Ballard Power Systems Inc.

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, thereunto duly authorized.

		Ballard Power Systems Inc.

Date: October 7, 2009	By:	Bruce Cousins
	Name:	Bruce Cousins
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Ballard Announces 2009 Third Quarter Financial Results Conference Call

EX-99.1 2 exhibit1.htm EX-99.1 Exhibit EX-99.1

Ballard Power Systems Inc.

News Release

Ballard Announces 2009 Third Quarter Financial Results Conference Call

For Immediate Release – October 6, 2009

VANCOUVER, CANADA — Ballard Power Systems (TSX: BLD; NASDAQ: BLDP) will hold a conference call on Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 8:00 a.m. PST (11:00 a.m. EST). John Sheridan, President and CEO, and Bruce Cousins, Chief Financial Officer, will present Ballard’s 2009 third quarter financial results.

The live call can be accessed by calling +1-604-638-5340. The live audio webcast can be accessed through a link on Ballard’s homepage (www.ballard.com). Following the call, the audio webcast with slides will be archived in the Investor Events & Conference Calls section of Ballard’s website.

About Ballard Power Systems
Ballard Power Systems (TSX: BLD; NASDAQ: BLDP) is recognized as a world leader in the design, development, manufacture and sale of clean energy fuel cell products. Ballard’s mission is to accelerate fuel cell product adoption. To learn more about what Ballard is doing with Power to Change the World®, visit www.ballard.com.

For further information, or to arrange an interview with a Ballard spokesperson, please contact Media Relations at telephone number 604-453-3804 or on e-mail media@ballard.com. Ballard, the Ballard logo and Power to Change the World are registered trademarks of Ballard Power Systems Inc.

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9000 Glenlyon Parkway Burnaby, BC V5J 5J8 Canada
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