Lens Technology Co., Ltd. (LENS) released an updated dividend announcement on 28 April 2026, clarifying withholding-tax details for the proposed final dividend for the year ended 31 December 2025.
Dividend Terms • Amount: RMB4.5 per 10 shares (RMB0.45 per share). • Hong Kong-dollar equivalent: HKD5.1027 per 10 shares (HKD0.51027 per share), based on an exchange rate of RMB1 : HKD1.13394. • Nature: Ordinary, final dividend. • Shareholder approval date: 8 May 2026.
Key Timetable • Ex-dividend date: 15 May 2026. • Last day for share transfers: 18 May 2026 (16:30 HKT). • Book-closure period: 19–22 May 2026. • Record date: 22 May 2026. • Payment date: 6 July 2026.
Withholding-Tax Arrangements (Summary) • Non-resident enterprises: 10% enterprise income tax withheld by the company. • Non-resident individuals from Hong Kong, Macau, or jurisdictions with a 10% tax treaty rate: 10% individual income tax withheld. • Non-resident individuals from jurisdictions with treaty rates below 10%: the company will apply for the preferential rate on behalf of shareholders. • Non-resident individuals from jurisdictions with treaty rates between 10% and 20%: tax withheld at the agreed effective rate. • Non-resident individuals without applicable tax treaties or with a 20% treaty rate: 20% individual income tax withheld. • Mainland investors holding H-shares via Shanghai-Hong Kong or Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect: 20% individual income tax withheld; the same applies to Mainland securities investment funds investing through the Connect programmes.
Share Registrar Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, Shops 1712-1716, 17/F, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Wan Chai, Hong Kong.
The company advises shareholders to review the 2025 annual report for full tax details and notes that it assumes no responsibility for verifying shareholder identity in relation to withholding-tax treatment.
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