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BABA
Alibaba Group Holding Limited
A Chinese technology conglomerate that runs some of the world's largest online marketplaces, including Taobao and Tmall for shoppers and Alibaba.com for businesses buying from manufacturers, plus cloud computing and digital payment services. It was founded in 1999 by former English teacher Jack Ma and 17 co-founders, who launched the company from Ma's apartment in Hangzhou. The name comes from the tale of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves: Ma tested it on a waitress in a San Francisco coffee shop, who instantly replied "Open Sesame."
Alibaba completes HK$80 billion placing of 710 million new shares in Hong Kong
Alibaba Group completed an HK$80 billion equity placing of 710,000,000 newly issued ordinary shares at HK$112.70 per share on August 26, 2026.
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The placing was made to non-U.S. persons outside the United States under Regulation S; shares were not registered under the U.S. Securities Act.
Net proceeds are approximately HK$79.7 billion after commissions and expenses.
About 60% of net proceeds (HK$47,871 million) will fund global computing infrastructure expansion; about 40% (HK$31,914 million) will accelerate hyperscale AI data centers and cloud upgrades.
The placing represents about 3.70% of shares outstanding before completion and about 3.57% of the enlarged share capital; no placee will become a substantial shareholder.
Joint coordinators included CICC, HSBC, Morgan Stanley, and UBS; co-bookrunners included Barclays, Citigroup, and J.P. Morgan.
Alibaba grants 1,932,300 restricted share units to employees under 2024 Plan
On August 22, 2026, Alibaba granted Awards involving 1,932,300 underlying Shares (about 0.01% of total shares in issue) to certain employees under the 2024 Equity Incentive Plan.
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The purchase price for the Awards is nil, and the closing price per Share on the grant date was HK$123.00.
The Awards have mixed vesting schedules, vesting in batches over up to 4 years, with some vesting within 12 months.
No performance targets are attached to the Awards, and the grant is not subject to shareholder approval.
After the grant, 338,510,773 Shares remain available for future grants under the scheme mandate limit, and 93,716,369 under the service provider sub-limit.
Alibaba to announce Q1 FY2027 results on August 20, 2026
Alibaba Group Holding Limited will hold a board meeting on August 19, 2026 to discuss and approve its unaudited results for the three months ended June 30, 2026.
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The results and the results announcement will be announced on August 20, 2026.
The company has a weighted voting rights structure due to the Alibaba Partnership's director nomination rights.
Alibaba's American depositary shares, each representing eight ordinary shares, are listed on the NYSE under the symbol BABA.
The board of directors includes Chairman Joseph C. Tsai, directors Eddie Yongming Wu, J. Michael Evans, and Maggie Wei Wu, and six independent directors.
Alibaba schedules virtual annual general meeting for September 22, 2026
Alibaba Group Holding Limited will hold its annual general meeting virtually on September 22, 2026 at 8:00 p.m. Hong Kong Time / 8:00 a.m. New York Time.
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Shareholders will vote on four proposals: share issuance mandate (up to 10% of issued shares), share repurchase mandate (up to 10% of issued shares), election of three directors (Maggie Wei Wu, Kabir Misra, Weijian Shan), and appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhong Tian LLP and PricewaterhouseCoopers as auditors.
The record date for both ordinary shares and ADSs is August 5, 2026.
ADS holders must submit voting instructions to Citibank, N.A. by 10:00 a.m. New York Time on September 16, 2026; ordinary shareholders must return proxy forms by 8:00 p.m. Hong Kong Time on September 20, 2026.
The company is deemed to have a weighted voting rights structure due to the Alibaba Partnership's director nomination rights.