Contact Information: Contacts: Chuck Coppa CFO Lyle Jensen CEO GreenMan Technologies 781-224-2411
GreenMan Purchases and Retires Warrants to Purchase 4.8 Million Shares of Its Common Stock Held by Its Former Secured Lender
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CARLISLE, IA--(Marketwire - March 26, 2009) - GreenMan Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB : GMTI ),
announced that it has purchased and retired warrants to purchase 4,811,905
shares of common stock at an exercise price of $.01 per share representing
100% of remaining warrants held by its former secured lender, Laurus Master
Fund, Ltd for $700,000 in cash, or approximately $0.145 per share.
Lyle Jensen, GreenMan's President and Chief Executive Officer said, "We
believe the purchase and retirement of these warrants to be a prudent use
of our capital, reflecting our continued efforts to enhance long-term
shareholder value. Elimination of the overhang associated with the
anticipated future issuance of over 4.8 million freely tradable shares with
a $0.01 cost basis has been a priority of ours for quite some time. Given
current market conditions, we were able to negotiate a price of less than
50% of the cash value of our common stock."
Mr. Jensen added, "While we accept the fact that we are living in
challenging economic times, we believe GreenMan is well positioned to
capitalize on proven strategic opportunities given our strong cash
position, tighter capitalization structure and virtually debt-free balance
sheet. We continue to make progress in our due diligence efforts in the
areas of renewable fuels and alternative energy while targeting
opportunities that can provide shareholders with both near term cash flow
and longer term sustainable growth."
About GreenMan Technologies
GreenMan Technologies pursues technological processes and unique marketing
programs to transform recycled materials into renewable fuel, alternative
energy, recycled feedstock, and innovative recycled products. Through the
company's Green Tech Products subsidiary, the company develops and markets
branded products and services that provide schools and other political
subdivisions viable solutions for safety, compliance, and accessibility.
Our Renewable Fuels and Alternative Energy subsidiary supports our
strategic objective to pursue opportunities to commercialize green-based
technologies that convert waste feedstock into bio-fuels and other
waste-to-energy solutions. To learn more about all of the companies,
please visit www.greenman.biz.
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With the exception of the historical information contained in this news
release, the matters described herein contain "forward-looking" statements
that involve risks and uncertainties that may individually or collectively
impact the matters herein described, including but not limited to the facts
that we have sold the tire recycling operations which have historically
generated substantially all our revenue and that we will be prohibited from
competing in that business on a regional basis until 2013, the risk that we
may not be able to increase the revenue of our Welch division, the risks
that we may not be able to identify and acquire complementary businesses
and that we may not be able successfully to integrate any such acquisitions
with our current businesses, the risk that we may not be able to return to
sustained profitability, the risk that we may not be able to secure
additional funding necessary to grow our business, on acceptable terms or
at all, the risk that, if we have to sell securities in order to obtain
financing, the rights of our current stockholders may be adversely
affected, and the risks of possible adverse effects of economic,
governmental, seasonal and/or other factors outside the control of the
Company, which are detailed from time to time in the Company's SEC reports,
including the Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal period ended
September 30, 2008. The Company disclaims any intent or obligation to
update these "forward-looking" statements.