JD.com Announces Completion of US$2.0 Billion Convertible Senior Notes
23 Mai 2024 - 10:00PM
JD.com, Inc. (“JD” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: JD and HKEX: 9618
(HKD counter) and 89618 (RMB counter)), a leading supply
chain-based technology and service provider, today announced the
completion of its offering of convertible senior notes (the “Notes
Offering”) in an aggregate principal amount of US$2.0 billion due
2029 (the “Notes”), including the initial purchasers’ full exercise
of option to purchase an additional US$250 million in aggregate
principal amount of the Notes. The Notes have been offered to
persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers in
reliance on the exemption from the registration requirement
provided by Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the “Securities Act”) and certain non-U.S. persons in offshore
transactions in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act.
The Company plans to use the net proceeds from
the Notes Offering (a) for repurchase of American depositary shares
(“ADSs”), each representing two Class A ordinary shares,
concurrently with the pricing of the Notes, from certain purchasers
of the Notes in off-market privately negotiated transactions
effected through one of the initial purchasers or its affiliates,
as the Company’s agent, and repurchases on the open market, after
the pricing of the Notes and from time to time, additional Class A
ordinary shares and/or American depositary shares (“ADSs”), each
representing two Class A ordinary shares, of the Company pursuant
to its share repurchase program(s), (b) to expand its overseas
business, (c) to further improve its supply chain network, and (d)
for working capital needs.
The Notes will be senior, unsecured obligations
of the Company and bear interest at a rate of 0.25% per year,
payable semiannually in arrears on June 1 and December 1 of each
year, beginning on December 1, 2024. The Notes will mature on June
1, 2029, unless earlier redeemed, repurchased or converted in
accordance with their terms prior to such date. The initial
conversion rate of the Notes is 21.8830 ADSs per US$1,000 principal
amount of Notes, which is equivalent to an initial conversion price
of approximately US$45.70 per ADS.
The Notes, the ADSs deliverable upon conversion
of the Notes, if any, and the Class A ordinary shares represented
thereby or deliverable upon conversion of Notes in lieu thereof
have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act
or securities laws of any other places. They may not be offered or
sold within the United States or to U.S. persons, except to persons
reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers in
reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144A
under the Securities Act and to certain non-U.S. persons in
offshore transactions in reliance on Regulation S under the
Securities Act.
This press release shall not constitute an offer
to sell or a solicitation of an offer to purchase any securities,
nor shall there be a sale of the securities in any state or
jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be
unlawful.
About JD.com, Inc.
JD.com is a leading supply chain-based
technology and service provider. The company’s cutting-edge retail
infrastructure seeks to enable consumers to buy whatever they want,
whenever and wherever they want it. The company has opened its
technology and infrastructure to partners, brands and other
sectors, as part of its Retail as a Service offering to help drive
productivity and innovation across a range of industries.
Safe Harbor Statement
This announcement contains forward-looking
statements. These statements are made under the “safe harbor”
provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by
terminology such as “will,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “future,”
“intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates,” “confident” and
similar statements. JD.com may also make written or oral
forward-looking statements in its periodic reports to the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), in announcements
made on the website of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, in its annual
report to shareholders, in press releases and other written
materials and in oral statements made by its officers, directors or
employees to third parties. Statements that are not historical
facts, including statements about JD.com’s beliefs and
expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking
statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of
factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those
contained in any forward-looking statement, including but not
limited to the following: JD.com’s growth strategies; its future
business development, results of operations and financial
condition; its ability to attract and retain new customers and to
increase revenues generated from repeat customers; its expectations
regarding demand for and market acceptance of its products and
services; trends and competition in China’s e-commerce market;
changes in its revenues and certain cost or expense items; the
expected growth of the Chinese e-commerce market; laws, regulations
and governmental policies relating to the industries in which
JD.com or its business partners operate; potential changes in laws,
regulations and governmental policies or changes in the
interpretation and implementation of laws, regulations and
governmental policies that could adversely affect the industries in
which JD.com or its business partners operate, including, among
others, initiatives to enhance supervision of companies listed on
an overseas exchange and tighten scrutiny over data privacy and
data security; risks associated with JD.com’s acquisitions,
investments and alliances, including fluctuation in the market
value of JD.com’s investment portfolio; natural disasters and
geopolitical events; change in tax rates and financial risks;
intensity of competition; and general market and economic
conditions in China and globally. Further information regarding
these and other risks is included in JD.com’s filings with the SEC
and the announcements on the website of the Hong Kong Stock
Exchange. All information provided herein is as of the date of this
announcement, and JD.com undertakes no obligation to update any
forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable
law.
Contacts:
Investor Relations
Sean Zhang
+86 (10) 8912-6804
IR@JD.com
Media Relations
+86 (10) 8911-6155
Press@JD.com
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