Sungy Mobile Announces the Receipt of a Preliminary Non-Binding "Going-Private" Proposal at $4.90 per ADS


GUANGZHOU, China, April 13, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sungy Mobile Limited (Nasdaq:GOMO) ("Sungy Mobile" or the "Company"), a leading provider of mobile internet products and services globally with a focus on applications and mobile platform development, today announced that its board of directors has received a preliminary non-binding proposal letter, dated April 13, 2015, from Mr. Yuqiang Deng, chairman and chief executive officer of Sungy Mobile, and Mr. Zhi Zhu, co-chief operating officer of the Company. According to the proposal letter, Mr. Deng and Mr. Zhu are interested in acquiring all of the Company's outstanding ordinary shares that are not currently beneficially owned by them, including ordinary shares represented by the Company's American depositary shares or "ADSs" (each representing six Class A ordinary shares of the Company), at a price of $4.90 in cash per ADS (or approximately $0.82 in cash per ordinary share).

Mr. Yuqiang Deng and Mr. Zhi Zhu's proposal letter states that they intend to finance the proposed transaction with debt capital. Furthermore, the proposal letter specifies that Mr. Yuqiang Deng and Mr. Zhi Zhu's proposal constitutes on a preliminary indication of their interest, and is subject to negotiation and execution of definitive agreements relating to the proposed transaction. There can be no assurance that any definitive offer will be made by Mr. Yuqiang Deng, Mr. Zhi Zhu or any other person, that any definitive agreement will be executed relating to the proposed transaction, or that the proposed transaction or any other transaction will be approved or consummated.

About Sungy Mobile Limited

Sungy Mobile Limited is a leading provider of mobile internet products and services globally with a focus on applications and mobile platform development. Sungy Mobile's platform product, GO Launcher EX, manages apps, widgets and functions on Android smartphones and serves as users' first entry point to their phones; it is the mobile access point from which many Android users are able to find new and innovative ways to customize their experience, download apps and interact with their mobile devices every day.

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