Sec Form 13D Filing - Tencent Holdings Ltd filing for NIO INC ADS (NIO) - 2024-05-16

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13D

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 4)*

NIO Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

Class A Ordinary Shares, par value $0.00025 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

62914V106**

(CUSIP Number)

Tencent Holdings Limited

Level 29, Three Pacific Place,

No. 1 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong

Telephone: +852 3148 5100

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

May 14, 2024

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), Rule 13d-1(f) or Rule 13d-1(g), check the following box. ☐

Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 13d-7(b) for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

This Amendment No. 4 to Schedule 13D amends and supplements the Schedule 13D filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on June 19, 2020 (as amended to date, the “Schedule 13D”), relating to the Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.00025 per share (“Class A Ordinary Shares”) and American depositary shares, each representing one Class A Ordinary Share (“ADSs”), of NIO Inc., an exempted company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Issuer”). Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meaning set forth in the Schedule 13D.

As a result of the transactions described herein, as of the date of this filing, each of the Reporting Persons has ceased to be the beneficial owner of 5% or more of the outstanding Class A Ordinary Shares. Accordingly, this Amendment No. 4 is the final amendment to the Statement and constitutes an exit filing for each of the Reporting Persons.

Item 2. Identity and Background

Schedule A (attached hereto) is hereby amended and restated in its entirety and Item 2(d)-(e) of the Schedule 13D is hereby restated in its entirety as follows:

Attached hereto as Schedule A, and incorporated herein by reference, is information concerning each director and executive officer of the Reporting Persons (collectively, the “Related Persons”), which is required to be disclosed in response to Item 2 and General Instruction C to Schedule 13D.

(d)-(e) During the last five years, none of the Reporting Persons nor, to the best of the Reporting Persons’ knowledge, any of Related Persons, has been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and similar misdemeanors) or been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree, or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.

Item 4. Purpose of Transaction

Item 4 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following:

Since the Reporting Persons filed the Amendment No. 3 to Schedule 13D on June 23, 2023, the Issuer’s total outstanding Class A Ordinary Shares has increased. As of March 31, 2024, the Issuer had 1,938,529,186 Class A Ordinary Shares outstanding, as disclosed in the Issuer’s annual report on Form 20-F filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) by the Issuer on April 9, 2024.

The 2024 Notes held by Huang River matured on February 1, 2024 and were fully repaid by the Issuer in cash.

In May 2024, Huang River sold an aggregate of 25,300,000 ADSs, representing 25,300,000 Class A Ordinary Shares of the Issuer, in the open market with a weighted average price of US$5.43 per ADS.

Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer

Item 5 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

Items 7 through 11 and 13 of each of the cover page of this Schedule 13D for the Reporting Persons are incorporated herein by reference.

As of the date hereof, after taking into account the transactions as disclosed in Item 4 above:

Image Frame may be deemed to beneficially own 47,251,193 Class A Ordinary Shares held of record by Image Frame, representing 2.4% of the total issued and outstanding Class A Ordinary Shares.

Huang River may be deemed to beneficially own 48,260,167 Class A Ordinary Shares represented by 48,260,167 ADSs held of record by Huang River, representing 2.5% of the total issued and outstanding Class A Ordinary Shares.

Tencent is the parent company of Image Frame and Huang River and may be deemed to beneficially own the securities held of record by Image Frame and Huang River. Tencent’s beneficial ownership also includes 146,578 Class A Ordinary Shares represented by 146,578 ADSs held of record by a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tencent. Tencent’s beneficial ownership represents 4.9% of the total issued and outstanding Class A Ordinary Shares.

As of the date of this filing, each of the Reporting Persons has ceased to be the beneficial owner of 5% or more of the outstanding Class A Ordinary Shares.

The percentage of Class A Ordinary Shares beneficially owned by each of the Reporting Persons, as well as the number of Class A Ordinary Shares as to which each Reporting Person has the sole power to vote or to direct the vote, shared power to vote or to direct the vote, sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition, or shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of, as of the date hereof, is based on 1,938,529,186 Class A Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2024 as disclosed in the Issuer’s annual report on Form 20-F filed with the SEC by the Issuer on April 9, 2024.

To the knowledge of the Reporting Persons, none of the Related Persons beneficially owns any Class A Ordinary Shares.

(c) Except as described in Item 4, during the past 60 days, none of the Reporting Persons or to the best knowledge of the Reporting Persons, the Related Persons has effected any transactions in the Class A Ordinary Shares.

(d) Except as set forth in this Schedule 13D, no other person is known to have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the Class A Ordinary Shares beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons.

(e) Not applicable.

SIGNATURES

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of each of the undersigned’s knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Date: May 16, 2024

[Signature Page to Schedule 13D Amendment - NIO Inc.]

SCHEDULE A

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

Directors and Executive Officers of Tencent Holdings Limited

The names of the directors and the names and titles of the executive officers of Tencent Holdings Limited and their principal occupations are set forth below. The business address of each of the directors or executive officers is Level 29, Three Pacific Place, No. 1 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong. Unless otherwise indicated, each occupation set forth opposite an individual’s name refers to Tencent Holdings Limited.

Directors and Executive Officers of Image Frame Investment (HK) Limited

The names of the directors and the names and titles of the executive officers of Image Frame Investment (HK) Limited and their principal occupations are set forth below. The business address of each of the directors or executive officers is c/o Tencent Holdings Limited, Level 29, Three Pacific Place, No. 1 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong. Unless otherwise indicated, each occupation set forth opposite an individual’s name refers to Image Frame Investment (HK) Limited.

Directors and Executive Officers of Huang River Investment Limited

The names of the directors and the names and titles of the executive officers of Huang River Investment Limited and their principal occupations are set forth below. The business address of each of the directors or executive officers is c/o Tencent Holdings Limited, Level 29, Three Pacific Place, No. 1 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong. Unless otherwise indicated, each occupation set forth opposite an individual’s name refers to Huang River Investment Limited.