POET Technologies to Provide Brief Update in Conjunction with the Annual General Meeting ("AGM") of Shareholders Scheduled for July 7, 2016, at 10 a.m. PDT

SAN JOSE, Calif., July 06, 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 that it will be providing a brief update of the Company's progress at the AGM scheduled for 10:00 a.m. PDT on Thursday, July 7, 2016, at the Courtyard San Jose Airport, 1727 Technology Drive, San Jose CA.

The slide presentation to be presented by the Company at the AGM will be available at 10:00 a.m. PDT on the Company’s website at www.poet-technologies.com/agm.