Helius Medical Technologies Announces That Registration Statement on Form S-1 has Been Declared Effective

NEWTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA--(Marketwired - July 13, 2016) - Helius Medical Technologies, Inc. (TSX:HSM)(OTCQB:HSDT) ("Helius" or the "Company") announced today that the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") has declared effective the Company's registration statement on Form S-1 relating to the resale of up to 11,953,115 shares of the Company's Class A common stock, without par value (the "Common Shares), 5,074,560 warrants to purchase shares of the Company's Class A common stock at an exercise price of CAD$1.50 per share (US$1.15 per share at the noon exchange rate as published by the Bank of Canada on July 12, 2016) (the "Warrants"), and 5,074,560 shares of our Class A common stock issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants held by certain securityholders of the Company named in the registration statement (the "Warrant Shares", and together with the Common Shares and the Warrants, the "Securities").

The registration statement, while effective, allows the selling securityholders named in the registration statement to publicly resell the Securities. Helius will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the Securities by the selling securityholders. Upon the cash exercise of the Warrants, Helius will receive the exercise price of the Warrants.

The registration statement may be accessed through the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. A copy of the prospectus relating to the offering may be obtained from Helius by writing Helius Medical Technologies, Inc. Suite 400, 41 University Drive Newtown, Pennsylvania 18940 or calling (215) 809-2018.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sales of these securities, in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

About Helius Medical Technologies, Inc.

Helius Medical Technologies is a medical technology company focused on neurological wellness. Helius seeks to develop, license and acquire unique and non-invasive platform technologies that amplify the brain's ability to heal itself. Helius intends to file for FDA clearance for the PoNS™ device. For more information, please visit www.heliusmedical.com.

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