Kaixin Auto Holdings Announces Entry into a Subscription Agreement

BEIJING, June 12, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kaixin Auto Holdings (“Kaixin” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: KXIN), one of the primary dealership networks in the premium used car segment in China, today announced that it entered into a subscription agreement (the “Subscription Agreement”) on June 10, 2020 with Shareholder Value Fund (the “Subscriber”), which was the sponsor of Kaixin’s predecessor, CM Seven Star Acquisition Corporation.

Pursuant to the Subscription Agreement, subject to customary closing conditions, the Company has agreed to issue 4,213,629 ordinary shares of the Company, par value 0.0001 per share, to the Subscriber. As consideration for such issuance, the following indebtedness will be cancelled in full upon closing:

• that certain promissory note dated as of April 9, 2018 in the principal amount of US$500,000 issued by the Company to the Subscriber,
• that certain promissory note dated as of January 24, 2019 in the principal amount of US$1,100,000.00 issued by the Company to the Subscriber,
• that certain convertible promissory note dated as of January 24, 2019 in the principal amount of US$1,013,629.30 issued by the Company to the Subscriber, and
• a prepayment of US$1,600,000 to the Company by the Subscriber in June 2019.

Other than the debt cancellation set out above, no cash or other consideration will be paid by the Subscriber under the Subscription Agreement.

About Kaixin Auto Holdings

Kaixin Auto Holdings is one of the primary dealership networks in the premium used car segment in China. Supported by the rapid growth of China's used car market and leveraging its own hybrid business model that offers both strong online and offline presence, Kaixin has transformed itself from a tech-enabled financing platform into a nationwide dealer network that combines both self-owned and affiliated dealers as well as value-added services.

Safe Harbor Statement

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