Fanhua Inc. (Nasdaq: AIFU) (the “Company” or “Fanhua”), a leading
independent technology-driven financial services provider in China,
today announced the results of its extraordinary general meeting of
shareholders held in Guangzhou on October 31, 2024 at 9:00am
Beijing Time.
At the extraordinary general meeting, each of
the following resolutions submitted for shareholder approval was
adopted, and after the adoption of the proposed resolutions, all
corporate authorizations and actions contemplated thereunder were
approved:
(i) THAT the Company’s English name be changed
from “Fanhua Inc.” to “AIX Inc.” and dual foreign (Chinese) name be
changed from “泛华控股集团” to “智能未来有限公司”, respectively,
(ii) THAT the authorized share capital of the
Company, which is currently US$10,000,000 divided into
10,000,000,000 ordinary shares of a nominal or par value of
US$0.001 each, and the rights attaching to the issued shares of the
Company, be varied and amended as follows (the “Re-Designation and
Variation of Rights”):
(a) |
by
the re-designation of 8,000,000,000 authorized ordinary shares
(including all ordinary shares which are currently issued and
outstanding) as Class A Ordinary Shares; and |
(b) |
by the re-designation of 2,000,000,000 authorized ordinary shares
(none of which are currently issued and outstanding) as Class B
Ordinary Shares,and that, in each case, the rights attaching to
such shares shall be varied so that they shall have the rights,
preferences, privileges and restrictions attaching thereto as set
out in the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of
Association (as defined below),such that, after and as a
consequence of the Re-Designation and Variation of Rights, the
authorized share capital will be US$10,000,000 divided into (i)
8,000,000,000 Class A Ordinary Shares of a nominal or par value of
US$0.001 each and (ii) 2,000,000,000 Class B Ordinary Shares of a
nominal or par value of US$0.001 each, having the rights,
preferences, privileges and restrictions attaching thereto as set
out in the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of
Association (as defined below). |
|
(iii) THAT, concurrently with the Re-Designation
and Variation of Rights and conditional upon approval of the same,
the memorandum and articles of association of the Company currently
in effect be amended and restated by their deletion in their
entirety and the substitution in their place of the Amended and
Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association in the form annexed
as Exhibit A to the notice of the extraordinary general meeting
(the “Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of
Association”).
After the Re-Designation and Variation of
Rights, each holder of the Company’s Class A Ordinary Share is
entitled to one vote per share, and each holder of the Company’s
Class B Ordinary Share is entitled to 100 votes per share on all
matters submitted to them for a vote.
The change of name will take effect on or around
November 1, 2024. It better reflects the strategic focus of the
Company, which is to become a globally leading technology-driven
financial service platform dedicated to empowering financial
advisors and fostering sustained value creation for our
customers.
The Company’s ISIN and CUSIP codes will remain
unchanged. Shareholders are not required to take any specific
action regarding the above changes.
In connection with changes to the new Company
name and the new ticker symbol, the Company will be transitioning
to a new domain for its website and corporate email.
New website addresses:
Official website (Chinese version):
https://www.aifugroup.com
Official website (English version):
https://en.aifugroup.com
Investor relations website (Chinese version):
https://www.aifugroup.com/investor_relations.htm;
Investor relations website (English version):
https://ir.aifugroup.com
All company email addresses will follow the
format of name@aifugroup.com.
The Company’s new websites will launch on
November 1, 2024 concurrently with the transition to the new email
domain. In order to ensure a smooth transition, our old domain will
be automatically redirected to our new one for a period of
time.
About Fanhua Inc.
Driven by its digital technologies and
professional expertise in the insurance industry, Fanhua Inc. is
the leading independent financial service provider in China,
focusing on providing insurance-oriented family asset allocation
services that covers customers’ full lifecycle and a one-stop
service platform for individual sales agents and independent
insurance intermediaries.
With strategic focus on long-term life insurance
products, we offer a broad range of insurance products, claims
adjusting services and various value-added services to meet
customers’ diverse needs, through an extensive network of digitally
empowered sales agents and professional claims adjustors. We also
operate Baowang (www.baoxian.com), an online insurance platform
that provides customers with a one-stop insurance shopping
experience.
For more information about Fanhua Inc., please
visit https://ir.fanhgroup.com
Forward-looking Statements
This press release contains statements of a
forward-looking nature. These statements, including the statements
relating to the Company’s future financial and operating results,
are made under the “safe harbor” provisions of the U.S. Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You can identify these
forward-looking statements by terminology such as “will”,
“expects”, “believes”, “anticipates”, “intends”, “estimates” and
similar statements. These forward-looking statements involve known
and unknown risks and uncertainties and are based on current
expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections about Fanhua
and the industry. Potential risks and uncertainties include, but
are not limited to, those relating to its ability to attract and
retain productive agents, especially entrepreneurial agents, its
ability to maintain existing and develop new business relationships
with insurance companies, its ability to execute its growth
strategy, its ability to adapt to the evolving regulatory
environment in the Chinese insurance industry, its ability to
compete effectively against its competitors, quarterly variations
in its operating results caused by factors beyond its control
including macroeconomic conditions in China. Except as otherwise
indicated, all information provided in this press release speaks as
of the date hereof, and Fanhua undertakes no obligation to update
any forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent occurring
events or circumstances, or changes in its expectations, except as
may be required by law. Although Fanhua believes that the
expectations expressed in these forward-looking statements are
reasonable, it cannot assure you that its expectations will turn
out to be correct, and investors are cautioned that actual results
may differ materially from the anticipated results. Further
information regarding risks and uncertainties faced by Fanhua is
included in Fanhua’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission, including its annual report on Form 20-F.
For more information, please
contact:
Fanhua Inc.
Investor RelationsTel: +86 (20) 8388-3191Email:
ir@fanhgroup.com
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