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F-11d709111df1.htmFORMF-1TableofContentsAsfiledwiththeSecuritiesandExchangeCommissiononMay6,2014RegistrationNo.333-SECURITIESANDEXCHANGECOMMISSIONWashington,D.C.20549FormF-1REGISTRATIONSTATEMENTUNDERTHESECURITIESACTOF1933AlibabaGroupHoldingLimited(ExactnameofRegistrantasSpecifiedinitsCharter)CaymanIslands5961NotApplicable(StateorOtherJurisdictionofIncorporationorOrganization)(PrimaryStandardIndustrialClassificationCodeNumber)(I.R.S.EmployerIdentificationNumber)c/oAlibabaGroupServicesLimited26/FTowerOne,TimesSquare1MathesonStreetCausewayBayHongKongTelephone:[phone](AddressandTelephoneNumber,IncludingAreaCode,ofRegistrant’sPrincipalExecutiveOffices)CorporationServiceCompany1180AvenueoftheAmericas,Suite210NewYork,NewYork10036(800)927-9801(Name,Address,IncludingZipCode,andTelephoneNumber,IncludingAreaCode,ofAgentforService)Copiesto:TimothyA.Steinert,Esq.AlibabaGroupHoldingLimitedc/oAlibabaGroupServicesLimited26/FTowerOne,TimesSquare1MathesonStreet,CausewayBayHongKong+852-2215-5100LeimingChen,Esq.DanielFertig,Esq.SimpsonThacher&BartlettLLPc/o35thFloor,ICBCTower3GardenRoadCentralHongKong+852-2514-7600WilliamH.Hinman,Jr.,Esq.SimpsonThacher&BartlettLLP2475HanoverStreetPaloAlto,California94304U.S.A.650-251-5000WilliamY.Chua,Esq.Sullivan&CromwellLLP28thFloorNineQueen’sRoadCentralHongKong+852-2826-8688JayClayton,Esq.SarahP.Payne,Esq.Sullivan&CromwellLLP1870EmbarcaderoRoadPaloAlto,California94303U.S.A.650-461-5700Approximatedateofcommencementofproposedsaletothepublic:Assoonaspracticableaftertheeffectivedateofthisregistrationstatement.IfanyofthesecuritiesbeingregisteredonthisFormaretobeofferedonadelayedorcontinuousbasispursuanttoRule415undertheSecuritiesActof1933,checkthefollowingbox.IfthisFormisfiledtoregisteradditionalsecuritiesforanofferingpursuanttoRule462(b)undertheSecuritiesAct,pleasecheckthefollowingboxandlisttheSecuritiesActregistrationstatementnumberoftheearliereffectiveregistrationstatementforthesameoffering.IfthisFormisapost-effectiveamendmentfiledpursuanttoRule462(c)undertheSecuritiesAct,checkthefollowingboxandlisttheSecuritiesActregistrationstatementnumberoftheearliereffectiveregistrationstatementforthesameoffering.IfthisFormisapost-effectiveamendmentfiledpursuanttoRule462(d)undertheSecuritiesAct,checkthefollowingboxandlisttheSecuritiesActregistrationstatementnumberoftheearliereffectiveregistrationstatementforthesameoffering.CALCULATIONOFREGISTRATIONFEETitleofEachClassofProposedAmountofSecuritiestobeRegistered(1)(2)MaximumAggregateOfferingPrice(3)RegistrationFeeOrdinaryshares,parvalueUS$0.000025pershareUS$1,000,000,000US$128,800(1)Americandepositaryshares,orADSs,evidencedbyAmericandepositaryreceiptsissuableupondepositoftheordinarysharesregisteredherebywillberegisteredunderaseparateregistrationstatementonFormF-6.EachADSrepresentsordinaryshares.(2)Includes(a)ordinarysharesrepresentedbyADSsthatmaybepurchasedbytheunderwriterspursuanttotheiroptiontopurchaseadditionalADSsand(b)allordinarysharesrepresentedbyADSsinitiallyofferedorsoldoutsidetheUnitedStatesthatarethereafterresoldfromtimetotimeintheUnitedStates.OffersandsalesofsharesoutsidetheUnitedStatesarebeingmadepursuanttoRegulationSundertheSecuritiesActof1933andarenotcoveredbythisRegistrationStatement.(3)EstimatedsolelyforthepurposeofcomputingtheamountoftheregistrationfeepursuanttoRule457(o)undertheSecuritiesActof1933,asamended.TheregistrantherebyamendsthisRegistrationStatementonsuchdateordatesasmaybenecessarytodelayitseffectivedateuntiltheregistrantshallfileafurtheramendmentwhichspecificallystatesthatthisRegistrationStatementshallthereafterbecomeeffectiveinaccordancewithSection8(a)oftheSecuritiesActof1933,asamended,oruntiltheRegistrationStatementshallbecomeeffectiveonsuchdateastheSecuritiesandExchangeCommission,actingpursuanttosuchSection8(a),maydetermine.TableofContentsTheinformationinthispreliminaryprospectusisnotcompleteandmaybechanged.NeitherwenorthesellingshareholdersmaysellthesesecuritiesuntiltheregistrationstatementfiledwiththeUnitedStatesSecuritiesandExchangeCommissionisdeclaredeffective.Thispreliminaryprospectusisnotanoffertosellthesesecuritiesanditisnotsolicitinganyoffertobuythesesecuritiesinanyjurisdictionwheretheofferorsaleisnotpermitted.SubjecttoCompletion,Dated,2014AmericanDepositarySharesRepresentingOrdinarySharesAlibabaGroupHoldingLimitedThisistheinitialpublicofferingofAlibabaGroupHoldingLimited,orAlibabaGroup.WeareofferingAmericanDepositaryShares,orADSs,andthesellingshareholdersnamedinthisprospectusareofferingADSs.EachADSrepresentsordinaryshares,parvalueUS$0.000025pershare.WeexpectthattheinitialpublicofferingpriceoftheADSswillbebetweenUS$andUS$perADS.WewillnotreceiveanyproceedsfromtheADSssoldbythesellingshareholders.Pursuanttoourmemorandumandarticlesofassociation,apartnership,ortheAlibabaPartnership,comprisedofcertainmanagementmembersofourcompanyandourrelatedcompaniesandaffiliates,willhavetheexclusiverighttonominateasimplemajorityoftheboardofdirectorsofourcompany.See“AlibabaPartnership”and“DescriptionofShareCapital—OrdinaryShares—Nom