SMART Technologies Announces Results of Special Meeting of Shareholders

CALGARY, April 28, 2016 /CNW/ - SMART Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: SMT) (TSX: SMA) ("SMART" or the "Company"), a leading provider of education and business collaboration solutions, announces that it has received shareholder approval for the share consolidation (the "Consolidation") as proposed in the management proxy circular dated March 16, 2016 (the "Circular") at today's special meeting of the shareholders of the Company (the "Shareholders").

The Company's board of directors will continually consider the implementation of the Consolidation and, if and when implemented, the Company will provide all relevant details regarding the Consolidation, including its expected effective date and the date on which the Company's common shares are expected to commence trading on a post-Consolidation basis on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the NASDAQ Stock Market and information for Shareholders on the exchange of share certificates representing pre-Consolidation Common Shares for share certificates representing post-Consolidation Common Shares.

Further details regarding the Consolidation are contained in the Circular, which has been filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and on EDGAR at www.sec.gov.

About SMART
SMART Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: SMT, TSX: SMA) is a world leader in simple and intuitive solutions that enable more natural collaboration. We are an innovator in interactive touch technologies and software that inspire collaboration in both education and business around the globe. To learn more, visit smarttech.com.

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SOURCE SMART Technologies Inc.

Investor contact: Jody Kehler, Investor Relations Manager, SMART Technologies Inc., + 1.403.407.5486, [email protected]; Media contact: Jeff Lowe, Vice President, Corporate Marketing, SMART Technologies Inc., + 1.403.407.5330, [email protected]