As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on December 6, 2024
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT OF 1933
Dada Nexus Limited
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Cayman Islands |
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Not Applicable |
(State or other jurisdiction of |
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(I.R.S. Employer |
incorporation or organization) |
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Identification Number) |
22/F, Oriental Fisherman’s
Wharf
No. 1088 Yangshupu
Road
Yangpu District, Shanghai
200082
People’s Republic
of China
+86 21 3165-7167
(Address of Principal Executive
Offices and Zip Code)
Second Amended and Restated 2020 Share Incentive
Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Cogency Global Inc.
122 East 42nd Street,
18th Floor
New York, NY 10168
+1 800-221-0102
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone
number, including area code, of agent for service)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant
is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company.
See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,”
and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer ¨ |
Accelerated filer x |
Non-accelerated filer ¨ |
Smaller reporting company ¨ |
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Emerging growth company ¨ |
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check
mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting
standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ¨
Copies to:
Henry Jun Mao Chief Financial Officer, Dada Nexus Limited 22/F, Oriental Fisherman’s Wharf No. 1088 Yangshupu Road Yangpu District, Shanghai 200082 People’s Republic of China +86 21 3165-7167 |
Yuting Wu, Esq. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP 46/F, Tower II, Jing An Kerry Centre 1539 Nanjing West Road Shanghai 200040, China +86 (21) 6193-8200 |
EXPLANATORY
NOTE
This registration statement
(the “Registration Statement”) on Form S-8 is being filed by Dada Nexus Limited (the “Registrant”) for the
purpose of registering 72,776,208 additional shares of its ordinary shares, par value US$0.0001 per share, issuable under the Second Amended
and Restated 2020 Share Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), previously known as the 2020 Share Incentive Plan. The Registrant previously
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) a registration statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-249512)
with respect to the Plan (the “Prior Registration Statement”). The 72,776,208 additional shares consist of (i) 51,983,006
shares resulting from an increase in the initial pool size of the Plan and (ii) 20,793,202 shares pursuant to the evergreen provision
of the Plan. The Registration Statement relates to the securities of the same class as that to which the Prior Registration Statement
relates and is submitted in accordance with General Instruction E to Form S-8 regarding registration of additional securities. In
accordance with such instruction, except as otherwise set forth below, the contents of the Prior Registration Statements relating to the
Plan are incorporated herein by reference.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
The following documents previously
filed by the Registrant with the Commission are incorporated by reference herein:
| c) | All other reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange
Act since December 31, 2023; and |
| d) | The description of the Registrant’s
ordinary shares incorporated by reference in the Registrant’s registration statement
on Form 8-A (File No. 001-39305) filed with the Commission on June 1, 2020,
including any amendment and report subsequently filed for the purpose of updating that description. |
All documents subsequently
filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange
Act”), after the date of this registration statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this registration
statement which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall
be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this registration statement and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
Any statement in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this registration statement will be deemed to be
modified or superseded to the extent that a statement contained in this registration statement or in any other later filed document that
also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded
will not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to be a part of this registration statement.
Item 8. Exhibits
See the Index to Exhibits
attached hereto.
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number |
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Description |
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4.1 |
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Eighth Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Registrant
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the registration statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-238193),
as amended, initially filed on May 12, 2020) |
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4.2 |
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Registrant’s Specimen Certificate for Ordinary Shares (incorporated herein
by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the registration statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-238193), as amended, initially
filed on May 12, 2020) |
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4.3 |
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Deposit Agreement, dated June 5, 2020, among the Registrant, the depositary
and the holders and beneficial owners of American Depositary Shares issued thereunder (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.3
to the registration statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-249512) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 16,
2020) |
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4.4 |
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Registrant’s Specimen American Depositary Receipt (included in Exhibit 4.3) |
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5.1* |
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Opinion of Maples and Calder (Hong Kong)
LLP, Cayman Islands counsel to the Registrant, regarding the legality of the Ordinary Shares being registered |
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10.1* |
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Second Amended and Restated 2020 Share Incentive Plan |
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23.1* |
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Consent of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Certified Public Accountants LLP, an independent
registered public accounting firm |
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23.2* |
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Consent of Maples and Calder (Hong Kong)
LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1) |
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24.1* |
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Power of Attorney (included on the signature
page hereto) |
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107* |
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Filing Fee Table |
* Filed herewith.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements
of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in Shanghai, China, on December 6, 2024.
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Dada Nexus Limited |
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By: |
/s/ Henry Jun Mao |
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Name: |
Henry Jun Mao |
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Title: |
Chief Financial Officer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE
PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Henry Jun Mao with full power to act alone, as his or
her true and lawful attorney-in-fact, with the power of substitution, for and in such person’s name, place and stead, in any and
all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement, and to file the same,
with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto each
said attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done as fully
to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each said attorney-in-fact
may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements
of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities on December 6,
2024.
Signature |
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Title |
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/s/ Kevin Qing
Guo |
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Chairman of the Board of Directors |
Kevin Qing Guo |
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/s/ Ian Su Shan |
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Director |
Ian Su Shan |
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/s/ Baohong Sun |
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Independent Director |
Baohong Sun |
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/s/ Laura Marie
Butler |
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Independent Director |
Laura Marie Butler |
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/s/ Jian Han |
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Independent Director |
Jian Han |
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/s/ Henry Jun
Mao |
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Chief Financial Officer |
Henry Jun Mao |
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(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer and
Acting Principal Executive Officer) |
SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE IN THE
UNITED STATES
Pursuant to the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, the undersigned, the duly authorized representative in the United States of Dada Nexus Limited has signed this
registration statement or amendment thereto in New York, New York on December 6, 2024.
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Authorized U.S. Representative |
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Cogency Global Inc. |
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By: |
/s/ Colleen A. De Vries |
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Name: Colleen A. De Vries |
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Title: Senior Vice President |
Exhibit 5.1
Ref: | RDS/766977-000001/30886704v2 |
Dada Nexus Limited
22/F, Oriental Fisherman’s Wharf
No. 1088 Yangshupu Road
Yangpu District, Shanghai 200082
People’s Republic of China
6 December 2024
Dear Sirs
Dada Nexus Limited (the "Company")
We have acted as Cayman Islands legal counsel
to the Company in connection with a registration statement on Form S-8 to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") on 6 December 2024 (the "Registration Statement") relating to the registration under
the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the "Securities Act") of 72,776,208 ordinary shares, par value
US$0.0001 per share (the "Shares"), issuable pursuant to awards granted or to be granted under the Company's Second Amended
and Restated 2020 Share Incentive Plan, as amended (the "Share Incentive Plan").
For the purposes of giving this opinion, we have
examined copies of the Registration Statement and the Share Incentive Plan. We have also reviewed copies of the eighth amended and restated
memorandum and articles of association of the Company as adopted by a special resolution passed on 6 May 2020 and effective immediately
prior to the completion of the Company’s initial public offering of ADSs representing the Shares (the "Memorandum and Articles")
and the resolutions set out in the minutes of the meeting of the board of directors of the Company held on 4 December 2024 (the "Resolutions").
Based upon, and subject to, the assumptions and
qualifications set out below, and having regard to such legal considerations as we deem relevant, we are of the opinion that:
1. | The Shares to be issued by the Company and registered under the Registration Statement have been duly
and validly authorized. |
2. | When issued and paid for in accordance with the terms of the Share Incentive Plan and in accordance with
the Resolutions, and when appropriate entries are made in the register of members (shareholders) of the Company, the Shares will be validly
issued, fully paid and non-assessable. |
In this opinion letter, the phrase "non-assessable"
means, with respect to the issuance of Shares, that a shareholder shall not, in respect of the relevant Shares and in the absence of a
contractual arrangement, or an obligation pursuant to the memorandum and articles of association, to the contrary, have any obligation
to make further contributions to the Company's assets (except in exceptional circumstances, such as involving fraud, the establishment
of an agency relationship or an illegal or improper purpose or other circumstances in which a court may be prepared to pierce or lift
the corporate veil).
These opinions are subject to the qualification
that under the Companies Act (As Revised) of the Cayman Islands (the "Companies Act"), the register of members of a Cayman
Islands company is by statute regarded as prima facie evidence of any matters which the Companies Act directs or authorises to
be inserted therein. A third party interest in the shares in question would not appear. An entry in the register of members may yield
to a court order for rectification (for example, in the event of fraud or manifest error).
These opinions are given only as to, and based
on, circumstances and matters of fact existing and known to us on the date of this opinion letter. These opinions only relate to the laws
of the Cayman Islands which are in force on the date of this opinion letter. We express no opinion as to the meaning, validity or effect
of any references to foreign (i.e. non-Cayman Islands) statutes, rules, regulations, codes, judicial authority or any other promulgations.
We have also relied upon the assumptions, which
we have not independently verified, that (a) all signatures, initials and seals are genuine, (b) copies of documents, conformed
copies or drafts of documents provided to us are true and complete copies of, or in the final forms of, the originals, (c) where
a document has been provided to us in draft or undated form, it will be duly executed, dated and unconditionally delivered in substantially
the same form as the last version provided to us, (d) the Memorandum and Articles remain in full force and effect and are unamended,
(e) the Resolutions were duly passed in the manner prescribed in the Memorandum and Articles and have not been amended, varied or
revoked in any respect, (f) there is nothing under any law (other than the laws of the Cayman Islands) which would or might affect
the opinions set out above, and (g) upon the issue of any Shares, the Company will receive consideration which shall be equal to
at least the par value of such Shares.
This opinion letter is to and for the benefit
solely of the addressee and may not be relied upon by any other person for any purpose.
We consent to the use of this opinion as an exhibit
to the Registration Statement and further consent to all references to us in the Registration Statement and any amendments thereto. In
giving such consent, we do not consider that we are “experts” within the meaning of such term as used in the Securities Act,
or the rules and regulations of the Commission issued thereunder, with respect to any part of the Registration Statement, including
this opinion as an exhibit or otherwise.
Yours faithfully
Maples and Calder (Hong Kong) LLP
/s/ Maples and Calder (Hong Kong) LLP
Exhibit 10.1
DADA
NEXUS LIMITED
Second
Amended and Restated 2020 SHARE INCENTIVE PLAN
Article 1
PURPOSE
The purpose of this Second
Amended and Restated 2020 Share Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) is to promote the success and enhance the value of Dada
Nexus Limited, an exempted company formed under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Company”), by linking the personal
interests of the Employees, Directors, and Consultants to those of the Company’s shareholders and by providing such individuals
with an incentive for outstanding performance to generate superior returns to the Company’s shareholders. The Plan is further intended
to provide flexibility to the Company in its ability to motivate, attract, and retain the services of the Employees, Directors, and Consultants
upon whose judgment, interest, and special effort the successful conduct of the Company’s operation is largely dependent.
Article 2
DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION
Wherever the following terms
are used in the Plan they shall have the meanings specified below, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. The singular pronoun
shall include the plural where the context so indicates.
2.1 “Applicable
Laws” means the legal requirements relating to the Plan and the Awards under applicable provisions of the corporate, securities,
tax and other laws, rules, regulations and government orders, and the rules of any applicable stock exchange or national market system,
of any jurisdiction applicable to Awards granted to residents therein.
2.2 “Award”
means an Option, Restricted Share, Restricted Share Unit or other types of awards, in the form of cash or otherwise, as approved by the
Committee granted to a Participant pursuant to the Plan.
2.3 “Award
Agreement” means any written agreement, contract, or other instrument or document evidencing an Award, including through electronic
medium.
2.4 “Board”
means the Board of Directors of the Company.
2.5 “Cause”
with respect to a Participant means (unless otherwise expressly provided in the applicable Award Agreement, or another applicable contract
with the Participant that defines such term for purposes of determining the effect that a “for cause” termination has on the
Participant’s Awards) a termination of employment or service based upon a finding by the Service Recipient, acting in good faith
and based on its reasonable belief at the time, that the Participant:
(a) has
been negligent in the discharge of his or her duties to the Service Recipient, has refused to perform stated or assigned duties or is
incompetent in or (other than by reason of a disability or analogous condition) incapable of performing those duties;
(b) has
been dishonest or committed or engaged in an act of theft, embezzlement or fraud, a breach of confidentiality, an unauthorized disclosure
or use of inside information, customer lists, trade secrets or other confidential information;
(c) has
breached a fiduciary duty, or willfully and materially violated any other duty, law, rule, regulation or policy of the Service Recipient;
or has been convicted of, or plead guilty or nolo contendere to, a felony or misdemeanor (other than minor traffic violations or similar
offenses);
(d) has
materially breached any of the provisions of any agreement with the Service Recipient;
(e) has
engaged in unfair competition with, or otherwise acted intentionally in a manner injurious to the reputation, business or assets of, the
Service Recipient; or
(f) has
improperly induced a vendor or customer to break or terminate any contract with the Service Recipient or induced a principal for whom
the Service Recipient acts as agent to terminate such agency relationship.
A termination for Cause shall
be deemed to occur (subject to reinstatement upon a contrary final determination by the Committee) on the date on which the Service Recipient
first delivers written notice to the Participant of a finding of termination for Cause.
2.6 “Code”
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 of the United States, as amended.
2.7 “Committee”
means a committee of the Board described in Article 10.
2.8 “Consultant”
means any consultant or adviser if: (a) the consultant or adviser renders bona fide services to a Service Recipient; (b) the
services rendered by the consultant or adviser are not in connection with the offer or sale of securities in a capital-raising transaction
and do not directly or indirectly promote or maintain a market for the Company’s securities; and (c) the consultant or adviser
is a natural person who has contracted directly with the Service Recipient to render such services.
2.9 “Corporate
Transaction”, unless otherwise defined in an Award Agreement, means any of the following transactions, provided, however,
that the Committee shall determine under (d) and (e) whether multiple transactions are related, and its determination shall
be final, binding and conclusive:
(a) an
amalgamation, arrangement or consolidation or scheme of arrangement (i) in which the Company is not the surviving entity, except
for a transaction the principal purpose of which is to change the jurisdiction in which the Company is incorporated or (ii) following
which the holders of the voting securities of the Company do not continue to hold more than 50% of the combined voting power of the voting
securities of the surviving entity;
(b) the
sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company;
(c) the
complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company;
(d) any
reverse takeover or series of related transactions culminating in a reverse takeover (including, but not limited to, a tender offer followed
by a reverse takeover) in which the Company is the surviving entity but (A) the Company’s equity securities outstanding immediately
prior to such takeover are converted or exchanged by virtue of the takeover into other property, whether in the form of securities, cash
or otherwise, or (B) in which securities possessing more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of the Company’s
outstanding securities are transferred to a person or persons different from those who held such securities immediately prior to such
takeover or the initial transaction culminating in such takeover, but excluding any such transaction or series of related transactions
that the Committee determines shall not be a Corporate Transaction; or
(e) acquisition
in a single or series of related transactions by any person or related group of persons (other than the Company or by a Company-sponsored
employee benefit plan) of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act) of securities possessing more
than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of the Company’s outstanding securities but excluding any such transaction
or series of related transactions that the Committee determines shall not be a Corporate Transaction.
2.10 “Director”,
means a member of the Board or a member of the board of directors of any Subsidiary of the Company.
2.11 “Disability”,
unless otherwise defined in an Award Agreement, means that the Participant qualifies to receive long-term disability payments under the
Service Recipient’s long-term disability insurance program, as it may be amended from time to time, to which the Participant provides
services regardless of whether the Participant is covered by such policy. If the Service Recipient to which the Participant provides service
does not have a long-term disability plan in place, “Disability” means that a Participant is unable to carry out the responsibilities
and functions of the position held by the Participant by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment for a period
of not less than ninety (90) consecutive days. A Participant will not be considered to have incurred a Disability unless he or she furnishes
proof of such impairment sufficient to satisfy the Committee in its discretion.
2.12 “Effective
Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.1.
2.13 “Employee”
means any person, including an officer or a Director, who is in the employment of a Service Recipient, subject to the control and direction
of the Service Recipient as to both the work to be performed and the manner and method of performance. The payment of a director’s
fee by a Service Recipient shall not be sufficient to constitute “employment” by the Service Recipient.
2.14 “Exchange
Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 of the United States, as amended.
2.15 “Fair
Market Value” means, as of any date, the value of Shares determined as follows:
(a) If
the Shares are listed on one or more established stock exchanges or national market systems, including without limitation, the New York
Stock Exchange or the Nasdaq Stock Market, its Fair Market Value shall be the closing sales price for such shares (or the closing bid,
if no sales were reported) as quoted on the principal exchange or system on which the Shares are listed (as determined by the Committee)
on the date of determination (or, if no closing sales price or closing bid was reported on that date, as applicable, on the last trading
date such closing sales price or closing bid was reported), as reported on the website maintained by such exchange or market system or
such other source as the Committee deems reliable;
(b) If
the Shares are regularly quoted on an automated quotation system (including the OTC Bulletin Board) or by a recognized securities dealer,
its Fair Market Value shall be the closing sales price for such Shares as quoted on such system or by such securities dealer on the date
of determination, but if selling prices are not reported, the Fair Market Value of a Share shall be the mean between the high bid and
low asked prices for the Shares on the date of determination (or, if no such prices were reported on that date, on the last date such
prices were reported), as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Committee deems reliable; or
(c) In
the absence of an established market for the Shares of the type described in (a) and (b) above, the Fair Market Value thereof
shall be determined by the Committee in good faith and in its discretion by reference to (i) the placing price of the latest private
placement of the Shares and the development of the Company’s business operations and the general economic and market conditions
since such latest private placement, (ii) other third party transactions involving the Shares and the development of the Company’s
business operation and the general economic and market conditions since such transaction, (iii) an independent valuation of the Shares,
or (iv) such other methodologies or information as the Committee determines to be indicative of Fair Market Value.
2.16 “Group
Entity” means any of the Company and Subsidiaries of the Company.
2.17 “Incentive
Share Option” means an Option that is intended to meet the requirements of Section 422 of the Code or any successor provision
thereto.
2.18 “Independent
Director” means (i) if the Shares or other securities representing the Shares are not listed on a stock exchange, a Director
of the Company who is a Non-Employee Director; and (ii) if the Shares or other securities representing the Shares are listed on one
or more stock exchange, a Director of the Company who meets the independence standards under the applicable corporate governance rules of
the stock exchange(s).
2.19 “IPO”
means the initial public offering of the Shares of the Company.
2.20 “Non-Employee
Director” means a member of the Board who qualifies as a “Non-Employee Director” as defined in Rule 16b-3(b)(3) of
the Exchange Act, or any successor definition adopted by the Board.
2.21 “Non-Qualified
Share Option” means an Option that is not intended to be an Incentive Share Option.
2.22 “Option”
means a right granted to a Participant pursuant to Article 5 of the Plan to purchase a specified number of Shares at a specified
price during specified time periods. An Option may be either an Incentive Share Option or a Non-Qualified Share Option.
2.23 “Participant”
means a person who, as an Employee, a Director or a Consultant, has been granted an Award pursuant to the Plan.
2.24 “Parent”
means a parent corporation under Section 424(e) of the Code.
2.25 “Plan”
means this Second Amended and Restated 2020 Share Incentive Plan of Dada Nexus Limited, as amended and/or restated from time to time.
2.26 “Related
Entity” means any business, corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity in which the Company, a Parent
or Subsidiary of the Company holds a substantial ownership interest, directly or indirectly, or controls through contractual arrangements
and consolidates the financial results according to applicable accounting standards, but which is not a Subsidiary and which the Board
designates as a Related Entity for purposes of the Plan.
2.27 “Restricted
Share” means a Share awarded to a Participant pursuant to Article 6 that is subject to certain restrictions and may be
subject to risk of forfeiture.
2.28 “Restricted
Share Unit” means an Award granted pursuant to Article 7.
2.29 “Securities
Act” means the Securities Act of 1933 of the United States, as amended.
2.30 “Service
Recipient” means the Company or Subsidiary of the Company to which a Participant provides services as an Employee, a Director
or a Consultant.
2.31 “Share”
means the ordinary shares of the Company, par value US$0.0001 per share, and such other securities of the Company that may be substituted
for Shares pursuant to Article 9.
2.32 “Subsidiary”
means any corporation or other entity of which a majority of the outstanding voting shares or voting power is beneficially owned directly
or indirectly by the Company.
2.33 “Trading
Date” means the closing of the first sale to the general public of the Shares pursuant to a registration statement filed with
and declared effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act.
Article 3
SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN
3.1 Number
of Shares.
(a) Subject
to the provisions of Article 9 and Section 3.1(b), the maximum aggregate number of Shares which may be issued pursuant to all
Awards (including Incentive Share Options) is 97,748,392, plus an annual increase on the first day of each year during the ten-year term
of this Plan commencing with the year beginning January 1, 2021, by an amount equal to 1.0% of the total number of Shares issued
and outstanding on the last day of the immediately preceding year. For the avoidance of doubt, the annual increase shall cease to occur
upon expiry of the ten-year term of the Plan.
(b) To
the extent that an Award terminates, expires, or lapses for any reason, any Shares subject to the Award shall again be available for the
grant of an Award pursuant to the Plan. To the extent permitted by Applicable Laws, Shares issued in assumption of, or in substitution
for, any outstanding awards of any entity acquired in any form or combination by a Group Entity shall not be counted against Shares available
for grant pursuant to the Plan. Shares delivered by the Participant or withheld by the Company upon the exercise of any Award under the
Plan, in payment of the exercise price thereof or tax withholding thereon, may again be optioned, granted or awarded hereunder, subject
to the limitations of Section 3.1(a). If any Restricted Shares are forfeited by the Participant or repurchased by the Company, such
Shares may again be optioned, granted or awarded hereunder, subject to the limitations of Section 3.1(a). Notwithstanding the provisions
of this Section 3.1(b), no Shares may again be optioned, granted or awarded if such action would cause an Incentive Share Option
to fail to qualify as an incentive share option under Section 422 of the Code.
3.2 Shares
Distributed. Any Shares distributed pursuant to an Award may consist, in whole or in part, of authorized and unissued Shares, treasury
Shares (subject to Applicable Laws) or Shares purchased on the open market. Additionally, at the discretion of the Committee, any Shares
distributed pursuant to an Award may be represented by American Depository Shares. If the number of Shares represented by an American
Depository Share is other than on a one-to-one basis, the limitations of Section 3.1 shall be adjusted to reflect the distribution
of American Depository Shares in lieu of Shares.
Article 4
ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION
4.1 Eligibility.
Persons eligible to participate in this Plan include Employees, Directors, and Consultants, as determined by the Committee.
4.2 Participation.
Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee may, from time to time, select from among all eligible individuals, those to whom
Awards shall be granted and shall determine the nature and amount of each Award. No individual shall have any right to be granted an Award
pursuant to this Plan.
4.3 Jurisdictions.
In order to assure the viability of Awards granted to Participants employed in various jurisdictions, the Committee may provide for such
special terms as it may consider necessary or appropriate to accommodate differences in local law, tax policy, or custom applicable in
the jurisdiction in which the Participant resides, is employed, operates or is incorporated. Moreover, the Committee may approve such
supplements to, or amendments, restatements, or alternative versions of, the Plan as it may consider necessary or appropriate for such
purposes without thereby affecting the terms of the Plan as in effect for any other purpose; provided, however, that no such supplements,
amendments, restatements, or alternative versions shall increase the share limitations contained in Section 3.1 of the Plan. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Committee may not take any actions hereunder, and no Awards shall be granted, that would violate any Applicable Laws.
Article 5
OPTIONS
5.1 General.
The Committee is authorized to grant Options to Participants on the following terms and conditions:
(a) Exercise
Price. The exercise price per Share subject to an Option shall be determined by the Committee and set forth in the Award Agreement
which may be a fixed price or a variable price related to the Fair Market Value of the Shares. The exercise price per Share subject to
an Option may be amended or adjusted in the absolute discretion of the Committee, the determination of which shall be final, binding and
conclusive. For the avoidance of doubt, to the extent not prohibited by Applicable Laws or any exchange rule, a downward adjustment of
the exercise prices of Options mentioned in the preceding sentence shall be effective without the approval of the Company’s shareholders
or the approval of the affected Participants.
(b) Time
and Conditions of Exercise. The Committee shall determine the time or times at which an Option may be exercised in whole or in part,
including exercise prior to vesting; provided that the term of any Option granted under the Plan shall not exceed ten years, except
as provided in Section 12.1. The Committee shall also determine any conditions, if any, that must be satisfied before all or part
of an Option may be exercised.
(c) Payment.
The Committee shall determine the methods by which the exercise price of an Option may be paid, the form of payment, including, without
limitation (i) cash or check denominated in U.S. Dollars, (ii) to the extent permissible under the Applicable Laws, cash or
check in Chinese Renminbi, (iii) cash or check denominated in any other local currency as approved by the Committee, (iv) Shares
held for such period of time as may be required by the Committee in order to avoid adverse financial accounting consequences and having
a Fair Market Value on the date of delivery equal to the aggregate exercise price of the Option or exercised portion thereof, (v) after
the Trading Date the delivery of a notice that the Participant has placed a market sell order with a broker with respect to Shares then
issuable upon exercise of the Option, and that the broker has been directed to pay a sufficient portion of the net proceeds of the sale
to the Company in satisfaction of the Option exercise price; provided that payment of such proceeds is then made to the Company
upon settlement of such sale, (vi) other property acceptable to the Committee with a Fair Market Value equal to the exercise price,
or (vii) any combination of the foregoing. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, no Participant who is
a member of the Board or an “executive officer” of the Company within the meaning of Section 13(k) of the Exchange
Act shall be permitted to pay the exercise price of an Option in any method which would violate Section 13(k) of the Exchange
Act.
(d) Evidence
of Grant. All Options shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement between the Company and the Participant. The Award Agreement shall
include such additional provisions as may be specified by the Committee.
(e) Effects
of Termination of Employment or Service on Options. Termination of employment or service shall have the following effects on Options
granted to the Participants:
(i) Dismissal
for Cause. Unless otherwise provided in the Award Agreement, if a Participant’s employment by or service to the Service Recipient
is terminated by the Service Recipient for Cause, the Participant’s Options will terminate upon such termination, whether or not
the Option is then vested and/or exercisable;
(ii) Death
or Disability. Unless otherwise provided in the Award Agreement, if a Participant’s employment by or service to the Service
Recipient terminates as a result of the Participant’s death or Disability:
| (a) | the Participant (or his or her legal representative or beneficiary, in the case of the Participant’s Disability or death, respectively),
will have until the date that is 12 months after the Participant’s termination of Employment to exercise the Participant’s
Options (or portion thereof) to the extent that such Options were vested and exercisable on the date of the Participant’s termination
of Employment on account of death or Disability; |
| (b) | the Options, to the extent not vested and exercisable on the date of the Participant’s termination of Employment or service,
shall terminate upon the Participant’s termination of Employment or service on account of death or Disability; and |
| (c) | the Options, to the extent exercisable for the 12-month period following the Participant’s termination of Employment or service
and not exercised during such period, shall terminate at the close of business on the last day of the 12-month period. |
(iii) Other
Terminations of Employment or Service. Unless otherwise provided in the Award Agreement, if a Participant’s employment by or
service to the Service Recipient terminates for any reason other than a termination by the Service Recipient for Cause or because of the
Participant’s death or Disability:
| (a) | the Participant will have until the date that is 90 days after the Participant’s termination of Employment or service to exercise
his or her Options (or portion thereof) to the extent that such Options were vested and exercisable on the date of the Participant’s
termination of Employment or service; |
| (b) | the Options, to the extent not vested and exercisable on the date of the Participant’s termination of Employment or service,
shall terminate upon the Participant’s termination of Employment or service; and |
| (c) | the Options, to the extent exercisable for the 90-day period following the Participant’s termination of Employment or service
and not exercised during such period, shall terminate at the close of business on the last day of the 90-day period. |
5.2 Incentive
Share Options. Incentive Share Options may be granted to Employees of the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company. Incentive Share
Options may not be granted to employees of a Related Entity or to Independent Directors or Consultants. The terms of any Incentive Share
Options granted pursuant to the Plan, in addition to the requirements of Section 5.1, must comply with the following additional provisions
of this Section 5.2:
(a) Individual
Dollar Limitation. The aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the time the Option is granted) of all Shares with respect to
which Incentive Share Options are first exercisable by a Participant in any calendar year may not exceed $100,000 or such other limitation
as imposed by Section 422(d) of the Code, or any successor provision. To the extent that Incentive Share Options are first exercisable
by a Participant in excess of such limitation, the excess shall be considered Non-Qualified Share Options.
(b) Exercise
Price. The exercise price of an Incentive Share Option shall be equal to the Fair Market Value on the date of grant. However, the
exercise price of any Incentive Share Option granted to any individual who, at the date of grant, owns Shares possessing more than ten
percent of the total combined voting power of all classes of shares of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company may not
be less than 110% of Fair Market Value on the date of grant and such Option may not be exercisable for more than five years from the date
of grant.
(c) Transfer
Restriction. The Participant shall give the Company prompt notice of any disposition of Shares acquired by exercise of an Incentive
Share Option within (i) two years from the date of grant of such Incentive Share Option or (ii) one year after the transfer
of such Shares to the Participant.
(d) Expiration
of Incentive Share Options. No Award of an Incentive Share Option may be made pursuant to this Plan after the tenth anniversary of
the Effective Date.
(e) Right
to Exercise. During a Participant’s lifetime, an Incentive Share Option may be exercised only by the Participant.
Article 6
RESTRICTED SHARES
6.1 Grant
of Restricted Shares. The Committee, at any time and from time to time, may grant Restricted Shares to Participants as the Committee,
in its sole discretion, shall determine. The Committee, in its sole discretion, shall determine the number of Restricted Shares to be
granted to each Participant.
6.2 Restricted
Shares Award Agreement. Each Award of Restricted Shares shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall specify the period of
restriction, the number of Restricted Shares granted, and such other terms and conditions as the Committee, in its sole discretion, shall
determine. Unless the Committee determines otherwise, Restricted Shares shall be held by the Company as escrow agent until the restrictions
on such Restricted Shares have lapsed.
6.3 Issuance
and Restrictions. Restricted Shares shall be subject to such restrictions on transferability and other restrictions as the Committee
may impose (including, without limitation, limitations on the right to vote Restricted Shares or the right to receive dividends on the
Restricted Shares). These restrictions may lapse separately or in combination at such times, pursuant to such circumstances, in such installments,
or otherwise, as the Committee determines at the time of the grant of the Award or thereafter.
6.4 Forfeiture/Repurchase.
Except as otherwise determined by the Committee at the time of the grant of the Award or thereafter, upon termination of employment or
service during the applicable restriction period, Restricted Shares that are at that time subject to restrictions shall be forfeited or
repurchased in accordance with the Award Agreement; provided, however, the Committee may (a) provide in any Restricted Share
Award Agreement that restrictions or forfeiture and repurchase conditions relating to Restricted Shares will be waived in whole or in
part in the event of terminations resulting from specified causes, and (b) in other cases waive in whole or in part restrictions
or forfeiture and repurchase conditions relating to Restricted Shares.
6.5 Certificates
for Restricted Shares. Restricted Shares granted pursuant to the Plan may be evidenced in such manner as the Committee shall determine.
If certificates representing Restricted Shares are registered in the name of the Participant, certificates must bear an appropriate legend
referring to the terms, conditions, and restrictions applicable to such Restricted Shares, and the Company may, at its discretion, retain
physical possession of the certificate until such time as all applicable restrictions lapse.
6.6 Removal
of Restrictions. Except as otherwise provided in this Article 6, Restricted Shares granted under the Plan shall be released from
escrow as soon as practicable after the last day of the period of restriction. The Committee, in its discretion, may accelerate the time
at which any restrictions shall lapse or be removed. After the restrictions have lapsed, the Participant shall be entitled to have any
legend or legends under Section 6.5 removed from his or her Share certificate, and the Shares shall be freely transferable by the
Participant, subject to applicable legal restrictions. The Committee (in its discretion) may establish procedures regarding the release
of Shares from escrow and the removal of legends, as necessary or appropriate to minimize administrative burdens on the Company.
Article 7
RESTRICTED SHARE UNITS
7.1 Grant
of Restricted Share Units. The Committee, at any time and from time to time, may grant Restricted Share Units to Participants as the
Committee, in its sole discretion, shall determine. The Committee, in its sole discretion, shall determine the number of Restricted Share
Units to be granted to each Participant.
7.2 Restricted
Share Units Award Agreement. Each Award of Restricted Share Units shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall specify any
vesting conditions, the number of Restricted Share Units granted, and such other terms and conditions as the Committee, in its sole discretion,
shall determine.
7.3 Form and
Timing of Payment of Restricted Share Units. At the time of grant, the Committee shall specify the date or dates on which the Restricted
Share Units shall become fully vested and nonforfeitable. Upon vesting, the Committee, in its sole discretion, may pay Restricted Share
Units in the form of cash, Shares or a combination thereof.
7.4 Forfeiture/Repurchase.
Except as otherwise determined by the Committee at the time of the grant of the Award or thereafter, upon termination of employment or
service during the applicable restriction period, Restricted Share Units that are at that time unvested shall be forfeited or repurchased
in accordance with the Award Agreement; provided, however, the Committee may (a) provide in any Restricted Share Unit Award
Agreement that restrictions or forfeiture and repurchase conditions relating to Restricted Share Units will be waived in whole or in part
in the event of terminations resulting from specified causes, and (b) in other cases waive in whole or in part restrictions or forfeiture
and repurchase conditions relating to Restricted Share Units.
Article 8
PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO AWARDS
8.1 Award
Agreement. Awards under the Plan shall be evidenced by Award Agreements that set forth the terms, conditions and limitations for each
Award which may include the term of an Award, the provisions applicable in the event the Participant’s employment or service terminates,
and the Company’s authority to unilaterally or bilaterally amend, modify, suspend, cancel or rescind an Award.
8.2 No
Transferability; Limited Exception to Transfer Restrictions.
8.2.1 Limits
on Transfer. Unless otherwise expressly provided in (or pursuant to) this Section 8.2, by applicable law and by the Award Agreement,
as the same may be amended:
| (a) | all Awards are non-transferable and will not be subject in any manner to sale, transfer, anticipation, alienation, assignment, pledge,
encumbrance or charge; |
| (b) | Awards will be exercised only by the Participant; and |
| (c) | amounts payable or shares issuable pursuant to an Award will be delivered only to (or for the account of), and, in the case of Shares,
registered in the name of, the Participant. |
In addition, the shares shall be subject to the restrictions
set forth in the applicable Award Agreement.
8.2.2 Further
Exceptions to Limits on Transfer. The exercise and transfer restrictions in Section 8.2.1 will not apply to:
| (a) | transfers to the Company or a Subsidiary; |
| (b) | transfers by gift to “immediate family” as that term is defined in SEC Rule 16a-1(e) promulgated under the Exchange
Act; |
| (c) | the designation of a beneficiary to receive benefits if the Participant dies or, if the Participant has died, transfers to or exercises
by the Participant’s beneficiary, or, in the absence of a validly designated beneficiary, transfers by will or the laws of descent
and distribution; or |
| (d) | if the Participant has suffered a disability, permitted transfers or exercises on behalf of the Participant by the Participant’s
duly authorized legal representative; or |
| (e) | subject to the prior approval of the Committee or an executive officer or director of the Company authorized by the Committee, transfer
to one or more natural persons who are the Participant’s family members or entities owned and controlled by the Participant and/or
the Participant’s family members, including but not limited to trusts or other entities whose beneficiaries or beneficial owners
are the Participant and/or the Participant’s family members, or to such other persons or entities as may be expressly approved by
the Committee, pursuant to such conditions and procedures as the Committee or may establish. Any permitted transfer shall be subject to
the condition that the Committee receives evidence satisfactory to it that the transfer is being made for estate and/or tax planning purposes
and on a basis consistent with the Company’s lawful issue of securities. |
Notwithstanding anything else in this Section 8.2.2
to the contrary, but subject to compliance with all Applicable Laws, Incentive Share Options, Restricted Shares and Restricted Share
Units will be subject to any and all transfer restrictions under the Code applicable to such Awards or necessary to maintain the intended
tax consequences of such Awards. Notwithstanding clause (b) above but subject to compliance with all Applicable Laws, any contemplated
transfer by gift to “immediate family” as referenced in clause (b) above is subject to the condition precedent that the
transfer be approved by the share plan administrator in order for it to be effective.
8.3 Beneficiaries.
Notwithstanding Section 8.2, a Participant may, in the manner determined by the Committee, designate a beneficiary to exercise the
rights of the Participant and to receive any distribution with respect to any Award upon the Participant’s death. A beneficiary,
legal guardian, legal representative, or other person claiming any rights pursuant to the Plan is subject to all terms and conditions
of the Plan and any Award Agreement applicable to the Participant, except to the extent the Plan and Award Agreement otherwise provide,
and to any additional restrictions deemed necessary or appropriate by the Committee. If the Participant is married and resides in a community
property state, a designation of a person other than the Participant’s spouse as his or her beneficiary with respect to more than
50% of the Participant’s interest in the Award shall not be effective without the prior written consent of the Participant’s
spouse. If no beneficiary has been designated or survives the Participant, payment shall be made to the person entitled thereto pursuant
to the Participant’s will or the laws of descent and distribution. Subject to the foregoing, a beneficiary designation may be changed
or revoked by a Participant at any time provided the change or revocation is filed with the Committee.
8.4 Performance
Objectives and Other Terms. The Committee, in its discretion, shall set performance objectives or other vesting criteria which, depending
on the extent to which they are met, will determine the number or value of the Awards that will be granted or paid out to the Participants.
8.5 Share
Certificates.
(a) Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, the Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any certificates evidencing the Shares pursuant
to the exercise of any Award, unless and until the Committee has determined, with advice of counsel, that the issuance and delivery of
such certificates is in compliance with all Applicable Laws, regulations of governmental authorities and, if applicable, the requirements
of any exchange on which the Shares are listed or traded. All Share certificates delivered pursuant to the Plan are subject to any stop-transfer
orders and other restrictions as the Committee deems necessary or advisable to comply with all Applicable Laws, and the rules of
any national securities exchange or automated quotation system on which the Shares are listed, quoted, or traded. The Committee may place
legends on any Share certificate to reference restrictions applicable to the Shares. In addition to the terms and conditions provided
herein, the Committee may require that a Participant make such reasonable covenants, agreements, and representations as the Committee,
in its discretion, deems advisable in order to comply with any such laws, regulations, or requirements. The Committee shall have the right
to require any Participant to comply with any timing or other restrictions with respect to the settlement or exercise of any Award, including
a window-period limitation, as may be imposed in the discretion of the Committee.
(b) Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, unless otherwise determined by the Committee or required by Applicable Laws, the Company shall not deliver
to any Participant certificates evidencing Shares issued in connection with any Award and instead such Shares shall be recorded on the
books of the Company or, as applicable, its transfer agent or share plan administrator.
8.6 Paperless
Administration. Subject to Applicable Laws, the Committee may make Awards and provide applicable disclosure and procedures for exercise
of Awards by an internet website or interactive voice response system for the paperless administration of Awards.
8.7 Foreign
Currency. A Participant may be required to provide evidence that any currency used to pay the exercise price of any Award was acquired
and taken out of the jurisdiction in which the Participant resides in accordance with Applicable Laws, including foreign exchange control
laws and regulations. In the event the exercise price for an Award is paid in Chinese Renminbi or other foreign currency, as permitted
by the Committee, the amount payable will be determined by conversion from U.S. dollars at the official rate promulgated by the People’s
Bank of China for Chinese Renminbi, or for jurisdictions other than the People’s Republic of China, the exchange rate as selected
by the Committee on the date of exercise.
Article 9
changes
in capital structure
9.1 Adjustments.
In the event of any dividend, share split, combination or exchange of Shares, amalgamation, arrangement or consolidation, spin-off, recapitalization
or other distribution (other than normal cash dividends) of Company assets to its shareholders, or any other change affecting the shares
of Shares or the share price of a Share, the Committee shall make such proportionate adjustments, if any, as the Committee in its discretion
may deem appropriate to reflect such change with respect to (a) the aggregate number and type of shares that may be issued under
the Plan (including, but not limited to, adjustments of the limitations in Section 3.1); (b) the terms and conditions of any
outstanding Awards (including, without limitation, any applicable performance targets or criteria with respect thereto); and (c) the
grant or exercise price per share for any outstanding Awards under the Plan.
9.2 Corporate
Transactions. Except as may otherwise be provided in any Award Agreement or any other written agreement entered into by and between
the Company and a Participant, if the Committee anticipates the occurrence, or upon the occurrence, of a Corporate Transaction, the Committee
may, in its sole discretion, provide for (i) any and all Awards outstanding hereunder to terminate at a specific time in the future
and shall give each Participant the right to exercise the vested portion of such Awards during a period of time as the Committee shall
determine, or (ii) the purchase of any Award for an amount of cash equal to the amount that could have been attained upon the exercise
of such Award (and, for the avoidance of doubt, if as of such date the Committee determines in good faith that no amount would have been
attained upon the exercise of such Award, then such Award may be terminated by the Company without payment), or (iii) the replacement
of such Award with other rights or property selected by the Committee in its sole discretion or the assumption of or substitution of such
Award by the successor or surviving corporation, or a Parent or Subsidiary thereof, with appropriate adjustments as to the number and
kind of Shares and prices, or (iv) payment of such Award in cash based on the value of Shares on the date of the Corporate Transaction
plus reasonable interest on the Award through the date as determined by the Committee when such Award would otherwise be vested or have
been paid in accordance with its original terms, if necessary to comply with Section 409A of the Code.
9.3 Outstanding
Awards – Other Changes. In the event of any other change in the capitalization of the Company or corporate change other than
those specifically referred to in this Article 9, the Committee may, in its absolute discretion, make such adjustments in the number
and class of shares subject to Awards outstanding on the date on which such change occurs and in the per share grant or exercise price
of each Award as the Committee may consider appropriate to prevent dilution or enlargement of rights.
9.4 No
Other Rights. Except as expressly provided in the Plan, no Participant shall have any rights by reason of any subdivision or consolidation
of Shares of any class, the payment of any dividend, any increase or decrease in the number of shares of any class or any dissolution,
liquidation, merger, or consolidation of the Company or any other corporation. Except as expressly provided in the Plan or pursuant to
action of the Committee under the Plan, and no issuance by the Company of shares of any class, or securities convertible into shares of
any class, shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number of Shares subject to an Award or
the grant or exercise price of any Award.
Article 10
ADMINISTRATION
10.1 Committee.
The Plan shall be administered by the Board or a committee of one or more members of the Board (the “Committee”) to
whom the Board shall delegate the authority to grant or amend Awards to Participants other than any of the Committee members, Independent
Directors and executive officers of the Company. Reference to the Committee shall refer to the Board in absence of the Committee. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the full Board, acting by majority of its members in office, shall conduct the general administration of the Plan if required
by Applicable Laws, and with respect to Awards granted to the Committee members, Independent Directors and executive officers of
the Company and for purposes of such Awards the term “Committee” as used in the Plan shall be deemed to refer to the Board.
10.2 Action
by the Committee. A majority of the Committee shall constitute a quorum. The acts of a majority of the members present at any meeting
at which a quorum is present, and acts approved unanimously in writing all members of the Committee in lieu of a meeting, shall be deemed
the acts of the Committee. Each member of the Committee is entitled to, in good faith, rely or act upon any report or other information
furnished to that member by any officer or other employee of a Group Entity, the Company’s independent certified public accountants,
or any executive compensation consultant or other professional retained by the Company to assist in the administration of the Plan.
10.3 Authority
of the Committee. Subject to any specific designation in the Plan, the Committee has the exclusive power, authority and discretion
to:
(a) designate
Participants to receive Awards;
(b) determine
the type or types of Awards to be granted to each Participant;
(c) determine
the number of Awards to be granted and the number of Shares to which an Award will relate;
(d) determine
the terms and conditions of any Award granted pursuant to the Plan, including, but not limited to, the exercise price, grant price, or
purchase price, any restrictions or limitations on the Award, any schedule for lapse of forfeiture restrictions or restrictions on the
exercisability of an Award, and accelerations or waivers thereof, and any provisions related to non-competition and recapture of gain
on an Award, based in each case on such considerations as the Committee in its sole discretion determines;
(e) determine
whether, to what extent, and pursuant to what circumstances an Award may be settled in, or the exercise price of an Award may be paid
in, cash, Shares, other Awards, or other property, or an Award may be canceled, forfeited, or surrendered;
(f) prescribe
the form of each Award Agreement, which need not be identical for each Participant;
(g) decide
all other matters that must be determined in connection with an Award;
(h) establish,
adopt, or revise any rules and regulations as it may deem necessary or advisable to administer the Plan;
(i) interpret
the terms of, and any matter arising pursuant to, the Plan or any Award Agreement;
(j) amend
terms and conditions of Award Agreements; and
(k) make
all other decisions and determinations that may be required pursuant to the Plan or as the Committee deems necessary or advisable to administer
the Plan, including design and adopt from time to time new types of Awards that are in compliance with Applicable Laws.
10.4 Decisions
Binding. The Committee’s interpretation of the Plan, any Awards granted pursuant to the Plan, any Award Agreement and all decisions
and determinations by the Committee with respect to the Plan are final, binding, and conclusive on all parties.
Article 11
EFFECTIVE AND EXPIRATION DATE
11.1 Effective
Date. The Plan shall become effective as of the date on which the Board adopts the Plan (the “Effective Date”).
11.2 Expiration
Date. The Plan will expire on, and no Award may be granted pursuant to the Plan after, the tenth anniversary of the Effective Date.
Any Awards that are outstanding on the tenth anniversary of the Effective Date shall remain in force according to the terms of the Plan
and the applicable Award Agreement.
Article 12
AMENDMENT, MODIFICATION, AND TERMINATION
12.1 Amendment,
Modification, and Termination. At any time and from time to time, the Board may terminate, amend or modify the Plan; provided,
however, that (a) to the extent necessary and desirable to comply with Applicable Laws or stock exchange rules, the Company shall
obtain shareholder approval of any Plan amendment in such a manner and to such a degree as required, unless the Company decides to follow
home country practice, and (b) unless the Company decides to follow home country practice, shareholder approval is required for any
amendment to the Plan that (i) increases the number of Shares available under the Plan (other than any adjustment as provided by
Article 9), or (ii) permits the Committee to extend the term of the Plan or the exercise period for an Option beyond ten years
from the date of grant.
12.2 Awards
Previously Granted. Except with respect to amendments made pursuant to Section 12.1, no termination, amendment, or modification
of the Plan shall adversely affect in any material way any Award previously granted pursuant to the Plan without the prior written consent
of the Participant.
Article 13
GENERAL PROVISIONS
13.1 No
Rights to Awards. No Participant, employee, or other person shall have any claim to be granted any Award pursuant to the Plan, and
neither the Company nor the Committee is obligated to treat Participants, employees, and other persons uniformly.
13.2 No
Shareholders Rights. No Award gives the Participant any of the rights of a shareholder of the Company unless and until Shares are
in fact issued to such person in connection with such Award.
13.3 Taxes.
No Shares shall be delivered under the Plan to any Participant until such Participant has made arrangements acceptable to the Committee
for the satisfaction of any income and employment tax withholding obligations under Applicable Laws. The Company or any Subsidiary shall
have the authority and the right to deduct or withhold, or require a Participant to remit to the Company, an amount sufficient to satisfy
all applicable taxes (including the Participant’s payroll tax obligations) required or permitted by Applicable Laws to be withheld
with respect to any taxable event concerning a Participant arising as a result of this Plan. The Committee may in its discretion and in
satisfaction of the foregoing requirement allow a Participant to elect to have the Company withhold Shares otherwise issuable under an
Award (or allow the return of Shares) having a Fair Market Value equal to the sums required to be withheld. Notwithstanding any other
provision of the Plan, the number of Shares which may be withheld with respect to the issuance, vesting, exercise or payment of any Award
(or which may be repurchased from the Participant of such Award after such Shares were acquired by the Participant from the Company) in
order to satisfy any income and payroll tax liabilities applicable to the Participant with respect to the issuance, vesting, exercise
or payment of the Award shall, unless specifically approved by the Committee, be limited to the number of Shares which have a Fair Market
Value on the date of withholding or repurchase equal to the aggregate amount of such liabilities based on the minimum statutory withholding
rates for the applicable income and payroll tax purposes that are applicable to such supplemental taxable income.
13.4 No
Right to Employment or Services. Nothing in the Plan or any Award Agreement shall interfere with or limit in any way the right of
the Service Recipient to terminate any Participant’s employment or services at any time, nor confer upon any Participant any right
to continue in the employment or services of any Service Recipient.
13.5 Unfunded
Status of Awards. The Plan is intended to be an “unfunded” plan for incentive compensation. With respect to any payments
not yet made to a Participant pursuant to an Award, nothing contained in the Plan or any Award Agreement shall give the Participant any
rights that are greater than those of a general creditor of the relevant Group Entity.
13.6 Indemnification.
To the extent allowable pursuant to Applicable Laws, each member of the Committee or of the Board shall be indemnified and held harmless
by the Company from any loss, cost, liability, or expense that may be imposed upon or reasonably incurred by such member in connection
with or resulting from any claim, action, suit, or proceeding to which he or she may be a party or in which he or she may be involved
by reason of any action or failure to act pursuant to the Plan and against and from any and all amounts paid by him or her in satisfaction
of judgment in such action, suit, or proceeding against him or her; provided he or she gives the Company an opportunity, at its
own expense, to handle and defend the same before he or she undertakes to handle and defend it on his or her own behalf. The foregoing
right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of any other rights of indemnification to which such persons may be entitled pursuant
to the Company’s Memorandum and Articles of Association, as a matter of law, or otherwise, or any power that the Company may have
to indemnify them or hold them harmless.
13.7 Clawback
Policy. To the extent required by Applicable Laws or stock exchange rules, or as otherwise determined by the Board or a committee
thereof, any Award granted, vested or paid under the Plan shall be subject to the terms and conditions of any clawback policy of the Company,
which may provide for the recovery of erroneously awarded compensation received by current or former executive officers in connection
with a financial restatement, regardless of fault or misconduct. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, the Board
or a committee thereof reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to adopt, terminate, suspend or amend any such clawback policy without
consent of any Participant.
13.8 Relationship
to Other Benefits. No payment pursuant to the Plan shall be taken into account in determining any benefits pursuant to any pension,
retirement, savings, profit sharing, group insurance, welfare or other benefit plan of any Group Entity except to the extent otherwise
expressly provided in writing in such other plan or an agreement thereunder.
13.9 Expenses.
The expenses of administering the Plan shall be borne by the Group Entities.
13.10 Titles
and Headings. The titles and headings of the Sections in the Plan are for convenience of reference only and, in the event of any conflict,
the text of the Plan, rather than such titles or headings, shall control.
13.11 Fractional
Shares. No fractional Shares shall be issued and the Committee shall determine, in its discretion, whether cash shall be given in
lieu of fractional Shares or whether such fractional Shares shall be eliminated by rounding up or down as appropriate.
13.12 Limitations
Applicable to Section 16 Persons. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Plan, and any Award granted or awarded
to any Participant who is then subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, shall be subject to any additional limitations set forth
in any applicable exemptive rule under Section 16 of the Exchange Act (including any amendment to Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange
Act) that are requirements for the application of such exemptive rule. To the extent permitted by the Applicable Laws, the Plan and Awards
granted or awarded hereunder shall be deemed amended to the extent necessary to conform to such applicable exemptive rule.
13.13 Government
and Other Regulations. The obligation of the Company to make payment of awards in Shares or otherwise shall be subject to all Applicable
Laws, and to such approvals by government agencies as may be required. The Company shall be under no obligation to register any of the
Shares paid pursuant to the Plan under the Securities Act or any other similar law in any applicable jurisdiction. If the Shares paid
pursuant to the Plan may in certain circumstances be exempt from registration pursuant to the Securities Act or other Applicable Laws,
the Company may restrict the transfer of such Shares in such manner as it deems advisable to ensure the availability of any such exemption.
13.14 Governing
Law. The Plan and all Award Agreements shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the Cayman Islands.
13.15 Section 409A.
To the extent that the Committee determines that any Award granted under the Plan is or may become subject to Section 409A of the
Code, the Award Agreement evidencing such Award shall incorporate the terms and conditions required by Section 409A of the Code.
To the extent applicable, the Plan and the Award Agreements shall be interpreted in accordance with Section 409A of the Code and
the U.S. Department of Treasury regulations and other interpretative guidance issued thereunder, including without limitation any such
regulation or other guidance that may be issued after the Effective Date. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, in
the event that following the Effective Date the Committee determines that any Award may be subject to Section 409A of the Code and
related Department of Treasury guidance (including such Department of Treasury guidance as may be issued after the Effective Date), the
Committee may adopt such amendments to the Plan and the applicable Award agreement or adopt other policies and procedures (including amendments,
policies and procedures with retroactive effect), or take any other actions, that the Committee determines are necessary or appropriate
to (a) exempt the Award from Section 409A of the Code and/or preserve the intended tax treatment of the benefits provided with
respect to the Award, or (b) comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and related U.S. Department of Treasury
guidance.
13.16 Appendices.
Subject to Section 12.1, the Committee may approve such supplements, amendments or appendices to the Plan as it may consider necessary
or appropriate for purposes of compliance with Applicable Laws or otherwise and such supplements, amendments or appendices shall be considered
a part of the Plan; provided, however, that no such supplements shall increase the share limitation contained in Section 3.1 of the
Plan without the approval of the Board.
Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT
REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference
in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our reports dated April 22, 2024, relating to the financial statements of
Dada Nexus Limited and the effectiveness of Dada Nexus Limited’s internal control over financial reporting, appearing in the Annual
Report on Form 20-F of Dada Nexus Limited for the year ended December 31, 2023.
/s/ Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Certified Public
Accountants LLP
Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
December 6, 2024
Exhibit 107
Calculation of Filing Fee Table
Form S-8
(Form Type)
Dada Nexus Limited
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Newly Registered Securities
Security Type |
Security
Class
Title(1) |
Fee
Calculation
Rule |
Amount
Registered(2) |
Proposed
Maximum
Offering
Price
Per Share |
Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price |
Fee Rate |
Amount of
Registration
Fee |
Equity |
Ordinary Shares, par value US$0.0001 per share |
Rule 457(c) and Rule 457(h) |
72,776,208(3) |
US$0.35(3) |
US$25,289,732.28 |
US$0.00015310 |
US$3,871.86 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Offering Amounts |
|
|
US$25,289,732.28 |
|
US$3,871.86 |
Total Fee Offsets |
|
|
|
— |
Net Fee Due |
|
|
|
US$3,871.86 |
| (1) | These shares may be represented by the Registrant’s American depositary shares (“ADSs”), each of which represents
four (4) ordinary shares of the Registrant. The Registrant’s ADSs issuable upon deposit of the ordinary shares registered hereby
have been registered under separate registration statement on Form F-6 (File No.: 333-238826). |
| (2) | Represents ordinary shares issuable pursuant to the awards granted or to be granted under the Second Amended and Restated 2020 Share
Incentive Plan, as amended (the “Plan”). Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
“Securities Act”), this registration statement also covers an indeterminate number of additional shares which may be offered
and issued to prevent dilution from share splits, share dividends or similar transactions as provided in the Plan. Any ordinary shares
covered by an award granted under the Plan (or portion of an award) that terminates, expires or lapses for any reason will be deemed not
to have been issued for purposes of determining the maximum aggregate number of ordinary shares that may be issued under the Plan. |
| (3) | These ordinary shares are reserved for future award grants under the Plan. The number of ordinary shares available for issuance under
the Plan has been estimated for the purposes of calculating the amount of the registration fee. The proposed maximum offering price per
share, which is estimated solely for the purposes of calculating the registration fee under Rule 457(c) and Rule 457(h) under
the Securities Act, is based on the average of the high and low prices for the Registrant’s ADSs as quoted on the Nasdaq Global
Select Market on December 5, 2024, adjusted for ADS to ordinary share ratio. |
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