GUANGZHOU, China, July 01, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fanhua Inc. (“Fanhua” or “the Company”) (Nasdaq: FANH), a leading independent financial services provider in China, today announced that it has repurchased 273,378 of its American Depository Shares (“ADSs”) at an average price of approximately US$33.3 per ADS for a total amount of approximately US$9.1 million for the week of June 24, 2019. From March 13, 2019 to June 28, 2019, it has purchased an aggregate of 2,071,592 ADSs, at an average price of approximately US$27.4 per ADS for a total amount of approximately US$56.8 million, under its share buyback program to repurchase up to US$200 million ADSs by December 31, 2019, as previously announced by its board of directors in March 2019.
Pursuant to its share buyback programs executed in 2018 and 2019, a total of 3,495,366 ADSs have been repurchased at an average price of approximately US$26.7 per ADS for a total amount of approximately US$93.2 million, as of June 28, 2019.
About Fanhua Inc.
Fanhua Inc. is a leading independent financial services provider. Through our online platforms and offline sales and service network, we offer a wide variety of financial products and services to individuals, including life and property and casualty insurance products. We also provide insurance claims adjusting services, such as damage assessments, surveys, authentications and loss estimations, as well as value-added services, such as emergency vehicle roadside assistance. Our online platforms include: (1) Lan Zhanggui, an all-in-one platform which allows our agents to access and purchase a wide variety of insurance products, including life insurance, auto insurance, accident insurance, travel insurance and standard health insurance products from multiple insurance companies on their mobile devices; (2) CNpad, a mobile sales support application; (3) Baoxian.com, an online entry portal for comparing and purchasing health, accident, travel and homeowner insurance products; and (4) eHuzhu (www.ehuzhu.com), a non-profit online mutual aid platform in China.
As of March 31, 2019, our distribution and service network is consisted of 709 sales outlets covering 21 provinces and 143 service outlets covering 31 provinces.
For more information about Fanhua Inc., please visit http://ir.fanhuaholdings.com/.
Forward-looking Statements
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