TORONTO, June 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- POET Technologies Inc. (“POET” or the “Company”) (TSX Venture: PTK; NASDAQ: POET), the designer and developer of the POET Optical Interposer™ and Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs) for the data center and telecommunication and artificial intelligence markets, today announced the Company will virtually host its Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”) via a virtual on-line platform on June 30, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. (EDT). In conjunction with the Meeting, senior management will also provide a business update presentation followed by a question and answer session.

Holding a virtual meeting enables all Shareholders, regardless of geographic location and Share ownership, to have an equal opportunity to participate at the Meeting. Shareholders will not be able to attend the Meeting in person. Formal notice of the meeting date and record date has been provided to the regulatory authorities and the TSX Venture Exchange by Computershare Investor Services Inc., the Company’s transfer agent. A "Management Information Circular" containing detailed instructions as well as an outline of the matters to be acted upon during the Meeting has also been mailed to shareholders of record and filed on SEDAR.

Registered Shareholders of POET’s common stock as of the close of business on May 15, 2023 (the “Record Date”) are entitled to vote by either completing the provided proxy materials or as part of attending the live audio webcast using the following link: https://web.lumiagm.com/483012857 .

Non-Registered Shareholders, including those who hold Shares in the name of a bank, trust company, securities dealer or broker, or other intermediary, may vote by following the instructions on the voting instruction form provided to them by their intermediary. For questions related to any such voting instructions, Shareholders should contact their bank, trust company, securities dealer or broker, or other intermediary through which they hold their Shares.

For assistance with the completion and delivery of a proxy, Shareholders may contact Computershare Investor Services Inc. at 1-800-564-6253 (toll free North America) or 1-514-982- 7555 (international).