Hydrogenics Announces Election of Directors

Hydrogenics Corporation

(NASDAQ:HYGS) (TSX:HYG) ("Hydrogenics" or "the Company"), a leading developer and manufacturer of hydrogen generation and hydrogen-based power modules, today announced that all of the nominees listed in the Management Proxy Circular dated March 21, 2016 were elected as directors of Hydrogenics Corporation at the Company’s Annual General Meeting held on May 11, 2016 in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.

Each of the directors were elected by a majority of the votes cast by shareholders present or represented by proxy.  Management received the following proxies from shareholders regarding the election of the nominated directors:

Nominee				Votes For				% For				Votes Withheld				% Withheld
Douglas Alexander				4,399,905				95.96				185,387				4.04
Michael Cardiff				4,550,352				99.24				34,940				0.76
Joseph Cargnelli				4,552,743				99.29				32,549				0.71
Sara Elford				4,553,479				99.31				31,813				0.69
David Ferguson				4,550,006				99.23				35,286				0.77
Donald Lowry				4,399,582				95.95				185,710				4.05

About HydrogenicsHydrogenics Corporation is a world leader in engineering and building the technologies required to enable the acceleration of a global power shift. Headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario, Hydrogenics provides hydrogen generation, energy storage and hydrogen power modules to its customers and partners around the world. Hydrogenics has manufacturing sites in Germany, Belgium and Canada and service centres in Russia, Europe, the US and Canada.

Hydrogenics Contacts:

Bob Motz, Chief Financial Officer
Hydrogenics Corporation
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Chris Witty
Hydrogenics Investor Relations
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