6-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

August 19, 2015

Commission File Number: 001-36614

Alibaba Group Holding Limited

(Registrant’s name)

c/o Alibaba Group Services Limited

26/F Tower One, Times Square

1 Matheson Street

Causeway Bay

Hong Kong

(Address of principal executive offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.:

Form 20-F x Form 40-F o

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Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

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EXHIBITS

Exhibit 99.1 — Press Release — Alibaba Group Announces Appointment of New Director

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

	ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED
Date: August 19, 2015	By:	/s/ Maggie Wei WU
	Name:	Maggie Wei WU
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Alibaba Group Announces Appointment of New Director

Hong Kong, August 19, 2015 — Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE: BABA), announced today the appointment of Wan Ling Martello to serve as a director on the Company’s board of directors.

Ms. Martello has 30 years of global business and finance experience working in the consumer packaged goods industry, retail sector, and ecommerce across a diverse set of companies.  Ms. Martello is currently Nestlé S.A. executive vice president responsible for Asia, Oceania and Sub-Saharan Africa.  Prior to this role, she was chief financial officer of Nestlé S.A.  Before joining Nestlé S.A., Ms. Martello worked at Walmart Stores Inc. where she served first as senior vice president and chief financial officer, Walmart International, and then executive vice president, global ecommerce.  Before Walmart, Ms. Martello was President, U.S. at NCH Marketing Services Inc.  She also worked at Borden Foods Corporation and Kraft Foods, Inc. where she held various senior management positions.

Ms. Martello received a master’s degree in business administration, management information systems from the University of Minnesota and a bachelor’s degree in business administration and accountancy from the University of the Philippines.  She is a certified public accountant in the Philippines.

Ms. Martello’s appointment to the board will be effective on September 1. Her appointment brings the total number of board members to 11.  Ms. Martello will also serve on the Company’s audit committee.

“We are thrilled to have Ms. Martello on our board. Her global perspective, retail expertise and sharp business acumen will make her an invaluable member of our board. As Alibaba grows globally, we need business leaders like Ms. Martello, to be part of the internationalization process and help ensure it goes smoothly,” said Jack MA, executive chairman of Alibaba Group.

“Alibaba is one of the world’s largest and most innovative e-commerce companies bringing many different new dimensions to the industry.  I’m excited for the opportunity to be part of the Alibaba story and to help the Company on its journey to connect the world’s buyers and sellers,” said Wan Ling Martello, executive vice president of Nestlé S.A.

About Alibaba Group

Alibaba Group’s mission is to make it easy to do business anywhere. The company is the largest online and mobile commerce company in the world in terms of gross merchandise volume. Founded in 1999, the company provides the fundamental technology infrastructure and marketing reach to help businesses leverage the power of the Internet to establish an online presence and conduct commerce with hundreds of millions of consumers and other businesses.

Alibaba Group’s major businesses include:

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·Taobao Marketplace (www.taobao.com), China’s largest online shopping destination

·Tmall.com (www.tmall.com), China’s largest third-party platform for brands and retailers

·Juhuasuan (www.juhuasuan.com), China’s most popular online group buying marketplace

·Alitrip (www.alitrip.com), a leading online travel booking platform

·AliExpress (www.aliexpress.com), a global online marketplace for consumers to buy directly from China

·Alibaba.com (www.alibaba.com), China’s largest global online wholesale platform for small businesses

·1688.com (www.1688.com), a leading online wholesale marketplace in China

·Aliyun (www.aliyun.com), a provider of cloud computing services to businesses and entrepreneurs

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