American Dairy Completes $60 Million Financing
05 June 2007 - 12:38AM
PR Newswire (US)
Guaranteed Senior Secured Convertible Notes Sold to Citadel
BEIJING, June 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American Dairy, Inc.
(NYSE:ADY) (the "Company"), one of the leading producers and
distributors of milk powder and soybean products in China, today
announced that it has closed the first portion of the sale of the
Company's 1% Guaranteed Senior Secured Convertible Notes due 2012
(the "Notes") to Citadel Equity Fund Ltd. ("Citadel"). On June 1,
2007, the Company completed the first closing under the purchase
agreement pursuant to which the Notes were issued, resulting in
gross proceeds to the Company of US$60 million (the "First
Closing"). In the first closing, Citadel purchased US$60 million
principal amount of the Notes which are convertible at an initial
conversion price of $24.00, which is subject to adjustment. The
Notes bear interest at the initial rate of 1.0% per annum, payable
semi-annually, subject to adjustment. Please refer to the Company's
8-K for further details regarding the terms and conditions of the
Offering. About American Dairy, Inc.: American Dairy, Inc. conducts
operations in the People's Republic of China ("China") through its
wholly owned subsidiary, Feihe Dairy. Founded in 1962, Feihe Dairy
is one of the leading producers and distributors of milk powder and
soybean products in China. Feihe Dairy is located in Kedong County,
China, and has been in operation since 2001. American Dairy also
has a milk powder processing plant, Baiuan Feihe Dairy in Kedong
County, and also has a milk powder processing plant in the city of
Qiqihaer, Heilongjiang Province. http://www.feihe.com/ About
Citadel: Citadel Equity Fund Ltd. is one of the entities for which
Citadel Limited Partnership serves as portfolio manager and Citadel
Investment Group, L.L.C. provides administrative and
investment-related services. Citadel Investment Group, L.L.C. was
founded in 1990. Affiliates of Citadel Investment Group, L.L.C.,
including Citadel Equity Fund Ltd., deploy investment capital
across a highly diversified set of proprietary investment
strategies in nearly all major asset classes in all the world's
principal markets. Citadel Investment Group, L.L.C. and its
affiliates maintain offices in Hong Kong, Chicago, New York, San
Francisco, Tokyo and London. Certain of the statements made herein
constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements
typically involve risks and uncertainties and may include financial
projections or information regarding our future plans, objectives
or performance. Actual results could differ materially from the
expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements as a
result of a variety of factors, including the risks associated with
the effect of changing economic conditions in The People's Republic
of China, variations in cash flow, reliance on collaborative retail
partners and on new product development, variations in new product
development, risks associated with rapid technological change, and
the potential of introduced or undetected flaws and defects in
products, and other risk factors detailed in reports filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time. DATASOURCE:
American Dairy, Inc. CONTACT: Ashley Ammon MacFarlane of Integrated
Corporate Relations, Inc., +1-203-682-8200 (Investor Relations),
for American Dairy, Inc. Web site: http://www.americandairyinc.com/
http://www.feihe.com/
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