ZEEKR (NYSE: ZK) merger closes, Geely assumes control and delists ADSs
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
ZEEKR Intelligent Technology Holding Ltd filed an amended beneficial ownership report reflecting the completion of its previously announced merger with a subsidiary of Geely Automobile Holdings Limited. At the merger’s effective time, each ZEEKR ordinary share (other than excluded and dissenting shares and those represented by ADSs) was cancelled in exchange for either US$2.687 in cash or 1.23 Geely Auto ordinary shares, at the election of the holder. Each ADS was cancelled in exchange for either US$26.87 in cash or 12.3 Geely Auto shares, to be delivered as American depositary shares representing Geely Auto shares.
Following the merger, ZEEKR became a privately held, indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Geely Auto, with one ordinary share of the surviving company held by Luckview Group Limited and deemed beneficially owned by Shufu Li. The ADSs will be removed from the New York Stock Exchange, registration of the ordinary shares and ADSs will be withdrawn after the Form 25 becomes effective, and ZEEKR intends to suspend and ultimately terminate its reporting obligations by filing Form 15.
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ZEEKR’s merger has closed, taking the company private under Geely.
The amendment shows that the merger between ZEEKR and a Geely Auto subsidiary has closed, with all ordinary shares and ADSs cancelled in exchange for cash or Geely Auto shares. The consideration is stated as
After the merger, ZEEKR became a privately held, indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Geely Auto, and only one ordinary share of the surviving company is outstanding, held by Luckview Group Limited and deemed beneficially owned by Shufu Li. The amendment clarifies that, apart from this surviving share, the reporting persons no longer beneficially own ZEEKR ordinary shares for Exchange Act purposes.
The document also indicates that the ADSs will be removed from the New York Stock Exchange via a Form 25 filing and that ZEEKR intends to file Form 15 to suspend and later terminate its reporting obligations under the Exchange Act. Subsequent company filings referenced here may provide additional detail on Geely Auto’s funding mix and post-merger structure.