Hepsiburada announces founder and other affiliates’ entry into an agreement with Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kz to sell all their Class A shares and Class B shares
ISTANBUL, Oct. 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- D-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading (d/b/a “Hepsiburada”) (NASDAQ: HEPS), refers to the Form 6-K filed by Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kz, a joint stock company incorporated under the laws of Kazakhstan (the “Buyer”) on October 18, 2024 (the “Form 6-K”) regarding the entry on October 17, 2024 (the “Signing Date”) by the Buyer into a Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”) with the selling stockholders of Hepsiburada identified therein, being Hanzade Vasfiye Do?an Boyner, Hepsiburada’s founder, Vuslat Do?an Sabanc?, Ya?ar Begümhan Do?an Faralyal?, Arzuhan Do?an Yal??nda? and I??l Do?an (collectively, the “Sellers”). Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, subject to, among other conditions, the receipt of certain regulatory approvals, the Buyer will purchase from the Sellers all of the outstanding Class A shares and Class B shares of the Company held by the Sellers as of the Signing Date.
Neither Hepsiburada nor Hepsiburada’s shareholder TurkCommerce B.V. is a party to the Agreement. As a result of the transaction, and subject to the fulfillment of the conditions set out in the Agreement, a change of control of Hepsiburada is expected to occur. It is Hepsiburada’s current understanding that the Agreement does not contemplate a tender offer for the shares of minority stockholders in connection with the transaction. Hepsiburada expects that it will continue to do business under the Hepsiburada brand. Hepsiburada directs investors to the Form 6-K for further information.
About Hepsiburada
Hepsiburada is a leading e-commerce technology platform in Türkiye, connecting over 66 million members with over 264 million stock keeping units across over 30 product categories. Hepsiburada provides goods and services through its hybrid model combining first-party direct sales (1P model) and a third-party marketplace (3P model) with approximately 101 thousand merchants.
With its vision of leading the digitalization of commerce, Hepsiburada acts as a reliable, innovative and purpose-led companion in consumers’ daily lives. Hepsiburada’s e-commerce platform provides a broad ecosystem of capabilities for merchants and consumers including: last-mile delivery and fulfilment services, advertising services, on-demand grocery delivery services, and payment solutions offered through Hepsipay, Hepsiburada’s payment companion and BNPL solutions provider. HepsiGlobal offers a selection from international merchants through its inbound arm while outbound operations aim to enable merchants in Türkiye to make cross-border sales.
Since its founding in 2000, Hepsiburada has been purpose-led, leveraging its digital capabilities to develop the role of women in the Turkish economy. Hepsiburada started the ‘Technology Empowerment for Women Entrepreneurs’ programme in 2017, which has supported approximately 55 thousand female entrepreneurs throughout Türkiye to reach millions of customers with their products.
This press release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and the Safe Harbor provisions of the US Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and encompasses all statements, other than statements of historical fact contained in this press release. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as “may,” “could,” “will,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “aims,” “future,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates,” “targets,” “likely to”, “understands” and similar statements. It is not possible for our management to predict all risks, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements we may make. These statements are neither promises nor guarantees but involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors and circumstances that may cause Hepsiburada’s actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from its expectations expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including conditions in the U.S. capital markets, negative global economic conditions, potential negative developments resulting from epidemics or natural disasters, other negative developments in Hepsiburada’s business or unfavorable legislative or regulatory developments. We caution you therefore against relying on these forward-looking statements, and we qualify all of our forward-looking statements by these cautionary statements. For a discussion of additional factors that may affect the outcome of such forward-looking statements, see our 2023 annual report filed with the SEC on Form 20-F on April 30, 2024 (Commission File Number: 001-40553), and in particular the “Risk Factors” section, as well as the other documents filed with or furnished to the SEC by Hepsiburada from time to time. Copies of these filings are available online from the SEC at www.sec.gov, or on the SEC Filings section of our Investor Relations website at https://investors.hepsiburada.com. These and other important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements made in this press release. Any such forward-looking statements represent management’s estimates as of the date of this press release. These forward looking statements should not be relied upon as representing Hepsiburada’s views as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release. All forward-looking statements in this press release are based on information currently available to Hepsiburada, and Hepsiburada and its authorized representatives assume no obligation to update these forward-looking statements in light of new information or future events. Accordingly, undue reliance should not be placed upon the forward-looking statements.
