Spectra7 Announces Exercise of Over-Allotment Option

TORONTO, ONTARIO and PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA--(Marketwired - April 23, 2014) -

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Spectra7 Microsystems Inc. (TSX VENTURE:SEV) ("Spectra7" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has received notice from Canaccord Genuity Corp., on behalf of itself and Global Maxfin Capital Inc., Mackie Research Capital Corporation and PI Financial Corp. (collectively, the "Agents") that the Agents have fully exercised their over-allotment option (the "Over-Allotment Option") to offer an additional 3,500,000 units of the Company (the "Over-Allotment Units") at a price of $0.30 per Over-Allotment Unit for gross proceeds to the Company of $1,050,000. The Over-Allotment Option was granted to the Agents in connection with the previously announced offering (the "Offering") of 23,333,333 units of the Company (the "Units") at a price of $0.30 per Unit for gross proceeds of $7,000,000. Assuming completion of the Over-Allotment Option in full, 26,833,333 Units in aggregate are being issued pursuant to the Offering for total gross proceeds of $8,050,000. The sale of the Over-Allotment Units is expected to close on or about April 28, 2014.

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ABOUT SPECTRA7 MICROSYSTEMS INC.

Spectra7 Microsystems Inc. is a high performance analog semiconductor company delivering unprecedented speed, resolution and signal fidelity to consumer and wireless infrastructure products. Spectra7's new system-level components address throughput bottlenecks and satisfy the exponential demand for more bandwidth and lower costs in mobile and internet infrastructure equipment, including handsets, tablets, base stations and microwave backhaul systems. Spectra7 is headquartered in Markham, Ontario with development centers in Silicon Valley, Irvine, California and Cork, Ireland. For more information, please visit www.spectra7.com.

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