Pacific Bepure Announces Record Financial Results for 2010

NEW JERSEY and JINJIANG CITY, China, March 31, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Pacific Bepure Industry Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: PBEP), one of China's leading domestic casual and sports footwear manufacturers with products sold under the brand name "Baopiao," a.k.a. "Bepure," today announced results for the year ended December 31, 2010.

Full Year Financial Highlights

• Sales revenue rises 43.1% to $36.4 million
• Gross profit rises 37.7% to $11.9 million
• Net income rises 44.8% to $7.5 million, or $0.50 per share

Mr. Haiting Li, President and CEO of Pacific Bepure, stated, "Revenue for calendar and fiscal year 2010 increased by 43 percent to $36.4 million, gross profit grew nearly 38 percent to $11.9 million, and net profit rose 44.8 percent to $7.5 million. The strong double-digit increases in sales revenue, gross profit and net income resulted from continuing domestic and international expansion in our core Bepure footwear business and reflect the strong underlying consumer demand for our product lines and the strength of our distribution network. We continue to allocate resources to grow our business having recently completed the construction phase for our modernized, new production manufacturing facility in Quanzhou, Fujian Province. The new manufacturing facility expands the Company's annual production capacity by more than 70%, or 1.5 million additional pairs of footwear."

Full Year and Quarterly Financial Results

Revenue for the full year 2010 was $36.4 million versus $25.4 million for the same period last year, an increase of 43.1 percent. Gross profit for the full year 2010 was $11.9 million versus $8.6 million for the full year 2009, an increase of 37.7 percent. Operating income for the full year 2010 was $10.3 million versus $7.2 million for the full year 2009, an increase of 42.9 percent. Net income for 2010 was $7.5 million, or $0.50 per basic and diluted share, versus net income of $5.3 million, or $0.46 per basic and diluted share, for 2009 based on 15,000,000 and 11,202,740 weighted average basic shares outstanding, and 15,006,915 and 11,202,740 weighted average diluted shares outstanding, respectively.

Operational Highlights

Construction of the new manufacturing facility in Quanzhou, Fujian Province began in 2008 and cost approximately RMB 100 million (US$ 15.2 million). The facility is located in the Huinan Industrial Zone, Quanzhou, Fujian Province and has a total area of approximately 60,000 square meters (646,000 sq. feet) and floorage of approximately 30,000 square meters (323,000 sq. feet). To date, the physical plant and worker dormitories have been completed, and two new production lines have been constructed and assembled into the new facility. The new manufacturing facility, which commenced operations on February 10, 2011, expands the Company's annual production capacity by more than 70%, or 1.5 million additional pairs of footwear. The company previously outsourced a portion of its production to keep up with demand.

About Pacific Bepure Industry Inc.

Pacific Bepure footwear, sold under the brand name "Baopiao" a.k.a. "Bepure," is one of the most well- known footwear manufacturers in China. The Company's four lines of "Travel Time" casual and sports shoes are targeted primarily at people aged 15 to 50 years old in China's second- and third-tier cities who appreciate comfort, style and value. The brand is especially known for its hidden height shoe technology, which makes the wearer appear taller. The products are primarily manufactured internally and sold to all provinces and autonomous regions in China except Xinjiang Autonomous Region, as well as on the Internet, through an expanding network of distributors in retail stores and other outlets and through a distributor in South America.

For more information, please visit the Company's website at www.baopiao.com.

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