LPTH Press Release: LightPath Technologies Exhibiting at SPIE Photonics West 2016

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: LightPath Technologies Exhibiting at SPIE Photonics West 2016 LightPath to Show New Products to an Expected 20,000 Attendees and 1,250 Vendors For Immediate Release: ORLANDO, FL - January 14, 2016 - LightPath Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: LPTH) (“LightPath,” the “Company” or “we”), a leading vertically integratedglobal manufacturer, distributor and integrator of proprietary optical and infrared components and high-level assemblies, today announced it will exhibit at the SPIE Photonics West 2016 Exhibition.  The show will take place on February 16-18, 2016 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, CA.  LightPath will occupy Booth #722 located within the conference center in the South Hall.  To learn more about LightPath’s Precision Glass Molding capabilities, an open invitation is extended to all attending the show.  Some of the highlighted products to be displayed include: • Acylindrical Lenses • Aspheric Mirrors • Insert Molding • Lens Edging, Dicing, and Edge Blackening • Thermal Imaging Lens Assemblies LightPath’s Executive VP of Operations, Alan Symmons will be teaching a class during the show on the Fundamentals of Molded Optics, Wednesday, February 17th from 8:30am to 12:30pm and LightPath’s Senior Optical Engineer and expert in Laser optics Andrew A. Chesworth, PhD. will be  presenting a paper, Thursday, February 18th from 9:50am - 10:10am,  as part of SPIE OPTO on Novel fiber fused lens for advanced optical communication systems. LightPath Technologies will be represented by a full complement of its sales and technical staff.  Jim Gaynor, the Company’s CEO, commented, “We look forward to the opportunity to demonstrate our advanced manufacturing capabilities and custom options to OEMs, partners, and prospects while continuing to increase the market’s awareness and acceptance of our optics and photonics solutions.”  SPIE Photonics West the #1 laser, photonics, and biomedical optics conference: 20,000 attendees, two exhibitions, over 1,250 exhibiting companies, 70 special events, 4,800 papers About LightPath Technologies LightPath provides optics and photonics solutions for the industrial, defense, telecommunications, testing and measurement, and medical industries. LightPath designs, manufactures, and distributes optical and infrared components including molded glass aspheric lenses and assemblies, infrared lenses and thermal imaging assemblies, fused fiber collimators, and gradient index GRADIUM® lenses. LightPath also offers custom optical assemblies, and gradient index GRADIUM® lenses. LightPath also offers custom optical assemblies, including full engineering design support.  For more information, visit www.lightpath.com. This news release includes statements that constitute forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding our ability to expand our presence in certain markets, future sales growth, continuing reductions in cash usage and implementation of new distribution channels. This information may involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, factors detailed by LightPath Technologies, Inc. in its public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Except as required under the federal securities laws and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, we do not have any intention or obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. ### Contact: Kimberly Clifton Marketing Manager 407-382-4003 Ext 337