SHENZHEN, China, Oct. 6 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Winner Medical Group Inc. , a leading manufacturer and the largest exporter by volume in the medical dressing industry in China, today announced that the Company received approval to list its common stock on NYSE Amex.
Winner Medical expects to begin trading on NYSE Amex on Thursday, October 8, 2009, until which time its shares will continue to trade on the Over-The-Counter (OTC) Bulletin Board. In connection with the listing on NYSE Amex, Winner Medical will trade under the stock symbol “WWIN”. This event will coincide with the discontinuance of the quotation of Winner Medical shares on the OTC Bulletin Board.
“We are very pleased to soon begin our next phase as a public company by moving our stock listing from OTC Bulletin Board to NYSE Amex,” said Mr. Jianquan Li, Chairman and CEO of Winner Medical. “We are honored to join the NYSE group of companies, and this milestone represents our continuous efforts to raise our profile within the investment community, improve our stock’s liquidity, expand our transparency and enhance our corporate governance.”
About Winner Medical
Winner Medical is a leading manufacturer and the largest exporter by volume in the medical dressing industry (medical and wound care products) in China. Headquartered in Shenzhen, the Company has seven wholly-owned operating subsidiaries and four joint-ventures with over 5,000 employees. The Company engages in the manufacturing, sale, research, and development of medical care products, wound care products, home care products and PurCotton products, a nonwoven fabric made from 100% natural cotton. The products are sold worldwide, with Europe, the United States and Japan serving as the top three markets. The Company currently holds 50 patents and patent applications for various products and manufacturing processes and is one of the few Chinese companies licensed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to ship finished, sterilized products directly to the United States market. To learn more about Winner Medical, please visit Winner Medical’s web site at http://www.winnermedical.com .
Forward-Looking Statements
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SOURCE Winner Medical Group Inc.
CONTACT: Investor Relations Contact:, Peng Zhai, Investor Relations
Manager, Winner Medical Group Inc., +86-755-2806-6858,
investors@winnermedical.com
Web site: http://www.winnermedical.com/