POET Technologies Announces Closing of Underwritten Public Offering of Common Shares and Warrants

December 4, 2023

On December 4, 2023, POET Technologies Inc. (“POET” or the “Company”) (TSX Venture: PTK; NASDAQ: POET), announced the closing of its previously announced underwritten public offering of common shares and warrants in the United States (the “Offering”).

Maxim Group LLC acted as sole book-running manager for the Offering.

POET is a design and development company offering integration solutions based on the POET Optical Interposer™, a novel platform that allows the seamless integration of electronic and photonic devices into a single multi-chip module using advanced wafer-level semiconductor manufacturing techniques and packaging methods.

Maxim Group LLC is a leading full-service investment bank, securities and wealth management firm headquartered in mid-town Manhattan. Maxim formed in 2002 as a spin-off of the U.S. subsidiary of the global investment firm Investec.

Miller Thomson acted as Canadian counsel to Maxim Group LLC with a team comprised of Adam Kline, Brandon Meyer (Corporate/M&A), Karen Durell (IP/IT), and Wendy Wang (Student).