Qunar Announces Completion of Merger
February 28 2017 - 3:20PM
Qunar Cayman Islands Limited (NASDAQ:QUNR) (“Qunar” or the
“Company”), China’s leading mobile and online travel platform,
today announced the completion of its merger (the “Merger”) with
Ocean Management Merger Sub Limited (“Merger Sub”), a wholly owned
subsidiary of Ocean Management Holdings Limited (“Parent”),
pursuant to the previously announced agreement and plan of merger
dated as of October 19, 2016 (the “Merger Agreement”) by and among
the Company, Parent and Merger Sub. As a result of the Merger, the
Company became a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent.
Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, which was approved by
the Company’s shareholders at an extraordinary general meeting held
on February 24, 2017, all of the Company’s Class A and Class B
ordinary shares (each, a “Share”) issued and outstanding
immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger (the
“Effective Time”) have been cancelled in exchange for the right to
receive US$10.13 per Share, and all of the Company’s American
depositary shares (“ADSs”), each of which represents three Class B
ordinary shares, issued and outstanding immediately prior to the
Effective Time have been cancelled in exchange for the right to
receive US$30.39 per ADS, in each case, in cash, without interest
and net of any applicable fees and withholding taxes, except for
(a) (i) Shares (including Shares represented by ADSs) beneficially
owned by each of Ctrip.com International, Ltd., M Strat Holdings,
L.P., Momentum Strategic Holdings, L.P. and certain minority
shareholders (the “Rollover Shareholders”), and (ii) Shares
(including Shares represented by ADSs) reserved for the issuance
and allocation pursuant to the Company’s 2007 and 2015 share
incentive plans, each of which has been cancelled and has ceased to
exist without any consideration paid therefor, and (b) Shares held
by shareholders who have validly exercised and not effectively
withdrawn or lost their rights to dissent from the merger pursuant
to Section 238 of the Companies Law of the Cayman Islands (the
“Dissenting Shares”), which have been cancelled and have ceased to
exist in exchange for the right to receive the payment of appraised
fair value of the Dissenting Shares in accordance with Section 238
of the Companies Law of the Cayman Islands.
Registered shareholders entitled to the merger consideration
will receive a letter of transmittal and instructions on how to
surrender their share certificates in exchange for the merger
consideration and should wait to receive the letter of transmittal
before surrendering their share certificates. As to ADS holders
entitled to the merger consideration, payment of the merger
consideration (less $0.05 per ADS cancellation fees) will be made
to ADS holders as soon as practicable after Deutsche Bank Trust
Company Americas, the Company’s ADS depositary, receives the merger
consideration.
The Company also announced today that it requested that trading
of its ADSs on the NASDAQ Stock Market (“NASDAQ”) be suspended
before the market opens on March 1, 2017 (New York time). The
Company requested NASDAQ to file a notification on Form 25 with the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) notifying the
SEC of the delisting of its ADSs on NASDAQ and the deregistration
of the Company’s registered securities. The deregistration will
become effective 90 days after the filing of the Form 25 or such
shorter period as may be determined by the SEC. The Company intends
to terminate its reporting obligations under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, by filing a Form 15 with the SEC
in approximately ten days following filing of the Form 25. The
Company’s obligation to file with or furnish to the SEC certain
reports and forms, including Form 20-F and Form 6-K, will be
suspended immediately as of the filing date of the Form 15 and will
terminate once the deregistration becomes effective.
Forward-looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within
the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be
identified by terminology such as “if,” “will,” “expected,” and
similar statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent
risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Further information regarding
these and other risks is included in the Company’s filings with the
SEC. These forward-looking statements reflect the Company’s
expectations as of the date of this press release. You should not
rely upon these forward-looking statements as predictions of future
events. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update any
forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable
law.
About Qunar
Qunar is China’s leading mobile and online travel platform. With
a commitment to building a travel ecosystem serving the entire
travel industry value chain, Qunar is evolving the way people
travel in a world increasingly enabled by technology. Qunar
addresses the needs of Chinese travelers and travel service
providers by efficiently matching industry supply and demand
through its proprietary technologies. By providing technology
infrastructure for travel service providers on mobile and online
platforms, Qunar integrates and offers the most comprehensive
selection of travel products and the most convenient means to
complete desired transactions for Chinese travelers.
Qunar means “where to go” in Mandarin Chinese.
For more information, please visit http://ir.qunar.com.
For investor inquiries, please contact:
Investor Relations
Qunar Cayman Islands Limited
Tel: +86-10-8967-6966
Email: ir@qunar.com
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