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GDS Holdings Ltd (GDS)

6-K 2022-03-08 For: 2022-03-08
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGECOMMISSION

Washington, D.C.20549

FORM 6-K

Report of ForeignPrivate Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16or 15d-16 of

the Securities ExchangeAct of 1934

March 2022

Commission FileNumber: 001-37925

GDS Holdings Limited

(Registrant’s name)

F4/F5, BuildingC, Sunland International

No. 999 ZhouhaiRoad

Pudong, Shanghai200137

People’s Republicof 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 ⌧      Form 40-F ¨

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K on paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ¨

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K on paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): ¨

EXHIBITS

99.1 Press<br> release – GDS to Report Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2021 Financial Results Before the Open of the U.S. Market on March 22,<br> 2022
99.2 Announcement<br> — Date of Board Meeting
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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.

GDS Holdings Limited
Date: March 8, 2022 By: /s/<br> William Wei Huang
Name: William Wei Huang
Title: Chief Executive Officer
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Exhibit 99.1

GDS to Report Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2021 Financial Results Beforethe Open of the U.S. Market on March 22, 2022

SHANGHAI, China, March 8, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GDS Holdings Limited (“GDS Holdings,” “GDS” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: GDS; HKEX: 9698), a leading developer and operator of high-performance data centers in China, today announced that it will report its fourth quarter and full year 2021 unaudited financial results after the close of the Hong Kong market and before the open of the U.S market on March 22, 2022.

The Company’s management will host an earnings conference call at 8:00 AM U.S. Eastern Time on Tuesday, March 22, 2022 (8:00 PM Hong Kong Time on the same day).

Dial-in details for the earnings conference call are as follows:

United States: +1-833-239-5535
International: +65-6713-5640
Hong Kong: +852-3018-6768
Mainland China: 400-820-9615
Conference ID: 4357735

Participants should dial in at least 15 minutes before the scheduled start time and provide the Conference ID to the Operator to be connected to the conference. Due to conditions surrounding the outbreak of COVID-19, participants may experience longer than normal hold period before being assisted to join the call. The Company thanks everyone in advance for their patience and understanding.

Additionally, a live and archived webcast of the conference call will be available on the Company’s investor relations website at http://investors.gds-services.com.

A replay of the conference call will be accessible by phone approximately two hours after the conclusion of the live call at the following numbers, until March 30, 2022 08:59 AM U.S. ET:

United States: +1-646-254-3697
International:<br><br>Hong Kong:<br><br>Mainland China: +61-2-8199-0299<br><br>+852-3051-2780<br><br>400-632-2162
Replay Access Code: 4357735

About GDS Holdings Limited


GDS Holdings Limited (NASDAQ: GDS; HKEX: 9698) is a leading developer and operator of high-performance data centers in China. The Company’s facilities are strategically located in China’s primary economic hubs where demand for high-performance data center services is concentrated. The Company also builds, operates and transfers data centers at other locations selected by its customers in order to fulfill their broader requirements. The Company’s data centers have large net floor area, high power capacity, density and efficiency, and multiple redundancies across all critical systems. GDS is carrier and cloud-neutral, which enables its customers to access all the major PRC telecommunications networks, as well as the largest PRC and global public clouds which are hosted in many of its facilities. The Company offers co-location and managed services, including direct private connection to leading public clouds, an innovative service platform for managing hybrid clouds and, where required, the resale of public cloud services. The Company has a 21-year track record of service delivery, successfully fulfilling the requirements of some of the largest and most demanding customers for outsourced data center services in China. The Company’s customer base consists predominantly of hyperscale cloud service providers, large internet companies, financial institutions, telecommunications carriers, IT service providers, and large domestic private sector and multinational corporations.

For investor and media inquiries, please contact:

GDS Holdings Limited

Laura Chen

Phone: +86 (21) 2029-2203

Email: ir@gds-services.com

The Piacente Group, Inc.

Ross Warner

Phone: +86 (10) 6508-0677

Email: GDS@tpg-ir.com

Brandi Piacente

Phone: +1 (212) 481-2050

Email: GDS@tpg-ir.com

GDS Holdings Limited

Exhibit 99.2

HongKong Exchanges and Clearing Limited, The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Hong Kong Stock Exchange”) andHong Kong Securities Clearing Company Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, make no representation asto its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance uponthe whole or any part of the contents of this announcement.

GDSHoldings Limited** (the “Company”) is controlled through weighted voting rights. Shareholders and prospective investorsshould be aware of the potential risks of investing in a company with a weighted voting right, or WVR, structure. Particularly, the WVRbeneficiary, whose interests may not necessarily be aligned with those of our shareholders as a whole, will be in a position to exertsignificant influence over the outcome of shareholders’ resolutions, irrespective of how other shareholders vote. Our Americandepositary shares, each representing eight of our Class A ordinary shares, are listed on the Nasdaq Global Market in the UnitedStates under the symbol GDS.

GDSHoldings Limited

萬國數據控股有限公司*****

(Acompany controlled through weighted voting rights and incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability

underthe name GDS Holdings Limited and carrying on business in Hong Kong as GDS WanGuo Holdings Limited)

(StockCode: 9698)

DATEOF BOARD MEETING

Our board of directors will hold a board meeting on March 18, 2022 (Hong Kong time) for the purpose of, among others, approving our unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and the full year ended December 31, 2021 (“Fourth Quarter and AnnualResults”). We will announce our Fourth Quarter and Annual Results after the trading hours of the Hong Kong market on March 22, 2022 (Hong Kong time) and before the opening of the U.S. market on March 22, 2022 (U.S. Eastern Time), on the website of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange at www.hkexnews.hk.

The earnings conference call will take place at 8:00 PM on March 22, 2022 (Hong Kong time). Our management will be on the call to discuss the Fourth Quarter and Annual Results. Interested parties may participate in the conference call by dialing in +852-3018-6768 or +65-6713-5640 and providing conference ID: 4357735 at least 15 minutes prior to the initiation of the call.

By<br> order of the Board
GDS Holdings<br> Limited**
Mr. William<br> Wei Huang
Chairman<br> and Chief Executive Officer

Hong Kong, March 8, 2022

Asat the date of this announcement, the board of directors of the Company comprises Mr. William Wei Huang as the chairman, Mr. SioTat Hiang as the vice-chairman, Mr. Satoshi Okada, Mr. Bruno Lopez, Mr. Lee Choong Kwong, and Mr. Gary J. Wojtaszekas directors, and Mr. Lim Ah Doo, Ms. Bin Yu, Mr. Zulkifli Baharudin, Mr. Chang Sun and Ms. Judy Qing Ye asindependent directors.

* For identification purposes only
** Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability under the name GDS Holdings Limited and carrying on business in Hong Kong as GDS WanGuo Holdings Limited
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