UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TORULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Forthe month of
September 2024
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 annualreports
under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F/
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//Form 40-F
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
This report on Form 6-K, including Exhibit 99.1hereto, is hereby incorporated
by reference into the registrant's Registration Statement on Form F-3, as
amended, initiallyfiled with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on
July 17, 2024 (Registration No. 333-280844), and shall be a part thereoffrom
the date on which this current report is furnished, to the extent not
superseded by documents or reports subsequently filed or furnished.
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Number Description of Document
Exhibit 99.1 Press
Release
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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: September 3, 2024 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 Announces Change of ChiefFinancial Officer
Singapore/
Shanghai,China, September 3, 2024 -- H World Group Limited (NASDAQ: HTHT and
HKEX: 1179) ("H World" or the "Company"),a key player in the global hotel
industry, today announced that Mr. Jun Zou will resign as the chief financial
officer of the Companyfor personal reasons, effective on September 4, 2024.
Ms. Hui Chen, the chief compliance officer of the Company, has beenappointed
as the chief financial officer of the Company, effective on September 4, 2024.
Ms. Chenhas deep financial management expertise in the travel and hotel
industries in China.
She initially joined H World in 2014.From 2014 to early 2016, Ms. Chen served
as H World's executive vice president of finance responsible for internalfinanci
al management and then chief financial officer. From March 2018 to February
2020, she was the chief financialofficer of Cjia Group Limited, H World's
affiliate company which primarily engages in providing apartment services.Ms.
Chen rejoined H World in February 2020 as the chief compliance officer. She
then served as the chief financial officerof H World from May 2021 to December
2022 and the chief compliance officer since December 2022. Her other
previouswork experiences also include chief financial officer of Home Inns
Group and finance director of Trip.com. Ms. Chen receivedher master's degree
in management from Shanghai Jiaotong University.
About H World Group Limited
Originated in China, H World Group Limited is a key player in the globalhotel
industry. As of June 30, 2024, H World operated 10,286 hotels with 1,001,865
rooms in operation in 18 countries. H World'sbrands include Hi Inn, Elan
Hotel, HanTing Hotel, JI Hotel, Starway Hotel, Orange Hotel, Crystal Orange
Hotel, Manxin Hotel, Madison Hotel,Joya Hotel, Blossom House, Ni Hao Hotel,
CitiGO Hotel, Steigenberger Hotels & Resorts, MAXX, Jaz in the City,
IntercityHotel,Zleep Hotels, Steigenberger Icon and Song Hotels. In addition,
H World also has the rights as master franchisee for Mercure, Ibisand Ibis
Styles, and co-development rights for Grand Mercure and Novotel, in the
pan-China region.
H World's business includes leased and owned, manachised andfranchised models.
Under the lease and ownership model, H World directly operates hotels
typically located on leased or owned properties.Under the manachise model, H
World manages manachised hotels through the on-site hotel managers that H
World appoints, and H World collectsfees from franchisees. Under the franchise
model, H World provides training, reservations and support services to the
franchised hotels,and collects fees from franchisees but does not appoint
on-site hotel managers. H World applies a consistent standard and platform
acrossall of its hotels. As of June 30, 2024, H World operated 10 percent of
its hotel rooms under the lease and ownership model, and 90percent under the
manachise and franchise model.
For more information, please visit H World's website: https://ir.hworld.com.
Safe Harbor Statement Under the U.S. Private Securities LitigationReform Act
of 1995
The information in this release contains forward-looking statementswhich
involve risks and uncertainties. Such factors and risks include our
anticipated growth strategies; our future results of operationsand financial
condition; economic conditions; the regulatory environment; our ability to
attract and retain customers and leverage ourbrands; trends and competition in
the lodging industry; the expected growth of demand for lodging; and other
factors and risks detailedin our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission. Any statements contained herein that are not statements of
historicalfact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements, which may be
identified by terminology such as "may," "should," "will," "expect," "plan,"
"intend," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "predict," "potential,"
"forecast," "project" or "continue," the negativeof such terms or other
comparable terminology. Readers should not rely on forward-looking statements
as predictions of future events orresults.
H World undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-lookingstatemen
ts, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, unless
required by applicable law.
Contact Information
Investor Relations
Tel: 86 (21) 6195 9561
Email: ir@hworld.com
https://ir.hworld.com
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