CARLSTADT, N.J., Sept. 26, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Jinpan
International Limited (Nasdaq: JST), a leading designer,
manufacturer, and distributor of cast resin transformers, today
announced that its Board of Directors has established a special
committee (the "Independent Committee") to consider the
preliminary, non-binding proposal letter dated September 21, 2014 from Zhiyuan Li, the Company's Chairman of the Board
of Directors, President, and Chief Executive Officer and FNOF
E&M Investment Limited (collectively, with Mr. Li, the "Buyer
Parties"), to acquire all of the outstanding common shares of the
Company not currently owned by the Buyer Parties in a going private
transaction.
The Independent Committee is composed of Mr. Donald S. Burris and Dr. Li-Wen Zhang, both of whom are independent
directors of the Company. The Board of Directors appointed
Mr. Burris as the Chairperson of the Independent Committee.
The Independent Committee is in the process of engaging a financial
advisor and legal counsel to assist it in its work.
The Board of Directors cautions the Company's shareholders and
others considering trading in its securities that no decisions have
been made by the Independent Committee with respect to the
Company's response to the proposal. There can be no assurance that
any definitive offer will be made, that any agreement will be
executed or that this or any other transaction will be approved or
consummated. The Company does not undertake any obligation to
provide any updates with respect to the proposed transaction,
except as required under applicable law.
About Jinpan International Limited
Jinpan International Limited (NASDAQ: JST) designs,
manufactures, and markets electrical control and distribution
equipment used in demanding industrial applications, utility
projects, renewable energy installations, and infrastructure
projects. Major products include cast resin transformers, VPI
transformers and reactors, switchgears, and unit substations.
Jinpan serves a wide range of customers in China and reaches international markets as a
qualified supplier to leading global industrial electrical
equipment manufacturers. Jinpan is one of the largest manufacturers
of cast resin transformers in China by production capacity. Jinpan's four
manufacturing facilities in China
are located in the cities of Haikou, Wuhan, Shanghai and Guilin. The Company was founded
in 1993. Its principal executive offices are located in
Haikou, Hainan, China and its United States office is based in Carlstadt, New Jersey. For more information,
visit www.jinpaninternational.com.
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This press release contains forward-looking statements made
pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are
based on management's current expectations and observations and
involve known and unknown risks, and uncertainties or other factors
not under the Company's control, which may cause actual results,
performance or achievements of the company to be materially
different from the results, performance or other expectations
implied by these forward-looking statements. These factors are
listed from time-to-time in our filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, including, without limitation, our Annual
Report on Form 20-F for the period ended December 31, 2013 and our subsequent reports on
Form 6-K. Except as required by law, we are not under any
obligation, and expressly disclaim any obligation, to update or
alter any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise.
SOURCE Jinpan International Limited