WUHAN, China, March 06, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SSLJ.com Limited (the “Company” or “SSLJ”) (NASDAQ: SSLJ), a vertically integrated online-to-offline (“O2O”) home improvement service and product provider in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”), today announced the resignation of its chairman and chief executive officer, Mr. Warren Wang, and the appointment of his replacement, Mr. Xinyu Yang, effective in each case as of March 5, 2019.
SSLJ’s new chairman and chief executive officer, Mr. Yang, 48, was appointed to the board of directors of the Company on February 7, 2019. Mr. Yang has been an executive director at Hong Kong Langkun Investment Co., Ltd. since 2018 and served as the chairman of the board of directors of Guangdong Yungu Media Joint Stock Company (“Yungu”), a joint stock company formed under the laws of the PRC, since 2015. Prior to that, Mr. Yang served as the chairman of the board of directors of Chengdu Beiruan Investment Co., Ltd. from 2003 to 2015. Mr. Yang received a bachelor’s degree in Electronic Engineering from Chengdu Electronic Technology University in 1992.
SSLJ also announced the entry by the Company and certain parties into a non-binding letter of intent (the “Letter of Intent”) whereby, among other things, SSLJ will acquire controlling rights in Yungu in exchange for the issuance of new Class A ordinary shares of the Company representing 90% of the total outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company, on a fully-diluted and converted basis, to certain affiliates of Yungu and cash consideration of up to $1.1 million, which shall be used to pay the Company’s outstanding debt to Wei Zheng, its controlling shareholder (the “Yungu Transaction”). The transaction would result in the Company disposing of its current business and acquiring the business of Yungu, which is operating an out-of-home advertising network in China consisting primarily of 2D and 3D digital displays. The Company’s current assets, liabilities and debts, including its ownership interest in its subsidiaries, other than certain excluded assets and liabilities, will be transferred and sold to a third party to be designated by Mr. Zheng for $200,000 in consideration. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Letter of Intent will be subject to customary representations and warranties, and certain conditions such as approval of the board of directors of the Company and Yungu, regulatory compliance, shareholder approval, receipt of required financial statements of Yungu, agreement on all final terms and conditions and negotiation of definitive agreements, and there having occurred no material adverse change in the business or condition, financial or otherwise, of either party. SSLJ can provide no assurances that these conditions will be satisfied. Management cautions investors against making investment decisions based on any expectation that the proposed transaction will be consummated, because, in its view, such expectations are speculative.
In addition, pursuant to such Letter of Intent, Mr. Zheng has granted an irrevocable voting proxy appointing Mr. Yang as the sole voting proxy of Mr. Zheng’s shares in the Company. To the Company’s knowledge, Mr. Zheng beneficially owns approximately 64.6% of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock. It is also contemplated that, in connection with the Yungu Transaction, the Company will undertake a reverse stock split at a ratio to be determined.
About SSLJ.com Limited
SSLJ.com Limited is a pioneer in the vertically integrated O2O home decoration service and product market in China. The Company provides clients with a convenient, full-service, one-stop solution for its homes’ interior decoration and improvement needs by offering consulting, design, construction, and furnishing services as well as modern, high-quality and high-tech products. For more information, please visit www.sslj.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
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