MOCON Increases Quarterly Dividend MINNEAPOLIS,

MINNEAPOLIS, March 03, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MOCON, Inc. (NASDAQ: MOCO ) announced today that on March 2, 2017, its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of twelve cents ($0.12) per share, payable on June 2, 2017, to shareholders of record on May 19, 2017. This is a nine percent increase over the previous rate of $0.11 per share. The Company has consistently been paying dividends since 1984.

About MOCON

MOCON is a leading provider of detectors, instruments, systems and consulting services to research laboratories, production facilities, and quality control and safety departments in the medical, pharmaceutical, food and beverage, packaging, environmental, oil and gas and other industries worldwide.  See www.mocon.com for more information.

This press release contains forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  These forward-looking statements include statements that can be identified by words such as “will,” “may,” “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “continue,” “planned”, or other similar expressions.  All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release.  MOCON undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.  In addition to the risks and uncertainties of ordinary business operations and conditions in the general economy and the markets in which the Company competes, there are important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by the forward-looking statements made in this press release.  These factors include, but are not limited to, the performance of Dansensor, worldwide economic conditions and fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, the terms of our credit agreement including financial covenants included therein,  dependence on certain key industries, pricing and lack of availability of raw materials, crude oil pricing impact on oil exploration activities, and other factors set forth in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 and other documents MOCON files with or furnishes to the Securities and Exchange Commission.

MOCON's shares are traded on the NASDAQ Global Market System under the symbol MOCO. MOCON is a registered trademark of MOCON, Inc.; other trademarks are those of their respective holders.

For More Information, Contact Elissa Lindsoe, CFO 763-493-6370 / www.mocon.com