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Exhibit 99.1

PINTEC ANNOUNCES FULL YEAR 2020 UNAUDITED FINANCIAL RESULTS

BEIJING, April 14, 2021 (PRNewswire) — Pintec Technology Holdings Limited (NASDAQ: PT) (“PINTEC” or the “Company”), a leading independent technology platform enabling financial services in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the year ended December 31, 2020.

Financial Highlights for the Year Ended December 31, 2020

 

   

Total revenues decreased by 70.6% to RMB378.3 million (US$58.0 million) from RMB1,285.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2019.

 

   

Gross profit was RMB92.5 million (US$14.2 million) compared to RMB515.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2019. Gross margin was 24.5% compared to 40.1% for the year ended December 31, 2019.

 

   

Total operating expenses decreased by 75.9% to RMB299.3 million (US$45.9million) from RMB1,244.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2019.

 

   

Operating loss was RMB206.8 million (US$31.7 million) compared to RMB728.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2019.

 

   

Net loss was RMB296.1 million (US$45.4 million) compared to RMB906.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2019.

Operating Highlights for the Year Ended December 31, 2020

 

   

Total loans facilitated decreased by 83.2% to RMB1.8 billion (US$283 million) from RMB11.0 billion for the year ended December 31, 2019.

 

   

Loan outstanding balance decreased by 82.1% to RMB589.7 million (US$90.4 million) as of December 31, 2020, from RMB3.3 billion as of December 31, 2019.

 

   

The following table provides delinquency rates by balance for all loans facilitated by the Company as of the dates indicated:

 

     Delinquency rate by balance  
     16 - 30 days     31 - 60 days     61 - 90 days  

December 31, 2018

     1.27     2.35     2.33

December 31,2019

     1.72     2.98     2.86

December 31, 2020

     0.76     0.95     0.92

 

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Mr. Victor Li, Chief Executive Officer of PINTEC, commented, “The year 2020 was challenging to us because of the global pandemic and our in-house business transformation initiatives. However, we believe these challenges will not stop us from thriving. We have meticulously reviewed our business fundamentals, formulated strategic plans, and executed tough decisions in eliminating legacy services, optimizing product mix and corporate structure, controlling operating expenses, and reducing risky assets. We have restructured our business into digital technical services and digital operation services. Looking forward, we aspire to augment the revenue and profitability of digital technical services by increasing recurring revenue; while stabilizing digital operation services by refining asset quality. Although we may experience a short period of uncertainty, I am confident that as we focus on our realigned corporate strategy, we will be able to deliver long-term values to our shareholder through advanced digital technology, industry-leading solutions, and solid partnerships, as we remain steadfast in our mission to empower the financial markets.”

Mr. Steven Sim, Chief Financial Officer of PINTEC, stated, “Despite the expected contraction in our revenue and profitability as we actively respond to the strategic business changes and the unprecedented global pandemic in 2020, we are pleased that we have successfully made our efforts to control costs, completed a RMB400 million financing, and managed our liquidity in a disciplined approach. While we achieved cost optimization, we will continue to make investment in core capabilities and talents. In addition, mergers and acquisitions will be another pillar of growth driver for our future development. We intend to selectively pursue strategic acquisition targets, with an eye to fostering long-term synergy in terms of business model, management philosophy, technical empowerment, team talents, while we are also very prudent in reviewing financial leverage and growth potential. We expect the combination of our organic business momentum and the acquisition synergies to re-position our growth trajectory in 2021”

Full Year 2020 Financial Results

Total Revenues

Total revenues for the year ended December 31, 2020 decreased by 70.6% to RMB378.3 million (US$58.0 million) from RMB1,285.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2019.

 

   

Revenues from technical service fees for the year ended December 31, 2020 decreased by 69.3% to RMB330.7 million (US$50.7 million) from RMB1,077.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2019. This decrease was mainly due to a decrease in off-balance sheet loans facilitated in the year 2020 as the Company shifted focus away from services using a risk-sharing model.

 

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Revenues from installment service fees for the year ended December 31, 2020 decreased by 77.2% to RMB42.7 million (US$6.5 million) from RMB187.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2019. This decrease was mainly due to a decrease in the Company’s on-book installment loan volume during the year of 2020.

 

   

Revenues from wealth management service fees for the year ended December 31, 2020 decreased by 75.7% to RMB4.9 million (US$0.8 million) from RMB20.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2019. This decrease was primarily due to the transition from a business model depending upon cross-selling through retail credit channels to a more market-oriented model, which resulted in a decline in prior serving offering.

Cost of Revenues

Cost of revenues for the year ended December 31, 2020 decreased by 62.9% to RMB285.8 million (US$43.8 million) from RMB769.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2019. The cost of revenues decreased on a general basis due to a decrease in the loan facilitation business, which was mainly attributable to (1) a decrease in origination and servicing cost primarily due to reduced user acquisition costs as a result of decrease in loan volume facilitated; (2) a decrease in costs on guarantee liabilities for off-balance sheet loans as the Company purposely and gradually terminated guarantees in 2020 in order to refine the overall quality of its off-balance sheet loans ; and (3) a decrease in service costs charged by the related party because the Company ceased its cooperation model with the related party under which the related party used to provide credit enhancement for the borrowers since the beginning of 2019 , resulting to a further decrease in the loan balance and related costs under such model in 2020. All of these efforts have led to a significant improvement of the delinquency rates since the second quarter of 2020.

Gross Profit

Gross profit for the year ended December 31, 2020 decreased to RMB92.5million (US$14.2 million) from RMB515.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2019. Gross margin in the year of 2020 was 24.5% compared to 40.1% in the year of 2019.

 

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Operating Expenses

Total operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2020 decreased by 75.9% to RMB299.3 million (US$45.9million) from RMB1,244.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2019. The Company has continued to optimize and refine its organizational structure, marketing strategies and product portfolio since the beginning of 2020.

 

   

Sales and marketing expenses for the year ended December 31, 2020 decreased by 35.8% to RMB44.7 million (US$6.9 million) from RMB69.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2019. This decrease was primarily driven by decreases in (1) promotion expense due to the reduction of online advertisement expenditure, and (2) staff cost due to adjustment of the employee structure as part of the business transformation.

 

   

General and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 2020 decreased by 86.5% to RMB147.8 million (US$22.6 million) from RMB1,095.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2019. This decrease was primarily driven by decreases in: (1) a reduction of bad debt provision expense related to loans under the related party agreement from RMB890.7 million in 2019 to RMB7.8 million in 2020 due to the decrease in loans, and (2) staff cost and professional expense decreased by approximately RMB31.9 million due to personnel structure optimization and the reduction in consulting expense.

 

   

Research and development expenses for the year ended December 31, 2020 decreased by 52.6% to RMB37.5 million (US$5.8 million) from RMB79.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2019, primarily driven by the decrease in staff cost due to the personnel structure optimization as part of the business transformation.

 

   

Impairment loss of goodwill and intangible assets for the year ended December 31, 2020 increased to RMB69.4 million (US$10.6 million) from nil for the year ended December 31, 2019, primarily due to RMB37.6 million (US$5.7 million) impairment for goodwill and RMB31.8 million (US$4.9 million) impairment loss for intangible assets associated with the license to operate small loan businesses owned by Ganzhou Aixin Network Micro Finance Co., Ltd. considering the tightening regulation and changing market environment. However, the Company expects no future impact.

Operating Loss

Operating loss for the year ended December 31, 2020 was RMB206.8 million (US$31.7 million) compared to operating loss of RMB728.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2019.

 

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Income Tax Expense

In Income tax expense was RMB49.2 million (US$7.5 million) compared to that of RMB2.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2019, primarily due to it was deferred tax expense of RMB 46.9 million (US$7.6 million) caused by the increase in the valuation allowance for deferred tax asset RMB87.3 million (US$13.4 million) in the year 2020 as management determined that the deferred tax assets will less likely to be utilized in the future , while it was deferred tax benefit of RMB 17.3 million in the year of 2019.

Net Loss

Net loss for the year ended December 31, 2020 was RMB296.1 million (US$45.4 million) compared to RMB906.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2019.

Net loss attributable to ordinary shareholders for the year ended December 31, 2020 was RMB293.9 million (US$45.0 million) compared to that of net loss attributable to ordinary shareholders of RMB905.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2019.

Adjusted net loss for the year ended December 31, 2020 was RMB284.2 million (US$43.6 million) compared to adjusted net loss of RMB888.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2019. US$17.1 million).

Net loss per Share

Basic and diluted net loss per ordinary share for the year ended December 31, 2020 was RMB0.99(US$0.15). Basic and diluted net loss per American Depositary Share (“ADS”) for the year ended December 31, 2020 was RMB6.93(US$1.05). Each ADS represents seven of the Company’s Class A ordinary shares.

Adjusted basic and diluted net loss per ordinary share for the year ended December 31, 2020 was RMB0.96 (US$0.15). Adjusted basic and diluted net loss per ADS for the year ended December 31, 2020 was RMB6.72 (US$1.05).

 

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Balance Sheet

The Company had combined cash and cash equivalents, and short-term and long-term restricted cash of RMB522.3 million (US$80.1 million) as of December 31, 2020, compared to that of RMB580.9 million as of December 31, 2019.

The Company’s total net financing receivables, including short-term and long-term receivables, decreased by 83.6% to RMB73.6 million (US$11.3 million) as of December 31, 2020, from RMB449.5 million as of December 31, 2019, mainly due to the lower volume of the Company’s on-balance sheet loan business.

The Company’s financial statements are prepared and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

The financial statements for the full year ended December 31, 2020 herein the press release have not been audited or reviewed by the Company’s independent registered accounting firm. The audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020 to be disclosed in the Company’s Form 20-F may have discrepancies with the above-mentioned unaudited and unreviewed financial statements.

Conference Call Information

The Company’s management team will hold a Direct Event conference call on Wednesday, April 14, 2021, at 8:00 A.M. Eastern Time (or 8:00 P.M. Beijing Time on the same day) to discuss the financial results. Details for the conference call are as follows:

Dial-in details for the earnings conference call are as follows:

 

PARTICIPANT DIAL IN (TOLL FREE):

     1-888-346-8982  

PARTICIPANT INTERNATIONAL DIAL IN:

     1-412-902-4272  

Canada Toll Free:

     18556699657  

Hong Kong Toll Free:

     800-905945  

Mainland China Toll Free:

     4001-201203  

Hong Kong-Local Toll:

     852-301-84992  

Passcode:

     Pintec Technology Holdings Limited  

Please dial in ten minutes before the call is scheduled to begin and provide the passcode to join the call.

A replay of the conference call may be accessed by phone at the following numbers  until April 21, 2021:

 

US Toll Free:

     1-877-344-7529  

International Toll:

     1-412-317-0088  

Canada Toll Free:

     855-669-9658  

Replay Access Code:

     10154696  

 

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Additionally, a live and archived webcast of the conference call will be available at https://ir.pintec.com.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In evaluating its business, the Company considers and uses adjusted net loss as a supplemental measure to review and assess its operating performance. The presentation of this non-GAAP financial measure is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The Company defines adjusted net loss as net loss excluding share-based compensation expenses.

The Company believes that this non-GAAP financial measure can help management evaluate the Company’s operating performance and formulate business plans. Adjusted net loss enables management to assess operating results without considering the impact of share-based compensation expenses. The Company also believes that this non-GAAP financial measure provides useful information about its operating results, enhance the overall understanding of its past performance and future prospects and allows for greater visibility with respect to key metrics used by management in their financial and operational decision-making.

This non-GAAP financial measure is not defined under U.S. GAAP and is not presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. This non-GAAP financial measure has limitations as an analytical tool. One of the key limitations of using adjusted net loss is that it does not reflect all items of income and expenses that affect the Company’s operations. The company will continue to incur share-based compensation expenses in its business, which are reflected in the presentation of its adjusted net loss. Further, this non-GAAP financial measure may differ from non-GAAP financial information used by other companies, including peer companies, and therefore its comparability may be limited.

The Company compensates for these limitations by reconciling this non-GAAP financial measure to the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP financial measure, net loss, which should be considered when evaluating the Company’s performance. The Company encourages you to review its financial information in its entirety and not rely on a single financial measure.

Exchange Rate

This announcement contains translations of certain RMB amounts into U.S. dollars (“USD”) at specified rates solely for the convenience of the reader. Unless otherwise stated, all translations from RMB to USD were made at the rate of RMB6.5250 to US$1.00, the noon buying rate in effect on December 31, 2020, in the H.10 statistical release of the Federal Reserve Board. The Company makes no representation that the RMB or USD amounts referred to could be converted into USD or RMB, as the case may be, at any particular rate or at all. For analytical presentation, all percentages are calculated using the numbers presented in the financial statements contained in this earnings release.

 

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Safe Harbor Statement

This press release contains forward-looking statements. These statements constitute “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 can be identified by terminology such as “will,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “future,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates,” “target,” “confident” and similar statements. Among other things, the quotations from management in this announcement, as well as PINTEC’s strategic and operational plans, contain forward-looking statements. PINTEC may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its periodic reports to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, in its annual report to shareholders, in press releases and other written materials and in oral statements made by its officers, directors or employees to third parties. 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. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any such statements. Potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the Company’s limited operating history, regulatory uncertainties relating to online consumer finance in China, the Company’s reliance on Jimu Group for a significant portion of its funding and the need to further diversify its financial partners, the Company’s reliance on a limited number of business partners, the impact of current or future PRC laws or regulations on wealth management financial products, publicity regarding the consumer finance industry and the evolving regulatory environment governing this industry in China, and the Company’s ability to meet the standards necessary to maintain the listing of its ADSs on the Nasdaq Global Market, including its ability to cure any non-compliance with Nasdaq’s continued listing criteria. Further information regarding these and other risks, uncertainties or factors is included in the Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. All information provided in this press release is as of the date of this press release, and 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 applicable law.

About PINTEC

Pintec is a leading independent technology platform enabling financial services in China. By connecting business and financial partners on its open platform, Pintec enables them to provide financial services to end users efficiently and effectively. The Company offers its partners a full suite of customized solutions, ranging from digital retail lending, digital business lending, robotic process automation, to wealth management and insurance products. Leveraging its scalable and reliable technology infrastructure, Pintec serves a wide range of industry verticals covering online travel, e-commerce, telecommunications, online education, SaaS platforms, financial technology, internet search, and online classifieds and listings, as well as various types of financial partners including banks, brokers, insurance companies, investment funds and trusts, consumer finance companies and other similar institutions. For more information, please visit https://ir.pintec.com.

For further information, please contact:

Joyce Tang

Pintec Technology Holdings Ltd.

E-mail: ir@pintec.com

Phone: +86 (10) 8564 3600

 

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Pintec Technology Holdings Ltd.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

     As of December 31,  

(In thousands, except for share and per share data)

   2019     2020  
     RMB     RMB     USD  

ASSETS

      

Current assets:

      

Cash and cash equivalents

     102,755       377,160       57,802  

Restricted cash

     382,695       137,220       21,030  

Short-term financing receivables, net

     430,387       70,783       10,848  

Short-term financial guarantee assets, net

     91,374       18,569       2,846  

Accounts receivable, net

     74,251       50,979       7,813  

Prepayments and other current assets, net

     78,330       66,160       10,141  

Amounts due from related parties, net

     64       30       5  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     1,159,856       720,901       110,485  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-current assets:

      

Non-current restricted cash

     95,454       7,964       1,221  

Amounts due from related parties, net

     10,000       —         —    

Long-term financing receivables, net

     19,100       2,835       434  

Long-term financial guarantee assets, net

     3,647       698       107  

Long-term investments

     108,603       121,179       18,571  

Deferred tax assets

     64,675       1,053       161  

Property, equipment and software, net

     14,317       107,208       16,430  

Intangible assets, net

     49,790       16,666       2,554  

Goodwill

     35,157       —         —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total non-current assets

     400,743       257,603       39,478  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSETS

     1,560,599       978,504       149,963  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

      

Current liabilities:

      

Short-term borrowings

     320,000       130,000       19,923  

Short-term funding debts

     300,212       2,841       435  

Accounts payable

     57,719       10,360       1,588  

Amounts due to related parties

     10,191       271,419       41,597  

Tax payable

     52,535       26,971       4,133  

Debt instrument

     81,053       —         —    

Financial guarantee liability

     101,933       20,260       3,105  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     157,945       59,754       9,158  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     1,081,588       521,605       79,939  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-current liabilities:

      

Long-term funding debts

     21,498       —         —    

Convertible loan

     —         400,000       61,303  

Long-term borrowings

     80,000       —         —    

Deferred tax liabilities

     2,128       701       107  

Other non-current liabilities

     8,683       7,194       1,103  

Consideration payable for acquisition

     7,982       954       146  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total non-current liabilities

     120,291       408,849       62,659  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES

     1,201,879       930,454       142,598  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EQUITY

      

Class A Ordinary Shares

     212       232       36  

Class B Ordinary Shares

     42       42       6  

Additional paid-in capital

     1,977,365       1,985,792       304,336  

Statutory reserves

     29,659       30,763       4,715  

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     42,890       19,913       3,052  

Accumulated deficit

     (1,860,640     (2,155,679     (330,372
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)

     189,528       (118,937     (18,227
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-controlling interests

     169,192       166,987       25,592  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL EQUITY

     358,720       48,050       7,365  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

     1,560,599       978,504       149,963  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Pintec Technology Holdings Ltd.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss

 

     For the year ended December 31,  
(In thousands, except for share and per share data)    2019     2020     2020  
   RMB     RMB     USD  

Revenues:

      

Technical service fees

     1,077,760       330,665       50,676  

Installment service fees

     187,359       42,707       6,545  

Wealth management service fees

     20,117       4,892       750  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

     1,285,236       378,264       57,971  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cost of revenues:

      

Funding cost

     (51,759     (16,525     (2,533

Provision for credit losses

     (33,942     (45,090     (6,910

Origination and servicing cost

     (290,398     (100,760     (15,442

Cost on guarantee liability

     (193,426     (100,347     (15,379

Service cost charged by related party

     (200,163     (23,052     (3,533
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cost of revenues

     (769,688     (285,774     (43,797
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

     515,548       92,490       14,174  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating expenses:

      

Sales and marketing expenses

     (69,593     (44,697     (6,850

General and administrative expenses

     (1,095,311     (147,753     (22,644

Research and development expenses

     (79,079     (37,521     (5,750

Impairment loss of goodwill and intangible assets

     —         (69,358     (10,630
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     (1,243,983     (299,329     (45,874
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating loss

     (728,435     (206,839     (31,700
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share of loss from equity method investments

     (8,149     (11,523     (1,766

Impairment on prepayment for long-term investment

     (200,000     —         —    

Impairment loss on equity investment

     —         (15,908     (2,438

Other expenses, net

     (11,094     (12,674     (1,942

Interest income from related parties

     43,156              
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss before income tax expense

     (904,522     (246,944     (37,846
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income tax expense

     (1,968     (49,196     (7,540
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss

     (906,490     (296,140     (45,386
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss attributable to Non-controlling interest

     (595     (2,205     (338

Net loss attributable to Pintec Technology Holdings Limited shareholders

     (905,895     (293,935     (45,048

Other comprehensive income/(loss):

      

Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of nil tax

     11,876       (22,977     (3,521
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other comprehensive income/(loss)

     11,876       (22,977     (3,521
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total comprehensive loss

     (894,614     (319,117     (48,907
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total comprehensive loss attributable to Non-controlling interest

     (595     (2,205     (338
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total comprehensive loss attributable to Pintec Technology Holdings Limited shareholders

     (894,019     (316,912     (48,569
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss per ordinary share

      

Basic and Diluted

     (3.21     (0.99     (0.15

Weighted average ordinary shares outstanding

      

Basic and Diluted

     282,129,663       297,101,266       297,101,266  

 

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Pintec Technology Holdings Ltd.

Unaudited Reconciliations of GAAP and Non-GAAP Results

 

     For the year ended December 31,  
(In thousands, except for share and per share data)    2019     2020     2020  
   RMB     RMB     USD  

Net loss

     (906,490     (296,140     (45,386

Add: Share-based compensation expenses

     17,848       11,898       1,824  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted net loss

     (888,642     (284,242     (43,562
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted net loss per ordinary share

      

Basic and Diluted

     (3.15     (0.96     (0.15

Weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding

      

Basic and Diluted

     282,129,663       297,101,266       297,101,266  

 

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