Exhibit 99.1

 

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Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Limited

金山云控股有限公司

(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)

(Stock Code: 3896)

(Nasdaq Stock Ticker: KC)

 

INTERIM RESULTS ANNOUNCEMENT

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2025

 

The board (the “Board”) of directors (the “Directors”) of Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Limited (the “Company”) is pleased to announce the unaudited interim consolidated results of the Company, its subsidiaries and consolidated affiliated entities (collectively, the “Group”) for the six months ended June 30, 2025 (the “Reporting Period”), together with the comparative figures for the corresponding period in 2024. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the six months ended June 30, 2025 have been prepared under generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (the “U.S. GAAP”) and reviewed by the audit committee of the Company (the “Audit Committee”).

 

In this announcement, “we”, “us”, and “our” refer to the Company and where the context otherwise requires, the Group.

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 
   For the six months     
   ended June 30,   Year-on-year 
   2024   2025   Change 
   RMB’000   RMB’000   % 
Revenues   3,667,464    4,319,204    17.8%
Gross profit   611,600    657,163    7.4%
Loss before income taxes   (725,814)   (761,389)   4.9%
Net loss   (717,334)   (772,973)   7.8%
Net loss attributable to Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Limited   (712,586)   (771,391)   8.3%

 

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Non-GAAP Financial Measures

 

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial information is prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. In evaluating our business, we have considered and used certain non-GAAP financial measures, including Non-GAAP gross profit, Non-GAAP gross margin, Non-GAAP operating loss, Non-GAAP operating loss margin, Non-GAAP EBITDA, Non-GAAP EBITDA margin, Non-GAAP net loss and Non-GAAP net loss margin, as supplemental measures to review and assess our operating performance. The presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. We present these non-GAAP financial measures because they are used by our management to evaluate our operating performance and formulate business plans. We also believe that the use of these non-GAAP financial measures facilitates investors’ assessment of our operating performance.

 

These non-GAAP financial measures are not defined under U.S. GAAP and are not presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. These non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as analytical tools. One of the key limitations of using these non-GAAP financial measures is that they do not reflect all items of income and expense that affect our operations. Further, these non-GAAP financial measures may differ from those used by other companies, including peer companies, and therefore their comparability may be limited.

 

We compensate for these limitations by reconciling these non-GAAP financial measures to the nearest U.S. GAAP performance measure, all of which should be considered when evaluating our performance. We encourage you to review our financial information in its entirety and not rely on a single financial measure.

 

Adjusted Gross Profit and Adjusted Gross Margin (Non-GAAP Measures)

 

We define Non-GAAP gross profit as gross profit excluding share-based compensation allocated in the cost of revenues, and we define Non-GAAP gross margin as Non-GAAP gross profit as a percentage of revenues. The following tables reconcile our Non-GAAP gross profit (margin) (Non-GAAP Financial Measures) for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2025 to the most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

 

   For the six months ended June 30, 
   2024   2025   2025 
   RMB’000   RMB’000   US$’000 
Gross profit   611,600    657,163    91,737 
Adjustments:               
– Share-based compensation expenses (allocated in cost of revenues)   10,890    21,077    2,942 
Adjusted gross profit (Non-GAAP Financial Measure)   622,490    678,240    94,679 

 

   For the six months 
   ended June 30, 
   2024   2025 
Gross margin   16.7%      15.2%
Adjusted gross margin (Non-GAAP Financial Measure)   17.0%   15.7%

 

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Adjusted Net Loss (Margin), Adjusted EBITDA (Margin) and Adjusted Operating Loss (Margin) (Non-GAAP Financial Measures)

 

We define Non-GAAP net loss as net loss excluding share-based compensation expenses and foreign exchange loss, and we define Non-GAAP net loss margin as Non-GAAP net loss as a percentage of revenues. We define Non-GAAP EBITDA as Non-GAAP net loss excluding interest income, interest expense, income tax (benefit) expense and depreciation and amortization, and we define Non-GAAP EBITDA margin as Non-GAAP EBITDA as a percentage of revenues. We define Non-GAAP operating loss as operating loss excluding share-based compensation and amortization of intangible assets, and we define Non-GAAP operating loss margin as Non-GAAP operating loss as a percentage of revenues. The following tables reconcile our adjusted net loss (margin) (Non-GAAP Financial Measure), adjusted EBITDA (margin) (Non-GAAP Financial Measure) and adjusted operating loss (margin) (Non-GAAP Financial Measure) for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2025 to the most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

 

    For the six months ended June 30,  
    2024     2025     2025  
    RMB’000     RMB’000     US$’000  
Net Loss     (717,334 )     (772,973 )     (107,901 )
Adjustments:                        
– Share-based compensation expenses     149,244       251,467       35,103  
– Foreign exchange loss     49,736       30,475       4,254  
                         
Adjusted net loss (Non-GAAP Financial Measure)     (518,354 )     (491,031 )     (68,544 )
                         
Adjustments:                        
– Interest income     (18,315 )     (16,466 )     (2,299 )
– Interest expense     110,480       207,566       28,975  
– Income tax (benefit) expense     (8,480 )     11,584       1,617  
– Depreciation and amortization     528,450       1,012,922       141,398  
                         
Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP Financial Measure)     93,781       724,575       101,147  
                         
– Gain on disposal of property and equipment     (23,821 )     (7,818 )     (1,091 )
                         
Excluding gain on disposal of property and equipment, normalized Adjusted EBITDA     69,960       716,757       100,056  

 

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    For the six months ended June 30,  
    2024     2025     2025  
    RMB’000     RMB’000     US$’000  
Operating loss     (551,726 )     (561,188 )     (78,338 )
Adjustments:                        
– Share-based compensation expenses     149,244       251,467       35,103  
– Amortization of intangible assets     86,932       87,532       12,219  
                         
Adjusted operating loss (Non-GAAP Financial Measure)     (315,550 )     (222,189 )     (31,016 )
                         
– Gain on disposal of property and equipment     (23,821 )     (7,818 )     (1,091 )
                         
Excluding gain on disposal of property and equipment, normalized Adjusted operating loss     (339,371 )     (230,007 )     (32,107 )

 

   For the six months
ended June 30,
 
   2024   2025 
Net loss margin   -19.6%   -17.9%
Adjusted net loss margin (Non-GAAP Financial Measure)   -14.1%   -11.4%
Adjusted EBITDA margin (Non-GAAP Financial Measure)   2.6%   16.8%
Normalized Adjusted EBITDA margin   1.9%   16.6%
Adjusted operating loss margin (Non-GAAP Financial Measure)   -8.6%   -5.1%
Normalized Adjusted operating loss margin   -9.3%   -5.3%

 

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BUSINESS REVIEW AND OUTLOOK

 

Business Review for the Reporting Period

 

We continue to uphold the principle of high-quality and sustainable development and “build success based on technology and innovation”. We forge our reputation throughout the entire business process with customer centricity, while enhancing our business and operations management.

 

During the Reporting Period, total revenues reached RMB4,319.2 million (US$602.9 million), increased by 17.8% from RMB3,667.5 million in the same period last year. The increase was mainly due to the strong revenue growth of AI-related customers, our expansion in enterprise cloud projects and partially offset by our proactive scale-down of services for content delivery network (CDN) customers. Revenues from public cloud services were RMB2,978.8 million (US$415.8 million) and revenues from enterprise cloud services were RMB1,340.4 million (US$187.1 million). Gross profit was RMB657.2 million (US$91.7 million), increased by 7.4% from RMB611.6 million in the first half of 2024. Gross margin was 15.2%, compared with 16.7% in the same period of 2024. Non-GAAP gross profit was RMB678.2 million (US$94.7 million), increased by 9.0% from RMB622.5 million in the same period of 2024. Non-GAAP gross margin was 15.7%, compared with 17.0% in the same period of 2024. Adjusted EBITDA achieved RMB724.6 million (US$101.1 million), significantly increased by 672.6% from RMB93.8 million in the same period of 2024. Adjusted EBITDA margin was 16.8%, increased by 14.2 percentage points from 2.6% in the same period of 2024.

 

Products and Industry-Specific Solutions

 

We provide a full suite of cloud products based on our extensive infrastructure, and develop our industry solutions based on the same suite of underlying technology capabilities. Our modularized cloud products, including unified IaaS infrastructure, PaaS middleware, SaaS applications, AI capabilities and deployment services, can be utilized to design different solutions to meet various business needs. Our cloud products primarily consist of cloud computing, storage and delivery.

 

We have designed various industry-specific solutions that can unleash the full potential of our infrastructure resources and add value to our customers. Leveraging our profound industry insights, we have strategically expanded our footprints into selected verticals as an early mover and have established a leading market position through relentless execution. As we continuously serve vertical leaders, our products and solutions continue to iterate and pivot based on customers’ feedback. By partnering with vertical leaders, we have accumulated proprietary industry know-how and formed in-depth view of each selected vertical, which enables us to stay forefront of industry-specific cloud solutions. We have designed industry-specific solutions covering a wide spectrum of industry verticals, including Internet, public service, healthcare, financial service and enterprise service, among others.

 

While upholding the principle of “building success based on technology and innovation”, we constantly iterate our products at a fast pace to create a top-notch customer experience with our core products. During the Reporting Period, the ninth generation cloud servers C9a and X9a have officially been released, powered by a brand new processor that significantly enhances performance to meet the diverse computing scenario requirements of customers. This includes AI inference scenarios such as natural language processing and recommendation algorithms, as well as high throughput and high concurrency scenarios for financial trading systems and e-commerce flash sales, along with high-performance, low-latency gaming environments. The Xingliu Training and Inference Platform has also been officially launched, providing users with a one-stop model training and inference task management platform, integrating high-quality open-source large language models such as Xiaomi MIMO, Kimi, Deepseek, and Qwen3, further expanding the ecosystem of the training and inference platform and assisting sectors such as public services financial services, and the internet in achieving AI upgrades. In addition, the high-performance file storage KPFS2.0, dedicated clusters for cloud databases, and the Hanhai large model platform have also been launched. We continue to support the digital transformation and upgrading of the industry through a rich array of products and high-quality services.

 

Infrastructure

 

Our distributed infrastructure is the foundation of our technology. As of June 30, 2025, we owned two data centers and around 110,000 servers primarily throughout China, and achieved exabyte-level storage capacity. We have been investing in our infrastructure to upgrade our computing power and storage capabilities, in order to deliver higher-quality cloud service and enhance the economies of scale. We purchase and lease servers, network equipment and network resources, and lease data centers from industry-leading suppliers to ensure the reliability and availability of our network infrastructure. Our suppliers primarily include Internet Data Center (IDC) operators, telecommunication operators, server providers and network consumables suppliers in China.

 

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Looking forward, we will keep embracing the increasing cloud demands brought by AI training and inference, improving our efficiencies and optimizing our resources in an effort to improve overall profitability, sustainability and long-term competitive edge.

 

Research and Development

 

We build our success based on technology and innovations. We stay committed to cloud-native technology development and have built up customer-centric research and development capabilities. To fulfill business needs of customers, we have been promoting seamless collaboration between solution development and service team and research and development team. With first-hand observations of customers’ business, we are able to respond and tailor our solutions to address their needs in a timely manner. Leveraging our industry know-how, we also preemptively develop solutions to optimize customer experiences. For example, on top of our big-data middleware, we have developed different data management system suitable for different industries. Our technology platform acts as the foundation for product development and innovation to continuously address the evolving business needs of our customers, enabling us to constantly enhance customer engagement.

 

During the Reporting Period, our research and development expenses were RMB420.5 million (US$58.7 million) and our research and development personnel reached 1,094 as of June 30, 2025.

 

Business Outlook

 

Looking ahead to the second half of the year, we will maintain our high-quality and sustainable development strategy. We will keep investing into technology and enhance our AI capabilities in all aspects. Meanwhile, we will actively embrace the cloud demands from Xiaomi and Kingsoft Ecosystem in the AI era. We aim to create value for our customers, shareholders, employees and society continually.

 

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MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

 

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

(All amounts in thousands, except for share and per share data)

 

   For the six months ended June 30, 
   2024   2025   2025 
   RMB   RMB   US$ 
Revenues:                
Public cloud services   2,421,912    2,978,788    415,823 
Enterprise cloud services   1,245,400    1,340,416    187,115 
Others   152         
                
Total revenues   3,667,464    4,319,204    602,938 
                
Cost of revenues   (3,055,864)   (3,662,041)   (511,201)
                
Gross profit   611,600     657,163    91,737 
Operating expenses:                
Selling and marketing expenses   (242,460)   (276,334)   (38,575)
General and administrative expenses   (484,944)   (521,562)   (72,807)
Research and development expenses   (435,922)   (420,455)   (58,693)
                
Total operating expenses   (1,163,326)   (1,218,351)   (170,075)
                
Operating loss   (551,726)   (561,188)   (78,338)
Interest income   18,315    16,466    2,299 
Interest expense   (110,480)   (207,566)   (28,975)
Foreign exchange loss   (49,736)   (30,475)   (4,254)
Other (loss) gain, net   (16,036)   4,864    679 
Other (expense) income, net   (16,151)   16,510    2,305 
                
Loss before income taxes   (725,814)   (761,389)   (106,284)
Income tax benefit (expense)   8,480    (11,584)   (1,617)
                
Net loss   (717,334)   (772,973)   (107,901)
Less: net loss attributable to non-controlling interests   (4,748)   (1,582)   (221)
                
Net loss attributable to Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Limited   (712,586)   (771,391)   (107,680)

 

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Total Revenues reached RMB4,319.2 million (US$602.9 million), representing an increase of 17.8% from RMB3,667.5 million in the same period of 2024. The increase was mainly due to the strong revenue growth of AI-related customers, our expansion in enterprise cloud projects and partially offset by our proactive scale-down of services for content delivery network (CDN) customers.

 

·Revenues from public cloud services increased by 23.0% to RMB2,978.8 million (US$415.8 million), compared with RMB2,421.9 million in the same period of 2024. The year-over-year increase was mainly due to the growth of AI-related services.

 

·Revenues from enterprise cloud services were RMB1,340.4 million (US$187.1 million), representing an increase of 7.6% from RMB1,245.4 million in the same period of 2024. The year-over-year increase was mainly driven by the increasing IT demands and our capability to replicate industry solutions to vertical customers.

 

·Other revenues were nil, compared with RMB0.2 million in the same period of 2024.

 

Cost of revenues were RMB3,662.0 million (US$511.2 million), representing an increase of 19.8% from RMB3,055.9 million in the same period of 2024. We continue to enhance our cost control measures. IDC costs increased by 1.9% year-over-year from RMB1,496.8 million to RMB1,525.9 million (US$213.0 million) in the first half of 2025. The increase was mainly due to the growing demands for infrastructure, which was in line with our AI business expansion, as well as the basic cloud growth brought by AI. Depreciation and amortization costs increased by 107.0% from RMB449.5 million to RMB930.5 million (US$129.9 million) in the first half of 2025. The increase was mainly due to the procurement of new servers to support AI-related services. Solution development and services costs increased by 14.1% from RMB937.1 million to RMB1,069.0 million (US$149.2 million) in the first half of 2025. Fulfilment costs and other costs were RMB28.9 million (US$4.0 million) and RMB107.7 million (US$15.1 million), respectively in the first half of 2025.

 

Gross profit was RMB657.2 million (US$91.7 million), representing an increase of 7.4% from RMB611.6 million of the same period of 2024. The improvement was mainly due to our faster expansion of revenue scale and optimized revenue mix. Gross margin was 15.2%, compared with 16.7% in the same period of 2024. The decrease was mainly due to the higher costs of servers along with the expansion of AI business, as well as the upfront costs incurred for certain customers’ further revenue activity. Non-GAAP gross profit was RMB678.2 million (US$94.7 million), compared with RMB622.5 million in the same period of 2024. Non-GAAP gross margin was 15.7%, compared with 17.0% in the same period of 2024.

 

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Total operating expenses were RMB1,218.4 million (US$170.1 million), compared with RMB1,163.3 million in the same period of 2024. Among which:

 

·Selling and marketing expenses were RMB276.3 million (US$38.6 million), compared with RMB242.5 million in the same period of 2024. The year-over-year increase was mainly due to the increase of share-based compensation.

 

·General and administrative expenses were RMB521.6 million (US$72.8 million), compared with RMB484.9 million in the same period of 2024. The increase was mainly due to the increase of personnel costs and share-based compensation, and partially offset by the decrease of credit loss expenses.

 

·Research and development expenses were RMB420.5 million (US$58.7 million), decreased from RMB435.9 million in the same period of 2024, which was mainly due to the decrease of research and development personnel due to strategic structure adjustment, as well as our strategic relocation of research and development team from Beijing to Wuhan.

 

Operating loss was RMB561.2 million (US$78.3 million), compared with operating loss of RMB551.7 million in the same period of 2024.

 

Net loss was RMB773.0 million (US$107.9 million), increased compared with net loss of RMB717.3 million in the same period of 2024. The increase was mainly due to the increase in operating loss, as well as the increase of interest expense.

 

Non-GAAP net loss was RMB491.0 million (US$68.5 million), decreased compared with net loss of RMB518.4 million in the same period of 2024.

 

Non-GAAP EBITDA arrived at RMB724.6 million (US$101.1 million), increased by 672.6% from RMB93.8 million in the same period of 2024. Non-GAAP EBITDA margin was 16.8% in the first half of 2025, compared with 2.6% in the same period of 2024.

 

Basic and diluted net loss per share was RMB0.20 (US$0.03), compared with RMB0.20 in the same period of 2024.

 

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

 

Our sources of liquidity primarily consist of net proceeds from the sale and issuance of our shares, including the net proceeds we received from our US IPO and follow-on offering in 2020, proceeds from follow-on offering and concurrent private placement with Kingsoft Corporation in 2025, and proceeds from financing facilities such as bank loans and related party loans, which have historically been sufficient to meet our working capital and capital expenditure requirements. Our cash and cash equivalents consist of cash on hand and time deposits placed with banks that have original maturities of less than three months and are unrestricted as to withdrawal or use, subject to any restrictions imposed by applicable laws and regulations, including restrictions on foreign exchange and the ability to transfer cash between entities, across borders and to U.S. investors.

 

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As of June 30, 2025, substantially all of our cash and cash equivalents were located in the Mainland China and Hong Kong. In the long term, we intend to finance our future working capital requirements and capital expenditures from cash generated from operating activities and funds raised from financing activities.

 

As of June 30, 2025, our cash and cash equivalents amounted to RMB5,464.1 million (US$762.8 million), representing an increase of 106.3% from RMB2,648.8 million of December 31, 2024.

 

ISSUE OF ADSS AND SHARES

 

On April 16, 2025 (after trading hours), the Company and the underwriters entered into the underwriting agreement, pursuant to which, (i) the Company has allotted and issued 17,300,000 firm ADSs at US$11.27 per ADS on April 17, 2025, (ii) the Company has allotted and issued 18,000,000 offer shares at HK$5.83 per Share on April 25, 2025, and (iii) the Company has allotted and issued 2,775,000 additional ADSs at US$11.27 per ADS on April 28, 2025.

 

On April 16, 2025 (after trading hours), the Company and Kingsoft Corporation entered into the subscription agreement, pursuant to which the Company has allotted and issued 69,375,000 new Shares HK$5.83 per Share to Kingsoft Corporation on June 17, 2025.

 

The aggregate gross proceeds from the offering, option and the subscription (without taking into account all fees, costs and expenses payable by the Company) amount to approximately US$291,911,098.

 

For more details, please refer to the announcements of the Company dated April 16, April 17, April 25, and June 17, 2025, and the interim report for the six months ended June 30, 2025 of the Company to be published in due course.

 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE EXPOSURE

 

We transact a majority of our business in RMB, and have transactional currency exposures. Certain of our bank balances, other receivables, and accruals and other payables are dominated in foreign currencies and are exposed to foreign currency risk. We currently do not have a foreign currency hedging policy. However, our management monitors foreign exchange exposure and will consider appropriate hedging measures in the future should the need arise.

 

GEARING RATIO

 

As at 30 June 2025, the Group’s gearing ratio, representing total liabilities divided by total assets, was 71.6%, compared with 68.7% as at 31 December 2024.

 

MATERIAL INVESTMENTS

 

As of June 30, 2025, the Group did not hold any significant investments (including any investment in an investee company with a value of 5% or more of the Group’s total assets as of June 30, 2025). As of June 30, 2025, the Group did not have any future plans for material investments and capital assets.

 

CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

 

As of June 30, 2025, the Group did not have any material contingent liabilities.

 

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MATERIAL ACQUISITION AND DISPOSALS

 

The Group did not conduct any material acquisitions and disposals of subsidiaries, consolidated affiliated entities, associates, and joint ventures during the Reporting Period.

 

EMPLOYEES AND REMUNERATION POLICIES

 

The Company had 13,868 employees as of June 30, 2025, most of whom were located in China, and the rest were located overseas. The following table sets forth a breakdown of our employees by function:

 

Function  Number of
Employees
   Percentage 
Research and development   1,094    8%
Sales and marketing   357    3%
General and administrative   751    5%
Solution development and services   11,666    84%
           
Total   13,868    100.0%

 

Our success depends on our ability to attract, retain and motivate qualified personnel, and we believe that our high-quality talent pool is one of the core strengths of our Company. We adopt high standards and strict procedures in our recruitment, including campus recruitment, online recruitment, internal recommendation and recruitment through executive search, to satisfy our demands for different types of talents.

 

We provide regular and specialized trainings tailored to the needs of our employees in different departments. Our employees can also improve their skills through our development of solutions for our customers and mutual learning among colleagues. New employees will receive pre-job training and general training.

 

We maintain continuous investment in talent development, focusing on strategic reserves of cloud computing and AI specialists. We have established three-layer talents structure and provide various training programs, from senior management, “high-potential” talents to campus recruits. Guided by our principle of “High quality and sustainable development”, we continuously shape our culture of “People-oriented, technology-driven, reputation-first, and governance-focused”.

 

We offer competitive compensations for our employees. Besides, we regularly evaluate the performance of our employees and reward those who perform well with higher compensations or promotion.

 

As required by PRC laws and regulations, we participate in various employee social security schemes organized by municipal and provincial governments, including pension, maternity insurance, unemployment insurance, work-related injury insurance, health insurance and housing provident fund. We are required under PRC laws and regulations to make contributions to employee social security schemes at specified percentages of the salaries, bonuses and certain allowances of our employees, up to a maximum amount specified by the local government from time to time.

 

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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

 

The Board is committed to achieving high corporate governance standards. The Board believes that high corporate governance standards are essential in providing a framework for the Company to safeguard the interests of shareholders of the Company and to enhance corporate value and accountability.

 

Compliance with the Corporate Governance Code

 

During the Reporting Period, we have fully complied with all the code provisions of the Corporate Governance Code set forth in Appendix C1 to the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities (the “Hong Kong Listing Rules”) on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Hong Kong Stock Exchange”).

 

Compliance with the Model Code

 

The Company has adopted an Insider Dealing Policy (the “Insider Dealing Policy”) with terms no less exacting than that of the Model Code for Securities Transactions by Directors of Listed Issuers set out in Appendix C3 to the Hong Kong Listing Rules (the “Model Code”), as its own securities dealing code to regulate all dealings by Directors, officers and employees of the Company.

 

Specific enquiry has been made of all the Directors and the relevant employees and they have confirmed that they have complied with the Insider Dealing Policy and the Model Code during the Reporting Period.

 

Purchase, Sale or Redemption of the Company’s Listed Securities

 

During the Reporting Period, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has purchased, sold, or redeemed any of the Company’s listed securities (including sale of treasury shares (as defined under the Hong Kong Listing Rules)).

 

As of June 30, 2025, there were no treasury shares (as defined under the Hong Kong Listing Rules) held by the Company.

 

Material Litigation

 

The Company was not involved in any material litigation or arbitration during the Reporting Period which may have a material adverse effect on the Group’s operation. The Directors are also not aware of any such material litigation or claims that were pending or threatened against the Group during the Reporting Period.

 

AUDIT COMMITTEE

 

The Audit Committee comprises three independent non-executive Directors, being Mr. Yu Mingto, Mr. Wang Hang and Ms. Qu Jingyuan, with Mr. Yu Mingto (being one of the independent non-executive Directors with the appropriate professional qualifications) as the chairman of the Audit Committee.

 

The Audit Committee has reviewed the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the six months ended June 30, 2025. The Audit Committee has agreed on the accounting policies and practices adopted by the Company and discussed matters with respect to financial reporting matters with senior management members of the Company.

 

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SIGNIFICANT EVENTS AFTER THE REPORTING PERIOD

 

Save as disclosed in this announcement, no important events affecting the Group occurred since June 30, 2025 and up to the date of this announcement.

 

INTERIM DIVIDEND

 

The Board did not recommend the distribution of an interim dividend for the six months ended June 30, 2025.

 

SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT

 

This interim results announcement contains forward-looking statements. These statements are made under the “safe harbor” provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about the Company’s beliefs, and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties, and a number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by words or phrases such as “may”, “will”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “target”, “aim”, “estimate”, “intend”, “plan”, “believe”, “potential”, “continue”, “is/are likely to” or other similar expressions. Further information regarding these and other risks, uncertainties or factors is included in the Company’s filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking statements included in this preliminary results announcement are only made as of the date hereof, and the Company disclaims any obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement to reflect subsequent events or circumstances, except as required by law. All forward-looking statements should be evaluated with the understanding of their inherent uncertainty.

 

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FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

The Board announces the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the six months ended June 30, 2025, with the comparative figures for the corresponding period in 2024 as follows:

 

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

 

(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (“RMB”) and U.S. dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares and per share data)

 

   For the six months ended June 30, 
   Notes  2024   2025   2025 
      RMB   RMB   US$ 
Revenues:               
Public cloud services  3  2,421,912   2,978,788   415,823 
Enterprise cloud services  3  1,245,400   1,340,416   187,115 
Others  3  152       
                
Total revenues     3,667,464   4,319,204   602,938 
                
Cost of revenues     (3,055,864)  (3,662,041)  (511,201)
               
Gross profit     611,600   657,163   91,737 
Operating expenses:               
Selling and marketing expenses     (242,460)  (276,334)  (38,575)
General and administrative expenses     (484,944)  (521,562)  (72,807)
Research and development expenses     (435,922)  (420,455)  (58,693)
                
Total operating expenses     (1,163,326)  (1,218,351)  (170,075)
                
Operating loss     (551,726)  (561,188)  (78,338)
Interest income     18,315   16,466   2,299 
Interest expense     (110,480)  (207,566)  (28,975)
Foreign exchange loss     (49,736)  (30,475)  (4,254)
Other (loss) gain, net  3  (16,036)  4,864   679 
Other (expense) income, net  3  (16,151)  16,510   2,305 
                
Loss before income taxes     (725,814)  (761,389)  (106,284)
Income tax benefit (expense)  5  8,480   (11,584)  (1,617)
                
Net loss     (717,334)  (772,973)  (107,901)
Less: net loss attributable to non-controlling interests     (4,748)  (1,582)  (221)
                
Net loss attributable to Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Limited     (712,586)  (771,391)  (107,680)

 

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UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

 

(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (“RMB”) and U.S. dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares and per share data)

 

   For the six months ended June 30, 
   Notes  2024   2025   2025 
      RMB   RMB   US$ 
Net loss per share:               
Basic and diluted  6  (0.20)  (0.20)  (0.03)
Shares used in the net loss per share computation:               
Basic and diluted  6  3,632,583,338   3,869,381,978   3,869,381,978 
Other comprehensive income, net of tax of nil:               
Foreign currency translation adjustments     20,174   50,918   7,108 
                
Comprehensive loss     (697,160)  (722,055)  (100,793)
                
Less: Comprehensive loss attributable to Non-controlling interests     (4,817)  (1,594)  (223)
                
Comprehensive loss attributable to Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Limited shareholders     (692,343)  (720,461)  (100,570)

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (“RMB”) and U.S. dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares and per share data)

 

   As at 
   Notes  Dec 31,
2024
   Jun 30,
2025
   Jun 30,
2025
 
      RMB   RMB   US$ 
ASSETS               
Current assets:               
Cash and cash equivalents     2,648,764   5,464,077   762,756 
Restricted cash     81,337   53,051   7,406 
Accounts receivable, net  4  1,468,663   2,018,350   281,751 
Short-term investments     90,422       
Prepayments and other assets     2,233,074   2,263,242   315,936 
Amounts due from related parties     318,526   587,321   81,987 
                
Total current assets     6,840,786   10,386,041   1,449,836 
Non-current assets:               
Property and equipment, net     4,630,052   8,251,958   1,151,929 
Intangible assets, net     694,880   618,269   86,307 
Goodwill     4,605,724   4,605,724   642,934 
Prepayments and other assets     449,983   616,779   86,100 
Equity investments     234,182   231,586   32,328 
Operating lease right-of-use assets     137,047   119,350   16,661 
                
Total non-current assets     10,751,868   14,443,666   2,016,259 
                
Total assets     17,592,654   24,829,707   3,466,095 
                
LIABILITIES, NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST, AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY               
Current liabilities:               
Accounts payable  8  1,877,004   2,195,478   306,477 
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities     3,341,990   3,966,154   553,653 
Short-term borrowings     2,225,765   3,129,151   436,813 
Income tax payable     69,219   82,331   11,493 
Amounts due to related parties     1,584,199   1,407,804   196,522 
Current operating lease liabilities     61,258   35,638   4,975 
                
Total current liabilities     9,159,435   10,816,556   1,509,933 

 

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UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (“RMB”) and U.S. dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares and per share data)

 
   As at 
   Notes  Dec 31,
2024
   Jun 30,
2025
   Jun 30,
2025
 
      RMB   RMB   US$ 
Non-current liabilities:                  
Long-term borrowings     1,660,584    2,396,554    334,546 
Amounts due to related parties     309,612    1,308,158    182,612 
Deferred tax liabilities      101,677    81,283    11,347 
Other liabilities      790,271    3,103,021    433,165 
Non-current operating lease liabilities      65,755    64,549    9,011 
                   
Total non-current liabilities      2,927,899    6,953,565    970,681 
                   
Total liabilities      12,087,334    17,770,121    2,480,614 
                   
Shareholders’ equity:Ordinary shares      25,689    28,483    3,976 
Treasury shares      (105,478)   (79,316)   (11,072)
Additional paid-in capital      18,940,885    21,188,250    2,957,766 
Statutory reserves funds      32,001    32,001    4,467 
Accumulated deficit      (14,291,957)   (15,063,348)   (2,102,762)
Accumulated other comprehensive income      566,900    617,830    86,246 
                   
Total Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Limited shareholders’ equity      5,168,040    6,723,900    938,621 
Non-controlling interests      337,280    335,686    46,860 
                   
Total equity      5,505,320    7,059,586    985,481 
                   
Total liabilities, non-controlling interests and shareholders’ equity      17,592,654    24,829,707    3,466,095 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (“RMB”) and U.S. dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares and per share data)

 

   For the six months ended June 30, 
   2024   2025   2025 
   RMB   RMB   US$ 
Net cash (used in) generated from operating activities  (170,167)  1,041,744   145,422 
Net cash used in investing activities  (1,823,846)  (1,378,225)  (192,393)
Net cash generated from financing activities  1,636,046   3,102,559   433,101 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash  (35,110)  20,949   2,925 
             
Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash  (393,077)  2,787,027   389,055 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period  2,489,481   2,730,101   381,107 
             
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period  2,096,404   5,517,128   770,162 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (“RMB”) and U.S. dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares and per share data)

 

1.CORPORATE INFORMATION

 

Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Limited (the “Company”) is a limited liability company incorporated in the Cayman Islands on January 3, 2012. The Company, its subsidiaries, its variable interest entities (“VIEs”), and subsidiaries of its variable interest entities are hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Group”. The Group is principally engaged in the provision of cloud services. The Company does not conduct any substantive operations on its own but instead conducts its primary business operations through its subsidiaries, the variable interest entities, and subsidiaries of its variable interest entities, which are located in mainland China, Hong Kong (“HK”), Japan and the United States (the “U.S.”).

 

The Company completed its IPO and follow-on offering on Nasdaq in May and September 2020, respectively and completed its listing by way of introduction on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Stock Exchange”) in December 2022. The Company completed the follow-on offering of American Depositary shares and ordinary shares in April 2025, and the concurrent private placement to Kingsoft Corporation Limited in June 2025.

 

2.SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

(a)Basis of presentation

 

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information. These financial statements also comply with the applicable disclosure requirements of the Hong Kong Companies Ordinance. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. Certain information and note disclosure normally included in the annual financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted.

 

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes are presented in RMB and all values are rounded to the nearest thousand (RMB’000) except when otherwise indicated.

 

(b)Going concern consideration

 

The Group’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP on a going concern basis. The going concern basis assumes that assets are realized and liabilities are extinguished in the ordinary course of business at amounts disclosed in the consolidated financial statements.

 

As of June 30, 2025, the Group had an accumulated deficit and net current liabilities of RMB15,063,348 (US$2,102,762) and RMB430,515 (US$60,097), respectively. The Group has primarily funded the operations through revenue generated from contracts with customers, equity financing, and proceeds from financing facilities such as borrowings from third parties and related parties.

 

In view of such circumstance, management has given careful consideration to the future liquidity and performance of the Group and its available sources of financing in assessing whether the Group will have sufficient financial resources to continue as a going concern. As of June 30, 2025, the Group had cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash of RMB5,517,128 (US$770,162). In addition, the Group had existing credit facilities available from banks and other financial institutions to finance the future operations and capital expenditures of the Group.

 

Based on the above, management believes that it is appropriate to prepare the Group’s consolidated financial statements using the going concern basis. Therefore, the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments to the amounts and classifications of assets and liabilities that might be necessary should the Group be unable to continue as a going concern.

 

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(c)Principles of consolidation

 

The condensed consolidated financial statements of the Group include the financial statements of the Company, its subsidiaries, the VIEs, and subsidiaries of the VIEs for which the Company is the primary beneficiary. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated upon consolidation.

 

(d)Use of estimates

 

The preparation of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the balance sheet date and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Significant estimates and assumptions reflected in the Group’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include, but are not limited to, allowance for credit losses for accounts receivable, contract assets and amounts due from related parties, measurement of operating and finance lease right-of-use assets and lease liabilities, impairment of long-lived assets, impairment of goodwill, useful lives of long-lived assets, realization of deferred tax assets, uncertain tax positions, share-based compensation expense, the fair value of equity investments, standalone selling prices of performance obligation of revenue contracts, fair value of short-term investments and impairment of contract cost. Management bases the estimates on historical experience and various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities. Actual results could materially differ from those estimates.

 

(e)Convenience translation

 

Amounts in U.S. dollars are presented for the convenience of the reader and are translated at the noon buying rate of RMB7.1636 per US$1.00 on June 30, 2025 in the City of New York for cable transfers of RMB as certified for customs purposes by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. No representation is made that the RMB amounts could have been, or could be, converted into US$ at such rate.

 

(f)Segment reporting

 

The Group adopted Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) No, 2023-07, Segment Reporting: Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures (“ASC 2023-07”) on January l, 2024, to retrospectively improve reportable segment disclosure requirements, primarily through enhanced disclosures for significant segment expenses.

 

The Group’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) has been identified as the Chief Executive Officer who reviews the consolidated results of operations when making decisions about allocating resources and assessing performance of the Group as a whole and hence, the Group has only one operating segment. The CODM uses consolidated net loss to assess financial performance and allocate resources. The CODM considers budget to actual comparisons of consolidated net loss on a regular basis when assessing the operating results and making resource decisions to improve profitability. The CODM also uses the budget to actual comparisons of consolidated net loss to make decisions aligned with the Group’s strategic initiatives and capital allocation priorities. Significant expenses reviewed by the CODM include those that are presented in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive loss. The measure of segment assets is reported on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet as total consolidated assets.

 

A majority of the Group’s revenues were generated from mainland China and a majority of the long-lived assets of the Group are located in mainland China, and therefore, no geographical segments are presented.

 

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3.REVENUES, OTHER (LOSS) GAIN, NET AND OTHER (EXPENSE) INCOME, NET

 

The following table presents the Group’s revenues from contracts with customers disaggregated by material revenue category:

 

   For the six months ended June 30, 
   2024   2025   2025 
   RMB   RMB   US$ 
Public cloud services recognized over time   2,421,912    2,978,788    415,823 
Enterprise cloud services:               
Recognized at a point in time   224,510    108,681    15,171 
Recognized over time   1,020,890    1,231,735    171,944 
                
    1,245,400    1,340,416    187,115 
Others:               
Recognized over time   152         
    3,667,464    4,319,204    602,938 

 

The following table presents the Group’s other (loss) gain, net:

 

   For the six months ended June 30, 
   2024   2025   2025 
   RMB   RMB   US$ 
Share of losses from an equity method investment   (10)   (1,828)   (255)
Gross unrealized loss (including impairment) on equity investments held   (16,026)        
Changes in fair value of currency swap       6,692     934 
    (16,036)   4,864    679 

 

The following table presents the Group’s other (expense) income, net:

 

   For the six months ended June 30, 
   2024   2025   2025 
   RMB   RMB   US$ 
Government grants   4,735    24,616    3,436 
Income from ADS Reimbursement   3,658    11,070    1,545 
Value added tax transferred out   (19,588)   (17,145)   (2,393)
Others   (4,956)   (2,031)   (283)
    (16,151)   16,510    2,305 

 

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4. ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, NET

 

   As at 
   December 31,   June 30,   June 30, 
   2024   2025   2025 
   RMB   RMB   US$ 
       (unaudited)   (unaudited) 
Accounts receivable   1,526,275    2,109,759    294,511 
Allowance for credit losses   (57,612)   (91,409)   (12,760)
Accounts receivable, net   1,468,663    2,018,350    281,751 

 

An aging analysis of the accounts receivable as at the end of the reporting period, based on the past due date and net of provisions, is as follows:

 

   As at 
   December 31,   June 30,   June 30, 
   2024   2025   2025 
   RMB   RMB   US$ 
       (unaudited)   (unaudited) 
Not yet due   731,294    1,119,034    156,211 
Within 3 months   351,924    458,730    64,036 
Between 4 months and 6 months   216,083    218,242    30,465 
Between 7 months and 1 years   113,034    151,970    21,214 
More than 1 year   56,328    70,374    9,825 
Accounts receivable, net   1,468,663    2,018,350    281,751 

 

5. TAXATION

 

(a)Enterprise income tax

 

Cayman Islands

 

Under the current laws of the Cayman Islands, the Company is not subject to tax on income or capital gains.

 

Hong Kong

 

The subsidiaries incorporated in Hong Kong are subject to income tax at the rate of 16.5% on the estimated assessable profits arising in Hong Kong. For the periods presented, the Group did not make any provisions for Hong Kong profit tax as the Group did not generate any assessable profits arising in Hong Kong at the end of each reporting period. Under the Hong Kong tax law, the subsidiaries in Hong Kong are exempted from income tax on their foreign-derived income and there are no withholding taxes in Hong Kong on remittance of dividends.

 

Mainland China

 

The Group’s mainland China entities are subject to the statutory income tax rate of 25%, in accordance with the Enterprise Income Tax law (the “EIT Law”), which was effective since January 1, 2008. Certain subsidiaries of the Group being qualified as a High New Technology Enterprise (“HNTE”) are entitled to the preferential income tax rate of 15%. Dividends, interests, rent or royalties payable by the Group’s mainland China entities to non-resident enterprises, and proceeds from any such non-resident enterprise investor’s disposition of assets (after deducting the net value of such assets) shall be subject to 10% EIT, namely withholding tax, unless the respective non-resident enterprise’s jurisdiction of incorporation has a tax treaty or arrangements with China that provides for a reduced withholding tax rate or an exemption from withholding tax.

 

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Loss before income taxes consists of:

 
   For the six months ended June 30, 
   2024   2025   2025 
   RMB   RMB   US$ 
Mainland China   (658,911)   (671,686)   (93,763)
Non-mainland China   (66,903)   (89,703)   (12,521)
    (725,814)   (761,389)   (106,284)

 

The current and deferred components of income tax(benefit)expense appearing in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive loss are as follows:

 
   For the six months ended June 30, 
   2024   2025   2025 
   RMB   RMB   US$ 
Current income tax expense   25,584    31,977    4,464 
Deferred income tax benefit   (34,064)   (20,393)   (2,847)
Income tax (benefit) expense   (8,480)   11,584    1,617 

 

 

6.LOSS PER SHARE

 

Basic and diluted loss per share during the periods are calculated as follows:

 
    For the six months ended June 30, 
    2024    2025 
    RMB   RMB
Numerator:          
Net loss attributable to ordinary shareholders – basic and diluted   (712,586)   (771,391)
           
Denominator:          
Weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding – basic and diluted   3,632,583,338    3,869,381,978 
           
Basic and diluted loss per share   (0.20)   (0.20)

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, the effects of all options and awarded shares were excluded from the computation of diluted loss per share for the periods as their effects would be anti-dilutive.

 

7.DIVIDENDS

 

No dividend was declared by the Company during the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024.

 

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8.ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

 

An aging analysis of the accounts payable as at the end of the reporting period, based on the invoice date, is as follows:

 

    As at  
    December 31,     June 30,     June 30,  
    2024     2025     2025  
    RMB     RMB     US$  
          (unaudited)       (unaudited)  
Within 3 months     643,848       687,473       95,968  
Between 4 months and 1 year     509,386       623,691       87,064  
More than 1 year     723,770       884,314       123,445  
      1,877,004       2,195,478       306,477  

 

PUBLICATION OF THE INTERIM RESULTS ANNOUNCEMENT AND INTERIM REPORT

 

This interim results announcement is published on the websites of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (www.hkexnews.hk) and the Company (ir.ksyun.com). The interim report for the six months ended June 30, 2025 will be made available for review on the same websites in due course and be dispatched to the Company’s shareholders, if necessary.

 

  By order of the Board
  Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Limited
Mr. Zou Tao
  Vice Chairman of the Board, Executive Director
and acting Chief Executive Officer

 

Hong Kong, August 20, 2025

 

As at the date of this announcement, the board of directors of the Company comprises Mr. Lei Jun as Chairman and non-executive director, Mr. Zou Tao as Vice Chairman and executive director, Mr. Zhang Duo as non-executive director, and Mr. Yu Mingto, Mr. Wang Hang and Ms. Qu Jingyuan as independent non-executive directors.

 

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