LiqTech International, Inc. Announces Private Placement Transaction of up to $10 Million With Existing Institutional Investors

The Private Placement will consist of an aggregate of 3,630,129 shares of common stock, 1,369,871 pre-funded warrants to purchase shares of common stock, and warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 5,000,000 shares of common stock. The combined purchase price of one share of common stock and one accompanying warrant to purchase one share of common stock is $2.00. The combined purchase price of one pre-funded warrant and one accompanying warrant to purchase one share of common stock is $1.999. The warrants will have an exercise price of $2.00 per share and a term of 5 years.

The Private Placement is expected to close in two tranches. The first tranche will consist of 29,277 shares, 555,302 pre-funded warrants, and 584,529 warrants, an amount in the aggregate equal to 19.99% of shares outstanding immediately prior to the entry into the Private Placement (the "Exchange Cap"). The second tranche will consist of 3,600,902 shares, 814,569 pre-funded warrants, and 4,415,471 warrants, and will close after shareholder approval is obtained on the issuance of the shares. Following the closing of both tranches, the transaction will result in initial aggregate gross proceeds of $10 million to the Company.

LiqTech intends to use the proceeds from the Private Placement to fund the Company's ongoing commercial development in the U.S. oil & gas sector, expansion of its commercial efforts in the European and U.S. swimming pool sector, and development of a new initiative to enter the marine exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) water treatment segment, each of which are critical components to the Company's growth strategy and path to profitability.

"We would like to thank our existing institutional investors for their consistent support and strong conviction with respect to our company, our management team, and our future opportunities," commented Fei Chen, CEO of LiqTech. "We look forward to the continued execution of our strategic plan aimed at leveraging the unique capabilities of LiqTech's high-tech filtration technology in large, growing end markets in the future."

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor may there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

ABOUT LIQTECH INTERNATIONAL, INC.

LiqTech International, Inc., a Nevada corporation, is a high-tech filtration technology company that provides state-of-the-art ceramic silicon carbide filtration technologies for gas and liquid purification. LiqTech's silicon carbide membranes are designed to be used in the most challenging purification applications, and its silicon carbide filters are used to control diesel exhaust soot emissions. Using nanotechnology, LiqTech develops products using its proprietary silicon carbide technology, resulting in a wide range of component membranes, membrane systems, and filters for both microfiltration and ultrafiltration applications. By incorporating LiqTech's SiC liquid membrane technology with the Company´s extensive systems design experience and capabilities, LiqTech offers unique, modular designed filtration solutions for the most difficult water purification applications.

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