BaiJiaYun Limited Unveils Completion of Merger and New Board and Management

BaiJiaYun Limited (“BaiJiaYun”) today announced the successful completion of the transaction (the “Transaction”) previously announced on July 19, 2022 between BaiJiaYun and Fuwei Films (Holdings) Co., Ltd. (“Fuwei Films” or the “Company”). As announced on September 26, 2022, the Transaction and certain additional Transaction-related proposals were approved by Fuwei Films’ shareholders at an extraordinary general meeting held on September 24, 2022 (the “EGM”). Among such proposals, the Company’s name will be changed from “Fuwei Films (Holdings) Co., Ltd.” to “ Baijiayun Group Ltd“. The Company continues to be listed on Nasdaq and its ticker is expected to be changed from “FFHL” to “RTC”.

Completion of Transaction

Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated July 18, 2022, by and between Fuwei Films and BaiJiaYun (the “Merger Agreement”), at the closing of the Transaction (the “Closing”), the then shareholders of BaiJiaYun exchanged all of the issued and outstanding share capital of BaiJiaYun for newly issued shares of the Company on the terms and conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement. As a result of the Transaction, BaiJiaYun has become a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. Immediately prior to the Closing, the third amended and restated memorandum of association and the second amended and restated articles of association of the Company, as approved at the EGM, became effective. Immediately after the Closing, the securities issued and outstanding of the Company will be: (i) 29,201,849 class A ordinary shares, (ii) 54,583,957 class B ordinary shares, and (iii) warrants to subscribe for 17,964,879 class A ordinary shares.

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In connection with the Transaction, Linklaters served as legal counsel to BaiJiaYun.

Name and Ticker

As approved at the EGM, the Company’s name will be changed from “Fuwei Films (Holdings) Co., Ltd.” to “Baijiayun Group Ltd ” effective from the date of entry of the new name in place of the existing name of the Company on the register of companies maintained by the Registrar of Companies in the Cayman Islands. The ticker of the Company is expected to be changed from “FFHL” to “RTC”.

New Board and Management

The Company’s board of directors (the “Board”) and management currently consist of the following members, effective upon the Closing in accordance with the Merger Agreement:

• Mr. Gangjiang Li, the founder of BaiJiaYun, has been appointed the chairman of the Board, the Company’s chief executive officer, and the chairperson of the compensation committee of the Board.
• Mr. Yi Ma, previously a director of BaiJiaYun, has been appointed a director and the president of the Company and the chairperson of the nominating and corporate governance committee of the Board.
• Mr. Chun Liu has been appointed an independent director of the Company, a member of the audit committee of the Company and a member of the compensation committee of the Board.
• Mr. Erlu Lin has been appointed an independent director of the Company, the chairperson of the audit committee of the Board and a member of the nominating and corporate governance committee of the Board.
• Mr. Lei Yan, previously the chief executive officer and chairman of the Board of Fuwei Films, has been appointed a director of the Company.
• Mr. Yong Fang has been appointed the chief financial officer of the Company.

Ms. Jingjing Cheng, previously the chief financial officer and a director of Fuwei Films, Mr. Tee Chuang Khoo, Mr. Junying Liu, and Mr. Lihang Geng, each previously an independent director of Fuwei Films, have all resigned from their respective roles.