万国数据（GDS）针对Blue Orca报告发布声明
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SHANGHAI, China, Aug. 01,2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GDS Holdings Limited (“GDS Holdings,” “GDS” or the“Company”) (NASDAQ:GDS), a leading developer and operator of high-performancedata centers in China, learned yesterday that it was the subject of a shortseller report (the “Report”) issued by Blue Orca Capital, LLC (“Blue Orca”). The Report’s allegationsare false, its conclusions are incorrect and its premises reflect a fundamentalmisunderstanding of the Company’s business. Mr. William Wei Huang,Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, remarked, “We ask that our investors beaware that the Report reflects the opinions of an acknowledged short seller,whose sole interest is in profiting from a decline in the price of the Company’s shares. I have full confidence in our management team andtheir abilities to continue to serve our customers without being distracted bythese baseless allegations.” Mr. Huangfurther stated, “As a leading data center service provider in China with a17-year track record, we pride ourselves in the trust and relationships we havebuilt with our customers who rely on us. We remain fully committed to continue to grow our business and toprotect and create value for our customers, our shareholders and ouremployees.” Set forth below are theCompany’s initial responses to allegations made in the Report. 1. Area in Service andUtilization of a Data Center GDS has commitments for100% of the space of GZ1 from two customers. GDS is currently receiving revenue for 94% of the total committed spaceof GZ1 from these two customers, which is in line with the Company’s definitionof “area utilized”. The two operatorsreferenced in the Report are leasing the capacity from one of the abovecustomers. 2. Purchase Price andRelated-Party Nature of Certain Acquisitions The amounts ofconsideration paid as disclosed in the Company’s SEC filings are accurate. Therelevant SAIC filings only reflect a portion of the consideration. None of theemployees, directors or shareholders of the acquired data centers identified inthe Report were at any time an employee, director or related party of GDS. 3. Capital Raising andDebt GDS Holdings, listed onthe NASDAQ stock exchange, is the entity through which the Company raiseslong-term capital offshore. Under relevant regulations, including those of thePRC State Administration of Foreign Exchange ("SAFE"), the Companycan only remit monies from offshore to onshore as approved by SAFE. GDSHoldings therefore holds its cash offshore until such time as there is aspecific need, and the onshore capital injection is completed. 4.Mounting Balance of Unbilled Receivables （编辑：网站开发网_安阳站长网） 【声明】本站内容均来自网络，其相关言论仅代表作者个人观点，不代表本站立场。若无意侵犯到您的权利，请及时与联系站长删除相关内容! |
