Mr. Guy McAree reports

BALLARD ANNOUNCES FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL-YEAR 2016 CONFERENCE CALL

Ballard Power Systems Inc. will hold a conference call on March 2, 2017, at 8 a.m. PDT (11 a.m. EDT) to review fourth quarter and full-year 2016 operating results, along with the company's outlook for 2017.

The live call can be accessed by dialling 1-604-638-5340. Alternatively, a live webcast can be accessed through a link on Ballard's home page. Following the call, the webcast will be archived in the investor presentations and events area of the investors section of Ballard's website.

About Ballard Power Systems Inc.

Ballard Power Systems provides clean energy products that reduce customer costs and risks, and helps customers solve difficult technical and business challenges in their fuel cell programs.