Ballard Announces Election of Directors

VANCOUVER, June 4, 2013 /CNW/ - Ballard Power Systems (NASDAQ: BLDP)(TSX: BLD) today announced that all of the nominees listed in the Management Proxy Circular dated April 10, 2013 were elected as directors of Ballard Power Systems at the company's Annual General Meeting today in Burnaby, British Columbia.

Each of the directors was elected or re-elected by a majority of the votes cast by shareholders present or represented by proxy. The results of the vote are detailed below.

Nominee				Votes For				% For				Votes Withheld				% Withheld
Ian A. Bourne				15,751,392				94.73				875,996				5.27
Douglas P. Hayhurst				15,682,736				94.32				944,652				5.68
Edwin J. Kilroy				15,725,819				94.58				901,569				5.42
John W. Sheridan				14,508,099				87.25				2,119,289				12.75
Carol M. Stephenson				15,746,372				94.70				881,016				5.30
David B. Sutcliffe				15,725,669				94.58				901,719				5.42
Ian Sutcliffe				15,731,069				94.61				896,319				5.39

Director biographies are available in the Corporate Leadership section of the company's website. Final voting results on all matters voted on at the Annual General Meeting held on June 4, 2013 will be filed on SEDAR (www.sedar.com).

About Ballard Power Systems
Ballard Power Systems (NASDAQ: BLDP)(TSX: BLD) provides clean energy fuel cell products enabling optimized power systems for a range of applications. Products deliver incomparable performance, durability and versatility. To learn more about Ballard, please visit www.ballard.com.

SOURCE: Ballard Power Systems Inc.

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