Enablence Technologies Closes First Tranche of Financing

OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Dec. 22, 2016) - Enablence Technologies Inc. ("Enablence" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:ENA), a leading supplier of optical components and subsystems for access, metro and long-haul markets, today announced the closing of the first tranche of the private placement announced on December 8, 2016 (the "Financing"), for 25,000,000 shares in the amount of $2,000,000 at a price of $0.08 per share.

The Company has also received a commitment for 6,250,000 additional shares representing additional gross proceeds of $500,000, and including the expected exercise of outstanding warrants, the Company will be in a position to have satisfied the condition to raise a minimum of $4,000,000 required pursuant to the terms of the non-binding Letter of Intent with Esrey Energy Ltd.

The proceeds from the Financing, as previously announced, are intended to be used as growth capital for current and future products, plus general corporate purposes.

The shares issued under the Financing are subject to a four-month hold period pursuant to applicable securities laws until April 23, 2017.

About Enablence Technologies Inc.

Enablence is a publicly traded company that designs, manufactures and sells optical components and subsystems to a global customer base. It utilizes its patented technologies, including planar lightwave circuit ("PLC") intellectual property, in the production of an array of photonic components and broadband subsystems that deliver a key portion of the infrastructure for current and next-generation telecommunication systems. The Company's product lines address all three segments of optical networks: access - connecting homes and businesses to the network; metro - communication rings within large cities; and long-haul - linking cities and continents. For more information, visit www.enablence.com.

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