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| 1. | What does Global Sources do? | | | Global Sources is a leading business-to-business media company and a primary facilitator of trade with Greater China. The core business uses English-language media to facilitate trade from Greater China to the world. The other business segment utilizes Chinese-language media to enable companies to sell to, and within Greater China.
The company provides sourcing information to volume buyers and integrated marketing services to suppliers. It helps a community of over 854,000 active buyers source more profitably from complex overseas supply markets. With the goal of providing the most effective ways possible to advertise, market and sell, Global Sources enables suppliers to sell to hard-to-reach buyers in over 240 countries.
The company offers the most extensive range of media and export marketing services in the industries it serves. It delivers information on nearly 4.5 million products and more than 247,000 suppliers annually through 14 online marketplaces, 13 monthly magazines, over 100 sourcing research reports and 12 specialized trade shows which run 30 times a year across 10 cities.
Suppliers receive more than 96 million sales leads annually from buyers through Global Sources Online (http://www.globalsources.com) alone.
Global Sources has been facilitating global trade for 38 years. Global Sources' network covers more than 60 cities worldwide. In mainland China, Global Sources has about 2,500 team members in more than 40 locations, and a community of over 1 million registered online users and magazine readers for its Chinese-language media.
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| 2. | How long has Global Sources been in business?
| | | 38 years. |
| 3. | Where is Global Sources headquartered?
| | | Domiciled in Bermuda, Global Sources' global headquarter is in Hong Kong. To support its large operation in Mainland China, Global Sources' China headquarter is in Shenzhen, Guangdong province. |
| 4. | How many team members does Global Sources have?
| | | We have 3300 team members as of September, 2009. |
| 5. | When did Global Sources go public and where is it traded? | | | Global Sources became public on the Nasdaq National Market on April 14, 2000, under its ticker symbol GSOL. |
| 6. | Why did Global Sources list through a reverse merger with Fairchild Corp? | | | In March 2000, Global Sources exchanged 100 percent of its shares for a 95 percent stake in Fairchild (Bermuda) Ltd. Through this deal, Global Sources sought a public listing in order to provide an additional source of funds to expand its Internet business. If Global Sources had proceeded with the traditional Initial Public Offering, it would have taken much longer to go public. |
| 7. | Does Global Sources issue dividends? | | | Not at this time, however, the company distributed a one for ten bonus share issue on its outstanding common shares in in March 2009, as announced in February 2009. Please visit our Dividend History for more information. |
| 8. | Does Global Sources have a direct stock purchase plan? | | | The company offers a stock award plan to its team members, but at this time does not offer a direct stock purchase plan. |
| 9. | How do I purchase stock in Global Sources? | | | GSOL’s common stock can be purchased through any registered broker. |
| 10. | How many shares are outstanding? | | | As of September 30, 2009, there were 44,544,540 shares of the Company’s common shares outstanding. (Per the Q309 Earnings Press Release) |
| 11. | What was the purpose of the shelf filing? | | | In April 2004, Global Sources filed a $300 million shelf registration to enable it to conveniently raise funds. The primary purpose was to give management greater flexibility for various situations that may arise including new business initiatives and merger and/or acquisition opportunities. |
| 12. | Has Global Sources utilized the shelf filing? | | | In March 2005 the company completed a registered direct offering of 3,000,000 common shares. The common shares were sold to investors at a purchase price of US$13.50 per share resulting in aggregate gross proceeds to the Company of approximately US$40.5 million. WR Hambrecht + Co served as the placement agent for the offering. |
| 13. | What is Global Sources' fiscal year?
| | | The fiscal year ends December 31. |
| 14. | Who are Global Sources' principle independent accountants? | | | PricewaterhouseCoopers |
| 16. | How can I contact Global Sources? | | | Investor contact
In the US:
Lippert/Heilshorn & Associates, Inc.
Kirsten Chapman & Tim Dien
44 Montgomery St.
Suite 3520
San Francisco, CA 94104
Tel: (415) 344-4333
E-mail: investor@globalsources.com
E-mail: tdien@lhai.com
Outside of the US:
Investor Relations Department
Global Sources
Tel: (852) 2555-4777
Fax: (852) 2552-5925
E-mail: investor@globalsources.com
Media contact
In the US:
James Strachan
Global Sources
Tel: (480) 664-8309
Fax: (480) 664-8790
E-mail: strachan@globalsources.com
Outside of the US:
Camellia So
Global Sources
Tel: (852) 2555-5021
Fax: (852) 2518-8764
E-mail: cso@globalsources.com
Stock Transfer Agent
Daniel Spengel
Relationship Manager
Computershare Investor Services, LLC
655 Montgomery Street, Suite 830
San Francisco, CA 94111
Tel: (415) 677-5000
www.computershare.com
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| 17. | How can I get an investor kit?
| | | For immediate access to printer friendly versions of the latest information, please see the Investor Kit on the Investor Overview page.
If you would like information to be mailed to you, please use the following contacts.
In the US, please forward requests to:
Lippert/Heilshorn & Associates, Inc.
Kirsten Chapman & Tim Dien
44 Montgomery St.
Suite 3520
San Francisco, CA 94104
Tel: (415) 344-4333
E-mail: investor@globalsources.com
tdien@lhai.com
Outside of the US, please forward requests to:
Investor Relations Department
Tel: (852) 2555-4777
Fax: (852) 2552-5925
E-mail: investor@globalsources.com
You can also use the Information Request form on this website to request an Investor Relations kit. |
| 18. | Who is on the board of directors? | | | Our board of directors currently consists of seven members:
Merle Hinrichs: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Sarah Benecke: Executive Director
Eddie Heng
Roderick Chalmers
David Jones
Robert Lees
James Watkins
For more information, please see the Management Team section on this website. |
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