Oct. 29, 2009 (PR Newswire) — SEATTLE, Oct. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ – Mantra Venture Group Ltd. (’Mantra’, OTCBB: MVTG, FSE: 5MV) is pleased to announce that it has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM) based out of Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. Under the terms of the LOI, Mantra and KFUPM’s Center for Refining and Petrochemicals (CRP) have expressed a mutual interest to explore and research new processes that would use Mantra’s Electroreduction of Carbon Dioxide (ERC) reactor, a form of carbon recycling.

Current processes developed by Mantra have been demonstrated as effective in converting CO2 into a variety of valuable chemicals, including: formate salts, formic acid, oxalic acid and methanol. While each of these end-products has a significant market value, Mantra is now looking to create additional value in its ERC technology by expanding this list. The CRP Research Institute of KFUPM

Oct. 5, 2009 (PR Newswire) — SEATTLE, Oct. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ – Mantra Venture Group Ltd. (Mantra, OTCBB: MVTG, FSE: 5MV) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Jae Choon Ryu as Vice President of Corporate Finance, Korea. Mr. Ryu has over 17 years of experience in the investment industry in Korea, and has raised capital in excess of $50 million USD through public offering and private placement deals.

With the appointment of Mr. Ryu, Mantra started its Phase 1 of a two-phase approach for its expansion into Korea. Mr. Ryu will be responsible for managing partnerships in Korea and securing additional financing for the development of Mantra’s CO2 recycling and other technologies. Mantra’s regional office is scheduled to open on the first week of November 2009 and it will be located in the Investment Korea Plaza at the KOTRA head office in Seoul.

Upon completion of Phase 1, Mantra

Sep. 24, 2009 (PR Newswire) — SEATTLE, Sept. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ – Mantra Venture Group Ltd. (’Mantra’, OTCBB: MVTG, FSE: 5MV) is pleased to announce the September 21, 2009 appointment of Mr. Shawn Kim and Mr. John Russell to the board of directors. Mr. Kim and Mr. Russell have extensive experience in finance and technical evaluation (respectively), and will provide invaluable guidance in ensuring the continued success of the company.

Larry Kristof, President and C.E.O. of Mantra, comments: “It is with great excitement that we welcome Mr. Kim and Mr. Russell to the board. Both are well respected within our industry and have shown strong leadership skills – making them well suited to lead Mantra.” Kristof added: “In the coming months we will be adding even further leadership to the board, including independent directors that are well recognized for their expertise in the green tech sector. The new board will

Sep. 21, 2009 (PR Newswire) — SEATTLE, WA, Sept. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ – Mantra Venture Group Ltd. (’Mantra’, OTCBB: MVTG, FSE: 5MV) is pleased to announce the success from its Korean business development mission as ENTECH 2009 draws to a close. Over the course of the past several days, Mantra executives met with numerous business representatives and government officials, and several strategic relationships and financing opportunities have been identified.

Over the weekend, Mantra was personally invited by Director Sung from Gyung Buk Province to visit local power plants, tour facilities in Pohang city’s state-of-the-art techno-park complex, and to discuss current trends and environmental challenges faced by industry today. In commenting on the visit, Shawn Kim, Vice President of International Business Development for Mantra, noted: “I have seen the capacity of government and large industry leaders to get behind the new technologies and accelerate their pace toward commercialization. We see Mantra’s

SEATTLE, WA, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ – Mantra Venture Group Ltd. (’Mantra’, OTCBB: MVTG, FSE: 5MV) is pleased to announce that it has been invited by the BC Ministry of Economic Development to participate in The Environment Energy Tech Trade Show (ENTECH 2009) to be held in Busan, Korea from September 16th-19th, 2009. ENTECH is Korea’s largest trade show focused on energy and environment, with over 500 booths and 34,000 visitors anticipated for this year’s event.

Over the course of the event, Mantra and seven other companies from British Columbia, Canada, will have kiosks in the BC Pavilion section of the Busan Exhibition and Convention Center (BEXCO). Mantra will also be participating in the BC Networking Seminar, where companies deliver 7-10 minute presentations to 50 pre-selected Korean Companies and business-matching opportunities organized by BC’s representative office in Korea.

Larry Kristof, President and CEO of Mantra, comments: ‘We are very much looking

SEATTLE, June 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Mantra Venture Group Ltd. (’Mantra’, OTCBB: MVTG, FSE: 5MV) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Shawn Kim as the Vice President of International Business Development.

Mr. Kim has nine years experience in the financial industry where he started as a business analyst. After dedicating 3 years to Mackenzie Financial Corporation in Toronto, he moved to AIG in Korea where he successfully implemented a worldwide marketing model and secured new business alliances. In his most recent role, Mr. Kim served as an International Business Consultant with the District of North Vancouver. Mr. Kim graduated from the University of Western Ontario in 1996 with a BA in Administrative and Commercial Studies.

‘Through his recent position with the District of North Vancouver, Mr. Kim played a pivotal role in establishing the twinning relationship between Mantra and Bluebird Co. Ltd, of Seoul, Korea,’ said Larry Kristof, President