VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(Marketwired – Sept. 26, 2016) – Solegear Bioplastic Technologies Inc. (TSX VENTURE:SGB) (“Solegear” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that Salil Munjal, Paul Antoniadis, Jim Zadra and Michael Thomson were re-elected as directors of the Company at the annual general meeting of shareholders of the Company (the “Meeting”) held on September 26, 2016. All other matters put forward to shareholders at the Meeting were also approved, including setting the number of directors at four, the re-appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s auditors, and the ratification and approval of the Company’s existing incentive stock option plan.

About Solegear Bioplastic Technologies Inc.

Solegear Bioplastic Technologies Inc. (TSX VENTURE:SGB) is an innovator in the field of next generation bioplastics made from annually renewable plant-based sources. Committed to the principles of Green Chemistry, Solegear is driven by its mission to create healthier, safer and stronger communities by fundamentally changing the way plastics are made.

Solegear’s proprietary bioplastic formulations are designed to meet today’s social and corporate requirements to lower carbon emissions, reduce waste and remove toxicity typically associated with traditional petroleum-based plastics. Together with its partners, Solegear custom engineers, produces and distributes its high-performance bioplastics as resin, sheets and finished goods with some of the highest percentages of renewable, plant-based materials currently available in the industry. For more information: www.solegear.ca

On behalf of the Company:

Paul Antoniadis, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Contact: 604-998-4058

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