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GEA TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTOR

Calgary, Alberta, October 17, 2016 - GEA Technologies Ltd. ("GEA" or the "Corporation") (TSXV: "GEA.H") is pleased to 
--->announce the appointment of Mr. Tony Ruggieri to the board of directors effective October 17, 2016, subject to customa
--->ry TSX Venture Exchange acceptance.

Mr. Ruggieri is the President and founder of an engineering consulting firm in Calgary, Alberta that focuses on geotec
--->hnical and structural components for the residential construction industry. Mr. Ruggieri's many years of involvement w
--->ith the residential construction industry have afforded him the opportunity to act on a variety of committees ranging 
--->from the CHBA-Calgary (Canadian Home Builders' Association) and the APEGA (Association of Professional Engineers and G
--->eoscientists of Alberta).  In addition, Mr. Ruggieri has served as a construction project manager for several ventures
---> across Canada.  Mr. Ruggieri holds a Bachelor's degree in Engineering with Honors from Concordia University and an ex
--->ecutive MBA from the University of Calgary. Mr. Ruggieri also holds a Construction Management Certificate and a Real E
--->state Certificate. 

For further information, please contact:

Jeffrey H. Decter,
President, CEO and Director
Phone:   (403) 818-5626
E-Mail:  jeff.decter@shaw.ca 

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the 
--->TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Forward-Looking and Cautionary Statements

This news release may include forward-looking statements including opinions, assumptions, estimates, managements asses
--->sment of future plans and operations, and, more particularly, statements concerning the completion of the sales transa
--->ctions, the number of securities issued by way of the private placement, the roll-out of the business plan, and use of
---> proceeds from the private placement.