FORM 2 - Corporate Substantial Shareholder Notice
 
Form Serial Number: CS20260818E00443 
1. Date of relevant event: 17/08/2026
(dd/mm/yyyy)
2. Date when the substantial shareholder becomes aware of the relevant event / interest in the shares (if later): 18/08/2026
(dd/mm/yyyy)
3. Stock code: 02423
4. Name of listed corporation: KE Holdings Inc. - W 
5. Class of shares: Ordinary Shares 
6. Number of issued shares in class: 3,300,858,110
7. Name of substantial shareholder: The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 
8. Registered office: Corporate Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware, 19801 USA
9. Principal place of business in Hong Kong: N/A 
15. Exchange on which listed: New York Stock Exchange
16. Name of listed parent and exchange on which parent is listed: N/A 
17. Details of relevant event:
  Brief description of relevant event Capacity in which shares were/are held Number of shares bought/sold or involved Currency of transaction On Exchange Off Exchange
Before relevant event After relevant event Highest price (per share) Average price (per share) Average consideration (per share) Nature of consideration
Long position
Short position 
1503You ceased to have a short position of 1% or more in the shares, or the percentage level of your short position in such shares decreased because:
any other event (you must briefly describe the relevant event in the Supplementary Information box)
 
2201Interest of corporation controlled by you
 
 		 26,633,394           
18. Total shares immediately before the relevant event:
 Total number of sharesPercentage figure (%)
Long position692,889,19820.99
Short position684,455,27120.74
Lending Pool6,870,7270.21
19. Total shares immediately after the relevant event:
 Total number of sharesPercentage figure (%)
Long position666,256,40420.18
Short position657,821,87719.93
Lending Pool6,871,3270.21
20. Capacity in which interests disclosed in Box 19 are held:
Capacity codeNumber of shares
2201Interest of corporation controlled by you
Long position666,256,404
Short position657,821,877

21. Further information in respect of derivative interests:
Derivatives codeNumber of shares
4105Unlisted derivatives - Physically settled
Short position657,821,877
22. Further information in relation to interests of corporations controlled by substantial shareholder:
Name of controlled corporationAddress and place of incorporationName of controlling person% controlDirect interest (Y/N)Number of shares
The Bank of New York Mellon240 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10286 USAThe Bank of New York Mellon Corporation100.00Y
Long position666,256,404
Short position657,821,877

23. Further information in relation to interests held by substantial shareholder jointly with another person:
Name of joint shareholderAddressNumber of shares
 
24. Further information from a trustee, a beneficiary of a trust, or a person who set up a discretionary trust:
Names of trustAddressStatus codeNumber of shares
  
25. Further information from a party to an agreement under Section 317 (Please see Notes for further information required):
Names of other partiesAddressNumber of shares
 
Total number of shares in which a substantial shareholder is interested under sections 317 and 318
26. Details of person(s) in accordance with whose directions the substantial shareholder or its directors are accustomed to act:
NamesAddressRelationship CodePercentage (%)
  
 
27. Supplementary information: This Form 2 is being submitted due to a decrease in the Unlisted Derivatives – Physically settled short position, which crossed below the 20% threshold.
28. Log/Serial Number of the previous form:
29. Number of concert party document(s) under section 317 attached/uploaded: 0
Date of filing this Form 2: 18/08/2026
(dd/mm/yyyy)