China TransInfo Announces Chairman $2 Million Share Purchase Plan

BEIJING, Dec. 22, 2010 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- China TransInfo Technology Corp. (Nasdaq: CTFO) ("China TransInfo" or the "Company"), a leading provider of comprehensive intelligent transportation solutions and traffic information services in China through its affiliate, China TransInfo Technology Group Co., Ltd., announced today that Mr. Shudong Xia, the Company's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, has adopted a Rule 10b5-1 plan under which he plans to purchase up to $2 million worth of the Company's shares of common stock.

This plan was adopted in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Under the plan, Mr. Xia may purchase up to $2 million of the Company's outstanding shares from time to time over the next 12 months. The share purchases will be made in open-market transactions on the NASDAQ at prevailing market prices, in negotiated transactions off the market or in block trades.

The purchases will be made subject to restrictions on price, volume, and timing, applicable legal requirements and other factors.  Transactions under this plan will be disclosed publicly through filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  As of September 30, 2010, Mr. Xia beneficially owned approximately 6,005,242 shares of common stock of the Company, representing an ownership of 23.78%.

Mr. Xia commented, "This share purchase program demonstrates my confidence in China TransInfo and reflects my commitment to increasing shareholder value. I believe that our Company's shares are currently undervalued, and I am planning to invest my own funds to support this belief."

About China TransInfo

China TransInfo, through its affiliate, China TransInfo Technology Group Co., Ltd., (the "Group Company") and the Group Company's PRC operating subsidiaries, is primarily focused on providing urban and highway transportation management solutions and information services. The Company is a leading transportation information products and comprehensive solutions provider, and aims to be the largest real time transportation information service provider and major fleet management service provider in China. As the co-formulator of several transportation technology national standards, the Company owns five patents and has won a majority of the model cases awarded by the PRC Ministry of Transportation. As a result, the Company is playing a key role in setting the standards for transportation information solutions in China. For more information, please visit the Company's website at http://www.chinatransinfo.com.

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SOURCE China TransInfo Technology Corp.