Categories: Wire Stories

KE Holdings Inc. Announces Proposed Follow-on Public Offering of American Depositary Shares

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 that it intends to offer and sell 35,400,000 American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”), each representing three Class A ordinary shares of the Company, subject to market and other conditions, in an underwritten public offering. The underwriters will have a 30-day option to purchase up to an aggregate of 5,310,000 additional ADSs from the Company.

The Company expects to use the net proceeds from the proposed offering for broadening its service offerings, expansion into new geographical 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.

A preliminary prospectus related to the proposed ADS offering has been filed with the SEC and is available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

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.

Safe Harbor Statement

This press release contains statements that may constitute “forward-looking” statements pursuant to the “safe harbor” provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as “will,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “aims,” “future,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates,” “likely to,” and similar statements. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about KE Holdings Inc.’s beliefs, plans, and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in KE Holdings Inc.’s filings with the SEC. All information provided in this press release is as of the date of this press release, and KE Holdings Inc. does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law.

Contacts

For investor and media inquiries, please contact:

In China:

KE Holdings Inc.

Investor Relations

Matthew Zhao

Siting Li

E-mail: ir@ke.com

The Piacente Group, Inc.

Ross Warner

Tel: +86-10-6508-0677

E-mail: ke@tpg-ir.com

In the United States:

The Piacente Group, Inc.

Brandi Piacente

Tel: +1-212-481-2050

E-mail: ke@tpg-ir.com

Alex

Recent Posts

Hoa Sen Home emerges as Vietnam’s leading building materials & furniture supermarket chain

HANOI, VIETNAM - Media OutReach Newswire - 26 November 2024 - Hoa Sen Home has…

51 minutes ago

Acclaim Insurance Brokers Celebrates 40th Anniversary with Enterprise 50 Award

SINGAPORE - Media OutReach Newswire - 26 November 2024 - Acclaim Insurance Brokers, Singapore's leading…

2 hours ago

Hong Kong sees 13% decline in job change rate as employees prioritise job security

Top white-collar talent remains elusive despite fewer vacancies and higher application rates HONG KONG SAR…

3 hours ago

Mengniu Driving Development of Innovative HMO Nutritional Ingredients

HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach Newswire - 26 November 2024 - In August 2024,…

3 hours ago

Discovery Taiwan Debuts New Documentary

Medical Elite: Regenerative Medicine SINGAPORE - Media OutReach Newswire - 26 November 2024 - A…

3 hours ago

Melco’s Jade Dragon celebrated as one of Asia’s top 100 finest restaurants by Tatler Best

MACAO SAR - Media OutReach Newswire - 26 November 2024 - Melco Resorts & Entertainment's…

4 hours ago