SHANGHAI, March 15, 2016 — Homeinns Hotel Group ("Homeinns" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: HMIN), a leading economy hotel chain in China, today announced BTG Hotels (Group) Co., Ltd., a PRC joint stock company that is listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange ("BTG Hotels"), has received clearance from the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China pursuant to the Anti-Monopoly Law of the People's Republic of China ("PRC Anti-Monopoly Clearance") with respect to the merger (the "Merger") contemplated by the previously announced Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), dated December 6, 2015, by and among the Company, BTG Hotels Group (HONGKONG) Holdings Co., Limited ("Holdco"), BTG Hotels Group (CAYMAN) Holding Co., Ltd. ("Merger Sub"), and, solely for purposes of certain sections thereof, BTG Hotels.
BTG Hotels has now received all of the required regulatory approvals to consummate the Merger, including the PRC Anti-Monopoly Clearance, the approval by the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the Beijing Municipal Government of the PRC and the overseas investment filing with the PRC National Development and Reform Commission. In addition, BTG Hotels shareholders approved the Merger in January 2016.
The Company's extraordinary general meeting of shareholders (the "EGM") to consider and vote on, among other things, the Merger Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the transactions contemplated thereby, including the Merger, will be held on March 25, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. (Shanghai time), at the executive offices of the Company located at No. 124 Caobao Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai 200235, People's Republic of China. As previously announced, each of Institutional Shareholder Services Inc., Glass Lewis & Co., LLC and Egan-Jones Proxy Services has recommended that the Company's shareholders vote FOR, among other proposals, the proposal to authorize and approve the Merger Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the transactions contemplated thereby, including the Merger.
The Company's shareholders and ADS holders are urged to read carefully and in their entirety the transaction statement on Schedule 13E-3 and the proxy statement attached as Exhibit (a)-(1) thereto, as amended, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), which can be obtained, along with other filings containing information about the Company, the proposed Merger and related matters, without charge, from the SEC's website (www.sec.gov).
The Company has also retained MacKenzie Partners, Inc. as its proxy solicitor to assist it in connection with its upcoming EGM. Shareholders and ADS holders who have questions about the Merger Agreement or the Merger, need additional copies of the Company's proxy materials, or need assistance in voting their ordinary shares or ADSs are encouraged to contact MacKenzie Partners by email at proxy@mackenziepartners.com or by phone at +1(800) 322-2885 (toll free) or at +1(212) 929-5500 (outside of the United States).
If and when completed, the Merger will result in the Company becoming a privately-held company and the American depositary shares of the Company ("ADSs") will no longer be listed on the NASDAQ Global Market. In addition, the ADSs and the Company's ordinary shares represented by the ADSs will cease to be registered under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
