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 2025
Commission File Number: 001-34656
H World Group Limited
(Registrant’s name)
No. 1299 Fenghua Road
Jiading District
Shanghai
People’s Republic of China
(86) 21 6195-2011
(Address of principal executive office)
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 ¨
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Number | Description of Document | |
| Exhibit 99.1 | Notice of Annual General Meeting | |
| Exhibit 99.2 | Proxy Statement for Annual General Meeting | |
| Exhibit 99.3 | Proxy Form for Annual General Meeting |
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.
| H World Group Limited | ||
| (Registrant) | ||
| Date: May 8, 2025 | By: | /s/ Qi Ji |
| Name: | Qi Ji | |
| Title: | Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors |
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Exhibit 99.1
H WORLD GROUP LIMITED
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)
(NASDAQ Ticker: HTHT, HKEX Stock Code: 1179)
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
to be held on June 27, 2025
(or any adjourned meeting thereof)
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) of H World Group Limited (the “Company”) will be held at No. 1299 Fenghua Road, Jiading District, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China on June 27, 2025 at 10:00 a.m., local time, and at any adjourned meeting thereof, for the following purposes:
AGENDA
To consider and, if thought fit, pass the following resolutions:
| 1. | Resolved, As An Ordinary Resolution: |
THAT the ratification of appointment of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Certified Public Accountants LLP as auditor of the Company for 2025 and the authorization for the directors of the Company to determine the remuneration of the auditor be and is hereby authorized and approved.
| 2. | Resolved, As An Ordinary Resolution: |
THAT the re-election of Ms. Jie Zheng (appointed by the board of directors of the Company on July 2, 2024) as an executive director of the Company, whose biography is set forth in Exhibit A, be and is hereby authorized and approved.
| 3. | Resolved, As An Ordinary Resolution: |
THAT each director or officer of the Company or Conyers Trust Company (Cayman) Limited be and is hereby authorized to take any and every action that might be necessary, appropriate or desirable to effect the foregoing resolutions as such director, officer or Conyers Trust Company (Cayman) Limited, in his, her or its absolute discretion, thinks fit and to attend to any necessary registration and/or filing for and on behalf of the Company.
ORDINARY SHARES RECORD DATE AND ADS RECORD DATE
The Board of Directors of the Company has fixed the close of business on May 9, 2025 Hong Kong time, as the record date (the “Ordinary Shares Record Date”) of ordinary shares of the Company, par value US$0.00001 per share (“Ordinary Shares”). Holders of record of the Company’s Ordinary Shares as of the Ordinary Shares Record Date are entitled to attend and vote at the AGM and any adjourned meeting thereof.
Holders of record of American Depositary Shares (the “ADSs”) as of the close of business on May 9, 2025, New York time (the “ADS Record Date”) who wish to exercise their voting rights for the underlying Ordinary Shares must give voting instructions to Citibank, N.A., the depositary of the ADSs.
ATTENDING THE AGM
Only holders of record of Ordinary Shares as of the Ordinary Shares Record Date are entitled to attend and vote at the AGM. Please note that holders of ADSs are not entitled to attend the AGM. Any ADS holder who appears at the venue of the AGM will not be allowed to attend the AGM. Any ADS holder that wishes to attend the AGM or vote directly must cancel their ADS(s) in exchange for Ordinary Shares and will need to make arrangements to deliver their ADS(s) to Citibank, N.A., as depositary of the ADS(s), for cancellation with sufficient time to allow for the delivery and exchange of them for the underlying Ordinary Shares before the Ordinary Shares Record Date.
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We encourage shareholders planning to attend the AGM in person to preregister by sending an email to chenyao002@hworld.com.
PROXY FORMS AND ADS VOTING CARDS
A holder of Ordinary Shares as of the Ordinary Shares Record Date may appoint a proxy to exercise his or her rights at the AGM. A holder of ADSs as of the ADS Record Date will need to instruct Citibank, N.A., the depositary of the ADSs, as to how to vote the Ordinary Shares represented by the ADSs. Please refer to the proxy form (for holders of Ordinary Shares) or ADS voting card (for holders of ADSs), which is attached to and made a part of this notice and also the proxy statement for further details and instructions. The proxy statement and the proxy form are also available for viewing on the “Investor Relations—News & Events—AGM Summary” section of our website at https://ir.hworld.com/news-and-events/agm-summary and the website of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited at www.hkexnews.hk.
Holders of record of the Company’s Ordinary Shares as of the Ordinary Shares Record Date are cordially invited to attend the AGM in person. Your vote is important. You are urged to complete, sign, date and return the accompanying proxy form to us (for holders of Ordinary Shares) or your ADS voting card to Citibank, N.A. (for holders of the ADSs) as promptly as possible and before the prescribed deadline if you wish to exercise your voting rights. We must receive the proxy form via Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited at 17M Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Wan Chai, Hong Kong by no later than 10:00 a.m., Hong Kong time, on June 25, 2025 to ensure your representation at the AGM, and Citibank, N.A. must receive your ADS voting card by no later than 10:00 a.m., New York time, on June 18, 2025 to enable the votes attaching to the Ordinary Shares represented by your ADSs to be cast at the AGM.
ANNUAL REPORT
You may obtain a copy of the Company’s annual report on Form 20-F and/or Hong Kong annual report, free of charge, from the Company’s website at https://ir.hworld.com, or from the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov (for the annual report on Form 20-F) or the website of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited at www.hkexnews.hk (for the Hong Kong annual report).
| By Order of the Board of Directors, | |
| Qi JI | |
| Executive Chairman |
Hong Kong, May 8, 2025
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Exhibit 99.2
H WORLD GROUP LIMITED
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)
(NASDAQ Ticker: HTHT, HKEX Stock Code: 1179)
Proxy Statement for Annual General Meeting
to be held on June 27, 2025
(or any adjourned meeting thereof)
GENERAL
The board of directors (the “Board”) of H World Group Limited (the “Company” or “we”) is soliciting proxies for the annual general meeting of shareholders of the Company (the “AGM” or the “General Meeting”) to be held on June 27, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. (local time). The AGM will be held at No. 1299 Fenghua Road, Jiading District, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China.
You can review and download the proxy statement and the proxy form at the “Investor Relations—News & Events—AGM Summary” section of the Company’s website at https://ir.hworld.com/news-and-events/agm-summary, and website of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited at www.hkexnews.hk.
RECORD DATE, SHARE OWNERSHIP AND QUORUM
Only holders of the Company’s ordinary shares, par value US$0.00001 per share (“Ordinary Shares”) of record as of the close of business on May 9, 2025, Hong Kong time (the “Ordinary Shares Record Date”) are entitled to attend and vote at the AGM.
Holders of American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”) issued by Citibank, N.A., as depositary of the ADSs, and representing our Ordinary Shares are not entitled to attend or vote at the AGM under the Company’s amended and restated memorandum of association (the “Memorandum”) and second amended and restated articles of association (the “Articles”). Please note that any ADS holder who appears at the venue of the AGM will not be allowed to attend the AGM. Holders of ADSs as of the close of business on May 9, 2025, New York time (the “ADS Record Date”) will be able to instruct Citibank, N.A., the depositary of the ADSs and the holder of record (through a nominee) of the Ordinary Shares represented by ADSs, as to how to vote the Ordinary Shares represented by such ADSs. Citibank, N.A., as depositary of the ADSs, will endeavor, to the extent practicable and legally permissible, to vote or cause to be voted at the AGM the Ordinary Shares it holds in respect of the ADSs in accordance with the instructions which it has timely and properly received from ADS holders.
One or more holders of the Company’s ordinary shares holding no less than an aggregate one-third of all voting share capital of the Company in issue present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote at the AGM, shall be a quorum for all purposes.
VOTING AND SOLICITATION
Each Ordinary Share issued and outstanding as of the close of business on the Ordinary Shares Record Date is entitled to one vote at the AGM. Each resolution put to the vote at the AGM will be decided by poll. Where required by the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, a shareholder of the Company who has a material interest in the matter to be approved by a particular resolution will be required to abstain from voting on such resolution.
The solicitation materials are available on the Company’s website (https://ir.hworld.com), on the website of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (www.sec.gov) and on the website of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (www.hkexnews.hk).
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VOTING BY HOLDERS OF ORDINARY SHARES
When proxy forms are properly dated, executed and returned by holders of Ordinary Shares to the mailing address set forth in the proxy form before 10:00 a.m., Hong Kong Time, on June 25, 2025 (the deadline for the return of such proxy forms), the Ordinary Shares represented by all properly executed proxies returned to the Company will be voted at the AGM as indicated or, if no instruction is given, the holder of the proxy will vote the Ordinary Shares in his discretion, unless a reference to the holder of the proxy having such discretion has been deleted and initialed on this Form of Proxy. Where the chairman of the AGM acts as proxy and is entitled to exercise his discretion, he is likely to vote the Ordinary Shares for the resolutions. As to any other business that may properly come before the AGM, all properly executed proxies will be voted by the persons named therein in accordance with their discretion. Where any holder of Ordinary Shares affirmatively abstains from voting on any particular resolution, the votes attaching to such Ordinary Shares will not be included or counted in the determination of the number of Ordinary Shares present and voting for the purposes of determining whether such resolution has been passed (but they will be counted for the purposes of determining the quorum, as described above).
VOTING BY HOLDERS OF ADSs
The nominee of Citibank, N.A. (the Depositary of the ADSs) is the holder of record for all the Ordinary Shares represented by the ADSs and as such the nominee is the only person who may attend and vote those Ordinary Shares at the AGM on behalf of the Depositary and the holders of ADSs.
We have requested Citibank, N.A., as Depositary of the ADSs, to distribute to all holders of record of ADSs as of the ADS Record Date, the notice of the AGM and an ADS Voting Card. Upon the timely receipt from any holders of record of ADSs of voting instructions in the manner specified, Citibank, N.A. will endeavor, to the extent practicable and legally permissible, to vote or cause to be voted the number of Ordinary Shares represented by the ADSs in accordance with such voting instructions. Under the terms of the deposit agreement for the ADSs (the “Deposit Agreement”), Citibank, N.A. will not vote or attempt to exercise the right to vote other than in accordance with such voting instructions or such deemed instructions as further described in the paragraphs below.
There is no guarantee that a holder of ADSs will receive the materials described above with sufficient time to enable such holder to return voting instructions to Citibank, N.A. in a timely manner, in which case the Ordinary Shares underlying your ADSs may not be voted in accordance with your wishes.
If an ADS voting card is missing voting instructions, Citibank, N.A. shall deem the holder of the ADSs in question to have instructed Citibank, N.A. to vote in favor of the items set forth in the ADS voting card. If an ADS Voting Card contains conflicting voting instructions as to any issue to be voted on at the AGM, Citibank, N.A. shall deem the holder of the ADSs in question to have instructed Citibank, N.A. to abstain from voting on such issue.
If no timely instructions are received by Citibank, N.A. from a holder of ADSs by 10:00 a.m., New York Time, June 18, 2025, under the terms of the Deposit Agreement, Citibank, N.A. will deem such holder of ADSs to have instructed it to give a discretionary proxy to a person designated by the Company to vote the Ordinary Shares represented by such holder’s ADSs, unless voting at the meeting is by show of hands and unless the Company has informed Citibank, N.A. that (x) the Company does not wish such proxy to be given, (y) substantial opposition exists, or (z) the rights of holders of Ordinary Shares may be materially adversely affected, in each case in accordance with the terms of the Deposit Agreement.
REVOCABILITY OF PROXIES AND ADS VOTING CARDS
Any proxy given by a holder of Ordinary Shares by means of a proxy form, and any voting instructions given by an ADS holder by means of an ADS voting card, pursuant to this solicitation may be revoked: (a) for holders of Ordinary Shares or ADSs, by submitting a written notice of revocation or a fresh proxy form or fresh ADS Voting Card, as the case may be, bearing a later date, which must be received by the deadlines for returning the proxy forms or ADS voting cards set forth above, or (b) for holders of Ordinary Shares only, by attending the AGM and voting in person.
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PROPOSAL 1:
Ordinary Resolution
Ratification of appointment of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Certified Public Accountants LLP as auditor of the Company for 2025 and the authorization for the directors of the Company to determine the remuneration of the auditor
The Board proposes to ratify and approve the appointment of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Certified Public Accountants LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.
In the event the shareholders fail to ratify the appointment, the audit committee of the Board (the “Audit Committee”) will appoint different independent auditors with the requisite qualifications and competence and such appointment will be ratified by the Company’s shareholders at the next general meeting of the Company. Even if the appointment is ratified at the AGM, the Audit Committee, in its discretion, may appoint different independent auditors at any time during the year if it determines that such a change would be in the Company’s and its shareholders’ best interests. Such appointment of different independent auditors shall also be ratified by the Company’s shareholders at the next general meeting of the Company.
THE BOARD RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” THE RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF DELOITTE TOUCHE TOHMATSU CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS LLP AS THE INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM OF THE COMPANY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2025.
PROPOSAL 2:
Ordinary Resolution
Authorization for the re-election of Ms. Jie Zheng (appointed by the Board on July 2, 2024) as an executive director of the Company
The Board proposes to re-elect Ms. Jie Zheng (appointed by the Board on July 2, 2024) as an executive director of the Company, whose biography is set forth in Exhibit A.
THE BOARD RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” THE AUTHORIZATION OF RE-ELECTION OF MS. JIE ZHENG (APPOINTED ON JULY 2, 2024) AS AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE COMPANY.
PROPOSAL 3:
Ordinary Resolution
Authorization and approval of each director or officer of the Company or Conyers Trust Company (Cayman) Limited to take any and every action that might be necessary, appropriate or desirable to effect the foregoing resolutions as such director, officer or Conyers Trust Company (Cayman) Limited, in his, her or its absolute discretion, thinks fit and to attend to any necessary registration and/or filing for and on behalf of the Company.
THE BOARD RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” THE GENERAL RESOLUTION.
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OTHER MATTERS
We know of no other matters to be submitted to the AGM. If any other matters properly come before the AGM, it is the intention of the persons named in the form of proxy to vote the Ordinary Shares they represent as the Board may recommend.
| By Order of the Board of Directors, | |
| Qi JI | |
| Executive Chairman |
Dated: May 8, 2025
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EXHIBIT A
Ms. Jie Zheng’s Biography
Jie Zheng has served as our executive director since July 2024. Ms. Zheng has over 20 years of leadership experience across automotive and hospitality sectors both in China and internationally. Ms. Zheng is currently a venture partner of Peeli Ventures, where she provides management consulting for portfolio companies in consumer goods and MarTech industries. Ms. Zheng served as our chief strategist from October 2019 to September 2020, and rejoined us in January 2023 as a senior advisor and has served as a supervisory board member of Steigenberger Hotels GmbH since November 2023. From October 2010 to April 2019, Ms. Zheng held various positions within Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Group in China (“FCA China”), including chief executive officer of FCA China (currently known as Stellantis) and general manager of GAC Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Sales Co., Ltd. Prior to that, Ms. Zheng served as the vice president of marketing in Chrysler Group China Sales Ltd. from May 2008 to October 2010, the vice president of communications of Honeywell (China) Co., Ltd. from January 2007 to May 2008, the vice president of global public affairs and communications of OnStar Corporation (a subsidiary of General Motors) in the U.S. from October 2005 to January 2007, the assistant manager, senior manager and director, successively, of public affairs and communications of General Motors China Inc. from January 1997 to September 2005, and a business reporter of China Daily and Shanghai Star from July 1993 to January 1997. Ms. Zheng obtained her bachelor’s degree in international journalism from Shanghai International Studies University in 1993, master’s degree of business administration from Rutgers University in 2004, master’s degree in psychology from Arizona State University in 2023, and is currently pursuing her PhD degree in psychology from California Institute of Integral Studies. Ms. Zheng was awarded the Most Influential Business Women in China by Fortune in 2011, 2014, 2017 and 2018, respectively, and she has also received Mulan Award for Top Business Women in China by China Entrepreneur for six consecutive years since 2013.
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Exhibit 99.3
H WORLD GROUP LIMITED
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)
(NASDAQ Ticker: HTHT, HKEX Stock Code: 1179)
Form of Proxy for Annual General Meeting
to be held on June 27, 2025
(or any adjourned meeting thereof)
INTRODUCTION
This Form of Proxy is furnished in connection with the solicitation by the Board of Directors of H World Group Limited, a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company”), of proxies from the holders of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares, par value US$0.00001 per share, of the Company (the “Ordinary Shares”) to be exercised at the Annual General Meeting of the Company (the “AGM”) to be held at No. 1299 Fenghua Road, Jiading District, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China on June 27, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. (local time), and at any adjourned meeting thereof, for the purposes set forth in the accompanying Notice of Annual General Meeting. This Form of Proxy is not intended for use by holders of our American Depositary Shares (the “ADSs”). Holders of ADSs who wish to vote the Ordinary Shares represented by their ADSs must instruct Citibank, N.A., the depositary for the ADSs, on how to vote the Ordinary Shares represented by ADSs.
Only the holders of record of the Ordinary Shares at the close of business on May 9, 2025 are entitled to notice of and to vote at the AGM. In respect of the matter requiring shareholders’ vote at the AGM, each Ordinary Share is entitled to one vote. The quorum of the AGM is one or more shareholders holding no less than an aggregate of one-third of all voting share capital of the Company in issue present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote at the AGM.
The Ordinary Shares represented by all properly executed proxies returned to the Company will be voted at the AGM as indicated or, if no instruction is given, the holder of the proxy will vote the Ordinary Shares in his discretion, unless a reference to the holder of the proxy having such discretion has been deleted and initialed on this Form of Proxy. Where the chairman of the AGM acts as proxy and is entitled to exercise his discretion, he is likely to vote the Ordinary Shares for the resolutions. As to any other business that may properly come before the AGM, all properly executed proxies will be voted by the persons named therein in accordance with their discretion. The Company does not presently know of any other business which may come before the AGM. However, if any other matter properly comes before the AGM, or any adjourned meeting thereof, which may properly be acted upon, unless otherwise indicated the proxies solicited hereby will be voted on such matter in accordance with the discretion of the proxy holders named therein. Any holder of Ordinary Shares giving a proxy has the right to revoke it at any time before it is exercised (i) by submitting a written notice of revocation or a fresh proxy form, bearing a later date, which must be received by the deadlines for returning the proxy forms set forth above, or (ii) by voting in person at the AGM.
To be valid, this Form of Proxy must be completed, signed and returned to Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited at 17M Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Wan Chai, Hong Kong as soon as possible no later than 10:00 a.m., Hong Kong time, on June 25, 2025 to ensure your representation at the AGM.
H WORLD GROUP LIMITED
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)
(NASDAQ Ticker: HTHT, HKEX Stock Code: 1179)
Form of Proxy for Annual General Meeting
to
Be Held at No. 1299 Fenghua Road, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China on June 27, 2025 at 10:00 a.m.
(local time) (the “Annual General Meeting”)
(or any adjourned meeting thereof)
I/We
of ,
being the registered holder of
ordinary shares1, par value US$0.00001 per share, of H World Group Limited (the “Company”), hereby appoint the Chairman of the Annual General Meeting2
or
of
as my/our proxy to attend and act for me/us at the Annual General Meeting (or at any adjourned meeting thereof) of the Company, and in the event of a poll, to vote for me/us as indicated below, or if no such indication is given, as my/our proxy thinks fit3.
| No. | RESOLUTIONS | FOR3 | AGAINST3 | ABSTAIN3 |
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The ordinary resolution as set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting regarding the ratification of appointment of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Certified Public Accountants LLP as auditor of the Company for 2025 and the authorization for the directors of the Company to determine the remuneration of the auditor. | |||
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The ordinary resolution as set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting regarding the authorization of the re-election of Ms. Jie Zheng (appointed by the board of directors of the Company on July 2, 2024) as an executive director of the Company. | |||
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The ordinary resolution as set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting regarding the authorization of each director or officer of the Company or Conyers Trust Company (Cayman) Limited to take any and every action that might be necessary, appropriate or desirable to effect the foregoing resolutions as such director, officer or Conyers Trust Company (Cayman) Limited, in his, her or its absolute discretion, thinks fit and to attend to any necessary registration and/or filing for and on behalf of the Company. |
| * | please refer to the Notice of Annual General Meeting for full text of the resolutions. |
| Dated, | 2025 | Signature(s)4 |
| 1 | Please insert the number of shares registered in your name(s) to which this proxy relates. If no number is inserted, this form of proxy will be deemed to relate to all the shares in the Company registered in your name(s). |
| 2 | If any proxy other than the Chairman of the Annual General Meeting is preferred, strike out the words “the Chairman of the Annual General Meeting or” and insert the name and address of the proxy desired in the space provided. A shareholder may appoint one or more proxies to attend and vote in his stead. Any alteration made to this form of proxy must be initialed by the person(s) who sign(s) it. |
| 3 | IMPORTANT: If you wish to vote for a particular resolution, tick the appropriate box marked “for”. If you wish to vote against a particular resolution, tick the appropriate box marked “against”. If you wish to abstain from voting on a particular resolution, tick the appropriate box marked “abstain”. |
| 4 | This form of proxy must be signed by you or your attorney duly authorized in writing or, in the case of a corporation, must be either under seal or executed under the hand of an officer or attorney duly authorized to sign the same. |