Company: GDHLF
Filing Date: 2025-05-27
Form Type: 424B5
Source: 0001104659-25-053057
Chunk: 54

Company: GDS Holdings Ltd
Filing Date: 2025-05-27
Form: 424B5
Chunk 54
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RC government may also intervene with or influence our operations as the government deems appropriate to further regulatory, political and societal goals. The PRC government has published new policies that affected certain industries such as the education and internet industries, and we cannot rule out the possibility that it may in the future release regulations or policies regarding our industry that could affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. See “— Complex and changing regulatory environment in the mainland China, and changes in policies, laws, rules and regulations in the PRC that could adversely affect us.” Any such regulatory oversight actions, once taken by the PRC government,

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could impact our ability to offer or continue to offer securities to investors, and could cause the value of our securities, including our ADSs, to significantly decline or become worthless.

The complex and changing regulatory environment in mainland China as well as changes in policies, laws, rules and regulations in the PRC could adversely affect us.

Substantially all of our operations are conducted in mainland China, and are governed by PRC laws, rules and regulations. Our mainland China subsidiaries, the VIEs and their subsidiaries are subject to laws, rules and regulations applicable to foreign investment in mainland China. The PRC legal system is a civil law system based on written statutes. Unlike the common law system, prior court decisions may be cited for reference but have limited precedential value under the civil law system.

In 1979, the PRC government began to promulgate a comprehensive system of laws, rules and regulations governing economic matters in general. The overall effect of legislation over the past three decades has significantly enhanced the protections afforded to various forms of foreign investment in mainland China. However, enacted laws, rules and regulations may not sufficiently cover all aspects of economic activities in mainland China or may be subject to degrees of interpretation by PRC regulatory agencies. Any failure or perceived failure to comply with the related laws, rules and regulations, by us or our top customers, may result in governmental investigations or enforcement actions, litigations or claims against us or our top customers and could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Any administrative and court proceedings in mainland China may be protracted, resulting in costs and diversion of resources and management attention. Since PRC administrative and court authorities have discretion in interpreting and implementing statutory and contractual terms, it may be difficult to evaluate the outcome of administrative and court proceedings and the level of legal protection we enjoy