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TORONTO, June 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — POET Technologies Inc. (“POET” or the “Company”) (TSX Venture: PTK; NASDAQ: POET), the designer and developer of Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs), light sources and optical modules for the AI and data center markets today reported the voting results of its Annual General and Special Meeting (the ”Meeting” or “AGSM”), which was held virtually on Friday, June 27, 2025.
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The Company’s VP Finance and Administration, Kevin Barnes, delivered customary introductions and the call to order, and POET’s Chairman of the Compensation Committee, Glen Riley, conducted the formal business of the Meeting, which included the approval of all proposals outlined in the Company’s management information circular and voting material as previously distributed to shareholders.
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Following the completion of the formal business portion of the Meeting, the Company presented a video highlighting the transformation of its operations—from product development through to manufacturing. This was followed by a presentation from Chief Executive Officer Dr. Suresh Venkatesan, who provided an overview of the Company’s 2024 activities and outlined near-term opportunities. A brief Q&A session concluded the presentations.
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The video presentation can be accessed from the Company’s website at: https://poet-technologies.com/videos.
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AGSM Voting Results Summary
A detailed Report on Voting Results of the AGSM follows. In summary, the shareholders of the Company approved the following proposals:
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- Re-election of Suresh Venkatesan, Jean-Louis Malinge, Theresa Lan Ende, Glen Riley and Robert “Bob” Tirva as directors, with no director receiving less than 94% of the votes cast;
- Appointment of Davidson & Company LLP as the Company’s auditors by 96% of the votes cast;
- Approval of the Corporation’s Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan by 84% of the votes cast, which included an increase in the number of awards available to 17,007,771, representing 20% of the 85,022,787 common shares issued at the time of the meeting.
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Detailed Report of AGSM Voting Results
In accordance with section 11.3 of National Instrument 51-102 – Continuous Disclosure Obligations, this report briefly describes the matters voted upon and the outcome of the votes at the annual general and special meeting of shareholders of POET Technologies Inc. (the “Company“) held virtually via the MEETNOW.GlOBAL platform on June 27, 2025 (the “Meeting“). Each of the matters is described in greater detail in the Company’s management information circular dated May 1, 2025 (the “Circular“)
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1. Election of Directors.
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Each of the nominees set for in the Circular were elected as directors to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders, or until their respective successors are elected or appointed. The following table sets forth the vote of the shareholders at the Meeting with respect to the election of directors:
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| Nominee | For | Withheld | ||
| Number of Votes | Percentage of Votes | Number of Votes | Percentage of Votes | |
| Glen Riley | 6,475,012 | 94.43% | 382,060 | 5.57% |
| Jean-Louis Malinge | 6,573,485 | 95.86% | 283,586 | 4.14% |
| Robert “Bob” Tirva | 6,557,820 | 95.64% | 299,251 | 4.36% |
| Suresh Venkatesan | 6,645,609 | 96.92% | 211,462 | 3.08% |
| Theresa Lan Ende | 6,541,010 | 95.39% | 316,061 | 4.61% |
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