Source Shanghai Securities News Sept. 24, 2009
On September 22nd, Sinopharm Group Company Limited announced to be listed under the global offering on Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (stock code of 01099). The offer price was determined at HK$ 16.00 per share and later closed at HK$ 18.52, rising 15.8% within the day.
As the second largest shareholder, Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceuticals got high returns on the investment of Sinopharm. Meanwhile, within the 6 years since Fosunpharma s investment in January 2003, Sinopharm has achieved 36% CAGR in revenue and 56% CAGR in net profits. It becomes a successful model of open and mutually-beneficial cooperation.
It is always Fosun s belief to continuously discover, manage and prosper. Sinopharm s success not only proves Fosun s strategy and right judgment, but also demonstrates Fosun s capabilities to grow with our partners from small size to large. Along with the society s aging process, residents income increase and the reforms of health care system, China s pharmaceutical industry will have plenty of space to grow in the next decade. Being listed on Hong Kong stock market grants a broad capital platform for Sinopharm s future development , remarked Mr. Guo Guangchang, Chairman of Fosun Group.