Yatra Online, Inc. Announces Independent Committee to Evaluate Potential Corporate Restructuring

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Yatra Online, Inc. (NASDAQ: YTRA) has announced the formation of an independent committee to explore strategic options for simplifying its multi-jurisdictional corporate structure. This committee will work with industry experts, legal counsel, and regulatory bodies to gather insights for potential restructuring. The goal is to reduce administrative overhead, rationalize costs, and facilitate both organic and inorganic growth. The board will review the committee's recommendations to decide on potential pathways, benefits, and associated risks. There is no guarantee of immediate action or adoption of any specific plan.

Positive

• Formation of an independent committee to explore strategic restructuring options.
• Engagement with industry experts, legal counsel, and regulatory bodies.
• Objectives include reducing administrative overhead and rationalizing costs.
• Focus on facilitating both organic and inorganic growth.

Negative

• No assurance of near-term action or adoption of any recommended plan.
• Potential risks and challenges associated with proposed structural changes.

GURUGRAM, India & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Yatra Online, Inc. (“Company” or “Yatra”) (NASDAQ: YTRA) announced that its board of directors (the “board”) is looking to explore certain strategic options regarding simplifying the Company’s multi-jurisdictional corporate structure and in that direction has established an independent committee of the board (the “committee”).

The committee is expected to engage with industry experts, legal counsel, regulatory bodies, and other stakeholders to gather insights, perspectives, and requirements for approval on any proposed corporate structural changes.

After such review, the committee will develop a set of strategic recommendations for the board that outline potential pathways, the anticipated benefits, and any associated risks or challenges. The committee will aim for a plan that can reduce administrative overhead, rationalize costs, and facilitate organic and inorganic growth for the Company.

There is no assurance that the Company will necessarily take any near-term course of action, or will pursue any recommended plan.

About Yatra Online, Inc.

Yatra Online, Inc. is the ultimate parent company of Yatra Online Limited, India’s leading corporate travel services provider with over 800 large corporate customers and one of India’s leading online travel companies. The company provides information, pricing, availability and booking facility for domestic and international air travel, domestic and international hotel bookings, holiday packages, buses, trains, in city activities, inter-city and point-to-point cabs, homestays and cruises. With approximately 108K hotels and homestays contracted in approximately 1,500 cities across India, as well as approximately 2 million hotels around the world, the company is India’s largest platform for domestic hotels.

Safe Harbor Statement

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements as defined in the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections about the Company and its industry. These forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties. Generally, these forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “will,” “project,” “seek,” “should,” “poised,” similar expressions and the negative forms of such expressions. Such statements include, among other things, statements regarding management’s expectations of value creation, enhanced profitability and margin growth. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement. Potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the impact of increasing competition in the Indian travel industry and our expectations regarding the development of our industry and the competitive environment in which we operate; the slowdown in Indian economic growth and other declines or disruptions in the Indian economy in general and travel industry in particular, including disruptions caused by safety concerns, terrorist attacks, regional conflicts (including the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia), pandemics and natural calamities, our ability to successfully negotiate our contracts with airline suppliers and global distribution system service providers and mitigate any negative impacts on our Revenue that result from reduced commissions, incentive payments and fees we receive; the risk that airline suppliers (including our GDS service providers) may reduce or eliminate the commission and other fees they pay to us for the sale of air tickets; our ability to pursue strategic partnerships and the risks associated with our business partners; the potential impact of recent developments in the Indian travel industry on our profitability and financial condition; political and economic stability in and around India and other key travel destinations; our ability to maintain and increase our brand awareness; our ability to realize the anticipated benefits of any past or future acquisitions; our ability to successfully implement our growth strategy; our ability to attract, train and retain executives and other qualified employees, including suitable replacements for any members of our senior management team or other employees who may seek other employment opportunities as a result of the certain cost reduction initiatives that we have taken in response to the COVID-19 pandemic; and our ability to successfully implement any new business initiatives. These and other factors are discussed in our reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. All information provided in this press release is provided as of the date of issuance of this press release, and we do not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law.

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For more information, please contact:

Manish Hemrajani

Yatra Online, Inc.

VP, Head of Corporate Development and Investor Relations

ir@yatra.com

Source: Yatra Online, Inc.

FAQ

What strategic options is Yatra Online, Inc. exploring?

Yatra Online, Inc. is exploring options to simplify its multi-jurisdictional corporate structure.

What is the goal of Yatra Online, Inc.'s new committee?

The goal is to reduce administrative overhead, rationalize costs, and facilitate both organic and inorganic growth.

Will Yatra Online, Inc. take immediate action based on the committee's recommendations?

There is no assurance that Yatra Online, Inc. will take any near-term action or pursue any recommended plan.

How will Yatra Online, Inc. gather insights for its potential restructuring?

The committee will engage with industry experts, legal counsel, regulatory bodies, and other stakeholders.

What are the potential benefits of Yatra Online, Inc.'s restructuring?

Potential benefits include reduced administrative overhead, rationalized costs, and facilitated growth.