Tudou to Hold 2012 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
18 Julho 2012 - 10:00AM
Tudou Holdings Limited (Nasdaq:TUDO) ("Tudou" or the "Company"), a
leading Internet video company in China, today announced that it
will hold its 2012 annual general meeting of shareholders on
the 18th Floor, One Exchange Square, 8 Connaught Place, Central,
Hong Kong on Monday, August 20, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. (Hong Kong
time), to consider and vote on, among other things, the proposal to
approve the previously announced merger agreement (the "Merger
Agreement"), dated March 11, 2012, by and among Youku Inc.
("Youku"), Two Merger Sub Inc. ("Merger Sub") and Tudou, the plan
of merger attached as Annex A to the Merger Agreement (the "Plan of
Merger"), and the merger contemplated there under (the "Merger").
Pursuant to the Merger Agreement and the Plan of Merger, Tudou will
merge with and into Merger Sub, with Tudou continuing as the
surviving entity and as a wholly owned subsidiary of Youku, and the
combined entity will be named "Youku Tudou Inc.". If
completed, the Merger would result in the Company becoming a
privately held company and its American depositary shares ("ADSs")
would no longer be listed on the NASDAQ Global Market. The
Company's board of directors has unanimously approved the Merger
Agreement and recommends that holders of its ordinary shares and
ADSs vote "FOR" the resolution to authorize and approve the Merger
Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Merger and certain other
related resolutions.
Holders of record of the Company's ordinary shares at the close
of business on August 13, 2012 (Hong Kong time) are entitled to
notice of, and to vote at, the annual general meeting or any
adjournment or postponement thereof. Holders of record of the
Company's ADSs at the close of business on July 20, 2012 (New York
City time) who wish to vote the Class B ordinary shares of the
Company represented by the ADSs must act through The Bank of New
York Mellon, the depositary of the Company's ADS program.
The notice of the annual general meeting of shareholders and
joint proxy statement of the Company, which sets forth the
resolutions to be submitted to shareholders for approval at the
annual general meeting of shareholders and how to vote the ordinary
shares or instruct The Bank of New York Mellon to vote the Class B
ordinary shares represented by the ADSs, will be an exhibit to the
Company's filing on a Form 6-K with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and will be included in a
registration statement on Form F-4 to be filed with the SEC by
Youku, which can be obtained from the SEC's website
(http://www.sec.gov). In addition, shareholders and ADS
holders will receive the notice of the annual general meeting of
shareholders and joint proxy statement of the Company by mail.
INVESTORS AND SHAREHOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ CAREFULLY
AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY THE MATERIALS FILED WITH OR FURNISHED TO THE
SEC, AS THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPANY, THE
MERGER AND RELATED MATTERS.
This announcement is neither a solicitation of proxy, an offer
to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell any securities
and it is not a substitute for any proxy statement or other filings
that have been or will be made with the SEC.
About Tudou
Tudou Holdings Limited (Nasdaq:TUDO) is a leading Internet video
company in China providing premium licensed content, use generated
content ("UGC") and original in-house produced content. Founded in
2005, Tudou was the first UGC video sharing website launched in
China. The "Tudou" brand is one of the most recognized Internet
brands in China, and the annual Tudou Video Festival has become a
signature event in the online video industry. For more information,
please visit http://ir.tudou.com.
Safe Harbor Statements
This announcement contains forward-looking statements made under
the "safe harbor" provisions of Section 21E of the Exchange Act.
These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology
such as "may," "will," "expect," "anticipate," "aim," "estimate,"
"intend," "plan," "believe," "likely to" or other similar
expressions. Tudou may also make written or oral forward-looking
statements in its reports filed or furnished with the SEC, 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 Tudou's
beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements and are
subject to change. Forward-looking statements involve inherent
risks and uncertainties. A number of important factors could cause
actual results to differ materially from those contained, either
expressly or impliedly, in any of the forward-looking statements in
this press release. These factors include the risk factors detailed
in Tudou's filings with the SEC. All information provided in this
press release is current as of the date of this press release, and
Tudou does not undertake any obligation to update any such
information, except as required under applicable law.
CONTACT: Investor Relations Contact:
Michael S. Fu
Director, Investor Relations
Tudou Holdings Limited
Tel: (+86) 21-5170-2355
Email: mfu@tudou.com
Jeremy Peruski
ICR, Inc.
Tel: +1 (646) 405-4884
Email: IR@tudou.com
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