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Important Notice Regarding the Availability  of Proxy Materials for the

Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on May 24, 20 12

COMPETITIVE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. COMPETITIVE   TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1375   KINGS  HIGHWAY EAST SUITE   400 FAIRFIELD ,  CT  06824	Meeting Information Meeting Type: Annual Meeting For holders as of: March 26, 20 I 2 Date: May 24, 2012 Time: 10:00 AM EDT Location:  Norwalk Inn & Conference Center 99 East Avenue Norwalk, Connecticut  06851
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How to Access the  Proxy Materials

Proxy Materials Available to VIEW or RECEIVE:

1. Notice  &  Proxy Statement

2. Annual Report

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Voting  items

The Board of Directors recommends you vote

FOR the following:

1.    Election of  Directors

Nominees

01     Peter   Brennan

02   Richard  D. Hornidge,  Jr   

03   Rustin Howard

04   Robert G. Moussa

05   Stan K. Yarbro, Ph.D.

The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposals:

2.

Amend Article FOURTH of the Certificate of Incorporation filed with the Office of the Secretary of State of Delaware to read as follows: "FOURTH. The total number of shares of stock of all classes of stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is 40,035,920 shares, of which 35,920 shares, with a par value of $25.00 each, are to be Preferred Stock, and 40,000,000 shares, with a par value of $.01 each, are to be common stock."

3.

Ratification of the appointment of Mayer Hoffman McCann, CPAs as our independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2012.

NOTE: Such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.