China Finance Online Changes ADS Ratio

BEIJING, Jan. 7, 2020

To effect this ratio change, ADS holders are required to exchange their existing ADSs for new ADSs on the basis of one (1) ADS for every ten (10) ADSs surrendered. If the aggregate number of ADSs to which a holder is entitled results in a fractional ADS, such fractions will be sold, if possible, and the net proceeds, if any, will be distributed to such holder.

As a result of the change in the ADS Ratio, the ADS trading price is expected to increase proportionally, although the Company can give no assurance that the ADS trading price after the change in the ADS Ratio will be equal to or greater than ten times the ADS trading price before the change. As previously announced on August 1, 2019, the Company received a letter of non-compliance from Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Department of the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC dated July 30, 2019, regarding its ADS trading price. The Company believes that the change in the ADS Ratio will help the Company to maintain compliance with the continued listing requirements of Nasdaq. However, the Company can give no assurance that this goal will be achieved.

About China Finance Online

China Finance Online Co. Limited is a leading web-based financial services company that provides Chinese retail investors with fintech-powered online access to securities trading services, wealth management products, securities investment advisory services, as well as financial database and analytics services to institutional customers. The Company's prominent flagship portal site, www.jrj.com, is ranked among the top financial websites in China. In addition to the web-based securities trading platform, the Company offers basic financial software, information services and securities investment advisory services to retail investors in China. Through its subsidiary, Shenzhen Genius Information Technology Co. Ltd., the Company provides financial database and analytics to institutional customers including domestic financial, research, academic and regulatory institutions. China Finance Online also provides brokerage services in Hong Kong.

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