Company: GDHLF
Filing Date: 2025-05-27
Form Type: 424B5
Source: 0001104659-25-053058
Chunk: 102

Company: GDS Holdings Ltd
Filing Date: 2025-05-27
Form: 424B5
Chunk 102
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 of our company with a par value of US$0.00005 each, conferring a holder of a Class A ordinary share to one vote per share on any resolution tabled at our general meeting;

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“Class A shareholder(s)” are to holder(s) of Class A ordinary shares;

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“Class B ordinary shares” are to Class B ordinary shares in the share capital of our company with a par value of US$0.00005 each, conferring weighted voting rights in our company such that a holder of a Class B ordinary share is entitled to 20 votes per share on resolutions tabled at our general meeting for (i) the election or removal of a simple majority of our directors; and (ii) any change to our Articles of Association that would adversely affect the rights of Class B shareholders, and which are convertible into Class A ordinary shares, and will automatically convert into Class A ordinary shares under certain circumstances;

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“Class B shareholder(s)” are to holder(s) of Class B ordinary shares;

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“customers” are to the end users of our company’s services;

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“DayOne” is to DayOne Data Centers Limited, formerly named DigitalLand Holdings Limited, or “GDS International” or “GDSI”. GDSI is a company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability on May 18, 2022, which was the holding company of our consolidated subsidiaries and affiliated entities conducting international business and operations outside of mainland China. On December 31, 2024, GDSI ceased to be our consolidated subsidiary and, as of that date, we owned approximately 35.6% of the equity interest of GDSI. On January 1, 2025, GDSI rebranded itself as “DayOne”. We refer to the business and/or entity of DayOne in this prospectus as “DayOne”;

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“DTC” are to The Depository Trust Company, the central book-entry clearing and settlement system for equity securities in the United States and the clearance system for our ADSs;

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“Exchange Act” are to the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder;

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“foreign private issuer” are to such term as defined in Rule 3b-4 under the Exchange Act;

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“GDS,” “our company,” “the Company,” “we,” “our” or “us”