XI'AN, CHINA--(Marketwire - Mar 27, 2012) - Skystar Bio-Pharmaceutical Company (NASDAQ: SKBI) ("Skystar" or the "Company"), a China-based manufacturer and distributor of veterinary medicines, vaccines, micro-organisms and feed additives, today announced that on March 26, 2012 it received a letter from the NASDAQ Listing Qualifications Panel ("the Panel") informing the Company that the Panel has determined to grant the request of Skystar to remain listed on The NASDAQ Stock Market ("NASDAQ"), subject to the condition that by April 28, 2012, Skystar provides evidence that it has held its 2011 annual shareholder meeting. In the event the Company is unable to hold such meeting or hold the meeting within the said timeframe, its securities may be delisted from NASDAQ, in which event the Company would seek to cause them be quoted in over the counter markets, which may result in a substantially less liquid market for the securities.
As previously disclosed, the Panel's decision follows a hearing held on March 1, 2012 at which time the Panel was presented with the Company's plan to regain compliance with NASDAQ's Listing Rule 5620(a) and (b) relating to the time frame of and proxy solicitation in connection with annual shareholder meetings.
XI'AN, CHINA--(Marketwire - Jan 20, 2012) - Skystar Bio-Pharmaceutical Company (NASDAQ: SKBI) ("Skystar" or the "Company"), a China-based manufacturer and distributor of veterinary medicines, vaccines, micro-organisms and feed additives, today announced that it has been notified by the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications staff that its request for an oral hearing to appeal the staff's delisting determination has been granted and the staff set a hearing date for such oral hearing before the Panel, at which hearing Skystar will present to the Panel its plan and timeline to regain compliance with Nasdaq listing standards. Accordingly, the staff's delisting action has been stayed, pending a final written decision by the Nasdaq Hearings Panel. The hearing will be held on Thursday, March 1, 2012.
There can be no assurance that the Panel will grant the Company's request for continued listing. If the Panel does not grant the relief sought by the Company, its securities will be delisted from the Exchange in which event the Company would seek to cause them be quoted in over the counter markets, which may result in a substantially less liquid market for the securities.
Further disclosures in 2011 first quarter fling could increase the risk of a need for capital.
We have a future registered capital commitment related to our newly created subsidiary Skystar Kunshan, located in Kunshan, Jiangsu province, China. The Skystar Kunshan subsidiary has a registered capital of $15,000,000, of which we invested $2,250,000 in cash. The remaining $12,750,000 of capital must be invested prior to May 7, 2012. We have also been making prepayments in an effort to acquire assets in a micro-organism manufacturing facility in Kunshan. Upon completion of such an acquisition, the assets purchased will be transferred to Skystar Kunshan to satisfy some of our registered capital commitment. If such an acquisition does not close, we may request a reduction or cancellation of the registered capital requirement. As of the date of this report, we have not completed the acquisition.
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