RIWI Announces Appointment of Dr. Ken Adelman, Former U.S. Arms Control Director and UN Ambassador, to RIWI's Board of Directors, and Announces Grant of Stock Options

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - June 14, 2016) - RIWI Corp. (CSE:RIW) (the "Company" or "RIWI") is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Ken Adelman, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and Arms Control Director for President Ronald Reagan, to RIWI's Board of Directors.

"Dr. Adelman's credentials and experience align perfectly with the direction and growth of the Company," said Neil Seeman, RIWI's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Adelman began working for the U.S. government in 1969 at the U.S. Department of Commerce, and then served in the Office of Economic Opportunity. From 1975 to 1977, he was an Assistant to U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld during President Gerald Ford's Administration. Dr. Adelman became a Deputy U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and then Arms Control Director for President Reagan. He served on the Defense Policy Board during President George W. Bush's Administration and the Board of the National Center for Counter-Terrorism during President Barack Obama's Administration.

"Our clients need a factual understanding of what citizens truly think on sensitive issues - such as changing attitudes toward oppressive regimes, or toward abrupt policy changes in all parts of China, Africa, Russia or the Middle East," said Mr. Seeman. "In Ambassador Adelman, we are privileged to have an internationally acclaimed expert who has worked on the most complex issues in world history, such as nuclear disarmament, where reliable opinion data in hard-to-reach regions of the world is essential."

Dr. Adelman has served on the board of Trustees of Freedom House, was a translator for the late Muhammad Ali during "The Rumble in the Jungle" in Africa, was a professor of Shakespeare at Georgetown University, and author of six books, most recently, Reagan at Reykjavik: Forty-Eight Hours that Ended the Cold War.

RIWI further announces that, subject to regulatory approval, it has granted an aggregate of 232,500 stock options ("Options") to certain directors and officers Company pursuant to the Company's stock option plan. The Options expire on June 14, 2021, and are exercisable at a price of $2.14 per share.

About RIWI

RIWI is a global survey technology that captures citizen and consumer opinion in any country in the world, using its proprietary, patented methods. For more information, please visit: https://riwi.com/.

RIWI CORP.

Neil Seeman, CEO

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