China Cord Blood Corporation Files Its Annual Report on Form 20-F/A

HONG KONG, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- China Cord Blood Corporation ("CCBC" or "the Company") (NYSE: CO), the first and largest cord blood bank operator in China, today announced that the Company has filed an amendment to its Annual Report on Form 20-F/A, which included audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The Form 20-F/A can be accessed by visiting the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov and can also be found at CCBC's website at http://www.chinacordbloodcorp.com , under Investor Relations. CCBC will provide a hard copy of the Annual Report, including a complete set of audited financial statements, free of charge to any shareholder upon request.

About China Cord Blood Corporation

China Cord Blood Corporation is the first and largest cord blood banking operator in China in terms of geographical coverage and is the only cord blood bank operator with multiple licenses. Under the current PRC government regulations, only one licensed cord blood bank operator is permitted to operate in each licensed region and only seven licenses have been authorized as of today. China Cord Blood Corporation provides cord blood collection, laboratory testing, hematopoietic stem cell processing, and stem cell storage services. For more information, please visit our website at http://www.chinacordbloodcorp.com .

Safe Harbor Statement

This press release contains forward-looking statements as defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include statements concerning plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events, performance and results of operations, and underlying assumptions and other statements that are other than statements of historical facts. These statements are subject to uncertainties and risks including, but not limited to, product and service demand and acceptance, changes in technology, economic conditions, the impact of competition and pricing, government regulation, and other risks contained in statements filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All such forward-looking statements, whether written or oral, and whether made by or on behalf of the Company, are expressly qualified by the cautionary statements and any other cautionary statements which may accompany the forward-looking statements. In addition, the Company disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof.

    For more information, please contact:

    China Cord Blood Corporation
     Ms. Joeling Law
     Tel:   [phone]
     Email: [e-mail]

    ICR, LLC

     In New York:
     Ashley M. Ammon or Christine Duan
     Tel: [phone]

     In Beijing:
     Wen Lei Zheng
     Tel: [phone]

SOURCE China Cord Blood Corporation

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