Extension of convertible loan

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Proton Power Systems PLC

14 December 2010

 



14 December 2010

Proton Power Systems plc

("Proton Power" or "the Company")

Extension of convertible loan agreement

Proton Power (AIM: PPS), the designer, developer and producer of fuel cells and fuel cell electric hybrid systems, announces that it has agreed with Roundstone Properties Ltd ("Roundstone Properties") to increase by a further €1.62 million the amount of the convertible loan facility announced on 29 April 2009 (the "Convertible Loan") which had previously been increased in November 2009, January 2010, April 2010 and October 2010.  All other terms of the Convertible Loan, including the exercise price of 2p (at the exchange rate of 1.08 € per GBP) per Proton Power ordinary share of 1p ("Ordinary Share"), are unchanged and as announced on 29 April 2009.

The Convertible Loan facility is now up to approximately €8.1 million of which €6.48 million have been drawn down and which would be convertible, assuming that the facility is fully drawn down into 350,000,000 new Ordinary Shares.  If issued these 350,000,000 shares would represent approximately 65.8 per cent. of the Company's enlarged share capital.

Related party Transaction

Roundstone Properties is a company connected to Dr. Faiz Nahab, a non-executive director of the Company, and is also a substantial shareholder (as defined in the AIM Rules) of the Company. The extension of the Convertible Loan from Roundstone Properties is therefore classified as a transaction with a related party for the purposes of the AIM Rules. In accordance, therefore, with the AIM Rules, the directors of the Company, with the exclusion of Dr. Faiz Nahab, having consulted with the Company's nominated adviser, Arbuthnot Securities Limited, consider that the terms of the transaction are fair and reasonable insofar as the Company's shareholders are concerned.

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For further information:

Proton Power Systems plc
John Wall, Chairman	Tel: [phone]
Achim Loecher, Group Financial Director	Tel: [phone]

Arbuthnot Securities Limited
Tom Griffiths / Antonio Bossi	Tel: [phone]
	www.arbuthnotsecurities.co.uk

Media enquiries:

Abchurch Communications Limited
Heather Salmond / Justin Heath / Claire Dickinson	Tel: [phone]
[e-mail]	www.abchurch-group.com

 

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