Hollysys Automation Technologies Announces a High-Speed Rail Signaling System Contract Win Valued at US$ 16.40 Million

BEIJING, Dec. 23, 2013 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hollysys Automation Technologies, Ltd. (NASDAQ: HOLI) ("Hollysys" or the "Company"), a leading provider of automation and control technologies and applications in China, announced today that it signed a sizable contract to provide the Automatic Train Protection (ATP) equipment and system for 200-250km/h high-speed trains, with the contract size being approximately RMB 100.37 million or USD$ 16.40 million.

The on-board signaling equipment ATP (Automatic Train Protection) works together with the ground-based signaling equipment TCC (Train Control Center), as the critical control elements in the high-speed railway signaling system to ensure safe and reliable high-speed railway operation.

Hollysys' management commented: "We are very pleased with our continuous sizable contract wins in the high-speed rail business sector. As a well-reputed high-speed rail signaling system provider, Hollysys will leverage its strong R&D capability, solid execution and reliable products operation, to further penetrate China's railway construction market and explore international opportunities in order to create value for our shareholders."

About Hollysys Automation Technologies, Ltd. (NASDAQ: HOLI)

Hollysys Automation Technologies is a leading provider of automation and control technologies and applications in China that enables its diversified industry and utility customers to improve operating safety, reliability, and efficiency. Founded in 1993, Hollysys has approximately 3,800 employees with nationwide presence in over 60 cities in China, with subsidiaries and offices in Singapore, Malaysia, Dubai, India, and serves over 5,000 customers more than 20,000 projects in the industrial, railway, subway & nuclear industries in China, South-East Asia, and the Middle East. Its proprietary technologies are applied in its industrial automation solution suite including DCS (Distributed Control System), PLC (Programmable Logic Controller), RMIS (Real-time   Management Information System), HAMS (HolliAS Asset Management System), OTS (Operator Training System), HolliAS BATCH (Batch Application Package), HolliAS APC Suite (Advanced Process Control Package), SIS (Safety Instrumentation System), high-speed railway signaling system of TCC (Train Control Center), ATP (Automatic Train Protection), Subway Supervisory and Control platform, SCADA (Surveillance Control and Data Acquisition), nuclear conventional island automation and control system and other products.

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