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 .
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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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