Newport Beach, CA October 31, 2013 – Greenbriar Capital Corp. (TSX.V: GRB) (OTC: GEBRF) is pleased to announce that it has closed a non-brokered private placement of 111,000 units (the “Units”) at price of $2.70 per Unit. Each Unit is comprised of one common share and one half of one share purchase warrant. Each whole warrant entitles the holder to acquire one additional share in the capital of the Company at a price of $3.00 for a period of 24 months from the date the Warrants are issued.

In addition, the Company has paid PI Financial Corp. (“PI”) a finder’s fee comprised of a cash commission equal to 6% of the proceeds invested by certain investors and 2,220 finder’s warrants (the “Finder’s Warrants”) entitling PI to acquire up to 2,220 common shares in the capital of the Company at a price of $3.00 per share for a period of 24 months from the date that the Finder’s Warrants are issued.

The Warrants and Finder’s Warrants will not be listed for trading and any common shares issued upon the exercise of any Warrants or Finder’s Warrants, will be subject to a hold period expiring at midnight on March 2, 2014.

The securities have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), or under any state securities laws, and may not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, or delivered within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons (as defined in Regulation S under the 1933 Act) absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements. This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation to buy such securities in the United States.

About Greenbriar Capital Corp.

Greenbriar Capital Corp. is a leading developer of renewable energy and sustainable real estate projects. With long-term, high impact, contracted sales agreements in key project locations and led by a successful industry recognized operating and development team, Greenbriar targets deep value assets directed at accretive shareholder value.

For further information please contact:

Jeff Ciachurski, CEO
Greenbriar Capital Corp.
Phone: 949.903.5906
Email: moc.proclatipacrairbneerg@iksruhcaicj

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

“SIGNED”

Jeffrey J. Ciachurski

Chief Executive Officer and Director

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Certain statements in this press release constitute “forward-looking statements” under applicable securities laws, which involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such statements. Words such as “expects”, “anticipates”, “intends”, “projects”, “plans”, “will”, “believes”, “seeks”, “estimates”, “should”, “may”, “could”, and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Such statements in this news release include, but are not limited to, the Company’s discussion concerning the Offer. These statements are based on management’s current expectations and beliefs and actual events or results may differ materially. There are many factors that could cause such actual events or results expressed or implied by such forward- looking statements to differ
materially from any future results expressed or implied by such statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to, the state of the Company’s business activities and various factors discussed in the Company’s annual report and annual information contained in the Company’s 20F Annual Report filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and securities regulators in Canada. Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and the Company assumes no obligation to update such information to reflect later events or developments, except as required by law.