Filing Details
- Accession Number:
- 0001193125-22-260710
- Form Type:
- 13D Filing
- Publication Date:
- 2022-10-10 20:00:00
- Filed By:
- Wang Yi
- Company:
- Laix Inc. (NYSE:LAIX)
- Filing Date:
- 2022-10-11
- SEC Url:
- 13D Filing
Please notice the below summary table is generated without human intervention and may contain errors. Please refer to the complete filing displayed below for exact figures.
Name | Sole Voting Power | Shared Voting Power | Sole Dispositive Power | Shared Dispositive Power | Aggregate Amount Owned Power | Percent of Class |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yi Wang | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
Joyx Holdings Ltd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
Zheren Hu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
Muang Holdings Ltd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
Hui Lin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
Ulingo Holdings Ltd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
Tiak Koon Loh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
Best Venture Technology Limited | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 3)*
LAIX Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
Class A Ordinary Shares, par value US$0.001 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
50736W105**
(CUSIP Number)
Yi Wang
Joyx Holdings Ltd.
Zheren Hu
Muang Holdings Ltd.
Hui Lin
Ulingo Holdings Ltd.
Building C2, No. 1687 Changyang Road
Yangpu District, Shanghai, 200090, Peoples Republic of China
Telephone: +86-21-3511-7188
Tiak Koon Loh
Best Venture Technology Limited
B21, 9/F, Block B, Repulse Bay Apartment
101 Repulse Bay Road, Hong Kong
Telephone: +852-2144 7656
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
October 11, 2022
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box. ☐
Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See §240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.
* | This statement on Schedule 13D (the Schedule 13D) constitutes Amendment No. 3 to the initial Schedule 13D (the Original Schedule 13D) filed on August 12, 2021 jointly by Mr. Yi Wang, Mr. Zheren Hu, Mr. Hui Lin, Joyx Holdings Ltd., Muang Holdings Ltd., and Ulingo Holdings Ltd., as amended by the Amendment No. 1 to the Original Schedule 13D filed on April 29, 2022, and the Amendment No. 2 to the Original Schedule 13D filed on June 21, 2022 (together with the Original 13D, the Original Filings), with respect to ordinary shares (Ordinary Shares), comprising Class A ordinary shares, par value US$0.001 per share (Class A Ordinary Shares), and Class B ordinary shares, par value $0.001 per share (Class B Ordinary Shares), of LAIX Inc., a Cayman Islands company (the Company). Except as amended hereby, the Original Filings remain in full force and effect. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Amendment No. 3 shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Original Filings. |
** | The CUSIP number of 50736W105 applies to the American depositary shares of the Company (ADSs). Each ADS represents fourteen Class A Ordinary Shares. |
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be filed for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Act) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
CUSIP No. 50736W105 | 13D | Page 2 of 11 Pages |
1 | NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
Yi Wang | |||||
2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ☒ (b) ☐
| |||||
3 | SEC USE ONLY
| |||||
4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)
PF, OO | |||||
5 | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)
☐ | |||||
6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Peoples Republic of China |
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
| 7 | SOLE VOTING POWER
0 | ||||
8 | SHARED VOTING POWER
0 | |||||
9 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 | |||||
10 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 |
11 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
0 | |||||
12 | CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)
☐ | |||||
13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
0% | |||||
14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
IN |
2
CUSIP No. 50736W105 | 13D | Page 3 of 11 Pages |
1 | NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
Joyx Holdings Ltd. | |||||
2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ☒ (b) ☐
| |||||
3 | SEC USE ONLY
| |||||
4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)
WC, OO | |||||
5 | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)
☐ | |||||
6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
British Virgin Islands |
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
| 7 | SOLE VOTING POWER
0 | ||||
8 | SHARED VOTING POWER
0 | |||||
9 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 | |||||
10 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 |
11 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
0 | |||||
12 | CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)
☐ | |||||
13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
0% | |||||
14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
CO |
3
CUSIP No. 50736W105 | 13D | Page 4 of 11 Pages |
1 | NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
Zheren Hu | |||||
2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ☒ (b) ☐
| |||||
3 | SEC USE ONLY
| |||||
4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)
PF, OO | |||||
5 | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)
☐ | |||||
6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
The Peoples Republic of China |
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
| 7 | SOLE VOTING POWER
0 | ||||
8 | SHARED VOTING POWER
0 | |||||
9 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 | |||||
10 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 |
11 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
0 | |||||
12 | CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)
☐ | |||||
13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
0% | |||||
14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
IN |
4
CUSIP No. 50736W105 | 13D | Page 5 of 11 Pages |
1 | NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
Muang Holdings Ltd. | |||||
2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ☒ (b) ☐
| |||||
3 | SEC USE ONLY
| |||||
4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)
WC, OO | |||||
5 | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)
☐ | |||||
6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
British Virgin Islands |
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
| 7 | SOLE VOTING POWER
0 | ||||
8 | SHARED VOTING POWER
0 | |||||
9 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 | |||||
10 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 |
11 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
0 | |||||
12 | CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)
☐ | |||||
13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
0% | |||||
14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
CO |
5
CUSIP No. 50736W105 | 13D | Page 6 of 11 Pages |
1 | NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
Hui Lin | |||||
2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ☒ (b) ☐
| |||||
3 | SEC USE ONLY
| |||||
4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)
PF, OO | |||||
5 | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)
☐ | |||||
6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
The Peoples Republic of China |
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
| 7 | SOLE VOTING POWER
0 | ||||
8 | SHARED VOTING POWER
0 | |||||
9 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 | |||||
10 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 |
11 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
0 | |||||
12 | CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)
☐ | |||||
13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
0% | |||||
14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
IN |
6
CUSIP No. 50736W105 | 13D | Page 7 of 11 Pages |
1 | NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
Ulingo Holdings Ltd. | |||||
2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ☒ (b) ☐
| |||||
3 | SEC USE ONLY
| |||||
4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)
WC, OO | |||||
5 | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)
☐ | |||||
6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
British Virgin Islands |
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
| 7 | SOLE VOTING POWER
0 | ||||
8 | SHARED VOTING POWER
0 | |||||
9 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 | |||||
10 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 |
11 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
0 | |||||
12 | CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)
☐ | |||||
13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
0% | |||||
14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
CO |
7
CUSIP No. 50736W105 | 13D | Page 8 of 11 Pages |
1 | NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
Tiak Koon Loh | |||||
2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ☒ (b) ☐
| |||||
3 | SEC USE ONLY
| |||||
4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)
PF, OO | |||||
5 | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)
☐ | |||||
6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
The Republic of Singapore |
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
| 7 | SOLE VOTING POWER
0 | ||||
8 | SHARED VOTING POWER
0 | |||||
9 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 | |||||
10 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 |
11 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
0 | |||||
12 | CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)
☐ | |||||
13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
0% | |||||
14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
IN |
8
CUSIP No. 50736W105 | 13D | Page 9 of 11 Pages |
1 | NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
Best Venture Technology Limited | |||||
2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ☒ (b) ☐
| |||||
3 | SEC USE ONLY
| |||||
4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)
WC, OO | |||||
5 | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)
☐ | |||||
6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
British Virgin Islands |
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
| 7 | SOLE VOTING POWER
0 | ||||
8 | SHARED VOTING POWER
0 | |||||
9 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 | |||||
10 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 |
11 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
0 | |||||
12 | CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)
☐ | |||||
13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
0% | |||||
14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
CO |
9
CUSIP No. 50736W105 | 13D | Page 10 of 11 Pages |
Item 4. Purpose of Transaction.
Item 4 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented by the following:
On October 11, 2022, the Company and Merger Sub filed a plan of merger with the Registrar of Companies of the Cayman Islands, pursuant to which the Merger became effective on October 11, 2022 (the Effective Time). As a result of the Merger, the Company, as the surviving company of the Merger, became a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent.
At the Effective Time, each Ordinary Share and each ADS (together with the underlying Class A Ordinary Shares represented by such ADSs) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time was cancelled and ceased to exist in exchange for the right to receive US$0.1357 per Ordinary Share or US$1.90 per ADS (less applicable fees, charges and expenses payable by ADS holders pursuant to the deposit agreement, dated September 13, 2018, entered into by and among the Company, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas (the Depositary) and all owners and holders from time to time of ADSs issued thereunder as further amended on March 3, 2022), in each case, in cash, without interest and net of any applicable withholding taxes, except for (a) the Rollover Shares, which were contributed by the Rollover Shareholders to Merger Sub in exchange for newly issued ordinary shares of Parent, (b) any other Ordinary Shares (including Class A Ordinary Shares represented by ADSs) held by Parent, Merger Sub, the Company or any of their respective subsidiaries, which were cancelled and ceased to exist for nil consideration or distribution therefor, (c) any other Ordinary Shares (including Class A Ordinary Shares represented by ADSs) held by the Depositary, the Company and the Companys representatives, and reserved for issuance, settlement and allocation upon exercise or vesting of the Companys options, which were cancelled and ceased to exist for nil consideration or distribution therefor, and (d) the Ordinary Shares that are issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time and that are held by shareholders of the Company who have validly delivered and not effectively withdrawn or lost their rights to dissent from the Merger, or dissenter rights, in accordance with Section 238 of the Companies Act (collectively, the Dissenting Shares), which were cancelled at the Effective Time and entitled the holders thereof to receive the payment of the fair value of such Dissenting Shares held by them determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 238 of the Companies Act.
As a result of the Merger, the ADSs ceased to be quoted on the OTC Market. The Company intends to file with the SEC a Form 15 suspending the Companys reporting obligations under the Act. The Companys obligations to file with or furnish to the SEC certain reports and forms, including Form 20-F and Form 6-K, will be suspended immediately as of the filing date of the Form 15 and will terminate once the deregistration becomes effective.
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
Item 5 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated by the following:
(a)(b) As a result of the transactions described in Item 4 of this Schedule 13D, each Reporting Person no longer beneficially owns any Ordinary Shares, and each Reporting Person no longer has any voting or dispositive power over any Ordinary Shares.
(c) Except as set forth in Item 4 of this Schedule 13D, none of the Reporting Persons has effected any transaction in the Ordinary Shares during the past 60 days.
(d) Not applicable.
10
CUSIP No. 50736W105 | 13D | Page 11 of 11 Pages |
(e) As a result of the transactions described in Item 4 of this Schedule 13D, on October 11, 2022, each of the Reporting Persons ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the Ordinary Shares. This Amendment No. 3 is the final amendment to the Schedule 13D.
11
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Date: October 11, 2022 | ||||||
Yi Wang | /s/ Yi Wang | |||||
Joyx Holdings Ltd. | By: | /s/ Yi Wang | ||||
Name: Yi Wang | ||||||
Title: Authorized Signatory | ||||||
Zheren Hu | /s/ Zheren Hu | |||||
Muang Holdings Ltd. | By: | /s/ Zheren Hu | ||||
Name: Zheren Hu | ||||||
Title: Authorized Signatory | ||||||
Hui Lin | /s/ Hui Lin | |||||
Ulingo Holdings Ltd. | By: | /s/ Hui Lin | ||||
Name: Hui Lin | ||||||
Title: Authorized Signatory | ||||||
Tiak Koon Loh | / s/ Tiak Koon Loh | |||||
Best Venture Technology Limited | By: | /s/ Tiak Koon Loh | ||||
Name: Tiak Koon Loh | ||||||
Title: Authorized Signatory |