Valens GroWorks Corp. announced three new nominees to stand for election to its Board of Directors at the Annual and Special Meeting of the Shareholders of The Valens Company to be held on June 12, 2020 (the "Meeting"). The independent nominees are: Ms. Karin A. McCaskill, Former SVP, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary of Empire Company Limited and Sobeys Inc. Mr. Andrew Cockwell, Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Ursataur Capital Management; Ms. Renee Merrifield, CEO and Founder of Troika Management Corp. Two current directors of Valens, Mr. Chris Irwin, Independent Director, and Mr. Chris Buysen, Chief Financial Officer, will not stand for re-election to the Board at the Meeting. Mr. Buysen will continue in his role on the executive team as Chief Financial Officer. Pending election of the three nominees and re-election of the existing four directors, the Board will expand to seven directors, six of which are independent of Valens.