Covalon Reschedules Annual and Special Meeting for Wednesday, May 19, 2010

MISSISSAUGA, ON, April 7 /CNW/ - Covalon Technologies Ltd. (the "Company" or "Covalon") (TSX-V: COV), announced today that the Board of Directors of the Company has determined that it is in the best interest of shareholders to cancel and reschedule the annual and special meeting (the "Meeting") of shareholders of the Company which was previously scheduled for Friday, April 9, 2010. The Board of Directors decided to reschedule the Meeting in order to revise the slate of directors presented to shareholders. Dr. Frank DiCosmo has recently terminated his services arrangement with the Company and the Company has been notified that Dr. DiCosmo plans to make a claim against the Company. Management of the Company will no longer be nominating Dr. DiCosmo as a director of the Company. An annual and special meeting of shareholders has been rescheduled for 2 pm (Toronto time) on Wednesday, May 19, 2010 at the offices of Stikeman Elliott LLP, 53rd Floor, Commerce Court West, 199 Bay Street, Toronto, Ontario. The record date for the meeting will be Monday April 19, 2010.

About Covalon

Covalon Technologies Ltd. is an advanced medical products company that develops, patents and commercializes therapeutic biomaterials for wound care and surgical applications and coatings. Polymer chemistry and surface coating technology have been combined to create a range of time-release drug delivery platforms that are applied to medical devices to treat many critical conditions. A variety of applications for these technologies have been identified and specific products have been developed. The products offer features and benefits providing solutions to many of the problems caused by current devices and their material properties which are used by most medical device manufacturers and suppliers. The problems include infection, poor biocompatibility and microbial attachment.

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For further information: Brian Pedlar, E: [email protected], T: [phone] x 233, F: [phone], www.covalon.com