Plaintiff’s law firm issued a press release on January 17, 2019, announcing the lawsuit. According to the press release, on December 18, 2015, Qihoo 360 Technology Co. Ltd. (“Qihoo 360” or the “Company”), purported to be the leading internet company in the People’s Republic of China, announced that it had entered into a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which it would be acquired by a consortium of investors in an “all-cash transaction valued at approximately $9.3 billion, including the redemption of approximately $1.6 billion of debt” (the “Merger”). Pursuant to the terms of the merger agreement, the Company’s shares and ADS would cease to exist in exchange for the right to receive a cash amount without interest.