Mississauga, Ontario, September 11, 2006 --- Certicom Corp. (TSX: CIC) today announced it will hold its Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders on September 21, 2006 at 10 a.m. ET. The meeting will be held at the Hockey Hall of Fame, Hartland Molson and Esso Theatres, BCE Place, 30 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario.

Following the formal part of the meeting, there will be a presentation by management and a question and answer session. A live audio webcast of the meeting and accompanying slides will be available on the company’s website at www.certicom.com.

About Certicom
Certicom protects the value of your content, applications and devices with government-approved security. Adopted by the National Security Agency (NSA) for classified and sensitive but unclassified government communications, Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) provides the most security per bit of any known public-key scheme. As the undisputed leader in ECC, Certicom security offerings are currently licensed to more than 300 customers including General Dynamics, Motorola, Oracle, Research In Motion and Unisys. Founded in 1985, Certicom’s corporate offices are in Mississauga, ON, Canada with worldwide sales headquarters in Reston, VA and offices in the US, Canada and Europe. Visit www.certicom.com.

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