Tencent Holdings (Tencent) reported simultaneous share issuance and buy-back activities on 2 April 2026.
Share issuance • 546,876 new ordinary shares (≈0.55 million) were issued following cashless exercise of 2.88 million options granted under the 2023 Share Option Scheme. • Issue reference price: HK$320.01 per share. • Resulting share capital rose from 9.13 billion to 9.13 billion shares, a 0.006 % increase.
Share repurchase • On-market buy-back: 615,000 shares (≈0.62 million). • Price range: HK$485.20–HK$496.00; total consideration: HK$300.72 million. • The shares are earmarked for cancellation.
Outstanding shares pending cancellation • Including the latest transaction, six trading days (26 March–2 April 2026) have generated 3.66 million shares pending cancellation.
Repurchase mandate utilisation • Shareholders authorised Tencent on 14 May 2025 to repurchase up to 918.90 million shares. • Cumulative repurchases to date: 115.87 million shares, or 1.26 % of the share count on the mandate date. • A 30-day moratorium on new share issues or treasury share sales runs through 2 May 2026.
Capital structure snapshot (2 April 2026) • Issued shares (excluding treasury): 9.13 billion. • Treasury shares: none (pending cancellations not yet reflected).
All figures are derived from Tencent’s Next Day Disclosure Return filed with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on 2 April 2026.
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