Appointment of Lucas Bertrand

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ITM Power PLC

30 November 2012

ITM Power plc

("ITM Power" or the "Company")

Appointment of Lucas Bertrand as French Representative

ITM Power (AIM: ITM), the energy storage and clean fuel company, is pleased to announce that it has appointed Lucas Bertrand as its representative for France and its overseas territories. He will be based in Paris.

Lucas has over 20 years' experience in the portable energy and hydrogen power industry, most recently with Helion Hydrogen Power, part of the Areva Group, where he was Strategy & Business Development Manager. Before that, Lucas was Sales and Marketing Director for Cell Expert and spent 11 years with Duracell in OEM Business Development, Sales and Marketing roles. Lucas holds a MBA from the École Supérieure des Sciences Économiques et Commerciales (ESSEC) and speaks French, English, Spanish and Dutch.

Lucas joins Phil Doran (Germany and German speaking Europe) and Geoff Budd (North America) as part of the Company's international sales and marketing drive and has been recruited in response to the considerable interest in ITM Power's larger electrolyser products in France.

Dr Graham Cooley, CEO of ITM Power commented: "Lucas is a valuable addition to our Sales and Development team and joins at a time when project traction across mainland Europe, and particularly in France and Germany, is very strong."

Lucas Bertrand, ITM Power's French Representative added: "I am delighted to be joining ITM Power at this key time for the roll out of hydrogen infrastructure across Europe. This, combined with the ever increasing interest in hydrogen energy storage, means that I am very excited to be able to offer ITM Power's products in France."

For further information please visit www.itm-power.com or contact:

ITM Power plc

Graham Cooley

0114 244 5111

Nplus1 Singer (Nominated Adviser & Broker)

Shaun Dobson / Jenny Wyllie

020 7496 3000

Tavistock Communications

Simon Hudson / Kelsey Traynor

020 7920 3150

About ITM Power

ITM Power plc was admitted to the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange in 2004 and raised its initial funding of £10m gross in its IPO. Further funding rounds of £28.5m in 2006 and £5.4m in 2012 have been completed. The Company has now made the transition from a research and development company to a product manufacturer and technology provider. The Company has both a strong base of intellectual property and engineering expertise for providing complete hydrogen solutions. The Company has been successful in developing strategic industry partnerships in the following projects:

● EU Funding for Advanced Refuelling Project

http://www.itm-power.com/news-item/e3-59m-grant-award-for-an-advanced-refueling-product/

● AEG Power Solutions electrolyser integration with power electronics

http://www.itm-power.com/news-item/rapid-response-electrolyser-power-systems-integration/

· DECC Funding Award for the Production of Synthetic Methane

http://www.itm-power.com/news-item/decc-funding-award-for-the-production-of-synthetic-methane/

· EU Funding for PEM Fuel Cell Innovation - IMPACT

http://www.itm-power.com/news-item/eu-funding-for-pem-fuel-cell-innovation-impact/

· Agreement with ABO Wind of Wiesbaden, Germany

http://www.itm-power.com/news-item/agreement-with-abo-wind-of-wiesbaden-germany/

· Letter of Intent signed with German Utility

http://www.itm-power.com/news-item/letter-of-intent-signe-witdh-german-utility/