Scio Diamond Technology Corporation (OTCBB: SCIO), which produces lab-grown diamonds, announced it will hold the 2015 annual meeting of stockholders on Wednesday, December 2 at 4 pm EST at the Global Trade Park, 200 Fairforest Way, Greenville, SC.

The formal notice of the annual meeting of stockholders will be sent to stockholders by October 23, 2015. The notice will contain instructions for online access to the proxy statement and information about matters to be considered at the meeting. Stockholders of record as of the close of business on October 16, 2015 will be eligible to vote on the matters in the proxy statement.

Stockholders are invited to visit the investor resources section of the Scio Diamond website to sign up to receive email alerts on stockholder news.

About Scio Diamond

Scio Diamond creates high-quality, Type IIa single-crystal diamonds in a controlled laboratory setting. The company produces colorless, near colorless and fancy color lab-grown diamonds in size, color and quality combinations that are rare in earth-mined diamonds. Scio Diamond delivers gems for jewelry and diamond materials for advanced industrial applications. www.sciodiamond.com

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This press release contains forward-looking statements that may involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Scio to be materially different from those expressed or implied. Forward-looking statements, which involve assumptions and describe future plans, strategies and expectations of the Company, are generally identifiable by use of the words “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “forecast,” “potential,” “continue,” “contemplate,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “believe,” “intend,” “or “project” or the negative of these words or other variations on these words or comparable terminology. These forward-looking statements are based on assumptions that may be incorrect, and there can be no assurance that projections included in these forward-looking statements will come to pass. Actual results of the Company could differ materially as a result of various factors. Except as required by applicable laws, the Company has no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason.