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BURCON ANNOUNCES NEW DIRECTOR

Burcon NutraScience Corp. has appointed 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, he made the transition to investment banking with JP Morgan (New York/Frankfurt) after business school. He also served in senior roles at Nomura, Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein, Calyon and DVB Bank in London. In the latter three, he was the managing director, in charge of their respective European securitization businesses. He was responsible for many groundbreaking transactions, a regular speaker at ABS conferences, and a founding and former executive committee member of the European securitization forum of the Bond Market Association. He holds an MBA from the Institut Europeen d'Administration des Affaires, a bachelor of arts (honours) in economics from the University of Victoria and received his chartered accountant designation through the Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia. Mr. Kappel is on the board of Partnerships British Columbia, where he serves as audit committee chair.

Dr. Allan Yap, chairman of Burcon's board of directors, said: "I am pleased to have Peter join our board of directors. He has extensive business experience and a wealth of knowledge in the field of finance and investment."

Burcon also announces the resignation of Bradford Allen from the board of directors. Dr. Yap said: "We would like to express our gratitude to Brad for his service on Burcon's board since 2012. His valuable contributions to Burcon over the years were much appreciated by management and my fellow board members."

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