BEIJING, Dec. 10 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Fuwei Films (Holdings) Co. Limited (Nasdaq: FFHL) ("Fuwei" or the "Company"), a manufacturer and distributor of high-quality BOPET plastic film located in China, today announced the voting results of its annual meeting of shareholders (the "Meeting") that was held at 9:00 a.m. Beijing time, on Wednesday, December 10, 2008, in Beijing.
At the Meeting, Mr. Changrong Ji was re-elected to serve as a member of the Board of Directors until the next annual meeting of shareholders. The shareholders also ratified the appointment of Kabani & Company, Inc. as the Company's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
About Fuwei Films
Fuwei Films conducts its business through its wholly owned subsidiary Shandong Fuwei Films Co., Ltd. Shandong Fuwei develops, manufactures and distributes high-quality plastic films using the biaxial oriented stretch technique, otherwise known as BOPET film (biaxially oriented polyethylene terephthalate). Fuwei's BOPET film is widely used to package food, medicine, cosmetics, tobacco and alcohol, as well as in the imaging, electronics, and magnetic products industries.
Safe Harbor
This press release contains information that constitutes forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and are subject to risks. Risk factors that could contribute to such differences include those matters more fully disclosed in the Company's reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission which, among other things, include competition in the BOPET film industry; growth of, and risks inherent in, the BOPET film industry in China; uncertainty as to future profitability and our ability to obtain adequate financing for our planned capital expenditure requirements; uncertainty as to our ability to continuously develop new BOPET film products and keep up with changes in BOPET film technology; risks associated with possible defects and errors in our products; uncertainty as to our ability to protect and enforce our intellectual property rights; uncertainty as to our ability to attract and retain qualified executives and personnel; and uncertainty in acquiring raw materials on time and on acceptable terms, particularly in view of the volatility in the prices of petroleum products in recent years. The forward-looking information provided herein represents the Company's estimates as of the date of the press release, and subsequent events and developments may cause the Company's estimates to change. The Company specifically disclaims any obligation to update the forward-looking information in the future. Therefore, this forward-looking information should not be relied upon as representing the Company's estimates of its future financial performance as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release. Actual results of our operations may differ materially from information contained in the forward-looking statements as a result of the risk factors.
For further information, please contact:
In China:
Christina He
Investor Relations
Tel: +86-10-8518-5620
Email: fuweiIR@fuweifilms.com
In the U.S.:
Leslie Wolf-Creutzfeldt
Investor Relations
The Global Consulting Group
Tel: +1-646-284-9472
Email: lwolf-creutzfeldt@hfgcg.com