POET Technologies Provides Clarity on its Passive Foreign Investment Company (PFIC) Status

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• Board of Directors has declared its intention to move the Company's headquarters to and redomicile the Company in the U.S. to eliminate future PFIC classification possibility

  60% confidence

• The Company believes that it will not qualify as a PFIC in 2026

  60% confidence

• QEF election with respect to POET for fiscal year 2025 is expected to result in zero income inclusion for U.S. shareholders

  60% confidence

• U.S. shareholders that make QEF election for fiscal year 2025 are not expected to have current income inclusions for fiscal year 2025

  60% confidence

• POET will be treated as a PFIC for the year ended December 31, 2025 based on income and assets

  60% confidence

• Company believes it will not be a PFIC for fiscal year ending December 31, 2026

  60% confidence

• POET's Optical Interposer-based products are lower cost, consume less power, are smaller in size and are readily scalable to high production volumes compared to comparable products

  60% confidence

• POET does not expect to have any earnings and profits for fiscal year 2025 due to net loss

  60% confidence

• Redomiciling matter will be placed on agenda for shareholder approval at Annual General and Special Meeting on June 26, 2026 if shareholder approval is required

  60% confidence

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