This Form 6-K is an administrative filing disclosing Alibaba's monthly return to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange for August

This Form 6-K filing is procedural in nature and does not disclose any material business developments. Alibaba submitted its standard monthly return to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange as required under Hong Kong Listing Rule 13.25B, a regulatory obligation for issuers listing equity securities in Hong Kong. The actual details of movements in authorized and issued shares during August 2026 are contained in Exhibit 99.1, which is referenced but not included in the body of the filing document provided.

No transactions, counterparties, financial amounts, compute capacity, licensing terms, or effective dates are disclosed in this Form 6-K. The filing is solely a certification by Company Secretary Kevin Jinwei Zhang, dated September 4, 2026, that the required monthly return has been submitted to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in accordance with local listing requirements.