Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. Reports Q1 2016 Financial Results

LEWIS CENTER, OH--(Marketwired - May 16, 2016) - Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. (OTCQB: MEEC) ("ME2C" or the "Company"), an emerging leader in mercury emissions control technology for the global coal-power industry, has announced its financial results for first quarter, which ended March 31, 2016.

First Quarter 2016 Financial Highlights

• Total revenues increased 1,286% to $3.4 million compared to $243,000 in the same year-ago quarter.
• Adjusted EBITDA grew to $16,000 compared to $(1.1) million in the same year-ago quarter.
• Net income increased to $0.9 million, or $0.02 per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $6.6 million, or $(0.16) per diluted share, in the same year-ago quarter.

Financials Results
Total revenues in the first quarter of 2016 increased 1,286% to $3.4 million, compared to $243,000 in the same year-ago quarter. This growth was primarily due to our customers preparing for compliance with the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) as their one year exemptions expired in April 2016. These efforts provided the Company with higher sales of proprietary materials as customers increased testing of their installed systems and built inventory. By the end of the first quarter of 2016, ME2C increased the number of electric generating units (EGU's) under contract to 19.

Adjusted EBITDA in the first quarter of 2016 totaled $16,000 compared to $(1.1) million in the same year-ago quarter. Net income in the first quarter of 2016 was $0.9 million, or $0.02 per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $6.6 million, or $(0.16) per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2015.

These improvements were primarily due to the aforementioned increase in revenues, as well improved gross margin, decreased interest expense and a gain on the change in value of warrant liability.

On March 31, 2016, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $0.5 million compared to $1.1 million on December 31, 2015.

Management Commentary
"The momentum we established in 2015 has continued into the first quarter, evidenced by our significant increase in revenues as a result of our customers beginning to comply with MATS using our proprietary SEA™ Technology," said Richard MacPherson, President and CEO of ME2C. "Our mercury control program, along with strong industry tailwinds for mercury compliance have resulted in the most robust pipeline of potential customers in the Company's history, positioning us for continued revenue growth and cash flow generation."

"Looking towards the remainder of 2016, we are anticipating continued growth in our rapidly expanding customer base. In addition, the long-term agreements we currently have in place provide us with significant recurring revenues that will allow us to continue investing in R&D, introduce new products and services, and ultimately, increase shareholder value," MacPherson concluded.

About Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. (ME2C)
Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. (OTCQB: MEEC) delivers patented and proprietary solutions to the global coal-power industry to remove mercury from power plant emissions, providing performance guarantees, and leading-edge emissions services. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) MATS rule requires that all coal- and oil-fired power plants in the U.S., larger than 25 mega-watts, must remove roughly 90% of mercury from their emissions starting April 15, 2015. In June 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court remanded MATS back to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit for further review, but left the rule in place. The D.C. Circuit has since remanded the rule to the EPA for further consideration, but without vacatur, allowing MATS to remain in effect until the EPA issues a final finding. On April 14, 2016, the EPA issued a final supplemental finding upholding the rule and concluding that a cost analysis supports the MATS rule. ME2C expects legal challenges to the rule will continue. ME2C has developed patented technology and proprietary products that have been shown to achieve mercury removal levels compliant with MATS at a significantly lower cost and with less operational impact than currently used methods, while preserving the marketability of fly-ash for beneficial use. For more information, please visit www.midwestemissions.com.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
To provide investors with additional information regarding our financial results, this press release includes references to Adjusted EBITDA, a Non-GAAP financial measure. We view Adjusted EBITDA as an operating performance measure and, as such, we believe that the GAAP financial measure most directly comparable to it is net income (loss). We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income adjusted for income taxes, depreciation, amortization, stock based compensation, and other non-cash income and expenses. We believe that Adjusted EBITDA provides us an important measure of operating performance. Our use of Adjusted EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool, and this measure should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for an analysis of our results as reported under GAAP, as the excluded items may have significant effects on our operating results and financial condition. Additionally, our measure of Adjusted EBITDA may differ from other companies' measure of Adjusted EBITDA. When evaluating our performance, Adjusted EBITDA should be considered with other financial performance measures, including various cash flow metrics, net income and other GAAP results. In the future, we may disclose different non-GAAP financial measures in order to help our investors and others more meaningfully evaluate and compare our future results of operations to our previously reported results of operations.

Safe Harbor Statement
With the exception of historical information contained in this press release, content herein may contain "forward-looking statements" that are made pursuant to the Safe Harbor Provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on management's current expectations and are subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. Investors are cautioned that forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the statements made. Matters that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include, among other factors, the gain or loss of a major customer, additional or new EPA regulations affecting coal-burning utilities, disruption in supply of materials, a significant change in general economic conditions in any of the regions where our customer utilities might experience significant changes in electric demand, a significant disruption in the supply of coal to our customer units, the loss of key management personnel, failure to obtain adequate working capital to execute the business plan and any major litigation regarding the Company. In addition, this release contains time-sensitive information that reflects management's best analysis only as of the date of this release. The Company does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect future events, information or circumstances that arise after the date of this release. Further information concerning issues that could materially affect financial performance related to forward-looking statements contained in this release can be found in the Company's periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

MIDWEST ENERGY EMISSIONS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS MARCH 31, 2016 AND DECEMBER 31, 2015 (UNAUDITED) March 31, 2016 December 31, (Unaudited) 2015 -------------- -------------- ASSETS Current assets Cash and cash equivalents $ 477,948 $ 1,083,280 Accounts receivable 1,369,356 1,150,602 Inventory 2,700,692 2,715,913 Prepaid expenses and other assets 135,798 161,813 -------------- -------------- Total current assets 4,683,794 5,111,608 Property and equipment, net 1,933,574 1,243,450 License, net 57,354 58,825 Prepaid expenses and other assets - 4,058 Customer acquisition costs, net 1,004,737 897,428 -------------- -------------- Total assets $ 7,679,459 $ 7,315,369 ============== ============== LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT Current liabilities Accounts payable and accrued expenses $ 1,924,859 $ 1,235,162 Deferred revenue 2,140,200 2,281,760 Convertible notes payable 3,321,037 2,497,114 Current portion of equipment notes payable 27,928 20,979 Customer credits 936,500 936,500 -------------- -------------- Total current liabilities 8,350,524 6,971,515 Convertible notes payable, net of discount 3,241,110 3,175,085 Warrant liability 7,641,000 9,854,400 Accrued interest 75,875 169,202 Equipment notes payable 124,546 90,165 -------------- -------------- Total liabilities 19,433,055 20,260,367 Stockholders' deficit Preferred stock, $.001 par value: 2,000,000 shares authorized - - Common stock; $.001 par value; 150,000,000 shares authorized; 47,358,618 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2016 47,194,118 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2015 47,359 47,194 Additional paid-in capital 25,290,959 25,008,016 Accumulated deficit (37,091,914) (38,000,208) -------------- -------------- Total stockholders' deficit (11,753,596) (12,944,998) -------------- -------------- Total liabilities and stockholders' deficit $ 7,679,459 $ 7,315,369 ============== ============== The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements. 

MIDWEST ENERGY EMISSIONS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2016 AND 2015 (UNAUDITED) For the Three For the Three Months Ended Months Ended March 31, 2016 March 31, 2015 (Unaudited) (Unaudited) --------------- --------------- Revenues $ 3,373,311 $ 243,344 Costs and expenses: Cost of goods sold 1,918,525 149,689 Operating expenses 564,662 347,170 License maintenance fees 75,000 75,000 Selling, general and administrative expenses 750,103 681,783 Depreciation and amortization 163,924 65,588 Professional fees 185,564 170,245 --------------- --------------- Total costs and expenses 3,657,778 1,489,475 --------------- --------------- Operating loss (284,467) (1,246,131) Other income (expenses) Interest expense (2,073,144) (3,422,356) Letter of credit fees (42,667) - Change in value of warrant liability 3,309,400 (1,878,550) State income taxes (828) (20,495) --------------- --------------- Total other income (expenses) 1,192,761 (5,321,401) --------------- --------------- Net income (loss) $ 908,294 $ (6,567,532) =============== =============== Net income (loss) per common share - basic and diluted: $ 0.02 $ (0.16) =============== =============== Weighted average common shares outstanding 47,358,618 40,414,884 =============== =============== The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements. 

MIDWEST ENERGY EMISSIONS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2016 (UNAUDITED) Additional Total Common Stock Paid-in Accumulated Stockholders' Shares Par Value Capital (Deficit) Deficit --------------------------------------------------------------- Balance - December 31, 2015 47,194,118 $ 47,194 $ 25,008,016 $(38,000,208) $(12,944,998) Stock issued for interest on notes payable 164,500 165 103,470 - 103,635 Issuance of stock options - - 179,473 - 179,473 Net income (loss) for the period 908,294 908,294 --------------------------------------------------------------- Balance - March 31, 2016 47,358,618 $ 47,359 $ 25,290,959 $(37,091,914) $(11,753,596) =============================================================== The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements. 

MIDWEST ENERGY EMISSIONS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2016 AND 2015 (UNAUDITED) December 17, 2008 For the Three For the Three (Inception) Months Ended Months Ended Through March 31, 2016 March 31, 2015 December 31, (Unaudited) (Unaudited) 2012 --------------- --------------- --------------- Cash flows from operating activities Net income (loss) $ 908,294 $ (6,567,532) $ (13,877,480) Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: Stock based compensation 179,473 125,528 3,846,134 Amortization of license fees 1,471 1,471 23,529 Amortization of discount of notes payable 425,870 2,782,346 - Amortization of debt issuance costs 167,510 169,664 - Amortization of customer acquisition costs 80,916 49,117 Depreciation expense 81,537 15,000 428,641 (Gain) loss on the change in value of warrant liability (3,309,400) 1,878,550 Noncash debt issuance costs 1,096,000 - PIK interest 231,001 535,690 (104,024) Change in assets and liabilities Increase in accounts receivable (406,979) (827,394) (274,464) Decrease (increase) in inventory 15,221 (1,291,453) (37,993) Decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses and other assets 30,073 (13,447) (103,003) Increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities 760,410 70,070 783,442 Increase (decrease) in deferred revenue (141,560) 1,386,950 --------------- --------------- --------------- Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities 119,837 (1,685,440) (4,322,387) --------------- --------------- --------------- Cash flows used in investing activities Purchase of property and equipment (725,169) (512,717) (1,414,602) --------------- --------------- --------------- Net cash used in investing activities (725,169) (512,717) (1,503,452) --------------- --------------- --------------- Cash flows from financing activities Payment of convertible promissory notes - (3,000,000) 483,500 --------------- --------------- --------------- Net cash used in financing activities - (3,000,000) 6,015,206 --------------- --------------- --------------- Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents (605,332) (5,198,157) 189,367 Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period 1,083,280 7,212,114 - --------------- --------------- --------------- Cash and cash equivalents - end of period $ 477,948 $ 2,013,957 $ 189,367 =============== =============== =============== SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION: Cash paid during the period for: Interest $ 47,887 $ 256 $ 11,837 =============== =============== =============== SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NON-CASH TRANSACTIONS Equipment purchases included in accounts payable $ - $ 108,133 $ 112,000 =============== =============== =============== Conversion of debt and accrued interest to equity $ - $ 42,684 =============== =============== Issuance of common stock as payment of interest on convertible notes payable $ 103,635 $ 104,005 =============== =============== Conversion of accrued interest to debt $ 65,567 $ 535,690 $ 112,000 =============== =============== =============== Conversion of accounts receivable to customer acquisition costs $ 188,225 $ - =============== =============== Equipment purchases included in notes payable $ 46,492 $ - =============== =============== The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements. 

Quarter Ended March 31, ------------------------- 2016 2015 ------------ ------------ (in thousands) Net income (loss) $ 908 $ (6,568) Non-GAAP adjustments: Depreciation and amortization 164 66 Interest 2,073 3,422 State income taxes 1 20 Stock based compensation 179 126 Change in warrant liability (3,309) 1,879 Settlement charges - - Debt conversion costs - - ------------------------- Adjusted EBITDA $ 16 $ (1,055) ========================= 

Quarter Ended (Unaudited) --------------------------------------------------- 3/31/2016 12/31/2015 9/30/2015 6/30/2015 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ (in thousands) A Net income (loss) $ 908 $ (7,138) $ (1,155) $ 599 Non-GAAP adjustments: B Depreciation and amortization 164 123 103 99 C Interest 2,073 950 906 936 D State income taxes 1 5 8 8 E Stock based compensation 179 177 280 206 F Change in warrant liability (3,309) 4,655 (145) (3,195) G Settlement charges - 1,335 - - H Debt conversion costs - - 161 962 --------------------------------------------------- Adjusted EBITDA $ 16 $ 107 $ 158 $ (385) =================================================== 

Company Contact:
Richard MacPherson
Chief Executive Officer
Midwest Energy Emissions Corp.
Main: 614-505-6115
rmacpherson@midwestemissions.com

Investor Relations Contact:
Greg Falesnik
Senior Vice President
MZ Group - MZ North America
Main: 949-385-6449
greg.falesnik@mzgroup.us
www.mzgroup.us