GDS CFO Daniel Antony Newman Receives 51,374 ADSs (RSU Vesting)

What Happened

• Daniel Antony Newman, Chief Financial Officer of GDS Holdings Ltd (GDS), acquired 51,374 American Depositary Shares (ADSs) on August 3, 2026. The filing reports the acquisition at $0.00 per ADS (transaction code J), reflecting settlement of fully vested restricted stock units (RSUs) after certification of performance and satisfaction of time-based vesting conditions.
• The 51,374 ADSs are equivalent to 410,992 Class A ordinary shares (each ADS represents eight Class A shares). The ADSs were acquired into Ofira Capital Limited, a BVI entity of which Mr. Newman is the sole beneficial owner (per footnote).

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-08-03; Price reported: $0.00 per ADS (acquisition via RSU settlement).
• Shares acquired: 51,374 ADSs (equivalent to 410,992 Class A ordinary shares).
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the available Form 4 summary.
• Footnotes: F2 — acquisition reflects settlement of fully vested RSUs after performance certification and time vesting; F1 — 1 ADS = 8 Class A ordinary shares; F3 — Ofira Capital Limited is a BVI company wholly beneficially owned by Mr. Newman.
• Filing timeliness: transaction and reporting date both listed as 2026-08-03 (no late filing indicated).

Context

• This was a vesting/settlement of compensation RSUs (not an open-market purchase or sale). Such award settlements are routine executive compensation events and do not by themselves indicate a buy/sell signal. The filing reports acquisition at $0 because these shares were delivered as vested compensation rather than purchased.