Recon Signs USD $2.1 Million Contract with Xinjiang East Hope New Energy Co., Ltd.

BEIJING,Sept. 19,2018 -- 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 the Company,through its affiliate Nanjing Recon Technology Co.,Ltd.,has signed a RMB 14.2 million (approximately USD $2.1 million) contract with Xinjiang East Hope New Energy Co.,Ltd. ("East Hope"),a polysilicon producer in China. East Hope is a wholly-owned subsidiary of East Hope Group,one of the top 500 Chinese Enterprises.

Pursuant to the contract signed on August 27,2018,Recon has agreed to sell to East Hope a distributed control system known as "DCS" for data collection and equipment control and a safety instrumented system known as "SIS" for safety protection control. Recon is obligated to deliver the equipment before December 15,2018 and install the equipment before December 31,2018. As consideration,East Hope is obligated to pay Recon RMB 14.2 million (approximately USD $2.1 million).

Management Commentary

Mr. Shenping Yin,CEO of Recon,stated,"We are pleased to work with East Hope for this new project. We are proud that our solutions meet the stringent benchmarks on reliability,performance,and support required by East Hope. We look forward to expanding our relationship with East Hope and contributing to their growth strategy as we continue to grow our track record in the industry."

About Recon Technology,Ltd.

Recon Technology,Ltd. (NASDAQ: RCON) isChina'sfirst listed non-state owned oil and gas field service company on NASDAQ. Recon suppliesChina'slargest 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.

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For more information,please contact:

In China:

Ms. Jia Liu

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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