The World Poker Store, Inc. Announces Completion of Merger, Reverse Stock Split, and Name and Symbol Changes

MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The World Poker Store, Inc. (OTC: WPKS) (the "Company") announced today that it has completed a merger with Genuine Marketing Group Inc., a Minnesota corporation ("GMG"), resulting in GMG becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. Effective with the merger, the Company also completed a 1-for-10 Reverse Stock Split and changed its corporate name to Genuine Marketing Group Inc. and its stock trading symbol to GMGZ. The post-merger management of both the Company and GMG will remain the same as before the merger.

The Company's common stock will begin trading on a split-adjusted basis on Thursday, August 11, 2022 under its new CUSIP number; and its trading symbol will change to WPKSD for a period of 20 business days, after which the "D" will be removed from the trading symbol and it will become GMGZ.

Pursuant to the reverse stock split, each ten (10) shares of the Company's pre-merger outstanding common stock will be automatically combined and converted into one (1) share of post-merger common stock. This reverse stock split affects all pre-merger shareholders uniformly except to the minimal extent a shareholder obtains a fractional share. Any fractional shares will be rounded up to the next whole share.

Shareholders of the Company holding shares through "street" brokerage accounts or other nominee accounts or in book entry form will have their shares automatically adjusted to reflect the reverse stock split. In the case of any shareholders holding shares in certificate form, they may exchange their present certificates for new stock certificates, and they should address any questions concerning any exchange of certificates to their broker or to the Company's Transfer Agent, Standard Transfer Company, at email address [email protected].

Under terms of the Merger, the shareholders of GMG exchanged all their outstanding shares of common stock of GMG on a pro rata basis for approximately 90% of the post-merger outstanding common stock of the Company, resulting in the pre-merger shareholders of the Company now owning approximately 10% of the outstanding common stock of the Company.

The Company also increased its authorized capital stock to include 750 Million Common Shares and 50 Million Preferred Shares.

Genuine Marketing Group Inc. or GMG is a retail and consumer focused marketing company that creates brand affinity and builds consumer confidence through its proprietary authentication system, ZPtag. Combining the user-friendly engagement of a smartphone app with the smart contracts of the IBM blockchain.

More information about Genuine Marketing Group Inc. can be found at https://genuinemarketinggroup.com/

Contact: Greg Needham
Email: [email protected]

This press release contains information that constitutes forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from any future results described within the forward-looking statements. The forward-looking information provided herein represents the Company's estimates as of the date of the press release, and subsequent events and developments may cause the Company's estimates to change. The Company specifically disclaims any obligation to update the forward-looking information in the future. Therefore, this forward-looking information should not be relied upon as representing the Company's estimates of its future financial performance as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release.

SOURCE The World Poker Store Inc.; Genuine Marketing Group Inc.