Genius Announces Consolidation

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PRESS RELEASE

January 31, 2017

Genius Properties Ltd. CSE: GNI

GENIUS ANNOUNCES CONSOLIDATION

Genius Properties Ltd. (CSE: GNI) (“Genius” or the “Corporation”) is pleased to announce that further

to its previous news release of January 20, 2017, the Genius common shares will commence trading on the

Canadian Securities Exc hange on February 1, 2 017 on a consolidated basis of one (1) new p ost-

consolidation common share for every five (5) pre- consolidation common shares (the "Consolidation"). As

a result of the Consolidat ion, the Company's common shares will be reduced to 18,839,082. No fracti onal

shares will be issued as a result of the Consolidation. Genius’ name and trading symbol remain unchanged.

Registered shareholders will be sent a transmitt al letter from Genius’ t ransfer agent, Computer share

Investor Services Inc. in due course. The letter of transmittal will contain instructions on how certificate(s)

representing pre-consolidation shares may be surre ndered to the transfer ag ent in exchange for new share

certificates representing the number of post-cons olidation common share s to which the sharehol der is

entitled. The Board of Directors believes that the Consolidation will be beneficial to the Company in that it

is expected to, among other things, provide the Company with greater flexibility in attracting financing.

About Genius Properties

Genius is a Canadian m ineral exploration compa ny focused on developin g projects with some of the

world’s most critical metals and minerals for use in various industries including in particular, batteries for

storing electrical energy and the raw materials essential for Lithium-ion battery production

Additional information about genius and its exploration projects can be found at www.geniusproperties.ca

For more information, please contact:

Jimmy Gravel, President & CEO

Email: [email protected]

Forward-Looking Information

Certain information se t forth in this news re lease may contain forw ard-looking information that

involves substantial known and unknown risks and uncertainties. This forward-looking information

is subject to numerous risks and uncertaintie s, certain of which are beyond the control of the

Corporation, including , but not limited to, th e impact of general ec onomic conditions, ind ustry

conditions, and dependence upon regulatory approvals. Readers are ca utioned that the assumptions

used in the preparatio n of such information , although considered reasonable at the time of

preparation, may prov e to be imprecise and, as such, undue relian ce should not be place d on

forward-looking inform ation. The parties und ertake no obligation t o update forward-look ing

information except as otherwise may be required by applicable securities law.

NEITHER THE CSE NOR ITS REGULATI ON SERVICES PROV IDER (AS THAT TER M IS

DEFINED IN THE P OLICIES OF THE C SE) ACCEPTS RESP ONSIBILITY FOR T HE

ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THIS PRESS RELEASE.