SQI Diagnostics to Extend Warrant Expiry Date

TORONTO --(Business Wire)--

SQI Diagnostics Inc. ("SQI" or the "Company") (TSX-V: SQD), a life sciences company that develops and commercializes proprietary technologies and products for advanced microarray diagnostics, announced today that it has received approval from the TSX Venture Exchange to extend the expiry of 1,199,052 outstanding common share purchase warrants (the "Warrants") of the Company, which were issued in connection with the Company's December 2009 private placement financing.

Each Warrant, as amended, entitles the holder thereof to purchase one common share of the Company at any time until the close of business on December 4, 2012 at an exercise price of $4.00 per common shares. The Warrants will be amended, effective December 4, 2012, to extend the term of such Warrants until December 4, 2013. All other provisions of the Warrants will remain the same.

About SQI Diagnostics

SQI Diagnostics is a life sciences company that develops and commercializes proprietary technologies and products for advanced microarray diagnostics. The Company's proprietary microarray tests and fully-automated systems are designed to simplify protein and antibody testing workflow, increase throughput, reduce costs and provide excellent data quality. For more information, please visit www.sqidiagnostics.com. The contents of the Company's website are specifically not incorporated by reference in this press release.

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