Lenovo Creates and Builds Exceptionally Engineered Personal Technology

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Lenovo creates and builds exceptionally engineered personal technology, but we are much

more than a tech company. We are defining a new way of doing things as a next generation

global company. That means we are years ahead of the game in terms of understanding what

it will take to win 5, 10 years from now.

Formed by Lenovo Groups acquisition of the former IBM Personal Computing Division,

Lenovo builds on its dominant position in China to grow globally. The expansion from East

to West such as by introducing our newest products in China and then spreading across the

globe is a new way of viewing the world, one we believe will be the way of the future.

That focus on the future is based on a strong history of success that is driving results today.

Long the leader in China, Lenovo is growing rapidly and winning market share in all parts of

the world. This balanced growth is what has made Lenovo the fastest growing major PC

company and enabled us to consistently grow faster than the market.

Achieving optimal balance in all that we do is Lenovos operating philosophy. This mindset

encompasses every aspect of Lenovos business, from balancing leadership with consensus-

building, to valuing both short- and long-term thinking. As a result, we have created a

balanced business model and strategy that take maximum advantage of profit and investment

across both core and new businesses. The result is balanced performance and market share

growth across all regions, customer segments, products and business models.

Our mission is to become one of the worlds great personal technology companies. We

aspire to achieve this objective by leading in three key areas:

Personal Computers: Lead in PCs and be respected for our product innovation and

quality.

Convergence: Lead the industry with an ecosystem of devices, services, applications

and content for people to seamlessly connect to people and web content.


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Culture: Become recognized as one of the best, most trusted and most well-respected

companies to work for and do business with.

Our Values

At Lenovo we view our culture as a critical asset as important as an effective business

model. We call our culture the Lenovo Way, and at its most basic, that culture is reflected in

the statement: We do what we say and own what we do.

Our values serve as the foundation of our company and define who we are and how we work.

Principal among them are:

Serving Customers

Trust and Integrity

Teamwork Across Cultures

Innovation and Entrepreneurial Spirit

Our Heritage

Lenovo came about as the result of the merger of two of the most storied companies in

technology and business: Legend Holdings in China and IBMs Personal Computing Division

in the United States. The merger was heralded as a watershed event in global business with

the potential for integrating two disparate cultures, languages, processes and markets.

As a result, Lenovo embodies the unique market possibilities in combining the best of East

and West -- joining North American and China-based technology players in the creation of a

unified global PC leader with growing market positions in developed and emerging markets

alike. With more than $16 billion in annual revenue, Lenovos market strength spans not only

market geographies but also the worlds consumer and business PC markets.

A Worldwide Leader

Lenovo is one of the worlds largest makers of personal computers and makes the world's

most innovative PCs, including the renowned ThinkPad notebook as well as products


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carrying the ThinkCentre, ThinkStation, ThinkServer, IdeaCentre and IdeaPad sub-

brands.

Today, Lenovo is a global corporation with significant operations on six continents and

operating in more than 60 countries and selling products in 160. Everyone at Lenovo takes

great pride in our ability to attract top talent from diverse backgrounds and from around the

world. We view our differences and diversity as a source of strength in building a

collaborative culture that helps us achieve our goals.

We have no world headquarters and, instead, have put in place a distributed management

structure that places operational hubs in centers of excellence around the world integrating

this talented, diverse group into a cohesive Next Generation company.

Our multicultural management team is free to convene wherever and whenever it makes the

most sense. Lenovo has operations hubs in Beijing, Raleigh, NC, and Paris, a marketing hub

in Bangalore, India, and major research centers in Yokohama, Japan; Beijing, Shanghai and

Shenzhen, China; and Raleigh, North Carolina.

The company employs more than 23,000 people worldwide, including 1,700 designers,

scientists and engineers, representing a broad collection of nationalities and languages but at

the same time working with one unified language and vision: to build the worlds most

exceptionally engineered personal computers.

Two Roads to Creating a PC Powerhouse

In 1981, IBM launched its Personal Computing Division which literally invented personal

computing with such innovations as the first laptop computer, the precursor to the ThinkPad

notebook, synonymous with innovation and quality.

In 1984, Legend Holdings was founded in China with just 11 computer scientists and $25,000

in cash, with the idea of delivering information technology more rapidly to consumers and

businesses in China.

In 2003, Legend began marketing its products under the Lenovo brand, melding the "Le"

from Legend with "novo," the Latin word for "new." It officially changed its company name

from Legend to Lenovo a year later.


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In 2005, Lenovo Groups acquisition of IBMs PC division essentially combined the market

strength of Lenovo in China and elsewhere in Asia among consumers with IBMs leadership

position in Europe and North America among business PC users.

In 2007, Lenovo launches the IdeaPad line of consumer-branded PC products and drops the

use of the IBM logo on all its products two years ahead of schedule.

In 2008, Lenovo completed its entry into the server market with the launch of the

ThinkServer portfolio, designed to deliver a better server experience for small and medium

business customers.

Innovation: A Core Value

Lenovo owns the greatest track record for innovation in the PC industry and remains

committed to innovation in its products and technology. Innovation is how Lenovo achieves

competitive differentiation and drives new market opportunities, such as mobile internet,

digital home and cloud computing.

Lenovos innovation strategy is based on a two-tiered approach to solving real-world

customer problems:

Focus the majority of development on ideas that can be brought to market within 24

months

Invest longer term in research targeting game changing big plays

Lenovo operates seven research and development centers and more than 46 world-class labs,

including major research centers in Yokohama, Japan; Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen,

China; and Raleigh, NC. The company employs more than 1,700 engineers, researchers andscientists and has received more than 100 major design awards. Lenovos R&D centers have

produced some of the world's most important advances in PC technology, ranging from the

original "bento box" PC notebook design in 1992 to the 2008 launch of the innovative

ThinkPad X300 "Kodachi," heralded as one of the world's lightest, thinnest and most

innovative full-featured notebook PCs ever. Lenovo's commitment to innovation introduces

more industry firsts and technology that sets the bar for business users as well as consumers,

including:


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The LePhone smartphone that delivers fantastic style, small size and a unique

interface targeting the high-growth China mobile convergence market

The ThinkPad Edge, providing ThinkPad quality and functionality to the sophisticated

small business market

The ultimate goal of Lenovo's R&D team is to improve the overall experience of PC

ownership, while driving down the cost of ownership. The company is rich in talent, with

teams that have won hundreds of technology and design awards including more than 2,000

patents and introduced many industry firsts:

TrackPoint pointing device (the little red button)

ThinkPad design - one of the industrys most silent PCs

VeriFace: Lenovos face recognition technology that creates a digital map that

becomes the systems password.

Dual-screen mobile workstation: combining unique design with complex

engineering to meet the needs of high-demand computing environments.

Our Commitment to Corporate Citizenship (CSR)

Lenovo is committed to being a responsible and active corporate citizen, consistently

working to improve its business while contributing to the betterment of our local

communities, the environment and society overall. Lenovo practices corporate citizenship in

many ways:

Product quality and safety: Lenovo is focused on the safety of our products

throughout their entire lifecycle, from manufacturing, transportation and installation

to use, service and recycling or disposal.

Safe and Healthy Workplaces: Lenovo prides itself on creating a world class

experience for its at facilities across the planet from our headquarters and sales

offices to our R&D labs to the manufacturing floor. In addition to meeting the legal

requirements of the countries in which we do business, we ensure our employees have

safe equipment and facilities; offer competitive compensation packages; and support

stringent voluntary workplace safety standards.


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The Highest Ethical Standards: Lenovo is committed to the highest standards of

integrity and responsibility, including respecting and protecting intellectual property.

We provide guidance to every employee on a wide range of issues concerning ethical

business practices, securities trading, health and safety, and compliance with

government regulations.

Concern for the environment: Lenovo is committed to environmental responsibility

in all aspects of its business, from product design and supplier selection to

manufacturing, facilities management, transportation and logistics and product

lifecycle management, including recycling and reuse.

Donating time and resources to philanthropy: Lenovo and its employees are

committed to helping those less fortunate and, when disaster strikes, to lend a helping

hand to those who can no longer provide for themselves. Soon after the devastating

earthquake in Sichuan Province in May, 2008, nearly 4,000 Lenovo employees made

financial donations for disaster relief while hundreds more lined up to donate blood.

In addition, Lenovo has committed 1% of its pre-tax income to programs and

initiatives that serve society to address issues in areas of great need, no matter where

those areas or issues happen to be.

Our Competitive Spirit

Lenovos thirst for excellence extends from our products to our sponsorships. The global

spotlight shone brightly on the Lenovo brand during the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing,

where the company leveraged its role as a global partner of the International Olympic

Committee and presenting sponsor of the Olympic Torch Relay.

What's more, Lenovo demonstrated its technical strengths in delivering a flawless

performance that met the unprecedented demand of the Beijing Games. A network of 30,000

pieces of equipment, including desktop and notebook computers, touch-screen devices and

printers supported by more than 600 Lenovo engineers.

Building on the success of its sponsorships of the Beijing Olympic Games, Lenovo

performed a similar role in providing technology and support for the Shanghai World Expo in

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Our Vision

At Lenovo, our vision is that Lenovo will create personal devices more people are inspired to

own, a culture more people aspire to join and an enduring, trusted business that is well

respected around the world. This vision guides us in pursuit of our mission to become one of

the world's great personal technology companies.

We will accomplish this through:

Personal Computers: Lead in PCs and be respected for our product innovation and

quality.

Convergence: Lead the industry with an ecosystem of devices, services, applications

and content for people to seamlessly connect to people and web content.

Culture: Become recognized as one of the best, most trusted and most well-respected

companies to work for and do business with.

Our Culture

Our culture defines us it's our DNA. We call it the Lenovo Way and it's the values we

share and the business practices we deploy. It's how we address our day-to-day

commitments. The Lenovo Way is embodied in the statement: We do what we say and we

own what we do.

That culture also drives how we work every day, utilizing what we call the 4 P's:

We PLAN before we pledge.

We PERFORM as we promise.

We PRIORITIZE the company first.

We PRACTICE improving every day.


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Our culture is what has enabled us to consistently raise the bar on delivering break-through

innovations, award-winning designs and strong financial performance..

Our People

At Lenovo, our people share a common aspiration to be the very best. Whether serving our

customers, working together as a team or contributing to the community, we are working to

build a unique company delivering unparalleled products created and supported by people

who represent a wealth of cultures and experiences. Our strength lies in this diversity. And

every day, on every project, we are creating a new language for inclusion and respect for

others. We are dedicated to fostering an environment that encourages entrepreneurism and

ownership. A workplace where people's talents can be challenged and their efforts recognized

and rewarded.

YANG YuanqingChief Executive Officer

Milko Van DUIJL

Senior Vice President,Asia Pacific & LatinAmerica

Dr. Peter

HORTENSIUSSenior Vice President,Product Group

CHEN Xudong

Senior Vice President,President, Lenovo China

HE Zhiqiang

Senior Vice Presidentand Chief TechnologyOfficer

LIU JunSenior Vice President,

QIAO JianSenior Vice President,

Gianfranco LANCISenior Vice President,

David ROMANSenior Vice President
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Mobile Internet DigitalHome

Human Resources President EMEA and Chief MarketingOfficer

Gerry P. SMITH

Senior Vice President,Global Supply Chain

WANG Xiaoyan

Senior Vice Presidentand Chief InformationOfficer

WONG Wai Ming

Senior Vice Presidentand Chief FinancialOfficer

Products

ThinkPad T Series

PREMIUM LAPTOPS

Performance and durability in our flagship laptop series. The superior design and build of the

ThinkPad T Series, as well as our award-winning, spill-resistant keyboards, exceptional

security features, and strong performance set these laptops as the gold standard.

ThinkPad X Series Laptops

THIN & LIGHT LAPTOPS

With their lightweight, slim design and long battery life, X Series laptops travel easily,

whether to another meeting or another country. Yet with their legendary ThinkPad

performance, you sacrifice nothing in return.
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ThinkPad Edge Series Laptops

PREFERRED SMALL-BUSINESS LAPTOPS.

Put a distinctive face on your small business with these progressively designed, powerfully

engineered laptops, featuring the security and productivity of Lenovo Solutions for Small

Business.

ThinkPad L Series


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Mainstream Laptops

If it's productivity and price that matter most, these laptops fit the bill. The L Series, as with

all of the ThinkPad family, boasts legendary reliability, our award-winning, spill-resistant

keyboards, security options, and superior web-conferencing.

IdeaPad Laptops & Ultrabooks

Stylish Design, Maximum Fun

IdeaPad laptops power your imagination and your sense of self-expression whether you're a

frequent traveller, an extreme gamer or an audiophile. They feature the latest processor,

graphics, display and audio technology, delivered across a spectrum of the smartest laptop

and convertible PC designs.


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IdeaPad Z Series

Mainstream Entertainment Laptops

Z Series laptops strike the perfect balance between performance, colorful design, and

affordability. Youre sure to be entertained and make impressions wherever you go.


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IdeaPad Y Series

PREMIUM MULTIMEDIA LAPTOPS

High performance laptops for multimedia and gaming. Y series laptops feature the fastest

processors, the latest 3D graphics technology, high resolution displays and studio-class audio.

IdeaPad U Series

DESIGNER LAPTOPS/ULTRABOOKS


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Make a statement. These svelte, travel-ready Ultrabooks and laptops are meant to be shown

off with everyday use.

IdeaPad S Series

ENTRY-LEVEL ULTRAPORTABLES

These sassy ultraportables give you smart performance, good battery life and clean designs,

so you can take your online world anywhere, without breaking the bank.

IdeaPad Yoga Series

CONVERTIBLE ENTERTAINMENT LAPTOPS

Convert between four different modes on these innovative, versatile PCs, whether on the go

or at home.

Essential Laptops

Entry-Level Features, Value-Oriented Price


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Lenovo's Essential line of laptops overturns a longstanding myth in the PC marketplace

that budget laptops can't deliver on computing power, security and durability, and stylish

design. Engineered for ease of use, Lenovo Essential laptops are perfect entry-level PCs.

Lenovo G Series

Everyday Laptops

G Series laptops are perfect entry-level systems with essential functionality and a few

performance-boosting extras.

Lenovo B Series

Affordable Laptops

Whether you want a laptop for work or play or for both Lenovo B Series laptops willincrease your productivity.


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Social responsibility

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For detailed information about our commitment to sustainability, see oursustainability policyand oursustai

Lenovo sustainability highlights and milestones

Lenovo is ratedas Prime by oekom research AG, an independent research institute specializing in corpresponsibility assessments. The oekom Corporate Rating is based on a comprehensive set of criteria for ethiof companies. This includes assessing companies' responsibility towards social sustainability and environmesustainability. Lenovo's Prime rating means Lenovo is seen by oekom research AG as one of the worlds bescompanies in oekoms IT/Computers, Peripherals & Office Electronics industry group.

Lenovo has been selected as a constituent stock of the 2013 of theHang Seng Corporate Sustainability Iof the index and the fourth in which Lenovo has been selected. Lenovos continued inclusion in this index isefforts to be both sustainable and socially responsible. For the third consecutive year, Lenovo has earned a pESG Honour Board, which puts it among the top 5 of the 353 companies whose corporate sustainability perfLenovo is the top rated company in the Information Technology sector and the only company in its sector a

Lenovo is a signatory and member of the UN Global Compact and fully embraces its policies and principlpublic-private strategic policy initiative for businesses committed to aligning operations and strategies with tthe area of human rights, labor, environment and anti-corruption.

Lenovo participated in the China Greentech Initiative project to create a Vision and Roadmap to Realize ChGoals. As part of this project, Lenovo and partners from pwc, Bayer, AN, Coca-Cola China, and Saint-Gobsustainability strategies to drive long-term business performance and Chinas green growth. To access a cop

Lenovo's commitment to quality and safety
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Lenovos quality is linked to the value of our products. Both quality and safety are important to us, and we cand evaluating new safety initiatives. Lenovos global Quality Management System, which has received ISOStandardization) certification, ensures the continual delivery of design improvements into Lenovos current

our ISO 9001 certificate. Additional information on Lenovos corporate quality policy is available at http://w

Lenovo is focused on the safety of our products throughout the entire lifecycle, from manufacturing, transpoand disposal. We strive to ensure that our products meet all applicable legal requirements and voluntary safetthe company subscribes wherever our products are sold.

Click here for additional information on product safety.

Reducing our environmental impact

Lenovo is committed to environmental leadership in all of our business activities from operations to productLenovo'scorporate policy on environmental affairs is supported by the company's global environmental manefforts to achieve results consistent with environmental leadership and ensures the company is vigilant in proour operations worldwide.

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Global supply chain

Lenovo is committed to being a responsible and active corporate citizen, consistently working to improve itsdevelopment of society. The company embraces the values of customer satisfaction, innovation, operationalLenovo seeks to integrate these core values into every aspect of its business, and into policies and procedures

products, employee welfare, global supply chain, ethical corporate behavior, social investments and environmember of the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition (EICC) since June 2006.

Click here for more information about Lenovos global supply chain.
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Focus on employee welfare

Our people are our greatest asset. Lenovo is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment

employees with products and equipment that are safe for use. We also focus on implementing and improvingcontrols for preventing work-related accidents, injuries and illnesses.

Lenovos corporate policy, "Responsibility for Employee Health and Safety", focuses on creating and maintworkplace that provides for the health and safety of all employees and reinforces the importance Lenovo plaand safety at every location in which we do business.

Lenovo offers competitive compensation packages and abides by applicable minimum wage requirements inoperate. Consequently, Lenovo is recognized as a leading employer around the world.

In 2007, Lenovo obtained OHSAS 18001 certification from Bureau Veritas at all global manufacturing locaticorporate and internal audits to ensure compliance and continually drive processes and program improvemen

Click here for links to our OHSAS 18001 Certificates.

Maintaining high ethical standards

Lenovo is committed to the highest standards of integrity and responsibility when woprovides guidance to its employees on a wide range of ethical issues, such as reportinrespecting and protecting intellectual property, trading in securities and complying wEmployee Code of Conduct.

Employees are required to report any evidence of fraud, unethical business conduct,safety or any other violation of corporate policies. Lenovo respects the intellectual prindividuals, having helped lead the way in fighting piracy in China. In mid-2005, theMicrosoft on an initiative to promote the use and benefits of validly licensed Microso

and innovative joint sales, marketing and training programs in China. Lenovo was the first PC supplier to takcompelled other market leaders in China to follow suit.
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