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PARENT ONLY FINANCIAL INFORMATION | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
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PARENT ONLY FINANCIAL INFORMATION | 28 PARENT ONLY FINANCIAL INFORMATION The following condensed parent company financial information of GDS Holdings has been prepared using the same accounting policies as set out in the accompanying consolidated financial statements except that the equity method has been used to account for investments in its subsidiaries. As of December 31, 2020, there were no material contingencies, significant provisions of long-term obligations, mandatory dividend or redemption requirements of redeemable stocks or guarantees of GDS Holdings, except for those, which have been separately disclosed in the consolidated financial statements. ​ Condensed Balance Sheets ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | As of December 31,
​ |  | 2019 |  | 2020
Assets |  |  |  |
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Current assets |  |  |  |
Cash |  | 2,560,388 |  | 12,312,249
Prepaid expenses | ​ | 7,048 | ​ | 39,187
Other current assets | ​ | 21,537 | ​ | 23,136
Total current assets |  | 2,588,973 |  | 12,374,572
Restricted cash | ​ | 27,225 | ​ | —
Investment and loans to subsidiaries |  | 11,539,590 |  | 16,146,058
Other non-current assets | ​ | 4,954 | ​ | 3,616
Total assets |  | 14,160,742 |  | 28,524,246
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Liabilities, Mezzanine Equity and Shareholders’ Equity |  | ​ |  | ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Current liabilities |  | ​ |  | ​
Accounts payable |  | 7,168 |  | 12,451
Accrued expenses and other payables |  | 49,546 |  | 29,790
Due to subsidiaries |  | 928 |  | 868
Total current liabilities |  | 57,642 |  | 43,109
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Long-term borrowings | ​ | 681,235 | ​ | —
Convertible bonds payable |  | 2,049,654 |  | 1,928,466
Other long-term liabilities |  | 16,649 |  | 5,769
Total liabilities |  | 2,805,180 |  | 1,977,344
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Mezzanine equity | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Redeemable preferred shares (US$0.00005 par value; 150,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2020, respectively; Redemption value of RMB1,061,981 and RMB980,910 as of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2020, respectively; Liquidation value of RMB1,537,636 and RMB2,576,578 as of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2020, respectively) | ​ | 1,061,981 | ​ | 980,910
Total mezzanine equity | ​ | 1,061,981 | ​ | 980,910
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Shareholders' equity | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Ordinary shares (US$0.00005 par value; 2,002,000,000 authorized; 1,148,842,379 and 1,427,590,059 Class A ordinary shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2019 and 2020, respectively; 67,590,336 Class B ordinary shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2019 and 2020, respectively) |  | 412 |  | 507
Additional paid-in capital |  | 12,403,043 |  | 28,728,717
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |  | (52,684) |  | (439,635)
Accumulated deficit |  | (2,057,190) |  | (2,723,597)
Total shareholders’ equity |  | 10,293,581 |  | 25,565,992
Commitments and contingencies |  | ​ |  | ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Total liabilities, mezzanine equity and shareholders’ equity |  | 14,160,742 |  | 28,524,246
​ Condensed Statements of Operations ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | Years ended December 31,
​ |  | 2018 |  | 2019 |  | 2020
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Net revenue |  | — |  | — | ​ | —
Cost of revenue |  | (21,132) |  | (50,201) | ​ | (94,312)
Gross loss |  | (21,132) |  | (50,201) | ​ | (94,312)
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Operating expenses |  | ​ |  | ​ | ​ | ​
Selling and marketing expenses |  | (26,595) |  | (40,721) | ​ | (58,649)
General and administrative expenses |  | (96,581) |  | (153,854) | ​ | (224,934)
Research and development expenses | ​ | (949) | ​ | (2,364) | ​ | (4,596)
Loss from operations |  | (145,257) |  | (247,140) | ​ | (382,491)
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Other income (expenses): |  | ​ |  | ​ | ​ | ​
Interest income |  | 14,907 |  | 48,020 | ​ | 18,641
Interest expenses |  | (48,809) |  | (128,539) | ​ | (155,605)
Equity in loss of subsidiaries |  | (251,085) |  | (114,418) | ​ | (144,153)
Others, net |  | (24) |  | (6) | ​ | (2,799)
Loss before income taxes |  | (430,268) |  | (442,083) | ​ | (666,407)
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Income tax expenses |  | — |  | — | ​ | —
Net loss |  | (430,268) |  | (442,083) | ​ | (666,407)
​ Condensed Statements of Comprehensive Loss ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | Years ended December 31,
​ |  | 2018 |  | 2019 |  | 2020
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Net loss |  | (430,268) |  | (442,083) | ​ | (666,407)
Other comprehensive income (loss): |  | ​ |  | ​ | ​ | ​
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of nil tax |  | 61,434 |  | 86,570 | ​ | (386,951)
Comprehensive loss | ​ | (368,834) | ​ | (355,513) | ​ | (1,053,358)
​ Condensed Statements of Cash Flows ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | Years ended December 31,
​ |  | 2018 |  | 2019 |  | 2020
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Operating activities: |  |  |  |  | ​ | ​
Net cash used in operating activities |  | (33,729) |  | (48,514) | ​ | (45,269)
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Investing activities: |  | ​ |  | ​ | ​ | ​
Increase of due from subsidiaries |  | (3,846,353) |  | (4,473,682) | ​ | (4,940,005)
Net cash used in investing activities |  | (3,846,353) |  | (4,473,682) | ​ | (4,940,005)
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Financing activities: |  | ​ |  | ​ | ​ | ​
Proceeds from long-term borrowings |  | 413,433 |  | 268,100 | ​ | —
Payment of issuance cost of borrowings |  | (25,751) |  | — | ​ | (10,619)
Payment of commitment cost of borrowings | ​ | — | ​ | — | ​ | (45,968)
Repayment of long-term borrowings | ​ | — | ​ | — | ​ | (657,820)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options |  | 16,866 |  | 55,469 | ​ | 78,748
Net proceeds from issuance of convertible bonds |  | 1,867,304 |  | — | ​ | —
Net proceeds from issuance of ordinary shares | ​ | 1,283,308 | ​ | 4,934,126 | ​ | 15,974,517
Net proceeds from issuance of redeemable preferred shares | ​ | — | ​ | 989,349 | ​ | —
Payment of redeemable preferred shares dividends | ​ | — | ​ | (25,014) | ​ | (65,489)
Net cash provided by financing activities |  | 3,555,160 |  | 6,222,030 | ​ | 15,273,369
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and restricted cash |  | 143,216 |  | 70,291 | ​ | (563,459)
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Net (decrease) increase in cash and restricted cash |  | (181,706) |  | 1,770,125 | ​ | 9,724,636
Cash and restricted cash at beginning of year |  | 999,194 |  | 817,488 | ​ | 2,587,613
Cash and restricted cash at end of year |  | 817,488 |  | 2,587,613 | ​ | 12,312,249
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Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information |  | ​ |  | ​ | ​ | ​
Interest paid |  | 24,308 |  | 88,818 | ​ | 92,509
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Supplemental disclosures of non-cash investing and financing activities |  | ​ |  | ​ | ​ | ​
Settlement of liability-classified restricted share award | ​ | 6,357 | ​ | 7,984 | ​ | 10,089
Conversion of convertible bonds |  | — |  | — | ​ | 65
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