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Burcon Announces Results of Election of Board of Directors

09/09/2016

Vancouver, British Columbia, September 9, 2016 — Burcon NutraScience Corporation (TSX:BU, NASDAQ:BUR), a leader in functional, renewable plant-based proteins, is pleased to announce the results from its 2016 annual meeting of shareholders (the “Meeting”) held on September 8, 2016.  All of the seven nominees set out in Burcon’s management proxy circular dated July 25, 2016…

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First Large-Scale CLARISOY™ Production Facility Scheduled to be Commissioned in Fourth Quarter

09/06/2016

Vancouver, British Columbia, Sept. 6, 2016 — Burcon NutraScience Corporation (TSX: BU; NASDAQ: BUR) (“Burcon”) announced today that, Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM), Burcon’s license and production partner for CLARISOY soy protein, has confirmed plans to achieve full commercial production of CLARISOY this year. ADM plans to begin commissioning the first large-scale CLARISOY production…

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Burcon Announces Fiscal 2016 Results and Reviews Operations

06/27/2016

Vancouver, British Columbia, June 27, 2016 — Burcon NutraScience Corporation (TSX: BU, NASDAQ: BUR), a leader in functional and renewable plant proteins, reported results for the year ended March 31, 2016.  Fiscal 2016 Operational Highlights    Completed an over-subscribed rights offering on April 30, 2015 for gross proceeds of $3.5 million, with net proceeds of…

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Burcon Announces Issuance of Convertible Note

05/12/2016

Vancouver, British Columbia, May 12, 2016 — Burcon NutraScience Corporation (TSX: BU; NASDAQ: BUR) (“Burcon”) announced today that, pursuant to a convertible note purchase agreement (the “Agreement”) it entered into on April 7, 2016 with Large Scale Investments Limited (the “Lender”), it has received funding from the Lender and issued a convertible note (the “Note”)…

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Burcon Announces Convertible Note Financing

04/07/2016

Vancouver, British Columbia, April 7, 2016 — Burcon NutraScience Corporation (TSX: BU; NASDAQ: BUR) (“Burcon”) announced today that it has entered into a convertible note purchase agreement on April 7, 2016 pursuant to which it will issue a convertible note (the “Note”) to Large Scale Investments Limited (the “Lender”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of ITC Corporation…

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Burcon Confirms No Material Undisclosed Information

02/25/2016

Vancouver, British Columbia, February 25, 2016 — Burcon NutraScience Corporation (TSX: BU; NASDAQ: BUR) (“Burcon”) today confirmed that it is not aware of any material undisclosed information that may be contributing to the recent increase in market price and level of trading activity of its shares. In December 2015, Burcon announced that it expects its…

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Burcon Announces New Director

01/28/2016

Vancouver, British Columbia, January 28, 2016 — Burcon NutraScience Corporation (TSX: BU; NASDAQ: BUR) (“Burcon”) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Peter H. Kappel to its board of directors. Mr. Kappel is a former investment banker who now manages a private investment portfolio. A former chartered accountant with KPMG in Vancouver and Frankfurt,…

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