This announcement is made pursuant to Rule 13.09 of the Listing Rules.
The Company’s wholly- owned subsidiary, Jiangsu Leoch, has passed the accreditation of PEP BOYS, a major retail chain operator and service provider in the US, to become one of its certified suppliers to supply Lead acid battery for PEP BOYS’ retail chain stores and service bays.

This announcement is made pursuant to Rule 13.09 of the Listing Rules.The Company is a leading lead acid battery manufacturer and developer in the PRC. The Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Jiangsu Leoch, has passed the accreditation of PEP BOYS, a major retail chain operator and service provider in the US, to become one of its certified suppliers to supply Lead acid battery for PEP BOYS’ retail chain stores and service bays.

The accreditation by PEP BOYS, a major retail chain operator and service provider in the US, as its certified supplier represents that the Group is entering the high-end international Lead acid battery retail market. The Directors believe that the accreditation by PEP BOYS not only has certified the quality and reliability of the Group’s products This announcement is made pursuant to Rule 13.09 of the Listing Rules. The Company’s wholly- owned subsidiary, Jiangsu Leoch, has passed the accreditation of PEP BOYS, a major retail chain operator and service provider in the US, to become one of its certified suppliers to supply Lead acid battery for PEP BOYS’ retail chain stores and service bays.but also has illustrated the sales and services of the Group matched with the major retail operator and has enhanced the Group’s brand influence and recognition in the Lead acid battery retail market, which bring positive effect to the Group's further expansion in the international Lead acid battery market.

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PEP BOYS (NYSE: PBY), founded in 1921, is one of the 500 fastest growing enterprises in the US and a major retail chain operator and service provider, and has more than 700 retail chain stores and 7,000 service bays in 35 states in US and in Puerto Rico.