AsiaInfo-Linkage Receives Clearance from MOFCOM for Merger

AsiaInfo-Linkage ASIA today announced that it has received clearance from the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China pursuant to the Anti-Monopoly Law of the People's Republic of China with respect to the merger contemplated by the previously announced Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), dated May 12, 2013, by and among the Company, Skipper Limited ("Parent") and Skipper Acquisition Corporation. Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub will be merged with and into the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving company after the merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent. If completed, the Merger will result in the Company becoming a privately-held company and the common stock of the Company will no longer be listed on the NASDAQ Global Market. As previously announced, the Company will hold a special meeting of its stockholders on December 19, 2013, at 3:00 p.m. (Beijing time), to consider and vote on the proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement. Proxies submitted via the Internet or telephone See full press release
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