Jiayuan.com Announces Receipt of Amended "Going Private" Proposal

BEIJING, June 8, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Jiayuan.com International Ltd. ("Jiayuan" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: DATE), operator of the largest online dating platform in China, today announced that the special committee (the "Special Committee") of the Company's board of directors (the "Board"), which was formed to review and evaluate the non-binding proposal letter, dated March 3, 2015 (the "Original Proposal Letter"), from Vast Profit Holdings Limited ("Vast Profit") that proposes a "going-private" transaction involving the acquisition of all of the outstanding ordinary shares of the Company not already owned by Vast Profit (the "Proposed Transaction"), has received an amended non-binding proposal letter, dated June 4, 2015 (the "Amended Proposal Letter"), from Vast Profit. In the Amended Proposal Letter, Vast Profit has proposed to increase the consideration payable in the Proposed Transaction to a price per share of US$4.80, or US$7.20 per American depositary share of the Company ("ADS"), from the price per share of US$3.58, or US$5.37 per ADS, contained in the Original Proposal Letter. A copy of the Amended Proposal Letter is attached hereto as Exhibit A.

As previously announced on May 29, 2015, in addition to the proposal from Vast Profit, the Special Committee has received other non-binding proposals regarding a potential transaction involving the Company. The Special Committee is evaluating all proposals it has received to date. The Board cautions the Company's shareholders and others considering trading in the Company's securities that no decisions have been made by the Special Committee with respect to the Company's response to any proposal and there can be no assurance that any definitive offer will be made, that any agreement will be executed or that any transaction will be approved or consummated.

About Jiayuan

Jiayuan.com International Ltd. ("Jiayuan") (NASDAQ: DATE) operates the largest online dating platform in China. Jiayuan is committed to providing a trusted, effective, and user-focused online dating platform that addresses the dating and marriage needs of China's rapidly growing urban singles population. As a pioneer in China's online dating market, Jiayuan ranks first in terms of number of unique visitors, average time spent per user and average page views per user among all online dating websites in China in 2014, according to iResearch. Jiayuan recorded an average of 5.4 million monthly active user accounts in the fourth quarter of 2014. Every two of Jiayuan's American Depositary Shares represent three ordinary shares.

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Forward-Looking Statements

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Exhibit A

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