HONG KONG, Feb. 7, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- China Cord Blood Corporation (NYSE: CO) ("CCBC" or the "Company"), leading cord blood banking operator in China, today announced that the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board") has approved seeking shareholder approval regarding the change of the Company's name from "China Cord Blood Corporation" to "Global Cord Blood Corporation" ("Change of Name"). The Board believes that the Change of Name better reflects the future development direction and business strategy of the Company. The Company plans to hold an extraordinary general meeting ("EGM") for shareholders to approve the Change of Name at its Hong Kong office at 48/F, Bank of China Tower, 1 Garden Road, Central, Hong Kong, at 8:00 p.m. Hong Kong Time on March 16, 2018 (8:00 a.m. U.S. Eastern Daylight Time on March 16, 2018).
Shareholders of record as of February 27, 2018 will be entitled to receive notice of and vote at the EGM. Shareholders may request a meeting notice, proxy statement free of charge by contacting ir@chinacordbloodcorp.com.
About China Cord Blood Corporation
China Cord Blood Corporation is the first and largest umbilical cord blood banking operator in China in terms of geographical coverage and the only cord blood banking operator with multiple licenses. Under current PRC government regulations, only one licensed cord blood banking operator is permitted to operate in each licensed region and no new licenses will be granted before 2020 in addition to the seven licenses authorized as of today. China Cord Blood Corporation provides cord blood collection, laboratory testing, hematopoietic stem cell processing, and stem cell storage services. For more information, please visit our website at http://www.chinacordbloodcorp.com.
Safe Harbor Statement
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For more information, please contact:
China Cord Blood Corporation
Investor Relations Department
Tel: (+852) 3605-8180
Email: ir@chinacordbloodcorp.com
ICR, Inc.
William Zima
Tel: (+86) 10-6583-7511 (China) or (+1) 646-405-5185 (U.S.)
Email: william.zima@icrinc.com