8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 13, 2020

Plug Power Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

Delaware	1-34392	22-3672377
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

968 Albany Shaker Road, Latham, New York	12110
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

(518) 782-7700

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Securities registered pursuant to 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	PLUG	The Nasdaq Capital Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ¨

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

Item 1.01. Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On May 13, 2020, Plug Power Inc. (the “Company”) and its subsidiaries, Emerging Power Inc., a Delaware corporation, and Emergent Power Inc., a Delaware corporation, entered into a Sixth Amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of March 29, 2019, as amended (the “Loan Agreement”) with Generate PPL SPV I, LLC, as assignee of Generate Lending, LLC.

The Amendment amends certain defined terms and covenants under the Loan Agreement in order to, among other things, permit the Company’s issuance, offer and sale (the “Offering”) of convertible senior notes due 2025 (the “2025 Notes”). The foregoing summary of the Amendment is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Amendment, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated by reference herein.

Also On May 13, 2020, the Company entered into Amendment No. 1 (the “Note and NPA Amendment”) to (i) the 7.50% Senior Convertible Note due 2023 (the “Note”) issued to HT Investments MA LLC (the “Holder”) on September 6, 2019 by the Company and (ii) the Note Purchase Agreement, dated September 6, 2019, by and between the Company and the Holder (the “Note Purchase Agreement”).

The Note and NPA Amendment (i) adds and amends certain defined terms under the Note and (ii) amends a covenant under the Note Purchase Agreement, in order to permit, among other things, the Offering of the 2025 Notes and certain related transactions. The Note and NPA Amendment also increases the conversion rate of the Note from 387.5969 to 400.0000 (except in certain limited circumstances), which, pursuant to the terms of the Note, is subject to adjustment in some events. The increased conversion rate is equivalent to a conversion price of $2.50 per share of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share. In addition, the Note and NPA Amendment also provides that the Holder will have the right to purchase up to thirty percent (30%) of the 2025 Notes sold in the Offering. The foregoing summary of the Note and NPA Amendment is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Note and NPA Amendment, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.2 and incorporated by reference herein. 

Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation Under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

The information contained or incorporated in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated into this Item 2.03 by reference.

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On May 13, 2020, the Company issued a press release announcing the Company’s proposed private offering of $200 million aggregate principal amount of convertible senior notes due 2025 pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

On May 14, 2020, the Company issued a press release announcing that it had priced an offering of $200 million aggregate principal amount of convertible senior notes due 2025. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.2 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

This Current Report on Form 8-K does not and shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any notes or shares of the Company’s common stock, nor shall there be any offer, solicitation or sale of notes or such common stock in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

d) Exhibits.

Exhibit Number	Description
10.1	Sixth Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of May 13, 2020, by and among Plug Power Inc., Emerging Power Inc., Emergent Power Inc. and Generate Lending, LLC
10.2	Amendment No. 1 to Senior Convertible Note due 2023 and Related Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 13, 2020, by and between Plug Power Inc. and HT Investments MA LLC
99.1	Launch Press Release, dated May 13, 2020, issued by Plug Power Inc.
99.2	Pricing Press Release, dated May 14, 2020, issued by Plug Power Inc.
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	PLUG POWER INC.
Date:  May 14, 2020	By:	/s/ Paul Middleton
		Paul Middleton,
		Chief Financial Officer

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EX-10.1

Exhibit 10.1

EXECUTION VERSION

SIXTH AMENDMENT TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

THIS SIXTH AMENDMENT TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is dated as of May 13, 2020, by and among PLUG POWER INC., a Delaware corporation (“Plug Power”), EMERGENT POWER INC., a Delaware corporation (“Emergent”), EMERGING POWER INC., a Delaware corporation (“Emerging”, and individually or collectively with Plug Power and Emergent as the context may require, “Borrower”), and GENERATE PPL SPV I, LLC, as assignee of Generate Lending, LLC (the “Lender”).

WHEREAS, Borrower and Lender are parties to a Loan and Security Agreement dated as of March 29, 2019 (as amended by the First Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of March 29, 2019, the Second Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of August 6, 2019, the Third Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of September 6, 2019, the Fourth Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of November 27, 2019, the Fifth Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of May 6, 2020, and as further amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, including by this Amendment, the “Loan Agreement”), pursuant to which Lender has made a term loan facility available to Borrower; and

WHEREAS, Borrower intends to issue the Sixth Amendment Convertible Notes as defined in Section 2 below (the “Note Issuance”) and has requested that Lender agree to modify the Loan Agreement in order to permit the Note Issuance, and Lender has agreed to amend the Loan Agreement accordingly.

WHEREAS, Borrower and Lender have agreed to modify certain provisions of the Loan Agreement as more particularly set forth in this Amendment.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual covenants herein contained, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:

1.       Capitalized Terms; Effective Date. Capitalized terms used in this Amendment which are not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Loan Agreement, as modified by this Amendment. Except as expressly provided to the contrary herein, all modifications to the Loan Agreement set forth herein shall be effective as of the date of this Amendment.

2.             Amendment. The Loan Agreement, including the Recitals thereto, is hereby amended as follows:

(a)Insert in Section 1.1 the following new defined terms in appropriate alphabetical order:

“‘Net Cash Proceeds’ means, with respect to the Sixth Amendment Convertible Notes, the proceeds of the sale of the Sixth Amendment Convertible Notes minus the sum of (i) all discounts and commissions of the initial purchasers of the Sixth Amendment Convertible Notes (ii) all fees and out of pocket expenses paid in connection with the offering, issuance and sale of the Sixth Amendment Convertible Notes and any purchases or redemptions of the Convertible Notes, (iii) all taxes paid or required to be paid on the proceeds of the issuance of the Sixth Amendment Convertible Notes, and (iv) the aggregate amount of cash used to repurchase Convertible Notes.

“‘Sixth Amendment Convertible Notes’ means the Convertible Senior Notes due 2025 issued by Plug Power that are convertible into Common Stock, issued on or around the date hereof (or any replacement notes with respect to such notes) pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Sixth Amendment Convertible Notes Documentation; including that (i) the Sixth Amendment Convertible Notes do not require principal repayments or mandatory redemption prior to the stated maturity date of the Sixth Amendment Convertible Notes (as in effect on the date initially issued) other than (a) the settlement or conversion of the Sixth Amendment Convertible Notes with shares of Plug Power Common Stock, cash or a combination thereof at the election of Plug Power in accordance with the terms of the Sixth Amendment Convertible Notes Documentation, (b) the required repayment of principal and interest upon any acceleration of the Sixth Amendment Convertible Notes as a result of a Fundamental Change pursuant to the terms of the Sixth Amendment Convertible Notes Documentation or (c) a mandatory offer to repurchase the Sixth Amendment Convertible Notes as a result of a Fundamental Change, (ii) the Sixth Amendment Convertible Notes are unsecured, (iii) the Sixth Amendment Convertible Notes have a maturity date that is no less than five (5) years from the date of issuance of the Sixth Amendment Convertible Notes, (iv) the interest rate applicable to the Sixth Amendment Convertible Notes is less than or equal to 6% per annum, (v) the Net Cash Proceeds from the issuance and sale of the Sixth Amendment Convertible Notes are not less than $50,000,000 and (vi) Convertible Notes representing an aggregate principal amount of at least $62,500,000 are repurchased with the proceeds of the issuance and sale of the Sixth Amendment Convertible Notes.”

“‘Sixth Amendment Convertible Notes Documentation’ means the Sixth Amendment Convertible Notes, that certain Indenture, dated on or around the date hereof, between Plug Power and Wilmington Trust, National Association, dated on or around the Sixth Amendment Effective Date, and the other definitive documentation governing the Sixth Amendment Convertible Notes.”

“‘Sixth Amendment Effective Date’ means May 13, 2020.”

(b)The definition of “Fundamental Change” appearing in Section 1.1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by deleting such definition in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof the following new definition to read in its entirety as follows:

‘“Fundamental Change” (i) in the case of the Convertible Notes, has the meaning given to it in the Indenture and (ii) in the case of the Sixth Amendment Convertible Notes, has the meaning given to it in the Sixth Amendment Convertible Notes Documentation.”

(c)The definition of “Permitted Equity Hedge Transactions” appearing in Section 1.1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by deleting such definition in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof the following new definition to read in its entirety as follows:

““Permitted Equity Hedge Transactions” means the following transactions executed in connection with the issuance of the Convertible Notes and the issuance of the Sixth Amendment Convertible Notes (in each case, including any exercise of any over-allotment or other option granted to the investment banks acting as initial purchasers of the Convertibles Notes or Sixth Amendment Convertible Notes), in each case, consummated on or around the Sixth Amendment Effective Date:

(a)       one or more call options or capped call options (or substantively equivalent derivative transaction) relating to the Common Stock (or other securities or property following any merger event, reclassification or other change of the Common Stock), entered into between Plug Power, as purchaser of any such option, and one or more of Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Barclays Capital Inc., and/or their respective affiliates, or other leading dealers in the relevant market and settled in Common Stock, cash or any combination of such cash or Common Stock or an amendment or modification to Plug Power’s existing capped call transactions entered into in connection with the Convertible Notes; and

(b)       one or more forward purchase contracts (or substantively equivalent derivative transaction) relating to Common Stock entered into by Plug Power, as purchaser, and one or more financial institutions and/or their affiliates or an amendment or modification to Plug Power’s existing forward purchase contract entered into in connection with the Convertible Notes.

Any reference to “Permitted Equity Hedge Transactions” is a reference to the confirmations, agreements and other definitive documentation executed to document the terms and conditions of the Permitted Equity Hedge Transactions (or any of them).”

(d)The definition of “Permitted Indebtedness” appearing in Section 1.1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by deleting clause (xix) appearing therein in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof the following new clause (xix) to read in its entirety as follows:

“(xix) unsecured Indebtedness evidenced by (a) the Convertible Notes, provided that the principal amount thereof permitted under this clause (xix)(a) shall be reduced by any principal amounts prepaid with the proceeds of Sixth Amendment Convertible Notes, (b) the Additional Convertible Notes, and (c) the Sixth Amendment Convertible Notes;”

(e)Section 7.5 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by deleting clauses (a) and (b) appearing therein in their entirety and substituting in lieu thereof the following new clauses (a) and (b) to read in their entirety as follows:

“(a) the conversion of Indebtedness into (i) Common Stock, cash or any combination thereof as and when required pursuant to the terms of the Convertible Notes Documentation or the purchase or exchange of such Indebtedness for Common Stock, cash, or any combination thereof provided that, to the extent the cash consideration per $1,000 principal amount of Convertible Notes in respect of such purchase or exchange exceeds $1,000, Borrower shall only be permitted to use proceeds from the sale of the Sixth Amendment Convertible Notes to finance such excess, (ii) Common Stock, cash or any combination thereof as and when required pursuant to the Sixth Amendment Convertible Notes Documentation, and (iii) Common Stock, or, solely with respect to fractional shares, cash or a combination of cash and Common Stock, in each case as and when required pursuant to the terms of the Additional Convertible Notes Documentation, (b) (i) the required repayment of principal and interest upon any acceleration of the Convertible Notes pursuant to the terms of the Convertible Notes Documentation, (ii) the required repayment of principal and interest upon any acceleration of the Sixth Amendment Convertible Notes pursuant to the terms of the Sixth Amendment Convertible Notes Documentation, (iii) the repurchase of the Convertible Notes in connection with a Fundamental Change or the redemption of the Convertible Notes as and when required pursuant to the Convertible Notes Documentation, (iv) the repurchase of the Sixth Amendment Convertible Notes in connection with a Fundamental Change or the redemption of the Sixth Amendment Convertible Notes as and when required pursuant to the Sixth Amendment Convertible Notes Documentation as and when required pursuant to the Sixth Amendment Convertible Notes Documentation, so long as concurrently with an such required repayment, repurchase or redemption described in this clause (b)(i) through (iv), all of the Secured Obligations hereunder are indefeasibly paid in full in cash, and (v) the required payment of interest with respect to the Additional Convertible Notes, in each case under this clause (b)(v), (x) as and when required pursuant to the Additional Convertible Notes Documentation and (y) so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing,”

(f)Section 7.7 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by deleting such Section in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof the following new Section to read in its entirety as follows:

“7.7 Investments. Borrower shall not directly or indirectly acquire or own, or make any Investment in or to any Person, or permit any of its Subsidiaries so to do, other than (i) Permitted Investments, (ii) to the extent the Convertible Notes constitute capital stock or equity interests and their repurchase or redemption constitutes an Investment, the acquisition of Convertible Notes in accordance with the Convertible Notes Documentation or with the proceeds of Sixth Amendment Convertible Notes, (iii) to the extent the Additional Convertible Notes constitute capital stock or equity interests and their redemption constitutes an Investment, the redemption of Additional Convertible Notes in accordance with the Additional Convertible Notes Documentation, and (iv) to the extent the Sixth Amendment Convertible Notes constitute capital stock or equity interests and their repurchase or redemption constitutes an Investment, the acquisition of Sixth Amendment Convertible Notes in accordance with the Sixth Amendment Convertible Notes Documentation”.

(g)Section 7.8 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by deleting clause (a)(iv) appearing in therein in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof the following new clause (a)(iv) to read in its entirety as follows:

“(iv) (1) to the extent the Convertible Notes constitute capital stock or equity interests, the payment or delivery of Common Stock, cash or a combination of cash and Common Stock, in each case, in connection with the settlement or conversion of the Convertible Notes and the repurchase or redemption of the Convertible Notes as and when required pursuant to the Convertible Notes Documentation as in effect on the Closing Date or with the proceeds of Sixth Amendment Convertible Notes or (2) to the extent the Additional Convertible Notes constitute capital stock or equity interests, the payment or delivery of Common Stock, or, solely with respect to fractional shares, cash or a combination of cash and Common Stock, in each case, in connection with the settlement or conversion of the Additional Convertible Notes and the redemption of the Additional Convertible Notes as and when required pursuant to the Additional Convertible Notes Documentation as in effect on the Third Amendment Effective Date, or (3) to the extent the Sixth Amendment Convertible Notes constitute capital stock or equity interests, the payment or delivery of Common Stock, cash or a combination of cash and Common Stock, in each case, in connection with the settlement or conversion of the Sixth Amendment Convertible Notes and the repurchase or redemption of the Sixth Amendment Convertible Notes as and when required pursuant to the Sixth Amendment Convertible Notes Documentation as in effect on the Sixth Amendment Effective Date”

(h)Section 7.8 of the Loan Agreement is hereby further amended by deleting clause (b)(ii) appearing in therein in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof the following new clause (b)(ii) to read in its entirety as follows:

“(ii) subject to the terms and conditions set forth in Section 7.5(a), Borrower may make any cash payments required by (1) each of the Convertible Notes Documentation and Sixth Amendment Notes Documentation, and (2) to the extent the conversion of fractional shares referenced therein and permitted thereby could be deemed a cash distribution, the Additional Convertible Notes Documentation, and”

(i) Section 7.17 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the parenthetical appearing therein in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof the following new parenthetical to read in its entirety as follows:

“(including for the avoidance of doubt, the Convertible Notes Documentation, the Additional Convertible Notes Documentation or the Sixth Amendment Notes Documentation)”

3.             Conditions to Effectiveness. This Amendment shall become effective upon the prior or concurrent satisfaction of each of the conditions specified below:

(a)          Borrower and Lender shall have each received one or more counterparts of this Amendment, duly executed, completed and delivered by Borrower and Lender;

(b)          After giving effect to this Amendment, the representations and warranties of Borrower set forth in this Amendment and the other Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects with the same effect as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to a specific earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date;

(c)          After giving effect to this Amendment, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or shall be caused by the transactions contemplated by this Amendment.

4.             Additional Convertible Notes Consent. Effective upon the Sixth Amendment Effective Date, the Lender consents to the amendment of the Additional Convertible Notes Documentation (i) solely to the extent necessary to permit under the terms of the Additional Convertible Notes Documentation the issuance of the Sixth Amendment Convertible Notes and the performance by Plug Power of its obligations under the Sixth Amendment Convertible Notes Documentation and (ii) to amend the definition of “Conversion Rate”, as defined in the Additional Convertible Notes Documentation.

5.             Post-Closing Covenant. Borrower shall deliver to Lender within two Business Days of the Sixth Amendment Effective Date true, correct and complete copies of all of the Sixth Amendment Convertible Notes Documentation and any related agreements, documents and instruments. Borrower shall pay all promptly invoiced fees and expenses of Lender required to be paid pursuant to Section 11.10 of the Loan Agreement and incurred in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery of this Amendment and the Loan Document (including, without limitation, the fees and expenses of counsel to Lender) within two (2) Business Days of receiving an invoice with respect to such fees and expenses.

6.       No Other Modifications; Reaffirmation by the Borrower. Except as expressly modified hereby, the terms of the Loan Agreement shall remain in full force and effect in all respects, and Borrower hereby reaffirms its obligations under the Loan Agreement, as modified by this Amendment, and under each of the other Loan Documents to which it is a party.

7.       References. All references in the Loan Agreement to “this Agreement,” “herein,” “hereunder” or other words of similar import, and all references to the Loan Agreement in the other Loan Documents, or any other document or instrument that refers to the Loan Agreement, shall be deemed to be references to the Loan Agreement as amended by this Amendment.

8.       Applicable Law. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAW PROVISIONS.

9.       Counterparts; Electronic Delivery. This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts (all counterparts together reflecting the signature of all parties) each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery by any party to this Amendment of its signatures hereon through facsimile or other electronic image file (including .pdf) (i) may be relied upon as if this Amendment were physically delivered with an original hand-written signature of such party, and (ii) shall be binding on such party for all purposes.

10.     Successors. This Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

11.     Final Agreements. This Amendment represents the final agreement of Borrower and Lender with respect to the subject matter hereof, and may not be contradicted, modified or supplemented in any way by evidence of any prior or contemporaneous written or oral agreements of Borrower and Lender.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Borrower and Lender have caused this Amendment to be duly executed by their duly authorized officers, under seal, all as of the date first above written.

BORROWER:
PLUG POWER INC.
By:	/s/ Paul B. Middleton
Name:	Paul B. Middleton
Title:	Chief Financial Officer
EMERGING POWER INC.
By:	/s/ Paul B. Middleton
Name:	Paul B. Middleton
Title:	Treasurer
EMERGENT POWER INC.
By:	/s/ Paul B. Middleton
Name:	Paul B. Middleton
Title:	Treasurer

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SIXTH AMENDMENT TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

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LENDER:
GENERATE PPL SPV I, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company
By:	/s/ Jigar Shah
Name:	Jigar Shah
Title:	Manager

SIXTH AMENDMENT TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

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EX-10.2

Exhibit 10.2

EXECUTION VERSION

PLUG POWER INC.

Amendment No. 1 to Senior Convertible Note due 2023 and Related Note Purchase Agreement Consent

THIS AMENDMENT NO. 1 (this “AMENDMENT AND CONSENT”) TO THE 7.50% SENIOR CONVERTIBLE NOTE DUE 2023 (the “Note”) issued to HT Investments MA LLC (the “Holder”) on September 6, 2019 by PLUG POWER INC., a Delaware corporation (“Plug Power”), and the related consent provided hereunder pursuant to that certain NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the “Note Purchase Agreement”), dated September 6, 2019, by and between Plug Power and the Holder, is dated as of May 13, 2020 (the “Effective Date”);

WHEREAS the Holder holds all of the Note and constitutes the Required Holders under the Note Purchase Agreement;

WHEREAS, Plug Power intends to (i) issue New Convertible Notes (as defined below), (ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire and cancel Existing Convertible Notes (as defined below), (iii) enter into New Permitted Equity Hedge Transactions (as defined below) and (iv) unwind or extend Existing Permitted Equity Hedge Transactions (as defined below);

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 10(D) of the Note, Plug Power is not permitted to incur Indebtedness other than the Note and other Permitted Indebtedness;

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 4(o) of the Note Purchase Agreement, so long as any of the Note is outstanding, Plug Power is not permitted to redeem any of its securities without the prior express written consent of the Holder (except as otherwise set forth in the Note Purchase Agreement);

WHEREAS, Plug Power and Holder each desire to make certain amendments to the Note and the Note Purchase Agreement to permit the Transactions and Holder wishes to consent to the Transactions.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual covenants herein contained, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:

1.Capitalized Terms; Effective Date. Capitalized terms used in this Amendment and Consent which are not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Note Purchase Agreement, or if not defined therein, in the Note, in each case as modified by this Amendment and Consent. Except as expressly provided to the contrary herein, all modifications to the Note and the Note Purchase Agreement set forth herein shall be effective as of the Effective Date.

2.Defined Terms. For purposes of this Amendment and Consent:

(a)       “New Convertible Notes” means up to $287.5 million aggregate principal amount of convertible senior notes issued by Plug Power on or prior to May 26, 2020; provided that to the extent any portion of such amount will be issued pursuant to a greenshoe option, such portion may be issued after May 26, 2020; provided further that that such notes shall not have (i) a final maturity date, amortization payment, sinking fund, mandatory redemption or other repurchase obligation or put right at the option of the lender or holder of such Indebtedness earlier than one hundred eighty-one (181) days following the Maturity Date under the Note (other than mandatory redemptions, repurchase obligations or put rights in connection with a change of control or fundamental change (it being understood that a holder’s option to convert any such notes into equity interests of Plug Power (and cash in lieu of fractional shares) and/or cash (in an amount determined by reference to the price of such equity interests shall not be considered a mandatory redemption, repurchase obligation or put right), (ii) any covenants that are more restrictive on Plug Power in any material respect than the covenants set forth in the Note or (iii) any other material terms (other than conversion premium and “make-whole” conversion rate adjustments) more favorable to the holder of such New Convertible Notes than the analogous material terms in the Note are to the Holder, including applicable interest rates;

(b)       “Existing Convertible Notes” means Plug Power’s 5.5% Convertible Senior Notes due March 15, 2023 in aggregate principal amount of $100.0 million;

(c)       “Existing Permitted Equity Hedge Transactions” means (i) the Base Call Option Transaction, dated March 22, 2018 entered into between Plug Power and Barclays Bank PLC, through its agent Barclays Capital Inc., (ii) the Base Call Option Transaction, dated March 22, 2018 entered into between Plug Power and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and (iii) the Forward Stock Purchase Transaction, dated March 22, 2018, between Plug Power and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC; and

(d)       “New Permitted Equity Hedge Transactions” means the following transactions executed substantially concurrently and in connection with the issuance of the New Convertible Notes: (i) one or more call options or capped call options (or substantively equivalent derivative transaction) relating to the Common Stock of Plug Power, purchased by Plug Power; and (ii) one or more forward purchase contracts (or substantively equivalent derivative transaction), relating to Common Stock of Plug Power entered into by Plug Power, as purchaser, and one or more financial institutions and/or their affiliates.

3.Note Amendment. Subject to the terms of this Amendment and Consent, the Holder, in its own capacity and its capacity as the Required Holders, agrees that the Note is amended to:

(a) add the following definitions to Section 1 of the Note in alphabetical order:

“Existing Convertible Notes” means the Company’s 5.5% Convertible Senior Notes due March 15, 2023 in aggregate principal amount of one hundred million ($100,000,000).

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“New Convertible Notes” means a new series of the Company’s convertible senior notes in aggregate principal amount not to exceed two hundred eighty-seven million, five hundred thousand dollars ($287,500,000) to be issued by the Company on or prior to May 26, 2020 substantially concurrently with and in connection with the repurchase, redemption or acquisition and cancelation of not less than sixty-two and one half percent (62.5%) of the Existing Convertible Notes; provided that to the extent any portion of such amount will be issued pursuant to a greenshoe option, such portion may be issued after May 26, 2020; provided that such New Convertible Notes may not have (i) a final maturity date, amortization payment, sinking fund, mandatory redemption or other repurchase obligation or put right at the option of the lender or holder of such Indebtedness earlier than one hundred eighty-one (181) days following the Maturity Date under the Note (other than mandatory redemptions, repurchase obligations or put rights in connection with a change of control or fundamental change (it being understood that a holder’s option to convert any such New Convertible Notes into equity interests of the Company (and cash in lieu of fractional shares) and/or cash (in an amount determined by reference to the price of such equity interests shall not be considered a mandatory redemption, repurchase obligation or put right), (ii) any covenants that are more restrictive on the Company in any material respect than the covenants set forth in the Note or (iii) any other material terms (other than conversion premium and “make-whole” conversion rate adjustments) more favorable to the holder of such New Convertible Notes than the analogous material terms in the Note are to the Holder, including applicable interest rates.

(b) replace the definition of “Conversion Rate” in its entirety with the following:

“Conversion Rate” initially means 400.0000 shares of Common Stock per $1,000 Principal Amount of Notes; provided, that for purposes of Section 9(F) (including the definition of Conversion Price thereunder), both initially and as of as of May 13, 2020, “Conversion Rate” shall mean 387.5969 shares of Common Stock per $1,000 Principal Amount of Notes, provided, further, that in each case the applicable Conversion Rate is subject to separate adjustment of such amounts pursuant to Section 9; and provided, further, that whenever this Note refers to the Conversion Rate as of a particular date without setting forth a particular time on such date, such reference will be deemed to be to the Conversion Rate immediately after the Close of Business on such date.

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(c) replace the definition of “Permitted Indebtedness” in its entirety with the following:

“Permitted Indebtedness” means (A) Indebtedness evidenced by the Notes; (B) the Generate Loan Agreement or any extensions, refinancings and renewals thereof, provided that the amount incurred in reliance on this clause (B) and clause (W), taken together, shall not exceed $200,000,000 in the aggregate at any one time outstanding; (C) Indebtedness (other than the Generate Loan Agreement) deemed to be disclosed pursuant to the Note Purchase Agreement, as in effect as of the Issue Date (including all other Indebtedness accrued in the balance sheet included in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2019); (D) Indebtedness of Subsidiaries that are organized under the laws of a jurisdiction outside of the United States and not guaranteed by, or secured by a lien on assets of, the Company; (E) Indebtedness to trade creditors incurred in the ordinary course of business, including Indebtedness incurred in the ordinary course of business with corporate credit cards; (F) Indebtedness that also constitutes an investment, including, without limitation, (i) notes receivable of, or prepaid royalties and other credit extensions to, customers and suppliers who are not Affiliates, in the ordinary course of business, provided that this subparagraph (i) shall not apply to investments of the Company in any of its Subsidiaries (other than ServiceCo, provided that any such investments in ServiceCo shall be solely in accordance with the Master Agreement); (ii) loans involving the net transfer on a substantially contemporaneous basis of cash proceeds to employees, officers or directors relating to the purchase of capital stock of the Company pursuant to employee stock purchase plans or other similar agreements approved by the Company’s Board of Directors; and (iii) travel advances and employee relocation loans and other employee loans and advances in the ordinary course of business; (G) reimbursement obligations in connection with letters of credit issued for the account of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to support obligations of the Company or such Subsidiary under a Project Financing Agreement; (H) intercompany Indebtedness; (I) guarantees of Indebtedness of a the Company or any of its Subsidiaries by the Company or any other Subsidiary, provided such Indebtedness so guaranteed was otherwise permitted to be incurred hereunder; (J) Indebtedness incurred or owed by the Borrower or any SPE pursuant to Project Financing Agreements, to the extent constituting Indebtedness under GAAP, to finance or refinance the acquisition, development, construction, and operation of Projects; (K) Indebtedness owed to any Person (including obligations in respect of letters of credit for the benefit of such Person) providing workers’ compensation, health, disability or other employee benefits or property, casualty, liability insurance, self-insurance, pursuant to reimbursement or indemnification obligations to such Person, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice; (L) Indebtedness in respect of or guarantee of performance bonds, bid bonds, appeal bonds, surety bonds, performance and completion guarantees, workers’ compensation claims, letters of credit, bank guarantees and banker’s acceptances, warehouse receipts or similar instruments and similar obligations (other than in respect of other Indebtedness for borrowed money) including, without limitation, those incurred to secure health, safety and environmental obligations, in each case (a) provided in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice and (b) to the extent arising in a Project, recourse for, and any pledge of security granted in connection therein is limited solely to, the assets of such Project; (M) Indebtedness in respect of treasury, depositary, cash management and netting services, automatic clearinghouse arrangements, overdraft protections and similar arrangements or otherwise in connection with securities accounts and deposit accounts, in each case, in the ordinary course of business; (N) Indebtedness consisting of the financing of insurance premiums in the ordinary course of business; (O) endorsement of instruments or other payment items for deposit in the ordinary course of business; (P) all lease obligations associated with any Project incurred in connection with a sale-leaseback transaction entered into in respect of such Project as long as such obligations meet the requirements hereunder applicable to a Project Financing Agreement; (Q) other Indebtedness in amounts and on terms approved by Holder in writing in its reasonable discretion; (R) extensions, refinancings and renewals of any items of Permitted Indebtedness, provided that the principal amount is not increased (other than for accrued interest and fees, if any) or the terms modified to impose materially more burdensome terms upon the Company or its Subsidiaries, as the case may be; (S) unsecured Indebtedness evidenced by the Existing Convertible Notes and New Convertible Notes; (T) to the extent constituting Indebtedness and otherwise permitted hereunder, accrued but unpaid dividends pursuant to Series E Repurchases; (U) to the extent constituting Indebtedness and otherwise permitted hereunder, the Company’s obligations under and in connection with the Master Lease Agreement, dated as of June 3, 2016, between Generate Capital, Inc. (collectively with its successors and assigns) and Plug Power (collectively with its successors and assigns), as modified or replaced from time to time, and any rental schedules from time to time executed in connection therewith; (V) the Series C Obligations and Series E Obligations; and (W) up to two hundred million dollars ($200,000,000) in the aggregate, of secured Indebtedness of the Company (and any extensions, refinancings and renewals thereof pursuant to clause (R)).”

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4.Right to Participate. Plug Power shall undertake to provide the Holder with as much advance written notice as reasonably practicable of any proposed offering of New Convertible Notes and the terms of such offering, and the Holder shall have a right to purchase, or to designate an Affiliate of the Holder to purchase, if such Holder or Affiliate, as the case may be, is a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, up to thirty percent (30%) of the New Convertible Notes sold in such offering on terms that are no worse to the Holder than any other investor in the New Convertible Notes (including, for the avoidance of doubt, with respect to offering price).

5.Holder’s Consent. Subject to the terms of this Consent and Amendment, the Holder hereby consents to Plug Power (i) repurchasing, redeeming or otherwise acquiring and cancelling not less than sixty-two and one half percent (62.5%) of the Existing Convertible Notes substantially concurrently and in connection with the issuance of New Convertible Notes, (ii) entering into the New Permitted Equity Hedge Transactions substantially concurrently and in connection with the issuance of New Convertible Notes and (iii) extending or unwinding the Existing Permitted Equity Hedge Transactions substantially concurrently and in connection with the issuance of New Convertible Notes or the repurchase, redemption or acquisition and cancellation of Existing Convertible Notes.

6.Holder’s Representation and Warranty. Holder hereby represents and warrants to Plug Power that, as of the Effective Date, it holds all of the Note and constitutes the Required Holders under the Note Purchase Agreement.

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7.Continued Validity of Agreement.  Except as specifically amended hereby, each of the Note and the Note Purchase Agreement shall continue in full force and effect as originally constituted and is ratified and affirmed by the parties hereto.

8.Successors and Assigns.  Except as otherwise provided herein, the terms and conditions of this Amendment and Consent shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the respective successors and permitted assigns of the parties.

9.Governing Law.  The internal law of the State of New York shall govern and be used to construe this Amendment and Consent.

10.Counterparts.   This Amendment and Consent may be executed in two or more identical counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or by an e-mail which contains a portable document format (.pdf) file of an executed signature page, such signature page shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such signature page were an original thereof.

[Signature Pages Follow]

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Amendment and Consent to be effective as of the date first written above.

HT INVESTMENTS MA LLC.
By:	/s/ Eric Helenek
Name:	Eric Helenek
Title:	Authorized Signatory

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to Senior Convertible Note due 2023 and Related NPA Consent]

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Amendment and Consent to be effective as of the date first written above.

PLUG POWER INC.
By:	/s/ Paul B. Middleton
Name:	Paul B. Middleton
Title:	Chief Financial Officer

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to Senior Convertible Note due 2023 and Related NPA Consent]

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Plug Power Inc. Announces Private Offering of $200 Million of Convertible Senior Notes

LATHAM, N.Y. – May 13, 2020 – Plug Power Inc. (“Plug Power”) (NASDAQ: PLUG) today announced its intention to offer, subject to market conditions and other factors, $200 million aggregate principal amount of Convertible Senior Notes due 2025 (the “notes”) in a private offering (the “offering”) to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Plug Power also expects to grant the initial purchasers of the notes a 13-day option to purchase up to an additional $30 million aggregate principal amount of the notes.

The notes will be senior, unsecured obligations of Plug Power, and interest will be payable semi-annually in arrears. The notes will be convertible into cash, shares of Plug Power’s common stock or a combination thereof, at Plug Power’s election. The interest rate, conversion rate and other terms of the notes are to be determined upon pricing of the offering.

Plug Power intends to use a portion of the net proceeds from the offering of the notes to pay the cost of the capped call transactions described below, and to fund the cash portion, if any, of the repurchase of a portion of Plug Power’s existing 5.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2023 (the “2023 notes”) through individually privately negotiated transactions (each, a “note repurchase transaction”) concurrently with the offering of the notes. The terms of each note repurchase transaction will depend on several factors, including the market price of Plug Power’s common stock and the trading price of the 2023 notes at the time of each such note repurchase transaction. The consideration for any such repurchases may include cash, shares of Plug Power’s common stock, or a combination thereof. This activity could affect the market price of Plug Power’s common stock and the initial conversion price of the notes.

To the extent Plug Power effects the note repurchase transactions, Plug Power intends to enter into agreements concurrently with or shortly after the closing of the offering of the notes to terminate a corresponding portion of the capped call transactions it entered into in connection with the issuance of the 2023 notes.

In connection with the pricing of the notes, Plug Power expects to enter into capped call transactions with one or more of the initial purchasers of the notes or their respective affiliates and/or other financial institutions (the “option counterparties”). The capped call transactions are expected generally to reduce or offset the potential dilution to Plug Power’s common stock upon any conversion of the notes and/or to offset any cash payments Plug Power is required to make in excess of the principal amount of converted notes, as the case may be, with such reduction and/or offset subject to a cap. If the initial purchasers of the notes exercise their option to purchase additional notes, Plug Power expects to enter into additional capped call transactions with the option counterparties.

Plug Power expects that, in connection with establishing their initial hedges of the capped call transactions, the option counterparties or their respective affiliates will purchase shares of Plug Power’s common stock and/or enter into various derivative transactions with respect to Plug Power’s common stock concurrently with or shortly after the pricing of the notes. This activity could increase (or reduce the size of any decrease in) the market price of the common stock or the notes at that time. In addition, Plug Power expects that the option counterparties or their respective affiliates may modify their hedge positions by entering into or unwinding various derivatives with respect to the common stock and/or by purchasing or selling shares of the common stock or other securities of Plug Power in secondary market transactions following the pricing of the notes and prior to the maturity of the notes (and are likely to do so during any observation period related to a conversion of the notes). This activity could also cause or avoid an increase or a decrease in the market price of the common stock or the notes, which could affect the ability of holders of notes to convert the notes and, to the extent the activity occurs during any observation period related to a conversion of the notes, it could affect the number of shares of common stock and value of the consideration that holders of notes will receive upon conversion of the notes.

Plug Power expects to use the remainder of the net proceeds of the offering of the notes to fund “eligible green projects,” designed to contribute to selected sustainable development goals as defined by the United Nations, and for working capital and other general corporate purposes, which may include potential acquisitions and strategic transactions.

In connection with the pricing of the notes, Plug Power also expects to extend the maturity of the prepaid forward stock purchase transaction (the “prepaid forward”) that Plug Power previously entered into with a financial institution in connection with the issuance of the 2023 notes. The prepaid forward is intended to allow investors to establish short positions that generally correspond to (but may be greater than) commercially reasonable initial hedges of their investment in the notes. In the event of such greater initial hedges, investors may offset such greater portion by purchasing the common stock on the day of pricing of the notes. Facilitating investors’ hedge positions by extending the maturity of the prepaid forward, particularly if investors purchase the common stock on the pricing date, could increase (or reduce the size of any decrease in) the market price of the common stock and effectively raise the conversion price of the notes. In addition, Plug Power expects that the forward counterparty or its affiliates may modify their hedge position by entering into or unwinding one or more derivative transactions with respect to the common stock and/or purchasing or selling the common stock or other securities of Plug Power in secondary market transactions at any time following the pricing of the notes and prior to the maturity of the notes. These activities could also cause or avoid an increase or a decrease in the market price of the common stock or the notes.

The notes will only be offered to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act. Neither the notes nor the shares of Plug Power’s common stock potentially issuable upon conversion of the notes, if any, have been, or will be, registered under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction, and unless so registered, may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an applicable exemption from such registration requirements.

This announcement is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy any of these securities and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale is unlawful.

Cautionary Language Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including but not limited to, statements regarding the proposed terms of the notes, the size of the offering, including the option to purchase additional notes to the initial purchasers, the extent, and potential effects, of the capped call transactions, the repurchases of the 2023 notes, the extension of the prepaid forwards, the potential dilution to Plug Power’s common stock, the conversion price for the notes and the expected use of the proceeds from the sale of the notes, and other statements contained in this press release that are not historical facts. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date they were first issued and were based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections as well as the beliefs and assumptions of management. Words such as “expect,” “anticipate,” “should,” “believe,” “hope,” “target,” “project,” “goals,” “estimate,” “potential,” “predict,” “may,” “will,” “might,” “could,” “intend,” “shall” and variations of these terms or the negative of these terms and similar expressions are intended to identify these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which involve factors or circumstances that are beyond Plug Power’s control. Plug Power’s actual results could differ materially from those stated or implied in forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including but not limited to, risks detailed in Plug Power’s filings and reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 as well as other filings and reports that may be filed by Plug Power from time to time with the SEC. Plug Power anticipates that subsequent events and developments will cause its views to change. Plug Power undertakes no intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing Plug Power’s views as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release.

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EX-99.2

Exhibit 99.2

Plug Power Inc. Announces Pricing of Offering of $200.0 Million of Convertible Senior Notes

LATHAM, N.Y. – May 14, 2020 – Plug Power Inc. (“Plug Power”) (NASDAQ: PLUG) today announced the pricing of $200.0 million aggregate principal amount of 3.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2025 (the “notes”) in a private offering (the “offering”) to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Plug Power also granted the initial purchasers of the notes a 13-day option to purchase up to an additional $30.0 million aggregate principal amount of the notes. The sale of the notes to the initial purchasers is expected to close on May 18, 2020, subject to customary closing conditions, and is expected to result in approximately $193.4 million (or approximately $222.5 million if the initial purchasers exercise their option to purchase additional notes in full) in net proceeds to Plug Power after deducting the initial purchasers’ discount and estimated offering expenses payable by Plug Power.

The notes will be senior, unsecured obligations of Plug Power. The notes will bear interest at a rate of 3.75% per year. Interest will be payable semi-annually in arrears on June 1 and December 1 of each year, beginning on December 1, 2020. The notes will mature on June 1, 2025, unless earlier repurchased, redeemed or converted. Plug Power may not redeem the notes prior to June 5, 2023; on or after June 5, 2023, Plug Power may redeem the notes only upon the occurrence of certain events and during certain periods. Holders of the notes will have the right to require Plug Power to repurchase all or a portion of their notes upon the occurrence of a fundamental change (as defined in the indenture governing the notes) at a purchase price of 100% of their principal amount plus any accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the relevant fundamental change repurchase date.

The notes will be convertible at an initial conversion rate of 198.6196 shares of Plug Power’s common stock per $1,000 principal amount of notes (equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $5.03 per share, which represents a conversion premium of approximately 22.5% to the last reported sale price of $4.11 per share of Plug Power’s common stock on The Nasdaq Capital Market on May 13, 2020).

Prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding December 1, 2024, the notes will be convertible at the option of the noteholders only upon the satisfaction of specified conditions and during certain periods. On or after December 1, 2024 until the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately preceding the maturity date, the notes will be convertible at the option of the noteholders at any time regardless of these conditions. Conversions of the notes will be settled in cash, shares of Plug Power’s common stock, or a combination thereof, at Plug Power’s election.

In connection with the pricing of the notes, Plug Power entered into capped call transactions with one of the initial purchasers of the notes and another financial institution (the “option counterparties”). The capped call transactions are expected generally to reduce or offset the potential dilution to Plug Power’s common stock upon any conversion of notes and/or to offset any cash payments Plug Power is required to make in excess of the principal amount of converted notes, as the case may be, with such reduction and/or offset subject to a cap based on the cap price. The cap price of the capped call transactions will initially be approximately $6.58 per share, which represents a premium of approximately 60% over the last reported sale price of Plug Power’s common stock of $4.11 per share on May 13, 2020, and is subject to certain adjustments under the terms of the capped call transactions.

Plug Power expects that, in connection with establishing their initial hedges of the capped call transactions, the option counterparties or their respective affiliates will purchase shares of Plug Power’s common stock and/or enter into various derivative transactions with respect to the common stock concurrently with or shortly after the pricing of the notes. This activity could increase (or reduce the size of any decrease in) the market price of the common stock or the notes at that time. In addition, Plug Power expects that the option counterparties or their respective affiliates may modify their hedge positions by entering into or unwinding various derivatives with respect to the common stock and/or by purchasing or selling shares of the common stock or other securities of Plug Power in secondary market transactions from time to time prior to the maturity of the notes (and are likely to do so during any observation period related to a conversion of the notes). This activity could also cause or avoid an increase or a decrease in the market price of the common stock or the notes, which could affect the ability of holders of notes to convert the notes and, to the extent the activity occurs during any observation period related to a conversion of the notes, it could affect the number of shares of common stock and value of the consideration that holders of notes will receive upon conversion of the notes.

Contemporaneously with the pricing of the notes, Plug Power entered into separate and individually negotiated transactions with certain holders of its 5.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2023 (the “2023 notes”) to repurchase approximately $66.3 million in aggregate principal amount of the 2023 notes for approximately $90.9 million in cash, representing the principal amount exchanged and accrued and unpaid interest thereon, and approximately 9.4 million shares of Plug Power’s common stock, representing the conversion value in excess thereof (collectively, the “notes repurchase transactions”). The notes repurchase transactions are expected to close concurrently with the closing of the offering of notes, subject to customary closing conditions. In connection with the issuance of the 2023 notes, Plug Power entered into capped call transactions (the “existing capped call transactions”) with certain financial institutions (the “existing option counterparties”). Plug Power intends to enter into agreements with the existing option counterparties concurrently with or shortly after the closing of the offering of notes to terminate a portion of the existing capped call transactions in a notional amount corresponding to the principal amount of such 2023 notes repurchased. Plug Power intends to use proceeds that it receives from any such terminations for working capital and other general corporate purposes. The repurchase of the 2023 notes and the unwind of the existing capped call transactions described above, and the potential related market activities by exchanging holders of the 2023 notes and the existing option counterparties, as applicable, could increase (or reduce the size of any decrease in) or decrease (or reduce the size of any increase in) the market price of Plug Power’s common stock, which may affect the trading price of the notes at that time. Plug Power cannot predict the magnitude of such market activity or the overall effect it will have on the price of the notes or the common stock.

Plug Power intends to use approximately $15.3 million of the net proceeds from the offering to pay the cost of the capped call transactions, approximately $90.9 million of the net proceeds from the offering to finance the cash portion of the consideration Plug Power delivers in connection with the notes repurchase transactions and the remaining net proceeds from the offering to fund “eligible green projects,” designed to contribute to selected sustainable development goals as defined by the United Nations, and for working capital and other general corporate purposes, which may include potential acquisitions and strategic transactions. If the initial purchasers of the notes exercise their option to purchase additional notes, Plug Power expects to use a portion of the proceeds from such sale to enter into additional capped call transactions with the option counterparties.

In connection with the pricing of the notes, Plug Power extended the maturity of the prepaid forward stock purchase transaction (the “prepaid forward”) that Plug Power previously entered into with a financial institution (the “forward counterparty”) in connection with the issuance of the 2023 notes. The expiration date for the prepaid forward will be June 1, 2025.

Plug Power expects that, in connection with the extension of the maturity of the prepaid forward, the forward counterparty or its affiliates will enter into one or more derivative transactions with respect to Plug Power’s common stock with purchasers of the notes concurrently with or after the pricing of the notes. The prepaid forward is intended to allow investors to establish short positions that generally correspond to (but may be greater than) commercially reasonable initial hedges of their investment in the notes. In the event of such greater initial hedges, investors may offset such greater portion by purchasing the common stock on the day of pricing of the notes. Facilitating investors’ hedge positions by extending the maturity of the prepaid forward, particularly if investors purchase the common stock on the pricing date, could increase (or reduce the size of any decrease in) the market price of the common stock and effectively raise the conversion price of the notes. In addition, Plug Power expects that the forward counterparty or its affiliates may modify their hedge position by entering into or unwinding one or more derivative transactions with respect to the common stock and/or purchasing or selling the common stock or other securities of Plug Power in secondary market transactions at any time following the pricing of the notes and prior to the maturity of the notes. These activities could also cause or avoid an increase or a decrease in the market price of the common stock or the notes.

The notes were only offered to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act. Neither the notes nor the shares of Plug Power’s common stock potentially issuable upon conversion of the notes, if any, have been, or will be, registered under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction, and unless so registered, may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an applicable exemption from such registration requirements.

This announcement is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy any of these securities and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale is unlawful.

Cautionary Language Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including but not limited to, statements regarding the extent, and potential effects, of the capped call transactions, the notes repurchase transactions, the terminations of the existing capped call transactions and the extension of the prepaid forward, the expected use of the proceeds from the sale of the notes and other statements contained in this press release that are not historical facts. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date they were first issued and were based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections as well as the beliefs and assumptions of management. Words such as “expect,” “anticipate,” “should,” “believe,” “hope,” “target,” “project,” “goals,” “estimate,” “potential,” “predict,” “may,” “will,” “might,” “could,” “intend,” “shall” and variations of these terms or the negative of these terms and similar expressions are intended to identify these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which involve factors or circumstances that are beyond Plug Power’s control. Plug Power’s actual results could differ materially from those stated or implied in forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including but not limited to, risks detailed in Plug Power’s filings and reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 as well as other filings and reports that may be filed by Plug Power from time to time with the SEC. Plug Power anticipates that subsequent events and developments will cause its views to change. Plug Power undertakes no intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing Plug Power’s views as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release.

Media Contact

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The Bulleit Group

(415) 237-3681

plugpowerPR@bulleitgroup.com

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