Smart Share Global Limited Announces Completion of Going Private Transaction
Rhea-AI Summary
Smart Share Global (Nasdaq: EM) completed its going-private merger on April 29, 2026, becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of MidCo and ceasing to be publicly traded.
Each ADS was cancelled for $1.25 cash and each ordinary Share for $0.625 cash (subject to fees); trading suspension, Nasdaq delisting steps and SEC deregistration filings were initiated.
Positive
- ADS cash consideration of $1.25 per ADS
- Ordinary Share cash consideration of $0.625 per Share
- Company to become a wholly-owned subsidiary, enabling private ownership and integration
Negative
- ADS holders face deductions for fees, charges and depositary expenses from consideration
- Public shareholders will lose liquidity due to Nasdaq suspension, delisting and SEC deregistration
- Excluded Shares cancelled without consideration; dissenting shareholders proceed under Cayman Section 238
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Peers on Argus
EM gained 3.02% on the go-private completion while peers showed mixed moves: WW +3.05%, MED +1.67%, RGS +0.43%, CSV -1.28%, STON flat. No peers appeared in the momentum scanner, reinforcing this as company-specific.
Historical Context
| Date | Event | Sentiment | Move | Catalyst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30 | Nasdaq exception granted | Neutral | +0.9% | Nasdaq granted an exception to allow late interim financial filing by June 29, 2026. |
| Jan 20 | Nasdaq noncompliance notice | Neutral | +0.9% | Nasdaq notified the company of noncompliance for missing the June 30, 2025 interim report. |
| Dec 31 | Merger approved | Neutral | +0.0% | Shareholders approved the Aug 1, 2025 Merger Agreement to take the company private. |
| Nov 28 | EGM announced | Neutral | +2.2% | Company scheduled a Dec 31, 2025 extraordinary general meeting to vote on the go‑private merger. |
Recent EM headlines around Nasdaq compliance and the merger process saw modest single-day moves between 0.87% and 2.22%, suggesting generally muted trading reactions to these corporate and regulatory updates.
Over the past several months, Smart Share Global has progressed steadily toward this going‑private outcome. On Nov 28, 2025, it called an extraordinary general meeting to vote on the merger. Shareholders approved the Merger Agreement on Dec 31, 2025. In early 2026, Nasdaq notices and a later exception focused on delayed interim reporting, with deadlines extending to June 29, 2026. Today’s completion of the merger and delisting follows directly from those prior steps.
Market Pulse Summary
This announcement confirms completion of the going‑private merger, under which each ADS receives US$1.25 in cash and each ordinary share US$0.625. The company will delist from Nasdaq via Form 25 and later suspend reporting with Form 15, ending its status as a U.S.-reporting issuer. Prior notices about the merger vote and Nasdaq filing deadlines frame this as the final step in a multi‑stage process.
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SHANGHAI, April 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Smart Share Global Limited (Nasdaq: EM) (“Energy Monster” or the “Company”), a consumer tech company providing mobile device charging service, today announced the completion of its merger (the “Merger”) with Mobile Charging Merger Limited (“Merger Sub”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mobile Charging Investment Limited (“MidCo”), which is in turn a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mobile Charging Group Holdings Limited (“Parent”), pursuant to the previously announced agreement and plan of merger, dated as of August 1, 2025 (the “Merger Agreement”), among the Company, Parent, MidCo and Merger Sub. As a result of the Merger, the Company has become a wholly-owned subsidiary of MidCo and will cease to be a publicly traded company.
Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, which was approved by the Company’s shareholders at an extraordinary general meeting held on December 31, 2025, at the effective time of the Merger (the “Effective Time”), each American Depository Share of the Company (each, an “ADS”), representing two (2) class A ordinary shares of the Company, par value US
Registered shareholders immediately prior to the Effective Time who are entitled to the Merger Consideration (as defined in the Merger Agreement) will receive a letter of transmittal and instructions on how to surrender their Shares in exchange for the Merger Consideration and should wait to receive the letter of transmittal before surrendering their Shares. Payment of the Merger Consideration will be made to holders of Shares (other than Class A Shares represented by ADSs) in respect of each such Share held thereby upon surrender of applicable Shares and delivery of the letter of transmittal and any other document required by such letter of transmittal to be delivered in connection therewith. Payment of the Merger Consideration (after deduction of the fees, charges, deductions and expenses provided for under the Deposit Agreement, dated March 31, 2021, between the Company, the ADS depositary and the holders and beneficial owners of ADSs issued thereunder) will be made to holders of ADSs in respect of each ADS held thereby as soon as practicable after Bank of New York Mellon, the ADS depositary, receives the aggregate Merger Consideration payable to holders of ADSs from the paying agent.
The Company also announced today that it has requested that trading of its ADSs on the Nasdaq Capital Market (the “Nasdaq”) be suspended on April 30, 2026 (New York time). The Company has requested that the Nasdaq file a Form 25 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) notifying the SEC of the delisting of the ADSs on the Nasdaq and the deregistration of the Company’s registered securities. The deregistration will become effective 90 days after the filing of the Form 25 or such shorter period as may be determined by the SEC. The Company intends to suspend its reporting obligations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, by filing a Form 15 with the SEC in approximately ten days following the filing of the Form 25. The Company’s obligations to file with the SEC certain reports and forms, including Form 20-F and Form 6-K, will be suspended immediately as of the filing date of the Form 15 and will cease once the deregistration becomes effective.
Kroll, LLC (operating through its Duff & Phelps Opinions Practice) is serving as financial advisor to the Special Committee, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP is serving as U.S. legal counsel to the Special Committee and the Company, Maples and Calder (Hong Kong) LLP is serving as Cayman Islands legal counsel to the Special Committee and the Company, and Commerce & Finance Law Offices is serving as PRC legal counsel to the Special Committee and the Company.
Davis Polk & Wardwell and Weil, Gotshal & Manges are serving as U.S. legal counsel to the Consortium, Harney Westwood & Riegels is serving as Cayman Islands legal counsel to the Consortium, and Haiwen & Partners is serving as PRC legal counsel to the Consortium.
About Smart Share Global Limited
Smart Share Global Limited (Nasdaq: EM), or Energy Monster, is a consumer tech company with the mission to energize everyday life. The Company is a leading provider of mobile device charging service in China with an extensive network of partners powered by its own advanced service platform. The Company provides mobile device charging service through its shared power banks, which are placed in POIs such as entertainment venues, restaurants, shopping centers, hotels, transportation hubs and public spaces. Users may access the service by scanning the QR codes on Energy Monster’s cabinets to release the power banks. As of December 31, 2024, the Company had 9.6 million power banks in 1,279,900 POIs across more than 2,200 counties and county-level districts in China.
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements made under the “safe harbor” provisions of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the U.S. 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. Smart Share 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 Smart Share’s beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in Smart Share’s filings with the SEC. All information provided in this announcement and in the attachments is as of the date of this press release, and Smart Share does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law.
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