FUJIAN, China, Aug. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ --
Exceed Company Ltd. (NASDAQ: EDS) ("Exceed" or
"the Company"), one of the leading domestic sportswear brands in
China, today announced that its
Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of up to
US$10 million of the Company's
ordinary shares within the next 6 months using existing cash
reserves. The stock repurchase program will be reviewed from time
to time and may be adjusted or terminated at any time without prior
notice. Stock repurchases under this program may be made through
open market purchases, in privately negotiated transactions, in
block trades, pursuant to a 10b5-1 plan, or otherwise. The timing
and actual number of shares repurchased will depend on market
conditions, trading price of the ordinary shares and other factors
and be subject to the restrictions relating to volume, price and
timing under applicable laws.
Commenting on the announcement, Mr. Shuipan Lin, Exceed’s
founder, Chairman and CEO said, “Recent share price movements for
our company and financial market conditions overall have provided
us with this opportunity to return value to our shareholders.
Furthermore, we believe the authorization of the share repurchase
program demonstrates our confidence in the long-term growth
prospects for Exceed and the sportswear industry in China.”
Safe Harbor Statement
This announcement contains forward-looking statements that are
based on our anticipated repurchase of its ordinary shares and the
manner of such repurchases. Although we believe that our
expectations expressed in these forward-looking statements are
reasonable, we cannot assure you that our expectations will turn
out to be correct. Our future actions could be materially different
from our current expectations. A number of factors could cause to
differ materially from those contained in these forward-looking
statements, including but not limited to changes in our goals and
strategies and our financial condition. The forward-looking
statements made in this announcement relate only to events or
information as of the date on which this announcement is published.
We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements
to reflect events or circumstances after the date this announcement
is published or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated
events.
About Exceed Company Ltd.
Exceed Company Ltd. designs, develops and engages in wholesale
of footwear, apparel and accessories under its own brand, XIDELONG,
in China. Since it began
operations in 2002, Exceed has targeted its growth on the consumer
markets in the second and third-tier cities in China. Exceed has three principal categories
of products: (i) footwear, which comprises running, leisure,
basketball, skateboarding and canvas footwear, (ii) apparel, which
mainly comprises sports tops, pants, jackets, track suits and
coats, and (iii) accessories, which mainly comprise bags, socks,
hats and caps. Exceed Company Ltd. currently trades on Nasdaq under
the symbols "EDS", "EDSWW" and "EDSUU".
For further information, please
contact:
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Investor Relations (Hong
Kong)
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Mahmoud Siddig
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Taylor Rafferty
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T: +852 3196
3712
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E: Exceed@Taylor-Rafferty.com
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Investor Relations
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Delia Cannan
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Taylor Rafferty
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T: +1 (212)
889-4350
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E: Exceed@Taylor-Rafferty.com
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SOURCE Exceed Company Ltd.