Emergent Capital Begins Trading on OTCQB Under Ticker Symbol EMGC

BOCA RATON, Fla., Feb. 3, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Emergent Capital, Inc. (OTCQB: EMGC) ("Emergent" or the "Company") announced today that its common stock will begin trading on the OTC Market Group's OTCQB^® Venture Market under the ticker symbol "EMGC" effective today, February 3, 2017.

OTCQB is designed for early-stage and developing U.S. and international companies that are current in their reporting and undergo an annual verification and management certification process. The OTCQB^® Venture Market is considered by the SEC as an "established public market" for the purpose of determining the public market price when registering securities for resale in equity line financings with the SEC.

About Emergent Capital, Inc.

Emergent Capital (OTCQB: EMGC) is a specialty finance company that invests in life settlements. More information about Emergent can be found at www.emergentcapital.com.

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SOURCE Emergent Capital, Inc.