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Gaotu Techedu Inc.

For the period ended Dec 31, 2024. Filed Apr 22, 2025.

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FY2024 · Filed Apr 22, 2025

GOTU$2.32+2.2%Stored close · as of Nov 6, 2026
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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

For the fiscal year ended December 31,2024.

OR

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

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

For the transition period from to

Commission file number:001-38923

Gaotu Techedu Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

N/A

(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)

Cayman Islands

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

5F, Gientech Building,17 East Zone,

10 Xibeiwang East Road

Haidian District, Beijing 100193

People’s Republic of China

(Address of principal executive offices)

Nan Shen, Chief Financial Officer

E-mail: shennan@gaotu.cn

5F, Gientech Building,17 East Zone,

10 Xibeiwang East Road

Haidian District, Beijing 100193

People’s Republic of China

Telephone: +86 10 8282-6826

(Name, Telephone, E-mail 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, every threerepresenting two Class A ordinary shares, par value US$0.0001 per shareGOTUNew York Stock Exchange
Class A ordinary shares,par value US$0.0001 per share*New York Stock Exchange

(1)

*Not for trading, but only in connection with the listing on the New York Stock Exchange of our American depositary shares, every three American depositary shares representing two Class A ordinary 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, 2024, there were 168,623,225 ordinary shares outstanding, being the sum of 95,317,937 Class A ordinary shares and 73,305,288 Class B ordinary shares.

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 definition 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

INTRODUCTION5
FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION6
PART I.7
ITEM 1.IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ADVISERS7
ITEM 2.OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE7
ITEM 3.KEY INFORMATION7
ITEM 4.INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY71
ITEM 4A.UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS111
ITEM 5.OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS111
ITEM 6.DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES125
ITEM 7.MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS132
ITEM 8.FINANCIAL INFORMATION133
ITEM 9.THE OFFER AND LISTING134
ITEM 10.ADDITIONAL INFORMATION134
ITEM 11.QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK149
ITEM 12.DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN EQUITY SECURITIES150
PART II.151
ITEM 13.DEFAULTS, DIVIDEND ARREARAGES AND DELINQUENCIES151
ITEM 14.MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS AND USE OF PROCEEDS152
ITEM 15.CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES152
ITEM 16A.AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT154
ITEM 16B.CODE OF ETHICS154
ITEM 16C.PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES154
ITEM 16D.EXEMPTIONS FROM THE LISTING STANDARDS FOR AUDIT COMMITTEES154
ITEM 16E.PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY THE ISSUER AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS155
ITEM 16F.CHANGE IN REGISTRANT’S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT155
ITEM 16G.CORPORATE GOVERNANCE155
ITEM 16H.MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE156
ITEM 16I.DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONS156
ITEM 16J.INSIDER TRADING POLICIES156
ITEM 16K.CYBERSECURITY156
PART III.157
ITEM 17.FINANCIAL STATEMENTS157
ITEM 18.FINANCIAL STATEMENTS157
ITEM 19.EXHIBITS158
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