MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA--(Marketwired - March 16, 2015) - DiaMedica Inc. (the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:DMA), announced today, further to its news release of February 27, 2015, the closing of its non-brokered private placement raising total gross proceeds of $600,000 (the "private placement"). The proceeds will be used by DiaMedica to support development with DM199 for the treatment of vascular diseases and for other working capital purposes.

"The company is pleased with meeting its stated objectives pertaining to this financing and looks forward to advancing DM199 for the treatment of vascular diseases," said Rick Pauls, President and CEO at DiaMedica.

Insiders of the Company consisting of management and members of the board of directors purchased a total 1,553,000 common shares and Next Edge Bio-Tech Plus Fund also participated. In connection with the private placement, the Company issued 6,000,000 common shares in the capital of the Company at an issue price of $0.10 per common share for gross proceeds of $600,000. All of the common shares issued in connection with the Offering will be subject to a restricted period that expires four months after the issuance date.

Cash finder's fees of $22,735 were paid on a portion of the financing and 227,350 broker warrants were issued. Each broker warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one common share in the capital of the Company for $0.10 per common share. The broker warrants expire one year from today.

About DiaMedica

DiaMedica is a publicly traded (TSX VENTURE:DMA) development stage biopharmaceutical company primarily focused on large unmet diseases including novel approaches to treat vascular and metabolic diseases. DiaMedica's lead product, DM199, is recombinant human tissue kallikrein-1 protein (rhKLK1). DiaMedica's common shares are listed on the TSX Venture Exchange under the trading symbol 'DMA'.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

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