Company: GDHLF
Filing Date: 2025-05-27
Form Type: 424B5
Source: 0001104659-25-053057
Chunk: 10

Company: GDS Holdings Ltd
Filing Date: 2025-05-27
Form: 424B5
Chunk 10
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 Company Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited;

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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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;

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“Class B ordinary shares” are to Class B ordinary shares in the share capital of our company with a par value of US$0.00005 each, conferring weighted voting rights in our company such that a holder of a Class B ordinary share is entitled to 20 votes per share on resolutions tabled at our general meeting for (i) the election or removal of a simple majority, or six, of our directors; and (ii) any change to our Articles of Association that would adversely affect the rights of Class B shareholders, and which are convertible into Class A ordinary shares, and will automatically convert into Class A ordinary shares under certain circumstances;

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“Class B shareholder(s)” are to holder(s) of Class B ordinary shares;

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“commitment rate” are to the ratio of area committed to area in service;

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“Companies (WUMP) Ordinance” are to the Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance (Chapter 32 of the Laws of Hong Kong), as amended or supplemented from time to time;

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“contracting customers” are to parties with which our company enters into sales agreements, including (i) our company’s end user customers that directly enter into sales agreements with our company; and (ii) intermediate contracting parties that, at the request of our company’s end user customers, enter into sales agreements with our company, in which case our company may provide services to the end user customers through