunities independently and with partners.

With the recent acquisition of K'Prime, the Company maintains a North American sales and service company of over 40 individuals who cover scientific instrumentation for pharma, food, chemical and oil & gas customers, as well as imaging systems and services for security applications.  Additionally, the Company has a 43% ownership in Quad Systems AG ("Quad Systems"), with an option to purchase the remaining shares.  Quad Systems is a Zurich-based Nuclear Magnetic Resonance ("NMR") company focused on high-field NMR for pharmaceutical and other vertical markets.

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SOURCE Nanalysis Scientific Corp.