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Gehi Announces Acquisition Of Elmtree And Divestiture Of Its Prc Business

Apr 18, 2023over 2 years ago

Acquiring Company

GEHI

Acquired Company

eLMTree

Description

Gravitas Education Holdings, Inc. ("GEHI" or the "Company") (NYSE: GEHI) announced today that it has entered into an agreement and plan of merger (the "Merger Agreement") with Bright Sunlight Limited, a Cayman Islands exempted company and a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of the Company ("Merger Sub"), Best Assistant Education Online Limited, a Cayman Islands exempted company ("Best Assistant") and a controlled subsidiary of NetDragon Websoft Holdings Limited (HKEX: 0777, "NetDragon"), a Cayman Islands exempted company, and solely for purposes of certain named sections thereof, NetDragon. It's contemplated that Best Assistant will form a Cayman Islands exempted company limited by shares ("eLMTree") as its wholly owned subsidiary and transfer the education business of NetDragon outside of the PRC to eLMTree. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub will merge with and into eLMTree with eLMTree continuing as the surviving company and becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (the "Merger").

Company Information

Company

GEHI

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