On and effective as of January 14, 2022, Etienne Deffarges voluntarily resigned from the board of directors (the ‘Board') of Clever Leaves Holdings Inc. (the ‘Company'). Mr. Deffarges was the chair of the compensation committee and member of both the audit committee and nominating and corporate governance committee at the time of his resignation. In order to remain in compliance with the audit committee and board independence requirements of the Nasdaq continued listing standards, the Company, the Board and the nominating and corporate governance committee of the Board are currently evaluating alternatives with respect to appointing a new independent director to fill the vacancy created by Mr. Deffarges' resignation.