Ballard Announces Election of Directors at Annual General Meeting

VANCOUVER, June 3, 2014 /CNW/ - Ballard Power Systems (NASDAQ: BLDP)(TSX: BLD) today held the Company's 2013 Annual General Meeting in Burnaby, British Columbia at which all of the nominees listed in the Management Proxy Circular dated April 11, 2014 were elected as directors of the Company.

Each of the Ballard directors was re-elected by a majority of the votes cast by shareholders present or represented by proxy:

Director Nominee			Votes For				% For				Votes Withheld				% Withheld
Ian A. Bourne			13,772,425				97.50				353,052				2.50
Douglas P. Hayhurst			13,785,491				97.59				339,986				2.41
Edwin J. Kilroy			13,760,296				97.41				365,181				2.59
John W. Sheridan			13,765,902				97.45				359,575				2.55
Carol M. Stephenson			13,310,096				94.23				815,381				5.77
David B. Sutcliffe			13,751,911				97.36				373,566				2.64
Ian Sutcliffe			13,748,539				97.33				376,938				2.67

Director biographies are available in the Corporate Leadership section of the company's website.

At the Annual General Meeting Ballard's leadership team also provided an update on the business, including: 2013 financial results; 2014 outlook; commercial progress; quality and service developments; and the recent acquisition of the intellectual property portfolio from United Technologies Corporation.

In addition, KPMG LLC Chartered Accountants was appointed as auditor for the Company and an advisory vote approved the approach to executive compensation disclosed in the Company's Management Proxy Circular:

Item				Votes For				% For				Votes Withheld				% Withheld
Appointment of Auditors				45,515,791				97.13				1,345,338				2.87
Executive Compensation				11,240,165				79.72				2,858,875				20.28

Final voting results on all matters voted on at the Annual General Meeting held on June 3, 2014 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.

 

Guy McAree, +1.604.412.7919, [email protected] or [email protected]

SOURCE: Ballard Power Systems Inc.

Guy McAree, +1.604.412.7919, [email protected] or [email protected]