Microvision Receives $34.1 Million from the Call of Public Warrants

Microvision Receives $34.1 Million from the Call of Public Warrants

Monday July 16, 9:00 am ET

REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Microvision, Inc. (NASDAQ:MVIS - News), a global leader in innovative ultra-miniature projection display and image capture products for mobility applications, announced today it has received $34.1 million in proceeds from the exercise of approximately 12.9 million public warrants. Last month the company exercised its right to call its publicly traded warrants (NASDAQ:MVISW - News) issued in connection with the company's June 2006 financing transaction. Forty five thousand warrants were not exercised by warrant holders and will be redeemed by the Company at a cost to the company of $448.

"The cash inflow from the exercise of the public warrants allows us additional operational runway to execute on our near- and longer-term objectives," stated Jeff Wilson, Chief Financial Officer. "Our primary goal remains to accelerate the path to market for high-volume consumer and automotive products based on the PicoP(TM) platform and create long-term value for our shareholders."

About Microvision (www.microvision.com)

Microvision provides a display technology platform designed to enable next-generation display and imaging products for pico projectors, vehicle displays, and wearable displays that interface to mobile devices. The company also manufactures and sells its bar code scanner product line, which features the company's proprietary MEMS technology.

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