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Published on 11/5/2015 in the Prospect News PIPE Daily.

Axion negotiates $9 million private placement of senior convertibles

Agent Maxim sells notes with two-year warrants for 10,975,608 shares

By Devika Patel

Knoxville, Tenn., Nov. 5 – Axion Power International, Inc. arranged a $9 million private placement of senior convertible notes on Nov. 4, according to an 8-K filed Thursday with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Maxim Group LLC is the agent.

The 9% notes are due in 14 months and will convert to common shares at $1.23 per share. The conversion price is a 4.24% premium to the Nov. 3 closing share price of $1.18.

In addition, the investors received 10,975,608 two-year warrants. Each warrant is exercisable at the lesser of $1.29 and 85% of the market price at the time of exercise.

New Castle, Pa.-based Axion specializes in developing energy storage devices.

Issuer:Axion Power International, Inc.
Issue:Senior convertible notes
Amount:$9 million
Maturity:14 months
Coupon:9%
Conversion price:$1.23
Conversion premium:4.24%
Warrants:10,975,608
Warrant expiration:Two years
Warrant strike price:The lesser of $1.29 and 85% of the market price at the time of exercise
Agent:Maxim Group LLC
Pricing date:Nov. 4
Stock symbol:Nasdaq: AXPW
Stock price:$1.18 at close Nov. 3
Market capitalization:$4.1 million

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