XIAMEN, China, Nov. 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Qudian Inc.
("Qudian" or the "Company") (NYSE: QD), a leading technology
platform empowering the enhancement of online consumer finance
experience in China, today
announced that it will hold its 2020 annual general meeting of
shareholders (the "AGM") at Level 39, Tower A, AVIC Zijin Plaza,
Siming District, Xiamen,
Fujian Province, China, on December 30,
2020 at 11:00AM (Beijing / Hong Kong Time).
No proposal will be submitted for shareholder approval at the
AGM. Instead, the AGM will serve as an open forum for shareholders
and holders of the Company's American depositary shares ("ADSs") to
discuss the Company's affairs with management. The chairman of the
AGM will conduct and lead the AGM and may accept questions from
shareholders at his sole and absolute discretion.
The board of directors of the Company has fixed the close of
business on December 6, 2020 (Eastern
Standard Time) as the record date (the "Record Date") for
determining the shareholders entitled to receive notice of and
attend the AGM or any adjournment or postponement thereof.
Holders of record of the ordinary shares, par value US$0.0001 per share, of the Company (the
"Ordinary Shares"), at the close of business on the Record Date are
entitled to attend the AGM and any adjournment or postponement
thereof in person.
The notice of the annual general meeting is available on the
Company's website at http://ir.qudian.com. The Company filed its
annual report on Form 20-F, which includes the Company's audited
financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on April 27,
2020. Holders of the Ordinary Shares and the Company's ADSs
may obtain a copy of the Company's annual report on Form 20-F, free
of charge, from the Company's website at http://ir.qudian.com, or
from the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov, or by contacting
Qudian at Level 39, Tower A, AVIC Zijin Plaza, Siming District,
Xiamen, Fujian Province, China, attention: Ms. Sissi Zhu, email: ir@qudian.com.
About Qudian Inc.
Qudian Inc. ("Qudian") is a leading technology platform
empowering the enhancement of online consumer finance experience in
China. The Company's mission is to
use technology to make personalized credit accessible to hundreds
of millions of young, mobile-active consumers in China who need access to small credit for
their discretionary spending but are underserved by traditional
financial institutions due to lack of traditional credit data or
high cost of servicing. Qudian's credit solutions enable licensed,
regulated financial institutions and ecosystem partners to offer
affordable and customized loans to this young generation of
consumers.
For more information, please
visit https://ir.qudian.com.
Safe Harbor Statement
This announcement contains forward-looking statements. These
statements are made under the "safe harbor" provisions of the
United States 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" and similar statements. Among
other things, the expectation of its collection efficiency and
delinquency, contain forward-looking statements. Qudian may also
make written or oral forward-looking statements in its periodic
reports to the SEC, 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. Statements
that are not historical facts, including statements about Qudian's
beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and
uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results to
differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking
statement, including but not limited to the following: Qudian's
goal and strategies; Qudian's expansion plans; Qudian's future
business development, financial condition and results of
operations; Qudian's expectations regarding demand for, and market
acceptance of, its credit products; Qudian's expectations regarding
keeping and strengthening its relationships with borrowers,
institutional funding partners, merchandise suppliers and other
parties it collaborate with; general economic and business
conditions; and assumptions underlying or related to any of the
foregoing. Further information regarding these and other risks is
included in Qudian's filings with the SEC. All information provided
in this press release and in the attachments is as of the date of
this press release, and Qudian does not undertake any obligation to
update any forward-looking statement, except as required under
applicable law.
For investor and media inquiries, please contact:
In China:
Qudian Inc.
IR team
Tel: +86-592-591-1711
E-mail: ir@qudian.com
The Piacente Group, Inc.
Jenny Cai
Tel: +86 (10) 6508-0677
E-mail: qudian@tpg-ir.com
In the United States:
The Piacente Group, Inc.
Brandi Piacente
Tel: +1-212-481-2050
E-mail: qudian@tpg-ir.com
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