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Completed transactions in 2007: International Stem Cell Corporation (OTCBB: “ISCO”), China Ritar Power Corporation (OTCBB: “CRTP”), Sutor Technology Group (OTCBB: “SUOT”), Redpoint Bio Corporation (OTCBB: “RPBC”), China Gengsheng Mineral (OTCBB: “CHGS”), American Lorain Corporation (OTCBB: “ALRC”), Athersys, Inc. (NASDAQ: “ATHX”), Whitehall Jewelers Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: “WHJH”), China Marine Food Group Limited (OTCBB: “NPDP”).
DALLAS--Dec. 26, 2007--Halter Financial Group closed nine APO® transactions in 2007 with over $232 MM raised. All nine companies are now U.S. listed and trading.
International Stem Cell Corporation (OTCBB: “ISCO”) completed its APO® on January 8, 2007 raising $11,200,000 million. The company specializes in Parthenogenesis, the creation of pluripotent human stem cell lines from unfertilized human eggs without the transfer of foreign DNA. China Ritar Power Corporation (OTCBB: “CRTP”) completed its APO® on February 16, 2007 raising $12,250,000 million. The company designs, develops, manufactures and markets environmentally friendly lead-acid batteries with a wide range of applications and capacities. Sutor Technology Group (OTCBB: “SUOT”) completed its APO® on March 6, 2007 raising $12,000,000 million. The company manufactures and sells steel finishing fabrication products. Redpoint Bio Corporation (OTCBB: “RPBC”) completed its APO® on March 12, 2007 raising $33,000,000. The company identifies and develops compounds to improve the taste of pharmaceutical, food and beverage products. China Gengsheng Mineral (OTCBB: “CHGS”) completed its APO® on April 25, 2007 raising $10,000,000 million. The company is a mineral-based manufacturer whose products include monolithic refractories, industrial ceramics and fracture proppant. American Lorain Corporation (OTCBB: “ALRC”) completed its APO® on May 4, 2007 raising $20,000,000 million. The company is a leading food processing company engaging in the development, manufacture and sale of food products worldwide. Athersys, Inc. (NASDAQ: “ATHX”) completed its APO® on June 11, 2007 raising $65,000,000 million. The company is a biotechnology company that specializes in Random Activation of Gene Expression (RAGE) technology to scan the human genome, identify proteins with specific biological functions, and link those protein functions with gene structures. Whitehall Jewelers Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: “WHJH”) completed its APO® on June 30, 2007 raising $50,000,000. The company is a leading national specialty retailer of fine jewelry. China Marine Food Group Limited (OTCBB: “NPDP”) completed its APO® on November 7, 2007 raising $19,925,000. The company is engaged in the business of processing, distributing and selling processed seafood products and marine catch.
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CONTACT: Halter Financial Group Chelsea Augustine 1-972-233-0300 Chelsea@HalterFinancial.com
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