CIBC WORLD MARKETS POWER TECHNOLOGY INDEX Company Ticker 9-May-01 Price 52 Week Price Low 52 Week Price High Market Cap ($ MM) 4-Week Change % 8-Week Change % 2001 YTD Change % Active Power ACPW $16.38 $12.75 $79.75 $1,012.9 31.6 45.0 19.0 American Superconductor AMSC 11.31 10.75 61.88 420.0 44.9 28.1 -31.3 AstroPower APWR 27.69 13.13 63.92 611.1 44.3 50.5 43.9 Ballard Power Systems BLDP 35.25 32.75 121.50 4,267.4 11.2 17.3 -25.6 Beacon Power BCON 5.03 3.90 10.75 166.4 -6.5 -43.6 -61.2 Capstone Turbine CPST 24.50 17.75 98.50 2,356.8 2.6 26.2 7.6 Evergreen Solar ESLR 8.56 6.00 20.75 116.9 -2.6 14.2 53.3 FuelCell Energy FCEL 44.75 18.13 108.75 1,145.7 44.8 52.7 5.8 H Power HPOW 6.72 5.25 35.94 534.1 42.9 67.5 30.1 Hydrogenics HYGS 3.63 2.75 15.02 226.1 48.2 5.1 32.1 Mechanical Technology MKTY 3.78 2.00 16.50 254.9 35.7 54.4 105.4 Plug Power PLUG 12.88 9.13 71.63 992.1 20.2 52.2 53.5 Proton Energy PRTN 6.75 5.25 36.00 312.3 33.2 11.8 -11.3 SatCon Technology SATC 8.88 8.00 41.00 154.7 10.2 3.6 12.8 Power Technology Index1, 2, 3 . 370.26 . . . 24.7 24.5 3.2 NASDAQ . 1,638.80 . . . 9.0 6.7 -15.7 100 as of 12/31/98 2. Equally weighted 3. Includes Plug Power as of October 29, 1999, Capstone Turbine as of June 28, 2000, Active Power as of August 7, 2000 and H Power as of August 8, 2000 The Power Technology Index has staged a sharp 24.7% rally over the past four weeks, comprehensively outshining the broader technology-laden NASDAQ Stock Market, which has risen a more modest 9%. Over an eight-week timeframe the power tech index's outperformance has been even more marked. It has rallied 24.5% compared to the NASDAQ's 6.7% climb. Last month's strong performance puts the power tech index in the black year-to-date, up 3.2%. The NASDAQ remains underwater for 2001, down 15.7%.
May 20, 2001