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CDC Corporation to Amend Form 20-F Annual Report for 2006 to Correct Segment Footnote Disclosure.


Restated Footnote Text that appears at the bottom of a page that adds explanation. It is often used to give credit to the source of information. When accumulated and printed at the end of a document, they are called "endnotes."  Disclosure Only, No Changes to Consolidated Financial Results

ATLANTA & HONG KONG Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov.  -- CDC See Control Data, century date change and Back Orifice.

CDC - Control Data Corporation
 Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ
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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 global enterprise software and online games, today announced that it intends to file an amended Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2006, with the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area.  Securities and Exchange Commission to restate re·state  
tr.v. re·stat·ed, re·stat·ing, re·states
To state again or in a new form. See Synonyms at repeat.



re·state
 certain amounts presented in the business segment footnote to the Company's consolidated financial statements Consolidated Financial Statements

The combined financial statements of a parent company and its subsidiaries.

Notes:
Because consolidated financial statements present an aggregated look at the financial position of a parent and its subsidiaries, they enable you to gauge
 for the year ended December 31, 2006. The restatement Restatement

A revision in a company's earlier financial statements.

Notes:
The need for restating financial figures can result from fraud, misrepresentation, or a simple clerical error.
 adjustments are limited to the business segment footnote and do not affect any other reported amounts or disclosures in the Company's consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2006. Consolidated net income for the Company for the year ended December 31, 2006, remained unchanged.

On March 17, 2008, management and the audit committee of the board of directors of the Company concluded that the financial statement footnote disclosure of segment net income (loss) for fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, contained in Footnote 27 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2006, contained two accounting errors related to the allocation of expenses among the Company's business segments. First, an aggregate of approximately $6.3 million of purchased intangibles amortization expense related to certain acquisitions was improperly allocated to the Software and Business Services segments. Purchased intangible amortization should have been included in the measurement of Corporate segment net income (loss). Second, an inter-company consolidation adjustment within the Mobile Services and Applications segment of approximately $8.5 million was improperly allocated to the Corporate segment. The net effect of the adjustments made to correct these errors is as follows (in thousands):
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The audit committee of the Company's Board of Directors has discussed these errors with the Company's independent registered public accounting firm, Deloitte and Touche LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol . Until the Company files its amended Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2006, the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto there·to  
adv.
1. To that, this, or it.

2. Archaic In addition to that; furthermore.


thereto
Adverb

Formal

1. to that or it

2.
 for the year ended December 31, 2006, should not be relied upon.

About CDC Corporation

The CDC family of companies includes CDC Software focused on enterprise software applications and services, 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.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements forward-looking statement

A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections.
 

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. These forward-looking statements include statements regarding particular information in previously issued financial statements which require restatement, the size of such adjustments, line items for which the Company does not believe require restatement, whether additional line items require restatement, whether a material weakness exists in the Company's internal controls, the actions the Company intends to take to improve its internal controls and effectiveness of such actions, and other statements that are not historical fact, the achievement of which involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. 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: the completion of the internal review by management, the review by the Company's Audit Committee and Board of Directors, the review of the Company's independent registered public accounting firms. If any such risks or uncertainties materialize ma·te·ri·al·ize  
v. ma·te·ri·al·ized, ma·te·ri·al·iz·ing, ma·te·ri·al·iz·es

v.tr.
1. To cause to become real or actual: By building the house, we materialized a dream.
 or if any of the assumptions proves incorrect, our results could differ materially from the results expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements we make. 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, 2006 on Form 20-F filed on July 2, 2007, as such may be amended from time to time. 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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