GLG Announces Dismissal of US Shareholder Lawsuit

GLG Announces Dismissal of US Shareholder Lawsuit

VANCOUVER, B.C., Feb. 3, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — GLG Life Tech Corporation (TSX:GLG) (“GLG” or the “Company”), a global leader in the agricultural and commercial development of high quality natural sweeteners, is pleased to announce that the class action lawsuit filed against GLG for alleged failures to disclose certain information has been dismissed. Earlier today, the Company secured a dismissal with prejudice of a securities class action filed against it and two of its officers (CEO Dr. Luke Zhang and President and CFO Brian Meadows) in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. In granting the Company’s motion to dismiss the class action, the Court held that the Company had previously disclosed “substantial information [to] the market that suggested precisely that which plaintiffs alleged defendants failed to disclose” under the United States securities laws. The Court further found that “plaintiffs have failed to allege that defendants had a plausible motive to defraud investors,” and noted the fact that Dr. Zhang “purchased a significant number of shares during the putative class period.” Significantly, the Court also ruled that the Company “persuasively argue[d]” that it had also “disclosed all that was required” under Canadian regulations.

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


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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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