China New Energy Announces Acquisition of Beijing Century Dadi Gas Co.

TIANJIN, China, March 17 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- China New Energy Group Company (OTC Bulletin Board: CNER) ("China New Energy" or the "Company") announced today that the Company has recently entered into an Equity Transfer Agreement to acquire a 70% equity interest in Beijing Century Dadi Gas Co., Ltd. and its affiliated companies (collectively, "Dadi Gas"). Dadi Gas is primarily engaged in the business of the supply of natural gas and construction and development of a gas pipeline network in Northern China.

The total purchase price has not yet been determined, but will be based on a multiple of Dadi Gas's net profits for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 and has been capped at RMB 392.15 million (approximately US$57.5 million). The transaction's closing is contingent upon certain conditions being met, including the successful transfer of all Dadi Gas's permits and other rights to operate its urban gas pipelines.

"Upon completion, our acquisition of a majority stake in Dadi Gas will expand China New Energy's business into Northern China, including the Beijing Metropolitan area, one of the most important markets in the country," said Mr. Yangkan Chong, Chief Executive Officer. "The Northern China region is densely populated, prosperous, and has a rich supply of natural gas. We are executing our strategy to grow our customer base, diversify our revenue, and build shareholder value through key acquisitions, and this is an important step in our transformation into a truly national gas company."

About China New Energy Group Company

China New Energy Group Company ("China New Energy" or the "Company") is a vertically integrated natural gas company engaged in the development of natural gas distribution networks, and the distribution of natural gas to residential, industrial, and commercial users in small and medium sized cities in China. The Company generates revenues primarily from the connection fees it charges its customers for interconnecting to pipelines in its natural gas distribution networks, and fees for natural gas usage. For more information, please visit http://www.cnegc.com/ .

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Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Any statements set forth above that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to, the Company's ability to access natural gas for distribution, and ability to identify and develop operational locations under favorable terms, changes in natural gas pricing mechanism imposed by the Chinese government, changes in the regulatory environment and future national or regional economic and competitive conditions, and other factors detailed from time to time in the Company's filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and other regulatory authorities. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

    For more information, please contact:

    Company Contact:
     Eric Yu, Chief Financial Officer
     Email: [email protected]
     Web:   http://www.cnegc.com

    Investor Relations Contact:
     CCG Investor Relations
     Mr. Athan Dounis, Account Manager
     Phone: +1-646-213-1916
     Email: [email protected]
     Mr. Crocker Coulson, President
     Phone: +1-646-213-1915 (New York)
     Email: [email protected]
     Web:   http://www.ccgirasia.com

SOURCE China New Energy Group Company