ZBB Energy Corporation (ZBB) to Close $2 Million Equity Financing

MILWAUKEE, WI — (Marketwire) — 01/11/11 — ZBB Energy Corporation (NYSE Amex: ZBB) (the “Company”) today announced that it received approval from the NYSE Amex (the “Exchange”) for listing of the shares in connection with the previously reported Stock Purchase Agreements with certain investors providing for the sale of a total of $2 million of the Company’s common stock, including $200,000 of these shares that are being purchased by members of the Company’s board of directors. The Company announced that the financing is scheduled to close January 12, 2011.

About ZBB Energy Corporation
ZBB Energy Corporation (NYSE Amex: ZBB) provides distributed intelligent power management platforms that directly integrate multiple renewable and conventional onsite generation sources with rechargeable zinc bromide flow batteries and other storage technology. This platform solves a wide range of electrical system challenges in global markets for various types of sites with utility, governmental, commercial, industrial and residential end customers. A developer and manufacturer of its modular, scalable and environmentally friendly power systems (“ZESS POWR™”), ZBB Energy was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Wisconsin with offices also located in Perth, Western Australia.

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Helen Brown
Investor Relations
ZBB Energy Corporation
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