BEIJING, Sept. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- HiSoft
Technology International Limited, ("HiSoft" or the "Company")
(NASDAQ: HSFT), a leading China-based provider of outsourced
information technology and research and development services
headquartered in Dalian, China,
today announced that its annual general meeting of shareholders
will be held at 9:00 a.m.
Beijing/Hong Kong time on October 15, 2012 (9:00
p.m. U.S. Eastern Daylight Time on October 14, 2012) at Fangda Partner, Beijing
Office, located at 21/F, China World
Tower, 1 Jianguomenwai Avenue, Beijing 100004, P.R.
China.
Shareholders of record at the close of the business on
September 4, 2012 are entitled to
vote at the annual general meeting and any adjournment thereof.
Items to be discussed at the annual general meeting can be found
in the proxy statement to be issued by the Company. Proxy
materials, including the proxy form and voting card for the
completion by shareholders, can be found on the "Shareholder
Services" page available under the "Investors" tab of HiSoft's
website at http://www.hisoft.com.
THIS MEETING DOES NOT RELATE TO THE PROPOSED MERGER WITH
VANCEINFO TECHNOLOGIES INC. ("VANCEINFO"), AND DOES NOT PERTAIN TO
ANY VOTE ON ANY PROPOSALS RELATED TO ANY TRANSACTIONS RELATED TO
THE PROPOSED MERGER AT THIS TIME.
On August 10, 2012, the Company
announced that it has signed a definitive merger agreement with
VanceInfo, under which the companies will be combined in an
all-stock merger of equals. Matters relating to the proposed
merger are not being submitted for approval by the shareholders of
the Company at this AGM - a separate extraordinary general
meeting ("EGM") of the Company will be convened at a later time for
approval by the shareholders of the Company of such matters.
In connection with the proposed merger, HiSoft has filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") a registration statement
on Form F-4 (Registration File No. 333-183688) that included a
preliminary joint proxy statement of the company and a preliminary
prospectus of HiSoft, and information regarding such EGM, subject
to review and comments by the SEC and further changes. The Company
urges investors and shareholders to read the preliminary joint
proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant documents that has
been filed with the SEC, as well as any future amendment to the
Form F-4 that will be filed with the SEC, carefully and in their
entirety when they become available because they contain important
information about the proposed merger. Investors and shareholders
may obtain free copies of the preliminary joint proxy
statement/prospectus and other documents containing important
information about the Company and VanceInfo (including the
definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus), once such documents
are filed with the SEC, through the website maintained by the SEC
at www.sec.gov.
About HiSoft Technology International Limited
HiSoft Technology International Limited (NASDAQ: HSFT) is a
leading China-based provider of outsourced information technology
and research and development services headquartered in Dalian, China. HiSoft provides its services to
leading companies around the world through a combination of onshore
and offshore delivery capabilities. HiSoft leverages its skilled
technology specialists and client-centric delivery centers to offer
customers reliable and high-quality technology solutions. For more
information about HiSoft, please visit http://www.hisoft.com.
For investor and media inquiries please contact:
In China:
Ross Warner
HiSoft Technology International Limited
Tel: +86-10-5987-5865
Email: investor_relations@hisoft.com
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