UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
______________________________
FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of August 2024
Commission File Number: 000-53543
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Ballard Power Systems Inc.
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
 
9000 Glenlyon Parkway
Burnaby, B.C.
V5J 5J8
Canada
(Address of principal executive office)
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EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBITS 99.1 AND 99.2 INCLUDED WITH THIS REPORT ARE HEREBY INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE INTO
THE FOLLOWING REGISTRATION STATEMENTS OF THE REGISTRANT FILED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT
OF 1933: FORM S-8 (FILE NOS. 333-271785 AND 333-225494) AND FORM F-10/A (FILE NO. 333-271758), EACH AS
AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED, AND TO BE A PART THEREOF FROM THE DATE ON WHICH THIS REPORT IS
SUBMITTED, TO THE EXTENT NOT SUPERSEDED BY DOCUMENTS OR REPORTS SUBSEQUENTLY FILED OR
FURNISHED.






SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Ballard Power Systems Inc.
Date: August 12, 2024By:/s/ Paul Dobson
 Name:Paul Dobson
 Title:Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
























Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
(Expressed in U.S. dollars)

BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC.

Three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023




BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC.
Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Financial Position
Unaudited (Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)
NoteJune 30,
2024
December 31,
2023
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents$678,032 $751,130 
Short-term investments 2,109 2,113 
Trade and other receivables39,331 58,565 
Inventories62,039 45,870 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets7,443 7,063 
Total current assets788,954 864,741 
Non-current assets:
Property, plant and equipment135,974 116,325 
Intangible assets1,783 1,406 
Goodwill40,277 40,277 
Equity-accounted investments 11,860 13,901 
Long-term financial investments10 41,725 40,345 
Other non-current assets523 547 
Total assets$1,021,096 $1,077,542 
Liabilities and Equity
Current liabilities:
Trade and other payables12 $38,333 $39,696 
Deferred revenue13 9,081 4,588 
Provisions and other current liabilities14 21,439 21,797 
Current lease liabilities15 3,499 4,505 
Total current liabilities72,352 70,586 
Non-current liabilities:
Non-current lease liabilities15 24,532 13,393 
Deferred gain on finance lease liability15 277 485 
Other non-current liabilities and employee future benefits16 1,803 1,862 
Total liabilities98,964 86,326 
Equity:
Share capital17 2,428,478 2,425,641 
Contributed surplus308,056 306,042 
Accumulated deficit(1,810,261)(1,737,505)
Foreign currency reserve(4,141)(2,962)
Total equity922,132 991,216 
Total liabilities and equity$1,021,096 $1,077,542 


See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

Approved on behalf of the Board:
“Kathy Bayless”“Jim Roche”
DirectorDirector



BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC.
Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Loss and Comprehensive Loss
Unaudited (Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts and number of shares)
Three months ended June 30,Six months ended June 30,
Note2024202320242023
Revenues:
Product and service revenues18 $16,003 $15,314 $30,455 $28,557 
Cost of product and service revenues21,127 18,496 40,994 37,359 
Gross margin(5,124)(3,182)(10,539)(8,802)
Operating expenses:
Research and product development25,535 25,306 50,843 49,981 
General and administrative6,092 6,006 12,961 11,862 
Sales and marketing4,419 4,004 7,602 7,825 
Other expense19 182 260 1,882 1,740 
Total operating expenses36,228 35,576 73,288 71,408 
Results from operating activities(41,352)(38,758)(83,827)(80,210)
Finance income and other20 11,015 11,798 13,724 22,007 
Finance expense20 (590)(262)(1,021)(545)
Net finance income10,425 11,536 12,703 21,462 
Equity in loss of investment in joint venture and associate9 & 21(468)(893)(1,302)(1,755)
Loss before income taxes(31,395)(28,115)(72,426)(60,503)
Income tax expense(68)(98)(103)(98)
Net loss for the period from continued operations$(31,463)$(28,213)$(72,529)$(60,601)
Net loss for the period from discontinued operations22(1)(1,883)(227)(3,413)
Net loss for the period$(31,464)$(30,096)$(72,756)$(64,014)
Other comprehensive loss:
Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss:
Foreign currency translation differences(277)(2,361)(1,179)(2,221)
Total comprehensive loss for the period$(31,741)$(32,457)$(73,935)$(66,235)
Basic and diluted loss per share
Loss per share for the period$(0.11)$(0.09)$(0.24)$(0.20)
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding     299,392,029 298,678,945 299,201,382 298,554,770 
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated interim financial statements.





BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC.
Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Changes in Equity
Unaudited (Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars except number of shares)
Foreign
Number of
Share
Contributed
Accumulated
currency
Total
shares
capital
surplus
deficit
reserve
equity
Balance, December 31, 2023298,935,706 $2,425,641 $306,042 $(1,737,505)$(2,962)$991,216 
Net loss   (72,756) (72,756)
RSUs redeemed (note 17)318,164 2,365 (3,190)  (825)
Options exercised (note 17)154,509 472 (164)  308 
Share-based compensation (note 17)  5,368   5,368 
Other comprehensive loss:
Foreign currency translation for foreign operations    (1,179)(1,179)
Balance, June 30, 2024299,408,379 $2,428,478 $308,056 $(1,810,261)$(4,141)$922,132 
Foreign
Number of
Share
Contributed
Accumulated
currency
Total
shares
capital
surplus
deficit
reserve
equity
Balance, December 31, 2022298,394,203 $2,420,396 $300,764 $(1,560,759)$(1,490)$1,158,911 
Net loss— — — (64,014)— (64,014)
Deferred share consideration issued for acquisition112,451 1,612 (1,612)— — — 
DSUs redeemed (note 17)31,736 194 (365)— — (171)
RSUs redeemed (note 17)44,698 233 (486)— — (253)
Options exercised (note 17)119,284 371 (125)— — 246 
Share-based compensation (note 17)— — 5,409 — — 5,409 
Other comprehensive income:
Foreign currency translation for foreign operations— — — — (2,221)(2,221)
Balance, June 30, 2023298,702,372 $2,422,806 $303,585 $(1,624,773)$(3,711)$1,097,907 
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated interim financial statements.




BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC.
Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Cash Flows
Unaudited (Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)
Six months ended June 30,
Note20242023
Cash provided by (used in):
Operating activities:
Net loss for the period$(72,756)$(64,014)
Adjustments for:
Depreciation and amortization7 & 87,339 6,662 
Deferred gain amortization(208)(209)
Impairment loss on trade receivables19 1,691 17 
Inventory impairment and onerous contracts provision adjustments2,173 2,834 
Unrealized (gain)/loss on forward contracts611 (1,255)
Equity in loss of investment in joint venture and associate9 & 211,302 1,755 
Net decrease in fair value of investments10, 20 & 254,623 104 
De-recognition of lease 79 
Accretion (dilution) on decommissioning liabilities(48)59 
Employee future benefits 22 
Employee future benefits plan contributions(11)(8)
Share-based compensation17 5,368 5,409 
(49,916)(48,545)
Changes in non-cash working capital:
Trade and other receivables17,749 9,942 
Inventories(16,914)(18,252)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets(356)(3,046)
Trade and other payables(8,660)(5,037)
Deferred revenue4,493 (474)
Warranty provision(1,491)1,168 
(5,179)(15,699)
Cash used in operating activities(55,095)(64,244)
Investing activities:
 Contributions to long-term investments 10 (6,003)(5,162)
 Recovery of contributions of long-term investments 10  1,000 
 Additions to property, plant and equipment (9,181)(26,937)
 Investment in intangible assets (887)(41)
 Contingent consideration related to acquisition14  (1,100)
Cash used in investing activities(16,071)(32,240)
Financing activities:
Principal payments of lease liability15 (1,799)(1,943)
Net proceeds on issuance of share capital from stock option exercise17 308 246 
Cash used in financing activities(1,491)(1,697)
Effect of exchange rate fluctuations on cash and cash equivalents held(441)(486)
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents(73,098)(98,667)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period751,130 913,730 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period$678,032 $815,063 

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information (note 23).
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated interim financial statements.



BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
Three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023
Unaudited
(Tabular amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except number of shares)

1.    Reporting entity:

The principal business of Ballard Power Systems Inc. (the “Corporation”) is the design, development, manufacture, sale and service of proton exchange membrane ("PEM") fuel cell products for a variety of applications, focusing on power products for bus, truck, rail, marine, stationary and emerging market (material handling, off-road and other) applications, as well as the delivery of services, including technology solutions, after sales services and training. A fuel cell is an environmentally clean electrochemical device that combines hydrogen fuel with oxygen (from the air) to produce electricity.

The Corporation is a company domiciled in Canada and its registered office is located at 9000 Glenlyon Parkway, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, V5J 5J8. The condensed consolidated interim financial statements of the Corporation as at and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 comprise the Corporation and its subsidiaries.


2.    Basis of preparation:

(a)    Statement of compliance:

These condensed consolidated interim financial statements of the Corporation have been prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standard (“IAS”) 34 Interim Financial Reporting as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”), on a basis consistent with those material accounting policies followed in the most recent annual consolidated financial statements except as noted below, and therefore should be read in conjunction with the December 31, 2023 audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto.

The condensed consolidated interim financial statements were authorized for issue by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors on August 9, 2024.

(b)    Basis of measurement:

The condensed consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis except for the following material items in the statement of financial position:

Financial assets classified as measured at fair value through profit or loss (FVTPL); and
Employee future benefits liability is recognized as the net of the present value of the defined benefit obligation, less the fair value of plan assets.

(c)    Functional and presentation currency:

These condensed consolidated interim financial statements are presented in U.S. dollars, which is the Corporation’s functional currency.

(d)    Use of estimates:

The preparation of the condensed consolidated interim financial statements in conformity with IFRS accounting standards requires the Corporation’s management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the application of accounting policies and the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, income and expenses. Actual results may differ from these estimates.




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BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
Three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023
Unaudited
(Tabular amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except number of shares)
2.    Basis of preparation (cont'd):

(d)    Use of estimates (cont'd):

Estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognized in the period in which the estimates are revised and in any future periods affected.

Significant areas having estimation uncertainty include revenue recognition, asset impairment, goodwill, warranty provision, inventory and onerous contract provision, and fair value measurement (including long-term financial investments and goodwill). These assumptions are unchanged in these condensed consolidated interim financial statements and are the same as those applied in the Corporation’s consolidated financial statements as at and for the year ended December 31, 2023. However, in the current environment, certain of these estimation uncertainty risks have increased in magnitude, primarily fair value measurement of goodwill.

(e)    Future operations:

The Corporation is required to assess its ability to continue as a going concern or whether substantial doubt exists as to the Corporation’s ability to continue as a going concern into the foreseeable future. The Corporation has forecast its cash flows for the foreseeable future and despite the ongoing volatility and uncertainties inherent in the business, the Corporation believes it has adequate liquidity in cash and working capital to achieve its liquidity objective. The Corporation’s ability to continue as a going concern and realize its assets and discharge its liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business is dependent upon the Corporation having adequate liquidity and achieving profitable operations that are sustainable.

The Corporation’s strategy to mitigate this uncertainty is to continue its drive to attain profitable operations that are sustainable by executing a business plan that continues to focus on revenue growth, improving overall gross margins, maintaining discipline over cash operating expenses, managing working capital and capital expenditure requirements, and securing additional financing to fund operations as needed until the Corporation does achieve profitable operations that are sustainable. Failure to implement this plan could have a material adverse effect on the Corporation’s financial condition and or results of operations.


3.    Material accounting policies:

Effective January 1, 2024, the Corporation adopted a number of new standards and interpretation, but they did not have a material impact on the Corporation's condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

The accounting policies in these condensed consolidated interim financial statements are the same as those applied in the Corporation’s consolidated financial statements as at and for the year ended December 31, 2023.


4.    Critical judgments in applying accounting policies and key sources of estimation uncertainty:

Critical judgments in applying accounting policies:
Critical judgments that management has made in the process of applying the Corporation’s accounting policies and that have the most significant effect on the amounts recognized in the condensed consolidated financial statements are limited to management’s assessment of the Corporation’s ability to continue as a going concern (note 2(e)).

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BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
Three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023
Unaudited
(Tabular amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except number of shares)
4.    Critical judgments in applying accounting policies and key sources of estimation uncertainty (cont'd):
Key sources of estimation uncertainty:
Key assumptions concerning the future and other key sources of estimation uncertainty that have significant risk of resulting in a material adjustment to the reported amount of assets, liabilities, income and expenses within the next fiscal year include the following: revenue recognition, asset impairment, goodwill, inventory and onerous contracts provision, and fair value measurement (including long-term financial investments and goodwill). These assumptions are unchanged in these condensed consolidated interim financial statements and are the same as those applied in the Corporation’s consolidated financial statements as at and for the year ended December 31, 2023. However, in the current environment, certain of these estimation uncertainty risks have increased in magnitude, primarily fair value measurement of goodwill.


5.    Trade and other receivables:

June 30,December 31,
20242023
Trade accounts receivable,gross$23,497 $39,157 
Allowance for doubtful accounts(3,249)(1,667)
Trade accounts receivable, net20,248 37,490 
Other receivables5,409 7,806 
Contract assets13,674 13,269 
$39,331 $58,565 

Contract assets
Contract assets primarily relate to the Corporation's rights to consideration for work completed but not billed as at June 30, 2024 for engineering services and technology transfer services.

June 30,
Contract assets2024
January 1, 2024$13,269 
Additions to contract assets780 
Invoiced during the period(375)
At June 30, 2024$13,674 

Information about the Corporation's exposure to credit and market risks, and impairment losses for trade receivables and contract assets is included in note 25.

6.    Inventories:

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, the write-down of inventories to net realizable value including onerous contract adjustments amounted to $1,418,000 and $3,451,000 (2023 – $2,285,000 and $3,298,000) and the reversal of previously recorded write-downs and onerous contract adjustments amounted to $720,000 and $1,278,000 (2023 – $100,000 and $465,000), resulting in a net write-down of $698,000 and $2,173,000 (2023 – $2,185,000 and $2,833,000). Write-downs and reversals are included in either cost of product and service revenues or research and product development expense, depending upon the nature of inventory.


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BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
Three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023
Unaudited
(Tabular amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except number of shares)
7.    Property, plant and equipment:

June 30,December 31,
20242023
Property, plant and equipment owned$111,448 $102,206 
Right-of-use assets24,526 14,119 
$135,974 $116,325 

Property, plant, and equipment owned:

June 30,December 31,
Net carrying amounts20242023
Building$347 $— 
Computer equipment1,258 1,405 
Furniture and fixtures4,162 1,436 
Leasehold improvements4,115 2,245 
Production and test equipment101,566 97,120 
$111,448 $102,206 

Right-of-use assets:

The Corporation leases certain assets under lease agreements, comprising primarily of leases of land and buildings, office equipment, and vehicles (note 15).

June 30,December 31,
Net carrying amounts2024 2023 
Property$24,091 $13,691 
Equipment53 70 
Vehicle382 358 
$24,526 $14,119 

Depreciation expense on property, plant, and equipment is allocated to operating expense or cost of goods sold depending upon the nature of the underlying assets. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, depreciation expense of $3,598,000 and $6,829,000 (2023 - $2,953,000 and $5,797,000) was recorded.

Additions to property, plant, and equipment assets for the six months ended June 30, 2024 total $9,181,000 (2023 - $26,937,000).


8.    Intangible assets:

June 30,December 31,
20242023
ERP management reporting software system$1,783 $1,406 
$1,783 $1,406 





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BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
Three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023
Unaudited
(Tabular amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except number of shares)
8.    Intangible assets (cont'd):


AccumulatedNet carrying
BalanceCostamortizationamount
At January 1, 2023$79,227 $74,013 $5,214 
Additions to intangible assets154 — 154 
Amortization expense— 1,696 (1,696)
Impairment on intangible assets— 2,266 (2,266)
At December 31, 202379,381 77,975 1,406 
Impaired asset retirement adjustment(19,799)(19,799)— 
Adjusted opening balance at December 31, 202359,582 58,176 1,406 
Additions to intangible assets887 — 887 
Amortization expense— 510 (510)
At June 30, 2024$60,469 $58,686 $1,783 

Amortization expense on intangible assets is allocated to research and product development expense or general and administration expense depending upon the nature of the underlying assets. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, amortization expense of $255,000 and $510,000 (2023 - $436,000 and $864,000) was recorded.

Additions to intangible assets for the six months ended June 30, 2024 of $887,000 (2023 - $41,000) consist primarily of costs to expand and enhance the capabilities of the ERP management reporting software system.


9.    Equity-accounted investments:

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, the Corporation recorded $468,000 and $1,302,000 (2023 - $893,000 and $1,755,000) in equity loss of investment in joint venture and associate, comprising of equity loss in Weichai Ballard Hy-Energy Technologies Co., Ltd. ("Weichai Ballard JV").
Investment in Weichai Ballard JV
June 30,December 31,
Investment in Weichai Ballard JV20242023
Beginning balance$13,901 $24,026 
Recognition (deferral) of 49% profit on inventory not yet sold to third party, net(202)1,205 
Equity in loss(1,302)(9,931)
Cumulative translation adjustment due to foreign exchange(537)(1,399)
Ending balance$11,860 $13,901 
Weichai Ballard JV is an associate in which the Corporation has significant influence and a 49% ownership interest.
The following tables summarize the financial information of Weichai Ballard JV as included in its own financial statements as of June 30, 2024, adjusted for foreign exchange differences, the application of the Corporation's accounting policies and the Corporation's incorporation costs.



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BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
Three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023
Unaudited
(Tabular amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except number of shares)
9.     Equity-accounted investments (cont'd):
Investment in Weichai Ballard JV (cont'd)

June 30,December 31,
20242023
Percentage ownership interest (49%)
Current assets$54,026 $63,023 
Non-current assets88 132 
Current liabilities(23,995)(29,265)
Net assets (100%)30,119 33,890 
Corporation's share of net assets (49%)14,758 16,607 
Incorporation costs324 324 
Elimination of unrealized profit on downstream sales, net of sales to third party(3,222)(3,030)
Carrying amount of investment in Weichai Ballard JV$11,860 $13,901 
Three months ended June 30,Six months ended June 30,
2024202320242023
Revenue (100%)$306 $61 $1,311 $599 
Net loss (100%)956 1,822 2,657 3,582 
Corporation's share of net loss (49%) $468 $893 $1,302 $1,755 

10.    Long-term financial investments:
In addition to the above equity-accounted investments, the Corporation has also acquired ownership interest in various other investments, which are recognized at fair value (note 25).

December 31,ContributionsChange in FairJune 30,
Net carrying value2023(Proceeds)Value2024
Long-term investment - Forsee Power SA$14,969 $— $(9,937)$5,032 
Long-term investment - Wisdom Motor4,100 — — 4,100 
Long-term investment - Quantron AG4,400 (138)4,263 
Long-term investment - HyCap Fund12,801 1,396 5,763 19,960 
Long-term investment - Clean H2 Fund4,075 4,110 (311)7,874 
Long-term investment - Templewater Fund— 496 — 496 
$40,345 $6,003 $(4,623)$41,725 

December 31,ContributionsChange in FairJune 30,
Net carrying value2022(Proceeds)Value2023
Long-term investment - Forsee Power SA$18,470 $— $149 $18,619 
Long-term investment - Wisdom Motor10,000 (1,000)— 9,000 
Long-term investment - Quantron AG5,333 3,304 55 8,692 
Long-term investment - HyCap Fund7,963 869 (109)8,723 
Long-term investment - Clean H2 Fund565 989 (199)1,355 
$42,331 $4,162 $(104)$46,389 



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BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
Three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023
Unaudited
(Tabular amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except number of shares)
10.    Long-term financial investments (cont'd):
During the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, changes in fair value and foreign exchange adjustments for long-term investments totalling $1,679,000 and $(4,623,000) (2023 - $352,000 and $(104,000)) were recognized as unrealized gain (loss) in net loss and included in finance income and other (notes 20 and 25).

Investment in Forsee Power SA

In October 2021, the Corporation acquired a non-controlling 9.8% equity interest in Forsee Power SA ("Forsee Power"), a French company specializing in the design, development, manufacture, commercialization, and financing of smart battery systems for sustainable electric transport.

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, changes in fair value and foreign exchange adjustments totalling $(4,052,000) and ($9,937,000) (2023 - $889,000 and $149,000) were recognized as an unrealized gain (loss) in net loss and included in finance income and other (notes 20 and 25), resulting in net fair value investment in Forsee Power of $5,032,000 (2023 - $18,619,000) as of June 30, 2024, now representing a non-controlling 7.3% equity interest.

Investment in Wisdom Group Holdings Ltd.
In June 2022, the Corporation invested $10,000,000 and acquired a non-controlling 7.2% interest in Wisdom Group Holdings Ltd. ("Wisdom Motor"), a privately held Cayman Islands holding company with operating subsidiaries whose business includes the design and manufacture of vehicles, including zero emission fuel cell electric buses, trucks, and battery-electric vehicles. Subsequently, the Corporation assigned its option held to purchase additional Series A Preferred Shares in Wisdom for consideration of $1,000,000, resulting in recovery of contributions of $1,000,000. The exercise of this option by the acquiring counterparties, diluted the Corporation's ownership interest from 7.2% to 6.7% as of June 30, 2024.

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, changes in fair value and foreign exchange adjustments totalling $nil (2023 - $nil) were recognized as an unrealized loss in net loss and included in finance income and other (notes 20 and 25), resulting in net fair value investment in Wisdom Motor of $4,100,000 (2023 - $9,000,000) as of June 30, 2024.
Investment in Quantron AG

In September 2022, the Corporation invested €5,000,000 ($5,183,000) and acquired a non-controlling 1.9% equity interest in Quantron AG, a global electric vehicle integrator and an emerging specialty OEM to accelerate fuel cell truck adoption. Subsequently in April 2023, the Corporation made a committed additional contribution of €3,000,000 ($3,304,000) to exercise its option to purchase an additional 793 shares, resulting in a non-controlling ownership interest of 3.0% in Quantron AG as of June 30, 2024. In May 2024, the Corporation made a nominal additional contribution of $1,000 to purchase additional shares in order to maintain its non-controlling 3.0% equity interest.

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, foreign exchange adjustments totalling $(43,000) and $(138,000) (2023 - $(49,000) and $55,000) were recognized as an unrealized loss in net loss and included in finance income and other (notes 20 and 25), resulting in net fair value investment in Quantron AG of $4,263,000 (2023 - $8,692,000) as of June 30, 2024.




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BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
Three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023
Unaudited
(Tabular amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except number of shares)
10.    Long-term financial investments (cont'd):
Investment in Hydrogen Funds

HyCap Fund I SCSp

In August 2021, the Corporation invested in HyCap Fund I SCSp (“HyCap”), a special limited partnership registered in Luxembourg. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, the Corporation made additional contributions of £821,000 and £1,105,000 ($1,038,000 and $1,396,000) (2023 - £nil and £724,000 ($nil and $869,000)) for total contributions of £12,092,000 ($15,608,000).

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, changes in fair value and foreign exchange adjustments totalling $5,837,000 and $5,763,000 and (2023 - $(363,000) and $(109,000)) were recognized as unrealized gain (loss) in net loss and included in finance income and other (notes 20 and 25), resulting in net fair value investment in HyCap of $19,960,000 (2023 - $8,723,000) as of June 30, 2024.

Clean H2 Infrastructure Fund

In December 2021, the Corporation invested in Clean H2 Infrastructure Fund I ("Clean H2"), a special limited partnership registered in France. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, the Corporation made additional contributions of €2,706,000 and €3,804,000 ($2,909,000 and $4,110,000) (2023 - €915,000 ($989,000)) for total contributions of €8,505,000 ($9,256,000).

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, changes in fair value and foreign exchange adjustments totalling $(63,000) and ($311,000) (2023 - $(125,000) and $(199,000)) were recognized as an unrealized loss in net loss and included in finance income and other (notes 20 and 25), resulting in net fair value investment in Clean H2 of $7,874,000 (2023 - $1,355,000) as of June 30, 2024.
Templewater Fund
In February 2024, the Corporation invested in Templewater Decarbonization I, L.P ("Templewater"), a special limited partnership registered in Cayman Islands. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, the Corporation made an initial contribution of $nil and $496,000 (2023 - $nil), representing a 2% equity interest, on a total commitment of $1,000,000, remainder yet to be paid.

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, changes in fair value and foreign exchange adjustments totalling $nil (2023 - $nil) were recognized as an unrealized loss in net loss and included in finance income and other (notes 20 and 25), resulting in net fair value investment in Templewater of $496,000 (2023 - $nil) as of June 30, 2024.

11.    Bank facilities:

The Corporation has the following bank facilities available to it.
Letter of Guarantee Facility
The Corporation has a Letter of Guarantee Facility (“LG Facility”), enabling the bank to issue letters of guarantees, standby letters of credit, performance bonds, counter guarantees, counter standby letters of credit or similar credits on the Corporation's behalf from time to time up to a maximum of $2,000,000.
As at June 30, 2024, €979,000 ($1,048,000) (2023 - $nil) was outstanding on the LG Facility.


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BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
Three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023
Unaudited
(Tabular amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except number of shares)
11.    Bank facilities (cont'd):
The Corporation also has a $25,000,000 Foreign Exchange Facility (“FX Facility”) that enables the Corporation to enter into foreign exchange currency contracts (at face value amounts in excess of the FX facility) secured by a guarantee from Export Development Canada.
At June 30, 2024, the Corporation had outstanding foreign exchange currency contracts to purchase a total of CDN $35,000,000 (2023 – CDN $31,500,000) at an average rate of 1.36 CDN per U.S. dollar, resulting in an unrealized gain (loss) of CDN $(201,000) (2023 – CDN $488,000) at June 30, 2024. The unrealized gain on forward foreign exchange contracts is presented in prepaid expenses and other current assets on the statement of financial position and the unrealized loss on forward foreign exchange contracts is presented in trade and other payables.

12.    Trade and other payables:

June 30,December 31,
20242023
Trade accounts payable$21,404 $13,724 
Compensation payable12,081 19,235 
Other liabilities4,686 5,628 
Taxes payable162 1,109 
$38,333 $39,696 


13.    Deferred revenue:

Deferred revenue (i.e. contract liabilities) represents cash received from customers in excess of revenue recognized on uncompleted contracts.

June 30,December 31,
Deferred revenue20242023
Beginning balance$4,588 $8,030 
Additions to deferred revenue8,530 21,790 
Revenue recognized during the period(4,037)(25,232)
Ending balance$9,081 $4,588 


14.    Provisions:

June 30,December 31,
20242023
Restructuring provision$162 $422 
Warranty provision13,507 14,997 
Onerous contracts provision7,692 6,300 
Contingent consideration78 78 
Current$21,439 $21,797 





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BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
Three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023
Unaudited
(Tabular amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except number of shares)
14.    Provisions (cont'd):

Onerous Contracts Provision

Upon completion of a review of the Corporation's "open" contracts as of June 30, 2024, total onerous contract costs of $7,692,000 (December 31, 2023 - $6,300,000) have been accrued in provisions and other current liabilities.
The Corporation will continue to review open contracts on a quarterly basis to determine if any ongoing or new contracts become onerous, and if any of the underlying conditions or assumptions change which would require an adjustment to the accrued provision.
Contingent Consideration

As part of the post-acquisition restructuring of operations at Ballard Motive Solutions in the UK in 2022 (note 22), there was a change in estimate in the fair value of contingent consideration due to changes in expectation of achieving milestones. The contingent consideration provision now comprises the last remaining milestone at its estimated value of $78,000 (December 31, 2023 - $78,000).
During the six months ended June 30, 2023, the Corporation made cash payments totalling $1,100,000 for successful achievement of certain performance milestones.

15.    Lease liability:

The Corporation leases certain assets under lease agreements. The lease liability consists primarily of leases of land and buildings, office equipment and vehicles. The leases have interest rates ranging from 2.95% to 9.42% per annum and expire between May 2025 and February 2035.
June 30,December 31,
20242023
Property$3,343 $4,368 
Equipment38 38 
Vehicle118 99 
Lease Liability, Current$3,499 $4,505 
Property$24,241 $13,078 
Equipment12 32 
Vehicle279 283 
Lease Liability, Non-Current$24,532 $13,393 
Lease Liability, Total$28,031 $17,898 

During the six months ended June 30, 2024, the Corporation made principal payments on lease liabilities totalling $1,799,000 (2023 - $1,943,000). The Corporation is committed to future minimum lease payments (comprising principal and interest) as follows:

Maturity AnalysisJune 30,
2024
Less than one year$5,589 
Between one and five years17,317 
More than five years16,180 
Total undiscounted lease liabilities$39,086 
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BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
Three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023
Unaudited
(Tabular amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except number of shares)
15.    Lease liability (cont'd):
Deferred gains on closing of finance lease agreements are amortized over the lease term. At June 30, 2024, the outstanding deferred gain was $277,000 (December 31, 2023 – $485,000).

16.    Other non-current liabilities and employee future benefits:

June 30,December 31,
20242023
Other non-current liabilities$2,289 $2,337 
Employee future benefits(486)(475)
Other non-current liabilities and employee future benefits$1,803 $1,862 

Non-current liabilities: Decommissioning liabilities

    A provision for decommissioning liabilities for the Corporation’s head office building is related to estimated site restoration obligations at the end of the lease term. As at June 30, 2024, total decommissioning liabilities amounted to $2,289,000 (December 31, 2023 - $2,337,000), resulting from accretion (dilution) of ($48,000) (2023 - $59,000).

17.    Equity:
Three months ended June 30,Six months ended June 30,
2024202320242023
Option Expense$206 $707 $657 $1,966 
DSU Expense133 96 249 206 
RSU Expense2,229 2,142 4,462 3,015 
Total Share-based Compensation for continuing operations (per statement of loss)$2,568 $2,945 $5,368 $5,187 
Discontinued operations— 149 — 222 
Total Share-based Compensation (per statement of equity)$2,568 $3,094 $5,368 $5,409 

(a)    Share capital:

At June 30, 2024, 299,408,379 common shares were issued and outstanding.
(b)    Share options:    
Options for common shares
At December 31, 20234,390,222 
Options exercised(154,509)
Options cancelled(101,718)
At June 30, 20244,133,995 


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BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
Three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023
Unaudited
(Tabular amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except number of shares)
17.    Equity (cont'd):
(b)    Share options (cont'd):
During the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, compensation expense of $206,000 and $657,000 (2023 – $707,000 and $1,966,000) was recorded in net loss, based on the grant date fair value of the options recognized over the vesting period.
During the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, 5,028 and 154,509 (2023 – 26,400 and 119,284) options were exercised for a equal amount of common shares for proceeds of $14,000 and $308,000 (2023 – $84,000 and $246,000).
As at June 30, 2024, options to purchase 4,133,995 common shares were outstanding (2023 - 4,527,738).
(c)    Deferred share units:

DSUs for common shares
At December 31, 2023737,369 
DSUs granted100,839 
At June 30, 2024838,208 

Deferred share units (“DSUs”) are granted to the board of directors and executives. Eligible directors must elect to receive at least half of their annual retainers and executives may elect to receive all or part of their annual bonuses in DSUs. Each DSU is redeemable for one common share, net of statutory tax withholdings, after the director or executive ceases to provide services to the Corporation.

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, $133,000 and $249,000 (2023 - $96,000 and $206,000) of compensation expense was recorded in net loss relating to 59,064 and 100,839 (2023 - 21,986 and 41,714) DSUs granted during the period.

During the same period, nil (2023 - nil and 65,499) DSUs were exercised, net of applicable taxes, which resulted in in the issuance of nil common shares (2023 - nil and 31,736), resulting in an impact on equity of $nil (2023 - $nil and $(171,000)).

As at June 30, 2024, 838,208 deferred share units were outstanding (2023 - 685,895).

(d)    Restricted share units:

RSUs for common shares
At December 31, 20233,141,446 
RSUs granted3,134,497 
RSU performance factor adjustment(4,161)
RSUs exercised(596,421)
RSUs forfeited(58,903)
At June 30, 20245,616,458 

Restricted share units (“RSUs”) are granted to certain employees and executives. Each RSU is convertible into one common share, net of statutory tax withholdings. The RSUs vest after a specified number of years from date of issuance and, under certain circumstances, are contingent on achieving specified performance criteria and/or market criteria. A performance factor adjustment is made if there is an over-achievement (or under-achievement) of specified performance criteria, resulting in additional (or fewer) RSUs being converted.

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BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
Three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023
Unaudited
(Tabular amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except number of shares)
17.    Equity (cont'd):
(d)    Restricted share units (cont'd):

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, compensation expense of $2,229,000 and $4,462,000 (2023 – $2,142,000 and $3,015,000) was recorded in net loss.

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, 212,282 and 596,421 RSUs (2023 - 7,313 and 95,236) were exercised, net of applicable taxes, which resulted in the issuance of 116,716 and 318,164 common shares (2023 - 3,496 and 44,698) resulting in an impact on equity of $(308,000) and $(825,000) (2023 - $(17,000) and $(253,000)).
As at June 30, 2024, 5,616,458 restricted share units were outstanding (2023 - 2,787,252).


18.    Disaggregation of revenue:

The Corporation's operations and main revenue streams are the same as those described in the Corporation's consolidated financial statements as at and for the year ended December 31, 2023. Revenues from the delivery of services, including technology solutions, after sales services and training, are included in each of the respective markets. The Corporation's revenue is derived from contracts with customers.

In the following table, revenue is disaggregated by geographical market (based on location of customer), by market application, and by timing of revenue recognition.


Three months ended June 30,Six months ended June 30,
2024202320242023
Geographical markets
Europe$10,175 $6,579 $21,140 $14,919 
North America3,968 6,088 6,099 9,741 
China1,211 2,181 2,359 3,362 
Rest of World649 466 857 535 
$16,003 $15,314 $30,455 $28,557 
Application
Bus$11,036 $6,010 $19,904 $8,910 
Truck1,677 988 2,830 3,350 
Rail4 1,080 346 2,795 
Marine455 394 671 2,053 
HD Mobility Subtotal$13,172 $8,472 $23,751 $17,108 
Stationary1,663 3,528 5,314 5,994 
Emerging Markets and Other1,168 3,314 1,390 5,455 
$16,003 $15,314 $30,455 $28,557 
Timing of revenue recognition
Products transferred at a point in time$13,428 $9,096 $25,291 $17,807 
Products and services transferred over time2,575 6,218 5,164 10,750 
$16,003 $15,314 $30,455 $28,557 





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BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
Three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023
Unaudited
(Tabular amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except number of shares)
19.    Other operating expense:

Three months ended June 30,Six months ended June 30,
2024202320242023
Net impairment loss on trade receivables$21 $17 $1,691 $17 
Acquisition-related costs  85  743 
Restructuring and related costs161 158 191 980 
$182 $260 $1,882 $1,740 

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 , the Corporation recorded a net impairment loss on trade receivables of $21,000 and $1,691,000 (2023 - $17,000 and $17,000), consisting primarily of receivables no longer deemed collectible. In the event that the Corporation recovers any amounts previously recorded as impairment losses, the recovered amount will be recognized as a reversal of the impairment loss in the period of recovery.

Acquisition related costs of $nil for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 (2023 - $85,000 and $743,000) consist primarily of legal, advisory, and transaction-related costs incurred on corporate development activities.

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, total restructuring and related charges of $161,000 and $191,000 (2023 - $158,000 and $980,000) consist primarily of certain cost cutting measures and related personnel change costs.

20.    Finance income (expense):

Three months ended June 30,Six months ended June 30,
2024202320242023
Employee future benefit plan expense$(8)$(60)$(9)$(82)
Investment income9,797 10,932 20,101 21,417 
Mark-to-market gain (loss) on financial assets (notes 10 & 25)1,679 352 (4,623)(104)
Foreign exchange (loss) gain(453)674 (1,745)876 
Government levies (100) (100)
Finance income and other$11,015 $11,798 $13,724 $22,007 
Finance expense$(590)$(262)$(1,021)$(545)


21.    Related party transactions:

Related parties include shareholders with a significant ownership interest in the Corporation, including its subsidiaries and affiliates, and the Corporation’s equity accounted investee, Weichai Ballard JV (note 9).

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, related party transactions and balances with the Corporation's 49% owned equity accounted investee, Weichai Ballard JV, were as follows:

June 30,December 31,
Balances with related party - Weichai Ballard JV20242023
Trade and other receivables$14,556 $13,697 
Investments11,860 13,901 
Deferred revenue1,737 1,904 

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BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
Three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023
Unaudited
(Tabular amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except number of shares)
21.    Related party transactions (cont'd):

Three months ended June 30,Six months ended June 30,
Transactions during the period with Weichai Ballard JV2024202320242023
Revenues$1,211 $899 $2,218 $1,909 
Cost of goods sold and operating expense 722 549 1,661 1,157 


22.    Discontinued operations:

On November 11, 2021, the Corporation acquired BMS (formerly Arcola Energy Limited), a UK-based systems engineering company specializing in hydrogen fuel cell systems and powertrain integration. The Corporation acquired 100% of Arcola for total consideration of up to $40,000,000, consisting of up-front net cash consideration of $7,157,000, and including 337,353 shares of the Corporation with an acquisition date fair value of approximately $4,851,000 (all shares have been issued as of December 31, 2023) vesting over a two year period from the acquisition date, and $26,258,000 in earn-out cash contingent consideration based on the achievement of certain performance milestones over an up to three year period from the acquisition date.
Subsequent to the acquisition, the Corporation re-evaluated the business model of BMS and during the year ended December 31, 2022, the Corporation decided to exit the vehicle integration business of BMS and made certain restructuring changes to its operations. During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Corporation completed a further restructuring of operations at BMS and effectively closed the operation. As such, the historic operating results of the BMS business for both 2024 and 2023 have been removed from continuing operating results and are instead presented separately in the condensed consolidated interim statements of loss and comprehensive loss as loss from discontinued operations.
Net loss from discontinued operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 were as follows:
Three months ended June 30,Six months ended June 30,
2024202320242023
Product and service revenues$ $(6)$ $96 
Cost of product and service revenues —  33 
Gross margin (6) 63 
Total operating expenses(1)(1,942)(235)(3,627)
Finance income and other 67 3 152 
Finance expense (2)5 (1)
Net loss from discontinued operations$(1)$(1,883)$(227)$(3,413)
Net cash flows from discontinued operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 were as follows:

Six months ended June 30,
20242023
Cash used in operating activities$(733)$(2,420)
Cash used in financing activities (139)
Cash used in discontinued operations$(733)$(2,559)





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BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
Three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023
Unaudited
(Tabular amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except number of shares)
23.    Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Six months ended June 30,
Non-cash financing and investing activities:20242023
Compensatory shares$2,365 $427 


24.    Operating segments:

The Corporation operates in a single operating segment, Fuel Cell Products and Services, which consists of the sale of PEM fuel cell products and services for a variety of applications including Heavy-Duty Mobility (consisting of bus, truck, rail and marine applications), Stationary Power, and Emerging and Other Markets (consisting of material handling, off-road, and other applications). The delivery of services, including technology solutions, after sales service and training, are included in each of the respective markets.


25.    Financial Instruments:

(a)    Fair value:

The Corporation’s financial instruments consist of cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, trade and other receivables, long-term financial investments, and trade and other payables. The fair values of cash and cash equivalents, trade and other receivables, and trade and other payables approximate their carrying values because of the short-term nature of these instruments.

Long-term financial investments (note 10) comprise newly-created hydrogen infrastructure and growth equity funds: HyCap Fund, Clean H2 Fund and Templewater, and an investment in Forsee Power, Wisdom Motor and Quantron AG. Changes in fair value and foreign exchange adjustments are recognized as gains or losses in net loss and included in finance income and other (note 20). During the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, the Corporation recognized net mark to market and foreign exchange losses of $1,679,000 and $(4,623,000) (2023 - $352,000 and $(104,000)).

Six months endedYear ended
Increase (decrease) in fair value due to MTM and foreign exchangeJune 30, 2024December 31, 2023
Long-term investment - Forsee Power$(9,937)$(3,501)
Long-term investment - Wisdom Motor (4,900)
Long-term investment - Quantron AG(138)(4,237)
Long-term investment - HyCap Fund5,763 214 
Long-term investment - Clean H2 Fund(311)(473)
Long-term investment - Templewater Fund— — 
Decrease in fair value of investments$(4,623)$(12,897)

(b)    Credit risk:
IFRS 9 Financial Instruments requires impairment losses to be recognized based on “expected losses” that will occur in the future, incorporating forward looking information relating to defaults and applies a single ECL impairment model that applies to all financial assets within scope. ECLs are a probability-weighted estimate of credit losses. Credit losses are measured as the present value of all cash shortfalls (i.e. the difference between the cash flows due to the Corporation in accordance with the contract and the cash flows that the Corporation expects to receive). Under IFRS 9, at each reporting date the Corporation is required to assess whether financial assets carried at amortized cost are credit-impaired.



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BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
Three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023
Unaudited
(Tabular amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except number of shares)
25.    Financial Instruments (cont'd):

(b)    Credit risk (cont'd):

As a result of this review for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, the Corporation did not recognize any additional estimated ECL impairment losses, excluding specific impairment losses (note 19). At June 30, 2024, the total amount accrued was $500,000.

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CAUTION REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This document contains forward-looking statements about expected events and the financial and operating performance of Ballard Power Systems Inc. (“Ballard”, “the Company”, “we”, “us” or “our”). Forward-looking statements include any statements that do not refer to historical facts. Forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs of management and reflect our current expectations as contemplated under the safe harbor provisions of Section 21E of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Words such as "estimate", "project", "believe", "anticipate", "intend", "expect", "plan", "predict", "may", "should", "will", the negatives of these words or other variations thereof and comparable terminology are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to our objectives, goals, liquidity, sources and uses of capital, including statements that describe any anticipated offering of securities under our Shelf Prospectus and Registration Statement or the filing of a Prospectus supplement, outlook including our estimated revenue and gross margins, cash flow from operations, Cash Operating Costs, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA (see Supplemental Non-GAAP Measures and Reconciliations), strategy, order backlog, order book of expected deliveries, future product roadmap costs and selling prices, future product sales, future production capacities and volumes, the markets for our products, expenses / costs, contributions and cash requirements to and from joint venture operations and research and development activities, as well as statements with respect to our beliefs, plans, objectives, expectations, anticipations, estimates and intentions. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve assumptions, risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict. In particular, these forward-looking statements are based on certain factors and assumptions relating to our expectations with respect to new and existing customer and partner relationships, the generation of new sales, producing, delivering, and selling the expected product and service volumes at the expected prices and controlling our costs. They are also based on a variety of general factors and assumptions including, but not limited to, our expectations regarding technology and product development efforts, manufacturing capacity and cost, product and service pricing, market demand, and the availability and prices of raw materials, labour, and supplies. These assumptions have been derived from information available to the Company including information obtained by the Company from third parties. These assumptions may prove to be incorrect in whole or in part. In addition, actual results may differ materially from those expressed, implied, or forecasted in such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause our actual results or outcomes to differ materially from the results expressed, implied or forecasted in such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: challenges or delays in our technology and product development activities; changes in the availability or price of raw materials, labour, supplies and shipping; costs of integration, and the integration failing to achieve the expected benefits of the transaction; our ability to attract and retain business partners, suppliers, employees and customers; our ability to extract value from joint venture operations; global economic trends and geopolitical risks (such as conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East), including changes in the rates of investment, inflation or economic growth in our key markets, or an escalation of trade tensions such as those between the U.S. and China; investment in hydrogen fueling infrastructure and competitive pricing of hydrogen fuel; the relative strength of the value proposition that we offer our customers with our products or services; changes in competitive technologies, including internal combustion engine, battery and fuel cell technologies; challenges or delays in our technology and product development activities; changes in our customers’ requirements, the competitive environment and/or related market conditions; product safety, liability or warranty issues; warranty claims, product performance guarantees, or indemnification claims; changes in product or service pricing or cost; market developments or customer actions that may affect levels of demand and/or the financial performance of the major industries, regions and customers we serve, such as secular, cyclical and competitive pressures in the bus, truck, rail, marine and stationary sectors; the rate of mass adoption of our products or related ecosystem, including the availability of cost-effective hydrogen; cybersecurity threats; our ability to protect our intellectual property; climate risk; changing government or environmental regulations, including subsidies or incentives associated with the adoption of clean energy products, including hydrogen and fuel cells; currency fluctuations, including the magnitude of the rate of change of the Canadian dollar versus the U.S. dollar; our access to funding and our ability to provide the capital required for product development, operations and marketing efforts, working capital requirements, and joint venture capital contributions; changes in U.S. tax laws and tax status related to “passive foreign investment company” designation; the severity, magnitude and duration of the on-going COVID-19 pandemic, including impacts of the pandemic and of businesses’ and governments’ responses to the pandemic on our operations, personnel and joint venture operations, and on commercial activity and demand across our and our customers’, partners’ and joint venture businesses, and on global supply chains; potential merger and acquisition activities, including risks related to integration, loss of key personnel and disruptions to operations; and the general assumption that none of the risks identified in the Risks and Uncertainties section of this document or in our most recent Annual Information Form will materialize. Readers should not place undue reliance on Ballard's forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements contained in this document speak only as of the date of this Management Discussion and Analysis (“MD&A”). Except as required by applicable legislation, Ballard does not undertake any obligation to release publicly any updates or revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this MD&A including the occurrence of unanticipated events.
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
August 9, 2024
Section Description
 1.     Introduction
 1.1 Preparation of the MD&A
1.2 Disclosure Controls and Procedures and Internal Controls over Financial Reporting 1.3 Risks and Uncertainties
2.    Core Strategy and Business
2.1 Core Business
2.2 Strategic Imperatives
3.    2024 Business Outlook
3.1 2024 Business Outlook
 4.     Recent Developments (Including Contractual Updates)
4.1 Corporate
4.2 Europe
4.3 North America and Rest of World
4.4 China
5.    Results of Operations
5.1 Operating Segments
5.2 Summary of Key Financial Metrics –
Three months ended June 30, 2024
5.3 Summary of Key Financial Metrics –
Six months ended June 30, 2024
5.4 Operating Expenses and Other Items –
Three and six months ended June 30, 2024
5.5 Summary of Quarterly Results
6.    Cash Flow, Liquidity and Capital Resources
6.1 Summary of Cash Flows
6.2 Cash Provided by (Used by) Operating Activities
6.3 Cash Provided by (Used by) Investing Activities
6.4 Cash Provided by (Used by) Financing Activities
6.5 Liquidity and Capital Resources
7.    Other Financial Matters
7.1 Off Balance Sheet Arrangements and Contractual Obligations
7.2 Related Party Transactions
7.3 Outstanding Share and Equity Information
8.    Use of Proceeds
8.1 Reconciliation of Use of Proceeds from Previous Financings
9.    Accounting Matters
9.1 Overview
9.2 Critical Judgments in Applying Accounting Policies
9.3 Key Sources of Estimation Uncertainty
9.4 Recently Adopted Accounting Policy Changes
9.5 Future Accounting Policy Changes
10.    Supplemental Non-GAAP Measures and Reconciliations
10.1 Overview
10.2 Cash Operating Costs
10.3 EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA

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1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 Preparation of the MD&A
This discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations of Ballard Power Systems Inc. (“Ballard”, “the Company”, “we”, “us” or “our”) is prepared as of August 9, 2024 and should be read in conjunction with our unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements and accompanying notes for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and our audited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes for the year ended December 31, 2023. The results reported herein are presented in U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated and have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board. Additional information relating to the Company, including our Annual Information Form, is filed with Canadian (www.sedarplus.ca) and U.S. (www.sec.gov) securities regulatory authorities and is also available on our website at www.ballard.com.
1.2 Disclosure Controls and Procedures and Internal Controls over Financial Reporting
Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance that relevant information is gathered and reported to senior management, including the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and the Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), on a timely basis so that appropriate decisions can be made regarding public disclosures. We have also designed internal controls over financial reporting to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with IFRS. During the six months ended June 30, 2024, there were no changes in internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Our design of disclosure controls and procedures and internal controls over financial reporting includes controls, policies and procedures covering our subsidiaries including Ballard Power Systems Europe A/S, Ballard Fuel Cell Systems Inc., and Guangzhou Ballard Power Systems Co., Ltd.
1.3 Risks and Uncertainties
An investment in our common shares involves risk. Investors should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties described in our Annual Information Form. The risks and uncertainties described in our Annual Information Form are not the only ones that we face. Additional risks and uncertainties, including those that we do not know about now or that we currently deem immaterial, may also adversely affect our business. For a more complete discussion of the risks and uncertainties which apply to our business and our operating results, please see our Annual Information Form and other filings with Canadian (www.sedarplus.ca) and U.S. (www.sec.gov) securities regulatory authorities.
2. CORE BUSINESS AND STRATEGY
2.1 Core Business
At Ballard, our vision is to deliver fuel cell power for a sustainable planet. We are recognized as a world leader in proton exchange membrane (“PEM”) fuel cell power system development and commercialization.
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Our principal business is the design, development, manufacture, sale and service of PEM fuel cell products for a variety of applications, focusing on power products for bus, truck, rail, marine, stationary and emerging market (material handling, off-road and other) applications, as well as the delivery of services, including technology solutions, after sales services and training.
A fuel cell is an environmentally clean electrochemical device that combines hydrogen fuel with oxygen (from the air) to produce electricity. The hydrogen fuel can be obtained from natural gas, kerosene, methanol, ammonia, or other hydrocarbon fuels, or from water through electrolysis. Ballard’s PEM fuel cell products are typically designed to feature high fuel efficiency, relatively low operating temperature, high durability, low noise and vibration, compact size, quick response to changes in electrical demand, and modular design. Embedded in each Ballard fuel cell product lies a stack of unit cells designed with our proprietary PEM fuel cell technology. This technology includes membrane electrode assemblies, catalysts, plates, and other key components, and draw on intellectual property from our patent portfolio, together with our extensive experience and know-how, in key areas of PEM fuel cell stack design, operation, production processes and systems integration.
We are based in Canada, with head office, research, technology and product development, engineering services, testing, manufacturing and after-sale service facilities in Burnaby, British Columbia. We also have sales, assembly, research and development, certain engineering services and after-sale service facilities in Hobro, Denmark, a module assembly facility in Bend, Oregon, and a sales, quality, supply chain, and after-sales service office in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
We also have a non-controlling, 49% interest in Weichai Ballard Hy-Energy Technologies Co., Ltd. (“Weichai Ballard JV”), located in Weifang, Shandong Province, China. Weichai Ballard JV’s business is to manufacture certain fuel cell products utilizing Ballard’s LCS fuel cell stack and LCS-based power modules for bus, commercial truck, and forklift applications with certain exclusive rights in China.
Furthermore, we have certain non-controlling and non-equity accounted investments: (i) a 3% equity interest in Quantron AG (“Quantron”), a global electric vehicle integrator and an emerging specialty OEM, to accelerate fuel cell truck adoption; (ii) a 6.7% equity interest in Wisdom Group Holdings Ltd. (“Wisdom”), a Cayman Island holding company with operating subsidiaries whose business includes the design and manufacture of vehicles, including zero emission fuel cell electric buses, trucks, and battery-electric vehicles; and (iii) a 7.3% equity interest in Forsee Power SA (“Forsee Power”), a French company specializing in the design, development, manufacture, commercialization, and financing of smart battery systems for sustainable electric transport. We have invested in two hydrogen infrastructure and growth equity funds: (i) a 10.4% interest in the HyCap Fund I SCSP (“HyCap”), a special limited partnership registered in Luxembourg; and (ii) a 1.5% interest in Clean H2 Infra Fund (“Clean H2”), a special limited partnership registered in France. We have also invested in a decarbonization and climate technology and growth equity fund holding a 2% interest in Templewater Decarbonization I, L.P. (“Templewater”), a limited partnership registered in Cayman Islands.


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2.2 Strategic Imperatives
We strive to build value for our shareholders by developing, manufacturing, selling, and servicing zero-emission, industry-leading PEM fuel cell technology products and services to meet the needs of our customers in target markets. More specifically, our business plan is to leverage our core competencies of PEM fuel cell stack technology and engine development and manufacturing, our investments in advanced manufacturing and production capacity, and our product portfolio by marketing our products and services across select large and attractive addressable market applications and select geographic regions.
We typically select our target market applications based on use cases where the comparative user value proposition for PEM fuel cells powered by hydrogen are strongest – such as where operators value low emission vehicles that require high utilization, long driving range, heavy payload, fast refueling, and similar user experiences to legacy diesel vehicles – and where the barriers to entry for hydrogen refueling infrastructure are lowest – such as use cases where fuel cell vehicles typically return to a depot or hydrogen hub for centralized refueling and don’t require a distributed hydrogen refueling network. Our current target markets include certain medium- and heavy-duty mobility applications for bus, truck, rail, and marine, along with certain off-road mobility and stationary power applications.
We select our target geographic markets based on a variety of factors, including addressable market sizes of the target market applications in the geographic markets, historic deployments and expected market adoption rates for hydrogen and fuel cells, supportive government policies, existing and potential partner, customer, and end user relationships, and competitive dynamics. Our current target markets are the geographic regions of Europe, North America, and China.
While we recognize addressing multiple market applications and geographic markets in parallel increases our near-term cost structure and investments, we believe offering the same core PEM fuel cell technologies and substantially similar derivative PEM fuel cell products across multiple mobility and power market applications and select geographic regions will significantly expand and strengthen our long-term business prospects by increasing volume scaling in our operations, enabling lower product and production costs for the benefit of all markets, improving our competitive positioning and market share, enabling richly diversified revenue streams and profit pools, and improving our return on investment in our technology and product development programs and our investments in manufacturing.
Our strategy is built on four key themes:
Double down in the fuel cell stack & module: invest in leading PEM fuel cell technology and products to provide leading value to our customers and end users on a total cost of ownership basis;
Accelerate market development: deepen and create new partnerships to accelerate hydrogen and fuel cell market adoption and grow volumes for product sales;
Win in key regions: prioritize investments in North America and Europe, and monitor China before materially deepening our investment in China; and
Here for Life: deliver a compelling environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) proposition for our stakeholders.
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In 2020 and 2021, we materially strengthened our financial position through equity financings, thereby providing additional flexibility to fund our growth strategy. Following these financings, given strong indicators of long-term market adoption of hydrogen and zero-emission mobility, given growing customer interest in our fuel cell products, given a growing opportunity set, and given an increasingly competitive environment, we strategically decided to significantly increase and accelerate our investments ahead of the adoption curve. As a result, over the past three years, we increased and accelerated our investments in technology and product innovation, product cost reduction, production capacity expansion and localization, strategic pricing for select customer demonstration programs, and customer experience. Our increased investments include: next generation products and technology, including our proprietary membrane electrode assemblies (“MEAs”), bipolar plates, stacks, and modules; advanced manufacturing processes, technologies, equipment, and production capacity expansion activities primarily in Canada, Europe and the United States; and technology and product cost reduction.
Given challenging and dynamic macroeconomic and geopolitical conditions, given continued delays in hydrogen and fuel cell market adoption, and given changes in investor sentiment towards pre-profitability clean energy companies with long-duration investment horizons, we sharpened our focus in 2023 to protect our balance sheet. While we continue to invest against our long-term strategy, we rationalized our product portfolio, reduced the number of active product development programs, dropped new corporate development investments, and discontinued certain legacy products and non-core activities, including Ballard Motive Solutions in the U.K. We also suspended a proposed $130 million investment for the localization of a new MEA production facility in China in early 2024.
3. 2024 BUSINESS OUTLOOK
3.1    2024 Business Outlook
Consistent with the Company’s past practice, and in view of the early stage of hydrogen fuel cell market development and adoption, we are not providing specific revenue or net income (loss) guidance for 2024. In 2024, we continue our plan to invest in next generation products, advanced manufacturing, and production capacity expansion. We also continue to expect revenue in 2024 to be heavily back-half weighted, similar to 2023. Our 2024 outlook continues to include:
Total Operating Expenses: 2024 outlook range of $145 million to $165 million – We continue to expect total Operating Expenses (excluding discontinued operations) for fiscal 2024 to be between $145 million and $165 million (including $73.3 million expensed in the first half of 2024; compared to $141.1 million in fiscal 2023) as we continue to invest in research and product development across our markets, including rationalization of our product portfolio, accelerating product cost reduction initiatives, and increased investment to accelerate development of our next-generation core products including MEAs, plates, stacks, and modules.
Capital Expenditures: 2024 outlook range of $25 million to $40 million – We now expect total Capital Expenditures (being additions to property, plant and equipment and investment in other intangible assets) for fiscal 2024 to be between $25 million and $40 million (including $10.1 million expended in the first half of 2024; compared to $41.4 million in fiscal 2023), compared to our previous estimate of
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$50 million to $70 million, reflecting management decisions to reduce and defer certain planned capital expenditures given slower market adoption.
Our expectations for 2024 are in part supported by our 12-month Order Book of approximately $75.5 million which is derived from our Order Backlog of approximately $169.5 million as of June 30, 2024. Our Order Backlog represents the estimated aggregate value of orders at a given time for which customers have made contractual commitments and our 12-month Order Book represents the aggregate expected value of that portion of the Order Backlog that the Company expects to deliver in the subsequent 12-month period.
Our expectations are based on our internal forecast which reflects an assessment of overall business conditions and takes into account actual sales, operating expenses, capital expenditures, and financial results in the first seven months of 2024; sales orders received for units and services expected to be delivered in the remainder of 2024; purchase and cost commitments currently in existence for fiscal 2024; an estimate with respect to the generation of new sales and the timing of deliveries in each of our markets for the balance of 2024; an estimate of purchase and cost commitments to be generated in each of our locations for the balance of 2024; and assumes an average U.S. dollar exchange rate in the mid $0.70’s in relation to the Canadian dollar for 2024.
The primary risk factors to our business expectations for 2024 are customer, production, or program delays or cancellations in delivering against existing power products and technology solutions orders and delays from forecast in terms of closing and delivering expected sales; adverse macro-economic and political conditions including trade and other geopolitical risks; changes in government subsidy and incentive programs; inadequate investment in hydrogen infrastructure and / or excessive hydrogen fuel costs, all of which could negatively impact our customers’ access to capital and the success of their program plans which could adversely impact our business including potential changes, delays or accelerations in our expected operating and capital equipment requirements; disruptions due to delays of supply of key materials and components from third party suppliers; disruptions as a result of our reliance on a limited number of technology service customers including Weichai Ballard JV, which are reliant on their internal commercialization plans and budget requirements; disruptions as a result of delays in achieving technology solutions program milestones; disruptions as a result of our reliance on a limited number of customers and certain of those customer’s internal development and commercialization plans and financial liquidity; and fluctuations in the Canadian dollar relative to the U.S. dollar, as a significant portion of our operating expense commitments and capital expenditure commitments are priced in Canadian dollars.
In addition to hydrogen and fuel cell commercialization and market adoption risks, certain customers, partners and suppliers are in their early stage of business development, and are subject to significant corporate, product development, and financial risks, including risks on their development programs, commercialization plans, financing plans and liquidity. If customers, partners or suppliers experience any failures or delays in their plans or experience any liquidity or solvency challenges, our business may be materially adversely impacted.
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Our Order Backlog and our 12-month Order Book are currently comprised of a relatively limited number of contracts and a relatively limited number of customers. Given the relative immaturity of our industry and customer deployment programs, our Order Backlog and 12-month Order Book are potentially vulnerable to risk of cancellation, deferral or non-performance by our customers for a variety of reasons, including: risks related to continued customer commitment to a fuel cell program; risks related to customer liquidity; credit risks; risks related to changes, reductions or eliminations in government policies, subsidies and incentives; risks related to macro-economic and political conditions including trade, public health, and other geopolitical risks; risks related to slower market adoption; risks related to vehicle integration challenges; risks related to the development of effective hydrogen refueling infrastructure; risks related to the ability of our products to meet evolving market requirements; and supplier-related risks. Certain of our customer supply agreements are also subject to certain conditions or risks, including achievement of certain product performance milestones, completion of product development programs, or customer cancellation provisions, and it is likely that some future supply agreements will also be subject to similar conditions and risks. There can be no assurance that we will achieve or satisfy such conditions or that customers will not cancel their orders. In addition, our supply agreements may include various pricing structures or reduced pricing tiers based on various factors, including volumes and the timing of deliveries.  In setting these reduced pricing tiers, we may assume certain future product cost reductions which are subject to execution risk, including future commodity costs, supply chain costs, and production costs, and we may not be successful in achieving the planned cost reductions. In such circumstances, these agreements may become future onerous contracts if our gross margins become negative and the value of carried inventory to support product delivery under such contracts may also be adversely impacted.
Furthermore, potential fluctuations in our financial results make financial forecasting difficult. In addition, due to the early stage of development of the market for hydrogen fuel cell products, it is difficult to accurately predict future revenues, operating expenses, cash flows, or results of operations on a quarterly basis. The Company’s revenues, operating expenses, cash flows, and other operating results can vary significantly from quarter to quarter. As a result, quarter-to-quarter comparisons of revenues, operating expenses, cash flows, and other operating results may not be meaningful; instead, we believe our operating performance should be assessed over a number of quarters and years. It is likely that in one or more future quarters, financial results will fall below the expectations of securities analysts and investors and the trading price of the Company's shares may be materially and adversely affected.
4.RECENT DEVELOPMENTS (Including Contractual Updates)
4.1     Corporate
Ballard publishes its 2023 ESG Report
On June 10, 2024 we released our 2023 Environmental, Social, and Governance (“ESG”) Report, highlighting progress across Ballard’s 2023 ESG performance and articulating an ongoing commitment to transparency and environmental leadership in the fuel cell industry.
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The report captures performance metrics in the pursuit of Ballard’s sustainability commitments and supporting initiatives. Related information regarding Ballard’s ESG governance, risk management, and performance are also outlined within this report. Highlights from the 2023 ESG Report include:
98% of global buildings use renewable electricity;
33% reduction in building emissions directly related to reducing natural gas consumption;
37% estimated decrease in energy intensity per employee;
Conducted our first global diversity census and inclusivity survey;
Launched DEI Council to support advancing a more inclusive workplace culture;
Increased female representation at the senior leadership level to 43%;
Expanded our greenhouse gas emissions inventory to include direct material purchases; and
Outline of the Company’s plan to be carbon neutral by 2030, including key goals for driving decarbonization of corporate emissions.
Ballard is committed to ESG reporting best practices. For its 2023 report, Ballard continued to align its disclosures to the internationally recognized ESG reporting standards of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) under the sector standard for ‘Fuel Cell and Industrial Batteries’.
To view Ballard’s 2023 ESG Report, and for more information regarding the Company’s sustainability commitments, please visit www.ballard.com/about-ballard/our-sustainability
Ballard launches 9th generation high-performance fuel cell engine for heavy-duty vehicles at ACT Expo 2024
On May 20, 2024, we unveiled our 9th generation, high-performance fuel cell engine, the FCmove®-XD, at the Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
The FCmove®-XD delivers the highest volumetric power density in the industry for heavy-duty applications, featuring an engine volumetric power density of 0.36 kW/L and gravimetric power density of 0.48 kW/kg. The scalable 120 kW fuel cell engine integrates DC/DC regulated output, enabling up to three modules to operate as one system with a single interface, capable of delivering a combined 360 kW of zero-emission power output.
With a design life of 30,000+ hours of operation - or over one million miles in truck operation at typical duty cycles - the FCmove®-XD engine is developed to deliver class-leading durability and low total cost of ownership.
Enabled by an innovative “open architecture” design and other new design advances, the powerful and compact FCmove®-XD enables several important performance improvements (as compared to our prior-generation engine), including:
120 kW power output from our latest high-performance single stack;
33% reduction in total parts count, significantly improving reliability and reducing costs;
Ultra-high peak system efficiency at >60%, enabling improved fuel consumption (lower total cost of ownership) and efficient heat rejection;
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Wide operating temperature range, up to 95°C;
Integrated power controller incorporates DC/DC converter, air compressor inverter, and a power distribution unit, along with proprietary software controls, enables improved engine operation and efficiency;
Rapid up and down transient times, with an innovative hot stand-by mode enabling rapid power increase;
Improved manufacturability with >50% assembly time reduction;
Easier access to parts for faster and lower-cost field maintenance; and
Compliance with applicable safety codes and standards;
Ballard plans to initially manufacture the FCmove®-XD at our Oregon facility, enabling “Buy America” compliance starting in 2025, with future high-volume manufacturing expected at Ballard Rockwall Giga 1, Ballard’s recently announced 3 gigawatt Gigafactory planned to be built in Rockwall, Texas.
Ballard announces $54 million of additional funding support, bringing total U.S. federal funding to $94 million for Ballard’s fuel cell Gigafactory in Texas
On April 1, 2024, we announced that we have been awarded up to $54 million of investment tax credits from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service as part of the Qualifying Advanced Energy Project Tax Credit (48C), funded by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The 48C program, which provides 30% investment tax credits for selected clean energy manufacturing projects, is designed to support secure and resilient domestic clean energy supply chains. Ballard plans to use the expected $54 million in tax credits to support the build-out of a new fuel cell Gigafactory in Rockwall, Texas.
Ballard Rockwall Giga 1 is planned to be located on a parcel of 22 acres of industrial land within the Rockwall Technology Park in Rockwall, Texas. In Phase I, Ballard plans to invest approximately $110 million, pending definitive project scoping, vendor quotations, and other variables, (net of the $40 million in expected DOE grants and the $54 million in expected 48C tax credits) from 2024 through the end of 2027 to build and commission a new manufacturing facility with annual production capacity of 8 million membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs), 8 million bipolar plates, 20,000 fuel cell stacks, and up to 20,000 fuel cell engines per year, or the equivalent of 3 gigawatts of fuel cells.
The facility represents the next stage of Ballard’s ‘local for local’ and advanced manufacturing strategy. Ballard expects to make a final investment decision on this facility later in 2024, pending completion of customary conditions, including necessary approvals and definitive documentation.
The land acquisition rights and facility design provide Ballard with optionality for additional future phases at the Rockwall site. Future phases are expected to further increase production scaling and capacity expansion with much lower capital requirements.
Ballard announces $40 million in DOE grants to support build-out of world-class integrated fuel cell production Gigafactory in Rockwall, Texas
On March 14, 2024, we announced that we received notification from the Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office within the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) that Ballard’s applications for two grants
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totaling $40 million under the Clean Hydrogen Electrolysis, Manufacturing, and Recycling Program have been selected and recommended for negotiation of financial awards. The grants will support Ballard’s construction and build out of the Rockwall Gigafactory.
The $40 million in total DOE grants comprise a $30 million grant relating to advanced proton exchange membrane (PEM) MEAs and automated stack assembly, with the additional $10 million grant relating to a next-generation flexible graphite bipolar plate manufacturing line. The grants have been awarded by the U.S. DOE’s Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office to implement provisions of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, providing for the award of $750 million for Clean Hydrogen Electrolysis, Manufacturing, and Recycling.
Ballard has also received considerable support from the Rockwall Economic Development Corporation (REDC), which owns and manages the Rockwall Technology Park. The REDC has provided an attractive mix of land, financial, fee and permit incentives for the facility, while assisting in the planning and approval process. The facility will also benefit from its proximity to the Gulf Coast hydrogen hub.
4.2     Europe
Ballard announces orders for 70 hydrogen fuel cell engines for delivery to Wrightbus in 2024
On April 16, 2024, we announced multiple purchase orders totaling 70 FCmove®-HD hydrogen fuel cell engines from our customer Wrightbus, a UK-based bus manufacturer deploying hydrogen-powered buses in the UK and Europe. We expect delivery of the fuel cell engines to occur in 2024, and the buses to enter into service in 2025. The hydrogen fuel cell engines are expected to power single- and double-decker buses in the UK and Germany.
Ballard announces largest order in company history - 1,000 engines to power Solaris buses across Europe
On April 1, 2024, we announced the signing of a Long Term Supply Agreement (“LTSA”) with Solaris Bus & Coach sp. z o.o. (“Solaris”), a leading European bus manufacturer, for the supply of 1,000 hydrogen fuel cell engines through 2027 for the European transit bus market.
The LTSA consolidates existing orders for approximately 300 fuel cell engines, while adding after-market and extended warranty services to such existing orders, with a new supply commitment for an incremental approximately 700 fuel cell engines and related after-market extended warranty services. This consolidated order represents the largest order of fuel cell engines in Ballard’s history and marks a significant step forward in the relationship with Solaris. The 1,000 units will be made up of approximately 80% FCmove®-HD 70 kW and 20% FCmove®-HD+ 100 kW engines to address both the 12-metre and 18-metre bus markets, with delivery starting in 2024 and running through the end of 2027.
These engines are expected to be deployed in buses across Europe where Solaris buses powered by Ballard fuel cell engines currently operate in over 22 European cities. Supported by policy tailwinds and regulations to decarbonize public urban transport fleets, the transition to zero emission city buses has accelerated in recent years as the value proposition of hydrogen fuel cells are increasingly understood – zero emissions, quick refueling, and long range, without impact to performance or duty cycle.
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4.3     North America and Rest of World
Ballard and Vertiv announce strategic technology partnership to support alternative energy usage for data centers
On June 18, 2024, Ballard and Vertiv, a global provider of critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions, announced a strategic technology partnership with a focus on backup power applications for data centers and critical infrastructures, scalable from 200kW to multiple MWs.
Collaborating to demonstrate the technical feasibility and customer benefits of hydrogen-powered fuel cell solutions, Vertiv has integrated Ballard fuel cell power modules with Vertiv™ Liebert® EXL S1 uninterruptible power system (UPS) within a successfully demonstrated proof of concept (POC) at Vertiv’s facility in Ohio.
Based on industry-ready components, Vertiv’s demonstrated Power Module H2 solution at their Delaware, Ohio facility integrates two Ballard PowerGen 200kW fuel cell cabinets, which power the fully functional decarbonized backup system. The solution encompasses a complete cooling sub-system, power conditioning equipment and hydrogen storage infrastructure integrated with Vertiv™ HPL Lithium-Ion batteries, Liebert® EXL S1 UPS system and the Vertiv™ DynaFlex Energy Management Controller. The Power Module H2 solution is part of the 1 MW Vertiv Customer Experience Center microgrid solution including a 1MW AC Solar PV array and Vertiv™ DynaFlex Battery Energy Storage System (BESS).
Initial validations and tests have demonstrated successful operation of zero GHG emission backup power integrated into an uninterruptible power architecture.
4.4     China
Weichai Power Co., Ltd. and Weichai Ballard Hy-Energy Technologies Co., Ltd.
On November 13, 2018, we announced the closing of a strategic collaboration transaction with Weichai. Ballard’s strategic collaboration with Weichai included:
Equity Investment – an equity investment in Ballard made by Weichai representing a 19.9% interest in the Company at that time. Weichai currently holds an approximate 15.4% interest in Ballard.
Ballard entered into an investor rights agreement with Weichai under which: (a) so long as Weichai directly or indirectly holds at least 10% of Ballard’s outstanding shares, it has an anti-dilution right entitling it to maintain its percentage ownership in Ballard by subscribing for Common Shares from treasury at the same price as Ballard distributes Common Shares to other investors (to date, Weichai’s anti-dilution rights with respect to all previous offerings of the Company have expired unexercised); (b) for so long as Weichai directly or indirectly holds at least 15% of Ballard’s outstanding Common Shares, it has the right to nominate two directors to Ballard’s board of directors; and (c) if there is a third-party offer to buy Ballard, Weichai has the right to make a superior proposal or otherwise it must vote its Common Shares in accordance with the recommendation of Ballard’s board of directors.
China Joint Venture and Technology Transfer Agreement – Weichai and Ballard have established a joint venture company in Shandong Province to support China’s Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle market,
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with Weichai holding a controlling ownership interest of 51% and Ballard holding a 49% ownership position. Weichai Ballard JV was established in the fourth quarter of 2018. During fiscal 2018 through fiscal 2022, Weichai made its committed capital contributions totaling RMB 561.0 million and Ballard made its committed capital contributions totaling RMB 539.0 million (equivalent to $79.4 million). Weichai holds three of five Weichai Ballard JV board seats and Ballard holds two, with Ballard having certain shareholder protection provisions.
The Weichai Ballard JV develops and manufactures fuel cell modules and components including Ballard’s LCS bi-polar plates, fuel cell stacks and FCgen®-LCS-based power modules for bus, commercial truck, and forklift applications with exclusive rights (subject to certain conditions) in China and is to pay Ballard a total of $90 million under a program to develop and transfer technology to Weichai Ballard JV in order to enable these manufacturing activities. Revenue earned from the $90 million Weichai Ballard JV technology transfer agreement (nil million in the first half of 2024; $0.8 million in the second quarter of 2023; $1.4 million in the first half of 2023; $4.9 million in fiscal 2023; $6.0 million in fiscal 2022; $18.2 million in fiscal 2021; $6.0 million in fiscal 2022; $18.2 million in fiscal 2021; $21.2 million in fiscal 2020; $22.5 million in fiscal 2019; $1.2 million in fiscal 2018) is recorded primarily as technology solutions revenues in our Heavy-Duty Mobility Truck market. During the fourth quarter of 2018, we received an initial 10% or $9.0 million prepayment from Weichai Ballard JV for this program with additional amounts paid to us as program milestones are successfully completed. We retain an exclusive right to the developed technologies outside China, subject to certain restrictions on sublicensing outside China. The Weichai Ballard JV will also purchase MEAs for FCgen®-LCS fuel cell stacks exclusively from Ballard under a long-term supply agreement.
Fuel Cell Sales – On December 16, 2019, we announced the receipt of a purchase order from Weichai Ballard JV for the delivery of MEAs valued at approximately $19 million under a long-term MEA supply agreement. Revenue earned from this agreement ($0.1 million in the second quarter of 2024; $0.1 million in the first half of 2024; nil in the second quarter of 2023; $0.3 million in the first half of 2023; $2.1 million in fiscal 2023) is recorded primarily as product revenue in our Heavy-Duty Mobility Truck market. As of June 30, 2024, an additional $5.0 million of revenue associated with shipments on this order to Weichai Ballard JV remain unrecognized until these products are ultimately sold by Weichai Ballard JV.
The Weichai Ballard JV operation, located in Weifang, Shandong Province, China, has commenced production activities of LCS bi-polar plates, LCS fuel cell stacks and LCS-based modules to power bus and truck FCEVs for the China market. The Weichai Ballard JV is expected to have annual production capacity of 40,000 fuel cell stacks and 20,000 engines.
5.     RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
5.1     Operating Segments
We report our results in the single operating segment of Fuel Cell Products and Services. For 2023, we have made certain changes in the presentation of revenues by application comprising our Fuel Cell Products and Services operating segment. Our Fuel Cell Products and Services segment consists of the
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sale of PEM fuel cell products and services for a variety of applications, including Heavy-Duty Mobility (consisting of bus, truck, rail, and marine applications), Stationary Power, and Emerging and Other Markets (consisting of material handling, off-road, and other applications). Revenues from the delivery of Services, including technology solutions, after sales services and training, are included in each of the respective markets.
During the fourth quarter of 2023, we completed a restructuring of operations at Ballard Motive Solutions in the U.K. and effectively closed the operation. As such, the historic operating results (including revenue and operating expenses) of the Ballard Motive Solutions business have been removed from continuing operating results and are instead presented separately in the statement of loss and comprehensive income (loss) as loss from discontinued operations.

5.2     Summary of Key Financial Metrics – Three Months Ended June 30, 2024
Revenue and Gross Margin
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)Three months ended June 30,
20242023$ Change% Change
Heavy-Duty Mobility $13,172$8,472$4,700    55%
Bus 11,0366,0105,026    84%
Truck1,677988689    70%
Rail41,080-1,076    (100%)
Marine45539461    15%
Stationary1,6633,528-1,865    (53%)
Emerging and Other1,1683,314-2,146    (65%)
  Revenues$16,003$15,314$689    4%
Europe$10,175$6,579$3,596    55%
North America3,9686,088(2,120)    (35%)
China1,2112,181(970)    (44%)
Rest of World649466183    39%
  Revenues16,00315,314689    4%
Cost of goods sold21,12718,4962,631    14%
Gross Margin$(5,124)$(3,182)$(1,942)                   (61%)
Gross Margin %     (32%)    (21%)n/a    (11 pts)
Fuel Cell Products and Services Revenues of $16.0 million for the second quarter of 2024 increased 4%, or $0.7 million, compared to the second quarter of 2023. The 4% increase was driven by higher Heavy-Duty Mobility market revenues, partially offset by lower Emerging and Other and Stationary market revenues. Revenue increases in Europe and Rest of World were partially offset by lower revenues in North America and China.
Heavy-Duty Mobility revenues of $13.2 million in the second quarter of 2024 increased $4.7 million, or 55%, due to higher sales of bus, truck and marine fuel cell products, partially offset by lower sales in the rail sub-market. Heavy-Duty Mobility revenues on a quarter-to-quarter basis are impacted by product mix due to varying customer requirements and various fuel cell products, including numerous power configurations required by our customers (and the resulting impact on selling price) of our fuel cell
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modules, fuel cell stacks, MEAs, and related component and parts kits. Heavy-Duty Mobility revenues of $13.2 million in the second quarter of 2024 includes service revenues of nil million earned on the Weichai Ballard JV technology transfer program; $1.2 million from Weichai Ballard JV for the supply of a mix of certain fuel cell products and components that will be used in the assembly of modules to power zero-emission FCEVs in China; and $12.0 million from a variety of customers in Europe, North America, China, and the rest of the world, primarily for shipments of FCwave™, FCmove™-HD+, FCmove™-HD, FCmove-XD, and FCveloCity®-HD7 fuel cell modules and related components for their respective bus, truck, rail and marine programs.
Heavy-Duty Mobility revenues of $8.5 million in the second quarter of 2023 includes service revenues of $0.8 million earned on the Weichai Ballard JV technology transfer program; $0.1 million from Weichai Ballard JV for the supply of a mix of certain fuel cell products and components that will be used in the assembly of modules to power zero-emission FCEVs in China; $0.8 million of service revenues from Synergy Ballard JVCo; and $6.8 million from a variety of customers in Europe, North America and China.
Stationary revenues of $1.7 million decreased ($1.9) million, or (53%), due to lower sales of stationary power generation fuel cell modules, stacks, products and services primarily in Europe and North America. Stationary revenues also include technology solutions program revenues from a variety of customer programs for stationary applications.
Emerging and Other market revenues of $1.2 million decreased ($2.1) million, or (65%), due primarily to lower fuel cell stack shipments for material handling applications and lower sales of fuel cell modules primarily for mining applications.
Fuel Cell Products and Services gross margins were ($5.1) million, or (32%) of revenues, for the second quarter of 2024, compared to ($3.2) million, or (21%) of revenues, for the second quarter of 2023. The negative gross margin in the second quarter of 2024 was driven primarily by the impacts of revenue scaling and manufacturing cost absorption and by a shift to lower overall product margin and service revenue mix including the impacts of pricing strategy, declines of higher margin engineering services revenues, higher fixed overhead costs due primarily to the expansion of manufacturing capacity and increases in supply costs.
Gross margin in the second quarter of 2024 was negatively impacted by net increases in onerous contract and inventory impairment provision adjustments of ($0.7) million; and positively impacted by net warranty adjustments of $0.1 million. Gross margin in the second quarter of 2023 was negatively impacted by net increases in onerous contract and inventory impairment provisions of ($2.2) million; and negatively impacted by net warranty adjustments of ($0.4) million.
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Operating Expenses and Cash Operating Costs
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)
Three months ended June 30,
20242023$ Change% Change
Research and Product
  Development
$25,535$25,306$229
    1%
General and Administrative6,0926,00686
     1%
Sales and Marketing4,4194,004415
    10%
Operating Expenses$36,046$35,316$730
    2%



Research and Product
  Development (cash operating cost)
$22,223$22,152$71
             -%
General and Administrative
 (cash operating cost)
4,6175,292(675)
     (13%)
Sales and Marketing (cash operating cost)4,0763,542534
    15%
Cash Operating Costs$30,916$30,986$(70)
            (-%)
Cash Operating Costs and its components of Research and Product Development (cash operating cost), General and Administrative (cash operating cost), and Sales and Marketing (cash operating cost) are non-GAAP measures. We use certain Non-GAAP measures to assist in assessing our financial performance. Non-GAAP measures do not have any standardized meaning prescribed by GAAP and are therefore unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. See the reconciliation of Cash Operating Costs to GAAP in the Supplemental Non-GAAP Measures and Reconciliations section and the reconciliation of Research and Product Development (cash operating cost), General and Administrative (cash operating cost), and Sales and Marketing (cash operating cost) to GAAP in the Operating Expense section. Cash Operating Costs adjusts operating expenses for stock-based compensation expense, depreciation and amortization, impairment losses on trade receivables, restructuring charges, the impact of unrealized gains or losses on foreign exchange contracts, acquisition related costs, and financing charges.
Total Operating Expenses (excluding Other operating expenses) for the second quarter of 2024 were $36.0 million, an increase of $0.7 million, or 2%, compared to the second quarter of 2023. The minor increase was driven by higher sales and marketing expenses of $0.4 million, higher research and product development expenses of $0.2 million, and higher general and administrative expenses of $0.1 million.
Cash Operating Costs (see Supplemental Non-GAAP Measures and Reconciliations) for the second quarter of 2024 were $30.9 million, a decrease of ($0.1) million, compared to the second quarter of 2023. The minor decrease was driven by lower general and administrative cash operating costs of ($0.7) million, partially offset by increases in sales and marketing cash operating costs of $0.5 million and increases in research and product development cash operating costs of $0.1 million.
The nominal decrease in cash operating costs in the second quarter of 2024 was driven by lower general and administrative costs due primarily to lower contractor services, recruiting, and public company costs, partially offset by higher sales and marketing costs due primarily to increased commercial expenditures in North America, as research and product development costs were relatively flat.
These cost impacts were also impacted by inflationary wage pressures across the business and continue to include significant expenditures on technology and product development activities including the design and development of next generation fuel cell stacks and engines for bus, truck, rail, marine and stationary applications, and continuation engineering investment in our existing fuel cell products, including activities related to product cost reduction. Program investment includes expenditures related to our FCmove™-HD+ and FCmove XD fuel cell modules (our recently released 9th generation fuel cell engine) designed for buses and medium and heavy-duty trucks, our FCgen®-HPS High-Power Density Fuel Cell Stack for light-medium-and heavy-duty vehicles, our FCwave™ Fuel Cell Module for marine applications, and on the ongoing improvement of all of our fuel cell products including our high performance fuel cell module, the FCmove™-HD, and our high performance liquid-cooled fuel cell stack, the FCgen®-LCS.



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Adjusted EBITDA
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)Three months ended June 30,
20242023$ Change% Change
Adjusted EBITDA $(35,377)$(34,217)$(1,160)
(3%)
    EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are non-GAAP measures. We use certain Non-GAAP measures to assist in assessing our financial performance. Non-GAAP measures do not have any standardized meaning prescribed by GAAP and are therefore unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. See reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to GAAP in the Supplemental Non-GAAP Measures and Reconciliations section. Adjusted EBITDA adjusts EBITDA for stock-based compensation expense, transactional gains and losses, acquisition related costs, finance and other income, recovery on settlement of contingent consideration, asset impairment charges, and the impact of unrealized gains and losses on foreign exchange contracts.
Adjusted EBITDA (see Supplemental Non-GAAP Measures and Reconciliations) for the second quarter of 2024 was ($35.4) million, compared to ($34.2) million for the second quarter of 2023. The increase in Adjusted EBITDA loss of ($1.2) million was driven primarily by the increase in gross margin loss of ($1.9) million, partially offset by lower Cash Operating Costs of $0.1 million and lower equity in loss of investment in joint venture and associates of $0.4 million attributed to the operations of Weichai Ballard JV.
Net Loss from Continuing Operations
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)Three months ended June 30,
20242023$ Change% Change
Net loss from Continuing Operations$(31,463)$(28,213)$(3,250)
(12%)
Net loss from continuing operations for the second quarter of 2024 was ($31.5) million, or ($0.11) per share, compared to a net loss from continuing operations of ($28.2) million, or ($0.09) per share, in the second quarter of 2023. The ($3.3) million increase in net loss in the second quarter of 2024 was driven primarily by the increase in Adjusted EBITDA loss of ($1.2) million, lower finance and other income of ($0.8) million, higher finance expense of ($0.3) million, and higher depreciation and amortization expense of ($0.6) million. The ($0.8) million decrease in finance and other income in the second quarter of 2024 compared to the second quarter of 2023 was due to lower investment income of ($1.1) million and higher foreign exchange losses on net monetary assets of ($1.1) million, partially offset by increased mark to market and foreign exchange gains of $1.3 million on our long-term investments including Forsee Power, Wisdom, Quantron, HyCap, Clean H2 and Templewater.
In addition, operating margins, and costs in the second quarter of 2024 were impacted by the positive impact of a weaker Canadian dollar, relative to the U.S. dollar, as compared to the second quarter of 2023. As a significant amount of our net operating costs (primarily labour) are denominated in Canadian dollars, gross margin, operating expenses, Adjusted EBITDA, and net loss are impacted by changes in the Canadian dollar relative to the U.S. dollar. As the Canadian dollar relative to the U.S. dollar was approximately (2%), or (150) basis points, lower in the second quarter of 2024 as compared to the second quarter of 2023, positive foreign exchange impacts on our Canadian operating margins and cost base were approximately $0.45 million. A $0.01 decrease in the Canadian dollar, relative to the U.S. dollar, positively impacts annual operating margins and costs by approximately $1.2 million.



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Net Loss from Discontinued Operations
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)Three months ended June 30,
20242023$ Change% Change
Revenues $$(6)$6    100%
Cost of goods sold    -
  Gross margin(6)6    100%
Operating expenses(1)(1,942)1,941    (100%)
Finance and other (income) loss65(65)    (100%)
Net loss from discontinued operations$(1)$(1,883)$1,882    100%
Net loss from discontinued operations for the second quarter of 2023 was ($1.9) million, or ($0.01) per share. During the fourth quarter of 2023, we completed a restructuring of operations at Ballard Motive Solutions in the U.K. and effectively closed the operation. As such, the historic operating results of the Ballard Motive Solutions business have been removed from continuing operating results and are instead presented separately in the statement of comprehensive income (loss) as loss from discontinued operations.
5.3     Summary of Key Financial Metrics – Six Months Ended June 30, 2024
Revenue and Gross Margin
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)Six months ended June 30,
20242023$ Change% Change
Heavy-Duty Mobility $23,751$17,108$6,643    39%
Bus 19,9048,91010,994    123%
Truck2,8303,350(520)    (16%)
Rail3462,795(2,449)    (88%)
Marine6712,053(1,382)    (67%)
Stationary5,3145,994(680)    (11%)
Emerging and Other1,3905,455(4,065)    (75%)
  Revenues$30,455$28,557$1,898    7%
Europe$21,140$14,919$6,221    42%
North America6,0999,741(3,642)    (37%)
China2,3593,362(1,003)    (30%)
Rest of World857535322    60%
  Revenues30,45528,5571,898    7%
Cost of goods sold40,99437,3593,635    10%
Gross Margin$(10,539)$(8,802)$(1,737)                   (20%)
Gross Margin % (35%)(31%)n/a    (4 pts)
Fuel Cell Products and Services Revenues of $30.5 million for the first half of 2024 increased 7%, or $1.9 million, compared to the first half of 2023. The 7% increase was driven by higher Heavy-Duty Mobility market revenues, partially offset by lower Emerging and Other and Stationary market revenues. Revenue increases in Europe and Rest of World were partially offset by lower revenues in North America and China.
Heavy-Duty Mobility revenues of $23.8 million in the first half of 2024 increased $6.6 million, or 39%, due to higher sales of bus fuel cell products, partially offset by lower sales in the rail, marine and truck sub-markets. Heavy-Duty Mobility revenues on a quarter-to-quarter basis are impacted by product mix due to varying customer requirements and various fuel cell products, including numerous power configurations required by our customers (and the resulting impact on selling price) of our fuel cell modules, fuel cell
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stacks, MEAs, and related component and parts kits. Heavy-Duty Mobility revenues of $23.8 million in the first half of 2024 includes service revenues of nil million earned on the Weichai Ballard JV technology transfer program; $2.2 million from Weichai Ballard JV for the supply of a mix of certain fuel cell products and components that will be used in the assembly of modules to power zero-emission FCEVs in China; and $21.6 million from a variety of customers in Europe, North America, China, and the rest of the world, primarily for shipments of FCwave™, FCmove™-HD+, FCmove™-HD, and FCmove-XD fuel cell modules and related components for their respective bus, truck, rail and marine programs.
Heavy-Duty Mobility revenues of $17.1 million in the first half of 2023 includes service revenues of $1.4 million earned on the Weichai Ballard JV technology transfer program; $0.5 million from Weichai Ballard JV for the supply of a mix of certain fuel cell products and components that will be used in the assembly of modules to power zero-emission FCEVs in China; $0.8 million of service revenues from Synergy Ballard JVCo; and $14.4 million from a variety of customers in Europe, North America and China.
Stationary revenues of $5.3 million decreased ($0.7) million, or (11%), due to lower sales of stationary power generation fuel cell modules, stacks, products and services primarily in Europe and North America. Stationary revenues also include technology solutions program revenues from a variety of customer programs for stationary applications.
Emerging and Other market revenues of $1.4 million decreased ($4.1) million, or (75%), due primarily to lower fuel cell stack shipments for material handling applications and lower sales of fuel cell modules primarily for mining applications.
Fuel Cell Products and Services gross margins were ($10.5) million, or (35%) of revenues, for the first half of 2024, compared to ($8.8) million, or (31%) of revenues, for the first half of 2023. The negative gross margin in the first half of 2024 was driven primarily by the impacts of revenue scaling and manufacturing cost absorption and by a shift to lower overall product margin and service revenue mix including the impacts of pricing strategy, declines of higher margin engineering services revenues, higher fixed overhead costs due primarily to the expansion of manufacturing capacity, and increases in supply costs.
Gross margin in the first half of 2024 was negatively impacted by net increases in onerous contract and inventory impairment provision adjustments of ($2.2) million; and positively impacted by net warranty adjustments of $1.8 million. Gross margin in the first half of 2023 was negatively impacted by net increases in onerous contract and inventory impairment provisions of ($2.8) million; and negatively impacted by net warranty adjustments of ($0.6) million.
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Operating Expenses and Cash Operating Costs
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)
Six months ended June 30,
20242023$ Change% Change
Research and Product
  Development
$50,843$49,981$862
             2%
General and Administrative12,96111,8621,099
     9%
Sales and Marketing7,6027,825(223)
    (3%)
Operating Expenses$71,406$69,668$1,738
             2%



Research and Product
  Development (cash operating cost)
$44,331$44,011$320
    1%
General and Administrative
 (cash operating cost)
9,53910,448(909)
     (9%)
Sales and Marketing (cash operating cost)6,8857,064(179)
    (3%)
Cash Operating Costs$60,755$61,523$(768)
    (1%)
Cash Operating Costs and its components of Research and Product Development (cash operating cost), General and Administrative (cash operating cost), and Sales and Marketing (cash operating cost) are non-GAAP measures. We use certain Non-GAAP measures to assist in assessing our financial performance. Non-GAAP measures do not have any standardized meaning prescribed by GAAP and are therefore unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. See the reconciliation of Cash Operating Costs to GAAP in the Supplemental Non-GAAP Measures and Reconciliations section and the reconciliation of Research and Product Development (cash operating cost), General and Administrative (cash operating cost), and Sales and Marketing (cash operating cost) to GAAP in the Operating Expense section. Cash Operating Costs adjusts operating expenses for stock-based compensation expense, depreciation and amortization, impairment losses on trade receivables, restructuring charges, the impact of unrealized gains or losses on foreign exchange contracts, acquisition related costs, and financing charges.
Total Operating Expenses (excluding Other operating expenses) for the first half of 2024 were $71.4 million, an increase of $1.7 million, or 2%, compared to the first half of 2023. The 2% increase was driven by higher general and administrative expenses of $1.1 million and higher research and product development expenses of $0.9 million, partially offset by lower sales and marketing expenses of ($0.2) million.
Cash Operating Costs (see Supplemental Non-GAAP Measures and Reconciliations) for the first half of 2024 were $60.8 million, a decrease of ($0.8) million, or (1%), compared to the first half of 2023. The decrease was driven by lower general and administrative cash operating costs of ($0.9) million and lower sales and marketing cash operating costs of ($0.1) million, partially offset by increases in research and product development cash operating costs of $0.3 million.
The nominal decrease in cash operating costs in the first half of 2024 was driven by lower general and administrative costs due primarily to lower contractor services, recruiting, and public company costs, and lower sales and marketing costs due primarily to decreased commercial expenditures in Europe and China.
These cost reductions were partially offset by the impact of inflationary wage pressures across the business and continue to include significant expenditures on technology and product development activities including the design and development of next generation fuel cell stacks and engines for bus, truck, rail, marine and stationary applications, and continuation engineering investment in our existing fuel cell products, including activities related to product cost reduction. Program investment includes expenditures related to our FCmove™-HD+ and FCmove XD fuel cell modules (our recently released 9th generation fuel cell engine) designed for buses and medium and heavy-duty trucks, our FCgen®-HPS High-Power Density Fuel Cell Stack for light-medium-and heavy-duty vehicles, our FCwave™ Fuel Cell Module for marine applications, and on the ongoing improvement of all of our fuel cell products including our high performance fuel cell module, the FCmove™-HD, and our high performance liquid-cooled fuel cell stack, the FCgen®-LCS.

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Adjusted EBITDA
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)Six months ended June 30,
20242023$ Change% Change
Adjusted EBITDA $(72,019)$(71,069)$(950)
(1%)
    EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are non-GAAP measures. We use certain Non-GAAP measures to assist in assessing our financial performance. Non-GAAP measures do not have any standardized meaning prescribed by GAAP and are therefore unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. See reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to GAAP in the Supplemental Non-GAAP Measures and Reconciliations section. Adjusted EBITDA adjusts EBITDA for stock-based compensation expense, transactional gains and losses, acquisition related costs, finance and other income, recovery on settlement of contingent consideration, asset impairment charges, and the impact of unrealized gains and losses on foreign exchange contracts.
Adjusted EBITDA (see Supplemental Non-GAAP Measures and Reconciliations) for the first half of 2024 was ($72.0) million, compared to ($71.1) million for the first half of 2023. The increase in Adjusted EBITDA loss of ($1.0) million was driven primarily by the increase in gross margin loss of ($1.7) million and by higher impairment loss on trade receivables of ($1.7) million, partially offset by lower Cash Operating Costs of $0.8 million, lower restructuring expenses of $0.8 million, and lower equity in loss of investment in joint venture and associates of $0.5 million attributed to the operations of Weichai Ballard JV.
Net Loss from Continuing Operations
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)Six months ended June 30,
20242023$ Change% Change
Net loss from Continuing Operations$(72,529)$(60,601)$(11,928)
(20%)
Net loss from continuing operations for the first half of 2024 was ($72.5) million, or ($0.24) per share, compared to a net loss from continuing operations of ($60.6) million, or ($0.20) per share, in the first half of 2023. The ($11.9) million increase in net loss in the first half of 2024 was driven primarily by the increase in Adjusted EBITDA loss of ($1.0) million, by lower finance and other income of ($8.3) million, higher finance expense of ($0.5) million, higher depreciation and amortization expense of ($0.9) million, and higher stock-based compensation expense of ($0.2) million. The ($8.3) million decrease in finance and other income in 2024 compared to 2023 was due to lower investment income of ($1.3) million, higher negative mark to market and foreign exchange impacts of ($4.5) million on our long-term investments including Forsee Power, Wisdom, Quantron, HyCap, Clean H2 and Templewater, and by higher foreign exchange losses on net monetary assets of ($2.6) million.
In addition, operating margins, and costs in the first half of 2024 were impacted by the positive impact of a weaker Canadian dollar, relative to the U.S. dollar, as compared to the first half of 2023. As a significant amount of our net operating costs (primarily labour) are denominated in Canadian dollars, gross margin, operating expenses, Adjusted EBITDA, and net loss are impacted by changes in the Canadian dollar relative to the U.S. dollar. As the Canadian dollar relative to the U.S. dollar was approximately (1%), or (100) basis points, lower in the first half of 2024 as compared to the first half of 2023, positive foreign exchange impacts on our Canadian operating margins and cost base were approximately $0.6 million. A $0.01 decrease in the Canadian dollar, relative to the U.S. dollar, positively impacts annual operating margins and costs by approximately $1.2 million.


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Net Loss from Discontinued Operations
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)Six months ended June 30,
20242023$ Change% Change
Revenues $$96$(96)    (100%)
Cost of goods sold33(33)    (100%)
  Gross margin63(63)    (100%)
Operating expenses(235)(3,627)3,392              94%
Finance and other (income) loss8151(143)     (95%)
Net loss from discontinued operations$(227)$(3,413)$3,186    93%
Net loss from discontinued operations for the first half of 2024 was ($0.2) million, or ($0.00) per share, compared to ($3.4) million, or ($0.01) per share, in the first half of 2023.
During the fourth quarter of 2023, we completed a restructuring of operations at Ballard Motive Solutions in the U.K. and effectively closed the operation. As such, the historic operating results of the Ballard Motive Solutions business have been removed from continuing operating results and are instead presented separately in the statement of comprehensive income (loss) as loss from discontinued operations.

5.4     Operating Expenses and Other Items – Three and Six Months ended June 30, 2024
Research and product development expenses
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)
Three months ended June 30,
Research and product development20242023$ Change% Change
Research and product development expense $25,535$25,306$2291%
Less: Depreciation and amortization expense$(2,005)$(1,657)$(348)(21)%
Less: Stock-based compensation expense$(1,307)$(1,497)$19013%
Research and Product Development (cash operating cost)$22,223$22,152$71—%
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)
Six months ended June 30,
Research and product development20242023$ Change% Change
Research and product development expense $50,843$49,981$8622%
Less: Depreciation and amortization expense$(3,810)$(3,268)$(542)(17)%
Less: Stock-based compensation expense$(2,702)$(2,702)$—%
Research and Product Development (cash operating cost)$44,331$44,011$3201%
Research and Product Development (cash operating cost) is a non-GAAP measure. We use certain Non-GAAP measures to assist in assessing our financial performance. Non-GAAP measures do not have any standardized meaning prescribed by GAAP and are therefore unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. Research and Product Development (cash operating cost) adjusts Research and product development expense for depreciation and amortization expense and stock-based compensation expense. See the reconciliation of the adjustments to Research and product development expense in the table above.
Research and product development expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2024, were $25.5 million, an increase of $0.2 million, or 1%, compared to the corresponding period of 2023. Excluding depreciation and amortization expense and stock-based compensation expense, research, and product development cash operating costs (see Supplemental Non-GAAP Measures and Reconciliations) were $22.2 million in the second quarter of 2024, an increase of $0.1 million, compared to the second quarter of 2023.
Research and product development expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2024, were $50.8 million, an increase of $0.9 million, or 2%, compared to the corresponding period of 2023. Excluding depreciation and amortization expense and stock-based compensation expense, research and product
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development cash operating costs (see Supplemental Non-GAAP Measures and Reconciliations) were $44.3 million in the first half of 2024, an increase of $0.3 million, or 1%, compared to the first half of 2023.
The nominal increase in research and development cash operating costs (see Supplemental Non-GAAP Measures and Reconciliations) in the second quarter and first half of 2024, as compared to the second quarter and first half of 2023, was driven primarily by the impact of inflationary wage pressures, and include expenditures on technology and product development activities including the design and development of next generation fuel cell stacks and engines for bus, truck, rail, marine and stationary applications, and continuation engineering investment in our existing fuel cell products, including activities related to product cost reduction. Program investment includes expenditures related to our FCmove™-HD+ and FCmove XD fuel cell modules (our recently released 9th generation fuel cell engine) designed for buses and medium and heavy-duty trucks, our FCgen®-HPS High-Power Density Fuel Cell Stack for light-medium-and heavy-duty vehicles, our FCwave™ Fuel Cell Module for marine applications, and on the ongoing improvement of all of our fuel cell products including our high performance fuel cell module, the FCmove™-HD, and our high performance liquid-cooled fuel cell stack, the FCgen®-LCS.
Depreciation and amortization expense included in research and product development expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 was $2.0 million and $3.8 million, respectively, compared to $1.7 million and $3.3 million, respectively, for the corresponding periods of 2023. Depreciation and amortization expense relate primarily to amortization expense on our intangible assets and depreciation expense on our research and product development facilities and equipment.
Stock-based compensation expense included in research and product development expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 was $1.3 million and $2.7 million, respectively, relatively consistent with the corresponding periods of 2023.
General and administrative expenses
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)
Three months ended June 30,
General and administrative20242023$ Change% Change
General and administrative expense $6,092$6,006$861%
Less: Depreciation and amortization expense$(431)$(492)$6112%
Less: Stock-based compensation expense$(918)$(987)$697%
Add: Impact of unrealized gains (losses) on foreign exchange contracts$(126)$765$(891)(116)%
General and Administrative (cash operating cost)$4,617$5,292$(675)(13)%

(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)
Six months ended June 30,
General and administrative20242023$ Change% Change
General and administrative expense $12,961$11,862$1,0999%
Less: Depreciation and amortization expense$(861)$(941)$809%
Less: Stock-based compensation expense$(1,950)$(1,728)$(222)(13)%
Add: Impact of unrealized gains (losses) on foreign exchange contracts$(611)$1,255$(1,866)(149)%
General and Administrative (cash operating cost)$9,539$10,448$(909)(9)%
General and Administrative (cash operating cost) is a non-GAAP measure. We use certain Non-GAAP measures to assist in assessing our financial performance. Non-GAAP measures do not have any standardized meaning prescribed by GAAP and are therefore unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. General and Administrative (cash operating cost) adjusts General and administrative expense for depreciation and amortization expense, stock-based compensation expense and the impact of unrealized gains or losses on foreign exchange contracts. See the reconciliation of the adjustments to General and administrative expense in the table above.
General and administrative expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2024, were $6.1 million, an increase of $0.1 million, or 1%, compared to the corresponding period of 2023. Excluding depreciation and amortization expense, stock-based compensation expense, and the impact of unrealized gains
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(losses) on foreign exchange contracts, general and administrative cash operating costs (see Supplemental Non-GAAP Measures and Reconciliations) were $4.6 million in the second quarter of 2024, a decrease of ($0.7) million, or (13%), compared to the second quarter of 2023.
General and administrative expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2024, were $13.0 million, an increase of $1.1 million, or 9%, compared to the corresponding period of 2023. Excluding depreciation and amortization expense, stock-based compensation expense, and the impact of unrealized gains (losses) on foreign exchange contracts, general and administrative cash operating costs (see Supplemental Non-GAAP Measures and Reconciliations) were $9.5 million in the first half of 2024, a decrease of ($0.9) million, or (9%), compared to the first half of 2023.
The respective ($0.7) million, or (13%), and ($0.9) million or (9%), decreases in general and administrative cash operating costs (see Supplemental Non-GAAP Measures and Reconciliations) in the second quarter and first half of 2024, as compared to the second quarter and first half of 2023, was due primarily to lower contractor services, recruiting, and public company costs, partially offset by the impact of inflationary wage pressures.
Depreciation and amortization expense included in general and administrative expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 was $0.4 million and $0.9 million, respectively, relatively consistent with the corresponding periods of 2023. Depreciation and amortization expense relate primarily to our office and information technology intangible assets including our ongoing investment in our ERP system.
Stock-based compensation expense included in general and administrative expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, was $0.9 million and $2.0 million, respectively, relatively consistent with the corresponding periods of 2023.
The impact of unrealized gains (losses) on foreign exchange contracts included in general and administrative expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, was ($0.1) million and ($0.6) million, respectively, compared to $0.8 million and $1.3 million, respectively, for the corresponding periods of 2023. We use forward foreign exchange contracts to help manage our exposure to currency rate fluctuations. We record these contracts at their fair value as of the balance sheet date as either assets or liabilities with any changes in fair value in the period recorded in profit or loss (general and administrative expense) as these contracts are not designated or qualified under hedge accounting criteria.
Sales and marketing expenses
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)
Three months ended June 30,
Sales and marketing20242023$ Change% Change
Sales and marketing expense $4,419$4,004$41510%
Less: Depreciation and amortization expense$$(1)$1100%
Less: Stock-based compensation expense$(343)$(461)$11826%
Sales and Marketing (cash operating cost)$4,076$3,542$53415%

(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)
Six months ended June 30,
Sales and marketing20242023$ Change% Change
Sales and marketing expense $7,602$7,825$(223)(3)%
Less: Depreciation and amortization expense$(1)$(3)$267%
Less: Stock-based compensation expense$(716)$(758)$426%
Sales and Marketing (cash operating cost)$6,885$7,064$(179)(3)%
Sales and Marketing (cash operating cost) is a non-GAAP measure. We use certain Non-GAAP measures to assist in assessing our financial performance. Non-GAAP measures do not have any standardized meaning prescribed by GAAP and are therefore unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. Sales
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and Marketing (cash operating cost) adjusts Sales and marketing expense for depreciation and amortization expense and stock-based compensation expense. See the reconciliation of the adjustments to Sales and marketing expense in the table above.
Sales and marketing expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2024, were $4.4 million, an increase of $0.4 million, or 10%, compared to the corresponding period of 2023. Excluding stock-based compensation expense, sales and marketing cash operating costs (see Supplemental Non-GAAP Measures and Reconciliations) was $4.1 million in the second quarter of 2024, an increase of $0.5 million, or 15%, compared to the second quarter of 2023.
Sales and marketing expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2024 were $7.6 million, a decrease of ($0.2) million, or (3%), compared to the corresponding period of 2023. Excluding stock-based compensation expense, sales and marketing cash operating costs (see Supplemental Non-GAAP Measures and Reconciliations) was $6.9 million in the first half of 2024, a decrease of ($0.2) million, or (3%), compared to the first half of 2023.
The ($0.2) million, or (3%), decrease in sales and marketing cash operating costs (see Supplemental Non-GAAP Measures and Reconciliations) in the first half of 2024, as compared to the first half of 2023, was due primarily to decreased commercial expenditures primarily in Europe and China, partially offset by increased expenditures in North America.
Stock-based compensation expense included in sales and marketing expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 was $0.4 million and $0.7 million, respectively, relatively consistent with the corresponding periods of 2023.
Other operating expenses for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, was $0.2 million and $1.9 million, respectively, compared to $0.3 million and $1.7 million, respectively, for the corresponding periods of 2023. The following table provides a breakdown of other operating expense for the reported periods:
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)
Three months ended June 30,
20242023$ Change% Change
Impairment loss on trade receivables$21$17$424%
Restructuring and related costs (recovery)16115832%
Acquisition related costs85(85)(100)%
Other expenses (recovery)$182$260$(78)(30)%

(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)
Six months ended June 30,
20242023$ Change% Change
Impairment loss on trade receivables$1,691$17$1,6749847%
Restructuring and related costs (recovery)191980(789)(81)%
Acquisition related costs743(743)(100)%
Other expenses (recovery)$1,882$1,740$1428%
Impairment loss (recovery) on trade receivables for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 were nominal and $1.7 million, respectively, compared to nominal amounts in 2023. If we recover on an impaired trade receivable through legal or other means, the recovered amount is recognized in the period of recovery as a reversal of the impairment loss.
Restructuring and related costs (recovery) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 were $0.2 million and $0.2 million, respectively, compared to $0.2 million and $1.0 million, respectively, for
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corresponding periods of 2023, and consist of certain cost cutting measures and related personnel change costs.
Acquisition related costs for the six months ended June 30, 2024 were nominal, compared to $0.7 million for the corresponding period of 2023, and consist primarily of legal, advisory, and transaction related costs incurred due to corporate development activities.
Finance income (loss) and other for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 was $11.0 million and $13.7 million, respectively, compared to $11.8 million and $22.0 million for the corresponding periods of 2023. The following table provides a breakdown of finance and other income (loss) for the reported periods:
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)
Three months ended June 30,
20242023$ Change% Change
Employee future benefit plan expense$(8)$(60)$5287%
Investment and other income (loss)9,79710,932(1,135)(10)%
Mark to Market gain (loss) on financial assets1,6793521,327377%
Foreign exchange gain (loss)(453)674(1,127)(167)%
Government levies(100)100100%
Finance income (loss) and other$11,015$11,798$(783)(7)%

(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)
Six months ended June 30,
20242023$ Change% Change
Employee future benefit plan expense$(9)$(82)$7389%
Investment and other income (loss)20,10121,417(1,316)(6)%
Mark to Market gain (loss) on financial assets(4,623)(104)(4,519)(4345)%
Foreign exchange gain (loss)(1,745)876(2,621)(299)%
Government levies(100)100100%
Finance income (loss) and other$13,724$22,007$(8,283)(38)%
Employee future benefit plan expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 were nominal and consist primarily of interest cost on plan obligations over the expected return on plan assets on a curtailed defined benefit pension plan for certain former United States employees.
Investment and other income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 were $9.8 million and $20.1 million, respectively, compared to $10.9 million and $21.4 million, respectively, for the corresponding periods of 2023. Amounts were earned on our cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments and have changed proportionately with the overall increase in market interest rates during 2024 and 2023 and the relative change in our overall average monthly cash balances.
Mark to market gain (loss) on financial assets for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 were $1.7 million and ($4.6) million, respectively, compared to $0.4 million and ($0.1) million, respectively, for the corresponding periods of 2023. Mark to market gain (loss) consist primarily of changes in the fair value of our long-term financial investments including Forsee Power, Wisdom, Quantron, Templewater, HyCap and Clean H2. Mark to market gains and losses are also impacted by the conversion of these
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long-term financial assets from their respective European Euro or Great British pound denominated investment to the U.S. dollar.
Foreign exchange gains (losses) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 were ($0.5) million and ($1.7) million, respectively, compared to $0.7 million and $0.9 million, respectively, for the corresponding periods of 2023. Foreign exchange gains and losses are attributable primarily to the effect of changes in the value of the Canadian dollar, relative to the U.S. dollar, on our Canadian dollar-denominated net monetary position. Foreign exchange gains and losses are also impacted by the conversion of Ballard Power Systems Europe A/S’ assets and liabilities from the Danish Kroner to the U.S. dollar at exchange rates in effect at each reporting date which are recorded in other comprehensive income (loss).
Government levies for the six months ended June 30, 2024 were nominal, compared to ($0.1) million for the corresponding period of 2023. Government levies relate primarily to withholding taxes deducted from proceeds earned on certain commercial contracts.
Finance expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 was ($0.6) million and ($1.0) million, respectively, compared to ($0.3) million and ($0.5) million, respectively, for the corresponding periods of 2023. Finance expense represents the interest expense incurred on our right-of-use assets with a lease term of greater than 12-months, including our head office building, manufacturing facility, and related storage facilities in Burnaby, British Columbia, as well as similar right-of-use assets in all of our subsidiaries.