Hexindai Inc. (NASDAQ: HX) (“Hexindai” or the “Company”), a fast-growing online consumer lending marketplace in China, today announced the issuance of a Senior Unsecured Note (the “Note”) to Majik Fund SPC, an exempted company managed by a subsidiary of Yunfeng Financial Group Limited (“Yunfeng Financial Group”) (HKSE 376), an innovative financial technology group, providing comprehensive investing and financing services for individual and institutional investors and enterprise customers.
Hexindai issued Majik Fund SPC a US$20 million three-year Senior Unsecured Note due 2022. The Note bears a fixed interest rate of 12.0% per annum, with interest payable semi-annually in arrears.
Mr. Xinming Zhou, Chief Executive Officer of Hexindai, commented, “I’m pleased to issue this Note to Majik Fund SPC which I believe demonstrates their confidence in the future prospects of our business and the industry. With our business gradually improving despite a difficult market environment, we will use the proceeds as working capital to continue growing our platform and diversify our revenue streams to drive future growth and strengthen our position in the industry.”
About Yunfeng Financial Group
Yunfeng Financial Group is an international financial institution that combines traditional financial services with the latest science and technology. It is licensed to carry out type 1 (dealing in securities), type 4 (advising on securities), type 6 (advising on corporate finance) and type 9 (asset management) regulated activities under the Securities and Futures Ordinance in Hong Kong. Combining finance and technology, Yunfeng Financial Group provides one-stop financial services including brokerage, investment research, corporate finance, asset management, insurance, employee stock ownership plan administration services and fintech solution.
About Hexindai Inc.
Hexindai Inc. (NASDAQ: HX) (“Hexindai” or the “Company”) is a fast-growing online consumer lending marketplace based in Beijing, China facilitating loans to meet the increasing consumption demand of the emerging middle class in China. Hexindai provides borrowers with convenient and ready access to credit through its marketplace. The Company offers borrowers a wide range of products designed based on customer segmentation data and tailored to the specific needs of the emerging middle class in China by matching them with investors seeking various types of investment products with appropriate risk levels and risk-adjusted returns. Hexindai’s strong user acquisition capabilities combined with an online platform with extensive offline networks, an advanced risk management system, and strong strategic cooperative relationships with a custodian bank and an insurance company to safeguard investments, allows the Company to generate higher customer satisfaction, reliance, and realize faster growth in China.
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