1996 Harbin Yew Science and Technology Development Co., Ltd (HDS) was founded as a private enterprise to grow and cultivate yew trees and incorporated under the laws of the People’s Republic of China (PRC).
2003 HDS was granted rights to develop and use yew resources from the Department of Forestry of Heilongjiang Province.
November 13, 2007 Yew Bio-Pharm Group, Inc.(YBP)was incorporated under the laws of Nevada.
October 29, 2009 The Harbin Economic Cooperation and Promotion Bureau, or HECPB, approved Heilongjiang Jinshangjing Biotechnology Development.Co.(JSJ) to become a wholly foreign-owned enterprises, or WOFE, of YBP.
November 30, 2009 Zhiguo Wang, completed registration with SAFE.
February 23, 2010 Pursuant to First Restructure, HDS, through JSJ, entered into an Equity Transfer Agreement, with each of the Original Shareholders. The Original Shareholders transferred all of their respective ownership in HDS to JSJ.
March 2010 HDS began selling yew branches and leaves to be used as a raw material in the production of Zi-shan, a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), as a secondary treatment of certain cancers.
November 5, 2010 HDS shareholders( Zhiguo Wang, Guifang Qi, and Xingming Han) entered into a series of Contractual Arrangements with JSJ.
November 29, 2010 YBP established a wholly-owned subsidiary, Yew Bio-Pharm Holdings, Ltd., a limited liability company incorporated under the laws of Hong Kong.
January 26, 2011 YBP transferred its ownership in JSJ to Yew Bio-Pharm Holdings, Ltd. and JSJ became a wholly foreign-owned enterprises, or WOFE, of Yew Bio-Pharm Holdings, Ltd.. As a result of the Second Restructure, HDS is considered a VIE, and YBP, as the sole shareholder of Yew Bio-Pharm Holdings, Ltd. and the ultimate parent company, is the controlling entity of HDS.
2011 Received patents for asexual reproduction method and yew extract method from The State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) of the PRC.
April 15, 2011 Zhiguo Wang, Guifang Qi, and Xingming Han completed an updated registration with SAFE.
May 28, 2013 Began trading in the U.S. over-the-counter market under the symbol YEWB
November 15, 2013, Harbin Yew Science and Technology Development Co., Ltd. (“HDS”), entered into a Forest and Land Use Right Acquisition Contract of Wuchang Erhexiang Pingfangdian Forestry Centre 15th Compartments with Heilongjiang Zishan Keji Gufen Limited Company. (“ZKG”).
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