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Commitments
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018
Commitments  
Commitments

 

23.            Commitments

(a)            Capital commitments

Capital expenditures contracted for are analyzed as follows:

                                                                                                                                                                                    

 

 

 

As of March 31,

 

 

 

 

2017

 

2018

 

 

 

 

(in millions of RMB)

 

 

Contracted but not provided for:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of property and equipment

 

 

1,771

 

 

3,181

 

 

Construction of corporate campuses

 

 

2,838

 

 

2,607

 

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​  

​  

​  

 

 

 

 

4,609

 

 

5,788

 

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​  

​  

​  

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(b            Operating lease commitments for office facility and transportation equipment

The Company has leased office premises and transportation equipment under non-cancellable operating lease agreements. These leases have different terms and renewal rights. The future aggregate minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases are as follows:

                                                                                                                                                                                    

 

 

 

As of March 31,

 

 

 

 

2017

 

2018

 

 

 

 

(in millions of RMB)

 

 

No later than 1 year

 

 

862

 

 

2,760

 

 

Later than 1 year and no later than 5 years

 

 

1,593

 

 

7,652

 

 

More than 5 years

 

 

834

 

 

11,940

 

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​  

​  

​  

 

Total

 

 

3,289

 

 

22,352

 

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​  

​  

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For the years ended March 31, 2016, 2017 and 2018, the Company incurred rental expenses under operating leases of RMB451 million, RMB747 million and RMB2,279 million, respectively.

(c)            Commitments for co-location and bandwidth fees, licensed copyrights and marketing expenses

                                                                                                                                                                                    

 

 

 

As of March 31,

 

 

 

 

2017

 

2018

 

 

 

 

(in millions of RMB)

 

 

No later than 1 year

 

 

8,295

 

 

19,737

 

 

Later than 1 year and no later than 5 years

 

 

10,593

 

 

12,097

 

 

More than 5 years

 

 

3,678

 

 

3,672

 

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​  

​  

​  

 

Total

 

 

22,566

 

 

35,506

 

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(d)            Investment commitments

The Company was obligated to pay up to RMB17,495 million and RMB15,174 million for business combinations and the acquisition of investment securities and equity investees under various arrangements as of March 31, 2017 and 2018, respectively. The commitment balance as of March 31, 2017 primarily included the consideration for the privatization of Intime (Note 4(c)) and the investments in Ele.me (Note 4(x)) and Sanjiang (Note 4(aa)), in which the commitments relating to Intime and Ele.me were settled during the year ended March 31, 2018. The commitment balance as of March 31, 2018 primarily includes the consideration for the investment in Shiji Retail (Note 4(al)) and the acquisition of Kaiyuan (Note 4(am)).

(e)            Sponsorship commitment

In January 2017, the Company entered into a framework agreement with the International Olympic Committee (the "IOC") and the United States Olympic Committee for a long-term partnership arrangement through 2028. Joining in The Olympic Partner worldwide sponsorship program, the Company has become the official "E-Commerce Services" Partner and "Cloud Services" Partner of the IOC. In addition, the Company has been granted certain marketing rights, benefits and opportunities relating to future Olympic Games and related initiatives, events and activities. The Company will provide at least US$815 million worth of cash, cloud infrastructure services and cloud computing services, as well as marketing and media support in connection with various Olympic initiatives, events and activities, including the Olympic Games and the Winter Olympic Games through 2028. As of March 31, 2017 and 2018, the aggregate amount of cash to be paid and value of services to be provided in the future approximates US$800 million and US$770 million, respectively.