UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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 March 2018

 

 

Commission File Number: 001-35454

 

 

Vipshop Holdings Limited

 

No. 20 Huahai Street

Liwan District, Guangzhou 510370

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/ Donghao Yang
	Name:	Donghao Yang
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer

 

Date: March 30, 2018

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release — Vipshop Investing in a Private Equity Fund

 

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Exhibit 99.1

 

Vipshop Investing in a Private Equity Fund

 

GUANGZHOU, China, March 30, 2018 — Vipshop Holdings Limited (NYSE: VIPS), a leading online discount retailer for brands in China (“Vipshop” or the “Company”), today announced that the Company has entered into definitive agreements and committed to invest up to $250 million into a private equity fund with consumer goods and supply chain as one of its key investment areas. The closing of this investment will be subject to regulatory approval and customary conditions.

 

About Vipshop Holdings Limited

 

Vipshop Holdings Limited is a leading online discount retailer for brands in China. 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 www.vip.com.

 

Investor Relations Contact

 

Vipshop Holdings Limited

Jessie Fan

Tel: +86 (20) 2233-0732

Email: IR@vipshop.com