Hudson Capital Inc. (NASDAQ: HUSN) (Hudson Capital) announced that
FreightHub, Inc.(Fr8Hub), a North American transportation logistics
technology platform company focused on US-Mexico cross-border
shipping with which Hudson Capital has signed a definitive Merger
Agreement, announced preliminary full year 2020 revenue of $9.2
million, an increase of 120% over 2019.
Javier Selgas, CEO of Fr8Hub, said, “Our momentum is building,
as demonstrated by our fourth quarter of 2020 revenue, which drove
our preliminary full year 2020 revenues above $9.2 million, up more
than 120% compared to 2019. Our preliminary 2020 full year revenue
exceeded our expectations and reflects the positive effect of our
innovative product platform, Fr8Hub 2.0, in tandem with our
industry leading salesforce. We are well positioned to continue our
growth in 2021, as we capitalize on the expanding cross border
truckload freight activity between Mexico and the U.S. and Mexico
to Canada as well as domestic U.S. and Mexico truckload
freight.”
About FreightHub, Inc.FreightHub, Inc. (Fr8Hub)
makes shipping simple, transparent, and efficient. A transportation
logistics platform company, Fr8Hub focuses on truckload freight for
domestic and cross-border markets in Mexico, the US and Canada. As
an innovative digital freight marketplace, broker, transportation
management system (TMS) and public API, Fr8Hub uses its proprietary
technology platform to connect carriers and shippers that
significantly improves matching and operation efficiency via
innovative technologies such as live pricing and real-time
tracking.
About Hudson Capital Inc.Incorporated in 2014,
Hudson Capital Inc. (formerly known as China Internet Nationwide
Financial Services Inc. (NASDAQ: HUSN)) commenced its business by
providing financial advisory services to small and medium size
companies. The traditional business segments include commercial
payment advisory, intermediary bank loan advisory and international
corporate financing advisory services which help clients to meet
their commercial payment and investment needs. For more
information, about Hudson Capital, please see the documents filed
by Hudson Capital with the SEC at www.sec.gov.
Important Information About the Proposed Merger
Transaction and Where to Find ItIn connection with the
proposed merger, Hudson Capital intends to file relevant materials
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including
a Registration Statement on Form S-4 (the “Form S-4”) which was
filed on November 12, 2020, and an amendment filed on December 31,
2020 with the SEC, and includes and serves as a proxy
statement/prospectus for Hudson Capital’s shareholders and a
prospectus for Fr8Hub’s stockholders. Promptly after the Form S-4
is declared effective by the SEC, Hudson Capital will mail the
definitive proxy statement/prospectus and a proxy card to each
shareholder entitled to vote at the special meeting on the merger
and the other proposals set forth in the proxy statement.
SHAREHOLDERS OF HUDSON CAPITAL ARE URGED TO READ THESE
MATERIALS (INCLUDING ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS THERETO) AND ANY
OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE MERGER THAT HUDSON
CAPITAL WILL FILE WITH THE SEC WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE
THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT HUDSON CAPITAL,
FREIGHTHUB AND THE MERGER. The definitive proxy
statement/prospectus and other relevant materials in connection
with the merger (when they become available), and any other
documents filed by Hudson Capital with the SEC, may be obtained
free of charge at the SEC’s website (www.sec.gov).
Participants in the SolicitationHudson Capital
and its directors and executive officers may be deemed participants
in the solicitation of proxies from Hudson Capital’s shareholders
with respect to the merger. A list of the names of those directors
and executive officers and a description of their interests in
Hudson Capital are included in the prospectus/proxy statement for
the proposed merger and are available at www.sec.gov. Additional
information regarding the interests of such participants will be
contained in the prospectus/proxy statement for the proposed merger
when available. Information about Hudson Capital’s directors and
executive officers and their ownership of ordinary shares of Hudson
Capital is set forth in Hudson Capital’s Annual Report on Form 20-F
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 15, 2020.
These documents can be obtained free of charge from the sources
indicated above.
Fr8Hub and its directors and executive officers may also be
deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the
shareholders of Hudson Capital in connection with the proposed
merger. A list of the names of such directors and executive
officers and information regarding their interests in the proposed
merger are included in the prospectus/proxy statement for the
proposed merger, and are available at www.sec.gov.
Forward Looking StatementsThis press release
includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the
“safe harbor” provisions of the United States Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Hudson Capital’s and Fr8Hub’s actual
results may differ from their expectations, estimates, and
projections and, consequently, you should not rely on these
forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Words
such as “expect,” “estimate,” “project,” “budget,” “forecast,”
“anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “may,” “will,” “could,” “should,”
“believes,” “predicts,” “potential,” “continue,” and similar
expressions (or the negative versions of such words or expressions)
are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These
forward-looking statements include, without limitation, Hudson
Capital’s and Fr8Hub’s expectations with respect to future
performance and anticipated financial impacts of the proposed
acquisition, the satisfaction of the closing conditions to the
proposed acquisition, and the timing of the completion of the
proposed acquisition.
These forward-looking statements involve significant risks and
uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ
materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements.
Most of these factors are outside Hudson Capital’s and Fr8Hub’s
control and are difficult to predict. Factors that may cause such
differences include, but are not limited to: (1) the occurrence of
any event, change, or other circumstances that could give rise to
the termination of the definitive merger agreement (the
“Agreement”); (2) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be
instituted against Hudson Capital or Fr8Hub following the
announcement of the Agreement and the transactions contemplated
therein; (3) the inability to complete the proposed acquisition,
including due to failure to obtain approval of the shareholders of
Hudson Capital and stockholders of Fr8Hub, certain regulatory
approvals, or satisfy other conditions to closing in the Agreement;
(4) the occurrence of any event, change, or other circumstance that
could give rise to the termination of the Agreement or could
otherwise cause the transaction to fail to close; (5) the impact of
COVID-19 pandemic on Fr8Hub’s business and/or the ability of the
parties to complete the proposed acquisition; (6) the inability to
obtain or maintain the listing of Hudson Capital’s shares of common
stock on Nasdaq following the proposed merger; (7) the risk that
the proposed acquisition disrupts current plans and operations as a
result of the announcement and consummation of the proposed merger;
(8) the ability to recognize the anticipated benefits of the
proposed merger, which may be affected by, among other things,
competition, the ability of Fr8Hub to grow and manage growth
profitably, and retain its key employees; (9) costs related to the
proposed merger; (10) changes in applicable laws or regulations;
(11) the possibility that Hudson Capital or Fr8Hub may be adversely
affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors;
(12) risks relating to the uncertainty of the projected financial
information with respect to Fr8Hub; (13) risks related to the
organic and inorganic growth of Fr8Hub’s business and the timing of
expected business milestones; and (14) other risks and
uncertainties indicated from time to time in the prospectus/proxy
statement on the Form S-4, relating to the proposed merger,
including those under “Risk Factors” therein, to be filed by Hudson
Capital and in Hudson Capital’s other filings with the SEC. Hudson
Capital cautions that the foregoing list of factors is not
exclusive. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties
materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect,
actual results may vary materially from those indicated or
anticipated by such forward-looking statements. Hudson Capital and
Fr8Hub caution readers not to place undue reliance upon any
forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made.
Hudson Capital and Fr8Hub do not undertake or accept any obligation
or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any
forward-looking statements to reflect any change in their
expectations or any change in events, conditions, or circumstances
on which any such statement is based.
No Offer or SolicitationThis press release
shall not constitute a solicitation of a proxy, consent, or
authorization with respect to any securities or in respect of the
proposed merger. This press release shall also not constitute an
offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any
securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any states
or jurisdictions in which such offer, solicitation, or sale would
be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the
securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offering of securities
shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the
requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, or an exemption therefrom.
Fr8Hub Contact:Moriah Shilton or Kirsten
Chapman, LHA Investor Relations, fr8hub@lhai.com, 415.433.3777
Hudson Capital Contact:Hon Man Yun, Chief
Financial Officer, man@hudsoncapitalusa.com, (852) 98047102
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