UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
SCHEDULE TO
(Amendment No. 1)
(RULE 14d-100)
TENDER
OFFER STATEMENT UNDER SECTION 14(d)(1) OR 13(e)(1)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc.
(Name of Subject Company (Issuer))
ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc.
(Name of Filing Person (Issuer))
1.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2027
(Title of Class of Securities)
98980AAB1
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
Huiping Yan
Chief Financial Officer
Building One, No. 1685 Huazhi Road
Qingpu District, Shanghai 201708
People’s Republic of China
+86 21 5980-4508
with copy to:
Haiping Li, Esq.
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
LLP
c/o 42/F, Edinburgh Tower, The Landmark
15 Queen’s Road Central
Hong Kong
+852 3740-4700 |
(Name, address and telephone number of person
authorized to receive notices and communications on behalf of the filing person)
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Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer. |
Check the appropriate boxes below to designate any transactions to
which the statement relates:
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third-party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1. |
x |
issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4. |
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going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3. |
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amendment to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2. |
Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting
the results of the tender offer: x
If applicable, check the appropriate box(es) below to designate the
appropriate rule provision(s) relied upon:
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Rule 13e-4(i) (Cross-Border Issuer Tender Offer) |
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Rule 14d-1(d) (Cross-Border Third-Party Tender Offer) |
INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT
This Amendment No. 1 to Schedule TO (this
“Amendment No. 1”) amends and supplements the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO that was initially filed by ZTO Express
(Cayman) Inc. (the “Company”) on July 30, 2025 (the “Schedule TO”) with respect to the right of each Holder
of the Company’s 1.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2027 (the “Notes”) to sell, and the obligation of the Company to
purchase, the Notes, as set forth in the Schedule TO and the Repurchase Right Notice to Holders of the Notes issued by the Company dated
as of July 30, 2025 (the “Repurchase Right Notice”).
This
Amendment No. 1 relates to the final results of the Company’s repurchase of the Notes that have been validly surrendered for
repurchase and not withdrawn pursuant to the Repurchase Right. The information contained in the Schedule TO, including the Repurchase
Right Notice as amended and supplemented hereby, is incorporated herein by reference. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined
in this Amendment No. 1 shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Repurchase Right Notice or in the Schedule TO.
Except as specifically provided herein, this Amendment
No. 1 does not modify any of the information previously reported on the Schedule TO.
This Amendment No. 1 amends and supplements
the Schedule TO as set forth below and constitutes the final amendment to the Schedule TO. This Amendment No. 1 is intended to satisfy
the disclosure requirements of Rule 13e-4(c)(4) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
ITEM 11. |
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. |
Item 11 of the Schedule
TO is hereby amended and supplemented to include the following information:
The
repurchase right offer expired at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on Thursday, August 28, 2025 (the “Expiration Date”).
The Company has been advised by Citibank, N.A., as paying agent (the “Paying Agent”), that pursuant to the terms of
the Repurchase Right Notice, US$982,252,000 aggregate principal amount of the Notes (the “Repurchase Price”) were validly
surrendered and not withdrawn as of the Expiration Date. The Company has forwarded cash in payment of the Repurchase Price to the Paying
Agent for distribution to the Holders that had validly exercised their Repurchase Right. Following settlement of the repurchase, US$17,748,000
aggregate principal amount of the Notes will remain outstanding and continue to be subject to the existing terms of the Indenture and
the Notes.
(a) Exhibits.
| (a)(1)* | Repurchase Right Notice to Holders of 1.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2027 issued by the Company, dated as of July 30, 2025. |
| (a)(5)(A)* | Press Release issued by the Company, dated as of July 30, 2025. |
| (a)(5)(B)† | Press Release issued by the Company, dated as of August 29, 2025. |
| (d) | Indenture, dated as of August 29, 2022, between the Company and Citibank, N.A., as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.7
to the Company’s annual report on Form 20-F (File No. 001-37922), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
April 19, 2024). |
(b) Filing Fee Exhibit.
* | Previously filed. |
† | Filed herewith. |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. |
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Description |
(a)(1)* |
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Repurchase Right Notice to Holders of 1.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2027 issued by the Company, dated as of July 30, 2025. |
(a)(5)(A)* |
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Press Release issued by the Company, dated as of July 30, 2025. |
(a)(5)(B)† |
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Press Release issued by the Company, dated as of August 29, 2025. |
(d) |
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Indenture, dated as of August 29, 2022, between the Company and Citibank, N.A., as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.7 to the Company’s annual report on Form 20-F (File No. 001-37922), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 19, 2024). |
107† |
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Filing Fee Table |
* | Previously filed. |
† | Filed herewith. |
SIGNATURE
After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge
and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
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ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc. |
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By: |
/s/ Huiping Yan |
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Name: |
Huiping Yan |
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Title: |
Chief Financial Officer |
Dated:
August 29, 2025