EQS-Ad hoc: Leclanche SA

EQS-Adhoc: Leclanché SA: Leclanché welcomes a new major shareholder

EQS Group-Ad-hoc: Leclanché SA / Key word(s): Miscellaneous Leclanché SA: Leclanché welcomes a new major shareholder

30.12.2015 / 18:34 Release of an ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 KR. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

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Leclanché welcomes a new major shareholder

- Golden Partner acquires 11'248'821 shares of Leclanché SA from Precept Group

Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland, 30 December 2015 - Leclanché SA informs its shareholders that Golden Partner bought 11'248'821 shares from Oakridge and Precept. As of 23 December 2015, the number of registered shares amounts to 37,902,974 and Golden Partner now owns 29.68% of the company.

On 29 December 2015, Golden Partner International SA SPF announced it acquired all the shares which belonged to the Precept Group (Precept Fund Management SPC and Oakridge Global Energy Solutions (Hong Kong) Ltd.)

Golden Partner International SA SPF is a Luxembourg entity which, according to the notification received, is beneficially owned by Mr Jia Yufeng, resident in China.

Further information will be provided in due course once the company has learned more about the new shareholder.

For further information Jacques Boppe / Maya Aprahamian Tél.: +41 (0) 24 424 65 00 E-Mail: communication@leclanche.com

Media contacts Voxia communication Rohan Sant, tel.: +41 79 120 00 28 - rohan.sant@voxia.ch About Leclanché Leclanché, which is listed on the Swiss stock exchange (SIX:LECN), has a wide range of storage products for homes, small offices, large industries, electricity grids, hybridization for mass transport systems like fleet of buses, trams etc. Established in 1909 Leclanché has been a reliable partner for battery storage technologies. Founded in the tradition of Georges Leclanché, the inventor of the dry cell battery, Leclanché today has a rich portfolio of Energy Storage Systems that include Specialized Customer-specific Battery Systems to industry leading lithium-ion solutions. Through the integration of a spin-off of the German Fraunhofer Institute in 2006 the company evolved from a traditional battery producer into one of the first developers and manufacturers of lithium-ion cells in Europe. Leclanché's Storage Solutions are optimized for various applications, in particular for the integration of renewable energy, diesel fuel reduction, electricity grid-connected ancillary services, peak power shaving for heavy industries but also for heavy duty transportation in buses, trams, trains or maritime vessels. Leclanché products are characterized by a very high cycle stability (both for cells with titanate and graphite anode) and long service life. Thanks to our patented separator technology, which is a core element of lithium ion batteries, Leclanché is able to make cells with very good safety characteristics in a highly automated production process. Leclanché operates a fully automated plant for the production of large format lithium-ion cells at an annual maximum capacity of up to one million cells and is capable of running multiple chemistries through production for different cell characteristics. In addition, Leclanché offers a number of specialized battery systems through its Portable Business Unit, such as customer-specific energy storage systems for defense and medical applications. Leclanché also distributes primary and secondary batteries and accessories of other producers. SIX Swiss Exchange: ticker symbol LECN | ISIN CH 011 030 311 9 www.leclanche.com

Disclaimer This press release contains certain forward-looking statements relating to Leclanché's business, which can be identified by terminology such as "strategic", "proposes", "to introduce", "will", "planned", "expected", "commitment", "expects", "set", "preparing", "plans", "estimates", "aims", "would", "potential", "awaiting", "estimated", "proposal", or similar expressions, or by expressed or implied discussions regarding the ramp up of Leclanché's production capacity, potential applications for existing products, or regarding potential future revenues from any such products, or potential future sales or earnings of Leclanché or any of its business units. You should not place undue reliance on these statements. Such forward-looking statements reflect the current views of Leclanché regarding future events, and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such statements. There can be no guarantee that Leclanché's products will achieve any particular revenue levels. Nor can there be any guarantee that Leclanché, or any of the business units, will achieve any particular financial results.

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Language: English Company: Leclanché SA Av. des Sports 42 1400 Yverdon-les-Bains Switzerland Phone: +41 (24) 424 65-00 Fax: +41 (24) 424 65-20 E-mail: investors@leclanche.com Internet: www.leclanche.com ISIN: CH0110303119, CH0016271550 Valor: A1CUUB, 812950 Listed: Foreign Exchange(s) SIX End of News EQS Group News Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

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