Statement re. Suspension
08 July 2009 - 4:30PM
UK Regulatory
TIDMPYF
RNS Number : 2978V
PolyFuel Inc.
08 July 2009
8 July 2009
PolyFuel, Inc.
("PolyFuel" or the "Company")
Suspension of Shares from Trading
The Board of PolyFuel has requested that trading of the Company's shares be
suspended with immediate effect.
The Board of PolyFuel has previously announced that it was seeking additional
sources of capital to help fund the completion of the Company's technology and
product development and to achieve commercial introduction. Equity capital for
AIM listed development stage companies is very difficult to raise in the current
economic environment. Although PolyFuel has made significant technical progress
toward the goal of incorporating fuel cell technology into consumer electronics
applications, and is widely considered a world leader in this field,
unfortunately, despite much effort the Company has been unable to secure its
critical next financing round.
Given the circumstances the Board continues to explore various strategic
alternatives, including the possible sale of the Company or certain of its
operations or assets, failing which the Board is of the opinion that it should
take steps in the near term to wind down the business in an orderly fashion.
Recently, PolyFuel announced two pending U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE")
program awards. These two awards, totaling US$5,000,000, would provide funding
to offset the continued development costs of the Company's non-stop power
technology. PolyFuel has developed a prototype fuel cell power supply that is
fully integrated with a Lenovo ThinkPad notebook PC and that delivers 10 hours
of continuous runtime at similar volume but 30% lower weight compared to a
lithium ion battery. The Company believes its technology represents a
significant advancement for the portable power market and is the leading
technology available to the industry today.
PolyFuel's non-stop power technology is based on the Company's patented and
patent pending hydrocarbon-based fuel cell membrane, and on its novel membrane
electrode assembly and fuel cell system designs. Together these enable a
significant simplification in the design of a fuel cell system, and
corresponding reduction in system size and weight compared to conventional fuel
cell and battery technologies.
A further announcement will be made as soon as possible.
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For further information, please contact:
+----------------------------------------------------+------------------------+
| PolyFuel, Inc | Tel: +1 650 429 4600 |
+----------------------------------------------------+------------------------+
| Jim Balcom, Chief Executive Officer | |
| Tom Caldwell, Chief Financial Officer | |
| | |
+----------------------------------------------------+------------------------+
| Hogarth Partnership Limited | Tel: +44 (0)20 7357 |
| | 9477 |
+----------------------------------------------------+------------------------+
| Nick Denton / Ian Payne | |
| | |
+----------------------------------------------------+------------------------+
| KBC Peel Hunt (Nominated Adviser and Broker) | Tel: +44 (0)20 7418 |
| | 8900 |
+----------------------------------------------------+------------------------+
| Jonathan Marren / David Anderson | |
+----------------------------------------------------+------------------------+
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