Flux Continues Sales Ramp of Lithium-Ion Batteries for Forklifts
and Airport Ground Support Equipment; Closes Initial Round of
Private Placement
Vista, CA – December 28, 2018 -- Flux Power Holdings,
Inc. (OTCQB: FLUX), today highlighted ongoing progress in the
development and commercialization of its LiFT Pack lithium-ion
batteries for industrial applications including electric forklifts
and airport ground support equipment (GSE). Flux LiFT Pack
batteries are designed to replace and provide better performance at
a lower total cost of ownership than traditional lead-acid battery
solutions.
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Flux completed initial shipments of its new,
more powerful LiFT Pack solutions for Class 1 counterbalance
trucks during the current Q2’19 quarter ending
December 31, 2018. Shipments include approximately $1.4M in Class 1
LiFT Packs to a Fortune 100 heavy machinery conglomerate, in
addition to initial purchases of Flux’s new line of LiFT
Packs for Class 2 forklifts.
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Flux expects Q2’19 revenue to exceed its
Q1’19 revenue of $1.8M (and year-ago Q2’18
revenue of $1.2M). Flux remains on track to at least double revenue
in fiscal 2019 vs. fiscal 2018 revenue of $4.1M and fiscal 2017
revenue of $0.9M.
Financing
In
support of its operations, growth and new product initiatives, Flux
recently consummated the initial closing of a private placement of
up to $5 million of its common stock at $1.10 per share. The
closing resulted in gross proceeds of approximately $3.7 million
before offering expenses. A portion of the private placement
proceeds have been used to repay in full $2.6M in borrowings and
accrued interest under a short-term credit facility. Giving effect
to the private placement, Flux now has approximately 50.3 million
shares issued and outstanding.
CEO,
Ron Dutt, commented, “With growing industry awareness and
demand, and our full array of products in sight, we are bolstering
our infrastructure and personnel resources in sales and marketing
and production and planning. Flux remains on track to at least
double revenue in fiscal 2019 vs. fiscal 2018 revenue of $4.1M.
These investments are critical to support continued growth and
improved profitability in 2020 and beyond.
The
securities sold in the private placement have not been registered
under the Securities Act of 1933 (“Securities Act”), as
amended, or applicable state securities laws, and accordingly may
not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an
effective registration statement or an applicable exemption from
the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable
state securities laws.
This
press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation of an offer to buy the securities, nor shall there be
any offer, solicitation or sale of the securities in any
jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be
unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the
securities laws of such state.
About Flux Power Holdings, Inc. (www.fluxpwr.com)
Flux
Power develops advanced lithium-ion batteries for industrial uses,
including its first-ever UL 2271 Listed lithium-ion “LiFT
Pack” forklift batteries. Flux solutions utilize its
proprietary battery management system and in-house engineering and
product design. Flux batteries deliver improved performance,
extended cycle life and lower total cost of ownership than legacy
lead-acid solutions. Flux sells primarily to lift equipment
OEM’s, their dealers and battery distributors. Current
products include advanced battery packs for motive power in the
lift equipment and airport ground support markets.
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new products, projected sales, the Company’s ability to
timely obtain UL Listing for its products, the Company’s
ability to fund its operations, distribution partnerships and
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projected due to numerous factors and uncertainties. Although Flux
believes that the expectations, opinions, projections, and comments
reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, they
can give no assurance that such statements will prove to be
correct, and that the Flux’s actual results of
operations,
financial condition and performance will not differ materially from
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release, and the Company assumes no obligation to update these
statements or the reasons why actual results could differ from
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