Recon Announces Strategic Cooperation Agreement between JD Finance and Future Gas Station to Promote Online Gas Station Payments

BEIJING, June 11, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Recon Technology, Ltd. (NASDAQ: RCON) ("Recon" or the "Company"), a China-based independent solutions integrator in the oilfield service, electric power and coal chemical industries, today announced that Future Gas Station (Beijing) Technology, Ltd ("FGS"), of which Recon indirectly owns 8%, has recently entered into a strategic cooperation agreement with JD Finance, to establish an information communication mechanism and long term cooperation relationship. JD Finance is the financial technology arm of JD.com, China's largest online direct sales company. This cooperation will allow customers to refuel their vehicles though the JD Finance App, which will be supported by the FGS platform and linked to the FGS database. 

Management Commentary

"We're excited to see this cooperation between two segment leading companies," stated Mr. Yin Shenping, CEO of Recon, "We are constantly seeking new opportunities to introduce FGS to companies in the car, finance and new retail industries so that such companies may benefit from FGS' gas station platform expertise. We will continue to support FGS' efforts to improve its business and platform."

Mr. Song Yang, the founder of FGS, said, "We enthusiastically welcome JD Finance to the FGS platform. Supported by JD Finance, we believe FGS can provide more services to consumers. FGS is proud to provide technology that improves consumers' lives and travel experiences. Through the great power of JD's big data analysis and user operation capabilities, FGS can reach and engage users more precisely, enhance intelligent marketing management and extend consumption guidance. In the future we aim to cooperate with JD Finance to develop a comprehensive plan for the digital transformation of gas stations of CNPC. This plan reflects our priority to implement multichannel operations and refine user functionality, as we aim to continuously improve the experience of consumers."

About Future Gas Station (Beijing) Technology, Ltd

Established in January 2016, FGS is a leading service company focusing on providing new technical application and data operation to gas stations of oil companies such as PetroChina Co., Ltd. With its DT Refuel mobile application, FGS provides solutions to gas stations to improve their operations and their customers' experience. FGS aims to increase the overall income of gas stations through integration of internet technique and new retail E-Commerce platform, and to help transform gas stations into comprehensive service providers.

About Recon Technology, Ltd.

Recon Technology, Ltd. (NASDAQ: RCON) is China's first listed non-state owned oil and gas field service company on NASDAQ. Recon supplies China's largest oil exploration companies, Sinopec (NYSE: SNP) and CNPC, with advanced automated technologies, efficient gathering and transportation equipment and reservoir stimulation measure for increasing petroleum extraction levels, reducing impurities and lowering production costs. Through the years, RCON has taken leading positions on several segmented markets of the oil and gas filed service industry. RCON also has developed stable long-term cooperation relationship with its major clients, and its products and service are also well accepted by clients. For additional information please visit: www.recon.cn .

Forward Looking Statements

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For more information, please contact:

In China:

Ms. Liu Jia 
Chief Financial Officer
Recon Technology, Ltd.
Phone: +86 (10) 8494-5799 
Email: info@recon.cn

In the United States:

Ms. Tina Xiao
Ascent Investor Relations LLC 
Phone: +1-917-609-0333 
Email: tina.xiao@ascent-ir.com

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