Smartcool Announces 1st Quarter Results

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - June 1, 2018) - Smartcool Systems Inc. (TSXV: SSC) (OTC Pink: SSCFF) (FSE: R3W) ("Smartcool" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has filed its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the three month period ended March 31, 2018 on SEDAR.

Ted Konyi, the Company's Chief Financial Officer, commented "I am very pleased to report that the 1^st Quarter financials continued the positive progress that we saw with our fiscal 2017 annual results. Based on the work we have in the pipeline, including various initiatives commenced in 2017, and our plans for the balance of the year, we expect to see this positive trend continue for the balance of 2018.

Selected Highlights

Revenue for the 1^st Quarter grew from $85,957 in Q1 2017 to $314,363 in Q1 2018, an increase of 265% and the highest quarterly revenue for the Company since the 1^st Quarter 2014.

Net loss for the period, net of tax, was $238,116 compared to a net loss of $360,949 for the 1^st quarter of 2017, a reduction of approximately 33%. This reduction in net loss was due primarily to an increase in gross sales and higher gross margins.

General and administrative expenses for the period were $519,098, compared to $265,646 for the 1^st quarter of 2017, representing an increase of approximately 95%. This increase was due to investments made during the period relating primarily to product development and preparations to launch the ECOHome Residential product.

For more information please see the Company's Interim Financial Statements and Quarterly MD&A, both of which can be found at www.sedar.com

The Company also announces the retirement of Kim Nguyen, its Chief Financial Officer for the past 12 years, effective immediately. The Company wishes to thank Kim for her 12 years of dedicated service. Theodore Konyi has assumed the role of interim Chief Financial Officer temporarily until a suitable replacement can be found.

About Smartcool

Smartcool Systems Inc. provides cutting edge energy efficient and energy cost reduction solutions for businesses around the world.  The ECO3, ESM and ECOHome are Smartcool's unique retrofit technologies that reduce the energy consumption of compressors in air conditioning, refrigeration and heat pump systems by up to 40%.

For further information
WEB www.smartcool.net and www.smartcooleco3.com
EMAIL info@smartcool.net

Investor inquiries
Mike Kordysz
Vice President, Investor Relations
TEL +1 604 904 8632           EMAIL mike.kordysz@smartcool.net

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