<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000950170-25-035135.txt : 20250307
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950170-25-035135
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20250307
FILED AS OF DATE:		20250307
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20250307

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Dingdong (Cayman) Ltd
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001854545
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	RETAIL-CATALOG & MAIL-ORDER HOUSES [5961]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	07 Trade & Services
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			E9
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-40533
		FILM NUMBER:		25717522

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		NO. 6 BUILDING
		STREET 2:		500 LANE, SHENGXIA ROAD
		CITY:			SHANGHAI
		STATE:			F4
		ZIP:			201210
		BUSINESS PHONE:		86 021 68585011

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		NO. 6 BUILDING
		STREET 2:		500 LANE, SHENGXIA ROAD
		CITY:			SHANGHAI
		STATE:			F4
		ZIP:			201210
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  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:4pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:18pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">UNITED STATES</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:18pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;"> </font></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:18pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:18pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;"> </font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:18pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">FORM 6-K</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:18pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;"> </font></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;"> </font></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;"> </font></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;"> </font></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">For the month of March 2025</font></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">Commission File Number: 001-40533</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;"> </font></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:24pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">Dingdong (Cayman) Limited</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:24pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;"> </font></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">Building T4, Zhangjiang Science Gate,</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;"> </font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">Shanghai, 200120</font></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">People&#x2019;s Republic of China</font></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">(Address of principal executive offices)</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;"> </font></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.</font></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">Form 20-F </font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:'Segoe UI Symbol',sans-serif;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#9746;</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;"> Form 40-F </font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:'Segoe UI Symbol',sans-serif;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#9744;</font></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): </font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:'Segoe UI Symbol',sans-serif;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#9744;</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;"> </font></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): </font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:'Segoe UI Symbol',sans-serif;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#9744;</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;"> </font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;text-decoration:underline solid;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">Exhibit Index</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;"> </font></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">Exhibit 99.1 &#x2013; </font><a href="#ole_link1"><font style="color:#0000ff;white-space:pre-wrap;text-decoration:underline solid;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">Dingdong Announces US$20.0 Million Share Repurchase Program</font><font style="color:#0000ff;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;"> </font></a></p>
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  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">SIGNATURES</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;"> </font></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;"> </font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">Date: March 7, 2025</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;" id="ole_link1"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">Dingdong Announces US$20.0 Million Share Repurchase Program</font></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">SHANGHAI, March 6, 2025</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#x2014;Dingdong (Cayman) Limited (&#x201c;Dingdong&#x201d; or the &#x201c;Company&#x201d;) (NYSE: DDL), leading fresh grocery e-commerce company in China, today announced that its board of directors has authorized a share repurchase program under which the Company may repurchase up to US$20.0 million of its shares over a period until March 5, 2026.</font></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">The Company&#x2019;s proposed repurchases may be made from time to time on the open market at prevailing market prices, in privately negotiated transactions, in block trades and/or through other legally permissible means, depending on market conditions and in accordance with applicable rules and regulations. After the publication of the annual results of the Company on or before March 31, 2025, the management may implement the share repurchase, including but not limited to implementing the share repurchase in accordance with plans under the Rule 10b5-1 and/or Rule 10b-18 under the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Company&#x2019;s board of directors will review the share repurchase program periodically, and may authorize adjustment of its terms and size. Given the confidence in the Company&#x2019;s sufficient cash reserves and cash flow, the Company expects to fund the repurchases out of its existing cash balance.</font></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:18pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">About Dingdong (Cayman) Limited</font></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:6pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">Dingdong (Cayman) Limited is a leading fresh grocery e-commerce company in mainland China, with sustainable long-term growth. We directly provide users and households with fresh groceries, prepared food, and other food products through delivering a convenient and excellent shopping experience supported by an extensive self-operated frontline fulfillment grid. Leveraging our deep insights into consumers' evolving needs and our strong food innovation capabilities, we have successfully launched a series of private label products spanning a variety of food categories. Many of our private label products are produced at our Dingdong production plants, allowing us to more efficiently produce and offer safe and high-quality food products. We aim to be the first choice for fresh and food shopping.</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:6pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">This announcement contains forward-looking statements. These statements are made under the &#x201c;safe harbor&#x201d; provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as &#x201c;will,&#x201d; &#x201c;expects,&#x201d; &#x201c;anticipates,&#x201d; &#x201c;aims,&#x201d; &#x201c;future,&#x201d; &#x201c;intends,&#x201d; &#x201c;plans,&#x201d; &#x201c;believes,&#x201d; &#x201c;estimates,&#x201d; &#x201c;confident,&#x201d; &#x201c;potential,&#x201d; &#x201c;continue,&#x201d; or other similar expressions. Among other things, business outlook and quotations from management in this announcement, as well as Dingdong&#x2019;s strategic and operational plans, contain forward-looking statements. Dingdong may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its periodic reports to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, in its interim and annual reports to shareholders, in press releases and other written materials and in oral statements made by its officers, directors or employees to third parties. Statements that are not historical facts, including but not limited to statements about Dingdong&#x2019;s beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement, including but not limited to the following: Dingdong&#x2019;s goals and strategies; Dingdong&#x2019;s future business development, financial conditions, and results of operations; the expected outlook of the on-demand e-commerce market in China; Dingdong&#x2019;s expectations regarding demand for and market acceptance of its products and services; Dingdong&#x2019;s expectations regarding its relationships with its users, clients, business partners, and other stakeholders; competition in Dingdong&#x2019;s industry; Dingdong&#x2019;s proposed use of proceeds; and relevant government policies and regulations relating to Dingdong&#x2019;s industry, and general economic and business conditions globally and in China and assumptions underlying or related to any of the foregoing. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in the Company&#x2019;s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All information provided in this</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;"> </font></p>
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