Solegear Announces Financial Results for Fiscal Year 2016

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - June 17, 2016) - Solegear Bioplastic Technologies Inc. (the "Company" or "Solegear") (TSX VENTURE:SGB) today announced its audited financial results for the 12 months ended February 29, 2016.

Solegear remains in the early stages of commercialization, and reports a net and comprehensive loss of $4.2 Million for the fiscal year ended February 29, 2016 and $2.5 Million for the year ended February 2015. Solegear had cash reserves of $0.7 Million at February 29, 2016 compared to $0.1 Million in 2015.

"The Solegear team successfully commenced commercialization in 2016, and we look forward with high expectations for the future. Demand for our plant-based packaging and products continues to gain traction, and we remain committed to being a leader in the industry," said Paul Antoniadis, CEO of Solegear. "We are anticipating revenue growth to be no less than 10 fold in fiscal 2017 and to accelerate from there."

The Company's financial statements and other disclosures are available on SEDAR.

The Company's corporate profile is located at www.solegear.ca/investors.

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, Polysole^® and Traverse^®, 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

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