Company anticipates trading to resume in August
LOS ANGELES, July 21, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PINEAPPLE, INC. (OTC Grey: PNPL) (the “Company” or “Pineapple”) is a publicly traded company in the legal cannabis industry with a portfolio of assets spanning operational management, technology, IP licensing, cannabis property rentals, and equity ownership in cannabis retail and production facilities. The Company today announced that it is in the final stages of its process to upgrade from trading on the Grey Market to trading on the OTC Markets and anticipates that this will take place in August 2020. The audit of the Company's financial statements for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 ("2020 FY"), along with the review of the Company’s financial statements for the first quarter ended March 31, 2021 ("Q1 2021"), are also in its final stages and the Company anticipates filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commision the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the 2020 FY and Q1 2021 by August 2020 as well. A condition of moving to the OTC market is the Company completing such periodic filings.
Commenting on the filing, Pineapple's CEO Shawn Credle said “The Company remains extremely excited about its future and all of the developments it will be sharing with the public in short order. Exciting things to come!”
Director, Matthew Feinstein went on to say, “Upgrading from the Grey Market will allow us to give our shareholders more liquidity, increase shareholder value and greater protections that come with the stability of an OTC Markets listing”.
About Pineapple, Inc.
Pineapple, Inc. (the “Company” or “Pineapple”) is based in Los Angeles, California. Through our operating subsidiary Pineapple Express Consulting, Inc., as well as our 40% owned portfolio asset, Pineapple Ventures, Inc. (“PVI”), the Company runs a cannabis delivery service, Pineapple Express, via PineappleExpress.com as well as hemp CBD e-commerce company, Pineapple Wellness, via PineappleWellness.com. PVI also provides capital to its canna-business clientele, lease real properties to those canna-businesses, take equity positions and manage those operations, and provide consulting and technology to develop, enhance, or expand existing and newly formed infrastructures. Pineapple is built to become the leading portfolio management company in the U.S. cannabis sector. The Company’s executive team blends enterprise-level corporate expertise with a combined three decades of experience operating in the tightly-regulated cannabis industry. Pineapple’s strategic asset integration has provided it with the infrastructure to support its subsidiaries with cost-effective access to all segments of the vertical: from cultivation and processing, to distribution, retail and delivery. With its headquarters in Los Angeles, California Pineapple’s portfolio company, PVI, is rapidly increasing its footprint throughout the state and looking to scale into underdeveloped markets.
Forward-Looking Statements:
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Company Contact:
Matthew Feinstein, Director
Pineapple Express, Inc.
Office: 877-310-PNPL