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General Steel Announces Notice of Noncompliance with NYSE Continued Listing Standards
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BEIJING, April 21, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- General Steel Holdings, Inc. ("General Steel" or the "Company") (NYSE: GSI), announced today that on April 15, 2016, the Company received a notice from the New York Stock Exchange (the "NYSE") indicating that the Company is not in compliance with the NYSE's continued listing requirements under the timely filing criteria established in Section 802.01E of the NYSE Listed Company Manual as a result of its failure to timely file its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015 (the "Form 10-K").
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General Steel to Divest Steel Manufacturing Business
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BEIJING, Jan. 5, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- General Steel Holdings, Inc. ("General Steel" or the "Company") (NYSE: GSI), announced today that on December 30, 2015, the Company signed a series of restructuring agreements to effect the sale of its steel manufacturing business.
Due to persistently depressed market trends for the steel business in China, the Company's steel manufacturing business had repeatedly suffered heavy net losses in recent years, and as the depressed market is expected to prolong in 2016 it is estimated that the steel manufacturing business will continue to further deplete the Company's working capital. The Company and its Board, as previously announced, had thoroughly evaluated strategic alternatives and been exploring optimal solutions for the divesture of its steel manufacturing business.
On December 30, 2015, the Board approved the Company's entering into an agreement to sell its wholly-owned General Steel (China) Co., Ltd. and its entire equity interest in Shaanxi Longmen Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. for $1 million to an affiliate of Victory Energy Resource Limited, a HK registered company indirectly-owned by Henry Yu, the Company's Chairman. Comparatively, the net equity of the assets and liabilities included in the transaction was negatively valued by a third party.
Through the transaction, the Company expects to receive a net working capital injection of $1 million, and realize a reversal of equity deficiency of approximately $1.6 billion, benefiting from a large reduction in total liabilities. The transaction will also save the Company from incurring future losses and obligations from steel manufacturing.
After the sale, the Company plans to focus on accelerating its cleantech business via its 84.5% equity ownership in Catalon Chemical Corp. ("Catalon"), which develops and manufactures De-NOx honeycomb catalysts and industrial ceramics. The Company will also own 32% of Tianwu Tongyong (Tianjin) International Trading Co., Ltd, which mainly sources overseas iron ore for steel mills, and 99% of Maoming Hengda Iron and Steel Co., Ltd, which holds valuable land assets worth an estimated RMB 250 million.
"The timely divesture of the steel manufacturing business is necessary for General Steel in order to preserve liquid assets that will enable the Company to survive and to focus on the promising cleantech business," commented Ms. Yunshan Li, Chief Executive Officer of General Steel, "We are thankful to Chairman Yu with his generous offer to acquire our steel manufacturing business which will alleviate the Company from incurring further losses that would potentially consume all of our remaining working capital. Following the transaction, we expect our balance sheet will be much stronger due to a lower debt burden and higher equity. We also expect to be able to liquidate the land assets in Maoming that could potentially provide as much as $30-40 million cash gain."
"As we concentrate our efforts on where we can have the greatest growth and return on investments, we are fully committed to accelerating our cleantech business. With the air pollution getting worse throughout China, the government in December launched a new policy to curb emissions from coal in its next five-year plan. The new policy will offer additional subsidies for power plants that can meet ultra-low emission requirements, including minimum oxygen content and concentration level of smoke dust, sulfur dioxide, and NOx emission. We anticipate our De-NOx honeycomb catalysts business will contribute to our growth and profitability in 2016." Ms. Li concluded.
About General Steel
General Steel Holdings, Inc. is headquartered in Beijing, China and produces a variety of steel products including rebar and high-speed wire. Through its majority equity interest in Catalon, the Company also develops and manufactures De-NOx honeycomb catalysts and industrial ceramics.
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9 years ago
Item 3.01 Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.
On January 4, 2016, General Steel received a notice (the βNYSE Noticeβ) from NYSE Regulations, Inc. that it is not in compliance with the continued listing standards set forth in Section 802.01C of the Listed Company Manual (βSection 802.01Cβ) of the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. (the βNYSEβ). Such noncompliance is based on the average closing price of the Companyβs common stock being less than $1.00 over a consecutive 30 trading-day period. The Company will provide the NYSE with the required response within 10 business days of its receipt of the NYSE Notice, stating its intent to cure this deficiency.
In accordance with the NYSE Notice, the Company has 6 months from the date of receipt of the NYSE Notice to achieve compliance with the continued listing standards of Section 802.01C. The Companyβs common stock will continue to be listed and traded on the NYSE during this 6 month cure period, subject to NYSEβs discretion, under the symbol βGSI,β but will continue to be assigned a β.BCβ indicator by the NYSE to signify that the Company is not currently in compliance with the NYSEβs continued listing standards. In the event that the Company fails to achieve compliance with the continued listing standards of Section 802.01C by the expiration of the 6 month cure period, the NYSE may commence suspension and delisting procedures.