TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Dec. 20, 2012) - Stem Cell Therapeutics Corp. (TSX VENTURE:SSS) announced that the Company's shareholders approved a special resolution today at the Special Meeting of Shareholders that gives the board of directors the authority to consolidate all of the issued and outstanding common shares on the basis of a ratio, to be determined by the board of directors, in the range of one post-consolidation common share for each 10 to 30 outstanding pre-consolidation common shares. It is anticipated that the conversion ratio will be determined in January 2013 with trading on a consolidated basis to occur immediately subsequent to that announcement.

The board of directors recommended approval of the consolidation proposal as being in the Company's interest and an important step in meeting the objectives for the repositioning of the Company.

About Stem Cell Therapeutics:

Stem Cell Therapeutics Corp. (TSX VENTURE:SSS) is a Canadian commercialization receptor company in the business of developing stem cell-based therapeutics through partnerships with research institutions or technology transfer organizations. The Company's corporate objectives include the analysis and acquisition of additional stem cell-related development opportunities and securing capital for the advancement of the licensed or acquired products. In October 2012 SCT became a member of the 20-member Centre for Commercialization of Regenerative Medicine ("CCRM") consortium. SCT has extensive expertise and experience in the stem cell biotechnology sector based on the intellectual property of Dr. Samuel Weiss in stem cell research. SCT proposes to build upon the foundational technologies by acquiring additional early-stage clinical or late-stage preclinical candidates. SCT's Traumatic Brain Injury product, NTx®-428, is currently in a Phase II clinical trial. For more information, visit: www.stemcellthera.com.

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