Trulite, Inc. Receives $1.2 Million in Equity Funding and Converts $3.6 Million of Debt to Equity
December 07 2007 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Trulite, Inc. (OTCBB:TRUL) has received a $1.2 million investment
from Standard Renewable Energy Group LLC (�SREG�). In this
transaction, SREG received 2.4 million shares of Trulite common
stock. This investment will be used to continue manufacturing the
KH4 integrated fuel cell, to continue the commercialization process
of the KH4 and for new product development. SREG also converted
into Trulite common stock a total of $1,889,055 in principal and
interest in loans that had been made to the Company between August
2006 and August 2007. With these transactions, SREG now owns 54.3%
of Trulite. �Standard Renewable Energy Group is very pleased with
the progress Trulite has made in its commercialization process.
With the development of the new KH4 integrated fuel cell and the
introduction of the related hybrid products, we believe Trulite is
well positioned to meet the needs of the markets for portable
hydrogen fuel cells. For this reason, we are committing these
additional resources to Trulite,� commented John White, CEO of
Standard Renewable Energy Group LLC. In addition, Contango Venture
Capital Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Contango Oil
& Gas Company (AMEX:MCF), converted into Trulite common stock a
total of $1,356,540 in principal and interest in loans that had
been made to the company between August 2006 and August 2007. Two
other investors that had provided $500,000 in convertible loans to
the company in June 2007 also agreed to convert their loans,
including $31,441 of interest, as part of these transactions. Over
the past two months, management and several members of the Board of
Directors have also participated in funding the company�s growth by
participating in the bridge loan that closed in November 2007 and
by exercising vested stock options to acquire common stock. �We
appreciate the confidence in Trulite�s business plan that is
demonstrated by our investors making further commitments to
Trulite. Trulite will continue to provide beta units of the KH4
that have been requested by customers and will also be able to move
more quickly toward commercial manufacturing. In addition, we
believe the capital structure that results from these transactions
will be more conducive to attracting additional investment in the
company,� commented Jonathan Godshall, CEO of Trulite, Inc. About
Trulite, Inc. Trulite is engaged in developing and providing
portable and semi-portable hybrid power generators, using
integrated hydrogen fuel cells as the core technology, to markets
that have applications for clean, reliable off-grid power. Trulite
recently introduced its new KH4 integrated fuel cell, which uses
dry sodium borohydride cartridges as the fuel source for this
integrated fuel cell that can provide 150 watts of continuous power
and 200 watts of peak power. With an advanced technology battery
incorporated into the KH4, this product has applications in
telecommunication, electronics (back-up power), construction,
security, remote monitoring, recreation and other markets. This
press release may contain forward-looking statements within the
meaning of Section�27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Such forward-looking statements are based on a number of
assumptions, including expectations regarding product performance
and potential markets. Although Trulite believes these assumptions
are reasonable, no assurance can be given that they will prove
correct.
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