General Steel : Regains Compliance with the NYSE Minimum Market Capitalization Listing Requirement

BEIJING, Oct. 9, 2014/PRNewswire/ -- General Steel Holdings, Inc. ("General Steel" or the "Company") (NYSE: GSI), a leading non-state-owned steel producer in China, announced today that it has regained compliance with the continued listing standard of the New York Stock Exchange (the "NYSE") relating to minimum market capitalization of its common stock.

In a letter dated October 6, 2014, the NYSE notified the Company that it has remained in compliance with the NYSE's minimum market capitalization requirement over the past three quarters, and as a result, the Company is no longer on the NYSE's "Watch List".  Correspondingly, the below compliance (".BC") indicator will no longer be transmitted, and the Company will no longer be noted as being below continued listing standards on the NYSE's website.

Henry Yu, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of General Steel commented, "I am pleased that General Steel has regained full compliance with the NYSE's listing requirements. We will keep focus on our business and continue with our aim to deliver long-term value to our shareholders."

About General Steel

General Steel, headquartered in Beijing, China, produces a variety of steel products including rebar, high-speed wire and spiral-weld pipe. The Company has operations in China'sShaanxiand Guangdongprovinces, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, and Tianjinmunicipality with seven million metric tons of crude steel production capacity under management. For more information, please visit www.gshi-steel.com.

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Forward-Looking Statements

This press release may contain certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on management's current expectations or beliefs about future events and financial, political and social trends and assumptions it has made based on information currently available to it. The Company cannot assure that any expectations, forecasts or assumptions made by management in preparing these forward-looking statements will prove accurate, or that any projections will be realized. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of inaccurate assumptions or a number of risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties are set forth in the Company's filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, under "Risk Factors" and elsewhere, and include: (a) those risks and uncertainties related to general economic conditions in China, including regulatory factors that may affect such economic conditions; (b) whether the Company is able to manage its planned growth efficiently and operate profitable operations, including whether its management will be able to identify, hire, train, retain, motivate and manage required personnel or that management will be able to successfully manage and exploit existing and potential market opportunities; (c) whether the Company is able to generate sufficient revenues or obtain financing to sustain and grow its operations; (d) whether the Company is able to successfully fulfill our primary requirements for cash; and (e) other risks, including those disclosed in the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements contained herein speak only as of the date of this release. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether to reflect new information, future events or otherwise.

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SOURCE General Steel Holdings, Inc.