Flux Power Sees Growing Pace of Lithium Forklift Battery Demand With National Accounts; Projects Record LiFT Pack Shipments in Q3 '15

VISTA, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 03/19/15 -- Flux Power Holdings, Inc. (OTCQB: FLUX), a developer of advanced lithium batteries for industrial applications including electric forklifts, provided an update today on accelerating interest and demand for its LiFT Pack lithium batteries to power Class III electric forklifts or pallet jacks.

Flux has been stimulating growing customer traction, including pilots and initial orders, within the material handling industries of food and beverage distribution, grocery chains, logistics and trucking, and retail. Flux's third quarter ending March 31st (Q3'15) looks to be the strongest quarter yet for LiFT Pack activity, with unit shipment growth of 40% compared with Q2'15. While Flux is still in the early stages of its sales and marketing efforts, the demand trends are very encouraging.

With the launch of its LiFT Pack line last year, Flux has played a pioneering role in introducing the performance and cost benefits of lithium batteries versus legacy lead-acid solutions in the material handling industry. Flux Power's lithium batteries deliver substantially improved performance and a lower total cost of ownership compared to lead-acid batteries. The table below reviews piloting and initial purchases of Flux LiFT Packs with a select group of sixteen Flux regional and national accounts.

Flux Power Holdings, Inc.
National & Regional Account Progress for Walkie Pallet Jack LiFT Pack Line
(as of March 18, 2015)
Customer Flux Progress
Type Size (Est. Annual Sales) Purchase Status Pilot Status
Beverage Producer - Global >$60B Initial Packs Completed
Beverage Producer - Global >$45B Initial Packs Completed
Consumer Products - National $1B Initial Packs Completed
Food & Beverage - National >$9B Initial Packs Completed
Food Production - National $1.5B Initial Packs Completed
Food Production - Regional n/a Initial Packs Completed
Grocery Chain - National >$3.5B Initial Packs Completed
Grocery Chain - National n/a Initial Packs Completed
Specialty Retailer - National >$9B Initial Packs Completed
Wholesale Grocery - Regional $9.5B Initial Packs Completed
Food Distribution - National $1B Since Jan. 2015
Grocery Chain - Regional $4B Starts Apr. 2015
Logistics / Trucking - National >$6B Since Feb. 2015
Wholesale Grocery - National >$25B Since Jan. 2015
Wholesale Grocery - National $6B Since Feb. 2015
Wholesale Grocery - Regional $2B Since Nov. 2014

Flux Power CEO Ron Dutt commented, "After a year of active market development, we are very pleased with the growing interest for our lithium power solutions in the material handling industry. We are grateful to our partners and customers who have taken time to get to know us and learn how state-of-the-art power storage can bring substantial efficiency and cost benefits to logistics-intensive businesses.

"With an expanding base of distributors and customers that have tested our solutions and made initial purchases, we are excited to see them progress to repeat orders to extend their deployments. We are looking forward to build on this momentum at the ProMat 2015 convention in Chicago next week."

About Flux Power Holdings, Inc. (www.fluxpwr.com)
Flux Power develops and markets advanced lithium-ion energy storage systems ('batteries') based on its proprietary battery management system (BMS) and in-house engineering and product design. Flux storage solutions deliver improved performance, extended cycle life and greater return on investment than legacy solutions. Flux sells direct and through a growing base of distribution relationships. Products include advanced battery packs for motive power in the lift equipment, tug and tow and robotics markets, portable power for military applications and stationary power for grid storage.

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