BEIJING, March 31, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Funtalk China Holdings Limited (the "Company" or "Funtalk") (Nasdaq: FTLK), a leading China-based retailer and wholesale distributor of wireless communications devices, accessories and content, announced today that its Board of Directors has formed a special committee of independent directors consisting of Alex Fan, Linzhen Xie and Hua Yang (the "Independent Committee") to consider the proposal by ARCH Digital Holdings Ltd. ("ARCH"), Capital Ally Investments Limited ("Capital Ally"), GM Investment Company Limited ("GM"), Sinowill Holding Limited ("Sinowill"), which is controlled by the Chairman of its Board of Directors, Mr. Kuo Zhang, Huge Harvest Enterprises Limited ("Harvest"), which is wholly owned and controlled by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, Mr. Dongping Fei, Kingstate Group Limited ("Kingstate"), which is wholly owned and controlled by Mr. Hengyang Zhou, executive president of Beijing Funtalk Century Technology Group Company Limited, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, and Trend Focus Limited, which is wholly owned and controlled by its senior vice president of corporate investor relations, Mr. Francis Kwok Cheong Wan ("Trend Focus", together with ARCH, Capital Ally, GM, Sinowill, Harvest and Kingstate, the "Consortium Members"), to acquire all of the outstanding ordinary shares of the Company not already owned by the Consortium Members in a "going-private" transaction (the "Proposed Transaction").
The Independent Committee intends to retain advisors, including an independent financial advisor, to assist it in its work. No decisions have been made by the Independent Committee with respect to the Company's response to the Proposed Transaction. No assurance can be given that any definitive offer will be made, that any agreement will be executed or that the Proposed Transaction or any other transaction will be approved or consummated.
About Funtalk China Holdings Limited
The Company is a retailer and distributor of wireless communications devices, accessories and content in 30 provinces in China. The Company has branch offices and regional distribution centers, operates a chain of mobile phone retail stores, and has an internet retailing platform.
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