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LexinFintech Holdings Ltd

For the period ended Dec 31, 2023. Filed Apr 29, 2024.

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The yearly report of a company based outside the US. It covers much of what a 10-K does, and may follow accounting rules other than US ones.

FY2023 · Filed Apr 29, 2024

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 20-F

(Mark One)

☐REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

or

☒ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

or

☐TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934For the transition period from to

or

☐SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of event requiring this shell company report:

Commission file number:001-38328

LexinFintech Holdings Ltd.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

N/A

(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

27/F CES Tower

No. 3099 Keyuan South Road

Nanshan District, Shenzhen 518057

The People’s Republic of China

(Address of principal executive offices)

James Xigui Zheng, Chief Financial Officer

Telephone: +86 755 3637 8888

Email: IR@lexin.com

27/F CES Tower

No. 3099 Keyuan South Road

Nanshan District, Shenzhen 518057

The People’s Republic of China

(Name, Telephone, Email and/or Facsimile number and Address of Company Contact Person)

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each ClassTrading Symbol(s)Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
American depositary shares (one American depositary share representing two Class A ordinary shares, par value US$0.0001 per share)LXThe Nasdaq Stock Market LLC(The Nasdaq Global Select Market)
Class A ordinary shares, par value US$0.0001 per share*The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC(The Nasdaq Global Select Market)
  • Not for trading, but only in connection with the listing on The Nasdaq Global Select Market of American depositary shares.

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

None

(Title of Class)

Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act.

None

(Title of Class)

Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the Issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report.

As of December 31, 2023, there were 328,260,411 ordinary shares issued and outstanding, consistingof 256,918,184 Class A ordinary shares (excluding the 8,266,592 Class A ordinary shares issued to the depositary bank for bulk issuance of ADSs reserved for future issuances upon the exercise or vesting of awards granted under our share incentive plans), par value US$0.0001 per share, and 71,342,227 Class B ordinary shares, par value US$0.0001 per share.

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.

☐ Yes ☒No

If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

☐ Yes ☒No

Note — Checking the box above will not relieve any registrant required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 from their obligations under those Sections.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

☒Yes ☐ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).

☒Yes ☐ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer ☐Accelerated filer ☒Non-accelerated filer ☐Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards† provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

† The term “new or revised financial accounting standard” refers to any update issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board to its Accounting Standards Codification after April 5, 2012.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.☒

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements.☐

Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b). ☐

Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing:

U.S. GAAP ☒International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board ☐Other ☐

If “Other” has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow.

☐ Item 17 ☐ Item 18

If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

☐ Yes ☒ No

(APPLICABLE ONLY TO ISSUERS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Sections 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court.

☐ Yes ☐ No

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION1
FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION3
PART I4
Item 1.Identity of Directors, Senior Management and Advisers4
Item 2.Offer Statistics and Expected Timetable4
Item 3.Key Information4
Item 4.Information on the Company77
Item 4A.Unresolved Staff Comments123
Item 5.Operating and Financial Review and Prospects123
Item 6.Directors, Senior Management and Employees147
Item 7.Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions157
Item 8.Financial Information158
Item 9.The Offer and Listing159
Item 10.Additional Information159
Item 11.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk171
Item 12.Description of Securities Other Than Equity Securities172
PART II174
Item 13.Defaults, Dividend Arrearages and Delinquencies174
Item 14.Material Modifications to the Rights of Security Holders and Use of Proceeds174
Item 15.Controls and Procedures174
Item 16A.Audit Committee Financial Expert175
Item 16B.Code of Ethics175
Item 16C.Principal Accountant Fees and Services175
Item 16D.Exemptions from the Listing Standards for Audit Committees175
Item 16E.Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers176
Item 16F.Change in Registrants Certifying Accountant176
Item 16G.Corporate Governance176
Item 16H.Mine Safety Disclosure176
Item 16I.Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections176
Item 16J.Insider Trading Policies177
Item 16K.Cybersecurity177
PART III178
Item 17.Financial Statements178
Item 18.Financial Statements178
Item 19.Exhibits178
SIGNATURES182
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