CooTek Announces Share Purchase by Senior Management

SHANGHAI, March 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CooTek (Cayman) Inc. CTK ("CooTek" or the "Company"), a global mobile internet company, today announced that Mr. Karl Kan Zhang, CooTek's Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Technology Officer has informed the Company of his intention to use his personal funds to purchase up to US$3 million of the Company's American Depositary Shares (the "ADSs") for the next six months, pursuant and subject to applicable laws and the Company's securities trading policy.

Mr. Karl Kan Zhang will make his own independent decision on the share purchase and its terms. The share purchases may be made from time to time in the open market at prevailing market prices, in privately negotiated transactions, in block trades and/or through other legally permissible means, depending on market conditions and in accordance with applicable rules and regulations.

Mr. Karl Kan Zhang has agreed to be subject to lock-up restrictions for a period of at least six months with respect to the proposed purchased ADSs. The proposed share purchase plan demonstrates the senior management's confidence in the long-term growth of the Company and the value of its business.

About CooTek (Cayman) Inc.

CooTek is a mobile internet company with a global vision that offers content-rich mobile applications, focusing on three categories: online literature, scenario-based content apps and mobile games. CooTek's mission is to empower everyone to enjoy relevant content seamlessly. CooTek's user-centric and data-driven approach has enabled it to release appealing products to capture mobile internet users' ever-evolving content needs and helps it rapidly attract targeted users.

For more information on CooTek, please visit https://ir.cootek.com.

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For investor enquiries, please contact:

CooTek (Cayman) Inc.

Mr. Robert Yi Cui

Email: IR@cootek.com

ICA Investor Relations (Asia) Limited

Mr. Kevin Yang

Phone: +86-21-8028-6033

E-mail: cootek@icaasia.com

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