Genius Enters Into a Letter of Intent to Purchase a 70% Interest in an Electronic Cigarette Distributor

MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwired - June 23, 2014) - Genius Properties Ltd. (the "Corporation" or "Genius") (CSE:GNI) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a letter of intent (the "LOI") to acquire, through a subsidiary, a 70% interest in the assets of Zen Cigarette Inc., ("ZenCig"), a company specializing in the distribution and processing of electronic cigarettes.

Basic terms of the LOI provide for the acquisition of the assets of ZenCig by a newly created corporation ("Newco") in which Genius will have a 70% interest and the current owners of ZenCig will hold 30%. Newco will purchase the ZenCig assets for an aggregate consideration of 670,000 common shares of Genius at a deemed price of $0.25 per share and 300,000 warrants to purchase common shares of Genius. The assets of ZenCig include, namely, inventory, goodwill, intellectual property, web domain name www.zencig.com, permits and other distribution rights. While Genius will control the corporate affairs of Newco, it is anticipated that the current ZenCig management team will manage day-to-day operations.

Stéphane Leblanc, President of Genius, commented: "This is an extremely exciting project for Genius. This transaction brings immediate revenues to the Corporation and will drive Genius to a much higher level".

The acquisition is subject to the parties entering into definitive agreements which will include, namely, standard not compete undertakings by the principals of ZenCig. Closing is also subject to satisfactory due diligence by the Corporation as well as board and CSE approval. The transaction is expected to be completed in a timely manner but no later than July 4, 2014.

About Electronic Cigarettes Market

Wells Fargo estimates that figure will top $10 billion by 2017 and Bloomberg Industries projects that sales will exceed those of traditional cigarettes by 2047. The e-cigarette industry is a new and rapidly expanding sector with significant potential for investors. It is widely believed that e-cigarettes represent a healthy alternative to smoking and the development of this market could have a favorable impact by helping regular tobacco users to quit smoking. Recently, many of the largest tobacco companies have announced that they were entering into the e-cigarette market.

About Genius Properties

Genius is primarily targeting Quebec's excellent mineral potential to discover new world-class deposits. Genius is the ideal partner for exploration companies and capital pool companies looking for qualified transaction projects of merit. Genius intends to enter into various types of agreements on its properties. Management is currently evaluating, through specialized wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Corporation, other opportunities in other markets and industries having a strong growth potential to enhance shareholder value in the short term.

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