Simark Controls Ltd – Press Release Schneider Electric and Simark Controls Ltd close a sales and service business partner agreement for Western Canada Simark Controls will offer the Schneider Electric Telemetry & Remote SCADA Solutions (TRSS) product line to end users, system integrators and OEMs in Western Canada Simark Controls expands their existing offering of Schneider Electric Foxboro Field Devices with the addition of the TRSS product portfolio Calgary, Canada, April 7, 2015 – Simark Controls Ltd, a company of SFC Energy AG, has announced today that it will sell and service Schneider Electric Telemetry & Remote SCADA Solutions (TRSS) products in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Yukon and Northwest Territories. Product lines include SCADAPack, RealFLO, RealLIFT, 4000 Series Transmitters, Trio Radios, and Accutech Sensors. Simark and SFC Energy expect significant synergies to come from this extension of the Simark product portfolio. Telemetry & Remote SCADA (TRSS)- Field Installation by Schneider Electric Telemetry & Remote SCADA Solutions require reliable off-grid power. For this application Simark offers a range of integrated, fully autonomous power supply solutions based on SFC Energy’s popular EFOY Pro fuel cells. The Schneider Electric TRSS portfolio will further expand Simark’s product offering of Schneider products: Simark Controls already successfully sells the Foxboro Measurement and Instrumentation products in Western Canada. Customers will Simark Controls Ltd. 10509 – 46 Street SE Calgary, AB T2C 5C2 www.simark.com Phone: 1 403 236-0580 Fax: 1 403 279-6553 Toll Free: 1-800-565-7431 sales@simark.com Office Locations: Edmonton, Vancouver Saskatoon, Ft. St. John benefit from an even wider product portfolio brought to them with the proven, fast expert service and support Simark has been known for in the industry. Telemetry & Remote SCADA Solutions (TRSS) enable operators to efficiently monitor and control field equipment and operations across widely dispersed infrastructures. Applications range from simple reservoir level measurement in the water and waste water industries to complex well pad optimisation and other production based processes in the oil & gas industry. “Schneider Electric is specialised in Telemetry and SCADA systems to monitor and control field operations and manage critical infrastructure systems”, said Elias Panasuik, Process Automation Sales Manager West Region, Schneider Electric Canada. “Our business relationship with Simark Controls has reached new strengths and we are excited to have this agreement in place. Simark Controls’ proven track record of delivering world class customer support service and solutions will position us closer to our end users.” Mark Wheeler, President of Simark Controls said, “Our strength at Simark Controls is our commitment for high quality products, solutions and services to meet the requirements of our customers in the oil & gas industry. With the TRSS product line we are now able to expand our offering.” “We are proud to have closed this sales and service agreement with Schneider Electric. Based on this powerful business partnership we will be able to expand sales of integrated SCADA solutions and off-grid energy systems in the oil and gas as well as other vertical markets”, added Dr. Peter Podesser, CEO of SFC Energy AG. Leveraging a proven track record in a wide range of industries and expertise in the areas of instrumentation, control and data acquisition, wireless communication and IT, Schneider Electric, Telemetry and Remote SCADA Solutions can help make the most of remote operations and assets. 2/3 From April 22 to 23 Simark Controls and Schneider Electric will present their portfolio and solutions at the ISA Show in Calgary, Booth # 305. Simark Controls is a company of SFC Energy AG, leading provider of hybrid power solutions to the stationary and mobile power generation markets. Additional information on SFC Energy and Simark Controls at www.sfc.com and www.simark.com. More information on the integrated EFOY Pro off-grid power solutions of SFC Energy at www.efoy-pro.com. About Simark Controls Simark Controls Ltd., a company of SFC Energy AG, is a service oriented, value added sales company specializing in custom integrated and manufactured solutions of high quality instrumentation, automation, energy and power products. The Company is headquarter in Calgary, Canada and sales offices in Edmonton, Vancouver, Saskatoon and Ft. St. John Simark Press Contact Samantha Wheeler Simark Controls Ltd. 10509 – 46 Street SE Calgary, AB T2C 5C2 Direct: +1 403-236 0580 Samantha.Wheeler@simark.com www.simark.com About SFC Energy SFC Energy AG (www.sfc.com) is a leading provider of hybrid solutions to the stationary and portable power generation markets. SFC is the number one supplier of fuel cells, with almost 33,000 fuel cells sold to date. The Company has award-winning products and serves a range of applications in the Oil & Gas, Security & Industry and Consumer markets. The Company is headquartered in Brunnthal/Munich, Germany, operates production facilities in the Netherlands, Romania, and Canada, and sales offices in the U.S and Canada. SFC Energy AG is listed on the Deutsche Boerse Prime Standard (WKN: 756857 ISIN: DE0007568578). SFC Press Contact: Ulrike Schramm SFC Energy AG Eugen-Sänger-Ring 7 D-85649 Brunnthal Tel. +49 89 673 592-377 Fax. +49 89 673 592-169 Email: pr@sfc.com 3/3