China Jo-Jo Drugstores, Inc. (Nasdaq: CJJD) ("Jo-Jo Drugstores" or the "Company"), a leading online and offline retailer, wholesale distributor of pharmaceutical and other healthcare products and healthcare provider in China, today announced it has entered into definitive agreements for a strategic restructuring initiative to transition into an asset-light, wholesale-focused company, streamlining operations and enhancing profitability.
The restructuring involved two major transactions (the "Transactions"):
- Acquisition transaction: The acquisition of Allright (Hangzhou) Internet Technology Co. Ltd. ("Allright"), a fast-growing company engaged in the pharmaceutical wholesale business, through an equity exchange for the issuance of 2,225,000 ordinary shares, which represents 38% of issued and outstanding ordinary shares of the Company after giving effect to the Transactions; and
- Divestiture transaction: The sale of Jo-Jo Drugstores' drug retail business to Lei Liu, the current CEO and a director, and Li Qi, a director of the Company, who, together with their affiliates, currently owns approximately 41% of outstanding ordinary shares of the Company, in exchange for a surrender to the Company all shares held by Liu, Qi and their affiliates in the Company totaling 2,548,353 ordinary shares.