Velan Inc. (TSE:VLN), a world-leading manufacturer of industrial valves,
announced today its financial results for its first quarter ended May 31, 2011.




                                                              Three months 
                                                                     ended 
                                                                    May 31 
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
(millions of U.S. dollars, excluding per share                             
 amounts)                                                 2011        2010 
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Sales                                                   $105.0       $89.7 
Gross Profit                                              21.3        24.3 
Gross margin                                              20.3%       27.1%
Net income attributable to Multiple and Subordinate                        
 Voting Shares                                             0.1         4.7 
Net income per share - basic and fully diluted            0.01        0.21 



Highlights

First Quarter 2012 (all comparisons versus first quarter fiscal 2011, unless
otherwise noted):




--  Acquisition of 70% of ABV Energy S.p.A., now Velan ABV ("ABV"), an
    Italian manufacturer of engineered valves, actuators and control systems
    supplied to energy markets. 
    
--  Net income attributable to Multiple and Subordinate Voting Shares
    amounted to $0.1 million. Excluding ABV, the effects of purchase price
    accounting and unfavourable currency impacts, net income would have been
    $1.7 million in the quarter. The unfavourable currency impacts in the
    current quarter are mainly the result of translating the Company`s
    Canadian dollar expenses into U.S. dollars. Net income was $4.7 million
    last year; excluding currency benefits, primarily attributable to gains
    on foreign currency derivatives, net income last year would have been
    $2.0 million. 
    
--  Net new orders received ("bookings) increased by $68.7 million or 101.0%
    to $136.8 million. Excluding the impact of ABV and currency; the
    increase would have been $21.2 million or 22.2%. The Company booked a
    significant amount of project orders during the quarter which it
    believes may be indicative of a strengthening in its key end user
    markets. The Company ended the quarter with a record backlog of $600.0
    million, $575.0 million excluding ABV. 
    
--  Sales increased by $15.4 million or 17.1%. Excluding ABV, sales
    increased $11.3 million or 12.6%. 
    
--  Gross margin decreased by 6.8%. Excluding ABV and currency impacts,
    gross margin would have decreased by 0.2%. 
    
--  The Company used net cash(1)from operations of $1.5 million. This use of
    net cash(1)was primarily attributable to increased inventory purchases,
    required to service the Company's growing backlog. 
    
--  Net cash(1)at quarter end amounted to $63.8 million; a decrease of $49.8
    million during the quarter primarily attributable to the $37.2 million
    of net cash(1)paid to acquire ABV. 
    
--  Based on average exchange rates, the U.S. dollar weakened 5.4% against
    the Canadian dollar when compared to the same period last year. This
    weakening resulted in the Company`s Canadian dollar expenses being
    reported as higher U.S. dollar amounts in the current year. 



International Financial Reporting Standards "IFRS"

The Company's quarterly results are prepared in accordance with Canadian
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP") which now reflects the
adoption of IFRS. Adopting IFRS resulted in the Company changing its functional
currency from Canadian dollars to U.S. dollars. Additionally, the Company
elected to change its reporting currency to the U.S. dollar. This change has
been consistently applied to all financial information presented in this press
release, unless otherwise stated.


"This was a challenging quarter. Despite increase in sales, bookings and
backlog, our net earnings were down compared to last year," said Tom Velan,
President and CEO of Velan Inc. "Faced with significant material cost increases,
we have been raising our selling prices. For some of our product lines we still
face lower margins due to a combination of material cost increases and the
increase in all our Canadian costs in relation to our US dollar selling prices.
The weakness of the US dollar is an important concern for us as it results in
higher material costs and lower margins in all our plants that produce in a
country with strengthening currency but sell mainly in US dollars. We need to
raise our margin by increasing volume as well as continuing to make selective
price increases to cover cost increases."


"The increases in bookings, backlog and sales are good indications of an
improving global market for our products. We are starting our second quarter
with the highest backlog in our history and the challenge we faced last year due
to not enough orders has changed to the challenge of producing our orders as
quickly and profitably as possible."


"The acquisition of ABV is a great opportunity to help grow our sales and
earnings over the coming years. In the shorter term, purchase price accounting,
whereby part of goodwill is attributed to the assets (including inventory), will
reduce the contribution to our results. We are happy to see bookings of $8.1
million during the first month of our acquisition and we continue to be
optimistic about the sales growth potential for Velan ABV."


"We are pleased to have maintained a solid balance sheet," said John Ball, CFO
of Velan Inc., "and end the quarter with net cash(1)of $63.8 million after
having acquired ABV. We used cash in operating activities this quarter as we
needed to increase our inventory in relation to our growing backlog."


Tom Velan concluded, "We are encouraged by the positive trend in bookings and
backlog. We are continuing to take measures to broaden our product offering, to
improve our cost competitiveness, and to strengthen our presence in
international markets in order to improve our long-term performance and increase
the value of our company. In the shorter-term, we are focused on improved
execution of our large project order backlog to increase sales and improve
earnings."




(1)Non-GAAP measure - see explanation below                                



Dividend

The Board declared an eligible quarterly dividend of Canadian dollar $0.08 per
share, payable on September 30, 2011, to all shareholders of record as at
September 15, 2011.


Annual General Meeting

Velan Inc. will be holding its Annual General Meeting at 11:00 a.m. on
Wednesday, August 3, 2011, at the Delta Centre-Ville, 777 University Street, St.
Jacques room, Montreal, Quebec.


Conference Call

Financial analysts, shareholders, and other interested individuals are invited
to attend the first quarter conference call to be held on August 2, 2011, at
4:30 PM (EST). The toll free call-in number is 1-800-268-2160, access code
21532681. A recording of this conference call will be available for seven days
at 1-416-626-4100 or 1-800-558- 5253, access code 21532681.


About Velan

Velan Inc. (www.velan.com) is a world-leading manufacturer of industrial valves
with sales of $381 million in its last reported fiscal year. The company employs
over 1,800 people and has manufacturing plants in 10 countries. Velan Inc. is a
public company with its shares listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the
symbol VLN.


Safe Harbour Statement

Except for historical information provided herein, this press release may
contain information and statements of a forward-looking nature concerning the
future performance of the Company. These statements are based on suppositions
and uncertainties as well as on management's best possible evaluation of future
events. Such factors may include, without excluding other considerations,
fluctuations in quarterly results, evolution in customer demand for the
Company's products and services, the impact of price pressures exerted by
competitors, and general market trends or economic changes. As a result, readers
are advised that actual results may differ from expected results.


Non-GAAP measures

In this press release, the Company presented measures of performance and
financial condition which are not defined under Canadian GAAP ("non-GAAP
measures") and are therefore unlikely to be comparable to similar measures
presented by other companies. These measures are used by management in assessing
the operating results and financial condition of the Company.


Net cash is defined as cash and cash equivalents plus short-term investments
less bank indebtedness and short- term bank loans.




VELAN INC.                                                                  
SELECTED FINANCIAL INFORMATION                                              
                                                                            
Reconciliation of Net Income from Canadian GAAP to                          
 IFRS:                                                                      
-----------------------------------------------------                       
                                                     February 28     May 31 
(In thousands of indicated currency)                        2011       2010 
                                                               $          $ 
                                                                            
Net Income - GAAP in Canadian dollars                      5,810      1,074 
                                                     -----------------------
                                                                            
Net Income - GAAP in U.S. dollars                          5,665      1,057 
IFRS Adjustments to net income in U.S. dollars:                             
                                                                            
  Change of functional currency to U.S. dollar            14,819      4,022 
  Reclassification of Non-controlling Interest               775        322 
  Income taxes - tax effect of above differences             740       (381)
                                                     -----------------------
                                                                            
Net Income - IFRS in U.S. dollars                         21,999      5,020 
                                                     -----------------------
                                                                            
                                                                            
Reconciliation of Comprehensive Income from Canadian                        
 GAAP to IFRS:                                                              
-----------------------------------------------------                       
                                                     February 28     May 31 
(In thousands of indicated currency)                        2011       2010 
                                                               $          $ 
Comprehensive Income - GAAP in Canadian dollars            1,976     (5,950)
                                                     -----------------------
                                                                            
Comprehensive Income - GAAP in U.S. dollars                1,907     (5,811)
IFRS Adjustments to comprehensive income in U.S.                            
 dollars:                                                                   
                                                                            
  Change of functional currency to U.S. dollar            21,091      3,374 
  Realized translation adjustment on reduction of net                       
   investment in self-sustaining operations                                 
                                                            (239)         - 
  Income taxes - tax effect of above differences             740       (381)
                                                     -----------------------
                                                                            
Comprehensive Income - IFRS in U.S. dollars               23,499     (2,818)
                                                     ---------------------- 
                                                                            
                                                                            
Reconciliation of Equity from Canadian                                     
 GAAP to IFRS::                                                            
----------------------------------------                                   
                                         February 28    May 31,   March 1, 
(In thousands of indicated currency)            2011       2010       2010 
                                                   $          $          $ 
Equity - GAAP in Canadian dollars            340,627    338,463    346,184 
                                        -----------------------------------
Equity - GAAP in U.S. dollars                350,265    324,374    328,682 
IFRS Adjustments to Equity in U.S.                                         
 dollars:                                                                  
                                                                           
  Change of functional currency to U.S.                                    
   dollar                                    (19,794)   (13,292)   (13,469)
  Reclassification of non-controlling                                      
   interest                                    4,025      5,162      4,954 
  Income taxes - tax effect of above                                       
   differences                                 3,227      2,021      2,439 
                                        -----------------------------------
                                                                           
Equity - IFRS in U.S. dollars                337,723    318,265    322,606 
                                        -----------------------------------
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
Velan Inc.                                                                 
Interim Consolidated Statements of Income                                  
(Unaudited)                                                                
(in thousands of U.S. dollars, excluding number of shares and per share    
 amounts)                                                                  
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For the three months ended May 31                        2011         2010 
                                                            $            $ 
                                                                (adjusted) 
                                                                           
Sales                                                 105,023       89,670 
                                                                           
Cost of sales                                          83,761       65,377 
                                                   ------------------------
                                                                           
Gross profit                                           21,262       24,293 
                                                                           
Administration cost                                    20,649       17,677 
Other expense (income)                                    124          109 
                                                   ------------------------
                                                                           
Operating profit                                          489        6,507 
                                                                           
Finance income                                            119           19 
Finance costs                                             317          187 
                                                   ------------------------
                                                                           
Finance income (costs) - net                             (198)        (168)
                                                   ------------------------
                                                                           
Income before income tax                                  291        6,339 
                                                                           
Income tax expense (recovery)                             (50)       1,319 
                                                   ------------------------
                                                                           
Net income for the period                                 341        5,020 
                                                  -------------------------
                                                  -------------------------
                                                                           
Net income attributable to:                                                
Subordinate Voting Shares and Multiple Voting                              
 Shares                                                   147        4,698 
Non-controlling interest                                  194          322 
                                                          341        5,020 
                                                   ------------------------
Net income per Subordinate and Multiple Voting                             
 Share                                                                     
                                                                           
Basic                                                    0.01         0.21 
Diluted                                                  0.01         0.21 
                                                  ========================-
Dividends declared per Subordinate and Multiple                            
 Voting Share                                                              
                                                                           
                                                         0.08         0.08 
                                                    (CDN$0.08)   (CDN$0.08)
                                                  -------------------------
                                                  -------------------------
Total weighted average Subordinate and Multiple                            
 Voting Shares                                                             
                                                                           
Basic                                              22,194,014   22,230,086 
Diluted                                            22,245,063   22,283,738 
                                                  -------------------------
                                                  -------------------------
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
Velan Inc.                                                                  
Interim Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income                     
(Unaudited)                                                                 
(in thousands of U.S. dollars)                                              
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For the three months ended May 31                          2011        2010 
                                                              $           $ 
                                                                 (adjusted) 
                                                                            
Comprehensive income                                                        
                                                                            
Net income for the period                                   341       5,020 
                                                                            
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax                               
Foreign currency translation adjustment on foreign                          
 operations whose functional currency is other than                         
 the U.S. dollar                                                            
                                                          2,814      (7,630)
                                                     -----------------------
Comprehensive income                                      3,155      (2,610)
                                                     -----------------------
                                                     -----------------------
                                                                            
Comprehensive income attributable to:                                       
                                                                            
Subordinate Voting Shares and Multiple Voting Shares      3,285      (2,818)
Non-controlling interest                                   (130)        208 
                                                     -----------------------
                                                          3,155      (2,610)
                                                     -----------------------
Velan Inc.                                                                 
Interim Consolidated Statements of Financial Position                      
(Unaudited)                                                                
(in thousands of U.S. dollars)                                             
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As At                                    May 31,  February 28,     March 1,
                                            2011          2011         2010
                                               $             $            $
                                                                           
                                                    (adjusted)   (adjusted)
Assets                                                                     
                                                                           
Current assets                                                             
Cash and cash equivalents                 73,790       119,996      101,691
Short-term investments                       124            87          295
Accounts receivable                      104,749        94,495       86,756
Income taxes recoverable                   7,403         5,007        3,301
Inventories                              235,529       205,334      190,031
Deposits and prepaid expenses              3,544         3,875        5,672
Derivative assets                          1,799         3,329        4,042
                                     --------------------------------------
                                         426,938       432,123      391,788
Non-current assets                                                         
Property, plant and equipment             73,667        65,559       64,697
Other assets                               1,367         1,391        1,388
Intangible assets                         63,399        10,720       10,616
Deferred income taxes                      6,222         6,244        5,545
                                     --------------------------------------
                                         144,655        83,914       82,246
                                     --------------------------------------
Total assets                             571,593       516,037      474,034
                                     --------------------------------------
                                     --------------------------------------
                                                                           
Liabilities                                                                
                                                                           
Current liabilities                                                        
Bank indebtedness                          7,987         5,634        2,500
Short-term bank loans                      2,153           822          791
Accounts payable and accrued                                               
 liabilities                              82,978        65,329       63,897
Income tax payable                         1,861         1,832        4,505
Dividend payable                           1,833         1,830        1,689
Customer deposits                         73,492        73,054       55,403
Provisions                                 4,328         4,288        2,973
Accrual for performance guarantees        17,066        13,354        7,955
Derivative liabilities                       994           447        1,077
Current portion of long-term debt          2,993           603           44
                                     --------------------------------------
                                         195,685       167,193      140,834
Non-current liabilities                                                    
Long-term debt                             4,657         4,408        3,768
Other long-term liabilities               16,189         6,656        6,702
Deferred income taxes                      7,665            57          124
                                     --------------------------------------
                                          28,511        11,121       10,594
                                     --------------------------------------
Total liabilities                        224,196       178,314      151,428
                                     --------------------------------------
                                                                           
Equity                                                                     
                                                                           
Equity attributable to the owners of                                       
 the parent                                                                
Share capital                             79,251        79,271       79,651
Contributed surplus                        1,898         1,898        1,936
Retained earnings                        248,568       250,254      236,065
Accumulated other comprehensive loss       5,413         2,275            -
                                     --------------------------------------
                                         335,130       333,698      317,652
Non-controlling interest                  12,267         4,025        4,954
                                     --------------------------------------
Total shareholders' equity               347,397       337,723      322,606
                                     --------------------------------------
Total liabilities and shareholders'                                        
 equity                                  571,800       516,037      474,034
                                     --------------------------------------
                                     --------------------------------------
Velan Inc.                                            
Interim Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity  
(Unaudited)                                           
(in thousands of U.S. dollars)                        
                                                                            
              Equity attributable to the owners of the parent               
                                                                            
                   ---------------------------------------------------------
                                                 Accumu-                    
                                                   lated                    
                                                   other                    
                                        Contri-  compre-                    
                    Number of    Share    buted  hensive  Retained          
                       shares  capital  surplus   income  earnings    Total 
                   ---------------------------------------------------------
Balance -                                                                   
Beginning of period                                                         
 (adjusted)        22,195,568   79,271    1,898    2,275   250,254  333,698 
Net income for the                                                          
 period                     -        -        -        -       147      147 
Other comprehensive                                                         
income (loss)               -        -        -    3,138         -    3,138 
                   ---------------------------------------------------------
                   22,195,568   79,271    1,898    5,413   250,401  336,983 
Effect of share-                                                            
 based                                                                      
compensation                -        -        9        -         -        9 
Dividends                                                                   
  Multiple Voting                                                           
   Shares                   -        -        -        -    (1,286)  (1,286)
  Subordinate                                                               
   Voting Shares            -        -        -        -      (547)    (547)
Share repurchase       (1,900)     (20 )     (9)       -         -      (29)
Non-controlling                                                             
 interest arising                                                           
 on acquisition             -        -        -        -         -        - 
                   ---------------------------------------------------------
                   ---------------------------------------------------------
                                                                            
As at May 31, 2011 22,193,668   79,251    1,898    5,413   248,568  335,130 
                   ---------------------------------------------------------
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   Equity attributable to the owners of  
               the parent                
                                         
                   --------------------- 
                                         
                         Non-            
                     control-            
                         ling      Total 
                     interest     equity 
                   ----------------------
Balance -                                
Beginning of period                      
 (adjusted)             4,025    337,723 
Net income for the                       
 period                   194        341 
Other comprehensive                      
income (loss)            (324)     2,814 
                   ----------------------
                        3,895    340,878 
Effect of share-                         
 based                                   
compensation                -          9 
Dividends                                
  Multiple Voting                        
   Shares                   -     (1,286)
  Subordinate                            
   Voting Shares            -       (547)
Share repurchase            -        (29)
Non-controlling                          
 interest arising                        
 on acquisition         8,372      8,372 
                   =====================-
                                         
As at May 31, 2011     12,267    347,397 
                   =====================-
                                         
                                                                            
                        Equity attributable to the owners of the parent     
                    --------------------------------------------------------
                                                                            
                                                 Accumu-                    
                                                   lated                    
                                                   other                    
                                        Contri- comprehe                    
                     Number of    Share   buted    nsive  Retained          
                        shares  capital surplus   income  earnings    Total 
                    --------------------------------------------------------
                                                                            
Balance -                                                                   
Beginning of period                                                         
 (adjusted)         22,230,468   79,651   1,936        -   236,065  317,652 
Net income for the                                                          
 period                      -        -       -        -     4,698    4,698 
                                                                            
Other comprehensive                                                         
 income (loss)               -        -       -   (7,516)        -   (7,516)
                    --------------------------------------------------------
                    22,230,468   79,651   1,936   (7,516)  240,763  314,834 
                                                                            
Effect of share-                                                            
 based compensation          -        -      15        -         -       15 
Dividends                                                                   
  Multiple Voting                                                           
   Shares                    -        -       -        -    (1,217)  (1,217)
  Subordinate Voting                                                        
   Shares                    -        -       -        -      (522)    (522)
Share repurchase          (500)      (5)     (2)       -         -       (7)
                    --------------------------------------------------------
                                                                            
As at May 31, 2010                                                          
 (adjusted)         22,229,968   79,646   1,949  (15,032)  239,024  305,587 
                    --------------------------------------------------------
                    --------------------------------------------------------

                                                                          
                     Equity attributable to the                           
                        owners of the parent                              
                    ----------------------------------------------------- 
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                       Non-               
                                        Contri-    control-               
                     Number of    Share   buted        ling               
                        shares  capital surplus    interest  Total equity 
                    ------------------------------------------------------
                                                                          
Balance -                                                                 
Beginning of period                                                       
 (adjusted)         22,230,468   79,651   1,936       4,954       322,606 
Net income for the                                                        
 period                      -        -       -         322         5,020 
                                                                          
Other comprehensive                                                       
 income (loss)               -        -       -        (114)       (7,630)
                    ------------------------------------------------------
                    22,230,468   79,651   1,936       5,162       319,996 
                                                                          
Effect of share-                                                          
 based compensation          -        -      15           -            15 
Dividends                                                                 
  Multiple Voting                                                         
   Shares                    -        -       -           -        (1,217)
  Subordinate Voting                                                      
   Shares                    -        -       -           -          (522)
Share repurchase          (500)      (5)     (2)          -            (7)
                    ------------------------------------------------------
                                                                          
As at May 31, 2010                                                        
 (adjusted)         22,229,968   79,646   1,949       5,048       310,635 
                    ------------------------------------------------------
                    ------------------------------------------------------
                                                                           
                                                                           
Velan Inc.                                                                 
Interim Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows                              
(Unaudited)                                                                
(in thousands of U.S. dollars)                                             
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                           
For the three months ended May 31                      2011           2010 
                                                          $              $ 
                                                                (adjusted) 
Cash flows from                                                            
                                                                           
Operating activities                                    341          5,020 
Net income for the period                                                  
Adjustments to reconcile net profit to cash                                
 provided operating activities                                             
  Amortization of property, plant and equipment       2,251          2,334 
  Amortization of intangible assets                     460              - 
  Deferred income taxes                                 (60)           773 
  Share-based compensation expense                        9             15 
  Loss (Gain) on disposal of property, plant                               
   and equipment                                         19             (4)
  Amortization of present value discount on                                
   other long-term liabilities                          106              - 
  Net change in other long-term liabilities             115           (546)
                                               ----------------------------
                                                      3,241          7,592 
                                               ----------------------------
Changes in non-cash working capital items                                  
  Accounts receivable                                   299         14,881 
  Inventories                                       (12,549)         2,091 
  Income taxes recoverable                           (2,141)           287 
  Deposits and prepaid expenses                         879            283 
  Accounts payable and accrued liabilities            6,929         (3,696)
  Income taxes payable                                 (452)        (1,269)
  Customer deposits                                  (1,530)        (3,967)
  Provisions and accrual for performance                                   
   guarantees                                         3,797           (905)
                                               ----------------------------
                                                     (4,768)         7,705 
                                               ----------------------------
Cash provided (used) by operating activities         (1,527)        15,297 
                                               ----------------------------
                                                                           
Investing activities                                                       
Short-term investments                                  (37)           (15)
Additions to property, plant and equipment           (4,480)        (1,947)
Proceeds on disposal of property, plant and                                
 equipment                                                8            142 
Net change in other assets                               27            (42)
Business acquisition - net of cash acquired         (37,281)             - 
                                               ----------------------------
Cash provided (used) by investing activities        (41,763)        (1,862)
                                               ----------------------------
                                                                           
Financing activities                                                       
Dividends                                            (1,830)        (1,724)
Repurchase of shares                                    (29)            (7)
Short-term bank loans                                (3,536)            (3)
Repayment of long-term debt                             (52)           (19)
                                               ----------------------------
                                                                           
Cash provided (used) by investing activities         (5,447)        (1,753)
                                               ----------------------------
                                                                           
Effect of exchange rate differences on cash             178         (3,044)
                                               ----------------------------
                                                                           
Net change in cash during the period                (48,559)         8,638 
                                                                           
Net cash - Beginning of period                      114,362         99,191 
                                               ----------------------------
                                                                           
Net cash - End of period                             65,803        107,829 
                                               ----------------------------
                                               ----------------------------
                                                                           
Net cash is composed of:                                                   
  Cash and cash equivalents                          73,790        109,659 
  Bank indebtedness                                  (7,987)        (1,830)
                                               ----------------------------
                                                     65,803        107,829 
                                               ----------------------------
                                               ----------------------------
Supplementary information                                                  
Interest received (paid)                                (51)           (59)
Income taxes received (paid)                         (2,451)          (959)

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