On December 20, 2017, ZTEST Electronics Inc. (ZTEST or the company) announced that at the Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders held on December 19, 2017, a director was nominated from the floor by a shareholder in compliance with the requirements of Section 3.05 of the company's General By-Law Number 1-B entitled 'Advance Notice of Nominations of Directors'. Following a vote of the shareholders present in person and represented by proxy at the meeting, the nominee, Mr. Steve Smith, was elected to the Board of Directors along with four management nominees; Ted Drzazga, Mike Guerreiro, Bill Brown and John Perreault. Mike Hiscott was not re-elected to the Board. Immediately following the Meeting, John Perreault resigned as an officer and director of the company and Mr. Brendan Purdy, who had been presented to the company as a nominee but his nomination was not made in accordance with the Advance Notice Provisions, was appointed to the Board to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Mr. Perreault. Mr. Perreault continues in his role as the President and Chief Operating Officer of the company's operating subsidiary, Permatech Electronics Corporation. Steve Smith brings over 28 years' experience in the capital markets to the Board of ZTEST. Steve is a Founder and President of Tangent Management Corp. Steve currently sits on the Board of Directors of Kontrol Energy Corp. Brendan Purdy is a practicing securities lawyer focused on technology, cannabis, and resource issuers. In his private practice, he has developed domestic and international experience with respect to public companies, reverse takeovers, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and many facets fundamental to the Canadian capital markets. Mr. Purdy currently serves on the board of Global Blockchain Technologies Inc., Enforcer Gold Corp., and High Hampton Holdings Corp., among other public and private The election and appointment, respectively, of Mr. Smith and Mr. Purdy are subject to Canadian Securities Exchange approval.