Shanghai Century Acquisition Corporation (SHA) Reschedules Annual and Extraordinary Meeting of Shareholders to April 24, 2008 and Announces Indications of Interest From Certain Investors to Purchase Its Outstanding Ordinary Shares



    Shanghai Century Acquisition Corporation (AMEX:SHA) announced
    today that an Annual and Extraordinary Meeting of Shareholders
    originally scheduled to be convened on Thursday, April 17, 2008 at
    10:00 a.m., New York time, will be postponed until Thursday, April 24

    2008 at 10:00 a.m., New York time as SHA continues to seek proxies.
    The meeting will take place at its original location, the offices of
    Loeb & Loeb LLP, 345 Park Avenue, 18th Floor, New York, New York
    10154.

    SHA also announced today that certain investors have indicated an
    interest in purchasing SHA´s outstanding ordinary shares and using
    their reasonable efforts to assist brokers in causing such shares to
    be voted in favor of SHA´s proposed acquisition of a Asia Leader
    Investments Limited, and its subsidiary New Goal International Limited
    (the "Proposed Acquisition") at SHA´s upcoming Annual and
    Extraordinary Meeting of Shareholders. These investors have indicated
    that these purchases would be conditioned on receiving additional SHA
    ordinary shares from SHA´s founders upon the closing of the Proposed
    Acquisition. The SHA founders and the investors have not yet agreed
    upon the maximum number of SHA ordinary shares that may be delivered
    by the founders to the investors. The proposed share deliveries by
    SHA´s founders are conditioned on the investors agreeing to purchase
    and use their reasonable efforts to assist brokers in causing SHA
    ordinary shares to be voted in favor of the Proposed Acquisition and
    the other items of business to be considered at SHA´s Annual and
    Extraordinary Meeting of Shareholders to be held on April 24, 2008 and
    on the approval by shareholders, and subsequent consummation of, the
    Proposed Acquisition.

    SHA expects that any purchases by these investors would be
    effected in privately negotiated transactions with SHA shareholders
    who were shareholders of SHA as of the March 27, 2008 record date and
    who have voted against the Proposed Acquisition and have stated their
    intention to seek conversion of their shares into a pro rata share of
    the trust fund established in connection with SHA´s initial public
    offering. These shares would be purchased at prices to be negotiated
    between the sellers and the investors. The investors also would be
    entitled to certain demand and piggyback registration rights that were
    granted to the SHA founders in respect of their pre-IPO shares.

    About Shanghai Century Acquisition Corporation

    Shanghai Century Acquisition Corporation was formed for the
    purpose of acquiring, through a share exchange, asset acquisition or
    other similar business combination, or control through contractual
    arrangements, an operating business having its primary operations in
    China.

    In April 2006 the Company raised US$115 million through an initial
    public offering on the American Stock Exchange. The Company´s units
    began trading on April 25, 2006 and its ordinary shares and warrants
    began trading separately on July 26, 2006. Shanghai Century
    Acquisition Corporation´s principal offices are in Hong Kong.