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Leclanché SA

DGAP-Adhoc: Leclanché SA: agenda for the upcoming Extraordinary Shareholders Meeting

EQS Group-Ad-hoc: Leclanché SA / Key word(s): AGM/EGM
Leclanché SA: agenda for the upcoming Extraordinary Shareholders
Meeting

12.12.2014 / 07:18
Release of an ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 KR.
The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

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Press Release

Leclanché: agenda for the upcoming Extraordinary Shareholders Meeting

  - Extraordinary Shareholders meeting to be held on 5th January 2015 in
    Yverdon-les-Bains

  - Shareholders will be asked to approve a number of resolutions in
    connection with the recently announced mid-term financing of the
    company of CHF 21 million

Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland, 12 December, 2014 - Leclanché S.A. (SIX
Swiss Exchange : LECN), which specializes in the production of large-format
lithium ion cells and energy storage solutions, published today the agenda
of its extraordinary general meeting of shareholders, which will take place
on 5th January 2014 in Yverdon-les-Bains at 14h30 at the company's premises
at Avenue des Sports 42. On 8th December 2014, the company announced that
had entered into a CHF 21 million credit facility maturing on June 30, 2016
with Recharge ApS in Denmark.

Shareholders registered with voting rights in the share register of the
Company as of 30 December 2014 will be authorised to participate and vote
at the extraordinary shareholders' meeting.

The full agenda concerning the extraordinary general meeting of
Shareholders can be downloaded at the Company's web site:
http://www.leclanche.eu/img/Einladung_Leclanche_e_12_2014.PDF

At the extraordinary general meeting shareholders will be asked to approve:


  - the creation of conditional capital for convertible loans and bonds in
    the maximum amount of up to CHF 11,985,900 consisting of up to
    7,990,600 registered shares of CHF 1.50 nominal value each

  - the increase of the conditional capital reserved for employee
    participation purposes up to a maximum amount of CHF 4,500,000,
    consisting of up to 3,000,000 registered shares at CHF 1.50 nominal
    value each,

  - the creation of authorized share capital up to a maximum amount of CHF
    16,485,900 by issuing a maximum of 10,990,600 fully paid up registered
    shares with a nominal value of CHF 1.50 each with the ability to
    exclude preemptive rights in favor of Recharge or other financing
    providers,

  - the election of Scott Campbell Macaw and Robert Aron Robertsson to the
    Board of Directors,

  - an ordinary capital increase up to the maximum amount of CHF 4,500,000,
    consisting of up to 3,000,000 registered shares of CHF 1.50 nominal
    value each.

The proposals under the agenda items (i), (iii) and (iv) are interdependent
in the sense that they may only collectively be either approved or
rejected.

About Leclanché

Leclanché's strategy is to become one of the leading lithium-ion cell
producers and solution providers for energy storage systems. Its strategic
priorities are to develop and market energy storage products for home,
industrial markets, grid applications, mass-transport markets and to grow
its existing businesses of developing portable energy storage systems for
military, medical and industrial applications.

Through a unique, patented ceramic separator technology and focus on
lithium-titanate technology, Leclanché manufactures large-format
lithium-ion cells, optimized for safety and cycle-life, in a fully
automated production process. The newly installed production line will have
an annual capacity of one million cells or 76 MWh.

Leclanché was founded in 1909 in Yverdon-les-Bains. Through the integration
of a spin-off from the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft in 2006, the company evolved
from a traditional battery manufacturer to become a leading developer and
manufacturer of lithium-ion cells in Europe. Leclanché currently employs
more than 100 staff and is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (LECN). The
company has its headquarters in Yverdon-les-Bains (Switzerland) and
production facilities in Willstätt (Germany).

www.leclanche.eu

Media contact:

Christophe Lamps, Dynamics Group S.A.: Telephone: +41 79 476 26 87, 
cla@dynamicsgroup.ch

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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Language:    English
Company:     Leclanché SA
             Av. des Sports 42
             1400 Yverdon-les-Bains
             Switzerland
Phone:       +41 (24) 424 65-00
Fax:         +41 (24) 424 65-20
E-mail:       investors@leclanche.com
Internet: www.leclanche.com
ISIN:        CH0110303119, CH0016271550
Valor:       A1CUUB, 812950
Listed:      Foreign Exchange(s) SIX


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