BEIJING, March 3, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Jiayuan.com International Ltd. ("Jiayuan" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: DATE), operator of the largest online dating platform in China, today announced that its Board of Directors (the "Board") has received a preliminary non-binding proposal letter, dated March 3, 2015 (the "Proposal Letter"), from Vast Profit Holdings Limited ("Vast Profit") that proposes a "going-private" transaction involving the acquisition of all of the outstanding ordinary shares of the Company not already owned by Vast Profit at a price per share of US$3.58, or US$5.37 per American depositary share of the Company, in cash (the "Transaction"). Every two American depositary shares of the Company represent three ordinary shares. Vast Profit completed its acquisition of 8,003,763 ordinary shares of the Company from Aprilsky Ltd. ("Aprilsky") on March 2, 2015. Aprilsky is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of the trustee of the Pangu Trust, an irrevocable trust established under the laws of the British Virgin Islands. Ms. Haiyan Gong is the settlor of the Pangu Trust and Ms. Gong and her family members are the beneficiaries. In addition, according to the Proposal Letter, Vast Profit expects to complete the acquisition of an additional 1,805,126 ordinary shares of the Company by March 15, 2015. A copy of the Proposal Letter is attached hereto as Exhibit A.
The Board is in the process of forming a special committee of independent directors to consider the Transaction.
The Company cautions its shareholders and others considering trading in its securities that the Board has just received the non-binding proposal from Vast Profit and no decisions have been made with respect to the Company's response to the proposal. There can be no assurance that any definitive offer will be made, that any agreement will be executed or that this or any other transaction will be approved or consummated. The Company does not undertake any obligation to provide any updates with respect to the Transaction or any other transaction, except as required under applicable law.
In addition, the Company today announced that Ms. Gong resigned from her position as a director of the Company, effective immediately, and will no longer hold the position of Co-Chairman of the Board. Ms. Gong will continue to serve as a consultant to the Company.
Exhibit A: http://photos.prnasia.com/prnk/20150303/0861501438
About Jiayuan
Jiayuan.com International Ltd. ("Jiayuan") (NASDAQ: DATE) operates the largest online dating platform in China. Jiayuan is committed to providing a trusted, effective, and user-focused online dating platform that addresses the dating and marriage needs of China's rapidly growing urban singles population. As a pioneer in China's online dating market, Jiayuan ranks first in terms of number of unique visitors, average time spent per user and average page views per user among all online dating websites in China in 2014, according to iResearch. Jiayuan recorded an average of 6.2 million monthly active user accounts in the third quarter of 2014. Every two of Jiayuan's American depositary shares represent three ordinary shares.
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Forward-Looking Statements
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For investor and media inquiries, please contact:
China
Shirley Zhang
Jiayuan.com International Ltd.
+86 (10) 6442-2321
ir@jiayuan.com
Mr. Christian Arnell
Christensen Investor Relations
Mr. Christian Arnell
+86-10-5900-1548
carnell@christensenir.com
US
Ms. Linda Bergkamp
+1-480-614-3004
Email: lbergkamp@Christensenir.com
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