Nano Labs Enters into Agreements with Shareholders to Convert Loans into Ordinary Shares

Nano Labs (Nasdaq: NA), a leading fabless integrated circuit design company in China, has announced the conversion of US$8.5 million in interest-free loans into Class A ordinary shares.

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Nano Labs (Nasdaq: NA), a leading fabless integrated circuit design company in China, has announced the conversion of US$8.5 million in interest-free loans into Class A ordinary shares. The loans were provided by the company's chairman and CEO, Mr. Jianping Kong, and vice chairman, Mr. Qifeng Sun, along with their affiliates.

The conversion, which closed on September 23, 2024, resulted in the issuance of 27,914,614 Class A ordinary shares at a price of US$0.3045 per share. This price was based on the average closing price over the 10 trading days prior to September 19, 2024. As a result of this conversion, Nano Labs has been released from any future liabilities or obligations related to these loans.

Positive

• Conversion of US$8.5 million in loans to equity, reducing the company's debt burden
• Release from future liabilities and obligations related to the converted loans
• Demonstration of confidence in the company by key executives through their willingness to convert loans to equity

Negative

• Potential dilution of existing shareholders' ownership due to the issuance of 27,914,614 new Class A ordinary shares

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HANGZHOU, China, Sept. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Nano Labs Ltd (Nasdaq: NA) ("we," "the Company," or "Nano Labs"), a leading fabless integrated circuit design company and product solution provider in China, announced today that it entered into agreements with Mr. Jianping Kong, its chairman and chief executive officer, and Mr. Qifeng Sun, its vice chairman, along with their respective affiliates (the "Lenders") on September 20, 2023, to convert the interest-free loans from the Lenders in an aggregated amount of US$8.5 million (the "Loans") into certain amount of Class A ordinary shares (the "Conversion") in lieu of repayment of the Loans. The Conversion has been closed on September 23, 2024.

On August 26 and September 6, 2024, the Company entered into agreements with the Lenders for the Loans. According to the subscription agreement entered into among the Company and the Lenders, a total of 27,914,614 Class A ordinary shares of the Company will be issued to the Lenders at a per share price of US$0.3045, being the average closing price over the previous 10 trading days as of September 19, 2024. Upon the closing of the Conversion, the Company has been released from any future liabilities or obligations under the terms of the Loans.

About Nano Labs Ltd

Nano Labs Ltd is a leading fabless integrated circuit ("IC") design company and product solution provider in China. Nano Labs is committed to the development of high throughput computing ("HTC") chips, high performance computing ("HPC") chips, distributed computing and storage solutions, smart network interface cards ("NICs") vision computing chips and distributed rendering. Nano Labs has built a comprehensive flow processing unit ("FPU") architecture which offers solution that integrates the features of both HTC and HPC. Nano Lab's Cuckoo series are one of the first near-memory HTC chips available in the market*. For more information, please visit the Company's website at: ir.nano.cn.

*According to an industry report prepared by Frost & Sullivan.

Forward-Looking Statements

This report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, the Company's plan to appeal the Staff's determination, which can be identified by terminology such as "may," "will," "expect," "anticipate," "aim," "estimate," "intend," "plan," "believe," "potential," "continue," "is/are likely to" or other similar expressions. Such statements are based upon management's current expectations and current market and operating conditions, and relate to events that involve known or unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond the Company's control, which may cause the Company's actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Further information regarding these and other risks, uncertainties or factors is included in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required under law.

For investor inquiries, please contact:

Nano Labs Ltd
ir@nano.cn 

Ascent Investor Relations LLC
Tina Xiao
Phone: +1-646-932-7242
Email: investors@ascent-ir.com

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What is the total amount of loans Nano Labs (NA) converted to shares?

Nano Labs converted a total of US$8.5 million in interest-free loans into Class A ordinary shares.

How many new shares did Nano Labs (NA) issue in the loan conversion?

Nano Labs issued 27,914,614 new Class A ordinary shares as part of the loan conversion.

What was the share price for Nano Labs' (NA) loan conversion on September 23, 2024?

The share price for Nano Labs' loan conversion was US$0.3045 per share, based on the average closing price over the previous 10 trading days as of September 19, 2024.

Who provided the loans that Nano Labs (NA) converted to shares?

The loans were provided by Mr. Jianping Kong, Nano Labs' chairman and CEO, and Mr. Qifeng Sun, the vice chairman, along with their respective affiliates.