VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 24, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — GLG Life Tech Corporation (TSX:GLG) (“GLG” or the “Company”), a vertically-integrated leader in the agricultural and commercial development of high quality stevia, announces that the Toronto Stock Exchange has completed its de-listing review of the common shares of the Company and has determined that GLG meets all of the TSX’s continued listing requirements. “We are very pleased to receive this confirmation from the TSX today that GLG meets all of the TSX’s continued listing requirements”, states Brian Meadows, President and CFO of GLG. “This delisting review along with our regulatory review has impacted our sales efforts during the past year. With these issues now behind us, we have recently seen a large increase in our international sales and customer prospects compared to the first half of 2013. The Company expects to see continued positive growth in its international stevia business and is also pleased to announce that initial stevia based product formulation activities with COFCO NHRI are now underway in China.”
About GLG Life Tech Corporations
GLG Life Tech Corporation is a global leader in the supply of high-purity stevia extracts, an all-natural zero-calorie
sweetener used in food and beverages. GLG’s vertically integrated operations cover each step in the stevia supply
chain including Non-GMO stevia seed breeding, natural propagation, stevia leaf growth and harvest, proprietary
extraction and refining, marketing and distribution of the finished product. GLG has similarly positioned itself,
through parallel vertically integrated Luo Han Guo operations, to be a leader in the supply of high-purity Luo Han
Guo extracts. Additionally, to further meet the varied needs of the food and beverage industry, GLG has launched
its Naturals+ product line, enabling it to supply a host of complementary ingredients reliably sourced through its
R8 supplier network in China. For further information, please visit www.glglifetech.com
Forward-looking statements: This press release may contain certain information that may constitute “forward-looking statements” and “forward looking information” (collectively, “forward-looking statements”) within the meaning of applicable securities laws. Often, but not always, forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as “plans”, “expects” or “does not expect”, “is expected”, “budget”, “scheduled”, “estimates”, “forecasts”, “intends”, “anticipates” or “does not anticipate”, or “believes” or variations of such words and phrases or words and phrases that state or indicate that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “would”, “might” or “will” be taken, occur or be achieved.
While the Company has based these forward-looking statements on its current expectations about future events, the statements are not guarantees of the Company’s future performance and are subject to risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include amongst others the effects of general economic conditions, consumer demand for our products and new orders from our customers and distributors, changing foreign exchange rates and actions by government authorities, uncertainties associated with legal proceedings and negotiations, industry supply levels, competitive pricing pressures and misjudgments in the course of preparing forward-looking statements. Specific reference is made to the risks set forth under the heading “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Information Form for the financial year ended December 31, 2015. In light of these factors, the forwardlooking events discussed in this press release might not occur.
Further, although the Company has attempted to identify factors that could cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause actions, events or results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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