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Gushan (GU) to Go Private at $1.62/ADS

June 4, 2012 9:43 AM EDT
Gushan Environmental Energy Limited (NYSE: GU) today announced that it has entered into an agreement and plan of merger with Trillion Energy Holdings Limited, Trillion Energy Investments Holdings Limited and Mr. Jianqiu Yu, the Company's Chairman and Principal Executive Officer.

Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, (i) upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, at the effective time of the Merger, Merger Sub will be merged with and into the Company with the Company surviving the Merger and the Company will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent, and (ii) each ordinary share of the Company (including ordinary shares represented by American Depositary Shares ("ADSs"), each of which represents 10 ordinary shares) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger will be cancelled in exchange for the right to receive US$0.162 (or US$1.62 per ADS) in cash without interest, except for the ordinary shares (including ordinary shares represented by ADSs) (x) beneficially owned by the Buyer, which will be cancelled without receiving any consideration, and (y) owned by holders of such ordinary shares who have validly exercised and not effectively withdrawn or lost their appraisal rights pursuant to Section 238 of the Cayman Islands Companies Law, as amended. This represents a 31.71% premium over the closing price as quoted by Bloomberg L.P. on February 23, 2012 and a 25.78% over the 30-trading day volume weighted average price as quoted by Bloomberg L.P. on February 23, 2012, the last trading day prior to the Company's announcement on February 24, 2012 that it had received a "going private" proposal.

The Company's Board of Directors, acting upon the unanimous recommendation of the Special Committee formed by the Board of Directors, approved the Merger Agreement and the Merger and resolved to recommend that the Company's shareholders vote to approve and adopt the Merger Agreement and the Merger. The Special Committee, which is composed solely of directors unrelated to Parent, Merger Sub or any of the management members of the Company, negotiated the terms of the Merger Agreement with the assistance of its financial and legal advisors.


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