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Short-term Bank Loans
 12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
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Short-term Bank Loans

The Company obtained several short-term loan facilities from financial institutions in the PRC. These facilities were secured by the Company’s assets with the following carrying values:

      2011     2012  
  Inventories (Note 5)   23,495,137     23,863,691  
  Machinery and equipment, net (Note 8)   25,333,574     47,255,604  
    $   48,828,711   $   71,119,295  

As of September 30, 2011 and 2012, the Company had several short-term bank loans with aggregate outstanding balances of US$139,706,153 and US$151,381,787, respectively. The loans were primarily obtained for general working capital, carried interest rates ranging from 5.16% to 8.53% per annum, and had maturity dates ranging from 3 to 12 months. Each loan is guaranteed by Mr. Xiangqian Li, who did not receive any compensation for acting as guarantor.

As of September 30, 2012, the Company had pledged the land use rights certificate in relation to the land on which Shenzhen BAK’s corporate campus had been constructed for short-term bank loans amounting to US$63,636,508 borrowed from Shenzhen Eastern Branch, Agricultural Bank of China. As of September 30, 2012, the aggregate net book value of the buildings and land use rights in relation to the land use rights certificate was US$107,140,980.