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EQS-Adhoc: Leclanché SA: Leclanché partners with Imeon Energy to provide Swiss homes and small businesses with hi-tech storage solutions for energy self-sufficiency Reduces energy bills and CO2 emissions

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Leclanché SA: Leclanché partners with Imeon Energy to provide Swiss homes and
small businesses with hi-tech storage solutions for energy self-sufficiency
Reduces energy bills and CO2 emissions

16-Feb-2018 / 17:30 CET/CEST
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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Leclanché partners with Imeon Energy to provide Swiss homes and small businesses
with hi-tech storage solutions for energy self-sufficiency

Reduces energy bills and CO2 emissions

YVERDON LES BAINS, Switzerland, February 16, 2018: Leclanché SA (SIX: LECN), one
of the world's leading energy storage solution companies, announced today a
partnership with Imeon Energy, developer of intelligent inverters for solar
installations, to provide homes and small businesses in Switzerland with hi-tech
storage solutions for energy self-sufficiency and to reduce their energy bills
and CO2 emissions.

Under the agreement, Leclanché will package Imeon Energy's new generation hybrid
solar inverters with its lithium-ion energy battery storage products. The
solution, called PowerPack(TM), will be applicable to properties with solar
panels.

PowerPack(TM) is one of few solutions that are fully compliant with
Switzerland's 'three phase' home and small business energy management
requirements. It is the first to be applicable for the canton of Vaud's CHF100
million subsidy scheme for home and small business energy production and
management. Leclanché has already received orders from customers within the
subsidized scheme.

Anil Srivastava, Leclanché CEO, said:"We are delighted to announce this
partnership with Imeon Energy, a world-class leader in solar inverter
technology, and to provide the first home and small business energy systems for
self-reliance that are fully compliant with Swiss regulations. Consumers will
benefit from a future-proofed, highly efficient energy management system. We are
very pleased to have received our first orders and excited about rolling-out our
solution across Switzerland."

Christophe Goasguen, CEO of Imeon Energy, said: "We are very pleased that
Leclanché selected us as a partner for its home battery solutions. The company
has been a world-leading innovator in energy storage for many years and we look
forward to a successful partnership together."

PowerPack's(TM) unique three phase hybrid system increases generating efficiency
by 30% and enables the provision of emergency power. The product includes remote
monitoring and artificial intelligence that in the near future will enable the
management of connected devices in the home or small business. The product is
easy to install and use. Its national launch follows a trial in 10 pioneer
houses in the canton of Jura.

Customers are able to use Leclanché's online calculator to estimate the cost of
installing the storage solution.

Leclanché will shortly announce an agreement with an installation service
provider for the package.

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About Leclanché

Leclanché is one of the world's leading fully vertically integrated energy
storage solution providers. It delivers a wide range of energy storage solutions
for homes, small offices, large industries, electricity grids, as well as
hybridization for mass transport systems such as bus fleets and ferries.
Established in 1909, Leclanché has been a trusted provider of battery energy
storage solutions for over 100 years. Founded in the tradition of Georges
Leclanché, the inventor of the dry cell battery, Leclanché today has a rich
portfolio of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) that include bespoke battery
systems from industry leading lithium-ion solutions.

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

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

About IMEON ENERGY

IMEON ENERGY has been active in the field of power electronics and energy
conversion since 2013. The company develops intelligent inverters (Smart- Grid)
dedicated to photovoltaic installations for self-consumption with storage. The
IMEON Smart-Grid inverter is a concentrate of technology and innovation. It
allows simultaneous use of several sources of energy (photovoltaic / batteries /
public network) to mitigate the fluctuation of solar production and ensure a
constant supply of energy to the equipped site. The intelligent IMEON inverter,
thanks to its Back-up function, secures the operation of certain devices in the
event of public grid failures. IMEON now integrates true embedded Artificial
Intelligence. The IMEON solar hybrid inverters for self-consumption thus become
the nerve center of a photovoltaic installation. IMEON solutions are available
in more than 70 countries through approximately 40 distributors.
www.imeon-energy.com

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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Europe/Global:
Désirée Maghoo
T: +44 (0) 7775 522740
E-mail:dmaghoo@questorconsulting.com

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

US and Canada:
Rick Anderson
T: +1 (718) 986-1596

Henry Feintuch
T: +1 (212) 808-4901
E-mail:leclanche@feintuchpr.com

Investor Contacts
Anil Srivastava / Hubert Angleys
T: +41 (0) 24 424 65 00
E-Mail:invest.leclanche@leclanche.com

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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:   SIX Swiss Exchange



 

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