Chime Files for IPO in the U.S.

Chime, a leading consumer financial technology company, announced that it has filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission relating to the proposed initial public offering of its Class A common stock. Chime has applied to list its Class A common stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker symbol “CHYM.” The number of shares to be offered and the price range for the proposed offering have not yet been determined.
 
Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and J.P. Morgan will act as lead book-running managers for the proposed offering. Barclays will act as an additional book-running manager. Evercore ISI, UBS Investment Bank, Deutsche Bank Securities, Piper Sandler and Wolfe | Nomura Alliance will act as bookrunners. William Blair, Canaccord Genuity, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, A Stifel Company, First Citizens Capital Securities and Texas Capital Securities will act as co-managers.
 
The proposed offering will be made only by means of a prospectus. Copies of the preliminary prospectus related to the proposed offering, when available, may be obtained from: Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Attention: Prospectus Department, 180 Varick Street, 2nd Floor, New York, New York 10014 or email: prospectus@morganstanley.com; Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Attention: Prospectus Department, 200 West Street, New York, New York 10282, telephone: 1-866-471-2526, facsimile: 212-902-9316 or email: prospectus-ny@ny.email.gs.com; or J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, New York 11717, or email: prospectus-eq_fi@jpmchase.com and postsalemanualrequests@broadridge.com.
 
A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission but has not yet become effective. These securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to the time the registration statement becomes effective. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.