[ET Net News Agency, 5 February 2021] Alibaba Group Holding Limited (09988) said it has
filed a Form 6-K with the Securities and Exchanges Commission of the United States (SEC)
in connection with the announcement on the pricing of an underwritten registered public
offering of US$5 billion aggregate principal amount of U.S. dollar-denominated senior
unsecured notes.
They are US$1.5 billion 2.125% notes due 2031 at an issue price per note of 99.839%;
US$1 billion 2.700% notes due 2041 at an issue price per note of 99.265% (the
sustainability notes); US$1.5 billion 3.150% notes due 2051 at an issue price per note of
99.981%; and US$1 billion 3.250% notes due 2061 at an issue price per note of 99.978%.
The offering is expected to close on February 9, 2021. The company intends to use the
net proceeds of the sale of the Notes (excluding the sustainability notes) for general
corporate purposes, including working capital needs, repayment of offshore debt and
potential acquisitions of or investments in complementary businesses, and use the net
proceeds of the sale of the sustainability notes to finance or refinance, in whole or in
part, one or more of its new or existing eligible projects in accordance with its
sustainable finance framework. (RC)