Note 8 – Credit Facilities and Short-term Borrowings

 

As of December 31, 2025, the Company had credit facilities of RMB10,495 million (approximately $1,502 million), comprised of onshore credit facilities in the aggregate amount of RMB7,700 million (approximately $1,102 million), offshore credit facilities in the aggregate amount of $200 million and a credit facility of $200 million that can be used for either onshore or offshore.

 

The credit facilities had remaining terms ranging from less than one year to three years as of December 31, 2025. Our credit facilities mainly include term loans, overdrafts, letters of credit, banker’s acceptance notes and bank guarantees. The credit facilities in general bear interest based on the Loan Prime Rate (“LPR”) published by the National Interbank Funding Centre of the PRC, or Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Each credit facility contains a cross-default provision whereby our failure to make any payment on a principal amount from any credit facility will constitute a default on other credit facilities. Some of the credit facilities contain covenants limiting, among other things, certain additional indebtedness and liens, and certain other transactions specified in the respective agreements. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, we had outstanding short-term bank borrowings of $30 million and $127 million, respectively, mainly to manage working capital at our operating subsidiaries. The RMB denominated bank borrowings bear a weighted-average interest rate of 1.5% and 1.7% for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, and are due within one year from their issuance dates. As of December 31, 2025, we also had outstanding bank guarantees of RMB296 million (approximately $42 million) mainly to secure our lease payments to landlords for certain Company-owned restaurants, as well as outstanding bank guarantees of RMB360 million (approximately $52 million) to secure the balance of prepaid stored-value cards issued by the Company pursuant to regulatory requirements. Our credit facilities were therefore reduced by outstanding short-term bank borrowings, adjusted for unamortized interest and collateral, and outstanding guarantees. As of December 31, 2025, the Company had unused credit facilities of approximately $1,378 million.

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2025Feb 27, 2026Showing above
2024Feb 27, 2025
2023Feb 29, 2024

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