China Resources Beverage (Holdings) Co., Ltd. (CR Beverage) reported unanimous shareholder support at its Annual General Meeting held on 1 June 2026, with all seven ordinary resolutions approved by poll.
Key takeaways:
1. FY25 financials and payouts • Audited consolidated results for the year ended 31 December 2025 were adopted with 99.99% of votes cast in favour (2.02 billion shares). • Shareholders endorsed a final dividend of RMB0.088 per share and a special dividend of RMB0.165 per share, together equivalent to RMB0.253 per share. Based on the five-day average PBoC parity rate of RMB1 = HKD1.14827, the payments translate to HKD0.101 and HKD0.189 per share respectively. Investors may elect to receive either HKD or RMB; the register of members closes from 15–17 July 2026, with 14 July 2026 set as the last day for share transfers to qualify.
2. Board composition and remuneration • All eight directors standing for re-election—including Executive Directors Mr GAO Li and Mr ZHOU Jianbo, three Non-executive Directors and three Independent Non-executive Directors—secured approval with support ranging from 99.34% to 99.97% of votes cast. • The Board received authority to determine directors’ remuneration (99.72% approval).
3. Auditor reappointment • Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu was re-appointed as independent auditor for 2026 with 99.86% shareholder support.
4. Capital management flexibility • General mandates allowing the Board to repurchase shares and to issue new shares—plus an extension of the issuance mandate—were passed with at least 99.34% approval, reinforcing the company’s ability to manage capital structure proactively.
Voting context The AGM represented the full share base of 2.40 billion issued shares; no treasury or repurchased shares were outstanding. No shareholder was required to abstain, and no votes were excluded under Hong Kong Listing Rules.
Administrative details Tricor Investor Services Limited acted as poll scrutineer. All directors participated in the meeting in person or via electronic means.
The approved dividends underscore CR Beverage’s commitment to shareholder returns following the adoption of its 2025 financial statements.
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