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Inc. Receives Unsolicited Preliminary Non-Binding Proposal to Acquire the Company
9, 2022 /PRNewswire/
-- 111 Inc. ( "111" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: YI), a leading tech-enabled healthcare platform company in China,
today announced that its Board of Directors (the "Board") has received an unsolicited preliminary non-binding proposal
letter (the "Proposal") dated September 9, 2022 jointly submitted by Dr. Gang Yu, co-founder and co-chairman of the Company,
Mr. Junling Liu, cofounder, co-chairman and chief executive officer of the Company (collectively, the "Co- Founders") and
Shanghai Guosheng Capital Management Co., Ltd. (the "Sponsor," and together with the Co-Founders, the "Buyer Group"),
proposing to acquire all of outstanding Class A ordinary shares (the "Class A Shares") of the Company, including Class A
Shares represented by American depositary shares ("ADSs," each representing two Class A Shares), that are not currently owned
by the Buyer Group in a going-private transaction at a proposed purchase price of US$1.83 per Class A Share or US$3.66 per ADS in cash.
to the Proposal, the Buyer Group intends
to fund the consideration payable to consummate the transactions contemplated in the Proposal with equity capital. Equity financing is
expected to be provided in the form of rollover equity in the Company and cash contributions from the Sponsor or its affiliates.
Board cautions the Company's shareholders and others considering trading the Company's securities that the Board has just received the
Proposal and has not had an opportunity to carefully review or evaluate the Proposal and its terms, or make any decision with respect
to the Company's response to the Proposal. There can be no assurance that any definitive offer will be received, that any definitive
agreement will be executed relating to the Proposal or that this or any other transaction will be approved or consummated. The Company
does not undertake any obligation to provide any updates with respect to this or any other transaction, except as required under applicable
Information about the Proposal
Company will furnish to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") a current report on Form 6-K regarding
the Proposal, which will include the proposal letter as an annex thereto. All parties desiring details regarding the Proposal should
review these documents, which will be available at the SEC's website (http://www.sec.gov).
Inc. (NASDAQ: YI) ("111" or the "Company") is a leading tech-enabled healthcare platform company committed to digitally
connecting patients with medicine and healthcare services in China. The Company provides consumers with better access to pharmaceutical
products and healthcare services directly through its online retail pharmacy, 1 Pharmacy, and indirectly through its offline virtual
pharmacy network. The Company also offers online healthcare services through its internet hospital, 1 Clinic, which provides consumers
with cost-effective and convenient online consultation, electronic prescription service, and patient management service. In addition,
the Company's online platform, 1 Medicine, serves as a one-stop shop for pharmacies to source a vast selection of pharmaceutical products.
With the largest virtual pharmacy network in China, 111 enables offline pharmacies to better serve their customers with cloud-based
services. 111 also provides an omni-channel drug commercialization platform to its strategic partners, which includes services such as
digital marketing, patient education, data analytics, and pricing monitoring.
more information on 111, please visit: http://ir.111.com.cn/.
press release contains forward-looking statements. These statements constitute "forward-looking" statements within the meaning
of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "will," "expects," "anticipates,"
"future," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates," "target," "confident"
and similar statements. Among other things, the Business Outlook and quotations from management in this announcement, as well as 111's
strategic and operational plans, contain forward-looking statements. 111 may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in
its periodic reports to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, in its annual report to shareholders, in press releases and other
written materials and in oral statements made by its officers, directors or employees to third parties. Such statements are based upon
management's current expectations and current market and operating conditions and relate to events that involve known or unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond the Company's control. Forward-looking
statements involve inherent risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained
in any such statements. Potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, uncertainties as to the Company's ability
comply with extensive and evolving regulatory requirements, its ability to compete effectively in the evolving PRC general health and
wellness market, its ability to manage the growth of its business and expansion plans, its ability to achieve or maintain profitability
in the future, its ability to control the risks associated with its pharmaceutical retail and wholesale businesses, and the Company's
ability to meet the standards necessary to maintain listing of its ADSs on the Nasdaq Global Market, including its ability to cure any
non-compliance with Nasdaq's continued listing criteria. Further information regarding these and other risks, uncertainties or factors
is included in the Company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. All information provided in this press release
is as of the date of this press release, and 111 does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement as a result
of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required under applicable law.
further information:
Email: ir@111.com.cn
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Phone: +86-021-2053 6666 (China)