ZHANGZHOU, China, December 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- China Zenix Auto International Limited (NYSE: ZX) ("Zenix Auto" or "the Company"), the largest commercial vehicle wheel manufacturer in China in both the aftermarket and OEM market by sales volume, announced today that its board of directors has established a special committee (the "Special Committee") to consider the preliminary non-binding proposal letter for a restructuring of the Company's business, dated November 23, 2013, from Mr. Jianhui Lai, the chairman of the Company's board of directors and chief executive officer, and RichWise International Investment Group Limited and certain of its affiliated entities.
The Special Committee is composed of the following independent directors of the Company: Mr. William John Sharp, Mr. Ian Frances Wade and Prof. Yichun Zhang. Mr. Sharp and Mr. Wade each has over 40 years of experience in international corporate leadership. Prof. Zhang is the head of the Financial Research Institute of Xiamen University. Mr. Sharp and Mr. Wade will be the co-chairpersons of the Special Committee. The board of directors cautions the Company's shareholders that no decisions have been made by the Special Committee with respect to the Company's response to the proposal and there can be no assurance that any definitive offer will be made, that any agreement will be executed or that this or any other transaction will be approved or consummated.
About China Zenix Auto International Limited
China Zenix Auto International Limited is the largest commercial vehicle wheel manufacturer in China in both the aftermarket and OEM market by sales volume. With a large intellectual property portfolio, the Company offers more than 430 series of tubed steel wheels, tubeless steel wheels, and off-road steel wheels in both the aftermarket and OEM market in China and internationally. The Company's customers include group members of a number of large PRC commercial vehicle manufacturers, and it also exports products to over 80 distributors in more than 30 countries worldwide. With five large, strategically located manufacturing facilities in multiple regions across China, the Company has an aggregate annual production capacity of approximately 15.0 million units of steel wheels as of September 30, 2013. For more information, please visit: http://www.zenixauto.com/en.
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