CERTICOM TO HOLD THIRD QUARTER

Webcast URL: English French

Mississauga, Ontario (February 21, 2006) --- Certicom Corp. (TSX: CIC) today announced it will host a conference call and webcast to discuss its results for the third quarter of fiscal 2006 on March 2, 2006 at 10 a.m. (ET).

A news release announcing the company’s results for the quarter and nine months ended January 31, 2006 will be issued on March 2, 2006 at approximately 6 a.m. (ET).

The call will be hosted by Ian McKinnon, President and Chief Executive Officer and Hervé Séguin, Chief Financial Officer. Following the call, there will be a question and answer session with analysts and investors.

The numbers to call to listen to the teleconference are 416-644-3423 or 1-800-814-4859. To access the simultaneous live audio webcast and supporting slides, please visit www.certicom.com. Participants will require Windows Media Player™, which can be downloaded prior to accessing the call.

A taped rebroadcast will be available to listeners until March 10, 2006 at midnight. To access the rebroadcast, please dial 416-640-1917 or 1-877-289-8525 and enter the passcode 21177022#.

ABOUT CERTICOM

Certicom protects the value of your content, software 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 

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:

Tanis Robinson Wendy Moore-Bayley
BarnesMcInerney Inc. Certicom Corp.
(416) 367-5000 ext. 252 (613) 254-9268 
wmoore@certicom.com