Ever-Glory International Issues Open Letter to Shareholders

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Tue Jan 22, 2008 8:01am EST

NANJING, China, Jan. 22 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ever-Glory
International Group, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: EVGY) ("Ever-Glory," the
"Company"), a leading apparel manufacturer in the People's Republic of China
("PRC"), today released this open letter to shareholders reviewing highlights
of 2007 and providing an overview of its strategic plan for the 2008 fiscal
year.


    Dear Shareholders:


    On behalf of the employees, management and board of directors of Ever-
Glory, I write to update you on our progress during 2007 and our expectations
as we begin the 2008 fiscal year.
    In 2007, we acquired two textile manufacturers in the PRC, Nanjing New-
Tailun Garments Co, Ltd. and Nanjing Catch-Luck Garments Co., Ltd., which
helped us to increase production capacity to an annual rate of 8.0 million
pieces per year.  This was part of our long-term strategy to meet strong and
growing demand from our existing customers while also expanding our customer
base.  We continue to maintain solid relationships with our long-term
customers in Europe, the U.S., Japan and China.
    We also set out to build on our historically strong growth in revenues,
and it appears we have accomplished that goal again in 2007.  Although we will
not release our financial results on Form 10-K with the Securities and
Exchange Commission for the 2007 fiscal year until the end of March, we
estimate that our revenues will be between $68 million to $70 million during
the full year 2007, and our projected net income for this period will be
between $5.8 million and $6 million.
    As we look to 2008, we are working to make domestic growth in China a
major part of our strategy and to launch the retail and wholesale distribution
of our own youthful lifestyle and fashion products under our own brands in
China. We recently entered into an agreement with Shanghai La Chapelle Garment
and Accessories Co., Ltd., one of the top-ranked fashion retailers in China
which operates over 350 stores across the nation, to launch our "LA GO GO"
brand of ladies' wear this month.  We plan to expand our retail network to
include 80 stores by the end of this year.  Over time, we believe sales of
lifestyle and fashion products under our own brand names in China will enable
us to achieve greater balance in our revenues from both overseas and domestic
markets.
    Building upon our accomplishments in 2007, we are eager to demonstrate
additional progress in 2008.  In fiscal 2008, we expect to generate revenues
of $90 million to $100 million and net income of $8 million to $8.6 million.
    Finally, we are pursuing plans to have our shares listed on a national
exchange in the U.S., which we believe will provide additional benefits to our
shareholders.  Toward that end, we are currently seeking additional
independent directors for our board of directors, in order to fulfill one
important aspect of the listing requirements for a national exchange.
    Thank you for your continued support of Ever-Glory. We look forward to
updating you on our progress throughout the year.
    Sincerely,

     Edward Yihua Kang
     Chairman, Chief Executive and President
     Ever-Glory International Group, Inc.


    About Ever-Glory International Group, Inc.
    Ever-Glory International Group (OTC Bulletin Board: EVGY) is a U.S.
publicly-traded company engaged in international garment manufacturing for
well-known middle- to high-grade casual, outer, and sportswear brands. The
company's U.S. headquarters is based in Los Angeles, California, although
Ever-Glory also has three subsidiaries, Goldenway Nanjing Garments Co. Ltd.,
Nanjing New-Tailun Garments Co, Ltd. and Nanjing Catch-Luck Garments Co., Ltd.
Ever-Glory has strategic business partners in countries including China,
Europe and the U.S.  The company cooperates with well-respected garment
retailer chains such as Itochu, Shinko, Debenhams, Next, C&A, Itoyokado and
others in handling high- and middle-grade casual wear and sportswear. The
company entered into production and sales cooperation agreements with a number
of internationally famous brands such as Matalan, Eddie Bauer, Best-Seller, BB
Dakota and others. Ever-Glory employs more than 2,000 people. Currently, 59%
of the company's total sales revenue is from Europe, 21% from the United
States, 13% from Japan and 6% from within China. For more information about
Ever-Glory International Group, please visit: http://www.everglorygroup.com .
    Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995:  This press release contains certain "forward-looking statements," as
defined in the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995,
that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurance
that such statements will prove to be accurate, and actual results and future
events could differ materially from management's current expectations. Such
factors include, but are not limited to, the company's ability to accurately
complete product orders, coordinate product design with its customers, ability
to expand and grow its distribution channels, political and economic factors
in the People's Republic of China, the company's ability to find attractive
acquisition candidates and joint venture partners, the performance of third
parties with whom the company does business, dependence on a limited number of
larger customers and other factors detailed from time to time in the Company's
filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and other
regulatory authorities. 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. These forward-looking statements
should be read and considered in conjunction with the "risk factors" disclosed
in the company's periodic reports and registration statements on file with the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
    For more information, please contact:

    Ever-Glory International Group, Inc.
     Mr. Devin Jin, Corporate Secretary
     Tel:   +86-25-5209-6899
     Email: jinqiu@ever-glory.com

    CCG Elite Investor Relations
     Crocker Coulson, President
     Tel:   +1-646-213-1915 (New York)
     Email: crocker.coulson@ccgir.com

SOURCE  Ever-Glory International Group, Inc.

Mr. Devin Jin, Corporate Secretary of Ever-Glory International Group, Inc.,
+86-25-5209-6899, or jinqiu@ever-glory.com; Or Crocker Coulson, President of
CCG Elite Investor Relations, +1-646-213-1915 (New York), or
crocker.coulson@ccgir.com
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