BEIJING, July 16 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Sinovac Biotech Ltd. (NYSE Amex: SVA), a leading developer and provider of vaccines in China, announced today that its Annual General Meeting originally scheduled for July 16, 2009 has been adjourned to July 30, 2009.

At the July 16, 2009 Annual General Meeting, the required quorum of a majority of the outstanding shares was not present. In accordance with Antigua law, the meeting is adjourned to July 30, 2009 (the same day two weeks after July 16, 2009), at 9 a.m. Beijing time at Sinovac's headquarters located at No. 39, Shangdi Xi Rd., Haidian District, Beijing, PRC (the same time and place as the originally scheduled meeting). Under Antigua law and in compliance with NYSE Amex Equities requirements, if a quorum is not present within thirty minutes of the appointed time for holding the adjourned meeting, the shareholders then present representing at least one-third of the total outstanding shares will constitute a quorum.

The adjourned Annual General meeting will not affect Sinovac's normal course of business. We highly encourage our shareholders to submit their votes before July 30, 2009.

About Sinovac

Sinovac Biotech Ltd. is a China-based biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the research, development, manufacture and commercialization of vaccines that protect against human infectious diseases. Sinovac's commercialized vaccines include Healive(R) (hepatitis A), Bilive(R) (combined hepatitis A and B), Anflu(R) (influenza) and Panflu(TM) (H5N1). Sinovac is currently developing Universal Pandemic Influenza vaccine and Japanese encephalitis vaccine. Additional information about Sinovac is available on its website, http://www.sinovac.com . To be added to our distribution list, please email: info@sinovac.com.

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    For more information, please contact:
     Helen G. Yang
     Sinovac Biotech Ltd.
     Tel:   +86-10-8289-0088 x9871
     Fax:   +86-10-6296-6910
     Email: info@sinovac.com
     Investors:
     Amy Glynn/Sara Pellegrino
     The Ruth Group
     Tel:   +1-646-536-7023/7002
     Email: aglynn@theruthgroup.com
            spellegrino@theruthgroup.com
     Media
     Janine McCargo
     The Ruth Group
     Tel:   +1-656-536-7033
     Email: jmccargo@theruthgroup.com

SOURCE Sinovac Biotech Ltd.