POET Technologies Announces Closing of Acquisition of DenseLight Semiconductors and Change to Venue of Town Hall Meeting

SAN JOSE, Calif., May 12, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — POET Technologies Inc. (the “Company” or “POET”) (OTCQX:POETF) (TSX-V:PTK), a developer of opto-electronics fabrication processes for the semiconductor industry, today announced the completion of its previously announced acquisition of all of the shares of DenseLight Semiconductors Pte. Ltd. (“DenseLight”), a Singapore-based private designer, manufacturer and provider of photonic sensing and optical light source products. The DenseLight shareholders will be issued approximately 16 million common shares of POET (the “POET Shares”) in accordance with the terms of the Share Purchase Agreement announced on April 28, 2016.  Additionally, approximately 1.3 million POET Shares will be issued, subject to monetary exchange rate adjustment at the time of issuance, to the DenseLight shareholders in the event that DenseLight meets or exceeds a pre-determined revenue target during calendar 2016.

“We are excited that DenseLight Semiconductors is now a part of the POET family”, said Dr. Suresh Venkatesan, Chief Executive Officer of POET Technologies.  “We believe that our combined capabilities will drive continued opportunities in serving the growing Photonics market, with a comprehensive suite of product solutions, while strengthening the Company’s finances and operations. With the strong support of the DenseLight management team, we have already begun to map our integration plans for the combined entity with a goal of achieving profitable and sustainable growth targets.”

The company plans to provide additional information on the close of the transaction during its investors’ town hall meeting on May 17, 2016.  Due to overwhelming support for the town hall meeting, the venue has been changed to the Rainy Lake Room, WaterPark Place, 20 Bay Street, 11^th Floor, Toronto, ON M5J 2N8. To listen to the live webcast, please visit the investor relations section of POET’s website (www.poet-technologies.com) approximately 15 minutes prior to the start of the event to register, download and install any necessary audio software. A replay will be available shortly after the presentation on the POET website for 90 days.  Pre-submitted questions may be sent to rf@poet-technologies.com until May 16, 2016.  Expected topics to be covered include POET’s strategic, development and commercialization initiatives.

About POET Technologies Inc.  

POET (Planar Opto-Electronic Technology) is a developer of opto-electronics and Photonic fabrication processes and products. Photonics integration is fundamental to increasing functional scaling and lowering the cost of current Photonic solutions.  POET believes that its advanced opto-electronics process platform enables substantial improvements in energy efficiency, component cost and size in the production of smart optical components, the engines driving applications ranging from data centers to consumer products to military applications. Silicon Valley-based POET’s patented module-on-a-chip process, which integrates digital, high-speed analog and optical devices on the same chip, is designed to serve as an industry standard for smart optical components.  More information may be obtained at www.poet-technologies.com.

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Robert Ferri
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Email: Robert.ferri@robertferri.com

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