BEIJING, May 11, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Jiayuan.com International Ltd. ("Jiayuan" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: DATE), operator of the largest online dating platform in China, today announced that its initial public offering of 7,100,000 American Depositary Shares ("ADSs"), with every two ADS representing three ordinary shares of the Company, was priced at $11.00 per ADS. The ADSs began trading on NASDAQ today, May 11, 2011, under the symbol "DATE."
Of the ADSs being offered, 6,700,000 ADSs are offered by Jiayuan, and 400,000 ADSs are offered by one of the selling shareholders. The underwriters have been granted a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 1,065,000 ADSs from the selling shareholders.
Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. are serving as joint bookrunners for the offering. The co-managers of the offering are China International Capital Corporation Ltd., Oppenheimer & Co. and Stifel Nicolaus Weisel.
Jiayuan's registration statement relating to the initial public offering has been filed with, and declared effective by, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the securities described herein, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
The offering of the securities is made only by means of a prospectus forming a part of the effective registration statement. A copy of the prospectus relating to the offering may be obtained by contacting Bank of America Merrill Lynch, 4 World Financial Center, New York, NY 10080, Attn: Prospectus Department, or email dg.prospectus_requests@baml.com, or Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Brooklyn Army Terminal, 140 58th Street, 8th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11220, Attn: Prospectus Department, phone +1-800-831-9146 or email batprospectusdept@citi.com.
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. A pioneer in China's online dating market, Jiayuan.com ranked 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 2010, according to iResearch. As of March 31, 2011, Jiayuan.com had 40.2 million registered user accounts, with an average of 4.7 million monthly active user accounts in the first quarter of 2011.
For more information, please visit http://ir.jiayuan.com.
