China Cord Blood Corporation to Hold Annual General Meeting in Hong
Kong on December 19, 2012
HONG KONG, Oct. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- China
Cord Blood Corporation (NYSE: CO) ("CCBC" or the "Company"),
the first and largest cord blood banking operator in China, today announced that the Company will
hold its annual general meeting of shareholders at its Hong Kong office at 48/F, Bank of China Tower,
1 Garden Road, Central, Hong Kong,
at 9:00 p.m. Hong Kong Time on
December 19, 2012 (8:00 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time on December 19, 2012).
Shareholders of record as of November 5,
2012 will be entitled to receive notice of and vote at the
annual general meeting. China Cord Blood Corporation filed
its annual report on Form 20-F, including its audited financial
statements for the fiscal year ended March
31, 2012, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "SEC") on July 31, 2012.
CCBC's annual report on Form 20-F can be accessed at the Investor
Center section of the Company's website at
http://www.chinacordbloodcorp.com, as well as on the SEC's website
at http://www.sec.gov. Shareholders may request a meeting
notice, proxy statement and hard copy of the annual report on Form
20-F free of charge by contacting ir@chinacordbloodcorp.com.
About China Cord Blood Corporation
China Cord Blood Corporation is the first and largest cord blood
banking operator in China in terms
of geographical coverage and the only cord blood banking operator
with multiple licenses. Under current PRC government
regulations, only one licensed cord blood banking operator is
permitted to operate in each licensed region and only seven
licenses have been authorized as of today. China Cord Blood
Corporation provides cord blood collection, laboratory testing,
hematopoietic stem cell processing, and stem cell storage
services. For more information, please visit our website at
http://www.chinacordbloodcorp.com.
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements as
defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Forward-looking statements include statements concerning plans,
objectives, goals, strategies, future events, performance and
results of operations, and underlying assumptions and other
statements that are other than statements of historical facts.
These statements are subject to uncertainties and risks including,
but not limited to, product and service demand and acceptance,
changes in technology, economic conditions, the impact of
competition and pricing, government regulation, and other risks
contained in statements filed from time to time with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission. All such forward-looking
statements, whether written or oral, and whether made by or on
behalf of the Company, are expressly qualified by the cautionary
statements and any other cautionary statements which may accompany
the forward-looking statements. In addition, the Company disclaims
any obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect
events or circumstances after the date hereof.
For more information, please contact:
China Cord Blood Corporation
Investor Relations Department
Tel: (+852) 3605-8180
Email: ir@chinacordbloodcorp.com
ICR, Inc.
Mr. Rob Koepp
Tel: (+86) 10-6583-7516 (China) or
(646) 405-5185 (U.S.)
Email: robert.koepp@icrinc.com
SOURCE China Cord Blood Corporation