Fuel Cell Developer Hydrogenics Announces Non-Dilutive Financing

Hydrogenics Corporation, a leading developer and manufacturer of hydrogen generation and fuel cell products, today
announced that it has entered into an agreement with the trustees of Algonquin Power Income Fund (Toronto:APF-UN.TO), which will result in a non-dilutive financing to Hydrogenics with gross cash proceeds of approximately C$10.8 million, or
approximately C$9.3 million net of transaction related expenses.

The transaction involves a Plan of Arrangement and an Exchange Offer pursuant to which, among other things, Hydrogenics will offer to acquire all of the issued and outstanding units and convertible debentures of Algonquin Power in exchange for new securities of Hydrogenics.

Pursuant to the Plan of Arrangement, Hydrogenics will transfer its business and operations, including all assets and liabilities, excluding Hydrogenics' tax basis, to a newly created subsidiary ("New Hydrogenics"). New Hydrogenics will have all of the same assets, liabilities, directors, management and employees as Hydrogenics has currently, except for certain tax attributes that will remain behind, and Hydrogenics shareholders will become shareholders of New Hydrogenics. Pursuant to the Exchange Offer, unitholders of Algonquin Power will be offered to exchange their units for a new class of common shares of Hydrogenics, and debentureholders of Algonquin Power will be offered to exchange their convertible debentures for convertible debentures or new common shares of Hydrogenics, which will result in, among other things, unitholders of Algonquin Power becoming shareholders of Hydrogenics and Algonquin Power becoming a subsidiary of Hydrogenics. Upon completion of the Plan of Arrangement, old Hydrogenics will be renamed "Algonquin Power Inc." and New
Hydrogenics will continue the Hydrogenics business as "Hydrogenics Corporation".

Benefits of the transaction to shareholders of Hydrogenics include an increase to New Hydrogenics' cash reserves and working capital without a dilutive impact on shareholders of Hydrogenics, and the transfer of Hydrogenics' assets to New
Hydrogenics under the transaction, creating a new Canadian tax basis - which New Hydrogenics may apply in sheltering future taxable income.

Daryl Wilson, Hydrogenics' President and CEO, stated, "This non-dilutive financing transaction with Algonquin Power is both timely and in the best interests of our shareholders. Over the past three years, Hydrogenics has sharpened its market focus and strategy, and we have diligently sought innovative ways to finance our expected growth going forward. Through this agreement, the resulting increase in our cash reserves and shareholder equity will provide the means to our focused efforts in renewable energy storage, industrial hydrogen products and commercialization of fuel cells in commercial markets. The Canadian government, American government, Brazil, Germany and other European nations are investing heavily in the economic and environmental promise of clean, sustainable energy solutions, and Hydrogenics is ready to catch this wave."

The board of directors of Hydrogenics and the board of trustees of Algonquin Power have each unanimously approved the transaction. Genuity Capital Markets acted as financial advisor to the Board of Directors of Hydrogenics and provided a fairness opinion with respect to the transaction.

The transaction is subject to various conditions, including the receipt of regulatory approvals, which include the approval of The Toronto Stock Exchange and Nasdaq. The transaction is also subject to approval by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice and by shareholders of Hydrogenics and unitholders of Algonquin Power. The respective shareholder and unitholder meetings will be called to approve the Plan of Arrangement and amendments to Algonquin Power's declaration of trust in connection with the transaction. In addition, completion of the transaction is subject to Algonquin Power unitholders tendering the requisite number of units to the Exchange Offer.

Details of the terms of the transaction are set out in the Support Agreement that will be filed by Hydrogenics and Algonquin Power on SEDAR, and also on EDGAR by Hydrogenics. Additional details regarding the transaction will be provided in proxy circulars to be mailed to shareholders and unitholders, respectively, with respect to special meetings to be held by Hydrogenics shareholders and by Algonquin Power unitholders in connection with the transaction. The mailing of the proxy circulars for these special meetings is expected to occur in late June with the meetings to be held on or about July 27, 2009.

Holders of Algonquin Power's units and debentures will also receive a take-over bid circular, pursuant to which Hydrogenics will offer to acquire their respective units and convertible debentures of Algonquin Power for securities of Hydrogenics.

Source: Hydrogenics