Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 6-K, filed May 31, 2024
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA)
About this 6-K
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd filed this 6-K on May 31, 2024.
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 Under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
May 31, 2024
Commission File Number: 001-36614
Alibaba Group Holding Limited
(Registrant’s name)
26/F Tower One, Times Square
1 Matheson Street
Causeway Bay
Hong Kong S.A.R.
People’s Republic of China
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:
Form 20-F x Form 40-F ¨
EXHIBITS
Exhibit 99.1 – Announcement – Dividend Distribution Logistics
Exhibit 99.2 – Announcement – Dividend for the Year Ended March 31, 2024
Exhibit 99.3 – Announcement – Special Dividend for the Year Ended March 31, 2024
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED | ||
| Date: May 31, 2024 | By: | /s/ Kevin Jinwei ZHANG |
| Name: | Kevin Jinwei ZHANG | |
| Title: | Company Secretary | |
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Exhibit 99.1
Dividend Distribution Logistics
As we announced on May 14, 2024, Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE: BABA and HKEX: 9988 (HKD Counter) and 89988 (RMB Counter), “Alibaba Group” or the “Company”) declared a two-part dividend comprised of (i) an annual regular cash dividend for fiscal year 2024 in the amount of US$0.125 per ordinary share or US$1.00 per ADS, and (ii) a one-time extraordinary cash dividend as a distribution of proceeds from disposition of certain financial investments in the amount of US$0.0825 per ordinary share or US$0.66 per ADS, in each case payable in U.S. dollars, to holders of ordinary shares and holders of ADSs.
We would like to remind holders of our ordinary shares and ADSs the following logistics for the distribution of dividend.
| Record Date | The dividend is payable to holders of the Company’s ordinary shares and holders of the Company’s ADSs as of the close of business on June 13, 2024, Hong Kong Time and New York Time, respectively.
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| To Holders of Ordinary Shares | For most of our shareholders who hold ordinary shares through Central Clearing and Settlement System (CCASS) or shareholders whose ordinary shares are already directly registered on the Company’s Cayman share register or Hong Kong share register, no further action is required from you.
For any person who has acquired ordinary shares through private transactions or otherwise obtained the shares outside the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and has not yet registered on the Company’s share register, in order to qualify for the dividend, you need to submit all valid documents for the transfers of shares accompanied by the relevant share certificates to either (i) the Company’s Hong Kong Share Registrar, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, at Shops 1712-1716, 17th Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong, or (ii) the Company’s Principal Share Registrar, Maples Fund Services (Cayman) Limited, c/o Maples Fund Services (Asia) Limited, at 16/F, Central Plaza, 18 Harbour Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong, respectively, in each case not later than 4:30 p.m. on June 13, 2024, Hong Kong Time.
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| To Holders of ADSs | The dividend to be paid to the holders of the Company’s ADSs through the depositary bank will be subject to the terms of the deposit agreement, including the fees and expenses payable thereunder. The Company’s depositary bank has posted and will post additional announcements related to the dividend on its website.
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| Temporary Suspension of Conversion between Ordinary Shares and ADSs | Per standard operations of the Company’s depositary bank, to fix the holders of ordinary shares and holders of ADSs who will be entitled to the dividend, conversion between the Company’s ADSs and ordinary shares will be suspended between the close of business on June 10, 2024, New York Time and close of business on June 13, 2024, New York Time.
Trading of our ordinary shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and trading of our ADSs on the New York Stock Exchange will not be affected by the suspension of conversions between the Company’s ADSs and ordinary shares.
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| Payment Date | The payment date is expected to be on or around July 3, 2024 for holders of ordinary shares and on or around July 12, 2024 for holders of ADSs.
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SAFE HARBOR STATEMENTS
This announcement contains forward-looking statements, including statements on shareholders’ return on investments. 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 “may,” “will,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “future,” “aim,” “estimate,” “intend,” “seek,” “plan,” “believe,” “potential,” “continue,” “ongoing,” “target,” “guidance,” “is/are likely to” and similar statements. Alibaba Group may also make forward-looking statements in its periodic reports to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, in announcements made on the website of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in press releases and other written materials and in oral statements made by its officers, directors or employees to third parties. 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. All information provided in this announcement is as of the date of this announcement and are based on assumptions that Alibaba Group believes to be reasonable as of this date, and Alibaba Group does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law.
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| Exhibit 99.2 EF001 Page 1 of 2 v 1.1.1 Disclaimer Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, make no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arisen from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this announcement. Cash Dividend Announcement for Equity Issuer Issuer name Alibaba Group Holding Limited Stock code 09988 Multi-counter stock code and currency 89988 RMB Other related stock code(s) and name(s) 05592 BABA N2411B 05593 BABA N3411B 05844 BABA N2411 05845 BABA N3411 Title of announcement DIVIDEND FOR THE YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2024 Announcement date 14 May 2024 Status New announcement Information relating to the dividend Dividend type Final Dividend nature Ordinary For the financial year end 31 March 2024 Reporting period end for the dividend declared 31 March 2024 Dividend declared USD 0.125 per share Date of shareholders' approval Not applicable Information relating to Hong Kong share register Default currency and amount in which the dividend will be paid USD 0.125 per share Exchange rate USD 1 : USD 1 Ex-dividend date 12 June 2024 Latest time to lodge transfer documents for registration with share registrar for determining entitlement to the dividend 13 June 2024 16:30 Book close period Not applicable Record date 13 June 2024 Payment date 03 July 2024 Share registrar and its address Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited Shops 1712-1716, 17th Floor Hopewell Centre 183 Queen's Road East |
| EF001 Page 2 of 2 v 1.1.1 Wanchai Hong Kong Information relating to withholding tax Details of withholding tax applied to the dividend declared Not applicable Information relating to listed warrants / convertible securities issued by the issuer Details of listed warrants / convertible securities issued by the issuer Not applicable Other information Other information Not applicable Directors of the issuer As at the date of this announcement, our board of directors comprises Mr. Joseph C. TSAI as the chairman, Mr. Eddie Yongming WU, Mr. J. Michael EVANS and Ms. Maggie Wei WU as directors, and Mr. Jerry YANG, Ms. Wan Ling MARTELLO, Mr. Weijian SHAN, Ms. Irene Yun-Lien LEE, Mr. Albert Kong Ping NG and Mr. Kabir MISRA as independent directors. |
| Exhibit 99.3 EF001 Page 1 of 2 v 1.1.1 Disclaimer Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, make no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arisen from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this announcement. Cash Dividend Announcement for Equity Issuer Issuer name Alibaba Group Holding Limited Stock code 09988 Multi-counter stock code and currency 89988 RMB Other related stock code(s) and name(s) 05592 BABA N2411B 05593 BABA N3411B 05844 BABA N2411 05845 BABA N3411 Title of announcement SPECIAL DIVIDEND FOR THE YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2024 Announcement date 14 May 2024 Status New announcement Information relating to the dividend Dividend type Other Special Dividend Dividend nature Special For the financial year end 31 March 2024 Reporting period end for the dividend declared 31 March 2024 Dividend declared USD 0.0825 per share Date of shareholders' approval Not applicable Information relating to Hong Kong share register Default currency and amount in which the dividend will be paid USD 0.0825 per share Exchange rate USD 1 : USD 1 Ex-dividend date 12 June 2024 Latest time to lodge transfer documents for registration with share registrar for determining entitlement to the dividend 13 June 2024 16:30 Book close period Not applicable Record date 13 June 2024 Payment date 03 July 2024 Share registrar and its address Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited Shops 1712-1716, 17th Floor Hopewell Centre |
| EF001 Page 2 of 2 v 1.1.1 183 Queen's Road East Wanchai Hong Kong Information relating to withholding tax Details of withholding tax applied to the dividend declared Not applicable Information relating to listed warrants / convertible securities issued by the issuer Details of listed warrants / convertible securities issued by the issuer Not applicable Other information Other information Not applicable Directors of the issuer As at the date of this announcement, our board of directors comprises Mr. Joseph C. TSAI as the chairman, Mr. Eddie Yongming WU, Mr. J. Michael EVANS and Ms. Maggie Wei WU as directors, and Mr. Jerry YANG, Ms. Wan Ling MARTELLO, Mr. Weijian SHAN, Ms. Irene Yun-Lien LEE, Mr. Albert Kong Ping NG and Mr. Kabir MISRA as independent directors. |
