Leclanché SA: Leclanché's Swiss headquarters fully operational following fire on 22 May Mittwoch, 31. Mai 2017 - 07:21

Leclanché SA / Key word(s): Statement
Leclanché SA: Leclanché's Swiss headquarters fully operational following
fire on 22 May

31-May-2017 / 06:20 CET/CEST
Release of an ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 KR

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Leclanché's Swiss headquarters fully operational following fire on 22 May

YVERDON LES BAINS, Switzerland, 30th May 2017: Leclanché SA (SIX: LECN), one
of the world's leading energy storage solution companies, is pleased to
announce that its corporate headquarters at Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland,
is fully operational following the fire that took place there on 22nd May.

Leclanché's 60 employees at Yverdon-les-Bains are back to work on the site
as normal and battery production has restarted.

Leclanché's property has been fully decontaminated and cleaned by a
specialist team. Some further refurbishment needs to be done in the
company's offices and this will be completed within the next two months.
This work will not affect Leclanché's day-to-day operations.

Anil Srivastava, CEO of Leclanché, said: "We are delighted to be back in our
headquarters in Yverdon-les-Bains and fully operational. I would like to
extend my heartfelt gratitude again for the specialist assistance we
received to ensure the safety of our employees and the rapid decontamination
of our property to make it safe for us to return to."

"I would also like to re-thank our customers, suppliers, investors and
neighbour Boxer and Aquarelle school for their great support. Finally, I am
very proud of all of our people for working so hard in the last week to make
sure that we continued to supply our services to the very high standard that
we are known for - thank you so much for your dedication."

All Leclanché personnel were evacuated quickly and safely from the fire,
which started in the lobby of Leclanché's office building and was caused by
a single third- party battery system using third-party battery cells, and
their proprietary modules and battery management software.

The fire was largely contained within Leclanché's lobby and it was brought
under control within two hours of it starting at 1130am on 22nd May. The
fire did not reach Leclanché's adjoining production building which was only
affected by fume emissions.

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About Leclanché

Leclanché is one of the world's leading, vertically integrated, energy
storage solution providers. It delivers a wide range of energy storage
solutions for homes, small offices, industry, electricity grids, as well as
solutions for transport such as electric buses and marine applications.
Established in 1909, Leclanché has been a trusted provider of battery energy
storage solutions for over 100 years.

Leclanché is listed on the Swiss stock exchange, and is the only listed,
pure-play, energy storage company in the world.

SIX Swiss Exchange: ticker symbol LECN | ISIN CH 011 030 311 9

Disclaimer
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements relating to
Leclanché's business, which can be identified by terminology such as
"strategic", "proposes", "to introduce", "will", "planned", "expected",
"commitment", "expects", "set", "preparing", "plans", "estimates", "aims",
"would", "potential", "awaiting", "estimated", "proposal", or similar
expressions, or by expressed or implied discussions regarding the ramp up of
Leclanché's production capacity, potential applications for existing
products, or regarding potential future revenues from any such products, or
potential future sales or earnings of Leclanché or any of its business
units.

You should not place undue reliance on these statements. Such
forward-looking statements reflect the current views of Leclanché regarding
future events, and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other
factors that may cause actual results to be materially different from any
future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such
statements. There can be no guarantee that Leclanché's products will achieve
any particular revenue levels. Nor can there be any guarantee that
Leclanché, or any of the business units, will achieve any particular
financial results.

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Contacts

Media contacts:

Desirée Maghoo
T: +44 (0)7775 522740
E-mail: dmaghoo@questorconsulting.com

Simon Barker
T:+44 (0)7866 314331
E-mail: sbarker@questorconsulting.com

Investor and analyst contacts :

Anil Srivastava / Hubert Angleys
E-Mail: invest.leclanche@leclanche.com


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