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BYD COMPANY LIMITED

(a joint stock company incorporated in the People's Republic of China with limited liability)

(Stock code: 1211)

Website: http://www.byd.com.cn

Voluntary Announcement

This announcement is made by BYD Company Limited (the "Company") on a voluntary basis.
The Company and all members of the Board of Directors hereby warrant the truthfulness, accuracy and completeness of the content in this announcement and there are no misrepresentations, misleading statements or material omissions in this announcement.
1. About the rum our
On 20 June 2013, Apple Daily, a media in Hong Kong, published an article titled "China-manufactured Taxi Charging Explosion" which was reproduced and reported by other media and web sites in China. The article claimed that the charger of an electric taxi operated by the Company in Hong Kong exploded at
2:30pm on 18 June 2013.
2. Clarification
After verification, the Company hereby clarifies the above media report as follows:
1. At 2:30pm on 18 June 2013, parts of a BYD wall-mounted charging box used for vehicle charging in the Oi Man Estate carpark had melted. The vehicle undergoing the charging process used another charging box instead and left after completing the charging process without causing other losses. The electric vehicle involved in the incident and the charging device did not explode.
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2. The incident arose from partial melting as a result of the overheating of the junction due to poor contact of the junction of the power supply portion of the charging box, which was irrelevant to the design of the electric vehicle, the charging device and the charging programs.
3. To ensure public safety, the Company immediately suspended the usage of all charging boxes installed in car parks managed by Link (including the car park in Oi Man Estate) and made arrangement for vehicles to proceed with charging in the Sime Darby repair station. The incident will not have a material impact on the normal operation of electric taxis of the Company.
3. Necessary prompt
1. The Company has actively developed the electric vehicle business as its strategic direction and is committed to continuously creating more, better, more energy-saving and environmentally friendly electric vehicle products for the society so as to create greater social values and higher investment returns for its shareholders. As for the factually untrue and exaggerated reports of individual media, BYD reserves the right to protect its own interests through legal actions.
2. The Company would like to sincerely thank all investors and fully understand their concern and support to the Company. The Company solemnly reminds investors that all information of the Company shall be based on official announcements issued through the Company's designated information disclosure channels. As of the date of this announcement, the Company is not aware of any undisclosed non-public material information regarding the Company that should have been disclosed prior. Investors are advised to invest in a rational way and pay attention to risks.
Hong Kong, 21 June 2013
By Order of the Board BYD Company Limited Wang Chuan-fu

Chairman

As at the date of this announcement, the Board of Directors of BYD Company Limited comprises Mr. Wang Chuan-fu being the executive Director, Mr. Lu Xiang-yang and Mr. Xia Zuo-quan being the non-executive Directors, and Ms. Li Dong, Mr. Wu Chang-qi and Mr. Li Lian-he being the independent non-executive Directors.

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