American Power Group Corporation Announces Expansion and Extension of Its Primary Credit Facility With Iowa State Bank to 2021

LYNNFIELD, MA--(Marketwired - Nov 3, 2014) - American Power Group Corporation (OTCQB: APGI) today announced that its subsidiary, American Power Group, Inc.'s primary lender, Iowa State Bank, an Algona, Iowa institution, has extended the term of the Company's primary credit facility through 2021. Iowa State Bank has agreed to convert the Company's outstanding balance of approximately $2.7 million into a seven-year term loan with monthly payments starting in January 2015 and provide a new $500,000 secured working capital line with an initial maturity of January 2016. Specific details of this transaction can be found in the Company's Form 8-K, which will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within the next few days.

Chuck Coppa, American Power Group's Chief Financial Officer, stated, "The expansion and extension of our primary credit facility through 2021 clearly demonstrates Iowa State Bank's continued support of our business plan and strategic direction. The implementation of a new working capital line provides us access to $500,000 of additional working capital not previously available."

Lyle Jensen, American Power Group's CEO, commented, "Being able to move a significant amount of our debt from short-term to long-term coupled with a new working capital line of credit are critical pieces of our business model in supporting the planned CY 2015/2016 growth previously discussed in our investor conference calls and at the last two Annual Meetings. We are seeing an increase in the number of new customers being booked in the United States and around the world, which combined with the increasing number of follow-on orders from early-adopter customers, positions us well as we enter fiscal 2015. We greatly appreciate Iowa State Bank's continued support and cooperation in helping us become a leader in an alternative fuel market that is grounded by our proven economics and product performance reliability."

About American Power Group Corporation
American Power Group's alternative energy subsidiary, American Power Group, Inc., provides a cost-effective patented Turbocharged Natural Gas® conversion technology for vehicular, stationary and off-road mobile diesel engines. American Power Group's dual fuel technology is a unique non-invasive energy enhancement system that converts existing diesel engines into more efficient and environmentally friendly engines that have the flexibility to run on: (1) diesel fuel and liquefied natural gas; (2) diesel fuel and compressed natural gas; (3) diesel fuel and pipeline or well-head gas; and (4) diesel fuel and bio-methane, with the flexibility to return to 100% diesel fuel operation at any time. The proprietary technology seamlessly displaces up to 75% of the normal diesel fuel consumption with the average displacement ranging from 40% to 65%. The energized fuel balance is maintained with a proprietary read-only electronic controller system ensuring the engines operate at original equipment manufacturers' specified temperatures and pressures. Installation on a wide variety of engine models and end-market applications require no engine modifications unlike the more expensive invasive fuel-injected systems in the market. See additional information at: www.americanpowergroupinc.com.

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