CNIT Independent Special Committee Engages Financial Advisor and Legal Counsel

SHENZHEN, China, Aug. 19, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- China Information Technology, Inc. (the "Company" or "CNIT") (Nasdaq GS: CNIT), a leading provider of integrated cloud-based platform, exchange, and big data solutions in China, today announced that the independent special committee (the "Special Committee") of the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board"), formed to consider the previously announced non-binding "going private" proposal (the "Proposal") that the Board received on June 19, 2015, has engaged Duff & Phelps Securities, LLC and Duff & Phelps, LLC (collectively, "Duff & Phelps") as its financial advisor and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP ("Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher") as its legal counsel.

Duff & Phelps and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher will assist the Special Committee to continue its evaluation of the Proposal. The Company cautions its shareholders and others considering trading in the Company's securities that no decision has been made on the response to the Proposal. There can be no assurance that any definitive offer will be made, that any agreement will be executed or that this or any other transaction will be approved or consummated. The Company does not undertake any obligation to provide any updates with respect to this or any other transaction, except as required under applicable law.

About China Information Technology, Inc.

China Information Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq GS: CNIT) is on a mission to make advertising accessible and affordable for businesses of all sizes. CNIT is a leading Internet service company that provides cloud-based platform, exchange, and big data solutions enabling innovation and smart living in the education, health care, new media, finance and transportation sectors. Through continuous innovation, CNIT is leveraging its proprietary Cloud-Application-Terminal technology to level the competitive landscape in the new media industry and deliver value for its shareholders, employees, customers, and the community. To learn more, please visit http://www.chinacnit.com.

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This press release may contain certain "forward-looking statements" relating to the business of China Information Technology, Inc., and its subsidiaries and other consolidated entities. All statements, other than statements of historical fact included herein, are "forward-looking statements" in nature within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements, often identified by the use of forward-looking terminologies such as "believes", "expects" or similar expressions, involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, they do involve assumptions, risks and uncertainties, and these expectations may prove to be incorrect. Investors should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. The Company's actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors, including those discussed in the Company's periodic reports that are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and available on its website (http://www.sec.gov). All forward-looking statements attributable to the Company and its subsidiaries and other consolidated entities or persons acting on their behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by these factors. Other than as required under the securities laws, the Company does not assume a duty to update these forward-looking statements.

CONTACT:

China Information Technology, Inc.
Iris Yan
Tel: +86 755 88319888
Email: [email protected] 

Grayling 
Shiwei Yin 
Investor Relations 
Tel: +1.646.284.9474 
Email: [email protected]

SOURCE China Information Technology, Inc.

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