TORONTO, ON–(Marketwired – September 19, 2016) – Electrovaya (TSX: EFL) (OTCQX: EFLVF) today announced that it has closed the loan agreement and drawn the first tranche of US $5.3 million on the US $10 million (Cdn $13 million) credit facility with a top three Canadian Chartered Bank. Further funds can be drawn at the Company’s discretion within the terms of the agreement.
Commenting on the availability of the facility, Richard Halka, Electrovaya’s EVP and CFO, stated, “The bank conducted an extremely thorough due diligence focusing on our recently announced agreements in Canada and Germany including a legal review of all assets, patents and liabilities. We are very pleased that we now have the ability to draw the funds as necessary to finance our working capital and production growth.”
Electrovaya also completed the Depository Trust Company (DTC) eligibility requirements and Electrovaya’s stocks are now qualified to be held at DTC and traded through DTC’s electronic book-entry system. This means most retail and other investors in the United States and elsewhere can freely trade Electrovaya Inc. shares online through the OTCQX Best Market under the symbol “EFLVF”. Electrovaya continues to be traded in main board of the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol “EFL”.
About Electrovaya Inc.
Electrovaya Inc. (TSX: EFL) (OTCQX: EFLVF) designs, develops and manufactures proprietary Lithium Ion Super Polymer® batteries, battery systems, and battery-related products for energy storage, clean electric transportation and other specialized applications. Electrovaya, through its fully owned subsidiary, Litarion GmbH, also produces cells, electrodes and SEPARION™ ceramic separators and has manufacturing capacity of about 500MWh/annum. Electrovaya is a technology focused company with extensive IP. Headquartered in Ontario, Canada, Electrovaya has production facilities in Canada and Germany with customers around the globe.
To learn more about how Electrovaya and Litarion is powering mobility and energy storage, please explore www.electrovaya.com, www.litarion.com and www.separion.com
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Electrovaya Inc.
Email: ir@electrovaya.com
Phone: (905) 855-4618