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CCXA is a privately owned business primarily serving the rural healthcaremarket with more than 100 plant-based pharmaceutical products in itsportfolio. AOBO believes CCXA's leading products will be highly complimentaryto its existing product line and will also expand the variety of AOBO'scurrent product offering. CCXA's products cover both the prescription and OTCmarkets. In 2006, CCXA was profitable and generated approximately USD$9.0million (68 million RMB) in revenue annually with approximately 40 productscontributing to the overall revenue. Some of these products include Nubao, ablood circulation enhancer for treatment of premenstrual syndromes;Kanguzensheng Tablet for the treatment of bone spurs; Yakangling, a plant-based pharmaceutical product that treats gingivitis; and Nanbao, a plant basedmale sexual drive enhancer.
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Tony Liu, Chief Executive Officer of AOBO stated, "We are pleased towelcome CCXA to our expanding business portfolio. CCXA has promising andprofitable products that we intend to leverage across our large distributionnetwork. With over 100 products in its portfolio, CCXA has the opportunity tobenefit from the government's efforts to offer affordable pharmaceuticalproducts for its citizens, particularly in rural areas of the country and weare pleased that most of its products are currently covered under thegovernment insurance plan. We intend to identify ways to improve CCXA'soperating efficiency, add greater structure to the product line and implementa more beneficial pricing strategy. We look forward to enhancing overallproductivity and efficiency in this business."
"AOBO continues to be an aggressive brand consolidator in China's consumerhealthcare market. We have successfully executed the integration of severalacquisitions and plan to continue to seek out strong targets like CCXA thatcan leverage our solid marketing, sales, and distribution platforms,"concluded Liu.
The monetary exchange rate used for this transaction is US$1.00 : RMB 7.55
About American Oriental Bioengineering, Inc.
American Oriental Bioengineering is a leading, fully integrated, plantbased pharmaceutical and plant based nutraceutical company dedicated toimproving health through the development, manufacture and commercialization ofmodernized plant based products in China.
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SOURCE American Oriental Bioengineering, Inc.
