July 24, 2015

(amended August 4, 2015)

NOTICE TO READER

The Annual Information Form (AIF) of POET Technologies Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2014 filed on July 31, 2015 has been amended to correct missing information regarding the outstanding options as at June 30, 2015 on page 29.

Amended:

Stock Options - As of December 31, 2014 and June 30, 2015, a total of 24,237,800 and 33,209,000 outstanding options respectively to purchase common shares were exercisable between CA$0.23 and CA$1.75 per common share and between CA$0.23 and CA$1.99 per common share respectively. Some of these options were priced and exercisable in Canadian dollars. Complete particulars can be found in Note 10 of our Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2014 which are available for download at www.sedar.com.

Original:

Stock Options - As of December 31, 2014 and June 30, 2015, a total of 24,237,800 outstanding options to purchase common shares were respectively exercisable between CA$0.23 and CA$1.75 per common share. Some of these options were priced and exercisable in Canadian dollars. Complete particulars can be found in Note 10 of our Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2014 which are available for download at www.sedar.com.