Biostar Pharmaceuticals Approved for Listing on NASDAQ Global Market
XIANYANG, China, April 22 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Biostar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: BSPM) ("Biostar" or "the Company"), a Xianyang-based manufacturer of a leading over-the-counter Hepatitis B medicine, Xin Aoxing Oleanolic Acid Capsules ("Xin Aoxing"), and a variety of pharmaceutical products, today announced that the Company was approved by NASDAQ to list its common stock on the NASDAQ Global Market. The Company's listing application was reviewed and approved by NASDAQ's Listing Qualifications Department for compliance with all of NASDAQ's standards.
The Company's common stock will commence trading on the NASDAQ Global Market under the ticker symbol BSPM on April 23, 2010.
Announcing the listing, Chairman Mr. Ronghua Wang said, "Given Biostar's continued success and ongoing opportunities, we feel the time is right to increase our exposure to the financial markets. We believe moving to the NASDAQ Global Market will benefit our investors and is the next logical step in the Company's future growth."
About Biostar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Biostar Pharmaceuticals, Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiary in China, develops, manufactures and markets pharmaceutical products for a variety of diseases and conditions. The Company's most popular product is its Xin Aoxing Oleanolic Acid Capsule, an over-the-counter ("OTC") medicine for chronic hepatitis B, a disease affecting approximately 10% of the Chinese population. In addition to its hepatitis product, Biostar manufactures two broad-based OTC products and two prescription-based pharmaceuticals. The Company has adopted international standards, holds one patent and is in the process of applying for two patents.
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Safe Harbor
Certain statements in this release concerning our future growth prospects are forward-looking statements, within the meaning of Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties relating to these statements include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties regarding the success of our investments, risks and uncertainties regarding fluctuations in earnings, our ability to sustain our previous levels of profitability including on account of our ability to manage growth, intense competition, wage increases in China, our ability to attract and retain highly skilled professionals, time and cost overruns on fixed-price, fixed-time frame contracts, client concentration, our ability to successfully complete and integrate potential acquisitions, withdrawal of governmental fiscal incentives, political instability and regional conflicts and legal restrictions on raising capital or acquiring companies outside China. Additional risks that could affect our future operating results are more fully described in our United States Securities and Exchange Commission filings including our S-1 dated June 27, 2008, our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2009, our 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009, and other recent filings. These filings are available at www.sec.gov . We may, from time to time, make additional written and oral forward-looking statements, including statements contained in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and our reports to shareholders. We do not undertake to update any forward-looking statements that may be made from time to time by or on our behalf.
For further information, contact: Ms. Elaine Zhao, CFO Tel: +1-626-456-2789 Email: [email protected] John Mattio HC International, Inc. Tel: US +1-203-616-5144 Email: [email protected] Web: http:// www.hcinternational.net
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