Harbin Electric : CHANGE OF DATE OF BOARD MEETING

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

(Stock Code: 1133)

CHANGE OF DATE OF BOARD MEETING

Reference is made to the announcement of Harbin Electric Company Limited (the "Company") dated 5 August 2020 in relation to the date of board meeting.

The board of directors (the "Board") of the Company hereby announces that the meeting of the Board originally scheduled on Friday, 28 August 2020 for the purpose of, among other matters, approving the publication of the interim results announcement of the Company and its subsidiaries for the six months ended 30 June 2020 will be rescheduled to Monday, 24 August 2020 due to the adjustment to relevant work arrangements of the Company.

By Order of the Board

Harbin Electric Company Limited

Si Ze-fu

Chairman

Harbin, the PRC

11 August 2020

As at the date of this announcement, the executive directors of the Company are Mr. Si Ze-fu, Mr. Wu Wei-zhang and Mr. Zhang Ying-jian; and the independent non- executive directors of the Company are Mr. Zhu Hong-jie, Mr. Yu Wen-xing, Mr. Hu Jian-min and Mr. Tian Min.