UQM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (Amex: UQM), a developer of alternative energy technologies, announced that two mutual funds managed by an institutional investor together have purchased 1,365,188 shares of the Company’s common stock in a private placement transaction. Net cash proceeds to the Company from the transaction were approximately $3,900,000. The common stock offered by UQM Technologies, Inc. to the accredited investors in the private placement has been sold in reliance on an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (“Securities Act”). The common stock has not been registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws, and the common stock may not be offered or sold absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. This press release does not and will not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy shares in any jurisdiction in which such offer or solicitation is prohibited. A registration statement will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 30 days for the resale of the common stock.
UQM Technologies, Inc. is a developer and manufacturer of power dense, high efficiency electric motors, generators and power electronic controllers for the automotive, aerospace, medical, military and industrial markets. A major emphasis of the Company is developing products for the alternative energy technologies sector including propulsion systems for electric, hybrid electric and fuel cell electric vehicles, 42-volt under-the-hood power accessories and other vehicle auxiliaries and distributed power generation applications.