[6-K] NetEase, inc. Current Report (Foreign Issuer)

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

NetEase, Inc. (NTES) has submitted a short Form 6-K to report the outcome of its 2025 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders held on 25 June 2025. The filing states that all resolutions listed in the Notice dated 16 April 2025 were duly passed. No financial data, earnings information, or transactional details are included. An announcement filed with The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong is attached as Exhibit 99.1. The document is signed by Chief Executive Officer William Lei Ding on behalf of the company. Overall, this is a routine corporate-governance disclosure confirming shareholder approval of proposed matters.

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Corporate Governance Expert

TL;DR: Routine 6-K confirms all 2025 AGM resolutions passed; no financial or strategic surprises—neutral governance update, minimal market impact.

The Form 6-K merely records that shareholders approved every resolution put forward at the 25 June 2025 AGM. Because the specific resolutions are not detailed here—and no changes to capital structure, management, or strategy are disclosed—the filing carries little immediate valuation relevance. Investors typically interpret unanimous AGM outcomes as business-as-usual. The attachment to the Hong Kong exchange ensures compliance with dual-listing rules but does not add material insight. Absence of dissent or contested items suggests stable governance, yet the news is administrative rather than value-altering. Accordingly, I classify the impact as neutral.

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 6-K

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the month of June 2025

 

Commission File Number: 000-30666

 

NETEASE, INC.

 

NetEase Building, No. 599 Wangshang Road

Binjiang District, Hangzhou, 310052

People’s Republic of China

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

 

Form 20-F x   Form 40-F ¨

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXPLANATORY NOTE

 

All of the proposed resolutions as set out in NetEase, Inc.’s Notice of the 2025 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders dated April 16, 2025 were duly passed at its 2025 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders held on June 25, 2025. An announcement with respect to the foregoing which was made with The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited is attached to this Form 6-K as Exhibit 99.1.

 

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Exhibits

 

Exhibit 99.1 – Results of the 2025 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders

 

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SIGNATURES

 

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.

 

 		 	NETEASE, INC.
 		 	 	 
 		 	By:	/s/ William Lei Ding
 		 	Name:	William Lei Ding
 		 	Title:	Chief Executive Officer
 	 	 	 	 

Date: June 25, 2025

 

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FAQ

What did NetEase (NTES) disclose in its June 2025 Form 6-K?

The company reported that all resolutions at its 25 June 2025 AGM were approved and attached the related HKEX announcement.

Were any financial results or earnings figures included in the filing?

No. The 6-K contains no financial statements or earnings data; it is purely a governance update.

Who signed the Form 6-K on behalf of NetEase?

Chief Executive Officer William Lei Ding signed the report for the registrant.

Does NetEase file its annual report on Form 20-F or Form 40-F?

The filing confirms NetEase files its annual report under Form 20-F.

Is the information in this 6-K likely to impact NetEase’s share price?

Given the routine nature and lack of financial data, material share-price impact is unlikely.