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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001144204-07-038862
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEF 14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20070921
FILED AS OF DATE:		20070730
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20070730
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20070730

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CHINA BAK BATTERY INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001117171
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES [3690]
		IRS NUMBER:				880442833
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NV
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0930

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEF 14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-32898
		FILM NUMBER:		071008014

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		BAK INDUSTRIAL PARK, NO. 1 BAK STREET
		STREET 2:		KUICHONG TOWN, LONGGANG DISTRICT
		CITY:			SHENZHEN PEOPLE
		STATE:			F4
		ZIP:			518119
		BUSINESS PHONE:		86-755-8977-0093

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		BAK INDUSTRIAL PARK, NO. 1 BAK STREET
		STREET 2:		KUICHONG TOWN, LONGGANG DISTRICT
		CITY:			SHENZHEN PEOPLE
		STATE:			F4
		ZIP:			518119

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	MEDINA COFFEE INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20000626
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      your proxy card promptly in the enclosed postage-paid envelope. You may revoke
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      Street, Kuichong Town, Longgang District, Shenzhen, 518119, People&#8217;s Republic Of
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      Proxy Statement and the accompanying proxy are being furnished with respect
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      the solicitation of proxies by the Board of Directors of China BAK Battery,
      Inc., a Nevada corporation (the &#8220;Company,&#8221; &#8220;China BAK&#8221; or &#8220;we&#8221;), for the 2007
      Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the &#8220;Meeting&#8221;). The Meeting is to be held at
      9:00 a.m., local time, on Friday, September 21, 2007, and at any adjournment
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      adjournments thereof, at BAK Industrial Park, No. 1 BAK Street, Kuichong Town,
      Longgang District, Shenzhen, 518119, People&#8217;s Republic of China. </font></div>
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      be sent or given to stockholders is July 30, 2007.</font></div>
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      purposes of the Meeting are to seek stockholder approval of two proposals:
      (i)&#160;electing five (5) directors to the Board of Directors of the Company
      (the &#8220;Board&#8221;) and (ii) ratifying the appointment of the Company&#8217;s accountants
      for fiscal year 2007.</font></div>
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      stockholders of record of our common stock, $.001 par value (the &#8220;Common
      Stock&#8221;), as of the close of business on July 25, 2007 (the &#8220;Record Date&#8221;) are
      entitled to notice and to vote at the Meeting and any adjournment or
      adjournments thereof.</font></div>
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      stockholders entitled to vote at the Meeting will be available at the Meeting
      and for ten days prior to the Meeting, during office hours, at the executive
      offices of the Company at BAK Industrial Park, No. 1 BAK Street, Kuichong Town,
      Longgang District, Shenzhen 518119, People&#8217;s Republic of China, by contacting
      the Secretary of the Company.</font></div>
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      presence at the Meeting of a majority of the outstanding shares of Common Stock
      as of the Record Date, in person or by proxy, is required for a quorum. Should
      you submit a proxy, even though you abstain as to one or more proposals, or
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      are present in person at the Meeting, your shares shall be counted for the
      purpose of determining if a quorum is present.</font></div>
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      shares is present at the Meeting. A broker &#8220;non-vote&#8221; occurs when a nominee
      holder, such as a brokerage firm, bank or trust company, holding shares of
      record for a beneficial owner does not vote on a particular proposal because
      the
      nominee holder does not have discretionary voting power with respect to that
      item and has not received voting instructions from the beneficial
      owner.</font></div>
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      Record Date, we had issued and outstanding 49,247,103 shares of Common Stock.
      Each holder of Common Stock on the Record Date is entitled to one vote for
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      share then held on all matters to be voted at the Meeting. No other class of
      voting securities was then outstanding.</font></div>
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                on the internet. Please follow the instructions that are either included
                with the proxy materials provided by the Transfer Agent (you may
                obtain
                copies of such information by contacting the Transfer Agent at
                </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Securities
                Transfer Corporation, 2591 Dallas Parkway, Suite 102, Frisco, Texas
                75034;
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      refer
      to information forwarded to you by such holder of record for your voting
      options. </font></div>
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      shares represented by any proxy duly given will be voted at the Meeting in
      accordance with the instructions of the stockholder. If no specific instructions
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      addition, if other matters come before the Meeting, the persons named in the
      accompanying form of proxy will vote in accordance with their best judgment
      with
      respect to such matters. </font></div>
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      share of Common Stock outstanding on the record date will be entitled to one
      vote on all matters. Under Proposal 1 (Election of Directors), the five
      candidates for election as directors at the Meeting are uncontested. In
      uncontested elections, directors are elected by majority of the votes cast
      at
      the Meeting. Proposal 2 (Ratification of Independent Auditors) requires the
      vote
      of a majority of the shares present in person or by proxy at the Meeting for
      approval. </font></div>
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      which abstain from voting as to a particular matter, and shares held in &#8220;street
      name&#8221; by brokers or nominees who indicate on their proxies that they do not have
      discretionary authority to vote such shares as to a particular matter, will
      not
      be counted as votes in favor of such matter, and will also not be counted as
      shares voting on such matter. Accordingly, abstentions and &#8220;broker non-votes&#8221;
will have no effect on the voting on matters (such as the election of directors,
      and the ratification of the selection of the independent registered public
      accounting firm) that require the affirmative vote of a plurality or a majority
      of the votes cast or the shares voting on the matter. </font></div>
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      by notifying us at any time before your proxy is voted. Mere attendance at
      the
      meeting will not revoke a proxy. Such revocation may be effected in writing
      by
      execution of a subsequently dated proxy or by a written notice of revocation,
      in
      each case sent to the attention of the Secretary at the address of our principal
      office set forth above in the Notice to this Proxy Statement, or by your
      attendance and voting in person at the Meeting. In addition, you may revoke
      your
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      (please
      contact the Transfer Agent at Securities Transfer Corporation, 2591 Dallas
      Parkway, Suite 102, Frisco, Texas 75034; Telephone No. (469) 633-0101;
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      instructions). Unless so revoked, the shares represented by proxies, if received
      in time, will be voted in accordance with the directions given
      therein.</font></div>
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      Meeting is postponed or adjourned for any reason, at any subsequent reconvening
      of the Meeting, all proxies will be voted in the same manner as the proxies
      would have been voted at the original convening of the Meeting (except for
      any
      proxies that have at that time effectively been revoked or withdrawn), even
      if
      the proxies had been effectively voted on the same or any other matter at a
      previous Meeting.</font></div>
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      attend the Meeting, to sign the proxy and return it promptly in the enclosed
      envelope.</font></div>
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      proxies by mail, and the officers and employees of the Company, who will receive
      no extra compensation therefore, may solicit proxies personally or by telephone.
      The Company will reimburse brokerage houses and other nominees for their
      expenses incurred in sending proxies and proxy materials to the beneficial
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      Meeting of Stockholders will be delivered to an address where two or more
      stockholders reside unless we have received contrary instructions from a
      stockholder at the address. A separate proxy card will be delivered to each
      stockholder at the shared address.</font></div>
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      are a stockholder who lives at a shared address and you would like additional
      copies of the 2006 Annual Report, this Proxy Statement, or any future annual
      reports or proxy statements, contact </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">the
      Manager, Investor Relations at China BAK Battery, Inc., BAK Industrial Park,
      No.
      1 BAK Street Kuichong Town, Longgang District, Shenzhen 518119, People&#8217;s
      Republic of China; Telephone number 011 (86-755) 8977-0093, and we will promptly
      mail you copies.</font></div>
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      be acted upon, except to the extent that a director is named as a nominee for
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                number of shares beneficially owned is determined under SEC rules,
                and the
                information is not necessarily indicative of beneficial ownership
                for any
                other purpose. Under those rules, beneficial ownership includes any
                shares
                as to which the individual has sole or shared voting power or investment
                power, and also any shares which the individual has the right to
                acquire
                within 60 days of the Record Date, through the exercise or conversion
                of
                any stock option, convertible security, warrant or other right (a
                &#8220;Presently Exercisable&#8221; security). Including those shares in the table
                does not, however, constitute an admission that the named stockholder
                is a
                direct or indirect beneficial owner of those
                shares.</font></div>
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                otherwise indicated, each person or entity named in the table has
                sole
                voting power and investment power (or shares that power with that
                person&#8217;s
                spouse) with respect to all shares of common stock listed as owned
                by that
                person or entity. </font></div>
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                of the Company&#8217;s common stock are considered to be outstanding on July 1,
                2007, pursuant to Rule 13d-3(d)(1) under the Securities Exchange
                Act of
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                60
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                Li is a party to an escrow agreement under which he agreed to place
                2,179,550 shares of his common stock into escrow for the benefit
                of
                certain stockholders in the event we fail to satisfy certain &#8220;performance
                thresholds,&#8221; as defined in the escrow agreement for the fiscal years
                ending September 30, 2005 and 2006. Mr. Li&#8217;s shares include the 1,089,775
                shares relating to the performance threshold for the fiscal year
                ended
                September 30, 2005. This is because our previously reported net income
                for
                the fiscal year ended September 30, 2005 exceeded the performance
                threshold for such period; accordingly, 1,089,775 of the shares placed
                in
                escrow by Mr. Li were released to Mr. Li. Because the recognition
                of the
                related compensation charge would cause our net income for fiscal
                2005 to
                fall below $12.0 million and therefore entitle the investors to the
                shares
                released, Mr. Li has undertaken to transfer to those investors the
                shares
                that were released to him. The shares listed under Mr. Li in this
                table do
                not include the other 1,089,775 shares that have been released from
                escrow
                to the investors because we failed to satisfy the performance threshold
                for our fiscal year 2006, as required under the escrow agreement.
                Mr. Li
                is also a party to a lock-up agreement under which he has agreed,
                except
                for distributions of his shares of common stock required under the
                escrow
                agreement, not to transfer his common stock for a period commencing
                January 20, 2005 and ending 12 months after the date our common stock
                is
                listed on either the NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. or another national
                stock
                exchange or quotation medium. Mr. Li is also a party to a guarantee
                agreement under which he has pledged certain of his shares of our
                common
                stock to China Development Bank as collateral for a long-term loan
                agreement entered into by Shenzhen BAK. Such shares had previously
                been
                subject to a pledge in favor of Shenzhen Development Bank which was
                released by Shenzhen Development Bank on August 25,
                2006.</font></div>
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                Mao was granted an option to purchase 200,000 shares of Common Stock
                on
                May 16, 2006, at a price of $6.25, the closing price of the Common
                Stock
                on the date of grant, 40% of which vested on July 1, 2007. Any unvested
                portion of the option is subject to forfeiture if Mr. Mao is no longer
                employed by the Company.</font></div>
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                June 25, 2007, each of Ms. Budd and Mr. Zhang were granted 5,000
                shares of
                restricted Common Stock and on July 17, 2007, Mr. Goodner was granted
                5,000 shares of restricted Common Stock. The restricted Common Stock
                granted to each director is subject to a one-year vesting schedule,
                with
                unvested shares being subject to limitations on transfer and forfeiture
                provisions. The first 25% of the restricted shares vested on the
                applicable grant date, and the remaining 75% vest in three equal
                installments on the last day of each following full fiscal quarter
                of the
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                June 25, 2007, Mr. Deng was granted an option to purchase 200,000
                shares
                of Common Stock at an exercise price of $3.35, the closing price
                of the
                Common Stock on the date of grant. Any unvested portion of the option
                is
                subject to forfeiture if Mr. Deng is no longer employed by the Company.
                The option vests and becomes exercisable beginning July 1, 2008,
                as
                follows: On July 1, 2008, 25% of such option shall vest and shall
                no
                longer be subject to forfeiture; on July 1, 2009, the second 25%
                of such
                option shall vest and shall no longer be subject to forfeiture; on July 1,
                2010, the third 25% of such option shall vest and shall no longer
                be
                subject to forfeiture; on July 1, 2011, the final 25% of such option
                shall
                vest and shall no longer be subject to forfeiture, in each case so
                long as
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                the
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      overall performance of the Company. It selects the Company&#8217;s executive officers,
      delegates authority for the conduct of the Company&#8217;s day-to-day operations to
      those officers, and monitors their performance. Members of the Board are kept
      informed of the Company&#8217;s business by participating in Board and Committee
      meetings, by reviewing analyses and reports, and through discussions with the
      Chairman and other officers. </font></div>
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      December 8, 2006, Article V of our articles of incorporation was amended so
      that
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      instead of in accordance with provisions contained in our articles of
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      directors will be elected, each to hold office until the next Annual Meeting
      of
      Stockholders or his or her earlier death or resignation or until his or her
      successor, if any, is elected or appointed. The individuals who have been
      nominated for election to the Board at the Meeting are listed in the table
      below. Each of the nominees is a current director of the Company. </font></div>
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      as a
      result of circumstances not now known or foreseen, any of the nominees is
      unavailable to serve as a nominee for the office of Director at the time of
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      Meeting, the holders of the proxies solicited by this Proxy Statement may vote
      those proxies either (i)&#160;for the election of a substitute nominee who will
      be designated by the proxy holders or by the present Board or (ii)&#160;for the
      balance of the nominees, leaving a vacancy. Alternatively, the size of the
      Board
      may be reduced accordingly. The Board has no reason to believe that any of
      the
      nominees will be unwilling or unable to serve, if elected as a Director. The
      five nominees for election as directors are uncontested. In uncontested
      elections, directors are elected by majority of the votes cast at the meeting.
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      submitted on the accompanying proxy card will be voted for the election of
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      nominees listed below, unless the proxy card is marked otherwise.
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      provided in its charter, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
      of
      the Company&#8217;s Board is responsible for identifying individuals qualified to
      become Board members and recommending to the Board nominees for election as
      directors. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee considers
      recommendations for director nominees, including those submitted by the
      Company&#8217;s stockholders, on the bases described below. Stockholders may recommend
      nominees by writing to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee c/o
      the
      Secretary at BAK Industrial Park, No. 1 BAK Street Kuichong Town, Longgang
      District, Shenzhen, 518119. Stockholder recommendations will be promptly
      provided to the chairman of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
      To be considered by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee for
      inclusion in the proxy for the 2008 annual meeting, recommendations must be
      received by the Secretary of the Company not later than the close of business
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      April 1</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
      2008.</font></div>
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      identifying and evaluating nominees, the Nominating and Corporate Governance
      Committee may consult with the other Board members, management, consultants,
      and
      other individuals likely to possess an understanding of the Company&#8217;s business
      and knowledge of suitable candidates. In making its recommendations, the
      Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee assesses the requisite skills
      and
      qualifications of nominees and the composition of the Board as a whole in the
      context of the Board's criteria and needs. In evaluating the suitability of
      individual Board members, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
      may
      take into account many factors, including general understanding of marketing,
      finance and other disciplines relevant to the success of a publicly traded
      company in today&#8217;s business environment; understanding of the Company&#8217;s business
      and technology; the international nature of the Company&#8217;s operations;
      educational and professional background; and personal accomplishment. The
      Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee evaluates each individual in
      the
      context of the Board as a whole, with the objective of recommending a group
      that
      can best perpetuate the success of the Company&#8217;s business and represent
      shareholder interests through the exercise of sound judgment, using its
      diversity of experience. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
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      &#8220;Securities Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management,&#8221; which starts
      on page </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">4
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      served as the chairman of our Board, our president and chief executive officer
      since January 20, 2005. He has been a director of BAK International Limited,
      our
      Hong Kong incorporated subsidiary, since November 2004. Mr. Li is the founder
      and has served as the chairman of the board of Shenzhen BAK Battery Co., Ltd.,
      our wholly owned subsidiary (&#8220;Shenzhen BAK&#8221;), since its inception in August
      2001, and served as Shenzhen BAK&#8217;s general manager since December 2003. From
      June 2001 to June 2003, Mr. Li was the chairman of Huaran Technology Co., Ltd.,
      a company incorporated in the People&#8217;s Republic of China (&#8220;PRC&#8221;) that is engaged
      in the car audio business. Mr. Li received a bachelor&#8217;s degree in thermal energy
      and power engineering from the Lanzhou Railway Institute, China and a doctorate
      degree in quantitative economics from Jilin University in China. </font></div>
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      served as a director of our company since May 12, 2006. He has also served
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      officer since June 30, 2005. Dr. Mao has been the chief scientist of Shenzhen
      BAK since September 2004. Prior to joining us, between 1997 and September 2004,
      Dr. Mao was the chief technology officer of Tianjin Lishen, a leading battery
      manufacturer in China. Mr. Mao pioneered core technologies on lithium-ion
      battery before its commercialization in 1992 and was the inventor under seven
      U.S. patents relating to lithium-ion technology. Dr. Mao received a doctorate
      degree in electrochemistry from Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada
      where he focused on conductive polymers. </font></div>
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      served as our director since May 12, 2006. Since June 2003, Mr. Goodner has
      served as the vice president for legal affairs and general counsel for U.S.
      Home
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      May
      2006, Mr. Goodner also has been a director of Winner Medical Group Inc., a
      leading Chinese exporter of medical disposal products, which shares are traded
      on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board in the United States. From 1997 to 2003,
      Mr. Goodner was a partner in the law firm of Jackson Walker L.L.P. Mr. Goodner
      holds a bachelor of arts degree in economics from Eastern New Mexico University
      and a law degree from Southern Methodist University, the United States.
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      Chair of Accounting from 1993 through 2005, and where she has taught graduate
      management accounting, graduate project management, and other classes since
      1973. She received her PhD in business administration from The University of
      Texas-Austin and her MBA and undergraduate degrees from Baylor University.
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      categories of the theory of constraints. Currently, Ms. Budd also serves as
      Chair, Business Environment &amp; Content Subcommittee, of the American
      Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and the Chair, Finance &amp;
Metrics (F&amp;M) Committee of the Theory of Constraints International
      Certification Organization (TOC-ICO).</font></div>
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      Zhang</em></strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      has
      served as our director since June 25, 2007. Since mid-2005, Mr. Zhang has served
      as General Manager of AASTOCKS.com, Ltd., Shenzhen Branch, an online stock
      investment service operating in China. From 2003 through mid-2005, Mr. Zhang
      served as General Manager of Shenzhen Sharemax Management Co., Ltd, where he
      was
      involved in brokerage of Hong Kong-listed stocks, asset management and managing
      venture capital projects. From 1998 through 2003, Mr. Zhang served as General
      Manager of Haixing Security Brokage Co., Ltd, Shenzhen Branch, involved in
      securities trading and asset management. Prior to joining Haixing Security
      Brokerage, from 1985 through 1996, Mr. Zhang served as Manager for China
      Resources Holding Co., Ltd., an import/export company. Mr. Zhang received his
      bachelor degree in Economy from Jilin University in 1985.</font></a></div>
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      directors will hold office for the terms indicated, or until their earlier
      death, resignation, removal or disqualification, and until their respective
      successors are duly elected and qualified. There are no arrangements or
      understandings between any of the nominees, directors or executive officers
      and
      any other person pursuant to which any of our nominees, directors or executive
      officers have been selected for their respective positions. No nominee, member
      of the Board of Directors or executive officer is related to any other nominee,
      member of the Board of Directors or executive officer.</font></div>
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      perform various duties on behalf of and report to the Board: (i) Audit
      Committee, (ii) Compensation Committee and (iii) Nominating and Corporate
      Governance Committee. Each of the three standing Committees is comprised
      entirely of independent directors as that term is defined under the Nasdaq
      listing standards. From time to time, the Board may establish other
      committees.</font></div>
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      the fiscal year ended September 30, 2006, the Board held a total of six
      meetings. Each director attended 100% of the total number of meetings of the
      Board and 100% of the meetings of all Committees on which he served.
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      the fiscal year ended September 30, 2006, our Audit Committee consisted of
      our
      directors Richard B. Goodner, Joseph R. Mannes and Jay J. Shi. Mr. Mannes served
      as the chair of the Audit Committee and as our Audit Committee financial expert
      as that term is defined by the applicable SEC rules. On June 25, 2007, Messrs.
      Mannes and Shi resigned from the Board, and Charlene Spoede Budd and Chunzhi
      Zhang were elected to the Board. Each of Ms. Budd and Mr. Zhang were appointed
      to the Audit Committee, with Ms. Budd replacing Mr. Mannes as chair of the
      Audit
      Committee and as our Audit Committee financial expert. Each director who has
      served or is serving on our Audit Committee was or is &#8220;independent&#8221; as that term
      is defined under the Nasdaq listing standards at all times during their service
      on such Committee.</font></div>
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      Audit
      Committee oversees our accounting and financial reporting processes and the
      audits of the financial statements of our company. During the fiscal year ended
      September 30, 2006, the Audit Committee held two meetings. The Audit Committee
      is responsible for, among other things:</font></div>
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                our independent auditors and pre-approving all auditing and non-auditing
                services permitted to be performed by our independent
                auditors;</font></div>
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                with our independent auditors any audit problems or difficulties
                and
                management&#8217;s response;</font></div>
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                and approving all proposed related-party transactions, as defined
                in Item
                404 of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended;
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                the annual audited financial statements with management and our
                independent auditors;</font></div>
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                major issues as to the adequacy of our internal controls and any
                special
                audit steps adopted in light of significant internal control
                deficiencies;</font></div>
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                reviewing and reassessing the adequacy of our Audit Committee
                charter;</font></div>
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                other matters that are specifically delegated to our Audit Committee
                by
                our Board from time to time;</font></div>
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                separately and periodically with management and our internal and
                independent auditors; and</font></div>
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                regularly to the full Board.</font></div>
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      Committee Charter </strong></font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">During
      the fiscal year ended September 30, 2006, our Compensation Committee consisted
      of our directors Richard B. Goodner, Joseph R. Mannes and Jay J. Shi. On June
      25, 2007, Ms. Budd and Mr. Zhang replaced Messrs Mannes and Shi on the
      Compensation Committee, with Mr. Zhang replacing Mr. Shi as chair of the
      Compensation Committee. Each director who has served or is serving on our
      Compensation Committee was or is &#8220;independent&#8221; as that term is defined under the
      Nasdaq listing standards at all times during their service on such
      Committee.</font></div>
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      Compensation Committee assists the Board in reviewing and approving the
      compensation structure of our directors and executive officers, including all
      forms of compensation to be provided to our directors and executive officers.
      Our chief executive officer may not be present at any Committee meeting during
      which his compensation is deliberated. The Compensation Committee is permitted
      to delegate its authority in accordance with Nevada law unless prohibited by
      the
      Company&#8217;s by-laws or the Compensation Committee charter. The Compensation
      Committee did not meet separately during the fiscal year ended September 30,
      2006.</font></div>
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                and overseeing the compensation package for our executive
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                and making recommendations to the Board with respect to the compensation
                of our directors;</font></div>
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                and approving corporate goals and objectives relevant to the compensation
                of our chief executive officer,</font></div>
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                the performance of our chief executive officer in light of those
                goals and
                objectives, and setting the compensation level of our chief executive
                officer based on this evaluation;
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                periodically and making recommendations to the Board regarding any
                long-term incentive compensation or equity plans, programs or similar
                arrangements, annual bonuses, employee pension and welfare benefit
                plans.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">A
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      current members of the Compensation Committee are independent directors, and
      all
      past members were independent directors at all times during their service on
      such Committee. None of the past or present members of our Compensation
      Committee are present or past employees or officers of ours or any of our
      subsidiaries. No member of the Compensation Committee has had any relationship
      with us requiring disclosure under Item&#160;404 of Regulation S-K under the
      Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. None of our executive officers
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      served on the Board or Compensation Committee (or other committee serving an
      equivalent function) of any other entity, one of whose executive officers served
      on our Board or Compensation Committee. </font></div>
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      the fiscal year ended September 30, 2006, our Nominating and Corporate
      Governance Committee consisted of our directors Richard B. Goodner, Joseph
      R.
      Mannes and Jay J. Shi. On June 25, 2007, Ms. Budd and Mr. Zhang replaced Messrs.
      Mannes and Shi on the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Mr. Goodner
      continues to serve as chair of this Committee. Each director who has served
      or
      is serving on our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee was or is
&#8220;independent&#8221; as that term is defined under the Nasdaq listing standards at all
      times during their service on such Committee.</font></div>
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      Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee assists the Board in identifying
      individuals qualified to become our directors and in determining the composition
      of the Board and its committees. The Nominating and Corporate Governance
      Committee did not meet separately during the fiscal year ended September 30,
      2006. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is responsible for,
      among other things:</font></div>
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                and recommending to the Board nominees for election or re-election
                to the
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      recognize that transactions between us and any of our directors or executive
      officers can present potential or actual conflicts of interest and create the
      appearance that our decisions are based on considerations other than the best
      interests of our shareholders. Pursuant to its charter, the Nominating and
      Corporate Governance Committee considers and makes recommendations to the Board
      with regard to possible conflicts of interest of Board members or management.
      The Board then makes a determination as to whether to approve the transaction.
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      business by our employees, officers and directors. We intend to maintain the
      highest standards of ethical business practices and compliance with all laws
      and
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      business outside the United States. During the fiscal year ended September
      30,
      2006, there were no amendments to or waivers of our Code of
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      whom has been determined by the Board to be &#8220;independent&#8221; under the meaning of
      Rule 10A-3(b)(1) under the Exchange Act. Mr. Mannes, the chair of the Audit
      Committee, is an &#8220;audit committee financial expert&#8221; within the meaning of Item
      401(h) of SEC Regulation S-K. The Audit Committee assists the Board&#8217;s oversight
      of the integrity of the Company&#8217;s financial reports, compliance with legal and
      regulatory requirements, the qualifications and independence of the Company&#8217;s
      independent registered public accounting firm, the audit process, and internal
      controls. The Audit Committee operates pursuant to a written charter adopted
      by
      the Board. The Audit Committee is responsible for overseeing the corporate
      accounting and financing reporting practices, recommending the selection of
      the
      Company&#8217;s registered public accounting firm, reviewing the extent of non-audit
      services to be performed by the auditors, and reviewing the disclosures made
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      recommends to the Board that the audited financial statements be included in
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      statements for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2006 with Company management;
      (2) discussed with the independent auditors the matters required to be discussed
      by SAS 61 (Codification of Statements on Auditing Standards), as may be modified
      or supplemented; and (3) received the written disclosures and the letter from
      the independent accountants required by Independence Standards Board Standard
      No. 1 (Independence Standards Board Standard No. 1, Independence Discussions
      with Audit Committees), as may be modified or supplemented, and has discussed
      with the independent accountant its independence.</font></div>
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      recommended to the Board of Directors that the audited financial statements
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      Compensation Committee of the Board. The Committee has three members, each
      of
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      regulations of the SEC.</font></div>
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      executive management with shareholder interests and with the Company&#8217;s business
      strategy and success, through an integrated executive compensation program
      that
      considers short-term performance, the achievement of long-range strategic goals
      and growth in total shareholder value. The key elements of executive
      compensation are competitive base salary, annual incentives and equity
      participation. The aggregate compensation package is designed to attract and
      retain individuals critical to the long-term success of the Company, to motivate
      these persons to perform at their highest levels, and to reward exceptional
      performance.</font></div>
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      the
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      compensation, including salaries, paid by companies engaged in similar
      businesses, to persons holding equivalent positions. The Compensation Committee
      believes that any increases in base salary should be based upon a favorable
      evaluation of individual performance relative to individual goals, the
      functioning of the executive&#8217;s team within the corporate structure, success in
      furthering the corporate strategy and goals, and individual management skills,
      responsibilities and anticipated workload.</font></div>
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      from contractual commitments, the Compensation Committee also considers
      demonstrated loyalty and commitment and the competitive salaries offered by
      similar companies to attract and retain executives. Merit increases for
      executives are to be subject to the same budgetary guidelines as apply to any
      other employees. In those cases where an executive has entered into an
      employment agreement, the base salary is determined pursuant to the terms of
      the
      agreement, and renewals of contracts will be considered on the basis of the
      performance of the individual, the performance of the Company and the
      compensation philosophy of the Company.</font></div>
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      executives based on the overall performance of the Company, as well as on the
      performance of each executive officer&#8217;s area of responsibility or operating
      group. Measures of performance are both financial and strategic. Financial
      elements are based on achieving quarterly and annual EBITDA targets and
      strategic elements include, but are limited to technological or quality
      improvements, improvements in operations and contributions to business success.
      The goals are also structured to provide the kinds of objectivity and checks
      and
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      Sarbanes-Oxley Act.</font></div>
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      May
      2005 the Board approved a stock option plan to expand the number of employees
      eligible for equity awards so as to award equity more broadly and deeply
      throughout the organization and thus provide additional incentive to employees
      to maximize shareholder value. The stock option plan authorizes the issuance
      of
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      the Compensation Committee approved the cancellation of options for 1,400,000
      shares of common stock previously granted to employees who are residents of
      the
      PRC. In December&#160;2006, a total of 914,994 shares of restricted stock were
      granted as replacement awards for the cancelled options&#160;to the employees
      whose options had been terminated and who continued to be employed by the
      Company at that time.</font></div>
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      are eligible for equity awards in the form of stock options and restricted
      stock
      units under the Company&#8217;s equity plan. Awards are made at the discretion of the
      Compensation Committee. The number of shares awarded to any individual depends
      on individual performance, salary level and competitive data, and the impact
      that such employee&#8217;s productivity may make to shareholder value over time. In
      addition, in determining the number of stock options or restricted stock units
      granted to each executive, the Compensation Committee reviews the unvested
      options and units of each executive to determine the future benefits potentially
      available to the executive. The number of options or units granted will depend
      in part on the total number of unvested options and units deemed necessary
      to
      provide an incentive to that individual to make a long term commitment to remain
      with the Company. By giving to executives an equity interest in our company,
      the
      value of which depends upon stock performance, the policy seeks to further
      align
      management and shareholder interests. The Committee believes that using
      restricted stock units as part of the overall equity awards program better
      aligns the interest of management and shareholders as restricted stock units
      closely replicate the economic characteristics of capital stock.</font></div>
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      16(A) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE</strong></font></div>
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      16(a) of the Exchange Act requires our executive officers and directors and
      persons who own more than ten percent of the outstanding Common Stock to file
      with the SEC an initial report of ownership on Form 3 and changes in ownership
      on Forms 4 and 5. The reporting persons are also required to furnish us with
      copies of all forms they file. </font></div>
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      solely on our review of copies of Forms 3, 4 and 5 furnished to the Company
      with
      respect to the fiscal year ended September 30, 2006, we have determined that
      our
      directors, officers and greater than 10% beneficial owners complied with all
      applicable Section 16 filing requirements except as follows: </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(i)
      late
      Form 4 reports filed by each of Houde Liu and Shuquan Zhang on October 23,
      2006
      and by Yanlong Zou on October 20, 2006, in each case to report the cancellation
      of a stock option grant on September 28, 2006 of 50,000 shares of common stock
      pursuant to termination and release agreements entered into between us and
      each
      of Messrs. Liu, Zhang and Zou; (ii) late Form 3 reports filed by each of Joseph
      R. Mannes, Richard B. Goodner and Jay J. Shi on October 25, 2006, in each case
      to report his appointment as our director on May 12, 2006; (iii) late Form
      4
      reports filed by each of Messrs. Mannes, Goodner and Shi on October 25, 2006,
      in
      each case to report the grant of 5,000 restricted shares of our common stock
      pursuant to our Compensation Plan for Nonemployee Directors; (iv) late Form
      4
      report filed by Xiangqian Li on April 2, 2007, to report the release of
</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">1,089,775
      shares of common stock from escrow to investors pursuant to an escrow agreement
      between </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Mr.
      Li
      and such investors; (v) late Form 4 reports filed by each of Houde Liu, Yanlong
      Zou, Shuquan Zhang and Yongbin Han on April 2, 2007 to report the grant of
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      34,142, 34,142 and 136,566 shares of restricted stock, respectively, on December
      26, 2006; and (vi) late Form 3 report filed by Zhongyi Deng on April 3, 2007
      to
      report his appointment as our Vice-President of Business Development.
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      BAK Battery, Co., Ltd. (&#8220;Shenzhen BAK&#8221;) has several outstanding short term bank
      loans, long term bank loans and bills payable to (i) Agricultural Bank of China
      (Longgang/Shenzhen Eastern Branches), (ii) Shenzhen Commercial Bank (Shuibei
      Branch), (iii) Shenzhen Development Bank (Longgang Branch), (iv) China CITIC
      Bank, (v) Bank of China (Shenzhen Branch) and (vi) China Development Bank,
      respectively, the proceeds of which were used primarily to fund the operations
      of our manufacturing facility located at the BAK Industrial Park and for general
      working capital requirements. At March 31, 2007, we had aggregate amounts due
      and payable under these debt arrangements of $109.2 million, including
      short-term bank loans of $71.8 million, long-term bank loans of $18.1 million
      and bills payable of $19.3 million. The debt arrangements bear interest at
      rates
      ranging from 4.725% to 6.48% per annum and have maturity dates ranging from
      six
      to forty-eight months. Each loan is guaranteed by Mr. Li, our director, Chairman
      of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Li has also pledged
      certain of his shares of our common stock to secure certain of our indebtedness.
      Mr. Li did not receive or is entitled to receive any consideration for the
      above
      referenced guarantees, and we are not independently obligated to indemnify
      any
      of those guarantors for any amounts paid by them pursuant to any guarantee.
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      accounting firm of the Company for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007.
      KPMG was the Company&#8217;s independent registered public accounting firm for the
      fiscal year ending September 30, 2006 and George Stewart, C.P.A. and Schwartz
      Levitsky Feldman LLP (&#8220;SLF&#8221;) performed services for us for the fiscal year
      ending September 30, 2005. </font></div>
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      registered public accounting firm. Although ratification is not required by
      our
      bylaws or otherwise, the Board is submitting the selection of PKF to our
      stockholders for ratification as a matter of good corporate practice. In the
      event our stockholders fail to ratify the appointment, the Audit Committee
      may
      reconsider this appointment. </font></div>
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      Company has been advised by PKF that neither the firm nor any of its associates
      had any relationship with the Company. Representatives of PKF will be available
      via teleconference during the Meeting, at which time they may make any statement
      they consider appropriate and will respond to appropriate questions raised
      at
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      January 20, 2005, we dismissed George Stewart, C.P.A. as our independent
      registered public accounting firm and appointed Schwartz Levitsky Feldman LLP
      (&#8220;SLF&#8221;), as our independent registered public accounting firm. The dismissal of
      George Stewart, C.P.A. was approved by the Board of Directors of the Company
      at
      such time. </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">On
      May
      15, 2006, the Company changed its independent registered public accounting
      firm
      from SLF to KPMG. On July 7, 2006, the Board, acting upon the recommendation
      of
      the Audit Committee, ratified and authorized the appointment KPMG as the
      Company&#8217;s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year
      ending September 30, 2006. Subsequently, effective April 1, 2007, the Board
      dismissed KPMG and authorized the appointment of PKF as the Company&#8217;s
      independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending
      September 30, 2007. On April 2, 2007 the Company and PKF signed a formal
      engagement letter appointing PKF as the Company&#8217;s independent registered public
      accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007. </font></div>
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      the
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      accountants&#8217; report on the Company&#8217;s financial statements did not contain any
      adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, nor was it qualified or modified
      as to
      uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles, except as follows: KPMG&#8217;s
      audit report, dated December 8, 2006, on the consolidated financial statements
      of the Company as of and for the years ended September 30, 2006 and 2005,
      contained a separate paragraph stating that &#8220;As discussed in note 2(q) to the
      consolidated financial statements, on October 1, 2005, the Group adopted
      Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (&#8216;SFAS&#8217;) No.123 (Revised 2004),
&#8216;Share-Based Payment,&#8217; using the modified prospective method, representing a
      change in the Group&#8217;s method of accounting for stock-based compensation.&#8221;
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      report, dated August 22, 2006, of KPMG on the consolidated financial statements
      of the Company and its subsidiaries as of and for the fiscal years ended
      September 30, 2005 and 2004, which was included in Amendment No. 3 to our Form
      10-KSB/A for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2005, did not contain an
      adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, and were not qualified or modified
      as
      to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles, except as follows: KPMG&#8217;s
      report contained a separate paragraph stating that &#8220;As described in Note 3 to
      the accompanying consolidated financial statements, the Company has restated
      the
      consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2004 and 2005 and the related
      consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income, and cash flows
      for
      each of the years in the three-year period ended September 30, 2005, which
      were
      previously audited by other independent accountants, to correct certain
      accounting errors that were detected after the original issuance of those
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      audit
      reports of KPMG on management&#8217;s assessment of the effectiveness of internal
      control over financial reporting and the effectiveness of internal control
      over
      financial reporting as of September 30, 2006 and 2005, which is included in
      our
      Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2006 (the
      &#8220;2006 Form 10-K&#8221;), did not contain any adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion,
      nor were they qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or
      accounting principles, except that KPMG&#8217;s report indicates that the Company did
      not maintain effective internal control over financial reporting as of September
      30, 2006, because of the effect of material weaknesses, including those set
      forth below, described in such report and elsewhere in the 2006 Form
      10-K.</font></div>
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      the fiscal years ended September 30, 2005 and 2006, there were no disagreements
      with the Company&#8217;s former accountants on any matters of accounting principles or
      practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedure which,
      if not resolved to such former accountant&#8217;s satisfaction, would have caused such
      former accountant to make reference thereto in its reports on the Company&#8217;s
      financial statements for such fiscal years. During the fiscal years ended
      September 30, 2005 and 2006, there were no &#8220;reportable events,&#8221; as such term is
      defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation&#160;S-K, except that KPMG advised
      the Company of certain material weakness in its internal controls over financial
      reporting, which were reported by the Company under Item 9A. &#8220;Controls and
      Procedures&#8221; of the 2006 Form 10-K, to the effect that the Company had an
      insufficient complement of personnel, including in senior management, with
      a
      level of accounting knowledge, experience and training in the application of
      U.S. GAAP and did not implement adequate supervisory review to ensure that
      the
      consolidated financial statements were prepared in conformity with U.S. GAAP.
      The lack of sufficient personnel with such accounting knowledge, experience
      and
      training contributed to material weaknesses (i) in the Company&#8217;s accounting for
      capitalization of interest costs, and the related recognition of property,
      plant
      and equipment and depreciation expense; (ii) accounting for deferred taxes
      under
      U.S. GAAP, in particular the identification and measurement of differences
      between the respective tax and financial reporting bases of certain assets
      and
      liabilities and the determination of the applicable income tax rate to ensure
      that deferred taxes were accurately presented in the Company&#8217;s consolidated
      financial statements; (iii) accounting for the share-based compensation, in
      particular the accounting for cancellation and replacement of certain option
      grants and the classification of the associated share-based compensation expense
      in the consolidated statement of income and comprehensive income; (iv) the
      calculation of earnings per share in accordance with Statement of Financial
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      identification of dilutive instruments in the calculation of diluted earnings
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      auditors must be approved in advance by our Audit Committee to assure that
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      its policies and procedures, our Audit Committee pre-approved the audit service
      performed by KPMG for our consolidated financial statements as of and for the
      year ended September 30, 2006, and our internal control over financial reporting
      as of September 30, 2006. As our Audit Committee was formed only in May 2006,
      there was no such pre-approval by our audit committee before George Stewart,
      C.P.A. and SLF performed their audit in fiscal 2005 and before KPMG performed
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      presented for action at the meeting other than those described above. However,
      if any other matters should come before the Annual Meeting, it is the intention
      of the persons named in the accompanying proxy to vote such proxy in accordance
      with their judgment on such matters. </font></div>
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      Company has a process for stockholders who wish to communicate with the Board
      of
      Directors. Stockholders who wish to communicate with the Board may write to
      it
      at the Company&#8217;s address given above. These communications will be reviewed by
      one or more employees of the Company designated by the Board, who will determine
      whether they should be presented to the Board. The purpose of this screening
      is
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      wish to have a proposal included in our proxy statement for next year&#8217;s annual
      meeting in accordance with Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act, your proposal
      must
      be received by the Secretary of the Company at BAK Industrial Park, No. 1 BAK
      Street Kuichong Town, Longgang District, Shenzhen 518119, People&#8217;s Republic of
      China, no later than the close of business on <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">April
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      the
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      included. The submission of a stockholder proposal does not guarantee that
      it
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      the
      written request of such person, a copy of our Annual Report on Form 10-K,
      including the financial statements and financial statement schedules, as filed
      with the SEC for our most recent fiscal year. Such written requests should
      be
      directed to the Secretary of the Company, at our address listed on the top
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      of the Company. Should any other matters be properly presented, it is intended
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      employee of the Company, (ii) to have no relationship that would interfere
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      Governance Committee of the Board and then be elected by the full Board, and
      shall serve until such member&#8217;s successor is duly elected and qualified or until
      such member&#8217;s earlier resignation, retirement or removal from the Committee or
      the Board. The members of the Committee may be removed from the Committee at
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      shall chair all regular and special sessions of the Committee, be responsible
      for scheduling regular and special meetings of the Committee and set the agendas
      for Committee meetings. This Chairperson shall serve until the expiration of
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      meeting, another member of the Committee shall serve as chairperson for purposes
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      Committee shall meet at least four times per year. Additional meetings may
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      as the Committee or its Chairperson deem advisable. As part of the Committee&#8217;s
      oversight function, the Committee shall meet with the Company&#8217;s independent
      auditors and management at least quarterly to review the Company&#8217;s financial
      statements. The Committee (1) may meet separately in executive session with
      (a)&#160;the Company&#8217;s Director of Internal Audit, (b) the Company&#8217;s independent
      auditors, (c) members of management, (d) non-management members of the Board
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      are not members of the Committee or (e)&#160;any other persons the Committee
      deems appropriate to discuss any matters that any member of the Committee or
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      other such individual or group believes should be discussed privately and (2)
      shall meet separately in executive session at least annually with each of (x)
      the Company&#8217;s Director of Internal Audit, (y) the Company&#8217;s Chief Financial
      Officer and (z) the Company&#8217;s independent auditors. In addition, the Committee
      may exclude from its meetings any persons it deems appropriate in order to
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      majority of Committee members shall constitute a quorum for the conduct of
      business at a meeting of the Committee. A majority of the members present at
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      meeting at which a quorum is present may act on behalf of the Committee. The
      Committee may meet by telephone or videoconference and may take action by
      unanimous written consent to the fullest extent permitted by the Nevada General
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      Committee will cause to be kept adequate minutes of all its proceedings and
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      duties and responsibilities as it deems appropriate. In connection therewith,
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                  sole authority to retain, compensate, evaluate and terminate the
                  Company&#8217;s
                  independent auditors and to retain independent legal counsel or
                  other
                  outside advisors, including other auditors or accountants, as the
                  Committee determines necessary to carry out its duties; and
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                  Company shall provide the appropriate funding, as determined by
                  the
                  Committee, (i) for payment of compensation (A) to the independent
                  auditors
                  for purposes of preparing or issuing an audit report and performing
                  their
                  audit review and attest services for the Company, and (B) to any
                  advisors
                  employed by the Committee, and (ii) for the ordinary administrative
                  expenses of the Committee that are necessary or appropriate in
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      obtaining legal advice will be considered privileged communications of the
      Company, and the Committee will take all necessary steps to preserve the
      privileged nature of those communications. </font></div>
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                  Committee shall have sole authority to appoint and terminate the
                  Company&#8217;s
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                  setting
                  the compensation and retention terms for, and overseeing and evaluating
                  the performance of, the Company&#8217;s independent auditors with respect to
                  audit, review or attestation services. The Company&#8217;s independent auditors
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                  Committee shall have sole authority and responsibility to approve
                  in
                  advance (a) the retention of independent auditors for the performance
                  of
                  all audit and lawfully permitted non-audit services and (b) the
                  fees to be
                  paid for such services. Pre-approval of non-audit services (other
                  than
                  review and attestation services) will not be required if such services
                  fall within exceptions established by the SEC.</font></div>
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                  Committee shall ensure that it receives from the independent auditors
                  all
                  written disclosures, statements and letters required by Independence
                  Standards Board Standard 1 delineating all relationships between
                  the
                  independent auditors and the Company. The Committee shall discuss
                  with the
                  Company&#8217;s independent auditors their independence, including any disclosed
                  relationships or services that may impact the auditors&#8217; objectivity and
                  independence. If deemed appropriate by the Committee, the Committee
                  shall
                  either take, or recommend that the Board take, appropriate action
                  to
                  oversee the independence of the Company&#8217;s outside auditor and in response
                  to the independent auditors&#8217; report, to satisfy itself of the auditors&#8217;
                  independence. The Committee shall also confirm with the Company&#8217;s
                  independent auditors that the independent auditors rotate (a) the
                  lead (or
                  coordinating) audit partner of the audit team as well as the concurring
                  or
                  reviewing partner at least once every five years and (b) any other
                  audit
                  team members within any applicable period required under Regulation
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                  order to
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                  Committee shall review and discuss with the Company&#8217;s independent auditors
                  reports that the independent auditors are required to provide to
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                  Committee relating to significant financial reporting issues and
                  judgments
                  made in connection with the preparation of the Company&#8217;s financial
                  statements, including, among other things, (a) all critical accounting
                  policies and practices used, (b) all alternative treatments of
                  financial
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                  that have been discussed with management, the ramifications of
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                  auditors and (c) any material written communications between the
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                  Committee shall inquire as to whether there was any significant
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                  independent auditor in connection with the preparation of the Company&#8217;s
                  audited financial statements and review with the independent auditors
                  any
                  audit problems or difficulties (including any restrictions on the
                  scope of
                  activities or access to required information) and management&#8217;s responses
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                  the extent required by applicable law or the NASDAQ rules, the
                  Committee
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                  to be discussed by Statement on Auditing Standards No. 61, &#8220;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><em>Communication
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                  (&#8220;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong><u>SAS
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                  SAS 61 requires that independent auditors provide audit committees
                  with
                  such additional information regarding the scope and results of
                  outside
                  audits as may be necessary to assist such committees in overseeing
                  the
                  financial reporting and disclosure process for which management
                  is
                  responsible. To ensure that all matters required to be discussed
                  by SAS 61
                  have already been discussed pursuant to the other provisions of
                  this
                  Charter, the Committee may ask the Company&#8217;s independent auditors to
                  advise them as to whether the requirements of SAS 61 have been
                  satisfied.</font></div>
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                  Committee shall review with members of management and discuss with
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                  Company&#8217;s independent auditors the annual audited financial statements
                  to
                  be included in the Company&#8217;s annual reports on Form 10-K (including the
                  Company&#8217;s disclosures under &#8220;Management&#8217;s Discussion and Analysis of
                  Financial Condition and Results of Operations&#8221;) prior to the filing of
                  each Form 10-K.</font></div>
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                  Committee shall review with members of management and discuss with
                  the
                  Company&#8217;s independent auditors the quarterly financial statements to be
                  included in the Company&#8217;s quarterly reports on Form 10-Q prior to the
                  filing of each Form 10-Q.</font></div>
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                  Committee shall review with members of management and discuss with
                  the
                  Company&#8217;s independent auditors any registration statement of the Company
                  that contains new or pro forma financial information prior to the
                  initial
                  filing of such registration statement with the SEC. The Chairperson
                  of the
                  Committee or a quorum of the Committee may represent the entire
                  Committee
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                  Committee shall discuss with management financial information and
                  earnings
                  guidance provided to analysts and rating agencies. Such discussions
                  may be
                  general (i.e., the types of information to be disclosed and the
                  type of
                  presentation to be made) and do not necessarily need to be held
                  in advance
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                  Committee shall discuss with management (i) any significant financial
                  reporting issues and judgments made in the preparation of the Company&#8217;s
                  financial statements and (ii) any changes in the Company&#8217;s accounting
                  policies and procedures.</font></div>
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                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">1.</font></div>
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                  Committee shall pre-approve any permissible non-audit services
                  to be
                  provided by the Company&#8217;s independent auditors on behalf of the Company
                  that do not fall within any exception to the pre-approval requirements
                  established by the SEC. The Committee may delegate to one or more
                  members
                  the authority to pre-approve permissible non-audit services, but
                  any such
                  delegate or delegates must present their pre-approval decisions
                  to the
                  Committee at its next meeting. In the event that any permissible
                  non-audit
                  services are approved by the Committee or a delegate or delegates
                  thereof,
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                  appropriately disclosed in the Company&#8217;s periodic reports filed with the
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                  retention, and treatment of complaints received by the Company
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                  Committee shall discuss periodically with members of management
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                  controls and procedures, including applicable internal controls
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                  designed to address any significant deficiencies in the design
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                  independent auditors: (a) the annual report of management affirming
                  management&#8217;s responsibility for establishing and maintaining internal
                  control over financial reporting and assessing the effectiveness
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                  Company&#8217;s internal control over financial reporting and (b) the
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                  Charter and
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                other service determined to be impermissible by the Public Company
                Accounting Oversight Board established pursuant to
                Sarbanes-Oxley.</font></div>
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      B</em></font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>CHINA
      BAK BATTERY, INC.</strong></font></div>
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      Committee Charter</strong></font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Article
      I.</strong></font><font id="TAB2" style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: 27pt">&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Purpose</strong></font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
      Compensation Committee (the &#8220;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong><u>Committee</u></strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#8221;)
      of the
      Board of Directors (the &#8220;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong><u>Board</u></strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#8221;)
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      has
      been appointed by the Board to assist the Board by assuming primary
      responsibility for evaluating issues relating to executive compensation. The
      Committee is also charged with making regular reports to the Board and
      delivering any reports that may from time to time be required by the rules
      of
      the Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (&#8220;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong><u>NASDAQ</u></strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#8221;)
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      Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong><u>SEC</u></strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#8221;)
      to be
      included in the Company&#8217;s annual proxy statement or annual report on Form
      10-K.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Article
      II.</strong></font><font id="TAB2" style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: 27pt">&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Membership</strong></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
      Committee shall consist of two or more members of the Board. Prior to their
      election and annually thereafter, the members of the Committee shall each have
      been affirmatively determined by the Board to satisfy the same standards of
      &#8220;independence&#8221; as apply to the members of the Company&#8217;s Audit Committee. In
      addition, each member of the Committee shall qualify both (i) as a &#8220;non-employee
      director&#8221; in the meaning of Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Securities Exchange
      Act of 1934, as amended, and (ii) as an &#8220;outside director&#8221; in the meaning of
      Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Each
      member of the Committee shall first be nominated by the Nominating and Corporate
      Governance Committee of the Board and then be elected by the full Board, with
      interested members of the Board recusing themselves as appropriate, and shall
      serve until the expiration of such member&#8217;s term or until such member&#8217;s earlier
      resignation, retirement or removal. The members of the Committee may be removed
      at any time, with or without cause, by majority vote of the Board.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
      Board
      shall elect a Chairperson of the Committee. The Chairperson of the Committee
      shall chair all regular and special sessions of the Committee, be responsible
      for scheduling regular and special meetings of the Committee and set the agendas
      for Committee meetings. This Chairperson shall serve until the expiration of
      his
      or her term or until his or her earlier resignation, retirement or removal
      from
      the Committee or the Board. If the Chairperson is absent from a particular
      meeting, another member of the Committee shall serve as chairperson for purposes
      of that meeting.</font></div>
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      Committee may delegate all or a portion of its duties and responsibilities
      to a
      subcommittee of the Committee.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
      Committee shall meet at least twice a year. Additional meetings may occur as
      the
      Committee or its Chairperson deem advisable. </font></div>
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      majority of Committee members shall constitute a quorum for the conduct of
      business of the Committee. A majority of the members present at any meeting
      at
      which a quorum is present may act on behalf of the Committee, unless the act
      of
      a greater number is required by law, the Company&#8217;s Certificate of Incorporation
      or the Company&#8217;s Bylaws. The Committee may meet by telephone or videoconference
      and may take action by unanimous written consent to the fullest extent permitted
      by the Delaware General Corporation Law.</font></div>
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      Committee will cause to be kept adequate minutes of all its proceedings and
      will
      report its actions to the next meeting of the Board. Committee members will
      be
      furnished with copies of the minutes of each meeting and any action taken by
      unanimous written consent.</font></div>
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      Company shall provide the Committee with the necessary financial resources
      and
      the Committee shall have the authority necessary to discharge its duties and
      responsibilities, including the authority to retain outside counsel or other
      experts or consultants, as it deems appropriate in its sole discretion. Any
      communications between the Committee and legal counsel in the course of
      obtaining legal advice will be considered privileged communications of the
      Company. The Committee will take all necessary steps to preserve the privileged
      nature of those communications.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
      Committee shall have the following responsibilities and duties:</font></div>
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                evaluate and/or develop the compensation policies applicable to the
                executive officers of the Company, which shall include guidance regarding
                the specific relationship of corporate performance to executive
                compensation;</font></div>
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                assist the Board in developing and evaluating potential candidates
                for
                executive positions, including the Chief Executive Officer, and to
                oversee
                the development of executive succession
                plans;</font></div>
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                review and recommend on an annual basis the corporate goals and objectives
                with respect to compensation for the Chief Executive
                Officer;</font></div>
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                evaluate at least once a year the Chief Executive Officer&#8217;s performance in
                light of the corporate goals and objectives with respect to compensation
                for the Chief Executive Officer;</font></div>
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                recommend the Chief Executive Officer&#8217;s annual compensation, including
                salary, bonus, incentive and equity compensation, which such
                recommendation shall be subject to approval by the full Board, with
                interested members of the Board recusing themselves as
                appropriate;</font></div>
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                recommend the annual compensation of other officers of the Company
                who are
                Board members, including salary, bonus, incentive and equity compensation,
                which such recommendation shall be subject to approval by the full
                Board,
                with interested members of the Board recusing themselves as
                appropriate;</font></div>
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                provide oversight of the Chief Executive Officer&#8217;s recommendations
                concerning the performance and compensation of the Company&#8217;s other
                executive officers and to make final determinations with respect
                to the
                compensation of the Company&#8217;s other executive
                officers;</font></div>
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                periodically review the compensation paid to non-employee directors
                (including Board and committee chairpersons) in the form of annual
                retainers and meeting fees, if any, and to make recommendations to
                the
                Board regarding any adjustments;</font></div>
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                review the Company&#8217;s incentive compensation plans, including cash and/or
                stock-based plans, and recommend changes in such plans to the Board
                as
                needed;</font></div>
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                assist the full Board with respect to the administration of the Company&#8217;s
                incentive compensation plans;</font></div>
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                review and approve any employment agreements, retirement agreements,
                severance arrangements, change-in-control arrangements or special
                or
                supplemental employee benefits and any material amendments to the
                foregoing, applicable to executive officers, including the Chief
                Executive
                Officer;</font></div>
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                maintain regular contact with management of the Company;
                </font></div>
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                prepare and publish any required Compensation Committee report on
                executive compensation to be included in the Company&#8217;s annual proxy
                statement if required by the rules and regulations of the
                SEC;</font></div>
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                evaluate its own performance, and review the adequacy of this charter,
                at
                least annually, delivering a report setting forth the results of
                such
                evaluation and review, and any recommended changes, to the Board
                for its
                approval; and</font></div>
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                perform such other responsibilities and duties as compensation committees
                of companies similarly situated with the Company would
                perform.</font></div>
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      on May 15, 2006</strong></font></div>
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      C</em></font></div>
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      BAK BATTERY, INC.</strong></font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Nominating
      and Corporate Governance Committee Charter</strong></font></div>
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        I.&#160;</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Purpose</strong></font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
      Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee (the &#8220;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong><u>Committee</u></strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#8221;)
      of the
      Board of Directors (the &#8220;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong><u>Board</u></strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#8221;)
      of
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      has
      been appointed by the Board for the purpose of:</font></div>
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                recruiting, evaluating and recommending individuals for nomination
                for
                election to the Board and the committees thereof as well as to fill
                any
                vacancies; </font></div>
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                a policy with regard to the consideration of any director candidates
                recommended by stockholders of the Company and the procedures to
                be
                followed by such stockholders in making such recommendations;
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                the Board and the committees of the Board in the conduct of their
                annual
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                a leadership role in shaping corporate governance policies and practices,
                including recommending to the Board corporate governance guidelines
                applicable to the Company and monitoring Company compliance with
                said
                policies and guidelines.</font></div>
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      Committee is also charged with making regular reports to the Board and
      delivering any reports that may from time to time be required by the rules
      of
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      Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong><u>SEC</u></strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#8221;)
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</font></div>
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      Committee shall consist of two or more members of the Board. Prior to their
      election and annually thereafter, the members of the Committee shall each have
      been affirmatively determined by the Board to satisfy the same standards of
      &#8220;independence&#8221; as apply to the members of the Company&#8217;s Audit
      Committee.</font></div>
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      the
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      retirement or removal from the Committee or the Board. The members of the
      Committee may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by majority vote
      of
      the Board.</font></div>
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      shall chair all regular and special sessions of the Committee, be responsible
      for scheduling regular and special meetings of the Committee and set the agendas
      for Committee meetings. This Chairperson shall serve until the expiration of
      his
      or her term or until his or her earlier resignation, retirement or removal
      from
      the Committee or the Board. If the Chairperson is absent from a particular
      meeting, another member of the Committee shall serve as chairperson for purposes
      of that meeting.</font></div>
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      Committee shall meet at least twice a year. Additional meetings may occur as
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      majority of Committee members shall constitute a quorum. A majority of the
      members present at any meeting at which a quorum is present may act on behalf
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      the Committee. The Committee may meet by telephone or videoconference and may
      take action by unanimous written consent to the fullest extent permitted by
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      Committee will cause to be kept adequate minutes of all its proceedings and
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      report its actions to the next meeting of the Board. Committee members will
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      furnished with copies of the minutes of each meeting and any action taken by
      unanimous written consent. </font></div>
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      Company shall provide the Committee with the necessary resources and the
      Committee shall have the authority necessary to discharge its duties and
      responsibilities, including the authority to retain any search firm, outside
      counsel or other experts or consultants, as it deems appropriate in its sole
      discretion. Any communications between the Committee and legal counsel in the
      course of obtaining legal advice will be considered privileged communications
      of
      the Company. The Committee will take all necessary steps to preserve the
      privileged nature of those communications. </font></div>
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      Committee shall have the following responsibilities and duties:</font></div>
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                develop a process to be used by the Committee in identifying and
                evaluating candidates for membership on the Board and the committees
                thereof; </font></div>
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                assist the Board in identifying, recruiting and evaluating candidates
                for
                membership on the Board and the committees thereof;
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                annually present to the Board a list of nominees recommended for
                election
                to the Board at the annual meeting of stockholders;
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                develop appropriate criteria and make recommendations to the Board
                regarding the independence of directors and
                nominees;</font></div>
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                present to the Board, as necessary, individuals recommended to fill
                any
                vacancies that may occur on the
                Board;</font></div>
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                adopt a process for stockholders of the Company to send communications
                to
                the Board;</font></div>
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                adopt a policy regarding the consideration of any director candidates
                recommended by stockholders of the Company and the procedures to
                be
                followed by such stockholders in making such
                recommendations;</font></div>
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                review the size and overall composition of the Board, taking into
                consideration such factors as business experience and specific areas
                of
                expertise of each Board member, and make recommendations to the Board
                as
                necessary;</font></div>
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                recommend to the Board the number, identity and responsibilities
                of Board
                committees and the Chair and members of each committee. This shall
                include
                advising the Board on committee appointments and removal from committees
                or from the Board, rotation of committee members and Chairs and committee
                structure and operations;</font></div>
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                periodically assess the effectiveness of the Board in meeting its
                responsibilities, representing the long-term interests of
                stockholders;</font></div>
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                report annually to the Board with an assessment of the Board&#8217;s
                performance;</font></div>
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                consult with the Company&#8217;s Chief Executive Officer, as appropriate, and
                other Board members to ensure that its decisions are consistent with
                the
                sound relationship between and among the Board, Board committees,
                individual directors, and Company management;
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                recommend general matters for consideration by the Board, which may
                include: (i) the structure of Board meetings, including recommendations
                for the improvement of such meetings, and the timeliness and adequacy
                of
                the information provided to the Board prior to such meetings; (ii)
                director retirement policies; (iii) director and officer insurance
                policy
                requirements; (iv) policies regarding the number of boards on which
                a
                director may serve; (v) director orientation and training; and (vi)
                the
                roles of the Company&#8217;s executive officers and the outside directorships of
                such executives;</font></div>
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                review adherence by directors to corporate guidelines regarding
                transactions with the Company;</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
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                assist the Board and the other committees of the Board in the conduct
                of
                their annual evaluations; </font></div>
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                monitor the orientation and continuing education programs for
                directors;</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
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                review and assess the adequacy of the Company&#8217;s policies and practices on
                corporate governance and recommend any proposed changes to the Board
                for
                approval;</font></div>
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                review and assess the adequacy of the Company&#8217;s Code of Conduct and other
                internal policies and guidelines and monitor that the principles
                described
                therein are being incorporated into the Company&#8217;s culture and business
                practices;</font></div>
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                review requests for any waiver of the Company&#8217;s Code of Conduct and
                recommend to the Board whether a particular waiver should be
                granted;</font></div>
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      entitled to vote at the 2007 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on
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