Two CNIT Entities Awarded High-Tech Enterprise Status; Will Pay Lower Tax and Receive Preferential Financial Treatment For Three Years

SHENZHEN, Feb. 8, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- China Information Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: CNIT), a leading provider of internet-based platforms and digital advertising services in China, today said two of its entities have been granted National High-Tech Enterprise Status by the PRC government. The three-year grant will allow these entities -- Information Security Technology (China) Co, Ltd. ("IST"), a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of CNIT and Biznest Internet Technology Co., Ltd. ("Biznest"), a consolidated entity of CNIT -- to lower their income tax rate from 25% to 15%, secure competitive commercial bank loans and subsidized interest rates, and receive preferential treatment in obtaining financial support from China's National Technological Development Fund.

National High-Tech Enterprise Status is awarded by the PRC government to those companies it determines to be technologically superior in their fields, which consistently invest in vital new product development, and which generate substantial revenues via the sale of proprietary or innovative products. The Status was created by the Chinese government to promote the production of, and investment in, vital high-tech products and services throughout the nation.

"We are greatly honored to receive this elite designation for our two entities," said the Company's chief operating officer, Mr. Zhixiong Huang. "We believe National High-Tech Enterprise Status will help us increase our development, production and sales of some of China's most advanced digital marketing technologies."

IST received this Status for a seventh consecutive year, while Biznest was awarded it for the first time.

About China Information Technology, Inc.

China Information Technology is a leading Internet service company that makes advertising accessible and affordable for businesses of all sizes. CNIT 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 aiming to leverage 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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SOURCE China Information Technology, Inc.

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