SkyPeople Fruit Juice Announces NYSE Amex Listing, Common Stock Offering and Reverse Stock Split
29 Oktober 2009 - 12:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
XI'AN, China, Oct. 29 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- SkyPeople
Fruit Juice, Inc. (NYSE Amex: SPU) ("SkyPeople" or "the Company"),
a leading processor and manufacturer of concentrated apple,
kiwifruit, pear and other fruit juices and fruit products in the
People's Republic of China, today announced the listing of its
common stock on the NYSE Amex Equities and the pricing of a public
offering by two selling stockholders of the Company's common stock.
In connection with the offering, the selling stockholders exercised
warrants to purchase an aggregate of 2.7 million shares of the
Company's common stock. The Company will receive approximately $6.9
million in gross proceeds from the exercise of these warrants. Roth
Capital Partners, LLC acted as the lead-manager and Maxim Group LLC
acted as co-manager for the public offering. Under terms of the
agreement, the selling stockholders have granted the underwriters a
30-day option, to purchase up to an additional 405,000 shares of
Common Stock to cover over-allotments, if any, for an additional
$1.0 million in gross proceeds from the exercise of these warrants.
Subject to customary closing conditions, the public offering is
scheduled to close on November 3, 2009. The Company intends to use
proceeds from this transaction for general corporate purposes,
including acquisitions and other expansions of its current
production capacity. On October 28, 2009 SkyPeople also filed an
amendment to its Articles of Incorporation providing for a
two-for-three reverse split of its common stock, effective today,
October 29, 2009. The Company's common stock, which previously
traded on the OTC Bulletin Board, will begin trading on the NYSE
Amex today, October 29, 2009, under the ticker symbol "SPU." "Our
listing on the NYSE Amex Equities marks an important achievement
among our corporate goals," said Mr. Yongke Xue, CEO of SkyPeople.
"Consistent with our growth strategy to capture additional fruit
juice market share and introduce higher margin products, we believe
this infusion of cash and our listing on the NYSE Amex will enhance
our visibility among the U.S. capital markets, as well as raise our
profile with U.S. customers. We are extremely pleased to be a part
of the NYSE Amex Equities and affirm our steadfast commitment to
creating value for our shareholders." The registration statement
related to the sale of the Company's Common Stock by two selling
stockholders was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange
Commission on July 23, 2009. The offering is made only by the
prospectus relating to this offering. Before you invest, you should
read the prospectus in that registration statement and other
documents the Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission for more complete information about the Company and this
offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on
the SEC Web site at http://www.sec.gov/ . Alternatively, the
Company, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the
offering will arrange to send you the prospectus if you request it
by calling Roth Capital Partners, LLC toll-free at 1-800-678-9147,
by e-mail to , by fax to (949) 720-7227 or by mail to 24 Corporate
Plaza Drive, Newport Beach, CA, 92660, Attention: Equity Capital
Markets. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell
or the solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, nor shall
there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction
in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior
to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any
such state or jurisdiction. About SkyPeople Fruit Juice, Inc.
SkyPeople Fruit Juice, Inc. is a holding company for Shaanxi
Tianren. Shaanxi Tianren is a company organized according to the
laws of the People's Republic of China. SkyPeople's main products
are concentrated apple, kiwifruit, pear and other fruit juices for
domestic and international consumers. Its brand, HEDETANG, is
positioned as a high quality, healthy and nutritious juice
concentrate and clear juice product used both as an ingredient
component in other products and an end-use juice concentrate
product. Shaanxi Tianren utilizes the largest kiwifruit plantation
in China and is a leading worldwide producer of concentrated
kiwifruit juice. For more information, please visit
http://www.skypeoplefruitjuice.com/ . Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains certain "forward-looking statements"
that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. There can be no
assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate and the
actual results and future events could differ materially from
management's current expectations. Such factors include, but are
not limited to, the Company's ability to obtain the necessary
financing to continue and expand operations, to market its products
in new markets and to offer products at competitive pricing, to
attract and retain management, and to integrate and maintain
technical information and management information systems, political
and economic factors in the People's Republic of China, compliance
requirement of laws and regulations of the PRC, the effects of
currency policies and fluctuations, general economic conditions and
other factors detailed from time to time in the Company's filings
with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and other
regulatory authorities. The Company undertakes no obligation to
publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether
as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. For
more information, please contact: SkyPeople Fruit Juice, Inc. Ms.
Spring Liu, CFO Tel: +1-818-390-1272 Email: The Piacente Group,
Inc. Kristen McNally Tel: +1-212-481-2050 Email: DATASOURCE:
SkyPeople Fruit Juice, Inc. CONTACT: SkyPeople Fruit Juice, Inc.,
Ms. Spring Liu, CFO, +1-818-390-1272, ; The Piacente Group, Inc.,
Kristen McNally, +1-212-481-2050, Web site:
http://www.skypeoplefruitjuice.com/
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