DANYANG, China, Jan. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Lihua International, Inc. (Nasdaq: LIWA) ("Lihua" or the "Company"), a leading Chinese developer, designer, and manufacturer of low cost, high quality alternatives to pure copper products, including refined copper products and superfine and magnet wire, today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase by the Company of up to $15 million of its common shares over the next 12 months.
The Company plans to purchase shares from time to time, on the open market, or through private transactions. The timing of purchases, number of shares purchased and prices at which shares are purchased will be determined by Lihua's management, and will be subject to market conditions as well as other factors. The share buy back program will be implemented and executed in compliance with all relevant laws, rules and requirements relating to the repurchase by the Company of its own shares. This program will be funded from the Company's available cash and operating cash flow.
"During 2010, we achieved our primary strategic and operational objectives of expanding capacity and growing our top and bottom-line results, and entered 2011 poised for continued strong growth as copper demand in China remains robust," said Jianhua Zhu, Chairman and CEO of Lihua. "With our new refined copper production facility scheduled to come on line in the second half of the year, we believe that our shares represent a compelling investment opportunity at current levels. It is unfortunate that there have been a number of false allegations regarding our company. We work extremely hard at Lihua and have a proven track record of growth, as well as sound business and financial reporting practices that are in compliance with U.S. SEC regulations as well as PRC tax regulations. We believe these attacks are an attempt to undermine the significance of our accomplishments for the benefit of a group of short sellers. We stand by the legitimacy and validity of our financial results and internal controls that are further overseen by a top-10 auditing firm.
"The approval of this share repurchase plan reflects the confidence of our Board of Directors and management team in our ability to continue carrying out our growth strategy and our strong commitment to enhancing shareholder value."
About Lihua International, Inc.
Lihua, through its two wholly-owned subsidiaries, Lihua Electron and Lihua Copper, is a leading value-added manufacturer of copper replacement products for China's rapidly growing copper wire and copper replacement product market. Lihua is one of the first vertically integrated companies in China to develop, design and manufacture lower cost, high quality alternatives to pure copper magnet wire and pure copper alternative products. Lihua's products include refined copper products and superfine wires. Current product offerings include copper anode and copper rod, CCA and copper wire. Except for CCA wire, all other products are produced from recycled scrap copper. Lihua's products are sold in China either directly to manufacturers or through distributors in the wire and cable industries and manufacturers in a wide variety of industries including the consumer electronics, white goods, automotive, utility, telecommunications and specialty cable industries. Lihua's corporate and manufacturing headquarters are located in the heart of China's copper industry in Danyang, Jiangsu Province. For more information, visit: http://www.lihuaintl.com.
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Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains certain statements that may be deemed to be "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, that address activities, events or developments that the Company expects, projects, believes or anticipates will or may occur in the future, including, without limitation, statements about its business or growth strategy, general industry conditions including availability of copper or recycled scrap copper, future operating results of the Company, capital expenditures, expansion and growth opportunities, bank borrowings, financing activities and other such matters, are forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes that its expectations stated in this press release are based on reasonable assumptions, actual results may differ from those projected in the forward-looking statements.
Please note that information in this press release reflects management views as of the date of issuance.
Contact
Lihua International, Inc.
Daphne Huang
EVP of Corporate Finance and Director of Investor Relations
(516) 717-9939
Daphne_huang@lihuaintl.com
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