PARETO ANNOUNCES BOUGHT DEAL PRIVATE PLACEMENT AT $1.50 PER SHARE

Pareto Corporation, a leading marketing services company, today announced that it has entered into a bought deal financing with a syndicate of underwriters led by Sprott Securities Inc, including Raymond James Ltd. The underwriters have agreed to purchase 5 million common shares to be issued by Pareto at a price of $1.50 per common share.

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