Company: GDHLF
Filing Date: 2025-04-28
Form Type: 20-F
Source: 0001410578-25-000935
Chunk: 335

Company: GDS Holdings Ltd
Filing Date: 2025-04-28
Form: 20-F
Item: Item 6
Chunk 335
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 directors to oversee the business of our group companies. The executive committee shall also provide consultation and recommendations to our board of directors on operating and strategic matters for any of our group companies, acting within authorities delegated to it by our board of directors. In addition, the executive committee shall have such other authority as may be delegated to it by our board of directors from time to time. Our executive committee is responsible for, among other things, advising, providing consultation and recommendations to our board of directors on:

  operational performance of any of our group companies;  

  appropriate strategies for any of our group companies;  

  strategic business and financing plans and annual budget of any of the group companies;  

  acquisitions, dispositions, investments and other potential growth and expansion opportunities for any of our group companies;  

  capital structure and financing strategy of our group companies, including but not limited to any debt, equity or equity-linked financing transactions, as well as any issuance, repurchase, conv...  

  any material litigation or other legal or administrative proceedings to which any of our group companies is a party;  

  entry into any material contracts exceeding the approval authority of our chief executive officer or its equivalent, the chief financial officer, and all the other executive officers of any of ...  

  the approval of the incurrence of debt above certain thresholds;  

  reporting regularly to our board of directors; and  

  any other responsibilities as are delegated to the executive committee by our board of directors from time to time.  

Corporate Governance

Our board of directors has adopted a code of business conduct, which is applicable to all of our directors, officers and employees. We have made our code of business conduct publicly available on our website.

In addition, our board of directors has adopted a set of corporate governance guidelines. The guidelines reflect certain guiding principles with respect to our board’s structure, procedures and committees. The guidelines are not intended to change or interpret any law, or our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association.

Remuneration and Borrowing

The directors may determine remuneration to be paid to the directors. The compensation committee will assist the directors in reviewing and approving the compensation structure for the directors. The directors may exercise all the powers of our company to borrow money, mortgage or charge its undertaking, property and uncalled capital and issue debentures or other securities whether outright or as security for any debt obligations of our company or of any third party.

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Qualification

There is no requirement for our directors to own any shares in our