Company: GDHLF
Filing Date: 2025-04-28
Form Type: 20-F
Source: 0001410578-25-000935
Chunk: 381

Company: GDS Holdings Ltd
Filing Date: 2025-04-28
Form: 20-F
Item: Item 16C
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ITEM 16C. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

KPMG Huazhen LLP has served as our independent public accountant for each of the fiscal years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2024, for which audited financial statements appear in this annual report.

The following table sets forth the aggregate fees by categories specified below in connection with certain professional services rendered by KPMG Huazhen LLP, for the years indicated.

                              For the Year Ended                       
                              December 31,                             
                              2023                               2024  
 ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
                              (In thousands of US dollars)             
  Audit Fees (1)              2,876                             3,313  
  Audit-related Fees (2)      —                                   148  
  Tax Fees (3)                389                                 332  
  All Other Fees (4)          —                                     —  
  Total                       3,265                             3,793  

  (1)      “ Audit Fees” represents the aggregate fees billed or to be billed for each of the fiscal years listed for professional services rendered by our auditor for the audit of our annual financial st...  

  (2)      “ Audit-related Fees” represents the aggregate fees billed or to be billed for each of the fiscal years listed for the assurance and related services rendered by our auditor that are reasonably...  

  (3)      “ Tax Fees” represents the aggregate fees billed for each of the fiscal years listed for the professional tax services rendered by our principal auditors.  

  (4)      “ All Other Fees” represents the aggregate fees for services rendered by our auditor other than services reported under “ Audit Fees,” “ Audit-related Fees” and “ Tax Fees.”  

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Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures

Our audit committee is responsible for the oversight of our independent public accountants’ work. The policy of our audit committee is to pre-approve all audit and non-audit services provided by KPMG Huazhen LLP, including audit services, audit-related services, tax services and other services, as described above.

ITEM 16D. EXEMPTIONS FROM THE LISTING STANDARDS FOR AUDIT COMMITTEES

None.

ITEM 16E. PURCHASE OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY THE ISSUER AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS

None.

ITEM 16F. CHANGE IN REGISTRANT’ S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT

Not applicable