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Dingdong CEO Changlin Liang Resigns, Song Wang Appointed

Dingdong announced the resignation of Changlin Liang as CEO of the company and the appointment of Song Wang as the new CEO of the company, concurrently with his resignation as CFO, effective March 4. Liang will continue to serve as chairman of the company's board. As the founder of the company, Liang has served as chairman of the board and CEO since the inception of the company in May 2017. Wang has nearly four years of core management experience with the company. In addition, the company also announced that Xu Jiang, CTO of the company, has tendered his resignation due to personal reasons, by the end of March.

Dingdong to Repurchase Shares or Issue Dividends After Sale of China Operations

Dingdong intends to utilize a substantial majority of the cash proceeds from the sale of its China operations upon the closing of the transaction defined below for share repurchases or the issuance of dividends to its shareholders. The company entered into a definitive Share Purchase Agreement with Two Hearts Investments, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Meituan. Pursuant to the share purchase agreement, Dingdong Cayman has agreed to sell to the buyer all issued and outstanding shares of Dingdong Fresh, Dingdong Cayman's wholly-owned subsidiary incorporated in the British Virgin Islands, or Dingdong BVI, which holds through a series of wholly-owned and majority equity interest subsidiaries substantially all of Dingdong Cayman's operations in China. The buyer will pay cash consideration of $717M in the transaction. In addition, Dingdong Cayman will have the right to receive prior to August 31, 2026 total cash not exceeding $280M from Dingdong BVI and its subsidiaries. Dingdong Cayman expects that it will receive up to $997M in cash proceeds from the transaction. The final adjusted consideration will be payable in cash in two installments: 90% of the consideration payable at closing, and the remaining 10% payable following the company's settlement of applicable taxes related to the transaction. The closing of the transaction is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of various conditions. The company intends to utilize not less than 90% of the company's cash balance after the closing of the transaction for share repurchase plans and/or dividends to the company's shareholders.

Dingdong Enters $717M Share Purchase Agreement with Meituan Subsidiary

Dingdong announced that it has entered into a definitive share purchase agreement with Two Hearts Investments, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Meituan. Pursuant to the share purchase agreement, Dingdong has agreed to sell to the buyer all issued and outstanding shares of Dingdong Fresh Holding, Dingdong's wholly-owned subsidiary incorporated in the British Virgin Islands, which holds through a series of wholly-owned and majority equity interest subsidiaries substantially all of the company's operations in China. The company's international business is not part of the transaction and will be retained by the company following any necessary reorganizational processes to be completed prior to the closing of the transaction. The company's board of directors has approved the company entering into the share purchase agreement after a thorough review of the terms of transaction with its financial and legal advisors. The consummation of the transaction is subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions, including the receipt of antitrust and other required regulatory approvals. The company plans to convene an extraordinary general meeting for shareholders to vote on approval of the transaction. Under the terms of the share purchase agreement, based on the balance sheet as of December 31, 2025, and after Dingdong receives total cash not exceeding $280M from Dingdong BVI and its subsidiaries, the buyer will pay total cash consideration of $717M in the transaction. This amount is subject to adjustments based on certain net cash, net working capital and other financial line items of the Target Company as of certain agreed upon dates. The adjusted consideration will be payable in cash in two installments: 90% of the consideration payable at closing, and the remaining 10% payable following the company's settlement of applicable taxes related to the transaction.