Cogo Group, Inc. Schedules Conference Call on March 15, 2012 to Announce 2011 Annual Earnings Results and Discuss 2012 Corporate Strategy

SHENZHEN, China, March 14, 2012 — Cogo Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: COGO), a leading gateway for global semiconductor companies to access the rapidly growing Industrial and Technology sectors in China, today announced that it will host a conference call at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, March 15, 2012 to report earnings results for the full year of 2011 and discuss corporate strategy for 2012.

Jeffrey Kang, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Cogo, will be joined on the call by Frank Zheng, Chief Financial Officer, and Will Davis, Chief Marketing Officer. A supporting press release will be distributed via PR Newswire at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, March 15, 2012. The press release will be posted on www.cogo.com.cn, under “News Highlight” at the “Investor Information” section.

Cogo 2011 Annual Earnings Results Conference Call 
Date/ Time:
March 15, 2012 (Thursday) @ 4:30 PM (ET)
Conference Call: 
US/ Canada Toll-Free: 1-877-941-1427
International: +1-480-629-9664
Webcast/ Audio Recording: 
http://viavid.net/dce.aspx?sid=00009496
Replay (from 3/15/2012 at 7:30 pm to 3/27/2012 at 11:59 pm ET): 
US/ Canada Toll-Free: 1-877-870-5176 (Passcode: 4521868)
International: + 1-858-384-5517 (Passcode: 4521868) 

About Cogo Group, Inc.:
Cogo Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: COGO) is one of the leading gateways for global semiconductor companies to access the rapidly growing Industrial and Technology sectors in China. Through its unique business-to-business services platform, Cogo designs customized embedded solutions using technology from suppliers including Intel, Broadcom, Xilinx, SanDisk, Freescale, Atmel and others for a customer base of over 1,800 Chinese OEMs/ODMs. Cogo’s customer list includes approximately 100 blue-chip companies, including ZTE, BYD and NARI, as well as over 1,700 Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). The Company serves a broad list of rapidly growing end-markets in China, including 3G Smart phones, Tablets, Automotives, High-Speed Railway, Smart Meter/Smart Grid, Healthcare and High Definition Television (“HDTV”).