Magnet Forensics Files Final Base Shelf Prospectus

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WATERLOO, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Magnet Forensics Inc. (“Magnet Forensics” or the “Company”) (TSX: MAGT), a developer of digital investigation software used globally by public safety organizations and enterprises, announced today that it has filed and obtained a receipt for its final short form base shelf prospectus with the securities regulatory authorities in each of the provinces and territories of Canada.

The final short form base shelf prospectus allows Magnet Forensics and certain of its securityholders to qualify the distribution by way of prospectus in Canada of up to C$950,000,000 of subordinate voting shares, preferred shares, debt securities, warrants, subscription receipts, units, or any combination thereof, during the 25-month period that the base shelf prospectus is effective. It is intended to provide Magnet Forensics with financing flexibility. The specific terms of any offering under the base shelf prospectus will be established in a prospectus supplement, which will be filed with the applicable Canadian securities regulatory authorities in connection with any such offering.

This news release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any province, state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such province, state or jurisdiction.

A copy of the preliminary base shelf prospectus can be found on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

About Magnet Forensics

Founded in 2010, Magnet Forensics is a developer of digital investigation software that acquires, analyzes, reports on, and manages evidence from digital sources, including computers, mobile devices, IoT devices and cloud services. Magnet Forensics’ software is used by more than 4,000 public and private sector customers in over 90 countries and helps investigators fight crime, protect assets and guard national security.

Forward-Looking Statements

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