PINTEC to Acquire Riche Bright Securities Limited
On April 9, 2021, Pintec Technology Holdings Limited (“PINTEC” or the “Company”) entered into an agreement to acquire all the equity interest in Riche Bright Securities Limited (“RB”), a securities brokerage firm based in Hong Kong. RB is a registered securities dealer with the HK Securities and Futures Commission under Type 1 license. In connection with the acquisition, the Company agreed to issue 35,000,000 non-voting ordinary shares (the “Consideration Shares”) to RB’s original shareholder as the consideration for the sale of RB’s equity interest. The Consideration Shares will be issued in reliance upon an exemption or exclusion from the registration requirement under Section 5 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
The transaction is subject to the completion of the requisite corporate and other approvals and customary closing conditions. There can be no assurance that the transaction will be consummated in a timely manner, at all.
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