Kanzhun Limited (BOSS Zhipin-W) Adds 0.003% to Share Base; 26.70 Million Shares Await Cancellation after Buy-backs

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Kanzhun Limited (BOSS Zhipin-W) disclosed a Next Day Disclosure Return dated 2 June 2026, detailing marginal share issuance under its employee incentive schemes and the cumulative progress of its on-going share-repurchase programme.

Minor Share Issuance • On 1 June 2026, the company issued 30,034 new Class A ordinary shares:  – 27,784 shares from employee option exercises at USD 3.6749 per share.  – 2,250 shares from the vesting of restricted share units at no consideration. • The new shares lifted the total issued share count to 840.53 million, an incremental increase of 0.003 percentage points versus the 29 May 2026 balance.

Outstanding Repurchased Shares • Between 20 March and 1 June 2026, Kanzhun bought back 26.70 million Class A shares that remain outstanding pending cancellation. • These repurchases were executed in 50 tranches at volume-weighted average prices ranging from USD 6.57 to USD 7.38 per share. • The unreduced buy-back pool equals 2.92 % of the company’s issued shares authorised at the 27 June 2025 general mandate, under which Kanzhun may repurchase up to 91.61 million shares.

Latest Trading-Day Activity • On 1 June 2026, the company repurchased an additional 578 shares on the Nasdaq Global Select Market at USD 7.00 per share, utilising USD 4,046. These shares are designated for cancellation.

Capital Structure Snapshot (after 1 June 2026 transactions) • Issued shares (including repurchased shares not yet cancelled): 840.53 million. • Shares reserved for future American depositary share (ADS) issuances linked to incentive plans: 596,102.

Mandate and Moratorium • The current repurchase mandate remains valid until the 2026 annual general meeting; no new share issuance on any market is permitted until 1 July 2026, 30 days after the latest repurchase.

All transactions were confirmed by the board as being in compliance with Hong Kong Listing Rules, relevant U.S. market regulations and the company’s shareholder mandate.

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