POET Technologies Confirms C$12.5 Million Public Offering of Units - Seite 2

The Offering is being conducted pursuant to a short-form base shelf prospectus previously filed and receipted with the securities regulatory authorities in all of the provinces of Canada (other than Quebec) and a registration statement (which includes the short-form base shelf prospectus) filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). Prospective investors should read in its entirety the prospectus (and the applicable prospectus supplement when filed) and the other documents that POET has filed on SEDAR and with the SEC for more complete information about the Company and the offering. Once filed, the Prospectus Supplement (and any marketing materials) relating to the offering will be available free of charge on the SEDAR website at www.sedar.com, on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov and on the Company's website at www.poet-technologies.com and electronic copies may also be obtained from the offices of H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC at 430 Park Avenue, 4th Floor, New York, New York 10022 or by emailing [e-mail]. The Offering is only being made only by means of the short-form base shelf prospectus and the Prospectus Supplement.

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.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

John F. O'Donnell, Secretary

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