SHENZHEN, China, Jan. 31, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- China Security & Surveillance Technology, Inc. ("CSST" or the "Company") (NYSE: CSR; Nasdaq Dubai: CSR), a leading integrated surveillance and safety solutions provider in the P.R.C., today announced that it has established a special committee (the "special committee") to consider the letter received by its board of directors from its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Guoshen Tu ("Mr. Tu") on January 28, 2011, and to evaluate any proposal that Mr. Tu may make as stated in the letter. In that letter, Mr. Tu stated that he is considering the feasibility of developing a proposal to acquire all of the outstanding shares of common stock of CSST not currently owned by Mr. Tu in a going private transaction. There can be no assurance that any proposal for a transaction will be made, that any agreement will be approved or executed or that any transaction will be consummated.
The special committee is composed of the Company's three independent directors: Mr. Peter Mak, Mr. Runsen Li and Mr. Robert Shiver. The special committee was directed to consider Mr. Tu's interest and any proposal made by him, and the Special Committee will retain independent legal and financial advisors to assist it.
About China Security & Surveillance Technology, Inc.
Based in Shenzhen, China, CSST designs, manufactures, sells, installs, services and monitors electronic surveillance and safety products and solutions, including related software, in China. Its customers are mainly comprised of government, commercial, industrial and education entities. CSST has built a diversified customer base through its extensive sales and service network that includes branch offices and distribution points throughout China. To learn more about the Company visit http://www.csst.com
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