CDC Corporation Board Approves New US$20 Million Share Repurchase Program.ATLANTA & BEIJING -- CDC See Control Data, century date change and Back Orifice. CDC - Control Data Corporation Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : CHINA), focused on enterprise software, mobile applications and online games, announced today that as of May 1, 2007, the company has repurchased 6,936,624 common shares at an average price of US$5.13 per share for a total of US$35,604,235, including brokerage commissions, since May 2, 2006. The board of directors has approved an additional share repurchase Share Repurchase A program by which a company buys back its own shares from the marketplace, reducing the number of outstanding shares. This is usually an indication that the company's management thinks the shares are undervalued. program which authorizes the repurchase, at the discretion of senior management, of up to US$20 million of the company's common shares for 12 months until May 2008. The company has entered into a 10b5-1 trading plan, to facilitate the repurchase of its common shares, which allows the company to repurchase shares during trading blackout periods through pre-arrangements with a broker based upon specified guidelines and parameters set forth in the trading plan. In addition to the share repurchase program, senior management of the company, including the chief executive officer, has purchased approximately 387,000 shares since January 1, 2007. "We believe that CDC Corporation continues to be undervalued Undervalued A stock or other security that is trading below its true value. Notes: The difficulty is knowing what the "true" value actually is. Analysts will usually recommend an undervalued stock with a strong buy rating. by the investment community," said Peter Yip, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , CDC Corporation. "Our expansion of the share repurchase program with an additional US$20 million demonstrates our confidence in the performance and value of the company going forward. The additional shares purchased by me and our management team members since the beginning of the year further demonstrates our confidence in the business. The expansion of the share repurchase program is one of several initiatives that we are implementing to further increase shareholder value." About CDC Corporation The CDC family of companies includes CDC Software focused on enterprise software applications and services, CDC Mobile focused on mobile applications, CDC Games focused on online games, and China.com focused on portals for the greater China markets. For more information about CDC Corporation (Nasdaq: CHINA), please visit www.cdccorporation.net. About CDC Software CDC Software, The Customer-Driven Company(TM), is a provider of comprehensive enterprise software applications and services designed to help businesses thrive and become customer-driven market leaders. The company's industry-specific solutions are used by more than 6,000 customers worldwide within the manufacturing, financial services, health care, home building, real estate, and wholesale and retail distribution industries. CDC Software's product suite includes Pivotal CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. and Saratoga CRM (customer relationship management), Respond (customer complaint and feedback management), c360 CRM add-on products, c360 CRM add-on products, industry solutions and development tools for the Microsoft Dynamics CRM Microsoft Dynamics CRM is a Customer Relationship Management software package developed by Microsoft. It is a part of the Microsoft Dynamics family of business tools. The current version of Dynamics is 3.0, released on December, 2005. platform, Ross ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) An integrated information system that serves all departments within an enterprise. Evolving out of the manufacturing industry, ERP implies the use of packaged software rather than proprietary software written by or for one customer. (enterprise resource planning See ERP. (application, business) Enterprise Resource Planning - (ERP) Any software system designed to support and automate the business processes of medium and large businesses. ) and SCM (1) (Software Configuration Management, Source Code Management) See configuration management. (2) See supply chain management. (supply chain management), MVI MVI Multivitamin MVI Multi-Vendor Import MVI Melt-Volume Index MVI Motor Vehicle Incident MVI MODIS Vegetation Index MVI Multiple Variable Inversion MVI Microsoft Virus Initiative MVI Multi-Vitamin Injection MVI Motion Video Instructions real-time performance management, IMI IMI International Masonry Institute (Washington, DC) IMI Israel Military Industries IMI Institute of the Motor Industry IMI International Market Insight IMI Imposto Municipal Sobre Imóveis (Portugal) warehouse management and order management, Platinum China HR (human resource) and business analytics solutions. For more information, please visit www.cdcsoftware.com. About CDC Games CDC Games is one of the market leaders of online and mobile games in China with 46.5 million registered users. The company pioneered the "free-to-play, pay-for-merchandise" online games model in China with Yulgang, which has received the "Top 10 Most Popular Games" award from the China Game Industry Annual Conference (CGIAC) for two consecutive years, in 2005 and 2006. Stone Age 2, from CDC Games, also received the award for "Most Anticipated Game of 2007" from CGIAC. In March 2007, the company announced the formation of CDC Games Studio, funded by up to $100 million, to establish strategic relationships with selected games development partners to accelerate the development of new, original online games for China and other targeted global geographies. About CDC Mobile CDC Mobile, a business unit of CDC Corporation, is focused on providing consumer-based and enterprise-based mobile applications services in China. These include SMS (1) (Storage Management System) Software used to routinely back up and archive files. See HSM. (2) (Systems Management Server) Systems management software from Microsoft that runs on Windows NT Server. (Short Message Services), IVR (Interactive Voice Response) An automated telephone information system that speaks to the caller with a combination of fixed voice menus and data extracted from databases in real time. (Interactive Voice Response), MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) An enhanced transmission service that enables graphics, video clips and sound files to be transmitted via cellphones. Developed as part of the 3GPP project, MMS phones are generally backward compatible with SMS and EMS. (Multimedia Message Service) and WAP (1) (Wireless Access Point) See access point. (2) (Wireless Application Protocol) A standard for providing cellular phones, pagers and other handheld devices with secure access to e-mail and text-based Web pages. (Wireless Application Protocol) applications and services. Through its companies in China, it has direct connectivity with local mobile operators in 29 provinces. In January 2007, CDC Mobile launched a (U.S.) $100 million investment program targeting strategic investments in leading 3G content providers in North Asia and Europe that can be leveraged to gain first-mover advantage in the anticipated 3G marketplace in China. About China.com Inc. China.com Inc. (stock code: 8006; website: www.inc.china.com), a leading MVAS MVAS Mobile Value-Added Services MVAS Miami Valley Astronomical Society (Dayton, Ohio) and Internet services company operating principally in China was listed on the GEM of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Stock Exchange of Hong Kong (SEHK) Only stock exchange located in Hong Kong. Limited on March 9, 2000. In December 2000, China.com Inc. was admitted as a constituent stock of the Hang Seng IT and IT Portfolio Indices. Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements This press release includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995, including statements relating to the completion and effect of the proposed share repurchase program and other statements which are not historic fact. These statements are based on management's current expectations and are subject to risks and uncertainties and changes in circumstances. There are important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements, including the following: (a) the ability to realize strategic objectives by taking advantage of market opportunities in targeted geographic markets; (b) the ability to make changes in business strategy, development plans and product offerings to respond to the needs of current, new and potential customers, suppliers and strategic partners; (c) the ability to integrate operations or new acquisitions in accordance with the company's business strategy; (d) the effects of restructurings and rationalization of operations; (e) the ability to address technological changes and developments including the development and enhancement of products; (f) the ability to develop and market successful Advanced Mobile Products; (g) the entry of new competitors and their technological advances; (h) the need to develop, integrate and deploy enterprise software applications to meet customer's requirements; (i) the possibility of development or deployment difficulties or delays; (j) the dependence on customer satisfaction with the company's software products and services; (k) continued commitment to the deployment of the enterprise software solutions; (l) risks involved in developing software solutions and integrating them with third-party software and services; (m) the continued ability of the company's enterprise software solutions to address client-specific requirements; (n) demand for and market acceptance of new and existing enterprise software and services and the positioning of the company's solutions; (o) the popularity of CDC Games' existing and new games; and (p) the continued growth of the online games industry in Asia. Further information on risks or other factors that could cause results to differ is detailed in filings or submissions with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission made by CDC Corporation in its Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2005 on Form 20-F filed on June 21, 2006. All forward-looking statements included in this press release are based upon information available to management as of the date of the press release, and you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements which speak only as of the date of this press release. The company assumes no obligation to update or alter the forward looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. |
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