Jiayin Group Inc. Announces Purchase of Commercial Property

Rhea-AI Summary

Jiayin Group (NASDAQ: JFIN), a leading fintech platform in China, has announced the signing of a definitive agreement on December 17, 2024, to acquire commercial property in Shanghai. The property spans approximately 43,500 square meters and will be purchased for a total cash consideration of approximately RMB1.35 billion. The acquisition, subject to customary closing conditions, is intended to serve as the company's new headquarters to accommodate its continuing business growth.

Positive

• Significant real estate acquisition indicates strong financial position
• Business expansion evidenced by need for larger headquarters
• Strategic investment in prime Shanghai location

Negative

• Large cash expenditure of RMB1.35 billion may impact liquidity
• Significant capital allocation to non-core business asset

SHANGHAI, Dec. 20, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Jiayin Group Inc. (“Jiayin” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: JFIN), a leading fintech platform in China, today announced that it entered into a definitive agreement on December 17, 2024 to purchase certain commercial property located in Shanghai, China (the “Commercial Property”) of approximately 43,500 square meters for total cash consideration of approximately RMB1.35 billion. The completion of the purchase is subject to customary closing conditions. The Commercial Property will primarily be used as the Company's new headquarters to meet the demand arising from the continuing growth of the Company’s businesses.

About Jiayin Group Inc.

Jiayin Group Inc. is a leading fintech platform in China committed to facilitating effective, transparent, secure and fast connections between underserved individual borrowers and financial institutions. The origin of the business of the Company can be traced back to 2011. The Company operates a highly secure and open platform with a comprehensive risk management system and a proprietary and effective risk assessment model which employs advanced big data analytics and sophisticated algorithms to accurately assess the risk profiles of potential borrowers. For more information, please visit https://ir.jiayintech.cn/.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements. These statements are made under the “safe harbor” provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as “will,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “future,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates” and similar statements. The Company may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its periodic reports to the SEC, in its annual report to shareholders, 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 the Company’s beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements in this press release include, but are not limited to, the completion of the purchase and the future use of the Commercial Property. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties and are based on current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections about the Company and the industry. Potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those relating to the Company’s ability to retain existing investors and borrowers and attract new investors and borrowers in an effective and cost-efficient way, the Company’s ability to increase the investment volume and loan facilitation volume of loans facilitated through its marketplace, effectiveness of the Company’s credit assessment model and risk management system, PRC laws and regulations relating to the online individual finance industry in China, general economic conditions in China, and the Company’s ability to meet the standards necessary to maintain listing of its ADSs on the Nasdaq Stock Market or other stock exchange. All information provided in this press release is as of the date hereof, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent occurring events or circumstances, or changes in its expectations, except as may be required by law. Although the Company believes that the expectations expressed in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, it cannot assure you that its expectations will turn out to be correct, and investors are cautioned that actual results may differ materially from the anticipated results. Further information regarding risks and uncertainties faced by the Company is included in the Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including its annual report on Form 20-F.

For investor and media inquiries, please contact:

Jiayin Group

Mr. Shawn Zhang
Email: ir@jiayinfintech.cn

FAQ

How much is Jiayin Group (JFIN) paying for its new Shanghai headquarters?

Jiayin Group is paying approximately RMB1.35 billion for the commercial property in Shanghai.

What is the size of JFIN's new commercial property purchase in Shanghai?

The commercial property is approximately 43,500 square meters in size.

When did Jiayin Group (JFIN) sign the agreement for the Shanghai property purchase?

Jiayin Group signed the definitive agreement on December 17, 2024.

What will be the primary use of JFIN's newly acquired Shanghai property?

The commercial property will primarily be used as Jiayin Group's new headquarters to accommodate its business growth.