Digimarc Corporation Announces Annual Meeting of Stockholders

Digimarc Corporation (NASDAQ:DMRC) today announced that its proxy statement for the 2009 annual meeting of stockholders has been filed with the SEC. Digimarc's proxy statement and its 2008 annual report to stockholders may be viewed at Digimarc's website at www.digimarc.com/investors/. Digimarc's stockholders may request hard copies of the proxy materials, including the 2008 annual report to stockholders, free of charge, by following the instructions for requesting information provided on Digimarc's website.

Digimarc's 2009 annual meeting of stockholders will be held on Friday, May 1, 2009, at 11:00 a.m. (PDT) at its Corporate Headquarters located at 9405 S.W. Gemini Drive, Beaverton, Oregon 97008.

Pursuant to the "e-proxy" rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission Digimarc mailed to its stockholders a notice containing instructions on how to access the company's 2009 proxy statement and 2008 annual report to stockholders via the Internet and vote online. The notice also provides instruction on how stockholders can request a paper copy of these documents if stockholders desire, and how stockholders can enroll in e-delivery to receive future annual meeting materials electronically.

About Digimarc

Digimarc Corporation (NASDAQ:DMRC), based in Beaverton, Oregon, is a leading innovator and technology provider, enabling businesses and governments worldwide to enrich everyday living by giving persistent digital identities to all forms of media and many other objects. The company’s technology enables a wide range of solutions for deterring fraud, counterfeiting and piracy, enhancing national security, and enabling new digital media distribution and monetization models that provide consumers with more choice and access to content when, where and how they want it. Digimarc has an extensive intellectual property portfolio, with more than 490 U.S. and foreign patents, and more than 400 patents pending in digital watermarking, media identification and management, and related technologies. Digimarc develops solutions, licenses its intellectual property, and provides development services to business partners across a range of industries. Please go to www.digimarc.com for more company information.

Forward-Looking Statements

With the exception of historical information contained in this release, the matters described in this release contain various "forward-looking statements." These forward-looking statements can be identified, in some cases, by terminology such as "may," "will," "should," "expects," "intends," "plans," "projects," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "predicts," "potential," "illustrate," "example" and "continue" or other derivations of these or other comparable terms. These forward-looking statements are statements of management's opinion and are subject to various assumptions, risks, uncertainties and changes in circumstances. Actual results may vary materially from those expressed or implied from the statements in this release as a result of changes in economic, business and/or regulatory factors. More detailed information about risk factors that may affect actual results is set forth in the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 under "Risk Factors." Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which reflect management's opinions only as of the date of this release. Except as required by law, Digimarc undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date of this release.