CALIFORNIA NANOTECHNOLOGIES COMPLETES PRIVATE PLACEMENT

Apr 9, 2014

California Nanotechnologies completes private placement

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CERRITOS, CA, April 9, 2014 /CNW/ - California Nanotechnologies Corp. ("Cal Nano" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that, pursuant to its previously announced non-brokered private placement of units, the Company has issued 5,290,296 units at a price of $0.135 per unit for aggregate gross proceeds of $714,189.96. Each unit consists of one common share in the capital of the Company (a "Common Share") and one-half of one common share purchase warrant. Each whole warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one additional Common Share at a price of $0.225 per share for a period of 12 months from the date of issue. All of the securities issued under the private placement are subject to a minimum four month hold period. 

In connection with this private placement, Cal Nano paid cash finder's fees in the aggregate amount of $16,745.40 to eligible finders who introduced subscribers to the private placement. The proceeds of this private placement are expected to be used for equipment purchases to support a major potential program and for general working capital purposes. 

Certain insiders of the Company participated in the offering and subscribed for an aggregate of 925,926 units or approximately 17.5% of the private placement. 

"The Company is pleased to announce that Quinsam Capital Corporation (QCA-CSE; "Quinsam") has invested in this private placement," stated David F. Grant , Chairman of the Board. "Roger Dent, CEO of Quinsam, also made a personal investment. The fact that an investment firm like Quinsam, and a combination of several large Canadian retail broker dealers and founders and insiders of the Company took this opportunity to invest, illustrates the confidence that exists in the technologies and future of California Nanotechnologies Corp."

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Forward-looking information is based on the opinions and estimates of management at the date the statements are made, and are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking information. Some of the risks and other factors that could cause the results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking information include, but are not limited to: additional funding required by the Company on an ongoing basis; market competition against third parties with greater financial and human resources; the protection of the Company's intellectual property rights; costs of production; capital expenditures; requirements for additional capital; failure of equipment or processes to operate as anticipated; delays in obtaining regulatory approvals, claims limitations on insurance coverage; risks associated with international operations; risks related to material customer agreements; fluctuations in the currency markets; and changes in national and local government legislation, controls, regulations and political or economic developments in Canada, the United States or other countries in which the Company may carry on business in the future. Readers are cautioned that this list of risk factors should not be construed as exhaustive.

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For further information: 

Christopher Melnyk, Chief Executive Officer

T: (562) 991-5211

F: (562) 926-6913

E: c.melnyk@calnanocorp.com

W: www.calnanocorp.com