Hydrogenics Announces Proposed Public Offering of Common Shares
May 13 2014 - 4:01PM
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Hydrogenics Announces Proposed Public Offering of Common Shares
MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - May 13, 2014) - Hydrogenics
Corporation (NASDAQ:HYGS)(TSX:HYG) (the "Company") today announced
that it has commenced an underwritten public offering of common
shares from treasury and from CommScope, Inc. of North Carolina
("CommScope"), a selling shareholder (the "Offering"). The pricing
and number of common shares will be determined subject to market
conditions.
Canaccord Genuity Inc. is acting as sole book-running manager
for the proposed Offering. Hydrogenics will not receive any
proceeds from the sale of common shares by CommScope. The proposed
Offering will be subject to customary conditions, including the
approval of the Toronto Stock Exchange and the NASDAQ Global
Market, and there can be no assurance as to whether or when the
proposed Offering may be completed, or as to the actual size or
terms of the Offering.
The Offering is being conducted pursuant to the Company's
effective shelf registration statement on Form F-10 filed with the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and its
corresponding Canadian base shelf prospectus filed with the
securities regulatory authorities in each of the provinces of
Canada, except Quebec. The proposed offering will be made only by
means of a preliminary prospectus supplement, a final prospectus
supplement and the accompanying short form base shelf prospectus.
When available, copies of the preliminary prospectus supplement,
the final prospectus supplement and the accompanying short form
base shelf prospectus may be obtained upon request by contacting
Canaccord Genuity Inc., Attention: Syndicate Department, 99 High
Street, 12th Floor, Boston, Massachusetts 02110, or by telephone at
(617) 371-3900. Electronic copies of the preliminary prospectus
supplement, the final prospectus supplement and the accompanying
short form base shelf prospectus will also be available free of
charge on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov or on the SEDAR website
maintained by the Canadian Securities Administrators at
www.sedar.com.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a
solicitation of an offer to buy the securities described herein,
nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any jurisdiction
in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior
to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any
such jurisdiction.
About Hydrogenics
Hydrogenics Corporation (www.hydrogenics.com) is a world leader
in engineering and building the technologies required to enable the
acceleration of a global power shift. Headquartered in Mississauga,
Ontario, Hydrogenics provides hydrogen generation, energy storage
and hydrogen power modules to its customers and partners around the
world. Hydrogenics has manufacturing sites in Germany, Belgium and
Canada and service centres in Russia, Europe, the US and
Canada.
Forward-looking Statements
This release contains forward-looking statements within the
meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the U.S. Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and under applicable
Canadian securities law. These statements are based on management's
current expectations and actual results may differ from these
forward-looking statements due to numerous factors, including: our
inability to increase our revenues or raise additional funding to
continue operations, execute our business plan, or to grow our
business; inability to address a slow return to economic growth,
and its impact on our business, results of operations and
consolidated financial condition; our limited operating history;
inability to implement our business strategy; fluctuations in our
quarterly results; failure to maintain our customer base that
generates the majority of our revenues; currency fluctuations;
failure to maintain sufficient insurance coverage; changes in value
of our goodwill; failure of a significant market to develop for our
products; failure of hydrogen being readily available on a
cost-effective basis; changes in government policies and
regulations; failure of uniform codes and standards for hydrogen
fuelled vehicles and related infrastructure to develop; liability
for environmental damages resulting from our research, development
or manufacturing operations; failure to compete with other
developers and manufacturers of products in our industry; failure
to compete with developers and manufacturers of traditional and
alternative technologies; failure to develop partnerships with
original equipment manufacturers, governments, systems integrators
and other third parties; inability to obtain sufficient materials
and components for our products from suppliers; failure to manage
expansion of our operations; failure to manage foreign sales and
operations; failure to recruit, train and retain key management
personnel; inability to integrate acquisitions; failure to develop
adequate manufacturing processes and capabilities; failure to
complete the development of commercially viable products; failure
to produce cost-competitive products; failure or delay in field
testing of our products; failure to produce products free of
defects or errors; inability to adapt to technological advances or
new codes and standards; failure to protect our intellectual
property; our involvement in intellectual property litigation;
exposure to product liability claims; failure to meet rules
regarding passive foreign investment companies; actions of our
significant and principal shareholders; dilution as a result of
significant issuances of our common shares and preferred shares;
inability of US investors to enforce US civil liability judgments
against us; volatility of our common share price; and dilution as a
result of the exercise of options. Readers should not place undue
reliance on Hydrogenics' forward-looking statements. Investors are
encouraged to review the section captioned "Risk Factors" in
Hydrogenics' regulatory filings with the Canadian securities
regulatory authorities and the US Securities and Exchange
Commission for a more complete discussion of factors that could
affect Hydrogenics' future performance. Furthermore, the
forward-looking statements contained herein are made as of the date
of this release, and Hydrogenics undertakes no obligations to
revise or update any forward-looking statements in order to reflect
events or circumstances that may arise after the date of this
release, unless otherwise required by law. The forward-looking
statements contained in this release are expressly qualified by
this.
Hydrogenics CorporationBob MotzChief Financial Officer(905)
361-3660investors@hydrogenics.comHydrogenics Investor
RelationsChris Witty(646) 438-9385cwitty@darrowir.com
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