Luckin Coffee Comments on Joint Provisional Liquidators’ First Report Provided to the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands


BEIJING, Dec. 17, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Luckin Coffee Inc. (the “Company”) (OTC:LKNCY) today commented on the first report (“Report”) provided by Alexander Lawson of Alvarez & Marsal Cayman Islands Limited and Wing Sze Tiffany Wong of Alvarez & Marsal Asia Limited, who were appointed as the Joint Provisional Liquidators (“JPLs”) of the Company by the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands (the “Cayman Court”) on July 15, 2020. The JPLs furnished the Report to the Cayman Court in order to provide an update on the progress of the Company’s restructuring.

The Company commented:

“We are pleased that, following an extensive review of the Company’s operations and financial position, the JPLs, in conjunction with the Company, have developed a detailed and viable restructuring proposal of the Company’s indebtedness, with a view to the restructuring being presented by way of one or more schemes of arrangements before the Cayman Islands court. The proposal has been developed for the benefit of all stakeholders.”

A copy of the JPLs Report is available on the Company’s Investor Relations website (investor.luckincoffee.com).

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About Luckin Coffee Inc.

Luckin Coffee Inc. (OTC:LKNCY) has pioneered a technology-driven retail network to provide coffee and other products of high quality, high affordability, and high convenience to customers. Empowered by big data analytics, AI, and proprietary technologies, the Company pursues its mission to be part of everyone’s everyday life, starting with coffee. The Company was founded in 2017 and is based in China. For more information, please visit investor.luckincoffee.com.

Investor and Media Contacts

Investor Relations:

Luckin Coffee Inc. IR
Email: ir@luckincoffee.com 

Bill Zima / Fitzhugh Taylor
ICR, Inc.
Phone: +1 646 880 9039

Media Relations:

Luckin Coffee Inc. PR
Email: pr@luckincoffee.com

Ed Trissel / Jack Kelleher
Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher
Phone: 212 355 4449