B. Keast Family Holdings Inc. Transfers Shares to Purchaser

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - August 4, 2023) - B. Keast Family Holdings Inc. ("BKF") announced today that it has sold (the "Sale") to The 2020 B. Keast Investment Trust (the "BIT", or the "Purchaser") an aggregate of 7.5 common shares (the "Shares") in the authorized capital of 1289625 B.C. Ltd. ("625") pursuant to a share purchase agreement entered into between BKF and the Purchaser on August 3, 2023. The Shares were sold at a price of $1.00 per Share for an aggregate price of $7.50.

Prior to the Sale, BKF held 7.5 (16.216%) common shares in 625. As a result of the Sale, BKF no longer holds any Shares in 625. BKF sold the Shares for private investment purposes and may increase its beneficial ownership or control in 625 as circumstances or market conditions warrant.

The Sale was conducted in reliance on the "private agreement exemption" in section 4.2 of National Instrument 62-104 - Take-Over Bids and Issuer Bids ("NI 62-104") and as a result was exempt from the take-over bid requirements in Part 2 of NI 62-104. The Shares were purchased by fewer than 5 sellers and at a price not greater than 115% of the value of the Shares.

This news release is issued pursuant to National Instrument 62-103 - The Early Warning System and Related Take-Over Bid and Insider Reporting Issues. A copy of the early warning report will appear with 625's documents on the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval at www.sedar.com.

For further information or to request a copy of the early warning report, please contact:

B. Keast Family Holdings Inc.
Attention: Branden Keast
(647) 966-8400

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