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CBAK
China BAK Battery, Inc.

5/25/2013, 11:31 PM ET
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Country: China

China BAK Battery, Inc. (“China BAK”) is a corporation formed in the State of Nevada on October 4, 1999 as Medina Copy, Inc. The Company changed its name to Medina Coffee, Inc. on October 6, 1999 and subsequently changed its name to China BAK Battery, Inc. on February 14, 2005. China BAK and its subsidiaries (hereinafter, collectively referred to as the “Company”) are principally engaged in the manufacture, commercialization and distribution of a wide variety of standard and customized lithium ion (known as "Li-ion" or "Li-ion cell") rechargeable batteries for use in cellular telephones, as well as various other portable electronic applications, including high-power handset telephones, laptop computers, power tools, digital cameras, video camcorders, MP3 players, electric bicycles, hybrid/electric motors, and general industrial applications. The shares of the Company traded in the over-the-counter market through the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board from 2005 until May 31, 2006, when the Company obtained approval to list its common stock on The NASDAQ Global Market, and trading commenced that same date under the symbol "CBAK".

We are one of the largest manufacturers of lithium-ion battery cells in the world, as measured by production output. We produce battery cells that are the principal component of rechargeable batteries commonly used to power the following applications:

*cellular phones—customer segments include OEM customers and replacement battery manufacturers;
*notebook computers;
*portable consumer electronics, such as digital cameras, portable media players, portable gaming devices, and personal digital assistants, or PDAs; and
*other applications, such as cordless power tools, mining lamps, light electric vehicles, uninterruptible power supplies, and hybrid electric vehicles.

Historically, we have primarily manufactured prismatic lithium-ion cells for the cellular phone replacement battery market and the OEM market. We conduct all of our operations in China, in close proximity to China’s electronics manufacturing base and its rapidly growing market, and have distribution offices in Taiwan, India, Germany, and the United States where our sales representatives market and sell our products and also provide after-sale service. Our products are packed into batteries by third-party battery pack manufacturers in accordance with the specifications of manufacturers of portable electronic applications. At the request of our customers that order prismatic battery packs, we also engage battery pack manufacturers to assemble our prismatic cells into batteries for a fee and then sell battery packs to these customers both for the replacement and OEM markets.