China TransInfo Technology Establishes Special Committee to Evaluate "Going Private" Proposal

BEIJING, February 23, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- China TransInfo Technology Corp. (NASDAQ: CTFO) ("China TransInfo" or the "Company"), a leading provider of comprehensive intelligent transportation systems in China through its affiliate, China TransInfo Technology Group Co., Ltd. (the "Group Company"), today announced that it has established a special committee (the "Special Committee") to consider the proposal received by its board of directors from its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Shudong Xia ("Mr. Xia") on February 19, 2012, and to evaluate any additional proposal that Mr. Xia may make. In that proposal, Mr. Xia stated that he intends to acquire all of the outstanding shares of common stock of China TransInfo not currently owned by him in a going private transaction. There can be no assurance that any definitive offer will be made, that any agreement will be executed or that a transaction with Mr. Xia or any other transaction will be approved or consummated.

The Special Committee is composed of the following independent directors of the Company: Mr. Xingming Zhang, Mr. Zhongsu Chen, Mr. Dan Liu and Mr. Walter Teh Ming Kwauk. The Special Committee has elected Mr. Xingming Zhang as its chairman. The Special Committee was directed to consider any proposal made by Mr. Xia and his affiliates, if any, and the Special Committee has the authority to retain independent legal and financial advisors to assist it.

About China TransInfo

China TransInfo, through its affiliate, the Group Company and the Group Company's PRC operating subsidiaries, is primarily focused on providing urban and highway transportation management solutions and information services. The Company is a leading transportation information products and comprehensive solutions provider, and aims to be the largest real time transportation information service provider and major fleet management service provider in China. As the co-formulator of several transportation technology national standards, the Company owns nine patents and has won a majority of the model cases awarded by the PRC Ministry of Transport. As a result, the Company is playing a key role in setting the standards for transportation information solutions in China. For more information, please visit the Company's website at http://www.chinatransinfo.com.

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