Company: GDHLF
Filing Date: 2025-05-27
Form Type: 424B5
Source: 0001104659-25-053057
Chunk: 11

Company: GDS Holdings Ltd
Filing Date: 2025-05-27
Form: 424B5
Chunk 11
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 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, GDSI rebranded itself as “DayOne”. We refer to the business and/or entity of DayOne in this prospectus supplement as “DayOne”;

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“DTC” are to The Depository Trust Company, the central book-entry clearing and settlement system for equity securities in the United States and the clearance system for our ADSs;

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“end user customers” or “customers” are to the end users of our company’s services;

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“Entity List” are to the list maintained by the United States or U.S. Department of Commerce identifying foreign entities believed to be involved, or pose a significant risk of being or becoming involved, in activities contrary to the national security or foreign policy interests of the United States and which are prohibited from acquiring some or all items subject to the U.S. Export Administration Regulations, or EAR;

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“foreign private issuer” are to such term as defined in Rule 3b-4 under the U.S. Exchange Act;

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“GDS Beijing” are to Beijing Wanguo Chang’an Science and Technology Co., Ltd., a limited liability company established in the PRC on May 30, 2006 and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Management HoldCo;

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“GDS Holdings,” “GDS,” “company,” “our company,” “we,” “our” or “us” are to GDS Holdings Limited,