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To: Glenn Petersen who wrote (2365)	9/13/2011 5:17:24 PM
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AUTC took a 40% hit today: AutoChina International Limited Announces Receipt of Letter From the Listing Qualifications Department of Nasdaq Press Release Source: AutoChina International Limited On Monday September 12, 2011, 5:10 pm EDT SHIJIAZHUANG, Hebei Province, China--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- AutoChina International Limited (“AutoChina” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: AUTC - News), China’s largest commercial vehicle sales, servicing, leasing, and support network, today announced that on September 8, 2011, the Company received a letter from the Listing Qualifications Department of The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) stating that based on the review of public documents and a plan of compliance provided by the Company, Nasdaq’s staff (the “Staff”) determined that providing the Company until December 31, 2011 to file its Annual Report on Form 20-F for the period ended December 31, 2010 was not warranted and that the Company’s securities would be delisted from Nasdaq on September 19, 2011 unless the Company appealed the determination. AutoChina intends to appeal the staff determination regarding the delisting of the Company’s securities. Nasdaq cited the Company’s failure to file its periodic reports on a timely basis, including its Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2010, as required by Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1), and the continued investigation by the SEC as the reason for its determination. The Company’s securities are expected to be suspended from trading 15 days after the Company appeals the delisting of the Company’s securities. The Company is working closely with its advisors to seek all appropriate means to expedite the process of filing its Form 20-F. The Company’s Chairman and CEO, Mr. Yong Hui Li stated, “As announced on June 30, 2011, AutoChina is appealing the OCA’s decision that the Earn-out Provision, which was part of its initial business combination in 2009, be treated as a derivative financial instrument. The appeals process has not yet concluded. We continue to work closely with all appropriate parties on this potential restatement, which focuses on the Earn-out and is not expected to negatively affect the accounting for AutoChina’s continuing operations. We will appeal Nasdaq’s decision, citing that there have been no findings of fraudulent activity on behalf of AutoChina or its officers and we have remained open and accessible through all aspects of this process. We will keep our existing shareholders, analysts, and potential investors apprised of our progress in filing our Form 20-F.” <snip> finance.yahoo.com