[SIMPSON THACHER & BARTLETT ICBC TOWER, 35 TH 3 GARDEN ROAD HONG KONG (852) 2514-7600 FACSIMILE (852) 2869-7694 DIRECT DIAL NUMBER E-MAIL ADDRESS October 2, 2015 VIA EDGAR Division of Corporation Finance Attention: Ms. Jennifer Thompson, Accounting Branch Chief Mr. Dean Brazier, Staff Attorney Mr. Jarrett Torno, Staff Accountant Re: Alibaba Group Holding Limited Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement]
[Amendment No. 1 to Under Alibaba Group Holding Limited Cayman Islands 5961 Not Applicable c/o Alibaba Group Services Limited Corporation Service Company (Name, address and telephone number of agent for service) Copies of communications to: Leiming Chen, Esq. William H. Hinman, Jr., Esq. Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: o o CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE Title] [SIMPSON THACHER & BARTLETT ICBC TOWER, 35TH FLOOR 3 GARDEN ROAD HONG KONG (852) 2514-7600 FACSIMILE (852) 2869-7694 DIRECT DIAL NUMBER E-MAIL ADDRESS October 2, 2015 Alibaba Group Holding Limited Ladies and Gentlemen: Leiming Chen Daniel Fertig Adam C. Furber Anthony D. King Celia C.L. Lam Chris K.H. Lin Jin Hyuk Park Kathryn King Sudol Christopher K.S. Wong Resident Partners] [Our ref RDS/604743-000023/8493081v2 Direct tel +852 2971 3046 Email richard.spooner@maplesandcalder.com Alibaba Group Holding Limited 26/F Tower One, Times Square 1 Matheson Street Causeway Bay Hong Kong 2 October 2015 Dear Sirs Alibaba Group Holding Limited We have acted as Cayman Islands legal advisers to Company Registration Statement Notes 1 Documents Reviewed For the purposes of this opinion, we have reviewed] [SHARE SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT between Suning Commerce Group Co., Ltd. and Taobao (China) Software Co., Ltd. Table of Contents RECITALS: 2 ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS 2 ARTICLE II PRIVATE PLACEMENT AND SHARE SUBSCRIPTION 8 ARTICLE III PAYMENT OF SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PRICE AND COMPLETION OF NEW SHARES ISSUANCE 9 ARTICLE IV] [INVESTMENT AGREEMENT dated as of by and between ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED and SUNING COMMERCE GROUP CO., LTD. TABLE OF CONTENTS Page ARTICLE IDEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION 1 Section 1.01 Definitions 1 Section 1.02 Interpretation and Rules of Construction 7 ARTICLE IIPURCHASE AND SALE OF SECURITIES 7 Section 2.01 Purchase of Issued Shares 7 Section 2.02 Determination of Number of Issued] [Execution Version SHARE SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT BETWEEN ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED AND 浙江蚂蚁小微金融服务集团有限公司 (ZHEJIANG ANT SMALL AND MICRO FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP CO., LTD.) TABLE OF CONTENTS Page ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS 2 1.1. Defined Terms 2 1.2. Cross-Reference of Other Definitions 6 1.3. Certain Rules of Construction 7] [CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM We hereby consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Form F-4 of Alibaba Group Holding Limited of our report dated June 25, 2015 relating to the financial statements of Alibaba Group Holding Limited, which appears in such Registration Statement. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading Experts] [THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON (Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter) New York 13-5160382 (Jurisdiction of incorporation (I.R.S. employer if not a U.S. national bank) identification no.) One Wall Street, New York, N.Y. 10286 (Zip code) ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter) Cayman Islands Not Applicable (State or other] [FANGDA PARTNERS 上海 Shanghai ·北京 Beijing ·深圳 Shenzhen ·香港 Hong Kong http://www.fangdalaw.com 上海市南京西路 号 电子邮件 E-mail: email@fangdalaw.com 恒隆广场 期 楼 电 话 Tel.: 86-21-2208-1166 邮政编码： 传 真 Fax: 86-21-5298-5599 文 号 Ref.: 15GC0086 32/F, Plaza 66 Tower 1 1266 Nan Jing West Road Shanghai 200040, PRC Alibaba Group Holding Limited To: October 2, 2015 Re: Legal Opinion on Certain PRC]
[SIMPSON THACHER & BARTLETT ICBC TOWER, 35TH FLOOR 3 GARDEN ROAD HONG KONG (852) 2514-7600 FACSIMILE (852) 2869-7694 DIRECT DIAL NUMBER E-MAIL ADDRESS +852-2514-7660 DFERTIG@STBLAW.COM August 26, 2015 VIA EDGAR Division of Corporation Finance Re: Alibaba Group Holding Limited Registration Statement on Form F-4 Ladies and Gentlemen On behalf of our client, Please note that wire transfers totaling US$929,600 in]
[SIMPSON THACHER & BARTLETT ICBC TOWER, 35TH FLOOR 3 GARDEN ROAD HONG KONG (852) 2514-7600 FACSIMILE (852) 2869-7694 DIRECT DIAL NUMBER E-MAIL ADDRESS +852-2514-7660 DFERTIG@STBLAW.COM August 26, 2015 VIA EDGAR Division of Corporation Finance Re: Alibaba Group Holding Limited Registration Statement on Form F-4 Ladies and Gentlemen On behalf of our client, Please note that wire transfers totaling US$929,600 in]
[FORM F-4 Under Alibaba Group Holding Limited Cayman Islands 5961 Not Applicable c/o Alibaba Group Services Limited Corporation Service Company (Name, address and telephone number of agent for service) Copies of communications to: Leiming Chen, Esq. William H. Hinman, Jr., Esq. Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: o o CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE Title of each] [EXECUTION VERSION REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT This REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT dated November 28, 2014 (the Agreement) is entered into by and among Alibaba Group Holding Limited, an exempted company incorporated in the Cayman Islands (the Company), and Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank AG, Singapore Branch and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC as representatives (the Representatives)] [COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES The following table sets forth our unaudited consolidated ratio of earnings to fixed charges for each of the periods indicated. The ratio of earnings to fixed charges is calculated by dividing earnings by fixed charges on a historical basis, in each case for the period indicated. For this purpose, fixed charges consist] [CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM We hereby consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Form F-4 of Alibaba Group Holding Limited of our report dated June 25, 2015 relating to the financial statements of Alibaba Group Holding Limited, which appears in such Registration Statement. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading Experts]
[FORM F-4 Under Alibaba Group Holding Limited Cayman Islands 5961 Not Applicable c/o Alibaba Group Services Limited Corporation Service Company (Name, address and telephone number of agent for service) Copies of communications to: Leiming Chen, Esq. William H. Hinman, Jr., Esq. Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: o o CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE Title of each] [EXECUTION VERSION REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT This REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT dated November 28, 2014 (the Agreement) is entered into by and among Alibaba Group Holding Limited, an exempted company incorporated in the Cayman Islands (the Company), and Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank AG, Singapore Branch and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC as representatives (the Representatives)] [COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES The following table sets forth our unaudited consolidated ratio of earnings to fixed charges for each of the periods indicated. The ratio of earnings to fixed charges is calculated by dividing earnings by fixed charges on a historical basis, in each case for the period indicated. For this purpose, fixed charges consist] [CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM We hereby consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Form F-4 of Alibaba Group Holding Limited of our report dated June 25, 2015 relating to the financial statements of Alibaba Group Holding Limited, which appears in such Registration Statement. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading Experts]
[Alibaba Group Announces Appointment of New Director Hong Kong, August 19, 2015 Ms. Martello has 30 years of global business and finance experience working in the consumer packaged goods industry, retail sector, and ecommerce across a diverse set of companies. Ms. Martello is currently Nestlé S.A. executive vice president responsible for Asia, Oceania and Sub-Saharan Africa. Prior to this role,] [2 ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED]
[Alibaba Group Announces Appointment of New Director Hong Kong, August 19, 2015 Ms. Martello has 30 years of global business and finance experience working in the consumer packaged goods industry, retail sector, and ecommerce across a diverse set of companies. Ms. Martello is currently Nestlé S.A. executive vice president responsible for Asia, Oceania and Sub-Saharan Africa. Prior to this role,] [2 ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED]
