XIAMEN, China, Nov. 26, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Qudian Inc. (“Qudian” or the “Company”) (NYSE: QD), a leading technology platform empowering the enhancement of online consumer finance experience in China, held an update conference call on November 25, 2019 to provide updates to investors and discuss its 2019 third quarter earnings.

Key additional information provided on the call included:

• Effective APR, which refers to the percentage equal to the annualized actual amount of the interest and fees generated from the loans (including loan book business and transaction services business) drawn down during a specified period in aggregate, divided by the aggregate initial principal amount of such loans, in the third quarter of 2019 and for the first nine months of 2019 was around 20.5%.
• Qudian’s open platform had 17 funding partners as of Nov 25, 2019, increased from 11 funding partners as of Sep 30, 2019.

Call replay

A replay of the conference call is accessible until December 3, 2019, by dialing the following telephone numbers:

About Qudian Inc.

Qudian Inc. (“Qudian”) is a leading technology platform empowering the enhancement of online consumer finance experience in China. The Company’s mission is to use technology to make personalized credit accessible to hundreds of millions of young, mobile-active consumers in China who need access to small credit for their discretionary spending but are underserved by traditional financial institutions due to lack of traditional credit data or high cost of servicing. Qudian’s credit solutions enable licensed, regulated financial institutions and ecosystem partners to offer affordable and customized loans to this young generation of consumers.

For more information, please visit http://ir.qudian.com.

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For investor and media inquiries, please contact:

Qudian Inc.
Ben Zhao
Tel: +86-592-591-1580
E-mail: ir@qudian.com 

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