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Ballard Power Systems Inc. – ‘40-F’ for 12/31/23 – ‘XML’

On:  Monday, 3/11/24, at 8:44am ET   ·   For:  12/31/23   ·   Accession #:  1453015-24-2   ·   File #:  0-53543

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size

 3/11/24  Ballard Power Systems Inc.        40-F       12/31/23  146:14M

Annual Report by a Canadian Issuer   —   Form 40-F   —   SEA’34

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 40-F        Annual Report by a Canadian Issuer                  HTML    121K 
 2: EX-97.1     Clawback Policy re: Recovery of Erroneously         HTML     54K 
                Awarded Compensation                                             
 3: EX-99.1     Miscellaneous Exhibit                               HTML   1.74M 
 4: EX-99.2     Miscellaneous Exhibit                               HTML    703K 
 5: EX-99.3     Miscellaneous Exhibit                               HTML    543K 
 6: EX-99.4     Miscellaneous Exhibit                               HTML     44K 
 7: EX-99.5     Miscellaneous Exhibit                               HTML     38K 
 8: EX-99.6     Miscellaneous Exhibit                               HTML     38K 
14: R1          Cover Page                                          HTML     98K 
15: R2          Audit Information                                   HTML     41K 
16: R3          Consolidated Statements of Financial Position       HTML    110K 
17: R4          Consolidated Statements of Loss and Comprehensive   HTML    128K 
                Income (Loss)                                                    
18: R5          Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity        HTML     86K 
19: R6          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    139K 
20: R7          Reporting entity                                    HTML     39K 
21: R8          Basis of preparation                                HTML     45K 
22: R9          Changes in accounting policies                      HTML     39K 
23: R10         Material accounting policies                        HTML    111K 
24: R11         Critical judgments in applying accounting policies  HTML     52K 
                and key sources of estimation uncertainty                        
25: R12         Recent accounting pronouncements and future         HTML     43K 
                accounting policy changes                                        
26: R13         Discontinued operations                             HTML     79K 
27: R14         Trade and other receivables                         HTML     48K 
28: R15         Inventories                                         HTML     45K 
29: R16         Property, plant and equipment                       HTML    191K 
30: R17         Intangible assets                                   HTML     57K 
31: R18         Goodwill                                            HTML     40K 
32: R19         Equity-accounted Investments                        HTML     71K 
33: R20         Long-term financial investments                     HTML     72K 
34: R21         Bank facilities                                     HTML     41K 
35: R22         Trade and other payables                            HTML     44K 
36: R23         Deferred revenue                                    HTML     44K 
37: R24         Provisions                                          HTML     73K 
38: R25         Lease liability                                     HTML     56K 
39: R26         Other non-current liabilities and employee future   HTML    169K 
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40: R27         Equity                                              HTML     94K 
41: R28         Commitments and contingencies                       HTML     42K 
42: R29         Disaggregation of revenue                           HTML     56K 
43: R30         Personnel expenses                                  HTML     43K 
44: R31         Other operating expense                             HTML     45K 
45: R32         Finance income and expense                          HTML     46K 
46: R33         Impairment charges on property, plant, and          HTML     40K 
                equipment                                                        
47: R34         Income taxes                                        HTML     84K 
48: R35         Related party transactions                          HTML     56K 
49: R36         Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information    HTML     41K 
50: R37         Operating segments                                  HTML     64K 
51: R38         Financial instruments                               HTML     64K 
52: R39         Material accounting policies (Policies)             HTML    130K 
53: R40         Material accounting policies (Tables)               HTML    221K 
54: R41         Discontinued operations (Tables)                    HTML     83K 
55: R42         Trade and other receivables (Tables)                HTML     55K 
56: R43         Inventories (Tables)                                HTML     44K 
57: R44         Property, plant and equipment (Tables)              HTML    198K 
58: R45         Intangible assets (Tables)                          HTML     79K 
59: R46         Equity-accounted Investments (Tables)               HTML     69K 
60: R47         Long-term financial investments (Tables)            HTML     62K 
61: R48         Trade and other payables (Tables)                   HTML     44K 
62: R49         Deferred revenue (Tables)                           HTML     47K 
63: R50         Provisions (Tables)                                 HTML     68K 
64: R51         Lease liability (Tables)                            HTML     58K 
65: R52         Other non-current liabilities and employee future   HTML    168K 
                benefits (Tables)                                                
66: R53         Equity (Tables)                                     HTML    108K 
67: R54         Disaggregation of revenue (Tables)                  HTML     55K 
68: R55         Personnel expenses (Tables)                         HTML     43K 
69: R56         Other operating expense (Tables)                    HTML     43K 
70: R57         Finance income and expense (Tables)                 HTML     46K 
71: R58         Income taxes (Tables)                               HTML     85K 
72: R59         Related party transactions (Tables)                 HTML     53K 
73: R60         Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information    HTML     41K 
                (Tables)                                                         
74: R61         Operating segments (Tables)                         HTML     63K 
75: R62         Financial instruments (Tables)                      HTML     52K 
76: R63         Material accounting policies - Schedule of          HTML     56K 
                Subsidiaries (Details)                                           
77: R64         Material accounting policies - Narrative (Details)  HTML     48K 
78: R65         Material accounting policies - Schedule of          HTML     49K 
                Detailed Information About Property, Plant and                   
                Equipment (Details)                                              
79: R66         Material accounting policies - Schedule of          HTML     48K 
                Quantitative Information About Right-of-Use Assets               
                (Details)                                                        
80: R67         Material accounting policies - Schedule of          HTML     60K 
                Intangible Assets with Indefinite Useful Life                    
                (Details)                                                        
81: R68         Discontinued operations - Narrative (Details)       HTML     81K 
82: R69         Discontinued operations - Schedule of Intangible    HTML     75K 
                Assets (Details)                                                 
83: R70         Discontinued operations - Net Loss from             HTML     58K 
                Discontinued Operations (Details)                                
84: R71         Discontinued operations - Net Cash Flows from       HTML     45K 
                Discontinued Operations (Details)                                
85: R72         Trade and other receivables - Trade and Other       HTML     45K 
                Receivables (Details)                                            
86: R73         Trade and other receivables - Contract Assets       HTML     42K 
                (Details)                                                        
87: R74         Inventories - Schedule of Detailed Information      HTML     47K 
                About Inventories (Details)                                      
88: R75         Inventories - Narrative (Details)                   HTML     46K 
89: R76         Property, plant and equipment - Net Carrying        HTML     53K 
                Amounts Included in Property, Plant and Equipment                
                (Details)                                                        
90: R77         Property, plant and equipment - Rollforward         HTML    105K 
                (Details)                                                        
91: R78         Property, plant and equipment - Narrative           HTML     46K 
                (Details)                                                        
92: R79         Property, plant and equipment - Right-of-Use        HTML     45K 
                Assets (Details)                                                 
93: R80         Property, plant and equipment - Right-of-Use        HTML     83K 
                Assets Rollforward (Details)                                     
94: R81         Intangible assets - Acquired (Details)              HTML     45K 
95: R82         Intangible assets - Rollforward (Details)           HTML     54K 
96: R83         Intangible assets - Narrative (Details)             HTML     49K 
97: R84         Goodwill (Details)                                  HTML     44K 
98: R85         Equity-accounted Investments - Schedule of          HTML     57K 
                Investments (Details)                                            
99: R86         Equity-accounted Investments - Narrative (Details)  HTML     57K 
100: R87         Equity-accounted Investments - Financial            HTML     81K  
                Information of Weichai Ballard (Details)                         
101: R88         Equity-accounted Investments - Financial            HTML     51K  
                Information of Synergy Ballard JVCo (Details)                    
102: R89         Long-term financial investments - Schedule of       HTML     72K  
                Equity- Accounted Investments (Details)                          
103: R90         Long-term financial investments - Narrative         HTML    118K  
                (Details)                                                        
104: R91         Bank facilities (Details)                           HTML     55K  
105: R92         Trade and other payables (Details)                  HTML     46K  
106: R93         Deferred revenue (Details)                          HTML     43K  
107: R94         Provisions - Rollforward (Details)                  HTML     70K  
108: R95         Provisions - Narrative (Details)                    HTML     83K  
109: R96         Lease liability - Narrative (Details)               HTML     45K  
110: R97         Lease liability - Summary of Leases (Details)       HTML     50K  
111: R98         Lease liability - Maturity Analysis (Details)       HTML     45K  
112: R99         Other non-current liabilities and employee future   HTML     49K  
                benefits - Net Defined Benefit Liability (Asset)                 
                (Details)                                                        
113: R100        Other non-current liabilities and employee future   HTML     68K  
                benefits - Additional Information (Details)                      
114: R101        Other non-current liabilities and employee future   HTML    116K  
                benefits - Future Benefits (Details)                             
115: R102        Other non-current liabilities and employee future   HTML     45K  
                benefits - Included in Comprehensive Income (Loss)               
                (Details)                                                        
116: R103        Other non-current liabilities and employee future   HTML     45K  
                benefits - Composition of Plan Assets (Details)                  
117: R104        Other non-current liabilities and employee future   HTML     44K  
                benefits - Actuarial Assumptions (Details)                       
118: R105        Equity - Share-based compensation (Details)         HTML     53K  
119: R106        Equity - Narrative (Details)                        HTML    125K  
120: R107        Equity - Share Options, Roll forward (Details)      HTML     64K  
121: R108        Equity - Share Options, Range of Exercise Prices    HTML     80K  
                (Details)                                                        
122: R109        Equity - Deferred Share Units (Details)             HTML     44K  
123: R110        Equity - Restricted Share Units (Details)           HTML     49K  
124: R111        Commitments and contingencies (Details)             HTML     81K  
125: R112        Disaggregation of revenue (Details)                 HTML     69K  
126: R113        Personnel expenses (Details)                        HTML     43K  
127: R114        Other operating expense - Schedule of Detailed      HTML     46K  
                Information on Other Operating Expense (Details)                 
128: R115        Other operating expense - Narrative (Details)       HTML     43K  
129: R116        Finance income and expense (Details)                HTML     52K  
130: R117        Impairment charges on property, plant, and          HTML     43K  
                equipment - Narrative (Details)                                  
131: R118        Income taxes - Current Tax Expense (Details)        HTML     55K  
132: R119        Income taxes - Tax Rate Reconciliation (Details)    HTML     59K  
133: R120        Income taxes - Unrecognized Deferred Tax Assets     HTML     77K  
                (Details)                                                        
134: R121        Related party transactions - Transactions with      HTML     52K  
                Related Parties (Details)                                        
135: R122        Related party transactions - Key Management         HTML     66K  
                Compensation (Details)                                           
136: R123        Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information    HTML     38K  
                (Details)                                                        
137: R124        Operating segments - Narrative (Details)            HTML     45K  
138: R125        Operating segments - Geographical (Details)         HTML     80K  
139: R126        Financial instruments - Narrative (Details)         HTML     76K  
140: R127        Financial instruments - Investments (Details)       HTML     52K  
141: R128        Financial instruments - Schedule of Nature and      HTML     44K  
                Extent of Risks Arising from Financial Instruments               
                (Details)                                                        
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