Company: GDHLF
Filing Date: 2025-05-29
Form Type: 424B5
Source: 0001104659-25-053912
Chunk: 9

Company: GDS Holdings Ltd
Filing Date: 2025-05-29
Form: 424B5
Chunk 9
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 service;

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“area pre-committed” are to that part of our area under construction which is pre-committed to customers pursuant to customer agreements remaining in effect;

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“area under construction” are to the entire net floor area of data centers (or phases of data centers) which are actively under construction and have not yet reached the stage of being ready for service;

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“area utilized” are to that part of our area in service that is committed to customers and revenue generating pursuant to the terms of customer agreements remaining in effect;

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“Articles” or “Articles of Association” are to our Articles of Association (as amended from time to time), adopted by way of a special resolution passed on June 5, 2023 and effective on June 5, 2023;

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“build-operate-transfer data centers” or “B-O-T data centers” are to data centers that we undertake to build and operate for specific customers for their exclusive use, and transfer to such customers at the end of the contract period;

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“carrier-neutral” or “cloud-neutral” are to data centers that are not owned, operated, or tied to any one network or cloud service provider, respectively;

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“CBIRC” are to the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission, the predecessor of the State Administration for Financial Regulation of the PRC;

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“CCASS” are to the Central Clearing and Settlement System established and operated by Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited;

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“China” and the “PRC” are to the People’s Republic of China;

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“Churn rate” is to the area terminated or expired without renewal during the quarter divided by total area utilized at the end of the preceding quarter;

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“Circular 82” are to the Notice Regarding the Determination of Chinese-controlled Offshore-Incorporated Enterprises as PRC Tax Resident Enterprises on the basis of de facto management bodies, issued on April 22, 2009 and further amended on December 29, 2017;

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“Class A ordinary shares” are to Class A ordinary shares in the share capital 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;