UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
May 14, 2014
Commission File Number: 001-35158
PHOENIX NEW MEDIA LIMITED
Sinolight Plaza, Floor 16
No. 4 Qiyang Road
Wangjing, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100102
Peoples Republic of China
(Address of principal executive offices)
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Exhibit 99.1 Press release: Phoenix New Media Announces up to US$50 Million Share Repurchase Program
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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Exhibit 99.1
Phoenix New Media Announces up to US$50 Million Share Repurchase Program
BEIJING, China, May 14, 2014 Phoenix New Media Limited (NYSE: FENG), a leading new media company in China (Phoenix New Media, PNM, ifeng or the Company), today announced that the board of directors of the Company has approved a new share repurchase program. Under the terms of the approved program, the Company may repurchase up to US$50 million worth of its outstanding ADSs from time to time for a period not to exceed twelve (12) months starting from May 14, 2014, the effective date of the program. The Company expects to fund the repurchases made under this program from its existing cash balance. The repurchases may be made in the open market at prevailing market prices or through privately negotiated transactions, including block trades. The timing and extent of any repurchases will depend on market conditions, the trading price of the Companys ADSs and other factors. The plan will be implemented in compliance with relevant United States securities laws and regulations and the Companys securities trading policy. The Companys board of directors will review the share repurchase program periodically and may authorize adjustment of its terms and size accordingly.
About Phoenix New Media Limited
Phoenix New Media Limited (NYSE: FENG) is a leading new media company providing premium content on an integrated platform across Internet, mobile and TV channels in China. Having originated from a leading global Chinese language TV network based in Hong Kong, Phoenix TV, the Company enables consumers to access professional news and other quality information and share user-generated content on the Internet and through their mobile devices. Phoenix New Medias platform includes its ifeng.com channel, consisting of its ifeng.com website and web-based game platform, its video channel, comprised of its dedicated video vertical and mobile video services, and its mobile channel, including its mobile Internet website, mobile applications and mobile value-added services.
Safe Harbor Statement
This announcement contains forward-looking statements. These statements are made under the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as will, expects, anticipates, future, intends, plans, believes, estimates and similar statements. Among other things, the business outlook and quotations from management in this announcement, as well as Phoenix New Medias strategic and operational plans, contain forward-looking statements. Phoenix New Media may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its periodic reports to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Forms 20-F and 6-K, in its annual report to shareholders, in press releases and other written materials and in oral statements made by its officers, directors or employees to third parties. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about Phoenix New Medias beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of factors
could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement, including but not limited to the following: the Companys goals and strategies; the Companys future business development, financial condition and results of operations; the expected growth of the online and mobile advertising, online video and mobile paid service markets in China; the Companys reliance on online advertising and MVAS for the majority of its total revenues; the Companys expectations regarding demand for and market acceptance of its services; the Companys expectations regarding the retention and strengthening of its relationships with advertisers, partners and customers; fluctuations in the Companys quarterly operating results; the Companys plans to enhance its user experience, infrastructure and service offerings; the Companys reliance on mobile operators in China to provide most of its MVAS; changes by mobile operators in China to their policies for MVAS; competition in its industry in China; and relevant government policies and regulations relating to the Company. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in the Companys filings with the SEC, including its registration statement on Form F-1, as amended, and its annual reports on Form 20-F. All information provided in this press release and in the attachments is as of the date of this press release, and Phoenix New Media does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law.
For investor and media inquiries please contact:
Phoenix New Media Limited
Matthew Zhao
Email: investorrelations@ifeng.com
ICR, Inc.
Jeremy Peruski
Tel: +1 (646) 405-4883
Email: investorrelations@ifeng.com