Neptune Announces Proposed Offering of Common Shares

LAVAL, QC, Feb. 27, 2014

Investors are advised to consider carefully the business and risks of the Company before investing.

Roth Capital Partners and Euro Pacific Canada Inc. will act as joint book-running managers and National Securities Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of National Holdings, Inc. (NHLD), will act as lead manager for the offering. The Company expects to grant the underwriters participating in the offering a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 15 percent of the number of common shares sold pursuant to the offering to cover over-allotments, if any. The offering is subject to market conditions, and there can be no assurance as to whether or when the offering may be completed, or as to the actual size or terms of the offering.

This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the securities described herein, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction. A preliminary prospectus supplement related to the offering will be filed with the SEC and applicable securities regulatory authorities in Canada. The preliminary prospectus supplement and accompanying short form base shelf prospectus will contain detailed information about the common shares offered. Investors should read the preliminary prospectus supplement and accompanying short form base shelf prospectus prospectus for more complete information about Neptune and the offering. Copies of these documents will be available at www.sedar.com and www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml, respectively.

Investors may also obtain the prospectus for this offering by contacting Euro Pacific Canada Inc. in Canada, Attention:  Attention: Lily Yu, 130 King St West Suite 2820, Toronto, M5X 1A9 (phone: 416-479-7370) (fax: 647-436-7688); or in the United States from Roth Capital Partners, LLC, Attention: Equity Capital Markets, 888 San Clemente, Newport Beach, CA 92660, (800) 678-9147.

About Neptune Technologies & Bioressources Inc.

Neptune is a biotechnology company engaged primarily in the development, manufacture and commercialization of marine-derived omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, or PUFAs. Neptune produces omega-3 PUFAs through its patented process of extracting oils from Antarctic krill, which omega-3 PUFAs are then principally sold as bulk oil to Neptune's distributors who commercialize them under their private label primarily in the U.S., European and Australian nutraceutical markets. Neptune's lead products, Neptune Krill Oil (NKO®) and ECOKRILL Oil (EKO™), generally come in capsule form and serve as a dietary supplement to consumers.