VIPS offering history
Every offering-related filing in Vipshop Holdings Ltd’s recent SEC record — registrations (announced capacity) kept separate from pricing documents (executed sales). Reviewed 294 filings back to Feb 17, 2012.
| Date | Filing | What it means | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 2014 | FWP → | MARKETING | Free-writing prospectus — offering being marketed |
| Mar 12, 2014 | 424B3 → | UPDATE | Prospectus update — often a resale registration, not necessarily new capital |
| Mar 12, 2014 | 424B5 → | EXECUTED | Shelf takedown priced — shares or notes (small-caps: usually shares; open the filing to confirm) |
| Mar 11, 2014 | 424B3 → | UPDATE | Prospectus update — often a resale registration, not necessarily new capital |
| Mar 11, 2014 | 424B5 → | EXECUTED | Shelf takedown priced — shares or notes (small-caps: usually shares; open the filing to confirm) |
| Mar 10, 2014 | F-3ASR → | REGISTERED | Automatic shelf registration — effective immediately (large filers) |
| Mar 14, 2013 | F-1MEF → | REGISTERED | F-1MEF registration — capacity to sell shares, not a sale yet |
| Mar 14, 2013 | 424B4 → | EXECUTED | Final prospectus — offering priced (typical for IPOs and marketed share deals) |
| Mar 13, 2013 | EFFECT → | EFFECTIVE | SEC declared a registration effective — selling can begin |
| Mar 11, 2013 | F-1/A → | REGISTERED | F-1/A registration — capacity to sell shares, not a sale yet |
| Mar 5, 2013 | F-1/A → | REGISTERED | F-1/A registration — capacity to sell shares, not a sale yet |
| Feb 21, 2013 | F-1 → | REGISTERED | F-1 registration — capacity to sell shares, not a sale yet |
| Mar 23, 2012 | 424B4 → | EXECUTED | Final prospectus — offering priced (typical for IPOs and marketed share deals) |
| Mar 22, 2012 | F-1/A → | REGISTERED | F-1/A registration — capacity to sell shares, not a sale yet |
| Mar 22, 2012 | EFFECT → | EFFECTIVE | SEC declared a registration effective — selling can begin |
| Mar 22, 2012 | EFFECT → | EFFECTIVE | SEC declared a registration effective — selling can begin |
| Mar 21, 2012 | F-1/A → | REGISTERED | F-1/A registration — capacity to sell shares, not a sale yet |
| Mar 21, 2012 | FWP → | MARKETING | Free-writing prospectus — offering being marketed |
| Mar 20, 2012 | F-1/A → | REGISTERED | F-1/A registration — capacity to sell shares, not a sale yet |
| Mar 9, 2012 | F-1/A → | REGISTERED | F-1/A registration — capacity to sell shares, not a sale yet |
| Feb 17, 2012 | F-1 → | REGISTERED | F-1 registration — capacity to sell shares, not a sale yet |
Two honest limits. (1) A 424B takedown can price shares or notes— EDGAR’s metadata doesn’t say which, so open the document: large investment-grade filers use these mostly for bond deals (no dilution), small-caps mostly for shares. (2) At-the-market (ATM) programs sell shares gradually and individual sales are not separately filed — the visible footprint is the enabling shelf and its 424B5; actual ATM share counts surface later in the 10-Q/10-K share count. Educational information from public filings, not investment advice.
VIPS offering FAQ
When did VIPS last execute an offering?
Per SEC filings, Vipshop Holdings Ltd's most recent priced offering document is a 424B5 filed 2014-03-12. Note a 424B takedown can price shares or notes (debt) — the linked document says which.
When did VIPS last announce or register an offering?
The most recent registration is a F-3ASR filed 2014-03-10. A registration is capacity to sell shares — not a sale.
Does an offering always mean dilution?
Registered direct offerings and shelf takedowns issue new shares and dilute existing holders. Resale registrations (424B3/B7) let existing holders sell and do not create new shares. Secondary sales by insiders also do not dilute. Each row here is labeled with what it is.