-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, StAzEfMmFD9qVQPOJ7YPMU+FT8htTi+CPJA6pNblZc956wQ71S7iTyqps9YJgOKm TFaz30jgMrQKNrxSxhmzoQ== 0001144204-09-056124.txt : 20091103 0001144204-09-056124.hdr.sgml : 20091103 20091103113639 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001144204-09-056124 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20091102 ITEM INFORMATION: Results of Operations and Financial Condition ITEM INFORMATION: Regulation FD Disclosure ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20091103 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20091103 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ZHONGPIN INC. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001277092 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: MEAT PACKING PLANTS [2011] IRS NUMBER: 542100419 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0216 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-33593 FILM NUMBER: 091153385 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O PRYOR CASHMAN SHERMAN & FLYNN LLP STREET 2: 410 PARK AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 BUSINESS PHONE: 212-326-0846 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O PRYOR CASHMAN SHERMAN & FLYNN LLP STREET 2: 410 PARK AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: STRONG TECHNICAL INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20040121 8-K 1 v164562_8k.htm


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 


 
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
 
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  November 2, 2009
 
Zhongpin Inc.
 (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
         
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
333-112111
(Commission
File Number)
 
54-2100419
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

     
21 Changshe Road, Changge City, Henan Province
People’s Republic of China
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)

011 86-10-82861788
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
 
o 
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
   
o 
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o 
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
 
 



 
SECTION 2 – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 2.02.                                Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On November 2, 2009, we issued a press release announcing a conference call to be held by us on Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 8:00 a.m. U.S. Eastern Standard Time to discuss the results of operations for the quarter ended September 30, 2009.  A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

SECTION 7 – REGULATION FD

Item 7.01.                                Regulation FD Disclosure.

The description of our press release in Item 2.02 above is incorporated herein by reference.

The information contained herein and in the accompanying exhibit is being furnished pursuant to “Item 7.01. Regulation FD.”  The information contained herein and in the accompanying exhibit shall not be incorporated by reference into any of our filings, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing, unless expressly incorporated by specific reference to such filing. The information in this report, including the exhibit hereto, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section or Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
 

SECTION 9 – FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

Item 9.01.                                Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d)           Exhibits.  The following exhibit is furnished herewith:
 
Exhibit No.
Document
   
99.1
Press Release of Zhongpin Inc., dated November 2, 2009.
 


 
SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
ZHONGPIN INC.
(Registrant)
 
 
       
Dated: November 3, 2009
By:
/s/ Xianfu Zhu  
    Name:  Xianfu Zhu  
    Title:    Chief Executive Officer  
       

 
 

 
EXHIBIT INDEX
 
Exhibit No. Document
99.1
Press Release of Zhongpin Inc., dated November 2, 2009.
 

 
EX-99.1 2 v164562_ex99-1.htm
Zhongpin Inc.
Suite 605A, Raycom Info Tech Park, 2 Kexueyuan South Road, Zhongguancun, Haidain District,
Beijing, China 100190, +86 10 8286 1788 extension 101, ir@zhongpin.com

News release of November 2, 2009: Zhongpin to host conference call on November 10, 2009, page 1

 
 

Zhongpin Inc. To Host Quarterly Conference Call on Tuesday, November 10, 2009

CHANGGE and BEIJING, November 2, 2009 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Zhongpin Inc. ("Zhongpin", Nasdaq: HOGS), a leading meat and food processing company in the People's Republic of China, today announced that it will host its quarterly earnings conference call and live webcast at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time on Tuesday, November 10, 2009 (which is 9:00 p.m. in China on the same day).

The dial-in details for the live conference call are:
U.S. toll-free number
1-866-549-1292
International dial-in number
+852-3005-2050
Mainland China toll-free number
400-681-6949
Participant PIN code
326957#
   
The live webcast and archive of the conference call will be available on the Investor Relations section of Zhongpin's website at http://www.zpfood.com.

A telephone replay of the call will be available after the conclusion of the conference call through 9:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time, December 9, 2009. The dial-in details for the telephone replay are:
U.S. toll-free number
1-866-753-0743
International dial-in number
+852-3005-2020
Conference reference
145136#

 
About Zhongpin

Zhongpin Inc. is a meat and food processing company that specializes in pork and pork products, fruits, and vegetables in China. Its distribution network in China covers 20 provinces plus Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, and Chongqing and includes more than 3,000 retail outlets. Zhongpin's export markets include the European Union and Southeast Asia. For more information about Zhongpin, please visit Zhongpin's website at www.zpfood.com.

 
 

 
Zhongpin Inc.
Suite 605A, Raycom Info Tech Park, 2 Kexueyuan South Road, Zhongguancun, Haidain District,
Beijing, China 100190, +86 10 8286 1788 extension 101, ir@zhongpin.com

News release of November 2, 2009: Zhongpin to host conference call on November 10, 2009, page 2
 
 
 
Safe harbor statement

Certain statements in this news release may be forward-looking statements made under the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Zhongpin has based its forward-looking statements largely on its current expectations and projections about future events and trends that it believes may affect its business strategy, results of operations, financial condition, and financing needs.

These projections involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements, which may include but are not limited to such factors as downturns in the Chinese economy, unanticipated changes in product demand, any effect from the A(H1N1) virus on Zhongpin's market or sales, interruptions in the supply of live pigs and or raw pork, poor performance of the retail distribution network, delivery delays, freezer facility malfunctions, Zhongpin's ability to build and commence new production facilities according to intended timelines, the ability to prepare Zhongpin for growth, the ability to predict Zhongpin's future financial performance and financing ability, changes in regulations, and other information detailed in Zhongpin's filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

You are urged to consider these factors carefully in evaluating Zhongpin's forward-looking statements and are cautioned not to place undue reliance on those forward-looking statements, which are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. All information provided in this news release is as of the date of this release. Zhongpin does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by law.

For more information, please contact:

Zhongpin Inc.

Mr. Sterling Song (English and Chinese)
Investor Relations Manager
Telephone:  +86-10-8286-1788 x101 in Beijing
Email:      ir@zhongpin.com

Mr. Warren (Feng) Wang (English and Chinese)
Chief Financial Officer
Telephone:  +86-10-8286-1788 x104 in Beijing
Email:      warren.wang@zhongpin.com

Christensen

Mr. Yuanyuan Chen (English and Chinese)
Mobile:      +86-139-2337-7882 in Beijing
Email:       ychen@christensenir.com

Mr. Tom Myers (English)
Mobile:  +86-139-1141-3520 in Beijing
Email:   tmyers@christensenir.com

Ms. Kathy Li (English and Chinese)
Telephone:  +1-212-618-1978 in the USA
Email:       kli@christensenir


SOURCE Zhongpin Inc.
www.zpfood.com
 
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