Form 6-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 6-K

 

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of May 2021

Commission File Number: 001-33853

 

 

TRIP.COM GROUP LIMITED

(Registrant’s Name)

 

 

968 Jin Zhong Road

Shanghai 200335, People’s Republic of China

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

 

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

We made an announcement dated May 13, 2021 with The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Hong Kong Stock Exchange”) in relation to the end of the stabilization period and the relevant stabilizing actions the stabilization manager has undertaken in connection with our global offering and listing of ordinary shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. For details, please refer to exhibit 99.1 to this current report on Form 6-K.


Safe Harbor Statements

This announcement contains forward-looking statements. These statements are made under 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,” “future,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates,” “potential,” “continue,” “ongoing,” “targets,” and similar statements. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about the allotment and issuance of ordinary shares and additional net proceeds, are or contain forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement. There can be no guarantee that the allotment and issuance of ordinary shares will be completed as planned, or that the expected benefits from the additional net proceeds will be achieved. You should consider the risk factors included in the registration statement (including any documents incorporated by reference), prospectus and prospectus supplements that have been filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. All information provided in this announcement is as of the date of this announcement and are based on assumptions that we believe to be reasonable as of this date, and we do not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law.


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description

99.1    Announcement — Stabilizing Actions and End of Stabilization Period


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

TRIP.COM GROUP LIMITED

 

By   :  

/s/ Cindy Xiaofan Wang

Name   :   Cindy Xiaofan Wang
Title   :   Chief Financial Officer

Date: May 13, 2021

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited, The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited and Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, make no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this announcement.

This announcement is for information purposes only and does not constitute an invitation or offer to acquire, purchase or subscribe for any securities.

This announcement is not for release, publication, distribution, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States (including its territories and possessions, any state of the United States and the District of Columbia). This announcement does not constitute or form a part of any offer or solicitation to purchase or subscribe for securities in the United States. Securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 as amended from time to time (the “U.S. Securities Act”). Any public offering of our securities to be made in the United States will be made by means of a prospectus that may be obtained from us and that will contain detailed information about us and our management, as well as financial statements. We have completed a public offering of the securities described herein in the United States pursuant to our shelf registration statement on Form F-3 filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on September 25, 2019.

Unless otherwise defined in this announcement, capitalized terms used herein shall have the same meanings as those defined in the prospectus dated April 8, 2021 issued by Trip.com Group Limited (the “Company”)

 

LOGO

Trip.com Group Limited

攜程集團有限公司

(incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)

(Stock Code: 9961)

STABILIZING ACTIONS AND

END OF STABILIZATION PERIOD

The Company announces that the stabilization period in connection with the Global Offering ended on May 13, 2021, being the 30th day after the last day for lodging applications under the Hong Kong Public Offering.

J.P. Morgan Securities (Asia Pacific) Limited, as Stabilization Manager, or any person acting for it during the stabilization period, has undertaken the following stabilizing actions:

 

(1)

over-allocations of an aggregate of 4,745,300 Shares in the International Offering, representing 15% of the total number of the Offer Shares initially available under the Global Offering (before any exercise of the Over-allotment Option);

 

(2)

the borrowing of an aggregate of 4,745,300 Shares from Baidu Holdings Limited pursuant to the Stock Borrowing Agreement to cover over-allocations in the International Offering; and

 

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(3)

the full exercise of the Over-allotment Option by the Joint Representatives, on behalf of themselves and the International Underwriters, on April 21, 2021, in respect of an aggregate of 4,745,300 Shares, representing 15% of the total number of Offer Shares initially available under the Global Offering (before any exercise of the Over-allotment Option), to facilitate the return to Baidu Holdings Limited of the borrowed Shares under the Stock Borrowing Agreement which were used to cover over-allocations in the International Offering.

For further details of the exercise of the Over-allotment Option, please refer to the announcement of the Company dated April 21, 2021.

By order of the Board

Trip.com Group Limited

James Jianzhang Liang

Executive Chairman of the Board

Hong Kong, May 13, 2021

As at the date of this announcement, the board of directors of the Company comprises Mr. James Jianzhang Liang, Mr. Min Fan, Ms. Jane Jie Sun, Mr. Robin Yanhong Li and Mr. Dou Shen as directors, and Mr. Neil Nanpeng Shen, Mr. Qi Ji, Mr. Gabriel Li and Mr. JP Gan as independent directors.

 

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