On 16 Oct 2008 as of the time the markets closed in New York , Fosun Industrial (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the company, had acquired a total of 1,815,794 units of Tongjitang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.'s ADS via the secondary market of the New York Securities Exchange (NYSC) for USD 74.206 mln (trading commission included).

1 unit of ADS represents 4 common shares and the quantity of ADS purchased was equal to 7,263,176 common shares in Tongjitang Pharmaceutical. Each share has a face value of USD 0.001.

The shares purchased represent 5.37% of 135,349,722 total shares in Tongjitang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. outstanding as of 31 Dec 2007.

17 Oct 2008


Source: Shanghai Stock Exchange

Date: 20 Oct 2008

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