Friday, January 29, 2016

LPTH Press Release: LightPath Technologies Adjourns Annual Meeting Until February 25

LightPath Technologies Adjourns Annual Meeting Until February 25


For Immediate Release:

ORLANDO, FL - January 28, 2016 - LightPath Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: LPTH) (“LightPath,” the “Company” or “we”), a leading vertically integrated global manufacturerdistributor and integrator of proprietary optical and infrared componentsand high-level assemblies, announced today that its Annual Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for January 28, 2016 has been adjourned to February 25, 2016 at 11:00 am ET, and will take place at the Company’s offices at 2603 Challenger Tech Court, Suite 130, Orlando, FL 32826. The adjournment period will allow for the continued solicitation of proxies from shareholders with respect to Proposal 2, the proposal to increase the board size from seven to twelve directors, and Proposal 3, the proposal to modify the percentage of shareholder votes needed to change the board size, from 85% to a majority of shares represented.

Shareholders who have already voted do not need to recast their votes. Proxies previously submitted will be voted at the reconvened meeting unless properly revoked. Shareholders who have not already voted or wish to change their vote are encouraged to do so using the instructions provided in your voting instruction form or proxy card.

The Company filed a proxy statement for its 2016 Annual Meeting with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 18, 2015. Shareholders as of the record date of December 1, 2015 who have not yet voted are encouraged to vote during the adjournment period. Additionally, shareholders are urged to read the proxy statement and other relevant information on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

As of January 28, 2016, the proposals had the support of over 80% of the Company’s outstanding shares. Under the Company’s articles of incorporation the proposals require support from 85% of the outstanding shares. During the period of adjournment, the Company will continue to solicit proxies from stockholders.

Stockholders who have not yet voted are encouraged to do so before February 25, 2016. If stockholders need any assistance in voting their shares, please contact the Company’s proxy solicitor, Alliance Advisors, LLC, at 877-777-8133 or via email atLPTH@allianceadvisorsllc.com.

About LightPath Technologies
LightPath Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: LPTH) 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, 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.



Contacts:
Jim Gaynor, President & CEO                        Dorothy Cipolla, CFO                        Jordan Darrow
LightPath Technologies, Inc.                           LightPath Technologies, Inc.               Darrow Associates, Inc.
Tel: 407-382-4003                                           Tel: 407-382-4003 x305                     Tel: 631-367-1866

Thursday, January 14, 2016

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 manufacturerdistributor 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.
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Contact:

Kimberly Clifton
Marketing Manager

Tuesday, January 12, 2016

Seminar: "Transparent glass-ceramics for photonics applications produced by melting and sol-gel" by Dr. Maria Jesus Pascual 1.21.16/11:00am-12:00pm/ CREOL RM 103

Seminar: "Transparent glass-ceramics for photonics applications produced by melting and sol-gel" by Dr. Maria Jesus Pascual
Thursday, January 21, 2016 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
CREOL Room 103

G.Gorni 1, S.Pelli2, J.J. Velázquez1, Y.Castro1 , A.Durán1, R.Balda3, M.J. Pascual1
1Ceramics and Glass Institute (CSIC), Madrid, Spain
2MDF Lab, Applied Physics Institute Nello Carrera (IFAC-CNR), Firenze, Italy
3Applied Physics Dept. I, Superior School of Engineering, Bilbao, Spain

Abstract:
Transparent oxyfluoride nano-glass-ceramics doped with RE ions are very interesting materials for photonics applications. They combine the good mechanical, chemical and thermal stability of oxide glasses with the fluoride crystals, very good host for RE ions and suitable for optical properties due to their low phonon energies. The processing route is a key issue for a suitable preparation of these materials. The typical glass processing method is the melting–quenching (MQ) but the sol-gel (SG) method is a promising alternative. MQ requires high melting temperatures with a limitation in the fluorine content. However, bulk materials and fibers can be easily obtained. SG is a cheap and low-temperature technique that allows a better control of composition and doping level. SG materials have high homogeneity and purity. Thin film can be easily obtained but bulk materials are difficult to prepare and fiber.
Oxyfluoride glass-ceramics with LaF3 nanocrystals obtained by MQ and SG will be presented as study example of the processing parameters. Doping with Pr3+/Yb3+ has been used to study the down-conversion process and also doping with Nd3+ to study the laser emission properties. The crystallization process has been described using DTA taking into account the effect of the dopants. The glass-ceramics were also studied by XRD and HR-TEM. Finally, the relation between processing-structure-optical properties of these materials is discussed.

Biography:
Doctor in Chemistry (2000) from Autónoma University of Madrid (UAM), Spain. Tenured Scientist in the Glass Department of the Ceramics and Glass Institute (ICV) of the Spanish Research Council (CSIC) since 2007. She has carried post-doctoral stages in Otto-Schott Institute Jena (Germany), RWTH Aachen (Germany), Aveiro University (Portugal), UFSCar and UEPG (Brazil).  Secretary of the Glass Section of the SECV (Spanish Society of Ceramic and Glass) since 2008. Gottardi Prize in 2010 given by the International Commission on Glass (ICG). Current ICG Treasurer.
Research interests:
-                Glasses and glass-ceramics: melting, thermal properties, phase separation, crystallization, sintering…
-               Glass sealing materials for low and high temperature devices.
-               Glass-ceramics with nanocrystals for photonic applications.
Ceramics and Glass Institute (CSIC): www.icv.csic.es
Research group GlaSS: http://glass.icv.csic.es/index.php

For additional information:
Prof. Kathleen Richardson