WeRide Inc 6-K, filed Sep 14, 2026

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6-K 2026-09-14 For: 2026-06-30

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WeRide Inc.

By:	/s/ Jennifer Li
Name:	Jennifer Li
Title:	Chief Financial Officer


2	Corporate Information

5	Safe Harbor Statement

6	Key Highlights

8	Business Review and Outlook

11	Management Discussion and Analysis

14	Corporate Governance

19	Other Information

38	Independent Auditor’s Report

40	Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss

41	Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income

42	Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Financial Position

44	Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity

46	Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

47	Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

66	Definitions


	For the six months ended June 30,
	2025	2026
	RMB’000	RMB’000
Loss for the period	(791,517)	(789,750)
Add:
Share-based compensation expenses	219,522	119,210
Fair value changes of financial assets at FVTPL	(23,154)	5,909
Adjusted loss for the period	(595,149)	(664,631)


	For the six months ended June 30,
	2025	2026
	RMB’000	RMB’000
Loss for the period	(791,517)	(789,750)
Add: Income tax	1,877	(141)
Finance costs	3,292	5,089
Depreciation and amortization expenses	73,027	117,813
EBITDA	(713,321)	(666,989)


		Number of		Percentage of
Function		employees		total employees
R&D engineering		1,066		19.43	%
R&D data processing		4,125		75.21	%
Sales and marketing		116		2.11	%
Operations		79		1.44	%
General management and administration		99		1.80	%
Total		5,485		100.00	%


					Approximate
					percentage of
					shareholding in
	Nature		Number of		each class of
Shareholder	of Interest		Shares⁽¹⁾		Shares⁽²⁾
					(%)
Class A Ordinary Shares
Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (“Deutsche Bank”)⁽³⁾	Depositary		690,161,727 (L)		70.97
			690,161,727 (S)		70.97
Mr. Yuxiang Tang (湯玉祥) (“Mr. Tang”)⁽⁴⁾	Interest in controlled corporation		65,659,592 (L)		6.75
Zhengzhou Tongtai Hezhi Management Consulting Co., Ltd. (鄭州通泰合智管理諮詢有限公司) (“Tongtai Hezhi”)⁽⁴⁾	Interest in controlled corporation		65,659,592 (L)		6.75
Zhengzhou Tongtai Zhihe Enterprise Management Center (Limited Partnership) (鄭州通泰志合企業管理中心(有限合夥)) (“Tongtai Zhihe”)⁽⁴⁾	Interest in controlled corporation		65,659,592 (L)		6.75
Zhengzhou Yutong Group Co., Ltd. (鄭州宇通集團有限公司) (“Zhengzhou Yutong”)⁽⁴⁾	Interest in controlled corporation		65,659,592 (L)		6.75
Zhengzhou Xuxin Enterprise Management Consulting Co., Ltd.(鄭州旭新企業管理諮詢有限公司) (“Zhengzhou Xuxin”)⁽⁴⁾	Interest in controlled corporation		65,659,592 (L)		6.75
Zhengzhou Xufeng Jiayuan Intelligent Connected Enterprise	Beneficial interest		25,868,845 (L)		2.66
Management Center (Limited Partnership) (鄭州旭豐嘉遠智能網聯企業管理中心(有限合夥)) (“Zhengzhou Xufeng”)⁽⁴⁾	Interest in controlled corporation		39,790,747 (L)		4.09
Renault S.A. (“Renault”)⁽⁵⁾	Interest in controlled corporation		63,680,080 (L)		6.55
Renault s.a.s.⁽⁵⁾	Interest in controlled corporation		63,680,080 (L)		6.55
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (“Nissan”)⁽⁵⁾	Interest in controlled corporation		63,680,080 (L)		6.55
Alliance Ventures B.V. (“Alliance Ventures”)⁽⁵⁾	Beneficial interest		63,680,080 (L)		6.55
SMB Holding Corporation (“SMB”)⁽⁶⁾	Beneficial interest		50,536,766 (L)		5.20
Uber Technologies, Inc. (“Uber”)⁽⁶⁾	Interest in controlled corporation		50,536,766 (L)		5.20
Qiming Corporate GP V, Ltd. (“Qiming Corporate GP V”)⁽⁷⁾	Interest in controlled corporation		49,269,870 (L)		5.07
Class B Ordinary Shares
XHL⁽⁸⁾	Beneficial interest		24,850,000 (L)		45.33
THL⁽⁸⁾	Interest in controlled corporation		16,399,590 (L)		29.92
Humber Partners⁽⁹⁾	Beneficial interest		16,399,590 (L)		29.92
	Beneficial interest		13,564,823 (L)		24.75
	Interest in controlled corporation		10 (L)		0.00
Trident⁽⁸⁾⁽⁹⁾	Interest in controlled corporation		16,399,600 (L)		29.92


			Aggregate		Percentage of
			number		Shares subject		Lock-up
			of Shares held		to lock-up		Period for
			as at the Latest		requirement ⁽¹⁾		a Commercial
Person	Capacity		Practicable Date		(%)		Company
Dr. Han	Founder, chairman of the Board, executive Director, CEO, and WVR Beneficiary		41,249,590 Class B Ordinary Shares⁽²⁾		4.0		The period commencing on the date of the Prospectus and ending
Dr. Li	Co-founder, executive Director, CTO, and WVR Beneficiary		27,129,666 Class A Ordinary Shares⁽³⁾		2.6		on the date which is 12 months from
			13,564,833 Class B Ordinary Shares⁽⁴⁾		1.3		the Listing Date⁽⁵⁾

Dr. Hua Zhong (鍾華)	Senior vice president		16,573,442 Class A Ordinary Shares		1.6


				Exercise price
				per Class A
				Ordinary Share		Number of Class A Ordinary Shares underlying the relevant share options
				underlying		Outstanding		Granted		Exercised		Cancelled		Lapsed		Outstanding
				the share		as of		during the		during the		during the		during the		as of
Category or name		Date of		options		January		Reporting		Reporting		Reporting		Reporting		June
of grantee		grant		(US$)	Vesting period⁽¹⁾	1, 2026		Period		Period		Period		Period		30, 2026
Directors
Dr. Han		October 29, 2022		1.24	Vested upon the	22,662,519		—		—		—		—		22,662,519
		July 26, 2024		3.89	listing on	4,933,001		—		—		—		—		4,933,001
Dr. Li		October 29, 2022		1.24	Nasdaq or	7,554,173		—		—		—		—		7,554,173
		July 26, 2024		3.89	the Stock Exchange	2,959,801		—		—		—		—		2,959,801
Mr. David Zhang (張彤)		March 12, 2025		1.22	One year from	81,966		—		—		—		—		81,966
					date of grant

Participant with options and awards granted and to be granted in excess of the 1% individual limit
Ms. Jennifer Xuan Li		February 5, 2021		0.46	Vested upon the	4,526,170		—		—		—		—		4,526,170
		October 25, 2021		0.55	listing on	150,000		—		—		—		—		150,000
		May 24, 2022		1.03	Nasdaq or four	2,710,000		—		—		—		—		2,710,000
		October 29, 2022		1.24	years from date	3,777,087		—		—		—		—		3,777,087
		July 26, 2024		1.22	of grant	986,600		—		—		—		—		986,600

Service provider with options granted and to be granted in any 12-month period exceeding 0.1% of the relevant class of Shares in issue (excluding treasury Shares)
Mr. Ming Zeng		October 29, 2022		1.24	Four years from	1,500,000		—		—		—		—		1,500,000
					date of grant
Subtotal						51,841,317		—		—		—		—		51,841,317


		Exercise
		price per
		Class A
		Ordinary
		Share		Number of Class A Ordinary Shares underlying the relevant share options
		underlying		Outstanding	Granted	Exercised	Cancelled	Lapsed	Outstanding
		the share		as of	during the	during the	during the	during the	as of
Category or name	Date of	options		January	Reporting	Reporting	Reporting	Reporting	June
of grantee	grant	(US$)	Vesting period⁽¹⁾	1, 2026	Period	Period	Period	Period	30, 2026
Other employees of the Group in aggregate
493 Grantees	May 30, 2019	0.46 to 3.89	Vested upon grant,	91,668	—	19,668	—	—	72,000
	November 14, 2019		or upon the	624,837	—	150,993	—	—	473,844
	February 11, 2020		listing on Nasdaq	1,120,953	—	177,534	—	—	943,419
	May 22, 2020		or four years	1,816,569	—	336,894	—	—	1,479,675
	September 23, 2020		from date of	1,129,155	—	199,296	—	—	929,859
	February 5, 2021		grant	283,593	—	19,800	—	—	263,793
	October 25, 2021			12,206,169	—	892,464	—	—	11,313,705
	January 6, 2022			2,715,237	—	212,394	—	—	2,502,843
	May 24, 2022			3,155,766	—	423,357	—	11,760	2,720,649
	October 29, 2022			9,245,370	—	696,045	—	50,601	8,498,724
	December 6, 2023			6,152,535	—	517,023	—	163,323	5,472,189
	June 28, 2024			3,884,052	—	204,843	—	276,390	3,402,819
	July 26, 2024			986,598	—	—	—	—	986,598
Total				95,253,819	—	3,850,311	—	502,074	90,901,434


	* *			Planned	* *
				allocation of the				Expected
		Percentage of		Global Offering				timeframe for
		the Global		Net Proceeds as		Net proceeds		utilizing the
		Offering Net		stated in the		unutilized as of		remaining
		Proceeds		Prospectus		June 30, 2026		unutilized net
		(Approximate)		(Approximate)		(Approximate)		proceeds
		(%)		(HK$ million)		(HK$ million)
To develop our autonomous driving technology stack, including infrastructure and core capabilities, data, autonomous driving technology solutions, and an operations platform		40.0		927.2		927.2		Over the course of the next two to three years
To accelerate the commercial mass production and/or the operation of our L4 fleets, to improve the quality of our autonomous driving products and solutions and expand our business scale		40.0		927.2		927.2		Over the course of the next two to three years
To establish marketing teams and branches necessary for us to expand into existing markets and additional markets, as well as to invest in marketing activities		10.0		231.8		231.8		Over the course of the next two to three years
Working capital and general corporate purposes		10.0		231.8		231.8		Over the course of the next two to three years
Total		100.0		2,318.0		2,318.0


				Number of Class
				A Ordinary		Price paid per Class A		Aggregate
		Venue		Shares		Ordinary Share		consideration
Time of repurchase		of repurchase		repurchased⁽¹⁾		Highest	Lowest	paid
March 2026		The Stock Exchange		17,029,000		HK$20.32	HK$17.53	HK$336,857,621.00
		Nasdaq		3,234,039		US$2.64	US$2.30	US$7,999,502.75
April 2026		Nasdaq		2,280,000		US$2.50	US$2.43	US$5,667,396.79
May 2026		The Stock Exchange		6,847,100		HK$20.66	HK$17.23	HK$131,981,547.00
		Nasdaq		4,238,817		US$2.50	US$2.21	US$10,245,748.47
June 2026		The Stock Exchange		3,571,700		HK$21.30	HK$19.58	HK$74,136,958.00
		Nasdaq		3,253,443		US$1.99	US$1.79	US$6,109,271.36


Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements:
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 and 2026		40
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 and 2026		41
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Financial Position as of December 31, 2025 and June 30, 2026		42-43
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 and 2026		44-45
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 and 2026		46
Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements		47-65


			For the six months ended
			June 30,
		Note	2025	2026
			RMB’000	RMB’000
Revenue
Product revenue			69,281	112,783
Service revenue			130,334	233,074
Total revenue		4	199,615	345,857
Cost of revenue
Cost of goods sold			(35,461)	(75,578)
Cost of services			(103,095)	(143,806)
Total cost of revenue		6	(138,556)	(219,384)
Gross profit			61,059	126,473
Other net income		5	3,021	22,612
Research and development expenses		6	(644,635)	(797,654)
Administrative expenses		6	(278,942)	(152,066)
Selling expenses		6	(27,780)	(51,891)
Impairment loss on receivables and contract assets			(2,800)	(384)
Operating loss			(890,077)	(852,910)
Net foreign exchange gain/(loss)			5,629	(24,489)
Interest income			74,946	98,506
Fair value changes of financial assets at fair value through profit or loss (“FVTPL”)		25	23,154	(5,909)
Finance costs		7	(3,292)	(5,089)
Loss before taxation			(789,640)	(789,891)
Income tax		8	(1,877)	141
Loss for the period			(791,517)	(789,750)
Loss attributable to shareholders of the Company			(791,517)	(789,750)
Loss per ordinary share
Basic and diluted loss per Class A and Class B ordinary share (in RMB)		9(a)(ii)	(0.87)	(0.79)


			As of December 31,		As of June 30,
		Note	2025		2026
			RMB’000		RMB’000
ASSETS
Non-current assets
Property and equipment		10	378,769		573,233
Right-of-use assets		11	65,870		139,560
Intangible assets			17,966		16,426
Goodwill			44,758		44,758
Restricted cash–non-current		12	6,487		10,988
Financial assets at FVTPL–non-current		17	188,083		252,411
Other non-current assets		16	23,668		89,964
			725,601		1,127,340
Current assets
Inventories		13	321,021		439,112
Contract assets		14(a)	23,305		23,964
Trade receivables		15	462,135		455,765
Prepayments and other receivables		15	269,986		303,486
Prepayments to and amounts due from related parties		27(c)	9,010		18,217
Financial assets at FVTPL – current		17	144,252		2,293
Time deposits		18	301,401		1,099,805
Cash and cash equivalents		18	6,666,304		4,275,014
Restricted cash – current		12	12,910		10,420
			8,210,324		6,628,076
Total assets			8,935,925		7,755,416
EQUITY
Class A ordinary shares		23(a)	69		69
Class B ordinary shares		23(a)	4		4
Share premium			14,962,531		14,985,114
Treasury shares		23(b)	—		(684,809)
Reserves		23(c)	3,223,822		3,170,926
Accumulated losses		23(c)	(10,286,252)		(11,076,002)
Total equity			7,900,174		6,395,302


			Class A	Class B		Share-based
			ordinary	ordinary	Share	compensation	Translation	Other	Accumulated	Total
		Note	shares	shares	premium	reserve	reserve	reserves	losses	equity
			RMB’000	RMB’000	RMB’000	RMB’000	RMB’000	RMB’000	RMB’000	RMB’000
Balance as of January 1, 2025			54	4	12,750,598	2,124,150	(196,283)	1,018,848	(8,631,352)	7,066,019
Changes in equity for the six months ended June 30, 2025
Loss for the period			—	—	—	—	—	—	(791,517)	(791,517)
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of nil income taxes			—	—	—	—	(29,075)	—	—	(29,075)
Total comprehensive income			—	—	—	—	(29,075)	—	(791,517)	(820,592)
Share-based compensation expenses		6(i)	—	—	—	219,522	—	—	—	219,522
Issuance of Class A ordinary shares to settle vested RSUs			3	—	(3)	—	—	—	—	—
Class A ordinary shares issued to depositary bank			4	—	(4)	—	—	—	—	—
Issuance of Class A ordinary shares for exercise of share options			1	—	49,652	—	—	—	—	49,653
Withholding of vested RSUs to satisfy income tax requirements upon settlement of vested RSUs			—	—	—	(50,846)	—	—	—	(50,846)
Surrender of Class A ordinary shares			*	—	*	—	—	—	—	—
			8	—	49,645	168,676	—	—	—	218,329
Balance as of June 30, 2025			62	4	12,800,243	2,292,826	(225,358)	1,018,848	(9,422,869)	6,463,756


				For the six months
				ended June 30,
		Note		2025		2026
				RMB’000		RMB’000
Operating activities
Cash used in operations				(659,448)		(715,320)
Income tax paid				(3,948)		(357)
Net cash used in operating activities				(663,396)		(715,677)
Investing activities
Payments for purchase of property and equipment				(134,354)		(235,442)
Payments for purchase of intangible assets				(117)		(808)
Proceeds from disposal of property, equipment and intangible assets				1,439		9,996
Purchase of time deposits				(100,000)		(901,655)
Proceeds from maturity of time deposits				468,569		101,650
Payments for purchase of financial assets at FVTPL		25		(37,281)		(109,863)
Proceeds from sales of financial assets at FVTPL		25		1,714		175,387
Payments for purchase of financial assets measured at amortized cost				—		(61,448)
Proceeds from sales of financial assets measured at amortized cost				—		61,568
Payment for loans to employees				(359)		—
Proceeds from collection of loans to employees				19,088		—
Net cash generated from/(used in) investing activities				218,699		(960,615)
Financing activities
Payment of capital element of lease liabilities				(26,810)		(24,578)
Payment of interest element of lease liabilities				(1,660)		(1,330)
Payment of listing expenses				(10,762)		—
Proceeds from issuance of ordinary shares for exercise of option		23(a)(ii)		25,534		20,995
Payment of withholding tax arising from the settlement of vested RSUs				(50,846)		—
Payment of repurchase of Class A ordinary shares		23(b)		—		(684,809)
Proceeds from bank loans				72,223		224,636
Repayment of bank loans				(2,500)		(63,900)
Payment of interests of bank loans				(1,280)		(3,711)
Repayment of put option liabilities		19		—		(11,619)
Net cash generated from/(used in) financing activities				3,899		(544,316)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents				(440,798)		(2,220,608)
Cash and cash equivalents as of January 1		18		4,268,300		6,666,304
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes				8,635		(170,682)
Cash and cash equivalents as of June 30		18		3,836,137		4,275,014


		As of		As of
		December 31,		June 30,
		2025		2026
		RMB’000		RMB’000
Within 1 year		378,383		410,340
More than 1 year		153,547		111,483
		531,930		521,823


		Number of		Share capital of		Number of		Share capital of
		Class A		Class A		Class B		Class B
		ordinary shares		ordinary shares		ordinary shares		ordinary shares
				RMB’000				RMB’000
As of January 1/June 30, 2026		972,508,041		69		54,814,423		4


		Share-based
		compensation	Translation	Other	Accumulated
		reserve	reserve	reserves	losses
		RMB’000	RMB’000	RMB’000	RMB’000

As of January 1, 2026		2,523,287	(318,313)	1,018,848	(10,286,252)
Loss for the period		—	—	—	(789,750)
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of nil income taxes		—	(172,106)	—	—
Share-based compensation expenses		119,210	—	—	—

As of June 30, 2026		2,642,497	(490,419)	1,018,848	(11,076,002)


		Weighted average
		exercise price		Number of options
		USD
Outstanding as of January 1, 2026		1.3		95,160,657
Expired		1.1		(8,065)
Forfeited		1.2		(399,903)
Exercised		0.8		(3,850,311)
Outstanding as of June 30, 2026		1.3		90,902,378
Exercisable as of June 30, 2026		1.3		86,429,269


		Number of
		restricted
		share units
Outstanding as of January 1, 2026		22,413,960
Forfeited		(1,388,733)
Vested		(1,931,136)
Outstanding as of June 30, 2026		19,094,091


		As of June 30, 2026
Recurring fair value measurement		Fair value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
		RMB’000		RMB’000		RMB’000		RMB’000
Assets
–Financial assets at FVTPL		254,704		23,015		2,293		229,396


						Sensitivity of
				Range		fair value
				(weighted		to changes in
	Fair value as of	Valuation	Unobservable	average,		unobservable
Description	June 30, 2026	techniques	input	if applicable)		inputs
	RMB’000					RMB’000
Financial assets measured at FVTPL
– Investments in private funds	72,863	Net asset value approach	Net asset value	+/- 5	%	3,643


		As of December 31, 2025		As of June 30, 2026
		RMB’000		RMB’000
Contracted for purchase of inventories (Note (i))		39,795		30,721
Contracted for purchase of services (Note (ii))		216,807		216,807
Contracted for capital investments (Note (iii))		20,520		9,000
		277,122		256,528


Name of related parties		Relationship with the Group
Dr. Tony Xu Han		Founder, Chairman, Executive Director and CEO
Dr. Yan Li		Co-founder, Executive Director and Chief Technology Officer
Dr. Hua Zhong		Senior Vice President
Ms. Jennifer Xuan Li		Chief Financial Officer and Head of International
Mr. Qingxiong Yang		Vice President
Mr. Jean-François Salles		Non-Executive Director
Mr. Ichijo Futakawa (appointed on April 21, 2026)		Non-Executive Director
Mr. David Zhang (張彤)		Independent Director
Ms. Huiping Yan		Independent Director
Dr. Tony Fan-cheong Chan		Independent Director
Mr. Grégoire de Franqueville (resigned on March 5, 2025)		Former Non-Executive Director
Mr. Takao Asami (resigned on March 24, 2025)		Former Non-Executive Director
Mr. Kazuhiro Doi (resigned on March 31, 2026)		Former Non-Executive Director
Alliance Automotive R&D (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Alliance Ventures, B.V. and Nissan Mobility Service Co., Ltd. (collectively “Alliance affiliates”)		Affiliates of a shareholder
Guangzhou Yuji Technology Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries (collectively “Yuji affiliates”)		Entity controlled by a close family member of Dr. Tony Xu Han


“2018 Share Plan”		the 2018 share plan adopted by the Company in June 2018 and amended and restated in July 2024

“2026 Share Plan”		the 2026 share plan adopted by the Company in March 2026

“ADS(s)”		American Depositary Share(s) issued by the Depositary pursuant to the deposit agreement in respect of the Class A Ordinary Shares, each ADS representing three Class A Ordinary Shares on deposit with the Custodian

“Articles” or “Articles of Association”		the ninth amended and restated articles of association of the Company adopted by a special resolution of the Shareholders on March 13, 2026

“Audit Committee”		the audit committee of the Board

“Board”		the board of Directors

“BVI”		the British Virgin Islands

“Cayman Companies Act”		the Companies Act (As Revised) of the Cayman Islands, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time

“CEO”		the chief executive officer of the Group

“CFO”		the chief financial officer of the Group

“China,” “Chinese Mainland” or “PRC”		the People’s Republic of China, and for the purposes of this interim report only, except where the context requires otherwise, excluding the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China and Taiwan

“Class A Ordinary Share(s)”		class A ordinary share(s) in the share capital of the Company with a nominal value of US$0.00001 each, conferring a holder one vote per Class A Ordinary Share on any resolution tabled at our Company’s general meetings

“Class B Ordinary Share(s)”		class B ordinary share(s) in the share capital of the Company with a nominal value of US$0.00001 each, conferring weighted voting rights such that a holder is entitled to exercise ten votes per Class B Ordinary Share on any resolution tabled at our Company’s general meetings, save for resolutions with respect to the Reserved Matters where a holder shall be entitled to one vote per Class B Ordinary Share

“Company,” “we,” “us,” “our” or “WeRide”		WeRide Inc., an exempted company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability on March 13, 2017


“Compensation Committee”		the compensation committee of the Board

“Corporate Governance Code”		The Corporate Governance Code set out in Appendix C1 to the Listing Rules

“Corporate Governance Committee”		the corporate governance committee of the Board

“CTO”		the chief technology officer of the Group

“Custodian”		Deutsche Bank AG, Hong Kong Branch, which is appointed by the Depositary to hold our Class A Ordinary Shares deposited under the deposit agreement

“Depositary”		Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas

“Director(s)”		the director(s) of the Company

“Dr. Han”		Dr. Tony Xu Han (韓旭), our founder, chairman of our Board, executive Director, and CEO

“Dr. Li”		Dr. Yan Li (李岩), our co-founder, executive Director, and CTO

“Global Offering”		the Hong Kong Public Offering and the International Offering as defined in the Prospectus

“Group,” “we,” “us” or “WeRide”		our Company and its subsidiaries from time to time

“HK$”		Hong Kong dollars, the lawful currency of Hong Kong

“Hong Kong”		the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China

“Humber Partners”		Humber Partners Limited, a company incorporated in the BVI with limited liability on June 22, 2022 and wholly owned by Dr. Li

“IFRS” or “IFRS Accounting Standards”		IFRS Accounting Standards issued by the International Accounting Standards Board from time to time

“Latest Practicable Date”		August 31, 2026, being the latest practicable date prior to the publication of this interim report

“Listing”		the listing of the Class A Ordinary Shares on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange

“Listing Date”		November 6, 2025, the date on which the Class A Ordinary Shares were listed and from which dealings therein were permitted to commence on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange

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


“Model Code”		the Model Code for Securities Transactions by Directors of Listed Issuers set out in Appendix C3 to the Listing Rules

“Nasdaq”		the Nasdaq Stock Market

“Nasdaq Listing Rules”		The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC Rules

“Nomination Committee”		the nomination committee of the Board

“Prospectus”		the prospectus of the Company dated October 28, 2025 in connection with the Global Offering

“R&D”		research and development

“Reporting Period”		the six months ended June 30, 2026

“Reserved Matters”		the matters the resolutions with respect to which each Share is entitled to one vote at general meetings of our Company, being: (i) changes to the Memorandum or Articles, (ii) variation of rights attached to any class of shares, (iii) the appointment or removal of any independent non-executive Director, (iv) the appointment or removal of auditors of our Company, and (v) the voluntary winding-up of our Company

“RMB”		Renminbi, the lawful currency of China

“SEC”		the United States Securities and Exchange Commission

“SFO”		the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Chapter 571 of the Laws of Hong Kong), as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time

“Shareholder(s)”		holder(s) of the Share(s)

“Shares”		the Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares in the share capital of the Company, as the context so requires

“Stock Exchange” or “Hong Kong Stock Exchange”		The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited


“subsidiary(ies)”		has the meaning ascribed to it in section 15 of the Companies Ordinance

“substantial Shareholder(s)”		has the meaning ascribed to it in the Listing Rules

“THL”		Tonyhan Limited, a company incorporated in the BVI with limited liability on May 10, 2017 and indirectly controlled by Dr. Han

“treasury Share(s)”		has the meaning ascribed to it under the Listing Rules

“Trident”		Trident Trust Company (South Dakota) Inc., the respective trustee of the Han Family Trust and the Li Family Trust

“UAE”		the United Arab Emirates

“U.S.”		the United States of America, its territories, possessions and all areas subject to its jurisdiction

“US$”		United States dollar, the lawful currency of the United States

“weighted voting right” or “WVR”		has the meaning ascribed to it under the Listing Rules

“WVR Beneficiaries” and each a “WVR Beneficiary”		has the meaning ascribed to it under the Listing Rules and unless the context otherwise requires, shall include Dr. Han and Dr. Li, being the beneficial owners of the Class B Ordinary Shares which carry weighted voting rights

“XHL”		Xu Han Limited, a company incorporated in the BVI with limited liability on June 22, 2022 and wholly owned by Dr. Han

“Yanli”		Yanli Holdings Limited, a company incorporated in the BVI with limited liability on May 11, 2017 and indirectly controlled by Dr. Li

“%”		per cent