This Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13D (this “Amendment No. 1”) is filed to amend and supplement the Schedule 13D filed by the Reporting Persons named therein with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 18, 2023 (the “Original Schedule 13D”), with respect to the Company. Except as specifically amended and supplemented by this Amendment No. 1, the Original Schedule 13D remains in full force and effect. All capitalized terms contained herein but not otherwise defined shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Original Schedule 13D.
Item 4. Purpose of Transaction.
Item 4 of the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented by adding at the end thereof the following:
On December 18, 2023, the Company and the Merger Sub filed the Plan of Merger with the Registrar of Companies of the Cayman Islands, which was registered by the Registrar of Companies of the Cayman Islands as of December 18, 2023, pursuant to which the Merger became effective on December 18, 2023 (the “Effective Time”). As a result of the Merger, the Company became a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent.
At the Effective Time, (a) each Ordinary Share issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time was cancelled in exchange for the right to receive US$4.3 per Ordinary Share in cash without interest and net of any applicable withholding taxes, less certain fees to the ADS depositary in the case of ADSs, except for the Excluded Shares and the Dissenting Shares, (b) the Excluded Shares were cancelled without payment of any consideration from the Company therefor, (c) the Dissenting Shares were cancelled and will entitle the former holders thereof to receive the fair value thereon determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 238 of the CICA, (d) each outstanding vested Company Option was cancelled and converted into the right to receive an amount in cash equal to (i) the excess of the per share Merger consideration over the per share exercise price of such vested Company Option, multiplied by (ii) the number of Ordinary Shares underlying such vested Company Option, and (e) each unvested Company Option was cancelled in exchange for the right to receive an employee incentive award to replace such unvested Company Option, pursuant to terms and conditions to be determined by Topco.
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
(a)–(b) As a result of the Merger, as described in Item 4 of this Amendment No. 1, the Reporting Persons do not beneficially own any Ordinary Shares.
(c) Except as disclosed in this Amendment No. 1, none of the Reporting Persons has effected any transaction in the Ordinary Shares during the past 60 days.
(d) Not applicable.
(e) December 18, 2023.