Ener-Core Closes $3.0 Million Private Placement Transaction

IRVINE, Calif.--()--Ener-Core, Inc. (“Ener-Core”) (OTCQB:ENCR), a provider of commercialized Power Oxidation technology and equipment that generates clean power from low-quality waste gases and is deployable in a wide variety of industries, today announced the closing of a private placement with an accredited investor of 696,056 shares of common stock on April 11, 2016 at a price of $4.31 per share for an aggregate offering amount of $3.0 million. No placement agent commissions were paid in connection with this private placement transaction.

Ener-Core intends to use the proceeds from the private placement for general corporate purposes and to continue supporting the fulfillment of product deliveries against closed commercial orders.

Further details regarding the private placement are described in a Current Report on Form 8-K to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The securities offered and sold in this private placement were not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, any of the securities described herein, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

About Ener-Core, Inc.

Irvine, California-based Ener-Core, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures and has commercially deployed unique systems that generate base-load, clean power from polluting waste gases including methane. Ener-Core’s patented Power Oxidizer turns one of the most potent pollution sources into a profitable source of base-load clean energy. Ener-Core’s technology offers an alternative to the flaring (burning) of gaseous pollution while generating operating efficiencies and reducing the costs of compliance with environmental regulations.

Ener-Core offers a variety of platforms including the 250kW Ener-Core Powerstation EC250, the Ener-Core Power Oxidizer 333 kW Powerstation and the larger counterpart, the 2MW Ener-Core Powerstation KG2-3GEF/PO.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Forward-looking statements contained in this press release are made under the Safe Harbor Provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements, including statements containing the words “intends, “estimated,” “planned,” “expects,” “believes,” “strategy,” “opportunity,” “anticipates,” and similar words. These statements include, among others, expectations regarding the closing of the private placement and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those currently anticipated, which include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties associated with market conditions, the satisfaction of closing conditions related to the private placement and other risks and uncertainties that are discussed in Ener-Core’s documents that are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time. The information contained in this release is as of the date of this press release. Except as otherwise expressly referenced herein or required by law, Ener-Core assumes no obligation to update forward-looking statements.

Contacts

Investor Relations:
Dian Griesel Int’l.
Susan Forman
212-825-3210
or
Cheryl Schneider
212-825-3210

Contacts

Investor Relations:
Dian Griesel Int’l.
Susan Forman
212-825-3210
or
Cheryl Schneider
212-825-3210