Gushan Environmental Energy Limited to Hold Annual General Meeting on November 18, 2009
Gushan November 04, 2009
NEW YORK, Oct. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Gushan Environmental Energy Limited (the "Company" or "Gushan"; NYSE: GU), a leading producer of biodiesel in China, announced today that it will hold its annual general meeting of shareholders at Kennedy Room, Level 7, Conrad Hotel, Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Hong Kong, on November 18, 2009 at 10:00 a.m., local time. Only holders of record of ordinary shares of the Company at the close of business on October 16, 2009, New York time, are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the annual general meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.
Gushan has filed its annual report on Form 20-F, as amended by Form 20-F/A, including its audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") ("Form 20-F"). Gushan's Form 20-F can be accessed on the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at http://www.chinagushan.com/en/, as well as on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov. Shareholders may request a hard copy of the Form 20-F free of charge by calling 852-2587-7212 or emailing to ir@chinagushan.com.
About Gushan Environmental Energy Limited
Gushan is a leader in the PRC biodiesel industry, in terms of annual production capacity, and one of the leading biodiesel producers in Asia, in terms of nominal capacity. The company produces biodiesel, a renewable, clean-burning and biodegradable fuel, primarily from vegetable oil offal and used cooking oil, and by-products from biodiesel production, including glycerine, plant asphalt, erucic acid and erucic amide. Gushan sells biodiesel directly to users, such as marine vessel operators, as well as to petroleum wholesalers and individual retail gas stations. The company currently operates five production facilities in the Sichuan, Hebei, Fujian provinces and Beijing and Shanghai with a combined annual production capacity of 340,000 tons.
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as "will," "may," "expect," "anticipate," "aim," "target," "intend," "plan," "believe," "estimate," "potential," "continue," and other similar statements. Statements other than statements of historical facts in this announcement are forward-looking statements, including but not limited to, the Company's expectations regarding the expansion of its production capacities, its future business development, and its beliefs regarding its production output. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties and are based on current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections about the Company and the industry. Important risks and uncertainties that could cause the Company's actual results to be materially different from expectations include but are not limited to the effect of any applicable government policy, law or regulation, of natural disasters, and of intensifying competition in the biodiesel and alternative energy industries, the availability of suitable raw materials to the Company, and the risks set forth in the Company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including on Form 20-F, as amended. The Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements, except as may be required by law. Although the Company believes that the expectations expressed in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, it cannot assure you that its expectations will turn out to be correct, and investors are cautioned that actual results may differ materially from the anticipated results.
US
Elizabeth Cheek
Hill & Knowlton (New York)
Tel: (1) 212 885 0682
Email: elizabeth.cheek@hillandknowlton.com
Asia
Rico Ngai
Hill & Knowlton (Hong Kong)
Tel: (852) 2894 6204
Email: rico.ngai@hillandknowlton.com.hk
SOURCE Gushan Environmental Energy Limited
US, Elizabeth Cheek, Hill & Knowlton (New York), +1-212-885-0682, elizabeth.cheek@hillandknowlton.com; Asia, Rico Ngai, Hill & Knowlton (Hong Kong), +1-852-2894-6204, rico.ngai@hillandknowlton.com.hk