GUANGZHOU, China, Dec. 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FANHUA Inc. (“FANHUA” or “the Company”) (Nasdaq: FANH), a leading independent financial services provider in China, today announced that certain of FANHUA’s shareholders (collectively, “FANHUA Participating Shareholders”), entered into share exchange agreements with Puyi Inc. (Nasdaq: PUYI), a leading third party wealth management service provider in China. The FANHUA Participating Shareholders consist of Mr. Yinan Hu, co-chairman of the board of directors and chief executive officer of the Company, certain other executive officers of the Company, certain employees, and certain other shareholders.
Pursuant to the terms of the share exchange agreements, the parties have agreed to pursue a share exchange transaction (the “Transaction”) where the FANHUA Participating Shareholders will exchange an aggregate of 568,226,628 ordinary shares of FANHUA beneficially owned by them for an aggregate of 284,113,314 newly issued ordinary shares of PUYI. The exchange ratio for the Transaction is 2 ordinary shares of FANHUA for every Puyi ordinary share. The Transaction is expected to close on December 29, 2023, subject to customary closing conditions.
As a result of the Transaction, the FANHUA Participating Shareholders will collectively own approximately 76.7% of PUYI’s equity interests, and PUYI will, in turn, own approximately 50.1% of FANHUA’s equity interests. The ultimate beneficial owners of FANHUA will remain unchanged, and FANHUA will continue to carry out its business operations as currently established.
About Puyi Inc.
Established in 2010 and listed on Nasdaq in 2019, Puyi is a comprehensive financial technology service group based on family financial asset allocation. It focuses on providing personalized wealth management services for emerging middle-class and affluent families, comprehensive support services for financial planners, and diversified financial services for institutional clients.
Puyi Fund Sales Co., Ltd., a PRC entity contractually controlled by Puyi, holds licenses for both securities and futures business and fund distribution. Puyi has developed an industry-leading digital technology platform, which supports end-to-end transactions for over 9000 fund products offered by over 110 fund companies nationwide, as well as proprietary portfolios of publicly raised fund products on a dollar-cost averaging basis. Additionally, Puyi offers a comprehensive service ecosystem tailored for high-net-worth clients, including trust consulting services, tax services, legal advisory services, as well as overseas asset allocation and education consulting services.
About FANHUA
Established in 1998, FANHUA is a leading comprehensive financial services provider in China, driven by digital technology and professional expertise, with a focus on delivering family asset allocation services throughout the entire lifecycle for individual clients, while also providing a one-stop support platform for individual agents and sales organizations.
As of September 30, 2023, the Company's offline sales service network spans 31 provinces in China, comprising 673 sales service outlets, 91,098 agents, and more than 2,215 claims adjustors. Through proprietary technological tools such as “Lan Zhanggui”, “Fanhua Policy Custody System”, and “RONS DOP”, the Company is dedicated to supporting agents in providing convenient services to clients through technological means.
With an integrated online and offline approach, the Company has provided services to more than 12 million individual clients. For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, FANHUA facilitated RMB12.4 billion gross written premiums, with its net revenues reaching RMB2.6 billion, net income attributable to shareholders of RMB307.7 million and total assets of RMB4.0 billion.
Forward-looking Statements
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Source: FANHUA Inc.
