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        <issuerName>Zivo Bioscience, Inc.</issuerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>1688 MERIDIAN AVENUE</rptOwnerStreet1>
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                <value>Common Stock Purchase Warrant</value>
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                <value>2020-10-08</value>
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            <expirationDate>
                <value>2025-10-08</value>
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                    <value>See footnotes</value>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Strome Mezzanine Fund, L.P. (&quot;Strome Mezzanine&quot;) entered into a License Co-Development Participation Agreement dated October 8, 2020 (the &quot;Participation Agreement&quot;) with Zivo Bioscience, Inc. (&quot;Zivo&quot;), pursuant to which Strome Mezzanine agreed to fund a portion of the budgeted costs for Zivo's work to enter into certain license agreements. As additional consideration for Strome Mezzanine's funding of the Participation Agreement and to encourage Strome Mezzanine's continued investment in Zivo, Zivo issued this warrant to Strome Mezzanine. No valuation of this portion of the consideration was assigned.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">This filing is made on behalf of Strome Mezzanine, Strome Investment Management, LP, Strome Group, Inc., and Mark Strome (together, the &quot;Reporting Persons&quot;). Strome Investment Management, LP is the general partner of Strome Mezzanine. Strome Group, Inc. is the general partner of Strome Investment Management, LP. Mark Strome is the President and CEO of Strome Group, Inc. Strome Investment Management, LP, Strome Group, Inc., and Mark Strome may be deemed to share voting and investment power for the shares held by Strome Mezzanine.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Pursuant to Rule 16a-1(a)(4) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the &quot;Exchange Act&quot;), this filing shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Persons are, for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act or otherwise, the beneficial owner of any equity securities reported herein.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Mark E. Strome</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2020-10-09</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Mark E. Strome, as President of General Partner, on behalf of Strome Mezzanine Fund, LP</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2020-10-09</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Mark E. Strome, as President of General Partner, on behalf of Strome Investment Management, LP</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2020-10-09</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Mark E. Strome, as President, on behalf of Strome Group, Inc.</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2020-10-09</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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