A123 Completes Sale of Substantially All Assets

A123 Systems

today announced that pursuant to the terms of the previously announced asset purchase agreements with Wanxiang America Corporation ("Wanxiang") and Navitas Systems LLC ("Navitas"), the company has completed the sale of substantially all of its assets in a transaction that was approved by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. Substantially all of A123 Systems, Inc.'s non-government business assets have been acquired by A123 Systems, LLC, a newly formed, wholly owned subsidiary of Wanxiang, and the company's government business, including U.S. military contracts, has been acquired by Navitas through a separate asset purchase agreement. Distributions to creditors on account of their claims against A123 Systems, Inc. will be made pursuant to a liquidating plan or other process, in either case under the supervision and with the approval of the Bankruptcy Court. Additional information is available on A123's website at www.a123systems.com or by calling A123's Restructuring Hotline, toll-free in the U.S., at 1-800-224-7654. For calls originating outside the U.S., please dial +1 973-509-3190. Court documents and additional information can be found at a dedicated website administrated by the Company's Claims Agent, Logan & Company: www.loganandco.com. Safe Harbor Disclosure This press release