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 August 2014

 


 

Commission File Number: 001-35454

 


 

Vipshop Holdings Limited

 

No. 20 Huahai Street

Liwan District, Guangzhou 510370

The People’s Republic of China

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

 

Form 20-F   x

 

Form 40-F  o

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):  o

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):  o

 

 

 



 

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.

 

 

Vipshop Holdings Limited

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By

:

/s/ Eric Ya Shen

 

Name:

:

Eric Ya Shen

 

Title:

:

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

 

Date: August 19, 2014

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit 99.1—Press Release

 

Exhibit 99.2—Notice of Annual General Shareholders Meeting of Vipshop Holdings Limited

 

Exhibit 99.3—Form of Proxy for Use at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of Vipshop Holdings Limited

 

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Exhibit 99.1

 

Vipshop Holdings Limited to Hold 2014 Annual General Meeting on September 15, 2014

 

Guangzhou, August 19, 2013 — Vipshop Holdings Limited (NYSE: VIPS) today announced that it will hold its 2014 annual general meeting of shareholders at No. 20 Huahai Street, Liwan District, Guangzhou 510370, People’s Republic of China on September 15, 2014 at 10:00 a.m., local time.

 

Holders of ordinary shares of record on the close of business on August 25, 2014 (New York City time) (the “Record Date”) or their proxy holders are entitled to vote at the annual general meeting or any adjournment or postponements thereof. Each ordinary shareholder has one vote for each ordinary share held as of the close of business on the share record date. Holders of record of the Company’s American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”) at the close of business on the Record Date who wish to vote the ordinary shares of the Company represented by the ADSs must act through Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, the depositary of the Company’s ADS program.

 

The Company proposed to adopt a dual-class share structure (the “Dual-class Share Structure”), pursuant to which the Company’s authorized share capital shall be re-organized and re-designated into Class A ordinary shares and Class B ordinary shares, with each Class A ordinary share being entitled to one (1) vote and each Class B ordinary share being entitled to ten (10) votes on all matters subject to vote at general meetings of the Company.

 

The notice of the annual general meeting sets forth the resolutions to be submitted to shareholders of the Company for approval and other relevant information regarding the annual general meeting, the proposed Dual-class Share Structure and how to vote ordinary shares or direct Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas to vote the ordinary shares represented by the ADSs at the annual general meeting. Shareholders may obtain a copy of the Company’s annual report for the year of 2013, free of charge on the Company’s Investor Relations website at http://ir.vipshop.com/ and on the website of U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission at http://www.sec.gov. A physical copy of the annual report can be provided to shareholders of the Company without charge by emailing Millicent Tu, Vipshop Holdings Limited, at ir@vipshop.com or by writing to:

 

No. 20 Huahai Street, Liwan District,

Guangzhou 510370,

People’s Republic of China

Attention: Millicent Tu

 

INVESTORS AND SHAREHOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY THE MATERIALS FILED WITH OR FURNISHED TO THE U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, AS THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPANY, THE DUAL-CLASS SHARE STRUCTURE AND RELATED MATTERS.

 



 

ABOUT VIPSHOP HOLDINGS LIMITED

 

Vipshop Holdings Limited is China’s leading online discount retailer for brands. Vipshop offers high quality and popular branded products to consumers throughout China at a significant discount to retail prices. Since it was founded in August 2008, the Company has rapidly built a sizeable and growing base of customers and brand partners. For more information, please visit ir.vipshop.com.

 

Investor Relations Contact

Vipshop Holdings Limited

Millicent Tu

Tel: +86 (20) 2233-0732

Email:IR@vipshop.com

 

ICR, Inc.

Jeremy Peruski

Tel: +1 (646) 405-4866

Email: IR@vipshop.com

 


Exhibit 99.2

 

VIPSHOP HOLDINGS LIMITED

(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)

(NYSE Ticker: VIPS)

 


 

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON September 15, 2014

 

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an annual general meeting (the “AGM”) of Vipshop Holdings Limited (the “Company” or  “Vipshop” ) will be held at No. 20 Huahai Street, Liwan District, Guangzhou 510370, People’s Republic of China on September 15, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. (local time).

 

Only holders of ordinary shares of record on the close of business on August 25, 2014 (New York City time) (the “Record Date”) or their proxy holders are entitled to vote at the annual general meeting or any adjournment or postponements thereof. Each ordinary shareholder has one vote for each ordinary share held as of the close of business on the share record date. Holders of record of the Company’s American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”) at the close of business on the Record Date who wish to vote the ordinary shares of the Company represented by the ADSs must act through Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, the depositary of the Company’s ADS program.

 

The nature of the resolutions to be put to the shareholders may result in some shareholders being affected differently from the others.  Therefore the chairman of the Companys board of directors has determined that the Company should seek class approval from each of two deemed classes determined by their interests and if, and only if, the resolutions are passed by special resolution of each deemed class, they shall be put to the shareholders to vote upon together as one class.

 

The deemed classes for the purpose of approvals as above shall be (i) the shares beneficially owned by Mr. Eric Ya Shen (the  “Founder”), Elegant Motion Holdings Limited and any of their affiliates (together referred to as the Class B Shareholders), and (ii) all other holders of shares (together referred to as the Class A Shareholders).

 

Accordingly, at the AGM, the chairman of the meeting (the “Chairman”) shall temporarily adjourn proceedings to convene two separate class meetings, and if both such meetings provide the necessary consents, the AGM shall continue to vote on such matters. Votes shall be counted on a poll basis, with each share carrying one vote. At the AGM and at the relevant class meetings, the following resolutions will be considered and voted upon:

 

·                  RESOLVED, as a special resolution:

 

THAT the authorized share capital of the Company be re-classified and re-designated into (i) 500,000,000 ordinary shares of par value of US$0.0001 each, of which 483,489,642 be designated as Class A ordinary shares of par value of US$0.0001 each (the “Class A Ordinary Shares”) and 16,510,358 be designated as Class B Ordinary Shares of par value of US$0.0001 each (the “Class B Ordinary Shares”), with each Class A Ordinary Share being entitled to one (1) vote and each Class B Ordinary Share being entitled to ten (10) votes on all matters subject to vote at general meetings of the Company and with such other rights, preferences and privileges as set forth in the new Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company (the “New M&AAs”);

 



 

THAT the re-designation and re-classification of 16,510,358 ordinary shares, being all the currently issued and outstanding ordinary shares beneficially owned by the Founder, Elegant Motion Holdings Limited and any of their affiliates into the same number of Class B Ordinary Shares on a 1:1 basis be, and hereby is, approved and adopted;

 

THAT the re-designation and re-classification of all the then issued and outstanding ordinary shares, other than the Class B Ordinary Shares, and all of the unissued shares into the same number of Class A Ordinary Shares on a 1:1 basis be, and hereby is, approved and adopted; and

 

THAT all of the issued and outstanding awards, including options and restricted shares, granted by the Company under the Company’s currently effective share incentive plans, shall entitle the grantees to such number of Class A Ordinary Shares equivalent to the number of ordinary shares that these grantees would be entitled to as originally set out in their relevant award agreement with the Company and the Company shall issue such Class A Ordinary Shares to the grantees of such awards granted pursuant to the applicable share incentive plan upon vesting and/or exercise of such awards, by the grantees.

 

The above resolutions are collectively referred to as “Alteration of Share Capital and Voting Power”.

 

·                  RESOLVED, as a special resolution:

 

THAT the following provision, be and hereby is, approved and adopted to be incorporated in the New M&AAs (the “Sunset Provision”):

 

All Class B Ordinary Shares shall be automatically converted into the same number of Class A Ordinary Shares as soon as the Class B shareholders in aggregate beneficially own less than 825,518 Class B Ordinary Shares, which is equivalent to 5% of the total issued and outstanding Class B Ordinary Shares as of the date of effectiveness of the New M&AAs.

 

·                  RESOLVED, as a special resolution:

 

THAT  the New M&AAs attached hereto as Annex I, be and hereby are, approved and adopted with immediate effect to reflect all of the above resolutions.

 



 

Shareholders and ADS holders may obtain a copy of the Company’s annual report on Form 20-F, free of charge, from our website at http://ir.vipshop.com, or by writing to Millicent Tu, Vipshop Holdings Limited, No. 20 Huahai Street, Liwan District, Guangzhou 510370, the People’s Republic of China, or by sending an email to IR@vipshop.com.

 

If you own ADSs on the close of business on the Record Date, you cannot vote your ADSs at the AGM or the class meeting directly, but you may instruct Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas (the depositary), as depositary under a deposit agreement, dated as of March 22, 2012, by and among the Company, the depositary and all holders and beneficial owners of ADSs issued thereunder (the Deposit Agreement), as the holder of ordinary shares underlying Companys ADSs, how to vote the ordinary shares underlying your ADSs. The depositary must receive such instructions no later than 3:00 p.m. on September 9, 2014 (New York City time) in order to vote the underlying ordinary shares at the AGM and/or the class meeting.

 

After careful consideration, the Board has unanimously (1) directed the matters relating to the Alteration of Share Capital and Voting Power, the Sunset Provision and the New M&AAs be submitted to shareholders for authorization and approval, and (2) recommended that shareholders authorize and approve the matters relating to the Alteration of Share Capital and Voting Power, the Sunset Provision and the New M&AAs.

 

Regardless of the number of shares that you own, your vote is very important. Even if you plan to attend the AGM or class meetings in person, we request that you submit your proxy in accordance with the instructions set forth on the proxy card as promptly as possible. You should simply indicate on your proxy card how you want to vote, sign and date the proxy card, and mail the proxy card in the enclosed return envelope as soon as possible to ensure that it will be received by the Company no later than 10:00 a.m. on September 11, 2014 (New York City time) so that your shares will be represented and may be voted at the AGM and/or class meetings. If you receive more than one proxy card because you own shares that are registered in different names, please vote all of your shares shown on all of your proxy cards in accordance with the instructions set forth on the proxy card.

 

Completing the proxy card in accordance with the instructions set forth on the proxy card will not deprive you of your right to attend the AGM or the class meetings and vote your shares in person. Please note, however, that if your shares are held of record by a broker, bank or other nominee and you wish to vote at the AGM or the class meetings in person, you must obtain from the record holder a proxy issued in your name. Unless a shareholder indicates otherwise in his or her proxy card, the manner in which the shareholder votes upon the resolutions at the AGM to authorize and approve the Voting Power Change, and the Sunset Provision will be deemed to be the same manner in which such shareholder votes upon the resolutions at the class meetings to authorize and approve the Voting Power Change, and the Sunset Provision.

 

If you submit your proxy card without indicating how you wish to vote, the shares represented by your proxy card will be voted FOR the resolutions to authorize and approve the Alteration of Share Capital and Voting Power, the Sunset Provision and the New M&AAs at the AGM and any “class” meeting to consider such matters to which you are entitled to participate. Further, if holders of ADSs do not give voting instructions to the depositary, they will be deemed to have instructed the depositary to give a discretionary proxy to a person designated by (the Designee) under the Deposit Agreement, unless the Company informs the depositary that (1) the Company does not wish such discretionary proxy to be given, (2) substantial opposition exists in respect of the contemplated adoption of the Alteration of Share Capital and Voting Power, the Sunset Provision and the New M&AAs, or (3) the rights of holders of ordinary shares may be materially adversely affected by the contemplated adoption of the Alteration of Share Capital and Voting Power, the Sunset Provision and the New M&AAs. It is the Companys intention that the Designee vote all such

 



 

unvoted shares FOR the resolutions to authorize and approve the Alteration of Share Capital and Voting Power, the Sunset Provision and the New M&AAs at the AGM and the “class” meetings.

 

If you have any questions or need assistance in voting your shares or ADSs, please contact Millicent Tu, by telephone at +86 (20) 2233-0732, or email at IR@vipshop.com.

 

Notes:

 

1. If a share is held jointly by two or more persons, the vote of the holder whose name appears first in the register of members of the Company who tenders a vote, whether in person or by proxy, shall be accepted to the exclusion of the vote of the other joint holders.

 

2. The instrument appointing a proxy shall be in writing under the hand of the appointor or of his attorney duly authorized in writing or, if the appointor is a corporation, either under seal or under the hand of an officer or attorney duly authorized.

 

3. A proxy need not be a member (registered shareholder) of the Company.

 

4. The Chairman of the meeting may at his discretion direct that a proxy card shall be deemed to have been duly deposited. A proxy card that is not deposited in the manner permitted shall be invalid.

 

5. Votes given in accordance with the terms of a duly executed proxy card shall be valid notwithstanding the death or insanity of the principal prior to the AGM or class meetings or revocation of the proxy or of the authority under which the proxy was executed, or the transfer of the share in respect of which the proxy is given unless notice in writing of such death, insanity, revocation or transfer was received by the Company at Vipshop Holdings Limited, No. 20 Huahai Street, Liwan District,  Guangzhou 510370, People’s Republic of China, before the commencement of the AGM, or adjourned meeting at which it is sought to use the proxy.

 

 

By Order of the Board of Directors,

 

Vipshop Holdings Limited

 

 

 

 

 

/s/Eric Ya Shen

 

Eric Ya Shen

 

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

 

Guangzhou, China

 

August 19, 2014

 


Exhibit 99.3

 

FORM OF PROXY — SHAREHOLDERS ONLY

 

VIPSHOP HOLDINGS LIMITED

 

FOR USE AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (“AGM”)

TO BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 15, 2014 (OR AT ANY POSTPONEMENT OR ADJOURNMENT THEREOF)

 

THIS PROXY CARD IS VALID ONLY WHEN SIGNED AND DATED

 

For use at the AGM (or at any postponement or adjournment thereof) of the holders of ordinary shares of $0.00001 each in the capital of Vipshop Holdings Limited (the “Company”)

 

I/We(1),

 

being the registered holder(s) of ordinary shares of $0.0001 each in the capital of the Company, HEREBY APPOINT

 

the Chairman of the AGM or(2)

 

as my/our proxy (“Proxy”) to attend and act for me/us and on my/our behalf at the AGM (or at any postponement or adjournment thereof) to be held at                  (local time) on                , 2014 for the purpose of considering and, if thought fit, authorizing and approving the following resolutions in the following manner:

 

 

 

 

For(3)

 

Against(3)

 

Abstain(3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.

As a special resolution,

 

THAT the authorized share capital of the Company be re-classified and re-designated into (i) 500,000,000 ordinary shares of par value of US$0.0001 each, of which 483,489,642 be designated as Class A ordinary shares of par value of US$0.0001 each (the “Class A Ordinary Shares”) and 16,510,358 be designated as Class B Ordinary Shares of par value of US$0.0001 each (the “Class B Ordinary Shares”), with each Class A Ordinary Share being entitled to one (1) vote and each Class B Ordinary Share being entitled to

 

o

 

o

 

o

 

 

 

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ten (10) votes on all matters subject to vote at general meetings of the Company and with such other rights, preferences and privileges as set forth in the new Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company (the “New M&AAs”);

 

THAT the re-designation and re-classification of 16,510,358 ordinary shares, being all the currently issued and outstanding ordinary shares beneficially owned by the founder, Elegant Motion Holdings Limited and any of their Affiliates into Class B Ordinary Shares on a 1:1 basis be, and hereby is, approved and adopted;

 

THAT the re-designation and re-classification of all the then issued and outstanding ordinary shares, other than the Class B Ordinary Shares, and all of the unissued shares into Class A Ordinary Shares on a 1:1 basis be, and hereby is, approved and adopted; and

 

THAT all of the issued and outstanding awards, including options and restricted shares, granted by the Company under the Company’s currently effective share incentive plans, shall entitle the grantees to such number of Class A Ordinary Shares equivalent to the number of ordinary shares that these grantees would be entitled to as originally set out in their relevant award agreement with the Company and the Company shall issue such Class A Ordinary Shares to the grantees of such awards granted pursuant to the applicable share incentive plan upon vesting and/or exercise of such awards, by the grantees.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.

As a special resolution, THAT all Class B Ordinary Shares shall be automatically converted into the same number of Class A Ordinary Shares as soon as the Class B shareholders in aggregate beneficially own less than 825,518 Class B Ordinary Shares, which is equivalent to 5% of the total issued and outstanding Class B Ordinary Shares as of the date of effectiveness of the New M&AAs.

 

o

 

o

 

o

 

 

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3.

As a special resolution, THAT the New M&AAs, a form of which is being provided to you, be and hereby are, approved and adopted to reflect all of the above resolutions.

 

o

 

o

 

o

 

 

In order to be valid, this form of proxy together with any power of attorney or other authority (if any) under which it is signed or a notarially certified copy thereof, must be returned in the postage paid envelope we have provided or returned addressed to as soon as possible and in any event so that it is received by the Company no later than           a.m. on                , 2014 (New York City Time). In default this form of proxy shall not be treated as valid, provided always that the chairman of the AGM may at his discretion direct that an instrument of proxy shall be deemed to have been duly deposited. Completion and delivery of this form of proxy will not preclude you from attending the AGM and voting in person at the AGM if you so wish, but in the event of your attending the AGM and voting at the AGM after having lodged this form of proxy, this form of proxy will be deemed to have been revoked.

 

Dated this                          day of                                    2014

Signature(s)(4)

 

 

 


Notes:

 

1.                                         Full name(s) and addresses to be inserted in BLOCK CAPITALS.

 

2.                                         If no name is inserted, a shareholder is deemed to have nominated the chairman of the AGM as proxy. If any proxy other than the chairman of the AGM is preferred, please strike out the words “the chairman of the AGM or” and insert the name and address of your proxy desired in the space provided. You are entitled to appoint one or more proxies (who must be an individual) to attend and vote in your stead. Your proxy need not be a member of the Company but must attend the AGM in person to represent you. ANY ALTERATION MADE TO THIS FORM OF PROXY MUST BE INITIALED BY THE PERSON(S) WHO SIGN(S) IT.

 

3.                                         The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the proposals. IMPORTANT: IF YOU WISH TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF THE PROPOSALS, TICK THE BOX MARKED “For.” IF YOU WISH TO VOTE AGAINST THE PROPOSALS, TICK THE BOX MARKED “Against.” IF YOU WISH TO ABSTAIN FROM VOTING IN RELATION TO THE PROPOSALS, TICK THE BOX MARKED “Abstain.” Shares represented by this proxy will be voted as directed by the shareholder. If no such directions are indicated, the Proxies shall have discretion to vote as they determine. Proxies shall also be

 

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authorized to vote upon such other business as may properly come before the AGM or any postponement or adjournment thereof in their discretion.

 

4.                                         This form of proxy must be signed by you or your duly authorized attorney in writing or, in the case of a corporation, either under its common seal or under the hand of an officer, attorney or other person duly authorized. If a corporation or partnership, please set out the full corporate or partnership name and the full title of any authorized person signing on the corporation or partnership’s behalf. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, or other fiduciary, please give full title as such.

 

Joint owners should each sign personally.  Where there are joint registered holders of any share(s) in the Company, any one of such joint holders may vote at the AGM, either personally, or by proxy, in respect of such share(s) as if he were solely entitled thereto; but if more than one of such joint holders are present at the AGM, either personally or by proxy, the vote of the senior holder who tenders a vote whether in person or by proxy shall be accepted to the exclusion of the votes of the other joint holders and for this purpose seniority shall be determined by the order in which the names stand in the register of members of the Company.

 

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