Certive Solutions Inc. Announces Closure of US$630,456 Private Placement and US$252,714 in Options Exercised

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA and SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA--(Marketwired - Sept. 14, 2016) - Certive Solutions Inc. (CSE:CBP)(OTCQB:CTVEF) ("Certive" or the "Company"), announces that effective September 12, 2016, the Company has closed a private placement for gross proceeds of US$630,456, in exchange for the issuance of 2,101,523 units (the "Units") in its capital stock. The Units were sold at a price of US$0.30 per Unit. Each Unit consists of one common share and one common share purchase warrant. Each warrant is exercisable for two years commencing from September 12, 2016 at a price of US$0.35 per share. The Company also announces its intention to pay a finder's fee of 8% with respect to the private placement funds secured.

The Company also announces that effective September 12, 2016, a total of 1,263,570 incentive stock options were exercised for total proceeds of US$252,714. The Company has, and will continue to utilize, the funds for general working capital purposes and for investment in sales and marketing initiatives.

The Company also announces the granting of 2,100,000 stock options to directors of the Company, exercisable into 2,100,000 common shares at a price of US$0.22 per share for a period of five years.

Van Potter, CEO of the Company, and Brian Cameron, CFO of the Company, welcome the commitment of Certive's investors to continuing the growth of Certive, noting that members of the Advisory Council and management were contributors to the overall capital raised in the combined offerings. In addition, they noted that the price at which the Units were sold exceeded the current market value of Certive.

For more information, please visit our website at www.certive.com, or contact Certive directly at 480-922-5327.

About Certive Solutions Inc.

Certive Solutions Inc. (Scottsdale, Arizona) provides revenue cycle management solutions to the U.S. healthcare market. Certive's claim audit and recovery services, billing services, and software solutions help providers work with payers to efficiently manage the reimbursement process and improve financial performance. Certive's highly skilled and experienced management team, combined with proprietary workflow and analytics, audit and identify, and bill and collect, underpayments in accordance with contractual obligations between the public or commercial insurance carrier and the designated provider. The healthcare market is changing. Certive works with clients to provide efficient and effective solutions aligned with reform initiatives to improve healthcare and reduce costs.

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