WEIFANG, China, Dec. 14 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Yuhe International Inc. (Nasdaq: YUII) ("Yuhe" or "the Company"), a leading supplier of day-old chickens raised for meat production, or broilers, in the People's Republic of China ("PRC"), today announced that Zhentao Gao, the Company's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, will ring the Opening Bell at the NASDAQ MarketSite in New York City on Wednesday, December 30, 2009 at 9:30 a.m. EST to celebrate the Company's listing on the NASDAQ Stock Market.
Yuhe began trading on the NASDAQ Capital Market on October 30, 2009, under the ticker symbol "YUII".
"Our Opening Bell ringing ceremony at the NASDAQ MarketSite marks the culmination of our efforts to list our shares on a world-class stock exchange," said Mr. Gao. "We appreciate the dedication of our shareholders, employees, board of directors, and advisors who have enabled us to reach this critical milestone as a public company."
A live webcast of the NASDAQ Opening Bell (starting from 9:20 a.m. EST) will be available at: http://www.nasdaq.com/about/marketsitetowervideo.asx
About Yuhe International, Inc.
Founded in 1996, Yuhe is the second largest day-old broiler breeder in China. The Company's main operations involve breeding, as all broilers are sold within a day of hatching. With headquarters in Weifang, Shandong province, the Company has modern facilities and is led by an experienced team which includes experts in chicken breeding, disease prevention and animal husbandry science. Yuhe has two operational subsidiaries, Weifang Yuhe Poultry Co. Ltd. and Weifang Taihong Feed Co. Ltd. which largely supplies the Company's internal demand for chicken feed. Currently, 90% of the Company's sales of day-old broilers are in Shandong province through 28 local agents there. There are 10 other sales agents in adjacent provinces. The Company has imported state-of-the-art equipment from the United States, Germany and Japan and has passed ISO9001 certification, allowing it to adhere to international standards of operation. For more information on the Company and its products, please visit http://www.yuhepoultry.com .
Cautionary Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements concerning the Company's business, products and financial results. The Company's actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements depending on a number of risk factors including, but not limited to, the following: general economic and business conditions, development, shipment, market acceptance, additional competition from existing and new competitors, changes in technology, and various other factors beyond the Company's control. All forward-looking statements are expressly qualified in their entirety by this Cautionary Statement and the risk factors detailed in the Company's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no duty to revise or update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this release.
For more information, please contact:
Yuhe International, Inc.
Mr. Vincent Hu, CFO
Tel: +86-536-7300-667
Email: vincent.hu@yuhepoultry.com
Mr. Jason Wang, Director of Investor Relations
Tel: +1-765-409-1844
Email: jason.wang@yuhepoultry.com
Web: http://www.yuhepoultry.com
CCG Investor Relations Inc.
Mr. Crocker Coulson, President
Tel: +1-646-213-1915 (New York)
Email: crocker.coulson@ccgir.com
Web: http://www.ccgirasia.com
