Company: GDHLF
Filing Date: 2025-05-29
Form Type: 424B5
Source: 0001104659-25-053912
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Company: GDS Holdings Ltd
Filing Date: 2025-05-29
Form: 424B5
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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, or six, 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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“commitment rate” are to the ratio of area committed to area in service;

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“Companies (WUMP) Ordinance” are to the Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance (Chapter 32 of the Laws of Hong Kong), as amended or supplemented from time to time;

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“contracting customers” are to parties with which our company enters into sales agreements, including (i) our company’s end user customers that directly enter into sales agreements with our company; and (ii) intermediate contracting parties that, at the request of our company’s end user customers, enter into sales agreements with our company, in which case our company may provide services to the end user customers through such agreements;

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“Controlling Shareholders” are to Mr. Huang and STT Garnet, unless the context otherwise requires; such term has the meaning ascribed to it under the Hong Kong Listing Rules;

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“CSRC” are to the China Securities Regulatory Commission;

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“Data Center Operation Management Platform” are to the platform we developed and operate which provides real-time information on many aspects of data center operating performance;

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“DayOne” is to DayOne Data Centers Limited, formerly named DigitalLand Holdings Limited, or “GDS International” or “GDSI”. GDSI is an exempted 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, GDS