Company: GDHLF
Filing Date: 2025-05-29
Form Type: 424B5
Source: 0001104659-25-053912
Chunk: 12

Company: GDS Holdings Ltd
Filing Date: 2025-05-29
Form: 424B5
Chunk 12
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 floor area” are either to the total internal area of buildings which we own, or to the total area under lease with respect to buildings which we lease;

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“Group,” “our Group” or “the Group” are to GDS Holdings Limited and its subsidiaries (including the variable interest entities) from time to time;

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“HK$,” “Hong Kong dollars” or “HK dollars” are to Hong Kong dollars, the lawful currency of Hong Kong;

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“Hong Kong,” “HK” or “Hong Kong S.A.R.” are to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the PRC;

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“Hong Kong Listing Rules” are to the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, as amended or supplemented from time to time;

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“Hong Kong Share Registrar” are to Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited;

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“Hong Kong Stock Exchange” are to The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited;

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“IDC(s)” are to internet data center(s);

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“M&A Rules” are to the Rules on the Merger and Acquisition of Domestic Enterprises by Foreign Investors jointly issued by MOFCOM, SASAC, STA, CSRC, SAIC and SAFE on August 8, 2006, effective on September 8, 2006 and further amended on June 22, 2009 by MOFCOM;

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“Macau” or “Macau S.A.R.” are to the Macau Special Administrative Region of the PRC;

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“Management HoldCo” are to Shanghai Xinwan Enterprise Management Co., Ltd., a limited liability company established in the PRC on October 16, 2019; as of March 31, 2025, the shareholders of Management HoldCo were Yilin Chen (former senior vice president, Southeast Asia business), Yan Liang (executive vice president, data center design, operation and delivery), Kejing Zhang (executive vice president, sales and service), Andy Wenfeng Li (general counsel, compliance officer, and company secretary) and Qi Wang (senior vice president, cloud and network business); such shareholders were designated by the board of directors of our company;

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“Memorandum” or “Memorandum of Association” are to our memorandum of association (as amended from time to time);

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“MIIT” are to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology;

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“MOFCOM” are to the Ministry of Commerce of the PRC;

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“move-in period” are