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JD.com, Inc. Capital/Financing Update 2020

Jun 8, 2020

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Capital/Financing Update

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Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used in this announcement shall have the same meanings as those defined in the Hong Kong prospectus dated Monday, June 8, 2020 (the “ Prospectus ”) of JD.com, Inc. (the “ Company ”).

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited, The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “ Hong Kong Stock Exchange ”) and Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company Limited (“ HKSCC ”) 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 arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this announcement.

This announcement is for information purposes only and does not constitute an invitation or offer to acquire, purchase or subscribe for any securities. This announcement is not a prospectus. Potential investors should read the Prospectus for detailed information about the Global Offering described below before deciding whether or not to invest in the Offer Shares.

This announcement is not for release, publication, distribution, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States (including its territories and possessions, any state of the United States and the District of Columbia). This announcement does not constitute or form a part of any offer or solicitation to purchase or subscribe for securities in the United States. Securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 as amended from time to time (the “ U.S. Securities Act ”).

Any public offering of our securities to be made in the United States will be made by means of a prospectus that may be obtained from us and that will contain detailed information about us and our management, as well as financial statements. We are conducting a public offering of the securities described herein in the United States pursuant to our shelf registration statement on Form F-3ASR filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on June 5, 2020.

In connection with the Global Offering, Merrill Lynch (Asia Pacific) Limited through its affiliates as stabilizing manager (the “ Stabilizing Manager ”), or any person acting for it, on behalf of the Underwriters, may effect transactions with a view to stabilizing or supporting the market price of the Class A ordinary shares at a level higher than that which might otherwise prevail for a limited period on and after the Listing Date. However, there is no obligation on the Stabilizing Manager, its affiliates or any person acting for it, to conduct any such stabilizing action, which, if commenced, will be done at the sole and absolute discretion of the Stabilizing Manager, its affiliates or any person acting for it, and may be discontinued at any time. Any such stabilizing activity is required to be brought to an end on the 30th day after the last day for the lodging of applications under the Hong Kong Public Offering. Such stabilization action, if taken, may be effected in all jurisdictions where it is permissible to do so, in each case in compliance with all applicable laws, rules and regulatory requirements, including the Securities and Futures (Price Stabilizing) Rules (Cap. 571W of the Laws of Hong Kong), as amended, made under the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571 of the Laws of Hong Kong).

Potential investors should be aware that stabilizing action cannot be taken to support the price of the Class A ordinary shares for longer than the stabilization period which begins on the Listing Date and is expected to expire on July 11, 2020, being the 30th day after the last day for the lodging of applications under the Hong Kong Public Offering. After this date, no further stabilizing action may be taken, demand for the Class A ordinary shares, and therefore the price of the Class A ordinary shares, could fall.

The Company is controlled through weighted voting rights. Prospective investors should be aware of the potential risks of investing in a company with a WVR structure, in particular that the WVR beneficiary, whose interests may not necessarily be aligned with those of our Shareholders as a whole, will be in a position to exert significant influence over the outcome of Shareholders’ resolutions, irrespective of how other Shareholders vote. For further information about the risks associated with our WVR structure, please refer to the section headed “Risk Factors — Risks Related to the Global Offering” of the Prospectus. Prospective investors should make the decision to invest in the Company only after due and careful consideration.

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JD.com, Inc. 京東集團股份有限公司

(a company controlled through weighted voting rights and incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)

GLOBAL OFFERING

Number of Offer Shares under : 133,000,000 Offer Shares the Global Offering (subject to the Over-allotment Option) Number of Hong Kong Offer Shares : 6,650,000 Offer Shares (subject to adjustment) Number of International Offer Shares : 126,350,000 Offer Shares (subject to adjustment and the Over-allotment Option) Maximum Public Offer Price : HK$236.00 per Offer Share, plus brokerage of 1.0%, SFC transaction levy of 0.0027% and Hong Kong Stock Exchange trading fee of 0.005% (payable in full on application in Hong Kong dollars and subject to refund) Par Value : US$0.00002 per Share Stock Code : 9618

Joint Sponsors, Joint Global Coordinators, Joint Bookrunners and Joint Lead Managers

Joint Global Coordinators, Joint Bookrunners and Joint Lead Managers

Joint Bookrunners and Joint Lead Managers

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IMPORTANT NOTICE TO INVESTORS: FULLY ELECTRONIC APPLICATION PROCESS

We have adopted a fully electronic application process for the Hong Kong Public Offering. We will not provide printed copies of the Prospectus or printed copies of any application forms to the public in relation to the Hong Kong Public Offering.

The Prospectus is available at the website of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange at www.hkexnews.hk under the “HKEXnews > New Listings > New Listing Information” section, and our website at http://ir.jd.com. If you require a printed copy of the Prospectus, you may download and print from the website addresses above.

To apply for the Hong Kong Offer Shares, you may:

  • (1) apply online through the White Form eIPO service at www.eipo.com.hk ; or

  • (2) apply through the CCASS EIPO service to electronically cause HKSCC Nominees to apply on your behalf, including by:

  • (i) instructing your broker or custodian who is a CCASS Clearing Participant or a CCASS Custodian Participant to give electronic application instructions via CCASS terminals to apply for the Hong Kong Offer Shares on your behalf; or

  • (ii) (if you are an existing CCASS Investor Participant ) giving electronic application instructions through the CCASS Internet System ( https://ip.ccass.com ) or through the CCASS Phone System by calling +852 2979 7888 (using the procedures in HKSCC’s “An Operating Guide for Investor Participants” in effect from time to time). HKSCC can also input electronic application instructions for CCASS Investor Participants through HKSCC’s Customer Service Centre at 1/F, One & Two Exchange Square, 8 Connaught Place, Central, Hong Kong by completing an input request.

If you have any question about the application for the Hong Kong Offer Shares, you may call the enquiry hotline of our Hong Kong Share Registrar and White Form eIPO Service Provider, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, both at +852 2862 8646 on the following dates:

Monday, June 8, 2020 — 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 9, 2020 — 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 10, 2020 — 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Thursday, June 11, 2020 — 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

We will not provide any physical channels to accept any application for the Hong Kong Offer Shares by the public. The contents of the electronic version of the Prospectus are identical to the printed Prospectus as registered with the Registrar of Companies in Hong Kong pursuant to Section 342C of the Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance.

If you are an intermediary, broker or agent, please remind your customers, clients or principals, as applicable, that the Prospectus is available online at the website addresses above.

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Please refer to the section headed “How to Apply for Hong Kong Offer Shares” in the Prospectus for further details of the procedures through which you can apply for the Hong Kong Offer Shares electronically.

Your application must be for a minimum of 50 Hong Kong Offer Shares and in one of the numbers set out in the table. You are required to pay the amount next to the number you select.

No. of
Hong Kong
Offer Shares
applied for
Amount
payable on
application
HK$
50
11,918.91
100
23,837.82
150
35,756.73
200
47,675.63
250
59,594.54
300
71,513.45
350
83,432.36
400
95,351.27
450
107,270.18
500
119,189.09
600
143,026.90
700
166,864.72
800
190,702.54
No. of
Hong Kong
Offer Shares
applied for
Amount
payable on
application
HK$
900
214,540.35
1,000
238,378.17
1,500
357,567.26
2,000
476,756.34
2,500
595,945.43
3,000
715,134.52
3,500
834,323.60
4,000
953,512.69
4,500
1,072,701.77
5,000
1,191,890.86
6,000
1,430,269.03
7,000
1,668,647.20
8,000
1,907,025.38
No. of
Hong Kong
Offer Shares
applied for
Amount
payable on
application
HK$
9,000
2,145,403.55
10,000
2,383,781.72
20,000
4,767,563.44
30,000
7,151,345.16
40,000
9,535,126.88
50,000
11,918,908.60
60,000
14,302,690.32
70,000
16,686,472.04
80,000
19,070,253.76
90,000
21,454,035.48
100,000
23,837,817.20
200,000
47,675,634.40
300,000
71,513,451.60
No. of
Hong Kong
Offer Shares
applied for
Amount
payable on
application
HK$
400,000
95,351,268.80
500,000
119,189,086.00
600,000
143,026,903.20
700,000
166,864,720.40
800,000
190,702,537.60
900,000
214,540,354.80
1,000,000
238,378,172.00
1,500,000
357,567,258.00
2,000,000
476,756,344.00
2,500,000
595,945,430.00
3,000,000
715,134,516.00
3,325,000
(1) 792,607,421.90

(1) Maximum number of Hong Kong Offer Shares you may apply for.

No application for any other number of the Hong Kong Offer Shares will be considered and any such application is liable to be rejected.

THE LISTING APPLICATION

We have applied to the Listing Committee of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange for the grant of listing of, and permission to deal in, Class A ordinary shares in issue and to be issued pursuant to the Global Offering (including any Class A ordinary shares which may be issued pursuant to the exercise of the Over-allotment Option), the Class A ordinary shares to be issued pursuant to the Share Incentive Plan, including pursuant to the exercise of options or other awards that have been or may be granted from time to time and the Class A ordinary shares to be issued after conversion of Class B ordinary shares.

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STRUCTURE OF THE GLOBAL OFFERING

The Global Offering comprises:

  • the Hong Kong Public Offering of initially 6,650,000 Offer Shares (subject to reallocation) in Hong Kong, representing 5% of the total number of Offer Shares initially available under the Global Offering, and

  • the International Offering of initially 126,350,000 Offer Shares (subject to reallocation and the Over-allotment Option), representing 95% of the total number of Offer Shares initially available under the Global Offering.

The allocation of the Offer Shares between the Hong Kong Public Offering and the International Offering will be subject to reallocation as described in the section headed “Structure of the Global Offering” in the Prospectus.

In particular, the Joint Representatives may, at their sole discretion, reallocate Offer Shares from the International Offering to the Hong Kong Public Offering to satisfy valid applications under the Hong Kong Public Offering. In accordance with Guidance Letter HKEx-GL91-18 issued by the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, if such reallocation is done other than pursuant to the clawback mechanism as described in the section headed “Structure of the Global Offering — the Hong Kong Public Offering — Reallocation” in the Prospectus, the maximum total number of Offer Shares that may be reallocated to the Hong Kong Public Offering following such reallocation shall be not more than double the initial allocation to the Hong Kong Public Offering (i.e. 13,300,000 Offer Shares, representing 10.0% of the total number of Offer Shares initially available under the Global Offering).

Under the International Underwriting Agreement, we expect to grant to the International Underwriters, exercisable by the Joint Representatives (for themselves and on behalf of the International Underwriters), the Over-allotment Option, exercisable within 30 days after the last day for lodging applications under the Hong Kong Public Offering (the last day for exercise of the Over-allotment Option being July 11, 2020) to require us to issue up to 19,950,000 additional Offer Shares, representing 15% of the Offer Shares initially available under the Global Offering, at the International Offer Price, to, among other things, cover over-allocations in the International Offering, if any. In the event the Over-allotment Option is exercised, we will make an announcement which will be posted on the website of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange ( www.hkexnews.hk ) and on our website ( http://ir.jd.com ), respectively.

PRICING

The Public Offer Price will not be more than HK$236.00 per Hong Kong Offer Share. Applicants for the Hong Kong Offer Shares are required to pay, on application, the maximum Public Offer Price of HK$236.00 per Offer Share together with brokerage fee of 1.0%, SFC transaction levy of 0.0027% and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange trading fee of 0.005%, subject to refund if the Public Offer Price as finally determined is less than HK$236.00 per Offer Share.

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EXPECTED TIMETABLE

Hong Kong Public Offering commences . . . . . . . . . .

Latest time to complete electronic applications under the White Form eIPO service through the designated website at www.eipo.com.hk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Application lists open. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Latest time to give electronic application instructions to HKSCC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Latest time to complete payment of White Form eIPO applications by effecting Internet banking transfer(s) or PPS payment transfer(s) . . . . . . . . . . . .

Application lists close . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Expected Price Determination Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Announcement of the Public Offer Price and the International Offer Price on our website at http://ir.jd.com and the website of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange at www.hkexnews.hk on or around . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Announcement of the level of indications of interest in the International Offering, the level of applications in the Hong Kong Public Offering and the basis of allocation of the Hong Kong Offer Shares on our website at http://ir.jd.com and the website of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange at www.hkexnews.hk on or before . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9:00 a.m. on Monday, June 8, 2020

11:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 11, 2020

11:45 a.m. on Thursday, June 11, 2020

12:00 noon on Thursday, June 11, 2020

12:00 noon on Thursday, June 11, 2020 12:00 noon on Thursday, June 11, 2020 Thursday, June 11, 2020

Thursday, June 11, 2020

Wednesday, June 17, 2020

Results of allocations in the Hong Kong Public Offering (with successful applicants’ identification document numbers, where applicable) to be available through a variety of channels, including:

  • in the announcement to be posted on our website at http://ir.jd.com and the website of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange at www.hkexnews.hk , respectively . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Wednesday, June 17, 2020

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  • from the designated results of allocations website at www.iporesults.com.hk (alternatively: English https://www.eipo.com.hk/en/Allotment ; Chinese https://www.eipo.com.hk/zh-hk/Allotment ) with a “search by ID” function . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Dispatch/Collection of share certificates in respect of wholly or partially successful applications pursuant to the Hong Kong Public Offering on or before. . . . .

Share certificates in respect of wholly or partially successful applications to be dispatched or deposited into CCASS on or before . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Wednesday, June 17, 2020 Wednesday, June 17, 2020 Wednesday, June 17, 2020

Dealings in the Class A ordinary shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange expected to commence at . . . . 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 18, 2020

SETTLEMENT

Subject to the granting of the approval for listing of, and permission to deal in, the Class A ordinary shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and compliance with the stock admission requirements of HKSCC, the Class A ordinary shares will be accepted as eligible securities by HKSCC for deposit, clearance and settlement in CCASS with effect from the date of commencement of dealings in the Class A ordinary shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange or such other date as may be determined by HKSCC. Settlement of transactions between participants of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange is required to take place in CCASS on the second business day after any trading day. All activities under CCASS are subject to the General Rules of CCASS and CCASS Operational Procedures in effect from time to time. All necessary arrangements have been made to enable the Class A ordinary shares to be admitted into CCASS.

ELECTRONIC APPLICATION CHANNELS

White Form eIPO

You may submit your application through the White Form eIPO service through the designated website at www.eipo.com.hk (24 hours daily, except on the last day for applications) from 9:00 a.m. on Monday, June 8, 2020 until 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 11, 2020 and the latest time for completing full payment of application monies in respect of such applications will be 12:00 noon on Thursday, June 11, 2020, the last day for applications, or such later date as described in the section headed “How to Apply for Hong Kong Offer Shares — C. Effect of Bad Weather and Extreme Conditions on the Opening and Closing of the Application Lists” in the Prospectus.

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CCASS EIPO

CCASS Clearing/Custodian Participants can input electronic application instructions at the following times on the following dates:

Monday, June 8, 2020 — 9:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 9, 2020 — 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 10, 2020 — 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, June 11, 2020 — 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

The times in this sub-section are subject to change as HKSCC may determine from time to time with prior notification to CCASS Clearing/Custodian Participants and/or CCASS Investor Participants.

CCASS Investor Participants can input electronic application instructions from 9:00 a.m. on Monday, June 8, 2020 until 12:00 noon on Thursday, June 11, 2020 (24 hours daily, except on Thursday, June 11, 2020 the last day for applications).

The latest time for inputting your electronic application instructions will be 12:00 noon on Thursday, June 11, 2020, the last day for applications, or such later time as described in the section headed “How to Apply for Hong Kong Offer Shares — C. Effect of Bad Weather and Extreme Conditions on the Opening and Closing of the Application Lists” in the Prospectus.

If you are instructing your broker or custodian who is a CCASS Clearing Participant or a CCASS Custodian Participant to give electronic application instructions via CCASS terminals to apply for the Hong Kong Offer Shares on your behalf, you are advised to contact your broker or custodian for the latest time for giving such instructions which may be different from the latest time as stated above.

The application monies (including the brokerage fees, SFC transaction levy and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange trading fee) will be held by the receiving bank and on behalf of the Company after the closing of the application lists and the refund monies, if any, will be returned to the applicants without interest on or before Wednesday, June 17, 2020.

Please refer to the sections headed “Structure of the Global Offering” and “How to Apply for Hong Kong Offer Shares” of the Prospectus for details of the conditions and procedures of the Hong Kong Public Offering.

PUBLICATION OF RESULTS

We expect to announce the level of indications of interest in the International Offering, the level of applications in the Hong Kong Public Offering and the basis of allocation of the Hong Kong Offer Shares on Wednesday, June 17, 2020 on our website at http://ir.jd.com and the website of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange at www.hkexnews.hk .

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The results of allocations and the Hong Kong identity card/passport/Hong Kong business registration numbers of successful applicants (where applicable) under the Hong Kong Public Offering will be available through a variety of channels at the times and date and in the manner specified in the section headed “How to Apply for Hong Kong Offer Shares — D. Publication of Results” in the Prospectus.

If an application is rejected, not accepted or accepted in part only, or if the Public Offer Price as finally determined is less than the maximum Public Offer Price of HK$236.00 per Offer Share (excluding brokerage, SFC transaction levy and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange trading fee thereon), or if the conditions of the Hong Kong Public Offering are not fulfilled in accordance with “Structure of the Global Offering — Conditions of the Global Offering” in the Prospectus or if any application is revoked, the application monies, or the appropriate portion thereof, together with the related brokerage, SFC transaction levy and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange trading fee, will be refunded, without interest.

No temporary documents of title will be issued in respect of the Company’s Class A ordinary shares and no receipt will be issued for sums paid on application. Share certificates will only become valid at 8:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 18, 2020 provided that the Global Offering has become unconditional and the right of termination described in the “Underwriting — Underwriting Arrangements and Expenses — Hong Kong Public Offering — Grounds for Termination” section in the Prospectus has not been exercised.

Dealings in the Company’s Class A ordinary shares are expected to commence at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 18, 2020. The Company’s Class A ordinary shares will be traded in board lots of 50 Shares each.

The stock code of the Company’s Class A ordinary shares is 9618.

By order of the Board JD.com, Inc. Mr. Richard Qiangdong Liu Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer

Hong Kong, June 8, 2020

As at the date of this announcement, the board of directors of the Company comprises Mr. Richard Qiangdong LIU as the chairman, Mr. Martin Chi Ping LAU as director, Mr. Ming HUANG, Mr. Louis T. HSIEH, and Mr. Dingbo XU as the independent directors.

Please also refer to the published version of this announcement in the South China Morning Post (in English) and the Hong Kong Economic Times (in Chinese).

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