Kuaishou Technology disclosed marginal changes to its share capital and continued share buy-backs under its existing mandate.
New share issuance • Between 16 and 21 April 2026, a total of 18,890 Class B shares were issued following employee option exercises under the Pre-IPO incentive scheme adopted on 6 February 2018. • The exercise price for each tranche was HK$0.3273, adding 0.0005 % to the Class B share base. • Outstanding Class B shares rose from 3,661,148,939 to 3,661,167,829.
Latest share repurchase • On 21 April 2026, Kuaishou repurchased 1,041,100 Class B shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange at prices between HK$46.16 and HK$46.38, for a total consideration of HK$48.18 million. • These shares are earmarked for cancellation.
Cumulative repurchases pending cancellation • Between 27 March and 21 April 2026, the company bought back 7,349,700 shares, equivalent to 0.169 % of the issued Class B shares before the first repurchase in the period.
Mandate utilisation • The current repurchase mandate, approved on 19 June 2025, allows up to 428.39 million shares to be bought back. • To date, 33.14 million shares have been repurchased, utilising 0.77 % of the authorised limit. • Under Hong Kong listing rules, Kuaishou is restricted from issuing new shares for 30 days after the 21 April buy-back, setting the moratorium end date at 21 May 2026.
After the above movements, Kuaishou’s outstanding Class B share count stands at 3,661.17 million, while total issued share capital—including 685.90 million Class A shares—amounts to 4,347.07 million shares.
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