BEIJING--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KE Holdings Inc. (�Beike� or the �Company�) (NYSE: BEKE), a leading integrated online and offline platform for housing transactions and services, today announced the pricing of its underwritten follow-on offering of 35,400,000 American Depositary Shares (�ADSs�), each representing three Class A ordinary shares of the Company, at a public offering price of US$58.00 per ADS. The underwriters will have a 30-day option to purchase up to an aggregate of 5,310,000 additional ADSs from the Company. The offering is expected to close on November 23, 2020, subject to customary closing conditions.

The Company expects to use the net proceeds from the proposed offering for broadening its service offerings, expansion into new growth areas and investment in its infrastructure, for potential strategic opportunities that may strengthen its market leadership and facilitate the development of its main businesses, as well as for working capital and general corporate purposes.

Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C., Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, and China Renaissance Securities (Hong Kong) Limited will act as the joint bookrunners for the proposed ADS offering.

This offering is being made only by means of a written prospectus forming a part of the effective registration statement. A copy of the prospectus related to this offering may be obtained by contacting (i) Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Attention: Prospectus Department, 200 West Street, New York, NY 10282-2198, United States, or by calling +1-212-902-1171, or by email at [email protected]; (ii) Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Attention: Prospectus Department, 180 Varick Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10014, United States, or by calling +1-917-606-8487, or by email at [email protected]; (iii) J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Attention: Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717 or by calling +1-866-803-9204, or by email at [email protected]; and (iv) China Renaissance Securities (Hong Kong) Limited, Attention: ECM, Units 8107-08, Level 81, International Commerce Centre, 1 Austin Road West, Kowloon, Hong Kong or by calling +852 2287 1600, or by email at [email protected].

Registration statements relating to these securities have been declared effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). This announcement shall not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, the securities described herein, nor shall there be any offer, solicitation or sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

About KE Holdings Inc.

KE Holdings Inc. is a leading integrated online and offline platform for housing transactions and services. The Company is a pioneer in building the industry infrastructure and standards in China to reinvent how service providers and housing customers efficiently navigate and consummate housing transactions, ranging from existing and new home sales, home rentals, to home renovation, real estate financial solutions, and other services. The Company owns and operates Lianjia, China�s leading real estate brokerage brand and an integral part of its Beike platform. With more than 19 years of operating experience through Lianjia since its inception in 2001, the Company believes the success and proven track record of Lianjia pave the way for it to build the industry infrastructure and standards and drive the rapid and sustainable growth of Beike.

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Contacts

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In China

KE Holdings Inc.

Investor Relations

Matthew Zhao

Siting Li

E-mail: [email protected]

The Piacente Group, Inc.

Ross Warner

Tel: +86-10-6508-0677

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In the United States:

The Piacente Group, Inc.

Brandi Piacente

Tel: +1-212-481-2050

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