Jinpan International Named to Forbes List of Asia's Best Companies for the Third Consecutive Year

ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J., Oct. 16  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Jinpan International Ltd. (NASDAQ:JST), a leading designer, manufacturer, and distributor of cast resin transformers for voltage distribution equipment in China, today announced that the Company was named to the Forbes List of 'Asia's Best 200 Under A Billion' for the third year in a row.

Companies with less than $1 billion in sales are vetted for consistent growth of both sales and profits over a three year period.  Jinpan was one of 78 companies from the China/Hong Kong subset to make this prestigious list.

Mr. Zhiyuan Li, Chief Executive Officer of Jinpan commented, "We are very excited to be named to the Forbes List of Asia's 200 'Best Under a Billion' for the third consecutive year. This list recognizes compelling companies with consistent sales and profit growth.  Our continued inclusion in this list is a result of the hard work and dedication of our employees, partners and customers who have made this recognition possible."

Additional information about the company's ranking can be found on http://www.forbes.com/.

About Jinpan International Ltd.

Jinpan International Ltd. (NASDAQ:JST) designs, manufactures, and markets cast resin transformers for power distribution and wind energy products. Jinpan's cast resin transformers allow high voltage transmissions of electricity to be distributed to various locations in lower, more usable voltages. The Company has obtained ISO9001 and ISO1401 certifications of its cast resin transformers. Its principal executive offices are located in Hainan, China and its U.S. headquarters is based in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.

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DATASOURCE: Jinpan International Ltd.



CONTACT:  Investors, Mark Du, Chief Financial Officer, Jinpan

International Ltd., [phone]; China, Yuening Jiang, [phone],

U.S., Brian M. Prenoveau, CFA, [phone], both of ICR, Inc.



Web Site:  http://www.forbes.com/fdc/welcome_mjx.shtml 

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