BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Limited (BOCHK) reported that every agenda item at its hybrid Annual General Meeting on 25 June 2026 secured the required majority, confirming strong shareholder support for the bank’s dividend policy, board composition and capital mandates.
Shareholder Participation • Outstanding share capital at the meeting date: 10.57 billion shares. • Shares represented in person or by proxy: 8.52 billion, equal to 80.63 % of issued shares.
Key Voting Outcomes 1. FY 2025 financial statements were adopted with 99.96 % approval. 2. A final dividend of HK$1.255 per share for FY 2025 received 99.9999 % support. 3. Six directors—including Chairman Ge Haijiao and CEO Sun Yu—were re-elected with approval ranges of 95.67 % to 99.67 %. 4. Ernst & Young was reappointed auditor with 99.97 % backing. 5. General mandate: the board may issue new shares up to 10 % of issued capital (or 5 % for cash placings), with a price discount cap of 10 %; approved by 99.18 %. 6. Share-buy-back mandate of up to 10 % of issued shares passed with 99.99 % support. 7. Continuing Connected Transactions and related annual caps were ratified by independent shareholders, receiving 99.03 % approval. Bank of China Limited and its associates, holding 6.99 billion shares, abstained from this item in compliance with Listing Rules.
Board Composition Post-AGM The board now comprises three non-executive directors, one executive director (also Vice Chairman and CEO) and seven independent non-executive directors, maintaining a majority of independent representation.
The full poll results and explanatory circulars are available on BOCHK’s and HKEX’s websites.
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