Kaixin Auto : Issuance of ordinary shares and consummation of the Haitaoche Merger (Form 6-K)

Issuance of ordinary shares and consummation of the Haitaoche Merger

On June 25, 2021, Kaixin Auto Holdings ('Kaixin' or the 'Company') (NASDAQ: KXIN) issued (the 'Issuance') an aggregate of 74,035,502 ordinary shares through private placement to several former shareholders of Haitaoche Limited ('Haitaoche') in exchange of 100% of the share capital of Haitaoche, pursuant to the share purchase agreement (the 'Share Purchase Agreement') entered into on January 4, 2021. A copy of the Share Purchase Agreement was included as Exhibit 99.2 to the report on Form 6-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 6, 2021.

Following the Issuance, Haitaoche became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. As of June 28, 2021, the Company had a total of 143,460,495 outstanding ordinary shares.

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